Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-16
FROM THE soUTHRoN.
) NUDGE SHATTUCK-TAXATl

Our candidate for Governor has been most
grossly misrepresented by the Locoioco press
and Ietter-writers, by charging him with being
in favor of taxation at one place, and opposed
to it at another7-of making statements in one
company that he was not willing 10 make
to any and every one. Judge Shattuckis the
last man to shrink from responsibility, and is
perfectly willing, nay, DESTROYS, that all his
sentiments on State policy or any other sub
iect, in which the people are interested, should
be fully known. 1t must be bad cause which
requires misrepresentation and even falsehood
to sustain it. We have reference, particular
ly, to his speeches at Kosciusko aud Macon,
| in which it is stated, that he did not maintain
the positions on the bond question with which
he started on the canvass. The following IS
the true statement of what took place at those
places, and may be relied upon
] At Kosciusko, Mr.. Freeman asked the Judge
whether, if the Legislature, ne1t ,cinfer, were
to pass an act, appropriating money from the
| Treasury to pay the interest due upon the
bonds sold for the benefit of the Union Bank,
he would veto that actf He answered that ne
would: and gave as his reason at the time,
that there would not be money enough in the
Treasury TO pay the Auditors warrants due,
and the interest too, and that the warrants
should be first paid. Nothing was then asked
as TO what he would do with law to increase
taxation; but at Macon, week afterwards,
Mr.. Tucker asked the Judge whether he would
! veto an act 10 increase taxationl To which
he replied, that he did not consider an increase
of taxation necessary; but if he should ma
it necessary, or if the Legislature should thinK
it necessary TO increase the taxes TO sustain
the honor of the State, he should not veto IT,.
i This Is the sum and substance of what occur
:. red. and whoever says TO the contrary, does
. gross Injustice to gentleman whose character
> for honesty of purpose, candor and harness
: has never been questioned
l. On the subject of taxation, the bond payers
&c and their uubernatorial candidate have been
5, shamefully misrepresented by The party who
. oppose the payment of the bonds al a.I-wno
: contend iat they were issued and soia IN We
u iation of the Constitution and law, and tell the
= people they will be taxed all they are worth
u to paw them. We say, the present rate OF
: taxation, (provided the tax collectors are made
- TO settle their accounts and pay the revenue
: into the Treasury with what may be saved
:. from the Union Bank, will be amply sufficient
= TO meet the expenses of the State, and the IN
~ ,erest on the bonds as they fall due, while the
> principal is not due for eight years, and VIII
: not then be required if the interest is prompt
lv met. And we would ask, what will five
- millions of dollars be to State with the re-
=, ~ sources of Mississippi, eight years hence Z,
~ Why, she will pay il without knowing II. III
- is true, she is embarrassed now, and the energy
of her citizens is crippled; but II will not al
Z, ways be so. She will emerge from her diff
=, cnlties like strong man: her people, broken
~ ~ mn and depressed by pecuniary embarrass-
se ments brought up by reckless extravaganza and
o uI wild speculation, are now practising economy
az and learning to live within themselves, and
~. ~. will soon be independent of other States Tor
- their food, raiment, tools, &C., for we shall
u make them at home. We say, then, we shall
90 he able TO paw these bonds when they become
~, due and not feel it. Then, let us act honest
sys settle fair for money that we have borrowed
~ and used, whether judiciously or not IT does
he not matter That is matter between u
~. here at home, and with which the holders o
-. the bonds had nothing to do. We asked To-
Us their money in good faith, and we are bonn'
a. 70 return il with interest as we promised Ou
o. character. our reputation as State--as N a
ton, is at stake in this issue, and let us 100
3oh What signifies it if our next Legislature de
d. eide that these bonds shall not be paid Doe
~ that settle the debt? Byno means. Our LIE
~ pislatures year after year may say the sam
~; thing, but that does not pay the money w
~ borrowed, nor satisfy the holders OF The Stat
s i bonds. They still hang over US, and VIII .
'''' left upon the shoulders of our Posierity, VIII
- will nav them if we do not They will hay
to be cancelled, peaceably if we will--torcibl
i've if we must.
nes, The last Mississippian charges Judge ona
ion tuck with unfairness towards his absent al
oily sick opponent, and accuses him Of dealing
ow, stale tests and ribaldry at Mr.. fuckers e
,ple pense. Now, we listened TO Judge Shattucl
most speech here, and we heard no such thin
to On the contrary, we thought the Judge des
Of very fairly by his opponent; and all who we
sup present will sustain us in the assertion that
um- Judge only gave Mr.. fuckers opinions IN co
Is of trast with his own. And besides, why shou
tion Col. Fall whine so piteousy about this matte
: :: - - b.d enlisted the services of Gen. Foot