Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22
To His Excellency,
Governor A. G. McNutt,
Jackson, Miss.

Inc following article is taken from the Gre.
NADIA "Weekly Register" and deserves the
immediate notice OF our State Legislature
Comment is unnecessart-them's our sent.
ments friend Tyler, and they will meet with
the appreciation of every enlightened member
having the good of the debor and creditor a,
heart:
NOTICES OF SHERlFF'S SALES
The "DolIar Democrat suggests some
views in relation TO this subject, for the con.
sideration of the Legislature, which we do no,
hesitate in seconding, Notwithstanding the
seeming indelicacy of allusions, by conductors
of the press, to matters affecting their own
interest. If the public advantage is sacrificed
by any existing state of thing, it is the priv
ilege and duty of the press to pake il appear;
and if legislators, to earn the piiiful boon of
unmerited popularity have tken to saving
pennies at the expense of poutds, there is no
harm that the people should zee it. Believ
ing both positions true, so far d relates to the
law relative TO notices of Shetiff's sales, our
mouths shall not be muzzled by any consider.
alton TO prevent the expression of opinion
that the law is impoltic. If thu law is a good
one, their is no use in publishing advertise
ments of any sort. Merchants and Others
advertise because they wish to speak to hun.
dreds, where they could not by other means,
speak to more than one. If a citizen has real
estate for sale, he makes it known through
the medium of public advertisement, at con-
siderable expense. And why! -Deeaooc, By
SO doing. he produces greater competition a.
mong purchasers than he coud do by any
other means, and thus he is remunerated,
perhaps hundred fold.
And If your property is to be sold by Sher-
if, is it not just as important that it should
bring as much as poSsiblel The law must
have been made for poor devils, who were so
hopelessly insolvent that they never could pay,
and so unprincipled and proud, that they pre-
ferred sacrifice of their property, (which
would be nothing but a sacritic. OF their cred
itors,) 10 seeing themselves advertised as IN
solvents. We believe the observation oil bu-
slness men will unanimously sustain as in the
assertion, that property putup at Shenn's
sale. under the notice now required, does moi
bring so much as it is worth in market, and
that more numerous frauds are practised than
were possible under the old system. Nine
men out of ten first hear of Sheriff'S sales al
hand, are few watching for the chances Of
speculation, in the towns. The pockets o.
these few are too well drained TO make theil
bids worth any thing in the way of competi
ton. The substantial planters in the country
who have money TO invest, do not visit thu
towns often, and then rarely waste much tim
in reading Sheriff's hieroglyphics, which
would puzzle the devil and Philadelphi
lawyer, TO thrash the sense out of. Besides
even these poor notices are washed down By
the winds and rains so that half the time nc
notice is given at all.
Would any sensible business man, who had
property for sale rely on such notices if he had
determined to force sale on a given day.
No. There Is no difference between the ca
ses; and the honest debtor, who wished to pay
all he could, would consult his own interest by
advertising Sherips sale of his property, on
his own responsibility. He would increase
the competition among buyers and thus en-
nance the price. Under the old system, Tour
attended Sheriff's sales to one that atienos
now. Is this not paIpably against the inter-
est of thedebtorl We say the debtor, DeileV-
ing il to be against the interest OF both oeotor
and creditor, because our legislature mas oeen
legislating for the last ten years for insoiVensS
alone, and not upon the only just presumpuone
Of all equal legislation, that OF the aol.sy :, :.
those who make to perform their con.Iacss.
and we do not expect yet to see ieglsia'.so. !.
upon correct principles. II the saving =. :
small sum to the debtor, at the expense OF ~.
ducing the competition among bidders, a. !,
sale Of his property, is not saving pennies =
the expense of pounds, we are at a loss 10 con'
cefve what is, and we think the subject IS wcs'
thy of the immediate attention OF the Legs
lature of the State.