Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-06

on lar ulttSrent slaH oil support. Inc,
}. rely upon old Mississippi faith and hon
:, |esty, to sustain just claim, and to salts
fly it, in contradistinctio to the nel0 Ian
= Igled notions Of the old common law, an
3, its manifold injustice and bad faith, a
II taught by The new light teachers Of "
d day. The necessity therefore, Of stt4c
= attention in the superintendance of my
business, and of outstanding my resource
n by the practice Of the strictest economy
/ and industry, is but too apparent to me
and fondIy hope, so far from censure,
!, shall receive the plaudits of all just men
: for laudable desire 10 discharge mysel
from debt, and to be in truth, IN every
sense of the word an independent man.
And here perhaps should stop. Blu
trust it will not be considered lrrele
want nor arrogating too much TO myself
to offer in the spirit Of friendship and
sincerity, one word Of advice 10 my whig
friends. 1t is known to most Of yor, that
in some Of :he counties there is an unfor-
tunate and deeply to be deplored dissen-
ton, now existing between a portion OF
our brother wings, as to what will be the
effect upon the assets Of the bank, after a
forfeiture Of its charter. This controyer.
sy has assumed degree Of rancor and
luminosity not only unexpected, but inju.
rous to the prospect Of the party.
1t is acontest, as between wings, most in
Ijrg lcious and self destructive. In the
spirit of kindness, would step betw cen
these bellgerents, and earnestly entreat
them to sheathe their swords. How false
"A ,deluded is the policy of staining them
-: lJhe blood of brothers! Is there no
eL-tSd in the field that they should thus
turn their arms against each other? Is
there not an opposing host of nveterate
foes, whose bugle has already sounded
the war mole of battle? Then why waste
your strength in high and useless conflict
against each other? For the sake of those
ever glorious prin ciples for which we
contend, cease your unnatural war, and
60 forth like band of brothers, united
in heart and hand, TO meet the common
enemy. Expose 10 the people, as you
we'll may, the end and aim OF our sppo
nent s-which is to keep them ever excl.
ted upon some new subject Of policy, OF
law, or Of morals and thus lead lhom a
way from proper investigation of the
real curses they have bestowed upon the
state. Show to them, that whilst democ.
racy is ever on their lips, our rulers have
failed TO leave one solitary monument TO
the genius Of dsmocracy--that they have
been governed by blind zeal for the
good Of their party, instead Of high
sense Of the true interests and honor Of
the state-that, in their hands, our state,
once the pride of every heart, and the
glory Of every land, has sunk from its
high and Palmy elevation, to degree of
degradation low enough, and deep enough,
TO make all true sons of Mississippi, whe-
Their native or adopted, mourn in sack
cloth and in ashes, Show to the people,
that the leaders Of those who call them.
selves the democratic party, with de-
gree Of injustice scarcely ever alleled, /.
have abused their confidence and tram.
pied upon their credulity.- At the very
lime that they are raising such war $
against banks, is it not known that they Il
have been the dominant party in the state |
for years, and that these very banks, now d
20 odious, sprung with all their deformity 6
rom their own hands? And now, after Il
those institutions by laws pas.
led by, themselves, until their notes have n
in many instances, to ten G
cents in the dollar, they wish to make po- a
itical capital by perpetrating a still mere q
daring wrong, by letting the bank favor e e
les escape the payment Of their debts, SO u
ong and grievousIy withheld. And be- ?
ause the wings say to them, "do what e,
'ou please 10 The state banks, they are mel "
her Of our creation or adoption, but do 20
ot violate the private rights of our citi- u.
ems" the old hue and cry is raised against " v,
$, that we are shank advocates" An =
ccusation more unfair and uncandid, and "t
'ss true in point Of fact, was never made ~
yainst noble and generous party! No!
Q have no sympathy Tor the banks, and y
J heartily wish to see them wound up, as
~ democrat Of them all. But we do not
lsh to see justice and right trampled un- 70
n foot with scorn and contemplated tn
r this we are misrepresentation this bu
9 are reviled. tn,
Is there not work enough 10 do without Of
ling at each others throats? Let US
yer forget that our opponents have lit We
ally done nothing to advance the state wi
moral.or physical excellence. That orc
ely have not single common school es- use
blished for the benefit OF those whose ext
nds, without them, will perhaps, never pee
lit up by science and learning. That ado
ough always in power, they have not heI
lie Of rail road or turnpike bdilt by the nv
lts--no river improved in its navlga- BOZ
Min word, nothing done 10 devel poV