The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-03-07
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADlSONlAN M,

OF THE
ADISONIAN
-FHE undersigned will publish a
Weekly Newspaper in the Town Of
Iartbn, under the above title. commen-
insFrhursday s1st February, 1900
MADIsoNlAN" will be thoroughly
4 nocratic in Its course. Upon the
skblects of a National Bank, Tariff,
Ihternal Improvements by the General
dbvarnment, and tie distribution Of the
Sfoceeds Of the public lands, we c1n-
sut IN sbpinions always entertained
hx4bssEfeat body Of the REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY. Aside from the con
'stitulionaI objections that may well be
urged against a National Bank rexpe-
rience has demonstrated that the fiscal
and monetary AFFAIRS Of It's government
can be safely and conveniently man
aged withoutathe'aid of such All l9stl-
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasury, in its
practical bearing, has fully come up to
the expectations Of its most sanguine
friends, and falsi6ed the Vaccinations
Of evil 50 confidently made by its enc.
mics, 50 that at this day, the latter no
longer urge objections to its main prin-
ciples, butsuggest only mod ifcations in
its minor details. Upon the Tariffques-
ton, the "MADIsoNTAN" 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 our
present mode of raising revenue. lu
short, we contend that Congress should
discriminate with a view u Rereaae
alone, and not for protrction-revenue
being the ouGy 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 proprl
ETY. Of such a course, have ever beer
denied by strict constructlonists. The
difficulty has been to draw the line 0
distinction between objects strictly ma
ti0aal in their character, and Others no
necessarily embraced in that cat
CORY. We maintain, in comnoI
with the great mass Of the Democrats
NJ party, that the general government
should conine its aid to such works O
Internal Improvement as belong to tn
former class, leaving all others to III
fostering care of the local legislature
of the several states, or TO TIE entel
M prise of private citizens; believing thu
- the liue of demarkation between sue
1 as are national and such as are not Sc
has been clearly eIucidated and abb
maintained by the late President Poll
M in his veto of the River aud HarbC
M. Bill.
Should tho wild scheme of distribl
ting among the several states, the pr
ceeds of the public lands, be broache
l by this or any other administration, W
will deem it our duty to oppose 1t
though in justice to our political opp
nenis, we must add that we do not b.
lieve it was ever seriously enterlaine
by any very respectable number of the
l.. to make that measure a test Of the
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as a VII
check and a salutary safeguard again
over much Iegislation, we are oppose
to any modification Of II, aud utter
condemn the demagogical spirit tn
IN proposes to restrict Its exercise.
The President of the United State
= being the only branch Of the law-makil
power elected by the whole people, mi
- be regarded as the Tribune of the pc
Y Pile, armed with the veto power, to pr
vent any Entertainments upon the
rights. To abridge this power or
restrict its exercise to a specified olt
of cases, enumerated in some new par
creed, or political catechism, would
~ in direct c%ontraventloA of the pla
words Of the constitution.
From this brief exposition Of 0
lis principles, it will be seen, that we MI
be necessarily placed in the main,
his opposition to the present Adminisl
ton, but it will be no f%actious oppc
ok. ton. The "MADIsoNrAN'' will not
ID sign the dignity of thought and servi
es- ly bind itself TO the car Of party,
t it will reserve to itself the right of co
the mending whatever it may deem CO
mendable in its political enemies, a
ent Of centurlng whatever it may de
md sensurable in the course or policy
- its own friends.
oil Whilst upon all measures of Fede
Politics we will not disregard our a
his glance to party, upon the great quest
,aI Of Southern Rights" We will div
ourselves Of the feelings of mere r
tisanship. and be governed in our coul