The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-05-23
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
MAIDS OMAN.

Canton, under the above title. com.a
cling Thursday 2tst February. Issa
The MADTsoNrAN'' will be thorosI'
democratic in Its course. Ina
subjects Of a National Bank 4
Internal improvements By he ra.
Government, and the d~istfibution "
proceeds Of the public lands. W.
cur in the opinions always enter,.;.
by the great body of the REprpT,
CAN PARTY. Aside from ia I
stitutional objections that NAV Sv.,I
urged against a National Bank
%rience has demonstrated that tbs AZ
and monetary affairs of the goyerDm.'
can be safely and conveniently "
aged without the aid of such AZ IT,
tuition.
The Constitutional Treasury. n i
practical bearing, has fully come j.
the expectations Of its most sang1;'
friends, and falsifed the vaticins,;.l
Of evil SO confidently made by its ~
mics, sothat at this day, the latter
longer urge objections to its main .n.'
ciples, butsugges only modification
its minor details, Upon the TarifFon.
ton, the "MADrsoNlAN" will advas,.
the Free Trade doctrine. Bv F,.'
Trade, we do not mean the a6oEt%
of Custom-houses, and of all dnli'
upon imports, but a system of comms,
cial intercourse, as free and unresiyis
ed as it can be, consistently with o~
present mode of raising revenue.
short, we contend that Congress shoul
discriminate with a view to Rers,,
alone, and not for prOtcction-reyen,
being the only object recognized byl'
Constitution in the grant Of the taxib,
power.
The power of the Federal Govern.
ment to embark in a general system
Internal Improvements, and the prom,
ETY. of such a course, have ever bsn|
denied by strict constructionists. IN,
difficulty has been to draw the line 4
distinction between objects strictly 10
tiOnGJ in their character, and Others na|
necessarily embraced in that cap|
CORY. We MAINTAIN, in commol|
with the great mass Of the Democrat
party, that the general government
should conGne its aid to such works ID
Internal Improvement as belong to ts
former class, leaving all others 10 III.
fostering care of the local Legislature
of the several states, or to the enter
prise Of private citizens; believinptha
the line Of demarkation between suci
as are @at5OnaI and such as are not %
has been clearly eIucidated and abI
maintained by the late President Poll
in his veto Of the River and Harbo
Bill.
pluuru tue Wild scheme Oh tttS.
ting among the several states. the p]
ceeds of the public lands, be broachp|
by this or any other administrators, N
will deem it our duty to oppose d
though in justice to our political oppd
nents, we must add that we do not b
lieve it was ever seriously ~entertaiDs
by any very respectable number Of thn
to make that measure a test Of ths|
party principles.
Regarding the veto power as a WIZ
check and a salutary safeguard agau|
over muCh-legislation, we are Oppose
to any modification of 1t, and utter
condemn the demagogical spirit t|
proposes to restrict It's exercise.
The President of the United STATE
being the only branch Of the law-makil|
power elected by the whole people, nl|
be regarded as the Tribune of the PEI
pie. armed with the veto power, top
vent any encroachments upon ths|
rights. To abridge this power OF
restrict its exercise to a specified en-
of cases, enumerated in some newPad
creed, or political catechism, would
in direct contravenLlon of the Pl
words of the constitution.
From this brief exposition -of q
principles, it will be seen, that we Ta
be necessarily placed in the main
opposition to the present AdminlSl
ton, but it will be no factious oPps
, ton. The "MADIsoNIAN' will not
sign the dignity of thought and serS
ly bind itself TO the car Of party
will reserve to itself the right Ot'a
} mending whatever it may deem An
mendable in its political enemies
} of centuring whatever It may ~
sensurable in the course or Pollcs
: its own friends,
Whilst upon all measures Of Feasa
Politics we will not disregard our Y
glance to party, upon the great qdesu
Of Southern Rights" we viii a
ourselves Of the feelings Of mere
tisanship, and be governed incur o'.
solely by what we CONCEIVE to Ds
interest Of our own portion OF tne
i federacy. Though cherishing 2 NJ
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