The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-10-20


ResolCed, That Reputation DC State debts is
not q democratic doctrine, because ii is in direct
opposition to those principles Of honesty and
good faith, on which all sound and durable re-
publics are founded.
hesotged, That Reputation ID not democratic,
because il is diaavowed BY the democrats Of
Virginia and New York, and every other State
in the Union.
Hesof0ed, That the present piea Of uueonsti-
tu'ionality, which has been lately set up, 10
give reputation a de %nocratic c%oioring, is not
well iouaded in substance and essence, be-
cause i has been broughti ii as an after-thought
BY the repddiating members Of the Legislature,
long after the FIRST reasons for Reputation,
assigned by Ex-Governor McNutt, which con-
tanned no constitutional objections, were found
% be unsatisfactory and untenable, and con-
sequeDtly has no claim 20 any democratic mer-
i, otherwise il would have been made in tho
first instance, and ia good time for those who
loaned their money on the faith Of The State Of
Mississippi, to have gotit back again.
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ResolUed, That we hold 10 the maxim or I'll.
Il. Benton, union, concession, harmony, every
thing for the cause, nothing for men, But the
cause must be the ever glorious cause Of Jefer-
s%onian democracy, which maKes all the world
love Us and wish Us we'll, and not Tie cause IT
repudiatioo, which is fast bringing republican
institutions into distePute, and making all The
world hate us.
Resotped, That while the aag Of Reputation
is hoisted in our land, every patriot oIeUeryp party
should let no calculation Oh temporary defeat
or success ot a party 10 which lie belongs, tic
his hands from putting forth his whole strength
70 puIlit down, as il is, alike dangerous and
destructive q the common country Of both
parties.
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Resobea, That we consider the issue as now
fully made up for the coming canvass between
an honorable redemption on the one hand,
and on the other an understandable reputation
Of the puplic faith, and thattho bond-payers,
in the detncratic ranks, cannot cooperate with
the repudiaiing party, and support their can
didqtes for State officers, without an absolute
surrender Of the principle, nor without placing
themselves before the world in the attitude-of
practical advocates and promoters OF tho her
esy, and aiders and abettors Of The mischief of
repudtation.
ResolUed, That the principles for which we
contend, are the great, sacred, and immutable
principles of public justice, honesty, and good
Jatat, sink or swim, hive or die, survive or
perlsh,' as a.paTty, we will maintain them with
our voices, our votes, and our property, against
political friends and political foes.
Resohed, That the attempt to AXE Missis-
stAi Republication respectable in the eyes Of
mankind, by calling to it's aid the pretended
authority of illustrious names, and tracing its
paternity to Jeff~eisonians and other fathers oil
the democratic creed, is to proiane the namesof.
the immortal sages and patriots, whom we de-
light to honor as the pioneers and apostles Of
our political faith. We deny that those emf
nent men ever held or taught, those who bor-
row money and use it and enjoy the same, are
not bound in honor and fairness to return il in
their generation. On the contrary, we main
tain that the fundamental maxim of those i'm
mortal fathers, was that those who contract by
a pledge Of the public faith, and receive a
consideration, we're bound to tax themselvea
for a prompt and p%unctuaI payment of the debt
and not throw tho burthen upon a future gem
Grafton.
R~esolued, That even if it could be shown
that we are wrong in the reading of the text
Of the republican fathers, we, have vel left a
still higher authority than they, with which to
confront the dogma Of reputation, viz: The
lap Of God requires all men 10 be just and honest
and no human authoriy-nay, not of all the
politicians on earth can avail to nullify or con-
traveue this divine statute.
MIR. Claiborne, who differed with the other
portion of thetcommitlee in their suggestions
offered a series Of resolutions, which he advo-
Gated with great zeal, expressing declared
constitutional Indebtedness existing upon the
State in the Planters Bank bonds, and recon-
mending thatproper measures be takeu by our
Legislature to provide for this obligation. bur
that the bonds Of the Union Bank should be
submitted to the courts Of the country.
Gen. QuItman responded TO Mr.. Claiborne,
IN slnport Of the preamble and resolutions as
reported by the committed upon the question
being called they were triumphantly adopted
( On motion Of Mr.. Vanhoosen,
Resobed, That a copy Of the proceedings be
furnished the papersaof the city for publica-
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