Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-03-13


Gsnteman:-Aly df:l number over lbe sigma
lure Il Cusitua was, addressed to the people
Of Mississippi; base thought proper to change
The address, becsnse ii Is principally to such men
an you are, that ~ aeto look for aid in settling
this mighty question Yoa are men Of ase aud
experience, you arc property holders 10 consd-
cradle amount, aud should lhis iuiQult,us system
Of British tsEllon be fastened upoe US you will be
deeply affected by i ! have just read May
nards in answer to "Cmiius," Had the gentle
ulsn.been much disposed 10 do ne jusi'ce as
10 render service IN cause, tic effects of which
hos swept over aud bliahied The far prospects OF
This our hlppy land Ike besom Of destruction,
he would have waited uIl The appearance Of ihe
second number, il hch according to order mark.
ed out, had prepared 10 diseuss the right OF The
come with l'llle better grace from him when he
SAYS "lr understand Cunus, tho reasons Why
he Il mol pay The bpnl' arc hrst becau'e--Se.
cond because Le wont, lbiid because our imme
date agents have not prosperou4ly used the mon
ey, for which the bonds .ele sold, and f90Ihy,
because The pressed oNnet Of the bonds llyo IN
tne houses, sleep On mahogany bedtead' ana
eat with gold knives and forks, and drink Cham.
paiene."
The first No was the preface Of text 10 what
was to toIow. livery properly dwelt 70 soon
assertions and bold po-,ious, and stated cApcl.
ily how and when the proof should be offered,
M gaard" therefore IN his OYER anxious desire
to crush me and prop up Iotton and sinking
Cause has most sp,ly lualned What the phlIoso
hic poet doth most notably describe to he tie
damnable proceedings ollhe jadge Of hell Ftst
he ni.helh. second he Audcnms, and last Of al
he heats the evidence Nov, the second number
would have ere TINS been before the pubic, but
for the fact the wii,er is an obscure individual,
wing IA the forest aud has NJ access To books.
lile was anxious TO procure some authority To aid
him IN he nvesiig alton Of tho legal points uvolv
ed in the the controversy. lie has not yet obtain.
ed that all, but lie ~aita M longer. But at a
venture, he draws the bow, aud trusts to PROV.
deuce to direct the arrow
Before ! proceed 10 discuss tho rights Of tho
state 20 make this loan, OF any OF like nature, It
will Ike meet aud proper 10 submit n lew practical
reflections. Government 10 say the best of il Is
bit necessary evil. Ii is more the work Of the
evil one than of out Creator, for il Is intended To
RESTRAIN our passions, not extend our virtues To
all good aud honest men, society answers all the
ends OF government, but as yItiue cannot restrain
the evil passions aud pr0pensties OF mankind,
government. to Protect the HI,uous against the
bad, have been instituted, A constitution il not
the nc, Of the government but Of the people forms
ing the government. 4 consl tuition isa COM
pae, or agreement Il a greu charter Of rght.
and Liberties contained ~ few words. Com.
pacts are iNo fold Oh father OF two kuds-social
and civil. Writer'S on political ecoaomy often
compound them together Our form OF govern
merit is often called social compact, Nothing
10 my mind is more absurd. What understand
by social compact is lhat ael by whoa man pass.
rs ltom state of nature into that OF civll society.
Civil compact Is that by which he passes IRON
The state of society INTO that civ,l government -
When men agree 10 quit society and form gov
ernment, It i. because the former is found TO be
inadequate To their mutual happiness III the for
nation OF the CIVIL compact OF form of govern
meni, certain rights are parted with and summe,
up TO those ~hnm they chose TO govern them 100
Lei us now apply those practical reflections /,
the people oi Nli,sisS,pp, when tho old govern
henl Was dissolved and the nsw one formed. =
/ The moment the convention assembled, he PEG
pie Of Nl.Sl-s'pp, weie 10 state Of civil soc,cy
and the conyrnunn might have resolved that
was meXpcdenl 10 form ony c,yii compact, aud /
ilc people had Ut ratified II, we nigti II >his di
| have ,enmaed the samc, Dat the reverse wa
the fact; a compact was formed aud in Tint com
pact CERTAIN nights wrie delegated to governor
/ lor the benefit OF the goveroed Now Task Mr.
"NaynWd,n or Az, Of those who believe N th
! cunstltutonahly 81 banks, OF Ia the night of h
! legislature 20 borrow moncYson the faith Of m,
| land and negroes aud yours, to lend TO banks /,
| speculate on. Where Is the constitutional rish
/ Of the Legislature OF Mississippi 10 make ,ho osl
they dad ioy lie Union Bank Why We shall b.
gta,ey ,od that i Is IN lhe oh section OF tn,
7ib article Of the Constitution, which is in ht
| following words
No Ian shall ever be passed TO raise a loan
| "ol motley upon tue citut pl tue stat, 90 To-
| "pledge the faith Of the state for the paymeu, %
"rcdcmpton OF any loan or debi, unless such law'
''be proposed n HE Senate or House oi Reptr.'
| "seuOalycs, aud be e.fctd 10 by maloruy ~
| "thc members 81 each house, and entt,ed on
| ".her Journals with the yeas Snd nays takru'
'phsreon, aud be referred to the next succecdBe'
Legislature, and published for thee months
''prevous 10 the next regular election. in lhree'
"nswspapers Oh lbis state; and unless a majority
"ot each branch Of the legislature so elected, at
"ter such publication. shall agree 10, and pass
''such law, and IN such case the yeas aud nays
'sha be lnken, and entered on the journals oi
each house.
Now admit that this clause conveys the RICH
IL borrow, but for what Bors il authorize III,
Legislature to borrow money for what they please
Has the Legislature the. right TO borrow money L
do what the constitution nus expressly forbidden