The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-19
PROSPECTM@
OF THE
MAIDS MAN.

THE undersigned will
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Canton, under the above IN" lon
cling Thursday 2lst February '1aa
The MADIsoNIAN" will be Ib,' ~
democratic in It's course. l0pg
subjects Of a National BsnIp s
Internal Improvements by II. !
Government, and the dlstTibp,; O'o
proceeds of the public land,
cur in the opinions ALWAYS u. w
by the great body Of the RFpn.
CAN PARTY. Aside fran {
stitutional objections that NJ, y
urged against a National Ps., Ss
rience has demonstrated tbal y,
and monetary affairs of the Uos sas
can be safely and convenien'I9
aged without the aid of such
tuition. =
The Constitutional Treasuv
practical bearing, has fully en-.
the expectations of its mos NV !
friends, and falsiied the yali Sias
of evil SO confidently made II !.
mics, so that at this day, the l'''.'
longer urge objections to ia m 49,
ciples, butsuggest only modisosi.
its minor details. Upon the Tsssa
ton, the "MADrsoNrAN" viii ,d.l
the Free Trade doctrine. P SuvS
Trade, we do not mean tba N.
of Custom-houses, and Of IL MN Y
upon imports, but a system Of cou n
cial intercourse, as free and nn,. aa
ed as 1t can be, consistently Win
present mode Of raising reveD0.
short. we contend that Gongres, 1.
discriminate with a view d P ]"
alone, and not for prOtcctio-rs,..
being the only object recoguzsd IN i,
Constitution in the grant Of M y,
power.
The power Of the Federal a..
ment to embark in a general sv,.'
Internal Improvements, andtb u
ely of such a course, have evsr
denied by strict CONSTRUCTIONS
difficulty has been to draw ~ 4
distinction between objects stricl,
h0n0I intheir character, and othp1
necessarily embraced in that
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in cam.
with the great mass of the Demor
party that the general governs
should con6ne its aid to such wa,..
Internal Improvement as belong h
reform class, leaving all Others 4
fostering care of the local legishv
OF the several states, or to The eli
prise of private citizens; believing
the line of demarkation between
as are national and such IS are ID
has been clearly elucidated and
maintained by the late President
in his veto of the River and Ha
Bill.
Should the wild scheme f disi
ting among the several states, the b
ceeds OF the public lands, be broad
by this or any other administralim,
will deem it our duty to oppose
though in justice to our political .
nenls, we must add that we do na
lleVe 1t was ever seriously entera
ny any very respectable nlmberdt
TO make that measure a test d
party principles.
Regarding the veto power a !
check and a salutary Safeguard sp
over much-legislation, We are opp
to any modification Of II, and Old
condemn the demagogical spirit
proposes to restrict Its exercise
The President of the United S
being the only branch Of the law.Hl
power elected by the whole people
be regarded as the Tribune Of The
pie, armed with the veto poWsr, .
vent any encroachments upon
rights. To abridge this power !
restrict its exercise to a specified
OF cases, enumerated in some new
creed, or political catechism, wouH
IN direct contravenlion Of The
words of the constitution.
From this brief exposition d
principles, it will be seen, that wei
be necessarily placed in the nsa
oPPosltioh TO the present AuuVa-
ton, but it will be no factious o
ton. Tho "MADIsoNrAN" will %
sign the dignity of thought and 50
ly bind itself to the car of patti
wall reserve to itself the right Ota
mending whatever it may deem
m%endable in its political enenls4
of centurng whatever it may
sensurable in the course or poAe
its own friends.
Whilst upon all measures Of fs
Politics we will not disregard Oul
glance to party, upon the great A.
of Southern Rights" we vIll z
ourselves of the feelings Of moe
tisanship, and be governed 10 OaI