The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-09-11

which an action is brought
court.
"a negotiation of five mil
bonds was affected by the
ers highly advantageous to the
nk, and in accordance with
ons Of the charter requiring
sold at par value f, a sale re-
highest credit upon the COM
themselves and bringing tune,
Ii embarrassed community
4 we're the expressions used
of a jointEcommittee appoint
line the affairs Of the MlSSlS-
u Bank.
NOR M'NUTT-W ltheSS'
4 bv the court,-state who you
r am Alexander G. McNutt,
20. Democratic, anti-bond-pay-
.or of the State of Mississippi,
/ had the honor of entertain
Jackson in real Military style,
himself said almost eqalled
4 the battle OF New Orleans.
being ashamed to tell who !
IA be extremity pleased to con-
i Just what | am now.
n. Are you a sworn officer?
| was sworn to support the
n and to see the laws carried
ssp, State what admissions you
4 in regard 10 the liability OF
for these Mississippi Union
DDS.
i, In my Message of 1889,
he State debt now amounts tc
Rug the amount deposited by the
soSernment and Planters Bank
"a five millions Of dollars in five
bonds, sold TO take stock to thai
i the Mississippi Union Bank
d. in all &c.
Dc, do. do. | remarked "to pre-
honor Of the State unsulliet
redit unimpaired it is Of the las
&c that the interest should be
\ paid, at the places designat
bpIe funds provided for the re
b, the principle, tits usually
Eer o borrow and spend none,
Fogde the means of payment.
"In as much as the question
ng before the people and ha,
i"d their sanction, | signed tn
the Mississippi Union Banh
d Constitutional scruples."
Il TUCKER, Esq.-Witness.
fCn, Stale who you are and VIII
nade witness in this case.
IS, | am Tilghman NJ. Tucke
nine Loco-Foco-Democratic-Ant
ging candidate for Governor {
q Of Mississippi. | am the fat
indicate, and Parson Shattuck
RsP-keeper's, for whilst he ~a
81 yqakes notions, | was workin
NJ PIoughs and axes. | have had
any nick names given me anon
Y constitutional Tucker, O
b Old Tender Toes" and tt
has been bestowed upon me
d' ! have always been tet
osed to all banks except no
when | thought the people war
| voted against abolishing il
rt for debt, but it was because
\ fashioned democrat, and a
to changes. | have been
IN public life, and | kno
much of everything that
PIE knowing as almost an YIN,
come across; | have now to
pen who | am and the reas,
aye been made a witness in tn
on' State what admissions y
made whilst In the LegisI
the liability Of the State
Tor the payment Of the
S. Whilst in the Senate of Il
'uson AIsbury,myselfand othe
nOers of a joint select comm
legislature appointed to {
mississippi Union Bank a
lea a report, in which we us
'u9 language, SPY the ere
u |. bonds for the payment of
Inc State has incurred a 10
me committee after a can,
u9 management and resourt
uh 49,, are fully persuaded Il
viii Ultimately be compel
~ greater portion, if not the
u the bonds already ne.
this prospect before the St
y ner bonds, the commit
boi;o Ou mat 1t would be a m
h . c, 10 increase the pres
; , ntT, issue or sale of
h.,. ne .fre millions alrei
p''OhgS to the State ercyuS
Il ,ns subscribers are bound
Dun money has been paid in
Oalik IS lnsolvent at the t