Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-25
From the Aipsisappiaa.

The snbpned extract FINN letter received by
gentleman 10 this place, Is from one OF The nos tes
pcclabe and popular citizens Of The county of Yo.
roo
The author Of the letter has, Cor yeaIs past. been
active N the wing ranks, and is yet opposed 10 The
reelection OF Mr. Van Buren,, hu, is 80 FIR freed
rom parry trammos as To give tho need of Justice
"heh h's Sonet judgment reckons il due; aud will
support governor NlcNutt from the conviction that
his administration has been a good one ~-lhat IN.
deed those very acts for which he has been mas,
condemned, are The measures npon which he NAV
safely rely to sustain hun, before the honest part Of
the community
Governor McNuu has been accused of ntctnos.
ing his arm hetwiSi the Union Bank and the relief
~ NE people, BY placing hsveo upon a resolution
authorizing That bank % ISSUE five millions of dollars
IN post notes. The bank, Notwithstanding the ve.
TO- proceeded 70 issue these same post noes and bua
probably now gotten out about four millions of dol
lars. Yet, the cry OF distress, and the rlnmor (r
relief, il undated VIII those who accused tho ,o.
vernon OF preventing rel et now say tIat the issue
o. one millnn mere Of these posi- notes will relicrs
The Slatef u SO, we ask them to await the issue of
few weeks more
with our present chief magistrate, nv acouaip.
lance has been limited; and, until dtoly INV nolit.
cal preludceS were 81 strong, that was unable.
thereby, to appreciate him 10 the extent nov do
From having been identified, in opposition 10 The
administration OF General Jackson. with The ,yb;,
party, have ever been disposed to view with AZ
trust and duub The political acts of tb,se bcr.,n
fore adversarles; and, almost until now, did as
eroe To governor MeNOtt, motives which | mn
happy N believing, do not exist. AT the time wb,n
he in'erposed h's veto to tho passage Of the Union
post noie resolution, aud the amended charter Of
np I,t Al
upon his course, as calculated To augment The H.
iress aud rum, whchit was his avowcd object ~
arrest; but suce aud when sober rcAecti6n h,J
taken The place OF prejudice, and was so lar disin.
terested as - contemplate his conduct in il, yoro,ts
bearings, toud rot avoid the conclusion thnt An
tie 6rmncss aud wiSnni he cynccd, aud even mora
was required 10 stay The torrent Of corruption. and
downward tendency of our State prosperity Al
ih,s present Juncturc, ! am firmly persuaded that
there docs not exist greater corruption than our
state can Afford; and i Is impossible To determine
where u will stop, unless there is intelnoScd Soma
barrier To the present corrupt systems of banking
indeed, may Il justly be denomnated an ero in 4.
nance, and remarkable for nothing more than omen
harelaced, aud Hagrant dishonesty II is tbiev;n,, |
ahu lraud, u"ile uhdeI The sanction Of hieh names
aHu oa'e authority NV observations are general |
and not designet as of individual apni,ca,cn ~,
feel authorized IN saving, that the M,ssss;,n;' ~
hoh Bank institution erected upon the sub. |
stance oi the peopie, and avowedy c,r their hene.
III wIH exist as one Of those monuments r.assl
by their lolly and which can only perpe,rate ,hs,,
ruin aud destruction ! presace bur what / bavo
heard Others pujct, when | say that Il wll ~
the greatest curse ever inflicted upon this S,,te y
ALARMING-Tho Morus Mulncaulis en,dswo
has broken out IN Kent county, Md. The Buolo
thus eSplans the leading feature Of this ep,dem,c
and ITS singular effects upon tho good peone of
Kent;
"Are you gardening says one Nolan
planting morus muucaulis Are your po,,oss
IN the ground asks another No, lam nlan,
ing morus multicaulis Have YOU any le,mco
plants queries third Noi plant The mons
i Have YOU seeded oa,sl ssLss
Iounb. MOI am planting the morus rnurr.n
lis!!!l Are you ready to pIaht corn innui,es
fifth. MOI qnite but | shall be when / b.,a
planted my morus multicauliS ma Its sa,d
that an old lady actually sold her silver .peetacl~,
and antique snuf.box to pay for share Of morns
multIcaus Stock
$4,000 in specie has arrived IN n. O,le.ns
Tor the Decatur Branch. 'o"s
Mr. Seth b. Spraggns, of Madison cour,v
Ala. committed suicide ~ A.. mon, 81 d. ~
" shooting himself