Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-04-03

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THOMAS 3 WORD.


THOMAS 3 WORD.
The Editor Of this paper Is gain q
bis post, having necessarily been absent
FOR the last two weeks. He is happy "
announce to his patrons that he viii issue
the Southern Argus IN new dress, and
much improved il SIZE as soon as the tasl-
CATION Of Tie river viii permit the steam
boat, on which his large size paper now q,
Is proceed Is thn city
Our neighbcrs e fbe Democrat
and al others concerned, are inforaed That
By looking THE head 81 The first column q
the Argus they win see the Editor name.
While he's at bis post nothing appears un-
dsrths Editorial head thai IS not nndited by
himself, and he does not now, nor ey-
81 didhs, employ person ebehind tie cur
tain 70 assist him, rumors to the contrary
notwithstanding.
q Nallijfer, IL late Democrat says
M. Word cannot expect 70 get the votes
ofthe anti bank State Rights men, aud that
be is profoundly ignorant Of al the great
questions now agisating The Union. He
also wonders what course the Argus vii
pursue in this case, and says II pause for
reply. We cannot unders and I'D
case be aHudes 70, and consequently SUI.
fer him still 70 pause We trust he WI
pauss and ponder wen before he throws
himself INTO the arms Of the Tories and
Consolidationists.
The & fac" of the Democrat als not
precisely whstthey are cracked Up % Be. Z
Fact LIST, may be true IN part and having
no data before us, on which to reIs, we.
pass It BY with the expression o our belief.
that fnthe nnainit IS incorrect. Fact I'd, IS. :
mere assertion without any proof 10 sup.
port It. We know. however. that the Eve
ming Post, the leading Van Buren, paper m.
the city Of New York IS strongly. Adolf
ZIONIST. We know Mr.. Van Burcn him.
Ielfhas said, and it is now on record, that
he beliepes Congress HAS THE RIGHT to aBol.
ISL slavsrg II the District Of COhn5iq, not.
~ithstanding he spledged TO veto am BIZ
that may pass Congress abolishing Ii.
Fact Sd IS peryersion Of facts. Mr.
Pattou's resolution was opposed By Wings
and Van Buren men as fatal "a the righs
Of petition by the people, and 50 il was Sta 3
ted on the floor Of Congress ii The speech.
es Of the members. It was not a strict
party vote, and neither did i excIasivels
inVolye.the question ST Abolition ii lie Dis.
trict Of Columbia OF Fact 4h Ne have
only e say, that If we are bot mistaken, tbe
Pennsylvania Convention was composed
of majority IF Wings, and fine measures
brought forward Of allowing free neufoes
the right Of suffrage and giving q runway
slaves sheTigh o trial y jury. were Thip
measures, they might have been 81
Wing votes. Both measures were voted
down-not by the Van Burenites who
% minority, but 81 course 81 the
Wings who were il a majority. The De.
rnocFat e IS ardor to sustain he sinking
fortunes Sits party, has a very happy taei
OF installing asssf tions for fucss. 8 tact 80
tie way that tends more g the iniurs tbaT
the benefit Of the cause i supports Nsr.
I'm Sal
I py0isaing men .sill catch At slrascs,
and modern Democrats ana much ike
drowning men The Van Buren, barr,
afs sinking rapidly, beneath The wave 81
public indignation, and everything b.loyant
IL It's nature thar floats 81, tIlsg efasB 81 i
with such aviditg as tends, not Is rs then
any good but aeeelsgstes Their acgitabe
doom he Pasliu Congress reduced
nom an overwhelming Is mere Glai5ritg
y sle Senate, and here's doubts Wietb.
ertha Sub Tres II
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