Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

nj tho bare mention of Notification, to
read the following, which we copy from
the Sentinel 81 Exposltor, published at
Vicksburg, and say, in truth and SINGER
ity, ifil is not foolish, absolutely foolish,
to talk of State Rights without the remedy
by which they are 10 be preserved. And
we take this opportunity to again recon-
mend the Sentinel to the patronage OF the
true friends of State Rights in this
section If there be liberality in the State
Rights party the journal will be sustain
ed. Let every friend Of the Rights OF
the States upon reading this, send the ed
itors their names, with FIVE DOLLARS, for
their first years's subscription, and they
will be richly rewarded.
Z i From the Sentinel 4 RrPositor.
9SoUTHERN STAR.-In our last we refer
Fed to this new publication at Gallatin by
Geo. r. Kiger, Esq; but as we had not re-
ceived number we could not state its pol
itics. Since then we have been favored
with copy and can now state the PolltI-
cal complexion Of the Star. The editor
in his prospectus says
ave believe that the so styled Virginia
and Kentucky resolutions OF 1913 and ~,
give true exposition of the spirit and
meaning of the constitution, that the pollt-
ical line which they have drawn, is the
one intended to be thrown around the ma
tional government to keep it within its
prescribed limits, but in yielding TO this
belief, we have not thought it necessary
to run into the ultra State Rights doctrine,
contained in the South Carolina ordinance
of 1882"
From the latter clause Of this sentence
we presume the editor is one of those State
Rights men whose only remedy for the
usurpations Of the government,-t tar
if, negro emancipation, &c. would be
''deep Solicitude," 'remonstrance and APP
peal" but he would not "run into the ultra
State Rights doctrines" of South Carolina
This is description of miserable twad
die that we often hear from timid pollti-
clans. We respect an open federaIlst, a
consolidationist who declares boldly that
the federal government can do as It pleas.
es; that it is the exclusive Judge of its own
powers, and can pass such laws as to the
majority may seem meet, and enforce them
at the point of the bayonet But we enter
tain very different feeling for those who
say they believe in the Virginia and Ken
lucky resolutions and in the same breath
declare that the States have no power tc
arrest the encroachments Of the usurpers
Mr.. Jefferson IN his famous Kentucky Res
olutions uses the very term Of which these
gentry affect such a horror. He boldly
declares that Qualification" is the right
full remedy; and the glorious and gallant
State of South Carolina proved to the
world that it can arrest the gigantic strides
of the tyrant and usurper. BY the bold
manly and patriotic spirit of that State
we have been released from the exactlons
of the Tariff; she has shown the American
system plunderers; that we can resort tc
other modes besides "petition and remon
strance,n to arrest their avarlcious career
and for this fearless and patriotic service
/ the whole south owes debt of gratitude
that never can be paid except by cherish
ing those principles which released us from
thraldom.
There are many who really believe il
the virtues of Notification, but thinkin.
that the people do not understand tthey arr
afraid to risk their popularity by advoca
ting the doctrine. This evinces distrust
their own capacity to demonstrate or the ca
pacity of the people to comprehend. Apop
ularity acquired or retained by thus mis-
leading the people and falling in with thei
preiudices is unworthy the aspirations
every hgh-minded man. The people ar
honest and will yield their prejudices whe
they are combated by reason and truth
The editor of the Star informs us that h
was anunwavering supporter of Gen, Jack
son and will give cordial support to tn
present administration. Now if he SUI
ported Jackson's Proclamation, we woul
ask him to reconcile the principles fth
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions wit
the high handed claims to federal powe
set forth in the proclamation. 1t is tru
r Gen. Jackson and the great mass Of tn
| party that first brought him into powe
{ openly avowed the principles of the V;
: and Ky. Resolutions as the true republica
: Interpretation Of the Constitution; an
when Mr.. Haynes speech on Foote'S re-
! olution "a speech which embraced tn
whole doctrine Of Nullifcation,) was pul
lished the President declared it to be tn
7, true reading Of the constitution. But tn
s rancorous and vindctive feelings which h
indnlred towards Mr. Calhoun led him n