Holly Springs gazette., 1843-09-01
FELLOW CITIZENS,
It's known

Ii 5 known
to you that the Legislature at is regular ses-
sion established The Dtsx5ct l,6ancers
Court of E5ssissippj." aud required that the
GoFeiuor : hon!d appoint I Zee Chancel
lofto organiz and noid the couu al Colain
bus Tor tae ca .i=S IF Lpwa1ts. N3xube
, Octi55eha M.ns,on, Neshoba aud KEN
pei; at Fulton i1r Iawdmba. Tisha5ningo.
Pontoloc, Monroe. and Cdlcasaw: at Car
rolton ior C1rfo! HOLMES, Choctaw, Yai-
ioousAa aal FL Al tcni., aud at Hollf
Springs for MTshall, Tlpp1h, Lf4yette,
Panola. Colhoma, Tu4ica AM Deso:o; and
10 hod the Office until the election IN No
yem5er next.
The apoIn'ment thls roq1ired to be made
was tend efed to and accepted by me without
solicitation on my part, aud | entered imme
dIately upon the discharge Of lis duties
Having received the office by ap2ointmt -
from the Governor and put the Courts into
successful operation. an anxious to obtain
It by the voice of the People at the ballot
box. and have become a cand dda,e for elec-
ton.
My duty and inclination prompt me to
make myself known to the voters of the
District, bat rs size-Twenty three counties
and the duties Of the Office, which kept
me 10 Court un;i the middle of July, pre-
cIude the poss lbIlity Of doing SO; | have
therefore addressed you in his form; but will
also pass through as many of the counties as
can before the election. and thus afford an
opportunity of becoming personally known
TO you.
trust that l am duly impressed with the
exalted station & he highly sponsble and
aIduous duties otthe Office asked OF you; and
although my vanity even, will not How me
TO lay claim to the profound and extensive
legal knowledge, ripe judgment, and just
discrimination requisite 10 discharge It's du-
ties with distinction yet have Seen lnduc
ed TO ask the Office Of the people by having
been made TO believe that IN dIschar ssing the
dulies heretofore, | have given general sat
istdction; aud that too under the tryng cir
cumstances of organizing, for he first time
an independent Cnancery Court for North
Mississippi ana deciding large number Of
causes, many of which were Impo tant, botl
on account Ut the principle and amounts In
volved In them.
Being personally unknown In a large
portion OF the District, deem II not improp-
er 10 saw to you that | reside In Holly
Springs, Marshall County, where | settled
at an early day, after the organization of
the 1ulCdSdW COuilti y--oiA itidtiiSut anu !
have : family-and up - the time appoint
I'd Vice Chancellor, had been thirteen years
prac,isin . nv pro!ess.od. on both the Law
and lancery side to the ex5. as.2a OF all
uther employment; that | have never ben !
an office seeker, a candidate for. or holder /
Of office before. bet having accepted TIE ap
poiltment of Vice Chancellor, and surlen- !
dered my practice, L desire TO be elected |
and that my lie low citizens may by their
votes say OF me "UeIl done good nd faith
fuIservlnt' in return for when L viii not
on Y be faithful, bat promise tnat viii con
tluuc, as heretofore to discharge the dulles
Of the oflee-knowing no man-ieafng no
man. Wits a diligence that sbai! not tire,
aided by my snort experltnce IN discharging
its duties, and such iegal knowledge and ca
paGity for Improvement as may be posses
cd Of Respectfully.
JOSEPH w. HALMERS.
HOLLY SPRINGS August 25tn. Io43.