Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-03-30

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his present commission will oypirs When
We have received tho Gr,,nna,,
tho "llAnnyof rus Wrsr,n rnL DIIInoor ol
Grenada, and edited by ! / PS Ch shcd At
Wo welcome Mr. Choalo 10 tho niG oe T.
good cause, ond tho moro bo, a,p o. The
cause no lurls tho black bauno, Wy, DO.
locolsm, and runs to his maj. VI loco
ilag OF llENBy CLAY. &c tho nNoos Ne
US isa sample Of what our brother S n."
lsos to give in future, wo cheerful, ',e
commend 1t TO tho wings of Yalobusb0 7"
Mr.. Choate gives some worry sonSib,
reasons for leaving tho locoGoco po,"
lie says;-- The Souihron. '"
Had The leaders Of the Democratic D,
~ adhered TO the maxim of "AIeasp,..
and not Men, u maxim of which ,h.'
have so long and loudly boosted W.
should in all probability have still con
llnued to advocate their cause under 0,''
ting circumstances. But when we s"I
them running counter to all their proG,
slons, by selecting for the highest off,,
OF our Government, broken down n,,,v
mack, man that so lately received II,
seal oI condemnation from the Amer;o"S
people, man beaten with maiori,v ~
one hundred and fifty thousand.,bv an o~
ponent that was hardly known until 10
became a candidate, We say thlsis onS
reason whywe have lorsaken their ranks
Again, we believe, that the sweet tones ii
democracy (modern democracy we mean
looks very pretty or paper, sounds SWEEP
on the ear, but totally fails in the prac
ucei witness the las. seven years legisa.
tlon in Mississippi. Again, we believe
now, and ever have believed in a protoc
tive tariff to a certain extent. A grea
out-cry is made about beneitting the man,
ulactulng interest, TO the injury of The
planter. We might us we'll say The Mer.
chant only is benefited by the appropri
atoms Of light houses, and navy, foreign
Ministers and all that sort of thing, and
we the planters, are taxed for that pur.
pose. Why not complain al the benefits
conferred upon the city Of Jackson by s
tablishing the seat of Government for The
State OF Mississippi at that place, and we
at distance have TO pay our part Of tho
expense.
1t is narrow minded policy that only
looks TO self In our beautifully divers.
fed country we have all the means of indie.
pendence. By fostering our manufactur.
ing interests we are preparing a marks
for our cotton, should there be war be.
tween US and England, as most assuredly
there will be some day. The persons
employed in the single State Of Massa
chusetts. already consume more of the
produce Of the grain growing states
than is exported to all the world besides.
New markets are continually opening for
our manufactured articles, and this will
keep up the price of our great staple in
the South. But oh! give US Tree trade,
free trade is the cry, but let us try it,
Who among our free trade planters would
be willing TO have the Tariff taken off Of
Sugar. 1t would then be brought in TO
our country from the west India Islands,
md probably be bought for three cents
Der pound, yes that is the way we want
t say they, give US free trade. But stop
rend, would not the planters Of Louisan-
| make more by making cotton than they
would by making Sugar at that price?--
they would. Now il the, State
If Louisiana should turn her attention to
he cultivation Of Cotton, and by the su-
lerior advantages she possesses in point
If soil, climate and conveniences for mar.
,et how much Mississippi cotton would
,e worth, we leave you TO answer. This
S emphatically the age of humbug, and
/ greater humbug than is now beng
made TO dance before us in the shape OF
rec trade was never conceived by the
wire pullers Of party. Again, in respect
@ National Bank, we have no constltu'
ional scruples about it, we leave that Tor
7, NJ. Tucker and John Tyler 10 whine
YER 1t is enough for US to know thai
Washington, an Adams, Madison,
nd Monroe gave it their sanction, ana
ven Mr.. Jefferson sanctioned a branch
coated at New Orleans.
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