Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-05
mississippi state Bonds,

@die editor Of the Natebez Free Trailer, he
viii certainly hurt himself lie is as rain
pant OIL the subjects Of Compromise, seees
sion and Distltiioii. as lie most sarguinary
Of Hhett's disciples could desire him to be
lie sees bowie knives aud fevolyers ii
every shadow that passes over the sttti, atit
q scents ruin to the South. and to every man
woman, child and old i1uif i'll 1t, as vel
rs blood, thunder and carnage, iii every
passing breeze. To hear him and -eat
him, one would suppose that great danger
actually existed that the white and black
races Ia the Eottth would sUoi ellaitue So
cial felatioiis-alal that Eatnbo would SCOT
take his position III the parlor, with bis
long heels petched eoinplaeently upon the
centre table, smoking q long time, while
The poor white folks wotlld be compelled
to search the kitchen after the 'ttrtiuibs
Of comfort " which might accidentally
fall from the tables Of tile ebUil afistueraey
A few days since we took oceasioh 10
say that if Mississippi desired to seoede
from the Union that she mist pay her debts
first. We still adhere 10 that proposition,
Before we will allow Mississippi to run
ont of the Union. carrying all her property
with her, leaving the balance Of the States
implicitly bound for tile payment of the
Union and Planters Bank Bonds. we shall
insist upon leyying an attachment upon
her goods and tlattels, at least to a stiff
eiettt amount 10 pay The Just debts hanging
over her, and thereby relieve the remainder
Of tile States from the liability which at
taclles to them on account Of otlte having
been in partnership will, the seeding
member. No, Mr.. Free Trader, o must
not II lay the lattering u~littion" to yottr
souls that you will he permitted to abseond
without !" settling mp" The question
will not be even entertained until YOU en-
libit n "tlear bill Of liealtl, "a full re.
ceipt for principal, interest, and all just
charges. And, then, even, we don'tknow
that we will let you 20, for you are pretty
clever. ood-looking fellows, taking YOU all
round, "by aud large Pay MP, shame
the devil, and you may swell n little, if it
suits the condition Of yottr liver.
The Free Trader says that we have
t'lived long enough i'll tie State Of Mis-
sissippi to know that the State does not
wv the Union tank Bonds" Just the
ttvefs, Mr.. Free Trader. We have,
though, "lived long enough III Mississippi"
to know that the State dgeS owe those
bonds, according to every principle Of JUS
tice and honesty. fair dealing and equity.
The Legislature authorized the issuance of
tie bombs, and the Governor Of the State
signed The net, and appointed commission
cts to proceed to other States aud sell
them. The commissioners did so-they
obtutaeH the WoHey Of innocent third
parties for them, who trusted to the res
possibility OF the broad seal of the State.
the insignia Of her authority, and her sign
manual. The commissioners returned to
tie State, were greeted with tetes and
liolors on every hahd-a general glow Of
rejoicing o~verspfehd the State from The
line to the Gull, and even tlts
Free Traders lott1est notes went to swell
the overwhelming burst of exttltatiun at
tie contamination Of TN event which it
,,1tt terms unconstitutional aud unjust!
The Legislature thanked the commission
ers by public resolntion-the Legislature
directors to manage the institt
tion-and the Legislature borrowed money
from 1t OH behalf the State, Nor
the charter discovered to be ttneotl-
:titutional, by these immaculate rep1dia.
until all the borrowed money was
s1uat1dered But, even admitting that
he constitution was violhted-who viola.
ed it The mon rhg lo0ned the moHcy
lad nothing to do with it's violation II
he people of Mississippi chose to violate
heir own constitution, it does not follow
hat they should obtain other people
money, and then plead in bar of payment.
wrong committed by themselves upon
themselves. Yet this Is the main staple /
# a reptdiator's argument.
Ia reply to the Free Traders assertion
hat the Union Bank was completely :
the control of New Orleans inHu-
nee " we will state tliat some thirteen !
thousand citizens ofeMississipp figured /
atler cunspicuously ms debtors to it, nc '
to Il celebrated legislative bank
eport, with which the Free Trader is .
oubtless familiar. a
Again, we repeat, that if Mississippi is
etermined upon emigration she must pay j
rat. Fay, square up your accounts, =
ut the Evil One to the blush, and stand k
nth IN the sunlight of pecuniary respolsi- /
ility, clever fellows that you are, and v
leverer that you will be.
4.
TThe Louisiana Block for the Wash !
lgton Monument has arrived, remarks the d
resent, safely at its destination. We =
lake an extract from a letter written by Il
lon. Elisha Whittleaey !;
SEPTEMBER 90, 1850. h
81 have Just now the pleasure to- inform u