State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-11-06


Irerenerated, in the ranks OF Democracy, as
one of the fairest Of her sister counties.
But we should have expected this where
union and harmony in the hitherto vexed
ranks of the party first came together in con-
ciliation and embraced each other on the the
sacred altar of the genius of human rign's
and human liberties. The ball 10 certainly
/ in motion and truly has it made sad nave
in the ranks of the federalisls; It has rolled
with tremendous force over this region, and
Frustrated the very landmarks Of the enemy.
See wbat the esecond sober thought Of the
neopIe" has done 10 one short year! lfeVer
there were time when men should redress
their wrongs in free and manly spirit IT has
been done on this occasion.
Here where the fell spirit Of opposition
has hitherto been in the zenith of its glory
here where lie extermina,ing power vas
uplifted against every one who dissented
to its ranting degmas-agai"st all who were
too Independent to suecumb to its uDrelen'lng
way. Thank God! that day is past-':we
now breathe freer.'
Alas! what are we to come to?-what evils
have we committed?-ofw what crimes are we
guilty, that the very Furies in all the rancour
Of madness, heap upon US calamities ineom
parabIe-unsuppotable7 Have We acted against
the laws of right and conformity! have we
become depredat0rs Of all moral justice? or
under wha: offence do We stand charged? We
were led to such thought on reading the al.
most general suspension of specie payment
by the banks Of the several states. We were
led 10 ruminate on the cause, but could come
to other conclusion than of extravaganza and
speculation. That good, old philosophic
whistle Of franklin, which teaches 'as oft as
e'er its notes resound."
A season ofunparalled distress is arriving:
some time since we deemed it past; but the
rorst will soon be upon US, and woe be unto
him in that hour of reckoning. What shall
we do to meet the crisis? Spectators have
had their day: the kind. familiar signature Of
my neighbor is refused, and ruin starcs me in
the face.
Indeed it is time that good and honest men
should unite to force and sustain a most
sS6 boiasan,o nurnafion NJ fh;Drs Coz Tho ,,,o .
of rag" against property has had its turn,
and it now RACES, and will yet rage severely
Yet it must have its course, and any retarda
ton of its contamination will but heap add.
tional difficulties upon Us, either by our suf.
ferance or the folly Of others; for, any relief
afforded BY the issuance Of NEW post notes,
cannot but fail to tempt new speculations,
and raise up new race Of gamesters to in.
fict new calamities upon usi only to perish
in the end like their predecessors! Some
may imagine this cold sentiment to the mis-.
cries of my feilow.citizens; bat heaven
knows-if such they think they do me wrong.
There are some who have failed--others that
will fail that even the world should sits
single melancholy tear" but on the other
hand there those whose lust of thrift have
moaopolized every thing and have uniustly
preyed upon the protective, industry and &C..
curtfy Of the land. This then is the policy
of many interested persons for suspension
Iof specie, or in issuing Hetr set of post
notes a, longer date, &c. 1t is freely adj.
mittsd that the banks en- ndSse cannot pay
their debts; but there are enough who can
pay them, to afford US criterion Of value,
that may not deceive US. But others whose
discounts have been monopolzed by the off,
GERS of banks-and their file of favorites will
GO by the bOard-and let them 90. The
first should be protected and the latter de.
stroyed. The people can do much for either.
even though the business of banks is so much
a secret TO the public, still there are Indica
tons which may lead to tolerably correct
conclusions. When we know that bank is
accustomed TO loan small sums Of money
and that too, 10 good, productive men: when
we see its officers live plain and neat like
other men, not binding US with the dust of
their carriage wheels, or astounding with
all the pomp of circumstances, unless acquired
by real wealth, We must conclude that such
a bank in times like these, is public bles.
sing, and we should rally around it-Ie.