Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-05-05


The nert Presidency--tluty Of the State
Rights Pdriy.---We have seen nothing
more fully comingu up TO our views OF The
duty ofthe State Rights Party in the en-
suing Presidential contest, than the follow
ing remarks from the Charleston Mercury
and Pendlcton Messenger. We should
stand alOofwhen we cannot carry with our
support Of measure our principles unfair
nished.
From the Charleston Mercury.
Our attention was called to the follow
ing article from the Pendleton Messenger,
by the praises Of an intelligent writer in
the Columbia Telescope, under the sigma
ture Of "Cotton." We thoroughly agree
with the sentiments Of the Messenger. -
Cur politicians in Congress as they value
their fidelity to their State and their trust,
and as they value the confidence Of their
constituents, should shrink as from cor
ruption. from cntanging alliances with eli.
Their ofthe parties which are battling for
the Presidency and patronage orthe Union
Let them shew themselves partakers in
either Clay Webster or Van Buren, consul
tations and caucuses for President.mak.
ing, and dividing prospective loaves and
fishes, and they must expect TO be suspect
ed, whenever their course admits suspi
cion, on any and every question wherein
an uncompromising assertion of Southern
rights would conflict with the views oftheil
c. ndidate and party.
Let it be known that Southern Repre-
sentative has staked his hopes on the ele
vation Of some particular candidate or ca
bal, and though he may act conscientious
ly in taking his ground on question in
volving Southern rights, ifthe ground TAX
en- by him be known to be more pa pablt
to his president-making allies, than other
grounds generally believed to be more
strongly Southern, he will be suspected O
sacrificing his duty to his State, to part
san considerations. Let every Southern
Congressman then, for his own sake, a
void, as he would political death, Emerging
himself"i in either ofthe two parties in the
presidential game.
From the Pendleton Messenger.
Even at this early period, the partisans
of the various presidential aspirants are
in the field. 1t is greatly to be feared that
this constant canvassing for the chief ma
gistracy of the country will have very
injurious effect on It's legislation. Mea
sures are frequently supported and de
nounced, not so much for their intrinsic
merit, as for the tendency they are sup
posed likely TO have towards the elevation
of favorite candidate. On the abolition
question this state of things operates inju
ri pusly to our section of the confederacy
Political partisans fear the strength of the
Nolth, and men who admit the justice o
our cause, prefer to temporize or comPro
mise, because a decided stand on elthe
side might jeopardize votes.
The resolutions offered in the Senate b,
| Mr.. Calhoun, on the subject, will hav'
some tendency to array parties on tn,
ground of principle, without reference t
men. Those who voted for these resolu
tons, will, of course, be denounced by tn
abolitionists, and must in turn defenc
themselves from the attack. If produc
tive Of no other good, the resolutions vii
at least place those who voted on them il
their true position, Many evidently de
sired to avoid the test, and whilst som'
from the South decried them as weak an(
inefficient, others, from an opposite sec
lion, pronounced them outrageously VIC
lent.
The motto of the advocates of STATE
Rights, in the scramble for the Preslden
cy, should, in one opinion, be at least 70
the present, GLANDS Off" Between thu
administration party and the Nationals
we have only to advocate such measures
proposed by either, as we approve, ant
condemn those we do not, A large pro
portion Of both parties, possibly MAORI
Ity Of both at present, are consolidation
lists, and we cannot, without sacrlhce o
our principles, attach ourselves to either
By throwing our weight into the scale
the one or the other, as either may ap
proximate our doctrines, we may do good
By merging ourselves in either OF thos
parties, we could effect nothing Tor In
country, and would bring disgrace and an
Inhalation On ourselves.
The Press IN SOUTH AMERICA. Soui
America there are altogether 1873 newsPa
pers, of which 25 are published in Braz
OF these the advertisements form the mos
interesting and curious part. Iran hon
est citizen forgets TO accept an lnvtatlo
or neglects to visit his friends, he IS sur
to see his negligence reproved in the Pu'
bio or the Sol; or if one who has borrowe
Ll c.~ate ~ ra,,,rn Il his manOI