Columbus Democrat., 1839-08-24

which he Administration has recommended or
favored, is only such as wss necessary n conse-
quence Of the rapid growth Of our county, or Of
emergencies affecting he public peace shioh It
could not avert. We aver further that much the
largest porioa Of increase now complained Of by
the Federal deolalmeTs, has been forced upon It
against Is vail, and manly b. The vsry party
tshith Hor makes q! i gtaPoa q attack
In another article We VIII endeavor to illus
rate these positions, aud exhibit some Of the arts
by which the public intelligence 's attempted to
ha mlsiet
.}IsIssippi Prsss.--lo noticing the arrange
mcu,s of the publishers of this Stale, with refer
ence To payments for thcu abors, tho Phadel.
phu PcunsylSaua says
Very eood---lf the Mississippi editors have
made such 40 arrangement aud wlll stand N,
then business and the character aud welfare Of
the Mississippi press, viii be greatly benefited.
The American newspapers, generally. are con
Quoted on tho suicidal prInclpe--a loose credit
SYSTEM ANA seusccss competition IA giving
credit and reducing pnccs, render The business
too often mere scramble. New papers are
continually sared--havo brief existence, aud
explode, The Subscribers aud advertisers have
not paid the publishers cant pay--such is the
history Of hundreds Of the cphemqrl in the shape
of Journals which are incessantly appearing and
Disappearing while tie solid, well established
presses, which have struggled INTO poTmanency,
suffer more OF less from that winch utterly de-
stroys the less substantial.
Senator Valtr-Wc Q arc happy to lcatn that
Mr. Robert j. Walker the able and eloquent
representative Of Mississippi IN the L ). Sem
ate. has bern induced, by the strong solicitations
Of bis friends and the Improvement OF hls health,
to lorego The resolution be had formed Of de-
chning a Re election. Mf Walker ls one Ct the
mos, powerful dcba,crs IN that assembly Of elo-
quent men, among whom there are very few who
are no, above the Lowell Of medlocriiy. Besides
this he possesses high qualifications Of scholar-
ship and political knowledge To such man.
SO decided IN his sentiments, SO intrepid IN sup
porting them, and 50 convincing IN Srgng them,
tho ftecmcn Of Mississippi w, be proud to com
nit the protection 81 their interests IN the nation
al councils. He has lately published an address
to the people Of that State, marked, as oil his pro-
dueuons ato. with great power OF argument and
puIty OF style, LoH5amdH.
We have found the following n the columns
Of Wing newspaper II is The most appropriate
thing we have seen published 10 these "hoaes"
%ruIh.loypg 'hects for long time.
Common Sense, II possible, ~ our next.
Christianity must be drcuod Ior mole te1l
porafy matter.
Scandal has already oppccted in iormes
number.
Truth IS luadmi9'ble.
Honesty would be uainteIbgJle 70 many Of
our readers.
We know nothing Of Good Manners there
fore the writer must be mistaken IN hls cogjec.
turcs,
'Scuullty may depend upon beng inserted
during the course Of lhe week.
'Decency' must be altered 10 make i 1T fer
our columns.
a patriot is at present rather ou Of date.
An Honest Lawyer with other originals, ma
day OF two
Matter Of Fact does not come within tie cit-
Gle Of newspaper intelligence.
The Ruling Passion. AT ball given lately
" by NJ. l----,on of the richest bankers in the
capitol, the Marquis de 'r---irod by accident
on lhtto Of bis wealthy host who vas standing
lost in thought by the chimney. MY dear sir,'
cried the Marquis. II ask a thousand -'
Apply 10 my cashier, # you please" was the an
swer tha greeted bis asloplsbcd ears. M. r.
soon recoilected hmsoll, and had a hearty laugh
with the marquis over his absence Of mind; oat
l--sald that he was soon obliged 70 leave Tho
room, az when the anccdotc spread among tho
company all the needy young men who were
present, hastcucd to tread on his toes, in the hope
Of getting an equally satisfactory answer I'LL tho
poor bankers foot was black aud blue.
The cunning Of the Fox IS sirktngy lCsua-
ted by the fuIlo@iug anecdote from Tie Splnt Of
the Times
"Wandcrus some tmo since, along the shore
Of Long Island not far from Smnhtown, my at
tenlion was suddenly auos-cd bJ The peculiar JuN
Imposition Of lox and flock or Wild geese,
that were laz1y and confidently floating down
the current, along the verge Of sedgo which thick
ly coalcd the banks. Reynatd as soon as ho
observed the approach Of his ncaded prey, be-
took himself to device worthy Of Talleyrand-
lie seized upon large bunch OF scdgod grass
dropped qmely into tho stream as 10 lntcfcepthIs
boating game, "markcd umc,' viIh all OF hls
body merged, except ihetip end OF BIS nose, cap
ped with the aforesaid bunch Of seJ4o grass, un-
I'll he found himself 20 lhe midst Of the unsuspect.
ing flock, aben throwing Of bis disguise hc'nade
dash q, and secured two fine geese which be
bore Of lrunphanily, having no disposition to
interfere 10 so admirably conducted specimen
Of his legitimate vocation
4 French author says, "1he modest dDor
men, oil those who are truly wise, when con-
traslcd wilh the assuming ar Of The ignorant
n,sy be compared to the different appearances Of
wheat. which while the ear IS empty, holds up IT'S
head proudly, bot as soon as it is filled with gram,
il bend. modestiy down and withdraws from oh
scrya'!on'
The oldest towuin the United States, IS ST
Augustine, Flouda, BY more than forty years,
Ii vas founded forty years before Virginia was
colonlzed. Some Of the houses are yet stand.
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