Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-07-28

commerce, in which individuals may
grow wealthy. and the public reap ad
vantage, is desirable; but to have
circulating currency so abundant az to
check useful industry in some, and as
sist others in gambling speculation lin
which one cannot grow rich without
others grow poor) is rather injurious to
society at large; but moral reasoning.
though ever so sound, is but feeble de-
fence against heated disposition.
Borrowing nothing from history, but
combining myself to what have seen,
there has been from the administra-
ton of Lord North, down to the pres
ent time) raging war between the
claims Of arislocrats and the rights of
man.
In the year l774 the aristocrats con-
tended for the doctrine that Kings
were appointed by God; and to resist
them would be resisting the ordinance
of God, and bring on condemnation.
The democrats plead that natural right
anteceded all institutions-th opposi-
ton to tyrants was obedience to God
Liberty or DEATH was their coun-
tersign. In 1887, the aristocrats labor ]
ed to establish government above the
control of the people. The democrats q
sought for government that recog- G
Missed the sovereignty of the people
the rights of man, under equitable law !,
IA government Of expressed and de- =
fined powers. After the constitution b
was put in operation, the oristocrdtS ex- N
erted all their powerto bind the admin W
istlation into monarchical channel;
and by construction, made considerable
progress; but the beginning Of the pres N
ent century brought the Apostle of tie
Liberty into the chair, whose eleva- rr
ton checked their designs, but did not =
change their wishes; for in 1915 they NV
changed their ground of opposition, an
and exclaimed, I'VE are all one-now
is the era of good feeling-drop all
and let us build togetherr
These good words and fair speeches isy
deceived the hearts of many who were in
simply honest, broke down the line of fat
and ANAL gamated the ma
ion into hotch-potch. During this
apathy of twelve years, the aristocrats re,
gained great strength, until the hero "a
If New-Orleans was called from the =
hermitage to preside over the nation, :
Who boldly withstood them eight years. !"
The deposites were removed from be
he bank Of the United States, and that
'ank could not obtain renewal of if
,harter, it has shown such haughtiness sh,
o the government, and towards other ii,
banks, that the power of such an inst
ution ought to be stunned; and yet y
ne bankruptcies ofall, and the suspcn-
ion of payments in banks, is laid to
he charge of Jackson!
During the revolutionary war, the Ba
declaration of the wings, If we can of
ave half our interest and gain our In da
we shall be satisfied CT
But now the wings of the new school do
ay, Give us money-give us the offices III,
give us the government and we shall ~
De satisfied: otherwise, we will cast all Wv
he blocks in the way that is in our pa
bower, to stop the wheels of govern WI
nent.' dy
The love of money is common with all b.
'oliticsl parties; and if majority of the ou
'eople of the United States believe, (al- =
hough the Constitution gives no power,) 'n
hat bank, incorporated by the general rat
government, will pay the debts of insolv-
'nts-anG speculative enterprise-foster
and raise the prices of hand
abor nd the productions of the earth, the III,
of the government wiH fall !.
MO other hands 1t is possible, however, on
hat people will realise that it is not the Ur
lbundance, but the intrinsic value of mo- sig
ley that makes it profitable. The rage ed
or useless speculation may die away, and 70,
he people may yet triumph over the bank -
the present excitement.
The nine hundred iron charots of Sisera eel
we're discomftted before the patriotism of mo
}drdk. se ;sv
From the Declaration of Independence 90
nto the present time, my unmittigated
esire has been that the United States our
hight enjoy freedom without licentious- as
ess-good government without tyranny re i
ure religion without hypocrisy--& wealth on,
Without haughtiness. And now, at the close
f very Improbable life, my wish is ar :
ent, that the States in Union, and sever :
lily in their sovereignty, may, by good ne
ustoms, virtuous habits and wise counsels, 23
hun the fatal gulph of Legislative usurpa- say
on orer the rights of Individuals. tba
JOHN LELAND"
An Irish Priest, on proceeding 10 the cat
hurch one Sunday morning, through the tior
urial ground observed saveroI pnr;0btIx, ''o