True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-10-01
Communicated.

as such, know you wish TO see foir play
Justice to all, exclusive privileges 10 none--jus-
tee under the law, justice according to law,
Justice tempered with mercy. | send you pa
per containing the Brscoe Bill and short
article explaining it. written by the splighty
editor OF the YazoO Democrat would be
glad If you would give the Bil' and explana-
tion at least one insertion in your columns.
would be glad TO see this done by all the demo-
cratic papers of the East, so that the democracy
of your region who have seen article after arn-
Gle, denouncing the Briscoe Bill might see
what the monster is fol which their brethren Of
the river counties are contending. In late
number the Jackson Rcformer, saw a letter
from some gentleman in Marion county, id
which the supporters of The Briscoe Bill are de-
bounced as the men, who, by their borrowings,
circulated and imposed false currency upon
the people, and now desire release from their
Contracts think this an improper view ofthe
facts Who are the men, who, by their bor-
rowings scattered broad cast the spurious cur
rency2 They are none others than those who
controlled managed and owned the Banks, the
directors, stockholders, and their fer0rites--,he
higa.fvers who borrowed from ten thousand TO
five hundred thousand dollars. Where are
they2 Dead, in Texas, Bankrupts, or have
smo,hered their property under piles of fraud
ulent conveyonces They these Of them who
live, do not care fig whether the Briseoe Bill
be passed or not Its success could neither be-
neit nor its failure injure them, They laugh
to scorn an execution Of any kind Fifas, ven
dis, sciGs, have no ;errors for them. With their
certificates in their pockets, or a veidct OF a
jury sustaining the claim OF cousin Tom, Uncle
Bob, Sister Sal, or Nephew Jim, they look on
the present contest between the people and the
Banks, with the same feelings Of Indifference
thatthe heartcss wife did the battle between her
husband and the bear not caring d-n which
whips. Having passed through the dark sha-
dow and valley of the Bankrupt Court or the
sca,hiay ordeal Of a I, ial By right cfPyopsriG
with their thousands and hundreds Of thousands
unpaid-ihe mysteries of the Briscoe Bill, and
all such curious learning form but theme for
jest end pleasantly 10 such contenied gentry.
Who are 70 be bene6ued By the B'i-coe Bill
The poor oyerseers, the mechanics, the small
farmers or men ofsmal means, who having en-
dorSed Tor lend, or gone little in debt, were
caught by the breaking Of the banks, and are
now to be coereed to pay out in gold for pro
perty which would not sell for onetenth, one
twentieth, and in masy instances, not oneIhir.
Itch or che iorieh what they gave for it, Had
the Banks continued, they could have worked
out easily; tut they were not in the secret as the
BIG borrowers were. They saw not the storm,
they knew not Is the big borrowers did, that the
paper was issued falsely, frauduen,ly, without
a dollar to redeem il, and at the first breath OF
disiiust would pass away like chaf Those in
terested in the Biscoe Bill have stood the temp
iaiOas o! the Bankrupt Cour, cony,yancts and
every other shoucu; 10 release and security
They are honest They claim no release
They would scorn 10 take advantage Of ingenu-
iiy, fraud, or quibbos They say to their Gre
dtors. We owe ysu, we viii pay you to the last
hnhing, We will stand up to our contracts.
We want no Legislation to release US, we scorn-
ed to avail ourselves Of the wholesale release
offered Us BY > Wing Congress Bu, at the
same time they say to the State and the people
ofthe State, make banks and bankers asndup
70 heiF contracts as re are siaHdiHg ~ 20
cars Ifn be democratic and iair that We
should be made 10 pay ten, twenty. Thirty, or
forty umes Is much as value received, because
NC made or contracts 90 70 Do, under an infat-
ed state Of times a currency produced and
brought about BY these Banks, Il is democratic
and Gir that The Banks, The authors Of our evils,
should Be made 70 sand Up 10 their contracts,
sn1 fths consequence Of their being made 10
sand Up % their coniacit. be 70 wipe them or,
70 sxfiaguish them forevcr-ihcm ard thtir
frau1aicut claims upon us-ihs Legislaius
shouh leave them 70 ihcir fatc Is We are iei %
ouTs un-eI our eouimcE Wbsi % sauce or