Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-03

c. Secretary Esmg's plan Of a Nat5a-r
Bans, % fiscal Back Of tie {. 5. as he call. 4
vii DO found on our frs, page. Ia our view, T.
does not obvaie a single Constitutional objection
to such an institution. It's to be located in the
District Of Columbia, where 1t Is SAID Congress.
has an undoublsd right 10 incorporate banks, bol
ding by the constitution, exclusive jurisdiction 0.
yer the ten miles square. But to deduce from
that fact the power IN Congress to incorporate q
national institution IN the Dstric'. which is to ef
feet the interests Of the whole Union IS mos,
dangerous aud unl1undsd rule Of construction.
Establish H. and every barrier Of the constitution
may be oyeHhrown. "If We permit" as the
Richmond Enquirer, justly remarks, the DIS.
rc' 10 be made the po,nt on which the lever Of
ArchImedes IS to be planted, 10 move the whole
tnloa, where Is the end to the power Of Congress
there located and there affecting the rights aad
interests aud principles Of the States - As to
requiring the assent Of the States in order to es.
tabIlsh branches Of The bark, it is all mooishine.
We hold Il that the assent Of one or of oil the
States cannol make that Constitutional, which is
otherwise mol.
The restrictions and guards recommended in
the plan amount to nothing. Once establish The
bank and put It lalo operation, and they will be a
mcIe dead letter. Some cunning Me Bddle viii
easily find the means Of breaking through and
dlsregarding them all. We sincerely hope that
President Tyler will sanction no institution based
upon the plan of Mr. Ewing
" The Argus asks who Is John NJ. Bolts
We will inform our neghbor Jno NJ Bolts is
the notorious author Of the llooe humbug, He
was one Of the central wing committee at Wash
ington Guy, and together with hts loving abolition
friend, Leyeret Saons,aII, assisted IN flooding
tho country last summer and tall with fabulous
lives of Gen Harrison and other wing docu-
ments. John NJ Bolts aud the wing party owed
their triumph last fall III great measure to the
abolllionls,s; he and other wings in Congress are
now returning the favor by voting with the obolI-
ltonisls. II was in the agreement. Our neigh.
Dor ought no, to complain. Randle, Underwood,
and Stewart whom the Argus also takes TO task
aTe all good and true wings. They voted with
tho oboIonsts, for resembling the 2lst rule,
which prohibited The reception Of abolition petit
ions, upon the same principle, doubtless, that
Bolts did, "One good turn deserves another -
! he abohiIolnsts gave us important aid, lastial.
We must now favor them, justice and gratitude
ullhe demand IT," Sorcasortd these wings.
There ia one fact we would call the attention
Of our noishbor to, while he Is 80 periodically IN
dIsnant at the abolition movement in Congress.
An abot onisl, John g. Adams, IS the whlg
leader OF why House Of Representative
Another fact democratic House Of Repre-
sentative passed The 2lst IuIe, prohibiting the ad
nilsson Of abolition petitions A whls House Of
Representatives. within less than two weeks af.
ter they had convened, rescnded the SAID rule
.Nut ccd
Now, neighbor, put that and that together, and
read US another sermon.