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Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23
ADMINISTRATIONS ~aa.s,.

"a virtue Of an order It the Aauera Z.
No Probate Court Ct Ma,l5saa eassn-r.
made n the JaHnary seFua ES>se. are rsl
offer for sale on The public ssuare ID tha
town or Canton.
On -MJadag fss 25ss al.llf ~ -lTrzrs- ae3s.
The following described parcels a. las.a
and town lots, belonging g the estate ~
Rufus r. DiHkias- Diseased. - NJ
The north hail. west hall aarfh-easr
quarter section sevcn- township eat
range three casts sQsth hatf. uese a.
northeast quarter section se.en- tamn-
snip eight. range three. east; assria aasE.
west half so1sh-east quartsr seeslon s.s-
en- township eight. range rhree. easf
north halt southwest quarter sseslra
seven. township eight, ral~a rhrcc. eass-
ALSO-Leg NJ iogrs soaEA bali e Ia
No threes part OF Lots No i've AMI ~ !.
according u tie Plaza u shs ssnu -
Canton
On credit o. oae and tao xezrs- -.
purchasers giving benI and aaprsse.s
security.
VT WAL1E1.
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ELIZA Bath r. D4SksS~.
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Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23

The Western Bank of Georgia suspended
specie payments on the 18th ult.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23

We copy from the Natchez Courier the fol-
lowing interesting review of the pecuniary
CONDITION of the State of Mississippi
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23
In shape and gesture, proudly eminent,
Stand like a foyver,--


A tower of strength,-strong even in his
meekness, because strengthened by the noble
virtues of truth and patriotism. Mr.. CLAY,
may say truly, is the Pericies of American,-
especially ike that noble hearted A,henian
in the liberal and statesInanlike part he has
taken in all his propositions for the disposition
OF our Public Lands. He has perhaps saeri-
Used himself in his zealin defending princi-
pie which be conceived TO be an act OF COM
mon justice 10 all. The selfish portion Of the
South has been against him because he had
the genius 10 conceive, and the heart TO de-
lend, an act OF compromise, ~ hich, like the
sunshine alter the storm, cantp1 the
.'-------froublcd Storm that tossed
The private state & rendered life unswect :.
With the selfish. not the high-mInded West
he has met with persecution, because he had
n soul large enough 10 look bevond State
boundaries 10 the confines of the whole Union
The North and the East foo have done him
wrong without reason A nd WHY il this
Because through his whole public life, he has
been governed by that one good principle |
vs. hsch is above and better than all other love
OF country Eaphaticaiir has he been in Con-
gress. IN the language of another. the man
who mas had for himself neither hope norf
fe sr. neither kindness nor resenfment-but has /
referred every thing TO the common INTEREST," |
Mr. Clay has been neither for the South. /
nor the North, nor for the East or the " esf.-l
but Tor them equally and all together; study
ing upon all occasions TO bring about i sys- /
icm OF fair and honorable legislation, thar
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sl6,Ooo,Ooo 90
4.OoO.ooO oo

A-','sSA sbe t'thSfsSa VI puf
debt. 100000 90
So that it will require but fifteen years TO Iiqu;-
date the principal and interest of our debt
But il is fair 10 assume that there will be a
annual Increase in our product, and that in FIVE
years hence IL viii be worth at 10 cents per ID .
not less than Iicenty Millions IF Dollars Ii Is
also proper to make an allowance for the abate-
ment OF interest. by the gradual extinquish-
ment of the prineipal-so that in reality less
Than tcetre years will suffice for the payment Of
the entire debt. And il we deducf that por-
ton of the debt to the Brandon Bank. which
must be extinguished by her circulation, (for
II Is useless and unavailable for avg other mr.
pose, the whole deb, and interest will be paid
tea years.
II, however. we assume that the debt il NOT
10 be reduced below the actual Bank ing Capi
tai OF te State. less than irc gcars will suffice
and where IS there another Stale that can ac-
sohiPlish as much Whv then should nat the
credit of Mississippi stand as fair as that OF rnv
other State in the Union. Time and patience
are alone wanting TO free US from ali eInbarrass-
menfs. II IS with this view of the case thai
we dsapfroye Of the Governors Veto of the
Post Note biis- for although we are free 10 adj
msf, that the measure is not entirely free from
objections yet we think il bevona all compare
son preferable 10 s'Stop Laws .sRsiief Laws,
or ssValuafion Laws
pressing on the people of this State does nor
exceed eighf nsfAions. The value of the slaves
IN Mississippi. Ito say nothing OF lands, our
houses our merchandise. our stocks and other /
personal effe.ts.) is not less than Oae Handed
Million Of Dollars. But if the entire slave /
population of the State were put at anction for |
-asf. they would not hnng two thirds of the /
mount of the debt which now presses on the
,eopie- IL = not because the value of tbs pro-
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PuSTP0NEEENr
The sale q the above proue-ss :
hereby postponed until he s0sh a. -
April next
". = ALEE2. Aznss.
r. T. AtAklNs. A4.x
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Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23

I On alias 4 "A 10 April
tern, 1889. IN Madison
circuit court
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23
eco noo ooo M

We have an aggregate debt of
sirty millions Of dollars c6O. 600 90
\ nj what are our means of payment!
crops OF this year. short as it is known e
Will produce sirteen million of dollars. an,
may safely assume our average products
the next fifteen years, at not less than I6
lions.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-03-23
from tilis gross sum of

Is to be deducted for expenses
of production about one
fourth,
For interest on debt at 8 per
cent.
For family expenses, educa-
ton. travelling, and other
contingencies,
Leaving for the extinguish-
ment Of the principal Of our
debt,
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-27

A T the request of Cyrus-S. Akin, President
IN of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company, of Columbus, Mississippi,
we wilh by virtue of a trust deed, executed by
Joseph Jackson, of the county of Pickens, and
state of Alabama, on the 2lst ~ of December,
A. ID. 1898, TO US as trustees, to secure the
payment of a Ger ain stock note therein de-
scribed, which SAID deed has been duly record
ed, offer for sale on the fifteenth day of ApgasG
meat, between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. M.
ana p NJ, at the Court House door in the
town of Columbus, county of Lowndes, and
state o. Mississippi, for ready money in specie
or the notes Of specie paying banks on demand,
the whole Of the following tracts or parcels of
| land, lying and being in the county of Pickens.
| and state of Alabama, with the improvements
! thereon, namely: The north half of section
number26 township number Is, range num-
! hGf II west5 north west quarter of section
number %, township number Is, range num-
Der II west; south half OF fractional sections
number %, township number Is, range num-
Der II west; west half of south west quarter
of section number 33, township number 20,
of range number l6 west; west half of south
east quarter Of section number 80, township
number q, of range number l6 west; west
half of north west quarter of section number
west; south west quarter Of section number "a,
township number Is, range number II west ;
south east quarter of the south west quarter Of
section number p, township number 81, range
number II west; north half of the north east
quarter of section number 30, township number
d, range number IL west; west half of frac-
tional section number IS, township number q
range number Il west; south east fractional
section number 80, township number q, range
number II west; east half of the north east
quarter of section number 81, township num-
Der d, range number Is west west half OF
the north east quarter of section number 81,
township number 81, range number Is west
east half of the north west quarter of section
number 81, township number 81, range num-
Der 16 west or so much thereof as may be
sufficient to satisfy and fully pay off the amount
due on the second instalment of ten per cent
# on the capital Stock declared to fab due and
/; payable, by the Board of Directors of said Com
e pany on the eleventh day of July instant, to-
= gether with all cost and expense attending sucI
: sale. Dated July 16 1889.
OVID P. BROWN,
VIM. P. FULLER, trustees
Prs fee S211 44-5w
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OVID P. BROWN, ! r..,.,oo.
TRUST SALE.

A L the request of Cyrus 5. Akin, President
N Of the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will, by virtue of rust Deed, executed
by Charles f. Taiiaferro of Lowndes County,
State of Mississippi, on the thirteenth day OF
August, 1888, to US as Trustees, to secure the
p,,y,,,cnt Of a certain stock note therein de-
scrlbed, which said deeu has EEeen duly recorded.
offer for sale, to the highest bidder, on the .ft-
tenth day Of August neat, between the hours
of 10 o'clock, A. NJ and 4, p. NJ, at the court
house door in the town of Columbus, county OF
Lowndes, and state of Mississippi, for ready
money in specie or the notes of specie paying
banks on demand, the whole of the following
tracts or parcels of land, lying and being in the
said county and state aforesaid, with the i'm
prOvements thereon, namely: The west hall
of the south west quarter OF section number
81, township number Is, range number II
west; the east half of the north cast quarter
of section number |, township number 10
range number Is, west the west half of the
north east quarter of section number |; town
ship number 10, range number Is, west; the
east half of the north west quarter of section
number |, township number 10, range number
Ii, west; the north half of the west half of thu
south west quarter Of section number o, town
ship number 10, range number II, west; the
north half of the east half of the south wes
quarter of section number l, township number
10, range number Is, west; Also 20 acres o
the north end of the west half of the south cas-
quarter of section number l, township number
10, range number Is, west;-or so much there
of, as may be sufficient to satisfy and fully dis
charge the amount due on the first and secont
instruments of ten per cent each, on the capita
stock, declared to fall due and payable, by sac
Company and the Board thereof on the lJtl
day Of April and May last, and the llih day o
July, 1899, together with all cost and eXpehs'
attending such sale.-Dated July l6, 1899.
OVID p. BROWN, Trrsteos
VIM p. FULLER, ii"''''@
[Prs fee SIS 44-5w
PoStponemen'.-Th sale Of the above prop
erty is postponed to Thursday, the nineteenth
day Of September next, at the same time AM
place. Dated August ID, 1899.
W. P. FULLER,
| D. P. BROWN,
[pr's fee, SI5l Trustees.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-27
TRIIST SAI,E.-

n n pursuance of a deed IN Trust 70 me eXecu-
ted as trustee of Thomas Christian, 10 Sc
cure the payment of a certain note therein
described, bearing date the 10th October, 1851
and duly recorded, shall rs SAID Trustee, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for CASH at the
Courthouse door in the town OF COsumbhs,'
Mss, on Saturday, the 28th day of Sept, NEXT
the following described property, 10 wit:
north hall OF
east half Of southwest quarter of section elgh-
teen, township eighteen, range seventeen,
west. The north east quarter OF section Jour
teen, township sixteen, range seventeen west
The west half of north west quarter OF sec
ton thirty two, township seventeen, range
eighteen, west Also, an undivided halt OF
the west half of the southeast quarter, and
east half of southwest quarter, and northeast
quarter of southeast quarter of section thirty
ty three, in township seventeen, range seven
teen west.
Also, one third, (being said Christians in
terest,) in a lot of ground on Market street,
IN the plan of the town of Columbus Miss,
commencing at point l02 feet from the cor
ner of Main and Market streets; running
north 20 feet, west SIS feet, thence south 20
feet, thence east to the place Of beginning
Also Lots number Z, 8, 9 and 10, IN square
number sixteen Also, lots, numbered six
seven, eight, nine, and ten, in square number
ten; lying in that part of the town of Cotrgn-
bus, situate on the east halfof north west quar-
ter of Fractional section 81 in township num-
Der eighteen, south, of range eighteen west.
HENRY DICKINSON,
Trustee.
Auo. 6th.-St--Prs fee SD
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BACON.
? 80. y choice. for
AKIN g. GIBBS.
BACON.
TRUST SALE.

A T the request Of Cyrus S. Akin, President
IA OF the Columbus and Tombigby Trans
portation Company, of Columbus, Mississippi,
we will, by virtue of a trust deed, executed by
Burrel B. Duke, Of Lowndes county, and state
OF Mississippi, on the 18th of March, A. D..
1888, TO us as trustees, TO secure the payment
of a certain stock note therein described,
which said deed has been duly recorded, offer
for sale to the highest bidder on the fifteenth
day If August nert, between the hours of 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and =. NJ. at the Court House
door in the town of Columbus, Lowndes coun-
ty, and state Of Mississippi, for ready money in
specie or the notes ofspecie paying banks on
demand, the whole of the following tracts or
parcels Of lands lying IN the said county and
state aforesaid, with the Improvements there.
on, namely: The east half of the north west
quarter, the west half of the north west quar-
ter, and the north west quarter of the south
west quarter of section number D, and the
west half of the south east quarter, and the
north east quarter Of the south east quarter Of
section number 81, all in township number IL
south, of range number II west; or so much
thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy and fully
discharge the amount due on the first ard Sc
cond mstalment of ten per cent each, Gil the
capital stock, declared to fall due and PAYABLE
by said Company and the Board thereof. OF
the 18th day Of April and Nay last, and the
eleventh day of July, 1899, together with al
cost and expense attending such sale. Date
July Is, 1899.
OVID P. BROWN, IN
VIM. p. FULLER, l ruS'eeS
[Prs fee Sl5l 44-5w
POStpOnement.-Th sale of the above prop
erty is postponed to Thursday, the nineteenth
i day of September next, at the same time ant
place. Dated August 3, 1899.
w. p. FULLER,
o. P. BROWN,
[pr's fec, Sl2 5Ol Trustees
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TRnST SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that IN pursu-
In -ance of the provisions of deed OF trust
made and executed on the eleventh day OF sep
TENDER, one thousand eight hundred and thIr-
ty-eight by John III. Irby, to Ovid p. Brown.
trustee, to secure the payment !sf three several
prornissory notes, IN said deed mentioned and
specified, to Reading S. Blourt--I shall, as
such trustee, proceed to sell. for cash at the
Court House door, in the town of Columbus,
on Saturday the thirteenth day Of July next,
the following negro slaves, to wit John, aged
about twenty-three years; Prince, aged about
twenty-five years; Daniel, aged about twenty
five years; Abram, aged about twenty-five
years; Scott, aged about forty-eight years !;
Redman, aged about eleven years; Edmund,
aged about eight years; Morab, aged about
thirty years Eliza, aged about five years
Meriah aged about twenty years John, aged
about two years; Sarah, aged about twenty
two years Malvina, aged about FIVE years
and Lucy, aged about sixteen years.
Sale to take place within the legal hours.
The notes of the Real Estate Banking Com
pany, and the notes of any specie paying bank,
will be received in payment for the above pro-
perty.
Dated June 22d, 1889.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee.
Prs fee S6] 4I-3w
Postponement-T sale ofthe above prop
erty is postponed to Monday the fifth day Of
August next, at the same time and place
Dated July Is, 1889.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee
Prs fee $I01 44-3w
Postponemeru.- sale of the above prop
erty is further postponed to monday, the sec
ond day of September next, at the same time
and place.
OVID P. BROWN, Trustee.
August, 9th, 1S39.-47-4w. Prs. fee, S12 30
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400 Dollars Reward.


STOLEN, on the night of the 21st of July,
y from he plantation of the subscriber,
three and half miles west of Vienna. Pickens
county, Ala. the following six Negroes, viz -
MILICY, a woman of good size, 30 years of
age, black complexion, thick lips quick spoken;
has a scar on her forehead caused by blister
plaster; her feet very broad across the toes,
features irregular, and her limbs large:
AND HER CHILDREN,
Lethy, a girl ii years old, quite smart, yellow
complexion, features good-Jordan, boy 8
years old, light complexion, hair of reddish or
sun burnt color below the hat features Irregu-
lar, and face sunk back about his eyes, mouth
large, very broad across the toes. Marshall,
a likely boy ) or years old, omPiiexion black,
features good, has scar Oh his breast from a
burn, and tinlnk he has another on his neck
just below the jaw. Frank, boy about fom
years old, Il ht complexion, limbs large. Ant
Dse.si ac7assees, likely fleshy boy child, about
months old
1t is probable the names ofthe Negroes vii
be altered; therefore the description giver
above will have to be relied on. These Ne
! groes could all be concealed from observation
in one horse wagon, when desired by The
! thief. l suspect they have taken the direction
of Arkansas, Louisiana or Texas. The above
reward will be given for the thief and negroe:
delivered to me at Columbus, (Mississippi) o.
one half will be paid for the thief and the othel
halffor the negroes. delivered as aforesaid.
A. w. SORSBY.
| July 25, 1889. 46tf
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NOTICE.

Il
] virtue of Deed of Trust, executed Sy
- William l.. Clark, on the fifth day OF
april 1879, to me, as Trustee, ] will sell, at
PuoDc sale, at the Court House door IN the
own OF Columbus, in the county of l.owndes,
ana State of AIssissippg on the rdnth day Of
september, 1889, the following tracts or par
ces OF land, 10 wit: one third part undivided,
Of section fourteen, Except the west halfof the
uorlh-west quarter ,)-ALSO, the one third
part undivided, ofthe south halfof section elev-
IN and also the one third part of the west
Hdd OF the northwest quarter Of section thir
Uen' all IN township fifteen, range eighteen
tast;-ALSO, the one half undivided, Of the
southeast quarter Of section ten and the hall,
ssa,uV'ded, OF the northeast quarter Of section
u!lg5en' OF range seventeen, east, of township
yWg3nJ.een,--the same being the interest which
W ilam l.. Clark has therein all lying IN the
NVumous Land District.
Terms made known on the day ofsalc.
Dated August rs, 1880.
WILLIAM L. HARRIS, Trustee.
lpr's fec 81 5O1 49-3w
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- authorized to announce Rob-
o we sS, - of Kinds county, as a
cdn D., Sr tho Office Of Chancellor Of the
cai5l,,,, ; y, at the ensuing election.
s1.e " ~ authorized TO announce Argyle
DNsa,T, Eso. as a candidate for Chan
CanP ,So next November election.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-27
OVID P. BROWN, !
TRUST SALE.

A T the request of Cyrus S. Akin, Presi-
IN dent of the Columbus and TombIgby
Transportation Company of Columbus, Missls-
sippi, we will, by virtue of a trust deed, execut-
ed by r. p. Jackson and Warren Adams, of
Pickens county, state of Alabama, on the 18th
day Of June A. ID. 1898, to us as trustees, to
secure the payment of certain stock note
therein described, which said deed has been
duly recorded, offer for sale to the highest bid
der, on the fifteenth day of August neat, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 p.
NJ. at the Court House door in the town of
Columbus, county of Lowndes, and state of
Mississippi, for ready money in specie or the
notes of specie paying banks on demand the
whole oft the following tracts or parcels of land,
lying and being in the county of Pickens, and
state of Alabama, with the improvements
thereon, namely: The west half of the south
west quarter of section No 81, township No.
81, range No. / I west the fraction X, sec
ton No. 26, township No. d. range No. II
west the south half of section No. %, town.
ship No 81, range No. II west: fraction /,
section No. 26, township No. 81, range No. II
west; fraction A, section No "a, township No
| u, range No II west the west half of the
north east quarter of section No 3, township
| No -, range No II west; the east half OF the
north east quarter of section No 3, township
No %, rang II west; south east fraction o.
section Nor, township No2l, range No II
west; west half of the north west quarter o.
section No 81, township No 81, range No II
west; the west half of the south west quarter
Of section No -, township No II, range No II
west, or so much thereof as may be sufficient L
satisfy and fully discharge the amount due OF
the second instalment Of ten per cent on tn
| capital stock declared TO fall due and payable
] by the Board of Directors of said Company, OF
the eleventh day of July instant, together will
all cost and expense attending such sale
Dated July IS, | 80.
OVID p. BROWN, } No.
WIN. =. FULLER, h'''9'ee'
| Prs fee SlSl 44-5w
osipopemeut-The sale of the above prop
erty lis postponedlo Thursday, the nineteent
day of September next, at the same time an
place. Dated August ID, 1899.
w. P. FULLER,
O.P. BROWN,
prs fee, Sl5l Trustees.
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NOTICE.

nv lOII.
WILL be sold on Tuesday 18th October
w next to the highest bidder on a credit
Of one, two, three, and four years,the sixteenth
section IN township nineteen and range sew
enteen East This section has upwards OF
two hundred acres in a high state of cultva-
uoO, and of superior land Those wishing
Ptalre Land would do well TO see 1t before
the day Of sale.
Bonds with approved securities will be re-
CURED.
SETH PEBBLES, Sec'y.
Aug. 26th lS30-st.
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r, Clerk ofthe Circuit Court.
/ fm ,,' -. authorized to announce A. e.
u W. az a candidate for the office OF
Burse's'', Cent Court Of Lowndes county,
Cefs o. ,, MI election in November
al ls 81. are authorized to announce Stcr-
y M'Tc.ter, as a candidate for the
linz y = CIerl of the Circuit Court OF the
ORE 81 III Ioyndes, at the ensuing election.
o--' We are authorized to announce Ovid
q we r' as a candidate for Clerk o
P P Dr Court ofLovndes county, at the neSr
election.
u W LII as a candidate for the Office
" ", reri Of the Circuit Court OF Lownde'
~ ',roty at the ensuing election.
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Select Male School.

q NORRIS has opened hisSc ect Male
-. School in the Masonic Hall, and has a
vacancy for few more pupils, over IL years
Of age.
From IL years. experience, and his &C,
ouaintance with the most modern systems OF
education at the North, he iiatters himself that
he will be able to render entire satisfaction to
every patron of his school. His greatest OBJ O.
ject win be, to train the mind correctly, ana 70
give if thorough knowledge ofevery study IN
6froduced. He pledges himself that for ORDER +,
discipline, and improvement, his school shall
vie with any other literary Institution IN the
city.
TERMS PER SESSION.
For Spelling, Reading, Writing, a
rlthmetic, Geography, and English zoo 40
Grammar, W. w
With the addition of Bookkeeping,
Composition, History, Rhetoric,
Geology, Chemistry Natural Phi %
losophy, &c. $50 w
Columbus, August 6, 1889. IS