Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-26
[FoR THE CoLUNBUs DEaocRAT.I
PuhIie Meefing.

zen Of the Democratic party for election TO thu
Senate of the United States, at the next session o
= The Legislature. And further, to interchange in a
e sober and discreet MANNER sentiments on important
y political subjects. Aug. IS, 1887.
Er We have no room TO give any election
ne@s this week. We have triumphed in Alaba-
! ma, been badly beaten in Tennessee. pretty well
held our own in North Carolina and the wings
say they have carried the day in Indiana. Al!
A important returns will be given next week. -
a "The Hon. A. G.. M'NurT, the Van Buren,
D candidate for Governor addressed the people of
} Lowndes county on Monday last, the 2lst. We
we're not present, but we understand all his posi-
tons were completely and triumpharty over
thrown by GEO. X, CLAYTON. Esq. aud that the
Honorable candidate was "pretty well used up,"
and that he remarked he had met with ..,rar,o
reception" in Columbus. "-.frgw.
Had the editor Of the Argus been present, and
heard Major M'Nut's speech, and what s,by
courtesy called the reply he would have blushed
for his party. "All his positions completely and
tnumphantly overhrownw Why, my dear sir,
not one of his positions was even attacked, ex.
cept with vague and unmeaning defamation
M'Nutt compared with the gentleman who a.
tempted to answer him, was Hyperion to Satyr
lit was schoolboy attempting to answer the
matured and comprehensive views Of a statesman.
Mr.. Clayton, With whom we are unacouainted.
ana Of whom we would speak with the most per- |
feet respect. may be, and no doubt IS yonng
man oil Tine promise, but he Is much mistaken if |
he thinks that bod and vehement declamat;on |
can stand him insead oil sound reasoning, and
some little knowledge OF the subject he attempts
10 discuss equally mistaken is he, if he takes
Inc applause oil a few trained partisans for the
voice OF the people, We will briefly show how
"trlumphanily'' one Of tho Majors positions was
oVerthrown by his adversary. In replying to
some questions that had been put to him, the
MAJOR took occasion 10 observe that the notes
OF the United States Bank were worth one cent
less In the dollar, in New York than the notes Of
me city banks--in other words that United
states bank notes were one per cent below par.
1reply to this, his adversary in very triumph
ant 'one' read statement from n certain paper I
showing that United States Bank stock was
worth premium Of II per cent, thus ignorantly
conioundng bank stock with bank notes, two
things almost as different as Georgia nullifer,
and Jeffersonian Republican And yet, with
shame do we say it, and with shame will ii be
read this egregious blunder was loudly and en-
Enthusiastically "rPla 'dod in the enlightened town
oi columbus There were other things which fol-
lowed Major M'Nutt's address that the Editor Of
the Argus might well have blushed to witness.--
But we forbear all further comment. IL the
nu',ers are pleased with the result Of the meet
ing at the Court House on Monday last, most {
issuredly we have no cause to complain. <Fr
~iatA1e last Argus is arrayed in mournrc chnse-
uence Of the death Of its Senior Editor, Thomas
EFFERsos FoRREs Esq, who expired on the 2lst
hst. alter an illness Of ten days Mr.. Forbes was :
bout 50 years old. We extrac, the following no !
ice OF the deceased from the Argus.
mr. Forbes came to this town in the nutumn NJ II
coo Q. wn'chtlme he purchased tn. establishment Il
= uc southern Argus and until the present was its /,
a'ehled and able Editor. lie was n,tve Of Ran.
'or (Me) where his parents, sisters and hrothers
low reside, who will be happy to know that evorv Y
'ehuoh tnat pure and unmixed friendship could /
es.ow was pad to alleviate his anguish. Mr.
oroes combined IN high degree the accomplish
hents oil the gentleman aud scholar. Ha cr.an, IA
nd V,oc koll I
ne ZION. TRISTAN BURGESS and the Hon. Cams y
,ARKs now candidate for Governor oc Mano q
herever he went Mr. Forbes by the amenitv If II
rs manners, and the excellence Of his diSnos;,;o,
a'ea around Inn large circle Of bosom friends b
nu tnc nlSh respect entertained of him by the CHI.
ems Columbus was fully evnced on The dap If Y
IS burial The funeral procession was as larce #
" u'e urges. OF any we ever witnessed in This n
W.. W.T. rofoes was member Of the Masonic
aMrnlty, OF which he was highly respected mem
er. Tie was buried on Monday evening" l,s, w;,L p
iasonic honors. Requiescat IN pace. '''' "'''
r. We hasten 10 lay before our readers ho
blowing extracts from letters lately addressed =
Gen. jackson to the Editors of the Globe vi
70 take them from the Nashville Banner Of The "
SIN INST. The Globe we never ge, We have
. room for comment DC
HERMITAGE, July asd, 1887.
ny Dear Str:-l have just received ,he Cobe of So
ist and am pleased to discover from II and o,b' ca
papers mat the democracy are uniting upon fine
~ u ~ sgpaianng the government from corpora r.
,r ~ az ks and g collect shs repenue keep and
re safety toour revenue, and control over esq., pa
paper by the State banks The revenue REDUCED the
the real wants olthc Government PAYABLE in e,ol1 in
SILVER com, mo credits0 to be dis6urscd nv ,L ol
nernment IN gold and silver, will give ms an nm.
Tatlng metallic currency, prevent hereafter oyer.
d'ng anu give prosperity TO all branches of hns;. ~
y; whilst the banks and the commercial commnn ms