Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14

On Saturday last, these nominees were
respectively elected, by joint ballot Of the
Legislature, -Gen'l Foote receiving 90
votes, Mr.. Chalmers 90.
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Governors MEssAGE.--ro the exclusion
of other matter, we lay the Governors
message before our readers, with the ex-
ception Of few paragraphs of minor i'm
portance, the substance of which is given
under the respective heads. We have ne-
Their time or space TO offer extended CONE
ment upon ii. In our humble opinion,
it contains much to condemn, and but
little which should meet the approval of a
democratic legislature.
We can but admire the cool effrontery
with which the Governor takes "snap
Judgment" on the people, with reference
to the Planters Bank bonds. lie affects TO
consider his late election as a decision in
favor of the payment OF those bonds by the
people when it is as notorious as any fact
possibly can be, that the question was not
even limited at in the canvass--and equal
ly as notorious that no man in the State
would have been more averse to the raising
of this question than Gov. Brown himself.
One passage in this connection is fair
specimen of the Governors wonderfully
convincing argument, and of the digniiied,
refined and deIectable style of tie docu-
ment throughout. Speaking of the doc
trine that one generation cannot bind ano-
Their to pay public debt contracted for
other than the legitimate and necessary
purposes of government, or the defence OF
the country, he says;
"The fairest way, however, to answer
the argument that poslerlty is not bound
to pay our debts, is to pay them ourselves
and that is just what recommend"
The recommendation is, explicitly, that
the people be taxed, for the payment o.
these bonds, $4,000 year, until the Is
March, 1871, a period of IS years. 1t d
now 10 since the last batch Of bonds was
sold-making 80 years. Men almost as
much renowned for wisdom and reasearcl
as Gov. Brown, have fixed the duration O
political generation at less than half thi
time. And we doubt not il may be safe
+ ly assumed that at the expiration of tn
long period of bondage proposed by the
Governor (87l not one-ffth Of the tax
payers of the State will be here. Somi
will have followed the tide OF emigration
while majority will have gone to regions
whence no traveller returns" beyond
the reach Of oppressive taxation, thievlnt
bankers, fundmongers and their bonds.
With similar logic the Governor slur
t over the main questlon--whether the peo
, pie ale legally, or in morality or justice
5 bound to submit to onerous taxatio to pa.
these bonds.
The recommendations in reference I,
Education and Common Schools, are--tha
the available funds of the State, for purpo
= SEES Of Education, be devoted TO the cree
+ ton and support Of a College for the bene
fit Of the children Of the /" Goldfish aristo
cracy," and ten Academies, or boarding
schools, at the public expense, 10 prepar
them for College. The receipts from bill
lard table and grog-shop licenses, 6 pc
cent. taxation. and few other small odd
and ends, to be devoted to Free Schools
The suggestions on this head. sound lik
. advising an architect, in building house
s 10 commence at the roof and build down
n wards.
: We shall notice other portions Of thi
y message in future number. We observ
= that the wing paper at Jackson is lavish j
its praise and approval Of the message an
its sentiments. We should suppose
worthy of wing encomiums and approval
but most nauseous dose to democrati
!. stomach.
" At the last dates from Washingto
Z Congress had adjourned for the Christina
J, holidays. A correspondent ofthe Charlie,
8 ton Courier, under late date, says that
n ain the most intelligent and unexcits
!. bic quarters, war Is looked upon as a pro
i biiity-noi so much on account Of Oregon