The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-14
THE BOND
Reply OF ALLEN Smith, Esq. to Major
MillsApS.

MtiiShpS.
Editor Brookhapen Ledger:
In regard to the Moore bond case, Ma
ior Mill.aps says that lit il folly to hope
that a true statement will be made by
those Office seekers. They have misrepre-
sented facts and have conspired together to
prejudice the public mind and prevent 4
fair trial"
l think the Major mnst have had some
experience in conspiracy. mixed with
| prejudice. in conspiring with Moore and
| other carpet>baggers against the interest OF
Lincoln county,, = trAs.
Now he comes forward with his propo-
| sition to the Board of Supervisors and
| claims "A settle ment on.the basis that the
| Board adopted for paying off its out.
| standing Indebtedness, by putting the in
~terest at eight per cent for two years, when
the law fixes the rate at thirty per cent per
annum form date.
The Board appointed a committee Of
experts, as he calls them, as follows. Nj
w. Novels, one Of the Board, A. U. COX
ard r. II. Thomp-on. and Thompson re-
fnsed to serve for the reason that he was
the attorney in the bond case, and had
never been advised with or the subject;
that the Board had taken charge of the
whole business from under him and the
courts.
Whereupon, instead of $500, with in
terest from date, we see them come up with
81 ,440 Interest calculated at eight pei
cent for two years. made ont from the fig
uers furnished them, and not from the
records, as | have been informed.
The Major says something about the
Board doing the stepping in between
Smith and the people" and said there was
no Use in paying ou.S40 comm issions wher
they could do that much themselves ant
save the co unity that much. Very saw.
ing! Wonder if they would run the Treas.
lurers Office and save the county all these
big commissions.
Again the Major tries to throw SOM
reflection or my being sworn officer max
ing ont the amount So, 800 when the tola
amount, by experts, was only $l,449.
He does mot blame Smith," for he say.
1.-THE Treasury is a sealed book to him, and
that he is dependant on others and is liza
BILE to he missled." That / claim to b,
tal.e. am led BY no one, except my at
t%ornevs, and that ,s what is the matter. i
| would have been led by him and others
should not have brought this suit.
He'sees t he shadow of a big LAWYERS fee
TO be put on the public cam ass, and ther
all things will be made plain, and crooked
things made straight"
He fails ito see the good faith and
honor of the''county in s%elteling debts If
that way" ( suppose the people would
fail to see the good faith of the county il
abiding such decisions.
The Major seems 20 know a great dea.
about bulldosery, and | am inclined &c
think he does, when we see how he settlee
the bond case. He thinks this $4,000
debt is a good thing to talk about in a
campaign to make votes and build a II eV
courthouse.
Again, he says "apply this rule Of en-
forcing on s%ureties, and there Ia few tina
will survive the test" Since Radical rule,
the officers | think have made their ar
rangement to do without surety from that
source.
As for my part I want nothing more
than Il fair settlement, but | do not thinl
the Major has settled that debt vet. ]
DON'T think he has come up to the rea
understanding of the Board of Saper
visors. | do not think it possible thai
they could nave taken the books at the
commencement and made Il correct re-
port in hat short length of time, and
do not recognize the settlement.
| oppose the Moore bond compromise
on various grounds:
1st. That the Board had no right to give
interest for fHur or five years.
q. That he p,id the most Of it in re-
fused county funds.
81. And last, but not least. that the
Major paid the deb! to the wrong man.
ALLEN SMITH,
Treasurer of Lincoln county.
THE FINEST AND Most NATURAL.-The