Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-10-22

true 10 the object in view We bovo snG-,
enough 10 gam experience, and we boya n'' ~
Y experience enough TO know our wonta INV INV
\ great deStderatuni is good currency and !, y
likewise IN the power of a sovereign nconla "a "a
urge The government OH the subject. md ~ W
il TO execute their will. N'' 'ofcc
A return to primitive PRINCIPLES ,ho
pies which gave birth and ma,uri,v ~ p.l"cI
yo'ulion' IS an OBJECT OF supreme concern y
Those principles suffered under SHE ma
ces" which produced the Alien and so "i,'e''
laws, but soon recovered from the ionru '' :;
the election, and under the admipis,rotion, =. ~
Thomas Jefferson. Of late, they have suas,
ed again, and more severely, under Tho 49,
trous influences" of an imposing name, Th",
an ambitious, energetic man. whono c,.,. ""S
here rendered popular, should rise m on M.
free people, and essay to subioc, ,her, ~ t?'
imperious will and arbitrary power: and ,ha,
when time had worn him down, another sho"I5
aim at the same object, by "lollowino in liz
footsteps" is not without example, and not 10
be much dreaded when such people retail
just sense OF their rights; but wien thew suc
cumb to usurpatlon, the portent is fearful. and
ahe danger great. 1t was amen,abe to sas
our good currency ruined by wanton nnovo
ton; but it was deplorablc and detecting be.
yond expression, to behold so great a portion
of the nation, yielding submssively to the in
Jury, and supporting with zeal aud constancv
the man and the measures that were eyiden,lv
proStrating all the great interests of the cou6
try.
Political degeneracy is the most alarming
evil that belongs to this subject. Agricultural
industry and commercial enterprise, may pre-.
serve the relative interests Of society from Ut
ter destruction, even under the adverse policy
of maladminstratlon; but when the spirit Of
liberty is lost, what is there left TO ensure
continuance OF our free institutions? TIE
great question Of all, then is, shall our repub
lie, the example and hope Of the friends Of
freedom throughout the world, preserve its
true character, or retain but the namei The
presage would be most depressing, but for the
present signs OF the times. salutary change
in public sentiment is now manifested every
where. The dawn ola brighter day has cheer.
ed our political horizon. The sun Of liberty
has again risen upon US, and is shedding his
en!lghlening beams and enlivening influence
all around. True republicans, perceving
their duty as well us their rights, are coming
over by thousands from the declining cause Of
a degenerate administration, in good time to
save their country from ruin and disgrace
We hail them as brethren, having with US d
common interest, and common feeling, gen.
ulne patriotic feeling, the true American feel.
ing, excited by The emergency of the OCCASION
vigorous, operative, assimllatng feeling, per-
vading the whole union, attracting and comb.
ming, by elective affinity, all congenerous spir
its into a consolidated phalanx of freemen
marching on, under the banners of republican
ism, and the auspices Of the constitution, to
the victory which awaits the exertion orlhcir
increasing and concentrated power.
VERUS