Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-10-05
Monday. september la la4l

Monday, September l3 l04l.
The meeting assembled, pursuant to adj
lournment.
Mr. Kennedy of Maryland, from Is4e CON-
mittec appointed for that purpose, reported
the following Address.
FELLOW CITIzENs:-The extra Session Of
congress has at length been broughtto a close.
The incidents which belong to the history Of
this session, and especially those which have
marked its ternination,are of nature to make
go strong an impression upon the country,and
TO excite so much interest iE the future action
and relations ofthc Wing party, that the wing
Representatives in both houses Of Congress
have thought it their duty, before separating
to address their constituents with brief expo
sition Of the circumstances in which they con-
ceive themselves to be placed by the events
which have recently TRANSFERRED.
This session Of Congress was called as al
mot the first measure of that ilustrious and
lamented citizen, whose election to the Presi-
dency, was no less significant Of the general
sentiment Of condemnation ofthe acts of the
preceding administration, than it was express
sive of a wish for an immediate and radical
change in the public policy. The improvid-
ence of those who had just been expelled from
power had rendered it inevitable; and the
country hailed the meeting Of new Congress
as the sure pledge of relief from all those evils
which the disastrous incompetency ofthe men
at the head ofaffairs had brought about.
The people desired the early adoption of the
policy which had been promised them by the
wing party That policy had been brought to
the consideration ofihe country throughout
the contest ofnearly twelve years duration,
maintained with unexampled devotion; and its
principles were illustrated by the precepts and
practice Of the most eminent and patriotic of
our citizens in every form by which they were
able to address themselves to the intelligence
Of the people. No one inexperienced these
principles, they we're identit ed with the labors
Of that great party whose unparalleled success
was both the token and reward Of the general
confidence Ofthe nation. They promised re-
form
list. In the restraint of Executive power and
patronage;
ID. In the wholesale regulation of the cur
rency and the advancement of the interests Of
industry; and
Sd. In the establishment of an economical
administration of finances.
They propose to accomplish the first d
these objec:s by limiting the service Of the
President to single term, BY forbddng all Of
TIGERS OF the government from interfering in
N'~O~%og
the part Of the Chief Magistrate, 10 that ex.
cessive use of the Veto power which had re.
Gently become so offensive to the country as
an instrument of party supremacy.
They hoped to achieve their great object By
the establishment Of National Bank; by ar
adjustment OF system Of duties upon mode
rate and permanent scale,adapted as nearly al
practicable to The interests, and comfortable
with the Views OF every portion Of the Union
oy the staOhshmeat of uniform system o
bankruptcy; and by the distribution ofthe pro
ceeds Of the pubic lands amongst the States
measure recommended not cniy by consider
atoms OF justice to the states themselves. Blu
also by sad experience Of the embarrassment
produced ~ the currency resulting from tn,
administration of fund of such. variable amour
as an item in the ordinary revenues of the 90
Vernment. The establishment of an econom
zeal administration Of the finances they expect
ca 20 aVain oy cutting down all useless offices
oy enforcing strict accountability of the pub
nc agents; and more conspicuously, by maxim
exact and adequate provision FOR the asceI
taInment and eventual LIQUIDATION OF thar puF
lie debt which the past administration had err
ated by permitting their expenditures to ovel
run their receipts, and which they had concea
ed from public observation be the easy deyic
Ihese were The prominent points to whc
tne policy Of the whig party had been direc
ed and which constituted the great issues b
lore the country in the late Presidential cleo
uon. We are aware that our adversaries
that contest now deny these issues, 6undin
Their denial chiefly upon the fact that no 70
mer manifesto was put forth to declare Il
terms on which we insisted. We choose I,
ther to appeal to the widely diffused know
eoge OF our principles which had been impre
seq upon every mans mind in that long strul
ge o. years gone by; with which one par
hao oeen northumberland Of which its very nan
was an exponent.
II need not be said, that, in representa-,
spread over the territory Of such extent as tn
So'uprenenoel Oy our Union, and exhibitiI
interests so diversified, What rn;.,ht he Ill
the Characteristic principles Of The xVh;Sr -
", throughout this wide sphere. should hs r. r.
Ject TO occasional notifications denender,, !,
on local influences; and that It was iDcuu,he
therefore, upon the party to move together
sPRt Of mutual concession and accomm
datlon Of sectional differences ofopinion.
need not be told in the system of measur
which we have enumerated conflicting vie,
might naturally exist between the represent
tlves OF distant portions Of our Republic, a
that only by the yielding Of minor interests
the establishment Of the general good, emit
harmony was TO be obtained il the action
Congress. This was natural and to be z
pected.-But we feel proud consciousnt
shet n the patriotism Of the patty all such
hcuties would vanish, and that the demar
OF an enlarged welfare would Be me, and
il'ed. through the virtue Of that spirit Of co
promise and forbearance, that liberal and co
prehenslve sentiment ofseIf denial and conc
SION, which rests At the.hearf 81 our conlede
'f' and winch consfnniea he living nfinci