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The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-12-20
AMERICAN STOCKS

The following is extracted from the Lon
don Price Current ofBaring Brothers. Co.,
received by commercial house in this city
! EsAMERTCAN SToCKs.-T'he late loan made
by the y, S. Bank for about two years, and
for ES00,000, on deposit of Pennsylvania
and other States Stocks, at price which
gives 10 per cent. annual interest to the sub
scribers, shows what rate of interest must be
paid to obtain any amount of money on the
best American securities, and serves theefOre
as guide to capitalists here for their purchas-
es of State Stocks. We quote the last pric-
es OF the principal securities at which bust
ness has been done, but must add, that even
at these rates, only small and occasional sales
arc practicable. The continued fall in their
market value destroys speculation, whilst
many years will be required for real invest
mentS to absorb all that is at present in our
market-We do not doubt, but that such
gradual purchases will continue Of the stocks
of well known states which do not over issue
and which faithfully meet their engagements
TO their creditors as the confidence in the
resources and national honor of the United
States remains undiminished in this country,
as we'll as the conviction that by such invest
ments, England employs her annual surplus
of capital both safely and proftably, encour-
ages her best customer, and binds more close
ly the ties of mutual interest between the
two countries. But if the whole scheme Of
internal Improvements in the Union is to be
carried into effect on the vast scale, and with
the raPidty lately projected, and by the
means offoreign capital, more comprehen-
sive guarantee than that ofIndiyidual States
will be required to raise so large an amount
in so short time. A national pledge would
undoubtedly collect capital together from all
parts OF Europe; but the forced sales of loans
made separately by all the individual States
in reckless competition, through number of
channels, render the terms more and more
.onerous for all, lower the reputation of A
marican credit, and (as reliance is almost ex-
clusively placed on the London rnarket) pro-
duce temporary mischief here, by absorbing
the floating capital, diverting money regular
business, deranging banking operations, and
producing an unnatural balence of trade
against this country. 1t would seem, there
fore, as if most of the States must either
pause in the execution of their works ofim-
prOVement, or some general system of com
binaton must be adopted.
''All Corporation Stocks are neglected,
nor do we hear of any transactions in Bank
Shares, except in those Of the United States
Bank"
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Tribute of Resnect.

AT meeting of the Bar of Yazoo Coun-
ty, holden at the court room in the town OF
Benton, (the Circuit Court being then IN
SESSION. upon motion, the Hon. David y.
Shattuck was called TO the chair, and John
j. Niche appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained in a few brief and pertinent re-
marks by +. w. Quackcnboss, Esq, upon
motion the following Preamble and Resolu-
tons were by him submitted, and unanlm-
ously adopted:
WHEREAS the "fell destroyer has again
visited our Association. and in his relent-
less course hurried to the grave, RowLEY
). DULIN, Esq, late a member of this bar,
whose loss as brother friend and associate
we deeply lament. Be it therefore
ReSoIOcd, That as token of respect for
the memory of the deceased, the members
OF this Bar wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for the space of thirty days
ReSOIUed, That committee Of six be APP
pointed to address letter of coincidence to
the parents of the deceased, expressive of
the deep regret which this meeting in com
mon with the community, feel for the
irreparable loss which they have sustained by
the decease ofour late brother and fellow
citizen.
Whereupon The chair appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen to constitute said
committee: F. w. Quackenboss, Vim. Z.
Pugh, Milton Pyles, K. NJ. Corwine, K. G.
Campbell and John j. Michio, Esqrs.
ResOlued, That as an additional mark of
respect for the memory Of the deceased,
these proceedings be, on motion, spread upon
the minutes of the Circuit Court of Yazoo
County.
ResOIUed, That the editors of the sever
al newspapers in Yazoo County, be request
ed TO publish copy of said proceedings.
ResoEDed, That the same be signed by
the chairman and Secretary
Reso!Ued, That this meeting do now adj
journ. D. o. SHATTUCK, Chm
JOHN J. MIcu1E, Scct'y-
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New York,s fayorite SON,

What fact! What strange fact is this!
Van Buren,, the ''favorite" in the recent ell
ection in New York was not only beaten IN
his own state, but in his own District and IN
his own County-yes and in his own town
and in the village of his late residence and
ofhis birth! His own senatorial district sends
three senators-all Wings. His own native
county sends three members to the Assem-
bly-all Wings! His native village, the place
of his residence, gave. very large Wing
majority. Verify, this is a new sort of favor
iteism!
Turn the picture now, and look at Ken
lucky. How stands the case there with Mr..
Clay! How is it with the state? How is it
with his district-his ceunty-his town?-
Any b-Treasuryism there! Any locofo-
coism about the home of Clay! Is Mr.. Clay
expelled from his own state-his own niegh-
bourhood! What contrast! Oh! what
contrast!
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COnfOund sBro.her Jonathan.

At the late fire we were astonished to see
the immense flame created and the perfect
resistance offered to all attempts to extinguish
it, when our Office took fire. Il was thought
that the fire could be arrested upon this
building, but the more water was thrown
upon it the higher the fame sent its red tor
nado into the air. The mystery is now solv-
ed. A few days before we had received a
Brother Jonathan, the biggest kind, and the
whole of this huge mass of paper was actu-
ally in the Office at the time and was not re-
moved! No wonder the whole square burnt
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-12-20
NAVIGATION OF Yazoo.

By the politeness of Thos. H. Allen Esq.
Post master at Wyatt, Mi. we are favoured
with the Report of the Commissioners for
the counties of Lafayette and Ponola, APP
pointed we understand by the enterprising
citizens of Tallahatchie and adjoining coun-
ties, for clearing out the Tallahatchie River.
BY the vigilence of these gentlemen we are
IN possession of important authentic inform
alton upon this interesting subject.
We commend this Report to notice. The
whole country bordering upon the Yazoo as
well as upon the Tallah atchie is greatly
indebted to those enterprising citizens for
their exertions in opening more safe and
easy water communication up the Yazoo
with the Mississippi.
We respectfully request some of our Edi-
torial friends upon the Ohio River to notice
this subject and publish the Report which
we annex below, as the citizens Of that re-
gion find profitable market for large
quantity of the produce of their farms by
entising the interior of Mississippi through
the Yazoo Pass and thence down the Yazoo
to this city.
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"Major Woodward was in 1887, a repre-
I" sentative from the enlightened county of
s. Yazoo-he was elected as a nullifer,--his
g opposition to National Bank was never
- disguised from the people who elected him
IS or from the members of the Legislature
s. with whom he served; yet it is thought to
6 be remarkable that he should now be found
g acting with the party who hold his own
81 Yiews.''
The above is part of reply from the
AIississIppiap to the Yieksburg Wing. Is it
possible that a respectable newspaper will
utter such on assertion as that! What is the
Press coming to! Are the plainest truths
to be bullied out of countenance without
blush! 1t is lamentable to witness this ut
ter recklesness and deep degeneracy of the
press.
What are the facts touching Mr.. Wood
wards politics in 1887! We well know
them! He was whig, and nothing more or
less than wing, if he himself is to be be-
lieyed. In the summer of 81, when he was
canvassing for the Office above referred to,
all the county candidates were on certain
occasion in this city, and made, each one,
speech to large public meeting within
fifty feet of our office. Mr.. Woodward warm
" ADVOCATED NATIONAL BANK and violently
opposed the veto, the removal of the depo-
sites, and the whole train of Jackson's OFF,
cial fnanciering. He was warmly in favor
of establishing the Union Bank, and was in
every respect wing. He said that objec-
tions had been made to him on account of
his South Carolina politics. 1t was true, he
said, that he was of the State Rights party,
but they were decidedly wing. This point
he explained at length, and showed the peo-
pie that those political sentiments were in
perfect harmony with whig doctrine. Thus
was Mr.. Woodward elected from Yazoo in
1887. And we will do him the justice to say
that he sustained those principles in the Le-
gisIature. And Afterwards, before his time
expired, he changed his politics and resign
ed, for the gerry reason that he had been
elected whig, and he run again as Sub
Treasury man, and was beaten by L4t.Bur-
rus, one of our present representatives.
Perhaps the Mississippian has been mis-
taken in this matter, but certain it is, facts
were never more directly and wholly Violat-
ed than in the above quoation. 1t shall not
be said that Yazoo ever voted against Ma
tional Bank.
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The whig cause,


We had our scissors well nigh hold Of an
article with the above caption in the Natchez
Courier, but we determined not to copy it
because ''despondency'' and ..faint-harted-
ness amongst wings is not taxable sub
ject with us. We know there are men who
despair at adefeatin county election, and
we also know that the sOhig cause must and
,oIE succeed. Nothing which belongs to the
future is moro certain. The government
could not remain in the hands of the pre-
sent dominant party if their political princi-
pies were very purity and wisdom. It is a
moral impossibility. This Government re-
main in the hands of mercenary party no.
toriously and confessedly corrupt!-A Gov
eminent of political liberty, established as
ours was, in political integrity, and sealed
with the best Of bIood-a Government too,
where the people have the right to rule, to
be changed into a Government of ''Trea-
surers" and to be bound together with
money?-It is not a taxable much less sup
possible case. Moral impossib;lities cannot
take place.
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MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION


The result ofthc election in ihs state still
remains uncertain. The Boston Atlas gives
the latest returns, from 800 towns, which
show, for Morton 50,33l-for Everett 50,-
1856. Morton's majority 1916.
Five towns yet 10 be heard ffom--lhree in
Franklin, one in Middlesex, and one in
Berkshire. 1t is supposed that these towns
will about neutralize each other, and that
there are 800 scattering votes; of course,
therefore, no choice.
The Boston Courier states that in the Sen
ate also neither party has majority. That
body consists Of 40 members, and so far as
ascertaincd, Is Wings and Is Van Buren,
men are elected; Of the other ten no choice
has been made by the people.
The consequence will be that the ten va
cances must be filled by the House of Rep
and then the Governor will be
elected by the Senate. There being an I'M
doubted majority of Wings in the House, it
follows that the Senate and Governor will be
Wing also.
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Son of tho Yazoo valIev.

There is no districtof Country in America
that can excel our valley lands in richness
and general productiveness. And if there
are any lands to any considerable extent
which equal them we have not seen Them
They arc superior 10 the Mississippi valley
lands in this, that they are much lighter and
easier cultivated. Those lands are general
ly several feet above the highest water mark
even known and are becoming less and less
liable to inundation as the Mississippi river
from the Pass to the mouth of the Yazoo,
is settled and the bank levied. BY this
means immense quantities of land lying be-
tween the two rivers, have been entirely
reclaimed from overflow within the last five
or six years. The river at this City does not
now rise within ten or fifteen feet of cor
responding highth with the Mississippi, that
itdid seven or eight years ago.
The Yazoo is the most beautiful and safe
river to navigate in the United States. 1t
has fine gentle current about like that of
the Ohio and is throughout, without con-
siderable ripple or scarcely shoal. Steam
Boats of large size generally come here in
lowest water, and those of two hundred tons,
large portion of the year ply up and down
fire hundred miles from the mouth.
Mitchells late Map and geography, which
contains the latest and best information res
pecting Rivers, Roads, Navigation, Travel
ling faculties and the like, in the United
States, in ennumerating about twenty of the
"lGrgest rirers in the Union," leaves out
the Yazoo as tho it were creek, when it is
a larger and better river and has more navi-
CATION than one half those he does mention;
and some of his ''largest rivers" are inferior
TO some Of the tributaries of the Yazoo.
Two thirds of Yazoo County is as healthy
as any portion of the South West; and the
valley has improved greatly in the last few
years. A better stock country-a better
timbered region or better land for Cotton,
corn, potatoes, and most of the farm vegeta-
bles which grow in the south and west, is
not to be found in the Mississippi Valley.
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fellow citizens, who have been for years buff
feting embarrassment and are now toiling
Il economising to exuicate themselves from
Giaiculty in order that it may be lavished in
waste and riot to build up unexampled en-
tertainments for magnificent reveling for
political effect, we will never cease 10 de-
nounce. Our "REFoRM PARTY in The State
Councils have power-let them do it, but
let every friend of the people oppose it.
We are requested to publish the proceed
ings of this insult to the people of Missis-
sippi. We will not suffer our paper thus to
participate in any such insulting folly. We
inform our readers of the substance of these
doings at Jackson, in order that we may ex-
pose and denounce them. When we join
such ''reform party" as our state is blest
with to squeeze from such Treasury as ours
now is, and from people circumstanced as
ours are, profuse thousands for political ban
quoting and magni6cence it will be after
this
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Yazoo City, Dec. 20, 1889.
Proceedings Of City Council.
YAzoo CRY, DEC. Is, 1880.

HVI1E following Ordinances was passed.
n An Act TO amend an ordinance, entitled
san ordinance TO raise a revenue 10 provide
for assessing and collecting the same, and
for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the President and Sc
Iectmen of YrzOO City, that the lIth Sec
ton of said ordinance be so amended that
the assessor and collector of said Yazoo c.
ty,in addition to the duty required Of him,
to give notice of the time and place Of the
sale of any houses, lots, parts or pieces Of
lots, or land for taxes due thereon as provi-
ded in said ordinance, shall insert in said
notice particular description Of The said
houses, lots, part or pieces of lots or land for
sale, and TO whom The same was granted
or by whom the same may now be owned or
claimed.
And be it further ordained, That the as
SCISSOR and collector be hereby instructed to
re-advertse all houses, lots, parts or pieces
of lots or land levied on by him 10 satisfy the
taxes due thereon'foI the year 1889, and
that he be hereby further instructed not to
make conveyances TO any Of the described
property so levied on and sold for the pur-
poses aforesaid.
w. G. RASBURY, Mayor.
ATTEST.
+. EAToN KEYS, Town Cpk.
Dec. both 1899, 24-Gt
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Or The Liberty Advocate is mistaken i

o. The Liberty Advocate is mistaken in
supposing that the wings can offer success
full and vigorous opposition to the Van Buren,
party without closely regulated and well
organized system of operation. If the wings
succeed in rescuing the government from
the mercenaries who now control it, they
have got to address themselves to the con-
test in determined business like manner
and battle for principle and not for men. So
long as the wings oppose each other and make
up an issue between themselves as to who
shall fill this office and who that, just so long
they viii be defeated. Men mems friends and
mems preferences must be forgotten in the
struggle to establish our principles. 1t is
not enough for US to say and believe that
ours is the correct doctrine but to establish
it in the land is what we are struggling to
do. And we are not blameless so long as
we fail to use any honorable weapon with
which the foe can be vanquished. A thor
oughIy organized UNION is the only artillery
with which we can do execution in the enc
mics camp
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PIantatiO in YaZOO
FOR SALE.

TT OFFER for sale the plantation now cul-
y tiyated by me lying on Wallis Greek, s
miles east of Benton and from Big Black
containing about $50 acres about 500 OF
which is in cultivation, having gin, gin
house, negroes, Houses &c. on convenient
and accommodating payments.
| will treat privately with any person dis
posed to purchase. / would also sell with
the land portion Of the negroes say 10 or
90 hands, if suitable payments could he
made, also work teams, corn and other for
age.
AS Iwish TO Ileave the Country in few
weeks, any person disposed to treat for the
property, will please apply soon.
JAMES MADISON.
Yazoo County Doc 18th 1919 24-3l
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PUBLIC MEETING.

AT meeting of the citizens of Yazoo
City, held on the 18th December, 1889, at
the City Hall, for the purpose of taking in
to consideration the propriety of removing
the county site from the town of Benton to
this place: On motion of NJ. Is. Hamer, Esq.
+. w. QUACKENBoss was called to the chair,
and OH motion Of the Hon. L. c.. WILKINSON
W. E. PUGH, Esq was appointed Secreta-
ry of the meeting. AS soon as the meeting
was called TO order by the chair, the Hon.
f. G. WILKINSON, arose, and in clear and
concise manner, pointed out the great ad-
vantages that would arise to the people of
this city, and to tile county generally, by
having the court house located in this city,
and after closing his remarks, introduced
the following instructions for the adoption
of the meeting:
To the Hon. R. G.. CAMPBELL, Senator,
and Messrs. J NJ. SHARPE, and J. r. RUR-
RUS. Representatives elect for the county of
Yazoo.
GENT:-You are hereby requested and
instruetedby the undersigned citizens and
voters of the county of Yazoo, to introduce
into the Legislature, advocate and vote for
the removal Of the seat of Justice of said
county from Benton, its present location, to
Yazoo City:-Proyided that said removal
shall not take place until suitable build
ing is furnished the county by the city of
Yazoo, and received by the board of police
OF the county at either called or regular
session, or that you adopt such other means
as you may think best adapted to carry into
effect the views Of your petitioners;
Which baiUn fo
was carried without dissenting voice.
1t was then on motion
ResoEUed, That The SeIectmen of this
city be, and they are hereby requested to
employ two or more persons to solicit SUBJ
scribers to the foregoing instructions to our
Senator and Representatives as to their
course in the Legislature, in regard to the
removal of the seat of Justice; and that the
persons so employed, be instructed TO return
the list of subscribers so taken to the post
master of this place.
Resoleed, That the Postmaster of this
city be, and is hereby requested to forward
the list of subscribers delivered to him, as
aforesaid, to our Senator elect, or TO our
Representatives in the Legislature
On motion of M. B. HAMER, it was
ResOLred, That the chairman and secre-
tary sign the proceedings and deliver them
to the editor Of the Wing for publication.
On motion, it was
RcsOlDed, That this meeting do now adj
journ sine die.
F. w. QUACKENBOSs, Chm
w. E. PUGH, Sect'y.
or The2above instructions were offered
to the people in the meeting for their sig
natures, and before the meeting adjourned
there were subscribed thereto, one hundred
and twenty four names.
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America Xeanncci

Is writing an account of her travels in the
United States, which will be published in
Philadelphia before long. 1t will be an in
teresting work. She is lady of great ac-
eomplishments, fine talents and finished
education. 1t will be recolected that she
was compelled to leave the country of her
birth on account of her attachment to and
political sentiments in relation to that of her
which brought her here an illus
trious exile.
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Nailed to The Counter.

We republish the following article, from
our last paper because Of our remarks upon
it being omitted in consequence of the de-
rangement of our Office at the fire.
The Grand Gulf Advertiser, speaking of
Mr. Clay says:-s'He opposed Mr.. Calhoun's
celebrated Anti-Abolition resolutions at the
late special session of Congress"
The assertion Of the Advertiser is the
Uery reperse of the fact, Mr.. Clay offered
amendments to the resolutions referred to,
which were adopted by the Senate; and
not only did Mr.. Clay and all the Southern
members vote for them, so amended, but
Mr.. Calhoun fully concured in Mr.. Clay's
amendments, voted for the resolutions & de-
clared to Mr.. Clay that the amended reso-
lutions were better than the original ones.
This circumstance is notorious and will be
recolIected by every reader.
Now Mr.. "true democrat" don't you look
a little sort o. fat? Amt yOu nailed to the
counter2
1fplain, open, day light violations of inn
portant facts is the kind Of game that is to
be played against Mr.. Clay, Come on. Lay
down your falsohOods. But mark you, there
are those who have the means and the de-
termination to protect the TRUTH. You shall
be nailed 10 the counter, the victims Of your
own cupidity. Shame to the Press that will
violate the truth and decend to SANDER to
sustain party!
JACKSON COUNTY Faith III to The Hero.
Free Trader.
What hero Mr.. Forbes? What hero do
you allude to! Oh, they are still voting for
the Gianeral out there are they!
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owe notice several of the Wing journals
g recommend their party to abandon all oPpo-
s. sition to the reelection of Mr.. Van Buren,,
'' coalesce with the administration party, and
g concert measures for The prosperity of the
F" country. "-Free Trader.
You have ssnOticed'' no such thing, sir
in our opinion. Bring forward the "whig
Journals and quote from them to sustain
your assertion if you dare sir! If you do
not then the people shall know that you
have written a--what we would not write.
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public outrage.

The newspapers say that two criminals by
the name ofCook and Carter confined in.the
jail of Scott county, were taken out forcibly
by a number of persons and hung! We hope
if these things are so, that measures viii be
Immediately taken to bringthis foul murder
before the tribunal Of Justice and have its
perpetrators dealt with accordingly.