Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-19
TO TIE VOTERS OF LowNpEs
BELOW CTrzrSs,

vacancy having occurred
"a VIC representation from ibis county occas.oreI
10y The resigHa on Of Gen. JEssr SFElcHT. ! 1re-
sent myselfas a candidate Tor YOUR sud,sges al the
called election To he held st the several precinct. IN
NE county, on Ffidsyand Saturday, The 25.h and
zeth days Of the present month"; (Drcember)
l hold thu any man. who mag present himself
as candidate is bound 10 give his views as 10 the
Pohey' which may be brought up to be acted upon
IN hlng The otiice which he seeks; therefore shall
hhefE give my views as To the powers of the Cav
eminent and he most important subjects likely 10
oe acted upon at the next session Of our legislature
Firsi. Interpretations are likely again To be
brought on The taps; | will here Jo'div assert thai,
The legislature has ma right To ncorporare Rant
or any thing else; Tor the plain and pansbl re,.,,
That the Constitution Of our Staie no her. autf,r.
zr' The exercise oi any such power am apnri.eJ
That there are ilose. who believe that the SAT-.
Government can eghifuiiy do aay thing. no, for
hidden by the Constitution Of the L.. s. b,,, I'm.
opinion, tho gray headed is certainly errope,,.
Tor the SIa te Government is as pornly limited h,'
the state constitution, as is the Government or tho
u , by That Of the Federal Constitution; each coo.
sliui'on being the limit Of lis respective Govern.
ment: aud as HE OH and 10Th amendments or ,bo
constitution of The L, S. have secured 10 ,be S,,e
OF to The people, the residue Of powers not dr,,,.
ted 10 the Federal Government. so has m, b,ll ~
h'g'''s' prepared to our state constitution, secured
Us against m"nopoies Of any kind for, The yerv
drst section declares That all lreemen. wien it.,,
hfm social compact, are equal IN rights; aud that
no man, or set OF men are entitled Ia excIn.,v.
separate public emouments OF privileges from tbs
community"
The b'l of rights then proceeds to the amount of
ihity sections, reservIng US certain other rights
WHICH we have never conferred upon any Govern.
mehl whatever either State or Federal. But ,he
l'ames ol our constitution, have pu that mater be-
yoho dispute IN the concluding clause OF our bin of
Rights, winch is in these words:
10 guard against lransgresson of the b,,b
powers herein delegated, WE DECLARE, that every
'hng IN Tins article is excepted ont Of the general
powers OF government and shall forever remain
mvloiae ;und that oil laws contrary thereto. or
tue following provisions, Constitution shah be
ynld
With these facts in view, cannot conceive kow
even The verest cayiIer can RAISE even quibbIe
---'nnch more might be said which this communl.
cation precludes.
Secondly. That # any legislature shall lhrongh |
yenaIty, mbcclIty or any other cause pas, an ac,
OF incorporation, bo'dly assert, that any subse
qnen' legislature has the unqualified right 10 revoke
mat act, and declare it a nudity. IN making hi,
assertion, am conscious thai come in contact with
another gray headed opnon---an opinion which IS
entertained by nne tenths of our LAWYERS who are
e'eueS' takers but who are not, in all cases our
"'"s' profound hnkers- man is law animal, if
another VIII work for him he will not work for him.
seI'-but he fruitful source of mischief - dat men
VIII not even think for themselves; this is fact as il
regards too many Of our lawyers; they find o,;n,rs
upon the subject Of rested rights IN the English
u" a"t''"'es' and Adopt them applicable in oor
own country not alvertng to the fact, tina, in
England, the people boast other rights as dor;,o1
from the King of England, but we hons, or 49,.
rights a. derived from the KING of the Universe.
and that the Government can, rghifIy. cxercise
me eonSttn'on'---ln England The Government, ha-
wing all rights may extend them to a part Of the
community or to the whole; but here the neo,ls
have The whole rights IN their own hands. and ,bsv
have declared that no man nor set of mon sh,u
have exclusive emolumcnts or privileges e.,
" Consequently and necessarily follows that no
exclusive rights can be vested in franchise
IA =. 81 ~
IL 49, weldeiiDed principle in our Goyernuor,
that rights vest IN properly only, a man has nm 90
elusive right to his horse or any Other proper,v bn,
We can have no exclusive fights 10 on tn cL,,.A
TO m' or any o'herpace, these pertain 10 ,be what,
peoples and m the words of he bill of rights. ore
'nnaIlenabe and indetasiLle."
Thirdly, Another grey headed opinion Of o,,
'esal gentlemen or majority of them is. that 10 .d.
mt that the legislature had no rlght to incornor,t.
yel the legislature cannot revoke charter tb,, :,
comes under The jurisdiction Of the Judiciary fran,
ms op'nion cntirely dissent, Tor The judiciary j.
more grdsp'Hg, farther removed, and exercises more
d'c'afor'af aud depotic powers, than any o,ber
oraheh "l Inc government, aud wirhal il The least =.
SpohS'nle' but take higher ground--l contend tbot
the judiciary have no roqniznnce nf N. o,ss,;,r
the judiciary Of Maine can as Justly claim The doris
10" OF thS question: as the judiciary of Mississippi
Tor The sample reason that any act Of incorporation is
VOCATION OF our reserved rights aud in the words
Of the bd Of rights care excepted out of the gene.
raj powers oIgoVernment" consequently no branch
I" 'he def're government can claim any jurisdiction
nVer the question that the people or their mmedi.
ale representatives only, can rrhfany exrrci,, am,
supervision. To this some legal men possibly NAV
'ay''ha' bring myself subject to my own objection;
nat the legislature is a branch ofthe government
o rehot Tins objection, will call your attention 10
ne lac' that the legislature, is not part ofthe 20
'ernmenl proper, but merely the mouthpece OF the
sovereign power giving direction To the govern
mem proper le the Executive, judiciary and Mi.
lar