Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-10-14

menious question which he ESSAYS Il Az
cuss, his strange prostitution of iano,,s" wa
sicKens the mind, whilst his utter ne rya'
SION Of principle afiicts the heart,
me alleged violation of 1our soo..
constitution" is all that concerns Mr. ~
ne sees no sacredness in any thing els.
none IN our plighted faith, and none n ~
Jaw OF God, which is infinitely more s "'
rre "a man both. The anti.bonder, y r :.
loaalngus on dangerous ground: md \
we 90 their length, we shal No o,;I, "' :,
an aggravated breach of the eicS,h "y VI
mandment Of the Decalogue. which i; u'; ~.
rue occeptatlon, relates 10 all species and
moaes Of robbery and fraud, D;v;0 au
tell us that national SINS are visi,ed I''
national punishment. And boas, a. -"
may about our great resources and a,';
cultural wealth, we have been an upDro.
porous and unhappy people, ever sinco
we drove the aborlgines of the coun,s'
from then home, by stratapem and ~.
mace. Another act of public Injustice !.
now medIIated; and there is loo mnoS
reason to Tear, that in an avenglnp die
Pensatlon OF righteous God, we shall
lose much more by withholding, than bv
paying just debt-a debt incurred bv on,
own solicitation.
Leaving Mr.. Thompson to eDiov ,ho
triumph of his intellectual prowesS any
logical skill, Iet US return to Gove.a anu
McNutt, the author of this new oues,;on
OF popular turmoil and strife. Hs ,"Wt
the bond-holders, that they mus, looh e.
payment 10 the Union Bank, and the B,,y
of the United States. All therefore ,S'
the former may be unable to pay. the h,
ter must make good. Tha, is TO saw. III.
Bank of the United States must bear ,bs
loss OF all the funds which may have been
wasted by our Union Bank commission,
ers, though acting for the State. "The
monster" is evidently on the descent, and
some may be disposed to give him "a
kick when going downhill." Blu, thew
should lorbear, and reflect that it is ius
TO distinguish between guilty directors
and innocent stock holders, and that In.
latter are not all rich, as anti.bank dema.
gogues would make US believe. MaOy
of them are poor. In some cases The
guardian of an orphan Judges it most adj
vlsable TO invest the little that is savd
from the wreck of an estate in bank stock,
as the best way Of providing for the main.
tenance OF his tender ward. 10 other
cases, the friends Of bereaved widow
advise her TO similar investment Of the
small means procured by the industry Of
her deceased husband, for the support Of
herself and her helpless children. And B
when it was understood in Philadelphia
that the United States Bank was about to
tail, amidst the general sensation which
the development excited, a thrilling sym.
pathy was felt for the widows and or.
phans, whose little all is at risk in tina, !
See here, We anti-bond dem.
agogues, the innocent victims of your I'm.
righteous policy! Behold the helpless
prey upon which you would pounce, TO
make your political fortunes!
This is an abominable question. The
mere agitation Of it is a disgrace to tho
1t is a question which its prime
mover, and his coadjutorS, have address.
I'd to the lraiIly Of our nature, to the
neanest feelings which belong to fallen
1t is presented as a templa,
ION to operate upon our moral weakness
10 seduce us from honor and duty, by tn
motive OF pecunary interest alone. Tha
S the bait TO ensnare US, the lure to bring
as into subservlence to personal aggran.
lIZcment and party success. A mischiey.
BUS Ahlthophel, reckless innovaior,
fruitful IN expedient, and daring in &C,
ION, would subvert tho great principle,
II moral confidence, which regulate The
conduct, and secure the welfare Of socia
man His musings and pondcrings aud
9roodlngs, have brought out darkeniug
ieIuSlVe, destructive spirit, which Der.
'ades the land. Thousands of honest
men, credulous Of professions, and unn.
ormcd oil facts, will, it is feared, yeldtO
is influence, and give well.intended sup.
port to most unrighteous cause. "
Our Governor declares, that .'thisSas
leusr t0tH pay the .fUe millions of dollars
! State bonds issued in June, 1888. or uny
'orIton Of the interest dne, or 10 becow
ne thereon"
This declaration, which he was careful
give to the world, has already scandal
led US IN both hemispheres; and it re.
1alns Tor US to show, whether it bea
ross caIumny, or degrading truth
he first and second Of November will
G critical days for Mississippi. 1t will
hen be life or death to the character Of
ne State. shall not anticipate the issue;
III all mus see, that old party politics
ave fearful influence on the question,
| would not sully sacred things, by as
1clating them on all occasions with com
ION concerns. But the present question
momentous, and demands all the inau'
ices that tend to righteous decision
the United States Bank had borrowed
We millions of dollars from the State OIL
ississippi, in manner unauthorized