Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-16

The Locos have been driven to the wall,
and are now attempting to play another game.
When Judge Shattuck was first spoken OF as
candidate for the Governorship, he was
assailed with every species of ridicue, and the
people were seriously asked if they were will
ling to support, for that high office. stone
cutter, Yankee .pedlar and Methodist
preacher; but now their tune is changed, and
instead of harping upon the humble, but hon
lest, avocatons. which as poor young man
who mad to chew and cut his own way In the
world, was he compelled TO pursue to obtain
livelihood, they are attacking his character
as private individual and imputing TO him
dishonest and corrupt motives. They charge
| him with making statements which he knows
to be false, to mislead the public mind, and at
the same time attribute to him, conduct which
thew saw is inconsistent with the sacred probes
sion of which he has so long been an eminent
and worthy member.
It will not do for any set of INSCRIPTIONS
and interested politicians in this state, where
he is so well known, TO undertake by low
scurrilty, political slang, and unsubstantlated
CHARGES. TO affect the standing of such a man
as he has always approved himself in every
|, situation OF public and private life, under all
, circumstances, to be- Even before he became
a candidate, he was viewed by an extensive
t circle of acquaintance, and by the numerous
persons with whom as public officer, he had
, intercourse, as one whose character was above
reproach, and whose conduct entitled him to
1 the esteem and regard ofall honest and honor
I able men. We had thought that the course
b they pursued towards the lamented Harrison
q would have admonished them of the impolicy
= of disparagipg and assailing the character of {
man which they knew to be impregnable L
: their assaults, and which like gold tried in th'
= FIRE. would come forth with renewed purit,
q land lustre from the furnace of their unJus
. censure and abuse. The case of Judge Shat
y tuck and that of the illustrious parsonage
j whose unexpected death we have SO muc
l. cause TO deplore, bear striking analogy 7
: IN each other. Gen. Harrison entered upo
life youthful adventurer, and became the ar
chitect of his own fortune and reputation, b
had to struggle with adversely, and to labo
with his own hands for his support, and whe
a he asked as the only recompense Tor his serv
s ces, an office at the hands OF his countrymer
u there were found those who heaped upon hir
y their malignant viiuperation and abuse
: Every engine of calumny and detractlon WI
~ put in req uisition, and a pensioned and co
ID rupt press teemed with SANDER and lnvectlv
" His very virtues were distorted lnto, Crime
and his acts of patriotism and sell devotio
wore construed into those of interest, fol-
-. =. and bravado. So has it been, and is no'
- - with Judge Shattuck. He has had tograpp
=. with even squlid poverty to perform the mo
lv mental domestic duties for his family, and
&c labor from morning until night IN the heat
- s,,on,er and the cold of winter, for their su
Il IL mort: and while those who defame and calur
:. Mate him were reposing upon their beds
~ down or rioting and reyeling in dissipati
~ 10 and LUXURY, he trimmed his midnight lamp
II. the search after useful and necessary kno'
ate LEDGE. or went about in the character OF
NJ. aholy man OF God,s doing good to his feo
= men: and now when he has improved his tale
Ter TO such advantage, shall the language o. !
IN parable be reversed, and his fellow-citlze
mn say unto him, you have done that winch