Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-02-09
JACKSON, Eeb'Y. Isl 1899.

.MesTs Editors ~ take n leisure moment to
give YOU a Shor, sketch Of transactions WHICH are
occurring here at your capitol. On this day, the
resolution authorizing the drec,ors Of the Union
Bank 10 issue postnotes, having one aud two
years to rum and 10 bear an interest of not more
than six per cent per annuln, finally passed the
Senate by majority Of some or votes. The
subject excited considerable interest, and occa-
stoned q moro animated discussion thnn, be-
lieye, has occurred In that body before during
the present session. Your Senate are, in fact,
quite sedate maer-of-lact collection OF men,
and il is but seldom that any thing like a
display is attempted in the way Of speech max
my but upon this subject, quite number OF the
Senators expressed their views. Your Senator,
MIR Tucker, nude quite an able and animated
speech against the resolution, and expressed his
opinion that il was now f: occasion to draw the
tine lines OF party distinction, or that he believed
no genuine democrat could consistently support
the resolution by his vote. Mr. Gnyson retorCd
upon him by reminding him that but las, session,
he (,hc Senator from Lowndes) voted for the in
corporation of rcul estate bank in his own
county, and that he resoIutely resisted the veto
message OF the Governor in relation TO it, Mr.
Tucker replied, that in giving his vote in support
r of the Real Estate Bank, he had done so, acting
under Instructions and that his objections TO the
veto message were not against the principles con
tanned in that message, but because the Governor
had placed his veto upon this charter while he had
Q the same session approved Of tho Union Bank
II charter, more objectionable in its character anc
}, iraught with much more dangerous principles
MIR Boyd Of Attala, sad tina, although he be
. longed to the same political party, and general
l. agreed with The Senator from Lowndes in his pc
l. litical opinions, YET he conceived, that in givn!
u the vote which he expected togive upon this re
- solution, he could not be Justly accused Of an
# detection Of principle. Mr. d. remarked that h
% considered his situation similar to that Of com
o mander, who finding himself overpowered b,
= numbers, and surrounded by untoward circun
~ stances, over which he has no control, and 70
OIL WuS Ho HiuSA tudhC Auc ucs
I'd he could OF bis situation, and do such acts an
/" pursue such a line Of policy as will under the Gil
- cums,ances, be productive Of the most good an
IT. least injury to the country. Mr. b. disclame
n any intent to become either The advocate or apo
Y. ogis. Of The Union Bank, but said, that on III
he contrary, he believed 1t would ultimately prove
i. grea, calamity to The country but he believe
r" that, owing TO the present embarassments OF III
nj country, an authority gwen TO the Union Bank
OF issue POSTS might enable that institution 10 be
=, !. some prescn. service TO tho people, and which
,ld thought most likely would be the only good III
lty il would ever do them.
e" Mr. Ives Of Yalubush0, sud that he was n
rr the friend or advocate OF any bank excep, ii
Ia Brandon Bank, which he expected at all tunes
10 advocate, because Il had been his rlend as ",
sn' the friend ol great many olhersi and thai he h,
49,. told his constituents that such should be
81 course, during his elcctOneering Canvass. 1
by said be would support this measure because
lss believe ed that bis constituents regarded il ms 20
ns tic, and that it would afford relief to the counlI
a and that be still considered himself good DEF
the oerat