Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-22
II COUNTY MEETING.

county meeting Be held for The purpose
# requesting those Of the delegation Of
1owndes County who are Bank Directors,
o resign either one station or tlis other.
Of deep moment on the subject |
Il Banks win absorb the gssassr part Of
he time Of the next Legislature, and as it !
5 wrong that men should sit in judgment
0n their own cases, and as we presume
BUR delegation think the principle wrong
also, we have no doubt they viii
yield to the viii Of the people
Is expressed IN public meeting. Let
meetingbe called, them early-and should
our delegation resign their seats in the Lee
gislature, we shall have time to select some
of our honest, intelligent planters, who
will faithfully represent the viii of
their constituents, untrammelled by inter-
ested motives. Other counties have Ia
kenthelead and it is high time thatLOwndes
should speak out.
InreckOning up the causes Of the de-
feat Of the Loco Focos az the late cleo
ton in this State, the Democrat says:
"But there was no organization, no con-
cert of action; no united and vigorous
exertion to call out the party in its full
force"
We will only remind our neighbors of
the meeting of the members of the Legs
lature, which was held to bolster up Clai-
borne and Gholson-the splendid efforts
on the subject Of Abolition by Mr.. Clai-
borne in his famous address-the beauti-
full and veracious address to the people Of
Mississippi, by committee appointed for
the purpose; some of whom, by-the-by
were ashamed of it and desired the pub
lie to understand it was published without
their consent-the mule-loads Of Extra
Free Traders, and packages Of extras
which flowed from the Democrat Office
between night and day-(f we are cor
rectly informed land the wonderful con.
cert among the loco foco presses in the
State in agitating the question of the abO.
lition Of slavery to bear upon the contest.
Concert Of action! Why, the Loco-Fo
cos strained every nerve,-their conscien.
esther purses-to defeat the Whig
candidates; but the better judgment of the
majority prevailed. The State is lost t.
Van Buren, and they know it. If the op
ponents of misrule are united, Mississippi
viii glow and burn forever in the constel
lation of Wing States.
The Democrat says, that in Virginia
since the opponents of Van Buren, haV,
gained that State, that 'sfederal senator
however, will most probably be elected il
place of Mr.. Rives." The Hon. JON
TYLER, will probably be returned to tn
United States Senate. VIII the Demo
crat have the hardihOod to call Mr.. TYLEl
a federalist;-a man 'sdyed in the wool
in State Rights principlesi
| Our neighbors of the Democrat an
piping sweetly to our State Rights breth
rem in hopes to gain them over to the sid
of Van Burenism. We will assure on
worthy friends that State Rights men can
not. dance to their measures, and howeve
much some of them may be disposed t
look with favorable eye upon the sub
treasury project, yet they cannot swallow
the federalism of Matty the Magician
Hang up your fiddles neighbors.
The Columbus Democrat roars lustil
at the late defeat of the Loco-Focos an
calls loud for County Convention of thos
J of the party who have not already joine
the Wings. 1t says to them surely 20
viii not yield the day TO your political OF
ponents without struggle" The poe
fellows have already struggled and are d.
feated. The party is as stiff as the duck
of which a large number were caught
Col. Blewett's pond last March. Do yo
remember how stiff they were neighbor,
, We trusted the Democrat would secon
our efforts to obtain an expression of Il
people of Lowndes on the subject Of Il
Southern Convention Of Merchants 10 |
held in Augusta in October next. Is Il
!, Democrat so bound to its Northern idc
d Mr.. Van Buren,, as to refuse taking an
step in favor Of the commercial emanC
: patton Of the SOUTH Isl opposed to n
7 decidedly SoutheyM neasuve1
The Democrat asks if we think Il
readers Of the Argus are s.simpIetons
Il affords US pleasure 10 answer in the n
E gative, and 70 pay . iusttribute to the rea,
t ers Of ON humble sheet. They areeou
0 posed Of The intellectual, moral. virt,,oii
q religious and patriotic citizensOfthe STAT
and our only wishis that every newsp
per nihe Unionhad such readers.
5 Loco fOcos throughout the Stat,
Hear tie mandate ofyOur leaders s 81
lished q the Columbus Democrat.