The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-02-24

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In justice m Gen Waalk9r, Eho
eajops tha eRviable reputation Of sp
honest ,fhc6raptible oHlciab With al
classes b6a parties, 7Ne'publlsh the
folloaiag. letter ron FIN, IN reply 70
90 article Which appeared in the
MEssHrGEB Of tle l0th instnl
DreAisrnrNts& tHE ISTtmoR,
amea CENsts OFrfts i.u-H
Washington, d C Fer. is, 81
Ebs MfssrSenk4My attention
has been called to your issue OF the
loth 5fFebrnaiy, ir which sou adrer
10 toe pubiisneJ Statement Of ihJ
pppalaiionssf Cbiekasag county.
f179el) and state that "by The books
filed in the ChapeerY Clerks office by
lhe y. $ Enrmeratois, The popua-
goa is made ls,p00, while 10y til
report Of The Compissloners Of
eppmeraliop fof tlis District, after
the EountY EpumeFalprs bad reported
to him, Il was rs, Ago. "NoWh you
add, sWe would like 10 knoW how
the Census Bureau made the popqla
ton pflhia county g6 less than the re.
turns 1led ID the Cbapeefy Clefk'e
Office. and 525 less than the num-
berirepoFtsd BY he commissioners
IN reply 70 J0pf inquiry lsWould
say, ll9t inthe COMMUNICATION nc
counts IA fayorof Tie Enbmerdtors
of Chickasaw eQnpy forvagfed te
this Office by the Supervisor Of til
FirsNsaperyFaPs District Of Missis
aissippig whom 1 suppose 70 be ''ihf
Gammissioael spoken Of, said emu
mefa4ars are given credit for a NUN
berlefa nages Of living inhabitants
ameaRiHgs IA the aggregate, 70 liz
$50 Lhe moFaeWegql eQapt lof thls
eaiee shove ntlA aesual pumbeF ri
lHaples aigPQa dtlai asele'lqleg 70, hg
9Qfsthapubhshed llgqFes. ) Rs ex
apliRatieprof the .sekedqies SINCE tbs
EaeeiEt Of The ARTICLE above seferred
ftQg eondrms lheabsolute acearacy 81
ibis staisnential, kRQW nothing 81
any names not reported bYa piliceFf
l.anp9inRaa nnder Tie laws sol Nc
hHB4ea States aDd Eespopahle TO tbs
0liloe 80 Very respectfully
3aass FRANCIS. "A, WALKER.
30 VI ~ SUPERINTENDENT Of Cepsussg
s.Btds not the intention OF the editors
Of the SfzssaEbEr 10 imphtbl i'm
proper cuBducs 10 Zen. Walker o.
aay one iinmsiigteiY connected with
bis aepartpeRg ~ Washington His
searnest andilionest tadeayora 20 oh
kfsn fellhBle iuf0ma.i6h from those
seciioHs Where Bde greatest dIaerghee
'.betaseR ths e8epsss of $50 a6d 1886
sxist9l8s(qoiab thn case p South
lOgralinH, ldtihdsliiiabme sb0uld do
abyt6Ing 8flHe kind But The fact
rsmabi i6af ilyl tie u. s. census,
..gbies4saF eQqlty. is credited WITH a
pQroiatiuu nearly 1900 less thaAlhy
.lhe staie sanumeraoea Wha sis re.
sponsible for thisiexstaofdihary dis
IS What Che article Of the
lQiA igstae1 Hss designed g aseef-
tain go 10 crow nay fasgq
aof bine boo anla !. 5if e 81
.aE fHlH sW CO., saw failsa
- /. .IEFfssis5sto ths e6Htgst for the
sea- 2 Jopgrsss, TON tals District
.thel berdsgp Exsmlner says
g We prts5me that Col. MorBalshhs
eonciaded hsl98 #aste aHy valuable
time ahd Ih5hey ID the farce laiaFed
by him last Deceidbef NhSn he slnl
8 nbtlte Of Contest e. Hon r
Muldr6W The time fof 4kin6 eel
dence on hisFas expired on tho 7tb.
insts and 30 far IS We have been
able 10 heaI from The various conn
ties howiknosses have been called
So mach for the. g
called cdnteHt il ahsBlotious Old 81
District atf