Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-09-19
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rur Epiroa.--I send you tho first
fsw ESSAYS lor4he. JOURNAL addressed
young Men ofr. phid II you dol
~ favor to publishthese articles, you
further requested TO accorapany thems
Iou can find room IN your Nlper. with
following documents, showing the
nolitical principles Of the Democrtic
N in the days Of its purity, namely:
,,S Alien and Sedition Laws, the Vir-
..so and kentucky Resolutions, q 1913,
MIR Jeflerson's draught Of the Ken
", ! Resolutions, together with the an
rs of the States who took exceptions to
same. and the replies of Virginia and
btucky in '99 The letter of Mr..
+ 'ehoIas, of Kentucky, in reply to fed
& friend in Virginia, in which he de-
ds the course Of Kentucky from the
SIhrge of being reasonable, and ably
3. ktains it as constitutional. Mr.. Mad-
s speech on the Bank bill in 1894;
a his letters TO Mr.. lngersoll and the
birth American Review. And, let me
d, the proclamation Of Gov. Hayne of
buth Carolina, as that of Gen. Jackson
bs long since graced the columns OF the
lburnal.
You may suggest the query, why re-
81 int documents of so old date! The
.hswer is at hand--to.sdiScover truth and
detect error-@tte highest ambition OF
5pnorable men. How, II is asked, are
hose just entering political life to form
.orrect estimate OF Democratic principles
Eithout those documents which have
lever been acknowledged and referred to
the "Text Book Of the Democratic
barty?" Give the people light, dlttuse
forrect information, and democracy viii
bnce more triumph over consolidation.
PATRICK HENRY. !
'rO THE YOUNG MEN OF OHlo.-No l.
CITIZENS IL ask your atten-
tion to few essays on a subject which is
conceived to be of vital Importance to the
great cause of rational liberty The re-
markswhch may be presented for your
will not be written IN the
elegant style Of classical scholar, but
in the plain and unassuming diction oil
democratic simplicity, To gain applause
as a writer, can have no weight with one
who is unskilled in language, and whose
highest ambition is to contribute hl'
mite TO induce the rising generation Il
examine the nature of the governments
under which we live; and which, II pro
perly understood and virtuously admins
tered, will be as durable as our mountains
In discussing this subject truth vii
force me to applaud the views OF som
truly great and good men, and to dlssen
from those of others equally great an
good; to show that some Of our departe
saues partook so much Of our common
nature as to act inconsistency, by advc
eating, at different times, political opinion
Numerically opposite.
The position is here laid down as IRE
futable, that great man can never, D
sophistry, transmute error into truth
Though his influence may, and often doe'
draw after him thousands who, to say
\ the labor Of investigation, are willing
pin their political faith on the sleeves {
other men. This is an evil always to
lamented, especially in a country whei
the people profess to govern themselves
and is, perhaps, the true cause OF th'
declension of public virtue and abandon
SEment of principles so prevalent at u
81 present day.
The importance, and almost necesslt
N of education in the entire mass oil OF
N citizens in free States, is acknowledged
II be Of vital interest to the security OF pc
Y ular rights; but Notwithstanding this a
mission, there cannot exist shadow
doubt that thousands Of our citizens, we
qualified in every respect, to be able pc
ticlans, neglect that important duty, al
leave the affairs of government to the
tercsted, aspiring, and ambitious dem
gogue. This is truly humiliating p
ture Of thousands, and every young mi
in Ohio, to whom it applies, ought, INN
diately, to retrieve his character by t
performance Of his sacred duty. III
culpable neglect Of duty is an evil, viii
if not removed, must eventually lead
the loss of those valuable privileges b
queathed to us by the sages and heroes
"seventy-six;n unless human nature h
so far changed that we can rePose con
dence in our public servants without kee
ing jealous and vigilant eye over th'
actions. If this evil does exist, how Is
to be removed unless the people can
induced to think and act for themselve
For one would say, THAT if those int