Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-26


tutlonal. Such at least is INV opin
lion. , 0P'"
You believe in the constitutionaIit,
and expediency Of a national bant
but would vote against one unless 4
seemed the general wish of the peonle
mat such an institution should be es
taolIshed, and you !hink popular sen.
timent is now against it. To the IN.
dependent treasury you are and al.
was have been opposed. This. /
think you will admit. But Won saw
| understand because under the cir.
cumstances Of the case YOU could
hardly say any thing else, that Won
are willing that matters should stand
as they are, and let the subtreasury
have a fair trial. Still YOU believe 4
might be amended TO the ADVANTAGE
Iol the government and the country
SO does the administration. lis organ
the Republic, calls some of its fea-
lures barbarous. Now, Mr.. Hrrris !
will tell you what feature of the sub.
treasury you and the administration
Iyou defend Eyes, as Mr.. CLAYTON once
said Of the Hon. Felix Grundav. YOU
are still engaged in your old practice
defending cries, what feature | saw
you and they would amend; it is the
special clause, that is the bdrbalous
feature, that you would annul, and
strike out of the law Such an
amendment would emasculate The
subtreasury-it would unite the gov.
Iemment and banks again and pave
the way to the establishment of a ma
tlonal bank, Just as did the illegal re-
ception, by Alexander Hamilton. of
bank notes in the payment of public
dues.-lma be wrong in saving that
| you are IN favor ofrepealing the spe.
Gle clause, but such is my belief
founded upon the fact that YOU are
national bank man. If | mistake not
every member of the present cabinet
with the chair at its head, is in favor
of national bank and would recon-
mend such an institution to Congress
II they were not afraid of thepeople.
You are in favo7 of distribution. but
you say that is dead now, as there is
nothing to distribute and the govern.
ment is in debt; but the debt will
be paid in a few years, and when the
immense bodies of rich land, in oIr
newly acquired territories are brought
into market, distribution will spring
up again. Trust us Mr. Harris, it IS
not dead, but sleepeth. | would not.
vote for any man who is in favor of
distributions. Hook upon it as dan
gerous, corrupting and of doubtful
constltutionality. 1t makes the States
the sti2endiaries of the federal govern.
ment, which it links to old imperial
Rome, granting her favors and send.
ing out her laIgesses to be her dis
tant provinces. Yet, you, Mr.. Har.
ris, who are seeking democratic votes
are in favor Of distribution-thatI
measure dear to wings, but odious to
democrats.
| have thus briefly summed upI
your position, as ! understand YOU, /
upon some Of the leading questions, |
which divide the two parties. | dol
not think | have misrepresented you.
certainly have not designed to do
so. And the inference to me is clear
that no consistent democrat can or
will vote for you. Even if you had
become a bona fde democrat, your
conversion has baen too recent-too
much Of the odor of whiggism still |,
clings to permit US TO yield you our
confidence or support. Your ascot
atoms, your feelings-your sympath.
les and prejudices are all with the
wings, and | must hand you over to
them.
There is another point, ard it is an
one upon which must ad
dress YOU a few words; it is in regard
to the election of Speaker of the
House.-This is the incipient act in
the opening drama Of a new Congress
and it is most important one. Up ,
on the Speaker devolves the appoint
ment Of the committees, and he can
SO arrange them, and the uniform
custom is, he does so arrange them, D
as to give his party the ascendency
on all leading question. That officer {
therefore has a powerful control. {
Ing influence in the House, and his /
you know is always consid- d
9red most important one. Now
Mr.. Harris how would YOU vote in {
he Speakers election? Would YOU c
,ote for awhig TOT a democrat! | will Ii
answer for YOU you would vote for a r