Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-16
CIRCULAR LETTER no THE
VOTERS on MISSISSIPPI.
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. "" Hts"HfHsNi f aHdfff ~ Fable Aesatf,tst
a"d 'hs' On TIE h'a Mondsy, sad ID, f,Il.vla.
n Assg" nest, v will become REQ, Dat, ,o..
's' some saI'"bls psnoo 10 all that luesase,
aai responsible station. --Upoa me- d,.m u N.
lam'h''d Col A. H. ssondsr,, Unsolicited b.,
me, the msmbsnof ths Legislature simo., onaa.
'mouslJ recommended me 10 the Executive, ~
} suitable person 10 6Il Inc vacancy that had
o't"''d' and, accordingly, nesivsd the sp.
po'n'msnt ~ hs 6nt day NJ March lat, and
" b' request Of my hsnd,, have presented NY
name 70 lhH people asa tant idals NJ tho August
election. of my qualideation,, It /, your PROV.
'noe 70 Judge aud In making your selection oi
Huuhoh TO look exclusively TO the public good
NY competitors have though, proper to proclaim
'boif political predictions, and, have thoughts
wish :. 'Omi an issue on some political question:
TWO Of them proclaim themselves Whigs, oncA
Democrat, and all say they arr IN favor Of pay
ING "rHE STATE RoEpsu | do net deny the
right Of those gentlemen to mount any political
hobb, they please, nor of the people, to require,
u they see proper, IN unequiyoca declaration
OF the political sentiments Of those who present
themselves for, even a ministerial Office; though,
really, do not see clearly wha, the bond ques'
ton, or the question of Wing or Democrat has
10 do with the Office of Auditor Of public Ac'
counts. But il gentlemen wish to make anissus
IN his election they can DO SO. My political
principles have long been known. They are
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CATION, and the experience Of every day con-
firms me in the belief Of their truth. enter.
tain no opinion tina, am afraid or ashamed TO
avow, and for which have no. reason to give,
at least, satisfactory to myself. lam decidedly
a Democrat, and opposed to the payment (hy
the State) Of the Union Bank bonds. Those
bonds received their existence, as believe, bya
violation Of the constitution, and are, therefore,
NOT the "BoNDs or THE STATE;' and while
regard the legal and moral obligations OF az
oath-while recognize the duties which asa
citizen owe to my countTy--and while regard
the constitution as the paramount law of the
land, the palladium of our liberty, the mantle Of
our security, aud the sheet anchor Of our hope,
cha steadily oppose the payment of those
fraudulent bonds. As to the BONA FIDE obi.
gait Of the State, so far as am concerned,
an. willing lin The language Of Mr. Bradfcrd)
Ito pay THE LAST DOLLAR. THE LAST DIME'
AND THE LAST Cent?" but ] am nor quite SO
liberal as to be willing to pay every FRAUD that
may happen to be called bond of the State.
10 becoming candidate, did hope, should
escape the arrows of SANDER and detracton to
which those 10 official stations are usually sub.
jscted. believed | had but few personal enc.
mics; and my political course, though decided,
has been free from bigo,ry and intolerance. I
have never suffered political differences to dis.
turb the harmony OF my personal relations.
Yet this has not been sufficient TO screen me
from the viTulence Of party. Sometime since,
it became my painful duty to have Horace Pa
gaud, late clerk in the AUDITORS Office, arrested.
| for forging Auditors warrants on the treasury.
! This was the signal for an attack upon nv mo-
| tives and character, and although have con.
victed the principal author of fasehood, and
although grand jury Of the country have found
| true bill sgainst Pagaud, and new discover
Of his villany are made every day, yet there are
few who stop at no fasehood they can invent
to stab my reputation. The election of per-
SON opposite to me 10 polucs, to unofiice purely
ministerial, surely is not an object of such magni.
tude as TO justify resort to talsehood, to rob
me oil that good name for which have Struggled
through life, aud which is the richest legacy that
| have, oppertaining to earth, to transmit to my
posierity. But, fellow citizens, should be the
subject Of your choice, shall, regardless Of
consequences, do my duty. Twill not, If can
prevent it. suffer forgers or Uounterteers, who
have robbed. Your treasury, increased the almost
,nsupportable burthens of an honest and indus
trious people, and pampered their pride, gra,ided
their avaIice, an satateG their lusts, al your ex
pense, to escape with immunity. The insulted
majesty of the law, and the oppressons of an
honest and liberal people demand that they
should be brought to Justice
/, would afford me ..tte highest pleasure to
tninale with the people, and cultivate more
extended acquaintance with you; but cannot
do so, without neglecting my public duties
To your members of the Legislature refer you
for nv character and business qualifications;
and if after informing yourselves in reference 10
these, and upon consulting the public interest
YOU see p,oper to continue me in my present
station, will use every exer,ion in my power TO
discharge the obligations under which you will
place me, by faithful and upright performance
OF duty.
am, most respectfully,
Vo,. colIn,.