Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-05-15

OF PARTISAN SERyIcEs.-We perceive
from our southern exchange papers that
tho grea, migratory politician, Bale Pey.
ton, who ,raveFsed tho southwestern pOr-
ton Of the United States during the late
presidential canvass, has been appointed
United States District Attorney for the
eastern district OF Louisiana.
The party now in power denounced,
and abused without siin, or mercy. the two
preceding administrations, for having, 40
they said, converted public Offices into
partisan rewards, which they psofessed TO
regard as a mos, heinous political sin--one
which would ultimately sap the founda-
'ion Of our free institutions; ye, scarcely
were they seated upon the throne Of power
when all office-holdeS opposed to their
political schemes, were, Unfortunately
hurled from their places, to make room
for jealous and active Partisana This 10
The first step Of that great party Of reform
ere whose administration, the people were
taught q believe, would be characterized
by wisdom, tolerance, and sheer desire
10 promote the public good without regard
to the promotion Of party ends.
II asked by their opponents, why they
pursue this course agains. which they
have been wont to discourse 50 grandelo-
quently. they reply you did 30 when 10
power. Suppose this DO true-does il jus.
iify these prolessed reformers in doing that
which they have so repeatedly denounced
asa political sin OF the deepest dye? They
did no. tell tho people that they would
tread in the footsteps Of those they had so
yiru lently abused; but that they would
cleans tho administration Of the govern
ment, Of the abuses tina, had crep, into it,
and restore il to its pristine purity. To
qpiet the minis Of the reoplein relation
lSkthe influence Of office.hol ders, ian
'rrant humbug which was somuch used
,gains. tho late administra,ion,) 40 we'll
IS to keep up m outward show Of purity
II purpose, the new administration has
ssued a circular, forbidding office.hol
lers to interfere in elections.
The Constitution Of the State Of Missis-
ippi not only fails TO authorize, bu, ex-
'ressly prohibits to the governmental
gents OF the State, the power to obtain a
oau Of money on the faith Of the STATE or
'lcdgc the faith Of tho state for the redemp-
ion Of any loan or debL-Ler. Union.
Read the Constitution again. Sir. We
ave always thought it a matter Of regre,
hat the Constitution does authorize
he pledging Of the faith of,he state by legis-
alive action. The possibility Of involv-
ng the State in injurious specula.ions
would not have existed. had the Consiiiu.
ion expressly prohibited all pledges Of tho
States faith, except perhaps in time Of
Matches Courier.
We, Sir, arc already sufficiently ac-
qua,nted with the provisions Of the Con.
s;i.ution, to know that our position 10 sub.
stantially correct, that, that instrument
does inhibh 70 the governmental agents Of
The State, the power to pledge the faith Of
the State for the payment or redemption
Of any loan or debt, without the direct
assent Of the people to each particular
case Of the kind.
The ninth section Of the seventh article
Of the Constitution provides tina, " no law
shall be passed to raise loan Of money
upon the credit Of the State, or pledge the
faith Of the State for the payment, or re-
dcmption Of any loan or debt" unless the
same be presented TO the people, g. receive
their direct assent. Then this easiIy.to.
be-abused power, was by this section O
the Constitution, wisely reserved TO the
people, which reservation evidently q.
mounts to an express prohibition Of that
power, to their general agents whose letter
ofattorney,is the COnsti,ution itself. And
u can only be exercised by cur govern
mental agents, as can any other reserved
power, by special gran. from the people.