Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-29

the rigL art = ms4 ius Directors Of these
Branches, that IS to say, such n can gct
soairol Of large majority ct the prONcs Of sioca
held IA their immediate heighborhoots. and who
also understand the game Il "nlcstsr Gad maa,
by this means lhey are 20 have life estate in the
concern. Thcse'poins settled, they the dHee-
tory deiSViaed On making speculation by pur-
chasing 90 private account piece OF ground a.
bout one mile from tie Csptol on tie road SIDE
lending to Columbus, on thls Il to be built tie
Banking house Of the "ereal lnion Bank Of
MssEAippi,' and al eonsenen, distances around
II sle To he erected the residences Of The dlrscto.
~. all IS ct course TO be gotten up IN fue style,
which veil make this part of town, 10 lhe city q.
Jackson shnt the "ucsl end is TO the eiiy Of
London, Ii is believed generally that having he
Banking house at ihis distance from the tayens
will be ycry conducive &c the health OF the pla&.
as 1t viii compel those who come here on business
connected with this Bank, 20 walk or ride al least
two mlos per day, aud will prevent the eougrega.
ton OF SO many " long faced csaty' IN the CEN
tie of the town,as II was crowded with last spuas:
some, hoNeyer,aIo oloplnlon,lhat there is no dan
GET oil recurrence va auess --H.F
seldom make the same eScrons 10 pay money
that they do 10 obtaiL j, be tbs Is Il may II Is
Their Bank and Of course It IS their privilege to
locate It where they please, and TO do as ihfp
please whit | would suggest 10 the sGptot
board that they would rnsorIbc the following lines
IN large letters on the outside ol the intended
4" Banking house," as, IN my opinion. II would
save tho trouble Of answering many useless en-
ounce.
Thjs was erected Cor ornament und ass.
Within we play the RIVAL game Of gooss
lc1 jackson fot Nlcksbmg at 4 O'clock IN
7 b. 4. 4
| and travelled at a "snals pace oihe Rall Road
/ drpo, on the banks Of The Big.Back f'er' which
! At tbs point Is quite an Insignificant stream ws
were detained here about one hour previous in
tho arrival Of the K. r. Cars, and Dung q
period employed myselfby examining tic con.
| sruclon Of the Roll Road tie work appears 20
bo well executed, particularly the budss nov
erecting At this point. This work hiss Tor the
present ceased to progress, from the same cause
that many largo undertakings have done before n,
the want OF " ways and means" "herewh 10 pay
the laborer his hire Nearly all the grading ~
done. and believe enough Of materials are pro-
cured to finish the road II ~ to be hoped that
tho work viii be finished according 10 tho original
design, az it would hcnie aud advance lhspros.
pcrlty Of this portion Of the State and add much
10 the comforts Of the traveller. Tha@rXcculion
Of this work has been attended with much heavier
expcnre than was at first anticipated but, not
wl,hslandinr, il is believed thai It would pay wei.
# in full operation. The country through which
this rood passes is very productive, and the nulur-
Al channels OF transportation are limited, and o.
very uncertain character
After beng seated in The II, II. Cars, one
hour and half hrough, ~ to the city Of Neks.
hurr, when, for the FIRST tune. hcheld with NINE
own eyes, The great " ialhef o waters the " ter
tlbo Mississippi WIZ Jan behold tbs garl
: stream without being impressed with sense Of
hs own bitterness, and with the immensely Of the
works Of NATURES God The facts, that we be-
4 hold a river which with is ubutarrs, # placed
IN 40 extended line would be Of sufficient length
10 belt tho cath tWlce-llmt i drains the hroades,
and richest valley on the GIobe--lhat rs home ls
N the far frozen regions OF he NORTH hon NhCrco
1t takes up is majestic march, and pours out The
r ice and snow ofnrctic lands through every temper
allure of cline iii at last heatcs free lls nigh
~ bosom beneath the Inc All these consItras
tons rushing on The imagination oil hc hcholder
at once, II IS impossible for them not 10 summon
~ an emotion Of The sublime which deGcs con
4 rast or patalel.
The CITY Of Nek,bur4 is situated on yrty
! uneven surface, thc site was known Previous 20
I the erection. OF the ely, the y alnut blI.,'
i It Is one Of the few mushroom towns Of MlssS-
slppi that Is likely to realize IN pant the sanguuo
expectations OF Jet SPECTATORS few years
ago It was no more than wood yard now a con-
ta,ns population Of fso lhogsand souls this .
Of course TO be attributed 70 " natural advanIa.
. Cos, for It g the only eligible point FOR town.
+ Tor several hundred miles above aud one hun
! bred miles below Il that - mo- ca; oft from tbJ
interior Of the country by lhe Mississippi swamp.
, There Is, ~ I'll probability no place IN Missis
! sppi, or even 10 the Union, Die popt aii0n 81
which has suffered more from that baue Of the
south west rotten banking system, the fruits Of
which are, cTtrayagancc, immortality, Wild specu
lalon and insolvency, than the population Of
Nck,burg have. This town Is cursed with ~
less tban FIVE banks, IL as The editor Of the
. Ncksburg Sentinel more properly calls them,
Hicping shops people OF tbs city, IN the
absence OF business. and amid the universal IN.
] soyoGcy by which they ufe surrounded, are n1@
, RECALLED by Tie expose Of Dir. Chewing, rhc
J Ex-President Of tho "lcksbug Commercial
; Rad Road and Banking Company" and Of Mr..
J Robins tho present cashier Of sud institution
those gentlemen accuse each o'her both publicly
and privately Of beng roguss liars and stigd
r isys, and what IS somewhat remarkable, The COM
+ mlHy are perfectly satisfied that both their state.
menls afe correct--ihe only point they feel sol,
I cllous about is, to know which has eXcelled N
, hIs~ocailon this thing settled, these lEeHnGres
4 of the Stealing system" may r"yolFe IN their
respective spheres, as they were heretofore want
10 do, "unhonored and unsung left Weeks
! burg with a kind OF melancholy pleasure, for It
4 was painful TO me 10 look upon fine entcrpris-
+ ne population, such as she has; PROSTATE and M
med, many Of them, TO doubt, men of high hon.