Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-26

lons slang and abuse Of the author from al
most every whig paper in the State. Some
aGec! to criiiciso bis style Lutthai he ma
nages 10 make himself understood, which
is sufficient for all usefpI purposes, PROV
cd by thoir coniorlions. lie lately wrote
letter to the editor Of aso.caed democratic
paper in New York, the News" but the
Gough-laeed editor, doubtless bought and
paid for by tho stock, jobbera, and other d.
viders Of paper digidends,l did not dare to
publish il. Tho Dr.. has acted 10 well as
State Messenger, that we are anxious to
see him promoted to higher station.
Moro Than a thousand Choctaw Indians,
who had remained in this State, crossed the
river at Vicksburg, last week, on their way
TO the Indian country west Of Arkansas. --
Tho circumstances attending the contract
for the removal Of these Indians, are now
The subject of enquiry before Congress,
and gross corruption and pecuation is
charged--probably another Zabriskie case.
From Developments lately made, and now
making, honest John Tyler has harbored
host Of thieves in the departments at Wash
inglon. The Senate has lately adopted a
resolution asking for information as to the
" Choctaw claims " the amount Of scrip is
sued, to whom paid, &c. There Is no
ground to hope that this matter will be tho
roughly examnedi but should it be- we
doubt not the examination would result in
the exposure Of schemes of fraud and
plumber which have been successfully
pracliGed upon the government as well as
upon the poor unfortunate Indians.
JAMES BucHANAN,--The course of the
distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania
on the Texas question, has been observed
and approved by the Democracy Of the
Union. lie stood glorious minority of
one in favor of Texas, as a member Of the
committee on Foreign Relations. He has
been firm, decided, and answering
friend of annexation from the beginning,
and has exerted the great influence that
attaches to a lire-timo devotion % the prn-
ciples of democracy, in favor of this great
measure. His course has won for the ST.
lent approval Of thousands, and he viii be
remembered
or In the last Miysissippian We notice
a letter from Col Wilson Hemingway, Sc
crciary Of State, addressed 10 Col. J NJ.
Elder, Of Madison, in relation to The intro
ducton'of slaves INTO this State. Fromthe
letter we conclude that tho Introduction of
slaves, except such as are the property of
actual settlers moving here, is now prohi-
bied. Violations Of this provision, the Sc
cretary says, are frequent, We will find
room for the letter in future number OF
our paper.
0sg-J. S, LealSc, Of Lowndes, in letter
from the Tallahatche swamp, announces
that he will become a candidate for Clerk
Of the Superior Court Of Chancery, to test
tho Constitutional question, whether that
officer should DO appointed, or elected by
tho people--just to test tho question, no.
thing else !--he don't want to get his head
in the public cribl We used to think n
great deal of Mr., Leake, but we fear that
he is becoming too fond OF the public tod-
der--ot little Offices, His "gear didn't
seem to fit" about the time Of Folks nom-
nation, and we thought he had kicked
himself clear out of the harness Only to
:" test the tShoie question:" quoiha, y
The Greenwood Reporter" is the title
Of the paper issued at the river, by the pro-
prietor of tho Statesman, lately published
In this place. We have not seen num-
Der, but we are told that it is neutral in po-
itics--devoted to the Advancement Of the
; Interests Of the iourishing town at which
il is located. As Greenwood is not put
down on tho maps, it may not be amiss to
say that il is situated on the Iaaoo river,
10 miles from this place, miles below the
= junction of the Talahatchie and Yalo-
, busha, where rival town has been pro-
iecledi and that one or the other Tor both)
of these points, is tho natural shipping
point for large portions of the rich and
ilourishing counties Of Carroll, Yallobusha,
and Choctaw. We are entirely neutral
between the two.
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Mr. We have heretofore omitted to state
that our old friend Col, w. D. HArHoRN,
, has taken charge Of the press at Brandon,
: and is now issuing a paper there called the
Dissemination Tho Col. is Of the old stock
-ono of tho fathers OF Mississippi Demo.
cracy; and tells plain truths in apain, I'M
vanished, forc;blc manner. We tender