Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-10-28

~ TVS, was 20 uyNb unu 10 noes, -
. vi these 40 representatives, 30 wcr
members ortho late July convention, VIZ
! Messrs. Abbot, Berry, Bond, Butts, Be
al, Bdscoe, Beene, Bynum, Brown, Boat
nef, Cbambe =, Cushman, Connell, Catch
ing, Durr, Dlworlh, Ellis, Grinstead
Greer, Herring, Hicks, Hill. Johnson
" iore, Martin, Redwne, Thomas ant
Wells.
4 Not single member Of the convention
voted against the regulating resolutions
except Mr.. Cummings. In The senate
The highest repudiatlng resolution wa
10 ayes and 10 noes. or the 16 sena
tors who passed he resolutions, Is were
members of the July convention, viz
senator Speight, president OF the senate
being the same individual who was presi
dent Of the conyention,) senators Bell
Bond, Brougher, Fox, Ives, Matthews
Peagues, Ramsey, Thomas and Thomp
son. None OF the members of the con
Ventlon, belonging to the senate, voted a.
galnst the resolutions, but senator's Hill
and Hughes. The members of the July
convention, therefore, were made up Of q
majority of the very men, both in the
senate and house Of representatives, who
passed The repudiating resolutions. Yet
these very men, who passed the repudl-
allpg edct, constituting the very matter
IN controversy, represented in The conyen
tion a majority Of the counties!!! A ma.
Jorlty oil those members of the house of
representatives, who defeat ed the resolu-
ton of Col. Williams to put the Union
bank in liquidation, were members OF The
late convention. Not member Of the
convention, belonging to the house of
representatives., favored that measure, ex.
cept Messrs. Cummings and Thomas
In the senate, of the rs senator's who yo,
ted against putting the Union bank in Ii
quotation, by voting for a substitute. 10
were members of the July convention,
and all voted for the substitute. Not a
member oil the convention belonging TO
the senate favored that measure but sen.
ators Hill and Hughes.
The resolution to put the Union bank in
liquidation, was defeated in both houses of
The legislature, by the same men who pas.
sed the repudiating resolutions. Both
these measures were carried by the votes
Of the very men who prolessed to repre- |
sent IS counties in the July convention.
hese measures are counterparts of each
Jther--lnks in the same chain. Repu-t
lIatlon BY itself did nobody any good
But reputation was the cause of giving a I
Kind of acquta to the Union bank debt.
IRIS, by preventing the bank from being
'ut in liquidation and its assets saved, {
The undersigned does not mean to saw /
hat such were the motives of majority y
t the legislature, in passing the repudia- |
hG edict; but as he can see no cause why I
ne democrats should raise question of f
ontenllon among themselves, he is led a
lnler that the doctrine of reputation t
as put into thier heads by those who'll
expected to make capital out of it, viz d
re SPECTATORS. II there were no other G
lemIes to democracy but the undisguis. Il
!, the people would have less difficulty CT
hndlng The good old democratic path re
ay, Selhshness in disguise, and anti ii
publican princi pies disguised, are per- 10
exlties which the people can never get lie
ear OF, until they take Mr.. Jefferson's or
Vice OF frequently recurring to first ed
lncIples, and holding the public SER re
mis- to a strict accountability.--Unle pa
is good advice be followed, the hone st. ca
iustrlous and patriotic portion of the tn,
ope may forever be put to fighting un-
Institutional shadows, while the selfish Ito
d lndolent are eating up their substance tn,
d robblng them even OF character IT, Of
!. Wr
What could DO the object Of dressing the
I miserable paper-money windmill, the mo
non bank, as II ceased to grind for The me
itIelans and spectators, ia the habili- the
nts OF an unconstitutional giant, oculis ces
mare Pyracnlon Qanrmeus? Whatever ha,
object was, the effect is but too well tro
'wn. While the patriotic people were der
ing against the supposed unconstitu- Pile
al naonStrttn horrenlum, the selfish and tioT
gning were emptying the bags of the ly {
dmlll, which they had artfully dressed Of |
no garb OF Cyclops, with outstretch. ma
lrm and hammer in hand, ready TO lout
ok the whole people into an abyss of Gee
'rty and oppression. The repudia-
edict was therefore, forthwith fulmin-
by the legislature, without waiting /"
he action Of that department o. the that
'rnment whose duty it is to ascertain. Pres
Ict and evidence, the truth of the case. Matt
to draw the line Of distinction be. stitu
n a real giant and scare.crow. That BanE
step once taken has entangled the ted f.
9 subsequent proceedings in maze DY,
rplexIties, all OF which have cooper becal
TO promote the object of the selfish be DO
designing SPECTATORS, at the expense SIX
Q property and the character Of the Mars
e. The people of the State hayeiof th