The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-10-24

could ana would demand an exhOrbltant
price for them, fOi, as be concIusiveIy pfoy-
ed, our manufactures cannot continue in
operation without protection. He exposed
the conduct Of the democratic party, who
having discovered that the wild doctrine Of
Free Trade does not suit the minds Of the
people, now come out and say, with bra.
Eean faced impudence, that they have al
ways been in favor Of Tariff for revenue
with incidental protection, and that the
Wing doctrine has ever been a Tariff for
protection with reUeuue for it's incident,
whilst every one knows that the Wings never
commended for more than Incidental protec>
ton. And he gave them a severe castiga-
ton for their duplicity during the last cam
vass, in representing Mr.. Polk at the South
as Free.TTade man, in order TO retain the
Calhoun men, and at the North as q stronger
TarifIte than Henry Clay, SO as g gull the
Northern wing of the democracy. He re-
pudiated the idea Of the Tariff being
mere party measure, he considered it as a
great National question, and as such, he
said, as every generous Wing should do, i'll
there be errors in it, as errors there are, let
US apply the corrective, mt as wings OF dem
ocrats, but as American statesmen.
Upon the question Of National Bank,
he made, as Judge Adams himself said, one
of che most powerful arguments in its favor
be had ever heard. 1t was truly most IN.
answerable defence of that institution. But
he said as the word Bank was SO odious TO
the ears Of every man, and as the people had
virtually decided against the continuance
Of such an institution, he was willing TO
drop the question, and give his hearty CO.
operation to any scheme which, as general
Fiscal Agent, would receive and disburse
the public revenue with safety and dispatch.
He made an eloquent argument in favor
of the distribution OF the proceeds Of the
Public Lands among the States. He con-
tended that they could not be looked to as
source o. revenue, as the amount received
from them varied so much, that they must
be distributed in accordance With the deeds
+ of cessiOn-that Mississippi ought TO receive
her quota; as it might open an avenue for
more of the public revenue to find its way
into the pockets of Southern Mechanics and
Ia6orers, which is NOW distributed entirely
north of Mason's and Dixoh's line;-and
. that the money so received might be advan.
. tageously applied to the education Of the
poor children Of our State, and by this
means place Mississippi, as far as tegdrds
the intelligence of the people, upon par
with her sister States; or the fund might
be employed in clearing out our rivers,
), building roads, or making other internal
improvements, which would facilitate the
transportation Of our products TO market.
No one who listened 10 his lucid argument
upon this subject, could fail to be convinced
that it was the dut, Of our State TO receive
the fund so distributed, and apply it TO pur-
poses which would benefit and promote the
interests and welfare of the people.
He said, that when in 1874, the Texus
question was brought forward as a mere
. political hobby, ne was opposed to it, but
Inow that it has become great national
measure, be was as warm and ardent sup
+ porter Of il as any democrat among them.
He had been accused Of inconsistency upon
, this question; but did not consider it incon.
, sstent TO oppose as creature for party pur.
poses that which he would advocate as a
. question of national policy; at any tate he
was not in as unpleasant predicament as
| his opponents, who, in 1887, rejected the
: petition of Texas for admission into our
, Union, but made it their rallying CRY in
slIs44. when they thought. il would promote
their party purposes, and assist in electing
James Z. Polk 10 the presidency. Pretty
fellows, these lOcofocOs, to talk about COM
: sistency!-their example would be much
better than their precept.
As to Oregon, he said, that he was for re-
} tanning ''peacably il we could--forcibly if
we must" every inch Of that territory to
!. which we had right.
He thought that The Veto Power should
. remain untouched as long as il was legiti>
d mately exercised, but whenever il was used
{ as mere instrument 10 subserve the dice
tates Of self OF party, il ought to Be restricts
/ ed.
: But We cannot pretend 10 this imperfect
: sketch, 10 DO any thing ike justice 10 the