Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-05-01

m million, q bonds were sold Wa wi,, ~
security : whatever. AID now ~'' >
e :, Of the bond paving n ao~, The
e ,.,"an to tell the people ~, Sa''
h azure mad. q right TO do So "s ss lAs |
nave ,.N repealed The whole cb,, rna "
TED ., to them, except The SfSs;' 's
clause Ella, and to have taken I q. ps
e millions for the State. w. y, staI
o., = e assent : Of the people i u ,'%a
. nN.a o. the state is like sipOiI p,Fds|
paper 81. to get bacon !; e ,'gs,ag |'y
c G.. aan 70 be filled up with s any a,a.
, ~ any purpose, regardless o d'a ~
, 4,s on which that Assem-, s " 'a a,,
mus you see, by lalilud II' ;al''|
stfue;lon they efIsctuqIly dS s.lron !,
s'''ulion, the sole object 1 Of ny 1'
protect 'he people agaiins, cs CO SaIeh
.'on' anu 10 violation of which 70
imous vote oflhe Legislators Ia "'''r In,S one
or to bind their Constituents nave 10
II all the arguments, ads.,
theobllgation Of The state ~ au'eo on
ion Bank bonds, were b," ~ pay ls
and and. closely examined, IA %sIs ., ag'
mass Of Inconsistency reve, ' 60 sIo''
itself to the mind Of % h io,eII;,I prs"
Some contend for a false cors ,se"'
me me constitution, IN orde, to bind ' Io,'a \
others admit the Illegally i I'D ,bs .' 81
y Ou' say we got the money !, ,n uV'
therefore, honorably bound. So s"o
:. .eho mat we were 100 slow 10 r,DuI.
the debt; while others argue IN, IsrV y.
too last, by 9 or 8 years, il spi,i,'
question. Some intimate ,bai a a..
ale not required to know wh., an,
'u',o'i anu laws are. others contend
right or wrong, We shall have Them
or be whipt into lt--while Others N
drowning down." and calling ,boS
honest, who have the manly sDiu,"
tend for the preservation Of The ,ms
ton and laws of The land ;r,;I.,.
ing paramount 10 the claim Of awn,,
and much more TO The claim Of bnn
assigns,) who Knowingly snd desirSs
for the sake Of gain, purchased lhe NJ
10 a fraudulent manner.
When the thirteen twin sisters /
United States emerged from lie vcu
tyranny, and entered into a cunpt
their mutual safety and common sd
our lorefalhers drew up written cd
tuition, which was submitted to, and /
TONED by the states; in which they
pledged to guarantee to every state
publican form Of government.
In order to preserve the sovereign.
the States from the jurisdiction d
Federal courts, they inserted lhe
paragraph Of the amendment 10 he
eral constitution, which reads thus
The judicial power Of The UniiedS
shall not be construed to extend 10
suit 10 law or equity, commenced OF
sented against one OF the Uo'led y
by citizens of another state, or BY cid
Of any foreign state or nation
The people Of Mississippi, 'hen'In
sovereign capacity, are the only rSl
before whom this bond case can pf0p
come; and ifthe bond-payers are an
argue before them. The constitution
and legality Of the obligation, vdIP
that their object is to PROSTATE our 9
tutional form Of government, "AIcl
enable corrupt Legislature to nN
the property Of the productive Chase
The benefit Of a horde Of wrechIes
insolent swindlers. Who ever
heard Of such a proposition 10 l0''I
freemen-,hat their constitution 400
must be trampled in the dust @i
modate the interest OF foreigners
say the ocd.payers are mol Ieqa'
know what our laws are. oacn
ments are more like the raV0g'u
men, aiming TO accomplish some 'e'I
purpose, than the deductions Of . I1,s
men, acquainted with the cOa'a'"
government.
AS 10 tbei. pi,iful intimatio' d
sails on our cotton, | must take 'Na
of saving, that no intelligent nl r'
ouain,ed with the usages aod p.I
nations, believes any such 1h'0s' Y
only fabricated by designing n''
basest purposes. , rp,p
Aad even admitting sucn , ~,
must, indeed, be az unworthy |, o' IN
Of our forefathels, who cOu'o O'.'
do that which his common sI 1,'s
him to be a violation Of bis ''e
country. }. raw nd
A written constitution - vs'! VI :"
the way Of designing politicians ~ ' n
rupt legislators, and hence t ; ,o
forts 10 PROSTATE lis n'sa 4" !, neal
loose construction--maklng
thing and therefore nothing ;,ds;t