The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-10-27
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ilm llWei tbiu n 1851
lhMaptond Ihs q. Il bgOominn lue ~
e1l ihe people aiiehln tl legislative ef.
reist lnmnsH Ha M HHtll. uia alnnl ~
cnnveue D ness lagi hfNle, thost duig n
% obey ihe elll W is eantlhrhl, e,on
though 4 bo 10 re WI ~ mollly ihe laai ol
previous leel.latutos, whrn otpefienra hif
proven irr unequal opumlm apaa lbu
GOVERNED
We all hhpN that every compilation oI
laws lgr tho government oi min : LAl tn
experiment.. atlenst Tho ,prlmtanf W.
present aud past traehe ihp tnnr - 1u.
and TINT y. human he. however f,rfr
they may appear Nhon tpfead upon ihp STAT.
uIe hooks, are dehciont when put tothe ir.f
or maat 10 operate upon che pcople, . 'lhc
whole scope aud ulicciof human laesliilon
is 10 protect thc weak and restrain the 81.
ciaus; The being ciloctrd, tie object AMI
purpose Of The lan-miking power ~ q State
= complete. Bul, until die be done. Il ],
the imperative duty Of every legislator to 20.
peal and modify until dooms.diy. or che
execute the high trust reposcd m lhgm by
then constituents.
Let u consider the purpose OF legislation,
which i 10 protect the weak and restrain
the vicious. and in 80 doing the an csiion
presents itself: Who are the vcA II every
government .--whoare the eek u the State
Of Misaissippif--who are thewcsk Of panola
County, whom the Law desires so much 10
protect l. il the rich landlord who csii-
mates liis landed possession by leagues, or
cuumerates his ncgroe. hy hundreds, or sits
IN his paacc halls aud calculates llis annual
Iincomc by thousands cfbelcs Of cotton or to.
baeco!--or disg'isis Yen, perhaps. il may be-,
in your social inicr.ieNs witIi him, BY hi-
telling Of the hall million OF dollar. hi, COM
mission merchant in Memphis. New 0rlcan-,
or elsewhere. u wiling 10 advance q he but
desire it l. such a character the weak one
incur government, Who 80 much need. pro.
lection. Or j. il he, the poor mechanic,
whose hourly labor j. consumed to satisfy
the daily hunger and thirst of his little and
helpless children. Or is il the oycrscCrs Of
I our lands. whose monthly wages arc the ouly
means of their support. Or is it the poor
man whose fsw acres of land secured ~ hin
by virtue OF our homestead law,l coupled
, with the ''swcat Of his brow, yields COIN
peteney ior himself, hia vifr, and the It'll,
pledges Of affection who bcaaiily and ad1ru
his humble liresilei | ask, which of ihc-,
classes are the weah Of every community oi
government. whom the Law desires To pro
tectg icu may answer: The i',rist Of ycul
county can answer; though it does not BE-
, hoovc me 20 10 do.
) II may be said, in one sense. that oar law
: operate equally upon ali. ] acknowledge
? as Car as the relative rights Of man are con
/ cerned, that may bc iruc; yet, ! deny ,ha
4 they operate equally upon all as relates q
our absolute rights. And to sustain thi
/ declaration, will recite m example 81 III
4 unequal operation Of some of our s,atut
. laws upon the absolute rights Of many Of on
9 citizens. E
. The objectionable laws TO which allu'l
!. arc those contained IN our Statute book re
!. la,ing to petty misdemeanors. Take th
A operation 4 some of those lsws--say, fu
Q example. the gambling sct. Under the n
4 GRAFTON Il that act, say We have two men
!. A. and b.: the one poor. the cthcr rich.--
= Hare both ssnumonsl to Cont B, some legs
= process. vhcnthsy reach The Court Hous
= thes haze oieysd the inisncsion Of the suif
Il mona. Dolh are ready to start homo; ht
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