Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-04-10

wrath and criticism on Shakespeare, Shy.
lock and Governor McNutt's veto of the
humbug resolutions passed by our beau,i-
ful Wing Legislature, on The false. fraud
ulent and deceptive declaration that we
will settle Eif if we never pay" The
Ledger has no: dared 10 reply to, or at.
tempt TO refute, the mastery and unan-
swerable arguments advanced by Gov.
McNutt against The payment of the State
Bonds, illegally sold TO Mr. Nick Biddle,
the arbiter Of taste, morals and finance in
Philadelphia. But the editor spins out
columns 10 wrath and criticism on little
Buncomb which the Governor threw
in his message for The special benefit Of
the small fry who had neither honor, hon.
esty or intellect to investigate the great
principles involved in the question. The
editor OF the Ledger's mouth is sealed on
The cant Of State honor with which the
swindliog Miss. loafers stun the pub.
lie ear. Pennsylvania has never redeem.
ed the faith which she pledged sixty years
ago. She has never paid the honest far"
mer for the property for which she issued
her plighted faith then; and she would not
have the impudence now to impugn the
character of Mississippi for refusing to
pay bonds sold illegally to Mr.. Biddle for
The Baron Ro,hschild, and the other
boodsucking fundmongers Of Europe
We gavo specimen OF the unredeemed
faith Of Pennsylvania few days ago, g.
10 keep that patron of swindlers in coun-
enance, we accompanied it with others Of
the Old Congress and Maryland We
could add Virginia and North Carolina to
the list Of States who never yet have re.
deemed their promises, and what is more,
who neye, will REDEEM them, though these
states got value received for their promises
and used this value in the pubic service!
But we need not stop with any of the
States of the Union. We have examples
Of the same character in the proudest and
most powerfu nations in Europe. Both
England and France have repudiated their
public debt at various times. France nev.
er paid her assignats, neither did she ever
redeem her Bank issues under Laws sys-
tenn OF Finance. 1t is ridiculous now for
the ignorant and knavish financiers, fools
aud fundmongers TO pretend that Mlssis-
sippi can be disgraced by refusing to pay
her bonds, bought and sold in utter viola.
ton OF her constitution and laws; and it
is still more contemplate in the editors
and organs Of Pennsylvania, who have
encouraged their swIndling banks for The
last three years in violating their faith u
robbing the public. When Pennsylvania
pays her own debts and compels her insti-
tutions TO keep their faith with the public,
then lei them hold up their heads and talk
about honor and good faith. But until
that time arrives let the editors and organs
of Pennsylvania and Maryland hold down
their heads when honor honesty and good
faith are subjects of discussion. There
are infinitely honester and better men in
our penientiaries than those legislators
and editors who advocate an irredeemable
currency, and the continued robbery OF
the producing classes for the benefit OF
the bankers borrowers, spectators and
fund.holders Of this country aud Europe.
DREADFUL CoNTLAGRATroN.- THREE
CHURCHES DEsTRoYED.---Just as we
were going 10 press we we're shown let,
ter addressed to neighbor, and dated
yesterday. (Sunday.) Dundee, in which
brief sketch is given as one Of the most
awful fires that ever occurred in any part
of Scotland. BY FIVE o'clock in the morn
ing smoke was seen issuing from vent in
the Towns Church. In a brief space
huge volumes Of flames followed, and
melancholy to relate, three out OF the four
established churges were burnt to the
ground; even the roofngs fell in success
tsively with frightfull crash, and seats
galleries puipits, and all with solitary ex>
ce2,ion outside walls, have disappeared
az il they had never been. So tremcnd'
GUS was tho blaze tia! many contiguous
chimnies were fired; andbut for the most
herculean exer;ioGs on the part the fire.
men and others, devoted to pulic worship.
The Cross Church, the South, and East
or old Church, are heap of rubish, and
the congregations scattered. The horr'-
bic accident is said to have originated in
overhea,iug the stoves.-Great excite
men. prevails as you may well immagine.
[Dumtrics Cow.
i A New YANKEE TRICK A fellow at
wheeling, when crowds we're hurrying
through that place on their road 70 Wash
Iington, booked himself for every seat 10