Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-05-11


pany will forget moi only State but md
lvidual honorj " will seek 10 mako capilI
out Of tho wpnl OF wisdom Ia tho me
mode oftaxaiion, Punish, boscech 20
tho culpfits whoever they DO, who rec
+ leasly fix upon you indoIible shame nn
X dlagrace, for the nero FORMS sake Of tai
/. IiAIon. Distrust all attempts TO distur
I the operations Of tax bill already pa
|, sod. DIsbcleve any set OF men VIII
.icomc before you with lulso promisegt
Freedom from taxation. Listen onlM
those sincere friends who viii honestly ie
!, you that you must be taxed how much yo
Ought 10 be taxed, and who will counse
freely and fully with you beforehand as i
the mode ard subjects Of taxation. "a
word, learn 10 i0ue taxation as The onl,
means of ACCOMPLISHING such obi CTS a
those Of paying the public debt and Of ed
lucating your children, rich and poor. SCI
TO il we'll that no revenue raised for legi
mate purposes is wasted; SEQ that is al
faithfully applied 10 the true ends OF 60
vernment; but be sure 10 raise enough
and amply enough, for every cid ofSlatt
necessity, Usefulness and honor, There
is no easy mode OF taxation, no roya
road 10 paying debts or 10 education. In
dustry, honesty, economy, and education
alone can make you Tree and happy
people,"
He sketches system Of State educa-
ton, suchas he would be gadto see adop.
ted in the Commonweallh--onean which
the State, az the mother Of her people.
should give them all that mental bounty
Tor which they would ever praise and love
her, and thus lay the foundation for a
love of country, 'ever-during as the re,
miniseences OF school-boy days, aud ler-
vent as the proudest recoIlecIions Of life
and gratitude can ever be in the human
heart" He would have common school
education, not State charity, but the
chief element OF the freedom OF the State
The commonwealth should build, out OF
its literary fund, schoo-houses in every
county that will tax itself TO support
the schools. She should take il upon her
self to furnish competent teachers TO every
county. and Cor tnfs purpose must endow
and support the colleges AMI universities
within her borders in a lofty and nagnan-
imous spirit He calls, in most elo-
Iquect appeal, upon all Glasses Of the peo-
pie 10 awake TO the importance oflhis
vital subject. lie DEPT is the blessings Of
knowledge, The evils Of ignorance, and
thus alIudes TO the blessedness OF books
"The scll,made man may boast love
10 admire him rising By the lone power
of his genius; but despise his sel-suiii-
Cheney, when he boasts against the books ;
Not once in an age does it happen that
one self-made man stamps the age with
his genius. But at last how can any man
be said to be self-made? Those who ella i'm
TO be scfsnade are SO made by by the
books, if not by the schoolmasier. Tell
me the knowledge that any one of you
all has which was not derived, directly or
remotely, from the books? Nene-thcre
lis none in law, none in medicine, none
in agriculture, none in mechanic arts, not
Itraceable to the books. And, my friend S.
lif you would only yourselves 60 to the
books, they would inform you much bet.
ter than you are now instructed by ira
lditono or second hand iniormers, Look
for yourselves, learn for yourselves! To
the books! and be seli-made yourselves, il
you will"
/ Mr. Wise appeals especially TO class
OF men ''with whom the gods'are said 10
take parlin their struggles through life
that class Of good men, who, notw,h.
standing they we're never were taught,
are SO endowed by Nature with noble in
lstincis as TO perform their whole duty
worthy OF themselves, worthy Of the
State, aud worthy Of their eternal desli-
Inv. Il here are many suchin MS district,
land he knows them all by name, and 10
them he makes ahrilling appeal, enior-
Iced by this most beautiful sketch OF Que
among them:
81 know an aged man, small in stature,
Ibis head is silyered over with white iros'
) of years, with a Lively joyous face, and
'ltwinktng blue eye thatne no glassslor
Tits keen vision, an honest heart and q
'lhand as hard as an axe.helse and plough
1hand!e wo,Iid have it--who does mot
) know alealerain the book, md. who ye'
lis rich "a the stores Of practical Wisdom
ana OF real wealth. Some one near Ull'
ford in Aecouacka can guess who mean
s would have word with than good old
slffiend Of mice. speak 10 his noble ex
+ ainpIe--I speak 10 HIN because love hin
/ land he belongs to class BY whom 1 wlsl
10 be heard4-l speak 70 him forhis class
slDslen 10 me, goed old man. see syos
tlsmiIe and swear yournre' not osd. Wei
: ttha, is exactly likeyoe, bat | Ian serious
!. You see greaisin my eye. You canno
! lread and write-you viii have TO &c
!. some one toread ahal Iswrite 70 you am
elaII like you but you have, without learn
dlinp. achieved conquest ia life. You be
,fIrsI neglected, pehnisess, friendless boz