The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-20
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADISO MAN.


THE undersigned win pubp't
Weekly Newspaper in The ~.
Canton,Eunder the above title. com.
cling Thursday 2lst February, lssa
The " MADTsoNIAN'' will be thorosg'
democratic in its course. Unos
subjects Of a National Bank NM. N
Internal improvements BY The a
Government, and the dlstribution ".
proceeds Of the public lands. s.
cur in the opinions always enterl
by the great body Of the RRPITpIa'
CAN PARTY. Aside from tba
stitutional objections that NAV w.lIs
urged against a National Bank M
rience has demonstrated that M
and monetary affairs Of the govern.
can be safely and convenientlv
aged without the aid of such AZ N
tuition. :
The Constitutional Treasure \
practical bearing, has fully come 81
the expectations of its most saOo1'.
friends, and falsifed the vaticipsIa.I
of evil so confidently madebyi s Y.
mics, SO that at this day, the laOsr
lopger urge objections to its maui 81,
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ciples, putsuggest only modiRcatios,
its minor details. Upon the l'ariEoA
tion, the "MADIsoNIAN'' will sdvae,.
the Free Trade doctrine. Bv n.
Trade, we do not mean the ab0Tta
of Custom.houses, and Of ali I'M.
upon imports, but a system Of couns
cial intercourse, as free and unrestdA
ed as it can be, consistently will h
present mode Of raising revenus.
short, we contend hal Congress sbod2
discriminate with a view to Rera,
alone, and not for grotcctioa-rsp,.
being the only object recognlzedby
Constitutional the grant of The laIl
power.
The power of the Federal Gown
ment to embark in a general system
Internal improvements, and the prop
ely of such a course, have ever I'd
denied by strict constructionists. II
difficulty has been to draw the Ips
distinction between objects s~tficllyd
ti0nal intheir character, ard oihent
necessarily embraced in that \
CORY. We maintain, in CONN
with the great mass Of the DeRoua
party that the general gwernna
should conine its aid to such works
Internal Improvement as belong fot
reform class, leaving all Others ID
fostering care Of the local legislaal
of the several state, or 4, the cid
prise Of private citizens; believtgl
the line of demarkati IN between d
as are 3ational and such as are gaa
lraN tIeen clearly elucldated and N
maintained by the late President
in his veto of the River aud Had
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of distt
ting among the several states, tie
ceeds Of the public lands, be broad
by this or any other administrators
will deem it our duty to oppose
though in Justice to our political
nenrs, we must add that we do DOT
: lieve it was ever seriously enterlal
by anYveryTespectabTe number oft
TO MAKE hal measure a test Of
party principles.
, Regarding The veto power as a
! check and a salutary safeguard sgd
I over much-legisIation, we are OPP
, to any modification of 1t, and ua
condemn the demagogical spirit
proposes to- restrict Its exercise.
The President of the United "
being the only branch Of the law.mal
power elected by the. whole people,
be regarded as the Tribune Of ths
pie, armed with the veto power, q
vent any Entertainments upon
rights. TO abridge this power 9
restrict its exercise to a specified
of cases, enumerated in some new
creed, or political catechism, WOW
in direct contrayentlon Of the
words of the constitution.
From this brief exposition d
principles, it will be seen, that wei
be necessarily placed in the pill
opposition TO the present Admin
tion, but it will be no factious Ogl
ton. The "MADIsoNTAN'' will ~
sign the dignity of thought and ~
ly bind itself TO the car Of parry
will reserve TO itself the right ae
mending whatever it may deen
mendable in its political enenl''
Of centuring whatever It fnay
sensurable ia the couTse or poe
its own friends.
Whilst upon all measures q 4
Politics we will not disregard ouf
glance to party, upon the great gu
of Southern Rights we wllI
ourselves Of the feelings of nely
tisanship, and be governed u ouFs