The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-10-28
THE WHTG.
From the vioksburg wing.
socretary of 500.
We very much dislike the Introduction q

Secretary OF Stale.
We very much dislike the introduction of
anything into canvass deroqatory to tho
personal character Of candidates for public
honors, or station; but when charge is
made ch,eAect any one Of them to suel,
an extent as to render him unworthy Of the
support Of a generous people. and sustain
ed by what must be considered sufficient
proof we cannot, in justice to those who
wish the public offices worthiIy filed, With
bold the charges and the evidence. A short
time since Governor Foote. in letter to Mr..
Lewis, Of the North Mississippi Union, stat
el, among other things, that he had been
Informed by Col joseph Leake,,a Demo
crat Of Tishemingo. that William FL: Muse,
of that county. and a candidate for the high
Office Of Secretary of State, had charged
his aged mother who had came from Ten
nessee to visit him. for board while she
stayed under his roof by an invitation from
him, and actually attached her property to
satisfy the debt alleged to be due him on
account Of said board. We did not publish
the letter Of Gov. Foote. because we hoped
that the informant Of the Governor was lab
oring under misapprehension add preju-
dice, in making q charge which SO seriously
affected tue character Of Mr.. Muse as son
and cilizen. Subsequently,. full and
complete denial Of the charge Of attaching
the property Of his mother was published
/ by Mr.. Muse, and we hoped for the honor
Of humanity, that his denial was correct.
This denial we did not publish, because we
had not given publicity 70 Gov F's letter,
and because ofthe grOssness ofthe language
used towards, and applied to Gov. Foote in
making denial of the charge. Recently,
however, Gov. Foote has responded TO the
denial Of The charge BY Muse, and incorpor-
ates therein the subioined note Of Mr. Bonds,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Tishemingo
county, which clearly establishes the fac4
that Mr.. Muse did sue out the attachment
against the property Of his mother, and
caused il to be levied thereon, and further
intimates that the said Muse subsequently,
erased or obIiterated the public records of
the court-thereby adding legal turpitude
to unGlial like conduct If such charges
be true--and the positive note Of Mr.. Bond,
the clerk, together with the specifications
appended BY Gov. Fooie. forbid any other
inferehce--we cannot believe that the gem
erous people Of Mississippi will ever CON,
tribute to the elevation Of Mr.. Muse to the
Office Of Secretary ofState--cspecialIy when
they have an opportunity Of voting for
gentleman 81 such unsullied purity Of char
acter. and one 50 capable Of discharging
the duties Of the Office as James A. Horne.
the present incumbent Here is the letter
of Mr. Bondsl
4 JAGNTo, Miss, Sept, IS, 1853.
Hon. II. S. FooTE,
Dear Sir. At the March Term, 1853, E.
wooton, Dept. Sheriff returned to me a
writ Of attachment wherein W. II. Muse
was plaintiff. Mrs. Rachel Muse H think
her given name was Rachel) was defendant.
and placed the same on The Docket Of that
Term A few days afterwards w IL Muse
informed me that the case compromis-
ed and settled, and was not to have been
returned BY the Deputy sheriff, and my
recollection is, that told Muse. il the case
was settled before court commenced, chat It
ought not to have been placed on the Dock
ct, and If twas there through mistake,
that the same could be dismissed by him as
plaintiff. And j am Of the impression that
Muse erased from the Docket, Mrs. Muses.
name. but / did not see him do the ne
There was no papers returned to me but
The Writ 81 Attachment, and / think re-
turned the same "a mir. Muse
Iour obedicnt friend,
W. w. BONDS.
Gov Footc, il reply 70 Muses. denial sc
the Gorenors statement iii relation 10 this
matter, makes tlle following comments upon
The note 81 tie Circuit Clerk. which shows
clearly tie moral ana legal amplitude 81
Muse
3, y Will BE- lurlher observed ihat = $
nov established not only ihsl Col Leeke
plth.iy made TIC charge spoken Of iumy
letter q Col Lewis. But thas said charge
WAS certainly 50 fer true thal re Aiaet
meni process was actually issued. at tie ins