Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-08-19

~ soabi0g one; and o. We are ioid 4'fro
ID the ABUNDANCE or the heart the mou
le lspeakeih,' 50 from The reflections Of n
il mind my hand writeth. ] do not calc
1 late 10 throw much light 90 this inpo
,s iaDt sublecl. nor do J wish 10 write, (il
n could ran article TO be admired forts rhe
Ioricai beauty, or logical arraagemen
: but 10 plain and simple manners ma
rate facts as they present themselves
!, my mind. being higble gratifed, If ] b
for moment draw the serious aiteniio
: Of the reader 70 this subject that 50 deeI
9 Fly interests him.
tits very true that the credit system
attended with gGai many evils. Tba
8 when perverted from its proper channel
is like ali national or individual blessing
J vi hen abused attended with its train Q
: evil consequences. il induces in som
degree a spin, Of speculation, bargain
Istock -iobing, &c; and above others,
habit ofgoing 10 debt loolishly;a habitiba
ATTENDS a man with evil through bis whoI,
life when once acquired These, will
Iolhers are evils that flow from The abuse
of the credit sysiem--and here mark thai
they are not national, bo: individual uices
These, the premises assumed by the yo.
taries Of The N. G. S. BY which they have
for length Of time deluded large por-
non Of The American people But sure
Ily this sopbislry cannot stand. If we
should abandon he credit system because
a few uDwiSe persons made a bad use
Iol extended layors-upon the same
grounds, and by partly Of reasoning we
might abandon entirely the use of fire be-
cause lorsooh some individual or indlyid-
uaIs (perchance through neglect lost
their lives or property, by The raVagIeS OF
this consuming element; and 10 fine, we
might abandon all the blessings bestowed
by The creator--for in proportion TO their
utility when properly applied, are they
injurious when misapplled; or perverted
from The original design Of The gracious
establishing this fact, that
most Of the dstrcsses that be(al mankind
are brought about by their own folly.
Mountains have been made Of mole hills u
has assumed The place Of sound
-frighlfu specires have been
leld before the eyes Of the people, and in
he most cruel manner has truth been tor
ured into lasehood--and every step has
)een taken by the leaders OF the Van TO
'iyet it upon the minds Of the people,
hat the credit system has produced the
present calamity Of our country. But the
um total Of all their clash, amounts TO
his, that few persons we're so blind TO
heir inleresls--so unenierprislng that
hey did moi prosper when every facility
vas thrown around them. And now IN
harily TO the "much injured tetc," they
,ish 10 destroy the only means where
y they may be saved-and leave them
,iih the rest Of US, o. X. in every sense
+ The term. Oh, Charity T! Charity! Such
&c futilly OF their argument by which
ley have for long period Of time guIled
nc American people.
have shown leebly, the objectio ur-
ed against the credit system--and that
hey are not the fault of the system itself
0 much, MS the persons who misuse il;
low we will turn the picture around and
ee the effects Of the non.credit system
rom the best use that can be made Of it.
Under this system, what are the pros.
,ecls of those engaged in the different
vacations Of lie. The earth may yield
n abundant harvest--she may fill the far
ner's barns with grain and his gin-hou
With cotton, yet he realizes no profit
hercfrom TO reward him for his labor and
'nre--a very poor nducement to industry !
md economy. The commercial and man
iiacturlng interests are in a state Of total
arrangement, in SO much that it is but e
Door prospect for the merchant or manu- !
acturer to continue business. With the !
agricultural, Commercial, and Manu- fac I
urng interests has fallen, that spirit of a
enterprise so necessary for nations pros y
'erlty. Then must our mechanics suffer I
or The want Of employment. Thus it is
all classes of society Our country is 9
rowded with oilers, who for the want Of !
mployment--or profit from their honest
ccupatons-- some "other wayn of
themselves for "Satan, mis- P
hief always finds for idle hands TO
o." The farmer is seen with contract. Q
brow brooding overthc hardness Of the Il
mes, the low prices Of his produce, and a
very circular he receives from his mer- O
liant only serves TO contract another il
'rinkle in his brow, as it informs him
lat market prices are"(alling." Behind n
ie counter may be seen tho merchant o
It'll sorrow depicted on his front, desti- 81
lie Of soul-cheering thought, occasion u
ly, is his dropping soul animated at the al
ceipt Of a "Bit" but thereliko angels Wis ia
J are STEW and far between" The v
und Of the hammer is no longer 10 be S,
'ard on the house tops; the dull though, sc
holesomo sound of the Jack plain is no /.
ore to DO heard; and the chisel &c, are FL
sting in their owners chest. Every oc- II.
paton has ceased 10 be profitable. All oil
asses Of community feel alike the be- in