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


lalse Juess Of Mr. Wake merely for the
purpose If holding M public fldiculel
baI his position, and sll6 attitude 81 great
political party in th states ii respect e
him, renders plope ana right chat lls
lse faces false laee ia. which li party
'eloU tiel q psar, should zposed 70 the
homes. gaze Of tie honest IIeeuen Of this
community For. Il it's %. that iie is Dls-
HONEST III his political doing III he INSISTS
upon the adoption 81 political measures
which he teliepss to Be at war with tie pub
lic good II lie trying % gull The people
into political channels which lead 70 the
aggrandisement of ! party q the cost Of the
welfare Of The people, then we say the Peo-
pie ought not 70 PIT into his hands the
means ocarfying outsuch measures.
1Ee change these things upon him, and
We SAY, before the people thatW can prove
all we assert BY one single witness, Robert
Is. Walker himself. If we do not, then let
ignomipy fall upon our pen, and let our CO..
Iumns be regarded as unworthy Of the con-
fdence Of our patrons and the public.
we, then, call Mr.. Walker himself upon
the stand; and require him to give testirno-
ny in the ease. Let him testify first in re-
gard TO his present principles. He says that
the first and most prominent featured il his
political faith Is, an Incorporating and
unconditional opposition 70 az banks and
banking, and to az kiads 81 paper money.
We say he IS opposed TO no such thing.
And we cal him 70 testify, that lie is in .fa-
orof the sub-treasury scheme; which so
far as the mere question Of paper money
goes, al candid men not wholly unintelli-
gent, Acknowledge to be a mere substitution
of Government paper money .for Bank paper
osousy.
He says that the existence of banks un-
der any circumstances is the existence Of
great evil to the people, because persons will
become borrowers Of money, which is sure
to ruin them. Mr.. Walker IS hinself one Of
the largest bank spectators in the south.
BY borrowing money from the banks he has
made an immense fortune, which he keeps
chiefly in Louisiana, that executions against
him in Mississippi may not reach It. IN
these immense specuIations he has involved
his confidential endorsers extensively, and
greatly injured others with whom he has had
dealings.
he says he is opposed to 9 National Bank.
His letter to Judge Black, then, was .fatse
and hypocritical. For, at the time it was
written March 1884 the United States
Bank was out of existence, and we then had
1.-THE experience on the subject, and all the
knowledge as 70 the good or evil Of such an
institution that we now have.
He Gays he is in favor Of an exclusive gold
and silver currency. We call hin. again to
testify as to the truth Of this also. Long af-
ter his desertion Of the Jackson party in
1882, and his return to il in 1885, and after
he had labored with them ii The Senate Of the
United States nearly two years. he holds the
following language, and makes the following
strong laconic argument on the subject Of
exclusive metallic currency, in q speech in
the Senate, III answer to Mr.. Benton Of Mis-
souri,.
these wails,it would be, GOD SAVE THE C0UN-
TRY FROM The WILD, VISIONARY. RUIN
Gus e INPRACTICABIE SCHEME OF THE
SENATOR FROM MISSOURI FOR ANEXCLU-
#SIVE GOLD AND SILVER CURRENCY; and
sucs g not only ne prayer Of ne eontgy, Bat Of he
Senate, toitk scarce dtssertfsg race 81, IA tie
Senator from Missouri could 81 rs mandate, II az
reel opposition % Tie Uie.os Q nc esdens kefeo-
fare expressed, sl0esp from existence az tie banks o
tse States and establish lis eTcsge Constitutional
currency 81 gold and sipel, IL you'd bring upon the
e0ssy scenes Of RAN and distress citkout parallel
az iplnzediate baukruptcy 81 nearly ererg debtor,
and oalaost eueF5 credior 10 act0a large amounts
are ate. pToaigioos depreciation "a tie price 81 al
pfopefts and 81 al products, and az tiDlediote ees-
sqtso,s ~ States and nearly euefy a0og
country t0oltld be inVolrea one ifairersal ba5l-
rtleg, and near tie grave Of zee aaions prosperit
D10gk perhaps rep1se the sacred faqneats al those
great aud glorious atic eite happiness
o millions here and hopes Q million more 81 DIS
sakara1nent from aespotie PAGER
We ask our readers then, reason and
common sense Is 10 guide their deliberations
and actions 81 Is hunbug juggling and
falsefaced dishonesty to be tie leading prin-
ciples 81 their conduct towards themselves!
Or are they willing have they come to the
point Of decision when they are ready to sa-
cfifco tie public welfare To- assist Mr.. Walks
e. ID establishing himself and his party ii
more exhalted and substantial powers We
do not believe Ne win not believe ID,
until We see the melancholy tragedy per
formed; and until We see the people do,5n
under the power aud diclation q lie party
S. necessary fhats4he state shoula ia re