The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-10-11

i that ne has length passed passed thfOug
the bank purga tofy, aud arrived al the COLDER
paradise. He now looks with holly h01o
upon all banks, state Or national The hon
orable gentleman 5 own ..rindication' prove
that he was once ID favor Of banks; ior 81
acknowledges that he wrote pamphlet il
l63 III which he advocated the system b
establishing ID each state, tone State Banl
I with auxiliary Branches
10 show thai the Hon Senator was no
railways what he now calls himself, harl
money democrat have referred to ths
following eloqnenl febule bestowed By hin
ID 1887, upon that distinguished AllaFd
money democrat Thomas III Benton.
1.-THE pfaye country could Be heard within
these walis,i would be- GOD SAVE THE COUN.
TRY FROM HE ~ LID, VISIONAR II RUM
I 0US ~ I1PRACTICABLE SCHEME OF Tf1E
SEN AT0R FRO M hfISS0URl,F FOR AN EXCLU.
SIV GOLD AND SILVER CURRENCY; ana
such q not 0fg PRAYER sc country, bit 81 ttl
Senates agst scarce dtssefltirg p0ice 81, If tst
Senator from lissouri could, tfs mandate, m III.
rect opposito II eViea0s o the Presidents hereto,
fore oppressed, seeep fran existence az the baks b
The St1tes and establish tis sIclLsire coustntiona
currency o gQtd and sitser lcoid bring upon 6tf
country scenes ruin and distress agtlout parallel
-an Immediate baa ruptcy of nearly every debtor,
Afk 81 ato1e c1cf9 G9ctt0fs tDtgQlft IutQHttS
are de. pr0digious depreciatiolst price Of al
property, and 81 al products and az immediate cess
sati01s BE- States and o ,tsofy s1ery scoTk
ofprirate enterprise aud public iBlprovenlen The
country Mould Be aauolred "a one fsnfuersal bank
rptcy, and mar Tie grave Of the nations prosperity
great and glorious Which gre tappi1es
70 millions here and hopes 20 millions more of DIS
eatsrql7tent from despotic poaoer.''
Now, Mr.. Benton never went as far in
his life in favor Of an exclusive metallic cur
rency, as the Hon. Senator has gone ia bis
recent letter Of June The Hon. Senator's
eloquent denunciations, are therefore more
applicable 70 himself Than they were to Mr..
Benton. Like chickens, they have, in the
words Of the old proyeFb, come home to
roost.
The honorable Senator suggests that ]
must have been. deceived By garbled extracts.
from bis speeck in 49, The above extract
believe TO be correct, if it be not, / viii
cheerfully acknowledge my mistake. Il isl
not garbled, because it fully expresses the
gentleman's sentiments in relation 70 an
exclusive gold and silver currency, and
or this purpose alone IS it used, He was
hen opposed 10 the scheme, not only as an
immediate but as an ultimate one--for Mr..
Benton never proposed TO carry Il into i'm
Mediate effect, and The Senator'S opposition
vas to It's ultimate adoption now he is hin-
elf in favor Of imposing upon the country,
i some future period, this very scheme.
One word more and have done with the
honorable gentleman's consistency. While
le Is gathering reflected lustre from his
toasted support Of Gen. Jackson does the
honorable Senator not recollect, that after
he removal Of the deposites, he openly ex-
,ressed his regret tlsat he had eUer sustain
d Gen. Jackson, and that too, in the most
nergetic and indignant languageg If his
lemorY should fail as to this point, stand
repaired at any moment 70 refresh Il. The
onorable Senator has made many referen-
es to his opinions expressed on various
ccasions against banks Very well--this
oes not initiate against the fact that be
as expressed The opposite opinions; il only
FINISHES the proof of his inconsistency
The honorable Senator may have always h
ejoiced III the name Of democrat, butl
I political opinions IS much doubted BY
lany people "a bottle may retain The same
lbel, and Jet its contents Be frequently
hanged.
he honorable Senator having ssgindicat
dp himself gallan attacks me and turns
he defensive into an offensive war. This
all fair aud right am glad 70 meet tire
entleman, and Will proceed to examine
hat damage be has done.
First, the honorable Senator, triumphantly
harges me with having voted for the Bran
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