Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-09

4 Court.
TExAs.-For authentic intelligence from this
country, the interesting letter in preceding COL
umn from our obliging correspondent at Houston.
! SWARTWOUT'S DEFALCATIONS.
tC7- We give to-day the concluding part of DR..
Duncsn's speech We would call the particular at
tention Of our readers TO it, They will find in it
clear and interesting account Of the Swartwout de-
falcalOn and The manner in which this conservative
scoundrel was enabled to defiaud the government
out Of such an immense amount, and to conceal HE
pecuIations for so long tina. They will find that
no charge of connivance can Justly be laid against
the administration, and that it owing in great
measure to the connection of the fiscal affairs of the
government in the collection Of the revenue with the
Banks, that the deialcation remained so long unds-
covered; and they will see in this strong, pract-
cal argument in favor of an Independent Treasury.
Had that system been in operation, the least deficit
on the part of Swartwout would have been Instant
" detected and punished. In fact not the least re-
commentator Of this system of collecting and dis
bursting The public revenue ia, that il will COMPEL
the officers Of the government 10 be strict and honest
in the discharge of their duties. Yet in the face or
of this undenabe fact, the federal papers have had
the unblushing eirontery TO instance Swartwouts
dcialcatlon as an argument against the Sub Treasu-
~, and they have been long and loud in their denun-
Citations of the administration for not doing sooner,
what no human vigilance could have done-detect-
! ing fiaud perpetraed under their dwn favorite
1 banking system! DR. Duncan's speech is full and
triumphant defence of the present administration
from the numerous unounded charges of the oppo-
si,ion. We shall follow it up as soon as possible,
with Mr.. Benton's admirable speech on the Gradu-
ton Bill, in reply to Mr. Cay's attacks on General
Jackson.
CoNcERT.-We learn that the Columbus Band
intend giving II Concert in The course Of week
or two, They are practising some select pieces,
and from the superior talents Of several OF the
he gentlemen ame,eurs, we predict a rich treat
to all lovers of good music.
TIE VETO MESSAGE. The Message Of Gov
ernor McNUTT assigning his reasons for with
| holding his sanction to the post note resolution
will be found on our first page. We extract from
the Mssssippian oil the 22nd ult. the following
concluding passages of long and well written
article on the message. We Iegreat that want
of space prevents our giving the article entire
The veto message will, no doubt, receive the
the attentive and impartial perusal Of the public
That Il will be abused by that hireling shinplas-
ter crew, the whig editors, is CERTAIN but the pub
lie will jndge of it, and Judge impartially. Six
months will not have elapsed before the whole
community will pronounce all its views to be
! sound and correct. All but those who live by
shaving worthless deprecated currency, and
those reckless gamblers who are painting for SHIN
1 piasters TO keep them from sinking, as the rich
/ man was for drop of water TO cool his tongue,
0 win approve of the doctrines Of the veto.
/ The Governor can appeal, with confidence, to
time; for six months will not have elapsed be.
\ fore his prophecy will become certainty.
f The lovers of sound currency and sound credit
viii rally round the Governor in his effort to pro.
r ect the country from ruin and the people from
robbery, and another pesence OF worthless rag
money. Whatever may be the clamor OF the
moment, there is a redeeming spirit IN the intel
lgnoce and honesty Of the people. They will
u stand by those who have the courage and ln.eg-
:, rlty to uphold their liberty and their rights, amid
" oboquy and oppression. The defenders to pIinci-
: PIES will soon find their level, The gold will be
sfted from the dross.
o The state of Mississippi, by means Of the
o banks, has been brought into condition similar
& to that Of Kentucky in her glooTest hour Of
: commercial ruin--a revelation darker and more
disheaunng now broods over the destnies Of this
If state. That revolution viii come. II might be
/, avered in part il banks had the sense honesty
TO be prudent just Il but they have NOT and the
+ convulson is inevitable. The mukky cloud is al
ready lowering on the horizon-it gathers the
blackness of destruction at each advance, and will
! soon sweep the land with the bosom Of deslruc-
:. ton.
We notice in the Holly Springs Republican Of
the 26th ult that our old friend, SETH c. PLAT
i NER, Of Yalabusha county, is recommended as
N suitable person TO fill the Office of Cashier Of
the Branch Of the Union Bank, to be located al
Ie at Pamela. We cheeriully endorse this recommen
dalton. We know Of no man better qualified than
~ Capt Palmer to All the office He is, 10 borrow
\ the language Of The Republican, an upright
N shle, intelligent. and courteous gentlemen, and
fine accountant"
ID t1- We repeat what we have often before said
that Jayne Of Lawrence was positively instructed
to by large majority Of his constituents to vote
for q Democratic Senator. We also considered
" the members from Kemper, Lauderdale, and
ID Marshall instructed TO vote in the same way BY
- the last special elections held in those counties
!. Will the jackson sun deny that these Cen,lemar