Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-03
WV. ECKFORD.

The office Of Col. A. V. Brown, commission.
er &C., is removed to the residence Of his Score.
tary Sterling IL. Lester, at Rodgers old stand
two miles from Columbus on the Military road
We publish to-day Governor MNutts message
upon the subject Of internal improvements by The
State. Next week we will give his message on the
Bank Commissioners Report. They will speak fol
| themselves, The Governors zeal for the welfare o
| every part Of the State and his ndefatgable at
| enton to his duties cannot be too highly commend
| ed. He shows himself to be the chief magistrate O
The people, not of party. Those who have RAISED
him to the station winch he fills will find that they
have not been mistaken in the man.
GEORGE BANcRoFT, the author of the History Of
the United States, has been appointed Collector OF
the Customs for the City Of Boston. The Mad-
sonian thus notices his appointments:
George Bancroft has been appointed Collector
of the Customs for the ports of Boston and Charles
town in the place Of David Henshaw, resigned.
NJ: Bancroft is one Of the finest scholars of the
country, and perhaps the sbest historian OF the
age. His history of America, the second volume
Of which has pls been published, has been consid-
cred equal to Gibbons History of the Roman En-
pre in point OF profound historical research and
philosophical acumen. We know not how he may
fancy an exchange of his delightful literary retire
ment for the turmoil OF large commercial Custom
House"
tE5~Our newly elected Senator, the Hon. James
u r'"n',o. ln .l.a .:.5 rhusrday raern;ns Ia Ct
for Washington. He was cheered on his departure
BY the kindly greetings and aheccnate adeus of
his old friends and neighbors.
"The Globe IS out with Gov Campbell Of Vir-
gina, on account OF his ant-lsco foco doctrines 1t
thinks apparently it is almost high treason for Vn-
gina to be arrayed against Mr. Van Buren, in re-
spect to the Sub-Treasury scheme"
The Argus must possess as many eyes as its IA
bled namesake, Junos keeper to be able 10 discover
any thing in the columns of the Globe to Justify
the above remark. The Globe published the late
message of Governor Campbell to the Virginia Le-
gISatuFe, with the simple expression of its surprise
that the views Of the administration should be so
much misunderstood in quarter proiessedly friend
". AS to Vlrgnia's being "arrayed against Mr.
Van Buren, the Argus counts without its host, if il
calculates upon any such thing Virginia may pos.
sloIy d'tier with the administration as to the Sub
Treasury scheme, though that is extremely doubt
iul, but she can never be brought to Join the Fed
era' party, and support National Bank. Governor
oaihpoeas message is, IN some respects, wing
document, and is not relished by the Republican
party of the Old Dominion. Even Mr. Ritche. the
aS' Trend OF the Governor does not approve of it.
Virginia will, we believe, ultimately give in her
adhesion to the Sub-Treasury scheme; it the cues.
ton be narrowed down to that or National Bank,
there can be no doubt about it.
wing victories have been so pIenteous of late
mat should we have too many Of them we should he
SurfeIied with them" -.4rgus.
The lederalistS and abnlitionists have c,;ped =
temporary success at the North aud this is the onlv
victory the wings can boast of One such trumnb
alone, 1t seems TO u.s. ought to be quite as much AZ
any true-hearted Southerner and republican should
willingly swallow. But be assured friend Arms
the ball is not "reSting," as you would have rs he.
ieve; IT moving on steadily buin an opposite direc-
ton from the one you would wish, and with vel,-
city which wall speedily crush the forces of teder,
ism.
HE ELECTION OF SESAroR.-In another column
will be found the vote Of the Legislature ON Joint
ballot Tor United States Senator. The maioritv C,r
Judge l'o'tef IS not SO great as We expected, nor
as great as he was entitled to, had all the members
truly represented the wishes of their constituents
But it is large enough What crat;6eS 10 mos, !,