State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03
TO The VOTERS OF YAZOo.

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transplred, which caused me 10 declare
change IN the purpose had hitherto aVowed
of removing from the State; and the scllcita
tons heretofore made to me, having beer
renewed, | cannot, without doing outrage to
the confidence aud kindness which those so
licitations indicate, longer withhold my con.
sent to become candidate for the Office OF
State Senator for this County.
In yielding to the wishes of my friends,
and they are of diversified political opinions,
cannot escape the declaration that consl.
der myself as irresponsible and independent
of party organization. / persuade mysel
that devotion to principle, and it is by thai
profess TO be Influenced, is not always com
patible with devotion to party. Men may
change; principles never. The one are Is
disslmliar as the intellect itself-the other
as immutable as time But nevertheless
esteem it due to candor to say, that in rela
ton to the questions of the day, involving
constitutional points of controversy of genera
interest to the country, and upon which til,
public are divided in opinion, am by nc
means undecided-and am only prevented
from impartiDg ms views at length in rela
ton to them, from persuasion that coul.'
neither do them or myself justice in pnbl
cation of this nature--the pith of which oftei.
consists in its breVity, without making it irk
some to the reader. | promise myself, also.
the opportunity to communicate with my fel
low citizens, prior to the election.
The questions having more direct and
immediate connection with the Office for
which am candidate, relate to State poll
cy-and | regard it as matter of more i'm
portance, TO elicit the views of those propo
sing to become public servants upon suel
measures az appertain to the welfare of the.
State and its people, and to view his claims
in connection Herewith, than 10 permit mere
abstract questions to constitute the standard
by which to ascertain the utility Of the aspi
rant. A senator is made the guardian OF
your rIghIs-and nor the guardian Of th,-
people and policy of the whole union. H.
is certain to be called upon to vote upon
questions involving your welfare, and he can
never be required TO vote either upon the
question Of Sub Treasury or National
Bank. You elect other and different officers
to lcgislate upon the questions of that char
acter. To some measures Of interest TO you
| will briefly advert
NOtutHk III my OpiHiOH - "a ~ AAuCu ttH'
portance as the consideration Of measures
tending to an improvement in the condition
of our domestic currency. Unwise liherality
has been made to foster system of specula.
ton, most ruinous in its consequences, and
the very resources and means of relief, relied
on TO avert distress, have added to it tenfold.
Public policy evidently demands that every
chartered Bank, put into operation in viola
ton Of law, or ifsnot so stated into life, pre-.
sehting no just expectation Of its re.establih.
ment to wholesome condition, should be
compelled by due course Of law TO surrender
its franchises and privileges. It's equally
due to public policy that no more banks be
incorporated, and that unauthorized banking
be suppressed. The Union Bank as State
institution, built up upon the very credit Of
our State, and in which we are directly and