The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-11-08
10 ali homes. sub-rreasurv n4e,.

IS
10 All honest sub-Treasury nren.
We wish, soberly and dispassiona.ely, 10
prOpound 70 you few plain simple guess
lions, and we expect that, as honest men,
wishing well to your country, you will
weigh fairly and answer them to the satis-
faction Of your own judgments and con-
sciences, in the same spirit of candor in
which the suggestions are made,
You are in favor of the proposed sub-trea-
sury scheme, the favoring and the opposing
Of which distinguish and divide the two
great political parties of our country. The
two, and the only two prominent features Of
the sub-treasury bill are first, that the re-
venues Of the general government shall be-
collected in gold and silver, exclusively, and
secondlg, that the money so collected shall be.
kept IN the private custody Of officers ap-I
pointed for that purpose, and be wholly So
parate at all times FROM all banking or other
corporate Institutions.
This you say is erpsdient and necessary in
relation to the revenues Of the general gov-
eminent. in order that it may be properly
protected in the use and disbursement Of its
own funds.
It is necessary and proper that the sepa-
rate state governments should be Is nell
protected in the use Of their funds as the
general government should be! You cannot
answer no. The rankest opposer of State
Rights that We have ever known, has never
dared to deny to the states the same right 70
protection in al things, that he would claim
for the general government.
Are you then IN fauor of the collection of
all the state revenue of Mississippi land all
the other states) in gold and silver exclu-
siveIy, and then that the money so collected
should be kept in individual custody, as the
sub-treasury bin proposes in relation to the
money of the general government # you
are not, then you pay more homage and
higher allegiance to the general government
than you do to the separate states. You are
the Ueriest opposer of State Rights'
We think we hazard but little in suppos-
/ ing that you are NOT aOiIIiHg, in this very
important matter Of finance, to extend the
same helping hand to the states that you are
to the federal government. For we believe
that the man is not in the state that's will
| ling that the state should be protected 81 Iaso
in the collection Of all its duesin specie, and
then that the money should be kept in pri-
vate custody. Are you ready that all the
tax CATERERS and other collectors of state,
| conntv and town revenues should compel
you to pay in specie! And can you assign g
reason why the one should enjoy this great
advantage over the other! Is their n priaei-
pie any difference7 We ask you, sir, plainly,
what is the differences? If there be shade
lof difference, most assuredly it is in favor o.
the state government. For we owe more
immediate allegiance to her We are bound
to protect her frst. And if you donot feel
bound to protect your state before the gener-
81 government, then you are > JedsraIist,
and an enemy Of what is called state yights.
This may sound harshly, but DO sVe not speak
The truth We appeal to your conscience and
your honor.
We believe that it IS not il the power O
human logic to tell soty this great and exalt.
ed preference for very great you must ac-
knoWledgefl to bel is made for the genera
government over the government Of tbs
states, without pslpable abandonment, g
far, ofthe rights Of the latter The question
we believe has never been met. Nay, iil 81
the multitude Of argument upon this ell en-.
crossing subject, ID which regiments q
lIungs, barrels Of ink and cords Of paper have
been exhausted, 10 nan hes eper aitepspies
10 sseet L. For toclaim for the general gov,
Srnnent what is denied 70 the states i fed
eralism; and this very thing Is what gave risl
to The state rights party, il order thai th'
states should bo secured il az the riglsis ani
pslsiIsges that were enjoyed 81 che genera
government
What would Be said we ask yous were
powerful political party to strike for this higl
privilege for MISSES ppi, which Is sought Z
Sc confined upon the general government
How would you stand sins, and how Woul'
your neighbors stand Il relation e IS W
appeal 10 you, that ron Woule oppose i
unnecessary, antirepnblican and tgfanical
d Would you not! And Jet sif, yoa ere sollg1
81 i federalisi % favoI this same anaeces,a,:
exaslion fIom shs people ihis sanas sa'i.ss