Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-27

10 SldEPEOPLE or lG1WNDFH
COUNTY.
aeor years past elle people uf thin co,,ntv
4uate e9ntaxed. beyond what wac i1ecneeaf,
20 defray expenses Of the county. Th.shas
neen Tor the purpose Of accommodating such !
Iund. az would enable them % build ! fineF and
commodIous Court House; such an one 81
would accord with the wealth Of The county;
me size OF the county seais and would au-
swer IN every respect the purpose for which II
should be erected.
Alter several years Of burdens. r,nae tar.t;ogT,.
Z Will be found nc the end Of this that the
treasury WIN contain between len and tI,lr.
teen thousand dollars. THE win BE- more than
nan the amount which would Be required TO
0uhd such House as i necessary. ffthis be
the case why not commence tie work! Why
attempt at this time 70 reduce Tie rate OF tax.
atlon; o.: CEASE toj tax altogether, until The
amount Of money now in the Treasury, shall
be used EOrthe ordinary expenses Of the coun-
ty Would 4 not be much better, to appro-
PIRATE the amount already collected, and to
raise sufficiency, to finish this work at once.
and then to adept the rate of Taxation to the
wants Of the county!
1t IS proposed at o'clock, next SATURDAY.
evening, to hold a meeting, at which, if is to
De hoped. as many citizens OF the town and
country. as can with convenience, will be pre-
sent Some measures will then be taken to
call together the citizens of the scounty, or at
someb future day to ascertain the wish of a
majority on the subject of building a Court
House at this time. The condition of the
treasury with the poEcy pursued by the Po>
nee OF the county IN relation to the fund AREA
dy on hand will probably receive some consid-
Grafton,
There are other matters connected with the
taxation ofthe people and the conduct of the
county officers, which will be presented for
public investigation. This is an all important
subject, and one TO which every citizen of the
county should give proper attention. If all
has been done that is right, then will our
agents stand acqu tied, but if any Mafeasance
has been practised. he people should hold their
officers to account.
Welean from Hogan's (Ten) Herald that
man by the name of Hill, was taken up in
Columbia, under charge of having stolen solEe
Mules in Davidson county. The morning of
the first night of bis confinement, found him
hanging by a handkerchief to his cell door.
This IS the same man who was confined for
some time in our jail in Columbus. He wa
arrested, IN this county for having stolen hor-
ses or mules in Davidson comfy, Tennessee,
and was turned loose by the Giro uit Court of
this county, because no person appeared to
prosecute. Hill is dead, and no doubt We
convinced before he committed suicide of the
truth ofthat maxim which should govern al:-
Tha, honesty is The best policy. 1t is evident
from the signs OF the times, that if the.devIl gets
all Tie wicked, the c Gator Of the world will
stand largely in the minority in the great day
of accounts.
We find the following letter by 10 Rog ers
in the Lebanon (Ten.) Chronicle. He is an
old acquaintance of ours, ard certa ply has as
high claims to humor and wit as any man
whom we have ever known. It is 10 be hop
ed, he will be as heretofore faithful soldier in
the Wing cause.
WIG PLAINS, June 18th 1874.
To her WING highness, Lady LuLveecy Clay
Co sort Of the HOnbI. Henry Clay fKy.
Dear Madum:-
have Jest time this mornin
TO give you the surprisenesi information that
you've hearn sence little jimmy Poke's nom
enashun! 1 want to let you know that the
wimrnin in these parts can have Wing babies
as well as 10 jones' Mary. This mornin jest
afore, or shortly arter midnight at furthiest.
Sally had one Of the lkeliest ami most inter-
estinest boy babies that Eas ever STEPPED forth
10 this wide green yeasth!-duly marked with
the genewine Rogers brands and blood. He
ticks 10. Jones' BABY all hollow!-no mistake
about it. Young Theodor,-for that is ne
part of his namr-rushed out upon the stage of
akshun with eyes wide open ho"zawin for
Clay and Ffclinghuysen, Now if any body's
blby can lick that III give it up. Yours in'great
hasle and anxiety for the baby.
10 ROGERS.
Noty Beny-Te'l ole Henry sent for young
Theodore's grand Mama his mornln and when
she Gums expect she'll tuck on TO the fore
heed of its name will run thus: Clay Freling-
huysen Rogers.
Yours agin, J. K.