The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-09-20

WHO'S vote, each and every man 81 them,
only for those who viii certainly support
Mr.. Prentiss Our only proper course, then,
is to support, exclusively, the WIG NOM1NA-
TED TICKET Of Yazoo county. "Diride-
and conquer" is the great maxim Of loco
fUco policy--and too much blame and want
Of patriotism cannot be attributed to the
wings. if when, as now, they have very
large majority in Yazoo county, they fail to
act in entire nnion, and thus permit them-
selves, with open eyes, to be defeated.
GOVERNOR McNUTT.-TYRANNT,
The Directors Of the Branch Of the Plan
ters' Bank at this place, very recently nomi-
ted their present Teller to the Office of
Notary Public for said Branch, to fill the
vacancy occasioned BY the resignation Of F.
BARKsDALE, Esq. formerly Teller and Notary
Public Of the same. Governor McNutt has
refused to issue commission in accordance
with the above mentioned nomination
upon the ground that, according to his pre-
sent view Of the matter, he would thereby
violate the State Constitution. 1t cannot
be doubted that the trainers Of the Const'-
tuition never intended 10 take away, or in
any manner, impair rights previously and
fully vested. And upon referring to the
legislative enactments in regard to the Plan
ters' Bank, we find that the Directors of
the mother Bank, and each of its Offices,
shall have authority to nominate Notary,
whom the Governor Is hereby required to
appoint without regard to the number
which may be already in commission" See
Act of Dec 9th, 1881, Sect. s, amending
the charter Of the Planters Bank.
In expressing, as above, the intention of
the trainers of our present State Constitution,
the language Of the Constitution itself eVin-
ces our correctness. But we must be un-
derstood with this qualification, namely
That the Constitution ought not to be con-
strued so as to affect vested rights, unless by
language express, or implication strong
Now, upon examining the language of the
Constitution, it will be found to make no
allusion whatever to the Office Of Notary
Public-nor is this Office in any respect re-
pugnant to it by any fair implic lion "a
addition to this, II must Sc usn
that bank charter is a contTacl Lat
the Constitution of the United States, in
prohibiting States passing any law impair
ing the obligation Of contracts, necessarily
prohibits either State Convention or Le-
gislature from effecting bank charter, ex-
cept with the assent Of the chartered bank
ing company, yielded either by the charter
itself, or some other equally express and
positive mode. So that until the consent
of the Planters Bank to give up its special
Notaries Public, is duly expressed, the
State of Mississippi ought not to be sup
posed to endeavor to deprive the Bank of
them.
Surely such illegal and tyrannical conduct
as this could not have proceeded solely
from great actual ignorance, and the blind
ing spirit Of bank opposition and loco-foco-
ism which distinguish Governor McNutt;
though, God knows the latter alone is strong
enough TO dethrone whatever meager por-
ton of feeble reason the Governor may have
ever possessed. There must certainly have
come into play, in this matter, some otheI
and more ardent spirit-the undue devo-
ton to which equally distinguishes our dem
ocratic Governor. This is the only rational
method of accounting for such conduct, thai
we can perceive. Whatever artificial stimu'
lous combined with party spirit and want o.
sense may be able to achieve in this way, i
must be acknowledged that the Governor
does not possess sufficient degree of cour
age either moral, physical, or habitual, t.
enable him TO perform an act which, like
the one above mentioned, is stamped Will
open and fragrant tyranny. We cannO
believe that the Governors real Ignorance
in bis cool moments, even though unitet
with excessive and perverted democracy j
sufficient to furnish good explanation, pie;
or apology, in the present instance. surel.
something of Dutch Courage must hav'
aided Governor McNuttin the preparation
Of this palpabIe piece Of Tyranny. Thi
illegal stretch and exercise Of power mus
be in all probability, justly attributable t
the combined infuenc Of ignorance, loaih
some loco-focoism, and the peculiar spiri
above alluded to.
\ or We have been informed that Judg
. Campbell has publicly ayowed bis loco-foco
ism. Our readers win, Of course. perceiY