Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1833-1844, 1842-08-20

The following is from the New Orleans Jeffer-
sonian, We hope our Senator, Mr.. Henderson,
will prove himself guiltess of participation 10
SO base transaction as this.
CHARLES M. CONRAD, U. S. SENATOR.
We discover that bill has passed Congress,
entitled " An act for The relief Of Daniel Nj.
Hughes, Charles Shipman, aud john Hender-
son, 1.-THE latter the u. S. Senator from Missis-
sippi,) allowing the sum of nineteen thousand
dollars, for damages done TO timber on their land,
al Pass Christian, in '3S or '39. This is the
most bare-faced embezzement Of public money
that has received The sanction of any public body
in modern times. We hope the President of the
United States will veto the bill. If any informa-
ton at this time would prevent tho contamination
Of this outrage, we would pledge ourselves, An
case q commission could be addressed 10 snv
Judge or justice Of The peace Of this city, under
cover 10 Us, we would engage TO prove the fol.
lowing facts by twenty respectable Witnesses beS
longing to the wing and democratic parties.
FIRsT.-That The area of land upon which the
encumpment was made, at Pass Christian. did
not ercesd ts0enty acres.
SECONDLY this twenty acres of land
were on the sea shore, covered with scrub nine.
OF a description that rendered il safirsIv ,seIess
for any purpose whatsoever. That there was no,
one tree thereon, I'll for any kind of timber and
that, as rewood, ii sOotld not pay for the cutt;nc.
THIRpLY.-That the said twenty acres Of land
is valueless, or that it would not ir offered for
sale in the exchange, in this city, bring more
than tfiy e.nis per acre.
FoURTHLY.-Th That the Indians were encamDed
there during the middle of summer, and that The
only wood which they used was for cooking. and
This was mainly dead wood, rotten logs, under
brush, and such stuff as they could gather up
without trouble; in other words, that there ,Cas
no damage done to The beach.
During the time Of The Indian encampmenl We
we're at Pass Christian, and among the Indrans.
w have investigated The matter within day or
Two, and talked il over with several Of our most
respectable citizens, protesting different political
creeds, and they all agree with as as to the above
acts, with this exceptOn--we put the land al filtv
cents, and they al twenty-five cents per acre.
Charles NJ. Conrad was instrumental in getting
his bill through the Senate. How can he Justify
himself to his constituents Has he received a
,rlbe from the Mississippi cObbling Senator
We are unwilling 10 believe il. Yet how eau we
account (or the warmth with which he advocated
his bill in the Senate
II is the misfortune of Louisiana 10 have no
representation in the Senate Of the United States.
ls for Messrs. King Calhoun, Sewer. and
Young. for the opposition which they made 10
his bill they deserve The thanks of every honest
iIzen. Benton, Buchanan, and Wright have
fIen evnced their zeal for The interests Of Loui,
lana.
Since wiring the above, We have been informed
hat sale Of q house and one or two hundred
ores Of land, situated upon the Bay Of Pasca-
oula, much more pleasant place than Pass
'hrislian, and land of the same description, was
made 10 this city for seventy dollars. Let Il be-
ecollecied that Conrad opposed the bill, the
biect Of which was to refund General jackson.
be fine Of thousand dollars.
There is one other fact, however, somsWla,
uzzling 10 this matters il is ihis-that one or
Vo Of those persons for whose benefit tho bill
urporIs to have passed., happen not Ia be the
assessors Of one foot Of land. either at Pass
Tristan Or any other place.
AS TO anything done by Senator Henderson,
eriainly no corruption OF intrigue of his will