The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02
TO THE RESCUEn


Before we publish another papel
the bael4e will be won and lost. II.
result depends upon the spirit, which
viii animate the Bond-payers of thi:
State. 1ftbey go into the contest viii
a determination TO make the paymen
Of the bonds paramount 10 every 9th
er consideration, If they act with bar
mony and concert, VICTORY is theirs
and Reputation will be utterly and ir-
xecoverably routed in every direction.
The State of Mississippi will be re-
deemed from the degradation and con-
tempt, in which it is universally held,
and may once more regain that posi-
t1on~of dignity and respect, which il
has forfeited.
But if, under an obstinate determin-
alton, those of both parties, who are in
favor Of the payment OF the public in
debtedness, persist in adhering to their
party lines rather than unite in redeem
ing the character oftheir State and per-
forming an act of common justice, their
professions Of an anxious wish to dis
charge the bonds of the State may be
well taken for empty pretensions to
principles of honesty, by which they
are not governed in their actions.
The Wings have. heretofore been
emphaticaily the bond-paying party Of
this State; they have contested every
inch OF ground with tF,e Repudiarors;
they have manfulIy resisted them in
every step which they have made in the
progress of their nefarious doctrines;
and this they have done, when they
were obviously sacrificing their party
ascendency by the temporary unpopu-
larity Of the principles, 10 which they
were devoted. 1t is to them therefore
that we address ourselves more partlc-
uiariy, IN urging upon all Bond-Pay'
ers harmony, and concert OF action.
The ordinary distinctions of parties are
nothing compared to differences upon
the Fundamental principles of common
honesty, those well established laws,
which prcvade all civilized nations and
to which all submit without discussing
their policy. 1t has been reserved for
the Regulators of Mississippi to make
the calculation Of the amount of bene-
fit to be gained by failing to comply
with a solemn obligation Of their gov
eminent. Against these Carthaginian
doctrines every honest man in the
State is imperiously called upon, by
the united voice ofC hristendom, by the
character of his State, by respect for
the opinion Of every other member of
our coniederacv, by all the force Of
moral principles, TO set bis face and
unite in a determined opposition to
crush this hateful offspring of political
knavery. 1t was a scheme halched
for the purpose Of overlhrowing the
Wing ascendency ia this State. IN
prlncipied political mountebanks were
its originators, the people were deIu.
ded by their sophistry and were indu-
ced by their pursuasion to adopt it.
But the indignant contempt, with
which this outrageous doctrine of Re-
pudiation has been universally treated,
has opened the public mind to its enor-
nifty. A considerable change has ta-.
ken place in the sentiment Of the peo-
pie of this State on this subject. All
that is now required to hurl the leaders
ofthis doctrine from their emlnence
and fix upon them and their principles
that ignominlous stigma, from which
they can never escape, is for those,
who are opposed to this unprincipIed
measure, 10 unite and act in concert.
The Wings have uniformly profess
ed that the character of their State, a
regard for public opinion and a fixed
determination e'to render unto others,
what they wonld have them do towards
them, were'the high motives, by which
they were actuated in their opposition
to the doctrine of the Repudiators.
Let them now show the sincerity oil
their professions by being governed
more by wish to crush this doctrine
than a desire for party ascendency.
Let them wherever they can act adj |
vantageously by uniting with the Bond |
paying Democrats, shew that they are |
willing to forget their party distinctions |
in their greater desire TO bring this doc
trine and its advocates 10 the disgrace
ful end which they have so richly mer-
tied. Let every true hearted Mfssis-
sippian. whether hebe Whig;or Bond
paying Democrat, unite in eosnnon
effort snrescue the name or his State
from the diagrsce and ignominy, which
are attached u i. Lei the maiehmordl
be, 70 TEE R1ssrrzr.