Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-08-08

abroad TO their creditors and very shortly tn
excuse become general and current: "Missis
sispons owes us and we cannot pay until W
collect from them" They not only sounde
this tdiSehood in every direction, making ever,
press which they could gull, their vehicle, bu
they improved rapidly in SANDER, and sool
formed the complaint into thousand shapes a
best suited malice and disappointment and woul
best administer to our injury.
The statement was lalee in its inception, am
was, and is palpabIe violation of the facts il
the premises. What are the facts? The,
borrowed from our banks and advanced 4
our citizens a part Of the money. When he,
failed they oWed our banks notes and bills which
they afterwards protested for non-payment, no
a whit less than ten millions Of dollars; which
is at least, one third or quarter, more than al
the individual Indebtedness Of our citizens t
her merchants.
The currency which this song seemed t
gain, gave their, and other strikers, and travel
ling agents, general license to lie, upon every
subject connected with the business orAredit OIL
our state and citizens.
1t is we'll known that our local commercial
stuaL on has made the great tried experiment
of lhW wicked band of Federal usurpation, who
would sell the country for money for their own
pockets, fall heavier upon us than upon other
portions Of the Union, and therefore it greatly
embarrassed many OF our citizens, and proven
ted them from paying their just debts. 1t soon
then became quite fashionable for the strikers Of
New York and New Orleans to iescant upon
their collections, and the action o. our courts
oil justice, with wisdom and truth about equally
balanced. Every disappointed dandy must
needs write lie home, and the ''Griract of let.
ter,'' would be Immediately furnished some
editor who could be induced to publish it. In
this way we have been panied to see in many
respectable papers the promuls CATION of SIN
formation" -what this one had "heard," and
the other had been sold" respecting "sceneS in
'ouirdgeS," lawieSslcsS,'' and the
like, which had no other orignthan the low
envy of some city "dun," or lie curiosity of
some quack political or brainlessfnance teach
or, or some lecturer upon staining" And in
addition to all this, we have 9me DOMESTIC
few presses, are the ready
OF all IibeIlers, whomthey can use
for party purposes; and who have done, and
are doing, immense injury 10 ourState, in gross
~ misrepresenting the characte and morals of
our citizens.
These SANDERS, come from yhom or from
whence they may, we are determined, as an
journal, bound 20 pnder an hon
EST and faithful servitude to he public who
support us, to huH back upon tie face of their
makers and retailers at every evolution Of our
press; that the country may how that there
S yet disposition here tC sustain truth
and common right, in Their proper en-
pres.
We have not the slightes disposition to
screen offences, or direliction 4 duly in the ad-
of public Justice There is too
much crime amongst us and ou purpose is and
has been, to visit it with due exposure and de-
nunciatlon. Our judiciary system is bad one
but it was our indiscreton and not our crime
10 make judges and several other officers cleo
i've by the people. But still the incapacty of
heSe officers is exaggerated hundred fold
And every trlhing circumstance that will in
he least degree bear to be spoken against, is
raised into a mountain Of eiormity and is
made wonderful tragical in its travel through
he country.
Our sins, we are ready to ctnfess; and God
NhO"o W. hoNO uOthlhS w uOooL vi III luC way
IF public morality. Our Governor, whom we
we're so unfortunate and indicreet to place In
office, is disgrace TO any Stat. Our deega.
ton in Congress, for the most ,art, with the ex-
cepton Of a few GENTLEMEN whom we have
been so fortunate as TO get here, were the
sweepings OF the loco-ioc groshop rabble.-
For couple Of years past we nave been best
through the curses OF loco-looism with pair
or so Of newly imported Commissioners, who
have been riding over the Stae at eight dollars
a day and milhage, writing vulgar political
and ISLANDERS against every bank
which did not loan them as mun money as they
asked for. Olfics in the control
OF the Governor are generally filled with men
Of has grade in life. 1t seems in fact, to be the
object OF the lederalists, herebouts, whenever
they have The power, to selec men for office
who have as little regard forpubic virtue as
they have for their own privat morals, which,
IN all conscience is generally precious lit
tie.
But notwithsandingalI thes things, our peo-
pie are not corrupt; nor is pubic virtue less es-
eemed in Mississippi than in ur neghboringl
states. Great enjoyment seems to be had by
many soIourners here, in onulgatng an idea
hat IN Mississippi there is ageneral wish to
Illustrate the due administration of law, and
'ubvert the ends Of justice. his falsehood is
old by some for amusement and by others
through malice or to screen heir own delin- F
luencles. But be this as it my, it is a lie, in
lIlits bearings, parts, dinleasns and construc. P
IONS The law is as potent n Mississippi as {,
n any State Of the Union. md were there .
raned band of emissaries traeIling over New P
ork or New Eng gland, readyto catch hold of G
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