Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-09-10

ntcfa Hy labored dIsquis ton upon subiec
~hlch | nave had the cool fortune TO DIS
euss before the people at large, in almos
very county of the State. ] nee only sa,
IA my opinions in relation TO the presea
ADMINISTRATION and its. measures have bee,
-eatly fort fed by the observation az
xperience o. the last year. Tue deve
dement's which have b en- made in re
N TO the financial affairs ofthe Cover
ent have astoalsted and shocked t..e
whole nation. II is now a natter noi q
lere surmise Or partisan invec lie, hu' o.
oemu demonstration based Ipon admit
I'd and "a denrable facts, nvestIga ed
anche d for and published undtr the delb
rare Sanction of the populai branch o.
congress. that the Treasurydepartmens
sfo"on 10 the core; that it is Dut the pan
er 10 execute power, and exercises i.s
On functions, rot for the joo1 Of E
.ouniry, but Of party; 20 honestly, for thu
General warfare, hut w-ckedk and cor.
up'iy FIR the most sin ster PURPOSES.
Stree Fr. Van Buren,, asserted TO The
hair of State. it has exlibitela system
II POPULATION and connivanre unpecede n
ed IN any government The cOneSpon-
'ence between its chief and his subo din
ates is offensive t. the moral sense ard
insulting to the intelligence oftlIe pbpl.
lis open and unblushtng profl.g cy you'd
ave shocked even the loose notiels of
teat most venal of ministers, Sir lohert
Walro!e. whose Iolit.cal maxim was.
that every m IN has his price," OR up.
ton has been traced. rot merely 0 the
foors, but into the very rece SIS { tie
'empe. BY the foot prints upon IT. foo
we have discovered, as did the CnqdeanS
ofo'd, that re rich offerings madeby e
people VI on the shrine. have been arr'ed
a ay and consumed, rot BY tie Cid, but
by the juggling priests.
nder ordinary circumstances, and in
ordinary times, the de,elopeme IS tdwhich
| allude Won d have Frustrated any ldmin-
>trat;oa fOwever powerful. Unfortunate
V. tie deep distress VIII Oh has Tevaded
he country, AM spread diSmay and rum
through all the avenues of ness, has in
ONE degree withdrawn the e eSof the
eoPle from I csc Z ca enormite, and
lrected taem wlth melancholy e,rrest.
: 10 TIE own private sufferIrgs Tnus
t rude blow wlcl the rohbrr bestow
with one hand d.verts tie attent OH for IA
moment from the theft he is Comm ting
vita tie other.
But corruption is bv no means the only
emni kahe characteristic OF the party in
power. TIA Oftne rum It's measure have
or"ugp upon country, does it colt'Ive
o ex'racl political capital. With unb'ush-
IL tfr)nfery us partISans assert that II Is
lot accountable for tn results o. It's own
.ct Oh; tnat I g dist e,ses of tie country
nave been prolCced by the operation o.
Hhg pr nciples, aud all the reSpoasih lily
is at tie door o'the o position. The I'M
ortunate patient, VINO, from a state o
erie,t health has been reduced by tire
lostrumS of IiIe qIavh O Inc polnI of dealt
: gravely told hy tie ignorant pr tenl'er
,lat his miscrab 4 % ldltiOn is EO' owing to
e uau seouS 10 .eS he has taken, but is
entielv Attributable TO his forme physI'
nan, win 'Se preScript OIL he has lscardcd
ar We RS. 4 gro>ser insult was reve
offered TO tie good S, nse Of an intelligent
eople.
TIE party in power is solely responsible
for the suff rings under which tine country
is still laboring. Its mad and liCtntiou'
,chelnes destroyed The best curle.cy il
tie rid, and gave us ms cad, t:epreScn
1!oa ei and m s.rab e system whose SlckIS
and convuls.ve action III pies. every stel
If enterprise and par z ) the tard o
industry. Oe oftn"se schemes las beer
a system aud dH.b1l cal aten P 10 &c,
Stroy all COZ fidence, publ c o. private
+ vilesi ISLANDERS against the lndilLt OH
and capacities of he coun ry have beef
very where promulgated, unil me low
erng eye of d>iruslful suspicion IS glarln!
W tn bancful influence overt ewaSie an
Cled 4 cild of confidence and III
use f enterprise, has shared tie fate c
Is parent. I currents Of buSn IS hav
l.een ru,lell d vert, d. and ow c,tep !; z .
alo g til -ousn Cooked and lorruoas chau
telS.
During the existence ola United State
Bal k, tie mixed currency Of paper an
prec Gus metals performed to adlmratio
all its appropriate functions. AT Presei
II is toaIiy inadequate to the fultiment {
It's duty as medium OF domestic con
INF rec. or for the transaction u the mos
ordinary affairs of business.
When Gen. Jackson determined IL
destruction Of that Bank, he did rot, &c
did his partisans, en- deny. that II alto
ed so nd circulating medium and COZ
trlbuted a cheap AID efficient CHAINS
through which to conduci the exchange
/, ofte country. He promised, howeve
that all these functions could be as VT
fulfilled by the State Banks, which he sa
w.re entirely adequate TO that purPo>
He pro, osed 10 dispense with tlls ere
! waeel on tie express ground that II add
. eli er power ror certainty TO the machli
/ that the system was perfect without
} Exper ence has exposed what reason
: vsm strove to do, the utter fallacy ofde
Jacksoa's view on this subject. twas
T wavs slrenuouslv oppose4 by the wn'
i ;.n1 is at length .,iIrely ID ndored by |
! other party. Tae wings predicted, Il
! in the absence of a national Bank, .ea
$ State would ente vor ia ough itNo"n
/ corpo N ions to Sc re the largest contro.
n tie currency; that thus great number
r wtak and Jealous systems would be thro'
n in RUE. coils OF; and the common &C
!. Of the people entlrey lost sight Of. III
{ cashing Interests of a thousand msti
d lions, mutnaily no le TO eacn other, IN
i abe of ag1resa action. and lndivi'