Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-11

t,b. ev;la az treachery and massacre
which devote alike the female and the
warrior 70 cruelty and death. Asso'
RANGES are rendered TO TINS goveIIs
ment. that citizens ofthis Republic nave
lately been made prisoners BY the Aad.
dos. and scalps recently taken on Oul
| frontier have been seen in their nation
Il is within the province OF thls gOs-
eminent to inquire into the causes
which have produced these calamI!les'
and no vigilance on my part shan %
wanting to prevent their recurrence
"Czaiborne & GhOlsOn." From the
accounts from all parts Of the State
which we received during the last and
present week, we are inclined to the
belief that the above firm has stopped
payment. They had invested largely in
the stock of the at eGsurg Circular
the "GoM and siEUer HunabGg and
the Experiment" all of which having
proved odious to the free and indepen-
dent voters Of Mississippi, they were
obliged to go down. We are happy to
inform our readers, however, that two
gentlemen Of this State have come for
ward very handsomely and have prom
ised to continue the business, provided
the people of Mississippi will make a
few dcpOsites in the ballot box on Mon
LAY and Tuesday next. The style Of
the new firm is Prentiss & Acee -
s. s. Prentiss of Warren CITY.
E. L. Acee Of Lowndes City.
Murder.-In the Democrat offs atur.
day last there is black paragraph invi-
ting the Democrats of Lowndes county
to take up "arms." I'm another column
of the same paper in a letterfrom Vicks'
burg something is said about giving
Prentiss the Wing candidate "single
shOts"I The Democratic party through
out the State are frightened, and ap-
pear to expect victory only by force Of
armSI Those ofour democratic friends
of Lowndes county who prefer voting
for the Van Buren, candidates Clai-
borne and Gholson we would advise to
remain quietly at home. We knowma-
ny of them who are peacable citizens
who would rather be caught at the
plough than in any kind of a fight
Let all the Wings come out and UOte
aud let the Democrats stay at heme.
and no danger then can possibly be ap-
pretended. Let us sustain our char
ter as peacaable people in spite Of
the incendiary " Democrat"
The Democrat says to US and the
Wing party stake either horn" Will
that veritable paper inform US what his
"hOrns" are composed ofl-Are they
mint julips or brandytOddies? We be.
long to the Temperance Society and
must decline taking the horns" ofthe
Democrat which it so politely offers
Speaking of "hornS" we will inform
the Democrat that the Wings intend
taking the Democratic "buH by the
horns" next Monday and tie him uE
that no more " Experiment" on the cur
rency of the county shall receive the
assent of the people of Lowndes.
The Columbus Democrat has actu.
ally found mares nest :" 1t saws
that the Wings are in quandary, well
the Wings are in a quandary. Prem.
tiss and Acee will be elected to Con
greSs and we are thinking whether up
on the whole we had not better instruct
Robert ]. Walker to resign his seat in
the United States Senate forthwith
We want to send a Wing in his place
and as Democrats al.Oays obey nstruc.
lions, he will resign after the election
The will resign now it will save him
long journey. The Wings are IN q
quandary.
The Democrat thinks that Claiborne
and Gholson will get an overwhelming
majority in LOwndes county. Does i
mean that they will get an oUer7ohehna.
ing majority qgaints theml If it Sc
means we are inclined to believe the
assertion as we feel convinced that i
Claiborne and GhOlson are opposed to
the repeal Of the Treasury Circular
and National Bank, and in favor d
an exclusive Specie Currency and
thousands of State Rag Banks. two
thirds Ofthe Democrat party win refuse
to vote for them. All win 4allv an