The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-27

The BankFuptss
WeoccasiOnally see il our exchange pa
Pers STOOLS rose gracefully turned up, and .
very scientific sheer directed towards those +
persons who have gone Or intend 20 50 into
bankruptcy under the General Bankrupt
Law. There areanany persons in the world
who have more talent for exposing their own
greenness and exciting the pity or contempt
Of high-minded and intelligent men than for
exhibiting favorably what little good sense
they have. We have our eye now upon
small sample Of IocOfOco concerns which take
much pains in establishing their political
principles upon firm basis BY selecting
prominent individuals and holding them I'M
as bankrupts. Here they triumphantly al.
duce the most unansWerable arguments a.
gainst wings and whiggery; for see here, say
they, these splendid bankrupts! Witness
the effects Of whiggery! This We say. OK.
lhibits in most enchanting coIOrs the good
sense and high toned nobility Of soul Of free,
enlightened patriots and statesmen. And
this is all right, for il enables the world 10
distinguish readily between men and Jack.
asses. The latter are not always discover.
BILE BY the ears. But we are not after tb,,
sort Of game at the present writing. They
are little over our calbre just now, and we
must content ourselves with glance or two
at the ''POOr 6Gnkrrpfs."
i Who ARE THE BANKRUPTs! A LiIlipu.ian
fool whose soul is not much of an incum.
brance to him, can cape his little mouth open
I and answer with much dexterity. If he be
able to hold gOOsequil right end upwards,
! and can find types sufficiently passive TO
, print his sage lucubrations; he can give the
I word much instruction on the subject. His
differences, inuendOes, conclusions and re.
marks, are deep and instructive!
/ When a man Of sense casts his eve over
our country and witnesses the transcendant
results Of enterprise and industry, which in
every part Of the Union displays scenes Of
magnifcence and permanent worth never
s before known in the world, aud reflects that
5 the men who performed this are bankrupt,
e ne almost questions the greatness ofthe depth
+ oft sagacity and wisdom Of some of our
country gOslins. When he sees the stately
/. strides and self-cOmPlaisaEt smile Of a "sol.
vent man" who never made dollar, never
/ owed dollar, never performed an enter
, prise, did not assist in raising up our coun.
9 try from its former condition to iIs present
greatness;-one who never stepped forward
70 help friend and save family from penu.
~, but whose prudence and economy has en-.
abled him to retain portion Of the property
q which accident threw in his way, the be.
: holder is sometimes led TO doubt whether
this, after all, is the most valuable Of all Gill
zens, or that his is the only class Of valuabl,
citizens the country possesses. But when
e newspaper editor who never s'run in debt. >
l. except when he could find one who would
; credit him; who never did pay debt; whC
e never owned type or dollar, too lazy I,
; write over half a column a week, and tina
had much better have remained unwritten
q too geHteet to work and too patriotic to var,
from the instructions Of demagOgue; when
: We say, such an important personaVe cast
/ his digni6ed smile Of derisiOn upon ! bank
: THPt and points him out as one of the author
:. of the difficulties Of the country. surely mel
J. OF honor and true worth cannot thereafte
d think Ofsecuring the benefits of the Bankrup
: Law! How wisely has Providence directed
; that every man shall in some way exhibit Il
Y his. fellows the size Of his soul, and give
i public and proper estimate Of his value in tn
y world!