Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-30
THE ONLY ISSUE,

The question Of reputation or anti-re
pudIatlon, is now the only one before tn,
country. II was but few days since
that one of the most prominent and dis
tlngulshed advocates admitted, that SHE
would not give a fig for democracy with
out repudiation-,hat he would never vote
Tor man who was repudiator." He
but expressed the feeling upon which his
party will act, so long as they have pow
er, and upon which they did act in the
nomination of the present repudiatng
ticket. Can it be possible that, with these
facts so glaringly before them, sincere
bond-payers will vote for the present eau
Gus nominees, and by SO doing, sustain re-
pudla,on alone? For this, with repuda-
tors, is made the sole test Of party faith.
1t is true that a majority Of our old po-
l'tical opponents, the wings, agree with
US that the State ought to pay its debts
But IN the name Of common sense and
common country, is this reason why the
bond-democrats should support repudia-
uon? The bond-paying democrats, as
class, are intelligent thinking men. Men
who act from principle, not prejudice; and
will they give such reason for abandon
ing their principles. Is the interest aud
honor of the State to be ever sacrificed
at the heather Moloch of party prejudice?
This is a base abandonment of reason
and Of country.
DO ysu ever mean TO redeem the State
from the injustice and folly of reputation,
and the odium which it has brought upon
herE Ii 80, when can you do it so proper
~ as al the present election9 Every day
that reputation survives, is living anoth-
er day in political disgrace-is continu-
ing public injustice Overwhelming public
Notwithstanding the pure escutcheon of
republican freedom, While you, regard
lul of nothing but party success, are lay
ing supinely on your backs, our debt is ev-
cry day accumulating, and payment is rem
1ered more difficult and burthensome.
will squander every dollar Of
the peoples property, which they have
not already permitted to go to waste, and
throw the burthen of payment upon the
people by taxation, This they will do
from the instinct Of selfpreservation, be,
cause they think it will delay payment,
and continue them in office. They have |
waded so far in public wrong, that to ego
back were as tedious as to go through"
Why have not the regulators put the
bank in liquidation, and saved it's assets
% the bank holders, as they promised
he people odo? Because, they saw that
o give up the assets Of the bank, at that
lime, would nearly pay the Union Bank
bonds, and their ofice-hobby would be de-
'troYed. Why are the anti-bonders now
permitting the assets of the Rail Road
bank to be squandered, when they assert
hat the Planters Bank bonds ought to be
'aid why do they propose no means to
'ay them3 Because, they know they can.
lot be elected without the support of the
ed-mouths--the out-and- outers-and thew
re willing TO sacrifice every principle
hey profess for the sake of Office. ri
here ever were set of men who we're
emeuted together by 'the adhesive prin.
ipIe OF public plumber" they are the pres.
mt lepudiating party of Mississippi.
We demonstrated, in our last paper, c
hat the State can command public prop e
rly worth, at fair valuation, more than S
100000! of dollars, which may be ap-
roPriated 20 the payment Of our debts