Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-08-28

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mediately arrive At the conclusion th lhs -.
shor Of them, was d rather an uncon ortable
md unfortunate redicameni He has ether
altered his opinion SINCE 1885, Of else by q sort
oflegerdemain, unknown toany but real adyed
u the wool Van Bmen men, canmako words
mean any thing 81 nothing at pleasure. We
place p iiuxtapositiOn TIE declared sentiments
Of tie senior editor ii 1855. and an extract
fromhis answer 70 our first question.
Nom he Dem0cy0t of April, 1886.
eve believe that Congress has the same
right 70 legislate on The subject of slavery n
the District Of Columbia, thatthe States have
within their respective territories This opin-
ion is founded upon the following clause ofthe
Constitutions Congress shall have power
q Q exercise ercl0sive legislation "a az cases
sDhatsoeUsT, over such district mot exceeding
tenniles square, e may By session Of paFtieu-
lar States, and the acceptance Of Congress be-
come the seat Of Government of the United
States p ea
Fromds Dsmocrat Of Aagass, 1888.
tsbVhat we said upon the subject some two
years AGO. amounted to this, that that clause IN
the Constitution which empowers Congress,
&c exercise exclusive Legislation in ALI. CASES
WHATSOEVER, over such District (not exceed
ms 10 miles square, as may by cession of par
tlculaf States, become the seat Of the Govern
ment ofthe United States, = seemed to MS TO
confer upon Congress the same right to Iegis-
tate upon the subject of slavery IN the District
that the States themselves possessed, prior to
the cession. But this Is not granting that Con-
gress has the right to abolish slavery Ia the
District" ~ 'tsE1f
The boast Of the senior Editor.that he was
born and raised IN the South proves nothing;
and if twas ON unfortunate lot TO have first
breathed the atmosphere of Mr.. Van Bureaus
native county, i only carries out the principle
that man is a ''creature Of circumstance"
that however much Mr.. Van Buren, NAV Be IN
favor Of the abolition Of Slavery, it does not fol-
low thathis old neighbors are.
The senior EDITORS answer 10 the second
question is misty enthusiastically. The plan
ola sab-treasury for the State, he says NIGH
or might NOT be beneficial He lugs in the
Constitutionalty of National Bank,--agrees
that State Banks are good ifsproperly. model
led and conducted, but "scores'' the legiisla.
lures Of Mississippi for the injury they have
done the State by charterffng the host Of sShin
plaster" shops to fill the vacuum occasioned
by the withdrawal of the "great regulator >
and assents 10 the lOcofoco doctrine Of a gold
and silver currency, and the consequent de-
struction Of the credit system under which our
Nation and State have prospered. He agrees
that banking should be free and unrestrained
and thata certain sort of credit should exist, VIZ:
that which is ''derived solely from the conf
dence that men place in each other" We I'M
derstand this from his answer. The partner
ship concern Of the Democrat Is an awkward
one, for whileone of the Editors is supporting
McNutt and the authors ofthe great political
monster, the Union Bank, the other is joining
in the cry adown with the Banks" What
prospect is there that the Union Bank win be
'.prOperly modelled and properly conductedl'
Why not cry down Aat Bank as wen as 9TH
ers! And again-why does one ofthe firm cry
down the Real Estate Banks while the other
advocates 'free and unrestrained banling?''
Is ittop please all parties, and to gun the people
Of their votes! -
Our aged neighbor in his answer to the fourth
question has joined issue with Ex-Presideni
Andrew Jackson, whom, until now he has laud.
ed as athe Greatest and Best Gen. Jackson
in his letter to Blair Of the Globe said: eve
quote from memory
uThe history Of the world has not recorded q
baser act Of perfdy and treachery than thai
committed by the Deposite Banks"
He also said in his famous Veto message thai
if he had been consulted he would have furnish
ed Congress with the plan of a National Bank
free from constitutional objections, vet the sen
ior Editor the Democrat says he would pre-
fer the special deposite system, in State Banks
| tothe incorporation of National Bank Her,
is an issue between too great men! How shall
| it be decided!
| In answering the fifth question the EditOl
says that he win ly off from the support Of Mr.
Van Buren, whichever he proposes a NatiOna
Bank, but very carefully refrains from pledgins
himself to forsake the President in the event Q
his attempting to undermine the liberties 0
the people By siezing, under the plausible pre-
text Of 'diUOrcing Government from Banks,
the purse ofthe Nation.
The conclusion Of the senior Editors articl,
demands Of US particular attention, as assertion
are therein contained which we presumed b,
was incapable Of making. He has been guilt
of producing an impression upon the minds {
his readers that Weare under obligations to til.
Banks Of this city, that we fear them,--tha
they are our nasters--and thatthey control Is
We insert the sentence as published IN tn
Democrat towlich We take exceptions:
shut how has it been with the Argus. b
the magic Of shinpl asteTs, and bank promises,
!. : has been suddenly converted from q hot stat
rights INTO federal journal Of the first vpatei
Being IL the immediate neirhborhood " ~
Banks. its masters, whom il fears as IT doe
j old nick, It has had to iswheel about. and nm
about with az the ninablehezs and dezteiiit
z Of Jim Crow. -
Not word Of the above Is true. We an
: one hank u this city 800 and ithas been 81
fortunate lot. thus IA, to be independent
them. We ask none 81 them for isvoFs. a,I
! We never did. Shin flasteis a., bs6l. :. s.,
= 80 49,