The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-04-11
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADISO MAN.

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Weekly Newspaper in the Town o
Canton, under the above title, common
cling Thursday 2lst February, 1885,
The F" MADlsoNIAN' will be thoroughly
democratic in its course. Upon the
subjects of a National Bank, Tariff
Internal improvements BY the Genera.
Government, and the distribution OF the
proceeds Of the public lands, we CON
cur in the opinions always entertained
by the great body Of the REPUBLl'
CAN PARTY. Aside from the con
stitutional objections that may well be
urged against a National Bank, exPe.
rience has demonstrated that the fscaI
and monetary AFFAIRS Of the government
can be safely and conveniently man
aged without the aid Of such an lnsti'
ulinn.
The Constitutional Treasury, IN It's
practical bearing, has fully come up t.
the expectations of its most sanguine
friends, and falsiied the Vaccinations
Of evil 50 confidently made by its enc
mics, SO that at this day, the latter nc
longer urge objections to its main prin
cipIes, butsuggest only notifications in
its minor details. Upon the TariFques'
ton, the "MADIsoNIAN" will advocate
the Free Trade doctrine. By Free
Trade, we do not mean the abolition
Of Custom houses, and Of all duties
upon imports, but a system Of CONNER
cial intercourse, as free and unrestrict.
ed as it can be, consistently with ouI
present mode of raising IL
short, we contend that Congress should
discriminate with a view to Rerenae
alone, and not for prOtcctiOn-revenue
being the only object recognized by the
Constitution in the grant Of the taxing
power.
The power Of the Federal Govern
ment to embark in a general system Of
Internal improvements, and the propri-
ely Of such a course, have ever been
denied by strict constructioDists. The
difficulty has been to draw the line Of
distinction between objects strictly ma
tionai in their character, and others not
necessarily embraced in that cate
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in common
with the great mass of the Democratic
party, that the general government
should confine its aid to such works Of
Internal Improvement as belong to the
former class, leaving all others to the
fostering care of the local legislature:
of the several states, or TO the enter.
prise of private citizens; believing thai
the line Of demarkation between such
as are national and such as are not so
has been clearly elucidated and ably
maintained by the late President Polk,
in his veto Of the River and HarboI
Bill.
Should the wild scheme Of distribu.
ting among the several states. the pro.
ceeds Of the public lands, be preached
by this or any other administration, we
will deem it our duty to oppose it
though in justice to our political oppo-
nents, we must add that we do not be-
lieve il was ever seriously entertained
by any very respectable number of them
to make thar measure a test Of theil
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as a wise
check and salutary safeguard against
over much-legislation, we are opposes
to any modification Of II, and utterly
condemn the demagogical spirit thai
proposes to restrict Its exercise.
The President Of the United States
beiNg the only branch Of the law-makins
power elected by the whole people, MAJ
be regarded as the Tribune of the PEG
pie, armed with the veto power, to pre-
vent any encroachmenls upon thei
rights. To abridge this power or t.
restrict its exercise to a specified clas
Of cases, enumerated in some new part
creed, or political ~catechism, would b.
ia direct contravention of the plair
words of the constitution.
From this brief exposition of ouI
principles, it will be seen, that we mus
be necessarily placed in the main, il
Opposition to the present Administra
Itiou, but it will be- no factious opposi.
ton. The "MADIsoNlAN" will not re.
sign the dignity of thought and s@eryile.
lily bind itself 10 the car of party, but
will reserve to itself the right of CON.
mending whatever 1t may deem COM
meudable in its political enemies, and
of centurng whatever it may deem
sensurable in the course or policy Of
its own friends.
Whist upon all measures Of Federal
Politics we will not disregard our ale
glance to party, upon the great question
OF Southern Rights" we will divest
ourselves Of the feelings of mere par.
%tlsanshIp, and be governed 10 our course
solely by what We conceive to be- The
interest Of our WI porte n of the con.
federacy. Though cherishing a deem
and abiding attachment to the Union