Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-07-21

was handed by an acquaintance the last nun.
her Of that most contemplate Of public journsb
the Southern Argus" in which there is, as usual
an attempt made by insinuaton TO Willy the stan.
ding Of an individual, whose character, where Be
is known, could suffer nothing by any thing which
the editor of that dwelling print could say but
as his paper may ge! into the hands of some who
are not acquainted with its character or that Of
ito oA;.e. and consequently might attach some
Importance to the SANDER Of his editorial remark,
in regard to the appointment Of SAM. +. Bur.
rERwoRTH ESQ. TO the Office Of District Attor.
ney for the northern United States Court of Mis-.
sissippi, as we'll as the nsinuation as 10 the pen
cd Of his residence in this State. Twill there.
fore, in the absence Of that gentleman, notice
them, and give for the edficaiion Of such, The ex
tracts alluded 10, aud the motives by which The
gentleman was actuated in making them.
The Argus states that san individual Of this
place whose residence in this State is, we believe
less than t%6 years, and who has only made him.
self conspicuous by being wide mouhed Van
Burenite, is to please and silence the party
here who feel the injustice done them by oca
ting the court in an uof,he-way- place, appoint
ed Attorney"
| Now the evident intention Of these insnuatlom
is 10 throw slur on the appointment Of Mr.. But
,etSoth, who, as he the editor would have i,
| is not identified with the interest Of the State,
because he has not lived in il all his life, and has
no reputation as lawyer To this commnnilJ
it is well known that Mr.. Butterworih has resided
in this city for the last three years. and that no in.
diydual at the bar, has had during this period
more extensive practice, or one who has dn.
charged the duties OF counsellor with greater SAL
| isracton TO his clients than he has
The query naturally arises, what then could
have induced the Colonel (who by the wa, isa
military man until there is fighting 10 be d0S')
to make this assassin like stab a, the legal repu
tation of Mr.. Butterworlh, when absent two hOu
sand miles: thereby hangs tale ard one too
which unriyals the whole mystery, and which !
will tell, not TO show how brave, but how low
contemplate and cowardly some mon can act
The Colonel having published in this notable
Argus scurlous squibs, which for time were So
low and unmcanins as not 10 attract his notice
at length they became more personal ne then
called on the military Editor, Col. Barker,
through friend for satisfaction, for allowing@
press 10 be used for such base purposes but 'N@
well known advice OF Hudibras; that he who
fights and runs away" SC. was 50 well infused
on the seal Of the gallant Colonies honor tha'ns
applied Through his friend) to the authorities %
interfere, who, Of course had to do SO at his r.
quest, consequently Mr.. Butterworih's hands
were tied by being bound over TO keep the peace
towards all the good citizens Of the Stale Of MS
sissipp, and more especially totcards Peter BY
ron Barker, the aforesaid military Ed'0f'--
This mode Of proceeding has not gone DOWN
with the chivalric Missippians,w who have found Oa
that the genteman's blood has not yet sol hea'o
to the fighting point, as is not much more 'u''
two years since he left the northern TfgOns-
hence his chagrn which has induced so eoneAY
tible an attack. The gentleman ought to ga"
!, that which any d.snterested friend can tell ''n
that this community detest barking cur H'p
; whom the application Of the whip can only ell'a
i a howl but not fight. TRUlh
i ORTHODOX WING CREED.
Free suffrages is curse to any peoPle'-f"
!. ridence Journal
: II is useless to talk Of intelligence oil me J"
pie, for the history Of nations cannot represent
:. example OF such total want of intelligeBes~"