Southern Argus., 1839-06-18

the desperate more desperate ',ae, g.
ever y, will produce no relief and ,,o''a
Of better times must be in a pros.s' p,s o' o !,
Of rulers. Peeidas.
pSince the above was N :,
ceived the following statemen, = =
From Tie Southern R.,,.
ION DAVID o. SHAFT rs
THE MOB AT BENZ 10
We understand that jude.
narrowly escaped lynchipg !,
few days ago. He, il anns,s
offence TO the jury. and r.-A =
disposed TO introduce h, 4
court of Judge LYNcH. RuI, '4,i
TUCK made bis escape tbe ~
saved his bacon. These .ess sass
disgraceful to our countrv
the necessary fruits Of the ~ y li
been sown for the last fn, -. :,
the boastcd credit system ''i5',-lst ! ,pst
years, there will be sceDe, - O =
carnage that will throw ss 0o't 4
shade. We have no d,n5, ~ u '
months every Bank debt n .a q
fully contested in our cour,. " ! S'a
more, the persons of thosa D.. = sas
who have robbed the corr =, .''tsa
safe. They will have TO ~ as~sa
and the law will not be str..
most instances to save he p
flames. ]"
The above extract Of tbe,.
Benton affair between Jpjn
AMI the people Of Yazoo. Of TS.
heard much ID within the sst'@
is taken from the Vicksbarp -.
the Alb inst. We are auIboT,sI.. -.
the following statement Of fsclss
to that affair by gentleman -
present and an eye vines lor...e
transaction. Several Of the B,s,,
instituted suits in the Circur Co. u
zoo county against the ca;Vens me-.
discounted in Bank. Amooo o,5.n
one in favor Of tie Benton s3a ~.
ter Raj Road Bank against Dr. ; "
dell, for s.. Tie defendants mn 4, :.
pea of usury. On the trial Of The r,,.
there was 10 evidence to sustain Ibe ~
other than that the Bank paid the pro,ee5
Of the discounted roc, On which The srl
was Instituted, in its Oxn notes or PAN
bills, during IFS suspensioa q specie psr
ments, which had since ehatme. dqp..
ated still more below the sperie ss6t.
The jury, afer deliberaling o. ttse,
for two davs, returned a spocal yPr5-
in favor of the plaintiff for The anoa
the note and interest, ''payabemte ns
of the Benton and Manchester Rs Br
Bank, or their equivalent" TeLs
informed the jury that the verdict, h,ss.
er equitable, was not legal, nor ia
form as would Justify the court 10 ns.
) ing judgment against The drisa5a;
and that they must find a sPeciksisla
for the plaintiff, or find fo; the dsalza
generally. He further instrucleihg
that the fact of the notes of the Bsli1z
deprecated at the time Of lbe ng1iaH,
of the note, on which the suit Eas astiz
ted, was no evidence that be Box ha3
taken usurious interest. TsIT n1HS
10 their room. and again aPpald u ncVt,
and informed the Judge that lie! c1il
not agree on any other verde. lh
counsel for the Bank agreed 10 Etair
a Juror, and make a mls-lrial, and PEFa
ed 10 continue all Of tie Bank r'sA
consequence of the excitement Of faF
pie against the Banks, which sena
have reached the jurors, under is Z
and expectation that the exchemeH "
subside before the Eext Term Of as0
The Judge sanctioned the conlH'li
the cases, and commented on tie Ell
binary and peculiar state Of things
existed in The country. lie remaha
he had never before known a cOh
jury 20 differ so widely on a mere qE
OF law, which seemed to have heeRbE
about by the members oc the bar. the
of whom we're employed agaIaS
Banks. Although he Rad no dOabl
honest intentions and pure motives
jurors, he remarked that such an cz
dinary sta'c Of things gas calcula
subvert the ends ofjustice and reject
grace on the county. Some billie j.
as well as the members Of the bar, M
strued the remarks ofllre Judge and
presented him TO have SAID, that me
duct of the jurors was calculated 10
vert the ends of justice, and Teilee
grace on the county," Much ezede
was produced among tic luioFs aa
people in the court yard. A mem.
the bar informed tie Judge that d
. marks had been misconstrued By 0.
rors- Rhe Judge called the Juros,
and explained what he did say. Y y
. the Jurors asked the Judge whee-.
not make use of the offensive n,
tributee TO him. The Judge na-
that he did not. Col. Alsios, ~ '
: standing without the bar, rcps. Y I.
: court, you did say so, an J lsa, !, J:
The Judge ordered him to be in'a :
: dred dol ars fora contempt Of eo9...
explanation did lot seem to sa'-.
populace, who we're already hgas I
: on the Bank question, tsome O - =.
: artificial st:mulaais) and they 0ee'.. ].
more clamorous and noisy ID 'S ]
and collected in considerable = \,
; around and near the (ourt-hoase' !,
cling the Judge in bitter terms, a. y
; tening him with personal VloesS ~
was on Thursday evening" lns -
e When court adjourned, the I'dgs'
out at the front door of the houS ,
wayto his lodgings, when he was !. :
! by Col. Aston, who requesledl =. =
view. The Judge declined h0loai
persatinn with him nf tbal tIIlle,