Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-16
NUMBER 90.

J. her money, the FIRST inquiry, Of course, !,
Why don't you make her payf VIII,
= don't you sue hcrf Ioa private man i
: Pennsylvania owes you money aud will
e not pay you. soc him in tho Circuit Cous
+ of the United States and mako him pay
i Il the State itself DIVES you money In,
+ will not pay, your Government can sus
her for yousin the Supreme Court ans
make her pay. Blu, youhaye never done
so--yoU have never chosen 70 avall your
sell OF the tribunal created expressly for
you; but you sit down and abuse the whole
country, and rail and rave about democ-
" racy. All this Is very unreasonable and a
little childish Here is nation consis.
ting Of twenty-sx STATES, with a greater
population than all England and Scotland
toSether--England's greatest aud best
customer, a nation which alone of all the
nations has paid off its national debt
who has settled its commercial debt 70
England with the most honorable punct
uailty. Ofthese twenty.six States, seven
nave no debt at all--there are eleven who
have borrowed money TO improve their
lands, but they pay their interest regular.
~, and will no doubt pay the principal
when 1t falls due. There are seven or
eight who have failed to pay their interest
punctually, but who have shown no dis
position 10 throw off the principal, and
only single one who seems to have avov.
ed any such wish. Now, these States
are as entirely distinct in their debts as
the several counties Of England are
The General Government and the State
Governments know only by rumor of
these debts and defaults; aud the very
oext door neighbors Of Pennsylvania
New Jersey, and Delaware, who have no
debts, and New York, Virginia, and Ohio,
who pay theirs punctually--know no
mere about the Pennsylvania debt than
Mlddlesex does those OF Yorkshire. All
that these States could possibly do, they
did when they made the Union with Penn
sylvanla-iheY provided an impartial tri.
bunal between her and foreign States, and
II any foreign State will 20 there and
obtain judgment these States will, IL no.
cessary, do what New Jersey and Virgin
ID did once already, 60 armed into Penn.
'ylvania and see the law executed. Bur
mil England does that, the other States
lave no right 10 Interfere; and while
hese foreign States do not choose to seek
edress where il awaits them, i. really
Gems too absurd TO involve the whole
ountry in reproaches due only ,oa very
mall part.
In still worse taste is il to ascribe these
to the democratic form OF
,ess Governments. That is question
20 grave to be discussed in times OF pas
on; but, when the fit moment arrives,
lese democracies may defy all the Gov
Tnments OF Europe, past and present.
means whatever excepting England
erself TO match them for their fidelity 20
elr engagements-a superiority which
is my greatest pubic anxiety to sec
EN- maintain. Yet observe with VIVA,
ckiessness England scatters these re-
caches. These States do no, pay their
BITS, forsooth, because they are democ-
cIes. Indeed! Why the creates. fraud
on public creditors ever practised, tho
ST in order and the worst in enormity,
IS committed by tho monarchy and Par.
ment of England begun by King Charles
Second, and completed by King Will.
the Third and this not an obsolete
gotten wrong, but forming the very
i item Of the present debt Of England,
The memory OF il frcshened every
arier day, If this be deemed TOO old,
round al present, and take the frs,
e which happens 10 strike me, in the
y heart Of the British empire. The
second only, not in population, OF
rse, bu: in general character and fame,
london is Edinburg-shrewd, philos-
c, calculating Edinbargh--not merely
narchical, but so ultra in its royalty as
require sentimental love for the
arts, in addition 10 its mere obedience
he House Of HSuoyer--a city, too,
e populous than many Of the States
v, we all know that the city OF Edin-
Oh has been for more than 90 years,
is believe at this moment, utterly
krupt, with debt of three or four
ions of dollars--having misused the
/ funds con6ded to its care, which are
to be- the sixteen thousand pounds Be-
ing to the University Of Edinburgh in
site with it, and being obliged 10 o5-
q special &C, OF Parliament to assign
s property to trustees for tho benefit
S creditors. So the little town orAb-
10, after committing similar irregu
es, became bankrupt for about q mill
+ dollars. This is not gossip nor
my, but the official report Of COM
Q Of the House Of Commons do
lention this TO show the misconduct
though ifany Of our cities,
sheir universal suffrage and annual
ons, were TO act thus, il would be CT.
8 evidence Of democratic nisruls.