Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


several amendments were offered, and some stiiri-
ares were male. Tic 81 rcsu.utt5a aas stricken
ont and ihe io.pwng inherited
Resolved. tlal ihe power of government over
currency b une e the high atfbEtfs Il sovereign
~ that ihe only currency kaown 10 the eonstitu-
iiou Of lhr United Slsics is com or mealc cur
rency that TIE Siaps have not only parted with
and granted % ii, epyrrrWen, II Tie u States, 81
much Of their sovereignty rsalos 10 con Or me-
ia'c cuuency-bat the States have aiso prohibited
themselves from tie exercise 81 such aiinbutes OF
sovereignty rs relates % cD'H or meGi'c currency
aud aso such attribute Of sovereignty as relates to
emitting bits Of credit
Mr. Miller Of Kinds, offered the toIoNng which
was adopted
Resolved tia, our Senators in Congress arc
hereby instructed, and our Representatives request.
eJ, to support in good finh, the leading measures
and policy as heretofore brougl, forward and adj
yocaied by The President " Tie United States and
to use oil lar AMI proper cSerl'ons 10 carry On, and
sns,ain and accomplish The 'aBc.'
Judge Campbell II Yazoo made some exception
To The resolution which fellows:
Resolved, ihat Ills legislature heartily approve
the lcading measures of the late and preseni admin
islrallons Of The Federal Government. That they
gritty aHl pairDtism Of Martin Van Buren. the
chief magistrate, AMI that They regard his admins
iraiion ~ giving promise Of the success which
marked that ni hrs illuslliou p predecessor"
MrC. - one Of the many who left the late admin.
isra,ion Of Gen. Jackson on tie South Carolina
Modification question previous to Which, we believe
he was warm and able supporter Of all Tie great
and leading measures Of the federal government
We DO not intend % discuss hat question al this
late day nor mpugn the motives Of a gentlem9u
who may have erred. That Judge Campbell dill not
subscribe 10 The resolution in the shape that II was
presented 10 the Senate we are unable To find the
least objection His i0rmer course compelled hun
consistency demanded il--ahd had le subscribed to
the resolution as introduced his nnhying friends
would have sci up the war cry Of party against
him.
Mr.. Tucker oi LownGes, replied to the position
which the Judge bad taken on this question. He
launched out into the son of federal po'ies, and en-
dcavored, no, by arguments, to convince, but TO
drive with bitterness, mud acrmony, such members
Of that body into Iha, hoe Of conduct when he had
himself ehaIktd out or they should be cast oil az
interlopes-- they should be exercised upon The altar
of public condemnation We understand well the
motive tia, insugaird this uucaed for attack upon
the feeling, and opinions Of Judge Campbell 1t
was 10 CRAFTY the private pquc Of certain monrn
veting politicians, who have no, the moral honesty
to come out aud state to the world Why they sap.
ported measure which was sppererogatory, md
= III. aha "a
resolution. Tie past administration has been ap-
proved Of by both branches OF the Legislature of
Mississippi; and had not been, is not material,
nor Is tia, the obrctor Legislation Thepcoplc Of
his bank.ridtcn State do not, we believe, wish 20
pay legislators 10 enact laws and pass ra'uions
audaiory of their previous course There Is not a
man, woman nor chit, that has attained the age OF
reason, that cannot tell whether they appreciate the
conduct Of the cabinet at Washington; and if we
understand the genius OF our fee institutions, It IS
to declare the po', the opinion Of those WING sui
the people tose who IcgJ,otc for the people those
who have The peoples interest at heart, and not
party argandizement All who listened 10 the at
tack felt how little il was TO BE- expected that moral
when the whole object seemed TO have been 10
thrust from out the palrs Of the holy cOnrcntlee
one Of it's brightest ornaments, TO crush Of make .
towering spri, cover and bII down before the inn
nrr which had been set up; TO pander 10 ITS evils,
TO paIiatc rs atrooiues, that Of party. II was
more Than the uoblest work Of God" could swSI.
low. oil let how little Likelihood there was thaI the
still small voice Of reason from the yituCus and IN
teIgcnt should make lself heard by dose ambitious
spir1ss who sci themselves up as live wisest, most
siItuous discreet best, and who consequently, with
presumption pruportioucd 20 tic profoundly N then
ignorance, Believed themselves capable Of solving as
| 4 BY intuition ~ the vast and complicated prob
lens Of free governments.
We have dwelt upon this subject to greater
length than we had nj first intended but we are
,~ccusabe, for in this embryo we thisk we see the
seeds Of much future contention in the county o.
| Iowodes-~ft il -ae ~ which the Democratic party
NAY be deeply injured By SmbI'mu' politicians. we
| call upnn tie honest yeonanry q Old Lowndes it
bewatc Of such men, who, rejecting the prcceptS
philosophy and the lessons OF experience ting
| the weakness al human nature, y surrendetinI them
selves 10 the intoxjcation Of sliori-bved power--
vaInly think that they can ride upon the whr@iud
direct tie Storm that because they ran raise the bias
Of popular passion by skcptca sophism, they can ii
rec, il 70 proper end, and aay Il at their plea
SURG that because they can sever the dearest bonds
and destroy the out.woyks Of our sacred ccnsltu
iun, therefore thfp can reconstruct and res,or,
llem to thcir native purity. This. indt eli, IS tn,
acme Of human presumption The morest chit
may appy the torch, but who has the moral firm
ness 10 arrest the contagrat on-ihe ieebIesi arm
may destroy the modest Of q DDS work, an hosc'
man. Ayon's har speaks much stronger angulg
lhau me
--- be,ray more men,
Put out The light, and then put ont The igh'
II Quepth lice Aoa q mag minister