Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-10-28

will control the State.
Question for Hon. James Walker Of VA.
Unison county, candidate for The office Of
Judge of the High Court Of Errors and
appeals.
We do not recognize any right TO ques-
Ition candidates for Judicial office respec-
ting their political sentiments; but be-
llieve it incumbent on the voters of Ju-
Idicial District 10 ascertain whether they
have been true to the trusts reposed in
them ms lawyers, or as guardians OF
law and justice on the bench.
From information derived from one of
the functionaries Of the State Cover n
ment at Jackson we arc authorized TO ask
Judge Walker the following question:
What has become 9Th Seminary land
notes gir.u BY NE late auditor Of The State ),
Colonel Saunders, 10 Judge Walker for
collection?
These notes were considered as entire
ly good, amounted to between sixty and
eighty thousand dollars, were taken from
the bank in Natchez where they were
deposited, and given TO Judge Walker for
collection four or five years ago. No re-
turns from them can be found in the re.
ceipts Of the State Treasury.
What has become Of hem?--Free Ira
der.
To t. A. S. DoNIpuAN, ESQ, EDITOR OF
THE FREE TRADER:
Sir-As the law firm Of Dillingham; &
Walker have been entrusted with the col
lection of certain notes of the Seminary
Land fund belonging 10 the public, and as
| hold that the public has at all times the
right to inquire into the manner in which
those entrusted with any part of affairs,
have discharged their trust, and as she
has thought proper in manner, | think,
not as courteous as would have been be-
coming TO her, 10 make your paper oil the
18th inst, the organ Of certain statements,
and of certain inquiry of my partner
Judge Walker, as to "what has become oil
the Seminary Land notes." | must, as
member OF that firm, request you 10 pub
lish the following statement, which have
Intentionally made as brief as is consIs'
tent with my purpose, of giving full an
lswer.
1t is not true tina, 100000 or $4,000 o.
these notes were given to the firm or tt
Judge Walker for collection.
: Its not true that any of these notes
c were given 20 us for collection, or
| years ago.
nj It's true that about the month June il
: 1889, Judge Walker resigned his office o
y Judge of the Circuit Court, and joined M
q IN the practise OF law, and that, since tina
S time, we have practiced law together, un
. der the firm name above mentioned; anC
it appears by our books that in January
! 184l, we received of the Auditor, Col
II Saunders, for collection, six notes, and on
t ~ six notes, which were understood to be
II long to and form a part OF that fund
II amounting, exclusive Of interest, TO abou
SEQ, 1857 10. One of the notes, however
had credit endorsed of $1,000, which
9 reduced the amount to S2l,257 10. Q
\ this amount, $4,000 has been paid to tht
- Auditor Col, Saunders, by one Of the deot
'r Iors, as appears by Col. Saunders lette
70 to US, and which sum we suppose is en-
lie dorsed on our receipt for the claims
Y which will probably be found in the Audi
: tors Office. Some portion of the claims
&c We have collected in State warrants, a:
T directed by the Auditor, which warrant.
we have not thought proper to forward Il
Jackson by such casual conveyance as We
% might find, but we have deemed it safer
"a aud more careful execution of our duty
y to make special deposite Of them in Bank
IS where they are, and continually have
been ready to be delivered; and we hope
and confidently believe, that in a few
months we shall have in hand the full bal
5 ance of principal and interest due on these
notes which will then be Immediately for.
j. warded to the proper officer in such man
9 ner as he may direct. We have collected
no money on these notes. We have given
indulgence TO the debtors, in obedience tC
instruction from the Auditor, Col. Saun
81 ders Yours is the first and only inquiry
which has been made Of Us on the sub
ect, by the Public, herself, or any Of her
officers, and hasten to answer it, altho
D. | must acknowledge that should have
done so with more satisfaction, if the in.
quiry had been made in the ordinary way
l. of business. OF your informant, | have
/. no remark to make al present. If you will
communicate 10 me the name Of the func