The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-26
PRO&PECTTS
OF THE
MADISONTAN.

IN
Weekly Newspaper ID IT. p9Sha
Canton, under the above title !. lon
cling Thursday 2lst FebrusTy 'I ~
The MADIsoNrAN'' will BE- H.. ~
democratic in Its course 'T9loOs
subjects of a National Bap Ip1S
Internal improvements by H. / n
Government, and the distribute, NJ,
proceeds Of the public land
cur in the opinions always en,' "
BY the great body of the RFpT'a.
CAN PARTY. Aside from d
stitutional objections that n, Y
urged against a National Ri"
rience has demonstrated tba, 4
and monetary affairs of the pov v
can be safely and conven SS'S,1'
aged without the aid of such \!
tuition. %
The Constitutional Treasuv
practical bearing, has fully eo,,.l
the expectations of its mos,
friends, and falsifed the v.,i ssOg7
of evil SO confidently made b. Y.
mics, SO that at this day, the ~,
longer urge objections 10 its ms"'
|tiples, butsuggest only modi6eaa.ls
It's minor details. Upon. the Tsr;s'
ton, the "MADrsoNIAN" Wi6
the Free Trade doctrine. R 3,'S
Trade, we do not mean tbo 4
of Custom-houses, and Of !, n'J {.
upon imports, but a system Il ~
clal intercourse, as free and NM.
ed as it can be, consistentIv nj
present mode of raising reys n@a
short, we contend that Conqres. I.
discriminate with a view 4 d.
alone, and not for py0tcctoa-rs,.1
being the only object recoqonsd I
Constitution in the grant IF h. N
power.
The power Of the Federal al
ment to embark in a general sy,t.,
Internal Improvements, and ths Il
ely of such a course, have ave.
denied by strict CONSTRUCTIONS
difficulty has been to draw M N
distinction between objects strclV
tonol intheir character, land ohs1
necessarily embraced in that
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in COM,
with the great mass of the Denr
party that the general govern,
should con6ne its aid to such v,A
Internal improvement as belong
reform class, leaving all Others d
fostering care of the local hgisa
OF the several states, or TO The
prise of private citizens, believing
the line of demarkation between
as are national and such as are d
has been clearly elucidated and
maintained by the late President
III his veto of the River and Hs
Bill
Should the wild scheme i la
ting among the several states, the
ceeds of the public lands, be bma
by this or any other administala
will deem it our duty to opp~
though in justice To our political
nenls, we must add that we do cd
level ii was ever seriously entefi
ny any very respectable NUMBERED
TO make that measure a test h
party principles.
Regarding the veto power IS /
check and a salutary Safeguard q
over neutrality-suspicious., we are OPP
to any modification of 1t, and q
condemn the demagogical spirit
proposes to restrict Its exeris
The President of the United
being the only branch Of the lawn
power elected by the whole peops
be regarded as the Tribune Of ih
pie, armed with the veto powell
vent any encroachments upon
rights. To abridge this power
restrict its exercise to a specified
of cases, enumerated in some Dew
creed, or political catechism, EoI'
IN direct contravention Of ths
words of the constitution,
From this brief exposition Y
principles, it will be seen, that v'
be necessarily placed in the r9
opposition to the present Adnll
ton, but it will be no factiOus
ton. The "MADIsoNIAN' wall
sign the dignity of thoagbta ana
ly bind itself to the car Of pay
will reserve to itself the rghi =
niending whatever It may dssn
mendable in its political enenl1
OF centurmg whatever It n'l
sensurable in the course OF P0'
its own friends. II.
Whilst upon all measures p
Politics we will not disregard "
glance to party, upon the gres.
of Southern Rights" We W.
ourselves of the feelings q y.
tisanshiD and he Governed 10 0uts