HUMILIATING POSITION OF


REPUDIATORS.
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Il must be mortifying reflection to the
bnnest locofocos Of Mississippi, that while
their party have openly and boastingly sad
died upon themselves the responsibility ol
repudiating our State Liabilities. their friends
abroad are compelled to clear their skirts OF
the foul stain, even by bursting the iiga-
ments which connect them together as
Marty. and dcnoulcing the course OF their
Mississippi brethren, as public robbery
Even locofocoism, whose ruling principle
is union, cohesion, at every expense, has
been driven to lop off one OF Its members
as 40 much contaminated, as to endanger the
safety of the whole When first broached
reputation met with Indignation and opposi-
ton from every quarter; and it was aot un-
Ill reflected in the mirror Of party spirit, that
the monster which was so "hatedR when
first seen, lost its deformity, and received the
embrace of locofocoism. Wherever the
doctrine has been advanced, it has met with
,be same reception; and in the absence of a
stronger passion to mislead, must ev-
er remain under the curse of the moral law
a principle striking az the very root of rell-
gion' honesty, and even social existence.


Then, that so many really homes, honor
able men; in view of the first impression it
made upon their minds. and the light in
which it is now regarded by the christian
world should permit the shallow sophistry
Of interested partizans, to warp their judg-
ment from the truth, is to u.s. one of the most
alarming omens of the future destiny of our
government. The Globe, newspaper,
which has never stood high in the estima
zion Of the world. for its morality publishes
a letter from a Mississippian. in London,
indicating bis native State, upon the ground
that ssercral other governments hare repu-
dated their debts, IN fines pasf :, And
has iieaneto that2 that we are defended
not upon principle, but because as great
swindIers as we are. once lived2 In all Sc
riousness, we call upon honest men to re-
fleet upon it well. and remember that Prov
idence will not bless nation, whose escutch-
con bears so foul stain


Under the above letter, in the Globe, we
find the following editorial remarks. upon
reputation


1--WE insert the foregoing, in order that
both parties may have a fair hearing. and
that the disgrace of breach of faith may
not attach exclusively to republican institu
tions AT the same time. we must add that
The crimes Of monarchy afford no excuse for
the crimes ofdemocracy nor can repudia-
ton. by either system of government be re-
gardcd by impartial men in any other Ii ght
but that Of public robbery.