The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-21

forgiveness. The Lahms aud Armstrong;
10 all ages ofthe world, have, by belraying
the people, enriched themselves, and il is
time that punishment should follow violated
public trust; and iufamy is not too heavy
condemnation for those who never would
have had 1.-The power to betray had their pro.
LESSONS not given reason to believe that
they were incapable oflhe acl. AS for the
coalition, if entered into by any portion of
the Democratic Representatives "a case
scarcely possible) nothing is gained by their
per6dy but choice ofevIs-insread Of one
evil in State Bank we have many-a
hydra of evils-in a mass Of smaller shaw
ing shops; and combinations among bankers
10 maintain their ascendancy by corrupt 10.
reference with the elective franchise,
would be neither novel nor astonishing
They will protect their privileges aGaiHgf1
the people, whether styls4a fTIvate Bank,
a State I0Stitufon, or State Branch. From
no class Of Banks have Democracy any fa-
vors to expect = not even the favor OF being
let alone to battle it fairly with their oppo-
nents-the only favor they would receive.
Any system Of banking not guarded with
The strctest provisions against frauds, will
only prove failure; but, say some, "if we
do not support some practical system of
Banking, we shall be defeated" Well, if
rictOry is to be bought Nth all the conse,
quences Of defeat, and Nth broken pledges
SuperGdded, we would prefer defeat. Il
canno! take away, while our principles are
still adhered to, the manly confidence that
we have acted Alright, and must ultimately
be successful.
Compromise with error has ever been
the most effeclual means to lead to ruin.
Soiled With the contact, the purity once
possessed, cannot be regained. The poll
cy which leads TO such contact, is of that
contemplate kind which seeks to edo evil
that good may come" What have Demo-
Gratis to do with il? Ii bad banks are char
tered why we can try the virtue Of Repeal,
but if this noble State is forever to be cur
sed with shaving shops, let us in our con-
tests with our whig opponents, be free from
the charge Of having aided in creating the
evil. But il is coniended that it is not poI>
icy TO alarm the wav ering or excite dislike
10 the moderate class of politicians by a.
Weakening their prejudices against new
principles and s,hemes. If we have o.
principle among US which deserves dislike
that will not bear the test Of scrutiny and
opposition now, neither will dozen years
hence. Besides measuring out reform in
very small quantities. homeopathic doses
only rendered material by their frequen-
cy, is apt to weary and disgust Let US
Law the whole matter before the people to-
accept or reject as they see fit. In North
West Ohio we have spoken out freely and
boldly the whole views and principles Of
Democracy We have been called ultra,
it is true, but we have had the People with
US and my view is simply that il the same
frank, manly course we're pursued through |
out the State, it would gain more favor,
and would do more TO secure the popular
support, than will be accomplished by all
the laundering policy and intrigue which
will be used in the State for half century.