The Weekly register., 1843-08-26


violating the law, we would advise him
in future to avoid this kind Of RESPONSE
bility, and leave Consequences" to take
care of themselves. He ought to take
as good care Of the rights Of the citizen
as those of the State, and when he takes
responsibility it becomes him TO avoid
robbing Peter to save Paul.
TO THE VOTERS OF PONOLA CoUN-
TX.
Doubtless, ere this, The most of
you have learned, that | had declined
being candidate fer the Legislature.
1t is but an act Of justice to myself at
least, if not TO you, and especially those
who had expressed their approval of the
position assumed by me while q candi-
date, that the cause of my withdrawal
should be known and understood.
The Court House question has swal-
lowed up every other matter connected
with the internal policy Of the county
from the day of its organization. 1t has
covered us like pail and. deadened all
our energies. No elections have taken
place scarcely but this question has been
thrust into the canvass, and the candi-
dates compelled to declare their alIegi-
ance 10 one side or the other. He who
could command the most votes for his
favorte side was considered the best
qualified for Office, and placed in the
field. And he who could best WELD the
battle axe, & sound loudest the war-cry
was considered the noblest patriot.
Expenses aud taxes, both State and
county, have been permitted 10 increase
upon US until they have accumulated al
most mountain high, grinding us into
the very dust, 81 yet we have submitted
scarcely ever dreaming that we ought
TO lcok TO it-bowing and kneeling to this
God Of our idolatry, the Court House
question.
Our rivers-ohe washing the western,
and one washing the southern. base of
our county, and another running through
our very centre, have been permitted
to roll their Goaming tides over logs and
brush, easily removed with scarcely
passingl remark. While this Court
House question crowds every gale, and
is echoed back from every hill.
Your roads and bridges, no matter
how dilapidated and ruinous they may
have been, were unnoticed, as we have
fallen through and stumbled over them,
in our salIoping strides to vote on THIS
tr emeadoas Court House question.
Our various funds Of this State, part
of which have come to our county and
our school lands, may all be taken care
of either by runaway treasurers, or
corrupt Banks, "leaving nota wreck be-
hind''-and still we must pass these
things by Gas the idle wind which we
regard not" and growl and scratch
over this meatless and much gnawed
bone the Court House question,
There is something not only Of man
iiness, but much Of improvement in the
discussion of main, leading and cardinal
questions, such as usually divide parties
in state or government, but in these
local factions, the lower, meaner, and
more sordid feelings of our natures, not
unfrequentIy stepped in the gall Of bit
terness, rankle and flourish in our bo-
soms-scorching and drying up all the
kindlier emotions Of our hearts, and
blighting with black ,pildew, the social
relations Of counties.
This demon spirit wages war of ex-
termination against peace, always filling
our bosoms with envies, suspicious and
insinuations producing that state of af-
fairs in a county much to be regretted
and no less to be DEPRECATED by every
lover of his country.
With full conviction of these solemn
truths, and under these circumstances
had supposed the people Of Ponola
county were tired-heartiIy tired Of this
little, | will not say contemplate Court
House question, for let it be decided as
it may but few of US will be benefited.
That we would be willing to cease this
wrangljng and strife about this supreme