The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-21

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tom We have hlInda Is 7l's 1ss''ssse 81 +;
tpky g.efelg With the re Of Showing tha =
s1s e NJ a. on and inFklier that II snnanats
1Eq@ knosa VINO aEs low in tsyng OIL ayine 81
! sls - anu mon Bank bonds and Wiz
: 9plitpns. % he nemeFB of the cons ifnfion. 4
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r. bY me Btll ne lion III tl8 5lh esiicis iii IL
eQnsntNflen, q "a pro I'd ed mo lassv al all ~
i ne p3sssd g raiEp lpar cf none Or ID nlelo.
Il kne iqlih 81 Ghe Stale for the raHmaxtt 5r -
il eemptlon 81 any loan pr debt, nllesa ouch .IaV
/ g YfeResee ln Ene Senate or House Of Renre
s,s'.sLlge.s ano Pc asreed on b q majority o
IL 49, 81 sse. laoilse and entered o.
s sslsL 3VAIitaik iEh The Yeas and naFn takeT
sasfeons ana nq referred 10 thB next succeeding
lAeglslatnre and pnblahed for three months
pLeslons e the next general election III thres
1eWspapers g the STAT, and unless q majority
0hsaen branch q the legislature elected aflel
slch punhcatlon shall agree to md pans sucl
law, and IN such case the yeas and navs shaI
$50 E#ZE
house. IS S. - s..
/ we VIII Tor the present waive the ques.
ION Wnether the passage OF the origina char.
ters. oYla sseondi legislature does not itself
cOnstitnte proof that all the preliminal forms
OF the constitution, were complied with, and
also the question whether even the omission 81
sn1ne of these forms were mot cured bv the
subsequent acquisence Of the people and &c.
ton Of their Legislature, and VIII attempt to
show that these preliminary forms were sub.
stantlally complied within every essential par
tlcplaE. ~
In January 1e8ss the bill to incorporate the
Mississippi Union Bank s0as proposed, but
not acted on during that session.
- January, (le36, new Legislature felec.
ted an November, 1881 assembled and the
bill provided in 1885, passed. the House Of
Representatives st that sessionby a vote of
49aYes TO noes. The yeas and navs were
taken and they with the Bill mere esnserad IN
the Journals. OF the House II did nof naaa
the Senate at that session. In 1881. 81 j ral
led session offhe same Ledislafura. the came
bull passed the Senate ~ a .uote5of ii yeas 10
8 noes, and dsev soitk tke bisi. were entered
in the journals oil. che Senate. Thus far then
the forms required. b. The Or sarf ian ~ fhe
9Th article oftha constitution were roranl;ed
with. -. 49,
In order 20 demonstrate the iniraafiea AZ well
40 fallacy OF that rule Of iEterDfefation which
refers only to ihe letter. without regard 10 tie
sp;rit Of The constitution. we viii herei direesa
f1r = ranrnauf from ,t,r history. ,nls rtf3ec-
lion Which, we deem not in annranr;afe
The conatitutiorl reuuires tl,ae every lav
pledrinc The faith Of tie STATE. ellall 81 1ro-
posed and PASSED BY the Legislature MARI pre.
ceeding the Legislature 10 sohick Il Is ~ rred
ThereGs0n 0fthis we know to be that the pso-
ne may have am opportunity of rejecting on
ard 20 A gsgsfay.
wing Il.
Now twill be seen that the hill IN s,uessinu
,Das proposaE by the Legislature of 1895. nas.
sed by 4 new Legislature in 1886 and m and
referred tOa third Legislature q l399: %
that saeIO Legislature which held two
sessions intervened between the Le.sisl ature
which proposed this bin [ aeS5land she Tasnis-
llfure to which ii was referred A83Ss which
Is plainly contrary 70 the strict 1sktsr of The
constitution. Butwhen we take into consul
Grafton that the reason and s8irW of this
clause Of the constitution was herRhY more ful.
~ met and complied with, by aflordlng as.
creased time and opportunity % the people, 70
reject on discuss. and decide respecting The
proprietg Of the measure. than e the strict
letter OF the constitution nad 1esn complied
with we do not hesitate 70 declare and no
reasonable nam can hesitate 70 admit chat 81
far from rendering tie bill unconsttnEienak i
makes L. IS well as I'll obligations Ef3rlns
out Of il donhly authofatlY and hne.Irg
The 47th section Ut the bill thus pastsd by
che Legislature u 1873 and EeleAs the
State i pledged 81 the purposes therein az
clared, to The next Leg stature 1na dIfet g the
act under the aKvlsa On et TIE t1cye 9E 81
the next regular elecflon Aha4 s1esA NAlel.'