Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-05-11
From the NJ " Courier 4. Enquirer.
A NOBLE VALEDlCTORY.

A NOBLE VALElllCiUhf
We can almost forgive HENRYA. Wis
Nd the political sins OF which lie has beer
.llilty, for the noble yaledictory he ha
|1dressed 10 his constituents on the eve o
Nc departure for Brazil. Every line D
grows with the burning feeling Of !
an intensely in earnest, persuaded in hi.
most soul Of the truth Of every word
u:ters, and filled with the lofty pur.
pc Of doing something for the best good
his native State. He acknowledges,
terms of deep thanklulness, the con
5nt favor his constituents have extended
hlm, the kindness with which they
se always overlooked his political err
Is, and the unwayering conslacy of their
soma attachment. lie feels that his
p private interests demand bis retire
pit from public life; and the only lega-
be has to leave them. is that "whlch
heart glves--a last word Of advice
counsel" No seliishness, he says,
! deiace it;no party topic shall desc
e it. No! says he.
Passionate il will be--piercing would
% it as ga two.edged sword"--in sen
INT elevated as the mountains, and
ime as your own old ocean. would
il startle your attention. and strike
y nerve and all your feelings-slern,
be, and plain | utter it-sslar your.
- Ay, bold as the word is in the
n OF public man 10 the ears of suf-
~, bruised, broken people, harrassad
Ard times, and though u IS uttered
\ bleeding heart and brimIuL eye;
n as it is, repeat it, "1ar your
IN IL had an archangel's trump,
hast Of which could starlle the living
/ the world, ! would snatch il al
moment and sound il in the ears oi
be people or the debtor States, and OF
STATES which have solitary poor
Washed and uncombed" child, UNI
b, a. free school, Tar yourselves r
whatl
L. To pay your public Staie debt.
|. To educate your chiidrea-erery
of hem--at common primary free
bis al State charge.
hat is my legacy Of advice TO you be-
leave my counlry's shores, 10 re-
J, perhaps, no more forever"
he iaunt OF some Of the presses, that
''conslituenis would always elect HIM
lat an eighth Of them cannot read ana
e." touched him to the heart. He
b he never blushed ill then. He fell
re- was truth in the rcproach; and all
could do, as proud, honest, and brave
p, was 10 bow in sorrow 10 the fact,
swear that il should be SO no longer
turns therelore, with his whole soul,
he labor; he presents tables showing
It is true that olthe whole populatiol
eighth can neither read nor write; that
the whole numbers OF white person.
er twenty years Of age, one fourth can
read OF write; that 10 the whole twelve
Dnties Of his dis,rict,witb a population
$3.50. are only ll8 schools, witt
B3s misunderstanding Ais children
provided for; that 4 .5l.l adults crceed
The scaole number 81 u0terss which i
S76, cannot read or write and that th'
I'm Of $5o,730 must be raised to max,
. coming generation wiser than ihel
l'hers, He gives other tables OF III
mount Of Property in The district, show
% the perfect ease with which the oh
ct may be attained, and enforce hi
0unscl with the following just and nobl
eouke Of those demagogues who d.
ounce all taxation, ia the hope Of thu
0uF'lng the favor Of the people:
"lna republic the honor IF The STATE
more precious far than the individual nor
p o. every man in il; and every true pa
flo' 10 the State will be more Jealous
more tender q the honor Of his Stats
nan o. his own lie who deserts th
, standard Of State honor Is The worst 9
ueseriers, the bases, efstrailofs. Bea
taxation then; lay ii on heavy. until ey,
y SILVER OF the Commonweallhs' debt
:unx' ana every morsel Of public cred
sasso Look upon every. demugogu
o. p Whatever hue Of ppr,y, who comes b
n, lv.o ~ 10y oenouncing taxation for the pu
:" us0'' no matter how or on what il
S Os.0' Is the deaaliest Of foes % Il
.. oenounce him as one VINO won
""p' you 70 d'shonor. The madness