The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-16

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right. shi ,l#ueauee gifs wrong, n.
garlisss st tonseqssaces. We have
great respeol; bat ipf that "diguity'
wIiyh ailains is higheal etninenes
in apOlngising flf ctifna, and defend
| ing M vi6lafdr5 ~ law, ws have
/ iei hef avmrathy or consideration
| Nc thtak we know something Of
the duties Of journalism, and GER
tsiply we know something Of The
| fore of language. sWiicn. therefore,
we have To- dsll with d thief. We
have no hca.atien 10 applying b.
\ tlllm that iassL htting wosl THIEF
| When wa.arc compelled, TO take no
ijce Jl man who way lays another.
! and III tho darkness stabs him in the
hack aud takes the life et stellow.
being, We csIll that nlau IN assassin
|. " hen We ave constr lined Iolrefer To
q uispNhether in priYatelfGQr pub
! lie station, who his sworn falsely,
Y we h,ns say that ihhu II guilty OF
r pHeytaY. ffhH is what wu have said
Ia Robert A.. llin,' dadge Of the
VA Upitol States, District Court! We
repeg,ai Hehqs blaekencd his soni
B. With, tho crime OF perjury, and We
Z can prdTcit. 0'I'lfc lactf that Judge
: IFill fsssAn old man. and occupies
"a ah .'uxaltpa pati sion, instead ef pal
81 iatil& hin, ..osl crime, adds ". It's
It cnormily, and no amount at baldcr-
= dash about "dignity," "abuse," or
a f"cpitlleA," !" shanatAnnge our purpose
Ia lt6 iahmncc ulel sexposc crime and
s. viisiily, wherever found. whether
rs bin l,Hhplaeest orllpw places We
L ta,nl ths other day, ,.and now repeat
~ | the assertion, that we do not care
II, whether liiil swbre 70 auproft tho
Iie ! cea,Atii,ltiohet the GonfederateStates
m ornotd Ithe did, be committed per
ia jury heicc' VI he did not, he com,
en- mitted. that loathsomo crime once,
it, aud all ocean'a waters will hot wash
. tht Etaiti fff}fi Mis- SOUL. We can
tG' convict i,iats Ut perjury beioreaany
it- Honest jaryah the world, and u the
l.. perjured official does not think SO,
l." we invite him to test the matter.
cd The declaration D! the Neirs that
Try Judge Hill positively refused, (as
Probatc Judge OF 'f:shomingo coun-
fa- ty during the war) to take All oath
MA to support the Confederate 5GoverE-
lu- ment," is q patent abstrdity that
connot impose upon the credfi'ty q
re- the most verlatt'! tv'f''is
noe 10 demonstrate this absurdity, wa
i've copy the tollowingclanse ofthe Con.
stitution Of Mississippi, under scaica
,ir, 4 Judge Hill held the office ot Probate
4 d Judge. Tn Article VII, Section !
,ed We rsad as follows: itstA tii
ing "Members Of the Legislature, at
torneys mud cpunsellom,a at law, and
n, 4 aH officers, cxeeutiye apd Judicial
before they, enter uppn tile. duties o
ap- their respectivo offices, shaii lake tht
vel Following oath or laiiirnatiols to
ny, Wit" ii a " sF4N'
nor sIdo solemnlyiswear (or affirm,
! ifl as the case may bc) thai 4 tsM aP.
port the constit,.tion of ne, Confederat
= States Of Ameriicd, and tho constitu
- tion Of fthe State of MissiaAippi, X
wos| long a. I continue citizen thereof
out and that l will faithfnIIy diseharl1
ies; to the bcst Of my abilities, the dntie
of the office of the ----, ac.oriin!
- to lay--sp HELP MN GoD
vou The constitution of Mississippi
elss1 was the supreme law Of the State
ppy tsndtAat law prescribed tho oiiicia
5dt oath which Robert A.. Hih shoul'
II. take befors hel entered upon e slu
tics Of the office Of Probate Jgage !
o. Tishomingo county, AMI Yet We ~
~ nowtold that 'he set this law AZ a
ults, fisime, and 1posisiyely fefascd'
the, take The, oath tho constiiutlpn y
!. TO sqsired! III any body. outside q q
trict lunatic asylum believes this. ridl'
ulo,is story, thdt faet establ!6hes \ !
iwas1 clsahl soa place on the iiiside uiid'
oplc tle cogiiinance ot Dr. ipmptosi,sr
i by Dignity requires that thG l,oet'
q, in. should look. after all alich case y
sup confirmed lnnacy,
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