Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-11

meut whose features embraced the most odlons
tyranny and despotsm, rather than "a Tree GO
,erumeut where money, under judicial authority,
vas he ruling ann controlling pow"r Su.agalust
the awless acts Of a nran, could war, and that,
perhaps. successful, but against money! backed
Nv the judiciary, | could have no hope. Cod
forbid tina, should see the sanclily Of the crm,ne
aud the moucd influence OF the county joined,
hand IN haud, to awe the people inio Submission.
Su,1hls - inomtnlous question, and gentlemen
NAV treat It carelessly; hci tell them the people
vii not longer submit to be p,undercd IN the mau
net they have been for the last two years. The
tame has come Tor action, and action must be had
There are two sides TO this question: and there
are IN taps bou-e,wo parIics artaycd against each
other. The one - Tor judicial bank reform,
and the other Is lot Legislative bank reform.
am an humble soldier m the latter works; and
there, srr, With the help of God aud my county,
wall remain and fight uuiII PERISH IN the last
ditch. ! am ioi speedy remedy Let me de
sudden death when am obliged to dlo. Save
me from the PAINS and horrors Of = protmctrd
disease, which mast end IA death and destruction.
| have h,do OF no hopes that this great measure
ct reform viii be effected by tins Legislature.
The people must take It IN hand-wllh them Is
the power Two questions will be presented to
them. Are You ;or the banks gong into court,
and viii you tnmoly submit To the tedious pro.
cess of the law, aud While the remedy Is apply
lng lhe lhiet Is still plundctlng your housed o.
Will sou require the Legislature 10 fix a definite
time lor rcsumpnon1 which. # not complied with,
the corporate powers OF tho bank shall cease, cN.
ccpt but Tor purposes Of liquidation Whist NJ
chairman | am led to admire the wonderful To-
rrnuly apd tact which gentlemen have displayed
IN this great battle, am horribly shocked at the
mon,uous absudy It involves.
No sooner was hs measure proposed, than the
var cay of rcpea of bank charters Is fc-ounded
IN tbs House, which - echoed fom one end
OF this city to the olhcl II has gone forth on
the frut vma4 OF tie Wind to oycy,coucr ct tie
State, to toe oud that tho public mlnd may be
/ come prcludDccd before the intrinsic merits of
1a,s question can be fairly LAID before them Bot,
SIR. there Is "sobcr second thought which the
people Of this county nre accustomed Ia adopt
| It as that which has uniformly checked the mad
catcc, Of the mouled o'jgurchy which seeks 10
| tuc aud govern the dcsuues of the country
/ That sober reflection - beginning TO operate, and
/ Wii progress unu Il haaIly oyerthfows The whole
| bank NJ policy Of tins State Not only has that
| policy bu much Of the police regulation Of The
! State heen founded III manifest euor and fraud
our laws have been made by spectators, aud lor
the benefit OF Spectators. For the last ten yeats,
duung which time almost all Of our banks have
sprung Up into cytsteuce, this has been a spccu.
laune community. Tbs time has passed. by, and
wc are now su,clIy au agricultural people, and
ou laws and institutions must be- altered and
formed to -ur lAe present emergency. ia effect
thus great fundamental change, I look to tho ho
most ycolnaufy OF the country who earn tlcu
bread By the sweat OF thcit brow, aud not 10 III,
gentry vino cuiucd these evils upon our once
hi,rq hand ant who cannot look beyond tho seen
Of 4 p,caYuuc to consider the merits of any qucs
ton. | am aware Of lhc odds that arc agalns
me but, .lr, shall move on 10 this bushes.
ujlh = 6rm and STEADY purpose, trusting N the
honesty Of tie people "ho seldom decide wrong
when they understand the merits OF question.
I9uatSA ~ sArE.-hller all the Dragging
and b1istng trh q. oi the federal Hanson pres
.e, Of tbs CITY, We lhink sc may uuIy say with
out doubt that LOUISIANA Is safe and sound 70 lh'
core. We have had an opportunity recently O
con,erslng with many Of our fellow citizens from
the county; and they give the most cheering as.
,pinuce that every thing Is gong wcll. I'll,
prospects Of q glorious aud signal triumph "or,
never bnuhto--our democratic friends wef,
never in better spnls, and never more active
, Every week brings Us tho sprtod and eliminated
! proceedings st public meetings OF the people
I IN various pats Of this state and our patty wa
) never more cordially and heartily united. Not
breath Of dissatisfaction, SO lar as We can learn
prevails IA suy quarter. The nomination o
! Mouton gives general and universal satisfaction
VIM and Dawson are the n'onics OF the poo
% pie N tholr respective congressional districts. --
The ueopie are meeting and selecting then lrEw
/ allye candidate, aud all are moving ou ~ bar
I mon, and good feeling. Dcmoctacy canno
/ b9s., N traer and nober sons than can be- loun,
IN the rank. Of the ycomanry Of Loulsana. W.
) rejoice at the prospect before Us. and While w
n,lagIc our hearty congratulations with those O
Our democratic friends, We would fcnlind then
that there s no lime set to relax ~ their vigilance
> the hottest hour OF the battle rs yet 70 come -
Let no man qnt his post for moment aud it
ne, an hour be lost N the grea, business Of redeem
, ng the State from he coImPl'ons Of arstocncy
: federal oppression aad tyranny and TIE accut
S s,l rolat,ens OF abolition, with which II Is a.'
attempted to degrade her people.
Never va. people 30 shamciuIy lusucd b
! ,be presamp,rous arrogance Of the banking pose
! never was people 50 shaved aud saiudIed On
u Of the proceeds Of Their honest labor, as are u
. people Of LOUISIANA and 81 the great valley
E lhe Mississippi by lhe corrupt SYSTEM Of mo5el
u banking but the day Of their redemption
. nj hand Louisiana viii be dIson,hralicd--ti
II shackles which have SO long bound down the Il
g erg,es d herpeapIe and oppressed lher indust
. uillle burst lsnader, and they vii once mo-
: rejoice N freedom and prosperity. Let eve
$ nan lcnd helping hand m lhls glorious work.
Il Great u siejH
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