The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-10-21
THE WHTG.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Ell. 1858.
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The author Of this. in Tie Citizen Of The
nth ult., wrote an article in relation to this
man, who IS the democratic candidate for
Secretary Of State We believed the fact
that man who could be SO heartless and
|avaricious as TO attach mothers property,
should be sufficient to arouse the indigna-
tion and excite the scorn and contempt Of
every high-minded and honorable man in
the State. We further thought if anythihg
could render that act more disgraceful to
Its perpetrator, it was the additional fact,
admitted by Muse himself that part of
the account on which the attachment was
founded, might hare been tor board. Muse,
in his letter in reply to Gov. Foote, says: Il
take this occasion to pronounce your letter
Of the 10th Of August, 1858, to Mr.. Lewis
ito be tissue Of tfalyehoods from beginning %
end, in every material point Now. what
were the statements in Gov. Foote's letter?
One was as to the means used by Muse to
secure his nomination for Secretary of State;
the other that Col Leake had stated pu b
Ilicly in Eastport that Muse had attached his
mothers property for board, within the last
twelve months. These we're the two charges
lin Governor Foote's letter Of the 18th Aug
Iust, which Mr. Muse says is "a tissue of
falsehoods.' we publish to-day Gov. Foote's
reply to Mr.. Muses. letter. and the evidence
accompanying it, which IS not only a tri-
umphant yindication 81 hinself-not only
sustains every statement made by him, but
the additional fact is brought out that the
Attachment was actually returned to the
Circuit Clerks Office by the Deputy Sheriff.
In that reply the reader will ind the letter
of Mr. Lewis, who states that Col. Leake.
at public dinner table and on the public
streets Of Eastport, made the allegations re-
ferred to in Coy. Foote'S letter. Mr.. Brown,
a Southern Rights man and friend Of Muse
certifes to tie same fact. Mr. Bonds, the
Clerk of the Circuit Court certifes to the
fact that an Attachment was returned to his
Office by the Sheriff, wherein VIM. HMuse
was plaintiff and Che thinks Rachel Muse
was defendant; and that he entered it on the
docket, or records Of the Court The truth
of the case is thus, by these certificates,
made out, that Mr.. Muse did attach his
mothers effects. and, furthermore, the At
tachment was returned to the Clerks Office,
and by him entered on the docket; that the
Attachment was afterwards Withdrawn by
Muse, and by him, as the Clerk believes,
the name erased from the docket. These
facts are conclusiyely established in the re-
ply Of Gov. Foote. We ask the calm and
honest Judgment Of our readers on the facts
established BY the proof their opinion Of
this cold-blooded man who thus outraged
flial duty and disobeyed the Divine injunc-
ton Of honoring his father and mother.
We know there are some who wish to mud
dy the facts Of the case and confuse the
minds Of the people. by saying that Muse
attached BIS mothers agent to make him
settle fairly Now this is all very absurd,
for how could Muse sue out an Attachment
against Rachel Muse 70 compel her agent to
settle scaE HER? II w. II. Muse thought
his mothers agent would not settle with
him fairly who had formerly acted as agent
for his mother, It surely gave him no cause
10 attach the agent; that would be absurd;
but he might, III ne hqe. we heart which
he had attach lis mothers goods and
chattels to secure debt due him by her.
Thu Attachment was returnsble to the
Spring Court Of 1853, Of 1'ishomingo coun4
81. We wish our readers to bear this il
mind. It will also be seen from Governor
Foote's card. that he asked Muse al Jaeinto
10 produce The bond, oath and attachment
n the case, and If they exonorated him, he
would do ample justice 6 him At once.
This Mr.. Muse failed % do and until that
IS done, circumference must BE Chat the facts,
Il known. would aot aeqsat, 6u connect We
have written thus much p give our readers
fsir history 81 Mr Muse and the attach
nnent against Ills mother goods and effects
md ii justice % ourselves and tie parties
concerned Tor ourselves We Will say, us
never doubed allef We saw tie report 81
III. Muses. speech SC carrolIton, tie truth
81 tie statement about The attachment
Muse letter Is he contrary nouithsland