Columbus Democrat., 1840-04-04

sure s-ilLet tht / illlIultiuN OF l4e b.ftIH.' .
deuouucing ham as one Of the most unpunciHied .
politicians Of the age. That he has acted with /.
out au,horiiy--tha' he has assumed ihe response
biHy, and controls the affairs Of ,He State more .
after the fashion Of the Gar Of Russia, than be
Executive Of lree ana iadepe ndeu, people
The Argus man in commenting upon the Pfocla
mauon, says
Did the Legislature grant hrm The Governor.
any such authority No Does the cous,i,u
ton authorize ~ II does not No where /.
any authority 10 be found for 1t. was an as
Sumption without authority either duecI or implied
by The constitution or laws oi Ihs State, legisa
tive instruction. or Nhat not"
Now, lhe editor Of the Argus wIlrully per,ert-
the truth or gives a tact assent to lie, ofwhlch
every one in this community must be aware who
has taken the least pains to inform himself. Il
vlll be remembered tia, a vote was taken n he
last assembly, whether the five millions Of bonds
now IN the hands Of the managers Of the Bank,
| should not be called m and cancelled that ques-
ton was lost. II was plainly expressed 10 the
report Of 'he committee, that 1t would be unlaw-
fol to dispose Of the bond. IN any manner other
than that set down m the charter THIS report
was agreed to without a dissenting voice What
docs that implyl Is It not an instruction fom
the representatives. os the people that could not
be r1sunderstacdl We answer yes Upon
TIN, view Of the matter Governor McNuu issued
his proclamation lie had the best authority as
tho Executive Of free and independent people
lor acting as he did-he did not fear the issue
nor shall we, If the language OF the Wing press
comes clothed N as much talsy as the above
quotation
1t IS generally believed thai a negotiation was
set on foot by lomo Of the directory of the Bank,
and would probably have succeeded, had not the
proclamation warned tho capitalists Of the deep
and dangerous game they were playing. We
close these remarks with an extract from the
NIcksburg Sentinel upon this subject
" Bu, to return TO our wings Did not Cover
nor McNnu, as soon US the L. 5. banks agent
informed him that the State bonds Tor Planters
bank had been dlshonored in New York. lay the
case before our legislature, aud what was the re-
suit II was referred to committee and Judge
Guon reported and recommended that direct
, tax should be imposed on our people to pay the
debts contracted for the benefit of n few of the
nabobs a. Natchez and their ldvores. Bat how
/ many votes were there IN favor OF Judge Guons
, notion Exactly TEN votes Now if there
e were only ten in the whole House willing to i'm
f pose o,nx Of about 80 dollars IN specie on each
voter IN the State, to pay for State bonds legally
sold, (lor We believe Planters bank bonds were
sold according to law what prospect is there that
r they will be wiling TO impose direct tax of five
a bundled dollars IN specie to pay the Union bonds
n interest, damages and all!
"Wuh this specimen Of the disposition of ou
representatives at jackson to pay the debts of tn,
gamblers, by direct taxation, staring hun IN the
: face, Gov McNu0 would have been false t,
~ himself, to his country and to foreign capitalists
h If ho had not proclaimed to the world that ther,
,e is no hope that the people ever win submit TO b,
~ taxed for such unhoy purposes. Those who nov
are ende9otog to impress people abroad viii
;" the contrary opinion, do so for the base purpose
y OF borrowing money which they know never wlI
is be paid. But they know if the State borrow
,e money, 1t will fall INTO their hands, and cnabl
them to continue their swndIng, speculang an
sc and hcenuous lives. l. woGId be very pleasan
nd Ion them, aud then, when pay day comes, let th
.y people be taxed to balance the account bu
,yv when Judge Gulon's report got only ten vote
y, last winter, 1t would be basely false to tell tn
- world that there IS any hope OF the people
d' Mississippi being either able or willing to pay tn
~ State blnds.
he IT IS an easy thing to test this matter futhe
Il Il we're necessary; but we think the vote o
Gulons report ought 10 be conclusive. There
now vacancy IN this bank swindIlng city, wheI
'V The wings had majority OF $50 votes. TIL
IS State Is dlShonored, IN the language of the jew
or oi London, and the paper swlndIcrs. To pa
20 the interest on the bonds of the Planters bank
r Nalehe2 aud those due this year, II will be n
~ cessary 10 impose direct tax of thirty dollars
III every voter IN the State--and this not IN shnpa
We ers, bat specie. Now, we Will meet the WIN
b. OF NIcksbarg on the question: clearly and d
s tincty. Lot them brlng out their candidate to
Judge Bodicy's place, and Wow himself IN fay
NC Of taxing our people quarter of a million TO p
sc the bonds and interest and we will bnng on
Mr. candidate opposed To II. We viii then sec wi
no the people think OF State debts.
, |, Is amusing to hear men talk with hnrrnr alb,
Ny pGhcd faith and maintaining the credit otthe Sta
,od who are daily in the habit OF taking every adv;
tage which the law permits TO cvade the paym
oithtr dehtS-ln release themselves from obli
tions where they had affixed their seals and writ
ip- their names men who viii take advantage OF
NJ Idche in The law TO rob hts neighhor OF his prpp,
-' aud in the next breath, cry out lor the faith Of
mp state and pay the debts OF the gamblers
not France refuse TO pay the asSlgnatS DID
!, our revolutionary sires refuse To pay the cnntlRe
,N'' money And who ever stigmatlsed either "
Ues dRhonnrt Are we more piruous or more hol
not than they were DID not Great Britain swiI
the her creditors for twenty three years out Of por
, he either property Do we hear any denuncIa