Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-02
From tile SouthrOn

1HE SENA TE.-Ihere was a time, i
the history of this republic, when tn
Senate was an arena into which wa
crowded the great old Fathers of Libertv
That was an age of manly courage a6c
independent fortitude. 1t was an era
when Senator was, in intelligence was
morally and politically proud giant of
freedom, before whose majestic grandeur
the puny sycophant Shrirelled into a
debased Pgmy, and walowed in the SHINY
filth which nature and natures God de-
signed him to swII. 1t was a period
when It's conflicts filled the heart with
great emotions, because they were the
contests OF liberal men and enlightened
patriots. 1t was, when every Senator
STOOD uPa freeman, on whom every god
might set his seal to give the world as
surance ola MAN--owning allegiance to
no masier-yelding TO no power his
right OF thought, and whose heart spurn.
Gu with whitening indignation any attempt
10 yoke him TO any car, or TO chain him
10 any duty, or to collar him to any Dur.
pose, other than the broad upward princi.
pies oil personal independence and Con c
StltutIonal Liberty. That was an apeI
oil manly men and patriotic deeds which
mas passed away. And now, we have Sen /
a'ors Vlelng with each other in servility l
10 President, who is himself a slave TO C
party. The humiIating spectacle is
now witnessed of Senators prostitu!ing
themselves to disgusting squabbles-- TO
shameful contentious as 10 who are the
real mouth'pieces of the President. In.
stead OF standing on the patriotic heights '
OF the constitution, in elevated conflicts O
Tor the rights of man, and the supremacy 't
OF constitutional freedom, we see them II
crngIng sycophants at the feet of the P
Executive, whining like hounds for his "
smIles' and snarng like ours, as to who u
has the better right TO utter his opinions. IL
and the superior title to speak in his "
thou art ashamed Rome a
thou has lost the breed of noble bloods {" n
Who, that has read the scene between 81
flanagan, Haywood and Allen, as to ho %
are the authorised tools Of the President. "
Will say the picture is overwrought?. ~
who, that is uniettered by party shackes, ~
out is slckened at The spectacle? Now, 20 20
is not the cashing of intellectual STEEL, VI
'ho Inc clang of the armour of freedom ~
Is III days OF yore, but it is the yelling of y,
,arty hacks and the whoops of the party ~
lave IN obedience 20 the mysterious die. W.
o'es oil a party neutrality-suspicious., be- w
ause the contest is about the true = y,
eVelatlon OF the party oracle 1t is not a lu'
'roggIe as TO Inc great principles of A. '1e
lerIcan character and American inter tue
SITS, but as to who is the worther priest aL'
interpret the oracuar reveaIings ofthe al
residential will. ty'
Manly independence, bold, Intrepid lne
ought, uttered without the fear and con
cad OF what the President desires, are 'u7
re 10 meet with the scourge and lash pun
party or what are the people think co''
9! What have they really at hearth ne T1s'
the rich inheritance of freedom and DC
dependence, transmitted to them by so"'
roc ancestry, to be basey barereI for o"'.
lille glImmerIng, pickering sunshine in . .t'o0
countenance OF the President? Are ."e
sonal independence, patriotic pride. ny
the glorious recoIIections of the revo
on inspiring US TO new achievements
he empire of freedom, all to be for.
len, and all their glorious worth to be w
hanged--as so much sugar, IN a traffic brout
so much cotton-tor a sIayisb denen mnrn
- r. r,n wv VIM "nu Inc good or evil expeC
rs "o'' i'ou, % Inc President? II demo
ID seem so. What are the proud ernm
is, who have mind, intelligence, a seem
goo % 'l,e'f country deserves to States
such as Cahoun--goaded and lasbed if we
'eH Pa'ly 'oi nu' one crime Is laid etc, I
cir charge, and that is, they do not In,