Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-05-16
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF rzsyrAns p ,sr


The policy of the present administration
wa was "rSt to get the control of all the specie
Inc .rst plan adopted by Gen. Jackson wa
10 destroy the United States Bank, the plan an
peared to be TO bring banking into disrepute
ana 10 satisfy revengeful disposition oftb,
ola General; the next policy was to have no
han7s that would do the old Generals biddings
then came the humbug of gold and silver. (noIi
Cyl II all the gold and silver was collected intr
inc hands oil the officers Of general govern.
ment, then all Banks could be crushed. then
government could control the people as thew
10 IN those nations where the labourinp man
mas 10 Iabour for sixpence per day; then the
specie clrcular,-this was calculated 10 draw
al The specie out Of the Banks into the United
states Treasury; but the plot was discovered
and the Banks locked their vaults. and thc
pan was frustrated. O! how they were dis
appointed, they lamented sore; the plan fraughl
WIN EVIL, produced a sort of circulating medi
UNI called "Shinplasers" of which the admin.
IS'ralion was so we'll pleased with, that its ad.
Voca'es entered on the shinplaster system on
ogtand scale, SO that the Government of the
Ha'loh Is now based on shinplasters. Then
came me Sub Treasury plan to keep the public
MONIES IN the hands of the officers of Govern
hehl as the love of money is the root of all
erl5 1t has been fully developed in the course
oil ms wicked administration, that il has made
more Judases than former history has handed
down from Adam until 1923. happears con.
erai ihing throughout all the proceedings or
ms untoward administration, for ten Years
PaSt' 10 put as much Of the peoples money as
lhey possibly could, into the pockets Of officers
hrSt Proclalmng that "to the victors belong the
sPolis' Then the plan Of specializing with
INC peoples money by grasping the public
lahus, that should only be sold 10 actual so,.
lefs, II appears as ifal the officers of the pre.
sent administration were bound together bv
goid ana silver chains, at the expense of the
people Inc Benton project Of deception of
god, peeplng through the interstices IF tho
farmers SILK purses,--but it turned ont to heI
ShlnPIasters; then the low CUNNING bad r. ho
introduced. such as misrepresentne. deludng
=" "ru ueeering inc people by laying the blame
- az evl!s Inat they brought upon the nation
~ cnaIelng u upon the Banks, notwi,hstan-
"'ng Iney made most Of the banks themselves
NOW Tor securing elections by official inGu.
once, this is their strong hold for perpetuatino
me reign as tyrants in opposition to the con'
Stitu!lonal plan OF the elective franchise. tho |,
PRESIDENT first makes the officers, of the most :
aoi;sy, intriguing, subtle and untiring partznns i
md raises their salaries; then a tax is Levied :
IN their salaries by the party, for the purnose !
u betting on elections and delrayng other ex. n
lenses in using undue influence over The peonlo. 7
Tall this is not sufficient, hired bullcs are pro.
ured TO beat off from the polls all the weak. +
Modest, and inofensive, thus depriyinp alII :
UGH who are too weak or genteel TO fight their $
'ay to the polls, the right of suffrage. oils
lat such abominable doings had moi been per- c
etraied in this blood bought land of equal h
ghs, to be handed down TO posterity ns the j