Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-10
COMMUNICATION.
TO TIE SPEEKER OF THE IE-
GISTATER

N.
DEAR GINRAL--As we have bin old codgers
for good long time, permit me to take the
liberty of sending you few of my thoughts
threw this medium about the ways and doings
of things in genral and abou. the things It
seems to me the Legislator ought to do this
cummin session. And / take the liberty of
addressing you because it is known that you
have bin a long time engaged in Polyticks,
and have all the time exercised considerable
influence in the party and putty genrally bin
on the poplar side and tribe to do for the best
for the people. AS you have bin so long time
in public life, it is now certin that your party
will look to you as enc of the chief rulers in
the cummin Legislator and it is probable that
you will occupy the Speakers chair, and must
say that am glad of it as | think you can do
it about as genteely as any of'em. Now my
dear Ginral, you see that much dpends upon
the track you take, for jIst as you 90 the bal
ance of 'em will 90, rite or rong, as it seems to
be the order of the day for the party all to 90
one way iist like gang of sheep. You must
try and bring the best of your good judgment
to bare upon the casas that viii cum up sbe fore
the Legislator and devise the best ways and
means for the happiness and comfort of the
ruined and distressed people of your adopted
State. 1t dus appear to me that of all the suf-
ferers in these United States, the good folks
of Mississippi are the greatest. They have
| bin the scott and byword for all the balance of
creation. They are lookedupon as cht-throtes,
swindlers and banksrupts. Out of credit at
home and abroad, and fit only to. dwell in will
derness with savages. Her laws, her institu-
tons and her people, are considered mockery
of civilization. Folks from other States are
afraid to come here, lest they should be robbed,
- IL n1I Id Of II
we have bin pressed to destruction by every
man we owed out of the State; and that has
alarmed our citizens and compelled those to
Join in the genral scene of destruction as a
matter of self preservation. And as you no !;
wofu has bin the combat. One and another,
another, has fallen by the merciess combatant
First by the forrin foe and then by his friend.
All arms have bin raised to destroy while no
relief is shown from any quarter. The war
has bin raging these two years and still the
battle is hot and heavy, between those who
: have had strength enough TO stand the heets.
What now shall we do! Shall we continue to
fife like the kilkany cats, or shall we rest a bit
and take time to git a little strength 1t is for
: the Legislator to say. Ifthey say fire on, then
think with the help we shall git from abroad,
in about another year we shall be so near used
up, that few of the big men on the field and a
few fresh hands from other parts will find it an
easy business to take possession and give us
our walking papers and napsacks and orders to
: foot it to Texas to fight lngns the balance o.
our poor miserable lives. But if the Legislator
gives orders to halt while until we can GIT
q another stock of provisions and ammunition and
fix things q little about home, then | think
: Mississippy boys would plum the track anc
stand TO their post like clever fellows; instead
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cotton-baCs and shute as big guns at the folk:
: in other parts as they have bin shutting at u;
. these two years. Tits now known all over the
United States and Europe too that we make
. the best sort of ammunition and once yea
fire off a big gun to the tune of about twenty
million, and it dus strike me very forcibly tina
G if the Legislator would so order things that al
2 to stop this little shuteing and cannonadne
e until we could GIT about one or two or ever
: three of these big guns loaded, we could CIV
: foreigners their dose and save the lives otman.
of our folks that have bin so long tryin to stan
10 the flag of Mississippi. We certainly have
: oet the best field to fife on that ever was pick
h cd out in all creation, but notwithstanding tina
e we cant have time 10 make up our ammunl
j. on. we shall be beaten at last and have to give
g M to others for little or nothing. Now let
II me ask you, Ginral, which do you think WI
: make the best soldiers, them that's DIN mere
good while and bin suffering and tryin to g
d along and bin raisin up children and clearln u
! land, or them that Just comes here to GIT VIVA
8 we have for trife. If you think the first arr
d the best sort of soldiers, then let the egslate
l. do sumthing 10 encourage them to stay an
make ammunition and provisions, but If yoI
IS think the others viii be the best sort of sol
D, ders, then let the Legislator do nothing to bel
Q us and we will either put out or be so veal
le and worn out that we cant travel Now W
le do not ask the Legislatea to make ammunl
e ton and provision for us, for that would be IN
N reasonable, but we simply ask them to sto
IN this shuteing while until we git little Will
< TO rest and fixed for iteing, then Mississippi
s. bows win bid defiance to the balance of creatio
r and shout victory, and thank the Legislator.
+ When the war in Alabama was about
,e begin soon after the first suspension her Legs
later give the folks indebted to the Banks on
=, two and three years to pay up, and 1t has doub
" less saved hundreds and thousands Of the hoI
u est citizens; sndthe State though not SO nc
. as ours has bin in better credit all the time.
ofl Georgia sees a storm brewing over her an
she has passed law allowing sued debtors on
and two years 10 pay, by making the debt sal
Other States IN times of distress have dor
sonnethfno tn urotect their citizens. But VIII