The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-12

ttAs A@gi1sy ~ the t9tdte, TOT TIE payment
Of tho debt. take il for elanied, however.
that there y such legal question, ahd j
yet i il not adiudicaled. 10 this Question
the Stale i party. Nov. il there any L.
gal q equitable propIiely IN the State. one
cf tbe TOO parties, exercising lhs several Of
ices Ofjudge, jury and executor n herown
case9 II The State has Tie power y srer.
cising such authority. ihink there ave- few
men who would acquie.ce in he proprioty
Of her doing il
But has the State any such pOwerf Can We
thus dispose Of the subject when the State
says, zoe don't ore the money and Zoe ront
pay 1" will ihat end The matter, o. how
win il change the condition Of The people Of
MississiPPis The Bonds, ] undepiand, are
owned By capitalists in England, and they
win no doubt feel an interest 10 the DISPOSE
ton Of the question at issue. And there i
no power 10 sue al law an independents State
Tor Government Then what next takes
placer why most assuredly the case win
soon become The basis Of diplomatic cores.
pOndence between Great. Britain and our
General Government. Our Government win
reply 10 The application for redress, that they
cannot entertain The question. They can.
not assume the debt, Or command Mississip-
pi to pay Il. Neither can our General Gov.
lernment determine the question Of indebt.
edness, OF hare any thing Dtateper 70 do
Nth TIE subject. The bond holders have
certainly got the primo facia evidence Of
the business Of the debt. They can shoviO
their Government the Bonds themselves,
and the pledge Of the faith Of the State for
their redemption. Then the way IS open
for tho British Government % snake he mo-
Rey." And who can lor moment doubt
that reprisals viii be Immediately made upon
our commerce! Who believes that we can
then get crop Of cotlOn 10 market either
by transferring il % other hands here, or in
any other mannerg And Is It said that this
will be cause 81 war between The United
States and Great Britaing u orderiO make
itso, we have 70 get the rest Of che States
and the General Government TO sustain Mis-
sissippi IN The business Of her position. And
Is there single State, Or the representative
in Congress from a State, our own included,
that win justify Mississippi in an abrupt re-
fusal to pay those bonds, Without giving ths
pond holders 2 TAR and honorable opPoriuni-
y Ct adjndicatIons Willi The United States
g e war with Great Britain, % sustain
mississippi - such cOursea fit viii, and
we succeed q the war, then Mississippi viii
oe relieved rom the payment Of The debt,
and not otherwise. But ! presume, that no
man q his senses, will entertain such
thoughts e these. Then, | think III clear
mat the adoption q Gov McNuu's recon-
menaa'ions WI insure she payment of the
Bonds and interest BY seizures upon our
commerce. even before Che Bonds are AZ
due
repeat snat en- not y favor Of the pay
nens, unless the debt IS fairly and legally
CUE, 0ut think 4 takes as many 70 amend
: contract as i does % make bargain. II
men 4 y, upon reasonable grounds con-
seded that the State does not owe these
bonds, Lea The Legislature authoriso suit,
y lei some fair and equitable means be a.
.opsed by @hIch 2 proper adjudication Of