The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02
The LAST SHIFT OF THE
REPTJDTATGRa

dEPODlAIOtS.
Among the thousand false and alb
surd positions assumed 6y the repudi
atlng demagogues to sustain their shall
low Pretensions TO power, none so su
premely ridiculous as that now assumed
by Governor Tucker, has even beer
presented to the people.
During the administration of Cove.
nor Lynch, Mr. Benson, who was Their
Secretary Of State, lost, or misIaid the
Great Seal Of the State, and in order
that the affairs of The Government
might proceed without interruption, a
new seal was Immediately procured
But the artist who engraved it made
some slight difference in the insignia
from that of the old seal, which was
not observed until several years after,
when the old one was found. 1t SO
happened that during the reign oil
Alexander, the great Repudiator, the
bonds of the State were issued and the
impress of the new seal made upon
them. and Governor Tucker not find
ing any special chapter in his catechism
(the Constitution) which provided fol
the loosing of seal, or the providing
Of new one, wisely concluded that
he would abandon all other plans OIL
legality against their issuance, save one
very plain. and simple fact, the original
seal OF the State was not attached 70
them.
This wonderful discovery the Gov
encr kept profound secret until the
time arrived for him to commence his
eiectioneering campaign, and then bring
it as new light upon the people. So
according to his pre-conveived plan he
took both seals, each Of which would
weigh nearly pound, and carefully
slowing one in each pocket Of his
breeches. he proceeded to enlighten
the benighted people. In his speech
at Port Gibson, he declared it was inn
material whether or not the charter was
constitutional, that the bonds had not
the great seal of Mississippi, and con
sequently could Tot be legal 'sno how
they could be fixed" ''Look'e here
| fellow citizens" said he, ''here is two
seals, one has the eagle on it, and what
has tother; why, nothin' on airth but a
cromwell this is the one that the
bonds was stamped with, and I'll put
it TO you as sensible men, how could
they be legal
Here is a forcible illustration of the
sagacity and craftsmanship of our beau
tifuI Governor. Could any body have
supposed he possessed the legal knowl-
edge to discover that every act of the
Government, and all the judicial pro-
ceedings of the State of Mississippi,
for the five years the new seal had been
in USE, are all null and void. Accor-
ding to the Governors notions Of the
| Illegally Of the bonds, no act of any
| public officer in the State, during that
period, could have be en- valid. What
glorious time for debtors, whose pro-
perry has been sold by Sheriffs. whose
commissions have been sealed by the
/ new seal. What a fine chance for
those Who may be dissatisfied with
wills and deeds of records, none can
(according to Governor fuckers Opin-
| ion) be legal. The convicts 10 the
Penitentiary may claim to be released
for Governor Tucker says none oil the
officers of the Law or Courts which
convicted them, have been legally COM
missioned. We advise every unfortu-
nate wretch who, during the "Crow
seal was in use, had spiiced himself &c
| a scolding wife, to shake off the illega
| bonds, and not wait for the tedlou:
| and unpleasant form of divorce. Fol
Gov T,acles has coma like e minister
ting Angel, with the ''Crow Seal" 10 hi:
breeches pocket TO relieve all those
who may feel uneasy in the unpieasan
| letters Of the law.
But TO be serious, has the history Q
any country upon the face ofthe habit
| able globe, ever before presented suci
| a catalogue of political hurnbugs as arr
daily being palmed upon the citizen
1 by the demagogic leaders OF rePudia
ton. Was ever such an insult ofier
ed to the common sense of any peopI
as that Of a miserable old imbeclle
travefsing the State to tell them ihs
! they had no law or government tor nv
years. Ifthere be among the repudl
! ating party any man who advocates 70
. doctrine upon constitutional grounds
, or from misapprehension as 20 me =
eaIity Of the bonds, will they not plus
Il for their leaders--wiIl they pot ,
81 ashamed of being allied with leader
. lwho would resort 70 such piiifnl on