Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-31
To the Citizens of
LOWNDES COUNTY

LOWNDES COUNTY.
"A, meeting Of delegates in conyen-
Inf, of the Bond Paying Party of
ioondes County, assembled IN accord.
~.e with previous notice, on the I'd day
4 August inst, the undersigned were
~,5.uted a committee to prepare an ad.
s,, on the subject Of tue liability of
4, State Of Mississippi to pay her
Sris.'
We should scarcely have deemed it
-,es,arv, TO express our adherence of
he jlsorganziug measures, seriously
commended by some of the Oracles Of
-snt..bond party ofthis county, to avoid
heir legal and moral responsibility but
trle seeming sanction Of their conyen.
ion. Anterior TO That time we had not
.,r.yel that any considerable portion of
r- c,zeus could have been seduced
rom their allegiance to TIE Stale-their
rsm0uut duty 10 the constitution and
,gs created by themselves-on q mere
asion Of pecuniary obligation, for the
yrar and peacable decision Of which
n, constitution and those laws had made
r9ysIon.
r5aoycrmuch wemight differ among our
ewes as to the legal and moral respcnsi-
EIy Of the State to pay her Bonds, yet
ren the State by her constitution and
avs had provided a competent tribunal
ailcile upon and settle all such qucs-
hon, and claims-we could not have be.
eysI that any discreet and orderly citi-
a-could be found openly advocating a
eor! 10 force to prevent the regular op.
,a,on Of the decisions Of that tribunal.
The 10Th section of the 7th article oil
t.eonstiutlon provides that ".he legisla.
TIRE, shull direct by law in what manner
aai 100 what courts suits may be brought
,el.as. the State" In pursuance ofthis
.lysion Of the constitution The Legisla
D.. cd 1000 sl-.--;r----ss-a.,l-s- ts1iI .ssrio
Court Of Chancery, as ,he tribunal hefor,
which persons or bodies polite havin,
clms against the State might bring suit
See Towards Digest P.523,--4. al
Howard p 10.
It IS true that the anti bond convention
fa, give us 20 definite exposition Of thei
onions and objects upon paper. StiI
when VIC look to thcir'acfS, TO the opinion
aJ conduct Of the men whom they hav
dominated as the true representatives O
both. We cannot doubt their approva
Of the sentiments avowed by their candi
a.es.
We know that some respectable gentle
men Of The convention, highly disapproy'
oithe course and sentiments referred to
How for their honest convictions ofdut,
TO themselves, to their constitution AM
laws. aud TO the creditors ofthe State ma.
operate on their acts, remains 10 be iest
cd.
To counteract the pernIcious tendenc'
a'mch revolutionary doctrines--to d.
8s.Ice TO our creditors at home ant
a5road-to preserve the honor and credI
Of the State, from the ruthless hands tina
would destroy not oniy our honor an
credit. but our constitution and laws also
were the leading objects of the conven
ton bv whose will we now address you
That YOU may not be deceived by thos
who falsely magnify the amount OF you
LIABILITY on account Of State debt
with the hope that your avarlce may owe
bgaace your patriotism, and your love
honey OVERCOME the dictates of justice
and morality, we annex a statemeI
showing the whole amount Of the State
EsJli,y and its resources-and we sho
Jy the calculation annexed, (made at o.
request by a gentleman in whose ann
and correctness we have reason TO D
Geye this community has the most II
plct confidence) that without coIlecllI
one dollar from the sinking fund VIM
amounts 10 about S6OO,OOO-from t
amount due from collectors and asst
sors Of taxes not paidover about s2SI ,ou
from lhe S7OOO,O00 of assets ofthe N IS
u.B.-from the stock and other asses
the Miss. Rail Road Company, when
so amount 10 a very large sum Iucluai
more than half Of the stock orIglna
owned oy the State in the Planters bar
uyd OH which the State may control a
apply to the payment Of the debts as SO g,
as the same can DO collected-treatl
this immense fund "a great portion
which NAV be soon realized by the 10
cious ,tion ofour legislature as all Q
and still the State can al the present 2
oftoxation, pay erery dollar of her VIII
liability ON account of the Planters ba
the Miss. U. Band her domestic DC
funded and unfunded, both principal :
interest, before the last insialment Of
Planters Bank Bonds falls due.--ror
proof Of this We refer you 10 the $40
men,y and calculations annexed TO TINS
dress which we believe to be fair ana c
rect.
Let rs now examine the main qnest
on which il has been made our duty
address, YOU. Is the State liable Tor
payment of the bonds issued ana SOFA
lie benefit Of the Miss. Union Bank
TO determine this question we %
look to the provisions OF the 9th sec
or the 9TH article Of our constitution WI
provides that: