Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-10

sal and PRIME necessity. without which neither
man nor beast can take their daly food IN health
and comfort Who can forget the lndemujues
sent over IN gold, 10 the amount of so many NIL.
hons, from france, SPAN. Denmark, Naples,
and Portugal Who oal forget the gold bd.
"heh has revived the gold currency which had
been dead Tor iauty years, and which has al.
ready given Us near thirty millions Of that CON.
beng near three times the average annual amour,
ol the notes circulated by ,he late L ;. Bank
Who can forget the silver Jdt which leaaHzed
the circulation OF foreign silver, aud has rcplcn.
'shed TIE country with silver Who can forget
the reto Of tie Bank charter, which Killed the
vampire which was sucking the lie blood OF tho
south and west--whIch broke the machine which
was governing our elecuons-aud which destroy
ed the regulator which was enabling few favor.
ties 20 regulate the price of an produce. labor
and PROPERTY and to take every thing nj the one
imrd ct what they now have to pay forili Who
can forget the removal of the Indians, which freed
al the southern and weston States fom the IN
cumbmnoe OF an useless population, threw omen
vast and lefue region to The production Of cot
ION ana thereby created a new market for an the
products OF the more northern States, for all their
manufactures, and new employment lor the shin
ping Of the northeastern Sales2 Who can for.
get tao recommendation to graduate the prce of
pubic lands, and to give the preference to set.
TIERS and to sell the lands not with view to
screw money cut OF the people, but with view 10
promote The settlement aud to increase the cult.
'auon and Improvement Of The country Who
can forget the most wise and patriotic Tfeasur,
Older OF 1896, which Instantly operated as a
presumption law IN favor of settlers, and which
had the same effect upon the speculators who
were then monopozng the public lands with the
paper OF banks which were going to stop pay.
menU that the discharge of u blundefbuss would
have upon flock of blackbrds on wheat stack
VINO can forget these measures, and so many
others, all tending 10 promote the general pros.
Pef'ly' and by virtue Of which the wealth of the
country has been doubled in few years, the
market prces of staple productions have been
irebled N many instances, and the aborng man,
whether bond or flee, is multiplied INTO three
such men, IN point OF profitable production, ~ he
was when we had National Bank and Fed
efal Administration But let Us look forward.
ne repeal Of the salt tax, the graduation of the
price OF the public lands, and the passage Of
new pte-empuon law, arc three great measures
Whlch you are now TO expect from the Compress
OF the United States; and such IS NV onn.
ION OF the justice and equity Of each Of these
and such my confidence in the even
iual success Of all that is right, that | fully
count upon seeing them all adopted, and behold
'hg the dly when you will get the best Of salt At
Ihree bis for the measured bushe at the river
to"ns-when every settler will be protected in
his Improvement from the day be makes it--and
when inferior lands will be sold for price adapr
ed to thslr quality. You also want laws to pre-.
serve and protect the permanent circulation of
gold and silver among you; and that is case in
winch Congress can AID you by establishing the
independent Treasury and it is a case 10 which,
without the and Of Congress, or any other State.
you can help yourselves by the easy and simple
process of excluding all small paper and all de-
preciated paper from The State.
am greatly gratifed, gentlemen, with my Vi.
SIT to your quarter of the State 1t was the last
to be settled, because longest encountered BY
an indian population. For a long TINA il was
sealed book TO the people Of the other parts Of
the State; but the removal Of the Indians has
opened lhe book, aud displayed to view It's fair
aud ample pages, And already tho southwest
quarter OF Missouri is known TO a great distance,
aad Is attracting an immense emigration. Taken
N us luIl extent, as embracing the valley Of the
Usage river, pant OF the waters Of the Gasc0ndde,
ana mat fertile region Of which the Ozark noun.
tam las this beautiful table land is called s the
centre taking your section Of the State IN thu.
extent ana viewing ITS various resources and ca
pa0lI'ues--Is lead and ron ores, pnercs and
o'hef valuable tmbers, rs happy mixture Of prai-
ne and woodland, ITS various fertile soil, both VAL
Icy aud upland, ITS matchIcss supply Of the pufes
water, It's double facilities for navigation by The |
missouri and Arkansas waters, It's exact adapla- |
hon to stock raising, and the uoqueslioned saIu- |
0nly Of It's Climate; viewed und,r all these as. /
poets, aud your quarter Of the State rises TO a /
high degree OF consideration and must see the /
day when 1t will vie in importance with either |
Of The other three quarters Of The far famed, |
Justly famed, and tfanscendenty favored State Of |
Missouri. To all these natural advantages there
IS one OF adventurous, and, perhaps, temporary
which you at present enjoy, and hope
may long be blessed with and that IS, that there
$ no bank within upwards of hundred miles Of
you, and that you have a more plentiful supply Of
gold and silver currency at this day than any
bank ridden portion Of The Union has even u
PAPER.
Respectfully, gentlemen,
Your friend and feIlow.czen,
THOS. II, BENTON.
.nes~s. John p. Campbell &c.
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