Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13
Carroll County Democratic Ticket.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
BENJAMIN KENNEDY, ],
G.. +. NELL. !
fer The statement Of the Auditor al

or The statement of the Auditor and
Treasurer, furnished atthe request of Gov.
M'Nutt, showing the liabilities of the State
government, embodies in a simple, COM
prehensive form, information important to
all. The State is indebted to the and
3 per cent. funds, Graves's defalcation,
&c. sufficient to raise the aggregate to about
100000. At the present high rate of tax
alton, il win require over three years to Ii
quidate this. amount. Any attempt to raise
the question as TO the payment Of the Plan
ter's Bank bonds, within that time, will be
but to give occasion to the promse-fair
and-never-pay party to ring the changes
on +" State honor, 5" g plighted failh,'' &c.
or Gov. Brown has addressed letter
to committee of the mechanics Of Holly
Springs, relative to the competition of con-
vict LABOR with mechanical pursuits. The
Governor expresses the opinion that the
manufacture of cotton goods, bagging, &c.
may be proftably introduced he aIso.in-
forms the committee that he is engaged in
collecting information as to the best me-
rhod Of managing State prisons. We hope
che Governors enquiries may lead him to
the conviction that the system of main
tanning convicted felons on State support,
pursuing mechanical avocations in compe-
tition with useful citizens unfortunate
enough to be honest, y should be broken up.
OF The " Lexington Advertiser" says :
g That man who announces himself a
candidate becomes target at which every
one may shoot, and we shall speak of.the
moral depravity of M'Nutt, or any other
candidate for political station in whatever
terms our own views may dictate.n
The same print a few weeks ago told a
story about M'Nutt galloping pong thro'
the streets of Vicksburg, with DR.. Hagan
behind him, and a jug of whiskey Under
his arm. This gross SANDER upon the lfv-
ing and the dead, was refuted by the sim
pie enquiry of the Sentinel for information
about that pony-for nobody believes that a
pony could have galloped up and down the
hills of Vicksburg, with Gov. M'Nutt, DR..
Hagan, and jug of whiskey on his back.
We suppose that the above is an intimaton
that we are to have more Munchausen-ish
stories from the same mint. 1t must be a
poor cause which requires resort to such
modes of warfare against an honorable OPP
ponent. If we were disposed to initiate
the example, we might probably retort in
The same vein but we notice the matter
merely to say, that those who are intimate
with Gov. M'Nutt bear witness that he has
been strictly temperate for two years past
and to repeat what is well known, that his
occasional social excuses in times past ne.
yer interfered with the discharge of his
public duties. The revival of the stale
malignant ISLANDERS against him, is exceed
ingly illiberal; but they will fall, as the,
have heretofore fallen, harmless at his feet
or We call attention to the article head
ed +" England in state of Transition.
The .qIbiOn is '.colonial gazette" publish
ed in the city of New York, supported b,
British subjects resident in this country
and its authority is unquestionable. Tha
the protective system is lettering to its dis
solution in the British islands, is apparen
to the most casual observer-that othe
great reforms are on the eve of consumma
ton, we have the authoritative admission
Of the opponents Of reform.
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HOLMES. co.-The democracy Of HoIme
held meeting at Lexington on Saturda
last, and nominated the following tickle
for the Legislature
For Senator,
WILLIAM H. Johnson,
For Representatives.,
JAMES WADE,
y. BARKsrALE.
This is ssastrong team and if the cOur
~ can be redeemed from whiggnry, tires
are the men to effectits redemption.
Messrs. Hurst g Shannon have purchas
ed the establishments Of the Vicksburg Cor
stitu,ionaIist, and viii soon issue a viii
paper in that city to be called the " Il