The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-08-29

NeighboF, the creation Of that "peTmanent
debt Of twelve millions Of dollars, upon
which the people annually pay interest TO
the amount Ofsix hundred thousand dollars"
and those ''useless and unnecessary apN
prOpria,ious Of hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars" BY the extra session Of 1871, Let
US know something about them, viii you9
We're are little inquisitive at times.
Our neighbor of the Democrat expresses
himself, in his last number, as decidedly in
favor Of the original BriscOe Bill, and OppOs.
ed TO Guion's amendments. We must beg
leave to differ with our ''chivairic" neighbor
on this as we'll as on some other questions Of
federal aud state policy: and in some future
number, wo may give our views more at
large upon this question.
The Democrat need not have wasted bis
time and paper in proving that the common
law Of England as its effects corporations is
lin force in this country. This we have ne.
yer denied, and grant that it is in force, un>
less restrained BY statutory provisions: but
we say that il ought not to be, as being in.
cousistent with the spirit Of our free instIsu-
/ tons, ruinous, unjust aud insquitabIe in its
Consequences. A largo number Of the
States have either entirely abolished, Oh
| in great measure, restrained the force o.
the common law as applied to corporations
by statutory regulations, and our State
should have done so long since. AND
Chancellor Kent, Gan author whom the De
mocrat is fond Of quoting) seems not to ap
prove Of the continuance Of the rule Of til,
common law on this subject: he says that TIL
repeal Of the chatter Of corporation unde
this law, sis attended with mos. igjuriOu
and distressing consequences: and h
commends the statute OFNew York, restrain
ing the effects Of the common law, as 'aiu'
ana wise provision. getting rid altogethe
Of the insqutabEe consequences Of the rul
Of common law,'-2 Kent's com. 307.-
The amended bill as It now stands is a SAFE
guard Tor Us against the inequitGble, iaiar
Gus and distressing consequences Of ii
rule Of che common law, and We sa
0 let it stand until abet,er can be devised.
e The Editor OF The YazoO Democrat sti
IS harps about our individual opinions on n;
Is tive Americanism, and says be must insi
9 on our declaring whether We are laVOrab
d to it OF not-says also we owe il 10 Of
e readers'-''to our party in lhe vicinity"
d is possible we are more Indebted 10 Of
e readers and party than We had Supposed
under no circumstances, can we for mi
h ment imsgine we are required even b. d
! Indebtedness 10 bring our private opinion
" before them. We see no reason why |
n much Importance should Be attached e O
n opinions on this subject. We are certain
: not 60 vain as some people who imagir
IS their opinions on a subject 70 be q gre
o imporiance-and Inc editor has just
y much rightto call on any other private eli
= zen for bic opinion AZ ourselves. He
!, aware The editor is absent who Is stroE
6 Native Ameiican--and We do not like top
man editorial in opposition @ his views b
We profess 70 IS 60 accommodating ni
: and e Bulge Tie Demoeras viii inform b
] ra have been found IL opposition q &
& native principles q Al times md places.
Z lNsiahbog, are Jon satisfied.
AVhY did whig C0ngress pass Che Di
: Itribalion BID. lherehy giving away The d
J. ceeds sc The land sales, instead 81 applgiI
q Them "a he payment 81 that debt
+ Democrat.
} Nsiehbog. i sou psk ang more such los
) ish questions. We shall hare @ falort up
D, you as an '''ihconigible dull genins." Dol
d you know that, previous e tie form