Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

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fheu edited b. him, was published 4 state.
ment that the Board Of Police and our.
selves had colIeagued together to use his
public fund for the establishment ofa Van
Buren, newspaper. whereas The fact was.
that four, out Of ave, oflhe rIsri beTs oftbe
Board Of Police, who loaned as tie money.
were opposed to the election of Van b.
Fen. ! will not say thar 1 shah take no
notice Of this man hereafter, Tor II 1 were
70 meet with him. might bs disposed Is
notice him BY inficting that kind Of pun.
ishment upon him by which only the sem.
slbIlitles Of such deprayed creatures can be
reached. And if / were 70 meet him
alone. | would peremptorily order him TO-
submit @ degrading punlshmell, with as
much confidence that he would implicitly
obey, as ! would the most abiecl slave; for
there would still Be left him his very for
mldable weapon which would also answer
N this case as his 'buclLler and his shield
70 save himself from efflra diinrface. bv
giving false version ofthe affair. In
public place he would most probably make
e show Of resistance. IS there would Be
other witnesses, and his usual subterfupe
OF talsehood would not answer the purnose.
and it is most probable that the dread If
the disgrace of flight would operate more
strongly upon his fears than TO attennt to
stand his ground. The outlaw whoS has
the hardihood to set at defiance the civil
institutions of man, may yet possess many
of the higher qualities OF the soldier. be.
cause he feels no ESTABLISHMENT in what
he has done; but this never can be the
case with the liar and the calumniator.-
He feels that he is below the level of his
species, and can have no incentive to do a
noble or magnanimous act. Even the ed.
it0rial political homilies of this man prove
that he is an entire stranger to that high
and honorable feeling, which subsists be-.
tween thoss who possess moral worth. and
who are possessed eff soul enough to enjoy
a pleasure in contributing to the happiness
and prosperity Of others, without being IN.
fuenced by selfish considerations.
A few more facts and suggestions and
| shall close. Although / have. unfortu-
nately gotten into this pecuniary embar-
Fassment, and although | am compelled 10
sustain pecuniary loss, yet have ample
means if do net have to submit to too
great a sacrifice to pay the debt, and even
if there should be a deficiency, my sureties
are abundantly able, and as the whole
amount bears interest since my liability ac.
crued, the Government, instead Of being
the loser, viii be the gamer several thou.
sand dollars, the amount which L will re-!
ceiye in the shape ofintersst, which would
not have been rece the money
been deposited in a is idea that
the oct alone i 10 Be- iip INTO, without
explanatory circufn taTes being admit.
ted, may suit flS barb minded. or tho
ChoctaW savage. whose known rule and
Law IS life for life, whether taken bv acct
dent or design, but il win not be found
consonant with the feelings .of. q civilized
and enlightened people, and although niv
situation has oecasioned great inouietn g
Of mind. yet ! feel that / have done not1.
ing, and / intend to do nothing, that sh.S
% any fnanneF lose me the confidence If
my friends. intend to- make no fasbioh5
able failure, by secretly putting away
Portloa OF my property. / acknowledges
that It all belongs to my creditors, and nv
sureties, until their demands OF responsif.
bililies are satisfied, and win retain none
Of i, except by their express consent.
As to those who manifest their ehaorin
at seeing a report from the hioh n5blic
tunctlonary to whom I was ofFciallv 81.
countable, .pronounciag nv course ~ have
been Trank and honorable" thew onlv
prove themselves to BE incapable Of enter.
tanning sentiments of that kind. for those
who are possessed of such FEELINGS theY,-
selves, can never exult il hearing ofoc.
cuTences calculated tocast reproach upao
others. And as to any obloauv wbic6 II
liberal political Partizans may attempt to
cast upon ethers on my account, I an pre-
pared boldly to confront them. and sil
them that alone am responsible for fav.
acts. and that no enc has 4 rioElt Is iifa5r,ss.
any public blame to- any public officer an
my account. / would not pretend r.
vert to what Inow do, IL ii had no biiose-
authority than the source to which / haze
Telerreds but know that there are news.
papers and even intelligent indiyidr
who have uttered the belief, that some hioh
IN Office in the governments have counfe.
napeed a remissness of duty n subordinate
officers. Such has never been the. case
towards Inysell, and such has not been.tf,e
case IN any Instance which has ever come
within ny knowledge and even i. anv
member ii tbe Cabinet 81 the ereciit;;ga
branch ofthe Government 81 the 1nited
States is engaged il land SPECULATION n
chs country, ! know nolhin0 Of Il. and
have an extensive knoWledge Of Tie land
companies which lave been formed from
Massachusetts to LoniisiiaIl, for tie ppr.
pose o faasing inEestnls "a this Sfsse.
a political hartizan who can eniertaiIn7
cont ufIble a. opinion Of those
duty 4 IS 70 administer the GoFern
can scarcely b a. advocate for r
can q iree governments, for ifhe bel
thai tie public officers are corrlpt
The chief magistrate down: hs ps'e
believe that the great lraiorisv Sc ne
pie 81 lls nalion are 10 better. and 6eW
eoes entertain. slcn opinions, IS Inworf.g
g I've under this government
ON. no political parlizI; l,st IL
not silePe my opinions q suit those 81 s.
oiber man 81 - @ men. f
} nm tie adBocate 81 De loadino Dr;sei
Ples winch ehaFacterisa Tie pre admins
lslral.oH, aae should 5oIi those op,n.
ions, even + lsll slcns Is dat suoDoTi,.-.
falrietz ard nsn enced 81 81 fs;;rl;;r
motives p "a. d i''er - 49,