Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-08-02
From the Mlssissippian.
RECORDED FACTS:

From the Mlssissppian.
RECORDED FACTS:
PROOFS INcoNrEsTIBLE THAT THE WINGS
HAVE BEEN THE AUTHORS OF TnE RANKS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
I'VE defy them 10 The proof.n--S. S. PaENr,s..
The recent attempt Of some Of The whig
party TO disayow that their advocacy 81
the banking system and their agency in
|chartering the multitude Of rot,on corpo.
rations which now curse the land win 4
worthless currency, will prove idle. futile.
and vain. The absurdily Of such an effort,
on the part Of this shinplas1er wing party.
i only surpassed by its unparalleled inso.
lence and open defiance Of the truth OF
public events. The echo Of their hozan
mas for the banks has not yet died away.
but IS still ringing in the public ear, when
these Proteus-ike wings assert, that thew
are and always were opposed to the crea-
ton OF bank charters by the state leglsla-
ture. They whose clamor loud and long,
tor these last ten years, has been. give
US more bank capital, we have too little
banking capital, haye now the weak mess 10
say they were always opposed 10 banks.
They who not six months ago denounced
the democrats as agrarians and Jewellers
for opposing the banks, and who were
clamorous TOR the +" institutions Of the
country," as they termed The banks. are
now, with an eflrontery which is truly
laughable, claiming 10 be the opponents
OF The banks. The wings who have charg
ed the democrats with being the advocates
OF an exclusive metallic currency, denounc
ing it as barbarous and war ,ipon credit
and holding up the banks as The subduers
OF the wilderness, and the only saviours o.
The country, now suddenly swung from
their ancient moorings, not only denounce
all banks, but most positively alIege, tina,
they have always been opposed 10 the ere.
alton Of banks. Was there ever such ar
rogance ard such presumption on the
intelligence Of the people,!
No sooner had the charter Of the u. s
Bank expired, the wing party at once be.
selged the state legislature for The creation
Of banks to fill what they called the void
accustomed by the Withdrawal Of the u. s.
Bank. This was the never ceasing cry
o. the wing party, from one end Of The
Union to the other. In this state the wings
from the river counties, poured like So
many Cloths and VandaIs into the halls
and lobbies Of the legislature, clamorine
for banks. In the legislature, they were
heard by the present whig candidate for
Congress. Adam L. Bineaman, who dur.
ing the many years of his service 10 the
uniformly voted for every bank
charter that was projected, and brought
all his influence TO their support. Under
his influence the Agricultural and Com
nercial Banks of Naichez came into
being; and he has always been Il slickler
or all the river banks, as well as every
'ther bank project ever started in the
legislature.
We affirm with confidence. and chaI.
enge controversy, that the opposition TO
he multiplication Of banks and the bank
ng system has come from the democratic
oarty throughout the Union, as HE act Of
party organization. Ii has often been the
case, that portion Of the democrats have
been led off by The wings 10 the support Of
banks; but the opposition to these corpo.
ratlons, whether feeble orstrong, has come
rom, and been led on BY democrats, while
he wings have gone for the banks in
mass, almost without an exception. Asa
party organization, the support of the
banks has been by the wings, and the OPP
position by the democrats. In this state
his is emphatically true, and The journals
II both branches Of the legislature. for a
series Of years, will prove it beyond a
We have lately read with no small as
enlistment the proceedings Of 4 meeting
If the wing party Of the city Of Vicksburg,
~ whom it is attempted to DO asserted,
hat the wings are opposed to banks; and
it is stated by the whig press
,fthat city, that the Hon. S. s. Preniiss
addressed the meeting, and asserted that
se had ARRAYS been opposed to the State
'dnks, and that the wing party had also
'een opposed to these corporations. It is
certainly not matter Of astonishment that
he whig presses should make assertions
ike these which the records OF the coun-
ny disprove, but it cannot help creating
arprise that gentleman, SO prominent as
dr. Prentiss, should so far forget himself
8 10 indulge in such assertions to bolster
p the fortunes Of sinking party,
II is extraordinary that he should make
UGH a statement, when it is we'll known
bat he did not oppose single bank char
or during his service in The legislature,
ut on the contrary, supported warmly
nost Of them, If not all. His vote does
- rtnvd ,.~.or5od orasnct a esnrlo hal. i