Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-05-22
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TO THE FREEMEX OF LoWNDEs



cations were not written IN a spirit Of leyity, but
slh all the Honesty and sincerity Of my heart, IA
tending thereby 10 ca your serious and solemn
attention 70 subject yaiiy interesting 10 ygar
future prosperity aud happiness. In discussing
toe grave question Of the payment Of the Bonds
-old for the Union Bank by taxing the people, /
trust shall be borne oui IN saying ! have avoid
ID The fashionable cant al las umes--abI~s aud
drtuciIan, That was not my obJec,, aud a.thu
used strong language, m NJ part Of those com
muHlcauon, have /. u the slightest degree, ma
p'icaied tie moral ca tracleT Of toe Directory oil
the Umon Bank. his repeat, was not ay
object | was warning against the system Di
banking, and not private character or the motives
afmen Ny object was not altogether to rouse
/ be people to resist most ru;quitous system Of
| taxation, but 10 pave the way to give The iina
| stab and death blow 10 TITS system OF blnkug by
the States GA the faith aud credit OF the poor
mans labor; ior disguise il as you may, it comes
10 thu, at last. MAINTAIN II AS principle set.
| lied beyond successful contradictions Inst all 9th
er interests, professions aud occupations are sup
/ ported by that mann pfop-Aguculnte. | mad
relaxed lnra season, not that the gubieet vas ex'
| hau,ed, Tor that never can bel but 10 give way
| to what | conceived better aud more appropriate
/ doctrnes, yiz,-ihe Veto Message OF the Gov
eraor the speech Of Senator Tucker, and the ad.
/ dress Of Nj Leake. These communications
came on the people pretty much at the same
| time, and they all had clam on our attention.
not only from their intrinsic merit, but coming as
they did from the tunctIouaies Of the GoyJtu
tnent.
/ In the Interim, a communication has made its
| appearance IN the columns OF the Democrat over
! Ihe signature OF "JusllCe." II viii turn ont,
nPPrenend, o. enquiry, that the author Of this
most eloquent and chaso production was once a
Representative Of the Democracy Of this County.
lie lsa stakeholder IN the Commercial Bank II
Columbus wh3ch readily accounts for bis opposi.
ton t. the Bank reform Law, which Is proven
by The following sentence;--" Borrow largely
Then eSade payment, curse The bank, cry down ii,
cftdt, get aio the Legislature, compel the bank
to pay ADD prevent her from collecting, and yJu
Will be pretty sure 10 have a bad bank THIS
chnrse contains two counts. Ii duplicates nv
public, as well as my private character, Ofthr
Iorm,b you, teliow-cItze0s, are to Judge; OF The
Eater viii take care when II shall be@
ce>saty.
lhls gtaVe charge against my public represen-
mlive character, coming from the stakeholder Of
a bank, which Is Prostrated BY the operation Of a
law winch am proud to acknowledge myself
the father Of, is N keeping NTH tho unceasing
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lira II r.e,tn.e 10 banks md rnrr.,c,..,5d ,o
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ieW,dy charged with y,y9r,,lpr on. s.tn rJ
TIMES before lbs pepplp agd ,ne,t., ,.,+aI
nistature. I.etus 'an, r,tl,,l, .r,l .,.....
n revew ta.s matter. 0V,ng = c,,cn.,.,.,.'
over aach had No control. taero vrss fan, Is.
mocrattc candidates IN An. ,t.,....
county and !rom MISUNDERSTANDING M -" n''
aad myself were once u tuice hra.s,, .''n'a
ion, although lion, nv tir.t aron,'s,,noa a.t
MA down t, th,s moment. Nd. h.d ,ta
implicit confidence a.h.. loge.ly NH ,,,aa.,, " ~
a politician. IRWIN be r.fu@nbe,ad t.., ~,
Leak was M favor Of y,rol,0a ~. r.; - - ~
chalisr and mgki4g iiaSoE ;as,;,.,naa ~, -"
tn, objected; and took the oranad ,b., !, n,o
i private contract between bn St,,a ma -
holders, and nm Ina.tnurh j. H. Mn,
Tor the money. lhe Lee,.,lnre FaG ~ r' p41',O
lberae die Stockholders. lhat !, ,y,s, a7,'',..,,
lor the JUDICIARY and stated d,.nnc,l, ~,
tertnned doubts a. 10 he cnuec,na.s - '' ~.
time Of reDeahnu hank cb.,,,,,, H., w IVY