Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-02-10
aapUDl lrloN in KENTUCKY.

The following extract from the Iato
Message Of Governor Letcher, Of Ken.
lucky, TO the legislature shows how repu.
dlation stands in that state. Well, we
call upon Governor Letcher, upon the
members Of his legislature, upon all hon
est men every where, as an act OF gu.
blime justice, 10 sympathise with the
Wings Of Mississippi! When the tongue
of bold and manly honesty utters the
shame an degradation Of Mississippi,
make mark Of reservation in favor OF
her nineteen thousand wings You can
talk of reputation; and it cheers our
hearts TO hear you boa THAT the spirit Of
Industry is not among yoI that you have
not bowed the knee to Baal; that you are
not found crawling in the slime of popu-
lar and political pollution, but we nave had
TO meet it at our threshods-we have had
to fight II with our hands, face to. face, and
shoulder to shoulder. We have been
forced into contact with il, dirty and de.
grading as il is. We have worn out our
quilts and our types in heralding its de-
iamation; our lungs are hoarsc in thun.
dering its enathamies, and on hearts ara
sickened in contemplating our humilita.
ting defect. The bantling did not insu.
our ears in squalling lis first shout for
he rule OF demagogues until we meet il
sword in hand We spurncd the first in
timaiion Of parley or compromise on any
terms. We courled utter ex,crmiaation
rather than life without a direct and
brilliant victory. We call every "stump"
in the slate to witness that We never
left the field or slackened from The on
set. We rallied upon the last battery
and were oycrpowered upon the last
rampant. We had intelligence; nay We
had towering talents. We had great
men and small men, and all nerved with
as pure principle Of honesty rs any of
Columbus sons can boast, brigh,
and unsuIlied genius Of Justice hims;lf
with Truth emblazoned upon his fore
head bore our standard, al1 we rallied a.
round it, every man OF US, until we were
overpowered by the yell of demagogues
and the preponderance of human flesh.
Truth and honesty and justice and NOR
llity. yea, and Religion wept over US as
We fell, and lamentcd with US our com.
non defeat.
But did we fallto rise no mores are
We conquered finally? No, verrilys--
There is God in Israel that will yet as.
'isl us successfully to do battle with thesc
Amclakitess
We rejoice TO see the people elsewhere
ienounce reputation; but it ought to be
that none have acted aswe
rave acled--none have done, in regard
. il, what the wings Of Mississippi have
lone. And though we did not, because
ye could not stay the flood Of degrada'
ION that oyeaspread our soil, yet we glo-
' in 50 noble defeat. No men had ey-
I legacy so proud, so rich, 50 brilliant
, bequsath AS we will hand down to our
ons. We viii live and we will die as we
ow liyo, fighting Reputation. Our
,abbords are, long since thrown away
ve will yet triumph or die in The sErDe-
10. And we know that justice will bc
81 done us;--(or il we shall not be able
iinately TO save the State from being
;oiEcd and Kicked out Of all decent soci-
", poslerity shall relnernbCr US FOR
BOD, honesty shollsIand as visible and
npcrishable UncnumeHt over US. Jus