Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-25
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IS.
GOOD SENSE.

GOOD SENSE.
The Message of Gov. DUDLEY to the Le-
gislature of North Carolina is replete with
sound sense, patriotism and good argument,
and we much wish that it were in our power
to publish it entire I'VE are obliged to place
before our readers simply an extract, which,
at the present juncture, will be found highly
interesting. The question of the currency is
the only one involved in our coming Senate
rial election, and it is proper that every man
should fully understand it before coming to the
polls. Two parties in this county are striving
for the ascendancy, and although the Wings
have repeatedly gained the day, yet the Van
Burenites insist that they have the majority
Auential Senator, Mr.. TUCKER, resigned his
Office, and has again offered himself for re-
election. His principles are the principles of
the party who sustain the gold and silver hum
bug and the currency Experiment, which
have flooded the country with irIedeemable
shin plasters. He is opposed to National
Institution, with branches in the States, which
would restore to us a sound currency, and is
closely welded to the mad schemes and exper-
iments of Mr.. Van Buren,, which brought upon
the whole country the ruin and distress which
have cramped our energies and destroyed our
prosperity. Opposed to Mr.. Tucker is HENRY
DICKINSON, a gentleman well known to every
man, woman and child in the county. His
notions of politics are altogether orthodox, and
so far from being in favor Of collecting the rev.
enues in gold and silver, thus making two cur
rencies-gold for the ofice-holders, and rags
for the people-he is in favor of the establish
lnent of Bank whose notes will be as good
as specie, and of equal value throughout the
whole United States as was the case with
the old | nited States Bank. The people have
soon to choose between these two gentle
men,-let them "read, mark and inwardly
digest their politics, and then vote for the
one whose principles are most correct and most
Republican. To enable every reader to un-
derstand the matter, we beg them to read the
following from Gov. Dudley's Message:
The Bank of the United States having
been put down by one President, and pro-
normced unconstitutional by the present
| incumbent; the local Banks having been
decounced and discarded, no alternative,
unfortunately, is left the President, hut to
devise some new system as the fiscal or
gan of the Government. This has been
announced to the public under the impo.
sing title of the Independent Treasury
and has twice been recommended to Con-
gross, and as often rejected by that body.
though composed of majority Of his par
tizans. They had the best sources of in
formation, and ample opportunities to in
vestigate the subject fully. 1t has certain
" been very deliberately discussed at two
sessions, and rejected under circumstances
which would seem to demand the acqui-
escence of every republican, who holds
the doctrine that a majority ought to rule.
But it is not submitted to. Every exer-
ton has been made, and is still making by
the immense influence of Executive pa
tronage to reverse this twice decided ques.
ton. An appeal has been made to the
People. The subject has been carried
into our State elections, and the public
mind vexed with it from the elections OIL
our constables to that of the Executive
1t has been made the test of democracy
itself. Grave Senators and honorable
Representatives have taken the stump al
elections, at barbacues and dinner tables
in defence of it. The cupidity of cred
itors has been appealed to in support Of it
They have been invited by the Secretary
} on the Banks when specie was refused, iE
: order to make them equivalent TO specie
: and available in the market, at a higt
premiurn,to pay custom-house duties. Th'
Government has been dishonored by he
own officers, for a petty reward of prof
on the salaries they are receiving from tn
bounty. The honorable members of Con
gress were profernd specie, by clrcula
Of the Secretary, to pay their compensa
ton. With such inducements, incentive
and appeals, we would not be astonlshe'
TO see the new device become the law
land, against the dispassionate wishes 9
the people.
i understand the e Independent Treasu
: urv 10 mean-reduced to its naked pro
: portions-the appointment of new agent
: bv the Government, whose duty it viii b
> to receive the public dues from the peopl
Ia gold and silUer only. Keep It il safe
and vaults, and pay it out to the salaries
{ officers and others. in coin only. rejecting
The use Of Banks as repositories, and thei
S notes as medium Of payment, Whethe
convertible into specie or not. 9
This measure Ieonslder wrong in prln
cinle. No Stale government would b
Sustained ia exacting from the people col
only in the payment Of taxes land sale
: and entries nor would individuals b
tolerated ii course 50 odious and q
pfessive.
& The emp oyn1ent ct gold and silver q
IS. ii all transactions between the so
eminent and people, 4 practicable q 3