The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-30

We nesIo q ms drunken mlsbehaVouTlsm
and bis subsequent pusiIlaninous conduc
q. Vieksburg towards q military officer o
high rank in tins State--of his " bullying
about the boys" and threatening to break hi
fswcs1 owe. an officers head, &c.--we were
forcibly reminded of old Jack Falstaff; whose
general characteristic, saving that of his
l,oi, Governor MeNutt, 10 say the least Of
him seems emiaenlly to possess. Governor
McNutt is the man, who in the plenitude
of his desire for the good character ofth
State, and each and every county thereof,
conferred distinction on the county of YAzoo,
by ealing it ''THE BOWIE KNIFE COUNTY,
and this about the time Though we are not
aware that the remark had any connection
/ with the affair." that the lives and characters
cf three citizens Of Yazoo were in awful
peril in the State of Kentucky. This is the
man who once said, in reference to the DEM
ocratic Convention which was held at Jack
son in 1886, to send delegates to the als.
more convention that he had caused gambler.
to be sent thither as delegates from Vicks-
burg. as he wished that class 1.-THE gamblers)
to be represented in the convention-fol
which he thought he might have the sup
port of Mississippi, as more than one hGJ
Of her inhGbitGnts aVere gamblers. This is.
the man who was the author Of the law COM
peiling all parties to negotiable paper to be
sued in one and the same action. designed,
it is said, more particularly to protect HIM
self against his numerous endorsements-s
law which in its operation, so far as the IL
sensible drafting OF it permits it to have an,
thing of clear and certain construction an,
operation, tended greatly to impair still fur.
Their, the already injured credit of the STATE
and thus reflect discredit on both the hea
Al heart Of its author.
When the late gallon law was laid befo- 4
Governor McNutt, he is reported to hav
said that, he would approve the law, bein
ofopinion that the people OF Mississippi di
not take drinks large enough or drink enoug!
or something to the same effect. In sayin
this, one might suppose, that he was, no
improbably, ueoVed By the spirit tO1hin him
Referring those of our readers, who ma
be disposed to blame Us for the foregoin.
personality of remark tn relation to Governo,
McNutt, to the language Of ''Junius" pre-
fixed above, we take leave Of our presen
Governor, and turn with pleasure to Chan
cellor Turner, whose pure and exalted vir-
tue, we anxiously trust, will do much tc
achieve his succession to the gubernatoria
chair Of Mississippi.
CHANCELLOR TURNER is man whose high
character and good sense, have stood the
unerring test of time and of varied public
service. His generous, benevolent sympathy,
his hospitable heart, his stern Roman indie
pendence, we have no words TO portray
Eut those who have been within their ad-
mirable influence, are, indeed, innumerable.
He was for a long time resident of the
Territory Mississippi, for the only and a
most valuable Digest of the Laws of which,
we are indebted to his labor. He has filled
in our State, the high and important offices
of Chief Justice, Speaker OF the House OF
Representatives and Chancellor; in the la
borious duties Of which last Office, he is now
engaged In the discharge of the various
trusts thus exposed in him, he has not only
given feneral and thorough satisfaction, but
he has engendered in the bosoms of those
connected with the discharge of his duties,
an endearing sentiment of atfeclionate res
pect. Calumny has not dared to cloud, with
its defiling breath, the sp, tless mirror OF
his reputation. Like C@sar's wife, he is
''without suspicion" Llessed with the mer-
tied fullness of good repute, he has now
long pursued the even tenor of his way-"a
light--a landmark" Of viltue. and good sense
During This space of time, he has watched
with calmness and reflection, the progress
of our political affairs. and he now stands
filled with virtuous indignation occasioned
by the monsterous corruption and tyranny
which distinguish the Federal Government
hi infancy had been taught to revere. His
sun, rohed in it's mild and glorious light, is
now slowly descending towards the verge
of life into the vale Of death. And will no.;
the people of Mississippi take delight in
adorring with another civic crown, the r
old and well tiled servant-one whose rev.
erned locks have been frosted Ger by Time
and public service s-one who has been
weighed in the balances, and not "tound
wanting! We answer for them; THEY WILL!
stThe Union Of the whigs..-foF the sake
OF the UniOn.0
II is cheering 10 the Wings Of the South
aud West, 10 see the cordially of feeling
and perfect unanimity that is pervading all
ranks and class of the opposition to tao Sub
Treasury party at The North Clay men.
Harrison men, Webs.er men, Rives, Tai
madge, State Rights men, Conservatives,
Masons and Anti-Masons, all who are up.