The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-10-18


silt. We would, finally, ask the attention
f the people to the present affair of the
llanters' Bank, as another proof of the equal
y degrading and dangerous effects of loco
bcoism-the true spirit of which, sets at de-
fance all law, right and justice-all virtue,
I'll wisdom.
Robert J. Walker and his sVindication.'
We have promised to our readers that we
will prove to them, from review of this ar
ticle, that its author is tool in the hands of
his party, with the use of which II is intend
edto deceiOe The people. We ask the patience
of our readers while we proceed to redeem
this promise, for perfect performance is so
easy that all men tOhO think, whatever may
be their predictions, shall be nailed to the
truth, and those who sOiH not think will not
receive the testimony of their senses.
Mr.. Walkers svindication'' is t'from the
charges of S. S. Prentiss,' whom he says
has "thought proper to charge me with a
change of position on the currency ques-
tion.''
We had all along thought that this echange
of position was notorious, and as readily
acknowledged by Mr.. Walker as we know
it has been by his friends. But it seems
that the lapse of FIVE years emboldens the
gentleman to deny it in toto. So we will
have recourse to the testimony.
Mr.. Walker says that the 'scharge is found
ed chiefly on my letter TO Judge Black of LIST
March, 1884," 1t is not true that that letter
is the chief foundation of 'ahe CHARGE" as
he is pleased to call it. 1t is only one item
amongst hundreds of similar character, but
we will take look at it as we pass along.
He acknowledges it to have been correctly
copied from the original; and it is in the fol-
lowing words and figures:
NGtchcS, Marck lst, 1893.
Dear Sir:
As l promised at OR parting to gipe
gou my UiesOs on any subject sOkick might
be interesting to yoGr common constituents,
/ hasten to sag that Mississippi CiU nth
great unanimity sustain you on the Depo-
site Question. In fact the public U0ice
loudly demands a restoration of the Depo-
sites, and the creating Bank to supply a
general currency. A State Bank cGa no
more supply and govern the general cur
rency than State Government can direct
and control the affairs of the Nation. Go
oR-your constituents are Nth you-the
Country must be relieved from the fright
ful scenes of distress sOhich hare pisitcd as.
In haste as the boat Is Leaving.
Yours truly,
r. r.. WALKER.
To man of common sense it would seem
that the language of that letter is plain and
direct in its meaning, very free from ambi-
guilty, and that it would require neither q
deep learned photographer nor logician t.
decipher its real obvious import. But i,
seems now, that after lapse of Eve years
the language and meaning Of the letter
which lies upon its surface is not to be made
use of, but in some deep recesses are to be
found an Interpretation for it more congenia
/ to the political movements of 1889. Let u:
see what this new Interpretation is. Mr.
Walker says
SNOW, does that letter prove that was IN IA
yor Of re-chartering the Bank OF the United States
or o1 establishing any similar institution! Does
shew even that favored the creation by Congress
of any Bank whateyerl It exhibits no sucl
/ proofs
Well, if it does not, then il does pyove tina
he .falseIy wrote that which was not his sen
timents. For he wrote the letter. and Ii,
letter says so.
But if the letter does not mean what /
says it means, what does il mean! Hear Mr.
Walker further.
SIT shews that was opposed in 1884, as I nos
am, 70 the State Bank deposite system-that ID
people Of Mississippi were in my opinion oppose
to it-and that Judge Black ought to ego on, i
resisting its adoption. The letter shews nv Sc
lief that the proposed State Bank system woul
fail, and that as an alternative to that system,
was then in favor of '.ere0ting Bank to supply
4 general CuTrency,n but 81 whom this Bank was
be created, whether By Congress, or BY i unto
ct lew Of the States, 90 in the case Of til
Charleston Bank, or Of q majority Of the State.
the letter is utterly silent. But hereI admit, ths
as az alternative e the State Bank project, / wa
then g favor Of creating BY Congress such
Bank, with some notifications, as had been r
commended BY General Jackson in his veto ! s
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