The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-09
THE OXFORD SUN, AND THE CODE
OF 1880.

"
Give us just laws, no class legislation, no
legislation against labor, In the interest OF
/ a naughty, merciless, landed aristocracy,
like that that lives, moves and has Its being
| In the river counties Of this State. Look
Mt the Campbell Code and tell us whether
the author Of that Drac0nicaa system ever
had feeling In common with any class Of
people save the English nobility and big
pursed clientsf Down with such mon
strous iniquity! Let the honest, hard
working people speak out, and no longer
| be Influenced by brainless partisans whose
chief accomplishment IL TO sneer Mt pee.
pie, part their hair In the middle and spell
God with small "g"
The above is u second specimen
sample from the Oxford sun, the Or
gan of the Greenback Party in North
Mississippi, with which We favor the
readers of THE COMET this week.
We presume 1t makes the above
assault upon the Code Of 1880, and its
high-toned, honorable, aud learned
author, because at one time, before the
merits of the Code were understood
and appreciated, and before the men
of sense and learning in the law had
begun to speak i'm its praise, 1t was
thought to be popular to abuse. both
Judge Campbell and his work.
Inc appear 10 'he COMMUNISM" 'e"
timent which the edi'or supp'Ses ~
exist among the people Vi NiissiSsippi'
ana the unworthy anu 10" a.'eihp' W
| A.. I'm, m ta.in1a nf a
excite preJudlce Ill 'iie minus Vi ono
CLASS vi our ci''Ae's "s"'"' "'
VIII meet WIN 'he pronp' oonie"
natioh which 'hey uese''e, Al 'nis 70
tue way III Which, '''e eu'Vo' :" VI"
ureehpack organ eApec's W oui'' up
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iair warning ho" 'na' no " 'oo'''u
10 meet win sieh"I ia'i"'e' Nv
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communism procia,i'is 'ne u'p'a''
vi MN wno ,''aAe' ~ anu VIZ ~
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anu ""i =. pop' - ,,t,aan
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give US ?ust laWs, NO., n1 r'' ~ ,ha intercst
Of a naughty merciless landed aristocracy,
ike that tnat ves moves I'll, an S,a nas us 'o's
o.,
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pun. ou' INC 0'' @ ,ha.a
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REFERS 70 wna' IS co'ii'non'y N"o"n
.he 0hee' "c''' VI W avs
III 'hu oouo oui hs'"'
spo''s'oie "ihe ior oo''' 'or
Know INA. 'he arouous anu ,"'"'
iapor OF Judge Canipoei', which occu-
pieu MN almost constantly Ior Two
years, was s"on'i''eu 70 'ne hesisi"
lure ior It's approval. rlrst, ny ti'a'
oody IL was wisely suphitteu 10
JOINT seiect comm'ttee' WIN non, ~
y. reynolds, us chairman OF the SEN
ate committee, and Hon. WI Feath-
erston as chairman Of the House COM
mittee. The other members Of the
Senate committee were-Jarnagan,
Fitzgerald, HUMPHREYS, Gibbs, West
and Singleton; while the House COM
mittee, In addition to the chairman
of the following; A. j.
Lewis, of Claiborne, f. A. Wolfe, of
'Tippah, f.. .. Sykes, OF Monroe, Gar
rett Andrews, OF fazoo, w. +. Love,
Of Amite, Nj. ID. Il. Stephens, OF YAH
lobusha, j. M. Hardin, Of Leake, J.
II. McLaurin, of Lauderdale, and s.
L. Fortson, OF Warren. To these two
able committees, or to this joint select
committee, composed Of the very best
material OF both Houses, the ehtire
work OF Judge Campbeli was sub
mitted' Iheir work was again sub
mitted 10 lhe Two houses ana hhai-
~, the CODE OF 1851, as IL now STANDS,
was approved py the Legislature, ana
authorized 10 he pupiished us the pup
NC statute law Oh the o'ate. IL 'here
. c'ass iegisia'ioh III H. Judge camp
'ei, Is not aiohe respohs'oie' IL .here
: ciass legislation IN IT, IL escaped 'he
ietection OF the above able committees
composed OF learned, patriotic citizens.