Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-10-28
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
MISSISSIPPI.
Feliow Citizens:

III - '~h@AS'~tA IL
FeliOp Citi9eas:
by referring 10 the leading print on the
antl-bond side of the question, the Miss
lssiPpian, Published al jackson on the 18Th
July, containing The proceedings Of the
late convention, it will be seen that Al
counties were purported TO be represen-
ted IN it. OF these counties, twenty.hre
were represented, in whole or in part. by
the members OF that very legislature
which passed the repudiating resolutions.
Lestthis fact may be questioned, and as
names are things, the undersigned will
take the liberty of specifying the names Of
those members of the legislature who
represented so large majority OF the
counties, VIEW. G. Herring, Of Carroll;
w. ii. Crawford, Of Chickasaw; J. c.
Butts, D. NJ, Johnson, and James Bond,
Iof Choctaw;P P. Briscoe, of Claiborne; P.
S. Catching, and G, Ellis, OF Copiah; L.
w. Moore, of Greene; O. w. Beal, of
Holmes; r. o. Beene, j. w. Thomas, OIL
ltawamba; John Grant, of jackson; P.
Q. Hughes, Of Jefferson; Drury Bynum of
JONES' B. Bond, of Harrison: J. F. Cush-
man, A. Ii. Peagues, and H. D. Red
vine, of Lafayette; Joseph Martin, and
+. A. Durr, of Lauderdae; G. Hicks, of
Leak; Jesse Speight. John d. Council, Il
and Q. p. Brown, of Lowndes John Ab-
bolt, J. Thompson, Of Monroe; Joseph w
Matthews, J. w Hill, and r. r.. Green,
of Marshall; A.. w. Ramsey, of Perry;
John Berry, ofSimpson; +. Y. Grnstead,
A. Fox, and John Chambers, of Lawrence; {
J. Boatner, and F. Brougher, of Tippah {
], Wells, aud A. B, DiIworth, of Tishe- Ii
mingo; L. J, Hughes, and ]. Bell, Of ,
Winston; J. Frost, of Wayne; and T. B. r
Ives, of Yelobusha h
Every one Of the above mentioned sen c
ators and representatives of the Missss. a
ppl legislature, were members or the p
asst July convention; and every one Of v
hem we're members OF the very legisIa- i'll
ure which passed the repudiating reso- it
utlons, and every one Of them voted for p
he repudiatng resolutions, excepting c,
Mr. Grant, who did n OF vote, and Messrs. al
Hill and Hughes, who voted in the mega al
i've. See Journal ofthe House, l842, Sc
age 1913 and 1921
Again, on the 18th January, I842, on Ith
he resolution ''to provide FOR putting the U
Inion Bank into MISUNDERSTANDING pc
'r as speedy collection OF its debts IS an
light be consistent with their ultimate So Ell
lrlty--to lessen the expenses Of the tn
INK, ami to provide suitable penalties for KIN
or a waste of its assets arr
I'D for an application of the assets to the ito
'ymcnt of the interest on the state de:
'nds-to the end that Justice might be vii
me 10 the creditors Of the state, and in
pe0pt SdUed from burdenSome taration, ed
cry oneof the above mentioned sena- knt
rs and representatives, with the excep- poy
N OF eight, voted against The resolution; lin,
what is the same thing, they defeated atec
by voting for substitute and for post for
nemen.. The senators voted for sub gov
tute, and the representatives for post by
nement. OF the eight exceptions, and
'ssrs. Johnson, Berry, Frost, Beall and tive
ghes OF Winston, did not vote on Ell falls
n side of the question; and only :hree whit
led In favor OF the resolution, Wis Mr.. of p
omas, member of The House from tia ated
mba, and senators Hill and Hughes and
'e Senate Journal, page, 36l, and House of t
ros', page al, 4. d. 1891 peoT