Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-03

I lufa At I-UdtDg TIE question ul 4 National bank
/ Vei--.hat "laey have other matters OF more im-
mediate consequence 10 attend to'--bal that
/ "whea they get through them, and accomplish the
! necessary reforms IN the administration of public
alt1uS, they may probably take ,ala consideration
that question, with others, which for the pycscat
/ may well be postponed" That Is 10 say. the
| pear Is vet ripe, and they do not moan 10
/ pluck d, vet. They Will not show their hands,
| but tcsp dE.k upon tins subject They intend
/ TO conceal the true issuc lest they should lose
| ccHa'a elections, which may be jeopard,1cd by
an open ayowal Of iher designs. And this IS the
/ aoa.cemmta'lsm, which they have hitherto idly
udia,,cly charged upon Mr.. Van Buren,. They
viii not. they cannot deny, that one Of the first
fruits OF the tuumphs OF the hlgs viii be, the
re-esnalishmcat of mammoth National Bank.
THIS Is as trac. as that theic IS a sun IN the Hea-
yeus--and the \. lntelIgenccr dare not deny
it, Elect Mr.. Clay as President Of the United
| States, and the very first measure he would re-
/ commend would be National Bauk.--Thc \.
/ lntcliigencer knows it--and cannot deny It,
| Why then, Snvcl in this style Why patcr with
Us m this double sensel The true issues are,
| Clry and Bank, or Fan Bmtn and 40 Ma,
tioaai Baab.--ind the Wings know it,--Rich.
moud Eng.
Republicans should plant themselves uponrhe
solid and substantial groundwork of the Consti-
tuition, and be influenced solely in their political
action by the leading aud permanen, interests of
their country. They should remember who are
and who even have been Their adyersarcs They
should 'ctutinze. with the Iynz,eycd jealousy of
ireempu, the sentiment and spirit, the tone and
objects Of their opponents. They should review
the history OF the past, and through a long, I'M
broken sores Of years, behold Federalism ever
struggling o an irresponsible powcr--oyor op.
posed TO a large and wholesome lbory--cyer
dcsplslng the people as uadt to hold the rcns of
Goyornment--pantngI for the rIbands anl titles,
and al the oAcr baubles and gewgaws If a legtt-
mated monarchy or an hereditary noblhty--hold.
ing 10 a creed which iseo,"las on ina natrotsn.
and SCOTS at hcinloIligcnce Of the great unchar
tered mass. They should carry bacl, their re.
collections to the days Of the "black cockades"-
they should revive the memory of the alien and |
sednon Iaws--they should reflect upon the at
tempts of Federalism to eag the right of speech, |
and 70 check the liberty of the press. They |
should then compare the present with the former
"
they can, between the peryadng spirit, tone and |
sentiment Of modern Wings, and of those who |
opposed the administration of jefferson: and |
when they find their objects arc Decentralization |
they discover that the ranks OF the Wing party
are filed with the disciples Of Federalism, and
the worshIpers of royalty, and that the essence Of
despotlsm can be seen lurking even in their pub.
Ilscd creed, let them forget the fleeing, evane-
scent dsnnlons Of the passing moment, and rally
bic in their Institutions. Troy M ~ Bug,h
TnE CorroS CRor-Thc recent advance Of
one penny pound on the price Of cotton in En- |
gland, if maintained, viii prove Of The utmost i'm.
porance TO the commercial operations of this
country The force Ct this remark will be bet
ter understood after reference is bad 70 simple
calculation made on the subject by the PhlIadc-
phla United States Gazette. Estimating the
crop Of 1897 at eighteen hundred thousand bales,
and allowing AGO pounds to a bale, the result is
an aggregate of72O millions of pounds of cotton
ION which the advance Of a penny stcrImg
pound, or tvo cents, would produce fourteen
millions Of dollars. A sum sufficient to relieve
MS in great degree, If not entirely, Of our ia,
debteducss TO Emope,--BoH Inu1ican.
TExAs.-The New 0leans Bee furnishes the
following information from Texas:
BY the arrival yesterday Of the Steam .Ship
Constitution, we have received our files Of the
Houston Telegraph, up to the 3Cth nit. An OK.
ira number Of the journal published on Christ
mas day. gives a rumorcd account of battle said
10 have been fought at San Antonio dc Bexar
lBehar) between a considerable body Of invading
McNjcans, and part ofthe Texan army under
Colonies Karncs and Wells, on the 2Gth alt. from
. \. NJ. TIL 4 z. NJ. with doubtful results. Bat
rumof generally exaggeracs. The same paper
oflhe Both ult. gives an abstract Of the account
transmitted to the secretary nj war by Colonel
Karnes, He states that about 50 Mexicans had /
made an attack on the guard protecting the hor-
Sos about eight miles below that clty-kiIllng ono
md taking the other prisoner; and that they had
been pursued unayoidaby for 10 miles, as the /
bail had given out Tits is however considered |
m act Of retaliation against Texas. The Tele-
graph adds--possIbIy this engagement has mark
ID 1'eiei on the walls Of Mexico.
The Texan government has purchased brig
carrying II guns and 300 men. 1t has anchor,
I'd IN Galveston bay, aud viii soon be ready for
lelion.
The organization Of the militia is gradually
Progressing. Thos. j. Rusk has been appoint
ID major general; Il. Burleson, NJ. Baker, j.
H. Dyer ard X. II. Douglass, generals Of Bn-
gadc aud IL B. Mcleod, adjutant general :
4 general order was issued on Christmas day by
General Rusk, ordering the officers of the militia
% have Their troops in readiness to march against
he enemy al moments warning; for il is ap-
pretended that the Mexican army will now short :
Y invade Texas, in full force. The Texans ap- {
,ear confident Of their own strength and success. 4
Volunteers and subscriptions have already been g
aised to assist the movements Of the government
md amy and it is enthusiastically anticipated 3
hat the TEXANS wn invade Mexico before h
the present campaign. This is Of 4