Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-09-14
NO. 10.

tN"" 7f'eta H'fh AAt Ptstols uAk the WFHeFt We
/ nect, IS equally skillsl with the long bow.
Seme time since the sheriff Of a county IN tho
southern part OF Mississippi had received, m his
official character, large sum Of moaey-say &c
teen 0. twenty thousand dollars. Uador pre,ext
u a Gall from home ioJ day q two he placed
/ lhe money - he keeping of A,s wife, whom hs
charged TO take good care Of il.
/ Late IN the evening Of the day on which he
left home, a stranger oi geLtee appearance cali.
/ ed at the house, and asked permission to re-
I man over night. Dtslklng to entertain s,ran-
ger during her husbands absence, the wife
Of The sher,h denied the request, and tho stranger
rode on. Directly after his departure however,
Ihs lady came 10 he conclusion that she had done
wrong Va refusing To take hun IN, and sent a ser
/ want 10 eall hm The gentleman returned, and
soon after relired 10 rest
! late in the night three men disguised o. ne
| groes came to the house. called up the lady. aud
| demanded The money lcii IN her chnree Behes
/ nE that there was no help toi il, she at length
I told them ths, the money was m another room
and that she would GO mud &c, 4 or thcm,
Il so happened that the money bad I'm de-
posted IN the room occupied By the sianger; and
on her going lor II she found him up aud loading
his pistols. He had been awakened by the noise,
and had overheard most Of the conversation be-
tween his hostess md the robbers.
Telling the lady to be Of good heart. be gave
her loaded pistol, and instructed her 10 90 out
and present the money to one Of the robbers, aud
10 shoot The fellow whist in the acts Of doing 20
ON hen doing which, he Che stranger would
| be- ready TOT the other two.
Nh GOODNESS and courage that il is difficult
to conceive Of IN woman, she did a. directed,
and the rDbLef who received The money fell dead
at her feet. Another instant. and the strangers
bullet had floorsd second rohber. The ahud
attempted escape, bul was ovcraksu NJ the gate
BY the stranger aid cll under the hlus, Of hs
knife.
A soon as practicable, the n,ghbars wcro
alarmed, and on wishing the paint from the faces
of the dead robbers, The one killed by the lady
proved TO be her own husband and h.o other I've
u couple Of ncnt ncighbos
Conuairun,,- IS Henry Gays posiloa
IN The Wing party like that Of the Jack Of
Irnmps ia the game Of all jonsl
Because he is The principal h4aps IN The pack
Why is Martin Van Burcn hike knaye in the
game OF Whist
Because he could be an HONOR ~ The hands
q any party.
The Charleston Mercury deuounces il strong
terms, the system Of borrowing money from
abroad, which has been mduged n TO so great au
extent by the various States Of tho Union The
editor observes
Tho first and direct effect Of tho sudden in
PRODUCTION INTO any State Of large amount oil
circulating capital Gom abroad, IS Of necossiya
sudden and dangerous enlargement Of the cur.
/ ,f ? Ia, ~, a q.
deposited IN the banks, and becomes the basis Of
paper ISSUES 10 an amount, generally far beyound
The loan. lmaglGe young State like Illinois
OF Mississippi suddenly smtten with he freuzy Of
"deyeoping her rSsources," and pouring IN upon
her nfnnl population, millions Of foreign money
l cost nothing. ifiqdld not bind the slate in long
years Of serytude to her distant CREDITOR !. would
stll be a curse, and tend more 10 poverty than
tlcbea.
whole State is made dmuk--u spirit Of
gambling poUades al business; wholesome indus
try is deserted tor uuNhoesome venture; TIE dis
cfeuon and moral feeling Of the community are
lost, cS.tnyagauce Of hope and Of living prevail
every where, prices use 20 sn enormous height,
and The end Of all lso geneml crash.
IN another sense, and scarcely less directly,
the State ~ the cnusc Of thus ctltaYagance end.
ug N iuln, VIZ. 10 the expenditure If he loan.
What opportunities for Encouragement and
corruption nre afforded bya State suddenly ~
creaslng IT'S aun9a, expenditures from one % five
millions Of Jollarsl How i il possible tia, ig.
norancc, wnste and extravaganza should no, nark
the whole trapaaruohl Enormous sums are cx-
pended for u.'ng objects, fortunes ate Suddenly
and unaccouuub.y made By eh connected with
The administration Of The ioan, and the divine igAi
Of speculation 10 pleaded BY banks ard agents
against aIl luqsit} INTO 'her donss. Thus a state
government instituted for the most bonefceu
purposes, becomes fountain Of speculation cor
rupuon aud bankruptcy.
DssriNY.---Ne remember beautiful alicgory
illustrating the power Of fate King Solomon was
walking 10 l.. garden, with an attendant when
an appalling figure was seen approaching hun.
The slieudanl exclaimed in laun Solcmon,
the SIGH. Of that beng aiTrghts me know not
why--scnd me, pray Thee, to the lurihermosI
mountain Of luda.n The king, in his capacity
Of magician compcd-lhe attendant vanished
Tho stranger came Up aud saul, "SoIomop,
what was inal nam doing hcrcl My Grand was
to seek him ~ ths iarlherest mountain OF India
+" ANGLL or DEATu," replied solomon, "hioa
uH find him there
The Qpt,iion Settled The New York Star
says" II Dir Clay is moi the candidate Of the
Wing party, and the whsle Wing party, uniting cot
! daily, honestly, and IN good lsrh the strength Of
MIR Webster and Gen. Harrison, nothing can
prevent Mr.. Van Buren's election for another
and final term"
The following is from the Cincinnati Gazette
,W.)-"We say that If Gen. Harrison is not the
candidate Of the wing party, and the whole Wing
party, Martin Van Buren, will WELD Executive
power for another term"
Here endeth the FIRST lesson.-.N's,c Era.