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Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
SHOALS OF VOTERS.
Dc If M. S. CATRoN will be a candid,t,
for Coroner, he will receive the support os
LOTS OF VOTERS
FROM THE soUTHRoN.
t H FALSE ISSUE.

Parmenio is narrow minded politician. and
therefore is very Liberal in his views, H.
knows nothing of the science Of governmpn,
and is grossly ignorant of the true policy j
the State. Parmenio is great talker, and
greatly in love with his own voice. Ii ".
but yesterday he was dealing out his poor and
half-starved doctrines to little crowd. which
he had gathered around him. Even in 4,
fury of his passion he affected to look wise
while he labsred with an enormous sweep
his arm to make some favorable impression
upon his hearers. Parmenio, in kind ID
whining hypocritical tone, common to his
tribe, said he was the peoples mamie loved
the people, because he was one of them; and
as onc'would never pay cent of the STATE
bonds. He was against paying them, (mah
his patriotism,) because he never got any d
the money-the Bank loaned it out to nsuL
vent men, and squandered it, and he couldnt
listen to paying for the folly of others. Nov
this mean argument is on the tongue and lips
of every anti-bond paying demagogue in the
State. ShameI shame! upon the ParmeniG
of the State. And will not Justice frow
them down, and strike terror to their hearts
They tender false issue. If the Bank hs
been badly conducted-if the Bank has DON
wrong-does her conduct furnish good pa
for the State to follow her example and
wrong also' Is the State, the people, the L.
gislature, who created the Bank and enable
it to obtain the money, justified in repudiail
the bonds upon such fiimsy pretencesl Wal
it any part of the contract, that the State wa
to be liable only in the event the Bank pros
pered or used the money judiciouslyl Shd
the State attempt to shield herself benin
another's wrong? Parmenio is blinded b
ignorance and knows nothing of pOida
ethics!
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
IA NUT FOR Mr.. RANSOM TO
CRACK.

We regret that we are under the painful
of copying, from the Lexington
Union, Loeofoco paper, the following Pro-
clamation of the Governor, against one of our
citizens for whom we have heretofore entel-
tanned the strongest feelings of friendship;
but SO numerous have been the calls made upon
us to publish it, that we feel it duty we owe
the citizens of this county to do so, as he is
now candidate for their suffrages at the No
vember election; and also in justice to Mr..
RANSOM that he may have an opportunity to
refute the charges preferred. if anJounded.-
We offer him the use of our columns for that
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
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FUCKERS SYSTEM OF TAXATION
FROM THE TRUE ISSUE.


Old Tallabola is in sad predicament y
was charged with voting against the bill abG
ishing Imprisonment for debt, an act Of lte
sufficiently atrocious to have damned aI
man and with voting in favor of the oil ap
thorizing the faith of the State TO be pledges
for FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to
squandered on one of the worst schemes
speculation and plumber conceived during H
prevalence of bloated prosperity and visona!
legislation, and now Judge Shattuck has ia&
ened upon him another act, from the odluI
of which he cannot escape, and which WI
enable every planter to see what kind Of msa
is soliciting his suffrages for the first office
his gift. Had his amendment prevailed eao s
cotton planter would have had to pay Az
one dollar upon every bale of cotton ne mlsT
have produced, and the tax gatherer wOS%I
have visited his plantation and demahoeu !"
before his crop could have been sem 20 l,,al
ket. He may pirate about taxa.lon :; !, rolo
as he nleases. but if all his assertions ~ 1e'"
t;on 10 the tax to be imposed for the payn'en'
&C ,ba honds were true, it would not come up
- a..sh 81 snormous, unprecedented and un'
S ~ 80 sc tov &c this. Did ne want the thou
- s.b;cb would have accrued upon The I'M
sanu: &c this onerous burthen to 60 into the
s.st treasury. to be squandered upon unwoI
ths, nartv favorites, and pensioners upon the
t tny Of the State? or what in the name
o 1917 sense could have been his object
We would like to hear his explanation, for w
can hardly believe, and yet lit is said to be truS
tha, he excuses himself by saying he intendsI
4 as set off to the tax Of one cent hess
mon cattle when the number owned BY aI
one person should exceed twenty. When :
made his lame apology too, for SO singula, i
course, Judge Shattuck proved that such cow .nS
not have been the case inasmuch as that "a
was not included in the bill. and thai ao ans,
ting it was, it was a reduction OF i've - x
upon each head, the original tax Oelns
cents head. .,r
That there may be no mistake ao0u' :"
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
.TIGHLMAN M. TUCKER, AND TAXA
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PEOPLES

When Judge Shattuck charged old Tallabola
Tucker, with having voted for a law to pledge
the faith of the State for $5,O00,000, for the
benefit of that extensive swindling concern
the Mississippi city company. he denied i'll
When the Judge produced the Journals of the
Senate and exhibited his vote, he acknowled-
ged the fact, but said he was only trying to
J'lghten the asapdel" Tallabola is great man
at frightening the people, he attempted to
frightep them by pledging the faith of the
State for $5,O00,000, and now he is trying to
brighten them by crying out against taxation
But there is one other act of Mr.. Tucker
which. if it had been successful would have
frightened the people" to moral certainty,
and well it might frighten them, for more
extensive scheme Of public plumber was never
conceived by any man calling himself a demo
Graf.
The act 10 which we alluded is of recent
occurrence. and til nothing more or less than
a proposition made By him last ,ointer TO inn
pose tax of ONE DOLLAR on each and
ecery bale of cotton produced an the Stateyy-l
The incredulous reader may smile at this
startling proposition, but it is nevertheless true
that Ilghtnlan N. Tucker, the great apostle
OF locofoco antibondism, the especial friend
OF the dear people, and. the noisy declaimer
against taxation. did, last winter while the
revenue bill was before the Senate. propose
to levy a tao Of one dollar bale on all the rot
ton produced in Mississippi This fact cannot
be denied, we defy contradiction. Even Tuck
er himself dare notdeny it, the Journal stands
ready to convict him, and to it we appeal.
en the lst day of FEBRUARY, (see pages s39
and $40 Senate JournaD
Inc Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to be entitled IAN act TO provide for
the revenue of this State.''
Inc question pending being the motion TO
agree 70 the report of the committee Of the
whole, '''0
mr. Aisbury called for. the consideration of
the amendments separately. - :
! ne nrst amendments, TO wit: being read
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
Alex. O. McNutt.
Gorernor of the State Of Mississippi

Governor of tie State Of Mississippi,
To WILLIAM RANSOM, Esquire, Assessor
and Collector of Taxes in and for Carroll
county, and to all others to whom these
presents may e-sendS-GREEI-
ING
WHEREAS. 1t has been duly certified to the
Executive, by the Auditor of Public Accounts,
that William Ransom, Esq, Assessor and Col
lector of Taxes in and for the county OF Car
roll, in said State, is indebted to the State OF
Mississippi in the sum of one thousand seven
hundred and eighty dollars and twenty-one
cents, for the taxes of the year 1888, and In
the sum of nine hundred end eleven dollars
and fifty cents, for the taxes of 1889, OF Carroll
county; And whereas, it has been further duly
certified to the Executive, by the Auditor of
Public Accounts, that the said WILLIAM
RANSOM, Esq, Assessor and Collector of
Taxes in and for the county of Carroll, has
failed to make due return to the Auditor of
Public Accounts, of the Taxes assessed in said
county of Carroll in the years lS40-lS4l,
and has entirely failed and neglected to pay
into the State Treasury any portion of the
Taxes assessed in Carroll county, in the year
1910, and payable into the State Treasury the
present year.
NOW, KNOW NE, i nat Dy virtue OF the au-
thoritv in me vested by the Constitution and
laws of this State, do, by these presents,
REMOVE the said William Ransom, Esq,
from the office of Assessor and Collector OF
Taxes in and for Carroll county and do warn
the good citizens of said county, not to pay
into his hands, any portion of the Taxes due
or to become due in the county of Carroll
In testimony 'ohereof, have caused
fho IF ha IL
H. S. hereunto affixed, at the city of Jack.
son, this 18th day of September, in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one.
By the Governor,
A. G. McNUTT.
THOMAS B. yFaoDwARD,
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Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
A MAN OF OUR OWN MIND.

Who can that witty, spicy and piquant wri-
ter be, dating his letter at Middleton, Carroll
county Mississippi, and communicating with
the 'Holley Springs Gazette" After touch
upon other passing thoughts of his witty fac.
uties, he holds forth the following, which il
indeed calculated to implant spirit of ANNA
ton in the breast of Mr.. AYREs, the youth
ful and talented orator, spoken of by the au-
tor; and at the same time to urge his friends
with redoubled energy for his success. How
miserable; yes, degraded, on the other hand,
must be the feelings of those in the advocacy
OF such odious measures, calculated to bring
disgrace upon themselves, their posterity and
their State. Read the extract
Politics down here, as | intimated in nv
former letter. boils and bubbles. The Anti
Bond party have an unfortunate ticket in this
county, jndging from discussion which took
place here last Saturday. | will give you a
brief sketch. His Honor, Frank. Plummer, a
candidate for the former place of Judge Shat
tuck, and who has some uncertain financial
fame. addressed The people first, in a real bang
up Anti-Bond speech, in which he awaited him
| self of SO fine an opportunity of expressing
his utter detestation of all banks. Deprecating
! the past, defying the future and raking doa0a
the present ooh nor' Yes sir, it is a fact.
t"What! not Franklin E. Pummer, President
of the Grenada Bridge & Turnpike Company.
The very same. Now don't you think him a
nice case to talk against banks But Sir. at
an honest estimation, that is fair specimen of
the Jim Crow operations of the politicians of
this day.
almost think sometimes that common sense.
that old matron nurse of our ancient philoso-
phers and statesmen, has left the country in
deep disgust. After his speech was suffered,
Mr. Ayres, of Carrolton, arose in reply to
that part OF the opinion of the court, which
related to the Bond question. Mr.. A. is cam
dldate Tor the Legislature, and is young man
Of q brilliant and logical mind. In speaking of
ms effort on this occasion, in point of clear,
lucid and conclusive argument, except none
that have heard. prophecy great useful
1 ness, and bright and elevated name for Mr..
A. in this State. He is a young man of
very great promise and power. After Mr..
AyreS had concluded a speech of some three
Z hours In len 9Th, Mr. WadIinton appeared
E upon the stand--for the Legislature Anti
Bond--he is a young nan-and made, all IN
al, one OF the most u1counaon speeches | ever
4 endured. One of his arguments was that Mic.
Bldde was dishonest man, and therefore I'M
able 70 eontract-here giving the legal requi
sites OF a contract, from law book--and when
'lhe, according to the strict rules of rhetoric,
4 arrived at the pathetic part Of his speech, he
Icalled the Union Bank Z posthunsous nsoastes''
4 and quit That idea is entitled to the cakes /
i Eel your Anti-bondmen to gather item His
whole speech was one continuous clap of home
made thunder.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
lcoMMuNIcATED.
MR.. TUCKER AND THE METHODIST
COLLEGEl
Mr.. Brown, SIR

MR.. BROWN, SIR
By reference to the Journals of the Senate
of lS4l, you will see that Mr.. T. M. Tucker.
who is now before the people for the highest
office of State. opposed motion which was
made for the incorporation of an institution
of learning called, | think, "The Centenary
College"
Now. Mr.. Editor, why did he oppose that
motioni Why did Mr.. Tucker oppose the in
corporation of an institution of learning g''-
Did Mr. Tucker oppose it because he was an
enemy to learning No. Did Mr.. Tucker
know that he would be the Democratic candi.
date for Governors No, not that either
What was the reason that this Senator OPP
posed that motioni Shall spread it before
Your readers = Strange to tell It was got
up by the Methodist Church.! 1t was to be
under the direction of religious bodylll He
was opposed to the Methodists. He was OPP
posed 70 religion 81 He was opposed to good
morals i S Mr.. Editor, he is an Tnfdel 1 an
enemy to morality!l! Now. Mr.. Editor, l
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

have laid this before your readers -, -
duce the Methodists to oppose Mr.. TnN ! IT.
No sir, they are large and respectable ~
mnation Of christians, who are well know. Nv
be people who think for themselve, -, y
matters of this kind; bu., sir, Just 70 ,u,s %
attention of the sober and rehectnu no..
this community to the Legislative condn.,
a man who is now before them for Office !,
compare his character with that of Judoo q. -
tuck's. And | prove his character bv NV
is found on the 25Sth and 259th pace. r. "'I
Journal of the Sena tie. The more yon ),
at this man, Mr.. Editor, the more ". OUt
write and say-Judge Shattuck is the ma,
A CITIZEN OF MISSISSIPPI
Lexington, Sept. "a, lS4l.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

The sake Of temporary good. Let Us be true
TO ourselves, and especially, let US be true to
those who are to come after US.
have now done, and hope my good SIR
vou are satisfied that the state is morally
bound to pay the bonds, and what is noavat-
IN right. can scarcely be legally wrong.
A SANDY CREEK PLANTER.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
coMMUNIcATED.l
BOARD OF POLICE

The Board of police is a most imDor,,..
item in county affairs, and great care sbo1,
be observed in the selection of member
Now, to the end, that firmness and wisdor
may mark the conduct of our next Board "
Will suggest to the people the names of JOsed
Drake, John w. Dykes, Captain z. Prsu
Robert Cross, and John H. TadIock, as gen,s.
men every way suitable. BY giving th.y
consent to the use of their names, thew vi
receive the support of
SHOALS OF VOTERS
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

Those indebted to us for subscriptions to
the paper, can iiquidate the same by paying
five dollars during the first week of Court
otherwise our rules will be strictly adhered to-
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

1.-THE FAITH or THE STAT'E rs
PLEDGED fortFe ultole capital Stock, and
The property Of al her citizens may hereaffer
be tdaed to make up its losses and detdtcGttons.,
Message Of A. G. McNutt, in January, Io4O
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

RESOLVED, That it IS the deliberate
sense of the Wing party of Mississippi, that
he Sf9fe is BOGND BY EVERY DBL
CATION or HONOR AND JUSTICE
TO PAY, OR CAUSE TO BE PAID, her
bonds issued and sold for the benefit Of the In
ion Bank, and for the payment Of her stock IN
the Planters Bank Passed Unanimously by
the WING Convention, in January, 1871.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

Coz BNGAmAN, one Of the Wing nominees
for Congress. addressed the citizens of this
county at this place, on yesterday. Owing to
the limited notice given the assembly was not
so large as we bad wished for. But the Col.
notwithstanding, made 4 powerful, able and
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

Mr.. 7. NJ. Tucker, loco-foco-anti-b bond can
didate for Governor. is asking the sufrages of
the planting community, stating that he isop-
posed to taxing the people for the just pay
ment Of the Union Bank bonds, even after the
bank is put in state of liquidation and all.
her assets applied to that purpose, whon.it is
well known this same T. NJ. Tucker ntrodu-
ced billin the Senate to levya tax of ONE
DOLLAR on every Bale Of Cotton made in.
this State. Had this oppressive tax bill passed
then indeed would it have been high time,as
ldr 4 now has il, for the yeomanry--the la
barring man, to have marched in resistance Of
such an onerous Tax. But now they are ask
g q vote for this man Tucker Let them do
50 if they can--she evil falls opon their own
heads!
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
THE PIONEER.
Saturday, October 2, Is4I.
RESOLVED, That it is the deliberate

raion oflAe Wigs for The honor Of the State
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

speech. We regret the ABSENCE
on that occasion, Of the honest portion of the
democratic party, as he discoursed manfully
on the many great national questions agitating
the country. He also lay bare, and riddled
the doctrines of those self-styled honest demo-
Gratis having so much at heart for the welfare
of the dear people, crying against taxation
&c; while at the same time they are endeavor-
ing to barter away the honor, credit and iaith
of their State, regardless of consequences, so
that they succeed in their nefarious designs
and party trickeries. Taken all together, its
ability stands unsurpassed.
Old "tender toes" Tucker, as we notice in
the papers from below, has been driven from
the field of fame. Judge Shattuck, exposed
the doctrines of the old Iron fighter proved
him by the Senate Journals TO be guilty of an
untruth, relative to a dollar tax on each bale
of cotton-the people scoffed, Kissed, and he
was forced to abandon the canvass-and his
competitor sails through the contest. amidst
the shouts and CALCULATIONS of thousands OF
freemen, without the opposition of head winds,
for the port of glory, where proudly floats the
flag of his country.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
We owe our readers an apology for the nom

We owe our readers an apology for the non
appearance of the Pioneer on the two last
Of our regular publication days. We were
disappointed in getting supply Of paper in
ample time to have suited our purposes-and
consequently left of no other alternative but
the disappointment of our patrons. As we
are now supplied, and intend keeping it up,
we can assure our friends, nothing on our part
shall be wanting, as far as we are capable, to
render this paper useful source OF general
information and amusement. The antl-bond
question in particular, and all other loco-toco
questions tending to the destruction OF any
of those great bulwarks Of freedom, establish
ed by our forefathers upon the immutable prin-
ciples of Justice, shall find at our hands well
aimed blows, however feeble they may be, in
defence of the great cause in which we have
embarked, determined to conquer our enemy,
(loco-focoism) or fall in the trial. Let the hon
est of all parties but look to the ant-bond
question, so lately mounted by few of the
leading oco-foco REBELS of this State, and he
be comes sick at heart. A mere clan of defea-
ted and routed loco loco politicians at Jackson,
styling themselves democrats, have called up
on the HONEST of their party to come to the
rescue, and assist in the dsgraceful repudia-
ton by the State of her outstanding bonds
that is, that we shall swindle an individual or
company for the kindness of loaning us money
while in distress and want-depending alone
upon our faith and honor for its return. Can
an HONEST democrat 60 thus far-can Wing,
an HONEST wing, be duped in support and act
profess and practice such damnable doctrines.
The idea of taxation will not frighten an up
right and honest citizen, holding the welfare,
glory and honor Of his State at heart. No, il
is only to find an abiding place in the narrow
contracted and little souled body, possessing
the faculties and qualities of an animal only
one whose soul, Gf he had one) might BE-
drawn ten feet from the body, with the BAIT o
a P1cAYUNEl Then away with taxation. LIE
the HONEST of BOTH PARTIES do their duty
and vote for the HONEST candidate of the PEG
pie, DAVID O. SHATTUCK.
We call the attention of our readers to tn
first side of to-day's paper, containing severa
able articles taken from the Natchez Courier
and penned by an apt exponent of the BON
paying party, under the signature of ''Sand,
Greek Planter" We invite their .perusal.
Mr.. T. M. Tucker, observation-disclosures can
didate for Governor, is asking the suffrages o
the planting community, stating that he is or
posed to taxing the people for the just pay
ment Of the Union Bank bonds, even after tn
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02

Wecall the attention of our readers to the
first side of to-day's paper, containing several
able articles taken from the Natchez Courier,
and penned by an apt exponent of the bond
paying party, under the signature of 'Sandy
Greek Planter" We invite their perusal.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-02
80 V' A. A. G. McNUTT.

THOMAS B. ytooDwARD,
Secretary of State.