Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-01-31
TO the Editor of the Liberty Advocated
JACKSON, Jan. "a, 1889.

Since wrote you last, the House has mol been
snooped in very important business. The COM
mItees ortbe House have not made their re.
norts, and Of course they are not as yet submit
led TO the consideration Of the Legislature
Since yesterday morning the two Houses have
been in state of warfare, and to night the hos
,ility continues. On Wednesday morning the
Senate took up the resolution OF the House pro-
posing TO 10 into the election OF I. States
Senator, and adopted an amendment postPon-
ing the election until the first day OF February.
Tie House disagreed to this amendment. The
Senate afterwards caught itself by paIpabIe
violation Of all parliamentary rules, and utter
this they attempted 10 justify their subsequent
course on this violation. The Senate receded
from their amendment, and OF course the reso-
luton Of the House was concurred IN by the
act Of recession. As soon as they receded,
,hev adopted another amendment proposing TO
posIpone it till the 3Oth Of February. This
amendment was in violation OF all parllamenta-
~ usage, and the House SO decided 1t; and in
formed the Senate that they were IN readiness
to proceed TO the election. The Senate refused,
and sent US another message, which the House
laid upon the table. The House has suspended
NIL Legislative action until they meet il and do
their duty. We huye been waiting for them
for two days to 90 into the election, but they
have Indignantly rejoined that they will not
proceed into the election until they can get eye
~ Democrat in the Legislature on the spot
They have but one Democratic member absent,
and we have two Wings absent. Bond, Dem
crat, pledged 10 vote for Henderson, was col
leagued WITH and induced to resign to defeat
The election Of Wing Ball of Tunlca,a Wing,
has been absent all the session, and will not
he here; so that we have two Wings absent,
and the Democrats but and yet they howl
out in wolfSh accents, that we have the advan-
tagc. No, il is false, nonsense, and declama
ton. The leaders of the Democratic party in
the House, Gholson and Brown, have declared
their object to be, to defeat the election entire
ly, in violation Of an express law, passed il
pursuance Of the constitution, The reproba
ton Of all honest men will rest upon the head
of the Democratic party in the Senate
Their object is to break off the election, and ar
getting up disagreement between the tw'
Houses to shield their reckless partzan objects
A time has arrived for lreemen TO rise and sup
press the outburstings of radlcallsm, now ma
king their appearance in our State We shou
act, and let the voice Of the people, next No
vember, PROSTATE these yIolators Of law ant
consign them to meriled oblivion. How thi
difficulty between the Houses will eyentuate,
cannot tell. Perhaps the House may conSen
to the extraordinary course Of the Senate, an
postpone the election till Monday or Wednes
day. Ifnot, q ron seems to be the necessar
consequence it's now the general talk. Tn
most important question that has been agitatn
the Legislature is, the Bill in the Senate to au
thorize the Union Bank to issue five millions c
posi- notes. This measure may succeed. Th
Directors say that they cannot put the branche
in operation without this issue of these pos
notes. Wilkins, Duncan, and all the great
nanciers Of our State recommend this issue
though | confess my opinions are on the frs
blush opposed to it. No consideration coul
induce me to vote for this post note Bill, unles
it be indispensably necessary to carry tn
branches into operation. | am open to conVit
ton on this question. The Union Bank con
missoners will report tomorrow, if the tw
Houses can agree upon a reconciliation. wi
write again SO soon as the difficulty betwee
the Houses is adjusted, and any thing of impol
tance transpires.
NeTV reSDecifnllv.