Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-21

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unpleasant duty to perform and !
assure you; ha. no desire to dis
tlrb the dead, or rob the grave Of
ITS secrets but private interest must
be made suhscrvtent to the public
welfare, the good OF one must Weld
to the good Of all; and now since
the question Of partisan honesty is
raised | call npon you, gentleman,
FOR the records of any two years of
Democratic administration that
thcy may be weighed in the scales
OF Jasllce, with that Of our present
administration | am more than will
ing to open the records of every
otlcer since or previous to the war
to inspect the Sherif's; reports;
lreasurer's and to hunt up the
school funds; of the sixteenth sec
tons; the school funds now in
hand its disbursement, and its ben.
EFT and compare it with the benefit
OF the application Of the sixteenth
section funds then | am willing TO
produce and compare the reports of
every Justices docket since June
1870 to June 1871, sum up its total
amount; and compare them with
the dockcts of modern times; | care
not upon whose shoulder it may
fall, that there is some dcfaultcrs in
this county you assert | know of
none among the good Republican
here; so, where are they? certainly
not among the Democrats well
then where | refer you to the rec
ords; by glanung along through its
"miSty" pages; the answer will be
easily found should it fall upon Il
republican, in the name OF God let
1t come for if the party is in fact
ignorant; Of its having dcfuulting
officials it fairly cannot be blamed;
tDr retaining them |, have endeav-
Ored to ascertain whether such was
the fact, and | assure you | could
not find a single instance Of a de-
taultcr | cannot, dare not deny !;
that there are no dctaultcrs, in this
county having only sought two
years back, there may be some pre-
vious to the war; and | can McSsrs
Editors but solicit an earnest review
and report of the records OF NoXu.
bee, at your hands;
In conclusion it would he we'll
to acknowledge that not less than
eight or ten OF the appointees Of
His EXccllcncy James l.. Alcorn ;
were at the last April term Of Court,
indicted some for one alleged crime
and some for another. Now | ask
was it not at, or through the wise,
forcibIe, and no less stern charge OF
His Honor J. \. Orr? though !
am one Of the parties indicted at
the instance Of His llomor's pru-
dent charge; | highly endorse his
course, and but regret for the tinan-
ciaI condition OF NoXubce and the
at large, that his honor did
not then exist iudjcially some
twenty years ago; Should the pub
lie, pronounce him Il venal judge,
and the iuries vindictive ones q!
Not at all appointed by the Repub-
lican party he has by e~ndsayoring
to prohibit further official plumber
from running our counties added
conclusive evidence Of the honesty
of the administration which gave
him power; and has only complied
with the stricteSt conformity Of the
law ; but that those indictments
ever can be sustained, | have Il
the careless condition in
which business had been transacted
for many years past a careIeSSneSS
no doubt brought about by our
late war; undoubtedly was but Il
poor example for the republicans
with al apparent desire
Of those d%ethroncd by the fiat of.
1869; to throw every obstacle of
obstruction in their way it is not
t. be wondered at; then that some
were indicted but the spirit Of the
part OF progress; is best expressed
in the following language;
oh never shall Alhin a destiny meet,
So black with dishonor, 50 fou. with retreat.
am truly
CHARLES II WISSLER