Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-10

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means to submit to a tax of TWENTY-FIVE
per cent by the able fnanciering of the
best men in the country. Will any one
be kind enough TO inform us how much the
Union Bank has lost by the failure of the
! commission houses of her directors in New
Orleans?-- Vicksburg Sentinel.
Some of the officials ofIllnois have been
f collecting poll tax of aliens. This is a
violation of law, and the State is likely
, to get in trouble through the ignorance of
, its agents.-Ld. ADJ.
In the United States there are % coun-
ties, 81 post towns, city, and borough,
bearing the name of Washington. lib
CHARLES DICKENS, the author ofNicho-
las Nickleby, Oliver Twist, &c, is said to
be only about 26 years old.-ib.
4 II is reported that three wealthy broth
ers have offered sufficient sum of mo-
ney, to complete the obelisk of Bunker
Hill Monumental.
The intelligent Editor ofthe Lexington
Union has lately taten trip to the Eas-
tern portion of the State, and gives the
following as the result of his observations
upon the political "signs" in that quar-
ter:
"Winston County.-Wc have Just re-
turned from an excursion, commencing at
Carrolton, through Choctaw, Oktibbeha,
Winston, Neshoba, Leake. and Attala
counties, and can say TO our Democratic
friends, that there never was more fiat |
tering prospect of the success of Democ-
racy than is now presented in the above
named counties.
The Union Bank is low, and we have
more Wings, ten for one, on the Govern
or's side, as to the Bank, than are against
him."
Our New Court House and Jail-On
Thursday last, the commissioners appoint
ed to let out the contract for building of
the above house, met and examined all
the places presented by Henry Boyer,
Esq. of Monticello was adopted at S22,-
600 including the old building So uthern
Star.
Gen. Bromn.-From the low vulgar :
and contemplate manner, that the Ed
tor of the Vicksburg Wing notices the {
speech delivered by Gen. Brown at Vicks- ;
burg on Monday last, is conclusive evil
dence that he has won for himself golden
are told that he took Major
McCardle under his particular care and i
attention. and was made to feell his little a
ncss.-U 4
A RUINED COUNTRY.
The New York correspondent Of the
National lntelligencer saws, "Our banks {
are in SO sound q condition, doing business {
upon so strong specie basis, that they {
have nothing to fear, and II is hardly pos {
sible for any state of things to arise,
which can turn the exchanges much l
against u.s." How has the country been i
ruined by the Administration. How
dt eadfully has the independent Treasury ,
s stem, which has been virtually in oper-
alton, worked TO the injury of the country.
Facts are stubborn things.-BaA. Repub-
lcdn.
The power Of steam seems to have al
most arnihlated distance. The Phila-
delphia Inquirer states that person can
now 90 from New York to Jerusalem in
33 days. From the former city to Bris-
tol, in thirteen days, from there to Paris
in two, to Syria in thirteen, from there to
Paris in two, to Syria in thirteen, from
there to Jaffa in four, and in one moro to
'he sacred city.-Sun.
A PAIR OF FEDERALIsTs.--The Courier
in expressing its refusal of the legislature
Of New York to elect Mr.. Tallmadge, es-
says-''his character is also disgustingly
black with the same sin that taints the
reputation Of WISE"
The Journal of Commerce says: ave
think there is abundant reason to believe
that Mr.. Woodbury. is disposed TO admin
lister the revenue laws fairly towards the.
merchants, and that any merchants Who'll
insist on holding a worse opinion of the
Secretary, will be constantly falling into
mistakes"
Since Mr.. Webster reached Europe, he
has sent home an address, to the "PeopleI
of Massachusetts," formally declining the
Presidency.
The Philadelphia National Gazette,
federal paper, in publishing this address,
says
at must be observed that Mr. Webster
is silent respecting the Vice Presidency,
and the inference is fair, the nomination
made by the Anti-Masonic Convention Of
this State is not unacceptable. "-Sarato-
ga Seminal.
The President meets with distinguished
attention, despite the efforts of the feder-
alists TO the contrary. Thus far he has
been received with more attention than
was President Jackson-an annie evil