Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-24

way. and make, a. isssr. 90 aPP1rea: necessity toT
direct taxation. By 81 success. 30 ether mode
the enemies Of popular rights have obtained their
0b ecls thei acquisition otiue productions Of the
industry Of he multitude. And If tbs was all the
injury they impose, q 20 "a, be S197orab.e; bit,
this IS not the worst Of the grievance Il throws 10.
surmoJnable obstacles 10 the way Of intel eciual
advancement, BY requiring tire iab7ref to anFro-
uIiaie the whoc of his TINE IL sustaining his own
and the existence # hrs family, aud preventing
hun from aPpropuallug potion of his time to
intellectual adyancement,to the acquisition Of USE
fl information, and the lights of science: and
what is more lnsufierab'e than all this, II deprWes
the aborer Of both the time aud means Of eiIca-
tiny his children. And Ifthls disastrous policy Is
pusUed and persisted IN, whal may We expect tie
result to be ? Free Americans will fall into the
same vortex which has swallowed the mass of all
other naiIons-ign0raIcc vice, and lLiamy--and
will be the supple dupes Of the inlrguers of des.
pols,and we may look to period no livery distant
when the last yestige Of American freedom will
hayetakea Is everlasting flight | view such abom
luabe devices as indirect taxation, or the chatter
ing OF banks, thereby creating al apparent neces.
sty for indirect taxation, wih'a peculiar kind OF
holy horror, aud the advocates thereof, as nenbu.
Ses on prosperity of soclety,and American liberty
have now 10 repcat,what asserted nearly three
years ago, in the Senate Of this state, when the
supplementary act to the charter oflhe MissisSip.
pi Union Bank was under consideration, aud was
| about 10 pass, that never will at any time, as a
representative, give my vote, either to levy a tax
on the people, or to make an appropriation ont OF
the Treasury Of the State, to pay the bonds exc.
Gated for the Mississippi Union Bank, to procure
stock in said bank for this state and that never
will, as a citizen, confer my suffrage on any per.
son who will either tax the people, or vote for such
an appropriation from the Treasury of the State,
for such purpose.
Acknowledging my obligations to the senate,
for It's kind attention and Indu)geuce,l have done
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF
THE SENATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
We publish the following extracts from the
Journals Of the Senate at the session of 1888 rs
an appendix 10 Mr. TUcKER's speech. He acted
conspicuous part in that session, and as the Jour
nails show was constant and untring throughout,
IN bis hostility to the Union Bank. We ask tie
attention ofthc reader to these extracts, and part
cuIary TO the abe Protest of Mr. Tucker and Nh
Asbuty, entered upon the Journals by leave o
the Senate, Let the facts speak for themselves =
they need no comment. ED'TR. DEM.
IN SENATE.
JANUARY 10th, 1888.
Mr. Augustus made the following report, b,
leave ofthe Senate, to wit:
Mr. Presdent--The joint committee, 10 whom
was referred the Mississippi Union Bank bill, ant
! the JOINT resolutions adopted by the two house.
upon that subject have had The same under con
sderatIon, and have Instructed their respective
chanmen to report:
That the committee are ofopinon. that il i
competent for this Legislature to alter and amen,
the details oflhe bill incorporating the subscriber
10 he mississippi Union Bank, passed at the las
session OF The Legislature of this Stale and plcdg
ing The lalth OF the State to secure the payment O
the bonds proposed to be issued By said bank, bu
not SO as to change the fundamental principle
upon which the charter is based and YOUR com
mliee are further ofthe epnion,that amendment
to sad bill should cnly be proposed in a supple
mental bill and not to the original.
M Aes"otuo moved,
mat sad report be received and agreed to.
! Mr.. Tucker called for division oftbe onostior
INe question was first taken on the receptio
thereC,
And decided in the affirmative.
January 24ih.
The Sctatc then proceeded to the considerable
of the orders OF the day.
A bill from the house ofRepresentatives to b
entitled AN act 10 incorporate the subscriber
to the Mississippi Union Bank"
Was read the first time.
Mr., TUCKER moved that said bill be laid o
the table,
Which motion did not prevail
mr. TUCKER offered the following resolution
to wit
RtsofUed, That select committee OF tire
members be appointed to inquire whether ii
charter Of the Union Bank of The Stale Of Missi>
supp has been published in the manner prescribe
~ tue constitution, and TO have leave to send 70
persons and papers, and that the committee reno,
Inc result OF their inquiries to the Senate with y
reasonable dispatch. " ="
January 60
Mr. Alsbury offered the following amendmen,
by way OF ryder, to the Union Bank Bah, to wit
Sec. BE ii further enacted, That ftIe com
pany hereby Incorporated shall fail to receem tn
bonds for the payment Of which the faith of thi
Sta'e IS pledged,at tie time ofthe maturity ofsai,
Ponds as they respectively fall due, the stockhol
GERS m SAID company, their heirs, executors O
administrators and assigns, shall be liable out o
their nrlyaie property for tile payment thereof
and the State of Mississippi shall have The righi IL