Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-11-04
NO XNXH.

NO. NXTH.
WAsHIyGroS. Oct. 10 1887.
Both Houses ofCongress adjourned to-day at 10
o'clock, without day The only thing done to-day
was to pass a bill to adjust the balances remaining
in the late Dcnose Banks This bill, grants great
Indulgence, that TO say, an Indulgence of from one
to four years TO the banks, and WILL doubt moi, be
found very acceptable by all Of those institutions
that have possessed the public deposites. Most of
the members 90 to the North, and West to-day,
and shall be off in the morning.
We have just heard that the William Gibbons,
Steam Boat burs, her boiler at sea, few DAYS ago.
and so passengers were killed. She piled between
New York and Charleston, S. c. Yours Sc
lhe following Is an extract Of letter from a
distinguished citizen of Mississippi, who has been
travelling at the north during the past summer. 1t
was dated at Trcnlon, New-Jcrsey, Oct. II !
"Whe at Washington, saw Walker, Clqi-
borne GhoIson, nc. Col. Claiborne will pro-
coed to Philadelphia and New-York during the
recess of Congress Mr.. Walker will visit Penn.
sylyana Col. GhoIson vii! remain in Washing
ton most of the time. uHil next session.
Assistant Postmaster General Hobble will visit
Mississippi in November. hope he will be
clothed with authority by the department. to regu-
late the mails IN our state. / understand that TO
be the object OF his visit
+" The Treasury Note bin passed while was
at Washington. The Wall street Brokers arc If
course loud IN their denuncations of the measures
adopted to separate the government from the ,onl,
But their ~angs will avail them but little The
decree has gone forth, and the treat mass tho
people will rally Ia support of those who have
SO molly stepped toward 10 free t}e country from
bondage. In New-York Cjly the opposition NAV
| succeed at the approaching Election but tbe stoie
will be with rs. Whenever cummunity has
Bank an influence is dneo tly, or indirectly, OK.
ered over Elections, and as that influence !,
brought to bear against the Government, SO will
the honest yeomanry Of the country, from denrc
eating the excessive issues aud conracuons of
Banks, rally in its support.
The partial success Of the wings in this state.
New Jersey,] has not affected the growth of
pumpkins. Mr.. William Scudder, residing in tho
vicinity of this town, has exhibited p1mpJtin
weighing 200 lbs. taken from vine prodnc;nr
!, $40 pounds, and all from one seed.
"Busness in New York and PhlladeIpbio i
much better but purchases are principally made
with cash, so that sales are limited. EXCHANGE
IS so much against the South that it is more de.
slrable to sell to those at !hc north 2. b.
=" Beat this ,cho can "--Mr. Taylor, superintep-
dent of the plantation OF Jno. Gimer, Esq. baled
IN six hours. with the assistance of FIVE hands six
teen bags OF cotton, in neat and workman like
manner-LowAdas county against tie State
The article headed mississippi Election in to-
days paper should have been cred ted to the Boston
Morning Post |; is from the pen of one of the
Washington Correspondents of that valuable paper.
The friends of Messrs Claiborne and GhoIson will
peruse it with much interest
The remarks Of our Senator Mr. Walker on the
bill for postponing the fourth instalnenl Of the pub
lie deposites with the States, will also attract the
readers attention. As soon as possible we viii pub-
llsh Mr. Walkers admirable speech in reply chiefly
to Mr. Clay on the Bank question. He deserves
the thanks Of every democrat ID the State fr TN,
noble effort
10 To-day we publish the last Of the series Of
letters from our Washington Correspondent, bat
one-next week We viii give that. II touches off,
IN very humorous style, The character and pro-
ceedings Of the little Conservative party in Com |
gress, Our industrious correspondent promises to
give US occasional sketches OF things in general |
during the recess and will commence a new series
Of letters, as soon as Congress meets in December
Reasons tchy some men are bitterly opposed 10 the
Admin tStratioh
|. The bank men have been found, and their
schemes overturned.
2. The spectators have been disappointed
8. lnprotectng the rights and interests Of the
people, the money making project OF certain ind-
vduas have been defeated.
Nor IS it difficult 10 see why these disappointed
men now charge all the embdrrassments of the
times on the administration.
It's because they dare not ct the true cause bs
known.
ave speak as unto wise men-Judge We what
we say" Mississippi Free Trader.
a figure 10 Paiat.--''Represent me in my
portrait" said gentlemen TO his painter, with
a book in my hand, and reading aloud. Paint
my servant, also in a corner where he cannot be
seen, but IN such manner that he may hear me,
when | call him."