Holly Springs gazette., 1843-07-28
From the GoU1d,
JACKSON. Miss, July 18th l843.
RoDt JosSeLyn Esq,

RoUt JOsselyn Esq,
DEAR SIR:-We have been in session
now nine DAYS and have not matured and
passed any of those measures recommended
, in the GoveInor's Message. and for which
he deemed Il proper 10 call the Legislature
together. The various committees are at
work very diligently, and will. in the course
of day or two be able to make their reports.
We have been very much retarded in the
business to be transacted by the Legislature
on account of the delay in getting the Cover
nor's Message printed. The Governor did
not feel willing to furnish the printer with a
copy of his message until he had fist sub
mitted it TO the Legislature, which was done
at IL o'clock on the second day Of the ses-
sion; and about that time Mr. Miller. the
Marshal ofthe u. s., challenged Gen. Price
to fight duel, and Price was gone to Lou
isiana for two or three days. which added
still more to the delay of getting out the
Governors message But while we were
waiting for the message the members were
pouring in their local and private bills rapid
", and great number of these kind Of bills
were either passed or rejected. We are
now examining into the defalcation of r. S.
Graves by a committee of nine fIom the
House, myself among that number. We
find the warrants received from tax collec-
tors in payment of taxes all correctly filed
and cancelled in the Treasurer's office, with
two exceptions of missing warrants. amount
ing to S274 and one forged warrent for
$500. There are S92, 600 of United States
Treasury notes left by Graves with his wife
Sl3, 400 of which are endorsed by r. S.
Graves on the back. ready to be put in cir
culation ALI the United States Treasury
notes are made payable to r. S. Graves in
dividuallv There is also about S2,700 in
Gold left by Graves with his wife, and by
her handed over TO the Governor. The in
vestiea alton of the committee will henceforth
be directed to the enquiry, to see who were
engaged with Graves in embezz ling the
public Treasure There are many rumors
afoat, some duplicating public function
aries about the capital; each is directing
these rumors against the individual that his
prejudice, or party may happen to point out.
So far as the investigation of the committee
has gone, there is no good reason to throw
suspicion upon any one. So strong is the
belief settled here that some other high func
tionary or functionaries will be implicated
with Graves in this matter. that the Senate,
which at thebeginning appointed joint Sc
lect committee TO act with a like commit
lee appointed on the part OF the House,
have withdrawn their committee, believing
that articles of impeachment may be prefer
ed against some one or more ofthe high pub
lie officers of the State, and In that case the
Senate would become the tribunal before
whom the persons so charged would be
uied. But so far as am able to Judge ] do
not think there is much foundation for this
anticipation.
But time will soon show how this matter
will turn out | only give you what is
here talked of MIR Coleman made a very
able report to day on the SUBJECT of laying
off the State into Congressional Districts
There is much opposition among the Dem
ocrats here to ihe passage of the bill to DIST
rict the State. The Governor believes that
under the constitution of the United States,
tha. every voter in the State has a right TO
vote for everv member to be elected to Con-
gres from the State;& it was for the purpose
of trying to remove these constitutional OBJ
jections fthe Governor that Coleman wrote
the report The report is a very able docu-
ment ia favor of the District system The
committee of 8 to whom was referred the
bill offered by Maj. Hill have very materi-
ally altered the form of the districts as pro-
posed in that Bill.
This bill, if passes will have to be passed
mostly by The wings. by the aid of a few
democrats am In favour of the District
SYSTEM and shall vote for the bill L think
an adjournment will take place about the
middle of next week. The weather is ex-
cessively hot here.
am Yours Respectfully.
ROB'T, S. GREER