Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-04

TO- suEy system, hbu Vpposcu W Inc poliCy
depositing the public funds in banks.-
Should The public funds be entrusted
banks, they might be controlled by inf
B. ences hostile TO our institutions, and 1
e made snbservient 10 the views OF our eI
d cmies in time Of war. Largo deposite
0 tempt the banks 10 over issues and excef
i five loans:--ruin and distress are the BIZ
i ter fruits Of the whole system.
The constitution docs not authorize tn
!, assumption Of the State debts. Should hi
: measure, big with disaster, ever reeeiv
! the sanction Of Congress, ! will go for ii
destruction. All the Democratic Sena
), tors in Congress are pledged 10 this course
The United States hold large amour
of land in this State---most Of il has beer
, in market many years, and purchaser
: cannot be found, who will take il at The
government price. The receipts into The
treasury for lands sold in this State, do moi
remunerate the Union for the expense 81
keeping open the Surveyor Generals or
fee, and the five land Offices. It's, there
fore, the interest OF the United States 10
withdraw her Offices and to cede oil her
vacant lands 10 the State. BY providing
for the gradual reduction of the price Of
those lands, something could be made out
Of them, and appropriated to improve
ments in the State and to the great cause of
education. Justice requires this measure
Of tho Federal government. BY with
holding them from market, the settlement
Of The country is retarded and the reve-
nue. of The State is impaired. The State,
through her Auditor and Treasurer, could
sell oil the unappropriated lands without
mourning any expense in their disposal
/ am in favor of the annual reduction of
the price of the public lands, after they
are offered for sale, in order that the low
prices may cause them all TO be purchas-
cd. am in favor Of the occupation Of
Oregon, and the grant TO every settler in
that country Of section Of land. | am
opposed to the distribution of the proceeds
Of the public lands among the several
State. Such a measure would afford n
pretcnce for keeping up high tariff, and
by making the old States SO deeply inter-
esled, would cause them to resist reduc.
ton in their price and oppose grants to
actual settlers.
The constitution expressly provides that
"all duties, imposi, and excuses shall be
uniform throughout the United States"
The existing tariff act admits many arti-
,les used BY the manufacturers free of du-
.y, and place duties on most of the arli-
lies Of prime necessity, consumed in the
lou,h, so high, us in fact, to prohibit their
Introduction. The tendency of the whole
j. stem is, to discriminate in favor of the
to the prejudice of the
consumers. This unjust policy throws the
,urthens of the government on the export
ng States Of the South and West, and is
,iolation Of the spirit and letter Of the
constitution. The power to lay and col
ect duties and imposts, was given to raise
'evenuo TO support the government, and
ioi TO prohibit tho introduction Of foreign
abrics under the disguise Of imposing a
'evcnue duty, and thus tax the great body
# the people to enrich few lordly man.
liacturers. ! am, therefore, in favor Of I,
ringing the tariff down to the revenue
standard, and by resisting all useless ex.
,endhures, keeping il down 10 the low. ,
,st point, consistent with the wants Of the
government economically administered.
Efforts have been made to prejudice my
friends in the north against me, by charg.
ng that was instrumental in defeating
Major Barton, and thus depriving the north !
f Senator in 1874. Nothing can be
more untrue. have always fell the most
HEARTFELT gratitude to the north for the ear.
y stand she took in my favor in the year !,
1897. | am not aware that | have done }.
my thing to forfeit the good opinion of my !,
riends in that section of the State. Dur. :,
ng the four years administered the State ::
government, | appointed Senator In :
congress, three State Treasurers, and one y
Bank Commissioner, residing in the Chick. y
saw purshase. In 1880, Col. Williams Y
vas defeated by the Legislature for Sena- !
or, in consequence of several members, :
lec,ed as democrats, and pledged 10 vote !,
Or northern Senator, refusing to sustain !
i'm, and casting their votes for MIR. Hen y
erson, a wing residing on the sea shore. :
In 1912, ! was nominated, in various
onniics, as a suitable person to fill MIR.
ienderson's place. | had no local popu.
irisy--for the southwestern part of the
tate has been strongly Id favor Of the
'higs for many years. When my name
Ias first suggested in 1912, resolved, and
9 announced on numerous occasions, TINT !
the north insisted on having the Sena, q
Or, that would yield my prelentions. | .
therefore, did not canvass the State. When .
40 Legislature met, the friends Of Major ),
barton refused 10 go into a frienly confer
nee and abide the will Of tho majority oil a