Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-26
HOW THEY WORK IT.


Sentinel, dated Washington, Feb. a, thus
alludes to The law, concocted by the stock
gamblers and paper speculators, which
lately passed the Pennsylvania Legis'a-
lure. We fear the newly elected Govern.
or, Skunk, has sold himself 10 these public
plunderers:
q Tho bond-paying gentry are rejoicing
over The passage of bill by the Legis-
Iaturc Of Pennsylvania, for the payment
Of interest on the State debt. | shall make
some remarks on this transaction, expos
ing its hypocrisy and deception. The
whole is most agiainly movement 10
make the bonds appreciate in value, 50 as
TO enable the present holders to sell at
prices greatly in advance Of the late cur
rent price, thereby making fortunes off OF
the creduous and confding. The late
corrupt Governor, Porter, is probably
prime mover in this scheme Of swindling.
The whole debt Of Pennsylvania is now
S40,703,000; Of this near four and half
millions are bonds issued since February,
1912, to pay interest The interest due
on the whole on the LIST instant, was
$077 ,093. The act Of the Legislature
offered 10 appropriate $s72,5l6 to the
payment Of the interest then due.
This you will see lacks more than one
hundred thousand dollars Of being ,sufi-
Client to pay the interest due. But the
worst part Of the transaction is yet to he
told. OF this money appropriated to pay
interest, $377,7l6 is in relief notes Qhe
same as State warrants, consequently the
debt of the State. is increased that amount.
Deduct this from the amount appropriated,
and it leaves 464,52l, equal 10 specie.
This is only $s6,s05 more than the a,
mount that the State debt is increased by
their issue. Or, in other words, the Legs
loturo has appropriated $s6,s05 to pay
near one million -ye. this is hcralded forth
as the payment Of debts. am informed
there was great rejoicing among the spe-
calaiors, gamblers, lodfers and stockholders
in New York and Philadelphia on the pas
sage of this wonderfut laT."
The Albany Argus, which has long
been regarded as the peculiar organ Of
Mr. Van Buren, and Mr.. Wright, is warmly
and decidedly in favor of annexation. Ii
refuses utterly to come into the equivo.
cal views Of the F." News and Evening
Post" Ficksburg Sentinel
"Equivocal?n We were under the i'm.
preston that both,lhe News and Post are
most unequiyocaiy opposed to the annex
alton; and we believe Messrs. Wright and
Van Buron are also. If SO, why--let
them go; the Democracy will throw them
oil (as they did Mr., Van Buren, at BALI
more) like dust frcm their chariot wheels"
and dash on in the old Republican track,
unmnd,u of the loss. They say rats will
leave sinking ship, and mayhap the "pe-
cuar organ of Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr..
Wright is obeying similar instinct--eh4
ar Our nearest locofoco neighbor, the
Dollar Democrat, has the following para
graph in his "terms." We have it under
advisement to insert similar provision in
orr terms;-
:" We shall not support any man for Of
fee short of Ten dollars, besides his an
nunciaton fee. That's what the lawyers
charge for attending TO an assault and bat
terry case which is light ard lovely oc-
cupaton compared with that of edtorally
attending to a candidates case, to say no.
thing of tho awful wear and tear of con-
science in this peculiar branch Of our bu-
siness.'
Do you ever have any cases. neighbor!
land can you take fee from more than
one candidate for the same office "under
the ruIen Enlighten us, The "spiza-
rinctum" is much needed just now.
FoR OREGoN!--An emigrating company,
expected TO number over one thousand,
will start from Independence, Mo. on the
LIST of May, headed by Capt. T. NJ. Adams
All who wish 70 50 to that land Of promise
are invited iojoin.
Or The announcement of Judge TAY.
1oR as candidate for State Chancellor
seems to meet with much favor from the
press and people, generally.
PosrAGE.-T The bill for tho reduction
of postage, passed the Senate on The 9th
by vote of 80 ayes, to IA nays. The
bill provides that hereafter only fire cents
shall be charged on letters, regardless Of
The distance sent--newspapers notcarried
more than thirty miles from tho place oil
publication, free; beyond that distance, at
the same rates now,charged. Ills thought
the bill will pass the House.
HARD TIMrS-No MONEY Tho cleo.
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