The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-07-24

the ooulA upon zee subject 81 slavery Sid
abolition and the southern people are mod
essly requested e vote for hin b preference
20 General Harrison upon that ground
Now let's see tho difference. 10 be.
facts and g tho testimony
Van Buren, has pledged kiaskff ID veto
s bill If passed By Congress aboIishine slat
cry IN the District 81 Columbia. Bu never
theless, Be says that he believes thas CON
gress has he right q pass such biI.
Well, General Harrison allerla denies ii 3.
p6,0er q Congress % pass such a bill At an.
WE'LL as 70 the constitutionality Of the|
people Of the misunderstanding States to|
agitase the question Ofthe abolitionof slav-
cry. General Harrison says embhaticallyl
that such discussion IS unconstitutional.
Mr. Van Buren, has never given bis opin-|
ions Or sentiments upon lkai question that
We know Of
And how is il in regard to the Territories!l
Have the Territories ihe rigM toretain the
institution Of slavery when they come into
the Union, or has Congress the power to rel
quire them to come il as free Stale OF
stay out Of the Uniona This wasthe Mis-
souri, Question; and It IS well known that
the two candidates for the Presidency voted
and spoke on opposite sides Of it. Van Bu-
rem IN favor Of the exercise Of such ! powesl
BY Congress in the Missouri case ard Har-
rison opposing the assumption Of such a
power altogether. These are plain unques-|
donable facts for plain men to look ct.
The 8 Plain simple Plano
The subTreasuTy bill is called "a plain
siimpEe plan for The collection, SAFE keeping
tnd disbursement Of the public money.
This we believe, is what its advocates claim
or il. And this is one Of the strongest rsa-
IONS why we oppose it. If It is exactly
what Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends say il
s. If il has precisely tho merits they claim
pr lt-aIl the merits and no more--ihat Is
al all-suficient reason why the people
should oppose It. We do not believe it is
the best plan for the scollection, safe keep
ing and disbursement Of the public money 2
but fit were we would oppose It with oil
the might of our opposition, because Il Is
simply such plan and nothing else. Is
the Government TO do nothing for the peo-
pie? Are THE PEOPLE of this country--se-
yenteen millions Of people, to groan and
struggle, and still struggle, year after year.
from years end to years end, with a weight
of difficulty and embarrassment and poverty
that the nation never saw before, and their
goverament--their own government, quiet
} y content itself with ga plain simple plan
for the collection, safe keeping and disburse-
ment of the public money! Are the people
going TO permit their government TO confhe
al its financial operations and influence,
UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES AS NOW EXIST,
to the mere advantageous control Of lis own
fnances9 Nay, more. Are they going @
permit their government so to manage the
public finances as that the e1istance Of q
convenient currency for The people shall be
utterly unprecedented When these people
around US acknowledge 4 willing obedience
and ready seryitude to the Federal Co.
|vernment, they viii perhaps do it But so
long as they are free and look to themselves
for protection 50 long as we are citizens of
distinct states and believe that those states
have exclusive rights--so long as we are q
people that govern ourselves we will NOT do
Il. No we cannot. The people that La
Dor in this country, and EARN the money,
pay into the Federal Treasury thirty OF forty
millions a year, for what2 That ssthe Cabi-
nett may collect, safely keep and disburse
the public money''--this same money! Is
this what the general government IS sustain.
ed forg Is this what our taxes to the federal
government are paid for2 Rather than see
such q doctrine fastened upon the country
we would see the Union diesoIred! Yes.
aissolped. This is not hasty 81 heated
reflection. And if in The future history 81
wrong and misfortune, such high-Ilanded
measure of federal oppression ever does
fasten itself upon rs, this right hand foi
one, IL It retains IFS physical energy, win adj
vocase, as wholesome measure, for the
welfare Of tie people, q speedy dissolution
Of de Union MOI cha love Caserless,
but Rome more.
Since the above was II type we learn
that the sub-Ireasury Bin has passed both
houses Of Congress
We learn from the Vicksburg Wing
Of the cd inst. That incendiaries are Il work
about that city.