The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-03-28
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OF THE 're
MADlSlNlAM..

VIE Undersigned Will publish !.
Weekly Newspaper ia the Town \
Canton, under the ahnve title, eomms
Thursday 2lst February. lssna Z
The "MADisoNtAN'' will be thoronst,.
democratic in IT'S c6arss. Upon \
subjects of a National Bank. Tsss
Internal improvements by the Ges.
Government, aud the distribGriono
proceeds of the public lands, We ~
rur in the opinions always enter,a;0.
BY the great body of the REPUBfII
CAN PARTY. Aside from the 49,
stitutional objections that NAV wen /.
urged against a National Bank. erns
rience has demonstrated that the s,s.l
and monetary affairs of the Eoyernm.s.
can be safely and conveniently m,.'
aged without the aid Of such an in,1,
utiOn.
The Constitutional Treasury. X L.
practical bearing, has fully come 81 !.
the expectations Of its most saneGIs.
friends, and falsified the va~ticipsiios.
of evil 81 confidently made by IL e0..
mics, so that at this day. the later \.
longer urge objections 70 lie main prp.
|ciples. butsuggest only modification 4
its minor details. Upon the Tarifuue.
ton, the "MADIsoNrAN'' will adyecs.
the Free Trade doctrine. By ~.
Trade. we do not mean the abolino
of Custom. houses, and Of all dutia,
upon imports, but q system Of CONNER
Cial intercourse, as free and unrestVic.
ed az it Gamble. consistently with ou,
present mode Of raising revenue. m
short, we contend that Congress uAoud
discriminate with a view to Repss..
alone, and not for pr0tccsioa-rsvshue
being the only object recognized bysh
Constitution in the grant Of the taxiug
power.
The power of the Federal GOvsm,
ment to embark in a general System d
Internal improvements, and the proprr
ETY. Of such a course, have aver been
denied by strict constructlonists. Tb,
difficulty has been to draw the line d
distinction between objects strictly nd
tioaGi in their character, and Others mol
necessarily embraced in that esh
CORY. We maintain, IN common
with the great mass Of the Democrats
party, that the general %governmea
should c%onfine its aid to such works d
Internal Improvement as belong to lS
tormer class, leaving all others 10 he
fostering care of the local legislatuM
Of the several states, or 10 the enter
prise of private citizens; believing tha
the liue of demarkaiion between suA
as are national and such as are aaa
has been clearly calculated and ablI
maintained by the late President Poll,
II" hisVs of the River and HsEbG
Bill.
Should the wild scheme of distfbt
ting among the several states. the pro-
ceeds of the public lands, be brosched
by this or any other administrator, W
will deem it our duty TO oppossR
Though IL justice 10 our political opp
nents. we must add that we do not NJ
Iieve il was ever seriously enterlaiDa
by any very respectable number Of the
10 make that measure a test Of lhG
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as q RA
check and a saldtary safeguard agslt
over much-leglslation, we are oppow
to any modification Of II, and after!
condemn the demagagical spirit thl 4
proposes to RESTRICT Its exercise.
The President Of The United Stas
being the only branch ofthe law.mska
power electedb by the whole people, n1
DO regarded as the Tribune Of the ~
pie, armed with the veto power 70
vent any encroachments upon thy
To abridge this power C
restrict its exercise to a specified ca
of cases, enumerated in sOme newPat
or political catechism, would
ia direct c%ontravenlion Of the PI
of the constitution.
- - ia . A LA ~
From this brief exposition of0l
principles, it will be seen, that We ny
be necessarily placed in the nam
opposition 10 the present AdmlnI'I1
ion, but il will be no factious 0PRH
ION. The M~ADIsoNlAN'' will uols
the dignity of thought and seFH'
y bind itself 10 the car of party,
....l raaArxe to itself the right Of e.
Mi X is ''fpFolfittlgagfF ys dag Afshpss
# c%enturlng whatever i may e.
,ensurahle in the course or pcicl
It's own friends. Il
Whilst upon all measures o. NJ
Politics we will MOI disregard Out .
to party, upon the great GpS ~
Of Southern Rights" we WI y. ~
ourselves Of the feelings Of rnelo
tisanship, and be- governed 10 our So'
by what we couceIve e y i d
interest Of our own portion q WI n ID
ederacY. Though cherishlng z ...s A