The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-09-13

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80 unqualiaedly. threw serious doobs ans
lauapicion Ga bis own geracity.
With respect to Newmanss note, we learr
from Judge Montgomery, .'thas Newman
vas credited with cash in full Of his accoan
he same date Of the note; that Is, as Y.
understand it, his account bearing the same
date with his note. Judge Montgomery Ger
1taiui. understood the facts Of the case; and
his subsequent statement that Judge Camp.
BELLS books showed Newman's debt to have
been paid six weeks after the date Of biz
note, seems to prove the correctness Of oul
construction of bis language above quoted.
The account aDd the note were Of the same
date-nos the credit and the account--nor
the credit and the note. Judge Campbell,
we must say, seems to bubble in allusion TO
Judge Montgomery's frst and last state-
menfs. AT all events, we End Newman
little note paid--and we are not informed
by Judge Campbell whether before Or atter
suit. According to Judge Montgomery, il
was paid before suit; which, obviously im-
plies, at least, inaccurscy and mistake not
ct all in unison with what we conceive to
be Judge campbell'S usually very accurate
business character.
We would have the public 70 understand
fully, the position which we have intended
to occupy in this matter. Although, from
recent developments. in regard to Judge
Campbell, we are inclined to suspect him Of
being too prone to intrigue, for trust worthy
public servant; yet we never meant, nor
now mean, TO assert, that the charges made
by Judge Montgomery are just and well
founded. We deemed those charges ofsuf-
fcient gravity and import, to demand an
investigation, aud clearing up on the part
Of Judge Campbell. We are far from being
anxious to see them sustained--we would
prefer, on the contrary, that they should be
entirely refuted. We ment to assert nothing
more than that such charges had been made;
whence, of.course, there evidently exists no
obligation resting on uR to examine particu-
larly into them. 1t is for Judge Campbell
alone to do this, and to prove satisfactorily
their want Of good foundation. hut, aitho'
our position does not oblige US to do so, yet
We have determined to procure from below,
whatever evidence we can in relation to
them. Should the result be favorable to the
character Of Judge Campbell, it will afford
US qualification to announce the same to the
public.
A few'words in regard to Judge Campbell
politically. We have 10 objection whatever
to him, founded on the manner in which he
has filed the Offices heretofore entrusted to
him. Nor do we pretend to say that he
wishes to deceive the people by wearing an
external aspect Of neutrality, which, he is
conscious, does not accord with his internal
sentiments. We mean to say, however,
that, judging from his political circular, the
neutrality which he processes and may hon-
esrly believe to exist in his own mind, tends
to mask that which we deem palpable pre-
ference for the loco-foco party. We regard
Judge Campbell not as, it is vulgarly termed.
''being on the fence," but as standing on
the loco-foco side Of the fence, looking over
on the wings, and soliciting their suffrage
by bland smiles and complaisant demeanour.
Our own observation convinces US, that the
loco-focos regard Judge Campbell as decided
ly belonging to their party-and that they
mean to give him their full support. They
refuse to openly avow this, because they are
conscious that the wings would be, thereby,
rendered unanimous in their opposition to
Judge Campbell.
So far as any spirit Of persecution is con-
cerned, which, in this matter, may be aleg-
ed against US, and resoIted to, for the pur-
pose of ensuring Judge Campbel's election;
we soIemnIy avow, that we are wholly un-
conscious Of being actuated by any such
spirit. The remarks of Junius, we deemit
our duty to prefix, as above, in order to ex-
plain our principle and motive in reference
to whatever of personality our columns may
contain. And we honestly believe, that
such times as the present, when an unpar-
allelIed degree of dishonesty and defalcation
starnps the administration of public affairs,
imperiously require OF us to scrutinize the
whole, private and political, character Of
each and every aspirant to Office.
In addition, we warn our fellow citizens
to guard against any attempt which may be
made to rouse their s!mpathies BY cry Of
persecution. The truetsworthy aspirant TO
Office will, as he ought to do, rely for success
on nothing else than his actuaI ability and
integrity. He will disdain to resort 70 other
means-he is incapable Of appealing toaught
else than q pure and strict sense Of justice.
Experience furnishes US with an important
and striking lesson on this point. They
who fed from religious persecution in their
nativeland. and soughtrefuge on the Pilgrim
rock and desert, savage wilds Of our cold