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In reply TO the article in the Guard OF
Thursday in relation to the Gazette and
Mr. McCarroll, we have to say that the
Guard man knows well enough that Mr..
Eppes is The only man that Gov. Brown
could remove. Mr. McCarroll is only
Deputy Tax collector and is responsible to
Mr.. Eppes for the faithful discharge Of his
duties as such. We have never yet heard
of Mr.. Eppes' having complained Of Mr.
McCarrolrs neglect of duty, nor do We
believe Capt. EpPes aas any grounds OF
complaint. |: is true that the business OF
every tax collector in Mississippi must be
more or less "jumbIed up" to use the clas-
sic pnrase of rhe Guard: but that is owing
altogether to the despisabe revenue laws CT
cur State for il must be a matter OF utter
impos>ibility that the collector can have his
balances properly made, when an &C count
is made out and sent TO Jackson against him,
/ frequently charging him, in said account
+ for Taxes on lands not subject to taxation
Oh others that the valuation has been
reduced by the Board of Police and OF
/ Pedler'r, Hawkers, and other licenses which
! have been collected by others. From th'
difficulty of the revenue laws. we know
is almost impossible for collector 10 make
a correct statement of his business, bu
this much we do know. that Mr.. McCar
roll can show where, how and when, b.
has paid iuto the public treasury ever.
dollar that has been collected by him a
Tax Collector. 1t is not presumabie I
think that a man who has collected an


paid over upwards ofJifty Joar ho~san


dollars of the public moneys of the county
one who has honestly given up large es
tate to pay security debts. and who ha
ever borne the most unimpeachabe char
acter as a citizen, should, for the YiHtr
sum of a few hundred dollars, destroy tina
good name forever.