Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-04

- s.essssstis8 ~p,sf' ~ VIVA a cash
capital Of one million Of dollars d Is Is.
q operution gas soon Is the Bills ana othei
Ilece details are preparea.-lgagebss
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NEw YoRE, November is.
The GRRAT WRsTRRN came upon IS
this morning, about 10 O'Clock, il TIC
thick fog, unnoted till she was near tie
wharves. She brings US dates 70 the 9Th
ult. Mr.. SwARTWouT IS not q passenger
in her.
Earl SPRNcRR is talked Of e. Ear
DURHAlE's successor. The French a.,
strengthening their feet of Mexico. Star.
walton is destroying large districts in the
East Indies. The Liverpool steam shin
sailed on the Goth ult. with 81 passengers,
among whom was JoHN VAN BUREN.
We feel some anxiety about her, as she
was due here Novcmber s. Things look
squally between Russia and England.
The British Ambassador to the Persian
Court boasts that he has his way there now
IN spite Of the Russians. Letters from
Posen state that Russia was concentrating
immense military forces in the interior.
which could not be intended for Circas.
STA.
In the cotton market a, Liverpool there
had been decided advances on specula.
tons. The Great Western, which went
out in 10 IL days, carried orders to pur.
chase in Liverpool at Liverpool prices on
American account, for which, the moment
the Great Western arrived, expresses
were sent to Liverpool. The orders wen,
out IN the probability Of short crop. OF
course advances in Liverpool from such a
cause had no effect upon our market TO.
day, and there is rather an earnestness in
our market to sell than to advance mi.
ces.
Spain is yet the scene of all kinds OF
disorders. The King of France. it is sta
ted, IS alarmed, on account of the CUES.
ton OF elector0! reform among the Nation.
al Guards. The Austrian Government
has offered to withdraw its troops from
the Papal dominions, # the French will
evacuate Ancona. Young BoNAPARrE
was on his way to England. He had
passed Coblentz.
National b.telHgencer.
GROSS ABUSE OF THE FEDERAL POWERS.
Since the formation of the Federal Gov.
eminent, there has been in no case, at no
time, so gross abuse and insult inflicted on
State right, and on individual franchise,
as during the late election.
The new lictors of the customs, whose
names the federal government has with.
held from the public, were formed into
bands, TO stand in array between the pee.
pc and the ballot boxes. The old federal
customs corps, who were too veil known
to the freemen of the city, to be stationed
about the ballot boxes, were detached in
scouting parties in the FIVE points, and those
kindred sinks, to fish up the locofocos, and
send them under careful guard to the polls,
TO vote the true ticket for the division Of
the property of the aristocrats, among the
suffering poor" Frcemen, something
must be done some remedy must be had,
or your elective franchise is lost-it will
be but dead letter. Freemen, compare
your own Illuminating condition, under the
despotic surveillance of your boasted re.
publican president, Martin Van Buren,
with the condition of the subjects of the
British monarchy! by an act of Parlia.
ment, approved by the King:
g No person employed IN the collections
Of the excise, or The Gust mS duties, or IN
any manner connected thcreScith, shall b.
'cOrd, By 1criting, or IN any other manner
persuade or disswnde any eZector in relation
to has cote, under The penalty of one hun
dred pounds, and forfeiture Of official pOsc
er. IN. Y. Times.
MALAPRoPos.--The Globe of the I4tE
has the following moroccan from the Unior
pa Times:
We this week raise to the masthead
of this paper our favorite candidate for th,
Presidency--Martin Van Buren, and 1
constitutional treasury.
This reminds us Of the Turkish tale.-
The Bashaw summoned his civil ant
military subservicnts to council, and an
nounced to them We this dag rails,
our son, Benen Sadi to the Office of Crane
Chancellor of Finance. Our Grand Sec
rotary will make proclamation Of this ou
viii, and forthwith REGAL our son from hi.
travels in Persia"
The Grand Secretary rose frem hi
cushion, fell upon his knees, and bowling
his forehead to theground, announced in |
tremulOus voice: "your most excellen