The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-10-23
F0 THEPECPLE
OF
bison COUNTY, MI.

Circular, addressed to you, has re-
been published over the signature
Tinnin. ItprofesseS to be a re-
sacircular of Samuel HambIen,
RICHARDSON county, which appear
The Mississippi Creole of the Gath
last" and a warning to the citizens
alison county "as to the course
interest and honor required them
rue atthe ensuing election for She
| saw it the first time on the 18th
b. "Other characters" are intro
as the writer says, "alOne to ex-
the transaction, as it occurred clear
the minds of every reader" and to
| bic the public to form a correct es-
e Of the Sheriff's conduct" But no
AN read this strange document with
being satisfied that the calumny with
h it teens is aimed as much at me
Mr. HambIen. In the last sentence
writer cOntradicts himself by saying
limits "these facts'-not to warn
: 10 the course you should pursue
election of Sheriff only, or to form
eCtOplnion Of his conduct as pre-
yayowed, but, "that the citizens
gdge the propriety of eIecting Gar.
the Legislature to make laws, or
benas Sheriff, to execute them. .
FuIing motive which actuated the
seems, thus, to be, to prevent my
Da and the election of Mr.. Hamblen
batch of falsehoods which this cir.
contains is the only obstacle to oul
ss | consider the election of both
certain, and that whoever paid the
er for dirtying his fingers with i
Expended his money in vain.
fore proceed to notice the seyera
geS which have been preferred
81 myself and others in this circu
wlIl give a succiLct statement o
fansactions with Mr.. Tinnin pre-
to the memorable 9Th of Noyem
04O, the period at which my at
nent was levied and he, as he says
PPed of almost all" his property. :
public will be, by this means, bette
uea TO Judge of my motives and con
n the whole affair.
Inc autumn ofthe year 1886, whel
eFty both real and personal was a
ngneSt polntin value ever known i
section of country, | contracted i
Y with Mr.. Abram Caraway sine
|ased' TO sell him tract of land i
sounty together with q portion of M
YES corn, horses, &c. Possessio
property was to be given onthe Is
aiy thereafter. Mr.. C. agreed t
o nle ior this property the sum {
IN 40 N i've equal annual instalment
~ eaeh), the first to be paid on tn
"nudfy 1888. Personal securit
Oe given on the two first insta
and deed in trust on a part I
perry Qandand negroes) to secur
p5Hlent of the remaining ones. BIZ
~ writings were drawn and tn
W executed, Mr.. Tinnin conclude
M Caraway in the purchase.
" iet him do so, made the conye,
.nein, they executed a deed in tru
iono1 secure the payments as befol
1ou' and gave me their joint OBJ
II Or notes for the amounts of Il
ms'alments. There was then /
ys@'p on the part OF Mr.. Tinnin a
zen told, he has endeavored
we impression there was. But
II %r'aac'pat debtor, as the public /
: hls county show. Possessi,
property was given at the tir
'ong after this sale was made
= III "no'ner plantation and negroi
IL T Ia | agreed to give a q con
~. ger amount than the amou
~ s,.l ! mad sold. and in paymer
.p,;o l..lliar. | was to give the sar
on aoes Which | was to receive
per'y had sold. The revuIsi
MAJ llnenced in a few short mont
ormo,l IN the spring of 1887 )caus
rtv uS depreciation of all sorts
~ acre IN the latter part Of Is