Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-03-31

: week, together with the certihcate, re-
ceiyed by Claiborne and Gholson for the
July Election. 5.
We have been crcditaby informed by a
gentleman living in Pike County, that there
were but two subscribers TO the Liberty
Advocate ia the western part of that coun-
ty, one of whom has gone The way Of all
flesh, and the other runaway to evade a
prosecution for stealing corn; sicTdnSitg to-
ria mundi.-Pney Woods Planter. MN
When we first read the above article in
the Planter, we were at loss to conceive
what could be the object of the little rere-
nue. cutter that sails in our port under for
eign colours, with three little stars twink
! ling on the folds of its banner AT first, we
supposed it merely the splenetic ebuIli-
tionS Of ieverish brain, rendered fran
tic by brooding over its own litleness, and
were not disposed to give even passing
notice to a thing SO far sunk in the depths
Of insignifcance, as scarcely to be reach
ed by contempt. If its author had a soul,
it might we'll be said, that
"Ten thousand such little souls might lie,
Wedged fast in a cambria heedle's eye"
Being in Holmesvlle during the term
! of the Circuit Court Of Pike County, we
there discovered that the article, little as
il was, was intended to have an important
effect We there found one Of the editors
Of the Planter with copy of the paper
containing this article, and a prospectus
soliciting subscriptions, and paying par
ticuIar attentions to Clerks, Sheriff, &c,
conciiatfg their good will by that mod
esty and those winning ways so peculiarly
his own. 1t would have been rich
treat to his friends in this County TO have
witnessed, even by moonlight, the ges-
lures, the impressive manner, and the SON.
orous accents with which he explained
the object Of the Planter to the presiding
Judge. In being asked what the Planter
said, he replied ''not much Of any thing"
Some one remarked that, that was very
near the truth. Startled at his admission
Of so important fact, and, as if suddenly
: impressed with the magnitude of the sub
jec,, elevating his voice, us if the destiny
Of all creation hung on his utterance, he
, continued sit says there are only two sorts
: of government, one of, and the other over
the people; we have sworn to support
the former and oppose the latter" AS a
matter of course, this brilliant effusion
Q gained subscriber; and, from the fame
!, thereof going abroad, Tor from some 9TH
err cause, no matter what,) on the next
y morning, two orders of the Court, requi-
|. ring attachment notices to be published in
;, the Advocate, we've changed to the "Piney
!, Woods Planter" The object of the Plan
: ter, no doubt, was to hold out TO the good
people Of Pike, that the circulation OF the
Advocate was very limited in that county,
= and by such means pave the way to rich
Q harvest for ITSELF To this we have nc
= objection, for it is the right ofthe Planter
!, to seek patronage where il pleases; but the
i. meanness Of the intended SANDER on the
/ Advocate, will recoil on its own head
= The Advocate is not responsible for the
character Of its subscribers. The people
of Pike can understand The motive, as
= we'll as appreciate the invidious bitter
: ness Of those who would make a futile
0 effort to injure a political opponent by
n aspersing the character Of her citizens
Q We found the idea very prevalent, that
the publication Of the Advocate was sus-
pended, and that it was superseded by the
= Planter. How or where the falsehood
g originated we could not learn; but we
have been "creditably informed" that
, certain friends of the Planter have busted
themselves in circulating such report in