Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

are in arrears, by paying up and in adj
vance will receive the paper promptly.
REUBEN DAVIS.
We have before us letter from this gentle
man, one of the Wing Congressional candi-
dates, dated July 9th, from Oktibbeha county
From it we learn that he addressed arespecta-
Bile number of the citizens of that county on the
9th, and that he had partially made his arrange
ments for addressing the people throughout the
State. On the IIth inst. he was to address
the citizens of Choctaw county on the 18th,
Yalabusha; the 18th, Carroll. He will address
the citizens of Rankin on the 18th, Lexington
on the 18th; Benton, on the Doth; Yazoo
City, on the 22d; Livingston, on the 9th
Canton on the 25th, and will be at jackson on
the 9th, where he will make other appoint
ments. MIR. Davis will be Industrious and we
are happy to perceive that he is taking so great
an interest in the canvass. We have not heard
from Mr. Bingaman since he was at Holly
Springs; he was expected to be in Columbus
by the 10th inst, but it is rumored that he has
returned to Natchez. We cannot then expect
him to be amongst us until late in the summer.
Late Ne,cs.-By the politeness ofan esteem
ed friend who arrived in the Eastern stage
yesterday morning, we are in receipt of the
Richmond Wing of the Sth inst, the Ports
mouth, (Va.) Republican of the 9th, and the
Augusta (Ga.) Sentinel of the 10th. From
them we learn that Mr.. Webster has unqual-
fiedly withdrawn his name from the Presiden.
tisl canvass that Mr.. Woodbury. has proposed
to adulterate the silrer coin Of the country, to
prevent its expectation; and that Mr.. Van Bu-
rens reception in the city of New York was a
tame affair. The loafers and locofocos were
ordered not to approach the ROYAL PRESENCE /;
and in the language of the Portsmouth Repub-
lican, "honesty in rags was kept at distance,
while greedy partizan vice clad in broadcloth
and silk, approached the great mans elbow"
Peter Scriber.-On our first page will be
found another Of the plain common-sense let
tiers of PETER ScRIBER, ON the subject of a
National Bank, which we hope will be read by
every reader of the Argus. We perceive that
a writer in the Columbus Democrat has essay.
ed to answer the first letter. 1t is an impo
tent attempt and will not produce laures fol
him. Wonder if it is not from the author o
the Democrats letters from Tennessee.
Good Crops.-The Canton madison co.
Wing Advocate ofthe 9th inst says-"Ther,
never was SO fine prospect for fine crops Q
: Corn and Cotton IN our county, as the presen
season presents. We were shown fu
grown cotton boil, taken from the field of Mi
E. Young, of this county, some fifteen or TWEEN
) ty days since, and also, on Sunday last with on
taken from the plantation of Mr. K. Ridley
with the snowy staple of the South pendant i
dropping folds from the boil. One of the old
est and most extensive planters of the count
stated that if present prospects were realized
that he would not be able to gather all h
would make, and that he never saw SO fair
promise in all his lifs."
e BrandylOile SPrtngs.-1'he Democrat call
Q the celebration at this delightful retreat "prt
: tended" one. There was celebration at tina
D place, but all whose names appearedin prlr
o were not present. We did not endeavor t
5 palm it off as ga matter of fact" throughout; a
r our remarks upon it viii testify. The accoun
+ Of the proceedings was prepared by ha
: dozen of our citizens, for the purpose of havin
some mirtb mixed upin "these piping times" Z
pecuniary difficulty. The whole affair W
l think good Joke, and none who figured in tn
/ proceedings By PrOry feel much aggrieved.
The late fatal Afr0y.-We gave short al
I, count of the fatal termination of the ARRAY BE-
tween Mr., IT, G. HUMPHREYS and Mr.. ]. {
$ Mckinney, and stated that the affair was VI
d dergoing judicialinvestigation. After Ion
: hearing before Eli Abbott, Esq, Mr.. Hun
z phries was bound over to make his appearance
e before the next Circuit Court to stand his tria
S N the penal sum of $1,000
]. "His Mr. Leake'sl leading maxim, "
" know, is Aevery thing for the party, nothing fl
men; = and when he finds, as he soon mus
that the men who have been nominated in OF
paper, is the only democratic ticket that ca
. succeed, he viii withdraw his name, and civ
Q 1t his hearty support"
Here's fine dish of soft soap for Mr.. Leak
which the Democrat doubtiessly thinks he W
y swallow. From the information we get, NJ
E Leake is making many friends, and many o
# democrats win give him their support becaul
5, they think he has been in used. A gentIems
r has superseded him in the affections of Il
IS wire-workers of the locofoco party. who, at ii
d Clayton Dinner, not two years ago, gave
q toast in honor Of Mr.. Calhoun, in which Il
: Van Buren, party were compared to ereptil
: crasOling IN their os0n slime" At that tin
Mr.. Leake was striving with all his might
!. the support of those very .reptiIes."
= Mississippi Rail Road-Thls great wol
] Of internal improvement is progressing repi
] ly, and eighteen miles Of il are NOW complete
g The Natchez Courier states that BY the &
vi season the cars viii 60 far enough to catch Ii