The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-02-03
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Charge Against a. nalgii Ludl-
Clnl Emnctiomnry.

Charge Against O. IsIgh IudI- I
Cinl Eunctiomnry.
The Treasurer Of Madison county,
Mr. j NJ Anderson, shipped per ex-
press 10 New York las. Monday
81 400 IN silver 70 pay the interest
on the Vicksburg and Canton Rail-
road bonds held by parties 10 that
city. As we saw the bags of coin
borne upon the shoulders Of able
bodied men, carried into the express
office we could but say, "SC much
for nothing" Yes, tweniy-four
hundred dollars Of the poor peoples
money goae to swell the Golfers Of
the rich, and nothing Of benefit to
the Taxpayer.
We were carried back to the days
when we made war upon this bogus
railroad project, and remembered our
advice to the people ofthis county to
resist the issuance Of bonds 10 its
behalf We were reminded how a
few public spirited citizens. Judge
J A. P. Campbell, now OF the So
preme Bench Of the State, among
the number, came forward and en-
Joined the further issuance OF said
bonds. all for love Of theis fellow
citizens, How Judge Campbell fur.
nished The legal talent and obtained
the injunction writ from Chancellor
Young, and the alacrity and cheer
fulness With which bis compatriot'
signed the indemnifying bond and
how high public hopes ran fol
redemption and salvation from this
accused and unjust debt. We re-
membel the cloud Of disappointment
thst set itself upon the faces of oui
people when they learned that Judge
J. A p. Campbell had sold them out
and had Withdrawn the injunction, il
consideration Of $4,000 in filthy lu-
| ere to him in hand paid by the pro
iectors Of the fraud Railroad.
Every dollar Of the money sent Of
last MondAy-every dollar that hai
been sent and yet to be seat, is bloc,
money Wrung from the hands an'
hearts Of the toiliug burdened tax
payers Of this county by the perhd,
OF their trusted attorney. 1t may b
, urged that Judge J. A. p. Campbell
was not a feed attorney; that hi
work wss voluntary; that he was on
Of the complainants TO the cause an
bud q right, legal and moral to dis
miss his own suit. We assert tbs
he was paid attorney, and that hi
fee was more priceless than silver an
gold-the love and gratitude Of hi
fellow citizens, he having voluntaril
offered to rescue them from the
woe lie agreed tc perform Il
work without fee in money, and W,
bound by his contract Our peOp
should love and respect him.-CoI
j, ton Nail
The charge made in the CantC
p Mail against Judge Campbell is, ,
occurs to US, sufficiently serious
j, justify an investigation II true
is unworthy to occupy the high p
e sition he now holds; if untrue, Il
e author Of the SANDER should be Pun
i ished and Judge Campbell vindi 'at'
+ before the people Of the State. II
$ charge, connecting rs it does PROF
inent State official with a railroi
b transaction, IN which the people o
c swindled, should cause the Ia,
n paying public to be more than 0
= dinarily watchlul Of their interest
c whenever and wherever propo
n tons to levy tribute upon them f
4 the benefit Of boartless, soulle
e corporations, are made. We adhe
J. to our axiom, that "a public ente
1 prise which will not Of itself invi
J. capital will prove a burden to Il
. people who are compelled to foster
by the Ubiquitous system Of gener
taxanon," and we advise our frian,
aad readers against any end d
schemes gotten up by town rliqu,
aud rings, unl,r the spccious pl,
) OF hnldiug up the country, f,
! ninety-nine out OF every hun ir,
viii end in disastcrto the tax payer
. The case OF the Canton and YIck.
burg Railroad, cit d above, i, a ftur
! Illustration ofthe point we arc try
, Il inu tn make