Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-08-18
ALABAMA ELECTION.
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We have authentic returns but frsm few OF
The counties. Crabb (Fcd.) lis said, is elected
TO Congress from the Tuscaloosa district by a
majority Of several hundred over Ellis (Dcm.)
Mr.. Ellis was some two thousand miles from
home. This accounts for his defeat The fed
eralists however have gained noting, as the for
mer representative, Mr.. Lawlfwas also wing.
The election of members 70 tho Legislature
seems to have been generSIy favorable to, the
democratic cause There will, it is believed,
be larger majority of friends Of Ihe-Admnistra-
ton in the present than in the last legislature
Alabama is as true as steel Neither panIcs, nor
pressuIes, nor the vile misrepresentation Of 40
unprincipled wing press, can move her, y,
We shall perhaps get full returns from all thet
counties in few days, if so, We shall lay them
before our readers in our next. Six counties IN
the northern part of the State that we have heard
from, have returned IS republican members an@
four federasts. -
JTho shall decide when Doctors disagree ~
A certain federal print in this state attempted to
disparage the legal reputation of the United States
District Attorney for the Northern District. We
copy the following article from the New York
Star, the leading whig print at the North, whose
editor, Maj. Noah, refused to be included in the
$4,000 purchase by the U. S. Bank with the
the apostate Webb. The article is but a Just
tribute to our worthy townsmun
! e. S. District .AHol HcY, Mississippi I'VE
are gratitcd to learn that Samuel +. Bntterworth
| Esq. formerly of this State, but now of Columbus,
! Miss has been appointed L. g. District Aor.
ney for the Northern District Of Mississippi
Mr.. B. although voting man, is fast rising to
distinction and emIuence in the State of his adop-
ton, and will, VIC hesitate not to say, fully justify
the honor which has in this instance been confer
red upon him. The district for which he is ap.
pointed has been recently created, and embraces
the North half of the State. The terms of the
District Court are held at Pontotoc on the first
Monday of June and December.
1t gives us pleasure to copy the following com
phment to the Marshal for the Northern District
from the Lynchburg (Ya.) paper;
ave notice among the appointments made o
the close of the session of congress, the name o
A. G. Weir Esq. as Marshal for the Northern
District Of Mississippi. Mr. W. formerly reside
in this neighborhood, and it may be gratifying t
his numerous friends here to learn that in the stat
of his adoption, his private worth and sterling in
: tcgrty and ability are properly appreciated" -
Great Wolf Hunt We learn by one of tn
party, that about thirty gentlemen, residents {
Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties d,
termined lastweek to rid their section OF the cour
: Try Of wolves. They succeeded in killing 81,
: and chased the sevenaby Grns for ten hours
! one horse died under ,basaddlc and three MOI
!; were nearly killed in Chg chase, we hope Xix
esl parties viii be formed in all sections Of the cou
try, until these sheep sealers are annihilated,
= I'VE understand mat lhe Federasts Of Ii
: place have got up subscription TO publish lary
4 edition Of Mr.. Bank Attorney Bonds spcec
" THIS speech is mere linde OF abuse again
Or the late and present administration DIR. Du
u can Of Ohio has rilmphanly replied to it. v
= shall publish the Doctors reply as soon as ,
can find space forit The Feds court witho
q theh hOst,if they expect to wheedle the pcoT
r with the falsehoods Of bank bought Attome
vel
= y The Argus says tive gave as satisfacto
"a an answer TO the queries .propounded 10 US by
- neighbor some week or two since as any reaso
ble man could expect" Granted. We ha
ne hsvcr denied i Your answers were psrfec
/, satisfactory, and such as 20 convince every D,
$50 son that you are federalist and have no clail
to be considered State rights man.
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