Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-26

= ~i-'a1e o'iia- haaA g stH actually 90 eHistenc
with augmented poweFs-Wilh DE same Pres
dent he same Directors. The same Capital. A
! that 4 has lost, in the language Of Mr. Biddle
= troublesome partner in the government. 7,
this mammoth Bank could no more hold 90 4
head than any Of the State Banks; Il agsal bg N
board, and il IS notorious fact that at the yer
moment ofits suspension, there were persons
the steps Of the Autocrat palace, with demand
against IT, which If acceded to, would have drain
ed every dollar of specie out Of lis vaults. An
farther he speaker stated tits q matter of his
tory that the state banks did not suspend imme
diately after the expiration of the Old Unite,
States Bank in 1911. The suspension tool
place some four years after, and was owing Il
causes over which National Bank could hav.
had no control.
The whole of this part Of Maj. M'Nults speed
was admirable. He evinced thorough knowl
edge Of The subject, and made i evident to ali
that ne was deeply read in the financial history q,
the coun'r lie did not, il was clear, take bis
views Of the currency from the. newspaper essays
OF the Day lie has drunk al a purer fountain
no has studied, and made himself intmatelv A..
q"a'hted with the writings Of Jefferson, Madison,
and the other distinguished statesmen who framed
and carried into operation our admirable system
| OF government
Inc speaker concluded by refutng the char
ges OF non-committalsm which had heen hyo,oh,
against him, and declaring himself reody and
wiling on oil occasions to answer freely and I'm.
reservedly any questions which his fellow cb.
Gems may think proper to put to him.
we have not in this hasty sketch, attempted
10 give any thing like tho language or The arc,,.
ments Of MAJOR MNutt. Our obiact has been
merely 70 touch upon the principal topics of his
ADDRESS, There was not person present who did
not feel the force Of bis arguments and the Dow
or Of his eloquence, Some zoe knom. who we,,
70 the Court House prejudiccd against him. and
l'''ie Inclined TO give him favorable hea,;oo
returned highly gratifed, and determined to cast
he'f votes Tor him Major MNutt, during his
snort visit here, gained host Of friends. and we
hesitate net 10 say that Lowndes county will
give him an overwhelming vote next November
no wlllcarry every thing before him in the counties
'ou'n q THIS Ills election, we look upon as
certain.
A~s-~~ es |
= BYRON BARKER Esq heretofore the Junior cd.
'or Of The Southern Argus, has now the sole control
! mat Journal MS editor and publisher. Thouoh
'iiierng IN politics with Col Barker we cbeerG,Iv
ccofd 70 him the same honesty and patriotism Of
purpose mat we know ourselves to be actuated nv
We wish him much success.
TaosAs y. MuScr, Esq of Natchez,' one Of the
emocratc candidates for State Treasures. has with
fawphls name from the list of candidates The
emocratic party will now unite on Col. Fan III
well known as the late editor of the NIississnn;on
ne OF the Oldest democratic journals in tho s,o,o
10 oattlcd manfhlly in the cause of Democracy
unng It's darkest days in Mississippi; for Iona
me JUS paper was the only one in the state arraved
sa'''S' powerful aristocracy, under The yarions
imes OF National Republicans, Nullifers. Win, q
e co. FaL We doubt not, will be elected BY an
'erwhelmng vote at the November election. il
we have i from good authority, that Mai Ed !,
'rds the National Bank, Stop Law and Kentucky
mel Law advocate, voted for Prentiss, one Of the
candidates for congress. The people q
the new counties know Mr. Prcntiss too well ~ L
s'a'h any man who would be instrumental in h;s
svetion. We hope, however, the ma;ors .c,,;m., u
!" pe iavorahly considered by his wing friends, h
vs. nave received the first number Of the "Sou,h n
wing a paper recently started at Jackson. hv a
: ~ DUDLEY. Esq. Mr. d. is gentleman Of fine
ch's ana well cultivated mind he has our he's,
sues 'of success IN every thing but politics. h
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nc CRofs in this and the ADJOINING co,n,;as a
oom ever looked 50 promising as at present. A
70 q lew miles IN either direction from town v;ll
"s'nce any one that pecuniary pressure cannot /,
y ABIDE IN the land If our fertile soil i nroro,l, Il
'.'sa1d' We saw on the beautiful plantation III 3
age wright, at Colebogue, some of The hes, corn
W. count Several Of the ears were found up-
measurement to b. from eleven 10 twelve ,ss,
" .ne ground. II grew upon prairie land, which tt
: irss put in cultivation last spring b.
we nave IN our office corn stalk larg. o,,,.,. II
'he war club Of Hercules. II grew on the Mar /.
'on q Mr.. Speed, near Plymouth, and measures n,
inches N circumference. Can any oroor friends
It this 'o"' '''ehds
rs also received, some days since, finn anon Il
q cotton, raised on the plantation Of M, M er
e'fO' ~ The neighborhood of Columbus. phi
tic
=. :. W. sometime since stated that the n,ma,;o, a.
'ne Argus made few weeks ago, relative j GU
~ M'ers politics was, in our opinion. erro q
US. We have now au,bo-;,, a. ''' e''o-