The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-16

severe epilectic fit. This is the second fit o
political epilepsy with which the Colonel hal
been visited, and if he should be so unfortu
!, nate az to take the disease the third time i
win certainly kill him.
THE TREASURY OF MISSISSIPPI.
We have before noticed, from accounts in
the Southron," the precarious condition o
the public Treasury of this State. We quote
below from the Vicksburg Sentinel an article
on the same subject confirming the apprehen-
sions previously entertained.
All concur now in considering Col. Graves
as totally unworthy of confidence yet how
different was the tone of the whole Locofoco
party, when he was before the people as can
didate for their votes, regularly nominated by a
convention of Regulators The Wing press
throughout Mississippi cautioned the public
against committing the important and
responsible office of Treasurer of the
State to a man universally reputed, By those
who were acquainted with him, to be wholly
destitute of principle or qualifications for the
Office. With unbounded impudence he had
been 4 noisy brawler in the ranks of the Loco
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his party for the services he had rendered
them, the leaders assured the people that the
charges against him were "Whig lies" and
base caiumnies. His former supporters are
now most vehement and unqualified in their
denunciation of him; whilst the Wings, al
though they regret the evil not the less, are
comparatively moderate, because the result is
not very different from what they expected
and predicted.
But the denunciation Of solitary individual
in their party by the Kepudiators will not pre-
vent such evils, whilst they advocate the doc
trires and pursue the course which they have
hitherto done. The defect lies in the prInci-
pies which they avow, and the description of
men whom they elevate to high and RESPONSE
bic stations. What check is there to dishon-
esty, OF what encouragement to virtue in indi-
vlduals, when We see the notorious Gordon D.
Boyd, who commenced his embezzlement from
the day of his initiation into Office, and whose
infamy has been published in every press of
the Union, received by Regulators, reeking
with his corruption. and placed in the Senate
ct his State to take prominent and conspicu-
Gus position in their Legislative proceedings
From party, whose political principles are SO
loose that they openly avow they are utterly
opposed to all bonds, except the bonds of mat
rimony," and whose prac tice has been so rep
rehenslble in the selection of individuals for Of
nee, without the slightest regard to their fl
ness for the station or the purity of their char
ac:ers, we may reasonably expect nothing
else than delinquencies and defacations.-
Whist the Regulators hold he control ofthe
State. swarm after swarm of hungry Office.
holders will succeed, and, whilst they are pro-
Tossing the most devoted attachment to the in-
terests Of the people, will gorge themselves
with all they can draw from their Golfers.
Poor -'Talabola." we pity him! After
having served the dirty purposes of his parry
he is dropped by them without regret and cen
cured without mercy. His constitutional prin-
ciples no longer afford him shield; he is even
ridicuied for his ridiculous pretensions in that
respect. His former friends ought to have
more consideration for him. The case Of the
language. is unfortunately for constitutional
Tucker "casns omissus." "Tallabola.'
when ne became aware of the impending dan
ger to the public Treasury, true to the princi-
pies. upon which he supposed he had been ell |
evated at the late election, turned Immediately
to the constitution FOR the light, which was to |
direct Kim at this moment of imminent neriI n |
the peoples money. But when old constitu. |
tfO1a0s" found that the very constitution, ITSELF
was silent on the subject, he for the first si,no
began to realize the difiicalties his situation.
lie Immediately despatched his messenger Tor
the Attorney General, who, after reading the
from the beginning to the end
told the Governor that there WAS aef,,,iI,, ~ |
Constitutional provision for the present dificuI.
~. After some moments of intense arnry
The Governor asked his legal advice IF he
knew OF $ no taD or precedent thar would CIV
eT the case. he Attorney General said he.ls
soulo not recoiiect any at The instant, bnt he II
yoala examine INTO the case, and taking down
lhe 50 soi. q biackstone's commentaries. re .
gent very attentlveIy to work in turning over
ne leaves and reading the marginal notes.
3 me mean time "oId confikuti0nag' took !
Town his old REVISED code. which he Is 80, 90
eaved and filed with his own notes. IL 80:
. preferred this, because he could f;nd th; sa
MT more readily thanin Howard's and Hr,ls {
nson's, ana It also contained more. n. or...
q &C the .1act concefning the aDDointr,e..t =
ND duties of Treasurer, &c; he ne1t rpSs-seS
the several acts in relation tO the f1ovar,s-
% nnahr eloeIng the book and throwing i =,
y table he said there ID uoth;np 49, sts4 b
1ee1 the case " Nor here eifher,D 80 - Il;
dcHerai shutting up his. volume Of >
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