Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-01-25

have all failed to comply with the con
ditions of the act passed for their re
, lief Suits have been instituted agains
them OH their notes amounting in all
to the sum Of S23S,09S. Judgment
has been obtained agains. the Missis
sippi and Alabama Rail Road Company
for the sum OF S229,584, and interest.
consider the whole debt due by the
4 Bank very doubtful. In my absence,
the former Treasurer Gen. Silas Brown,
drew out Of the office of the Planters
Bank the whole amount then on depos-
it, and received the same in Brandon
money. am firmly persuaded thai
the Bank was bound TO pay over that
sum in par funds. At the last session
ofthe Legislature, sent in a special
Message on the subject, with several
documents proving the liability Of
the Bank. 4 Joint Committee was
appointed TO investigate the whole
subject, but failed to make any iaqui-
ny whatever. respectfully refer you
to said message and the accompanying
documents, and request the appoint
ment Of A committee authorized to
send for persons and papers, & charged
to report the facts of the case. Should
it appear that the Planters Bank has
abused the confidence reposed in it by
the State. and has used the good funds
deposited by the State Treasury, and
palmed off upon The public creditors
worthless papcr,--it will be advisable
to repeal the 10Th section Of the char.
ter, and make further provision in reIa-
ton TO the safe keeping of the public
funds. That section provides further,
shat all bills or notes Of said Bank
originally made payable, or which
shall become payable on demand,
shall be received in ali payments to
the State" Under the existing law,
that is the only paper money author
lied to be received in payment OF the
public dues but little OF it Is al pres
cnt in circulation--no reason exists
why the paper of that Bank should be
preferred.
| have the honor to transmit q reso.
luton Of the General Assembly Of the
State ofIndiana, protesting against any
interference, either by Congress or
the State Legislatures, with the domes-
tic institutions Of the slave-holding
Statcs--A preamble and resolutions
of the General Assembly Of the State
Of Missouri respecting slavery--Reso-
Iutions OF the Council and General As
scmbly of the State of New Jersey in
relation to the Public Lands, and re-
port of a Joint Committee on tbs same
subject Resolutions of the General
Assembly of the State of Missouri inI
relation to the proper distribution of
the Public Domain--Rcsolutions of
the State Of Main relative to the same
subject--Iicsolutions OF the State of
North Carolina in relation 10 Expun-
ging the Snb-Treasury. the Public Do
main, and the patronage and expendi-
lures of the General Government
Resolutions OF the State of Ohio, ap.
proving of the course of the General
Government, and the authorities of
Maine in relation to the North Eastern
Boundary-An act Of the people of
the State of New York, to authorize
the arrest and detention Of fugitives
from Justice from other States and Ter
ritories, of the U. S. A letter of Mai.
General Edmund PendIcion Gaines,
Of the United States Army, in relation
to the construction of Rail Roads and
the National defence. Also, letter
Of Daniel Brent, Esq, Council Of the
United States. at Paris, in relation to
the passage of an act, providing for
the acknowledgement and execution
of deeds of conveyance, and other in
struments of writing in foreign coun-
tries, touching property in this State.
Eight of these documents are submit
ted to your consideration at the request
of several sovereign States ofthis Uuion;
the other two emanate from distin-
guished individuals, and the subjects
embraced in them all, are deserving of
your regard.
The disposition ofthe public domain.
is deeply interesting to the people Of
this State. All of the new States ex-
ccpt Mississippi, have received large
grants Of the public lands. But few
townships remain in TIE State to be-
offered for sale. and the quantity I'M
sold, is generally of little value. Mis-.
sissippi pays more than her share Of the
taxes, indirectly levied, in the shape Of