The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-13

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.CrRcu1nc ouRr, APerr i ErM, lsa3.
we the Grands Jury for sud Stale.
ssEI9etea Empdnnelle sSWofns and
acharged, do make the following pre-
astsentn1enfs, to wit:
We ea1l most urgently the attention
|ofthe commnnity to an important SUD
iect which has been bronghL TO our
eonsideratioii, and one which ia our
opinion, embraces too nearly the inter.
ests. the security and the harmony OF
all peaceful and respectable citizens to
be passed over with d slight glance.
Through It's baneful and noxious inan-
euce. property has been shamefully
and heartlessly sacrificed, whole FAM
dies have been Impoverished, and the
duiet fresides Of all the honest and
law abiding portion Of the community
disturbed. -
Ii has been the practice for some
time past of a set Of sharpers who in
fest the community, and who reside
in Columbus, to arch the records of
Court for years back, hunt up defunct
judgements and Executions, and, un-
der false pretences of law, have, them
levied upon the property of individuals
whose occupations leave them no time
to suspect or guard against such COW
ert and perGdious acts of swindling. 1t
has not unfrequently been the case
that bFibes have been taken TO suspend
these proceedings where the sufferers
have been averse TO the expense and
perpIexitics of lawsuit, and this still
more, we think, merits the censure of
the people, and constrains US TO pre-
sent them as nuisances of the most
odious and disgusting character. To
such an extent has this practice been
pursued, that properly, even when
regularly exposed TO sale, viii scarcely
bring a third of its value, for fear of
some suspected flaw in the title, pro-
duced by the Vaccinations and false
hoods of these prying swindIers. Such
scandaious perversions of the law
such disregard of all moral and social
duties, and such violent outrages of
the peace and dignity of the commu-
nifty; call for strict and unmitigated
censure, wherever the parties may be
found-whether in the ranks Of an
honorable profession, in the enjoyment
of Offices, or in the common walks of
life. Ii is not deemed necessary at
mis- time to mention particular names.
The very existence of such nefarious
proceedings, and the fact that the mat
ter has been brought before the Grand
Jury on the authority of honest and
credible Witnesses together with this
public presentnenI, should serve to
direct the suspicious of community in
the right quarter and fasten The odium
on those whose Conduct has deserved
it. We have felt ourselves too SOL
emnly bound both by our oaths and the
szrict charge Of His Honor, the Judge,
10 let nuisance of such monstrous
saxkanf pass nnr nkserVaiinn.
In conclusion, we beg leave to ten
d Err our best acknowledgement to His
Honor, the Judge, for the attention
he has shown US whilst in the dis.
charge Of cur duties, and TO the Soil
citor, pro tenn, A. Boylcin, Esq, who
rs 50 kindly and SO ably aided US on
all poinfsAof issue in law, and in all
other ~ ects In which he has been
connected with this body.
DUNSTAN BANKS, Foreman
JOS. B. COBB,
WILLIAM E. MARSH,
JAS. FL. SOUTHALL,
ADDISON PEEL,
M. w. HOWELL,
ABM. BYLER,
SAMUEL BROWN,
WILLIAM L. BARRY,
EDWARD @. EGGLESTON,
"A. NJ. BARRY,
JAS. BEVELL,
J. D. MORGAN.
"A Copy test,
S. Fl. LESTER, elk.
saTHE CALLED JADE W1NcEs."
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