The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-06-04
ror n. Mississippi Creole.
I.cxsoN. MI, May 28th, lS4S.

OOndent OF you -.
paper Ofthe elstinst' Overtime n' - .;,ar
I;rrs,ure of "Rankin." When wf''e'
.s..il. private character, as he has done
= the communication alluded to- unoef
cover of fictitious name' 1t IS always
prsmmptive evidence that he is conscious
# the falschoOd of his statements ana
breads the consequences. When pen
ned the hasty notice of this scrlOolef
,l,Dder. which was published in the Mis-
.issiUuian of yesterday, ! was unable 10
term anv conjecture as 10 the person VINO
"a. its author / now think | could
name him fit we're necessary sand ii the
people of the State only knew hlmas well
a. bs is known where he formerly resi-
dad. his scurrilous production would be
understood as high encomlum upon
mo. They would interpret it, as some
persons do dreams,-as meaning e%aciiy
he contrary of what it seems TO import.
But as ''Rankin" appears under a mask
and his communication has obtained
aome character by appearing In your
rsper, will you do me the justice to pub
lish this rejoinder, that those who have
read his attack upon me, may see the
other side Of the question?
"Rankin" saws, "There is great ex-
element in this place against Jas. 4.
Matthews, Gov. fuckers Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts, caused by an attempt on his
part to destroy a young man, who had
been employed in the Auditors office of
Col. Saunders. lPagaud.) | have no
doubt Matthews hoped to gain some po-
litical capital to be used in his election"
Ihave taken pains to ascertain something
about the "great excitement" Of which
"Rankin" speaks, and find it is confined
10 few political knaves, who are dispo
sed to seize upon any thing to injure a
person, known as belonging TO party
opposed to them; and to possibly few
who have not carefully weighed the tes-
timony that was introduced against this
unfortunate young man; or who from
their former intimacy with him, are un-
willing to believe that they have been
associating with dishonest man. |,
however, think it very probable, that
while it is evident TO every person of OBJ
servRtion, that the current of public OPT
MON, with the great mass of the honest,
rejecting portion of this community, Of
both political parties, sets strongly
against Pagaud; yeti as Rankin" is al
ways horror-stricken at the very name
Of democrat, and from his physical or.
ganization, or from some other cause. is
liable TO ''great excitement" upon such
occasions, he verify thought that eucro
y
other person was excited against me. Ii
10 SAID, a drunk man supposes every per.
son to be drunk whom he sees: so il is
possible that Mr.. "Rankin's" moral CON.
dltlon may be such as to induce him to be-
ileve that even UirtuOus persons are the
subjects oFthe same sympathies, and ex-
c'tabllity Of himself, when rogues are in
danger of receiving their reward at the
hands of Justice.
Rankin" not only misstates eyery ma.
terlal fact in reference to Pagaud's ar.
rest and trial, but he carefully suppress.
e''acts' de states that all my evidence
against Pagaud was "mere surmises >,
ne ventures to let it be known. ,ba, IN.
l0Fged warrant has been detected. but h.
Is silent as to the fact, that it was proven
'"A' not only one, but three forged war.
rants have been discovered, and that the
whole OF them have the seal of the Audi.
'Ors ONCE upon them. are all filled up in
Inc maud writing of Pagaud, as 49,
nave seen them decide,--are signed and
endorsed by him, as a majority Of tbo
o.;a "'AsS Oelieve,-are all duplicates Of
original or genuine warrants g. -.
n.~s,, %'n0Vn'' with the same number.
a ryaOlo 20 the sane persons, and on ac.
~ count Of the same head ofexpendi,ure.N
ne does not let it be known ,h., !,
r.D";u n' mat no two warrants Chat are
f,ora = Of the same number, are issued
from this Office in the same ..o- &c.
su.d 10 '''O' Is registered, when is
a, s, an0 carried through FIVE books.