Holly Springs gazette., 1841-10-21

People of the State of Mississippi The election appoache
and all opportunity for effort the part of those who wis
and intend sustain the honor and dignity their State
country will be A question: certainly involyip
the fate of this State be determined far the popua
viii concerned by that election Then couu
try kindred and postery should distinctly understand
the position should that OCCASION free
independent voters We not debating any man, nor il
way do So for always believed in the language
ofMr We HOWARD that "The People art do right ifthey
are in possession of the necessary information"
All elections less nvoyethe interest of the Stale
and this which is close at hand more than all others.
We wish therefore, candidy lay before the voters OF
this part particularly which they elevate
in the even, the above gentleman chosen rule over
! them
FIRST Mr. Tucker has declared himself opposed to all
banks and for exclusive gold and silver rency Con
sequenty elected will nothing but gold sill,
for taxes and all the property which the people of State
all classes have vested banks will be 10 the dogs
unable collective the banks-unabe to wind up
and nothing but to di Not because they we're actually
unable their liabilities Ultimately but because after
having been chartered by act of the State- has
Withdrawn arms and left them to sink Is that oood
faith the Sae2 Mr. Tucker says the State has no consi
onal power charter bank-and consequently Ghouoh il
may be swallowed that he will sign another bank charter
while he is Govenor-feeeted) he will look upon the pre-
sent banks with an eye destitute of solitary beam ochar
ty-as ileglmate ~lndling engnes-whch are alone de-
serving the unmitgaed wrath ofnsued parotisml II ie
States au that Ter tanks hare sustained no better
dH But let the people in their present distress elect man
Governor who will demand all they the State in specie
THAT Mr. Tucker may get his salary gOidj and though
we by no means aspire the gift of prophecy they aoH re-
0ent iH |.
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SECOND. Mr. Tucker introduced the following amend
nent to the revenue bill:
"AIr Tucker offered the folio wing amendment to wit
Add to the end thereof Ghe amendment to the first ectlon)
he words "on each amd eUsry bale Of dollar
See journal ofAs Senate p. 34OJ (
argued and contended that.r Tucker offered this obi
amendment because the bill taxed the of poor men!
This will not do AT the this endment of Mr. T. was
nade the bill did contain any such feature The amend
nent TO Tar cattle made by Mr. Kerr otter Mr. rs
amendment was lost! GSee page of journatsl And Il
ne clause to tax cattle A cattle which may
owned by any person in this State and above the
lumber OF feent Now poor persons seldom own more than
iosnty head ofnea cattle tc
Mr. Tucker also voted in the Senate to revive the Bran
on Bank [Sec Senate journals o. 846l "
Mr. Tucker also offered amendment to the reve,
III tnal the members OF the Legislature and State officers Is
'ouu 70 sAxT S0IdTteS IN preference
lily OF the State of the funds to be raised bv that hill
lat not dollar should be applied any other purpose so
ng as any thing should he owing said unctonaries Hs
vn party couldn't follow in that um-t was ostbv vote of
to 81
80 Mr. Tucker could not get any ofhs hateful and dis
lstng amendments and rydershe voted against the bill
lr Tucker voted for Mr. WaItons amendment that 81,
dillon to the tax provided for the first section of this
and under the same regulation that an amount eoua
the achoe OF The state for other purposes be as
ssed and collected for the purpose ofdischagn the ab
o the state on of Planters Bank bonds for anv
iaiment that may fall due during the present year. and the
afannua Interest which has fallen due and bee paid
Bank OF the United States for the Planters Bank Of Mis-
Ippi-and that such money collected shall be paid oysr
the treasury of the State constitute fund for s pur
e and that said money shall be paid to those entitled to
eve under the inspection ofhe Governor And vet he
Pos0d 10 taxation The officers of State must be ma id
en- ormous salaries the exclusion of all other State
Iies and he people be directly to pay foreign
Itors 1t is principle among honorable men to paw
oced money FIRST But is this not direct tax upon
people to pay State ocers2 But as rebuke for his de-
abe proposition stuffed down the throas Of mean