The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02
From iks VicksBurg IThig.


apeople Of N ssissippi," Is a spurious document
issued from the presses, for political capitol
dld not think any one 80 stupid and malignant
a. 10 presume that be c)uid 50 palm on suct
an assertion. and 50 gull an intelligent eommu'
nifty into thg belief ihatany one would attempt
10 make politral capital ola publication wrIt
ten solely by Col Graves, as a defence, re.
gardless 81 parties. Bot ] can inform hu
q !SO,aksrn Rsformer'' that Col Graves do
himself Srile he address alluded 70. That
was with him whilst he Wrole II, and that i
was not known toany one except bis near rel.
atires that he intended writing defence, until
i made its appearance in the post Office IN this
State. The address was published BY hing
& Baird, Of Philadelphia, under my supern-
lendenco. And the manuscript, in hls own
hand writing, (Which is well known) can be
seen By any one. at any time, who will call on
me at Middleton, Canoll county.
RALPH GRAVES.
The foregoing letter reached US yesterday,
BY mail. Il is post marked 'Carroton, Oct.
25th." We presume after the reading Of thu
letter, that 20 one can place any confidence
IN he assertion Of the Southern ReiurmeL and
cannot but regret that that paper should have
yentured to make a charge against party
for which il had not the shadow Of authority
| When we saw the notice IN the Reiormef, we
| let il pass unnoliced, because we had not the
evidence upon which TO give u the lie, nor
did we expect at the time that we should re-
ceive any information as to the source from
whence the pamphlet came.
OF the contents Of the phamphlet we have
heretofore taken no notice, simply from the
fact that we discovered they we're extensively
circulated, and every man who would read
them would Judge Of their merits or the degree
Of fcred. to which they are entitled. We
aIe fully aware that when Graves len the
State, strong Suspicion rested upon those
persons whom he has implicated in his pub
licaliOn, bu, we are not willing TO attach an
undue degree Of Importance to rumor. But
now that the man who has defrauded the Gov.
ernme ut; or in other words stole the money
has come out and implicated bis accompnces
in the fraud, VIC attach just that importance to
bis testimony as we.would 10 that Of iany Grim
inal charged with am offences, whe may tnrn
States evidence and become a Witness against
his accomplices.
The pamphlet has at least one good effect.
It places the people in possession Of the facts
which will enable them to Judge fairly o.
Of the honesty of the regulating public func-
tionares which q majority Of them palmed up.
on the people two years. Since that party
came into power, the whole history Of oui
State Government has been one OF plumber
fraud and Corruption. These may seem plain
assertions, but we get the authority from theiI
own party,
In the frs: place, we find the Governor and
his predecessor (who was the father Of the
infamous doctrine which placed the present
party in power) publicly deuouncing each 9th
er as thieves and swindevs, and flooding the
country with abusive publications IN the
official message Of the present Governor 10 The
called session Of the legislature, we find one
half Of that document devoted to his own De.
fence, and abuse Of bis predecessor. At the
opening Of the Senate Chamber at that ses.
sion; the centre table in he chamber was
loaded with the documents Of McNutt, con.
tanning the mOst scurrllous abuse and crlmna
charges against the executive Of the STATE; anC
yet strange 10 saw, that insult TO tho Senate
In DE iseeund place, we ind The Auditor and
Attorney General Of the State writing anC
certifying 10 the honesty OF the present Cover
nor The assertions Of their idol 10 the contra
ry, notwithstanding.
5And in the third place, we find The alb
sconding Treasurer, who was the bosom
friend and companion Of Tucker, freeman an'
Matthews, now publishing pamphlet imPllca
ting those functionarics as Particeps criHltnis
Now in the name Of common sense and
common honesty, we ask what honest man car
trust any Of the present repudia:ors in Office
after these conflicting confessions from them
selves. That there has been fraud and yillalnJ
practlced no man can doubt who knows any
thing Of the history of this State FOR the las
six months. And any court of law will credr
the evidence Of thief against his accOmpllces
How far Graves may tell the truth IN bis pam
phlet, or defence as he calls it, is not Tor us to
say; but certainly he furnishes documents
proving eoncusively, that part Of his conduc
was with the foil knowledge and authority o
the powers that be. And having told The trul
until we fine proof to the contrary. And 1
seems to Us that It devolyes upon those lrnpt
Gated in the frauds upon the State, to prove
themselves innocent, or to shrink from the
gaze and communion of honest men,
But such is the testimony which is now be-
fore the world, Of the characters OF the repudI
ating office holders and Office seekers Of Mis-
sissispp; and if the annals Of history furnish
such another example Of fraud, alsehood anC
corruption, il has not fallen under our notice
And vet in the'face Of ali these facts, some o
those implicated are now candidates for the SUI
frages ofthe people whom they are charged
with having robbed; and under that mantle o
disgrace which covers the darkest crime, Thy
pocrisy) they cry aloud TO the people to save
them from persecution, and appeal to an often
dad God to bear witness Of their conduct,
Bet ia 1.-THE Of the charges Of Graves b
trhe, be places the brand Of iniamy upon th'
toreheads OF his accomplices And # their
fbe Justice inthat God whose blessings some O
them have so often invoked the day Of reirl
button must be close at hand. II these mel
are guilty ofhalf the charges against them, by
pocrsy cannot avail Them long; honesty mus
IN the end prevail, and justice though "sow, D
sure" we leave these worthless for the pres
eut, in the hands o. tho people whose sufra
pes they claim, and be it remembered we bayt
charged them with nothing but what the!
prove against each Oiher All tie crime, a
Inc evidence, and al the charges emauate an
exist not with the bond-dayers or wings, bu
with the regulators Of Mississippi and if the
have praoticcd more Yillany than they. coil
conceal the crime Is theirs, and the loss is th