Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-05

--iht man whom tAgvat> copd MT ialinidiie, nor /
tie lure 81 wrath bctray from she path 81 duty that
such haue ihsr sire 90 least was true IL The I
principles ot Dsmncsaue Liberty. This We hope /
i al uRNersa sentiment among the mCmhcrs "i he /
DemOcTauc parY. Is there pne who vii be huken /
down 10 The yuks-wh0 VIII permit thr energy OF
iude; endeuce u DO weak,ued--his manly smut
Nacd: ltuere be, bring hm out, aud ct Us scan
liam from head 10 loot Unlike the being he encc
appeared 20 bc, ranging The field oi political phoso
ply, dtigHung IN bbety, and fearless Of man lea
him craWi 10 The snRt es-lct hm voluntarily enter
! The caee--and let his masters teach him Ia stand
upon las head and lay a1Usuc tricks, or tn amusc-
/ nent Of lle mn>t contemplate aud disgusting gang
OF susoerlt that ever attempted "a oprrtss the peo-
! pie. Lea hlm leave the Democracy Wand as he walks
the Srrtt> hs very books Will speak his derrada on
| he r'4 be pointed at 10y The faithful and bald. A.
! one around whose neck theGulleu chain Of Corruption
las been uvHed-aSa Mng automanion and eel.
acu"g tool OF hiS countryS worst enemies.
! THE TAX QuEsTiN.-Th time is rapidly
approaching which will test the popularity OF the
credit system. lrmust be placed directly before
the people; Ior the spectators and Bankers,
who have been rutlng N extravaganza and cor.
rupllon can no longer pay one debt by mourning
another. Ii the people Of Mississippi will not
tamely.submt TO have, this fiscal year, a large
portion Of then labor and property taken from
them IN the shape OF taxes,to pay the interest and
a portion Of the debt ON which The Bankers and
their customers, the spectators, have been fol
licking for the last six or seven years, then the
whole wing credit system is at an end Bonds,
State stocks, and the whole machinery of the cft-
dat system, the whole fabric, Will be Frustrated in
the dust. The wings will have maiori;y in the
Legislature this winter, aud already many of the
spectators mouths are watering for feast on
The ten millions OF State bonds yet unsold at
jackson. II they eau only get them sold at o.
ven 81 cents on the dollar aud thrown into the
Union Bank, then manufactured INTO Union notes
at the rate OF five dollars for one, :" the people
can be relieved again" to the extent of 25 mil.
luns, and the loniers can have another glorious
years rolclng. Dum ririmus, uranus, post
morsm nuita roiupias" A short life and a
: merry one there are no post notes in the ohei
country. But unless tho wings impose mos
unexampled tax on the people of Mississippi lhl,
winter 10 pay the piper who played while III,
Bank Directors aud then friends OF the Union anc
Planters were dancing and drinking champaign
the thing IS out with the credit system. Now let
Us talk with the soverelgns upon this subject an,
see If they are ready to give up the present year,
labor for The glory OF the credit system, the gran
, deur Of the State, and the benefit Of the banker
aud their customers. Ii they have any Of lhes
il liberal notions let US see how much 1t viii cos
{ TO indulge them. In the first place, for sever
e years past, though the tax has been oppresslv,
!, yetI has fallen short otpaying he current "a
- 4 penses OF the Slate government. There are NOV
. outstanding State warrants 10 The amount of 500
g 900 dollars and upwards These mustbe Prov
e ded IoI as well as the ordinary expenses. Next
there Is upwards of 10000 dollars interest du
on the PIanters' Bank bonds for last year whcl
the United States Bank was so generous as it
$ pay while she suffered her own paper 10 be dis
j hpnoed daily. Then there is a similar SUN Il
be paid AS interest on the same bonds for the
current fiscal year. Then there must be proyls
: ion made to redeem the $4,000 of the Plan
4 ters' Bank bonds falling due during the sam,
year; and lastly, as the Union Bank is explode,
S the credit system and the glory of the State re
o quIre that provision should be made 10 pay h
interest on the millions of bonds with which be
hnancIers have already relieved the people 70
about Is months. This will require the roun,
q sum Of $4,000 dollars or thereabouls Thu
r will bring the taxes TO be raised next vear,o pre-
/, serve the integrity Of the credit system in MISS
: supp, up 10 the ueghborhood Of one million an,
e a half. II The people were willing, would they b.
II able To pay this enormous tax That is a ques
ton which may be ascerialned by SIMPLE arh
metlc. II will require tax fifteen times as grca
as that imposed during the present year aud
d planter can ascertain his ability TO support III,
n credit system and enable the banks to keep al
j. then rocIng system, by SIMPLY multiplying tia
= tax which they now pay The present year by ! 5
Suppose a mans tax, either for his house or plan
tatlon be 100 dollars this year then The crcdr
system, the honor OF the State aud the comfort
the bankers will compel him to pay 1890 dollar,
tax during The current year. Though no human
beng related to him ever had lrollc or got ~
:, accommodation at the expense OF the Bank, We
I il be refuse 10 pay this moderate tax, he will incu
/. the displeasure Of the gamblers, and be BRANDED
$ as wanting IN public splnI, patriotism, and due
$ regard for the honor OF the State. The honor o
Y the State, the comfort OF the bankers and the ~
tognly Of the credit system rius be manlaine d
I ifihe planters should 60 without coat to hsil
backs or shoes 10 their feet. The bankers and
borrowers say, the planters and producers nds
- - foot their bills" or the honor Of the State Is
G gone and the thing can only be done by work
It ing harder and eating, drinking and wearing "a
+ bout one lhId Now lei US give three cheers foI
: the credit system, kneel down and say our pray
ers, aud petition that The planters and all who Ia.
Dor N Mississippi may be endued With that spirit
If OF sei.sacri6ce-tha indifference to tolI-lha
disregard of hunger and cold which these taxes
Il will require.
: Let them not only hope and pray for this happy
state VI feeling Tor themselves unt let them pray for
ther children and their chldrens children Tor gen.
u erslIons may also be able and Wiling 10 bear lht
y same privsons for The honor Of the STATE the IN
: iegrIiy Of the credit system, and the memory Of he
+ balcyon days enjuyed by The bankers from 1884 Ia
> $40. II is true that 'the best men in the Stale y
the bankers AMI borrowers are now coming no
{ court daily and taking advantage Of some petty ache
. 10 The law, an nonnalfy serving notice 10 proles
: on a note on which they wrote their names as