Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-17

aill fAst NhetCti were N>lt4NN iil.A
/ NC under Wig auspices, and by 4 wing adminstra-
uon OF The STATE Government Against THIS mea-
sure the democratic presses took decided stand.
The policy was discussed al .cnGth and opposed by
this press. 10 the House there were Tor the BAL 50
votes, II democrats aud Is wings; against the bl
were IS votes ajl of whom were democrats except
/ three. Their names are Barnes Bel, Buckner.
| C9lhcd, Cherry, Coleman Cunningham, Dun Sam
uel Ellis, liavs, KYLE, Lindsay. David Mckinney,
| James Mckinney Monet Nelson. Roberts, Ram
/ sey, Smith, Rsgan, Thomas, Allen Walker, Felix
| II. Walker and Narrcn-Sce House Journal page
/ las. In the Senate on the b which finally passed
there were une votes 10 favor of IT, five wings ana
four democrats, recoumg Mr. Alsbury a democrat,
and against The bh there were SIX votes Mr. PrrS-
dent (McNuu.) MeSsrs. Cooke, Cranberry Love,
| Pope ana Toomcr, all democrats. Had the wings
as generally VOTED against this measure as the dem
oOraiS il would not have been adopted. A bill orig
mated an the House IN favor OF the post notes, more
objectionable than the one which DAD pass, for which
every wing in the House voted, against winch there
were IS yolcS, all democrats, see journal, p. 6s
THIS bill was lost in the Senate; the Senate hiJ was
preferred, having been much modified, principally
by the exertons Of A. q. McNuu.
The hl 10 chartcrthe bank Of N,ckshurg was the
first bank chartered this session In the House the
vote stood IS for It's passage, al the wings voting Tor
il but two there were IS votes against the bin, a
y
Barnes Bel Brown, Buckner, Coffee, (whic) Deer
ing, Dodd, Dur Samuel Ellis, Fox, llayS, King
twhig) Lindsay, Ragan, Ramsey, Thomas, Weeks
journal p. So.
The ayes and noes DO DOT appear to have been
called in the Senate on this charter
The vote 10 the Rouse on the bank of Port
Gibson stood 35 votes for 1t, 10 wings and 10
democrats-ag alnStIt were - votes, all Of whom
except one were democrats they are, Augustus,
Barnes, Bell, Cherry, Deuing, Dodd, Dur, Far
rar twhlg) Lindsay, Monet, Roberts Thomas
and Ussery.- journal p. 1909
We do not perceive that the ayes aud noes
were taken on this charter IN the Senate
The vote IN the House giving banking privlle
ges to the Mississippi Rail Road Company. p,
1875, stands for it 81 votes, for it Is democrats,
l6 wings against it 10 votes, al Of whom were
democrats but one; they were, Augustus, Barnes,
Bell Calffld, (whlg) Deerng, Dood, Samuel
Ellis, Lindsay, Monet Nicholson, Ramsey,
Thomas and Ussery
In the Senate there were ten votes for the bill, |
four democrats and SIX wings against the bill
there were SIX votes, all democrats.
On the passage OF the Nlcksburg Water Works
Bauk, House Jour. p. l44,) there were 81 |
votes for II and ID votes against it all those vo
ting against it were democrats except four. In
the Senate the ayes and noes do not appear to
have been called on the passage of this charter
The next charter was introduced by Henry |
Phillips, Of Madison, (whlg1 now a candidate for
the Senate who was great shlnpaster man, au-
thor Of a silly bank report the same year, urging
the increase Of banks aud shin plastes. This
was called the Central Bank Of Mississippi. The
vote stood 80 for 1t; II members voted against
it, all of whom were democrats but two See |
Journal pages l63-4.)
In the Senate there were seven votes for the |
Benton and Manchester Rail Road aud Banking |
Company, 2 democrats and 5 wings against II |
there were SIX 3oles, whig and dcmoclats.--
See Journal, p. l2l.)
AT the January session, 1887, in the Senate |
there were votes for the Union Bank and 8 |
votes against II, of whom were democrats
SENATE journal, p. 90. In the house there were
only votes against the baDk but they were all
democrats, The opposition was feeble to be
sure, but II came from the democrats, and proves
that what little virtue there was on this question
belonged TO the democrats.
In 1888 decided ground was taken against the
banks, and multiplication Of bank charters.
That stand was taken by the democratic party
with Gov. McNuu at their head. That whole
batch Of bank charters was killed by his veto and
the exertlons Of large portion of the democrat
&c party, is fact too fresh IN the recollection Of
The people 10 be successfully disputed by Mr.
Prentlss or any other wing.
We have before remarked, a; this session a
struggle was made against the Union Bank by
be democratic party we mean The main body,
The bone and slnew Of 1t. There were SO votes
in favor Of the bank II Of whom were demo.
Gratis against the bank there were 33 votes, all
Of whom were democrats but 4! Is not the
Union bank a wing bank
In the Senate there were IL votes for he bank,
0 wings and seven democrats there were II
votes against the bank all Of whom but two
we're democrats. True many democrats did
vote for the bank but lei it be observed, that IN
his instance. as in all others, the wings as DO.
jy went for the banks, with only now and then a
very few exceptions As party they wero
bank makers.
In the Senate there were II votes for the
Bank Of Warenton, Col. Bingaman, lwhg can.
lldate for Congress- voting for it against the
,harter there were also votes, s democrats
and 3 wings; (See Journal, P. 22l, session
1881
In the House there were 2 votes for the bank,
; Of whom were democrats there were thirty
Ak votes against the bank, l6 Of whom were
#hgs.
Upon The bill in the Senate 10 limit the banks
n the amount TO be charged on bills Of exchange
here were votes in support Of 1t, all democrats
,ut one. Col. Bngauan, The aforesaid wing {
anddate for Congress, voted 10 give banks as
much as they had the face TO ask whenever SHIN
plaster banks were on the tapis the Col. voted aye
the journals do not on a single occasion show
nm in opposition TO them. See Journal P.
.440.)
Against the bill IN the Senate 10 give banking
privileges TO the Grenada Rail Road, there are
votes, all democrats but one Col. BIngaman