The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-27
R~R0SPECT6F
OF THE
MADlSONIAN.

Weekly Newspaper in the nj
Canton, under the above title
cling Thursday 21st Februarg w,
The " MADIsoNIAN" will 81 sb,s'
democratic in its course.
subjects of a National Bank
Internal improvements by tbe' M
Government, and the DISTRIBUTE
proceeds"of the public lands. T..
cur in the opinions always enter.
by the great body Of the REPn@
CAN PARTY. Aside from Il.
stitutional objections that NAV NJ.
urged against a National Bank. !,
rience has demonstrated that III
and monetary affairs Of the povens
can be safely and convenisn,ly \
aged without the aid Of such a,
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasurv
practical bearing, has fully OK. !,
the expectations Of its mos NJ.
friends, and falsifed the vai;sas
of evil so confidently made by i,
mics, SO that at this day, the MI
longer urge objections 10 its msiS !
ciples, butsuggest only modifcsf.r
its minor details. Upon the Tariff
ton, the "MADIsoNrAN' will Ii.
the Free Trade doctrine. r.
Trade, we do not mean the aI,or.
Of Custom-houses, and Of All N
upon imports, but a system Of Conn.,
cial intercourse, as free and unrp,,
ed as it can be, consistently viii
present mode of raising reveDos
short, we contend that Congress ,n
discriminate with a view 10 nm
alone, and not for prOtcction-rsVr
being the only object recognized e
Constitution in the grant Of lhs III
power.
The power Of the Federal Cov
ment to embark in a general syssr
Internal Improvements, and the nj
ETY. of such a course, have ever
denied by strict CONSTRUCTIONS.
difficulty has been to draw the lN
distinction between objects stricty
hOnGJ intheir character, and Other
necessarily embraced in that
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in comb
with the great mass Of the Demon
party that the general governs
should confne its aid to such work.
Internal Improvement as belong ta3
reform class, leaving all Others 10
fostering care Of the local legisala
of the several states, or to the eli
3prise of private citizens; believing
The line of demarkation between i
as are national and such as are adj
has been clearly elucidated and !
maintained by the late President
in his veto Of the River and Hu
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of disi
ting among the several states, lhs
ceeds of the public lands, be broad
by this or any other administrators
will deem it our duty to oppoa
though in justice to our political a
! nents, we must add that we do na.
lieve it was ever seriously entsrd
by any very respectable nqmbeFalt
to make that measure a test OfA
party principles.
, Regarding the veto power as ~
! check and a salutary safeguard agl
! over much we are opp
; to any modification of 1t, and ul
condemn the demagogical spirit
: proposes to restrict Its exercise.
The President of the United Sd
being the only branch Of the law.na
! power elected by the whole peoples
be regarded as the Tribune Of theP
: pie, armed with the veto power
vent any encroachments upon I
rights. To abridge this power,a
/. restrict its exercise to a specified I
OF cases, enumerated in some neT9l
: creed, or political catechism, wOall
; in direct contravention Of lhs
words Of the constitution.
! From this brief exposition d
. principles, it will lie seen, that ws7
be necessarily placed in the man. y
|, opposition to the present Adnln'
! ton, but it will be no faetious ol
ton. The "MADTsoNTAN" will %
sign the dignity Of thought and 90
ly bind itself TO the car Of paFl
will reserve to itself the rightiofs
mending whatever it may deem :
: mendable in its political enenls',
! Of cenluring whatever it may '
sensurable in the course Or PoHs'
|, its own friends.
. Whilst upon all measures 81 Fsi
Politics we will not disregard ous
glance toparty, upon the great qps'
: Of Southern Rights we wlll Y
ourselves of the feelings Of ueis
tisanship, and be governed il ouF Y
solely by what we couceIve to y
interest Of our own portion Ct 'n'
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