The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-08-29

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Mr.. EDlToR-It is a fact, sufficiently
evident, to leave no doubt upon tho cub
iect. that the desire Of the leaders of the
locOfcO party ia this State, is to make
the BriscOe Bill and the principles involved
in it, the main point Of iisputatiOn, and po-
litical difference, or, as Mark Valentine
terms it, sthe vital principle at stake" in
the ensuing election.
The motives which have a:tuated them in
this move, are those which have usually
characterized the lOcofoco party ofthis state.
Selling hold Of the Prejudices Of thelPeO-
pie, and perverting their judgment by their
arguments Of sophis,ry, like Ike iEcendiary
who burnt the temple Of Dians Of Ephesus,
they are determined if Immortality cannot
be gained By their good deed', the infamy Of
their actions shall strike honor in the hearts
of men and cause them be remembered
when their corses shall hare rOtted, spirit
Of undying hatred to the vhig party Of Miss
sissippi, the advocates Ofhonesty, when the
atmosphere was most noisOmely polluted by
the efluvia Of Reputation; these are some
Of the motives which have actuated the
locofocos 10 theiripast political history, and
these motives will continue TO incite them
while they have existence as party. The
chanel house Of infamy, Reputation, was
first opened BY their hands, and is choicest
treasures difFused over the land, until Ms
sissippi formed fer the surrounding world,
Iaye, and still forms, the spell, which. when
uttered, causest to be portrayed fresh lo the
vision, the concentration Of dsgratiOn. Bul
they are not salisHsd-the cup is not yet
lfull-the pyramid has no cap.stOne, and
they are DESTROYS that BEiscoeism shall form
the shining signal to tell the world thai
Mississippi has yet fit cOmrade, Gift doel
not surpass IT, for Reputation. What, sir
ere the principles advocated BY the Briscoe
iiesl They contend that the banks hay,
forfeited their charters, and that consequent
9 upon this forfeiture, Is an extinction Of th,
{ corporation, that their vitality being destroy
ed, all obligation ceases that moment be
: tween them and their debtors, who are Ere,
10 reyel in the spoils obtained from the in
noeent stockholders; many Of whom, the &C
: will reduce to abject poverty. This ex
linclion Of debts has a number Of advo
Gates among men whose honesty and col
2 rect morality cannot be questioned; but th
fact Of their advocating the measure doe
! not prove that il is right, but gives only al
: ditional evidence Of the power Of preiudic
Wifi they thought, for moment, Of th
9 measure, as unbiased men consider tiff
= was only presented TO their eyes il il
i proper light-they would shrink from il
Y contaminating Influences Is the men Of 81
!, shrank from the Ieper. They view u
: banks not as s'more sinned against Than Sit
: ming, as they really are, but as monsters .
2 corruption, extortion and dishonesty, cres
2 ted By corrupt Legislators for the purpose
7 defraudine the honest hard working man {
Y bis scanty piltance; they have seen d
evils arising from deprecated currenc!
their preinaices have been aroused, aud q
!. tipathy has clonded their better iadgmen
|. until they seem to lose the knowledge iii
7 corporations consist of individuals, and ihl
when corporations are deprived Of Che Pow
: e. of collection. thai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
beings like themselves suffer and ere &
med. But these honest but pgejudiced me
form Sd, snail number og the advocate
oflooolocoism and Bsicoeian A. example
ii Mississippi. The great mass 81 6
Briscoeites consist d men who have go
reasons d wiah for the extinction of ban
8 debts; men who have Toasted and liosel
rolled ii splendid carriagss. and eat tes
phaIia hans. Boiled u champagne. an
/. done IL these things. gEatlhed Y TIE
"a Good lsw. aIas q beassIy Propens lsies ~
4 money obtained from the banks. They bo
: rowed this money and On failure lssnEl