State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-08-13

qoyernmsnts, moneied arislocracW and
tie ooncentfation 81 power ii few hnndsl
To give ! particular aetof men &c right
and privilege 10 issue their simple prOmis.
1 sary note, receivable 40 money, and BY the
influence % government made fixed stand.
ard Of value, 10 NOT only desposic and cdiOus
|. 70 people, but absolutely places the labor
i and the institutions of the state at the mercy
OF i political faction-ihristing for Office,
without principle 70 loose, or . feeling 10
compromise for the purity and salvation Of
their country's constitution and laws. Much
4 IS preached 10 the federal prints about the
Encouragement of the currency; andthe incon-
yenience .hcreby necessarily sustained
4 fact no one will contradict but we should
lascertsin the cause Of the disease before
we apply lbs remedy-and understand those
|elementarY points Of our constitution before
lweadops :saeans Of relief and saccOr evident
i " denied unauthorized BY it.
If the paper currency has been deranged
lit is because the constitutional currency has
been, By course Of disagreement, banish.,
ed from circulation. For how can the repre-
sentative remain when the substantive value
tis gone9 Had the Congress Of the U. States
never violated the constitution BY treating
bank notes as money; had it never leagued
itself with the banking power-had it never
battered its might and credit to soulless cor.
pOfations-we had never felt those disastrous
effects caused By the suspension Of specie
payment and that long train of pecuniary
endorsements under which the entire coun
try groans.
The multiplication of Banks-the depre.
citation Of paper money-the arrangement
Of the currency and the thousand evils which
have fallen on the times may all be traced
back to the political ambition of few aspi
rants who would climb the ladder Of state,
even to the upmost round without one visi
tatiOn Of conscience, if they could and would
promise every violence and infraciion of the
constitution of this republic fol the mele
desire of ruling over its .estlnies. But Lard
deliver Us from such an aGministration-It
would be the farewell dirge oflaw and liberty.
For the State Rights and Democratic Union.
ToTRE PEopi4 OF Y zoo CoUN Y.
NO. /.
"Come and let Us reason together.
ow-cltizens.--When consider the
circulation Of the paper to which m ndebt-
ed for the publication of the numbers pro-
pose addressing you for your calm fireslde
consideration, can scarce hope that will
meet with general hearing.-Yet when |
reflect upon the aiffusbility of truth, 10 4
country where the "freedom of speech and of
the PRESS" is protected by the constitution
and cherished In the intercourse of freemen,
am encouraged to cast these numbers before
You, as "bread upon the waters" hoping and
believing that they will be tead and appreci-
ated by some, and substantially, il not in
fact, be considered by all. i
How often has the Interrogation been writ. /
ten, read, said and sung, '.What is a name?''s
The poet answers nothing
"Arose by any other name would smfl as sweet, /
The philosopher answers that il is t'lhe !
written or spoken sign of an idea. The
word in language written orspoken, BY which
a thing IS designated, as a man, horse, a
tree, a mountain, THE response OF poetry
is pleasing and that of philosophy is true:
but, the ambitious demagogue has often
found ga name" convenient substitute for
merit, as stepping stone TO preferment,a sub, I
stitute for the light of truth and principle, BY
which to lead the multitude, when blinded
By ignorance or partizan zeal, to advance his
projects of ambition Or selfaggrandizemeni, !
and the ShiboLeth of the predominant tribe, Z
the failure to pronounce which marks the !
man for the slaughter by the fratricidal sword I
Of Benjamin; and sacrifice to the proscrip. d
lion of party zeal and prejudice. But all i
this falls short of telling the good or evil of Il
q name. A good name has been the defence Ii
Of the unfortunate innocent, the poor mans d
friend, the orphans legacy, and the widows D
support. A bad name is the demon Of de- 4
'pair, which, like their shadows have follow. S
I'd murderefs and Williams, until it brought i
hem TO suffer their just dement's. And G
,k0nged name has enabled criminals Of all 4
yrades, to escape detection and punishment,
Ind refugees from justice TO live secure in 5
emote places from the scenes Of their crimes. +.
changed name has enabled broken firm h
o 90 anew into business upon their old cap. a
tai, and swindle their creditors out Of their y
ust dues. A Changed name has enabled B
,roken down and defeated political asDi. i,
ants fl rally the scattered snuadrons of fha;- q;