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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-24

DISSoLuTIoN.-The Co-peas..n1Ptsk
Heretofore existing between I. IL LII 1S.s
". GAINES g. JAMES FIILszlssasss a5sssIl 4.
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MONS NON WAS 5isso.Fed on the 10Th lnsA p
5astJ 81 Alr. FITZSIMM0NS. ..-,s.;;s.
The undersigned VIII eaalinue 'ns 8 ~. III =
sion business On his own aceoes 49, e,rfn,slng
happy to have frequent opP0E a'.'s7
his services useful 70 BIS iIIenas' -, us4NG1
Oct % 8 Isl. Gu. ~ 49,
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w asnlngIOn OlIyl Jan. q, 1908.
AS DIR. B. r. Thomas has determined to re-
move to Alabama, take great pleasure in say
ing that have been personally acquainted
with him for many years, during which time
he has been practising physician, and upon
the examination of his medical skill by VIM.
p. Graham, one of the members of the Medi-
cal Board of Georgia, it was readily admitted
that he had acquired valuable medical knowl
edge unknown to the Faculty. feel it my du-
ty further to say that he is respected and es-
teemed as Physician of character and a cit
izen of high moral worth. / recommend him
In the highest terms, wherever he may travel,
as a man is whom confidence may be placed.
WIN. G.. DAWSON.
H., .lo bor Enbra;ro IT Eostar IT g Con
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HOMES tULIEhl
80 Royalst-, NOME
TThe Selma Free Press Iusc4 a..
Monitor. GreensborOugh Republican, ~ -.
Of Sumter, and Southern Argus. co .ia :,
Mississippi, wiz insert the above uln l -.
Of January next, and forward theT aec0a'-
TO this office.
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CEHIIFICAIENs
From the hon. Wilson Lumpkin, U. S. Senator
from Georgia.
Washington city, Jan. %, 1889.
Having had the pleasure of the acquaintance
of DIR. b. r. Thomas for a number of years,
take great pleasure in recommending him to
all to whom may be known, as a gentleman
of correct habits, and good moral character.
And further, of expressing my confidence in
his skill as physician. Knowing as | do, that
he has performed many extraordinary cures of
diseases, which had entirely baffled the skill of
other physicians. WILSON LUMPKIN.
From the hon. w. G. Dawson, Member of
Congress from Georgia.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-07
LIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE.

After an urduous struggle in the House of
Representatives, an order has been at length
obtained for the printing Of 10000 copies oil
certain Reports from the Treasury De
partment, in reference to the delalcalons
which have been lauery brought 10 light
The following abstract from one OF the cases,
for which we are indebted 10 the "MadIsonlan,'
exhibits the Secretary of the Treasury in nc
cnyiable attitude, and one which, could It be
generally known among the people, would oil
itself be sufficient to PROSTATE any Admnstra-
ton capable Of such practices as are here de-
veloped:
WILLIAM Linz, Receiver Of Public Money IN
Vaadalia.-On the 23d June, 1874, the Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury wrote, telling him the regu-
otions required that "each depose should en-
brace the whole amount in the possession Of the
receivers" That according to his returns
"there was in his hands on the 3lst Of March
last, the sum Of S1O,6l3 40; on the 30th April,
the sum of S12,454 80; on the 3lst Of May,
the sum Of 1866 10; yet it appears that its
transfer to the bank Of deposite was deferred
until the 3lst Of May, and that the sum then
deposited amounted to no more than $4,000"
The letter concludes, F'the deposle Of the pub.
iic money is Indispensable" Again, on the
ooh Of October, the Secretary wrote, ''the pub
jio moneys have been permitted to accumulate
IN your hands, in riolation Of laD, and the in
stri,ctions of the Department: since the 3lst Of
Nav last. and that it amounted on the Both ult,
20 The sum Of $l0,976 80; am constrained by
your continued negIec'io call your immediate
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+ 70 the Editor IF the Liberty Adroea'e J


noor Sir.---Thc Legislature adjourned on
Yesterday, the 10th instant, ! stu remain Tor
the purpose Of detecting and icrrctllhS out INC
villain who entered my room on me htSht OF
the 18th and robbed nc OF upwards Oh seven
hundred dollars in cash and some YaIuaoIc pa
pers.-for the particulars refer you to my ad-
yyortisement in the Mississippion Of this NOR
MING, which send you. have succeeded IN
recovering $50 Of the money this morning,
tbouob in such manner, as | fear, wall not
load to the recovery ofthc remainder, or TO the
Jo,pction of the thief Should | fail to make
nnv further discovery in The course Of the day,
I shall leave for home this evening. Many
rohharics Of the same kind were committed in
This Mace, on the same night,-though no
loss. 10 one individual, has been as great as
mine.
The Governor has vetoed number Of bills
during the past session, some OF winch nave
been passed over his head. The Resolution
authorizing the Union Bank to issue post notes,
has been vetoed and lost
The Bill granting further privileges to the
Mississippi Union Brink has also recelvcda We
10, and was lost for want of full Senate
This extremely regret, as it was one OF my
Cayorte measures, and will operate much to the
injury Of my county particularly. The Bill
required the Governor to assign the remain
der of the bonds of the Union Bank, and that
they should be placed forthworlh into Market
and made it compulsory on the directory to eS-
tablish the branches forthwith, and provided
for provisional directory until the stock could
be declared upon, and further required the
stock TO be graduated by districts. This pro
vision was Of high import to Amlte county A
slight glance at the books Of the Bank, Will
show what we had to gain by this Bill, as
Amite has l6l subscribers, and the five other
counties in the district have only 2O8;and 48
subscribers in Adams county had taken more
stock than the whole l64 in Amte; and - in
Wilkinson had taken fraction more than the
lG4 in Amite.
Had it not been for the iron fist Of the eXecu
tive | have no doubt that the Branch would
have been in operation at Liberty by the first
of ApriI, and Amite county would have gained
all that she could reasonably have asked for a
the present session,
The Bank is now thrown back to operate up
on the tardy process Of the original charter
snd the whole capital retained at Jackson until
the individual stock shall have been declared
upon.
| have made an arrangement with the Sec
reary ofState to forward our land titles tc
Liberty, by the first OF March The dlstrlbu
tor of the revised or compiled Statutes vii
bring them. have become individually res
ponsbc lorthe payment or charge for bring
ing them down, upon their safe delivery al Lib
erty.
This notice is given that the subscribers 70
stock may be prepared to act promptly uPol
the return Of the papers to the County. Thert
are few, if any, but what will have somchin!
to do to perfect his titles
Your friend and obd't servant,
JEUU WALL.
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the subject, and again to require
that the whole Of the public moneys in your
possession BE- deposited forthwith" in default
Of which, prior TO the 1st day Of December, heI
mcretary said he should "submit the case iorI
Y action orthe Executive, and recommend the
appointment of another person"
Again, on the 4h orDec., 1884, the Secretary
inquired why it was, that "your letter Of the
10th ultlmo, is entirely silent as TO your neg.
Iect TO comply with my positive directions con-
tanned in letter from the Department o(lh
esd June last, and that you still neglect to pay
over the public moneys in your hands, and TO
furnish the statements, &c.
4 We should have supposed that, by this timo
there would have boon an entire withdrawal
.orconGdcnce; but what followed, shows that the
Influence of powerful friends can prevent mcr
.ited punishment and obtain in place compi-
r ment for neglect Of duty.-On the l2,h Feb,
f 1885, the Secretary wrote and Informed him
, that, notwithstanding his past neglect, in some
cases 10 depostc the public moneys, as roqui-
= rcd by law, 1t had pleased the President to re-
nominate you lor the office Of Receiver at Van
dalia, and that your nomination has been con-
d frmed" lie then added, ''once for all, then. !
j. would inform you, that strict observance OF
&c the regulations, for the periodical dopositc Of
" the public money, and the transmission of youl
= accounts and returns are paramount dulies tho
% neglect orwhich will be reported for the action
of the Executive" On the 25th July, 1886
the Secretary demandedto know "why the Ell
tire amount OF money on hand, al the lime the
last dcposIte was made, was not included IN II
the balance appearing by your account not de
VI posted, amounts to Sl5,l2 047- Again, OF
o. the 3rd of November, 1887, the Secretary
nI wrote, observing large sums of money recoiy
81 by You in payment of public lands, he wish
." ed to "know why the same are not placed tC
"a the credit of the Treasurer, in the State Banl
a. of Missouri, ST. Louis" Again, on the 9Th day
IT. Of December, the Secretary charged him will
!" neglect, and informed him that it by the 're
8 turn mail, evidence is not received OF your ha
OF wing complied with my requirements ofthe l6tl
&c August and Bird November last, it will be my
" unpleasant duty to report your neglect to the
y President, and to recommend your remoya
y from Office
10 Now we come to the finale OF the case. Oh
~ he Goth January, 1888, the Secretary wrote
Is as follows your letter of the 7th inst. is re
ceiyed, and your resignation accepted by tho
Is President. regret that so large 6alaRcc
'e stands aaadjUsicd in you hands," &c. VIA
N hat large balance amounts towc have no means
IS, of telling; the report Of deiaullcrs made by the
Secrelrry,t to The House Of Representatives, wa
ne dated the 18th January, and, therefore, Mr.
G. Linn is an additional delalcaion.
= LSoWherR Argus,
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TIE Posi- MASTER GENERAL--Ihls keeper
Of the Presidents conscience, has, we believe,
succeeded in demonstrating to every intelligent
man in the country, that bad as was the admin
istraton Of the Post-ofico department, under
Major BARRY, it is decidedly worse and a much
greater Nuisance, as conducted by AMOS KEN
DALI We learn from New Orleans under date
of the 14th inst. that at that time there were
nolcss than cleUca Express Mails due from this
city! Now it is only necessary to bear in
mind that to this Mal--ostablshcd for the con-
vcnicnce of the merchants who are required to
pay triple postagc--nre committed all the
drafts and bills, aud indeed all important cor
rospondence and valuable remittances between
the two cities, and it will at once be apparent
how very serious this irroguIarity and uncer
tainty becomes And to make it still moro on
Icrous and odious, payment Of postage is in all
cases required in advance, and not a dollar oft
is ever returned even if the mail should be two
weeks behind its regular time! The truth is,
Mr. VAN buren, aud those about him, are inca
pablo of administering the affairs Of the Gov
eminent; and we can scarcely look for any re-
formation while he and they, continue TO dis
grace tho high places they occupy.
1t may be we'll enough to remind Congress,
thal one oil amos modes OF raising the WIND IN
this department, is, to require triple postage
for service never rendered, and then exact fines
from the contractors for their omissions! In
this way no doubt, he gets together very pref
Ity sum for eectioneering purposes: but we
think it quite time that Congress should inter
lcre and put an end to this express mail alto
Igether. As at present conducted, it is public
nuisance, and prostiuttd TO the base purposes
of extracting from the merchants large sums
Of money for services never rendered
While on this subject, we would remind Con-
gress, that although the Rail Road companies
are willing and anxious, 10 carry the mail be-
tween Washington and this city in sixteen
hours, for unreasonable compensation, amos is
determined that thirty.ono hours should elapso
between its closing at Washington and isarri-
val in this city.
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[From lAecmeinnaa WIZ.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

From MeCiacianaG Wig.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTS
Among The numerous abuses, corruptonsI
and deacatons so glaringly existing under theI
present administration, the post Office Depart
mont is probably most saturated with rotten
NESS. The impression is becoming general att
that Amos Kendall is deIaulter toI
a very large amount, and that the affairs OF theI
post office department are in 4 most dcrangcdl
and disgWcoiul condition, The department Isl
confidently believed to be rotten to the core
The Spy in Washington, that astute and accu-
rate correspondent OF the Now York Courej|
has recently been lerreting out and eXposng|
tlr abuses Of tho Department. and they are SUIT
icient to astound every honest man. The fol-
lowing article from the New York Evening
Star, succnctly mentions some Of them.
Posi- MASTER GENERAL.--Tho Spy at Wash
ington, uniformly cautious in his remarks, and
generally correct in his conclusions, has
brought before the public the present condition
of the general post office, under the immacu-
late Kendall, from which will be seen that with
all his pompous declarations Of reform and sur
plus and eXpoditing the mails, the department
is bankrupt. 1t seems that in 1887, there. was
a nett surplus revenue Of 100000, wiz was
increased in 1888 100000, yet on the first Of
January 1889, the mail route and expenditures
.greotlC decreased, there is no surplus TO be
found, and 642 miles Of mail route decreased !;
there is an increase Of expenditure Of one MIL
IHoa Hrcc hYRdrcd and SeUealy.SiU Ht9USaad sic
ibua5rca and Gorly d2iarSu and the depart
mcnt is bankrupt. Amos Kendall it is said.
keeps no regular set of books he has a syS-
ten Of his nwn in short hand, such as no COM
mittee can understand. AT all events, the kitch-
/ EN- Cabinet seems to be. preparing to fill their
pockets and make off with the "spos." The
signs are too broad 10 be mislaken-they are
getting ready for start
Can it be possible that tho people viii longer
tolerate an administration that is fostering with
corruption and imbociLty from its head to its
Ipcdal cXtremites? An administration that
cRme into power with Il surplus revenue of over
forty millions Of dollars, and which alrpady
have plunged the nation jRde6L about ten or fiji
teen millions. In the name Of wonder, the PEG
pie exclaim, what has become Of the money!
Phe answer is plain, 1t has been placed in
hands Of irresponsible and corrupt paui2an Of
flee holders-pet INSTRUMENTATION who
have been daily phndering the public trcasu-
ry,aAd Atat too by he conference anil Erl1wlcagl
I9f He president and his secreiaryofMe treasury.
One Of those public p!underer5 ran oil to Eu.
rope with nearly million and hall oldo,ars
at single dash--and another soon followed (tl
Join his Griond) with nearly million mOrc!--
/ These. men were the noisy deyotccs OF Gen
jackson and Mr.. Van Buren, and thcir sab
Treasury schemes. One Of them, while in tho
receipt of millions Of the public money, wa:
! for three months or more, suffered to attend tc
the hnsir,oss Of his office without even rpnui
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The papers Of the subscribers IN tins coun-
~ for stock in the Union Bank have been re-
turned. A brief pointing out the defects
accompanies the papers of each subscriber
The subscribers for Stock will do well TO give
immediate attention to the correction OF their
titles as il is understood that the Directory o.
the Bank are DESTROYS Of declaring on the Stoer
as soon as possible in order to put the branch
es in operation.
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Altar of Hymn en-.

"Young, chastc, and lovely-pleased, yet half
Before yon altar droops a. piightcd maid, Ia
Clad in her bridal robes of tantlcss white,
Dumb with the scene, and trepid with delight
Around her hymenoal guardians stand,
Each with a tender look and feeling bland;
And oft she turns her beauty beaming eye,
Dimmcd with tear for happiness gone by!
Then coyly views, in youths commanding PRIDE
Her own adorod one painting by her side
Like lilies bending from the noontido blaze
Her bashlul eyclids droop beneath his gaze
While love & homage blend their blissinl power
And shed a halo round his marriage hour
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MARRIED,

On Thursday, the 29th ult., by the Rev y,
7. Mclean, Mr.. RICHARD BATES 70 M
ELIZA JACKSON all of this county
On Thursday, the 14th ult., by VIM; r o IA,
Esq, Mr. r. JONES to Miss ELiAApii
G. McGEHEE; all of this county .,,
On Thursday, the 28th ut., Mr.. ), W. ,pn HD a
NOLDS to Miss Temple HlLLlARD'
OF this county.
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The Committee appointed by Congress to
investigate the delalcations OF pubic OH
GERS had returned from New York, and were
engaged in the examination ofthe Treasury
Department at Washington at the latest dates
Nothing was known of what they had done
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-07

According 10 a careful computation that we
have made, the running away Of leg treasurers
to Texas, Canada and Europe, has also redu-
ced the Van Buren, party one tenth. Mr. Van
Buren, must arrest this fearful emigration of
his friends, or he will soon be left without
enough for body guard Lon. Jour.
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SHORT AND SWEET can't speak in public
never done such a thing in all my ifo,' said
a chap the other night at public meeting, who
had been called upon to hold forth, 'but if any
body in the crowd will speak for me, I'll hold
his hat!
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Approved, February 8, 1889.
AN ACT to incorporate the Amite Library
and Debating Society.

:
and Debating Society.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Legislature
ofhe State Of Mississippi, That David Jackson,
Nathaniel StockwcI, T. NJ. Rogers, James Jcn-
kins, William Jenkins, f. Carter, L. r. Cheat
ham, p. 4. Parker, G. p. CIaughton and Thorn,
as Talbert be, and they are hereby, created and
body polite and corporate by the
name and style Of the President and Trustees
of the Amitc Library and Debating Society; and
by this name they and their SUCCESSORS may
hold, purchase or receive, by donation, sub
scrp.ion, legacy or otherwise, any estate, real
personal or mixed, to the amount Of twenty
thousand dollars, and may sell, lease, or other.
wise dispose Of the same for the use and benefit
Of said society; and the said trustees and their
successors, in their corporate capacity, shall be
capable Of sueing and being sued, Of pleading
and being implicated in all actions, suits, plants
or matters whatsoever, either in law or equi.
ty: they may have common seal, and change
or alter the same at pleasure, and do all other
acts and things which are incident 10 bodies
petite, not ropugnant to the constitution and
laws Of this state or of the United States.
SEC. Q. Be il further enacted, That the first
meeting Of said trustees shall be at the usual
place where the aforesaid society meets, on the
first Monday in April next; and if a majority
of said trustees fail to meet at that time any two
Of said trustees may call meeting at any time
thereafter, giving five days previous notice by
advertisement, and which they may continue
to do until majority Of said trustees shall as
semble.
Sec. s.. BE il further enacted, That ma
ljority Of said trustees shall form quorum tC
transact business, and upon the first meeting
of Il majority Of the same, they shall proceed C
elect from their number president, secretary
and treasurer, whose duties shall be prescribed
and term ofseryice expire as may be determi
ned upon by aiority Of said board and sale
trustees shall have power to make all necossa
Iry bylaws for their government, and for TIT
management ofthe interest and concern Of SAT-
society.
SEC. 1, Be ii further enacted, That sal,
board shall hold regular meetings three times
in each year, but the president shall have pow
er to call meeting of trustees whenever he
may deem 1t oXpedient, by giving ten days no
tlce by advertisement
Sec, 5, BE il further enacted That in case
of death, removal, resignation and refusal tC
dGt, vi any trustee, Il majority may eject sue
cessor, and that any one negcctng to be pre-
sent, after the notice at three regular meetings
shall be deemed to have resigned: Provided
the omission TO attend be not occasioned b,
sickness or other disability or necessary alb
sence from the state.
Sec. 6. and be il further enacted, That thi,
act shall be in force from aud after the frs
Monday in April next.
Approved, February 9, 1889.
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DIED.,

In Wilkinson county, on the an a,n lns'1"G ii
the consumption, JAMES JAChSoN -
DRUM, in the 25th year of his age
In Woodvile, on the 9th inst, ai I,y,rr sP
illness. MIR. GEORGE l.. POlNDEA Lm
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PASSING a JOKE ROUND, "A down-oast editor
asks his subscribers to pay up; that he may
play similar joke upon his creditors.
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AN ACT to incorporate the Liberty Lodge,
number thiry-s3ycn, in Amito county.
SECTION 1. Be il en1etd 6yths Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the officers
and members of the Liberty Lodge, number
thirty-sevon, in Amito county, be, and they
are hereby, created u body corporate and poll
tic by the name and style of Liberty Lodge
number thrtySuyen, and by that name shall
have perpetual succession, sue and be sued,
plead and be impIcaded, in any court of law or
equity in this state,
SEC 9. Be HJiwibcr enacted, That said Of
fccrs and members, in their corporate capaci-
ty, may have, purchase, possess and onjoy, for
their own use and benefit, real and personal cs-
tate in value not exceeding twenty thousand
dollars, and alien and dispose Of the same at
plcasuro-thoy shall have power to adopt all
such bylaws as they may deem proper and
just for the good order and government of'tho
said corporation not inconsistent with the con-
stituton and laws orthis state or Of the Unilod
States
Sic, g. Aa3 he il Culacr enacieh That
his act shall be in fall force from and after its
passage,
Approved, February 8, 1889,
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adverse ella ehs, should not be confirmed
The Government could sustain no loss by the
confirmation, since the present occupants would
be entitled to purchase the same lands, under
the pre-cmplion law last session, at the mini
mum price, Nor can your committee discover
any reason why the purchases should be sus-
pended on account of the reservations, &c. I'M
der the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, cX-
cept it be such as include hdjda improvements.
The fourteenth article of that treaty confines
the Indian reservations & their improvements,
and to lands contiguous thereto lIll should
hereafter be ascertained that lndlapS are entl-
lied 10 reservations who have been excluded,
Justice requires that they should be governed
10y the treaty, and be confined TO their improve
neaiS, and not that they should be satisfied opt
lo( the more raiuajie Improvements If The UhHc
SELLERS.
It appears TINT many olthc present occupants
purchased Of persons who have since moved
| from the State, and that others purchased OF
persons who have since died. This class OF
the purchasers presents stltmgo appeal to the
Justice of Congress- for confirmation The pur-
chases were made with tie appreciation Of the
registers and rccoiyers.s These officers were
Iappolhled by Inc HOEeTHWehl 10 execute us
laws, and acted under instructions for the dircc
lion Of their action. they have misconcey
ed their authority, and permitted sales to b,
made not authorized by the law, this error o.
the Governments officers ought not to operate
to the injury of subsequent and innocent ur
Ichasers. Tie committee, therefore, to con
irm to the bona-ide purchasers what seem
he their Just claims, and to secure the Govern
Imcn against fraud, report BILL