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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
SAN AUGUSTINE, \

DAN AUGUSTINE, March Isl 1898
To the Editors Of the Democrat.
GESTLEMEN:-I have been so busly engaged
since the opening Of our laid Offices on the LIST uto.
that have not found time to write YOU according to
promise. Inow snatch a few moments from hush
ness merely to let you know that have not forgot
ten my engagements with you. There s no news
Of special Importance in our country. Peace and
prosperity are universally prevalent within our bor
ders. No further difficulties are apprehended with
the Mexicans. Our Indian neighbors are entirely
friendly. Our country is rapidly filing up with an
industrious, intelligent and enterpFsng population.
Churches, Schools and Academies are springiug in
to existence in every direction. The frame of the
first Protestant Church in the Republic has recent
" been erected at San Augustine, new weekly
paper, Of some merit has Just been issued Brazo-
ria, called .THE PEoPLE:" it is anti-Administra-
ton in its politics. 1856 were subscribed. at Hous
ton, lately, for the purchase Of sundry School books
Our citizens are busily engaged in preparing fol
aarge corn crop, some corn has been planted in tht
Red Lands for three weeks.
Our country is now full 81 surveyors locating tn,
Head Rights, which have been, and are daily being
proved up
The duties on intoxicating liquors imported int,
Texas, amount to about fifty per cent, in addition t,
which each retailer Of such poisons, is compelled b.
the laws ofthe Republic, 10 pay two hundred dollar
for license.
Yours Truly, ANEEIcrs.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

The NATcnEz FREE TRApER.--This valua-
bic Paper--ono of tho abcst edited journals in
the South, has been lately, very much enlarged
and improved in appearance. ltcan now vie
with any Of the northern prints and is superior 10
most Of them TIA talented and enterprising con-
dlctors, Messrs. Besancon and Halliday have
embarked large capital in the concern--ihey
have procured new materials, and an improved
and beautiful single Napier Press, the only one
Of the kind, we believe in the State. In appear
ance and size, the Free Trader, in its new dress,
| completely throws ia the shade It's federal Neigh.
Dor, the Courier and Journal. In selected mat
ter in the taste and ability Of its editorials indeed
ia every thing that constitutes well conducted
paper, u is equally ssPefioF. An intelligent and
1 liberal community eahaos overlook such jour
nal; IL nsast eomaasd patronage. Contendiug
al il always has done, Yiih fearless energy and
power for sgasssfa PtisclFles. and for the r1ghIs
Of tic nsaay, n oPPektioa 10 The interests ofthe
lew. 4 reqafes bui time 10 raise TO the highest
! gtsaS - sss tabk VI our POLITICAL J9nrnals lis
sAsses iiss ~ grtneigles ID onward, and the Fed
st4t rssss NJ Natebez mast ultimately sink be
Gsse Il. Tse people ore Col. Besancon deb
Of grssls84s ~ hss Bbbls efforts to serve then
and lhss cause. snd they will pay it.
| We nhai be very happy to send on large lis
Of subscribers to the Free Trader from this par
Of the State. We keep copy Of the paper al
wars on our table, and any person who wishes /,
examine it can do so by calling on US. On
number of will speak more in its Iayor than an
ta.as NC could say.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

FEMALE OBsTINAcY.-Let woman y WI \,
tain against her husband any opinion e'eh ~. !.
advances nothing in support oft, he o." i
answer or overcome her.-For if no ifliss@s y, i.
her zap by chain OfTeasoning, o. 4 ihreao J .sts
course, i, is like trying to lift ball Of yam !. i
ground by the end Of the thread; The '.u -.
pulls the more yarn he winds of TIL all III;
but the ball stll clings 10 The ground = O'a :
tlar.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

er The communication Of "an old Soldier"
respecting the election Of Major General. is ne
cessariIy postponed 1t shall appear as soon as
we eau find room Ior il
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

HoNEsTY.--What is to be priced above nOu..
y! 1t is the clerks highest recommendal' 4,
the traders surest guarantee of business Il. !
merchants best endorser; the clergypans ~
shining virtue. The honest man is alwayss.s
Come what will--hard times or good, slcsn''ir 4,
health, life or death--his character IS SAFE -
courts the sirctest scrutiny, and always 'DD
the brighter for a good rubbing.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

" There was formerly paper published in
this town called " The State Advocate" The
gentleman who edited it, gave as "heary and
saUish assent" to all the measures of Gen. jack
sons Administration as Gen. Davis or any one
else has ever done. Rumor says that the same
gentleman is now "behind the curtain" ndt-
ing paragraphs for the Argus, and abusing the
democratic candidates. The public will know
what confidence to put in the splenelic elfusions
Of such politician.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31
BY AUTH GRITTY.

Laws OF THE USirED STATES, Passed AT THE
SECOND SESSION OF TIE TwENTY-fiFTH Con-
CREss.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

Ourpapers from Washington city come few
and far between. We have received the regular
proceedings of Congress only up to the ! lh inst
The intellectual rencontre between Messrs. CAL
houn and Clay, which took place in the Senate on
the day before we have no full authentic account
Of. tits described as being one of the most ex-
citing and interesting debates that ever took place
in the Senate--it was however mere war Of
words, and SO far as the nation is concerned a
sheer waste Of time. We learn from the Nash
vile Union, that The Independent Treasury Bill
was still under discussion in the Senate, as late as
the 10th inst. There is now, we are happy to
understand, a fair prospect Of its passing both
Houses. The majority in the Senate in favor Of
it, is said to be some two or three, in the House
eight or nine. This is mere rumor, but it comes
TO us through such source that we cannot with
hold our credence TO it.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

e A rumor has been going tho rounds Of the
papers that Gen. Wingfeld Scott had been ac-
cidentally killed by one of his own men. Hturns
out to DO all hoax. Gen. Scott is still alive
no such accident has happened.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

The last Argus has long article headed p" i"s
citadel Of STATE Rights surrendered and .hi''i'-
,ippi deserted IN her rs' battle fer Constitution
al ib.riy." We have never read more olsen
gcnuous piece in any paper than the whole Of this
article is. The writer sets cut With the false as
sumption that we have characterized the claim Of
the legally elected organs" Of Mississippi to
seat in Congress as a ridiculous one, and that
we thereby revive and re-asseTt the old Tory
doctrines Of" Taxation without Representation"
Any one would take it for granted from the re-
marks Of the Argus that we had admitted Prertiss
and Word to be the legally elected representatives
from the State. This we have always denied,
and because we do not so consider them, We have
pronounced their claim to a seat in Congress "a
ridiculous one"-jusl as We would the claim Of
the Argus to be Democrat, or bankte to be a
State rights man, or any thing else that Is equally
as absurd and unlounded. It's not true as The
Argus intimates that majority Of the people Of
the State "agree" with Prentiss and Word in
their opposition to the present administration. So
fully aware are both of these gentlemen that
majority of the people do not agree with them in
this respect, that they do not found their claims TO
support upon their own merits or principles, but
entirely upon the result Of the election in Noyem-
Der last. They know that it is only by making
up false issue, and binding tho people to the
true merits ofthc coming election that they have
any chance of succeeding. Represent Mississip-
pi they never can. "The citadel ofState rights"
would indeed be surrendered and Mississippi
deserted" # the people should ever be so infatu-
ated Is 10 elect S. S. Prentss, the friend and
political pupil ofhe blue light federalist, and alb
otonist, Daniel Webster.
What docs the Argus mean by saying, anoth-
or Southern State has been denied the right of
representation, because she would not support
the bitter enemy Of her domestic insutons?" To
whom does he allude who is "the bitter epe-
MY" We cannot grappIe with shadows-give
US names, and we will answer you. A large por-
ton ofthe State rights party here, those who are
so not in name merely, but in fact and in princi-
pie, will read with shame, not unminged with in
dgnalon, the disingenuous article'of The Argus
upon which we have commented. They are too
intelligent not to understand its drill, and they
will scorn an appeal to their principles and devo-
ton 10 southern rights from such source. They
know that its writer, with honied words in his
mouth, and with the warnest professions ofaitach-
ment TO the South and to State rights, is in roali-
ty acting, at this time, with the northern federal
ists-with Webster and Adams ard Slade, " the
bitter enemies Of our domestic institutions"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

Uatted STATES Csurt.-The subject of anew
District Court Of the United States for the Nom
ern and Eastern portions of the State Of MISS
sippi, to held its sessions at Columbus is nOv&
fore the Senate Of the United States.-We kOos
Of no subjectnow before congress which isotn
actual importance TO the people Of this ImusS'
ate section Of country than this, and we trust Aa
the Bill reported will speedily become Law.
Gainesville ReporIr
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

Gov. McNUrT's VEToEs.--rho Memphis
(Tenn.) Ca Of the 9th inst contains the fol-
lowing
Gov. McNuu has vetoed several bills feri
iuco, 2oration Of banking which, that Of
Columbus Tallahatchie Bridge and Tun
oiko Company, and other companies at Cofleeville,
Grenada. and elsewhere. We admire firmness in
the Independent discharge Of official duiy-Mis.
sissippi has csuse 10 be proud Of a Governor Of
such talent, independence and decision"
A religious Lije.--The beauties Of Ieligious
life il one Of its creates; recommendations
does i, profess Peace to all mankind Ill tea.
ches Us those arts VIII Oh will render us beloved
and respected, which will contrib lie to our pres
ent as well as our future happiness. Its greatest
ornament Is charity,it inculcaesI nothing buE love
and simplicity of affection, it breathes nothing
but the putest spirit of delight--n short, il is
system perfectly calculated to benefit tho heart
improve the mind and Cnlighten the understand
ing.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-31

allude. A Nohem man who fights a duel fuF-
ieits the confidence Of bis constituents, and re-
speet Of tbs community in which be resides To
poor Cilley, even victory, would have been pnlii-
cal death. He was fully aware Of this, and am
told, intended to resign his seat, if be survived tho
contest. Is II the part then, Of maguanimily, Of
true courage even, which IS founded upon honor,
to make persons so situated, the objects Of often
sye assault, or even violent retOrt except for ag-
gFayaled causel The honorable notions Of some
Of our congressional swaggerers, seem very much
akin TO those Of .9neisniP Pistol or Congreyes Cop
per GGptais. acknowledge with shame that
have more often been made 10 blush by South
em brayado. than BY Northern hes:taney. Bu,
enough Of this melancholy topic
With great respect, your friend aud servant.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-21
POLITICS IN MARYLAND.

The Times, the very spirited republican paper
published at Frederic, has inn up she peoples indie
pendent democratic ticket Tor the State Senate and
House of Delegates " II remains to be seem" says
that paper, what course will now be taken By that
branch of the Administration party, who have scpa-
rated from their old friends and become the follow
ers Of strange gods"
One Of the editors Baltimore correspondents thus
portrays the prospects Of che party" in BALI
more: . a..
The bare contemplation Of the disastrous results
to our people Of The present cruel policy Of GO
vernment is driving all business men from the ranks
Of the Administration. With them hundreds Of the
hard-fiStrd mechanics and laborers, on whom the
pressure OF The times falls most heavily, will take
their leave of the partyl They will have none left
in this city but the offcc-hoders and their Deepen.
dIns the steel hearted mscrs, be sons of luxury and
rowdies. The consequence Of this will be an Admit
niSraon defeat in this city, by majority OF al least
fuo thousand rotsS! Let not this prediction starle
you--tc result niJaore then prorehI!
The unsparing abuse which the Republican con-
tinues TO pour oul upun the Conservatives, is dis
gushing 10 many 81 lis warmest friends. The loud
est Loco FJco in the city does not pretend 10 say the
Conservatives are not consiSent--hat they are not
now advocating the same principles with which the
whole party once advocated They acknowledge
their change, and en- give no other apology for ii
Than "the necessity Of goig Nth mir par.H!" The
Republican is looked upon b. all discreet party men
as an incubus upon ia heavy weight which i'm
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-21
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO THE HON. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury

Sin: The clerks Of the various Departments of
the Government Of this city, have been deprived at
the late session Of Congress Of the munificcnce of
that BODY that had been extended to them at the pre-
vious session. BY The allowance Of per centage 10
be added to their salaries, established many years
ago, when the expenses Of living were not two-,hirds
what they now are. ..., :,
II is understood that those who have be- thus de-
prived of the smll pi,tance that had been thus al
lowed them, are indeb ed TO You for the loss. The
wrec hed condition 10 which your management of
the public finances, has brought that Department.
caused you seek TO lop off every thing you could
with the least shadow Of apology that would operate
as draught the Treasury, for the purpose, per-
hlps, of concealing lille longer, your mismanage
| men Among the objects selected for that purpose
were the poor clerks.
| While You we're thus engaged in the work of re-
| trenchmenb why did you no; begin al home2 Why
did you not dismiss the supernuneraries about your
own person :? Under the act OF june 1885, called
The Derostc Act, il was provided, "that TO enable
the Secretary Of the Treasury TO carry into effect
The provisions Of this ac he b, authorized oappoint
three additional clerks for his Department the one
al salary Of thousand six hundred dollars per
| annnm, and the remaining two al salary OF one
| thousand dollars each per annum." Now, sir, you
have avcrrcd over ard over again. that the Deposite
Act is obsolete. We all know that You have neither
depcse blnks nor money to put in them, if you had
deposie banks. We also know, that the deposite
| system had been in operation nearly three years,
with nearly forty banks employed; and that you
have all the clerks now, that you had prior 10
the passage of the Deposite Act and still retain the
three additional ones authorized under that act !;
notwithstanding there is neither deposi,e system nor
depoSite banks Wilii be sa d that the labor Of al
tending to the accounts OF the Receivers aud Col.
ecors h increased 10 require the services OF
these additional clerks II il should be, will not
believe ii. What was the amount Of revenue coli
ected by those classes of officers in 1885 and 1886,
prior u the appointment Of these clerES-and what
is il now, compared to what it then was "A mere
drop in the bucket.
! Sir ii IS said that one - was transferred from
situation of fourteen hundred dollars TO the salary
of sixteen hundred, authorized under the act and
that $3.50. the author Of I" an iaq,nrg into The sr-
pedieaey Of dispensing 1rih ta1 agency and bank pa
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-21
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS


As the Madisonian, in few weeks, enters
upon the second year Of its existence, we re-
spectively request oil those Of orr subscribers
who do not wish continuance Of the paper,
to give us due notice thereof. To those who
do not request discontinuance the paper will
be sent, and we shall expect our subscribers
to perform duly their part Of the contract, and
forward us the subscription according to the
terms.
The same necessity which called for the
establishment Of the paper, requires that il
shall be continued. The war upon the bank
ing institutions and commerce Of the country
is to be persisted in, and we trust that all who
have any stake in the contest, land who has
not y will appreciate the importance Of lend
ing to this instrument Of effective resistance,
cordial and continued support.
Many subscribers have discontinued the
paper, on account, as they allege, of lis irregn-
lar receipt.
This it is impossible for us to remedy. II
is 10 be hoped that the channel Of eommuni-
cation by mail, originally instituted for the
good Of all, will not be monopolzed to SUIT
alone the purposes Of those who have been
temporarily elected 10 control it. All parties
have right to lawful use Of the post Office,
and to the impartial attention Of IT'S agents.
When this ceases to be so, the government
ceases to be Free If injustice is therefore
committed against us, because we happen TO
differ in opinion from the President, we should
like to know it in every instance.
or one fact we have demonstrative proof.
Postmastcrs have in sundry instances notified
us to discontinue sending our paper to certain
names, for the 8 reason that the papers, as al
legged, are not takennp; and we have stopped
papers under such circumstances, and after
wards received complaints from the same sub
scribers that the paper is not received, md re-
quests that it may be sent !!
We know that many of our subscribers have
suffered much by the inversion, perversion and
disturbance of the channels Of trade-they
have still little more to suffer, but we hope
they will have yet one drop Of patience for
their friends, who, like us, are dependent in
high degree for their success, upon free and
uninterrupted channel Of mail communication.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-21


The address oihe people Of The United States pre-
pared by the Committee, appointed fof The PURPOSE
In behalf OF the II publican" members OF Congress
and published In the Globe Of the lih Of Jsly, CUT
rent contains these truthful but unguardsd express
sions, 10 wit No rejecting man can doubt that me
immense surplus in the Treasury two years ago.
being all lent OUT byt banks was one Of the causes
Of oyeItrading and speculation which ended IN
general suspension Of specie payments NOW IN
the name Of truth and fairness, why did mol the Com
miee tell the people Of the United States, LOT whose
edfcalion the address was written and Is promui-
gated, why the surplus revenue, then on deposie
with the banks, was all lent Out BY them1 why ara
they tell the people that the deposiie banks were
requested by the Secretary Of the Treasury soised'
inportuned, compelled by all the appfianeesof per-
suasion, TO lend out the whole Of 'the immense
surplus in the TREASURY" Why did they not
Tell the people that, when the selected banks had
lent ont as much Of the immense surplus then
in the TREASURY as they could without exceed
ing the limit OF loans allowed By their charters new
banks we're selected for the express purpose OF ena
bling them 10 lend out The whole Of the surplus =
Why did they not tell the people in so many weros'
that they, the writer's and publishers Of The Address
do In truth thus trace the late general suspension
Of specie payments to the conduct Of the Executive
officers of the Federal Government
PuBLUs
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-21

per IN ls seai of ne Uaissd Stasss as Also
OF the discovery Of Aydroaiie balances and sliding
aracers was elevated TO siiu iion OF fourteen hum
dred dollars per annum, and that Two others (who
know noi) were brought into the department at one
thousand dollars salary each per annum. ID is gene
rally known thai - :, s...., and one of the one
thousand dollar clerks were designated 10 attend to
The blnk business; in fact the official register so in
forms Us. When the duties have ceased altogether,
which they were appointed 10 perform, ], has become
matter not only Of curiosity, but OF surprise tothose
who, like me, have been deprived Of an extra per
ccntage allowance Why and for what are they
still retained in your Office al expense TO the pub
lie Of four thousand dollars per annum2
is said the two above indicated individuals are,
and have been for year past, almost exclusively
engaged on other Than the business Of the depart
ment. Both being, is said engaged In carrying on
war against the moneyed institutions and COM
merce Of the country. The one, issued about year
since, under his own name and signature, bis nota-
bic work on the subject of dispensing with bank
agency and bank paper in the fiscal affairs Of the Co
vernmenl This work, II is asserted, he wrote in
your Office, during the hours he paid out of the
public Treasury. have understood that he is a
contributor to the Democratic Review; and that he
has acknowledged. and even boosted that he was
The author Of two articles that appeared in the June
number; one on the subject Of Resumption OF spe
Gle payments" and the other The political crisis"
both being Of the true loco foe0 stamp. II is further
more asserted, that this sans individual is in
slant correspondence with many OF the leading loco
oeos, and, possibly Il NAV be carried under the
frank Of the Department! The other individual ],
is said isthe newspaper reader for the department.
has been constant and large contributor TO the ed-
lorial columns OF the Gicbe, and the author of many
communications that have appeared since the Sub,
treasury was first started, and having relation to that
subject. II il also strongly insinuated that to the
pen OF this individual is the public indebted for the
biography of the Honorable Secretary Of the Urea
sury that appeared in the July number Of the Demo
cratic Review. Those who have read IT, however,
could not have failed to discover that il had under
gone The revision Of certain distinguished gentle
man, and been "seasonably" embellished by his own
pen.
50 long as the public necessities require that my
yearly stipend shall be diminished, am willing 10
submit to il, and continue to perform the duties
signed me withoma murmur But when individuals
are continued in Office under the circumstances,
and for the purpose above described am led to the
conclusion that rank injustice has been done to those
whose salaries have been raced, or that there is
j something rotten in Denmark" :.
| OSE OF THE SUFFERERS.