Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-05-23

The "Lborty Advocate asks us to pointo
the State Rights doctrines advanced by Mr..
Van Buren,. We have done so repeatedly.
The Advocate may find them in his messages
TO Congress; but the testimony ofthe Madison
IAN ought TO be good for the Advocate Ii has
repeatedly charged the Administration with
having gone over TO the NullGers--wilh hay
ing adopted the principles Of General Gordon's
Bill, and identified itself with the State Rights
party. The Madisonian is laboring 10 put
down the Administration, and this is one of the
arguments brought forward for that purpose
is the Advocate answered. Fcks5urg SENT.
mel.
The adoption then of the principles of General Cor
dons Bill, constitutes the only State Rights doctrines
advanced by Mr. Van Buren, which can be pointed out
or specified This is just what we expected The
sub-lreasury comprises and envelopes within IFS
broad folds, all the State Rights doctrines which are
10 be found in Mir. Van Burcn's messages, or which
have ever been charged upon him by friend or foe
But the Sentinel seems to rest the case entirely on
the testimony of the NadiSonan Why our friend of
the Sentinel should suppose that the Madisonian was
good testimony with us, unknown but as has seen
proper to close its testimony and rest its case on the
0eHce Oh single witness, we will avail ourselves of
the further statements of that witness and confident
iy submit the The lIadisonian has choroed tb "
"hoie van Buren, party with being federalists and p
mas quotea Inc sentiments of many prominent mem. "
oefs OIL the party in proof of the fact Is this good e
testimony Is the Sentinel, which, in times past tn
was the most watchful in the State Rights camp now ia
cNerng ITS influence in behalf of old Fcdcrasts?- OF
We 90 not pretend to say, that the evidence ustfes u
such conclusion; but such must be the fact unless
the awkward spectacle be presented Of party discrcd
ting his own and only witness IeF
But what are the principles Of General Cordon,s o
oii which has been often referred to as containing ~
every state Rights doctrine? II is conceded nv all r. pu
De The same or similar to the Sub Treasury bill And Oc
II we have It's correct history, it was drafted and rro "
sented to Congress in 1884 a short fine after th WI
hoFal the public monies from the depository annon w
~ 'no representatives. of the people, when the GRE
hoie State Rights party were astounded at the dar 9p
OF President jackson and trembled for Co
"e iae OIL constitutional liberty 1t was then prono ted
yea as deiner measure of opposition to The pct
"eh was considered by far the greater evil sal
= va" conceived IN the emergency of the occasion as W.
'o '0St resort to defeat the pet Bank system The to
SlUte nights party divided on the question and ant
~ one at that time even dreamt that four wears a by
ef"afds The bill would be pointed TO as compendium me
u the state Rights creed The remark Of Mr. Cal ana
ouh IN his speech in 1884, in favor of his biz for the
ehewaI OF the charter of the United States Bank that
Inc bill failed he would move a total separation al NE
ne government from all banks proves that he consid a
red the nrinc;r,e. 90 -, ''' '0iS'u fair
ure to be resortod +, o,I 0l as mc' the,
What leperdo,noi, ,1,,, - ~ ~, "'''u by mot
omoot ''''a "uO' feusury DILL be. last
~ s Gay so dtinctirely State Rights in its char
e 'ut no man can oppose it without being charge tho
Oo WIN ehnity to State Rights doctrnes2 By the NO,
'f uocfes we understand those fundamental prip the
Pes "hch are Aromatic in their nature and remain We
naHgeu ana interchangeable under all circumstances lev
""' ID Pocy today, from change of circupsia, is M
eS may De 'npolltic tomorrowbut not SO with doc &c
nes' they are not subject to expansions or erin
ohs' General Gordon, in letter written ec, to IN
we've months since, states that he drew his hill IN ncr
consultation with Mr. Calhoun and presented il to tb be
louise as substitute for the State Bank scheme m enol
ld' f Calhoun at that time preferred as meas TINS
re Of policy to renew the charter of tbo Initial eXte
ank for period" VIII any man pretend 70 assert ton
nat Mr.. Calhoun or the State Rib,o ., ,ao us v
olicy? General cordoo "'''Sufe OIL vast
}, saws that Mr. Colho,,,, "'0'o al'udcd thou
,et con,os IN oid &c a.. oh inns SUB in G
hch he has maintained his opinions" How could ,'nJ
us be- II the ub:Trcasury considered test Of l.
tate Rights doctrines2 man may change his opin. ns i
ms OF policy and yet be consistent but not SO of doe
ines Fhe truth is, there are no State Rights do, Son
mes necessarily connected with the Subrreasury ud
u, nor were such attributed TO it, until il was nrd
and necessary in order to sustain the sinking dynos fatl
OF the Missouri Resriconlst and the violent onno niece
n NJ {laaD D..
- u '"o hopuoHcan Madison. or al