Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-07


burning blush Of shame for the deepdegrada
. ton of the State he lives in.
The let, Sd, and 9Th reasons adduced by
the Governor, have been frequently noticed
and we think refuied in our columns; we shall
therefore pass over them and glance at the Cd
and 18th.
One unacquainted with the subject, would
suppose that the Governor had but recently
been informed of the fact tha, the bonds were
made payable in "Sterling money of Great
Britain, at the rate Of four shillings and six
pence TO the dollar, instead of current money
of the United States" but what will honest
men think when we tell them that in the con.
ers, il was expressly stipulated that the bonds
were 10 be made payable both principal and
interest in sterling money in London, and that
that contract has been in the possession of
GOV. M'Nutt for more than two years and q
hall! We refer any person who NAV doubt
the correctness of this assertion. TO the con.
tracttssef which may lie seen in the Senate
Journal for 1889, page I53.
That the bonds were made payable in sier- |
ling money. was well known TO Gov. McNutt
Immediately after their sale, and vel, although
he now says that more than 100000 were
lost "by changing the bonds from dollars cur.
rent money of the United States to pounds
sterling, of Great Britain he has for more
than two and half years kept his lips herme. I.
ticalIy sealed upon the subject Why was
- |
before we had received all the money? or at
least to have given notice 10 Mr.. Biddle that /
the sale of the bonds had not been made in !.
accordance with the charter, and that the =
State did no, recognize it, and would not be
bound IN any wise by the contract entered
into by the Commissioners? Certainly il was! ?
Yet Gov. McNutt has kept his mouth shut !
Tor nearly three years. until the degraded and ''
broken down faction to which he belongs a
AVE found it necessary 10 resort TO some u
humbug in order to regain the power they Il
lave lost. His resort to such reason now "
support the infamous proposition for repu- ~
llailng 'he State debt. is conclusive evidence o.
i the weakness OF the cause and his own want b
4 principle. Whatever validity there NAV kt
ave been in the objection to the sale on the d
round of his second reason, originally, il GER rf
ainly has no force now. To the 4th reason. hs
Re hnve but one word TO say. Whether the a.
}. ). Bank of Pennsylvania, was authorised CO
purchase the bonds or not, is not, debata-
e question in Mississippi. We obtained five +"
billions of dollars from the Bank (Mr. Biddle, ma
ID Is the Bank violated her charter in DEALING ne
lth ns, it is no business of ours. She is amen to
Die TO the Stale of Pennsylvania, and TO as. do
'rt that because she was not authorised TO lo
no us money, We are therefore released from re
re liability 10 pay, is 10 assert a doctrine which
lelves only will recognize-honorable men Isl
III treat it with the contempt and scorn it Be
erits. oc
we have not time this morning, to notice dI
lis letter at greater length, but shall refer TO M
again, and contrast the opinions now pro- Ut
u1sated, with the messages of the Governor &c
the Legislature. M