The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-22
~EKOSPECTUS
OF THE
MADIS0MlAN,

Weekly New 81 IN the Town .
Canton, upaergaa above titls, commeb
g Ihnrsday 2lst February, 1Ssa,
The Mapis0NIAN' will be thUropphl,
democratic IN rs course. Upon IN,
spb aa ef NaticnJl Baaa, Taraa
lnleEnal ropeneEts blythe Gcners
GovslnH aua distFihusion 81 IL,
proceeds VI t public lands, W On
cur N The opinions always entertained
by ne great bOdy of The REPUBEI
CAN PARTY. Aside Fron1lhe CON
stitpllonal objections that may weIIbt
urged against NatDaaa Bank, expe,
fience HRs demonstrated thai the fiscal
and mspetary affairs Of tho poveramenI
cen be safely and copveaseutly mas,,
aged without tbs aid IL such al fnsti.
tuiign,
The Constitutional Treasury, IL IL
Pr~acllcel bearing, Has fully come bp u
expectations of II most %sanpeine
4iands and falsiRed tbe v~aticinafians
o6 svil 50 confidently made by I'D enc.
sa IA ~ this DAY, the latter no
loRgsF objections 10 its main prin
eiplss hutsugg sstonly mod iGcationssin
itaTnanoFd details. UpOa tire TaFiFque
tion. The MADIsDNIAND win aSvGeste
yhs Free Trade dQct ~ Rree
Trade, we do mot mean The abolition.
oE Cusldta houses Of I'll duties
npou imports, bun system OF CONNER
clal mt recourse, IS free and unressrSCt.
~ As can be, consistently win cur
present mode Of raising revenue, II
short, We contend that Congress should
discriminate with a view u Revemse
alone, and NOT for Pr0kctios-revepne
being the only bjectrecoQnized 81 Ina
Constitution in the grant of the taxing
power.
I've power Of the Federal Govern.
mens q embark in a general system oil
Internal improvements, and the propri.
ety "a such course, have eyer been
denied BY strict eOnstructl0nists, Th9I
d.s6caltg bias been 10 draw TIE lie oFI
~dlsllaCtion between objects strictly IA.
tscaqg inlheir character, and other nor
necessarily embraced III that cate
CORY. We maintaln, sina common
with the great mass Of the Democratic
PaFty that the general government
shanld eon6ne its ala 70 such works oil
iAlefnai Improvement as Belong to the
reform class, lshvipg Ell othsrs u the
fostering care Of The local Ispislapurs
Of tAe several states, Of 10 tbe enter.
Prise ct private citizens ; believing thatl
sAs lne Of demonstration between sncb
as are national and such as are MOI IS
has been elsanly eiuciaatea aud ablr
maintained BY the late President Pok /
iD his yelec Of the River aud HatbOr
Should the wild scheme 81 distribu.
tlrg among Tie several states, tHe pro-
ceeds4of tho public lands, De btoaShed
Inns orsany other admi1istFation. vel
vtab Deem e Oyt duty 10 oppose II d;
though 4 J~ustieestO our politics oppor
.nenls, we must add thai We do not be
lieye II was eveF seriously eHtertaihedl
py any very respectable nnmberof them
eolnake thar measufe a test of theirl
party pEinciples.
Regarding the veto power as 4 wpss
check nd q saIutury safeguard aeainst
over much-legislati6n, We are OPPOSED
e cry modification Of u, and utterly
condemn the demsgogicaI spirit thai.
proposes to restrict its exercise.
1he Presldent Of the United States.
beng he only branch Of the law-makino
PeWeF elected BY lhs wholepeople. NAV
regarded as The Tribune of the peo-
sfn with ths veto power. q pre-
ysat encroachments upon theirl.
nepi4. 10 abridg thls power or toI
restrict lta exercise to q snsciGed class
q cascss enumeEatedin some new marty
creed, OF political ~casechism. would be-
ia direct U~ontravenLion Of lie bIain
words Of The constitution.
From this brief exposition If orr
principles, Il will Be- seen, that We must
h necessarily placed il the main. iu
oPposisian g the present Admiuistra
non i will BE- I'D factious op6lssi /
l.sn The "MAbnuAsAN viii Nj ~
gRily of thought andsefv
bad Asslf the cae Of pss4 but
xstO itself the night Of COM.
raiSg Ehaipvar Il Asay deem Con-
T. rs political shsmass, Md
esnfnEtng whatever Il NAV DEM
seBsarable VI the sDsTbe III policy vfl
its own Isends
ghllsk upon 81 measures ofFcderaf
s~olltics we will not disregard our aliel
glance 60 party upon the great question
" Southern RI We wili diVsst
of she feelings Of mere par.
lsanshIp. and Il gpyesnedin onr s%yasse
leleis ey Wha# We eDnceiYe to b. the
Inssfess ct ogI own rortlCn Of Tho con- {
'eaefse Ihoag eli FISHING deem
abiding ttachman3 II t6e Union I