Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-02-23
LETTERS FROM JACKSON
ruMBER sEyEN.
JAeKsoN, Mi. Feb'y. l0. b

10 NE Editors Of the Columbus DsmoerGt:
GENTLEMEN Both Houses Of the Lcgisll
tore have been very busy for tho last three day.
Long speeches are considered in bad taste. "a
u is apparent 10 every person hai there Is no di.
position fell to listen 10 the eloquent displays q
q modern Demoshenes. --AbOul one fourth q
the members have lef, jackson FOR their rsspec
tive homes, and tho remainder svince settle
determination 10 have nothing but Gctonl az
ficn! for the balance Of tho session.
the House Of Representatives, on Thurs
day evening last, The Bill introduced by Gen
FoorE requiring the Governor forthwith to sigI
lhc remaining bonds Of the Mississippi Unior
Bank for $l0,5OO0O0, and authorizing the banl
TO issue Post Notes on one and two years, nj 81,
percent interest, upon tho anticipated sale d
the bonds IN some home OF foreign market and
also to require The Bank TO establish the different
branches with their allotted capitals, as cond
ton incident TO the issuance Of the notes, came
up for discussion. The Bill having been read,
Mr.. JossEtTN, Of Lafayette, warmly opposed
tho passage Of the measure. He conceived i.
would plunge the State into rretficyable rum and
disaster.
Messrs Fooie, Stone, H. C. Stewart and
Fuckett participated in the discussion, and when
WAS thought the subject was exhausted, that in.
deiaiigable advocate Of lhepeople's rights, JoHN
GiLMER, Of Lowndes, rose and expressed his
views upon the Bill in manner a. once plain
and Ineligible, forcible and conclusive. lie
made no prciensions 10 eoquence, but tho fre.
quent burss Of applause which Interrupted the
delivery oil his remarks, made manifest 10 the
whole House. the jusiness Of tho position he
assumed. lie spoke as \ man alive TO the hon
Q. and interests Of the great State Of Mississippi
and gained FOR himself lauFcls which any states.
man might envy. cannot do justice 10 the
plain practicable good sense Of his mind, and the
force Of bis reasoning powers. viii confns
myself 10 q mere skeleton sketch Of his admra-
bio address. Mr.. G. in reply 10 DR.. Pickett
commenced BY saying, that this ncessant cry OF
distress" Distress was mere cuckoo note
uttered by interested gamblers and spectators.
The distress spoken Of was a mere farce
aPeffect Judge, invented BY men who were in,
tefested keeping up the cry to subserye their
selfish ends. Where is this dsiressi Will The
gentleman point me 10 some tangible proof Of
The sincerity Of their declarations For the dis,
tress o. aPeorlcbrough Hbout by the ordering
decreesof Providence, Mr.. G, said he had
heart which was not steeled TO the scnsibles ol
our nature, But Is this distress which Is con,in.
ra'ly hafptd uponby gentlemen, real OF is il In.
dgtnafyf isit fact or Is Il felion Sir, lcok
10 your gvog shops, your card tables, your vino
parties, where Champagne flows by The basket.
Is there any distress here Look, too, ii YOU
swslisd heads rolling along in their coaches and
carriages, too lazy to work, and these renilemer
Ills who every distress. Yes, Sin, these are n,
men who wish relief by flooding tho country will
l!redecmab'e shin plasters. The ploughmen .
the country, the Woodworking people were no, /
favor oil relief inthis way. They wan, SCUM
currency give them this, and ihey would re
lleve themselves without The aid Of The Legislu
lure. The idea Of legislaiing men out OF del
IS Absurd; i isa brunch Of political oconcm,
which none bu gamblers and stock. jobbers Nh
deFsiand. The only relief 10 DO Obtained mus
come out u the soil il is the only safe and pei
maneni relief that country should have, OF III
people require. Blu, sf, The relief which The |.
sue Of these Post Notes viii afford, instead I
bringing about prosperous state Of things, mu,
tend inevitably 10 the irrcdeemable ruin Of III
country. Are We prepared Cor this : Who d,
sifes to see the land cursed With shin plaster ci
cnlationf II This Bill passes, Mr.. Speaker,
spirit Of dissatisfaction will spread itself throuQ
the confines OF the State, there is no ,ellir
where i will stop. Il will gather slronglhas
rolls along. The battle of " delyerance and Ill
erty" will then commence in real earnest---ll
people will lie low, keep dark, and fight d.
hard. laughter and Il the Banks, should be de
uoyed A4he conflict, posteriy would affix Il
stigma Of disgrace 10 the institutions which |,
cshe struggle, and The Legislature which hasIe
ed on TO The fatal catastrophe. The Unic
Bank was looked to as the Saviour Of the State
and Y the Institution was properly managed, NJ
Y. did not doubt It's capacity Of accomplishing II
high ends Of its establishment. But much ofi
capacity for good OF Cor evil. depends upon Il
achon q tho Legislature. II we curb il with
Proper bounds, and insist upon its doing only
leglnmaie Banking business, issue lie notes upt
tho basis Of the hard sia.f itself, We can cacuIa
with some certainty tina, the money will mass
par. Sir, FIRST sell the bonds, obtain The cold !,
SILVER. place 4 IN your vaults, and then il, Il
Banks go on and issns upon solid cap,al, 4,
it, notes will pass current any where ccn6d.n
would be inspired ID the stability Of the Institute
and Tho world will recognize the paper Of /,
Union Bank as the repr, sentative Of what j, D,
ports to be. Once pursue different cours
issue poet notes on one and two years, bear
Elk per cent. interest per annnum, and what I
lowsl Depreciation will as necessarily be
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