Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-10-13
|. EDITORlAL CORREsPONDENCE.

structng Col. HADIET, the efficient Senate
from Kinds to resign his seat. Several Of tho,
Z who voted against Col. Ill. declared their wlni
- ness 10 sustain bun now lie IS extremely POI
ular. and il is said that he could beat Gen. Foot
the great Ajax Of the Wing party in this count,
/, and in fact the leader oft N the State. Sever
!, speeches were made by the wings, which wcr
trumphantly replied to by Gen. DRAKE. tn
objects Of the meeting entirely failed. Noihin
like on expression Of an opinion by the VOTE
Of the county can be brought 10 bear against Co
IIadley The union between the State Right
men and Democrats in this country IS thorough
cemenied There was also a Review Of th
Kinds county Regiment of militia at this tow
yesterday. In consequence of some iniormallt'
IN tho orders, and tho necessary absence Of th'
Governor, the turnout was not 40 large as ",
had anticipated.
Raymond is the seat Of justice for the county
of Kinds, and situated near the Geographical
centre of the county. A railroad IS IN contam-
platlon, to connect it with the Vlcksburg and
| jackson road. Its town of considerable i'm
porance, with near five hundred inhabitants, a
male and female ACADEMY, and several stores
A large quantity of the real and personal estate
of the county has changed owners, under he
authority Of the sheriff within the last year.
In company with our intelligent friend, Pro-
icssor Vunhoesen, now State Treasurer, we VS.
tied Brandon, the seat Of justice of the 3" Free
State OF Rankin" as it is commonly called m
this section. The people Of the county had
generally met 10 attend the regmenial review
About three hundred were under arms. and as
many more had assembled to SEQ the parade. A
great many fine buildings are being erected the
site Of the town is broken and billy, but still it
presents a beautiful appearance. saw Mr..
Shelton, the great regulator" Of the Brandon
Bank. He is n gentleman of small stature,
intelligent countenance and fascinating address.
His connection with grea, moneycd machine,
has spread his name far aud wide. lie positive.
ly assured me that, he would check upon the north
in the course Of sixty days the money is rapid
ly improving in New Orleans, and it is to be hop.
ed our State Banks will adopt more liberal pol
icy ia relation to Brandon Bank paper, and re-
ceiye il at their counters for dues. There are a
large number of whole soued democrats in the
county, and gentleman of undoubted Intelligence
cNr iho GnI, Tranct,
~. A rail road is to nersoct Brandon with
jockson--thc excavations are going on rapidly,
The town contains six hundred inhabitants.
We returned to Jackson on Thursday. The
city was ,hronged with strangers from all quar-
tors Of the State it was the second discoun
day at the Union Bank-more than million .
dollars was offered for discount, but only tw'
hundred thousand dollars obtained. The bsnl
loans money only for four months on notes VII,
unQuesucnable security. The Attorney is nov
laboriousy engaged in examining the title paper
Of those who have morgOged real estate TO tn
institution. | learned at the bunk, that the paper
from Lowndes county were presented in bette
condition, and arranged with more care, neatnes
and accuracy, than those from any other county
This speaks well for the intelligence of our con
missoners and Appraisers Some months wi
necessarily elapse before tho banks can be put
operation; all the tito papers presented will III
dergo minute examination, and the stock d.
clared, before any thing can be done by them.
The drought has severely affected the crol
, in this section, but still the cotton looks well.
have visited several plantations in Kinds count
That belonging to Mrs. Benson, the mother
our Secretary of State, is the most beautiful OF
have seen. i9uestion whether there is a belt
e one IN the State, ii had never failing streams
= water on II; rs II nowls, they are compelled
haul it near three miles, and even then It is of
: miserable quality. The house stands directly
! the old road, over which Gen. jackson march,
: on his way to protect the "beauty and booty
d New Orleans. DR.. Benson pointed out the So
. where the hero 5ncamped with his forces oy
night. The same trees yet stand, and mark /
course of the road by the blazes made al the tin
d The Doctors health is much improved since
left Columbus, but he is still far from being we
At Yours, SC.
Good Ners.-Potidl Resumption in Vi
2 bile lit rejoIces us to have even partial r
ofreturn'ng reason and justice on the part of a
Of our Banks, with which 10 enliven the cloc
! thrown around them by their recent doings at /
Sc the Blount Springs That ray will be fou
10 in the following resolution of the Mobile Banl
which has been approved by their respective
OF rectores, and ordered to be published
4 Resolved, That on and after the first day
u October next, Inst, the Banks in this e
he will redeem all their notes OF less denominati
10 than Five Dollars IN Specie, at their counte
and that, from and after the first Of Noyeml
" next, they will, in Ike manner, redeem THEN +;
IN Dollar notes.
nd GEO. :. GAINS.
= Pres. Br. Bank of the STATE. at Mobile
80 PHILIP McLOSKEY,
Sn Pres. Planters s Merchants Blk. Of Mobile
In w. r. HALLETT,