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

sury System, and opposed to The policy Of
depositing the public funds in banks.--
Should the public funds be entrusted to
banks, they might be controlled by infn-
ences hostile to our institutions, and be
made subservient TO the views of our en-
emies in time of war. Large deposites
tempt the banks TO over issues and excess
sive loans:--ruin and distress are the bit
ter fruits of the whole system.
The constitution does not authorize the
assumption of the State debts. Should this
measure, big with disaster, ever receive
the sanction of Congress, will go for IFS
destruction. All the Democratic Sena-
tors in Congress are pledged to this course.
The United States hold large amount
of land in this State--m0st of it has been
in market many years. and purchasers
cannot be found, who will take it at the
government price. The receipts into the
treasury for lands sold in this State, do not
remunerate the Union for the expense of
keeping open the Surveyor Generals Of
fee, and the FIVE land Offices. tits, there.
fore, the interest of the United States TO
withdraw her Offices and to cede all her
vacant lands to 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 the 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 all 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-
ed. ] 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 measure would afford a
pretence for keeping up high tariff, and
by making the old States so deeply inter-
ested, would cause them to resist a reduc-
ton in their price and oppose grants to
actual settlers.
The constitution expressly provides that
"all duties, impost, and excuses shall be
uniform throughout the United States."-
The existing tariff act admits many arti-
cles used by the manufacturers free of du-
ty, and place duties on most of the arti-
cles of prime necessity, consumed in the
south, SO high, as in fact, to prohibit their
introduction. The tendency of the whole
system is, to discriminate in favor of the
manufacturers, to the prejudice of the
consumers. This unjust policy throws the
burthens of the government on the export
ing States of The South and Weet, and Is &
violation Of the spirit and letter of the
iconslitution. The power to lay and col
Elect duties and imposts, was given to raise
revenue to support the government, and
not to prohibit the introduction Of foreign
fabrics under the disguise of imposing a
revenue duty, and thus tax the great body
of the people to enrich few lordly man.
ufacturers. am, therefore, in favor Of
bringing the tariff down to the revenue
STANDARD, and by resisting all useless ex
Ependitures, keeping it down to the low
est 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
/ ing that was instrumental in defeating
Major Barton, and thus depriving the north
of Senator in 1914. Nothing can be
more untrue. | have always felt the mos
heartfelt gratitude to the north for the ear
| ly stand she took in my favor in the year
1887. ! am not aware that | have done
any thing to forfeit the good opinion of my
friends in that section of the State. Dur
ing the four years administered the State
Government, | appointed Senator in
Congress, three State Treasures, and one
Bank Commissioner, residing in the Chick
asaw purshase. In 1889. Col. William:
was defeated by the Legislature for Sena
tor, in consequence of several members
/ elected as democrats, and pledged to vote
for northern Senator, refusing to sustain
him, and casting their votes for Mr.. Hen
derson, a wing residing on the sea shore
i In 1912, was nominated, in various
counties, as suitable person to fill Mr.
Hendorsor's slues. / had nc local Popn
larisy-for the southwestern part of the
State has been strongly in favor of tht
wings for many years. When my name
was first suggested in 1912, l resolved, ant
SO announced on numerous occasions, tina
if the north insisted on having The Sena
tor, that would yield my pretentions.
| therefore did not canvass the State. WheI
J the Legislature met, the friends of Majo
Barton refused TO go into frienly confer
ence and ebide the will of the majority o
the Democratic members of the Legisla
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