Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-22

,1nOcs Ds DE DEPARTMENT., AND THAT
TB1AsO.|..v RETAINED THE pEEkUIT-
8 sl....-FNTs m OTFIoE ana zee 2polnts
.asr their terms Of ssiSiO' 4e
!. ,,rtiuq went, the Secretary gave
% ~ aI.S.ulteTs pretty severely. They
% tle $50, l;n@-precept upon precept--
rsit noe w vi ,bere a great deal--until their
Re ahElss - been tired somewhat with the |
8 nu'as l a. If twenty times told tale.
o, = 0sIE,;Sche( is It never went iarther
.,Iliug when what was "'H'SD ~ AZ
S .,,, vermitted to resign quietly |
lns Inln . ~" with cool sixty thou
bod Io, o1Slie money in his pocket. The
ioi ny - shows that the Secretary |
~. time that this officer had applied
sWab u.' - his own private uses. That
. aEogsl@ .';onarv had written repeatedly 70
niao's lrS, noticing the defalcahon, and
suo y u, ..Il;nq on him to "Pay up" And at
Tpssly O Se5ulter, that the president had
too ny ~ nbe Secretary to write deci-
re'e9 ~" ',,lsss the accounts were settled at
ssly , d. bashould be dismissed,
cary oe ,!. ma dismissed, although he Teso-
Bal hs 4 ~, - ogainst the acquisitions and me-
le =. NJ, u 5oth President and Secretary Inc
aces y .Sonce shows an entire want OF COM
on'.l ,,.sv and spirit of ordinary manhood On
pom enc g!,,L If Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.,
be par D'' Aaer the lapse Of weeks the
sO0aODLI5 '5e,ulter received a letter from the
hFea1eneu W. = !, tho announcement Of his re-
Secrss;siy; 90 otaH. The farthest fromit pos
noVal W. mild gentle, and almost obse-
ible' y -..1.tr.nce with him, for withholding
lO u,S M money, and hoping That heIeaftsr he
J i11 alto depOsite 1t to the cTeat q the
.ollu :. s5. NJ Is he was bound to DO. Really
5O'I T1, Pnren and Mr.. Woodbury. must be
T. , sln descendants Of Job, for patience
In IS ,Se;rs was never exhibited sinco his
" w., -. Of the affair is that in the end, the
iue D''S RESIGNED. He was not re-
sla ilg = ,6s action Of the Executive had
,vsr zone beyond severe menace and ne
,,;e5 oF-not s600OO-but TWO HUNDRED
= -, v,vrTrEN THOUSAND DOLLARS =!
T,,',lg IA Mr.. Prentss say, that no man
' - ordinary sensibility and patriotism,
IA rs.3 tbe letters which had passed in this
!. and others contained in the report, with
1ouruiDg over the deterioration Of public
MIA without lamenting the degradation of
country.
To noticed in this connection the case o. the
sesivsr in Mississippi referred to IN the
..,c,,rvis report. who was recommended TO
soD,ipnance in Office on the express ground
IN aPlogghhs had specUlGted LRrgey Icith The
-,bis moneE YET HIS HANDS WERE NOW
TnL AND NE HAD NO REASON FOT TEMPTA-
yuE TO SPECULATE MORE!
This is very bad, but the Receiver who sue
rseaed hun made case very little better. He
pmbez1led the public property in the shape of
sads 10 The amount Of 80 or 40 thousand dol
au. The honest pure minded people OF this
country nav see from This, how the system of
s spols party works. Il is only one exam
,e The rich lands of the Southwest have
zen bestowed in fee, on these public plunder-
n Never did the Norman COnquerOr Of
6gand give his eudetories possessions half
ample or so productive as this Republican
hmstratiOn" bestoWs on its fayOrites and
stzans-
0ae Of the best dlingsiu the whole OF Mr..
tu1s' speech was his sarcastic commentary
ah code of morality by which MIR. SEcRE-
iRE WOODBURY appears to have been regu-
aleA N all his intercourse with these default
ngDssand faVOritcs Of the party.
Heuave to Mr.. Secretary name which /
,vwehend viii stick to him He compared
TO Mn imagery LObkins, (in Paul Cliff
ad) or asshe was familiarity called, Peggy,
D,Peggy LOb, and he likened his mild advices
10 the eg treasnrers, TO the gentle admOni-
tons With which that famous HIduVlh when
inspired BY the spirit Of moralizing, addressed
aIeeile Paul" Prentiss read aloud from
BuWer's novel, the advice Of Mrs. LOBKGNs,
and il struck every body as so appropriate an
ilasEatDi Of the Secretary's morality, that
every sentence was received with the keenest
enjoyment Mind thy Kittychism, child,
tad The dame) aud reverence old age. Ne
ENTHUSIASTICALLY iOhen any one be IN The
rr, lold laughter.) Be modest Paul, and
rtck 10 your siGvation in life. Read your BIZ
Ne and talk like a piOus'un. People goes by
your WORDS more than your ACTIONS, re-
neWed hughter.l II you wants what Is not
your own try and do without it, and if you
cannot DO without il, take itaway by iHSiniua-
ton not ausier They as swindles does more
and rsksless Than they as rObs."
4 can give you no idea Of the delectable
manner in which Prentiss FeciTed this +: nor o
tie Impression it produced on his auditors
Had il been in order the galleries would have
risen AMI huZZaed
Better was to cOme-MOTHER LOBKINi
pot In PauIs hand the SUM of five halt-Pence
and one 5rthng. "There boy" quoth she
land she shaked her head fondlY, as she spoke
much Of the fashion in which Mr.. Secretar,
'nOOihed down his subordinates "yOu doe
right not to play for nothing, it's loss of time
But remember, play with those as be less tina
yourself and, THERE you CAN GO FOR 7
BkAr EN-, If THEY SAYS you GO FOR T
uRATr'
Or. Prentiss brought up with great powe
lhe application Of the last passage. He re
minded the House, that "gO for to beat thos
VINO say you 90 for to cheat" was the yer
IPrl Of lAcKsUNlsM. The law introduced
JACKSON was the club law. Mr. Wise wa
an example. While pushing the investigate
mo Lhe abuses Of the Executive Department
Two sessions ago, he was Obliged to 90 abol
with chs harness on" General Jackson hs
oal to whistle and the RhOderick Dhu nIe
were ready to obey has behest.
THAT whistle garrisoned the glen
AZ once with full five hundred men"
They were driven to the wall and slain, wi
ueiedtO look into the abuses and corruption
VI he Government The man who, anm
yea with the love Of his country, and hatred
Opp'e'sOn' and SC, m Of corruption, boldly e
leaSed BIS sentiments, carried his life IN
a.na! DE felt he night at any moment
- Osed 70 the -bludgeOn or pistol. @
=, i9'he StateOf Mississippi, two gentlem
we highest character. public and priva
vi down for their pains IN examini
sulSaemptng TO expose the frauds, the q
iiaPlcns, and the abuses in which the ahthl
ned Pet'ed ard pampered officers Of the
I'lnment had indulged in for years. Il v
% tbs Mr. SENATOR POTNDExTER was p
secuted ID was because he dared 20 look