Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-05-19


and nullify he attraction, If the people in
convention thought State interposition ne
cessary. We don't see any thing in those
resolutions that says the Nullifers must
all think alike on every subject, that all
must be possessed ofthe same grade Of in.
tellect, and never differ in constituting pew
ers delegated to the General Government
But this we do see, that when an act is
passed in palpable and dangerous violation
of the Constitution, all NulhGers will
unite in declaring that act null and void,
within the territorial limits of the interpo-
sing State. Now we ask, with what con-
sistency we can rally into the ranks Of a
party who have done more to PROSTATE
these Distinguishing principles, than all
the Administrations since the existence OF
the Government Has the Van Buren,
party fallen at the shrine OF . the Chroni-
Gle, and with foods of tears and loud APP
peals for forgiveness, atoned for its blus-
tering support of the Proclamation, and
Indignantly repudiated this foul monster
of ultra Federalism? we have heard no.
thing oft. Has the party humbled itself
at the foot of the Chronicle, and asked
pardon of an offended country, yea, of the
aspersed and vilified Nullfiers, for their
unhallowed "Bloody Billw We have
heard nothing of it. Has the party ac-
knowledged that their chieftain, when
plundering the public Treasury, perpe!ra-
ted most unholy usurpationf We have
heard nothing of it. Is not the removal
of Duane, and Jackson's protest, the theme
o: eulogy with the party3 Is the party
resolved to curtail its enormous expenses,
and give us genuine Republican Retrench-
menta We see nothing of it. Has the
party resolved to cease that dangerous,
corrupting, and anti-Republican practice
of appointing members in Congress to i'm
portant officesi We have heard nothing
of it. And has the party come to him,
who, sung so eloquently and forcibly
"rHE DEED is DoNE," that the most slug
glish bosoms must have been awakened to
their s,ernest mood, and, with covered ia
ces, confessed that the "BLAcK KNIGHTS"
have repented for their horrid erpurgation
of the journals Of the Senate? We have
heard nothing oft. And can this party,
guilty of such multiplied abuses and usur-
pations Of powers, be styled the Republican
Party? The Chronicle may think so, but
we say, God save us from such RepuJh-
cdniSm.
A word or two in regard to the Chron-
cle's remark upon the Mississippi contes-
ted election. He asks US, if we have read
Mr.. Rhett's address. We have. A flood
ofthese speeches were sent to our county
previous to the late election that resulted
so gloriously to the honor of our State
The object of this importation all under
stood. The editor of the Chronicle is
and let us see how il accords with
his opposition to the constitutionality of
he election in November last. Each
State has the constitutional power Of regula-
ing the slime, places, and manner" of
holding elections for members to Congress.
in pursuance Of the Constitu-
ION, fixed upon the first Monday and day
ollowing in November, as the time for
holding elections for members to Congress.
The law fixing upon this time, as passed,
n strict conformity to State and Federal
was, as admitted By all, a con-
titutional lao. Now, what does our
'riend of the Chronicle set off against this
admitted constitutional law of Mississippi
Why, nothing under heaven but decis-
on of one branch of Congress, of admitted
'ncOnstitutionality. For ifthe law Of Mis-.
issippi is constitutional, any act Of the gen.
'ral Government, or either branch Of it,
with, or in violation of that
aw, is unconstitutional. Then the cues.
ion arose, had not Mississippi right to
Iullty that act or decision Of one branch .
f the General Government in direct uio-
alton Of the constitutional The people of s
in their highest sovereign ca
'acity, marched to the polls in November