Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-11
FROM THE soUTHRoN.
CANTON, MISS, Aug. 25, lS4l.

To the Editor of the Southron:-
DEAR Sra: To day is the time which was
appointed by DR.. Gwin and Mr.. Freeman, by
their oratorical powers, to make the voters OF
Madison anti-bond payers. The former tailed
to make his appearance; and the latter was
in the same lamentable condition In which was
Robert J. Walker last summer when Prentlss
came out here to discuss politics with MN:
AFrIIcTEDBr BRONCHITIS: ie-coula make
a speech, butisimply stated his positions on "the
bond question - which were these:
LIST. The bonds were bills ofcredft, and there
fore unconstitutional.
ID. They were issued in violation OF the
9th section of the 7th article of our constitu-
ton.
Sd. The people of this State never received
any of the money.
18th. 1t was fraud on part of the Penn
sylyana Bank of the United States In their
purchase.
5th. The purchasers or holders are, there
| fore. not innocent holders and entitled to re-
cover on them.
9th. 1t would be immoral irreligious and
ldegrading to pay them. ID Heavens! IN
what school of ethics. or religion, or honor,
was this gentleman educatedl
7th. He was willing although it would be
immoral, irreligious and degrading, to pay
them mark you) to submit the question 10 lhe
arbitration Of twelve men!l
Judge Hughes replied to him in one OF the
most cogent and lucid arguments ever listen
ed to, and utterly refuted and demolished Mr.
; Freeman's positions. The Judge is no al cap
Itandum speaker-no humbugger-no empty
decIiamer. His sole object seems to be TO ad-
dress himself to the reason of the people-to
: convince their judgments. And ne satisnes
: any one who has mind enough to listen 10 MN
and whose reason is not clouded by preJudice
He thinks that solid and lasting conUict'on Is
much more to be desired than the short-hvee
n ecstacy produced by defamation. He is right
t Go on Judge, you are addressing rational ere
f atures. You must, therefore, reason the CASE
with them. "Truth is mighty and will pre-
vail" over all the mercenary pocket argument
of the anti-bond payers.
' The Judge has met Mr.. Freeman, accord
3 ing to Mr.. F's challenge, at Hilsborough IL
q Scott county, and in Newton, Clark, Lauder
J. dale. Kemper, Leake and Madison counties
r and the result of his observation is, that tn
4 vote will stand in November next, about as
e stood at the last Presidential election; If an.
!. thing the bond-payers viii be little stronge
J. than were the Wings then, as ne found IN
a intelligent men both Wings and Democrat
e. bond payers.
!. The Sheriff of Kemper county told him
rs was bond paying county. And ne was IN
n formed on the best authority, that Noxube
III will send bond-paying Senator and Represer
o. tatives. =.
r On account of Mr. Freeman's indispositio
m he will not fill his appointments at Benton
% Tchula, and Lexington; but will rest fe'
20 DAYS and endeavor to meet Judge Hughe
IS again at Kosciusko on Monday the 3Oth II
IL slant. 1.-The should not then be recovered, I
3. will 90 across to Columbus and meet the Judf
a. again at that point.
k I think he had better 60 home and resi- mo
his labors; for he might, thereby save
all threat and his expenses which. ne IS useiess