The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-14

thank bis PENSIONERS for their purchases. pro-
.yided they would thank him for the pro-
fits. Whereas, il she could but muster
the courage in conjunction with her sister
States Of the South that inspired the Rus
SLAMS when they applied the torch to Mos
COW, and consigned it to the flames, they
would forever gag the Yoracious jaws Of Alb
olition-startle the bristling lions Of Wall
street from their doWny lairs, and cause the
knees of those nurseries of Despotism, = the
Earrings and the Rothschilds to smite to-
gether as did Belthazzars at The ahand Wri-
ting upon the waIl,,' If not to strew the
surface of the old world with waning dali
dems and crumbling thrones, while we with
folded arms and
"Undlsmayed could DER the ruin smile,
And light our torch on Tyranny's funeral pile;
In short it would be funeral to other
species of homespun bulfoonery, such for
instance as Fifty-four Forty, or Fight
Thirty=six Thirty, or Threat; Foote, Flu
more Free Soil and Fraud; Fuss AID
Feathers; Douglass. Demagogueism and
Disunion; and last though not least, Nebras-
ka, ''Niggers" and the "North." All
which have run their respective careers Of
agitation, and have been justly consigned
by an enlighted public judgment to an ear
~ grave, to be used only as ''Yulgarisms.
B we must be the indulgence of the read
er for thus expatiatiug and confns ourselfto
the tex.
The first branch of the subject which We
shall proceed to examine is to correct a pop
ular error which, from some cause or other
has become very prevalent at least in Mis-
sissippi, viz: That Banks and Democracy
are antagonistic. And when we use the
name of Democracy we wish to be under
stood as using tin general and not in its
party sense, neitheris it our purpose Ii re
to make the charge of SANDER upou those
who think differently with US, but shall con-
tent ourself with producing the proof. In
the first place, it has long beenthe boast of
certain sons of the old Dominion, that she
never gave Federal vote in her lIfe Yet
her history shows that she has eleven
Banks in successful operation The notes
of which are at discount of only one per
cent in the city Of New FORK. Secondly,
the State of New Hampshire, the land of
our Pierces and Woodburys, has So Banks
whose notes are at a discount of one-fith of
one per cent. in the same city; and whose
limits comprise very few if any more square
miles than five of the largest counties of the
sixty in Mississippi Thirdly: we shall
now copy the 70 lowing from New York
''Mr. William l.. Marcy, Secretary of
State of the u. s. has been elected direc-
tor ofthe Mechanics Bank at Albany, New
York"
So much for the determined Puritan
We shall now proceed to the examination
of the "chivalrous CaVilier" The Charles
lesion Courier after having been duly
sworn deposeth: The new Banks in this city
alone, yesterday, exclusive of Columbia
shares in the Farmers and Exchange Bank,
were taken to an amount exceeding four
fold, as we are informed, the capital stock,
tie books have been closed, as it is un-
necessary for the Commissioners to avail
themselves of their right to keep them open
to day and tomorrow Three days work
done in one.) 1858 shares were also Ia
ken in the Peoples Bank of South Caro-
lina," 1.-THE very people gone to Banking J in
this city yesterday The books will remain
open this gay and tomorrow. Zone more
left The subscriptions to the Exchange
Bank of Columbia, acre made Nth great
eqgerness No less than 1898 shares, rep
resenting capital ,tock 81. 632, 100 hQv-
ing been taken in this city alone. The char
ter however limits the capital stock to $500
600, in 90, 900 shares of $25 each, ibid
you ever. We will now proceed to quote
the remarks, Wordfor word, as well as our
memory serves, of distinguished demo
cratic leader, not only in Mississippi but
formerly of South Carolina, who at the
general election held in the month Of No
vember, in the year A. D. 1849, was elect
ted to represent the people of the Sd. Con-
gressional district Of Mississippi in the fed
eral capital, whose devotion to democra-
cy-the interest and rights Of his adopted
State and the South generally, no man dare
question, forhis country's history rises bold
" up his defence Who after being duly
sworn, deposeth: "That opposition to Banks
is only made test OF democracy in Missis-
sippi and South Carolina, where there are
not wings enough to make mile posts along
our Railroads, the Legislature has charted
sixteen Bank, all Of which are in success
full operation. There aught to. be Bank
at Yazoo City, one at Vicksburg, and one
at Natchez." And we might add, one
each at Aberdeen, Columbus and Jackson,
This distinguished patriot statesman and
orator, was once President of Bank in S
Carolina, and that inlhe "FIush Times;
when the issues Of Bank notes were III pro
portion of about FIVE to one coin, incircuIa-
ton; which is uot the case now, as We will
at the proper time show Il isnow source
Of great pleasure and delight TO recur tothe
incidents Of the celebrated canvass between
the distinguished gentleman alluded f
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