Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-13

The True IssUE.--ln the two previ
Gus numbers OF our paper, we have stat
whole monetary power of the United
States should be vested in the President,
or whether it should remain with the
people. We also stated that the Van
Buren, party were in favor of vesting
that power in the Executive, and that
the Wings were for its remaining in the
proposition we stated that the Van Bu-
rem party were the advocates of the sub
Treasury scheme, and the Wings were
the opponents of that scheme, and that
the effect of the sub-Treasury policy
was and would give the whole monetary
power of the Union to the Executive o:
the United States We advanced some
reasons to prove what we said, but we
are not content that our opinion should
stand alone, unsupported by other au-
thority, we therefore submit the opin-
iOIS VI the CdltOl Vi LBC NIiODC, +" iSh lHS
same measure was offered by Gen. Cor
don and Mr.. Leigh. Thus spoke the
Globe, then of the sub-Treasury scheme,
ii is s.DIsoRGANIzING AND REVOLUTIONARY,
SUBMISSIVE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCE
FILES OF our GOVERNMENT, AND OF ITS EN-
TIRE PRACTICE, FROM 1859 DOWN TO THIS
pay"
This was the language Of the Globe
some three or four years since, but
change has come over the spirit of his
dream, now the same measure receives
his warmest support, that once met his
stern and vehement denunciation. But
this is not all, hear him again.
GIT is AS PALPABLE AS THE
sun, THAT THE EFFECT OF THE
THE PUBLIC TREASURE MUCH
AND CONTROL OF THE PRESI-
POSE IT TO BE PLUNDERED BY A
HUNDRED HANDS, WHERE ONE
CANNOT NOW REACH IT.n
This is just what the Wings say and
contend for, and an effort to prove it by
argument, appears to US as silly as one
would feel who would gravely undertake
the task of arguing that according to
numerical calculation, two multiplied
two, make four; for in our opinion, s'it IS
as palpable as the sun, that the eject of the
scheme arouid be TO bring the public trea-
sure MUCH NEARER the actual custody
and control of the President than 1t is
ao,r. and EXPOSE 1T TO BE PLUNDERED BY
HUNDRED HANDS, tohere one cannot noac
reach ill.,
But this is not all, the Globe said of
the measure, that is now its great hobby !;
hear again:
"Mr. Leigh knows that the PRESIDENT
HIMSELF is OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT aohich
he ascribes TO his supporters, and that his
friends in Washington, achether of the
Cabinet or not, heartily concur Nth him,
an the course Of policy IL is erpedien to
pursue"
s'HAp SUCH SUGGESTION COME FROM
GEN JACKSON, ii irould hare been rung
through the Old Dominion with the reite-
rated falsehoods about the proclamation
and the protest, as conclusive proof OF
all the aspirations which have been
charged TO the Hero of Orleans. See
(they would say,) here he cishes 10 pui
the public money directly into the PALMS
of his friends and par1isans, instead Of
keeping IL on deposife an banks, whence Il
cannot be drarn for other than public pur
poses, rithout certain detection. In such
a case, we should feel that the people had
Just cause for. ALARM, and ought to girt
their most ratchful attention to such an
effort to enlarge erecutire porer, and pu
IN its hands the means of corruption"
People of Mississippi ponder well ovel
the measure before you give it your sup
port, look well to its bearings and see
and Judge what effect the adoption o
such a measure would have upon tn,
republican institutions of your country
Let not your prejudices warp or bia
your judgments, but examine the mea
sure coolly and dispassionateiy and yol
cannot and aciH not gire il your support
BANK CoMMissIoNER.--In our paper o
the 22d June, we asked the question
whether Gen. c. NJ. Price, was or wa