Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-23
From The statesman,
MEMOIRS OF A MlSSlSSlPPlAN.
CHARTER IT,

. llliAh d.
My thanks arc due for your rronp, at
lention to my business, and also for Tho
cheering news you gave Of bond poynl
democracy in that cherished, although
now much deridcd mother of mine, ole
Mississippi
No man knows how dear is the land o
his birth the land whore his eyes frs
. opened upon The light of heoycn--'he lant
where he felt the first thrilling JOY ofcx
; islence-the land where his intellect onC
feelings have grown and ripened into
strenGth--the land Of his mother and oil
The dear ones of boy Woods happy hours
lhe land redolent with all the hallowcd re
collections Of the living and the dead
no man know how inexpressibly dear tc
his heart all these things make his father
land, until he wanders from its kindred
shores, the weary pilgrim Of foreign
climes. 'Tis then he looks back with the
yearrng Of ahection,--'tls then he gives
s his country living shape and form, an
animate being, and calls that being FATH-
ER--'tis then that the recollection OF his
country fills his heart and moislens his
eye with the dew of affect ion-'ts then
, that he feels any stain upon its good name,
its proud honor, its lofty integrity, with
all the Keen sensiblity that he would feel
a reproach upon the father Tho begot him,
How wise and benefcicnt a principle is
this love of country which the God OF Ma
ture has implanted in cur bosoms! How
much has it contributed TO the civilization
and improvement of mankind! How many
great public works, how many humane
institutions mas it reared--how many loI-
Ity creations Of genius has IT produced!
1t was this that gave birth TO the Ameri-
can nation. 1t is this which enables "Bri-
tannia to rule the wave" 1t was this
which gave potency to the proud excam-
alton, 81 am Roman citizen"
Mos heartily do | rejoice that our best
and most distinguished democrats have
raised a standard under which the good
democracy Of Mississippi can, and | trust
will. rally TO redeem the State from her
present degraded position. Our people,
with great unanimity voted for the crea
ton ofthis debt The money was obtain
ed upon the authority of law which
they have sanctioned, and whether the
forms Of our constitution have been COM
piled with or not, it is now too late to re-
fuse to pay it back, if we would do justice
to those who have loaned us this money
and possess the good opinion Of mankind.
In this, speak only the opinion of every
intelligent friend of Mississippi, with whom
| have conversed since left home.
But 10 rotate to YOU in brief the rest OF
my story, as you in your last desired
to go back and ,akeup my stitches, as the
knitiers say.
After had visited the Allstons for some
time, and become intimate there, so that
their society was a part of my daily life;
after had begun, tacitly to myself, to
consider Madeline as mine, one day when
calling there as usual, was dlsagreeabIy
surprised to find a young man leaning
over Madeline's chair, aud, with look oil
admiration and tone Of intimacy, critici,
sing her employment, which happened to
be worsted work ''ls it possible, Made
Ilinc," exclaimed he, as entered the room,
ais it possible, that you have caught the
contagon Of stitching bad portraits Of
knittensto cover footstools, and that too,
when their epidemic has nearly passed
away. You, to set your understanding to
work TO count stitches the iye-long day"
"Ahm replied she in the same playful
manner off your high mghtiness would
exercise your own understanding you
would perceive that il is merely pair of
slippers that am working, and that in so
easy stitch that have my mind free to
comprehend even such exalted converse
ton as yours"
During this dialogue had walked into
the room, and as she ceased speaking she
saw me and introduced me to Mr.. Ashley
a blush spread over her fair cheek as she
did so; his glance passed from her to me
j brow slightly contracted, but he recei-
i me with courtesy. | believe we con-
celved an instantaneous mutual antipathy {
the blush on the cheek of Madeline told ;
him that was more than mere acquaint.
ance, and the slight contraction Of his I
brow, and the searching glance Of his
keen black eyes made me feel sure that
had found rival. | believe displayed as +
much, for | was stiff and constrained. +
"Madelinc"--l thought what right had he c
TO call her "Madelne."
! found that he was the son of an old [
friend Of Allston's, and had from child
hood been intimate in The family, and had, a
as he laughingly said, kissed Madeline r
hundred times, when she was frolic- 10
some little girl. see you laugh at the |
idea Of such thing annoying me, but v
you are not lover 1t did annoy me, "
and he said it 10 do so; he was alarmed n
at my intimacy in tie family, and deter i
mined to break it off if possible. | should
describe him 10 you that you may know he "