Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21


cannot take away and which never can be
lost,-namely, A GOOD TRADE.
LrTERARY-We are happy to perceive that
our friend Mr.. BLACK, Of the Natchez Couri-
er, in very interesting article, headed "Jef-
ferson College" has gone into the root and
foundation of the difficulties the Scenarios of
the State labor under. 1t really seems to us
that one half of the people of Mississippi, Ell
ther "teU stories" by their actions, or they
are welded, indissolubly to the North. In
Mississippi we have two or three Colleges of
a high grade-the professors are men of intel
lect, knowledge, understanding, high litera.n
and scientific attalnments, and Can successfully
compete with the professors of the North, but
our Colleges are empty. The high sounding
titles of Yale, Cambridge, William & Mary,
Columbia, Union, and host Of others in the
Northern States. attract the youth of dissis.
sippi, and lead them from home, to the neglect
of as good institutions, and as able professors in
their own State. The difficulty is with pa
rents; they refuse to lend their aid to the in
situations of their own State, and, in conse-
quence, they anguish and die. 1t should be
the duty Of every good citizen to remain at
home himself, and to take measures for his
children to do so. Then, and not till then, vii
the South emancipate herself commercially
politically, and Intellectually. The Un1uer-
sal Yankee nation" understand all these things
and stay at home are Industrious; spend but
little money, and mind their own business
and hence they beat all of us in the South, in.
telIectually, morally, scientifically, and physi.
eally. :. Mind your oaon business" was the
motto on the old continental copper cents, and
if we mind ours at the South, and stay al
home, we shall soon be able to boast of gooC
Colleges, good Seminaries, and far better thar
az, good citizens.
Too BAD.-We were obliged last week tt
give 800 Mississippi currency for $50 Ala
banna note, to send to Mobile to purchase ON
supply Of printing ink for the season. Our dis
tant subscribers win now see the necessity 0
our dunning and their paying up anearages
promptly; no business can be long sustaine,
when one halfo the earnings arc Obliged to b,
sacrificed to pay exchange.
GEN. HoUsroN, late Pfesidentof the Re
publcof Texas, and the Hon. w. n. SHEP
HERD, late Secretary of the Texan Navy, az
rived in this city On Saturday evening last. i
the steamer Victoria. from Mobile, Gen
Houston was invited to dinner given yestcr
dayby Capt. P. B. STAKE, Of the Colum
bus Dragons, to thetwo uniform companie
Of this city--and IN response to a compEmen
tary toast, made al appropriate and elequen
speech. We haye not the time 81 room 70
further partcularso Of the dinner this week.
PoRTRAIT PAINTING Ar. ise. portal
painter. whose advertisement has been il Oh
paper for several weeks. has arrived il town
and has opened studio on the second floor {
the building lately occupied ~ the Tonbigb
Bank, and now BY Daniel Austin. Family Gro
Ger. We had the pleasure Of seeing one {
Mr. Wise's Miniatures ii Tuscaloos. and )
far as our hnowledge extends to this branch
the arts. We unhesitatiinely pronounce NJ
Wise good painter and faithful deliueator
We hope he VIII 81 wen paironizai
doubt he uill be.
kRIWour's CHuex As1W W
h Sc Solicitor 81 lha 81 81
daEea be Marshal FOR the Nogshen Di
81 h State @ raise is levy the lans
lately - s 81 hin IS the pto 81 ss q
hultar Seoat The Peniesoe
cef says. thai the books of Gle con snie
owning Tie lands have been examined q q
Butler the District Attorney ST New KoFl
uho1epoIts that lie deiauller aas no nseIe.
81 them whatever
Ai1ufrusk 81 Agricultural secss
has as. Been organized n count.
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