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True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-15


COMPANY.
TIME stockholders of this company are hereby mo-
IL tilted that by resolution of the board of iirec-
ton passed the 18th inst the call made on them nm
the 18th February last for the payment of Ave dollars
share, rescinded, and the said stockholders are
further notified that
WHEREAS, by a resolution of this board passed on
the 18TH inst call has been made on the stockholders
Of the New Orleans and Nashville Rail Road Companv
lively by them, viz:-two dollars per SHARE payable on
the rst day of September next two dollars per share
payable on the first day of December next: aud two
dollars per share payable the first day of March
uext Now therefore be it resolved that tile secretary
OF this company shall notify the share holders therein
through the public prints OF the city, that in conformity
with the sixth section of the charter they are Permitted
company for the term OF sixty days, from and after the
day on which is made payable, with the express con-
d'tion however, that il not regularly paid within the
sad proloneation of sixty days, from aud after the day
on which il should have been paid that then the stock
on which said payments should have been made il and
rema Ii orfeited TO the company the charter on that
point beng imperative In conformity therefore, to said
call all stock of the stockholders in said company ms
think proper TO pvt off the payments on their stock to
allows them, notified that the payment of two dol
lars per share called for, and due the first of Sep
tember next, may be postponed under the sixth section
Of said charter until the 81 day of October next that
the payment o. dollars per share called for and
due on the first day Of December next, may lie post
poned until the Both day of January next and the nav
men of two dollars per share called for and due on the
day of March next may be postponed until the 30th
day of April next
Extracts Of tue minutes of the board.
june 81 McNAIR, Sec'ry.
in
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
THE MONUMENTS OF GREECE.

THE MONUMENTS OF GREECE.
By The author Of aTHe Ruins Of Athens
From cliff and cape--the eagles, outlaws
home
They stand, like sentinels that watch the dead,
Temple and tower, whose crumbling wrecks
entomb
The sod where lnelt the brave Of yore, or bled:
By wood and cell, by stream and shore, we
What SEEM perchance, but pageants of the
gray
Andshattered crest of some old mountain-head
Bowed by the earthquake,-pause,--thyfoo foot.
steps stay!
These are no relics Greece leaves voiceless to
decay.
Ages sweep on, and other hordes may band,
And build, like vultures, through the crescent
wane,
In each old fastness of her mountain land,
Rewaste her earth, and link her broken chain;
But Leuctra, Salamls, Plata's plain,
And wild ThermOpyle's sepulchral pass,
The monuments of Nature, these remain:
Perished the stone-but who the signing grass
Wanders unheeded by where fell Leonidas!
By clffand cape, the temple, slowly bowed,
May faI,-the tomb commingle with the clay
1t rose to shelter, -and the mighty shroud
Their memory in deeper gloom, as they
HAD never been,-her very name decay
But from that spot which saw, before the might
Of freedoms lightning glance, the proud array
OF Orlent's myriads streaming far in fight,
A spirit breathes, power, no coming time shall
blight
Here stood the Greek, and there the Persian
shrank,
Rider DER rider hurled, and shield Ger shield;
Bristlng with spears, an iron crop, they sank
AS the ripe harvests to the sickle yield,
Tombless to rot, and fertilize the field,
AS weeds, they came as conquerors to reap.
Such be the lot of all that fear to WELD
Arms 'gainst the tyrant in whose train they
creep,
No tongue record their fall, nor tear their ashes
steep!
Marathon, 1923.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
PI1LPIT ZEAL.

Extract of a letter from William Cow
per, the Poet, to his intimate friend, Rev.
John Newton.
mo man was ever. scolded out Of his
sins. TIE heart, corrupt as it is, and be-
-:ause it is SO, grows angry if it be not
reated with some management and good
manners, and scolds again. A sarly
nastif will bear perhaps to be poked,
hough he will gfowf even under the OPP
,eratlon, but if you touch him roughly he
will BITE .4Thcre is no grace that The
spirit of self can counterfeit with more
success than a religious zeal. a man
Iinks he is fighting for Christ, and he Isl
fighting for hrs own notions. He thinks
that he is slxilfplly searching the hearts Of
others wiien1he is only gratifying the ma
ignity of his own; and charitably supposes
his hearers destitute of all grace, that he
may shine the more Ia his own, yes by
comparisons When he has performed
this notable task, he wonders that they
are not converted. esE1e has given il to
them so1ndly, and if they do not trsmble
and confess that God is ID them of q truth, :
he gives them up as reprobates, incorrlgl'
bic, and lost forever. But a man thal
loves me, if he sees me in an error, Wi
pity me, and endeavor calmly to con-
vince me Of ifaanJ persuade me TO for
sakeit. 1.-The has great and good news t
tell me, heswill not do if angrlly and i
much heat and discomposure Of spirit
II IS not therefore easy to conceive OF
what ground d minister can justify q con
duct which only proves that he does no
understand the errand. TIE absnrdlty 9
il void certainly strike him i be wen
mot hinaself.deluded.
A people will always love Mlnistel
IL a administer seems 10 love MS people
therefore you were beloved IS Olney.
TIE ST. Louis Republican of the O
inst. states that Gen. GAMES leIt ths
city on the preceding Wednesday, VT
all the troops stationed 81 Jefferson "a
Il racks, lof Fort Len snNoftas roi
thence It was his intention g proceed
! lie Illinois river, ID fs ndlan efrIloI
s and attend ibe Indian ceQaell s. g holde
lin TIE Cherokee council house. le
Is accompanied the Dragons q
na5 81 d
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

These examples of longevity are not
confined to Europe. The Cenobities Of
Mount Sinai frequently attain the age OF
10 to 100 years; In Syria, in Barbary,
in Arabia and Persia, we find that great
number Of the natives have exeeeded tleI.
Tooth year. At Philadelphia, NJ. z.
Collcret died at the age of 40 leaving a
widow aged lis, with whom be had Nv.
ed 90 wears. In South Carolina, M. So
Iomon Scircel, who emigrated thitber in
1896 at the age of l9, died a!the age o.
I43: Mrs. Judith Crawford died at ia
maica, at the age Of $50, in the most per
feet possession Of her Intellectual faeul
ties. And at St Helena, under burning
tropical sun, Mrs Elizabeth Honora
Frances Lamb died lately at the age o.
lIQ. leaving 100 children and grand-chll-
drehLshe had been married eigh'
times.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25


Tie editor ofthe New York Star, II
an article addressed to his so.d democTa.
ticlffiehds ID Tammany,' gives the follow.
ing amusing sketch OF Van Bufenss politi.
cal career: ~.,a
You may remember when. in 1917 Nc
ran up the buck tail flag, We had but eioh.
teen men with Us in the Legislature, and
with only three presses IN the State We Oh.
posed De Witt Clinton, on he grounds
that he had opposed the var, and run
against James Madison for the presiden.
cy, and in three years we carried the
State. Where was Martin Van Buren, a.
that time? With the Demoeraeg-with
the war party--with the Madisoniansl
No such thing. He was hanging on tie
skirts Of Mr.. clinton, and here let me r..
mind you that hanging on the skirts 81
eminent men has been the peculiar feature
and secret Of Mr.. Van Bareu's advance.
ment; he was elected to the Senate as q
Clintonian; he moved in the Convention
to have CIinton's nomination as Governor
made unanimous; he hung closely to bis
skirts until he saw the current setting
against him, when he dropped off and
tackled himself to the skirts of Tompkins,
and when Tompkins retired, he got hold
of the skirts of Roger Skinner, Perley,
Reyes and Silas Wright, and cIambered
into the Senate ofthe United States, much
to the annoyance of that disinterested POI
litician, Col. Samuel Young. In the Sc,
nate he hung on TO the skirts of RUFUS
KING, until he got introduced to 'sgood
society" He then took hold Of the
skirts Of Ctawford-and when poor Craw.
ford lost the election Of President, and
John Quincy Adams succeeded, be ma de
two or three grabs at his skirts; but
Adams wore spencer and Van Buren,
missed his hold, and he settled down qui-
city in the Senate, looking round to see
whom he could next ride, hike the old man
in the story of Sinbad the Sailor. At
length when it was reduced to certain
ty that Andrew Jackson would succeed
he creeped by degrees near him, for the
old Chief was afraid Of Mr.. Van Buren,,
and he finally succeeded in getting him
by the button, and in this way got into the
Cabinet:-he then caught hold Of the
skirts of Eaton, Kendall and Blair, and
finally, through their intercessions and
efforts, he crawled into the Generals
breeches pocket who made him his sue
cessor- Having lost the old Chief. and
having no skirts but his own to sustain him
he felI.to the grornd as every body expec-
ted he would do. A man who rode into
power on every mans shoulders, found his
ankles too weak 10 sustain him when left
to stand alone.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
A CHILD AT PLAY.

a CHILD AT PLAY.
Hove thy glad and restless glee,
My little cherub child,
And fam once more would be like thee
As lamb-l.ke and as wild!
Laugh OIL! laugh on! thou hast no fears,
DIVISIONS cup brimm'd up with tears,
Which thou must taste in Manhood's years
My little cherub child
IT'S sad to see thee what thou art,
And think what thou may'st be;
How worldly woe may turn thy heart,
And faint thy purity!
All, no!-than that, I'd'rather see,
Death crush thee in thy boyhood's glee,
As rude winds nip the sapling tree
My little cherub child!
Tothy young thoughts, how good how fair
Seems all around thy gaze;
All bright with hope-undimm'd by care,
Which comes in after days.
Sing on! sing on! Ger thy glad hours
No cloud of grief at present low'rs,
And ever be thy way mid fow'rs
My little oherub child!
The following exquistely beautiful lines, are
the composition of Mr.. Charles E. Horn, and
were sung with great applause by Miss Hor-
ton at the Park Theatre. Who does not re-
collect with delight the old melody of
WAY down in shin-bone alley,
Long time ago!
Mr.. Horn has touched a link that binds
the memory of every Southerner to the days
of his childhood, when the swelling strains
from an hundred honest Threats rOse upon his
youthful ear with more melody than all the
composition of Mozart, or Handel have
since excited.
On the lake where droop'd the willow,
Long time ago!
Where the rock threw back the billow
Brighter than snow
Dwell a maid beloved, and cherished
By high and low;
But with autumns leafshe persisted,
Long time ago!
Rock and tree, and flowing water,
Long time ago!
Bird and bee, and blossom taug1l het
Loves spell to know
While tony fond words she listen'd
Murmuring low
Tenderly her dove-eyes glisten'd
Long time ago!
Mingled WEI E our hearts forever!
Long time ago!
Can Inow forget herg-nevers
No, lost one, no!
To her grave theset tears are gwen
Ever to fowl
she's the star miss d from Heavens
Long time ago
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
rs rHR rHhhIc.


feel rel uctantly. constrained to present
myself before The public, in order to repel
certain newspaper calumnies which have
appeared against me. An individual By
the name of William A. Norris, who edits
tie WoodYille Republican, man whom /.
never spoke TO but once, and that only by
an exchange of a few words upon a casual
introduction, has for some time asst, en-.
ployed his paper as an instrument Of vitl-
peration against me without regard to the
means or the matter which he employs to
doit. / should, most probably, have pas
sed over all that could have b en- said and
done from that quarter, had itnor been for
some .perversions ofthe truth which has
appeared in verylate number. I allude
10 thenotice which is taken, under the ed.
itorial head of an address to the citizens Of
Wilkinson county, which / lately made
while on visit there, IN explanation ofthe
cause of my being in arrears to the gov
eminent Of the United States, as late Re-
ceiyer of Public monies at Columbus Mis-
sissippi. SOFA IS ess4a 49ar :;
Even that public address i felt called
upon to make, owing to misrepresentation
which had before that time appeared in
that paper, and which, from the relation
which had once existed between the citi-
gems of that county and myself, whose
good~opinion still highly appreciate, / fell
il to be a duty which owed TO- make the
explanation.
r. !
IS And now what ] said in that address
has, in its turn, been as much perverted
and misrepreSented, some Of which | must
notice. What said about my friends and
honorable men stilLreiaining their conf
detce in me, was about, in substance this;
mentioned, that after found myself ia
that embarrassed situation, | felt it b duty
which / owed to my sureties, to disclose
to them at once the facts, and accordingly
made out schedule Of my effects which
II exhibited to several Of them, none q
swhom seemed disp 9sed to give i any ex.
animation, but expressed themselves fully
satisfied that | had the means to pay my Ii.
abilities, and expressed tier entire conf
dence that wonld make fair aud honor
able use Of n / mentioned that ont
Of nv friends suggested 70 me. that IS
i wonld.not be able to pay my government
| dues, at any rate the discredIt would b
4 none the less to be a larger amount 10 aT
rears, and recommended ne 20 enier a.
amount Of public lhnds IS ! might. pet
haps, BY The profits arising. MAKE % u
losses which might otherwise sustain. :.
= lffs4
stated that did accordih 81, allsllAlo
enter about The amount Of s IL, COO. d
also said thai after had done 50. la
convinced that had acted wrong an
wrote to q gentleman In Office ID Washing
ION city, desiring him Is i1lorn ahs Sec
rataFyof ne arg 81 tie llct, and Z
state Il hin that # - thought i pTopei
and would permit i. / would AGAIN rein
auish those lands b tIls government o a
United States slatsd sle bad don
] This 6ci when under consideTah a
) baton az mind on account 81 tie enfaga
mems which / bad already gotten n'
s aud which was lzs l
] ana lhdE M done one
y Ore 80 @ sby nle
nv rian without DONG
aaice r. ns
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

I'VE are all here, AMI qui.e ready for
you, as the fleas said to the old woman vot
had just got back to her own bed, after
sleeping out for week"
I've don't often see the likes of you in
our part of the world. as the devil said
ven one of his inps handed him an ice
cream"
sven | wants you knows where to find
you, as the spider said to the fly ven he
vove his web all around to prevent his
catching cold"
't've seen you vonce, and don't vlht
to see you again, as the sick geaaeuna
said to the devil ven he called ol aim oae
vet afternoon.
ave don't want too many in this concern
at Vonce, as the boy 5 said ven they got in.
to the empty sugar tubs"
THAT'S enough to give any one a pain
in his back as the cockroach said ven the
niger put his foot on him."
Duration of the life Of m4n.-Tae
Times gives the following translatio Of
an article on this subject, taken by LIE
'ourrier des Etats- Unis, from the Revue
Brittannique:
In the many articles tina. we have de.
voted to this interesting question, we have
demonstrated that the m ,an life of man
is greater now than formerly. 1t is 81
for the men and "a for the women; ia
Belgium it is 80; but this number. varies
greatly according to locality. In cities
or large towns the mean life of man is
from % to "a; whilst in the country,
this number reachest to 81, 81. The life
of woman is subject to the same accidents.
Incities or towns, the mean time 80 to %
whilst in the country, this number reaches
to 80, 35. Long life in man depends, as
will be seen, in part upon the nature of
their professions, or business. Anindivi-
dual whose profession, business or employ
ment is painful or faiguing to excess, will
sooner arrive at tie last term than he who
does not abuse his constitution. Thus,
the mortality Of the negroes, Of the Eng
lish Col MES, relatively to the negroes
who serve in the English Army, is in
proportion offs or black slaves over
free man. But let US see by the fellow
ing table what are the professions most
proper to conduce to longevity in man:
Number of persons,
100 Of whom at
PROFESSIONS. tanned their 10th
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
MAIL ARRANGEMENT,

NORTHERN via FLORENCE LOUISVILLE,
sc.
DIG = esla ? ard Fridays,
as P. 81
CLOSES us ~ Fri
days, at p NJ
SOUTHERN va jAl1SaE
DUE-Moldlys, Wednesdays and Sdur
DAYS at ), a. NJ.
CLOSES-Saturdavs, " cducsIay ands
fridays, at 7, i. NJ.
ElTgRN via TUSCALOOSA, MONTGOMERY.
)UE-Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at 7, P. NJ.
CL0SBS-Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 8, P. M.
AOBLE, VIA PIcKENsvILLE, GREENSBo-
ROUGH, &c.
DUE-Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS, at 7, P. NJ.
CLOSES-Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 3, P M.
PoyToT,r, via ABERDEEN, CorToN GIN.
DlG- '*. NodnSedayS and FRI
day, e.. = rs
CLJ5ES-N9 I'D
Friy, n~ P
WNcuE rsa wa NAo.taI LIE.
DUE-Uog "a
CL0SES-S days -a-
S,P.N
i'aGSs0oRo' (nI.) via PLYnoUrH and
STARKEVILLE.
DUE-Suaday, noon.
CLOSE-Tuesday, noon.
HoUSroN, via COLBERT.
DUE unday, at 6, P. Nj.
CLOSES-Tuesday, at SPIN.
MLLPoRT, Ala.
llE-.Th1rs7ay noon.
40SES-Thursdav. noon.
&C. BURGESS, p. m.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
SINGULAR LOVE AFFAIR.

OF#t0OAAl LIVE n = <AAAS s.
tn elaware Gazette tells a good sto
~ of persons saved from the wreck.
Of the Pulaski, which we viii endeayol
to repeat in a few words:
Among the passengers was Mr.. Ridge,
a young man Of wealth and standing, from
New Orleans, who being a stranger to all
on board, and feeling quite as much. IN
terest in his own safety as in that OF any
other person, was, in the midst Of the
confusion which followed the dreadful ca
tastrophe. about helping himself to place
in one of the boats, when young lady
who had frequently elected bis admiratiofF
during the voyage, but with whom be
was totally unacquainted, attracted his az.
Etention, and he immediately stepped for
ward to offer his services. and 70 asslsl
her on board the boat; but ID this generous
attempt he not only lost sight 81 the young
lady, but also lost his place - the boat
a fiefWafds when he discovered thai ta'
mart 81 the wreck On which he fioalet
would soon % down, be cast about to-
Ire means of preservation, and lashlng To-
oetller ceupleof settees and Az eElpt,,
sask lie sp4ang to.it and launched hisnsel
u1ou the wide ocean.
His vessel proved better than he e.
pecte1, and amid The shrislEs, groans aIl'
which were every where utteTe
srs.ssa him, he began q feel that big e
was fortunate. and was consoling hlusel
Ss6r + e pe, such q 4 was. when I
ps ifa ling ID thewaVes caught b
eve oElan--a1d without tah
no second Re j plunged into Il
atsr and Sio1 1t IS littl
s which WAS barely qIhcisnt e ZEE
1leir heads and fh61ldsfs ahpa
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

New SMILES peculiar to Mr.. Burton's
perfornance of eSam Vellsr, il the Gomez
dy Of that name
tYou don't mean nothln' friendly, YOU
don't "a the rat said 10 The cat ven she
BIT him ii the back.
tI,m for riain "a tie world, az tie BAL
loon said q Tie bag az sand; and ! mus
take care that ! an not burst ID The pro:
cess. As the big Of sand said to The bal.
loon.
aT1I pshel4hls bis heart Il IS m one
q tie nous lid ven - nibbled
fhro TIE cheese
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

According to this table it will be seen
that the most favorable professions TO
longevity, is a sedentary life which is not
exposed to any excess.
Another writer prepared European
table, in which is found the names of
900 individuals whose age exceeded 100
years; $50 individuals men and women,
who lived from 100 to 10 years.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25
Tbe- southern Argus,
nvpON RARKER. Fditor.

o BYRON BARKER, Editor,
..r;.bsa every Tuesday at FIVE DOLLARS
,uo .nnn,n in advance. No subscription viii
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elG o a,,srs addressed to the Editor on bust
20 connected with the paper, must be
nos, PAID; otherwise they win not be at
tented to. ,,ro.,,,
TERVs FOR ADVERTISING.
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=, luo - presses at Columbus, have mu-
NeSsP creed mon the following terms for year.
u suaI Ea S,ber advertising. They win in all ca
eos he rpidly adhered to: ,n-..,
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Elders Of the Democrat.
p BYRON BARKER,
Edi'or Ofihe Argus.
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SAW WEELERIsMS.

49, - n q . 8.
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By The Governor: W
4 I5.io W. w. BEysON, Sec'y State.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-23
Y f vi II n,

- WILL stand at the stable
VI Nv of the subscriber. in Ola &c
y@4ASN county, and perhaps at one
80 or two other rlaces part Of
the cool season the place, not
named; | wait for information from those
WHO expect to put to Rim, ti'st nay he
able to select the best stands before adj
vertise him. The terms will he low.
much more so tran any horse Of hi va
lue-to Wit, 80 dollars to insure, anG %
dollars the season, u hich may be dischar-
gel by 90 dollars in the SEASON. ( he sea-
son h*s now commenced, and will end the
10th Of July. request all those who
intend to favor him witt their custom, to
put early; the ad"antages are many and
great in raising early colts. Fur blood
and performances. zee bills.
JAMES MOORE.
Ianua-y % a.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-23

wandering in grOuPss Wishoai lO0s..
haWling over The dead. The men IRE
lying IN every direction. The pEo9d.
saflike. and n0blr looking Blaekferl ara
no more. The deserted lodges are So"
On che hills. but no smoke issues frons
them. No sound but The ravens eroaA
and Ihe soils long howl, breaks he
awful srllness. The wolves laiien o.
The dead esrcases. The scene Of desola-
ton Is described As appalling beyond h.
powers Of imagination 20 conceive.
" FORK Star.