True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-09-09

TOR SpEIeHT-The last Aberdeen Adver-
tiser, whose editor is warm personal friend
of Gen. Speighs, contains letter from the
Hon. gentleman which "winds up with the
following remarkable passage:
You speak ofthe legislature which elected
me, to which, in conclusion. | will only add
one word was elected 10 represent the PEG.
pie of Mississippi, irrespective of party, and not
to suffer myselfto be chained to the car Of any
irresponsible faction. This course intend to
pursue, regardless of consequences
This would be noble course to pursue
but was the General thus elected2 Was he
not elevated to a seat in the most august deIlbe.
rative body in the Union, by the Democratic
party, with the understanding that he was
Democrat sanctioned by the declarations OF his
own lips and the partizanaction of his previous
life? Undoubtedly he was. And will henow
abjure his allegiance to party as Justification
of his own eccentric course? What means he
by irresponsible hcons"2 The political
parties OF the day, we are left to infer, judging
from the tenor of his letter. Then, if General
jesse Speght is SO averse TO being chained to
the car Of an irresponsible faction" we are
bound to regard him hereafter as Senator
"upon his own hook, the independent Sena-
tor from Missssippi--acting with no party,
responsible TO no party, but having fall and free
communication with his constituents through
the newspaper press This will be a position
marked by dignity, decorum and novelty
it will be a good imitation Of Benton, Cass and
Calhoun, if the Senator only adhered to the
principles ofhis party, and was satisfied with
an occasonalaeviatiou But we will not ad.
wise Senator Speight,-pcrhaps he might scorn
an admonton from those so far beneath him
in position Whcther however, he recognz
es the obligations which party imposes, or not
we hold ourselves free to censure or approve
his conduct as a statesman and politician, &C.
cording as be approximates TO or DIVORCES
from the standard Of true principles. il, IN the
exercise ofthis right, we should be occasional
" barkcd at, we will be ready to respond to
any alusion which may come from an honor.
able and pure source Otherwise, our motto
shall be,-silence is the best rejoinder.
THE WRoNGED. Man heaps wrong up.
on man, in thousand forms, until the law in
stituted for the protection Of all, will not sane
ton the commission of further injustice, or IN
til the oppressed, unwilling to bear any longer
the infections Of his enemy. seeks preventive
in personal resistance Many however, have
shrunk from the scorpion whip oil persecution
leaving undeserved triumph to the successful
rufinn, and deep degrading shame to the in
nocent and the wronged,
The history OF the human heart is black
one. Happily it is unwrilen, or human ma
ture might blush at the record of its own tur-
pitude Jealousy-revcnge-- its master
passions. have been guilty OF many an unhaI-
lowed atrocty They have gorrd the world
in its own blood opened fresh graves for thou
sands in ono day, and have sent the innoccnito
dungeons and gibbcts--the guilty to palace
halls and festivals Religion has wept over
those enormitcs; Liberty mourns over such
hideous carcatures Of her genius, and man
unrcr of reason and virtue--learns to loathe his
own kind
The rumor has gone forth that the emperor
Of Russia has decided upon 'abolishing slavery
in his domnious" There is but one way for
the accomplishment oflhis--thc resignation Of
his crown, aud the manumiSson ofthe millions
who feel the iron sway Of his sccptre. The
only form Of slavery known in his vast empire,
is the universal vassaIage Of the people whom
he rules. Let him give Poland to the Poles,
and Siberia % its barbaric races let him thus
store the couqucsls Of his predecessors, relax
tie ri1or OF hls polity in his own legitimate
domain aud he will then have done more TO
halo his name with a perennial and spollcss
glory, than if the Kings Of universe were
captive at his feet
But this may not be- The wronged will
continue the wrougcd until selfredrcss'd, and
the propiuous hour for that may never come.
jealousy revenge and hate, with ambition 10
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