Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-22
A. B.


FOR THE sOUTMBRN Argus.
Messrs. EditOTs,--
Upon casually taking up, a few days
since. q number ofthe Mississippian,
NV attention was caught by IAN aP-
peal to the fcemcn Of Mississippi"
signed by one Of our representatives.
elect, J. F. Fl. Claiborne. 1t is true
that was politically Opposed to Mr..
Claiborne, but from reputation, / had
been induced to consider him an honor
able and high minded man, and one
who would scorn to resort to the little,
pitiful tricks Of the demagogue for the
purpose Of building up his own person
al popularity, and Of sustaining his pO-
litical party. 1t is true, that the expe-
rience Of several years had taught US
not to expect much scrupulOsity as to
the means Of carrying on a political
warfare; but Mr.. Claiborne possessed
the respect, so far as / know Of his po-
liticai opponents, and they had hoped
for better things from him. They had
net expected him to enact the modern
Jack rCade; they had not expected
from him Gd cGptaHdEm appeals to~the
working man, the small farmer and the
mechanic" ming led with taunrs to "the
professional orders and mercantile no.
bihty." or such doleful Jeremiads over
the expressions ofthe poor. Mr.. Clai-
borne. however, seems likely 20 realize
an observation attributed to the elder
Adams, that when an aristocrat turns
demagogue, he always far outstrips his
vulgar rivals. If any reply whatever
to this part Of the gentleman's address,
were necessary, it would be sufficient
to say, that the political party to which
he belongs, have entirely controlled the
government for many years past, and
aOhy hGOs they not protected TIE rights
and the interest Of the POOrY
] will now, as briefly as possible, adj
vert to the injustice that Mr.. Claiborne
says, was done to him, in attributlng to |
him opinions on the bank question
which were never entertained. He
says that: Ia Natchez, / was daily |
represented as III agrarian, u New |
YORK Loco FOcO, opposed to all banks, |
and disposed 70 make war on vested
rights and chartered corporations. In
Columbus, with the view of drawing off
rom me the stern and patriotic demo
cracy ofthe northern and eastern coun.
les, the opposition press held me up as
bank DaGa." What degree of mis-
representation Mr.. Claiborne NAV have
'een subjected to in Natchez, | know
lot; but Of this there can be no doubt.
hat the report ofhis being 4 bank man
I'D not originate with the opposition
'resS Of Columbus, nor with its apro-
e;sslonal orders or mercantile nobility"
70 one knows better than that gentle
nan himself, that the report in question
in his own section oe eIo 1
State. Whether he authorized such I
representation or not,,it is verv cert.;H :
hat IN that portion of the State. 1rheS- J
was the interest Of Mr.. Claibor1s ~ / q
e thought friendly to National BANK
e was represented by his friends "a | y
e IN favor Of such an institution: and
the northern and eastern counties a
there there was an Gnti-bank MAORI r
?, ne took care to let the people know n
trough the columns Of the Democrat 2
lst on the eve of the election, that he a
as an GRti-bGRk man. Let us exarD. c
e little into this matter, and 80 I'll
e cannot Ind some apology for those Il
nom Mr.. Claiborne so UnceremoDi- o
lsly denounccs as calumniators. A. a
but the time that the Governor issued B
g Wrlts ot'election, a public meeting a
as held at one Of the towns in the a
estern part ofthe State, Port Gibson n
- believed, at which resolutions IN e. q
2 OF National Bank, were adonted N
De newspaper which contained fhe a
'oceedlngs, stated that i was heIieve3 q
the meeting, that Mr.. Claiborne hel5 =
ntlments coincijent with The resol.. !,
'n1 adopted, and that shossId !: !. = "a n
r.9 90, that such Was the fscf. - b
QUO Obtain Tie suffrages 81 49, :. .
Oh thae attended the NEE n
GLIDING both politicaiparties. Un- O
z tnese circumstance, Il was deemed 81
lyisa1lehy the Wing COMMITTEE az 4
olunbns g address cirel.lsrs = - 4,
itors Of ths different VIC rs : -, u
q q = number of inlluenei;sl is.ss.r.sls :,
g y various parts the State, with q
: ~. @ influencing them 70 adhere a
Lls1ll. ana Acee. and not "a IS Ii
!. ~ u. ne sas support Of Claiborne p
- ~ Eness % co.onrs "
: - ollsanent of q NationaI II
n committee had 10 doubt 10
at1fleFe vas danasr - y
49, esS votes and thus Vsea ken. $;
lEsnzth q tie VIE party. II -. :. -
..., ~ 8. INTO taelF tons g u II.