Wheeling Times And Advertiser

The Democratic press, or the more crafty portion of it, has endeavored, by raising a great fuss about the opposition of the Whigs to the Administration, as if they could be expected to support it, to divert attention from the censures so liberally bestowed upon some of the leading administration measures by their own party men. Nevertheless, some of the more bold and independent of the party will make themselves heard. The following letter from an honorable Senator of Mississippi to the editors of the Mississippian frankly speaks the sentiments of a leading democrat.—Richmond Times.

WASHINGTON, JULY 18, 1846,

Messrs. Pierce & Fall: I am not in the habit of writing for newspapers, because the city newspapers give the news, and sometimes our fancy leads us to write what never comes to pass. But, sirs, I will depart from my rule just far enough to say that a bill has this day passed the Senate authorizing the issuing of $10,000,000 of Treasury notes, to which, in behalf of the people of Mississippi, I enter my protest. I am opposed to converting this Government into a shinnplaster bank. The constitution authorizes it to borrow money, but nowhere do I find any authority to issue Treasury notes: therefore, let the Government raise its revenue by borrowing or by taxation. The Senate is engaged with the tariff. I cannot say what will be its fate. Beyond the abolition of specifics and minimums I consider it but little relief to the South. In the course of a long service in politics, I never voted for the issuing of rags and lampblack in any shape, manner, size, or form, and, so help me God, I never will.

J. SPEIGHT.