Southern telegraph., 1838-10-24
A NOBLE TRIO.


ed American, Mr.. Crale, of the Washing
ton Chronicle, and Mr.. Besancon, of the
Natchez Free Trader, are actively engaged
in opposing the election of MIR. Clay to the
Presidency. The former Of these worthless
denounces Mr.. Clay as pro-slavery man
and the two latter, as an abolitionst. Which
shall be believed?
The fact is, Mr.. Clay owns about one
hundred thousand dollars worth of slave
property-composing, at least, two-thlrds of
his whole fortune. With these facts before
us, we can all Judge of the probability of
his turning abolhonist.
JUDGE BoDLEY.-The Vicksburg Regis
ter proposes Judge VIM. S. Bodley as can
didate for Congress, to succeed Mr.. Prem
tiss. We agree with the Registers opin-
ions of Judge Bodleyb fitness for the sta
tion-his correct political principles, fine
talents and high moral worth. But we OBJ
ject TO bringing candidates forward until
the meeting of the proposed Wing Conven-
ton. 1t will have a tendency to prevent
unanimity, and that cordial acquiescence in
the decision Of the Convention which will
be necessary to insure success.
We hope to see no names brought before
the public for that station, except the nomi-
nees of the proposed Convention. If the
Wings of Mississippi presentan undivided
front, at the next election, they will succeed
in retaining Wing delegation in Congress.
But we should all remember this fact-ace
hare not one pote to spare; and any, the
smallest division in our ranks, will insure
inevitable defeat. Our opponents in this
State, although protesting a great variety
of political creeds, are drilled with precis-
ion that Swiss Martinez might we'll envy
and they invariably march to conflict, like
Caesars cohorts-''shoulder to shoulder"
The glitter of the ''spoils" secures the fde-
lily of the leaders, and rigid discipline, the
fidelity Of the led.
Todefeat such party, We shall need our
whole force; and we entreat our friends not
to suffer our party to be divided and con-
quered.
We learn from the Southern Sun that al
the sale in Mississippi city on the 9Th inst,
lots were disposed of to the amount Of
$lI2, O00-averaging nearly $1,000 fol
each lot.
SouTH CARoLrNA.-From the Charleston
Mercury of the llth instant, we learn that
Isaac E. Holmes is elected to Congress by
small majority over Hugh S. Legare.
There is no doubt but Robert B. Rhett is
also elected.
GEN. BEsANCoN and DR.. HAGAN, Bank
Commissioners, arrived IN town on Thurs
day evening from Grenada, having just fin
ished the examination of the Bank of Gren-
ada. On Friday an injunction was moved
before Judge Shattuck on several charges
of violation of its charter. The main
grounds assumed were that the bank was
not organized according to the charter, and,
that the stock had not been properly taken
and paid for Mr.. Plummer, the president
of the Bank, was present and defended it
he expressed his readiness to prove that
all the charges preferred against the bank
we're fdlse-that, it had acted in good faith
and asked permission TO bring forward
persons and papers, and proceed to trial on
the charges alleged. Gen. Besancon re-
ioined-he could not consent to go into tri-
al-the law under which the Commission
ers acted, gave them no authority toPrO-