Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-03

her by means Of two or more. sometimes as
many as six capstans, which are placed blythe
sides Of the Canal, above the inclined plane
Each windlass has four bars and Is manned
by from twelve tosixteen men.
The Bridges crossing these Canals, are nu-
merous and elegant. They are chiefly for foot
passengers. They are formed of three. five or
seven arches; the centre arch being frequently
from thirty to forty feet wide, and sufficiently
high to let vessels pass without striking their
masts. The elevation Of these bridges, renders
steps necessary, in this respect they resemble
the old bridges of Venice. The Canal BRIDGES
are, however, nothing IN comparison with the
bridges thrown across rivers or long swamps
and places exposed to foundations. Some of
these are of prodigous extent, and hays trium-
phal arches upon them, in the papoda style,
and built Of wood. The bridge Of Layding, in
the province Of Fakien, is 5,0f0 feet long, BY
lO4 feet wide There is another bridge IN
Faksen, over an arm Of the sea, built of yellow
and white stone. Il is 2475 feet long and
3 IA feet broad; has 100 very lofty arches,
and is adorned with sculptures Of lions and
other animals, in the prevailing taste Of the
country. There arealso bridges of boats, -sus-
pension and swing bridges without number.
Such is brief account of the cities-great
wall--canals and bridges Of the Celestial EN-
pire.
A WELL-DRlLLED NERCENARY.
The Vicksburg Wing contains the following
paragraph in relation to distinguished Loco
foco electioneerer in that State:
aThis beautiful Locofoco IS still trayer.
sing tho State, making speeches which
would disgrace a school-boy, and utterinc
sentiments degrading to slaUe. Upon q
= recent occasion, while addressing the PEG,
pie, he said "In the company in which
muster, the democratic company, when the
captain orders hah, we all stop, andff Mr.
Van Buren, lcere to.morro1c 10 say hat Il,
1could no longer adUise and support III,
sWb-treasury scheme, SHOULD Al
ONCE DROP IT AND SAY NC
MORE ABOUT IT.p Was there evet
so degrading specimen of abiect ane
slavish submission to the will of one man
Can it be that people claiming to be men
FREE men, will cast their votes for mar
who thus willingly prostrates himself tC
any mani Great God what are we com
ing to, when man aspiring to seat il
Congress thus openly declares himself Il
be the supple tool, the Skare, the rassaL tht
cringing and tciliiDg instrument ofthe Pres
ident1"
1t is but q year or two since Mr.. BooN
boasted in the House of Representative,
that he wore General Jackson's collar
We have now a similar admission from
one of the Locofoco candidates for Con
gress in Mississippi. Can any thing BE-
more degrading, more anti.repubIcan
than this unheslating submission TO tht
wishes Of the Executivel Is this read,
obedience to the will Of one man the char
acteristic of democracy And yet who
can wonder at the prevalence Of this fash.
ion, when Mr.. Van Buren, himself an.
nounced to the world that st was glory
enough for him to haze serred under such
chief" as Andrew Jack5on7 The doc.
trlne he then taught seems to find universal
favor in the eyes Of the pretended Demo,
Gratis Of the present day.-Al6sny Dali,
Advertiser.
And this same nercenary is no other thar
A. q. BroioH, who has succeeded in his cleo.
ton, and is now gone to Washington City
to enter upon the duties that may be assigne,
him by the Great Generalissino Of corruption
Martin Van Buren,, to play his part in the littl
dirty corner of any foul plot that may be Sc
on footin that city of Sodom.