The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-15
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MADISO MAN,

FFHE undersigned will publish a
Weekly Newspaper in the Town of
Canton, under the above title, commen-
cling Thursday 2lst February, 1885,
The MADTsoNIAN" will be thoroughly
democratic in its course, Upon che
subjects Of a, National Bank, Tariff,
Internal improvements by the General
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 REPUBLI-
joan PARTY. Aside from the con-
stitutional objections that may well bS
urged against a National Bank, expe.
%rience has demonstrated that the fiscal
and monetary affairs Of tho government
can be safely and conveniently man
aged without the aid of such an Insti.
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasuy, In its
practical bearing, has fully come up to
the expectations Of its most sanguine
friends, and falsifed the vaccinations
of evil SO confidently made by its enc.
mics, sothat at this day, the latter no
longer urge objections to its main prin
ciPles, butsuggest only notifications in
IFS minor details. Upon the Tariff ques-
tlon, 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
oial intercourse, as free and %unrestrict.
ed as it can 6e, consistently with our
present mode of raising revenue. In
short, we contend that Congress should.
discriminate with a view % Repcnue
alone, and not for protrc5jon-reyenu1
being the only object recognized bv the
Constltutionint 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 eyer been
denied by strict constructlonists. The
4inlcuIty has been to draw the line Of.
distinction between objects strictly ma-
h0nG1 lnlheir character, and otbe rs rot
necessarily embraced in that cate
CORY. we maiutaln, in common
with the great mass IF the Democratic
party that the general government,
should confine its aid to such works Of
internal Improvement as belong to the
reform class, leaving all others TO the
FOSTERING care Of the local legislatures
OF The several states, ar 10 The enter
PRISE of private citizens; believing that
the line Of demarkalion between such
as are national and such as are not so.
has been clearly etlcidated and ablyl
maintained by the late President Polk,
10 his veto of the River and Harbor
Bill.
Should the villa scheme of disrribu
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 i;
though ~ justice to our political oppo-
inents, we must add that we do not be-
lleve it was ever seriously entertained
by any very respectable number of them
TO make that measure a test of their
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as a wise
check and a salutary safeguard against
over much -legislation, we are opposed
to any modification Of II, and utterly
condemn the damagogical spirit. that
proposes to restrict its exercise.
The President of the United States.
being the only branch ofthe law-makine
power elected by the whole people. NAV
be regarded as The Tribune of tie neo.
pie armed with the veto power, to pre-
vent any encroachments upon their
rights To abridge this power or to
restrict lis exercise to a specified class
OF cases, enumerated in some new party
creed, or political catechism, would be-
In direct contravention of the plain
words of the constitution
: y ltls Dfiet exposition of our
principles, it will be seen, that we must
be necessarily placed in the nam. in
opposition to the present Adminislra
Ion but W. ! wiz be no f%actiouss o'pppsi
non The "MADIsoNIAN'' will not re
sign the dignity of thought and s~eryile. !
" ping itself e The car IF party, but
wiz reserve TO Itself the right of.com.
mendlng whatever 1t may deem com.
IN its political enemies, and .
y cenlurlng whatever it may deem
its own friends,
I Whilst upon all measures of Federal :
rolltlcs we will NOT disregard our ale. I
glance to party, upon the great question
OF "nopthern Rights" we viii divest /.
Of the feelings of ms ! par.
ttlsapship, and be governed in our coprse
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