Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-22

10 When Twice IN succession mad maiorftie
d IN congress were found willing to fix o
IS the country national bank, the "on
]. man power" was at tho helm to refer III
q measure to the people. And here, in dis
/ missing the topic OF tho banking system
: we may say all tina, may be requisite a
a bout the veto power. Every sound de
/. moerAt can perceive tho vast difference
d between the power of one man, upon hi
. mere will, TO dictate this or that measure
ms or that oppression, and the power with
, which the President is invested to say hi.
or that bill shall not be law, unless re.
passed by two.thirds of both houses Of the
J Legislature, and thus in effect 10 submit the
conslltniIonaIity as well as policy OF the
measure TO the consideration Of The peo.
pie. 1t hts never yet happened that any
prevalent mania had cast two thirds of the
legislature in its favor. The veto clause
IN the constitution therefore, vests only
protective and conservative power. Its
eXertlon has twice saved the country
Let It be perpeIuated.
The next subject in importance 10 which
the principle of strict construction should
he applied, IS the taxing power. A tariff
Tor revenue only, adopting honestly the
lowest rates required 10 raise the adequate
amount for a safe and economical admin.
Isiraiion Of the goyernmenl-and which
will bear with the almost attanable equal
ty on every section of this extended re-
public, IS such as would conform to the |
constitutional grant and requsition. Such
IS not the tariff now exactcd II is novel
thlng TO hear Il protective tariii,--much
less the cnormlty of lS42--adyocate in
Mississippi. Heretofore there had been
no jar IN the sentiment among us on this
matter. In regard to il we had but one
party; and the only difficulty was to re.
press the universal abhorrence, indgna.
tlon and resentment Of our people: but al
though i has recently hal lis advocates
even here, we are not authorised in truth
to say that they have produced any change
OF opinion, or done more than excite as. /
at their faulty! {
A revenue, however, must be collected: /
It necessarily mus. be large in amount. I
and The government must have and ought ,
to have the safest depository that the un.
corrupted judgment Of the national eais. /
Ialure can devise. A MACHINE no MAKE 1
MONEY, is NOT WANTED, NOR IS 1T TO BE [
The executive and the Cor {
gress are not 10 be transformed into bank Il
,rs and brokers. That would be The very d
asst thing TO be suffered. To deposit The II
'nb'ic treasure in the local banks is but 10 g
uslaIn those inherent and intoerabIe Il
rands--those cancers upon the pody poll. Il
&c. II then those treasures cannot be "
otherwise safely kept for disbursement, as "
equred by the government, there can be b
% valid objection 10 treasury system tr
nd we may be justified in saying that the ia
emocracy of Mississippi, win be satisfied 70
nth the plan which the chief magistrate d,
{ their choice may frame and propose 10 q
ie congress. ~
Bearing IN mind the imperious nccess. 70
OF SO constituting and so acting under the 81
impact of the States as that the national ca
,vernment shall not exert any power CO
hatever, but such as is plainly conceded, sii
must, we think, strike every citizen of eli
sod sense and practical honesty, that the its
deral government cannot ant6oy;ze any nv nv
heme of local benefit or efJec, On ,he -,
ere verbal assumption Thai Il i an ol ~
ationaI advantage: but thai IL bc ;ns,; h,
ID il must be essentially necessary 10 he IN,
ational defence aad safety or cIe, rio I ~ n ~;
q common benefit Of ali tbo s,a,os.,ho, w.,
cannot make oppronriat;on ~ ~ NJ =.
nal Treasure u nav dabts cnn,ra.,od II.
claimed q ~ contracted T., ~ S 60. c Aa
their separste canaci,ies. and ,5,, r y, g.,
' time. On tbe legitima,e oner"t;,a ~ ~, ~,
/, Federal government Ink H. : 49,, = mo'
3 Of its revenue not reauired G,r s e rop
!, l. wrl e,nasd; ' ~ ,h s''iou ~ pre- Pu'