Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-04-07

subject to that supreme iguor,ros -
us Editorials are so strikinpIv ~. y ShkS
no there is deep laid des 2Iy ,nu u
lis remarks, that any individual p'c.f'adlls
bestow the slightest reflection y, VINO viii
can readily discern. That object 'p y then
ed from the general character or ~ gstha
&c prints; from the evident nN uulNocr.
which II was established in this TpOe "
from the temper and tone of lis t rare aN
clearly TO den'olish Judge Smith H. ~'uIaas,p
one cant doubt this to be thai; 'y. N
who will reflect for moment - OGIec,
eulogy they have accorded ~ IEg r. The
Smith, n man, who never was . IIanuNa
man; who was always opposed ' !.
Administration, and who still u,,1 AH
rayed against the corruptions of ,h a.
ent Administration. From an uufarlFs
collision that arose, pending the Ia. S.a'
vass, between Judge Smith, and tho M ,e1a'
fiers, a feao ofthe latter were imnella nuR
the irritation of the moment, to ~,
gainst Judge Smith. This source If ,%s
troversy, it is to be hoped, is OWE ~
up. That Judge Smith was Seces.ia..a
was acknowledged, and that Secessio ,oia
are not State Rights men no one bas ~
hardlhood TO assert, that the Mills
were never disposed to split upnn i
slight shade of difference that eyi, IT," lN
tween the Secessionists and ,bemsa 'l "
and will not do it, unless forced to tby Il
nunciatlons.
But to the point, the object of the pa,
ter. In the first place, they aim at de,%
ing Judge Smith, from the Wig rank, n,
der promises, that they will raj " tbe ",
Buren, Party upon him: and after h,riH,
drawn him off with his influence. thew :
tend TO drop him, let him shift for bim,sIr
and then elect their oaUn" DemocrqtjcnconJ%
ates. They know that they cannot s~
coed by any other course, in ENABLING aD.
mocracy" to resume its dominion; and ,bsy
Will strain every nerve TO decejre and i,
ray Judge Smith. That the Planter Ia,
in view the consummation of this scbe,,e
OF fraud, intrigue, and deception, is as Wis.
IDLE as the sun. That Judge Smith will
yield to their Fraudulent and deceptive in.
situations; that he will become the dune
OF their infamous designs; no one who has
as high a sense Of his good sense and
discrimination, as the author of this com.
munication, can, fora moment, indulge The
belief. He has been too long known asu
uncompromising opponent of jackson,
reign; he has stood forth too long in Oh
posion TO the Administration ofVan Buren,
Tor the Planter TO take him up, ADMITTING
hat he would submit to the base indigpitv
offered by the proposition of that Paper
Ask our Representatives and they will tell
you, that Judge Smith was ACKNOWLEDGED
BY all to be a strong Wing; that he voted
IN every ballot for a Wing Speaker Of
he House; that he voted for Wing prip.
er in opposition to one of the Think. Mas.
ers General of the Democrat Press III our
State; that he voted for a Wing Senator;
hat he presided as Chairman of Wing
conferences; that in those Conferences,
le spoke the language ola Wing, and gave
wing votes; that he was one Of the Com.
nlttee appointed to take into considera.
ion the establishment of the "Southem
sun" and, taking these facts into full view,
Ices 1t seem reasonable to suppose that
hey would in reality, attempt to rally his
'arty upon Judge Smith, as violent an An.
Ivan Buren, man as could be started? No,
common sense revolts at the idea. Their
9ject as to PROSTATE Edmund Smith, and
'pon MS ruins, and the consequent dlvis.
on OF the Wing ranks, to rear up that dy.
TASTY that has cursed, and withered, tho
prosperity of our common country. To
meet this, they have proclaimed that Judge
smith was elected by the "Democrat-Rs.
..uolIcans;;" (God save the mark !; an asser
lon' surpassed only in falsehood, by tn,
?"OTant auddcity of the sheet that gave /
'.r n. The evident intent Of the author
y ms assertion, is, to produce the impres
ION IN Thickwoods and Toler's, that Judge
'mlth has deserted to the "Democrdcy'f
loplng by this manGuvre to detoch tie
'tate Rights men from Smith. This being
one, he hopes Judge Smith will with
raw, with his influence, from the State
lights men. And having effected this di.
lslon, he intends 10 thrust aside Judge
NTH, and run in his oUn Democratic can.
dates Notwithstanding Judge Smiths
ersolal prepossessions in favor of one Of
'e editors of that paper, have no doubt
ut that his talent and discrimination will
nable him to penetrate the designs Of his
'emies. That their object is not to build
p Judge Smith, but to PROSTATE him, must
; The sincere conviction of every man vEO
III take the trouble to Investigate this mat.
r, A CITIZEN.