The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-10
THE CASE OF QUITMAN COUNTY
BELEN, Miss, Dec, 80 1879

''''7 llS NOIIulN GTlt
are ahces just the same as the hill count
IT, ana The river country. Quitmt
rn county was organized only a few yea
ago, and is one of old Mrs, Sipni
of youngest daughters. She was sma
NJ at her birth, and the grown up chi
ho dren who lay next to her on the oil
On lady's capacious trundle bed, WEI
H. evidently disposed to consider he
r. puny. She seemed to thrive however
in ana gained strength, anGhas now Gu
ID her eye tooth, and assumed plumr
rs ness that makes her "big sis,n swee
Coahoma, who evidently has spic
e OF The cannibal in her nature, fairl,
tremble with restless desire to swal
:, low the baby whole. As thus: A
petltlon has been sent into this county
g for circulation among the voters, ask.
: ing the Legislature to abolish the
county of Quitman, ,and annex its terri
tory to Coahoma. Owing to Il peculiar
arrangement, to be referred to present.
~, 1t is impossible to furnish a conv Of
thls instrument for publication. as
your correspondent would be glad to
90. A brief synopsis, furnished by n
reliable gentleman who has read if
and vouches for its accuracy. must
suffice. To-wit 1t sets forth-That
there are not twenty free-hodcrs in
the comfy.
Ihat there are not three solvent men
in the county.
mat the county has no property,
except badly kept set of books.
mat the official business of the
county is 50 little, that competent men
Will not hold the offices. And in proof
of this, states as fact, that compe-
tent encumbent of the office of the
Circuit and Chancery clcrkships, gave
deputy clerk all the proceeds of the
Offices, and boarded him besides. as
an lhducement to perform the duties
and that the deputy had to abandon ;
them, not being able, even with these 5
advantages, to makea living.
That the county was organized tbro, |
motives, that a certain
party might sell town lots, at a high {
price, for county site. {
mat the county has no Courthouse
and Jail. and, that it would require n :
TAX OF - per acre on each acre of Guilt d
land in the county. to roisa Il
'unds to build them. II
mat several lawyers attempted to l.
ocatc here, butlitigation was so small o.
.hd fees so scant, they were compelled a. a,
abandon the field. III
lhat There being no Jail, delinquents )"
'ere either dismissed, or their cases III
arfled over to the court of judge ei'
ynch. co
These, with few undignified allu- vi
ons to the ignorance and stuniditv
the population who are to be the III
gners of this singular document. if an
OBTAIN signers at all, make I'D Pc
e substance of the petition that asks VI.
e Legislature to abolish Ouitman Y"
unity, and place its territory in the 'ht
nlts of CoahOma. act
"A reference to the assessmant rolls IN
c time and trouble of making which BILE
IL not be taken, will show how small [
knowledge, how limited the in the
nation of the writer of the article dan
len he made the first of the state Goa
nts, as they are here set down-yiz. solN
u there are not twenty free -holders +
the county. That there are NOT jon
ee solvent men in the county, is thc1
'dly worth answering. 1t was the
rely inserted as a specimen of the reas
terial of which the whole petition site,
lade up. in !
he question of solvencv is q doll frien
one, and it would puzzle one, DOS inter
y, to decide on the solvency or in Flu
ency ola great many good people. a lit
as well as in ohe, .coun- back
merg
neither the countv bool,s 49,, ro5 majo
emf or bovo boo,, b.,II-. =. low |
past, L cannot say. Perhaps men III
to the dutios of ooioo =, n.s. ters q
month of official life nav hora charg
some blunders; it would be court
lSeif they did not but it is fact. All "a
rtheless, that at the.conclusion of cS''o
lst term Of the Circuit Court held OF Sc
Hon. Sam Powell complimentcd count
resent Circuit Clerk, for cfficien- Iili't :
MT the clearncsS and accuracy of I"I Z
inutcs. rubbe
To the statement about certain 'i'''' L
'Ieht clerk, giving deputy the ~ ,I,S
eds u the Office and paying his q '''''
besidcs-the certain competent
SIMPLY pronounces it an entire - =
ke. The gentleman alluded TO ~
lnewhat successful, and rather VI :
'ive planter; free-holder. -sS"''
her solvent or not i immaterial.l
und his pleasure and profit i'm icccii u
g after the interests of his farm ana &C
these circumstances It became ''iius =
sary to have a deputy. What good Il
between that deputy i0 .'i'
mself were made, does not con- iiei 'ii''
ny but themselves; but he en-
ally states that they were not On W
set forth in the petition. That sell, d
, who had to abandon his posi- brother
T inadequacy OF income. is moi Plact
make a statemcntof facts. but yro,,IJ
preston is naturally suggested about fl
ldid mind, that il his hoard wa. under
@ musf have No., peace
. The speculative motive up- p,5..
ich the county Is charged to of the
zen organized, seems if il exist student
j, to have proved failure. JAILED L
town lots have been sold, and = uoli ~. \
y princely income having
10 anybody from that few. If WEr
roe i in faat . g..