Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-27

VISTA ~ lHH luiHtN w tHlHh Wv WV w
the bright boams Of success sbinlnI
dhwan me nov o'ofcIoudoj horizon o
. Tho Whig party Of Mississippi II h
true, and quite likely, hat We may b,
.oyefpowefei In tho coming contest, on'
That the sacred doctrine that a state
should preserve tho faith uf her soyu
fcipnty pure and uotarn'hel=-lreo from
even msptsion-may again sulIar defeat.
but these considerations, instead Of do
pressing, shouIdNpur up tho Wings to
rcdoubIod activity, energy and unllriog
perseverance, should cause them to Ia.
Dor with more uncoasing yIgilanco-with
moro determined resolui0n-to exhibit
moro devotion TO tho princp pies they pro.
fcss, than if victory was AT their com.
mand. II Is upon their immutable prin.
ciples Of right and justice that the Wings
must rely for victory.--And in those very
principles lies the germ Of ultimate and
sure success. Cap.lrop and humbuggery
will not avail the Wing party. The mas
SEES Of which ii is composed, are too intel
Igent and independent to be led off at
the call OF the huntsman's horn. But if
they will stand fast TO their principles,
and Indignantly and scornfuIIy reject all
new issues of the enemy--with an eye
single to the attainment of one object
the retrieving Of the plighted faith Of
our State from its present degraded condi.
ton, the re-estabIishment of our state
character-they will, they must, eventual.
ly triumph. 1t is not in the nature Of
things that doctrine SO corrupt as repu-
dation should long prevail amongst an
intelligent and honest community. 1t
must fall eventually from lis own inhe-
rent rottenness. Its own weight will
break it down. The strength of the
question is already failing before the
people. We see it in the new issues
made, and the new tactics adopted, by
he enemy. In other sections Of the.
State the doctrine of Reputation has De.
come SO weak, that another issue, embody-
ng all that is odous and vile in repudia.
ion, with none of its fictitious redeemng
qualities Briscoeism--or in other words,
| principle sanctioning the reputation Of
private contracts, has been made In
his county, the question Of reputation
S so weak that The democrats have nomi-
lated upon their legislative ticket one
'ond payer and one repudiator, giving the
20 by to the question upon which our last
state election hinged. Here, they are
'alUiag their political sins, for effect. In
'ther counties they are piling Briscoesm
Upon reputation, for effect. They see
he "hand writing upon the WALL" and
ire desperately endeavoring to postpone
he inevitable defeat that ultimately
awaits them.
Therefore, we say to the Wings do not
despair. There is no real cause for de-
'pondency, and it is in the highest de-
gree represensible TO weary in the way
IF well doing''-or TO cease contending
or the right even if the odds be over
No true soldier eve" despair
ID because reverse had overtaken him.
lie grds on his agmor and renews the
light with ten fold vigor, and victory gen
orally rewards his galIantry and devo
ion. The Wings should be animated BY
he same spirit, and it is quite likely that
he Same result will follow. They should
'emember that "the race is not always
o the swift, or the battle to the strong"
They sh ould always remember that
Truth, crush'd to earth, will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers"
NArcHEz lNsTITUTE.-We have receiy-
I'd the first report Of the Board Of Visi-
ors of the "Natchez Institute" made to
he President and Se!ectmen of the city of
Natchez on the I'd instant. The number
u pupils now nnder in 81 rnciinn IL go 81