Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
CIRCULAR LETTER TO THE
VOTERS or MISSISSIPPI
YELLOW CirirEpai

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led sons svlisbs ps',on 70 Nv ihat inpodsnt
aSd is'ponabs station. --upoo ne dssih oi me
lamssisd Col A. u. Saunders, apf1lieiisd by
me, The members Of the tes,lsiufs slmesi onao
'movslJ recommended me 10 the frscuhse, ~
shiiabls psuon 10 GlT The yaeseey that bn0
occurred, and, aceonilnay, I received The sp.
poibtmtri on NE first day Of Maffb last, and
"' the 'squs't Of my fisnd,, have prs'snisd NY
na'hs 10 the people ass eam idsie at She August
election. of my qualifications, It |, your prov.
race TO Judge, and in making your selection Il
Auditor, 10 look exclusively to the public good
NY compositions have thought proper to proclaim
their political predictions, and. have thought,
wish to form an Issue on some political question:
Two Of them proclaim themselves Wbg', one a
Democrat, and all say they are IN favor Of pny-
ing "TBE STATE BONDS" do net deny tho
night OF those gentlemen to mount any political
hubby they please, nor Of the people, TO require,
u they see proper IN unequivUca declaration
OF The political sentiments Of those who present
themselves for even q ministerial office; though,
really, do not see clearly what the bond ques-
ton, or the question Of Wing or Democrat, has
TO do with the Office Of Auditor OF public Ac-
counts. But If gentlemen wish to make an issue
IN This election they can do so. My political
principles have long been known. They are
the result OF long reflection, and patient inveSIi'
CATION, and the experience Of every day con-
hrms me in the belief Of their $3.50, enter
tain no opinion that ar or ashamed TO
avow, and for which h; Sea reason e give,
at least, satisfactory to h-~ Z am decidedly
Democrat, and opposed to The payment (by
the State) Of the Union Bank bonds. Thoss
bonds received their existence, as / believe, bya
violation of the constitution, and are, therefore,
not the "BoNDs OF TIE STATE" and while /
regard the legal and moral obligations Of az
oath-whils recognise the duties which asa
citizen owe to my countrg-and while regard
the constitution as the paramount law of the
land, the pailadinm of our liberty, the mantle Of
Our security, aud the sheet anchorof our hope
J cha steadily oppose the payment of those
fraudulent b0nds. A to the BONA FIDE obi.
cations Of the State, so far as l am concernedt
! am willing (in the Language Of MIR. Bradfcrd)
Ito pay TRE LAST DOLLAR. THE LAST DIME,
AND THE LAST CENT" but am nor quite $.
liberal as so Be willing to pay every FRAUD that
may happen Ga be called n bond Of the State.
In becoming candidate, ! did hope, shoulSss
| escape the arTows of SANDER and dttracton TO
which those 10 Official stations are usually sub.
Jscted' believed had hut few personal ere.
MES; aud my political course, though decided.
has been free from bigouy and intoleIsuce. |
have never suffered political differences to dis
turb the harmony of my personal relations.
Yet this has not been sufficient to screen m.
from the virulence of party. Sometime since,
it became my painful duty to have Horace Pa
gaud, late clelk in the AUTHORS Office, are,ted
Tor forging Auditors warrants on the treasury.
This vac the signal for an attack upon my mo-
tlves and Character; and although have con.
victsd the principal author of falsehood, and
although a grand jury of the country have found
true bill against Pagaud, and new discoveries
of his villsny are made every day, yet there are
lew who stop at no falsehood they can invent,
to stab my reputation. The election of a DER.
son opposite to me in poliucs, to all Office purely
ministerial, surely is not object of such magnI.
luds as to justify resort to ialsehood, 10 rob
me Of that good name for which have Struggled
through life, aud which is tho riches, legacy that \
have, appertaining to earth, to usnsmit TO MY
posterity. But, fellow citizens, should be the
subject of your choice, shall, regardless Of
consequences, do my duty. Twill not, if can
prevent il. suffer toTgers or counterteiters, who
have roobeds your treasury, increased the slmost
lnsuppoTtable burthens of an honest and INDUS.
trious people, and pampered their pride, gra,ifed
their avafce, 40 saliatet their lusts, at your ex
pense, TO escape with impuniry. The insu'wd
majesty Of the law, and the ,oppressions of an
honest and liberal people demand that they
should be brought to justice
II would afford me the highest pleasure 10
mingls with the people, and cultivate more
extended acquaintance with you; but | cannot
10 90, without negltcting my public duties
To your members of tho Legislature refer you
or my character and busintss qualifications;
md il after informing yourselves in reference 10
hese, and upon consulting the public interest
,ou see p.Opel 20 continue me in my present
tatiOn, will use every exerion in my power TO
discharge the obligations under which you will
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