Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-28
CHOCTAW GRAVES.

seen or read Of ChoctaD Graves, the red whis-
kered popinjay whose name heads this article.
IF they have not, we must confess ourselves
surprised, and believe one half of the world
indifferent as to the fate of the other hail.
We have noticed in our exchange papers ma
NY and glowing accounts given. of the success
attendant with this prepositor of the anti-bond
clang of saunders and rogues.' (as the erich
ton of the sVicksburg Sentinel generally dubb
those who are acting the part of honorable men.
in the preservation of State credit and State
faith,) in the Southern counties. At Sharon,
Madison county, he posted up notices that he
would address his gullibility to the sovereigns
of the place and neighborhood; but behold,
when the hour arrived, he found himself alone,
with the exception Of few boys who poked
sticks through the chink holes, and stirred the
fellow from his lethargy. Some compared
him with one thing and some to another-one
fellow compared him TO a"stumped tail baboon
peeping through bunch of oakum"-and f.
nally ne left as he entered the place,
"Unhonored and unsung."
The next place we hear of this would-be
State Treasurer, is at Canton. 1t appears out
of curiosity, and to while away an hour or so,
several of the boys of that place gave him at
tention-viewing his swiskers and grinders
until he had finished. The 'Creole,' published
at that place gives the following short para
graph
"Mr. Graves in his speech the other day,
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money out of the pockets of the people, and
that the Constitution was the magnuna charta
(twig that nam, will youD of our rights. We
don't know much about French or Latin, but
we think there are great many upstairs and
pretenders in this world"
Again, we see a notice in the Yazoo Wing,
and shall make an extract from it also, that
this buffoon made his appearance in Yazoo CT
ty, short time since. j: Who of our readers,
have not seen the faxen-haired urchin popped
upon circus pony, the monkey thrown be-
hind him, and at the crack of the whip he
leaps before, proud and saucy in his changed
and elevated position. Let us now make the
extract, and class Graves with the Monkey,
and see which outrivals the other:-
ssThe redoubtable COLONEL Graves, the An
ti-bond candidate for State Treasurer opened
the discussion, which privilege HE obtained by
DECEPTION, and after an EFFORT of one
hour and three quarters failed to prove anv
lpoint to sustain his cob-w web position. The
Colonel, however, related some VERY INTEREs-
TING anecdotes about the death of Christ, lick
:. ing the 'LAssEs sToPPLE, and stealing cows
He then went on to show that the State Bonds
, were Bills of Credit, consequently the sale
49, EfAz H. Al
E States;'' that Nicholas Biddle was fool, and
that the members of the Legislature were
DRUNK when they passed the supplemental
charter; he endeavored to show that HE was
the only honest member in the last Legisla-
ture. and wound up by telling his hearers that
HE was very popular in Choctaw county,
If it be true of his popularity in Choctaw,
it seems strange to us, with Democratic ma
jority of over one hundred in the county, he
was only elected by majority of TWO
fIWhen some of his friends remarked of the
limited number, the gump-headed Col. drew
:. up his shoulders, and stretching himself re-
marked, that HE THOUGHT THE MAJORITY
t WOULD DO, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE
HIGH STATE OF POLITICAL EXCITEMENT
Wonder if certain "indiwidoowal" in Car
roll county doesn't feel badl The Pioneer
Istirred one up with a long pole last Saturday.
and methinks we hear him squeak yet. Go it,
friend BRowN, but look out for cERTIrIcATE-
HANUFAeTURERs. Have you any in Carroll
) toni 1t not, send up fve-dollar bill and
we'll forward you twenty. Two bits apiece
is all they ask. Dog cheap-aint they?
Yalo6usha Rep'r.
Yes, very? but we think by taking BAG
4 or BusHEL from our nearer neighbor's they'll
J come a little cheaper than s'two bits piece"
} Don't you think so. We heard of Profess
scr the other day (of the Methodist denomina-
tion) being arraigned before the conference, in
Middleton, for having expressed an opinion