The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-09-05

Of the old common law, and its manifold
injustice and bad faith, as now taught BY
the new light teachers Of the day. The
necessity, therefore, Of strict attention in
tho superintendance Of my business, and OF
outstanding my resources BY tho practice
of the strictest economy and industry, is but
too apparent 70 me, andI fOndly hope, so
far from censufe, Ish receive the plaudits
of all just men, for la06aBls desire 10 dis
charge myself from debt, and to be in truth,
in every sense of the word, an independent
man.
And here perhaps should stop. But /
trust it will not be considered irrelevant nor
arrogating too much to myself, to offer in
the spirit Of friendship and sincerity, one
word Of advice to my Whig friends. It is
known to most Of you, that in some of the
counties there is an unfortunate and deeply
TO be deplOred dissention, now existing be.
tween portion of our brother wings, as to
what will be the effect upon'the assets of a
bank, after forfeiture Of its charter. This
controversy has assumed degree Of rancoF
and animOsity not only unexpected, but 10.
furious to the prospect of the party. II is
a contest, as between wings, most iniudi.
eious and self.destructive. In the spirit OF
kindness, would step between those bel
lligerents, and earnestly entreat them to
Isheathe their swords. How false and delu-
ded is the policy Of staining them with the
blood Of brothers! Is there no enemy in the
field that they should thus turn their arm.
against each O,herl Is there not an Oppos
ing host Of inveterate foes, whose bugle hai
already sounded the war note Of battle
Then why waste your strength 10 high am
useless conflict against each otherl Fs
the sake Of those ever glOrioos principles
for which we contend, cease your unnatur
ll war, ami 90. forth Ike a baad Of broth
ers, united in heart and hand, to NEE
the common, enemy. Expose to the people
as you well may, the end and aim of on
EOpponents-which is to keep them ever ex
cited upon some new subject Of policy, o
law, or Of morals, and thus lead them AVA
J from proper investigation of the real curse
! they have bestowed upon the State. Shov
, to them, that whilst democracy is ever OF
: their lips, our rulers have failed to leave on
r solitary monument to the genius Of demo
; cracy-that they have been governed by
8 blind zeal for the good Of their party, in
Il stead Of high sense of the true interest
: and honor Of the State-that in their hand
. our State, once the pride of every heart
: aud the glory Of every land. has sunk froI
e its high and palmy elevation,.to a degre
,flof degradation low enough, and dee
: enough, to make all true of MississiI
5 pi, whether native or adopted, mourn
sackcloth and ia ashes. Show % the pc,
:, pie, that the leaders Of those who cali then
J. selves the democratic party, with degrt
e Of injustice scarcely ever paralleled, hal
y abused their confidence and trampled upC
Il their cFedulity. AT the very time that tn,
It are raising such war against banks, is
s not Known that they have been the domi
IL ant parsY in the State for years, and th
IA these very banks now so odious sprung wi
d all theil defotmity from their own handsl
n And nov after crippling those institutiO
!. by laws passed by themselves, until tb'
be notes have deprecated, in many instancl
tilt iencenis ID the dollar, they wish
IS make political capital b perpetrating
!. still more glazing wrong, By letting /
81 bank fayorites escape the payment Of th
s debls 50 long and grieyously withheld: 4
Is because theWhigs y toiliem, ''do what J
s plea5s with the STATE banks, they ara nei
s e 81 our creation 81 adoption. but DO
IS violate ths private rights % our citizen
n the Old hue and c1y IS raised against us, i
- as are ssbank advocates. aecusati
& more unfair and uncandid, and les true
"a point d fact. Was never made against
e BE and generous yl No. we hare
IS sympathy for ihe banksaud IS heartily y
5 q see them wound up. e aDy democrat
then ST. Bul We Do not wish @ see
SIS dee and Eight liamPlsd under foo, !