Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-11


from lie terms, was IL 70 into immediate opera /
Gol, repeat AFTER the minister lbat part OF Ne I
Liturgy, ahich reads, We have done hose things /
which We ought not 10 have Done, snd there - no .
kealh in u.s. Alh9 the command 20 issue these 4
bonds Is not formally repeated in the suPp.smrn- .
ial bill, - doubt, Il was the intention oil lis sup /
parlers that they should be issued Immediately I
aitcr iispatsage. The Governor was 10 subscribe |
kpf stock as sooA IS the books ior subscription
shOuld be opened; and the ten commissioners oilhs
cHgisal bill, under whose Inspection those books
we're to be opensd,and who had been elected hive
days before the passage Of the supplemental bull,
were, BY the l7th section Of the latter. made d.
Fsetors--lhis same section repeating the l4lh sec
ton eflhs original bill, which provided for the APP
pointmeht Of provisional directory. say.as the
bonds we're 10 be made payable to The Union
Bank. and as this baak vas to be organized i'm
mediately after the passage Of he supplemental
bill, theis can be no Doubt il vas The intention OF
the supporters olhis bill, that the bonds should
be issued as spnn a. there was something that
they could call Mississippi Union Bank 10 re-
eelvs them.
As TO The POWER or MODIFICATION.
Was not that which Is called 4 supplement,
u modifying statute emphstlca'y so Could a
single legIsaiu. modify, OF change, IN the least
the original charter
cannot have patience seriously 10 argue this
question. But let TOE sutreat OH, ll ow eli
zens 10 mark The man. who wil tell you ihit such
modification can be made, rnerely because the
legislature is not, By the constitution, erpregsiy
prohibited from so dong. Ic and such as be, #
counenaneod, m this attempt, 10 render the most
valuable provision in your constitution dead let.
Ter will not hesitate, when interest shall prompt,
to msd'iy and change any amendment to your
constitution, By direct legislative action alleging
there IL nothing ia that sacred instrument, which
expressly forbdt it. The principle, that the
Bame solemnles must be had OF the same no
cess be gone through, TO uumaLe rs to make, j.
applicable 10 all classes Of contracts, az well
those between the people and their government
as between citizen and citizen. 4 deed can be
cancelled only by dred---so says tue common
law. statute, passed by a single legislature
can be repealed OF modified by a power poihinr
short of that of single lcgi,lature--.o says all
America and enlightened EOrope. The constr.
tuilsn Of the United States, beng compact, t.
when the States became parties, through their
conventions, that compact cannot be dissolved by
any one state, except she act in her highest po-
itIcal attitude, that is, in convenlion-so say the
nuIlhylng or staie-Iights party Of the South No
one denies this conclusion, though their oppo-
nenls will not admit all thelr premises. Beware
'heni fellsw cltIzeus Of the man, whe tells you,
'aata law, besunby ono legislature submitted to
he people for approval OF rejection, and perfect.
ca oy another, can afterwards, DO modified, BY
That other, and that, modification, even admitting
y yo ab ntlo--be rendefed valid, by he 81
ience or direct sanction of third, Malk tho
nan, who, Shylock like viii hold up The pledge
he naked pledge--and sayt "By this, we hold
you 'as'-we stand upon tho bond and nothing
but The bond-thai section which conlalns the
words, "The faith Of the state is hereby plcdLed
Tor dolas," or, sloan for dollars
shall be lalsed," Is the ldtc and the irhole law
Inch the constitution contemplated should DO
uo"'''sd to you; true, IN the one case you may
le sct--in the other you may have been ted that
"money, to be borrowed, should be- appropria.
Tor The efectuauou Of certain layorlto objcct,;
It these we're mere inducements inducements
emo part OF iae--lhey are generally embod
d IN preamble" say. Beware Of the man,
No holds such language to you, in relation e.
bill, which by your constitution is to be sub
iited 10 you for ratification or rejection Tell
IN, you wish TO know, for by the constitution,
gu retained the rsh, to know, how the state is
ODE Unidentified, before you consent to the
'edge of her faith for any, tho least amounl--
that you wish 10 know, how the money 10 to be
appropriated or, for what objects, before ycu
consent to The ialsng al state loan that those
form what you call the consideration OF your
promise; and II the indemnity shall afterwards
be refused, or different disposition shall be
made OF the money borrowed from that held ont
IN the bull: Under these circumstances, say,
toll him, that The consideration has failed, and your
promise is no longer binding Tell him that you
never can. and never Will have confidence IN the
man who will thus conneuance usurpalion, by
laughing al ourres.tarcs.
BY way oftesng tbs doctrine Of tho rloht 10
modify lei us suppose a case, in which il shall be
carried out. single legislature, in lh, form Of
bill proposeTo RAISE q loan OF ten millions, for
the purpose Of opening Canal, which shall con.
meet the waters Of Tennessee with those Of The
lenbtgby. The prolrct IS submitted to the peo
pie, They are pleased withit and each Wiling to
pay his portion Of the expense. Members, favor
nole 10 Inc enterprise, are returned to he succre
ding legislature, who repaSs The bill. THIS stat.
Ute shall also provide for the organsalion of a
hoard Of Internal Improvement the members Of
which to be elected by the people ul the cyrua.
Ion oil sn months from the reapptoyal of The bin
lie the President Of this board tbe Goyerno,
islo make the bonds payable, who is 10 endorse
them and deliver them TO commissioners 10 b, y,
the board appointed, to negotiate and sell. Each
bond to be Tor the sum Of Two thousand Dol,
lars, twenty yeats to run and at five per cest in
'eres'. Only ten days afer the repasssaao Of
'hs bill, the same legislature modifgd by SUP
Ptemsni, by which, tho len millions are 10 bf
expended not IN opening canal pu, in erecting
Colossal statue to the memory Of Asx. G.. Nc