Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-02-18
NUMBER XXI.

The additionit viii make to the powers Of
i the Federal Executive Every officer with.
which this money Is to be deposited, or left for
safe. keeping, viii be opposnsed by the Rresi-
dent, and. removable al his pleasure. We
| Inightas well give it to the President himself
as infrust il TO those whom be can, and VIII
control.
This plan will multiply officers and increase
considerably our expenses at its commence
i ment, and inthe end no man can now fofesee
sheswalm Of dependenisit may generate, and
he addltionsit may occasion to our expendi-
lures Of The pnblie money.
BY the. use of the patronage already belon-
ging TO that officer, We all know and feel tlIat
a large portion OF the power vested in the le-
gisfafive department exists only in names it
4 IS in substance vested IN, and exercised BY the
President as he viii; shall we then give him a
j controlling power. over all the pecnnary re-
sources Of the Federal Government? For ore
1 cannot consent to it.
Lastly. This Subj 'reasury is nothing but a
stepping stone to Bank created by The Fede-
raj Government, bottosned onits~ own funds,
attached to the. Treasury Department; and all
placed at the control Of The Presidents or 81
those who. viii never haze any Nlll which does
not correspond with.his. Itappears to me, no
reasonable man can think, if we. commence
this system, We are to stop, short Of such a
Bank.
Let one year only pass with all your revenue
IN specie, and that locked up; your state Banks
and paper currency deranged; and what thenl
Those who NAV wish to carry out this. system
will then Tecur TO the second doctrine advan-
ced by the late President Jackson, That the
money of the country ought not to be kept
i the arms belonging TO the citizens: both viii
society is suffering for a sound circnating'me-
dun; we. Must pass a law authorizing this
money TO be .loaued the interest viii ease us
ofthe payment of muchtaxes; and.by cireula-
ting Treasury notes, or drafts, drawn by one
/, ofthese Treasures upon another we will have
a sound papercurreney, good every where and
bottomed on a metallic basis. This doctrine
will become the democratic doctrine, and. eve
? ry man who epposesit WILDE denounced as a
/, hank bought Federalst; the law Wilfpass; and
: Undue form, we shall have a Treasury Bank ;
!: andwhatthen
Theplvse and the slpord lciH be united. and
a power to increase The purse as need may re-
/ quire, not by adding eagles and hard dollars tc
-our funds, but by issues of paper In such sums
as may be deemed necessary and proper. I his
: Bank with its pecunlary means, and the credit
and resources it viii possess, can either destroy
or render sebservient TO the views Of the Exc
: cutive, any State Banksswhich may be in exis-
: tence. The whole monied power, net only o
: tho Fe6eral GagerT mel t-Lut of all State Banl /
G being thus placed in the hands of the Presden'
he VIII be able. to control the destinies Of the
: country.
: His VIII becomes tie law of the land. HI
!, will never again haveto appeal to : the sobe
: second thoughts of the people" to carry any
fagorite measure His first commentator vii
: always secure its speedy enactment into 3
: law.
e lu the views, which take Of this subject,
may be m error, hut they. arc. sincerely enter
; tanned. Ia this first instance, / placed M
Q vote against It. under belief Ehat such wer
the sentiments ofihe people ] represented
e Afterwards was instructed by the Legisla
: ture 10 continue my opposition. dad SO, from
: a conviction was right, and nothing woul
give me more pleasure than tocenform my vot
il to your wishes. If the measure were an or
: binary one, or fl believed the error. of sane
+ toning it could be corrected ; but relieving a
b / do, that the power once granted to the Exc
cutite can never be recalled, and that its exer
else vii take from the people that freedom O
!. thought ard action, which alone entities on
. Government to be considered Free limos
i respectfully, but decidedly state, that I canlld
ard leiH not obey The instruction. contained j
your second resolution.
!. Yourthrd resolution unqualfiedly condemn
= the provisions of biLofthe last session, en-
: titled bin to fprevent the interference of Ger
tain Federal officers In elections, declares tn,
!, same to be violation of the Constitution {
: the United States, unquaIhhedly condemns tn
Z vote given in favor of said blu by my eoheagn
n and myself and instracts your Senators to Vot
T. against and to use all fair and proper exertion
Z to prevent the passage ofsthe same or any sin
: liar bill.
: When my colleague snd myself gave OF
+ votes in favor ofthat bill, we acted under tn,
- same solemn sanction Of an oath to support til
~ Constitution of the United States, that til
:. members of yaur honorable body did whe
u they voted IN favor of this condemnatory res
i, luton We had the benefit of very aqle argl
9 Fnents beth for and against the bill. We e,
= ahmed il with all the care we could, AID cam
- TO the conclusion it was not unc onstIfutiona
and believing that the prevailing practice of Il
o President interfering in elections, both Sta
and Federals through the insirumentality efo
1T icers who hold their places during his pleasu
N called loudly for remedy, I've yotedin favor
IN Its passage.
Of If your decision was final would not be
ID childish as to ass of you to reconsider the CO..
a stitutional question:.
V To men of ordinary capacity, or equiyoc
moral character, might make such reqne
J.. from belief tlIarthe decision was ltasty on
e, produced by some ertrQhe0tS influence, ar
Is that more deliberate investigation of thesul
ie Jet might lead to a different conclusion. b
a. when / reflect that the leading men OF thi
le majority which passed the resolution are me
e. as much distinguished by their moral charat
n ter, as by their intellectual attainnents an
le deep research, on subjects connected with col
is stitutiona law, and see that my vote is net on
~ condemned but sunqualihedlY condemned,
Of cannot hope that one ofmy humble pfefentio j
at could urge any thing which would occasion
" doubt IN your minds Of the correctness OF yoI
O. decision.
rs But there is higher earthly tribunal tia
e your Honorable Body that win Judge boi
ln uouy. vote and mine. and pass sentence dispa
40 sionately, without any predisposltion TO asqlo
ffedzg condemn either of us, but IN charity hi
rs ping that each believed, when giving his vot
n he was acting correctly. To that. tribun
o. then our common constituents. through 20
ee their immediate Representatives, beg leal
ok respectfully and briefly TO assign some of Il
nd reasons which influenced the vote complainl
or of.
n Every officer named in that Bill holds
" office at the sUiu Of the President and is lab
I'D to be dismissed whenever It IS the pleasure
" the President to dismiss him. Each and eve
i'd one of the Offices is created by act of congref
ve The qualifications for the Office, the Tenure
to II, and the duties to be performed by the offic
al i-ro ard xxsar aaffsarz of leyfeIaffrfa as1a.