The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-30

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scoundfer lie win Fegolys . pay-yo,
Il the earlist possible fnomenf.s Wher
| shall We all learn ttat kindness eyei
acccnplishes more than angers 80.
THE PEcfEEss DEAREST FRIEsDs- GEau-
4 '4NE SONS OF LoCcFocoIsM-THE GLORIOUS
Z 50 BAND OF REPDDIAroRs.
To furnish The public with a microscopic
Iviewcf the means by which the noble and
honorable hand Of Re2udiating Locofocos OBJ.
t~ined andsecured their power in this State,
we publish the following extract from Govern
or Tueker's late remarkably patriotic and or
nate address TO the people of Mississippi
The mass Of bribery and corruption which il
exposes, is certainly enough to turn the honest
portion of Democracy with disgust, from men
who have maintained their Influence through
such means. and who are again before the peo-
pie of this State. asking their support for the
highest stations in their gift. How long vii,
| the people Of Mississippi be gulled, and after
being plunged into ruin, have their name bran.
ded with infany, by the senseiess cry of DE-
mocRAczs
lnasnuch as A. g. McNutt has
charged me with neglect in the dis
charge of my official duties, and to-
tai want of capacity to discharge the
official duties Of my Office, and that ]
have been unmindful of the moneys,
funds, and resources Of the State, and
has held up his ON official career as
the path of glory, in which | should
have followed US a meek disciple, and
an humbIeimitator, and as have been
guilty ofthe crime Of falling TO follow
in the footsteps of my illustrious pre-
decessor," which perhaps may be de-
nominated high treason against Nc
Mutt democrscy, [ shall he pardoned
foi carrying out the contrast common
ced by himself, between his career and
my own, as we'll as between his admin
istration OF the government of this
State and my own, so far as the same
has progressed. 1t may be that the
Prosecution Of this contrast in prop
err and just light, will show TO conscien-
tious men-though not to A. g. Nc
Mutt, aud some of his devoted follow
ets-tl.e reasons why did net follow
in his footsteps, (Which IS. perhaps,
one ofmy greatest acts of negligencc,)
and upon the whole, may by possible
ity. throw out hint and give clue to
a matter Of much interest tc the great
mass ofthe people Of the State, and
which has not heretofore been agitated
in the Stale-at least in clear light.
1t is a matter OF some notoriety that
when A. G. McNutt was first candi-
date for Governor, he was in posses
sion Of considerable wealth-wealth
probably procured by voting Tor
bank charters, and then borrowing en-
ormous sums Ct money from the banks
and investing the,same in the most val
liable lands in tho State, at 81 25 per
acre. and perhaps something beyond.
which speedily appreciated in value to
an enormous amount.-It is more no.
torious that he spared no expenses IN
the canvass-that his printing bills
with two 0f the leading Democratic
pr asses Of the State were upwards oil
fee thousand dolkars, that minor pres
ses received sums in proportion--that
he endorsed the notes Of editors 10 DE
discounted al banks for enormous
sums, and that he has boosted that his
first gubernatorial term cost him F!f-
teen thousand Dollars. These state.
rnents are derived from common fame
and are not of my own knowledge.
This is a clever SUN, and as it was his
own money, it is not so bad, if he did,
by his folly, as some would call II,
lavish this sum on the corpse edttoTt1 ;
yetit was not lost-it no doubt was USE
ful TO them and their families, although
some might say that it set pernictons
example. For instance, that II set the
minimum price ofo6fce rather too high
at least for men Of limited fortune, who
may be equally well qualified IN all
respects except the $4,000. Other
exceptions might be urged By eap.0'ts
persons, who would say that such
course was renal and getting Office
by the length offhe purse, instead Oh
getting i, by capacity for usefulness
and by high moral character.
Besides this private nlatter-at
which no person has any great right
or cause TO grumble- for the purpose
OF impressing each division Of the cen
trast, when / am cndeayoring to carry
out 10 its full extent, ] would here
observe. that from 40 examination OF
the public monies expent ed BY Gov
McNult daring his administrations FOR
erecatire prsatiag,it will be seen, as
some nigh, say, that he Las been quite
as prodigal Of the PEOPLES treaAnrc az.
he had previously been ol.his own
private purse |; especially when Il =
considered that ihc people hare placed
| The strong bars and bolts OF the con-
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