Southern telegraph., 1837-10-24
DISTRICT JUDGE.

- mlniclion, We wish 10 be understood
70 taking NJ part in any controversy that ma
q he created touching the claims and pro,et
~ sions Of The respective candidates for ii
~ Judicial station. Whatever feeling or pr
ference shall dictate our vote for this in
portant function Try, we are far from enlis
~ ing as Pragmatc partizlns against any
the highly respectable gentlemen who a
pire to that Office. All the charges agaia
judges CoALTHR and MAURY may or ma
not be troc-@c endorse none, nor do W
= in'crp'se cur denial to any. The autho
however, IS highly respectable, and ma
. speak advisolIy upon the subject:
For The Southern Telegraph.
Mn EDIroR:
In he short period ortwo weeks the peo
pie oftliis district will be called upon to ey
erci.e one of the most exalted rights tha
belong To treemen The constitution ofthi.
7'7te garan'ces 10 all qaalifed electors the
privilege ofchonsing the person whl shall
adlodIcaie over their properrp-'hcir repl.
| tatlon-inl their lives. Since this is tho
powera pDertaining to the office which they
7recnlied upon to fill in the first ildicial dis
'rict of The state, what ri!ht could free
people exercise which deserves such n
guarded discretion as this? Whatevor may
be the quail ticationa of Ncssrs. Coulter and
Maury, that could Recommend them to the
people for the ofIi,c, there is still in nv
opinion one lusurnountablo obstacle in the
way, viz: that at this time neither Of them
is capable under the constitution to give
legal or constitutional vote within this dis
trIct for any Office hatcver. The Consti
tuition provides, "evcrv free white male
person of The age Of twenty-one or upwards,
who shall be citizen of the United States.
and shall have resided in this state one year
next preceding an election, and the last
tour months within the county, city, or town
IN which he offers to vote, shall be decided
a ialitind e'rrt1r-" MeSsrs. Coulter and
hanry have I1tely resigned their seats as
lldg2s oI o'hcr districts, and under appre-
hens'on ct MT heng reelected again, have
come here and now offer themselves as can
did7'es l'r the lldgeship of the first judicial
district Of the State of Mississippi without
the qualifications required by the spirit of
the constitution, and without having any
claims to the sa!fiages Of the people-Coal-
ter resigned his seat about two months AFRO.
and AFTER his resignation comes to this dis
icrt and tit''rs for Judge. The RESIGNATION
81 he other has been since that time, and
both remain here alone on the coatngencv.
mat The one who is elected will mako this
district his home, but if they should he dis
appointed they Will rctGn back TO Kinds
ana faZ'o from whence they came, much
disappointed IN their judicial speculation.
Wlll the citizens of the first judicial district
ct this state encourage persons who are not
residents OF their district, and who have
oeen adinonIShed by the popular voice ofthe
people OF Their own district not to offer AT
nome or they would be beaten, to come
abroad, and bes.ow their suffrage upon them
loron Of the mos, important Offices in tho
slater Ihey come here as aspirants to the
office, not bona fda citizens of the district.
and ann To gull The people by holding their
residence hidden from thier view, Is this
the conduct of candour and honestv9 Is |
this desire for the people to become ac-
vllntcd with them, and to know whom tbev
elecE 1t IS an implied asseveration on
their part That there are no men within this
dIstllct who are legally qualified to perform
the duties of the Office. In this Ihev arc
quite mistakcn-The other candidate il \
citizen OF the district, has been living in the
state for number of years, and in whom i
ceniered beth legal and moral qualifications
Tint deserve the suffrage of the peopIc. and
give INN far higher claims to the Office than
ether OF the other candidates. | am VOL
awrrc mat there are a goodly number ofI
electors VINO VIII vote at the November
who are entirely ignorant as to the
real residence of those two candidates and
81 the dIplcity they have been guilty of in
l"'ng u IRON The people. Therefore it be- !
, :. The people who compose the first IN r
lciai district Of this state to he tn ami :
ing 10 pat down all unworthy aspiranis IN ),
NICE; Tor II IS alone with them 10 check sucb :,
.i'''i'S us ihasc row presented for their suc Il
rage u The people have not dine rer,rd ;,
Or me idIci nus selection of their officers =
lclr righ's are bartered away, and oaoor !
plranis are honored with the suffraoes of n !.
ec and enlightened people; their ,ns,itu. :.
ems are debased, and the most popular n,
ght That freemen have, are prostituted n
Ii becomes The people now to whom this he
ea'eSt enjoyment Of liberty is give3, to n,
,ercise It IN guarded discretion. and be h.
u only acquainted with the aims, but with 70,
characters ofthose who place themselves r, r.,
lore you for gifts whchreside alone with 81
people, and ifbestowed by Them on I'm. r.;
'riy and eager aspirants, will be convert Of
TO unho'y end. IRISH o.