The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-02


Aing % ne. sir--ii i most surpririnr, that BE
Wig party IN Ills House shoad a1hibit auch
un extraofdinary anxiety to avoid me belief
ta1llhey are ID iapof ofthn G100O00. 900 pao.
~ We might suppose, sir that he Wig
rsIiI are AFRAID that when the Locofocorahori.
y CONS INTO power, theg viii when. I'm ne
gov ~ victory and hush Of Triumph 10 trsa.
en-. i ise4 express her approval Of this BRO
leeil and make IN application Of tie "a section.
(La1ghter) u does appear, sir, as II Ire
Wig party, By their great haste IN this natter,
the furnI1g taig race IN The reports, seen 10
think that Their very SELF preservation demands
taat fhey shan never, never, never consent 10
give any aid to those States which are iuvoi.
we'd in these disastrous debts! WHY, cir, we
have before this House 4 solemn declaration
from the people q The State Of Mississippi that
raihel than pay thOir debt they viii goto war
WiiA Great Britain
Thompson. Of Ms dumping % IN a hurry
srd WARMLY Sir, tie State Of Mississippl
has 9ever YET refused to pay any debt that she
owed. (Great auehier.l
Adams---Sil, there 3 a letter from Gov
MNutt making that statement. Unnecessary
! vii send 70 The library for Il. In that LET.
Ter Gov. M'Nuit says
lAAsaAN
pickans.--Is not al this out 81 order, sir,
6peakst.-lt L not. The motion 10 print
smbracea broad grounds on the merits Of the
woTeporiGi
Adams.-I hope the gentleman viii read
that letter ior the sake Of bis own character.
b Gov. M'Nutt says that two gentlemen IN this.
House, concur with him.
Thompson. --(warny) desire to have the
letter read. Il isa private letter--nOt Official.
But, sir, the Legislature Of Mississippi have
not been afraid 10 speak out on-tkis subject.
Much laurhfcr) Her voice has be- q, heard
over the word. (Laughier) And hope The
gentleman viii look 20 the action Of that Leg
stature, and not to private letters.
Adatns--I repeat, sir, Gov. McNutt says
that majority Of the people in Mississippi pre-
fer gouig 10 war rather than pay her debts.
Thompson Gov. M'Hutt did not mean any
real debt owed BY Mississippi; aud concur
with him but before she viii own 10 debt
which she does not owe, she viii resort 70 any
means before she will pay Il
A Voice--SiicS toll.
Adams--Sir III not 20 iato the QUESTION
now, whether she Is bound to pay this debt or
rot but she win not allow the Judicial tribu
nal 70 say whether she owes this debt or not (;
and she resorts to her own sovereign State
power 10 decide that she will not pay it. The
gentlemen eoncurs and he prefers a war TO
paying the Debt. II is not material to the
POINT whether her agents deirauded her OF not
But ! ask the Clerk TO read Gov. M'Nuu's
letter.
tThe letter was read Il is the same one
addressed to Richie and published in the
Richmond Enquirer" Il says that most
likely some demand would be made by Great
Britain on the Y. s. General Government for
the payment Of the Mississippi bonds and It
adds that 4-5ths Of the peope ofihat State
would rather 90 10 war with England, let the
consequences be what they may, than pay Ell
Their principal or interest; and that Gwinn and
Thompson, and Senator Walker arc all Of the
same opinion.l
Adams-This letter supposes that demand
from abroad will be made 10 pay this debt, and
yet prefers war. Suppose, Sir, Great Britain,
or any nation, should declare war against Mis-
sissippi, and send her armed steamers To burn
hatcher will Mississippi State Rights pre-
vent her calling on the General Government
for assistance This Union, Sir, would have
to stand b that State. They could not see
any State invaded or possessed BY an enemy.
Teen suppose as the terms Of peace the Union
should be required to pay all the debt and all
the expenses Of the war Sir, the British not
only made The Chinese pay their debt, but
S2l,0O0,O00 for war expenses. And, Sir the
two debts are not dissimildr The Issue must
come to us in this shape, unless We relieve not
only Mississippi but the other States from
their debts. Sir, this is a question OF morality
ard honor, and both Congress and the Gener-
al Government are bound in honor 10 take up
the subject seriously, and see how they can as
sist the States without mourning The horrors Of
disastrous war in order to sustain the naunn's
safety, and TO shield it from dish0nor
t2The Speaker explained that he had done no
more than bis duty in the dispositions Of petit
tons. He had never acted partially.
Mr. Adams said he cast no imputation on the
Speaker He merely wished 70 show The IN
famous nature Of the gag rule.
Mr.. Gwinn rose quickly.
Several MembD--fio no I cit down.
Thompson hope my colleague will be a.
lowed 10 60 on
Several no-no-yes-yes
(GrCat noise and excitement.l
Mr.. J. Il. Ingersol (hintly heard amid the
noise and exciiement) A cruel impuiation
has been cast upon the committee. You
Ni'N- - NV eAAhttlA A&AA s~tAti@eA AetNt ~
aorder. -proceed--o Of ordef-what right
had he--impugn--gentlemen's mohves--l say
what right l.
--Speaker--l did moi 50 understand the gen.
ileman.
Mr.. Adams--l impunged the motives Of no
man.
Mr.. Gwinn, (warmly.)-The gentleman
seems anxious now, sir, about the British aav-
igAnag e~Mississippi. He was not always
90, sir. There is question Of adjourned We.
rscity," Il ! read history right, between him
and another gentleman (Clay,) about the nay-
igaton Of those waters, and / has yet TO be
settled whether he cid not wish 10 give them
up 10 the British. feel degraded, sir, 70 hear
the gentleman bring forward the affair with |
China. Wshaye bad two wars with England
and been triumphant ia bothi and 50 We shall
be in a third As to the Mississippi bonds, the /
country understands that matter not very per- |
iectly. shall not discuss il now, cir; but il Is /
merely question whether the Stale shall pro- I
tect The constitution from tho frauds Of the |
Union Bank. It mot a question Of repudia.
ton, but simply "Shal Mississippi pay a debt
which she did not contract, or notl" That's /