The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-08-22
Judge RaffafTe,s Address.

JUDGE bATTAILE, the democratic candidate
for Senator addressed the people at this place
on Tuesday last.
The Judge, in the outset Of his address, s'de>
fined his posItion.' - as regards federal poll
tics He said that he was opposed 70 all
banking, bonding, and funding institutions
to the distribution ofthe proceeds Of the pub
lie lands; to the assumption Of the state
debts; opposed 70 the tariff Of -, but in favor
OF tariff for revenue, with iacidenfal pro-
teclion. While on the later, 10 show its
inequality and oppression. the Judge said
that the tariff placing duty Of 90 per cent.
ad ValOreSs upon cotton goods, made the poor
man pay the same same tax upon a yard Of
cloth for Which be paid cts. as the rich man
on the yard ofclotll for which be paid 20 cts.
But according to our idea of arithmetic, the
poor man pays q tax Of only one ct. per yard,
whilst the rich man pays tax Of four cents
per yard. el.
The next topic the Judge touched was the
Bond Question. He argued the unconstitu-
tlonality Of the act under which the Bonds
were sold--that Is was unconstitutional TO re-
pay the money ehtained on he bonds-that
the late never had received the money
thai there was no moral obligation rest
ling upon the state 20 paw the bonds. He
endeavored % justify the course OF Missis.
sippl BY citing examples Of oiher nations who
had repudIated their Just debts. He even
cited the upright and patriotic Congress Of
1885, as fepudiatofs in the odious sense of
the term. We trust that the Judge willtake
3 second thought upon the suhiect-for We
are convinced that when ne reflects upon
:, ne viii concur with Us in opinion that the
situation Of our state with respect 10 her
bonds, and that Of the Congress Of 80, with
reference 70 their paper Issue, is totally diffe>
rent and Will nos bear comparison shat the
Congress were forced % redeem their Issues
q the rate at which they did s. every mo-
i've Of federal policy; and thar in SO doing
they only done that which each state, with
reason equity, and justice demanded of
them.
The Judge finished bis haran cue. IN dis
Guessing the Briscoe bill and ia trad 81 abuse
Of the banks. denouncing them as the cause
j Of the pecuniary snherings and elnbarrssss
menls which were endured III The Sfate.
We are not il iavoT Of the system Of stafa
bankIng asit " as : erried on Il this state. hi
! stu We think that the banks sre mi r,neb
more % blame for our necunfarv diess1ere
than che euhersrs themselves Ne Trrt
leok % the Wild spirit lor vain and foolish
ePeculation WHICH ragged through ths coul1-
Try, es one great cause 81 0ur disasters; tnk
even j they were, where Is the Justice n.
deirauding them Of their dues Tie IrSiee.
discussed the bill il very ingenious. fhonsh
we cannot say convincing manner Hs Is
opposed &c dul0nss amendment and in ~.
vor Of the original Briscoe Bill. which. after-
weighing s. Ell his unenis ID lie favor. -
must slill consider g al odioos and abonin-
able measure opening vide The doors for
fraud and dishonesty
The ah11ine hard "a convince
Che people 81 lhs diliI .he they ought 3
elect him d the Senate. tol ihsr iii ten
hins IN November, different tale.