Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-02-05

initiate the example, OF their Representatives I
in the Legislature, most triumphant victory
awaits them in November next
WING STATE COMMEMORATIVE learn |
from jackson, that this Convention has nomin- |
ated
EDWARD TUErEn, for Governor.
4 R, L, BP p111s' for Congress.
DR. JENNINGS, Secretary of State.
Mr.. DICKSON, Auditor.
Gen. Brown, Treasurer.
This is strong ticket, and one that viii
bring out the entire strength of the Wing par
Y in the State. We shall give the proceed
ings of the Convention at length in our next.
CoNeREss.-The proceedings of Congress,
which we publish to-day, viii be found unusu-
ally interesting to the reader. The National
Inteligencer of the 10Th ult says The con-
test in the House of Representatives of the
United States, for the last few days, has been
one, in effect, not for life or death indeed, but
$50 far as concerns the action Of the members
of that body for freedom or slavery. Were
fer, of course, only to the question in what
manner the committee of Investigation into
the defalcations ofpublic officers was to be ap-
pointed, which was the only question IN dis
Pute; no one, we believe, dissenting from the
opinion that an investigation of some sort was
necessary. The supporters generally, of the
Administration, anxious, apparently, to secure
the appointment of majority of their own
political friends upon the committee, labored
with great zeal, to have the appointment of
the committee made, if not by the Speaker, at
least rtra Doce in order to give full effect to the
influence of party discipline in the election.
They failed of success in this purpose, however.
majority of the House sustained the free
dom of action which the ballot system allows,
which, If ever proper, is obviously moro so
wren an election is to be made from among
the members Of the House, than when choice
is to fail upon persons not within its walls. A
committee was then chosen, constituted, as
such committee ought to be, of members of
different parties, majority of whom are sup
posed to be in favor of thorough and search
ing investigation.
1t is perhaps no business of ours, but we
take the liberty to express our surprise that
the friends of the administration should have
sought, even Indirectly, to throw any impede
ments in the way of those who asked for the
investigation. In doing so, they erred, in our
opinion, in principle. But the error of their
tactics is yet more remarkable; for they
placed themselves in position SO mtenabIe
that they have been driven from il, with total
discontinue, by force Heretofore certainly
computed as numerically inferior to their own.
Mr.. CALHoUN.-The Richmond Whig
says: We have received accounts from
Washington confrmatory of the rumored dis
satisfaction of Mr.. Calhoun with the Admin
istration. That gentleman, it is now conf
IDENTITY asserted. is preparing to take another
leap. The initiatory steps have been taken.
What new position he win assume, we viii
not undertake to predict"
REELECTION OF DANIEL WEBsTER.-The
Hon. Daniel Webster has been reelected
Senator IN Congress from the State of Massa-
chusetts, for the term Of six years from the
4th Of March next. The vote stood; for Dan.
iel Webster, 364-B. F. HaIett, I73.
NASHVILLE WHIe.-This excellent paper
comes to US much enlarged. -Four columns
have been added to its dimensions.
The SoUTHERN BANNER, is the title of a
new Wing paper published at HolIey Springs,
by George w. Pittman, and edited by Geo.
A. Wilson, Esq. They have our best wishes
for success
FRE-Afre broke out in Nashville, (Ten.)
on the 18th ut, which destroyed 4 or s build
ings, but most Of their contents were saved.
Loss not estimated
ATTACHMENT NOTIcEs--It really seems
that the Printer cannot be paid for any thing.
When he Sondly dreams that for legal notices
he viii receive his pay promptly, he is half the
time most wofully disappointed. Notices Of
attachments are really worth nothing to the
printer while the plan pursued IN this county
IS persistedin. During the late sessions Of
our Courts we published large number IF
these notices, amounting to very handsome
sum, but on presenting our accounts Is the
County Clerk, we found that IN several eases
no property was found others there ,,ss !.
pOstponenentof trial-in many the action ,vas
dismissed. and m some no costs collected K
some Of the cases referred 70. we have nnh.
llsaed the notice Of attachment. been sallss
nom ON business 70 testify III coua 81 tl,e
pubhcatisn and when we ask ior or a,,s IS
ere tod thatwe must wait for iiEslori,s, IS x
entered and cost collected, d Is aun Is
plaintiff . The case. This i not tbs fsuI, II
the Clerk Of the Court. or Re, b many iir,st,n.
ses : also OBLIGED e loose rs fsss bnt we
talnk the attorney 81 ths pIainiiY skoald IS.
come responsible 81 tie averiisi.ia. s. e.,
ana collect the sfaoInt from tl,a; sliisI,ss Is
vance iar the publication 1t ne notice
laa Yer q great Importance 8tllen IS sssNf.
ing Their demands. md Il eery afoq
iss printer loose
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