Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-10
(From the Richmond Enquirer.j
THE MURMURS or THE WIGS.

The Federal Prints arc pressing Congress to
proceed to the Catastrophe vita thousand horse
power. They cry fiction fiction mo De.
lay-bul do your business, relieve the country,
and 30 home. 1.-The session should be bust.
ness one, (snys the Philadelphia Inquirer it
should be one Of acts, not words distract
principles should be postponed ill the regular
sesslon-lohg speeches should be roicd dolen"
"The Extra Session was not 10 last more than
six weeks. Mr. Clay evidently VISITED Washing
ton with sincere desire To reaIize the cxpec,a-
tons Of the People" -nnd to make short work
OF ito carry out all his tavore scheme. of
usnrpauon, OF course, and 10 make monosyl.
Liable session Of il. The MadsonIan abuses
tho opposition, the Jacii)nS oppositon," for'lhe
delay" This session was intended tby Mr..
Clay of courseil to be aAet A 10, mea-
| sures only that were demanded by the ex,raod.
nary condition in which the late Administration
left the public affairs, were expected 10 be noted
1 on at this time. The people expect and require
that the session shat be short. Tho opposition
are determined ii shall be prolonged" The N.
| Intcgencer re.echoes tho cry. lection, action,
is its cue-word. g The mails come frsighted
with appeals, earnest, solicous, or indignant, to
Congress, for prompt as well as efficient action
upon tAe great public objects which they have
been called here to take into consideration"
Sweet Sirs We beg you to consider one
moment. how most unreasonable are your do
mands. You have called Congress together at
most announcement season, which necessarily
runs into the dog days--for what to attend to
what you confess yourselves are great public
objects They are indeed The greatest, which
can come under the consideration of n free peo
pie. They go to change the whole character of
our institutions; and to settle questions, which
are so difficult in themselves, that each and every
one Of them has taken up weeks of the regular
sessions to discuss and to adjust. You want 10
establish great National Bank--the most com
+ plicasd and difficult question which has ever
engaged the attention of Congress since the foun
dalton of tho Government. Your Secretary ha.
brought forward miserable piece OF paich.w ork
l which is condemned by al sound fnanclers a.
{ one Of the most bungling conlrivances Of a "Fis
: cal Bank" which has ever been devised by an,
Secretary. It's reprobated by all constitutions
= iurists as a bubble, hun bug. cheat, a fraud
an insidious violation of The Constitution itsel
whilst he Processes TO fashion il so as TO steer cea
y Of all constitutional difficulties. 1t is so :" mis-
! erably made up That many even Oft the Wing
themselves derde il and reprobate it; and one
% their Wall street oracles declares, ''ii is not sue
! Bank as the Wing party desire; il is not sue
" Bank as the exSencles ofthe country require
- and it is not such project FOR Bank as III
peopls oil the U. S. had right to expect from NJ
Ewng;'' yet this measure is to bo forced dow
the throa,s Of the People, or amendments arc
L. Irn Jnl.L !
bate. The whole subject is to be disposed
lr without regard TO great principles; for, Gbstra
lily lions are to be postponed I'LL the next session
Other subjects Of immense moment are also
Err he sIurred over without debate, and decided wit
out delbeiation. Mr. Clay is TO turn Dictator, al
an obsequIous Congress is to bow down in Sc
vile homage to his requsllions. His edIcis a
to be tegistered-The great measure Of dIsirlb
ling the Proceeds Of the Public Lands is to
settled by slap.dash legislation. A public SCI
is 10 be created. necessity is thus 10 be nee
essIy created FOR an alarming increase OF t
bus Tariff The means Cor extending the defenc
TO- Of The country are IN like manner to be squand,
at ed away and they must then be raised, eIlt
VI y, by al increased tariff or by public debt-st I
"a very momen, when Great Britain IS insulting
by her peremptory demands, and war may be f
- eed upon US. The 4lh instalmen, also is TO
assumed; and debt Of nine millions not due
lion all is 10 be created for the benefit Of the Nato
his Bank. /; this all, Nc.
u, The 2lst rule is to be rescindsd, and the d.
her thrown open to Abolition Petitions and
South, tf course is expected to s,IbmIi,In silsn
without word Of murmuI or a moments deba
,or- A new question is to be made about a7propI
" ting S25 900 to the family Of a deceased Pre-
= dent, and here must not be syllable by wsy