Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-29
LETTER TO rHE EDITORS.


boar to give YOU an account Of lns sight, oad
scenes" that have witnessed, aud the thoughts
and spsculotous to which they gave rse, during
my pilgrimage thus far towards " Texas. that
land Of promise
Ga the entire rout across your State | found
the drough, 10 prevail as it bad done in the
region OF Columbus previous to any depat.
,ure, The cora crops appeared to be suffering
veIy much ia every part Of the State that bad
scen except N the ptarle lands on the west bank
Of the Tombgby, where, not only the corn but
the cotton crops also lock more Dhttiy. aud. wha,
| is somewhat singular, moro iorVaId than any |
have seen tbs scason, As necessary conss.
quencc of dry weather had Of course the very
sariabl' pleasure Of travelling nearly al tho way
/ To the banks of thu Mississippi rter, ~ a cloud
OF dust know Of no,hag better calculated to
,ry tho temper than this pest to stage IravelleFsiu
] the summe' season Is, be Who can merely "grin
and htar it," has, most usspedly, some pretcn-
sion, to the uppealion OF " Philosopher" The
fow from Columbus to Jackson possesses but
hule attraction ior the traveller, from the fact,
mat 1t runs through a very pooi and broken coun
tfy the greater pant Of the way It is such a coun-
Try MS would be calculated to give one not nc.
quauled with the general richness Of the soil lor
which your State i' ptoyetbml, a very erroneous
impression Of its resources. The town Of Lou.
,sulc, the county seat Of Winston, is neat and
improving place.; gives evidence Of the char
aCler Tor industry and morality Tor which the PEG.
ple Of both town and county are so ayouahly
known abroad. ] regret that ! cannot pay the
same compliment to tho town Of MadIsonvc,
Cor want to SEQ every part OF Mississippi "go
ahead" but ct thu snme time, not too fast this
towns, To use medical phrase, in perfectly
collapsed state, it looks as though It had been Wis
tied by plague, pestIHce and famine, at one
and the same time, and that none, except the
tavern keeper, had been lell.to tell tho curious
enquirer Of what fortunes had been made and
: lost Ia town lets here: Mine host ol Madison
, vile may reign supreme for urauy long day over
this deserted village, without the fear Of ti,a N
( his voc alton THIS place affords fno illustla-
T. ton Of the potnicous effects OF an unhrdlcd
y credit system; the site Nas originally a cotton
field, upon which II culcrCd into the blalu Of sout
d Wild gambling spectators to build town -- II Was
N 10 sooner said than dnur--lhcy purchased the
land, laid OF Il clly, sold tie lots and went 70
, huibfur Gor snaaon 81 laehei "tlI ond
=, lourlsbug, and such ~ tie gullibdiy Of mankind
4 that many honest men were induced Oh hearing
i ol he great epecuItlons HAT we're beng made, Il
! enter into the purchase and Improvement Of lots
You must bear IN mind that All had been done on
q long crcdi, and hat these credit notes artne,
y at length TO mauny The consequence H., Mad
: lsouylIlc is deserted, and The Shoia 3 return on
wr4 against her quasi population NOV in TEX
as,) IS, almost universally, nuHd bona. ! left
4, M0dlsonyllle with feelings Of no very envlnbe
o character, lor It brought to mind Nc rGccis Of
1t some speculntlons that vas once induced To en-.
= ter into myself; ucd, however. 10 console my
& self by singing bcgonc duh care unll my ar.
J. rival NJ Jackson. | confess was not u he dis.
T. appointed with tho appearance 81 tbs city but
e why, cannot well tell, for ! have never hcarc
l. any one speak fVorably Of ll,--bu', snll have
d Hike most other persons presume, beou 'dtai
r in my Uranium, OF what the seat Of Government
!. Of a large and wealthy State like Mississippi
d ought 10 be, large, clean healthy looking own
+. and this is exactly what Jackson IL not. 10
3 manned here for several days mud had n very l1-
b youtuble opportunity Of seeing MI lha, was " or.
h thy Of attention, aud Of getting tbs run Of tho
y "smdH iaik' Of this small town. The capitol is
I" the only redeemIng feature IA the contour" oi
j. the place II IS n very elegant building, but fcar
= is structure IS too slight for pile Of It's dmen.
c aions. The next public building that attracts tie
{, attention Of the snlourner, is the banking house
r Of a branch Of The Planters Bank, that IS Just BIO.
b ing erected Some persons might call this o
house with dome on II, but, more properly spea.
d king II is a dome with house Ia 1t, OF rather On.
Il drfh. Least am not sufficiently ineligible, |
}. will Try my T9wers Of description. Il IS situated
+ ON the corner Of State street and tho qinre, from.
. lingthe capitol It's shape somewhat Of TRAN
}, guar FORM one side Of the angle however, is lon.
= aer than the other this house IS about one tenth
The SIZE Of the capitol, and yet, the dome - fully
as large as il nho capra's IT, 10 give you
r the best idea that can muster Of what Il look.
t. like, imagine 10 yourself. "istiie man with o
sharp pale face aud "peak,d a01c,' wearing a
+ bell crowned white wool bat with narrow brm
. and this sort Of easter well pushed down oyci
the eyes, and then you have good Likeness. Il
Ibis does not satisfy you Of what the new Bank.
ug House looks like, you must 90 md see fol
yourself Amongst the "honsn Of this city
the Prcsiden, and Directors Of the Union Baub
appear 10 attrnct the greatest attention. Such is
the morbid feelings Of curiosity which has taken
possession Of the denizens Of this town and sur.
! rounding country, that the slightest moycmcn
= which any or all Of them make, is the subject d
much speculation. It afforded mo no Iillle amuse.
meht to hear the various conec,uies as 10 the pro
y babe move IN finance these modern Biddies ~
would next suggest Their great success in The
control Of the public funds for the public beneht,
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