Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-07-04

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!, and capable of as bitter and bloody persccu
tons. During the throes and commissions a
. the ancient world, during the agonizing spasm
OF lnuraed man, seeking through blood an
slaughter his long lost liberty, it was not won
}. derul that the agitation Of the pillows SHOULD
e. reach even this distant and peaceful shore; tina
this should be more felt and feared by some
and less by others; and should divide opinions
as to measures of safety; but every difference
of opinion is not difference of principle
We have called by different names brethren OF
the same princiBS We are all republicans
we are all roderksts If there be any among
us who would u Bh to dissolve this Union, or
to change its publican form, let them stand
undisturbcd as monuments of the safety with
which errour Of opinion may be tolerated,
where reason is left free 10 combat it. know
= indeed that some honest men fear that re-
publican government cannot be strong; that
this government is not strong enough. But
wfaId the honest patriot. in the fall tide of sue
IcTssiul experiment, abandon u gofernmcnf
3hlch has so far kept US free and firm, on the
ttheorehc and visionary fear, that this govern
ment, the worlds best hope, may, by poSsibi-
! ty, want energy. to preserve itself? | trust
not believe this, on the contrary, the stron.
| Sest government on earth. believe ii the only
| oEe, where every man, at the call of the law,
would ily to the standard of the law, and would
meet laVaslons OF the public order as his own
personal concern. Sometimes it is said that
man canno; be trusted with the government of
himself Can he then be trusted with the
government ofothers? Or have we found an
gels, IN the form of kings, to govern him?-I
Let history answer this question
Let us then, with courage and confidence,
pursue our own federal and republican princ-
pies; our attachment to union and representa-
tive government Kindly separated by nature
and WIDE ocean from the DISCRIMINATING hay
oc OF one quarter ofthe globe too HIGH minded
to endure the degradaionS Of the others. pos
sessIng a chosen country, with room enough for
our descendants to the thousaudth and thou
sandth generation, entertaining a due sense of
our equal right to the use Of our own faculties. /
10 the acquisitions Of our own industry. to hon.
our and confidence from our fellow citizens. |,
resulting not from birth, but from our actions
ana their sense of them, enlightened by be-
liSn religion, proessed indeed and practised in
'arous forms, yet all of them ncalculatingI
honesty, truth, temperance, gratitude and the
owe OF man. acknowIodg ing and adoring an
Ferrulng Providence, which by all its dspen-
auohs proves that il delights in the happiness
man here, and his greater happiness hereaE
5fi with all these blessings, what more is ne.
eSsary 10 make US happy and prosperous
'eoPie! Sill one thing more fellow cItizrrry-.t
wise and frugal government which shall
eSlrain men IRON injuring one another, shall
cave them otherwise free to regulate their own
orSuIlS OF industry and improvement, and
nall not take from the mouth of labour the
read II has earned. This is the sum of GOOD
oremmenI: and this is necessary to cIoso.tLsaA|
Ircc of our telicities III
About to enter, fellow citizens, on the excr z
Use OF duties which comprehend every thing a
ear and valuable TO you, it is proper YOU o
louId understand what deem the essential b
'lnciPIes OF our government, and consequently L
rose which ought to shape its administration. h
VIII compress them within the narrowest com g
ass 'hey VIII bear, stating the general princi- C
Ie' out not all ITS limitations. Equal and ex. \
CT justice to all men, of whatever state or per- S
laSlon, religious or political :--peacc. com a
'eIce, ana honest friendship with all nations. s.
managing alliances with none the support a
the State governments in all their rights, as g
lie most competent administrations for our do Il
eStc concerns, and the surest bulwarks A. h
'lnst antl-repubIlcan tondences:-the preser- S
'llon oil the general government in its whole il
institutional Vlgour, as the sheet anchor of
II peace al home, and safety abroad:-a zeal "
IS care OF the right oIelection by the people, "A |
ia and safe corrective Of abuses which are f
Pped by the sword of revolution where peace. a
Die remedies are uDproyided absolute ac- o
'lescence IN the decisions Of the majority, the a
la principle OF republics, from which is no an t.
al but to force, the vital principle and immc n
ate parent Of despostism. a we'll discipIined c
lIilIa, our best reliance in peace, and for the u
st moments of war, till regulators may re-
we them:-thc supremacy Of the civil over
{ military authority ECONOMY in the public
Pense, that Iabour may be lightly burdened: n
the honest payment Of our debts and sacred 2
eseryaton of the public faith: encourage r.
ent OF agriculture, and of commerce as It's a
hdmaId: the diffusion of information, and ar Fl
lgnment OF all abuses at the bar of the public @
ason freedom of religion; freedom OF the Ct
ess; and freedom Of person, under the protec. e.
IN OF the habeas corpus:--and trial bv iurics Id
partially selected. These principles form f
bright constellation, which has gone before tc
, and guided our steps through an age Of rev. b,
ltlon and reformation. The wisdom of our fl
ges, and blood of our heroes, have been de. m
ted to their attolnment:--they should be the ItI
eed OF our political faith, the text orcivic in. ~
uchon, the touchstone by which to try the
fVlces OF those we trust; and should VIC wan
from them IN moments of error or ofalarm. -,
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