Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-08-21

Should further discoveries Be made, We
may communicate them IN time 70 our
readers, aka would beg leave 70 congrptn.
late them, that our good city yst stands
where i Gid this time last week, and So
not shared the Fate Of Pompei Or Hsrcu.
lanum.
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For the Southern Argus.
Asthe time is fast approaching when
the citizens Of the county Will be called
upcnto exercise the noble pferogaEyel
Of freemen, the right to choose their own
representatives in the councils Of the na.
ton, 1 think it would not Be- arniss in me
as one Of the yeomanry Of this county to
state the reasons that shall govern my vote
upon that occasion.
II fact well known to the people Of
this county, that ina all probability, upon
then vote viii depend the election Of a
United Stntes Senator at the nexf session
Of the Legislature. Therefore, in refer.
ence 10 this fact VIII be governed in my
vote between the two gentlemen that are
now presented to the people Of Lowndes
county for their sufrages,
One of them, it is well known, has ex-
ercised the right Of q legislator in voting
for James F. Trotter. The other if cleo
ted, will vote fora man to fill that impor.
tant station opposed TO the wild and ruin.
Gus schemes of the party now IN power.
To Judge Trotter as a politician there
arc insurmountable difficulties which IN.
til he shall change his sycophancy to
the powers that be- will bar him from
receiving my support, and which, accord.
ing to my humble opinion, win exclude
him from receiving the support of every
well-wisher TO his country.
i The Editor of the Argus once suppos.
ed, and even had the hardihood to say he
thought the Judge was wing. True,
the Judge resided in this community even
amongst US, but his non.commitalism was
so exceedingly consistent, that many Of
his own fellow-citizens were in the dark
as to the color of his political faith. But
a little meeting in Oktibbeha county seem.
ed to remove the cloud from the Judges
vision when he was nominated and pro.
posed to the self-styled Democracy Of
Mississippi as candidate for the United
States Senate. This aroused the Homo
: rable gentleman to activity: he is willing
now to show his hand; he must do some
1 thing to show his zeal for the party,
# bright reward is in view, and the first &C
d Of the Judge is to hurl back upon the ira
Queer Of his fair fame, the foul aspersio
!. that he, (the Hon. James F. Trotter) ha
o one feeling in common with the vile viii
y party. And vaiiantly has he sustaine
i the character, which, upon that occasion
5 he chose to assume. Not the characte
= of a democrat if / understand the WORD
It By democracyyI understand a governmer
in which the will of the people is the SOY
reign power. But has Judge Trotter {
beyed the voice of the people? Can b
have misunderstood their instruction:
o, Has not the voice Of the people been spc
} ken in language which could not hay
IL been misunderstood by him? Has NJ
- the voice of her noble sons flesh with ii
Is structions from the people the true demo
K racy Of the country been heard upon ii
Ne floor of the House Of Representatives {
is gainst that odious measure z0ltich propos
IN to unite the purse and the sloord in b
n hands Of the Executive? Judge Trott,
" is opposed to a United States Bank, II
only efectusl measure to restore cont
&c denee, TO drive petty corporate institl
~ tons, based upon fictitious capitals, fro
o. the country, whose "promises TO pay'' a
refused at their own doors; they who hal
. bloated the currency of the country al
given fictitious value to property. A I
! nited States Bank has furnished unifor
~ ~ currency equal, or nearly so, all ODer t
Union. State institutions have been tri
av twice by the General Government, al
in twice has there been a general suspense,
nd of specie payments bearing down in
af- train the enterprise Of the merchant, t
a. industry Of the planter, and taking fro
tic the mouth of the laborer his daily brea
tu- The United States Bank / am yet to lea
his has ever caused any of these evils, b
he on the contrary, when it was establish
Ito in Ie16-during pressure similar to I
IN one under which we are now laboring,
CIV restored confidence to credit; it drove the
Dr. raven like specializing Bank Institutio
4" established for the benefit of directC
'as from preying uponthe carcass ofthe pepo
D a it furnished the people with q sound a
conyenient currency convertible at p,
it sure into gold and silver; It gave Z
me country credit and responsibility abrei
but the bills Of the Bank were good even
I'd. the Walls Of China. The msrehint eol
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