Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-31

occurred. The Marshall. say for exam
pic. has executions agains: 4 for s 10. 0Cl
issued from he Federal Court; the
Marshal lesies on As property to pay
It; b owes $40, 900, AMI rs Sheriff
nave the execution of 4 against b for
The anounts a comes to me and SAYS.
desire TO pay the Marshal the $4,000
and have no means BY which to do il,
except the $4,000 10 your hands a.
gainst b. Have you collected it? An
swer, no; II is bonded, and Will, hope.
be enabled 10 collect 1t. A. saws. YOU
have done your duty. but in the mean
flne | will be ruined unless | can bor-
row the money Can you aid me uncer
all the circumstances as a feeling man.
to whom appeal, If you have it in your
power! have replied thus in several
cases: | have money in my hands TO
whom II belongs can not tell until the
Court acts on the subject. will lend
you the money and reimburse myself
out oil the demand which you have a.
gainst b, which can collect before the
Court will appropriate to the differen;
executions the money in my hands. Is
this wrong! had the money and was
resolved not to pay it over without the
sanction of the Court Was it MOI bet
ter to save some of my countrymen by
letting them have The Temporary use Of
IL than TO say 10 them, depart. and bv
your footsteps. make still palmer the
road TO Texas? | thought so, and with
the view TO benefit the real interest of
my country. | did so: and let it never
be forgotten that in Republican Gov
eminent, every man in office, If friend
to his country, will feel himself con-
strained 10 open his eyes to its condition.,
and IN cases of calamity, act for It's pro-
motion.
9th This state of the case has often
occurred. Say | have executions a.
gainst a merchant for $4,000 the mer-
chant has executions against others for
$4,000. He wishing to maintain his
credit, says 10 me receipt my $4,000
and collect by the next court the same
amount and reimburse Yourself
knowing the people who owed the money
10 be good have in several cases done
50; but as the Court did no. sit las
think under decent respect 10 neccssi-
" and the public voice. | had il no. in
my heart 10 sell these debtors out, desir-
ing that they should work through with
out destruction, and thinking it better
that the foreign creditor should wait Il
short time, than to witness the ruin 0.
so m1ny of my fellow citizans.
9th. In the order of my remarks this
IS an appropriate place TO answer another
charge against me. 1t has been said (
that | am broke; intend 10 embezzle the I
money collect, and 90 to Texas, This
IS as false as it is un.ceIing. am not
broke if can get justice II is true if ! !
am held TO be responsible for all the ex-
against men who proved insol- /
vent, when it was out OF my power to
Ivresee that they would prove so at the
time | received them as securities, anu
whose insolvency occurred By sacrifice /
ot their property, owing 10 the impa
thence and rigor of the creditor, am .
broke. shall, so far as such unjust de-
nands are enforced against me remain
broke; | will die broke; | never will
discharge them, unless hey are liquidat-
"a in bood But so far as | have col
ccted money, and so FAR as have gone
n debt on my own account. and so far
IS have become the bone ide security
or others, and, also, so far as ! am liable
Tor taking he word OF my ncighbor5 in
ny official capacity, all these debts and
liabilities shall be paid and discharged
aud as before explained, can moi do it
yet il any feel alarm. and
will call on me, | can and am ready TO
settle fairly with them and secure them.
But, suppose ! really were broken, what
las broke me? Has it been my extra
pride, and ostentation? None
1ui fools willaver this. Well, my office
was profitable, and must say for myself
hat my domestic management has been
marked with industry aud frugaiiiv. 1t
olIows then that if | am broke, the fact
.esulted from a disinterested effort 10
alleviate the unforeseen distresses of my
elbow citizens; and let me here remark
hat before the spring term, 1888, when
he Brandon money was generally re-
-eived as good, and taken for debts.
rad credit in that Bank, and on my own
recount borrowed upwards Of four humid
ed thousand dollars, and appved it ali
. the payment OF the executions aga nsi
he people, with a view TO give them a
.hance 10 make another crop. Had |
lot pursued this course but pressed the
ale OF their property, the county al
his time would have presented, instead
# fine crops AID cheerful industry, dc
apdation. mournlul exile of the citizens
IND dispair. | hazarded much in doing
his. besides | laid out Of my fees and
but, be it said in honor OF
he people in whom confded, and whom
thus served, | have paid every cent OF
his immanse debt. This, with other
convinced me that the
.redIlors acted with bad policy in pres
ing their debts; that the country re
luired Il little time; and this conviction
las probably induced me occasionally to
'eIax somewhat IN my official persever-
,nce. 1t this is to defeat my election.
&c If so, never shall regret the course
ook. And LET me here remark, also.
hat no one man can in person diScbafgel
Ill the duties of Sheriff of your county
have therefore been compelled 10 eu-
10y deputies; it is probable that during
his summer, seeing the people NJ work.
md feeling the iiveliest sensibi.ity for
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