Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-08-14
MISSISSIPPI DEBT.


senls spectacle Singular ~ ouT colaty lssi EOS /
Of pure Sale question oy5rsaa5oN.oe and ab- .
sorbu- all others. Pauiss are ,aers divided io,g /
Bcndpaus- AID Han 8oBGpagln5. The latter
party iron little beginnings has suddenly shat up,
powerful, determined ard si.h nc lack Of moral
force tst belongs 10 every cause TIA. IS lear'ess.y
thrown toto lae lghJ q. ifse discussion. They
say the people Of Nls-.sspFi never sanctioned
he immense loan mzls 10 establish the Union
Bank-.hai the law Authorizing .bsi loan was "a
the teeth Of 40 exp.c, and Pe,eTp.oy provision
OF The State Constitution, and laat, besides, every
provision ilae law jss.tfar security a5J tnd5mn
hcaHou Of the Stale vas broken 10 tie manner O.
carrying L out. Finally, that she people have
neyer received any cousl5sraaoa-o4 OF The cea
tsaryeyen II ihey should avoid payiag cent o!ll
the contraction OF ihs deb, VII have bern curse
to Their morss, blight 10 their ptuspeuly,a wide
waste.I. evil, ameIoTged by 40 parur.e u good.
| To show here hey thuk and speak 90 lae subject
( 10 Mississippi Nemshe below some eNuacjs,i1um
two letter, which We tad in the Es0SsJTP'ap.
| They are from Two gentlemen at hfuh standing,
! wau bod lera nalu,ualtd on the Ant. Bond ticket
/ Ton the Legislature. The fret 5 from Andrew
I HAYS, who refused The nomination tor private
/ reasons, bgt speak ot 'ha cause ~ the following
srous language
Before closing tbs letter. viii barely add,
| hat the people Jl3 not contract to pay HE bonds
| OF the Union Bauk. mon have hey cousGtuuoua,ly
! Of otherwise, 10 any visible O. tangible manner
rsuded or recognized then ,ai, ct the receipts Of
| the proceeds OF such saes by others. Therefore
cannot conceive upon what legal or Rulal
Wou IDS the people can be required TO pay them.
| In fact feel lhal this demand ol payment OF the
people IS no. only illegal, but unjust and ought to
he rejected under all the Iorms oil the Constitution
| by every stern advocate Of Justice and national
| honor, Under this aspect o, the ,uhiectatlhough
| cannot become a candidate for the Legislature,
wiiI nol be wanting 10 my duty TO support toe
noble cause which the meeting at Raymond ad
yocated."
| That theJeader may seelthe fuJi force of the al
fusion 10 The constitutional ratification Of the loan
by The people, We quote section from the Com
stltulion Of sippi-ArD Z, Sec 9,
No law shall ever be passed to alse a loan
OF money upon the credit Of die State,o 10 pledge
the faith Of The State ion the payment OF fedemp.
lion otany loan or debr. unless such aw be pro.
posed N The Senate Of House 81 Representatives
and be agro d to by h,IgabY at tire members
OF e.ch house, and entered oa 4Uff Journals WITH
the yeas and nays thereon, and b. referred % TIE
next succeeding Legislature. and published lol
three months previous TO the ucXtcguIaf election
10 three newspapers Of the State and unless ma
JoTI'Y Of each branch Of The Legislature 20 elec''
alter sDch publication shat a-fee 70 ana pas
'Qcn "a" ana N such case NE yeas ano nay
shan De taken and entered on eJo1lHals o. ''si
house
One would suppose there could be no dispute
about provision so comprehensive and sAP''c'
the grand intent OF which Is mat every PoPo
SEQ 'o'n OF P'oSe q. DE aiaJe cfeo'' ~ha''' "''
sspecne OBJECTS ana extent clearly set ''''' "a
The form Of Legislative act, be presented BOB al