The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-09-08

volumes On Che political 1iusllce and pub.
Ilic misshiels whichfparky zealots ana party
eeTility are capable Of iniIlcling On ths
best men and best inieres Ii tie State.
Truth seid Gen. Jackson IS mighty and
j VIII prevail Falselood m Jefferson
said Twill travel thousand mics while Truth
Is putting On her boots Truth VII doubt.
less a lime dofull justice 70 Tue wisdom
and patriotism Of lie great Statesman who
during hisliie tile object ESQ mush demo.
cratic Dbloquy but truth, If sure, ii must
confessed. IS also slow.
AN ERROR cgHowLEDeED. ~ d common
lwllh democrats everywhere We opposed tho
! disfibution scheme Of Mr. Clay Is i842.
1hls scheme proposed distribution Of The
lproc Is 81 Tie pnblic lands among the
States pom tlae grounds Of equity and Jus
ltice, We then thought il scheme o Y
ProtectioAs to deprive the country 81
source el revenue Id order ID rem.
der BIZ her duties on importations neces.
sary. Since Chat time We have Witnessed
The distribution 9 lie lands among railroad
companies and Tor other objects grossly nn-
lust 10 the old States she confedesae al
now regret very much that lie plan Of Mr..
i Clay was defeated BY the Democratic party. !
Alarietta Union.
The Augusta Ga, Chronicls appends
e this paragraph the following iust re-
d arks
An honest CONFESSIONS said to be coed
for the soul, and We doubt not the .Uuion.
/ las By this manly act relieved itself Of q
burden which thousands of others who
EbliDdlY followed Gen. Jackson's lead il OPP
position to every great movement Of that
great sagacious statesman and pure patriot
Henry Clay I'D the wise connsels Of
thstsage and patriot been followed By the
government the question as to The DISPOSE
ton Of the public lands had long since been
settled and the Old States would now be en-
ioying Tie well earned fruits of their toll,
blood. treasure in the shape Of revenue
which would enable them to iIlame the
mind Of every youth within their limits
Jacksonism, however, too con-
tracted to devise any scheme for the eqnit
I able adjustment Of the question cont
itself with opposing Clay prop rath,
81 because f vas rs plan om. any
con oits pie or inius-
tee Id its practical eAects. The Old Hero
however sounded the alarm that it was 3
gigantic scheme to bride and rrupt the
States and forthwith tie seryile followers
re-echoed with bribery and corruption from
one endof the Republcto the other. Such
was Jacksonism, such its influence FOR evil
il the country.
Mr. Clay. aided by his experience and
/ his far reaching sagacity foresaW, and as
with pensi 81 light portrayed the conse
quences to the country. What he foretold
then IS now history and for il the people
have to thank their own degrading serYiliiy
tothe dictaliOn Of party; party that was
ruled BY the passion 81 single man, rath-
er than guided BIZ reason Or devotion to any
lprinciple save opposition to Henry Clay and
bis measures. The citizens Of the old states
are now reaping the reward of their blind
and reckless devotion to man who never
hesitated to sacrifice any interest Of the
country at the shrine Of his preiudices and
passions We congratulate those Of them
who shouted hosannas TO Jacksonism that
they have SO soon been made to drain the
bitter cup to its dregs. They may yetprof-
nc BIZ the lesson which It teaches and learn
lin future to think and act like freemen fol
themselves upon all questions involving
1.-THE interests Of the country and peos
pie. 3,