Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-14


j, SAMUEL j. GHoLsoy, has been appointed
Judge Of The United States District Court for
Mississippi, in the place Of George Adams, re-
signed.
Political parties have changed names so Of
ten under our system of government, that it is
difficult rightly to understand the principles of
any man by the name Of the party with which
he acts. The modern democratic party holds
principles as unlike the principles of jefferson
and Madison rs were the principles Of the re-
publican and federal parties of '98 Onthe
Iother hand the wing party seems to include
persons oEvery different political 5vews, By
some the term whg is applied to all the oppo-
nents of the present administration, and by
others is confined to that portion of the OPP
position formerly known as National repubi-
cans. In the latter sense it is used by Judge
Winchester, an honest nuliier, whose views on
the position aud policy oC the State Rights par
Ity we recommend to the reader.
The following are the remarks of Judge w.
TO the Wing conventions:
"'rhc theory Of the powers of the general
Government of the United States, entertained
10y the States tight party to which [ belong.
! (thc nufiers) is so opposite to the theory Of
many Of the Wing party, that cannot unite
myseIfto them as a party Neither can |
unite myselfto the Van Buren, party. Because.
Iifthey have any theory of constitution or gov
eminent, as party, have been unable to dis
cover it. Certain it is they have in their mca-
sures, beginning with the proclamation and
force bill continued with their removal Of the
dcpositcs, their claims Of executive power, their
expungiug resolution down 10 their present ia.
vourite measure, the sub-treasury system. ia
my opinion, been more adverse to the princi.
plies profess than the Wing party,
''l!l were compelled, CONTINUED Judge W.
to throw myself into the arms of either party,
| would prefer that which has some settled and
fixed principles OF constitution and policy.
though directly opposed to my own rather than
join one which has no settled principles and
whose action has been constantly hostile TO the
principles profess My fellow citizens Of AID.
ANS County, have honored me with their
/, choice, as one of the delegates to represent
them in this Wing Convention.
"The measure Of the day esteemed the most
; Important the welfare and prosperity of this
State as well as Of the United States is the oues.
ton how the revenues Of the general govern.
) m?nt shall be collected, safely kept, and dis.
5 bursed. Upon this question | am with the
} Wing party opposed to the ub-Treasury sys.
TEN. 50 far can Join with them. As meas.
ure OF the party now in power, deem it liable
: toevery objection, which has been urged n.
galnst United States Bank, as an engine of
! power, corruption, and abuse. If the money
power ofthe United States can be dangerously
= welded through the agency Of Il United States
, Bank, connected with the general government;
J 1t can be still more dangerously welded by the
organ OF sub-treasury Bank, in the hands of
The party now in power. If National Bank
accumulates capital at the North. concentrates
l wealth, enterprise and Commerce there. the
I Isub.reasury system will not difruse capital
over the Union, enlarge enterprise, build up
'ISouthern Commerce or prevent mportat;ons
and expectations at the great Northern Capi.
tails Of Commerce. ! see nothing in the meas
urc calculated TO remove tho evils complained
OF as produced by a United States Bank, either
as question of Commerce, question OF no.
Iltical power. question Of political morality
Tor question of safety or economy in tho public
: Revenue.
son the contrary am satisfied, the sub
Treasury system will fail to furnish an equal
and uniform currency, twill fail to collect and
dsburse the revenues Of the government eco.
nomcoy or to keep it safcly;it will increase
the power which Yields the sword, and which
msIeads, deceives and corrups the polls; and
It is now used to keep party in power, who |
th'nk would tomorrow abandon it, if it were
leven wise and iudicious measure, if by SO do
ing they were sure to retain Office with its hon
ors and emoumonls.
"For these reasons and with these views. |
am wiling to act with the Wing party to on.