Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-23

NO single fact IN uic HlsQie history
parlizan warfare shows the violenoe Of DO
ijI;caI preiudices So much as The yirulenc'
with which the Independent Treasury sys
tenn has been treated by wing papers,
One would suppose thai plan which sep
nrates the purse and the sword which
confines the public money 10 lis Legitimate
use--which puts stop 10 fayoritsm in ths
deposit OF the national funds--which Sc
cures its prompt payment as far as can b
effected by human power and which pre-
vents oil influence By unlawful pecuniary
means--one would suppose, | say, that .
plan accompanied hy all these advantages
would meet the unqualified appreciation Of
every portion of the community. Yet nc
measure of the democratic party has been
SO numerically abused by our wing friends
asthe Independent or Sub Treasury. The
only explanation Of this circumstance is,
by surprising that, with the peryersity Of
human nature, the more praise-worthy a
particular measure really is, the more We
hement is the opposition from party lead
ers; and that the object ofsuch leaders is
not to do justice to the measures Of their
opponents, but 10 decry them whether good
or bad. If this is tine test, il may truly be
said that this great measure is one of the
best that has emanated from any party
since the formation Of our government
and that it really deserves 10 be consum-
mated upon The 4th Of July as second
Declaration ofIndependence.
The present seems suitable opportu.
nifty for the dspassionate examination Of
this great plum. The question Of Ma.
tional Bank is undoubtedly settled during
The administration Of Mr.. Polk, and perhaps
for all future time Some method Of keep.
ing The public moneys must be devised.
We are willing to place the Independent
Treasury before the people--and we con.
fdently rely upon the result Of its calm and
deliberate discussion. This measure can.
not be said ever TO have had fair trial.
The excitement of the public mind when
it was q prominent measure Of Mr.. Van
Burcn's administration, was too great 10
allow its merits to be duly weighed and
understood.
If an honest wing were asked what
kind Of system he would desire for the de-
post Of the public revenue, he would I'M
questionably reply. that he should ike a.
system by which the public money would
be kept safe and for the use Of government
alone, which should prevent the funds from
being used for party purposes or from be-
ing specialized upon. But the lndepen-
dent Treasury provides for all this. It's
TO be kept by officers duly appointed by
the President with the advice and consent
Of The Senate--such officers are 10 give
bond with good security for the faithful
discharge Of their duty they are prohibit
led from specializing or alluring others to
speculate with the public funds under the
seyerest penalties. What other system
combines SO many and so great adyanla.
ges?
There is not so much danger in gov
eminent like ours of an open and direct
use Of public money for unlawful purposes,
as there is Of an indirect use. The poo
pie would not submit 10 the first. An ad-
mnislration which should resort TO it,
would be left without support as we are at
present constituted. But an indirect use
Of national funds would be often praciised
ifit could be done. Now one great advan-
iuge Of the Sub-Treasury is, that it pre-
cludes the slightess possibility of such
indirect use. II the National Treasury is
perverted from its legitimate purposes, il
must be done openly and above board; and |
even a direct use, il it were resorted to,
must require that the head Of government,
the officers of the treasury, superior and
subordinate, The. keepers Of the public mo-
ney and tic recipient Of the bride should
all be corrupt The Sub Treasury agents
are separate individuals, having no con-
nection with each other--each capable Of