Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-11-16
Minority Tor Poll.

Majority FOR Polk, IoI
he scenes Of lawcsq yioenea ens.,.l
81 Tho places Of voting, as thew h,vs s" ss.0
detailed 10 us, would cover with dis,,se"a
Tho most abandoned villain that eve, y,
plaled his crimes upon the galows, or
W Penltentiary! Law, docency, and ~.
der were tramped undor foot wilbog
compunction A crowd Of shirlIoa ya,'
uhonds surrounded the polls, 6Iinr M
ar with screams for Polk and Dala,
ana hootlng at every man suspected Of
being. wing. Those who voted wer.
required to vote an open ticket, and # Il
was Tor Polk it was received, but If for
Mr. Clay, Il was rudely thrust aside. ana
Tho person offering it repuIsed with VIC.
lence from the poIIs No oath was adj.
m'nIstered, no questions asked. 1t was
sulhcent that any man desiring to vote
exhibited Polk and Dallas ticket; il was
received without hestationl ...
BY such means as this, by the mos,
abandoned species Of scoundrelism ever
conceived, a majority Of 1875 was OBJ.
tanned up to one o'clock yesterday
What it was last evening at the closing
of the polls, God only knows;--it may be
1900 or $500. Ii is just as easy for tho
men who controlled the election there, 10
make it one as the other! The question
now arises, what remedy is there for
such proagate and unparalleled viIlaioR
Are the people Of Louisiana to have their
voice slIenced in this'manner? Are they
to be manacled,. bound hand and foot by
two or three base wretches, unprincipIed
gamblers for money and power! Andif
so, are we to submit to such tligrant
outrage? These are questions Of solemn
and serious inport, and we beg all honest
men TO ponder them deeply. II therebe
no legal remedy for such crimes, then
should our lawmakers 60 straightwayto
work, and prepare statue by which
speedy and retributive justice may be
dealt out to those who contrve ana con-
summate such monstrous frauds. If the
swindlers who have committed this crsna
are permitted TO 90 unwhipt of justice,
will they be content to stop where they
are? If they can rob US of our voice IL
the selection Of our rulers, how lonsw viii
it be before they enter our counting
rooms annd our dwellings, and rifle them
Of their contents?
We speak not now ofthe rabble. whohaH
been made the instruments in this stupen'
dous piece Of viIlainy, they are not worth
the blank paper on which we write. We
speak of those who conceived and carried
put the planl The lordIy schemers who
pulled The wires, and furnished the mon,
ey! the men who are TO make money! and
hose who are 70 make political perteF' .
ment by the operation! These are tue
real villains! These are the robbers who
seek to deprive the free people of LOUIS.
ana Of their dearest franchise, and tho
they may rejoice in the success of Their
schemes, they need not hatter themselves
hat they are not knotcn, They are.' The
niger Of scorn is pointing at them, and
he brandis already upon their browS
We shall endeavor to get such evidence
Is will convict them of their crimes, ana
hen blazon their names to the world, tha
Iii men may avoid them as they woua
,void pestilence.- Topic.
"It was knowledge that equalized The
social condition of man, that gave TO all Of
Is, whatever might be our political posi-
ion, possessions which were in common
md enjoyments which were universal,
/ was like the ladder in the Patrlarchs
mystic dream. Its base rested on thepff
nevaI earth. Its crest was lost 10 tho
hadowy splendour of the empyfean
bove, while the great authors, that, aT
ing the traditonary ages, had presIotel
'ver posey and erudition, were like nv
ngels ascending and descending on sn
acred scale, and maintaining comman'
alton, as it we're, between man and hear
n. Great applause.) knowledge va II
o longer the lonely Eremite that ollsr
d an occasional and captivating hospr
atty to atone pilgrim. They ioung nI
4 the market-place, citizen and theeau
y NJ niii1nnS The shirt had t0uChSu