The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02
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the battle will be won and lost. Its
result depends upon the spirit, which
will animate the Bond-payers Of this
State. lflbey go into the contest with
a determination to make the payment
Of the bonds paramount 10 every 9TH
er consideration, if they act with har-
mony and concert, VICTORY is theirs
and Reputation will be utterly and IT.
recoverably routedin every direction.
The State Of Mississippi will be re-
deemed from the degradation and con-
tempt, in which il is universally held,
and may once more regain that posi-
tion-of dignity and respect which it
has forfeited.
But it. 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 other 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
we'll 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 the Repudiators;
they have maniully resisted them in
every step which,hey have nader the
progress Of their nefarious doctrines;
and this they have done, when they
were obviously sacrificing their party
ascendency blythe temporary uupopu-
LARRY ofths principles, TO which they
were devoted It's 10 them therefore
that we address ourselves more pariic-
ularly, 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 proyade all civilized nations and
10 which oil submit without discussing
their policy. Ii has been reserved foT
the Regulators Of Mississippi to make
the calculation of amount Of bene-
fit TO be gained by failing to comply
with a solemn obligation Of their gov
eminent Against these Carthaginiar
doctrines every honest man in the
State is imperiously called upon, by
the united voice ofCbristendom, by the
character Of his State, by respect fol
the opinion Of every other member o
our conlederacy, by all the force o
moral principles, to set bis face anC
unite in a determined opposition Il
crush this hateful offspring Of polilica
kpavery. 1t was a scheme halcheC
for the purpose Of oVerlhrowing tht
Wing ssceudency ia this State. Tn
prlncipied political mountebanks wert
It's originators, the people were deIu
ded by their sophisiry and were indu
ced by their pursuasion to adopt it.
But the indignant contempt, witt
which this outrageous doctrine Of Re
pudiation has been universally treated
has opened the public mind to its enor
nifty. A considerable change has ia
ken place in the sentiment Of the PEG
pie Of this State on this subject. Al
that is now required to hurl the leader
of,his doctrine from their emInenc
add fix upon them and their principle
that ignomiuious stigma, from wbic
they can never escape, is for those
who are opposed to this unprinciplel
measure, TO unite and act in concert.
The Wings have uniformly profess
ed that the character Of their State,
regard for public opinion and a 6xe
determination "to render unto others,
what they wonld have them do toward
them, were'the high motives, by whic
they were actuated in their opposite
TO the doctrine Of the Repudistor:
Let them now show the sincerity {
their professions by being governe
more by a wish to crush this doctrin
than desire for party ascendenc,
Let them wherever they can act az
vanlageously by uniting with the Bono
paying Democrats, shew that they az
willing to forget their party distinction
in lheirgreaIer desire to bling this do,
trine and its advocates 10 the disgrsc,
fol end which they have so richly me
tied. Let every true hearted lfssi
sipPian, whether he be Wing or Bon,
paying Democrat, unite in a commo
effort to rescue the name Of bis Sta
from The disgrace and ignominy, whic
are attached 10 it. Let the watchwo,
be. TO The RESCUE.