Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-10-07
For the Advocate
SHALL WE PAY THE STATE BONDS

CONTINUED,
THE wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. y
The Democratic press has devoted it
self to the anli-L md cause, and the cause
is not a little strengthened by the acces-
sion of an able recruit. A public char
acter Of fine parts, and nee Of high prom'
Use, has Joined the corps editorial on that
side Of the question, and entered with
great zeal and activity on his new vaca-
ton. But the old adage is not verified In
this case. The new broom does not sweep
clean, but it makes the dust fly like a
whirlwind, TO darken mental vision, and
deaden the moral sense. See a specimen
Of its operation in the following editor lal,
Transcribed verbatim and entire from the
" Weekly Free Trader of the 18th Of
August"
"THE SPIRIT OF 76-THE PINEY WOODS
BoYs.-We have never been more alice
ted, than by little incident that occurred
few weeks ago An hour after William
NJ. Gwinn and John D. Freeman address.
ssd the people of Monticello, we set out
with them for Columbia. A few miles on
the east side of Pearl river, we fell in
with four noble looking boys, with their
shot guns in their hands. They were
the sons and grand sons, of our old friend,
Squire MulIens. "Good evening, boys"
said we, "these are the democratic can
didates ; did you 90 to hear them speak
to-day ~ sob yes, Col, Claiborne, we
all went" "That's right, my little friends;
but are you willing to be taxed 2" " No,
indeed, sir We n shoot the british
tdr collectors better than zoe can squirrels %
Dr.. Quinn, fairly shouted with delight.
Freeman was deeply affected. Gentle
men," said we, " This election is decided.
You w,I be elected by ten thousand major
ity this county nerer can be enSlaued to
England or substituted TO Federalism, 'Ohen
the rery boys breathe such spirit as this"
ave can shoot the British tax colIec~
tors" said the little Mullens, " better than
squirrels" Now we all know that there
are no British tax collectors among US,
and that there will be none, whether we
pay the STATE bonds or not. But there
will be American tax collectors, natives OF
Mississippi most probably, as usual, from
this time hence forth, if the anti bonders
do not put down all law and authority In
the land. If then the legislature provld-
ed for the payment of those bonds, the tax
for this purpose will be blended for the
general State tax for other purposes, and
will of course be collected in the same
way, at the same time, and by the same
persons. But inasmuch as a part OF the
general tax will be designated for the pay
ment Of the bonds, all bows and all men,
who may be brm full Of patriotism, like
the MulIens boys, may shoot the tax col
lectors, whilst performing their oiilcIaI
duty, with the same freedom that they
would shoot squirrel. Observe 1t is the
shooting part of the conversation whlcn
the editor has distinguished by italics ana
which he and the two candidates SO deeply
admired. Their sensations were eXtallc'
CDR Gwinn, fairly shouted with delight
Freeman was deeply effected" me one
was overjoyed, the other overwhelmed
Deeetable motions Glorious antlclpa-
tons the scheme succeeds even little
BOYS are convinced" this election is de-
cided''--" ten thousand majority"--rap-
turous thought!
The sedilious spirit displayed by the
young Mullens is the legitimate offspring
of the Monticello harrangues aud the