The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-13

II the county by committee APP I
pointed for that purpose: First, the I
election was illegally held at certain I
for the reason that the re-
luired oath was not subscribed to by
either Judges or clerks Secondly, ]
many names are illegally marked ere.
while others are marked
dead" An aggregate Of % voters
have been struck from the poll books
Of Centre Grove, Pleasant Valley,
Athens, Cotton Gin and Smithville,
who are known to be resident quail
fed voters; and from Waltoa's
Store 200 name have been marked
removed and in short, more than
1000 names have been marked re-
moved from the poll-books Of the
county, seemingly with the view OF
curtailing the registered vote; and
it is worthy Of notice that a majority
of the removal appear to have been
made from antirailroad districts,
while in localities favorable to the
road few removals have been entered
on the poll books.
Thirdly, a citizen of the first dis
tricts was marked voted on the Aber
deem poll book who is known not to
have been within ten miles Of the city
on the day Of the election. Other
irregularities can be shown to have
occurred at the precincts in Aber
deem, and other precincts in the
county, at SONS Of which voters we're
registered on the day Of election.
To sum the matter up In few words,
the vote for and against the road as
shown by the poll-books Of the
county, does not amount to two
thirds Of the registered voters Of the
county
Now, fellow citizens, in view Of all
these facts, you ask, "what shall be
done2" We will state what has been
done in the premises, and invite your
'eaGnest co operation. Messrs Ghol-
son and Houston, in behalf of the
tax payers OF the county, fled the
following motion in the Supervisors
Court:
Estate Of Mississippi, Supervisors
OF Monroe county, Court for the
January Term, 1881.
Isaac May6eld, ct al citizens and
tax payers OF the county and State
aforesaid, move the court to set aside
and annul the election held in the
county aforesaid on the 21 st day oil
| December, 1880, at which election
the question. Of levying tax upon
the taxable property Of the county
aforesaid, in aid OF the Eiyton and
Aberdeen Railroad was submitted to
the voters OF the county aforesaid
for the reasons:
"lst Two thirds of the legal OF
registered voters of the county die
not vote for sad tak. or aid to sait
road.
"2nd Said election was not con
ducled according to law.
"3rd. The registration book o
hooks Cid not show the whole OF th
legal voters Of the county at tn
= time of the election; the namos OF
/ large number Of legal voters, then
, living in said county, having bee
illegally stricken off of sal I books 0
registry, so as to prevent a shown
of the whole vote of the county.
"4th Because a large number q
illegal ballots not in favor of aid t
to said road, we're received an
q counted at said election.
"5th. Because no legal return Q
said election has been made.
as. J. GHoLsoN,
j "Atty for motion"
y The motion was entertained an
8 action deferred till the Februar
I Term Of the Court, in ordes to Civ
the people time for thorough inves
tigation.
l The foregoing are facts that can |
z we'll substantiated and relied o.
3 and so patent that all attempts
4 cloak them seem abortive, and eve
8 claiming high prerogatives on az
3 count Of their wealth and boosted i
. telligence scarcely deny them; y
3 assume the guardianship over Il
9 people of the county without the
3 consent in matters involving the
D dearest and most sacred rights OF
g interests.
j Fellow citizens, is this republican
3 ism? When a few selfish and av
. racious individuals arrogate to then
2 selves the authority to rule US by
2 power unknown to our Constitute
a and laws, and contrary to the spir
3 and genious Of the time hOnore
2 institutions Of our ancestors.
9 The people are law abiding, an
g are always ready to yield submii
3 sively to wholesome laws enacte
o and administered by officers Of the
g own choosing, through the mediul
j of On untrammeled ballot. The peC
g pie earnestly desire a thorough an
Is impartial investigation Of the cleo
g ton; when this is had il the requi
3 site two-thirds constitutional vote
s shown IN favor Of the Railroad, ID
6 contest ends, aud the people 81
o ready to bear the burdens OF taxa
ton imposed upon them,-otherwis
e fellow citizens, can any part OF al
o who have been for or against IN
h proposed Road, consistently as 81
triots, statesmen Or tax payers, en-
!. dorse and sustain proceeding whic
e sets aside the will Of the people q
a expressed through the ballot boz
J, and establishes 0 precedent While
= tends TO sap the foundation Of gu
liberties, and places Us at the mere
: Of monied oligarchy, arrogatinq !
{, themselves all the brains As well 4
Z the wealth Of the county, and Ii
II right to suppress free thought and /
rule independent Of law.
Fellow citizens, we, as your com
: mittee, appointed b. a large BODY 4
: representative citizens Of Monr5
county, assembled Saturday, the 81