Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-21
TUsKALoosA, sLh ArRlL, 81.

Dear sir,-you express a wish 10 sees
me on some matters of business. TheE
extra session of our Legislature whichs
commences on Monday week, and thes
feeble state of my health, will prevent myE
being over very soon. have been IN anX- !
lious expectation of visiting your place
for some time, but my business and myE
health which has not been good at anyE
itime sincel saw you, for more than ten
DAYS at a time, have prevented, and still
s1reycnt. But worse to be complained of
Ethan my health, Gas to the will of l1eavenI
we should be resigned) is this Internal
called session of our Legislature. Our
aGovernor with sundry tDhereaSeS, has or.
sdered the representatives of the good
3people of our State, together, to pass Q
siaw to authorize him TO issue his writ oil
selection for members Of congress to rep
sresent this State at the extra session OF
q Conqress. Now sir, you are Democrat,
/ ask YOU 10 read the 4th paragraph OF the
ss2nd Sec. 1st Art. Of the Const. u. ,
land. Mr.. Webster's definition of the term
3yacancy, and then tell me, if Gov. Bag6y
MAS not without legislative intervention a;
s.full power TO issue his wrlts OF election, a
any legislature can give him. 10 save
Won the trouble of reference, i transcrbt
lille paragraph from the Constitution
IS .When vacancies happen in the represen
tation from any State,the executive au
Hthority thereof, shallissue writs OF election
k9to Gll such vacancies"
loft n
IS cancv. The state of being destitute o
ssan incumbent; want of the regular office
to oficiatc in a place. Hence also 1t sig
,Saifies the Office, post or benefce which
Edestitute ofan incumbent; as yacanc
I'm the parish, vacancies in the treasury
war Office, Sc" Now we either have
Vacancy, or we have no vacancy IN on
a demonstration TO the national Legislature
sslIf there be a vacancy, the executive at
-Rstbority is by the Constitution ofthe U.
y y.Tnar1mount 10 any enactment or an
lagislature. even Congress ITSELF requlie
rs - ,ssne his writs of election to NIL sue
/. hvacancv. Yet sir, II seems some ne
eEliobt Of locofocoism has she'd It's OenlSla
iek Ind egi,lrent rays upon the executive
81 Al, and shown to him the necessity Oh
q law If the State legislature to give ior'
= III efTect TO one OF the plainest and slr
Nh nlast iniunctions Of our federal consul
i ION After this, and his important q
ID coyery communicated to the worlu ~ :
ot oet annual message shat in order to mo
I'd fTectnallv concentrate the PolltIcal, W
ave The term for party Il should ha
~ hconA enerrlcs of the State, we shol
M 'L,,don the District, AMI resort 10
&c General Ticket system IN the ei ,.ll.
mt oar members to Congress, whaI u'sco' s :
&c, & tho way of politics shall we have nc
onf h do not know what your views oil
canerol Ticket law are, as do not rec
Nc -, ever TO have heard any exposIlion,
81 ,Lem. In my humble opinion thal
a. a,sod NJ the time and under the clrcu
en- stances il was inflicted upon the iniho,
sh oe tn State,a more crying act OF must
M Greater and higher tyranny than
'ng dictcd by any or all the acts Of
ia y ps;,;sb Parliament towards the Amell'
- Colonies. But my dear friend | !, 4
,ne neither space, leisure, patience OF iiS''
lhe ktion TO argu5 THIS quc0t'on liz
vi You asked my views OF Inc pom
de- snb;ects that will likely agitate the coun
,he Ii have already, without either eSpoc
n ,n or intending it in the beginning. SCI s
,irit YOU So long dish Of State politics. y
lme can only at present give you c eau -
in answer TO your queries. For Ipe Pr
the / think the prominent political cues
Of ,v;n be a National Bank, and ! must
: Q acess am not altogether without my
III III ~ tLe subject Of the tariff l.hoPe ho'
= or there is, when confaed, patrio
civil enongb in the two great coutendlng
les not to disturb the slumDers q ,
,ven* slecnina Lion. lie win be aroused
We1soo9. ana when aroused, none eau
,b.t when Or how he may be Gained.
II want ouiet and reposc from all asll
~ lnolitical questions. As for myss
would politically, and pecuniarsly' , %
,,.sd inc % sleepthe sleep OF KIP van W
'"0' 80 ,saro 10 wake up IN the lnlu