Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-06-25

MISSISSIPPI CURRENCY. Almost every
exchange paper out ofthe State, that comes
TO US is filled with dissertations upon the
currency of the State, or rather denuncia.
tons Of il. These diairibes upon the
recklessness and acknowledgement Of our
monied institutions arc, 10 some extent, de.
served. Tho small amount of paper now
ahoat is Of deprecated standing and en-.
tails loss upon all holders. The calamity
is serious, il should be, and must be check.
ed. Excitement upon this subject is daily
increasing throughout the whole Stale.
With the haste Of the drowning man,
with the proveibial greediness with which
the Van Buren, party seizes upon all excite
ments, local or general, has that party
bounced upon the evaporation Of public
feeling and is striving TO turn the current
Of popular sentiment into the locofocol
channel, and on this turbid tide bear the
great galleon McNutt, once more into the
gubernatovial port. They are endeavor-
ing 10 effect this by charging upon the
Wings desire to sustain the shinplaster
banks at all risks. This is false in poins
Of fact. and known TO be false bythose who
make the charge. Ii can be made only by
those who utterly disregard all the obliga-
tons Of truth, and Gains Of justice, and
who shamelessly and impudently distort
history, pervert facts, and unblushingly re-
sort to bad means to gain worse end.
For years and years, the Van Buren,
party has had an undisputed ascendcncy in
the State aud legislature Of the State. Who
chartered these wretched institutions that
have been deluging the land with their vile
trash AT whose creating word sprang
they into existence, all armed for evil +? BY
the might Of Wing Legislature No
such thing was known to the State until
perhaps at the last session. BY whole hog
Jackson. Kendall. Walker-Van Buren,. Mac
Mutt. Legislatures, were these destructive
engines set ia motion, and because the ma.
chimes explode, shall the sufferers, or the
makers be blamed. Admit that many
Wings were managers in these Banks !;
vino placed the power ofdoing evil, in their
hands ? Van Buren, Legislatures. Blame
the man that put the beggar on horseback,
if he ride 10 the devil, and not the beggar
HIMSELF
Mac Mutt obtained much of the minori-
~ that voted for him by his stump decama-
tons in favor of the Union Bank, the Miss
issIppian nursed it as a favorite Van Buren,
measure, Estate Banks our readers will re-
collect used rather to be old Hickory's
hobbies, and now when some whisperings
or open charges of Encouragement are
made, the scene is changed, and the Bank
with its Democratic Van Buren, President
is forthwith Wing concern, and as such
is TO be assailed with all sorts of obloquy
and abuse by the immaculate tribe Of loco
foco editors.
We go against all these soulless, coin
less, worthless shinplaster locofoco Banks
We are for United States Bank, which
the country will and must have. Forty
years of trial proved its efficiency, and
Showed that we can by its means mainta n
that which is so necessary for our country,
a credit system properly limited and re-
strained. The best proof. that the Wings
are opposed to these miserable local shaw.
ing-shops, is that they are in favor of the
establishment ola United States Bank, and
that would instantly sweep the pretty un-
worthy Banks from the GARTH Grand
GuF Wing.