Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-13
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Y tionel calamilies, war is second only Il
j national disgrace; that II the one become.
+ necessary to aver; the other, let it come
D and with the invocation Of the Divine
3 blessing upon righteous cause, this LIE
, gisalurs pledges the State Of Mississippi
N men and money, TO the support Of The
General Government in assisting and
defending its rights to the Territory OF
Oregon"
Sure y it would be no latudinarian con-
struclIon of that resolution, that if the
Legislature were ready to sustain, by men
and money, the General Government in
It's pretensons TO Oregon, it would be
equally willing to afford the like means to
repel hostile aggression by Mexico, Ros
seau says "the woman that deliberates isl
lost" so TOO, the aer who hesilates to
act when paramount duty is presented
to him, is unequal to his station. Well
do we remember how former Goven-
or temporzed with party prejudces, and
oy his lndeclsion FELL. He signed and
sealed parcel OF bonds, and received
the proceeds Of their sale when at the
same time he believed them to be illegal
lie bad not the moral courage 10 do right. |
lie feared the popuiace; he feared for the
safety of his body: and under political
and personal approximations, be disgraced /
The proud State Of Mississippi in the eyes
81 the world. The swindIed dupes now
petition Congress for redress. Their
petition is 70 be found in another column.
The name of Mississippi, once fair and
lnPoIIuIed, is now banded about in the
lalIs OF Congress among the rrepresen- !
atIves OF twenty millions o! freemen as a c
y-word and Kissing. The people of
ne State should weep tears of blood I
he Governor Of the State should cover d
imseIi IN sackcIoth and ashes for they Y
nd he mus; feel that ''the glory has de. Il
aried." Who will credit our Slater Il
ov. Brown pledges himself .'to the PEG, p
lie" that the money will be refunded RI
ov M'Nutt pledged the faith ofthe State te
n The payment oil her bonds. He repu. CT
ated the bonds, and the confidence of the
GRID IS shaken IN the promises of Mis-
'SIpPl. Bot Gov. Brown does not pledge
msoIi Internationally. He pledges him III
II TO use his utmost exertion" 10 have A,
money refunded either by the Stale or "
iLonal Government. These eXertions ~,
~ be as abortlve as those he used du.
g the last session to have the LegisIa- an
e make provision for the payment o.
Planters Bank bonds. The Legisa. 70
e gave them the go-by, and His Excel. mn
cy was LETT SOLITARY and alone" in his ~,
Ilmeant intentions to save The State M
m further reproach. His utmost OK.
IONS may be futile; Cor the State has for
eady proved herself regardless Of her The
dyes, and it may be that the Nationalist,
Vernment, under its present ruler, will !,
=" IN. t"0 IN, l''IS'rouS'y infamous example day
10 will lend the Governor, as Governor, sbi
ny! Echo answers, who! Will the
democracy-the Dunbars, the Quit
IS, the kendalls, the Towards, the ,
lams-come to the rescue? They, 80,
were repudiated by the locos when Co GO
843, they attempted to vindicate the ~ ~
stltution and redeem the pledges of the -
o. For this they we're anathamatised
Lights were ex;Inguished, the bell va
tolled, and the book was shut-they s'i"
e read out Of the locofoco church. w. 't
were accommodated. Alas! for 'ne -
dignity Of the State of Mississippi, oa'
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