Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-03-16

! ing people, discharged from their employ
I ments sluring our panlcs, under 'he pre-
text that commerce was ruined, were, u
fact, discharged from political motives
and to make them instruments, IN con
spiracy against the jackson admlnlstra
ton. with the secret of which they coul'
not be trusted.
Sir, said Mr.. B. these are disagroeabl'
"reminiscences; but they are forced upoi
US; and when forced upon us we must M
swer; and It mrst be in the style whicf
truth and Justice demands of me TO de
Honncc the fictitious distresses which have
been made in this country during the nd
ministration of General Jackson as sheer
1 imposition, so far as the bank OF the UNI
ted States, and politicians were concern
ed. and as sheer deluson, so far as masses
the people were concerned. They we're
as much imposition and delusi9n as the
discharge and Instruction Of the work
| men were in Lisbon in 1910; they we're
ds much imposition and delusion MS the
famous witcbcraft haliucination of Massa-
chusetts was in 1920. The pretexts of
the banks, merchants, and politicians, for
stopping business, dismissing aborers, and
making distress and panic, were just as
preposterous as were the pretexts OF the
bcwitched imposters in New Eng land 100
years ago. Our panic and distress makers
ofthe 10Th century attributed the ruin Of
all business to the removal of the deposit
tes,and to the specie circular the bewltch-
ed subjects of 1850 attributed their Gala
nifty to the looks Of the witches; and, III
both cases, one prctcxt was just as true rs
the other; and trial in one case would
stand for a. fac sia'ile of trial in the 9TH
er. Here is a history of one of these
trials, had before the honorable Thomas
Danlorth, Deputy Governor of Massachu-
sets, at Salem, the 18th Of April, 1922.
It runs thus;
"Depaty GoreraoS. John who hurt you?
"Aas@er. Goody Cloyso hurt me.
"Dcpaty Cor. How did she hurt you?
"ARsner. She looked atme"
And thereupon, saws the historian,
Hutchinson, the aforesaid John fell down,
kicked, uttered horrible cries, md began
W 'N'hit NIODhCu pms. NliCIGiipJu NoJu1 4
Cloyse said to him. ''OA, thou art a grev- |
Gus liar" | quote no more of the trial,
said Mr.. b., but say that Goody Cloyse
was right in what she said to John, and is
50 admitted TO have been by all New Eng
land now, though disbclieyed and punish
ed at the time. Goody Cloysc was right;
aud history Of her trial, with a mere
change of names, dates and places, substi-
tuting President Jackson for Goody Cloysc
and the Bank of the United States and its
coniederates for John, will serve for the
lnture history Of the panic scenes of Gen.
Jackson's administration.
Dir. President, hope that this is the
last time, for the present session at least,
that any attack viii be mnde upon Gen.
jackson on this floor. He has retired from
public life; he is rep2sing under his own
vine and fig tree; he is now in no mans
way; he can be an object of fear to none,
and should not be an object of hate to any.
He has rendered services to his country,
and certainly is entitled to peace in the
closing moments of his life. do hope |
there will be no more attacks; | do hope
there viii be q truce to this war upon
retired man; but five are mistaken, fiat
tacks must be continued. gentlemen must
rest assured that defence will follow.