Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-10
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.

On Tuesday last Mcssrs. TrcKsH and SHAT
rvcY. the cahdidaies'for the office OF Governor
me, n, this place by oppoinlmsat and discussed
Il = ol.;mpouant question Of The legal and moral
o,ura,ion Of The people Of Mississippi to redeem
,be oua,i Stale Bouds ISSUED to the Ca'on "a7F'
lis with pleasure we state that the Ee'o' mas
been gratifying 10 al who believed that the cor
s1lulion aud the nights Of the people OF M'ss'ss'P'
-, nndrr That sacred instrument would De nam
pied On by tho assumption o. TINS ueNl'
Mr. Shatluck commenced by saying that no
hing but State politics were 10 be discussed IN
,his canyass, and thereon, with that peculiar tact
aud disinscnuousness tur which TIC gentleman Is
remarkable. launched forth in Il harangue about
tho experiments Of the late national adminisha-
0ons IN regard to the currency. Allcdglus that
Stale banking was the great hobby Of these Ad,
mnistratons thereby nsinUaipg ttai all the
evils hat have sprung from this system are attr''
bubble to the democrats This ,nsnaalion would
come with had grace from any Mississippi wing
neouliltly SO from the Parson, who must know
me bank n nnia is not 10 be attributed exclusively
to either political party, aud tina! his honorable
opponent has dlvags been consistent IN his unIr-
lna opposition and deadly hostility toall banks,
state as well as National. This gave Nj Tucker
an opportunity Of reminding his opponent, and d
informing his audience, that he Shalu h haC
been uniformly the advocate Of banks that he Is
now a siockholdcr ard debtor u the Union Bnnl
beside beng Interested in N pirate snap
somewhere about Holly SsPings, toe Shin plaster:
of which ate signed MoKoRTLE KING & CO.
and which, lor want Of funds TO redeem lhfm,-
are now principally used 10 adorn the walls oil th'
Babcr Shops and doggerles" Of our bank riddet
State The holy horror which his stckler FOL
horror and glory now has TO these once promising
but now refusing institutions Of our county, va.
happily illustrated by the anecdote Of TENNEs.
SEE SAL,vho notwithstanding nlne monh's dc.
yclopemeni had proved cohcIusneIy that a dark
misfortune had once avertakeu her, declared lus.
uly "sho never could endure the scent OF a
Niger"
The Judge or the Pargon I've know not which
title he prelcrs,) after much twisting and doubling
approached the main question Of the constitution.
alily OF the act supplemental 10 the nc, charlerue
Ii, Mississippi Union Baak. A more disnae
neous unfair, sophisIlcal piece of special pleading
than his argument on this great question, was
never spun by the most contemplate Petufogger.
I,e commenced by asserting that all admitted that
the original bill was constitutional as all the re-.
questions o the Constitution had been complied
With. (IIe,e Mr. Tucker in an under tone denied
his premises in toto but would admit it for the
sake Of argument on The constlut,onaNly Of the
supplemental bill.) Then Mr. Shauuck rad The
fifth section Of the original bjl, BY which it APP
pears that The faith Of the State was to be pledged
for the purpose Of facilitating the Union Bank to
negotiate n loan lor the Stockholders Of said in.
stitution 10 the amount Of fifteen and bali mill.
ions OF dollars. But bis main object in referring
to this section was TO show the form Of the bonds
10 be issued by the Governor of the State, as is
msnifes from his after argument on the frs, sec.