Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-07

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pontosoc Mississippi lnieIligsncef the
Lee.land Of tie Democracy IA that src-
lion Of country, appears 70 have dreamed +
/ dreonl;-.ihat be has used his best ef-
forts BIT without effect 70 erase the hand
writing written On The wall Of our Consti-
tuition with lle blood aud BY the deelara-
lionof those who pledged their lives, pro-
pcrty and sacred honor, 70 protect uncon
saminated, either By bribery. or corruption,
the enyiable privileges which we as citizens
of The United States Of America enjoy
and further, thai Be has banished either to
Siberia or the shades below, the author Of
K. r. 70 10 the Argus Of the I6thinst.
From the tenor Of the gentleman's
structures upon the remarks Of x. Y. z,
on sub.treasurer Boyd's defalcation we
can but realise ii our imagination that sc
have in view the eighth wonder Of the
world. with i mares nest in llis possession.
A desire to save the feelings Of Col.
Boyd, by.belieying that the Lands adver.
Used for sale formed part Of the amount
OF SO, 1000, piifered from.the public purse
by said BOYD, has induced this Solomon of.
Poniotoc, to construe the remarks into the
belief that the Wings deny the defalcetion
of Col. Boyd; and denonnce the adniuis-
tration for ever considering him eefaul-
ter. In answer Sir, tell this vIsest of all
.Solomons, Athens ii the zenith Of
her glory contained not halt the aoisdOn
that is 10 be found in his Knowledge box, So
that the wings consider the administration
itself deiaulting administration an ad-
ministration that is now drifting so rapidly
down the current of corruption and bribe-
~ that it stands ready to stake the foun.
dalton Of the Constitution Of our Repub-
lie to. further its own views. And further
that X. Y. Z. has no desire whatever, eli.
Their TO change the finger of scorn from
pointing at, or to screen from public cen.
sure, the said Col. Boyd, an acknowledged
dcfaulter to the sovereign people of this
country to the amount of $4,000. But
| believe, and repeat, if it could be ascer-
tanned, (Which if those means were adop-
ted which the guardian of the public, has in.
his power TO adopt and there is no doubt
it could be,-that the lands, though they do
not form the whole amount, form at least
part of the aforesaid defalcation, conse.
quently should be sold as the property of
its lawful owners, the sovereign people,
and not for the purpose of increasing the
fund of bribery and corruption, or feeling
q partisan.
Can this Solomon do otherwise than
suppose that wing patriots looR down with
indignation on the result of the exan1ina.
ton made by the examining Committee in
New-Y ork, and learn the several amounts
deducted from The salaries of Government
officers as condition OF their receiving
Office, for the purpose Of creating fund
for bribery and corruption, to exercise
their influence in favor of corrupt ad-
mnistration And, sir, wish yoa, fur
ther to communicate TO this gentleman,
that believe when an impartial and full
investigation into the defalcations ofPrice
and Swartwout takes place, that consid-
cradle amount will he found charged in
their accounts with the Government to the
aforesaid fund.
And that may spin out the whole
length of my remarks would add, as
my belief, that if the finger of this Solo,
mon, as well as the fingers of many of his
associates were placed in a Vice and
tightly screwed, not 10 be released until
they disgorged the whole of that portion
of this fund set up for their purposes, the
Wings of Lowndes County believe that
sum, by no means small in amount. would
be found in circulation to assist the worthy
and distressed citizens of our country, at
this present period.
Intending 10 come to conclusion, |
cannot omit quoting one ofthis wiseaere's
remarks, as a specimen Of his audacity !:
q We aoo,tld go as far as the .fartheSt IN
JeTyetting out and erpeas'ng th~se reel
abuses" Tell this Sir John Fa staff that
we believe, if the Fox was net in sight, he
might probably dare to venture within 4
cables length of these real abuses ). but
woe be to him If he was found peeping too
near for Notwithstanding, as it evidently
appears, he has Uery BAL could, he would
surely be exiled with Van Rensselaer,,
Jones, Burgess, and host Of worthless
who have not yet consented TO sacrifice
one Of the highest prerogatives that fee
men enjoy, en- opinion Of their oron.
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