The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-13
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADISONIAA.

Canton, under the above title, eoaua
cling Thursday 2lst Februatg. Issa'
The MADIsoNIAN3 will be tboro-'
democratic in ITS course. TTnss \
subjects of a National Bank, II!
lDternal improvements BY thee.
Government and the d~tstributioe W.
proceeds Of the public lands. IS .
cur in the opinions Always eute " Y
by the great body Of the REPTIIP5Ill
CAN PARTY. Aside from H. ~ \
stitutional objections that NAV w. "
urged against a National Bail y.
rience has demonstrated that ~ 4.
and monetary affairs of tho govern.
can be. safely and convenieniIv Y
aged without the aid Of such an I'M N
tuition. M
The Constitutional Treasury. I
practical bearing, has fully come " \
the expectations of its most sanrsl
friends, and falsiied the vaticipsis
of evil so confidently made BY II y,
mics, so that at this day, the Iaile,
longer urge objections to its main N
ciples, butsuggest only modi6catioS,
its minor details. Upon the Tarisa1
ton, the "MADIsoNrAN" will adva,.
the Free Trade doctrine. Bv n,
Trade, we do not mean the aioGs
Of Custom-houses, and Of all IA,
upon imports, but a system Of Conn,
cial intercourse, as free and unrest
ed as it can be, consistently Win
present mode Of raising reveDua
short, we contend that Congress sba
discriminate with a view i RsU.
alone, and not for protcchm-reu'
being the only object recognIzedb
Constitution in the grant of The v
power.
The power of the Federal Cou
ment to embark in a general systsn
Internal Improvements, and the pm1
ETY. Of such a course, have ever
denied by strict constructionists.
difficulty has'been to draw the Gn
distinction between objects %striclIy
taondI inlheir character, and othen
necessarily embraced in that
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in conn
with the great mass of tho Demoa
party that the general governn
should coniue its aid to such woru
Internal Improvement as belongn
reform class, leaving all Others ID
fostering arc of the local legisau
of the several states, or 10 tie u
prise of private citizens; believing
the hue Of demarkation between
as are national and such as are Id
has been clearly elncidated add
maintained by the late President
in his veto of the River and I'll
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of dat
ting among the several states, The
ceeds Of the publiGlands, be bRm
by this or any other administntia
Will deem it our duty TO opD@
though in justice to our political
nenIs, we must add that we do nd
lieve it was ever seriously enteru
by any very respectable numbered
to make that measure a test oi
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as
check and a salutary safeguard a
over much legislation, we are OPP
to any modification Of it, and &
the demagogical spidl
proposes to restrict its exercise
The President of the United
the only branch Of the lawn
power elected by the whole peops I
DO regarded as the Tribune Of he \
Die, armed with the veto power, d b
vent any encroachments upon h
To abridge this power /,
'estrict its exercise to a specified \
1t cases, enumerated in some new d
reed, or political catechism, wot "a
n direct contravention Of tho n
words of the constitution. ii
From this brief exposition q
principles, it will be seer, thatW
necessarily placed in the n.y. !
opposition TO the present Admin n
but it will be no factions ; .
ION. The "MAD1soNIAN" will q 9
the dignity Of Thought auds |,
Y bind itself to The car Of par(
vii reserve to itself the right y u
aending whatever it may desii s.
1endable in its political enenilsS
I centurlng whatever if may
ensGrable in the course q Pcli
8 own friends. es
Whilst upon all measures ol u
,olitics we will not disregard Oi d
to party, upon the great i
+ Southern Rights" we will
Of the feelings Of n NJ,
sanship, and be governed noafs ! :
olely by what We CONCEIVE 70 j.
lterest Of our own portion ois M
'deracy. Though cherishiag NJ,
~ oL;l:.- 4 Hal All