Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-06-30
WITHOUT A CAUSE THERE CAN me- No
EFFECT


- EFFECT.
cir In the mental, this is no less true. tb,
md IN the physical world. If we are the lea
attentive to the operations of our ov
minds. we can easily discover the truth
i, these propositions. By turning the mir
&c on Its own operations, we perceive thu
Sc we always have motive-moyino powe,
:. we will see, also, the necessity of examir
70 ing strictly the causes that propel us: W,
might find these to be the worst that bu
g man nature is heir to, such as envy at tn,
, success of others, which creates passion.
ate desire ofrevenge-binds us to their
worth-disposes us to expose every act in
the LIE OF our neighbor that can be repre-
9 scented to his sadvantage-start rumors
and hearsdys--giye hints and make sup-
gestlons; then leave the whole to be dwell
on by an uncharitable world. How ma
cessary then is it, to examine our every
motlve--to understand the operations off
the mlnd-to call in "reasons comparing
balance" as regulator of all our OPERA
lions. Reason well exercised-a due re-
gard to truth, together with a tboroucb
knowledge of moral g. social duties alone
can regulate and govern the rebellio,s
passions of man.
such were our reflections when We GO,
down to reply to the remarks of certain
wT3ld be considered political writer known +
by the name of J. j. GRAVES-to human 6
nature revenge is sweet: so is retaliation n
inclination inclined us TO renlv sor,o
: IN a costIc tone, but reason reproyed 7,
nc ih'ehtlon. And believing, as we do -
nat his organ of invcntiveness-a portion ~
intellect has been very large by ma 9,
're' and strengthened by much indulo ~
q IN the Icing art; that the poor fellow ~
lnnot help it now; and is more to be nit y; ~
d tnan blamed; besides, we said before "
= ouiu hot be competitor with G.
RAVES, for the honors TO he der;,od On
J" low indiscriminate, personal abuse O'l
WIN fearlessly and candidly state facts u,
'ney appear to us, and if GRAVES -,
SeS Slght of them and attacks us per- ~
'ally' we cannot halp it; we pronounce Ieo
wrong, therefore, should not do If -''
r cause needs it not; a cause that has
Dc supported by such, should not be- sun "7,
ted-lt must--it should fall.
We would have been very much puzzled III
wen conjecture the motives of 7 1
AYES, for his unprovoked attacks on edit
mad ne not explained it himself. Here ged
ne explanation in his own words, gram. poir
and all: on
we did not intend to divulge these as!
until we observed the boasting tone CIR
: editors of the Planter assumed we ty i
ume, because our good democratic aye
nm Clerk, Ranger, &C., has thrown yer
helr patronage into the office of the zon'
lter." acts
RAVES has been so often convicted ton
eng, that we pretend not to give him tan
except against himself. Now ton
l, we have mis- own acknowledgement. a bu
1t was revenge, not right; prejudice cy j
that caused him to attack Wh'
His language in the extract quoted ted
re, cannot be misunderstood in il he thar
lilies the creatures of his own ''imagi- lers,
on" with the name, "facts," which he ty Of
he did not intend to dvulge, were it have
for our boasting tone, which he thinks coul
caused by the patronage we received. SAM
'Jacts." What are they7 We will has
them from the article from which we 1t Sc
the above quotation, in GRAVES, line
words: and
)ne OF the editors of that print, 1.-THE tone'
teri Mr.. Tothill, is one of those men p'cu'
lyle disguised AJolitionists; one who econ'
yes that the institution of slavery is Pock'
Eat moral, social, and political eoil.- Peopl
fact we learned from one of Mr.. To- thout
5 warmeSt friends" lot W
ID again: cesse
s for the other editor, ramor saws SIC O.
he too is an Abolitionist."# know
did really believe this-if
lieved that in the South, in his own MESS,
y, ofwhich he is representative,
were persons who wished to abolish water
y, was he not in duty bound, as a to he,
Oh MS country-as lover of South have
stitufiona IN conoo o,,. LIl