Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-27
Noxrrrr Corx1r. AntI. 1870.

NoxuREE CouS1Y. April, 1899.
Sta In late number Of the Macon 10
islligencsr." bank why paper published in this
county, some certain structures IN editorial type
are gwen to the public MS TO the course pursued
by tho Governor in regard 10 the Misslssipp
Union Bank
The editor Of that glorious sheet. lby the bye,)
n member Of the Legislature, has seen III to make
certain misrepresentation, Of the ialsiiy Of which
be must have been aware al the time no penned
the article alluded to, unless, perchancc, during
tho session Of The Legislature, and since that
time be was, and has peen wrapped 10 the arms
Of morpheus. The principal misrepresentation
| thai propose 10 notice Is, that wherein il Is
grayely asserted that tho Governor has refused 10
sign he remaining portion Of the State bonds to
The :" Mississippi Union Bank" and thus delay
| ed Inc establishment Of the branch banks. Now,
| the object in view must have been either wlllully
TO nisreprcseni the facts of The case or the ari.
ter Of the article IS supremely ignorant of the
subject no has attempted 10 discuss The 30th
section Of the charter Of the Mississippi Union
Bank requires Of the Governor TO execute to
| tho bank, from time 10 time, bonds IN amount pro.
| pOrtoned 10 The sum subscribed, and secured to
| tho satisfaction Of the directors, rs required by
| he charter From late advertisements in your
paper, il appears that all mortgages and papers
relative 10 the subscription OF stock have to be
returned from lhe commissioners appointed to
| open the books IN the several counties Of The
State, 10 the bank by the first Of June merit Pr
| OF TO which tins Il must be apparent 10 NIL that
/ ar ka.tn 4. l.
cured as tho charter requires, aud thai the Cover.
nor could not have been called on by the directors
20 execute the BOMBS as required by said Sch sec.
lion Of the charter; and has not had the slightest
agency in delaying tho establishment Of the
branch banks
for one I'll, ard believe nm mol alone, hay,
aver been nf the opnlon that the branches shout,
have been immediately established after the sal,
ot the five millions Of dollars Of bonds. From
- rnreEsp evarnin a,an &c ,he ~he.,ar have bepl
unable 10 find any Article or clause giving to III
directors Of the mother bank exclusive contrc
over FIVE millions Of dollars, sum larger il
amount Than either the mother bank OF any Of il
branches nre entitled 10 BY the charter, nor can
discover the semblance Of Justice 10 so unwar
fanlablo an assumption Of power over tho pro
ceeds OF the State stock, in which every cItze
Of the State ls equally Interested mud for the ult
mate payment Of The bonds by which il was oil
tanned, the head Of every individual is hount
! Can the sage editor Of the " lntelhgenccr," {
: any individual IN his senses, suppose Cor a m,
: men, tina, the good people Of Mississippi, at Il
. time They consented TO pledge the faith Of Il
/, State tor the redemption Of tho bonds ntendt
. TO place exclusively IN the hands Of the dreclo
OF the mother bank, tho entire amount of he ca
D ital IN when they are thus interested and thai,
obtaln loans from this capital, many OF the
J shoudbe forced TO ride hundreds Of miles, al
l hulnsly sue TO the dscemriri AZ Jackson,
whom most OF them are necessarily strangers
90, rather did they no, suppose thai the branch
would have been established immediately at,
: the sales Of the bonds, aud they allowed the p
. sIiege ui applying 20 the branches within III,
/. respective DISTRICTS, and to directory acquant
!, with their wants aud circumstances |, won
! seem that llrc wing press have taken under ID,
especial supervision the interests OF the +" Miss
slppl Union Bank" and that no effort which nj
!, ice OF Iasehoad can master, will be lost, in ord
Q TO prejudice the public mud ugansl our paItio
CHEF magistrate.
lam unwilling yet to believe, though confe
\ entertain some tears that the bank with its y
10 tent arm Will enter the arena Of politics be il
10 Il may, the Governor has but hule TO fear iio
missiles so polnIless as r deprecated rag cure
y cy aud you may res, assured he will be- warn
). sustained by the Democracy Of this county, a
throughout this State, BY the lovers Of thai ines
/, niable blessing, SQUAD currency.
Robl. NJ. Charlton, the poet, has been una
:, mously elected Mayor OF the city Of Savanna
a to all the vacancy accustomed by the res,gnaIl
i Of NJ. II. McAhsIer, Esq.
Erpressirt. speaking Of police subje
= the Baltimore Sun says "Henv Green wa:
= rertcc, iri-coour. lie was black BY nature, gre
= BY name, aud blue by habit
y 4 hsdry bond.--Canning, when speaking
ID her national debt, said that England was bound
Is keep the peace IN the SUN OF S0u,00V 900 pount
!. The palace Of the Sublime Porte at Conslr
l. tiaople was destroyed by IRE on the night Of /
= 2Uth Of Januay--loss estima,edal S5Uu,000.
10 The Pensacola Gazette announces that
i. Uniou Bank Of FONDA will be enabled by
III recent sale Of bonds in London 10 resume spe,
i. payments SOON
Of We understand, says the Newark IN. J.) A
yeriiscr, 'hs, the Bellevlle bank IN this couI
Is, has closed doors, and We regret TO hear that II
ch bad failure.
es "Uhig Economg."--lt is now only about I
years since the federal wings obtained the asc,
bo dency ~ the city OF New York. During d
va time they increased tho ordinary city expen,
:. from million and Ii quarter 10 fhre. .,.lsess