The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-10


WIN. R. MILES, Eso.-On Thursda.
evening last the citizens Of our town were
favored with an address from this gentle
man.
The Briscoe Bill was the buIthen Of his
song, and for his disconnected manner o.
discussing it, he urgedas an apology that he
was much fatigued by his recent journey.
Doubtless to the establishment Of many, he
entered into lengthy defence of the eighth
sectien of the law as it now exists. We
have been informed that in his speech at
Canton, in the opening Of the canvass, he
declared his unequivocal opposition, not on
ly to the Original Bill, but to the bill as
amended and adopted. Why ga change
has come DER the spirit of his dream, and
what the motive which has impeled him
nosO to defend the latter, we are at loss to
know, as he did not inform his hearers.
He endeavored to convince the people
that the common law as formerly applied to
corporations in Great Britain could have no
bearing upon the banking corporations of
Mississippi, inasmuch, as at that time those
of that nature did not exist-that it provi-
ded alone for elemosinary, city, and the like
corporations, &c. True, banking corpo-
rations were not in existence, yet, it is well
known that the highest American authori-
ties have decided repeatedly that it should
apply equally to Banking corporations now
and that the penalty it provided for the viola
ion of their corporate privileges should be
neted to them. And surely none will con-
end that if such corporate authorities were
watched with an eye so fixed, and punished
80 rigidly WIN Ito 10 over leaped the bounds
+ their auth8ig- pM Great Britain, the
;ame punishment is not too severe for the
ike offence perPetrated by banking corpo-
atoms in our own country, those mon
tiers, the very bane of republicanism-the
estroyers of freedom, the nurslings of OPP
'ression, which should receive no mercy
t the hands of freemen.
Mr.. Miles denounced the Original Bill
n terms bitter and forcible. Among others
e applied to it the epithet of infamous
&c. Such weapons cannot destroy meas.
re, having alone for its effect justice and
le public good. I
He declared it a vile "locofoco meas
re-" And during the entire course of his s
smarks alluded to it as such. This he
0ne evidently with the intention of giving t
a party cast, and thereby operating up '
! the political prejudices of those honora- {
e, independent voters Of the Wing party, q
no have nobly resolved to throw off the t
lackles Ofparty, exercise the right of '
oinion, and vote as becomes freemen, ac-
'rding to the dictates of tight and Of JUS
&c. We entertain too high an opinion Of
ose who compose4hat party, to think they
in be thus inhuenced--for we believe that
though differing from the Democrats up
! questions of national policy, yet they
e actuated in their course BY an, honest
,nviction Of what is right, and Of what
i'll promote the honor and prosperity of
lr common country. The same honora-
le motive that Influences them thus to act !
a such questions, will be their guide upon j
lose Of State policy. And we hope, and
rmly believe that upon this important ques- {
on, unbiased by party feelings, they will q
all reason and sober reflection to its I
lrone, and act in obedience to the decree {
f that impartial umpire, although the effect ,
viii be the defeat of Mr.. Miles, whom we '
Omit is an able and eloquent member of
be Wing party.
The CORNERSTONE UNION AND a
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