The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-27
Gov. McNutt's Hope & Co. Letter.


This is one Of the most extraordinary doc
uments ever published. Messrs. Hope & Co.
Of Amsterdam informs the Governor Of
Mississippi that the interests due upon some
Of her bonds which they hold, and Governor
McNutt publishes this most extraordinary
reply. The letter has all the forms and re-
quisits Of hoax, gut up to gull such as are
credulOus to believe that all is gospel that
comes from a Governor.
We will notice the prominent points in
the letter..
He says: "These bonds were not sold in
accordance with the Constitution and laws
of this State,' and he quotes that clause of
our Constitution which prohibits the Legis-
lature from ''raising loan Of money! or
''pledging the faith of the State,'' without
referring the law to a second Legislature, but
he no where attempts to show that that part
of the Constitution has been violated. On
the contrary he expressly recognixes-nay he
sirGnuOlsEy cOntends for the VaEidity and bind
ing authority Of The Supplemental Charter,
about which such fuss is made!!l
He goes into q calculation to show that if
the State pays these bonds, instead of paying
foe millions of dollars we have got to pay
over sir millions! This calculation for stu
pidity and basefacsd fat-fooled humbuggery,
exceeds all bounds of common sense or COM
mon decency.
We challenge any anti-bOnd payer to come
into our columns and exhibit his own stu
pidity by trying.to explain the English of this
silly table of figured nonsense. How can
the State be liable.foE any more than the five
millions! Or who dreams or pretends that
the State can be called upon for any more
than her express written obligation, which
is for .fUe millions Of dollars ''in current
money Of the United StGtes"l This tabled spe.
Cimen of gullibility is the most glaring ex.
hibition of tOmfoolry, priestcraft and impo.
siton that we recollect ever to have seen in
print.
The Governor assumes supreme authority
over the whole subject, and decides the mat
ter finally with most remarkable dexterit,
and ease. He says; 'sThis State never sOiE
pay the fee millions Of dollars Of STATE Bond
issued in June 1888, or any portion Of The in
ferest due or to become due hereOn''
This is an unwarrantable assumption o
power which the Constitution places in tn,
hands of the Legislature, or if the business
of the claim is denied, in the Judiciary o
the State. It is not only SANDER upon tn,
people, but is gIaringly exira-oficiaI, and
gross abuse Of his Office for political effect
What has the Executive to do with the pay
ment Of money! How can he say wha
money the State will or viii not pay! H,
has nothing whatever 10 do with the pay
ment Of monies by the State. The LegisIa
ture alone can order monies TO be paid o
withhold it. He says The money lOiH nevei
be paid in The face and eyes of the last ac
ton Of the Legislature upon the subject
which deliberately declared the claims ii
question 70 be just and honorable claim
against the State, and in the face and eve
Of law upon our Statute books (which h,
says he is sworn 10 see executed which ex
prsssly gives authority to '.all persons hav
ing claims against this State 10 sue il on
Superior Court Of chancery. And also d
the face and eyes Of the Constitution Of III
United statos which expressly gives the su
preme Court ofihe United States jurisdic
ton over an cases Of controversies betweel
Two oF more States, which vi b The cas-
here If the State Of Pennsylvania as stock
holder ia the y S Bank Of Penn,, q other