The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-13
SEINE %. (ERer Coz. Tucker and d..
Gi0ia)


Tucker We'll, Judge Shsrkey has played
ben jumping the chasms. He jumped across
and then set down on The brink and went 10
sleep for two days tits all stuffto talk about
his mighty great nerve. believe ! am as
nervy as Sharkey myself after all My no.
tionfs, that he and Buckner arc trying to make
wing capital, and that they all want Choc-
taw 10 run off with the money, so that they
can set up big cutlery.
twin. Ofcourse they do; the wings would
hep him Of Il they had a chance. Governor,
you have acted mighty wrong in this matter;
you had power enough and Fought to have ar
rested Choctaw forthwith. Now, you will
see how it viii be, he will get away with The
money and all The. blame viii justly be laid on
you, and then the wings viii charge il on re-
pudiation.
Tucker. But Doctor, you surely would not
have me DO unconstitutionally. | read the
constitution and the revised code over nine
dimes .nl ID ies Cad iGeh~~d Cravas uaon-
toned the first time. How is man 10 act in
such q case Graves vas elected by the peo-
pie. Enoourss could do nothing with him.
/ bad no power.
GWin. Power, hell--nonsense, you ought
to have Knocked him down and robbed hni, il
there was no other way.
Tucker. The hell-fre ought TO have
robbed him YOU must reeolect doctor, that |
never was Marshal Of the Southern District
and don't understand robbing and rough steal
ing quite at well as you do.
Gwin. What do ycu mean Gov. Tucker !
will give you to understand sir--
(EHisr Freeman aud Aid'fhea0s)
Freeman. News, news gentlemen, news
say news q ChoCtsw has given the guard
the slip and run Oft in disguise, money andall!!
Tucker. Ills eyes sticking out feet)
Why YOU don'ttay SO Freemanl are you quiz
zing US J
Freeman. No--by al the Gods, he's gone
Il always thought he was
"Fellow By tho hand Of nature marked,
QUOTED and signed to do the deed one
Tucker Come, this IL no tin etry;
Freeman, why Graves IS a dog sure en0dgh!-
Tire ungratefdl, unconditional Ascal
Gwin. What aid tell you Let me alone
for smelling out stealing
Freeman. What mOrtifies me the most Is,
that he run of with my speech. had CON-
mitted the Western Songstcr al To heart, and
intended to Lave astonished the natives with
speech Of poetry. Chociaw IS ungrateiul to
3isappoint me so. after all the good advice |
gave him about the three per cent fund. Be-
sides oalyllhink ofthat letter that Bill Yerger
read in the Court. ! might have known
il. shall never got over il T; the thing is oli
with me forever-lnly to think that there is
evidence Of my calling on Choctaw for anoth-
er thousand, and addressing him, ''my dear
Colonel"
Gwin-Yes, you have made perfect Jack
auapes Of yourself You are ruined the peo-
pie will say that you snd Matthews got the
money, and then let Ch0ciaw run away
Shame on you
Freeman. Doctor, don't be too smart
reckon / can come Il as well as you. They
saw that you are a deaulter-maee over all
pour property to keep clear Of your creditors
and live under a pc tcoat In luxury and splen
dor. Then they talk rather queer about these
floats. tel you what It u.s. some things can
be done as well as others. You lake a half a
mlion. and like Alexander, are called great
fnancier, atho interchangeable Gwin," while
get onlv eleven hundred doaar and an called
The poor Little, stealing Attorney General
Matthews. Come. come gentlemen, We
must not quarrel only think what a condition
We are al IN.
Gwin. That's a fact only to think how
you have eli played tho squirt.
Tucker. (mnsing) old McNuit was right
after al. | ought TO have iomYed the chasin
and oollared him, No matter what We may
saw abou: Old McNuu, he is worth al Of rs
out together. n he had been eovernoF all
would have been safe. If had hah his nerve,
would have stretched the constitution over
Graves at once. Bot what's the use Of talk
lag.
Gwin. Every thing looks dubious andsqlnl.
". This affair viii iujule Us Ike hell. Tie
people won't stand it. ! am afraid too q d
visions inIths party. There are Hagan and
McNutt-Harris Of the Signal and Fan, for
merly Of the Sentinel together with many 9th
ers who viii not stand any thing short Of un-
conditional Reputation. Howard, QBitnsm,
WaliamF aid Chosen scat hear any thing