The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-05-09
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NJ 4 DIS

democratic III rs course. Upon
suhjerls Of a National Bank T.,s
Internal improvements by the Gen..,
Government, and thedIsllihniin A
proceeds of The public lands. W. ,
cur in the opinions Away entefnb,
hy the great body of the REPURn
CAN PARTY. Aside from I'M 4"
siiidliAual objections that NAV w4IlS
urged against a National Bank. III,
riente has demonstrated that The ~.
and monetary affairs Of thu goverpm@'
can he safely and cnnvenien,ly II.
aged without the aid Of such an IDs
ution.
The Constitutional Treasury, 4
practical bearing, has fully cnrne a !,
The expectations of its most sanOai'.
friends, and falsifed The vaticmaIi..
Of evil 81 confidently made by III Nm
mics, sdttat III This day, the lallet N
louger uige objections to its main uria
ciples, butsuggest only modification +
its minor details. Upon The TariFoue,
linn, the "MAnIsoNIAN'' will adyac,.
the Free Trade doctrine. By H..
Trade, we do not mean the aholunl
Of Custom -honses, and If all laisI
upon imports, but a system Of comasa
ciai intercourse, as free aud nnrestrc
ed asst can he, consistently with r,
present mode Of raising revenue. \
short, we contend thai Congress shml
discriminate with Il view 1, Resup
alone, and nnt'f,r pyOhrti3a -%rrvenp,
being The ouly object recognized hytr
Constitution inthe grant pf the taxi9
pnwer.
The power of the Federal Govern
ment to embark in a general system d
Internal improvements, and the propn
ely of such a course. have ever been
denied by strict cons,ructlonists. III,
difficulty has been to draw the line
DISTINCTION between objects strictly 40
tiO0ai in their character, and mhersla
necessarily embraced in that cal,
CORY. We maiman, 10 comma
with the great mass Of The Dempcr1ta
party, that the general governmrn
should conine its aid to such works
Internal Improvement as belong tuit
Former class, leaving all others to III
fostering are of The local legislatap
Of the several slafe,, ,r 10 lie enlei
prise If private citizens; ~believmgihl
tie line Of demarkaiiou between sue
as Are aatioaai and such as are nat Ii
has been clea,ly calculated aud all
maintained bv the late president Pill
in his veto Ut the River aud flarb
Bin.
Should the Wild scheme of dislrih
ting among the several States. The Pc
ceeds Of the public lands. be hrOacbt
by ibis or any other administration
viii deem ii ?ar duty 10 oppose i
+, though II justice Ia our political opp
nenls. we must add that we do nt }
lieve it was ever seriously entertain
} by any very respectablennmberof ht
: TO make thar measure a test Of tF
= party principles.
/ Regarding The veto po,vrr a. a m
\ cheek and a salulary ,afpcoard apsiu
over much,leg,sIatinn, we are oppua
To auy modification Of 1t, AID utter
condemn the demagopiral spirit hi
proposes To restrict ITS exercise.
The President of The United STA,
being The only branch Of the law.maLl
/ power elected nv The whole people, ul
) he resart cd as Tie Tribune If the d
pie. armed with ihe veto power. top
5 vent any encrnachmpn ! upon i8
rights. To ahridge thu. power q
restrict its exercise to a specified IN
. of cases, enumerated in some new pp|
creed, or political carechism, wnaII
in direcr contraventinn Of the pa
words Of the constitution.
I From this brief exposition If
o principles, it will lie seen, that we al
he necessarily placed IN The man,
opposition 10 the present Admiuia1
ton, but ii will be no factious opr1
. nan The - ,v;ll nM3