Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-25
VOL. 4.--NO. II.

THE TDiEs.--The following, which we copy
from the VicksbGrg Wing, we feel convinced, is
not an oyerdrawn picture The experience Of
Ievery day in Lowndes county teaches us, sadly
indeed, that the citizens of this section Of the
State are but little better off than their neigh
bors in the west.-Whichever way We turn
our eyes for relief, nothing but dark and muir
ky clouds present themselves. We feel the
pressure in this quarter severely now, but the
worst is to come, for the banks, whose notes are
now ruinously under par, are drawing in their
circulaton as rapidly as possible, and ceased
long ago from discouning or making issues, and
soon we shall be without even bad currency,
unless individuals find it to theiI interest again
to curse the land with. their irrdeemable and /
worthless shn-pIasters Our only hope Of re-
IIiefis in the Union Bank, which, if it issues ,
post notes literally and discounts impariaIly,
will save many an honest and enterprizing citi-
zen from ruin.-Souhern argus.
DISTRESSING TIMES IN MISSISSIPPI. 4
Never in the history of Mississippi has there
been such pressure in momentary affairs as
lat the present moment-and never, we mag
line, has the future been shrouded in deeper
and more porlentious gloom than at this time.
Here in the city of Vicksburg, and the county
Iof Warren, the darkest days Of 1887, presented
but faint picture Of what is now exhibited,
and from every town and county in the State
we have the same melancholy prospect. The
whole community is literally on the rack, and
the best men in the country find it impossible
to raise any amount of money, except ut the
most ruinous sacrifices. We are entirely des-
titute Of a circulating medium, while thousands
upon thousands are pressing for the collection
! their cams-suit after suit is instituted un-,
| I'll the docket is becoming sweled beyond any
former precedent. Property is sold daily in our
streets foi one fourth its value. Men give up all
they possess to satisfy their creditors, see their
property knocked down under the hammer of
the sheriff or the marshall at one fourth or less
OF its value, and find themselves boggars, SO far
as present want Of means can make them SO, 4
and still hopelessy involved. We can meni
1 ton a case that has come to our knowledge.
! which will illustrate the truth Of what we have
said more lorcibly than language can. por
ton Of stock of goods was sold last week TO
satisfy case in the Federal Court-the GOODS
cost in New York 96000 independent OF freight
charges, Insurance, &C., they were all new, sea
sonabe, and well selected, and when sold
brought only $4,000, or much less than half oil
Tie original cost. Scenes such as this are daily
r Exhibited. A gentleman informs us that a leu
of ground in this city, which one year agcf
/, brought $4,000 was sold last week for less thanf
| ire hundred djlldrS. Il
Q And yet horrible as affairs are becoming
/ here they are comparatively trihing to what
I we hear from Yazoo, Holmes, Kinds, &c. Wei
arc informed that land and negroes arc sellinai
under execution for fifth OF their real value.f
Negroes, first rate hands that will generality
command 1000 dollars, have sold for less thaHf
1.-TWO hundred, while some Of the best plantations;
! lin the State are being sacrificed for ono tenth
of their value. Where or when this is to STOP
God only knows. When, or from whence rel
lief is to come VIC know not, but unless reliet
does come and come speedily, this country wilf
present a scene Of widespread ruin and desoa
laton, such as has never been witnessed be
= fore. The prospect is absolutely fright(ul Il
J Icontemplatc--we are told that there are somG
! plantations in Yazoo, the owners of which have
made every arrangement for planting, whta
: within few days past have had their slavet
3 driven off by the sheriff, and sold at enormous
sacrifices and who in consequence will not b,
! able TO raise single bale of cotton this year
S Already we hear Of resistance to the execution
0 Of the laws spoken olin that county, and shoul$
+, judgement be rendered at tho May Court upo
half Of the suits brought, there is no telin1
what people, with ruin and bcggary starnI
them in the face may not be driven TO.