The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-06
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MAI MAN.


THE undersigned will publi.b
Weekly Newspaper ia the To,,n
Canton, under the above title, CONF
cling Thursday 2lst February. lsso
The " MADfsoNIAN'' will be thoronsl1
democratic in Its course. Upon N
subjects Of a National Bank. T,,;s
Internal Improvements by the GeDss.,
Government, and the distribution MI.
proceeds Of the public lands, We n.
cur in the opinions always enters;Daa
by the great body Of the REPURfi
CAN PARTY. Aside from ina i.
stitutionaI objections that may vail.
urged against a National Bank. NM
rieree has demonstrated that the NV,
and monetary a~tfairs-of the governmsr
can be safely and conveniently m,n
aged without the aid Of such an INV;
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasury, n i.
practical bearing, has fully come d Z
the expectations Of its most sanpuiDs
friends, and falsified the vaticiosiio.s
of evil so confidently made by ID M,
mics, so that at this day, the later 4.
longer urge objections 10 its main I'M
ciples, butsuggest only modification !.
its minor details. Upon the TariRquss
ton, the "MADIsoNIAN'' will adyocal.
the Free Trade doctrine. By ~
Trade, we do not mean the aLoHta
of Custom. houses, and of all doii.,
upon imports, but a system Of CONNER
cial intercourse, as free and unrestrd.
ed as it can be, consistently with Oh,
present mode of raising revenue.
short, we contend that Congress should
discriminate with a view tn Rcyam
alone, and not for protccti0n-revenn
being the only object recognized by tr
Constitution in the grant Of the taxinr
power.
The power Of the Federal Govern
ment 70 embark In a general system Il
Internal Improvements, and the brma.
ETY. OF such a course, have aver beet
denied by strict constructlonists. The
difficulty has been to draw the line i
distinction between objects strictly IA
t2O@at inlheir character, and others nd
necessarily embraced in that cah
CORY, We maintain, in commm
with the great mass of the Democrat
party that the general governmsa
should confihe its aid 10 such works Il
internal Improvement as belong to tho
reform class, leaving all otherslo hi
fostering IA of the local legislatuta
of the several states, or to The enter
prise Of private citizens believing thai
the line of demarkation between sud
as are national and such as are not b
has been clearly e~lucidated and ahI
maintained by the late President Pom
in his veto-of the River and Harbu
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of dishibg
ting among the several states, the pro-
ceeds of the public lands, he broachd
by this or any other administration v
will deem it our duty to oppose
though III justice 10 our political opp
nents, we must add that we do moi ~
heve 1t was ever seriously enterlaind
by any very respectable number fiha
To- make that measure a test Of tbe
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as avs
check and a Salutary safeguard again
over much-legislatioD, we are s0ppa
to any modification Of It, and niit3
condemn the demagogical spirit III
proposes to restrict Its exercise.
The President of the United Slala
being the only branch Of the law-makh
power electedby the whole people, ~
be regarded as the Tribune Of the
pie, armed with the vero power, toF
vent any encrnachments upon Jog
rights To abridge this power q 81
restrict It's exercise 10 a specified cs
ot cases, enumerated in some newPss
creed, or political ~catechism, woall
IN direct contraventl0n of the p
words Of the constitution.
From this brief exposition of
principles, it will be seen, that we ns
be necessarily splaced in the man
opposition 10 the present AdmiuiS1
ton, but it will be no factious opps
ton. The "MADIsoNIAN' will not
sign the, dignity Of thought and se''a
ly bind itself TO the car Of parry
will reserve to itself the right n X
mending, whatever it may deem ~
mendable in its political enemies,
of centuring whatever it may y
~seusurable ID the course or Pols'
its own friends.
Whilst upon all measures o. feOi
Politics we will not disregard oal
glance to party, upon the great qasss
of Southern Rights" we vii y.
ourselves Of the feelings Of mels
tisanship, and be governed 70 our 81