Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-08-11
For the Democrat.
TO /" EQUITY"

~ AXGAA
SIR-The tremendous explosion, you have maids
against the President and Directors of ,hesevcr
chartered Banks of Mississippi" was no doubt in
tended to reduce them, as Crockett says, into a
"grcOse spot but as have since seen that their
houses are still standing, and having heard of no
death being occasoned by your terrible Brmum
Fulmen," was induced to reperusc il, aud Judge
Tor myself, whether il contained more of poetry than
factor whether the dark cloud, which, with each
succeeding flash would rend assunder the ua,cning
chdsm of or prosperity aad threatened to cnguph
every interest" was actually prevented from its
wide spread ravages by the unparalleled aid of the
Brandon Bank, solitary and alone"
have never before sir, heard of dark cloud ;
flashing, and pa rticuarly so severely as "to
rend yawning chasm nor do believe that the
detailed report OF the Commissioners will show, that
"a!one II has saved "the perishing from hunger
and run."
That she has monopoSed 5000 bales OF cotton,
and that she has actually bought up Mississippi pa
per, will be hereafter shown; and if she was now, or
had been, the sole prop and support of Mlssssppi,
metinks your poetic fancy would have had wider
range, and possibly, if required, 10 make remit
lHnNc w lhc NUflHs you WOulu nave spoke more
lJe61iRgty upon the subject. But worse than all.
your apostrophe to the Banks. If your bank has
| like Atlas borne, SUB hameris, the whole burthen of
our greiS, depend upon 1t, she has made money by
| It; and SO lar from the other Institutions which
| you say have from thirty 10 eighty Dollars
on hand" deriving any benefit from its de-
probation, they and all bill holders alone would
loss. The characteristic good sense and manages
ment of those you address would never induce them
10 hoard million OF Brandon money, and "refnsc
TO discount on the very best security for the hun.
dreds who daily besct their counters nor would
i, least Of all, permit them to adop, your advice
"ot receiving and paying it OUT as a means OF a.
voidlng such a currency.
The $4,000 which has already Allen (accordine
10 your eslinate) 10 the distrbuiive share Of each
bank, has got there b. this same process " Of re-
| ceiying and paying OUT and as the most OF them
will be compelled to cural in order 10 resume yo,,
may rest assured they will hope 10 nav specie when
the time shall arrive by some other means tban that
of Brandon money.
But finally, permit nc TO remark that if YOU
write poetry, Hexameter verse requires six feet, the
fifth Of which must be Dactyl :--but f YOU in.
tend prose, you are net entitled 10 poetic license
and should take pains TO inform yourself more tbo,
roughly of the truth fasity Of your assertions he
fore you publish them; and above ALL YOU sbonll
not forget when again you address those whom
elther*" circumstance or legislative authority have
placed over the chartered banks Of the State that
although your bank happens to have no charter il
may happen 70 have Brandon money, thar thew IRE
advised Of this fact; and tla unless they have sons
better arguments than those offered by yoursel
/ shey we'd bs lI,ue inchned 10 take I}randon r,s
ney as Il is said the foxes were ID follow he err.
foit-ment OF enc who advocated tie measure.
LowEprs