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

speare understood human nature, when
he sad:
s'' Plate sin in gold, and the strong lance Of
justice
Hurtless breaks; arm it in rags and thc
Pigmy's straw doth pierce it,"
But as Mr.. Claiborne, as we'll as the
editor of the Globe, would fain have
the people believe that no prominent
member Of the party ever advocated
an exclusive metallic currency. will
introduce few proofs, out Of thou
sand and one that might be brought
forward, to fortify my position. The
.irst proof shall be from the Globe 1t.
{ self. After cheating and betraying, az
ter humbugging and deluding the peo-
pie by its promises Of a specie curren-
CIV, the Globe turns impudently round,
repudiates its former doctrine, and says
that sn exclusive metallic currency was
never proposed. Let it be remember
led that a few years since, Immediately
after the passage Of the gold bill, this
same Globe used the following Ian.
guagc :-"In seven months from this
time, bank rags will be abolished, and
the whole country will be over spread
3with gold.1 Mr.. Claiborne would have
US believe that Colonel Benton's great
= object is "a reform Of banking abuses"
Compare this with what Benton SAYS
himself, in his letter to Mr.. holland, da-
tied 3lst Of May last 1--WE owe Cen
lSeral Jackson debt Of gratitude for
practically teaching the country the
great lesson that we can do infinitely
better without paper money banks
ethan with them The following def
nitior. Of "the Experiment" was given
on the floor ofthe Senate, by Mr.. Web
ster in reply to Mr.. Forsythe -" If /
4srightly understand the member from
8 Georgia, this experiment is an attempt
to return to an exclusive specie cur
rency; first by being able, through the
agency of the State banks t. dispense
with any bank OF the United States ;
eand then to supersede the State banks
themselves. This, sir, is the Expert
.ment. THANK the gentleman for thus
stating its character. He has done his
duty and dealt fairly with the people by
this exhibition Of what the views Of the
executive government are, at this IL
tercsting Nmoment." This Language
was used in the presence of Mr. For
9Th, was uncoHtra;!.ctcd BY h:ni, allE
consequently was assented to. Tbs
5signal failure Oi the Experiment has dis
concerted the wire workers not little
sand 1t Is amusing to see what I" a chang'
Shas come over the spirit oftheir dream.
\ But yesterday. they were continually
pratlng about the constitutional currcn
.scy the hard money system, "thc spe
S.cic Pcl:c!," to-day they are cXtolIini
q" the credit system" and even dcnoun
46clng, i'll the strongest language, thei
Gown humbug, and abusing the Loco Fo
%cos for being such fools as to belicv,
that they were in earnest in what the
chad formerly said. This is especial,
the case in New York, the head quar-
Etcrs of democracy. Hundreds of tn,
most jealous adhcrents of the party
have there found that seven handcC
sJustlce doth commend the Ingredient
Got their poisoned chalicc TO their owl
clips" and hence their anxiety to return
70 the ancient state Oflhings. Witnes
the commotion in the camp, produce,
by Senator Tallmadge's letter. W.
are assured by Mr.. Claiborne tina
Mr., Van Buren, is statesman of pal
riOtic and comprehensive views" an,
I'VE are further taught that, under hi
auspices, in less than three years, w
may expect the establishment ola cur
rency equivalent to gold and silver
lNira6ile dictul How our heart
should leap for Joy at the annunciatio
that there is to be alimit to the progress
of the deStrOyers, and that, in the cours
otthree years they will restore to tn
Country that Of which they have de
sprived tia currency equivalent t
gold and sIlverP' Butsuppose the GC
vernment should restore sound cul
rency, and rebuild the credit it has s
easily pulled down, for a pigmy ca
demolish what it required a giant t
erect, what atonement can it make I
the sufferers it has crushed beneath il
yuggernaut car? Can it replace in a
auence and happiness those whom
has trampled down into the dust
Can it restore buoyancy and entel
prlze to the broken hearted, or reviv
be youthful hopes it has blasted, {
7lpe the tear from the cheek Of tn
olseless matrOn. or feed the childre
1.-THE laborer whom it has driven frol
Employment? No, no, no, this cannc
be done; and ifthe authors of the mi
eries that have been wickedIv and wal
tonly, brought upon the country, wei
to devote their lives to a penance
sackcloth and ashes. they could n,
atone for the evils they have inficte,
JUNIUS.