Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-12-25
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sl'y q a Stale by an aet o; ' ~ 'u'aiasr.
uGue "a violation Of the Cons, ~. paeae e.,
ed IN the Treasury. OF. was nj. = 'on' al -
ii o ,,I-,, y 'as siae' 'ltu trrp r q TO y.
S.oo ''lon 10 return ,la, mor., "a ~
IaNng this principle as a @
amer amer lcaa saws, the quesuo, !. - as N.
SIPpI) realize tins money ~ ela 81 a.
to establish an affirmative a.. ! 'hshsesis,.'.''
ton. '''s@e' @
II says "shs authorized i.
0n,"n Bank to receive It ior h., = :. 'ec'ors G, 4.
This We positively dgpy m
supp never authorized bs = nc o'aie Of N,
baaS to 'oceve the money for Or 1 rs, Of he
Puiponlng to authorize The b. b.. hsF. The i
money beng IN palpabe vioIaSoa . rscspeis.
uon' was not the act Of The Srs,o VI ne eos,ss0
not If the people Of Nlissi.s,n,S~ MisswxSs
act of A, b, c, &C. or wbprs ou' was The IT. ss
LEGISLATURE and undertook Is rTs 5soapo''d i.
the constitution. "'' sISeu Aso,
The error which the Norb
wing papers generally tall ip,o oa',iean ies
Ine constant suPpo'Ilion that every u' point ].
ulvlduals VINO compose the Legi,ls,'s'' o. Ihsu.
Is Inc act OF a Stale ITSELF They ssa Sas
what on other occasions they WIN YEN to orgs
aqmIl To be true, that an act of ii. fe'ceIve aAd
tne Mississippi Legislature which "t"bsr. Of
ny The Constitution, is no more n. 10 Prohibited
slpPl 'han are the acts of Nicholas "C c u Mss.
Nicholas oil Pennsylvania. y Ra'sa Or
LIE North American SAYS tb,, =,
Mississippi authorized the drsc,,,. 'ue Slate OF
TO sell through commissioners her r. h ~ aaI Bank
amount Sa Of hive millions" &c. We ds '"o, TO to he
state ever did any thing Of the kind D'"y 'naI'hs
ltsays "she at last lost the nr,a
ponds 1t IS true but she lost them >, IOse
put them &c. We DENY that she ' ~ Where shp
of had them to lose we deny tba, ' q los hen
'hem IN the Union Bank or any wbe' ~ I've put
1t says; 1t was her own fault md ,' ~ tIse'
ner acknowledged agents tina, thew wa. ~ 'an' OF
not the fault OF those who uustod j. w and
and made her the loan.9 In This sno, :, aon0r
mere are four assertions which We d;.nas s"' vs.
dispute that 1t vas the fault of the State If NJ "e
slssIPp' that the money was lost. nr ~ S's-
never had any thing TO DO with i e,bos ''Ie
or indirectly We dispute that i, wa, flo s" t,i
of her acknowledged agents for the sn ~e ''os
constituted any agent TO act in the maOas.
the State never acknowledged any aprn, ', ' %
matter. The Legislature cannot ii , i. ', we
by appointing an agent to violate The Co.., S;a''
ton, Such agent Is not the asen of n. I s,a,
we dispute that any one "lrusted TO III. bona's
of the State of Mississippi, IN making II. 'I o'
Tor tie honor Of the Sale was never @''
It. We dispute that any one made Hrp 49,,
Tor she never asked any one to make il and raa
er received tie money; and no such loan IA ,,o
stale was ever made.
The North Ameri AN says "her tMissi.sDpi.,
moral Obligations remain unimparedn W. Ao
ny That she ever came under any moral ob,pa.
tons about the matter; there we're therefor, neas
10 be impaired.
1t says those obligations ARE Just as bodipc
as Il she was IN possession of every dollar th.
her bonds brought" We deny that she ever !.
sued any such bonds. i The piece. Of paper Which
Mr.. bIddie negotiated, were not the States
bonds, but were Unauthorized writings Of pg.
sons falsely pretending to represent the State
And We deny that she is as much bouuo rs f.le
were IN possession Of the money for which the
pretended State Bonds were sold for If the State
came INTO possession OF money belonging to
Others, II would be It's duty to restore Il 10 il.
right owners
1t further says, she received the manry "io The
person Oh her agents" We deny that She tad
any agents 10 receive it. Suppose The publisher
OF the North America sempIoys drayman 10
brng load oil paper to the Office aud that dray
man, instead OF bringing the paper collects
debt due the publisher, gives receipt hi
name aud spends the money would the publsH.
er, then have received the money tarougl hs
agent Would the maxim which is quoted 1qR
tacitper alum tdcit per Sc" be applicable =
Certainly not for the agent was his agent to
carry paper, and not to receive money land a
the publisher never received the money by anoih-
er, he Of course cannot be SAID to have received
1t BY himself IN consequence ofthe act oflha
other.
The North American says, "lhe State chose
to put The money in the Union Bank. Wede.
ny that tie Slate ever chose any such thing i
says the State obtAned the money lot that pa'
pose, We deny that the State ever obtained Il
70, any purpose.
The North American intimates that for ne
State to plead its own violation ofhe Consiitutlcn
would be dshonorabIe. We deny that Tho STATE
has violated its own Constitution We asseH
that the Constitution was violated, not BY las
State, bu, The persons who acted without ne s''
thoIlty and contrary to tie commands o. ~
State.
1t saws Gov. McNutt did not lllege Toe an-
constllutonaIlIv of the act as the ground or 'ss.
sing TO pay The bonds We know not hOw "
IS, nor do we care. There were sother reasoH'-
and ii he omitted 10 name The strongest, y ~
not, therefore. become less strong. The hssV
elected Governor, Judge Tucker, PToiss'sa s.. !
ganst ,he act wuen it was passed, on inc eA'l'ss
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