Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-17

Of respect -oma portion fms .e..4a-c..zens, for j
can -11k cur 10 mo- other f-H-. than an approval
o. ms .uru=r conduct as their representative. Albo
! hal retired from public he, lsaI had hoped per-
m'Heoly) DO not feel that { am at liberty 10 DIS
"bey this call, coming IS e. does free and yoicnta-
rly without any conniyauce on ny part, for al,
who know me, know that have not ia the slightest
manner, either directly or indirectly sought THIS
nomination, bat on the coutrary, have uniformly.
whsnevar The subject was mentioned 70 me, sgnli-
ed my wish not TO be a candidate.
! sm not only opposed to passing Iau To tax the
people % pay any part Of The Aforesaid Bonds, bu,
an opposed 10 recognising their validity, IA any
manner, shape or form. consider the law creating
The Union Bank, to be a violation orlhe Federal and
State Constitutions: that the Bonls were sold con-
irary TO law, AMI that future act efle Legislature
can sauciliy and moke valid that which / conceive
to be perfect nUl,iy. As To the liability Of The
Stockholders, conceive il 10 he a question ola
strictly Judicial character, and belonging exclusive
~ to the courts. lfIhey are bound, no act of the
legislature can absove them; thcy are not no act of
That body can bind them Whilst. therefore am Cd.
posed % the passage ola law 10 lbsrate item. lam
equally opposed to one which would force these
Bonds to be sold, until the question SHAH have be,n
decided by the proper tribunal
Inns question about the payment Of the Union
DlnK Bonds IS no party question embracing the
distinctive apPe'aiion used among Us, such for in.
S'3n'e as Wing and Democrat; but il is purely an
American question: Mississippi question: one IN
winch both Wing and Democrat are alike concern
ed and the refusal to pay them. will not only esiab
''sh great principle ofliberty against oppression
ana moned dcsposm, bot it vii pave the way for
Tue quelus 10 this system of Stale banking on The
''''n OF the peoples money, whereby the aristocra
ey live GA the 6bor and industry Of the country.
he eyes Of the people are becoming every day
more open to sense Of their rights. The time is
not distant when the honesty and intelligence Of H.
'0ootng class Of the COMMUNITY viii put stop 10
tins nQultous system Of fraud and corruption which
Tor the last halt century, has been used to bamboo
|e them out OF tleir jus. e1rnngs-I mean fine
tahklng system, than which more complete tyr.
rahny was never devised. Its inlmicaI to liberty
contrary to the genius Of Our Government and the
Tree institutions thereof. Ten years ago, no. ono
man IN ten knew any thing Of the Vaccinations Of
banks; the alStocracy have so managed TO hood
WINK lhem, that many were ready 10 consent that
they came by the grace Of God, and Tint the conn
Try neutrality-suspicious. them. But behold the chance,
Now there is not one man in ten that cannot fell con-
US Hiuch about the b1nkng system as Alexander
hamilton or Robert Morris, They have been rob
he'd and swinded by their operations mill ,bsv
nave become to understand them, and confess lha,
ietl highly sroticd, that the people have taken
ms matter in hand, and trust they wilInever stop
nnli they put an extnguisher on the whole kennel
OF 'hem Then, and not until then, shall we BE- \
happy peoples free people according TO the true
intent and meaning of the phrase Yon are there.
lore to understand, that should ven elect me, no
b4"6 can recetue my support. Much more might
DC sad on this important subject and others in which
you are deeply and vitality interested, but it would
DC out oil time and place here to discuss them. will
"'aH myse' OF the opportunity between this ana the
''',""n. to visit the different parts the county,
'"u maze my sentiments known en- all matters
When Shall be deemed important
our friend AMI fellow. citiycn
JESSE SPEtGHr.
hleSsrS. e. II Calhoun T. Y I,I,, G.