Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-05

rcncY, and they should cherfully contribute
their aid in giving to the people. at the
earliest possible period, SOUND CUR
RENCY"
GEN'L. BRowN AND GENERAL BANK
ING.-Do the people of Mississippi know
that Gent. Brown, the great apostle of
democracy and hard money, Uoted for the
general banking lac? 1t is even so. The
great opponent of banks and shin pIasters
voted for a bill allowing every man TO be-
come bdnker-a bill which if carried into
effect would flood the country with ire
deemable individual shin plasterS. What
think the people Of such hard money
candidate as this? Will Mississippi send
him to Congress
TO THE PEOPLE OF LOWNDES.
We have this moment received inc re-.
ply to the answer ofthe Wing Candidates.
The writer has committed a small error
in heading his production, "Reply to the
answer of the Wing Champion. The
term more naturally belongs TO him who
has thrown down the gauntlet, than to him
who has taken tup. The writer has done
himself injustice in be,towing the applela-
ton upon US. He, being the challenging
party has, by giving the title of Champion
to US the party challenged, given good rea-
son for the inference, that he believes US
entitled to the merit of having successfully
repealed his first aggression, if not to the
honors Of victory.
A victory over the issue Of double
paternity is glory which we did not
dream of making our own.
The disclosure made by the writer's re.
ply is the first intinalion which we have
had of the true nature of the enemy with
whom we grappled. We have heard of a
calf which sucked two cows aud grew up
TO be a great calf; but never before have
we heard of birth, produced by the joint
operation of two fathers. That notable
offspring, must have possessed the for
midable qualities of half horse and half
alligator, and would have been irresistably
terrific had the cooperation OF third Ca
Their communicated small touch Of the
swapping turtle. The writer informs US
that the other Godfather had the fixing OF
the head and the tail of the animal, and
had also TO perform ''the lutte Filings up''
thereof. We regret that the writer has
neglected TO designate with sufficient Ger.
tainty the head, the tail and the filings up,
which ought to be set down to the credit of
the generating powers of the other father.
We would be pleased TO be able to
place the head, tail and other limbs of the
aforesaid animal to the credit of him 10
whom they are justly due.
lnismuch, however, as these jointly
operating fathers have dissolved their CO.
partnership and made publication thereof,
we will dismiss their joint production and
direct our attention to the separate issue
of one OF them,his "reply to the answer OF
the Wing Champion"
| We have for the three days passed pa
tiently waited for its appearance, hoping
that we might have time to give it a de-
cent Introduction to the people of LowndeS
| by the day Of the election: but the Press,
the common mother of pamphlet and re-
/ ply, has, during the whole of the three
days, suffered the pains of parturition
and has but just this moment delivered us
from the apprehensons of an abortion =
We hope that the writer will ascrlbe the
brevity of our notice TO want of time and
by no means TO any light esteem in which
he may suspect that we hold his produc.
ton.
After begging the writer to pardon us
! for introducing his production tail fore.
. most to the public, we will vindicate our.
selves from The charge that VIC in our an,
swer made merry with MIN and bis argu.
ments. We feel both mortified at ant
aggrieved by this charge. The writel
ought 10 have recollecied that he entered
the lists as a knight with his vizor closed
and that it is unreasonable to require US Il
recognize through his mask the identity o
his person. Had he presented himself be
fore the public in his own proper name 81
that we could have known who he was, VIZ
would have recognized him as gentle
man who stands high in our estimation
, We have never lifted the mask in which
he as the author of the pamphlet saw fit IL
conceal HIMSELF and in ell our merrimen
we have regarded him as the unknown
knight of the closed vizor. As to his ar
guments we considered them as Lawful
game.
| In the same paragraph in which thC
above unjust charge is made against US
the writer says that he has answered al
that is material for him to answer unto
Ifby tins We are to understand that The
writer has made as good an answer as the
nature of the case will admit OF, we vii
take judgment by confession (as The law
vers say) upon the sub-treasury bill which
he has abandoned its fate.
The sub-treasury scheme was the darling
lobiect which the writer sought by his
| pamphlet 10 establish. The writer, like
a cunning rat from falling castle, flies
! from the defence of the sub-treasury bill
and for tho purpose Of keeping up show
| of resistance declares that be will defend
the principles on which the bill is founded.
| Upon the present sub-treasllry bill, there.
fore, We are entitled TO judgment by con.
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