Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-25


lot for moment believe that President
Polk authorized the statements made by
Mr.. Haywood: that portions OF the message
ire only i" Stockings in, paranthetically, to
lppease the ultraism of the country, never
meant to be carried out, and that the Pre-.
'idens was not committed to claim the
whole of Oregon up to Sd :4O The con-
;lusion is irresistible that Mr.. HAYWOOD
must be demented, or that he considers Ill
others of mankind in that deplorable situa-
atom Why, we have in our Office little
boy ten years old, assisting us to SEE sgpes.
and if he could not prove, from "irrefra-
gible facts" of record, that Mr.. Polk is
committed for the whole of Oregon up to
% 40, we would advise his parents to
send him to some eeceptacle for idiots.-
Senator Haywood friends should have an
eve to him.
or The actusually known as the esnew
Woman's law will be found on the first
page of this paper. We have before taken
occasion to express our humble approval
of its provisions, and the spirit which dc
tated it. Our contemporary of the Holly
Springs Gazette, in paragraph comment
ing on the act, says
" We are not in favor of giving them the
entire proceeds of their farms, when the
husband contracts all debts in his own
name, for the maintenance of the family
and support of the farm. We know TOO
many instances IN our own county, where
husbands, hopelessly insovent, contract
debts, and screen their property behind the
wife's petticoat. We were willing to give
them our hat and our coat, but not our
breeches."
That is all very facetious, and would be
of some force if the act provided that the
husband, alone, should be responsible for
all debts contracted for the support of the
farm and family. Look again, br. Faco-
ner, and we think you will agree with US
that the law, in its intent and spirit, is a
very good law-making marriage. as far as
property is concerned, as it should be, a
simple partnership-only protecting the
woman against the misconduct of her
husband.
DEATH OF AN EDIToR.-Maj. J. E. P. BA.
CON, editor of the " Harry Of he West" a
Grenada, died near that place on the l4tt
instant, after protracted illness. Mr..
was practicing attorney, had recently be
come connected with the press, and wa
much esteemed by large circle of friends
OF The editor OF the Natchez Courie
is amusing himself with the project of
new State to be formed OF Adams, WiIkin
son, &c.-the region of st0elied-heads ant
sharpers. If the editor is tired of the Stat
of Mississippi, as he processes to be, he cal
leave, and We suspect nobody will care.
i The great battle is to be fought agail
between the people and the fraudulent an
illegal bonds, of not only the Union bu
the Planters Bank Bonds also. The pee
pie will not submit to the payment of an
fraudulent debt by taxation, and tn
move that has been made by the last l.
gislalure should convince the people tha
they should watch lest they be sold to tn
brokers and stockholders. If the legisla
ture is determined to legislate all tn
} spectators and bank gamblers out of del
t by passing Briscoe and bankrupt bill
they should be very cautious how the
tax the laboring community to pay thoc
ANgambing debts; those that have dance
should pay the fddler-and it becomes Il
duty of those that speculate in the pu
chase of bonds, TO be fully satisfied tn
those selling bonds, are fully authorize
to bind posterity for their redemption
$ We say that Mississippi or the prese
population thereof, is neither legally, n
g morally hound for the payment of al
! State bonds. DiSsemilator
! HOPE & Co., seem to be "poking fuI
at our Louisiana friends on the subject
few bonds to which the name of til
= State is unfortunately attached. The Sta
of owes about S25, 600 ,000-enough to s,
4 every man, woman and child within
O. limits irto slavery. We clip the foIlowi
ID from the legislative proceedings Of Ia
J. date: Free Trader
ST "The Speaker submitted commune
lion from Edmund J. Forstall, Esq, age
for Hope & Co., relating TO the subject
q the Bonds of the State issused in favor
or the Citizens Bank. Mr.. Forstallca
s. tention to the prosperous condition OF
Estate, as exhibited by the Message of G.
{ Mouton, and then goes on to state that
- terest has not been paid OH these Boz
ly for three years; that upwards Of $4,000
was due for arrears of interest alone; Il
no distinction properly existed, or sho
3. be made between these Bonds and 9th
~ ;an..1,d- =, faunr Of cnrnnrafinns. and i