Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-01-20

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American. Will Mr.. Van Buren, think ii "eIPe-
dent to demand redress Of Queen Victoria for
thus devastating one Of the finest cities IN his ma
tive State Z"
Yes, we pledge ourselves that he will. 1.-THE
reported attack on Buffalo, (which, We believe to
be all hoax should prove TO be true, Mr. Van
Buren, will speak in a tone which will be heard
| aud felt across the Atlantic. But will the blue
light federlsts-the friends and coadjutors Of the
Argus and its party, deem it "exPedient" SO to
speak and act will they, as they did IN the last
war, and more recently in our controversies with
France and Mexico take part with our enemies |!
Say, Mr.. Argus, how will your "Peace party in
war, and war party in peace" act in such easel
" The Vicksburg Sentinel is now issued DAT
ly. Its talented Editor, james Hagan, Esq. $
battling man(ully for republican principles and
against Bank--success to him.
| Tie Education Contention was held IN the
| Capitol at jackson on the Sth and 9th iusants
A full account of the proceedings will be found
on our first page. 1t was prepared for the Dem
ocrat by Peter Besancon, ESQ. to whom our
thanks are due, as well for this, as for other ia
vors.
Map of Mississippi. Saml. Gwin has
presented petition 10 the Legislature, asking a
loan Of the State for sufficient sum Of money to
finish his contemplated map Of this State. Great
pains has been taken to give the boundaries cor
recty. Col. G. have associated with hun IN the
enterprise an old surveyor, Geo. Daugherty, who
Is extensively acquainted with the location Of ali
the new counties. This map will be the most
pe.cct of any now extant.
Et- We have not published Gov. Lynch's
long, verbose message, because we felt satisfied
that it possesses very little interest for our rea
ders--upon the subject of a bank it is decided
ly federal in its views, and would suit the latitude
of Massachusetts much better than that Of Mis-
sissippi. The Vicksburg Sentinel thus COM
ments on the message.
Cor. Lynehs .Message.-It is useless 10 give
an analysis of this message. We consider its
principal recommendations as anti-souhern, and
if carried out, totally subversve of the interests
Of Mississippi. Besides il contains some rdlcu-
lous contradictions Gov. Lynch thinks that a
National Bank is the only remedy for all our ills,
while he says that we can do better without it
than any other State in the Union. Now if we
can do better, w~hc wiz &c ,rorse, without Ma
tlonal Bank Not our sister States of the South
and West, with whom our interests and our sym
pathies ure entwned no il is the abolition states
that The want of National Bank will most serl-
ously affect. They will be unable to monopoze
our importing trade, they will not be able to regu-
late the exchanges Of the country Tappan and
his co-aborors in fact will no longer be able to
draw their thousands aud tens of thousands from
the commerce which the organization of our cred
il at the north has enabled themto command, and
hence the abolition tract manufactures will have
to suspend operations. This would be a great
evil in the eyes Of our ex-governor but we can
tell him that it is an evil that 45ths aye 9l0ths
of the people Of Mississippi will compel him TO
endure. lie regrets that Congress has done
nothing to relieve the pecuniary embartassments
of the country. That is what Congress- ought al
ways to have done. Had she permitted every
State TO use its own credit, the South would now
be pa adise, and the abolilionsts would have to
dig for their bread instead Of spending their time
and money in an unholy war on our Institutions
our property and our lives, He wishes the Leg
islauro to express its opinion on the propriety Of
establishing a National Bank. We have no OBJ
lection but we are Of opinion some of our half
pledged Legislators will cut their political juguar
if they mount National Bank hobby. Let them
have rope, however, and we will promise that
goodly number Of them viii be hung next year.
The Madisonian, paper which certainly can
not be accused Of any great affection fol- the Ad-
minjstraton, or devotion to the Democratic par
ty, thus speaks ofthe controversy respecting the
Congressional election lately held in this State
Although opposed to Mr.. Van Buren,, and acting
in the main with the federal party, and sustained
we believed, mostly by them, it acknowledges the
unquestionoble right Of Messrs. Claiborne and
Ghelson to their seats during the whole 25th Con-
gress, and pronounces the election of Messrs.
Prenlss and Word ga mere nulty."-This
course does honor to its talented editor.
MISSISSIPPI REPRESENTATIVES,.
We had intended to devote an article of some
length in relation TO the pending controversy re-
speeding the late federal election in Mississippi
Messrs Claiborne and Gholson, by the choice of
the people Of Mississippi, as we'll as by the do
cison of the House OF Representatives, occupy
seats which are now disputed by Messrs. Prentss
and Word, by virtue OF an election held since that
decision was made. The Governor of Mlssis-
sipp proclaimed the election in July 10 be for the
extra session only, a proclamation, we contend,
which he had no proper authority to make, mas
much as the Constitution OF the United States de-
fines the term of service for member of the