The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-03
From the TcEsbuyg Sun
Democrats be on your Guard---Union
Bank Bonds. -

We would say in all seriousness 20 every
man in this State who is opposed to the PAY
ment of the Union Bank bonds--who IS OPP
posed to the liquidation Of an enormous deot
which has not the least semblance OF justice
in it. TO beware Of the insidious designs o. the
so-called Union party in this State. Union.
ism, in their vocabulary, means the paymenC
Of the Union Bank bonds, as we think We can
show beyond doubt. We alluded 20 tins
matter some time ago, and we are more conSs g
WINGED than ever that what we then said Is
true in every particular He must be BIND
indeed who does not see a nudge cat, bona
having cat; concealed in the meal-tub o.
"JJnionism." When we reflect that the Lea
don Times, the great organ Of British opinion'
has given forth its Civilizations over the sntca-
pated defeat of the Mississippi Democracy, be.
cause of a lively hope that in the event OF
such q. contingency--in the event OF the oe-
thronement of the party which has ever oppos-
ed the payment of those unjust, uncohsutu-
tional bonds, and the enforcement OF rs OPP
poser, the Union party, We cannot ogt con-
| cIude that the ultimate object OF these Unioft-
cts Is to enforce. if possible, the liquidation Of
| this mighty debt at all hazards and at any
coet And when we take into consideration
the further fact that the Viclcsbrag Wing, no
| longer than at the last session Of the MFssif-
sippi Legislature, together with such men as
| WIN. C. Smedes and other bond-payers, were
loud in their advocacy of the payment OF GER
| tain repudated bonds, supposed bye them TO
be due the holders of these bonds by the State
of Mississippi, the proposition advanced by ds
becomes a living, breathing reality We be-
feye as conscientiously as we do IN oSn own
existence that if the "Union party" or any
other party opposed to the Democracy, ever
becomes enthroned in this State, she people
will be saddled with this. gigantic debt and
efforts neither few nor powerless yillo be
made to enforce its payment.
We expect our opponents to deny that they
have any designs in contemplation, hut fel-
low citizens, do you not know that the fox
never banks when he would steal the lamb
that the Indian never gives his war-whoop
when he would massacre his unsuspecting
victim Go with us for a moment back to
the great contest of 1850 and 81, and scrutin-
ize, it you please, the action Of the Union par
ty of that period. Did the Democrats press
not forwarn the people against the designs Of
4 those lso were singing f8sznnAs' TO the
Union from one end of the State to the other
from the ChickaSaw bluffs to the Gulfco
telling them what we now tell our readers,
that Unsuccessful they, the Union men, wopld
attempt to tax our people for the payment OF
millions of money, Of which they never had re-
ceiyed the benefit, and which could not ba
paid without giving semblance Of endorse
ment to an act replets with injustice, unfair
ness and nconstitutionality Did not, we
repeat the Democratic press tell you all these
things? And did not everything come tn
pass just as our orators &ad journalists had
/ predicted ? Certainly, certainly, certainly
| Was not Mr.. Scott Union saver''-a loud
mouthed advocate of the Union elected to q
high position on the bench And did he not
make use Of his position almost as soon as he
had taken his seat to the end that you, the
people, should be taxed to the point Of positive
oppression for the payment of thee Union
Bank bonds. This is a matter Of history, and
cannot be denied-it is beyond any ones
power to successfully deny it. Ipsview, then
of all the cumulative evidences oshSt we
have brought to bear upon this subject to
prove our position good, can it 1e disputed
that UnioRisDa means the payment Of the
| Union Bank bonds and nothing else I? We
hope that our electors and the members ofthe
Democratic press will warn the people In time
against the insidious designs Of those who are
in the interest of the fund-mongers Of this and
other countries, that they may hot be over
reached as they were in the memorable DAYS
Of 1850 and 81.