Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-08-29

w ANaa NNANAAAaNNM wait
ol the Taylor regency. Men Of hon
es'y and irreproaohablo character
ana high moral worth are heralde,
forth in the columns Of the filthy an,
reckless Republic" as deaulters
and public money stealers. Patrick
Collins, surveyor Of the port of Gin.
einnait, has not escaped lis base
vltuPeraiions. Let us enquire into
this fabrication.
We hope the reader will give the
following extract from the Cincinnati.
Il Enquirer q careful pusal. paper
eognizant to all the facts, and bro.
nounee such condemnation upon the
ioul calnmny as it richly merits.
"The Washington Republic-,bs
especial organ Of tho President orl
the United States. which was eysb.
Ilshed to meet the exigencies of The
Taylor wing party, as the Intellioen.
Ger was considered 200 digni6ed ana
respectable to answer the demands
imposed by the necessities of the
Party-is carrying out the designs
That Induced its establishment Win
recklessness that BELTS the ebarac-
ter OF old federalism. Calumnia.
TORS without conscience may envy
The ease and boldness with which |
the editors Of the Republic perform
Their task Of detraction. faisebood
and slander They lie without mes
ure, abuse without stint and defame
without remOrse, AS il such +, course
We're absolutely necessary for the h
safety of the administration OrI;
mat necessity they seem to have con. ,
stltuted themlelves the Judges and
being the bosom friends OF the Presi- /
dent, and in the confidence of the
ly. "''O'u'"s
They are doubtless right in their .
estimate Of the necessities Of the
President and his cabinet We do
not intend TO dispute the point with {
them that the administration can h. n
sustained in no other way than by II
ialsehood, Misrepresentation and d. r
traction; but we do repel with The
irmness and Indignation thew meri, Il
atroclous assaults upon upright and D
unohending democrats 4 snec; b
men OF their atrocity we give below C,
They charge Patrick Collins late .,
surveyor of the port at this nlaco =,
with being a deiaulter to a LARGE !. y y
mount We are authorized TO pro. b
nounce the charge one orunmitigat. &C
ed and malicious falsehood
Patrick Collins is no deraulter and 49,
we defy the Slanderers that condnct !.
the Republic to show the contrary = -
Mr.. Collins himselfls utterly jgnor ~
ant Of the fact, ifhe be a defanlter th'
Hewas stricken down BY sickness lin
about the middle Of June-has been fol
confined to his house since. at death NJ,
lOor more than once-several If ~
lis family carried off by the scourge Gu
land ne not yet able to leave 6si OH
Iouse. His successor has also been ph,
lck-has been compelled 10 leave oct
he city on account of sickness. leav. tod
ng his business in charge of n ~
equity. lliu
Such being the condition Of Mr. sou
iond, Mr.. Collins could not well de. his
yer to his successor the books. pa his
ers and moneys in his hands. The wit
'ie containing the moneys, &c. be. 30,
'nging to the government, Mr. Col. y
MS has not seen nor touched since Il
lie 18th of June, when he was striok. thar
down by sickness. He is ready thet
deliver all over 10 his suecessor rulI
hen he is able and ready to receive mol
em. the counting of the money
hand will take several days. Mr. "d'
ollins is not able to do that; bpt to CO
'sirlng to free himself and his fam. size,
Of responsibility, in case he did sure
t recover from his illness, he semi omit,
Veral days ago for an old friend. a.
no is accomplished in bookkeeping aug
I'd used to the handling of funds sing
I'd requested him to hand over an moth
az was proper to Colonel Bond. steaI
The cholera prevented this friend IN
I'M attending to the request; and "a I
d ne not been so prevented, Colon = :
Bond was not in situation to prop
t. That friend is now ready to Oh, '
IMPLY with Mr. ColIins's wishes To :,
Col. Bond ready to count and re- 7, -.
we the money! Ifso, the govern = d
mt will receive. fhrnnrh H. nnont