Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-01

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cd upwards u o. 900 ~ tle = per e.
Fund on accoii.l ~ ihe Warrants w.
mod ~ lho Engineer. tol, Tmoy,
drawn specifically on llialmnd.
Ooh Matthews was neSloxam ned
Ills testimony may bc fondl subHans
italy w liis report 10 tho Governor,
published IN DIS paper iiRLt ha,.
Ing CONS on, llle court tool recess
untll alter suWcrj noihihglhovo,cft
Wis done al hight, and lheroufI Nd.
Journod until Thufsdey moling,
THURSDAY MORANG.
The court proceeded Will thc cx.
animation Of Col. Matthew for scy.
crnl hours. Some explanations were
made by The Governor aud &c Atlor-
ncy General. A letter was ppduccd
by Graves, showing that hc bad cash.
ed $1,000 Of the Attorney Generals
salary. The Attorney General cx.
planned the circumstances under
which hereceived IL. The courtthrew
out a suggestion, that If the Treasurer
would produce tho funds, II would be
poSiiive testimony Of tue Treasurcr's
innocence OF The charge Of embcz-
Element. The Attorney General
moved the court that an order be
granted to produce this positive testi-
mony, and upon that motion address
sed the court in spirited and argu-
mentative speech. After which, the
court adjourned until 2 o'clock.
PAST TWO.
Mr.. p. Lea, Gen. Quitman, Judge
Shattuck and VIM. Yerger, Esq, add
dressed the court in opposition to the
proceeding proposed on the part OF
the State. The Attorney General
replied. The court with great dis .
tinctness decided the point. The !
Chief Justice remarked that nothing
was more clear than that tie Cover
nor might at any time have demand
cd the right to examine the Treasur-
er's Office, count the funds, S'c.-that
had the Governor pleased, this might
have been done, if necessary, by force
of arms, weeks ago--in a word, that
the paramount law OF necessity ruled
the case, when the Treasurer refused
to permit the Governor, as comtt m
plated by the laws, peaceably to ex-
ercise the privilege of inspection and
examination. The Chief Justice
further remarked, that he regretted
Gov. Tucker had imposed upon him
his duty, but as the Governor desired
his aid, he would give it to him.
Judge Shattuck asked the court 10
pause and sleep upon the subject be-
ore delivering a final decision upon
he point. The Judge remarked, II
nave slept upon it," The Attorney ,
said, 81 fear we have already
llept too long"
The court then appoIntedTucker,
and Messrs. b. A. Ludlow, Hunt, Tar
pley, Galloway ond Matthews, to ac-
company the sheriff, Dan. Thomas, OF
Kinds county, to the Treasures Off
ice, and in the presence OF the Treas
urer, to count the funds andreport.--
Judge Shattuck asked the court to
suspend the execution Of the order
till mornign, to the end that the coun-
sci for Tie defence might have an OPP
portunity Of consulting and advising
with their client. The request was
granted, and the court adjourned till
Friday, 9 o'clock, A. M.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The court met at 9 o'clock. Judge
Quitman addressed his honor in an ar
gumentative speech against the decis-
ion which the court made yesterday.
At the conclusion of which, the court
took the subject under further adj
visement, and adjourned until 8 O.
clock, p. M.
what may be the hnal determine
of the Chief Justice, we cannot say.
In this case he acts with no more au-
thoriiy than Justice Of the Peace.
We shall not canvass the law Of the ,
case; but we must say, that we fear
the precedent of permitting Justice ;
ofthe Peace to appoint his own COM
mission to examine the Treasurer's S
office. will, to say the least of it, be a G