Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-03-28

MLssEs. EBrI0Es--lna late number Of your .
paper have been called upon BY ~ Cih-.a." I
10 snswer certain inierugatot.e-, Tor pha, pur- F.
pose know not. The right 10 know my opin.
ions, as private c.lzen, consider very question
able; having, however, no wtsh 20 conceal any o. .
plnlon Of public character, or any act Of mine a.
public servant, hasten reply--my absence
from home has prevented an earlier response. i
IS well known entered the service Of the peo-
pie as the enemy or opposer Of chafeung any
more banking capital 10 this State IN other words,
opposed 10 the credit system as cxpounded and
ptaetised by the Hon. Prenliss and Col Blngha.
man and their followers, except in one instance.
when ! vas instructed by majority Of the yot.
ers Of my county. II is also known opposed
the post-noie plan, from beginning 10 end. Ia
the last session served, | introduced a resou-
ton upon which the bill TO compel the banks to
resume specie payment was predlcated. occu-
pied the ground that the Legislature did not pos
sess the power to annul charters that it was
question for the judiciary to decide. To all OF
which was opposed by the wings they went
| for chanerng more capital, ISSUING post notes to
a great extent At tho last session, see they
are for bringing the banks 10 a hearing before the
courts opposed 10 the ISSUING of post notes,
OF chartering more captal-as such, did re.
mark, they now occupied the ground did the
year before This, hope, will be satisfactory
answer to the first neuogatory.
To the second inleuogatory, the answer Is
somewhat gwen IN the first would have com.
PEELED the banks to resume by a certain day, I'm
der heavy penalties for noncompliance they
should BIO brought before legal tribunal, to be
tried whether they had constitutional existence
or not if they have, then whether they have vo-
lated their charter or not; if so, the remedy is
clear and easy, # not, hold that all power rests
with tho people That they have the power to
abolish the government itself That the way to
reach these institutions ls by convention
Should the Judiciary decide they have been Gre
ated IN accordance with the constitution, OF that
they have not violated their charters, view them
to be an evil Of such magnitude as to warrant us
IN gong into convention to abolish them, and for
bid IN future the charterlng another.
would not, admitting the banks TO have acted
IN bud faith, say they shall resume and in the
next breath prevented it by passing stay.law
making II impossible for them to do so. pre-
| Al, e a. 10 a.
sumo, and would do so, provided their debtors
would pay them. 1t is, IN effect, saying YOU
shall aud you shani, you can and you cant, will
and wont. greater piece of humbuggely or
folly have not witnessed in any legislative body
To the last lnterrogatory, am at loss 10 an
swer. That any good will result, is very doubt
; full. This reminds me OF certain quack doctors,
knowing mol what 10 give, they cram he patient
foil OF medicine, saying if 1t will do no good it
will do no harm. This | conceive to be an er.
. ror- whatever does no good does harm. The
evil NIGH, have been mitgatcd by merely pre-
venting the banks from discouniing any more un
II they did resume, or the question tried
Had Mr. Citizen attended the discussions last
I summer or read my letter in answer to call 10.
on me to become a candidate, he might have beer
spared the trouble and anxiety he maniesis IN til,
late number, to which this is intended as an an
swer. SO far as heard, Mr.. Joseph s. Leakc
5 was the only one Of the candidates who assumcc
! the ground now advocated by the relormrrs OF
k democratic dlctaors.
7. Seeing the prescription Of certain individual,
c entertaining views similar to my own. fear thu,
Q call has been with this view, if so, make The
II most Of IT, am determined not to be drawn in
a 10 paper war with any one. Should ever b,
u a candidate, will acknowledge your right t,
+ catechlse and know fully nv views. Nor will
d be slow to meet my opponent before the peopl
st al any time or place until which time, hope m
0 private opinions will be left to my own enjoy
= ment.
J, am charged with being camorous against III
&. banks might with the same proprety be eharg
@ ed as being clamorous against charterIng then
). But few years since, the popular voice was /
+. create banks-~aiye us more money! Did ne
/. the people know there was no surplus capt,
!. here Did they not know !; was money boz
rowers, instead of money lenders, ,ha; manage
e. the banks +! Have We so soon forgotten how p,
10 puar The Brandon Bank was because she di,
;" counted freely Have we forgotten so soon tn
ID calls on the banks to suspend, that they migl
81 discount moe freely here in Columbus : Hay
Is we so soon forgotten the InduIgsnces granted tn
D. banks by the Legislature of 81, allowing them
,e issue post notes without their solicitation, as
in measure Of relief! With all heir dishonesty, the
Ct were, in most cases, too honesto accept the boot