Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-17


the science Of finance!
5. But to the fifth article, which is head
led "Tke Remedy" In this article the
Richmond Enquirer is castigated for 'spra.
ting about National Bank" which the
Reformer correctly stigmatised as sthe old
keynote of miserable demagogueism," al.
though its successor, the Chronicle, is yaOsO
ringing the changes on the same worn out
tune. In reply to this remark of the En-
quirer, eff we are to have another Nation.
al Bank, give US one under different or
ganization," the Reformer broke out in
the following indignant strain:
"Aye, the cloven-foot-the cloven.foot.
We see the cloven-foot. This tsDIF-
FERENT ORGANIZATIONS is a We
ry potent and pregnant phrase. What
sort of an ORGANIZATION" is desi-
rable!-one in which our Royal Master,
and his obedient vassals, shall have the
whole control? Another ExcHEQEER PRO-
JEcT! A bank founded on the National
Treasury, with gratis transplanted. in the
States, and nourished by the bank demo-
Gratis of the Kitchen Cabinetl Is this the
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION" SO earnestly
invoked? Are the State banks reduced
to ONE, according to the views of writer
IN the same columns, and made the "UNIT'
regulators of the currency, under the SUI
pervislon and control of Whitney, or some
other accredited agent near the Treasury!
Who are to be the Presidents, Directors,
and Cashiers Of these UNIT REGULAToRs!
Is our Royal Master to determine that?-
Are notthese two projects running through
the brains of this editor? And what if we
do not submit to the scheme? Why then
we are Bank-bought aristocrats; or, as
Bentonian scribbler In the same columns
denominates US, the "scRUB ARIsTocRATs."
Are these to be the ephhets under color of
which the Government is to be converted
into vast banking machine, with Mr..
Van Buren, and the Kitchen Cabinet at the
head of it! Or if these projects fail, are
we to be carried back to listen to the old
song of the rotary Senator about METAL
Lie CURRENCY? Is this humbug to take
place of the GLORIOUS EXPERIMENT."
And so on, through a column more
And who could have supposed that the
writer Of this paragraph would eUer have
been found,-much less in the brief space
oftwelve notwithstanding under the BAN
ners of tour Royal Master" joining in the
chorus of the "Bentonian scribblers, !"
against "Bank-bought aristocrats," and in
favor of the humbug of q metallic curren-
cy! Yet It B=even so. How short-sight.
ed is the most gifted of our race! Had
the Little Magician revealed to the editor
: of the Refornaer, on the 31st of May, 1887,
+ the position" which, as editor Of the
: Chronicle, he would occupy ~ the 31st of
May, 1888, he would have spOrned the
prophetic revelation with indignant searn.
We can hardly believe the evidence Of oul
t own senses. We should certainly have
been incredulous to the voice of prophecy
| g. The sixth article in the editorial de.
partment ofthe Reformer has this caption,
"Ihe meat President" and is designed tc
prevent a division in the WING ranks
then seemingly threatened by the prema.
ture discussion Of the rival pretensions o.
f Webster, Clay and Harrison. Listen to
; what our slate ally" who now pretends
f that he never was a Wing, said in May
1887:
ave would earnestly and calmly cal
upon Editors friendly to a reform of exist.
ing abuses, to pause and reflect before they
proceed further. The different portions
; of the country which furnish, when com.
! bined, the strength Of the opposition, and
upon which the hopes of the Reformers
E are founded, have their peculiar preferen
! ces as to the next President. One por.
: ton prefers Gen. Harrison another Mr..
Clay-another Judge White-another MI
Webster, and another (and we readily ad.
! NIT we belong to this) Mr.. Calhoun. How
! then does it become party to act undel
J such circumstances! Were the time;
) peaceful and quiet-were the sky clear
and the waves at rest, we might indulge
the inquiry; but the storm is upon US
4 and the barque of State, guided by incom
: petent hands, is rushing fearfuTly upon thc
I rocks. Is this the time, then; to be dispu
!. ting as to who shall occupy the quarter
5 deck hereafter! No, no. The voice O
reason and patriotism, & the strong sens,
r of mutual danger, demand that all hand
!. should nrst unite to save the ship from
r laundering. The safety and security 0
y each and all require that every man SHOULD
: first put his hand to this work. Let u
save the dismantIed and leaking vesse
a frst;-and when, BY united efforts, W,
le fla.~ rescued her from her present danger
Gus position, ODD are again running Sc
! curelV before the Wln6s 4 w;ll ba tim
enough to inquire who 81 take he. nlac
IS Of the present ignorant and incompetell
!. commanders,
ID sthere, in this paragraph, any Thing +
II lead the reader to suppose, that, in les
q, than twelve months, the writer of It woul,
IS be denouncing Mr.. clay as Bank-rnal
t. and an Abolitioniss-an Mr.. Webster
It as dangerously latitudinous ia The con
!, struction of the constitution, and an Abo
n litionist likewise? Where now are th
sc ''hopes Of the Relormers''l Why, il III
o writer Of the foregoing paragraph wer
2 now to give us advice t would be 70 per
{ petua6e aexisting abuses i1sJead o'-y
! forming them, and 10 uphold the leaoEan
4 aud incompetent commanders, By hon
s the barque of Stare had been plungel
5 amidst breakers and quiclzsandsl He mus
excuse lis. hoWevar. Il we prefer anothe
:. pilot one Who knows the channel too vel
Z "a change hie course thus suddenly. u thl
: midst Of q raging storm mining digectl1
Sc upon D point. Wheres but moment Sc
e he told rs that We were II danger g Le'nl
s stranded o. engnlphe
s. The seventh ST the ReloKlners ed