Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-20

lie recommends 10 lhe Legislature uc
placing in immediate liquidation the Mis-
sissppi Rail Road Company and the
Planters Bank and the speedy collection
of The sinking fund, with view TO the set
Element of the bonds Of the Planters Bank;
AMI for this purpose and The payment OF
the outstanding tie !snry warrants, lie re-
comments an increase of taxation if ne
cessary, and points out number of addl-
tional sources Of revenue, principally con
ssting of articles ofluxury and salaries Of
officers, attornies, &c. as legitimate oh.
iects of taxation. Short biennial sessions
of the Legislature are recommended as a
means, among others, to retrench the OK
penses of the government.
The Governor pronounces eulogy up.
on the mode of electing judges by the
people. One thing is very certain, whe-
Their the mode be good or not, there is no
danger of its being changed. A power Of
this kind which the people have once eXer-
cised, they will never surrender lie pro-
poses that the time of their election be
changed, and held at a different lime from
that of election Of members of Congress,
and other political fancionarics, so that
they be removed as much as possible from
the political excitement created at The gen
efal elections. We think the better mode
would lie to give the election OF judges 10
the legislature, and extend the time Of the
term of Office, SO as 10 separate them as
much as possible from party politics and
similar Influences.
He says as to where the s3minlry fund
is, cannot be satisfactorily answered, AM
thinks an inquiry onghtt be instituted as
TO where it is, and an application made Of
it to the purposes for which it was original
~ intended, and which the country expects.
This subject is preliminary 10 that Of elu-
cation, the interests Of which can be best
advanced by system Of common schools,
where the poor shall be educated gratis
There has been a great deal of talk upon
this subject, BIZ every tunctionarv Of e.
yernment and political orator in whose way
it lay, but 50 far, it has heon only talk,
and we doubt if the State is yet ready for
any efficient system.
Allu,ion is made to the convict labor in
the penitentia'y, and suggestion made
that i; be 81 regulated 50 as not to come
into competition with the mechanics Of the
State.
lie says he will sparingly u,c the par
doning power, and that only IN cAtraordi
nary cases viii the course Of the law be
arrested, This power has certainly been
abused, and one which is more liable II
abuse than any other oppcrtaining to the
executive. AS 10 the veto power, he ey-
presses the same determination.
No alusion is made to national politics,
except as to the annexation of Texas, and
in favor Of this, the governor expresses
himself strongly and decidedly. The Le-
gislat tires of most Of the Southern States
have done the same thing, and 50 we have
no doubt will the legi-lature of Mississippi.
On this question we hnpe to see the entire
south, forgetting party distinctions, stand
undivided. All must know by this time
that the proposition to annex is no cleo
tioneering scheme, no hunbug got up for
the poor purpose of elevatlng some selfish
politician, but 4 measure, the importance
of which is every day becoming so mani
fest, that lis opponents must soon quit the
field. We believe it would have Ind no
opposition in the south, if it had not been
supposed that it was intended to effect a
party purpose, and as soon as il mad per-
formed its subordinate part, to expire with
the occasion which created il. 1t is now
evident that it has its origin in n tar deep
Ell. more important and patriotic source.
and that it will be agitatcd until the rights
are secured it was intended TO guaranty.
We have received no Washington pa
pers for the last week. We have seen no
Congressional news of much importance,
except that three attempts have heen made
10 modify the present tariff law without
success.
We see by the last number Of the Rich
mond (La.) Compiler that Mr.. E. FERRY