Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-23


that'the Mississippi bonds must be paid. To
the last dollar, to The last cent, 10 the last mill
eUery pledge Of The public .faith. oalether By
The collective aohOle Of our glorious linton, or BIZ
any one Of ats constituent pa,ts-must Be hon
orably redeemed-6e TIE consequences, be the
cost ,ciat theymay"
twill not be expected of me, in circular.
which must necessarily be short, to present
reasons for the opinions hold upon this sub
ject. Il viii, ] trust. be sufficient for those
whose views accord with my own, to know
what my opinions are. | have given them
frankly and unreservedly, because believe
the spirit Of repudiation is or most rnischicy-
Gus tendency, and Taught with unmi,igated
evil to the body polite, in all its relations
That man has been an idle observer of the
signs of the times, who has not discovered in
some quarters fearful proclivity towards the
reputation of all government Obligations and
contracts9 The Indications are lamentabIy
strong. that small-wing of :he party known
as the anti-bond party, drunk with victory.
are determined that the bonds sold for stock
in the Planters Bank, shall also fall beneath
The sythe of reputation
A portion of the press and of the Legisla-
ture have already taken this most extraordi.
nary course. Notwithstanding the Cons,i,u.
lion itself, authorized and ratified, in aduaace,
the issuance and sale of the bonds for the pur.
pose of taking stock reserved to The State in
the Planters Bank-aIihough the bonds were
sold in good faith, at high premium, and tho
money was received and invested in the stock
of the Bank--although the State has FOR years
been receiving large dividends upon the stock
Notwithstanding all this, men claiming to
be republicans, aspiring TO be party leaders,
and cognizant of all The facts, are found vii.
ling to say that the State is not bound TO paw
these bonds! Men who have long ranked as
democrats, are ringing the changes upon the
catch words fund gers,--stock- jobbers---,
thieves, swindlers, &c, as though thu nan.l.--
were unwilling 90 give, ever the devil. his
due--as though common honesty did no, die
tate that we should pay, even thief, If we
have condescended to deal with him and 90,
his money.
Our regulators have Uncovered tina, il was
excellent to have giant strength" but they
have not yet learned that cit is tyrannous TO
use it like a giant" The Reputation of the
Planters Bank bonds, can regard in no 9th.
Ell light than refusal 10 pay, simply because
we CAN refuse. without even the shadow of a
shade of pretence for il, founded either in
FEASIBILITY, common sense or common hon
esty. But this factious spirit does not even
stop here; have seen a hint thrown out.
that it would be no more than Justice that
the holders of Treasury warrants, who have
bought them al depreciation, should receive
no more for them at the Treasury than tier
gaveH am totally opposed TO this spirit in
all its phases, and in favor of maintaining and
preserving the faith of the State.--
shall therefore contribute my humble efforts.
whether in public or private station, to the
attainment of that great end.
Fellow-ciiizens---Iha have thus briefly express
ed my opinions upon the great subject which
most interests us as republicans, as honest men.
and as Mississippians. II should receive
majority of your votes for Auditor of Public.
Accounts, can only give that pledge in ad.
vance, which all candidates are ready to give.
that the duties Of the office shall be discharg.
ed to the best of my ability.
CHARLES A. BRADFORD.
Pontotoc, April 2nd, 1912.