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


GOVERNORS MEssAGE.-To the exclusion
of other matter, we lay the Governor
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 nei-
Their time or space 10 offer extended COM
ment upon it. 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 ef'rontery
with which the Governor takes 8 snap
Judgment" on the people, with reference
to the Planters Bank bonds. He affects to
consider his late election as 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 correction is a fair
specimen of the Governors wonderfully
convincing argument, and of the dignifed i,
refined and deectabIe style of the docu-
ment throughout. Speaking of the doc
Urine 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 posterity 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 of
these bonds, $175 900 year, until the LIST
March, 1871, period of 25 years. 1t Is
now Is since the last batch of bonds was
sold-making SO years. Men almost as
much renowned for wisdom and reasearch
as Gov. Brown, have fixed the duration o.
a political generation at less than half this
time. And we doubt not it may be safe
! ly assumed that at the expiration of the
long period Of bondage proposed by the
Governor (l87I,) not one-fifth Of the tax
payers of the State will he here. Some
will have followed the tide OF emigration,
while majority will have gone to regions
whence no traveller returns" beyond
the reach o. oppressive taxation, thievlng
bankers, fundmongers and their bonds.
-, 10 q,
over the main question-whether the peo-
pie ATE legally, or in morality or justice.
bound to submit to onerous taxatio to pay
these bonds.
The Recommendations in reference TO
Education and Common Schools, are-that
the available funds of the State, for purpo-
ses Of Education, be devoted 10 the cree
! ton and support ofsa College for the bene-
fit of the children Of the 8 goldfish aristo-
cracy," and ten Academies, or boarding
schools, at the public expense. to prepare
them for College. The receipts from bill
lard table and grog-shop licenses. 5 per
cent. taxation. and few other small odds
and ends, to be devoted to Free Schools.
The suggestions on this head, sound like
advising an architect in building house
TO commence at the roof and build down
wards.
We shall notice other portions of this
message in future number. We observe
that the wing paper at Jackson is lavish in
lis praise and approval o. the message and
its sentiments. We should suppose il
worthy Of wing encomiums and approval
but most nauseous dose to a democratic
stomach.