Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-05-19

Great Bank ia seig-ms tie Dem1---,.
.rlm IT'S q ..e-r.ance % lie peop---But. b..-l ~
5-eeBe.a.tl influence ui tie Great East
there is q system OF secret uIlnareulsut lv tt
sr1i party .u Congress recently dlitrt'1
b. >fcr iu " Oh, confidential circular s-,
lssiinlv throughout tie Union 20 q 9i,rys.,-- -
,,iag,s. Which las lllen accidentally irio ,s ~
and rs published at iull length IN our s9urls.=
bernfi lie Extra Globe. il is signed bv Inn -@
b-rs OF Congress Mr.. Philips Of Massaeba.-.'
Mr. Curtis. uf New York; and Mr.. Grsy.e az
They are an Executive committee, apu.;r,,l
the entire Uhig" party in Congress IN
means 10 stbsdize "Partisaa' editors Thsv
clothed. they say, with power 10 appoint spAcs,..
tive committees in every State in the Unioa ~.
operate with them and we find their reon;',t
in this first discovered instance to be Sa5 ooo
employ additional and more spiriied' n,r,l1-Is
editors TO assist the National Intrlhrencer II go
ding the poison which the corrupt, fraudulep, -
mendaciOus Bank aristocracy annually asSemlls5..
the seat Of Government concoct TO DESTROY 10 r.
ycrnment Of the people.
To counterfeit the dangerous and bilIen mi,
atoms OF tie Federal party, we appeal o,srIs
the friends Of popular rights to aid IN the dssas.
alton ottruth through the cheap publication ne oEs
them. We solicit no gratutous subscriptions, i.
friends OF Democracy who can afford 10 nav -
dollar for the twenty-Six numbers Of the Pv,.
Globe, will find a full equivalent in the service VIZ.
the dissemination of the publication will rende, |,
the cause. Ii will be our care Ia fill il with en-,
authentic Information as viii enable them 10 49,
pate the lalsehoods through which the OnnOsl,o.
hope to infect the public mind, and bring Felrr,
majority into the next House Of Represen,tyss
This Is their first step towards breaking down tbs
Administration and one which they hold to ,ak+
stealthily. With command in the House Of Repre.
senatives, they could lock the wheels of Govern.
ment; end, by multiplying Presidential candidates
might again, as in the case of Mr.. Adams, impoqa
minority Chief Magistrate on the people,
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BLAIR s. RIvES.
Washington City, March, 1858.
Tho Hon. S. S. PRENTIss, member elect 10
the present Congress, arrived in this city yese.
day afternoon, and was received with open arms
by his political friends. We Of the opposition
say, rejoice and shoot "ihe big gun" to-day-ou
turn next. .Ndtchc= Free Trader, Man 9.
Mississippi Bank Paper.--The storm of
1 a.
| dgnatiOn and dissatisfaction relative to the banks
of this state, dickens on all sides. From Natchez
| to Columbus, and from Manchester to Monticello
the people JOIN in general and bitter Remuneration
of tho deprc ciated character of our bank paper
| Now that the election is over we will fulfil ow
promise by calling long and loud for an improve.
ment in our State currency. Forbearance has
ceased to be virtue in regard to the course Of somo
of our State Banks, we are WhigS, and like Clay
and Webster, friendly to banks and the credit
system-and we do nothing more than uphold
the Wing cause when we denounce Bank abuses
and worthless shinplasters. Please or offend the
banks we shall proclaim the rights Of the people
and contend for their interest. In Manchester
the bank paper is equally as deprecated as it's
in Natchez and Vicksburg- the people here SUI.
fer the same loss ard have the same difficulty in
getting ii oti.-So far as we are acquainted with
facts, VIC are disposed TO maintain full confidence
in and praise the course Of the Manchester banks;
yet even they are not immaculate in our eyes and
We think it the duty OF their officers TO furnish the
public with monthly exhibit of their affairs. This
is no time 10 stand on etiquette or paavar about
the dignity OF institutions. When total ruin Is SO
near at hand the people will and must be salsh'
ed.
We are in the midst Of the most worthless cur.
rency that ever existed, and we think It would be
wise for the people in every town and hamlet in
our wide spread State TO assemble and express IN
terms decided, their dctcsaton Of tho course pur'
sued by most Of the banks and call for immediate
checks TO any further abuses. If the banks con-
slider US too severe We tell them they have been toe
severe on the people,. Manchester Wing.
1t seems that the representatives Of the Missls
sppl Banks in the great convention in New ioII
thought every dayproposed by that body for ih
resumption of specie paysAents, entirely too soon
We have no doubt that SO long as they could &c
the cotton ofthe State, and their notes TO crcuat
, freely OF 4Oper CENT, below par while they recey
The tull value in cotton, that they would think 10
day OF judgement Too soon.And the day atie
you'd be the appropriate time TO redeem the
) promses.- VictsJurs Sentinel.
Mr. WALKER Of Mississippi made the follow
I ing capital hit on Mr.. Clay in the senate Of lh
United States during the discussion of the Ian
3 bill. Clay closed speech denouncing he Sc
tiers Of the new States, as awless intrliders an
! Plundercrs Of the public property, by declaru
that the intrusion act Of 1907 should be enforce
against them; and that they should be driven B
:, Government from the possession Of The soiI-n