Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-28

sentative Hall at II O'clock IN NVnfn147lsx
for the PURPOSE of ,lect;n s Tinted ssssss
Senator - 's'''s' 2 '''''
Mr. Boon fhen introduced Resal,l;o,,s ,els.
i've 10 the eaTr ,ss.'. e;t;or - s
the Importance Of the adoption By Congress st
ITS present session, the Independent Treasury
blll-specle clause and all-and instucting
our Senators ~ Congress to vote for the pas
sage q the same
The resolution Of Mr.. Boone win appear in
our next. IS
After the reading Of the resolutions, Nh.
Burrus moved to lay them on the table, but
the motion was lost
mr.. hoDerts then moved that the rule be dis
pensed with. and the resolutions read second
tlIne forthwith. Mr. Il remarked that, his
object was to bring on the immediate discus
SION OF The subject OF these resolutions. Mr..
Williamson opposed the suspension Of the rule.
lie thought that as the House had adopted for
ITS government certain rules, they should not
pc dispensed with on any trivial OCCASION
were as Wen 70 have no rules at all. Mr..
graves, OF ChoctaW' Thought the resolutions
shoul1 pc acted upon without delay. tie
thought It ever there was time for action up /
on lne important snD1e related 10 IN the Teso-
| lu.iOns' u was TINS. There are those IN ONCE
whose policai tenets are not those q major
| ny Of lhe lreemen OF mississippi. lie thought |
the Legislature should act without delay on
TINS SUBJECT:
Dul' before any acuon was had, the house
ADJOURNED unnl III Q CLOCK tomorrow
THURSDAY, Jan. Q.
In the Senate, the Joint Resolutions from
the House In regard to the election of Uni
ted States Senator, and the installation of the
Governor elect, were concurred in.
Mr.. Miller introduced the folloYino nream
bic and resolutions in relation to the. bowers of
the Legislature to repeal or amend bank char
tiers
q, aWhereas, IN the first article of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Mississippi. it is declared
that all freemen when they form social com
pact, are equal in rights, and that no man or
set of men, are entitled to exclusive, separate,
public emoluments, or privileges from the COM
munity, but in consideration of public services,
and that all power is inherent In the people. and
all free governments are founded on their ar-
: thority and established for their benefit, and
they have at all times, an unalienable and inde-
feasible right to alter or abolish the form Of
government in such manner as they NAV thinl,
: expedient.
And whereas, since allfree governments de-
! rive their authority from the people, and are In
stituted forthe preservation of their liberty, and
: promotion of their happiness, and as the func.
: tionaries of the government are simply the
! agents OF power, appointed by the people, I'M
uer IesPonslOni.y - perform tnel WIN, ens.
ot POSSESS one nart;c,e Of noar II flous
IS that an laws which GRANT 70 tbe few the nowe
e to Cypress the many, are contrary to the prin
= ciples Of freedom, and repugnant to the right
y of the people; and therefore repealable by tn
' supreme authority;
nnJ "nefeas Oa,lh cnarer llo Us nasuls
% en5 nr, lou 0~ana9 - ta fs ~ tba =
p clusdn Of tie manv tberere f the mower nov 81
I'd and privileges, granted in bank charter, opel
ate against the public good, it is the duty 9th
~ Legislature as the agent of the people, to re
) woke such charters. Therefore,
M resolved, ~ inc Leglsalatare q the Sta1
of r 1 .as l1 ann an sl.er Tue passa
II, and comnetent to alter amend or ahrooate an
act Of incorporation. which has been, or ma
ne hereafter be granted under or by the laws
n this State, or which is or may be found to e.
sc ist within the territorial limits Of the same VI
OF der any name or Tor what purpose, whenever
= me opinion o. .he Eegglslature, tne PUBIC ~
suoii di'ei as'0lls' y
Resolved 3 That tho nf1hIic interest
reouire and i i dntv we owe alike Il
ourselves and n noetor;,v that we sbonl
arrest .be enornoo,,s evils ofhankino n thi
~ Safe bv ] timely ranaal ofthe charters
= such of the hanks whose conditions do M
NO afford reasonable nrosnect Of their abb
Sc, itv early % rec,,nerate. and also nv amer
ed dino the charters oftbe rest. so as effect,
" olly ~ nrevent then, from aoain abusin
ar their nrivileges.
a, as = Several 5ills were al.o introduced. Il
= titles ii which we did not nrocure
IN. In the forenoon Of his dav the IL
Nv, JIonses assamhlad il tho Renresentat;,
er- Hall FIR the n,,rnosa ofelect;po 5 IIn;t.
tee States Senator far s;;v wears from the 4
Or dav oe Marcb sIaAI 80 -
M VEL, or ,ba Senate ,,o,,,; i,
' he tho Hon p r WslI,ar. Mr. Mnrch;so
the Of the House. nominated the Hon. S. I.
for Prentiss.
Mr.. Walker was elected on the fir
N call. He received 20 votes:
ov = Mr.. Prentiss 81