Holly Springs gazette., 1845-09-06

lips. our rulers have failed to leave one soli-
tary monument to the genous Of democra.
cy-that they have been governed by a
bind zeal for the good of their party,;nstead
~ high sense of the true Interests and
honor ofthe state-that, i'm their hands. our
state. once the pride of every heart and
the glory of every land, has sunk from It's
hIgn and palmy elevation. to degree
OF degradation Low enough, aud deep
enough, TO make al true sons Of Mississip
P', %hether native or adopted. mourn in
sackclOth and in ashes. Show 10 the PEG
pie, that the leaders of those who call
themselves the democra; party with a de-
gree OF injustice scarcely ever plralleled,
have abused their confidence and trampIed
upol their creduIty. Al the very time
that they are raising such a war against
banks. Is II not known that they have been
;he dominant party in the state for years
and that these very banks, now SO odious,
sprung with all their deformity from their
own hands2 And now. after crippIing
those limitations by laws passed by them
selves, until the ir notes have depreciated.
in many instances. TO ten cents in the dol
lar they wish 10 make political capital by
perpelrating still more glazing wrong, by
letting the bank f,vorites escape the pay
ment of their debs, so long and grievously
withheld. And because the wings say to
them. do what you please with the state
banks, they are neither of our creation or
adoption, but do noi.violale the private rights
Of oar citizens the old hue and cry is raised
against US, that we are .bank advocates. -
An accus. .ation more unfair and uncandld.
and less true in point of facts. was never
made against noble and generous party!
Mol we have no sympathy Tor the banks,
and as heartily wish TO see them wound up.
as ny democrat of them all. But we do
not wish to see Justice and right trampled
under foot with scorn and contempt-and
Grths we, are mi preselted for this we are
revil- d.
Is there not work enough TO do without
hying at each others throats2 Let US nev-
er forget. that our opponents have literally
d ne no hing to advance the state in moral
or PHYSICAL excellence That they have
not a single common school established for
the benefit of those whose minds, without
them, will perhaps, never be LIT up by sci
rnce and learning That though always
in power, they have not mile of Iail road
or turnpike built by the s'ate-no river inn
proved in its navigation a word moth
state and afford schools for the poor, and
facilities for all, in the transportation o.
their labor TO market. And this too, in de-
fance OF the two and the three per cent
funds, portions, if not all Of which, have
been received by the state, and instead OF
being appropriated to some purpose OF gen.
eral utility, are boarded up at the capital to
the great injury OF the people-and ln de-
\ law iPh
cave to the stale large amount of money,
bat which our demot ratio rulers have re
fused to touch, upon some frivolous plea, oil
want of power on the part of Congress, to
diS'ri5ute The peoples money equally a.
mong themselves. La addition to this. they
have not fosiered single mandatory III
the state They have not held out leg
isativc bounty to the establishment OF
single cotton or WOODEN mandatory,
thou oh the raw material and the water
power are both abundant in The state-thus
overlooking and neglecling the improve
ment of the minds of the people, and the
facilities of agriculture, commerce and nav
igatIon. Are not these sins of omission
and commission on The part Of iae parry in
| power, enough to sharpen your swords for
the conf CT, and to turn them from the
| your political enemies2 Are they no:
enough to rouse the people into scathing
and wi,hering storm ofindigna,ion, against
that spirit of party, which enables few IN
trguing and incompetent men to hold the
reins Of power and pocket their salaries,
without discharging any great public duty
by which the country would be benehued
and the people made prosperous and happy2
Surely The sins of our opponents. their time
serving demag gogueism, and their failure to
advance either the honor or the prosperity
OF the state, should call down the hottest
phials of the avenging wrath of an injured
| people on their heads And if our friends
will bat be uni:ed--if they will but cease
their inj sdicious warfare against each other
aud give all their thoughts to the good Of
the country. nobly finging to the winds
their petty quarrels, victory will assurediy
perch upon our banner The people are
heartily tired of party clap traps. They
are sick as death of so much electioneering
and ardently desire to see something done
and less said. They begin 10 look back to
The lime W hen men were preferred for office
on the ground of merit, and when the office
was held as sacred trust. won by "notle
ends and noble means''-and they will
thank the gallant yyhfu "a hO- will break