The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-05-30
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADIS0NlAn

~ VIII publiA
Weekly Newspaper in the nv.
Canton, under the above title
cling Thursday 2lst Februarr ,o.a
The MADisoNIAN" will be- tbo.ss INV
democratic in Its course. TTns'
subjects of a National Bank i
Internal Improvements by The a.
Government, and the distribatioD '
proceeds Of the public lands, j.
cur in the opinions always enter
by the great body Of the REpTlss
CAN PARTY. Aside from n
stitutional objections that NAV Nm
urged against a National BapL
rience has demonstrated that 4.
and monetary affairs Of the poysys~
can be safely and convenieniIy
aged without the aid Of such u y
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasury.
practical bearing, has fully, come /,
the expectations of its most saO,l
friends, and falsifed the vAinsSs
Of evil so confidently made 81 Il
mics, so that at this day, the AN,
longer urge objections to its nam !.
ciples, butsuggest only modiicatn,
its minor details. Upon the Tariff
ton, the ''MADTsoNIAN' will advd.
the Free Trade doctrine. ~ /.
Trade, we do not mean the a,oIS
Of Custom-houses, and of ali ii
upon imports, but a system Of Conn.,
cial intercourse, as free and unre,s
ed as 1t can be, consistently WIZ
present mode Of raising reyepua
short, we contend that Congress ~
discriminate with a view to R,n
alone, and not for protcctiOa-revs
being the only object recognizable
Constitution in the grant Of the al
power,
The power Of The Federal ca,
ment to embark in a general system
Internal Improvements, and the urv
ETY. Of such a course, have ever
denied by strict constructionists.
difficulty has been to draw ria M
distinction between objects stricg
taOnat in their character, and othen
necessarily embraced Gin that
CORY. We maintain, ia cott
with the great mass Of the Demod
party that the general goveru
should confne its aid to such vofu
Internal Improvement as belong I'll
reform class, leaving all othersh
fostering care of the local legislSA
OF the several STATES, OF TO the eu
prise of private citizens; believing
the line DIFFERENTIATION between
as are @atloaaL and such as are ID
has been clearly elucidated and
maintained by the late PresidentP
in his veto of the River and Hid
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of dsr
ting among the several states, the
Tceeds of the public lands, be bua
by this or any other administrators
will deem it our utyt to oppai
though In justice 10 our political q
nents, we must add that we do Da
lleVe ii was ever seriously enters
by any very respectable number o
TO make that measure a test it
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as
check and a salutary Safeguard q
over much-legislation, we are opp
to any modification of IT,, and ID
condemn the demagogical spirit
proposes to restrict Its exercise.
The President of the United
being the only branch Of the lawns
power elected by the whole people
be regarded as the Tribune Of The
pie, armed with the veto power 3
vent any encroachments upon
To abridge this power !
restrict its exercise to a specified
OF cases, enumerated in some new
creed, or political calechism, wouH
IN direct contravention of the
words of the constitution.
From this brief exposition d
principles, it will be seen, that wei
be necessarily placed in the msa
opposition to the present Admins
but it will be no factious ~
ton, The "MADrsDNrAN" will %
sign the dignity Of thought and ~
olh itself TO the car OF parry
reserve to itself the right d
'aAnding w~hafevar II may deem
in its political enemies
1t centurlng whatever
Jensurable in the course Or pow
ts own friends.
Whilst upon all measures q fe
Politics we will not disregardop ' |
to party, upon the great gp'
Southern Rights we yil VI
ourselves Of the feelings Of msls
isanship, and be governed 70 our
by what we conceive 70
interest Of our own portItn otlp' b