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

shall We all learn that kindness ever
laccomplishes more than anger :
THf PEoFEE's DEAREST FRIExDs-THE cESU-
ENE soNs OF LoccFuconM-THE sLuRIoUs
BAND o. REFUpIAroEs.
To furnish ne public with . microscopic
view Of tbemeauS By which The noslo and
honorable hand or Regulating Loeoiocos o.
t-iued and secured thsir power in Ills STATE
We publish the liowiug extract from Govern
or Tneker's late remarkably patriotic and or
nate address 10 the people Of Mississippi
The mass Of bribery and eoraplim which IL
exposes, Is certainly enough 10 turnthc honest
portion Of Democracy with disgust, from men
who have maintained their influence through
such means, and who are again before the poo-
pie Of This State, asking their support for the
highest stations 10 their git. How long vii
the people Of Mississippi Sc gulIad, and sher
being plunged into ruin have their name bran.
ded with inaury, by the senseiess cry Of Dr..
nocnAcg3
lnasmuch as A. G. McNuit has
charged me with neglect IN the dis
charge Of my Official duties, and a to-
tai want OF capacity to discharge the
official duries Of my Office, and that ]
have been unmindful Of the moneys,
! funds, and resources Of the State, and
has held up bis DIM official career as
the path Of glory, in which | should
have followed Us meek disciple, and
an humbleimitator, and as / have been
guilty ofthe crime Of falling 10 follow
in the footsteps OF my illusirious pre-
decessor," which perhaps may be de-
nominated high treason against Nc
Mutt democracy, / shall be 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. It may be that the
presentltion Of this contrast in a prop
er and just light, will show TO conscien-
lious mccullough not 10 A. g. Nc
Mutt, aud some of his devoted follow
ets-tLe reasons why | did net follow
in bis footsteps, (which Is. perhaps,
one Of my greatest acts Of negligence,)
and upou the whole, may by POSSIBLE
ily, throw out a hint and give a clue TO
matter Of much interest to the great
mass ofthe people oftIie State, and
which has not heretofore been sgitated
in the Slale-at least in a clear light.
It's a matter Of some notoriety thar
when A. g. McNutt was FIRST a candi-
date FOR Governor, he was in posses
sion Of considerable wealth-wealIh
probably procured by voting for
bank charters, and then borrowing en-
ormous sums cfmoney from the banks
and investing lhe,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 amouni.-lt is more no.
loFious that he spared no expenses in
the canvass-that his printing bills
with two Uf the leading Democratic
pr 4sses ofthe State were upw9rds Of
fre thousand d2liars, that minor pres
ses received sums in proporIion-that
he endorsed tue notes Of editors 10 DE
discounted al banks for enormous
sums, and thar he has boosted that his
first gubernatorial term cost him Ftf-
teen thousand Dollars. These state.
nenis are derived from common fame
and are not Of my own knowledge.
This is a clever SUN, and as It was bis
own money, il Is not 90 bad, if he did,
By his folly, as some woald call il,
lavish this sum on the corpse eiiioria
yetit was not losl-it no doubt was use
ful to them and their families, although
some might say that it set a pernieious
example. For instance, that it set the
minimum price ofoticc rather too high
at least for men Of limited fortune, whu
may be equally well qualified in all
respects except the $4,000. Other
exceptions might be urged BY eapioas
persons, who would say that such a
course was renal and getting Office
by the length effhs purse, instead Of
getting il by capacity for usefulness
aud by high moral character.
Besides this private MATERIAL
which no person has any great right
or cause to grunble-f for the purpose
OF impressiug each division Of the cen.
trast, when | am enjeavoring to carry
Out 10 its full extent, | would here
observe, that from az examination Of
the public monies expenf ell by Gov
McNuu daring his administration forI
erecuiire Pr lniiag, it will be seen, as
some might say, that he Las been quite
as pfodigal OF the peple's frcasarc as
he bad previously been OF his own
private purse I; especially when il isl