Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-24
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Mr.. Editor-sA Citizen a r.
an Extra Argus Of yesterdsT -
after the perusal of what hsp5,-
the "Manifesto" of the BeEdsi
was led to ask ''For what SOD
classical language, Acm kss,I
preserve peace and bamUE
We were proceeding FsTvr
our President and COHSisSs' Vi.
elected according to kFdik
whose Offices, according % R
would not expire TIL the fK Ssr1
tober next, when To- and bs9
Police steps in and tells q mur
law under which they were ezRE
undertakes 10 patchitup-nke-
for US, declaring, that the FIST "a
day following, IN November, ever
are the proper dsTs 6r The elecda
officers, and that their Offices e1g
first Monday Of last mVath, which en-
Office, IT is pleased TO term, N esa
vacancy, to fill which, Il orders an Z
is not this modification. TOeSetaz
namely, the preservation Of peace Z
ny, the Selectmen endeaTGed tops
citizens of the town not 10 vote 4
ton. There is certain! 10 nEsiE-
1t may not be presumed, B! hes
that Messrs, Abbott and SdlHs' 9
render what they he'd unds n J
a law of the Legislature to be SO
of Police. The result Of u o.
election VIII be, should ii Be M ..
of the same Office BY two ntntsA
a state of things great! t'EaH
can they, who endeav0 to pea
force and tnmult, be called ds1
sides, the Selectmen were o.
still are, after iexammmg tier
withstanding the assertion d q
the contrary, that ~ihs Jushcs
not any or a Justice Of The FsS
said Justice of the Peace To- :
l.owndes, who was elected SUI
of Columbus, on the first SslT1
1898, must be their PresldehL >
other can be-and being Of u
determined not to give COUNTS
trary one, the tendency Of We
alarm and disturb the quiet 8
citizens. u
One Board tells Us, that tie
Abbott expired on the first =
month and consequently his xs
the first Monday Of November ,
all his acts as Justice and Press
iom the day last aforesaid tH w
The other Board say, that be W : :
for the whole two years, fG VhEiSr :
elected, and viii be for the De1. :.
the disturbers of the public qnlst! = )
our aCitizen" VIII, no doubt Iep I.
pears to be very familiar via i y.
E Fla ;ustitia rilai oelzn' E = \. /
render thus, alt tn 9'gsss IN. y (. !
Police Be- erecutsE Gs ise SOU, .so !: :
deril." For he nYs that p Is 4. !.
namely, the ordeIRss d eeSuS rs. j, .
nor has nc authQ;ily over DE Sosls !
and tha. il was BY no means ~, :. !:
Of the Boards of POheet0 e.. sAs1 : ~, 49,
Circular rs.u except As : raiisI ! : P ~
they (meaning the Board ); . ;' ri
connty1 would not OBEY hls = :; -, 4.
more than they w Esu s. 81 ! I.
COlnnbus and il The lS = e. -. 80
| Circular tothe Board o. $50. -.
n such a case urge is s0s
was laid upon The table. .u
q 0u NJ. ..Citizen" differs e,s1 !, : -.
1.-The Chairman of the BOs -: J ~
he he Selectmen /; for, NJ; D TN NJ
| man. IN his citation to ID -, ri,
I SsIore h his Beard andshoE 'a .. = Z
moi be rel removed from Office c.. g 4
that tlps 81 ont ofeOurissy tohis E1's =. 4 !
T S.idI consider his case, but, - .
will be considered by the b i. lG;gs
,;oas from his ExceIlency;; y ~, 3
doubt. the Chairman cOuId 90, ~,
mos Of his Board. with mort go -.
more truth too. than this v'lla
Our aCitizen" insists, thai J. Y =,
lice IS a Court-an 4I1ls, 1 .,S.-
Of oft the E judiciary. A COut :. s.
slIv s. collect its own fines but .0s q I
are obliged to resort to . ~. Y. =.
to collect them. ! have n0 '.r i
t Il 1oiai. but win cODtsh y =, n |.
ting. that . Board Of Police +, w
> a 5sanch Of the judiciary. \ IS !
les waste Of time 70 prove ! ~ J, 8 ]
he meanest capacity, .a..,' 4
tons. It acts IN 81 d.; : e;;lllbsT
s1ITI vacancies bsppes 2 + ~ s
covernor shall issle WIS ne c
! T, ab;est to ealing the Cover 9. me
..;s.j;eiar., as he s neI.ne. =. ! Il
60 f,;,,ytu But says 9, -, ~
!, =, 81 Police belaags l .l..,l I'd
vhether 4 vacancy has e - iIs
, s,'59ss IF Courts ags,, =. ..ss,r', !
i Is this case slsge, -. =. iBosTl
he Ioaic Of our cisissls: 80. - oua
! Court, though an in's'