Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-09

JOHN A.DIX, Secretary of State.
From the Nev York Daily Whfg.
WHAT DO THEY WANTPo
A writer in the Albany Argus Wishss
to know what the Wings Rant4 WeWiA
endeavor to enighien this genius Of OBJ
fuse loce.focoism, by giving him afeW
ideas Of what we want. n,o,
We want the country prRed of amers
partisan President. - ,..g.
We want the principles Of pure repub.
licanism to be fully carried out as laid
down by the founders Of our country.
We want the currency Of the country
left to regulate itself without being de-
stroyed by an avaricious President.
We want tile laws of Congress obeyed,
but not destroyed.
We want employment for capital and
opportunities of investing, where our bu-
siness transactions shall not be destroyed
by anarchy and despotisni:
We want sound currency that we can
depend upon, and one that the President
and his harpies can have no power over.
We want our business left to ourselves,
and not meddled with by any man, or set
of men, or party. s.
We want chance to provide bread to
put in the mouths of our wives and chi.
dren, that they may not starve. u
We want industry to be encouraged
We want president who will execute
no more than the law, and Governor
who knows B from bulls foot.
We want more patriotic Senators in
Congress, who viii do their duty fearless:
ly.
We want patriotic state senate. r
We will now inform the Albany Ar
gus of few things which we do not
want. t@
We do not want q national debt.
We do not want another Indian war.
We do not wait the money of the pep.
pie squandered upon presidential favor
ties. aB L
We do not want Jesups, but a few more
Scots in the Army. ~ -.
We do not want the army Destroyed,
We do not want the navy disgraced nor
the gallant officers blackguardedsby such
men as Blair. II
We do not want extra duties charged
on articles free by tariff.
We do not want to be ruined IN our bu-
siness.
We do not want the money Of the
people to be entirely under the control of
an ambitious president.
We do not want the president to spend
sixty millions year, when J. @. Adams
did not spend thirteen millions. Sn3
We do not want viIlainous sub.treasd.
ny, where every knave can thrust his hand
into the crib, and fll his pockets without
being questioned. 5as
We do not want trade DESTROYED, com.
merce- ruined, and our factories deserted.
We do not want to,labor for years and
accumulate Little property, that it may
be torn from us by mob law.
We do not want to be prescribed nor
lynched because we choose to oppose Mar.
tin Van Buren,. & -
We do not want tho Presidents son 10
be figuring in England anhoag Princes
for the express purpose Of renoWing the 4
old tie between this country and Great
Britain, by marriage with Queen Vie.
toria.
These things we do not want. Wewill
now name to the Argus few things we
wiH have. -s..
We will haye-a pure Congress,
We viii have our republication re-.
deemed, and the foul blots rubbed or our
gonons eagle: - baegqo
Wewill have all that our revolutionary
heroes bequeathed to US. a1 zLus
We will have our merchants protected!
We will have our mechanics emplsgsd.
We viii have work for the laborer.t sole
We will havea sound currency. sgae
We will have Wing Governor for-the'
Stats of New York. - -
We will have Wing presidentin I54i.
We viii have good laws, and those laws
obeyed.
WewH have floors Who viii d thar
duty and no more than their dtity. - -
We willhaEe bread to give our isEdi.
LESS elza a a8 ~ vId
We viii have economy ID he various
governmental departments. Il e4J aal s
We viii have nayyeand an aralysssay.sz.
WeywiH have our freedom ia spit, of
the president and alIhis advocates iorfWsI
are already in the maiorily. rs~s-s.s
Wewill have q Wing Legislature II eV.
cry State ia. the Union, before another
year rolls round. -
We viii have the govsrnn 8 az tia
country restored % the denoefacv az
numbers, and that means b ourssl1e.s. he.
Wings, for we are every where Is Tie Ii.s.a
jority, and az By the President own 3 -
trine, the majority Is The dsn6crsc
so we are the democracy ND We vii.
have The country prosperous, id lie peo..
PIE happy, the poor CROWNS III Tie rner.,
chant hourishing, the mech mic busy. the
laborer employed and
We viii have all this done very sbod
By the Democratic Whits. s
NANCE OF .Ix1s1t -. enilsulcli
the ether day visiting q school ID ilins
burgh. bad book put inic Is hand larlzl
purposs of examining class h U1r
sinhegIsance occurring Is ne
querlst inteFrogsted the yoTQ1 FER -
/ loWs;- hat IS al
rimony What
aSomethinr isIl 81 lIsr.,
would you ell j lsl