The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-12

OF THE
MADISONlAN
THE undersigned will naSr
Weekly Newspaper X n PSSla
Canton, under the above litla toN
cling Thursday Slst Februsrs 'G ,l
The MADIsoNrAN" will 4 \, lS
democratic in its course. ' T
subjects of a National Rail Gs
Internal'ImProyements bv ~ i
Government. and the dlstribns1Sa ~
proceeds Of The public land' =.
cur in the opinions always sS,...
by the great body Of the RFBpS'
CAN PARTY. Aside fran 8
stitutional objections that NJ, 'g'
urged against a National R.nl
rience has demonstrated thai A.
and monetary affairs Of the gos.s "
can be safely and couvenisn'Is
aged without the aid of sieS I! 4
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasu,
practical bearing, has fullv co1.
the expectations of its rnos WIN Y
friends, and falsifed the vsti 's,s
Of evil SO confidently made h "
mics, SO that at this day, the M
longer urge objections to ii m0,' N"
ciPles, butsuggest only modiGes;.!
its minor details. Upon the Tsrs'l
ton, the "MADIsoNrAN" win ,d.ll
the Free Trade doctrine. r. \
Trade, we do not mean tha HI.
'of Custom -houses, aha Of III @ NJ
upon imports, but a system d ~.
cial intercourse, as free and nn,...
ed as it can be, consistently MI
present mode Of raising revsD@
short, we contend that Congrsw 4.
discriminate with a view II PM
alone, and not for pr0tctiOs-n,s
being the only object recOgnzedb1
Constitution in the grant Of ~ 4.
power.
The power Of the Federal NJ,
ment 40 embark in a general ,vr'
Internal Improvements, aha liz AZ
ely of such a course, have evst
denied by strict CONSTRUCTIONS
difficulty has been to draw The M
distinction between objects stndl
t6OnaI intheir character, ana StS(s
necessarily embraced in that
CORY. We maintain, in cul
with the great mass Of the Demon
party that the general govsru
should conine its aid to such sau
Internal Improvement as belong
reform class, leaving all Others b
fostering care of the local legsa
of the several states, or TO the
prise of private citizens; believing
the line of demarkation between
as are national and such as are h
has been clearly elucidated and
maintained by the late President
in his veto of the River and Id
Bill.
Should the wild scheme ofJsr
ting among the several states, lhs
ceeds of the public lands, be bun
by this or any other a~dministrata
will deem it our duty to Oppa
though in justice to our political
nenls, we must add that we dom
lieve it was ever seriously ensr
by any very respectable numbered
TO make that measure a test d
party principles,
Regarding the veto powers
check and a salutary Safeguard
over much legislation, we arr, oF
to any modification Of 1t, and q
condemn the demagogical spill
proposes to restrict Its exercise
The President Of the Unisd
being the only branch oftbe lawn
power elected by the whole pe0PA
be regarded as the Tribune Of "
pie, armed with the veto powell
vent any Entertainments upon
rights. To abridge this povsi,
restrict its exercise to a specifsi
of cases, enumerated in some nsF
creed, or political catechism, To'
In direct contravention Of lhs
words Of the constitution.
From this brief exposition \
principles, it will be seen, that "
be necessarily placed in the 81
opposition TO the present ADM
ton, but it will be no factiOus =
ton. The MADIsoNIAN" WIZ
sign the dignity of thought anas
ly bind itself TO the car Of pa0s
will reserve to itself the rigbI
mending whatever it may dsan
mendable in its political enslls
of centurIng whatever i Fng
sensurable in the course Or ~
its own friends. !
Whilst upon all measures 81.
Politics we will not disregafdou