The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-01-21
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

The following document is copied from
the yicksburg Wing of,he l6ih inst, which |
says sit was found few days since in the
neighborhood of the. state house, and is sup |
posed to be the original draft Of the message
Of his excellency, governor McNuu."
Gentlemen efthe Senate
and House Of Representatives.:
This comes to inform you that we are ali
we'll; how Is il with yourselves? Craps is
good and we don't care if corn is twenty
uuss-s-a-.vs<> sessvs. rtguss Is Esufng sca'.O.
No body amt spit on me in some time, thank
God! A good many of our folks have slid
70; Texas notwithstanding. Cotton is rath
er on the drap. Early shipments, forced
shipments by broken banks, and the suspen-
sion of the Brandon Bank think is the
cause Of it. South Carolina and Georgia
will have to quit raising cotton that's fiat; and
then folks must come over and buy some OF
nv land on Deer Creek.
You must do something this session for the
people. Mr.. Van Buren, says bis boys can'
.lo thing. The Sub-Treasury humbug isl
all over. You must divide the people into
the rich and poor, legislate for whichever
has the majority of votes and to the devil
with the rest.
The constitution is now seven year old
with full mouth Of democratic teeth, and
goes just as we'll as ever the people expect
ed such a critter would go. As for my part
have bought property here at Jackson now,
and l am opposed to convention because
they might he wanting to move the State
House blanket or so further north, and
would be afraid to oppose it you see, for those
northern fellows 90 it for me like wrath -
So l think you had better just try and hew
down Pray's Code so rs to fit the consttu-
ton and let it alone. You see that the peo-.
pie won't vote for your amendments, they
have ether fish TO fry. So it amt worth
while to make any more.
This thing of Incorporating more towns
ought tc be done away with. ] am agin
town Interpretations any how; one Of them
fined Gov. Boggs, of Missouri, FIVE dollars
for shootnga pistol in its limits, and some
of them in our State have laws against get
ting drunk and being nosey in the street,
This is democratic country and man has
right to holler If he chooses; the roice Of
the people ought not to be staed. GA word
: to the wise" &C., some of Yol know the
balance, and those of you that don't know
can ask the others.
Something ought to be done in relation to
contesting elections. 1t is always well to
keep an eye on the future. Though we're
in now we are not in for always To guard
against accidents at next election you hid
better give me- the power to appoint cam
vassers for each county q know who to
appoint) and the thing is fixed. This fell
low Dixon, Clerk of the Chancery Court,
holds his Office too long. He ought to be |
rotated out. He struts about the streets
ne re pretending he spit on me. will take
il as kindness if you will let him down a
button hole or two. You must also say how
much is to be deducted fromthe salaries of
officers for keeping sober and neglecting to |
drink a gallon as the law requires, tor your
Governor is determined to abide strictly by
the law.
Extensive p owersare vested in the boards
of police, and much evil has resulted from
their improvident action, to remedy which |
recommend in accordance with the estab- |
lished principles of our party that you in
crease their powers until they do right. Let
them fill all vacancies in their own bodies
and other county offices, for these popular
elections are not the things TO my notion,
notwithsta nding what said about our demo-
cratic constitution.
Something ought TO be done to prevent
Sheriffs and Coroners from resigning just |
before Court, for it is only in few counties
that it is done. If it was done in majority
Of the counties it would be all right, for the
majority is always right.
$. am. Io!dAhat most Of the clerks Offices
are insa tnmbled up condition, proof of
what said before, that the new constitu-
ton has answered the expectatio ns Of the
people. recommend you to let me appoint
a Clerk General TO examine all the Offices.
See how that Bank Commissioner system
has improved the currency, and have more
of the same sort Of boys Al, my command,
who are just as well qualified to examine
clerks Offices as banks-it its Just the same to
them, so they gettheir eight dollars day
and mIleage.s
The Clerks and Sherffs make too much
money. To remedy this evil, recommend
that all over a certain sum year be paid
into the treasury, il would furnish the gov
ernor's house. 1t is not worth while to re-
duce the costs that the debtors have to pay,
because you know the true democratic doc
trine is, that "those who trade on borrowed
capital ought to break" and wsmust carry
out our principles and make them break.
Iagain call your attention to the subject
of common schools. have written to all
the scheo;masters in the state, and they say
that they and all the boys are well, and
schooling is cheap. Hard timesis making
--Lcofrco .<o-. rxtouty Won f1..,, ,,rx