Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-11

ready decided, that her were not 50 oe,ansd.-
Tneu how could they make the suppostion that
ihev were and how could lheT, from that sunPo-
snoa, resolve upon course Of couduot,whiea the
Party II 10 pursue namely 4" TO await the deter
tn nauor.n How can they come to the ds,erml-
nation 70 pursue, At all eNe1ts. a certain course Of
c2uduct from an assumption, Which they defer.
mine 10 be false can Suspect thNt the author
o. the resolution had "a view the ten pei cent
shave. which the special agents agreed 10 pay
Mr. Btidr, and that he intended 10 intimate, hst
the State ought not to pay tJGi, but should await
he aetrtm:usuon eithe court as 10 that Item. 49,
No doubt, If questioned. he would say, such was
his intention Then, why did he introduce the
LEGisLATUKR and GsyEENcR into his re.olu.
ton Mr. Hidie had rractscd no fraud upon
tism. On the csuuaty, as between these psr.
hes - FAR as i, relates to fraud, Inc boot was on
the other leE. From far Interpretation oil this
resolution, when compared with the others, every
rgeRuous mind nuslicomo 10 the ooncluson,lhat
the author intended To saw tha, il VAS tho duty Of
good citizens to await the determination Of the
court on every question, that has been raised, IN
relation 10 these bonds IN other words, to neg.
ecI TO make provision for their payment or The
interest thereon, until the court should decide that
the State was under every obligation o. honor
and justice 10 pay them,
1.-The State is under such obligation to pay, as
Ibis primary assembly Of the wings has deter
mined she 10, why make the assertion, that TO the
courts properly belong all questions relating to
tho validity Of these bonds and Why more than
intimate, that the State should await then deter.
mnauon, before shc should pay theml Why,
gentlemen, do you blow hot and cold IN the same
breath; first, asserting that the State is bound to
pay, thereby Inslnuaing, that you will so Tor her
paying, at all events, and then giving rs to under
stand, that you viii vat TO be sued first I You
charge us with assuming Judicial povsr,bscau'c
we deny the debt. Pray tell me, # an acknowI.
edgment Of debt, is not rs much an assumption
oil judicial poNcr,as the denial Of III You charge
US, with a determination, not 10 abide by decree
Of the court, should il be Sgalns, the State. This
charge requires proof, But why, gentlemen, do
you, at this tune, raise this question: Because,
your determination, that the State is under every
obligation OF honor aud justice TO pay the bonds
drives you to the assertion or presumption that
the decree will be against tho State, though you
seem to forget that 1t also drives you TO a resIs
lance Of decree against the bond holders, sunless
you adopt the principle thai a chancellor ls nial.
Ibe and tho keeper Of your consclsncss Ahg
for that mans morality, who will refuse TO pay,
what be considers hlnssI under every obligation
Of honor and justice 10 pay, merely because q
court of equity has deeToed to tive contrary. You,
therefore ut least can not III ,,,a,~.'
iun, NJ ms tune, nor can you, with proPn.'y,cat
echlse our Candidates upon II. lheH reply 10
your question, "W III you consent 10 the payment
Of these bonds, should the court SO Decree"
should be, II, will be time enough 10 answer
that question when il shall arise Your mnin po-
slon, | repeat is that the State Is under every
obligation oil honor and justice TO pay tho bonds
this is your starting point, and, yet, you are
afraid 10 carry II out to It's legitimate reFull,~heh
is, that the State must pay, decree or no decree
decree for or against, Then why do you do
part from the course on which you set out, and
talk about awaiting tho determination Of our
courts unless TO gsII the people We can not
permit you 10 use language or preach doctrine,
which would Justify Us IN putting INTO your mouths
what The cxcenTjc Lorenzo Dow attributed ~ t56
prsdestInaraus.
We can and VIC can't
We will and We wont,
,hough IN my opinion
Youth be beat If youdo
And be beat if you don't.
We will return 10 more particular tyamjna.
ton Of this OH rec. q the 7th Art. Of our cons-
tuition Let me remind yog, That Il IS peculiar to
our fundamental law. No other state constitution
contains any such provision, We ougAt to puze
It highly The greut State Of New York IS about
10 pattern after us. BY lhs section, Ne, tho pco-
pie virtually retained, n ourown hands, th- power
10 contract debts and incur obligations. We sald
10 the members Of sirgi, Legislature You
shall mol be our agents 10 contract debt IN any
form or under any circumstances whaiover-
YOU may propose or submit to Va IN the form Of q
bin he policy or propuely Of borrowing money or
pledgi7g the faith Of the State for the redemption
or payment If ony loan or debt, but yen 'haI 90
nc lurlncr--you shall perfect no Iaw Of lh's ma
lure. If. aflst having the proposition lorly sub
mitted to Us, subsequent legislature shall agree
to IT, By rcpasslng the bill then, and mol I'LL Then,
will We be bound to comply with a contract made
| IN pursuance ollL"
Ii Will be discovered that this ninth section
contempaiss t,co distinct modes Of confacing,or
two dlsunct classes OF cOnUhcAt INC iIF ~ VI
rect loan to the State. The other no assumption Of
any loan Or deb, by Inc State. This loan Which
| is to be assumed cannot be one made to he state
in pursuance OF this section for which she may be
already bound, but must be one for which she Is
not bound. My friend Dir Calhoun will please
| read part Of this OH section, omting tho first
clause, which conlemplaics direct loans,
mo law shall ever be passed 10 pledge the
faith Of the State Cor the payment OF redemption
ofa any loan or debt, ualess such loan be proposed
in the Senate or House Of Representatives and
be agreed 10 BY a majority Of The members Of
each House and entered on their journals With the
yeas and nays taken thereon and be referred to
The next succeeding legislature and published for
thee months previous to the next regular election
| in the newspapers Of this State, and unless ma