The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-04-21
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Ffiiow rn1Fa A. the oaies
q Probate Judge of yom County /.
At lhl' time eAoiiIns same interest.
and ~ The question is getting 10 b,
freely discussed In your siiely cif.
ruInici and valuable County paper,
anlbclhe Mo incumbent II lhal once.
i l' due 10 me, u v iuc to you,
Chat ! should frankly, aul without
'li'ruIsc, define my position.
Some seven yearrg1lwas elect
81, 60 dll the Office, oven Judge Ilar
bridge, che then incumbent, who had
held said Office ior twelve years, Ny
majority WAS then large. | have
been, sluee, twiCore.clecled ~ large
and, ! think for | have not tho Ok.
nrcs brloremc .ucroasci maioritios.
During The lasl canvass, In tho out
set Judge Bmbtidgc aud myself
were both candidates. The Dcmoc.
ncyoi this county held d convention.
and nominated Col ]. W. Claulon,
lor said oIlicc--.a gentleman Of high
atiainmen,s, and who was esteemed
BY al who knew him. During this
political excitement, such as this
country never witnessed before, and
which, | trust, il !. destined never to
witness again, ! did promise Judge
Burbridgc that, il he would then do.
cline the canvass, and wished to run
this time, would no, oppose him
aud ! may have promised him an un.
conditional suppCrt---of the latter !
have not a iistinc, rccollcc,ion.-bu.
whatever Judge Burbridgc may say
abou, that, | doub, no, /, is true, and
so adm, il. ] regret this promise,
or agreement, net iha, | so much dc.
sire the oiiiee; still, | must admit,
tia. to me il has some attachments.
My grea. rcgrc, is the feeling You
manifest in parting with me. In
the pledge referred to, | lid
srons; bu; when one repen,s, he
should be and will be forgiven by God
and man. You, fellow. citizens, have
lone oil in your power to cx,rica,c
me from these bonds. You have up.
pcalcd to the magnanimily Of Judge
I3arbridgc in tie strongest, and, At
the same time, in the kindes, and
mos, respectful language, to leave
every citizen FREQ from any moral
pledge. You have argued, in sub.
stance. that the Office was no, for the
bcucf, Of the incumbent: tha, il was
for the people tha, he who disehars
cd IL. sacred functions, was no, the
ovncr--,ha, be held it in trust, and
vas bu, q trustee, aud that no one
should desire to bold ;ha, ,rus, unless
he Vas the choice Of those for whom
i. was held: and IL he believed he
xas the choice Of those Immediately
interested. he should have no fears
in leaving the field entirely open.
These appeals have been unhccdcd'
and IL am to be released, il seems
to be reserved for the last &C, of
Ju'lgc Burbridge's life. What, then,
should be my cOursel Although
many Of my friends differ with me,
it Is plain ,ha, honor aud self.rcspec,
require tia, | should decline the can.
vsss ani support Judge Burbrdgc'
in strict pursuance Of my promise.
Thi. I will 40.
Personally. | have no cause to
complain Of Jaagc Barbrdee. J,
Is true. in the last number Of the
Sr,R he did show . disposition TO
provoke a newspaper controversy
with me; for what purpose. | know
not. unless he knew he bad me msn.
aclei and bound--,hs. I could move
neither hand nor foot. ,hOugh. ],
sakisd end in bed sssss, for Judge
Burbdige to refer to the VINE ! hare
held okce and the .snubbins | have