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


NEcnA Cnouf first 81 ge win Sc found
an excellent article nom the pen Of Major
NoAH 81 tie New York Evening Star Ii
possesses an Tie richness ard raciness that
usually distinguishes the writings Of that veter-
a. Editor and the sound moral il inculcates,
and the good sense with which It is distinguish
ed, demand from every parent and guardian
anattentive perusal and serious consideration.
The youth in the south are "brought up, ?
generally, in habits Of Incidence; and il, per-
chance, parent or guardian deems it proper
the son should be prepared, at some future day,
to gain his own living, he is manufactured into
a Doctor Or Lawyer never entering into
their minds that doctors and lawyers already
swarm the country, and that nasisiGl mechanics
are scarca This IS radically wrong. Every
parent should give his son good trade-that
of blacksmith, carpenter, mason, shoe
maker or printer; and no matter how wealthy
the father may be, il. IN the course Of events
his wealth should asake wings and fly away ?
the son has a cash capital n a good trade, and
may, by an industrious application Of il save
the father from the unpleasantness Of dy-
ing in poverty. Mechanics are moderated N
the south, and they do not hold that station in
life which they are entitled to. Next to far
mers, mechanics may be considered as the
great producers Of the riches Of the State, anC
they should be sustained, cherished and made
respectable. Everybody is talking about the
} 9 Commercial Emancipation Of the South,
and meetings and conventions resolve that VIZ
are suffering grievously because the NortI
supplies us with fine coaches, mahogany chairs
l lowell cottons, shoes, hats, and everything ne
cessary for our comfort or luxury, and that w
are sadly misused because the Northern PEG
} pie send their ships to take our cotton to mar
J .ket. Now, how are we to bring about Thu
: emancipation unless we first commence tn
f good work by emancpating ourselves, our son
: and daughters from indoIence2 We cannot,-
but if we can raise among ourselves hatterl
: tailors, shoemakers, blackslniths, coachmaker
!, chairmakers, printers, ship-wrights and sailors
!, there viii be fair chance of attaining to tn
Y desirable result of Commercial Emancipa
t tion," and not before. Those who talk moi
r about the suffering south are the last to pu
Y their sons to trade-nay, they would almos
n disgrace themselves, in their own opinion,
# they gave their sons any profession at ALL
By the suoeat Of thy broso shalt thou eat bread,
s was the curse the Almighty pronounce
e against the first man; and as it is Gods wi
It that we should thus live, let Us make labc
y honorable, that our sons may feel they do nj
J, sacrifice dignity, honor or station by learnin
r some art and that when storms and tempest
d arise, and wealth and competency vanishe
r they win have something left which the ''wor
0 cannot take away and which never can
: lost,-namely, A GOOD TRADE.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

THE UNION BANK.-The last jackson Mis-
sissippian contains grave and important char
ges against this Institution, which, we fear, are
too well founded. After dlscounting TO tie
amount of three million trOohundred thousand
dollars Of post notes, having twelve months
to run, It appears, from the statement Of the
Mississippian, that the bank is discounting to
relatives Of directors, and favorites on bills of
exchange, drawn on Commission Merchants
in New Orleans, to large amounts. This is
to be severely leprehended. The discounts
Of the bank are large enough, and until the
balance Of the State Bonds is sold not another
post note should be issued. The veto Of the
Governor ought to have checked the operation
of the bank; for the issue of post notes with
out something pledged to redeem them when
due viii cause an inevitable depreciation IN their
value. Had the Governor signed the bill au-
thorizing the sale Of the bonds and the issue Of
post notes, allwould have been well, but the
conducted the directory IN issuing them with
out means to redeem them is preposterous,
and ruinous to the best interests of the State,
and the people. Already are the Union Bank
post notes at a discount Of from 10 10 to Is
per cent. at its own door, ar d in the large com.
mercial cities Of the North, they are deprecia.
ID fSon 20 to 25 per cent; ii. view Of this
lact, how can the directory ever expect pay
ment, when their borrowers notes become
due, and when. IN order to obtain specie funds
they are obliged 10 submit to ogreat a sacrt
tice9 We much fea1. that some IF the fore.
bodings we indulged N, previous TO the char
tering Of the bank By the Legislature. WIN b
realizea. We were and still are opposed t
he Union Bank nd if the people Of III,
tate Of Mississip q % ret rue the hon that
Van Buren, Legislature granted the charter
and when Gov BIclyutt sanctioned Tie act
we are much mistaken a our notions lphel
the bank was chagtefed the whole force Of th,
Van BEven press was arrayed in is favor, anl
It was made political hobby Of Our readers
win an recolectthe speech Of Gen. Davis, tht
Van Buren, candidate for Congress, delivered
in thiscity ii N arch, 1888, ia which he arguei
that the Union Bank would take the place 0
a National Bank. and render its notes gooi
from one end Of the Union to the other, an
that there would be no necessity for > Nation
a Bank after the Mississippi Van Bnrer
Z erpsfpent commenced its operations. How
stands the case now A Van Buren, Presi
dentof the bank was appointed, Van Blrei
men secured tie Offices bul alas the pressei
that were then loudly il iaYor Of {. now %
nounce 4 a. altering shop, and esluina
lmgco Z" What title tie bank has &
these appellaslons time VIII reveal
and We regret q aag. q conclusion, that 81.
have Some fears they VII prove not allogethe
UNJUST
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21


ANOTHER MURDER.--We learn that a
most dreadful tragedy was enacted al
Gallatin (Misp. on last Friday night. We
give the particulars as they have been told
US. Solomon Carpenter, indicted for the
murder Of Thomas Keller, had that day
been tried and convicted of manslaughter.
After the verdict had been rendered, the
prisoner was placed under gnard, but hay
ing necessity to leave the court house for
time, an officer oflhe court accompanied
him outside with lighted candle, when a
few steps from the door, the candle was
knocked out of the hands of the officer,
and Immediately thereafter gun was fired,
the prisoner uttenng acry. He was seen
by the officer, after the firing, running TO-
wards the door oftbe court house, pursued
by three men. whose faces could no. be re-
cognised owing to the darkness, BY whom
he was there killed by repeated stabs with
knives. Suspicion has been fixed by cir
eunlstances upon three persons. William
=. Scott, John w. Scott and James c.
Scott. nephews of Thomas Keller, who
we are told have since fed.-Grand Gulf
/ Wing.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

STEAMBOAT ExPLosIoN.-Tto enty-Sir per-
sons were hurried into eternity on the 9th inst.
by the blowing up Of the steamboat George
Collier, on her passage from New Orleans to
ST. Louis. The particulars are stated as fol-
lows :-~ At half past one O'Clock, on the
morning of the 9th inst, when within about
eighty miles from Natchez the piston rod
gave way, which broke the forward cylinder
head, and carried away part of the boiler
stands. The steam which escaped scalded
tct = Ere persons, twenty-six Of whom died
the same day." None but deck passengers
and theshaads employed On the boat were IN,
jured.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

Wing.
A New BANK.-The following hit win
dot is q good one
PEOPLES BANK.-A bank with this title
s going Into operation, with capital of
8 ,0O. O0O,O0O for term Of FIVE million
wears, under the direction and management
If ReswelI SaltonstalI and John P. Nazer-
ro The hundred millions already subscri-
bed are secured by mortgaSeon the follow
inc property, which unquestlonably renders
The stock as good as that of a majority Of
the banks under the new law, to wit !:
twenty millions of acres Of land on the
Rocky mountains, purchased of the Black
Feet Indians; this tract lies on theColumbia
river. within one hundred miles Of the pro-
jected Oregon railroad, and is covered
with beautiful growth of granite, so much
wanted in Illinois ten millions Of Texas
land, Spanish title /; ten millions Of land in
Florida swamps, at present in possession
Of the Seminoles twenty millions Of land
in the moon, as lately surveyed by Sir John
Hers -hel, on this tract IS a beautiful site
for city fifty thousand farm lots eligibly
situated, and large portion Of them town
lots add to this the right Of Miss Vespucci
to North America, assigned to the com.
pany. The patent rights Of The abov,
named gentlemen are also assigned 10 The
company, which viii always secure :
metallic currency. They consist Of
/. A method Of condensiag moonshin,
into silver.
2. A plan Of turning birthstone am
molasses into pure gold.
An agent win be Immediately despatch
ed to each government in Europe, 10 dis
pose of the stock.
1t is contemplated 10 purchase the cit
Hall for banking house, ifthe corpora
ton will take the stock Of the company a
| pay for tn y. Gaz.
A MIX TESTER. correspondent
oftae Boston News discloses the followin
simple process ior the detection fwaie
ID milk
Take 9 lumber across It lay iN
small sticks. aslarQe as q0ill--on thes
sticks place tumbler, say two thirds Is
Of milk This IS t0mbler above tumble
the lower one being empty and tie uppe
full. q nearly full. This done, take
piece Of linen of cotton, one and . ha
inches vide, Sufficiently long % reach ifrol
near The bottom of the inside oflhe upns
tumbleF, ia which IS he milk, to an inc
Or Two below i on the outside, letting If
end hang into the lower lumber. M
forms g perfect syphon. All he water
/ the milk vii run oft into the lower tnnbIel
L VIII look white. to Be sure, from havin
run through the milk, but it win oe Wole
pure water
RAISING THE WI1gn II NRW WAY
e understand That some 81 the loafers
second Mnnicir iy. fepree niin
NseIHe as police officers. have laieI
e egel1l handsome 81 Waic|
rs thieves and finding out ahel
they make their deposIles few dss
a nam stole about $3.50. and CARR
il g be house of nomans Hswas al
cove by one 81 ..he halns 81
mE repaired IA i
le cha cler ef Capt. sr. ana
a'herll maaa da SIC la|s
moneys telling lie woman Sic n6a
give up peace IS he would noi mol
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

PRoGREss OF LEG TREAsURYIsM. The
Troy N. Y. Mail says, that Col. NcNeill,
the Collector at Pittsburgh, has followed
in the footsteps of thousand ilustrious
predecessors and become a leg-treasurv de-
faulter. The Government has superseded
him. The amount of his populations is not
yet known, though it is stated to be enor-
nous.
It is said, that Col. Mcneil was one Of
the most perfect specimens Of a loco foco
ofice-holder ever heard Of loud. mouthed
empty-headed, light-fngered, and long
legged. - Louisville Journal.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

RreHT.-The Criminal Court of New Or
leans is busy in trying keepers of gambling
houses. The Commercial Bulletin names
for who have been fined in good round sums,
as follows: Felix de la Mora for keeping a
banking game, fined $1,000 and costs. R
L. Place and Jean Macon, for the same Of.
fence, each fined $1,000 and costs. Charles
Simonds, for the same offence, fined $3.50
and costs. G. Cressins, James Walker, and
Henry Frost, were also arraigned for keeping
banking games. What is excellent, the Court
compelled them to pay the fines on the spot, af
ter conviction.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

NswBERN, N. CA contagious disease i
prevailing in this city, and the Convention d
the Episcopal Church. which was 70 be held
there, has been ordered By Bishop Ives, to cit
at Raleigh.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

The New York correspondent of the
National IntelIigencer says The cost
Of Gov. Fairfeld's movement in Maine,
is estimated at from 100000 10 ST. OOO,.
600. He is about 10 call upon the Fed.
eral Government for pay What farce
all this was Bts. poor Uncle Sam, We
shall be told, will have to.foot the bill, else
Mr. " D. viii not gel the State 81
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

NoxuBER CoUNrY.-The Wings Of Noxn-
bee have nominated their candidates for the
next Legislature; Col. R. Ruff, and Maj.
John H. Greer, are the nominees. Noxubee
will do honor to herself in sending two such
sterling Wings, and high minded gentlemen,
to take charge of herinterests next winter in
Jackson.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21


BANK RoBBERY Dennis 6 Orme, q
teller ID the bank oflhe Metropolis, Wash.
ington city, with wealthy connections and
inheriting d handsome patrimony, about
The 25th ull. distracted from the bank fiftv
thousand dollars Upon the deficit being
discovered, Orme was charged with having
taken The money. He stoutlY denied (or
some time, but aflerWard acknowledge
the act. saving that the amount was Il the
hands or Nc. a. w Coodrich. clerk
Ia the war department M. G. 6n being
arrested, restored the amount minus tRo
hundred do lars. which had been ouandar.
ed BIZ 0rqe uhlle dunk Goodrich has
been held q bail q stand IFS tfia e.
csiver Of ihe money knowing # fo have
been stolen 0fme has surrender him
INTEL saws.
b dd that NE. Geodfich'
deIences denied that hs haa rece
money with any cFifnpal intention
finding Drnle g irolie ana cfazf. he
could g proVedto Be, ha had merely ob.
tie money ontil 9. could be rot oil 81 s..
irolle and lhas be was prevented
returning l1e money e The bank
ae SINCERELY sle through ne
.lat he might 10 0rna ono injury l
n's employ and 81 hope ms.
speeailY eet right san He o f
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

DRoueHr.-The Herald, published in Mari
on, Perry County, Alabama, of the 18th May,
says that thecrops in that section are suffe ring
very much from extreme dry weather, and
adds, for six weeks we have been without
rain at any one time to lay the dust" Vege-
tation is represented as whitening and dying.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

Mn. BDnLE This distinguished fnan-
cier was politely rendered public dinner By
the citizens of Philadelphia, as mark either
esteem and respects which was declined, %
account Of the pressing engagements Of hlr.
Biddle, previous to his departure % England.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

Treasury NorEs.-According to the re-
port Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, the
New National Debt of the United States
amounts to $sl1,794,l24 81. ELEVEN
MILLIONS in Treasury notes!! This is a
beautiful commentary on the economical adj
ninistrahoa Of Mr.. Van Buren,.
The way IT eoEs.-Mr. Peangpocker, a
queer name by the way, has been appointed
by Mr. an Buren,, Judge of the United
States District Court IN Virginia, west Of the
Allegheny FOUNTAINS. Mr. r isalso a eandi.
date lormenber Of Congress, and fearing, per-
haps, defeat, he has procured atwo strings
o his bow
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

At mn AGAIN.-CoI. VIM &. Long
brother ofour fallow-citizen Col. BENZ min S.
Long, Is again the Wing candidate for Con
gresa il North Carolina, against Bynunl, the
little loco ioco Attic last election, Bynum
beat Long about Q votes only; and We iudce
from that fact, that Long this time Min come
out ahead at al events We hope So
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

e91rHERH GULIlv AroR This excellent
agricultural neSRsp published II Colun-
ola, TENS increases d interest and value Is
tie planter and Iarner. We arc n hopes It
N' be abnnantly alronized ii or State.
Ao ssns has been appointed n Columbus. 70
receive hons e tie paper. which act
may have snIed many 81 OR
'kan obtaining i. Il IS published semi an.
npaay. e annlm. byDav Clayton.
Sc New Orleans eayune. noi
's.g .es spoke g leader q SINGING.
ssneol Who 81 ae coca on pitche tune d
'ga that ths scholars could not aae i aith
gen leos pole The Boston Tms rather
.sssAsa a tss a chorsler
g ssa5e'.z p'.eIfa one s. bel ha sho
sss naa g hs telv def Is
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21

Too BAD.-Wew were obliged last week to
give 500 Mississippi currency for $50 Ala
bama note, to send to Mobile to purchase our
supply Of printing ink for the season. Our dis
tant subscribers win now see the necessity d
our dunning and their paying up anearages,
promptly; no business can be long sustained
when one halfoft the earnings arc obliged to be
sacrificed to pay exchange.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27
A MORNING WALK.
By Let0urneur.

While the dew-drops still mojstened the leaves
and the grass, went forth. to breathe in the
midst ola parterre enameled with flowers
All my senses were open 10 pleasure. My
imagination tenderiy moved, strayed towards
every object, and moved with delight from
flower 10 flower.
Twas the morning ola beautiful day in sum
mer. The air was fresh and ight--nature
was smiling and animated The bursting
world was yet plunged in sleep. lnteres
had suspended his calculations. Dissipation
wearied out, rested her guilty head. Al
was serene and tranquil. My soul was
calm--my thoughts serious and cheerful -
The joyful lark has left her nest--l see hel
sail in the air--sho sautes the rising day
she calls the laborer to his toll, and the birds
to the concert Of nature.
How sweet it is to muse, while tramplng under
foot the heritage, yet moist with dew, and
breathing the freshness oft the pure and tran
quill air! This pleasure is lost 10 you, we
children Of efeminacy!
How insensible is the slothlul man! How
wretched is he! lie abandons half his
life to sleep, the mourniul image ofdeath
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27
SMALL TALK.

The Mother and her ChiM.--We need not tell
him or her who reads the following sketch, that
il is natural or amusing The picture stands
out from the canvass like life. 1t is from book
which is extremely rare and purely American
entitled Georgia Scenes" We are indebted
to friend for the qualification we enjoyed from
its perusal, and regret that we are curtalled
of the pleasure oftransferrng more orits gra
phic sketches to our columns by positive
promise to returnt within a given time. The
original edition, we understand, was not large
and Harper 81 Brothers, or Carey & Hart woulC
do themselves benefit, and confer favor on
the country, by procuring the copyright and
issuing second edition at once. The fresh
ness and naturalness of the Georgia Scenes
are far preferable to the mass Of English trash
with which they aid in litterng the country,
These native pictures are delineatons Of things
that arc seen and known and ielt-and are on
ly to be read to be relished.
The writer is on a visit to Mr.. Slang, whose
wife is the mother of a child about eight months
old. The child in the adjoining room begins to
Icry ia the nurses arms. The nurse is a little
"ngger,n about fourteen years old.
"You Rose" said Mrs. Slang, "quet that
Icnlu'' nose Walkeu II, anu sung w - wv ''N'N
not hush
"You, Rose if you do not quiet that child,
lay make you.
81 is tried ma'am," said Rose, an he wouldn'
get hushed. (Ch,M cries touder9
"Fetch him here to me, you good-tor-noth
ing hussy you. What's the matter witt
him" reaching out her arms to receive
him.
81 dun know maam."
HNhei---nhun---n ho--ma'amm Unlocking
and granting al Rose.)
As Rose delivered the child she gave visible
signs Of lodging just as the child left her arms
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27
PEACE.
BIZ Button.

Great God! whose sole presence upholds ma
turo, and preserves the harmony ofthe Uns
verse-thou who, from thy immoveable
throne in the empyreum, soest roll under thy
feet, all the celestial spheres, without jar
ring, and without confuson-w,Io from thy
bosom of repose, dost create at every mo
ment, their mighty motions, end alone dos
regulate in profound peace, the infinite mum
Der of heavens and Of worlls--restore, Oh!
restore a calm to this agitated earth!-Let
there be silence once more!- Let Discord
and War cease at thy voice, to thunder forth
their distracting clamor!
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27
singular fact connected with the Jews.

With relation to the singular people the Jews
the general facts of their dispersion among all
nations are we'll known, and need not to be re-
peated. Although the extract subjoned does
not verify any particular prophecy, the slngu
larity of the circumstance has been recorded
and noticed by two eminent writer's. Lord
Bosyton says, with reference to horax bazaar
"This place is remarkable for being the only
Jewish town without mixture ofChrlstlans IN
tho world. They are all manufactures and
sell their wares through the Crimea, and are
generally esteemed for an honorable people,
They are ofthc sect called KaraiIes, and look
on the Jews as heretical for they acknowledge
only the text oft Old Testament and reject
the traditions which the others consider of equal
force with the law. This circumstance led
me to imagine that their name was derived
from the Hebrew Kara Ito read) whereas
am we'll convinced it is from the Turkish Kara
(back y for they wear a long black dress pecu
liar to themselves, aud the name ola town IN
Tartar or Turkish, which are only different
dialects, means "the Black Market."-They
have settled in Grim Tartary from time imme
mortal, and assert that they settled there be
fore the Bobylonish captivity, which myself
am inclined to believe; for they not only reject
the Rabinical Interpretation, but also the Cba
dec paraphrase, which was necessary after the
return from Babylon, when they had forgotten
Hebrew Of the same colony DR.. &. Clarke
speaks thus:-"Weare highly interested by the
singularity of having found Que Jewish settle