Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-04-07
ssTHE BANKS.

What can our banks meany-1o
what end is it, that they are directing
their powers now? How often have
we heard of their promises to check on
the North at a fair per cent! And still
how gricvously do they wrong the in
terestc, of the community. The plan
tiers almost to a man have strove hard
to meet their engagements, and much
money has been and will be collected;
and to what end? True, Mississippi
money will pay executions. taxes, &c.
but what is its standing abroad! Look
to Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Ohio,&c and see in what
light our bills are there viewed. We
are the sport of brokers-called the in
solvent State-our planters and merch-
ants groan most heavily, and as il
were, sweat drops of blood under this
grievous oppression. And why is it?
Is l. because we cannot pay our debts?
No? The facilities of our State are
great. She can,-she will pay every
debt against her! And why, when
thus able, is it that State of such ex-
ports as ours, can in no way occupy
that digniied stand in the Union which
is her due? Hear it! and blush for
your State. Mississipprans! We have
it from good authority, that some of
our banks are now selling exchange
on the North at New Orleans, whilst
our merchants and planters are debar-
red all northern facilities, and the
"swell,head," and purse-proud brokers
of New-Orleans are enjoying all the
benefit. 1t is pretended that the banks
cannot have the flee TO ask Is per cent.
But let us, for moment, reflect upon
the subject. Mississippi money is from
Is to Is per cent. below par, and /:
our banks choose, they can now even
speculate upon their own paper.-Thc
farmers have all l9nt their cotton to
banks to sustain their foreign credit and
yet when the cup is literally held to
their lips, they turn away, and like the
patient dying of a protracted disease.
are ashamed to swallow the salutary
drug. Let US once again restore credit
at home and abroad: universal conf
dence through the land, and good feel
ing with our sister State.
1t gals the free-born southerner to
see the credit of this State so low. To
see her made the sport of her sisters.
To see her sinking beneath the cold
calculating, serdid biood-suckers, con-
trary even to the dictates Of their pet
ter judgements,-This subject claims
the attention of each and of evory one;
and no man who feels that innate love
Of freedom, SO dear to the sons of equal
rights, can for moment sec these "a
buses Of the confidence of the people,
withou! feeling blush of shame man
tie his cheeks. Arouse, Southerners,
from your lethargy! Shake off this
drowsiness-bc awake to your nearest,
your dearest interest-let once again
the flag of our gallent state float loftily
Jet once again our credit be restored
far and wide; and let it not be said that
our fertile land no longersields supplies
--or that her proud and fhAnly popu-
lace will quietly submit W Oppression
like this. Even in our infancy, we
were respected abroad; credit and COM
mcrce went hand in hard; the wigwam
Of the Indian became the abode of civ
ilized man. When the battles of our
country called US from our fircsides, the
implements of husbandry were thrown
aside, and deadly weapons in their
stead occupied our whole attention.
We have now, not only triumphed over
a domestic enemy, but have met and
beat old England's proudcst foesG And
now, when the bugle is heard no more
in our plains-when all is peace and
harmony and the husbandman might be
haPpy-when the sound of rifle is
but heard in pursuit Of game-shall we
sink beneath our sisters and forget our
State prideY Never! Never! Never!!''
Port Gibson Correspondent.