Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-16

inT Huih hlishUlflAn'NNi w" w 49,
/, law. Tlf excuse IN admitting
10 IN unconstitutional law, without
,ny eeecsaily, ~ in the case 81 lIie
Union BONDS, Ia, therefore, tho lorcci
and cnmnd justify a reputation ol
tho constitution 10 this tnsr'
But Mr. Yugor contend, ihnl
whenever 80 people or unlion pein'l
a usurpalion d tho powers ol gpv'
Foreign nations OF people,
in their dealings will n state, can
only look to their government nc
mcio, they can only treat win those
who exercise the powers OF gov
eminent, ana are not bound 10 ASK
whether those powers are constllu'
lionnlIy exercised, or not. IT, how
ever, Il does pclmit a usllrpnllon,
Whatever acts are done, by that
u,urping government, whatever con-
tract. are entered into by Il with lor'
eign nations, are obligatory and bind
inc upon the people of the State, be-
cause il was the duty Of that people
10 guard its own safety and lnstItu'
tions, that none might exercise pow
err but those in whom il was rlghtlul-
" vested" What does Mr. lergcr
mean by the word "usurpatlonW--
If he means that a whole people
have willingly submittcdto, or agreed
to a change in their fundamental law
and the government is, then, admin
istered contrary TO what, before such
agreement, was required by the fun
damental law; he misuses the term.
1t is no usurpation, but a civil reyo-
luton: and his position, If this is
what he maans, is admitted. But il
he understands by usurpatlon, that
in opposition to The declared will OF
the nation, and in despite Of their au-
thority and power, powers are exer-
cised, opposed to the constitution, "
contracts made and debts created, by
such usurpation, the people or nation
are bound by such acts; ] deny his
position, and pronounce it an out
rageous political heresy. Such a
doctrine is at war with every princl-
pie of justice and morality, and any
citizen of such State that would at
tempt to enforce such acts Of usurpa'
ton, would be tory, a traitor TO his
country, and would deserve TO be
hung on q bet. Now | ask if the
State ofMississipps has willingly per,
mitted her Legislature and Governor
10 issue and sell these FIVE millions o.
bonds, contrary to her constitution P
| No, for, there, stands her recordre
will against H. l.. the CONSTITUTIONS
What power has she to prevent it
The act was passed without previous
notice.; and before the people could
legally, or constitutionally, interpose
or prevent it, the bonds were sold
the money obtained, and most of i
squandered. But as constitutions ar
becoming, in Mississippi, mere hob
COLLINS, (as / heard a distinguishes
bond payer call them, the other day,
I / suppose Mr.. Yerger would hay
had the whole State of Mississippi a
the capitol during the session of th
Legislature, armed with bludgeon
4 or something else to deter the Legs
: latnre from passing the law-th
5 Governor from signing it, and if the
: could not have prevented it, then
e they should have accompanied tn
It commissioners to Philadelphia, an
S ordered Mr.. Biddle not to buy til
It bonds; and if that failed, they shoul
IS have come and seized upon the me
o ney, driven the directory out of th
i Bank, locked up the house, and II
!, turned the money to Blddle! If the
l. do not do this, although they hay
S published their will TO the world, an
is declared that all laws, mot some law
$ as Mr.. Yerger and others assume
l. yiolative Of that will, shall be voiC
d yet they have "permited the a
d sumption" and are therefore boun
r by it! To sustain his monstrous p,
d sition, Mr.. Yerger alludes to the &c
e of the French government, and pa
A. ticularly to the Berlin and Milan d.
So crecs, and states the fact, that whe
e the Bourbon dynasty was restored /
IS the throne, they recognized the obi
IS cations of France, TO pay for spoil
> tons on our commerce by virtue
|, those DEGREES. lie, like the fren(
: Of monarchy everywhere, declare
If that Napoleon was an usurper-th;
j. his government was "illegitimate,
@ and vet the Elegitimater DYNASTY fe