Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-06-25
Sand damned be he who crys out
"Hold, enough"

PHILosoPHY.-We have heard of "ldugh-
ing philosophers and "crying philosophers"
and have uniformly been of the opinion the
laughers had the best of it.
"For what's the use Of signing while time is
on the wing,
"Well strew the way with flowers and
merrily, merrily sing
Times are hard and printers and merchants,
planters and bakers, coach-makers, black
smiths, and, in short, all trades and professions
hereabouts, are completely "dolcn in the
mouth" Now, what is to help us all! If we
go to our neighbors for little assistance they
tell you that they are precisely in the same
situation with yourself, and perhaps little
worse off And then, if you can put the evil
day off for while, what prospect is there at
present of your being able 10 redeem your ha-
bilityto your friend, provided he is able to as
sist you! Let the storm howl and burst over
you; let the acquisitions of years be sacrificed;
let avarice and cupidity be sacrificed to the
uttermost farthing, but complain not. Show
them living example of
a. good man struggling 'gainst the storms
of fate,''
and thank God that it is no worse. Disease
and sickness, are more to be apprehended as
curse from the Almighty, than the mere loss
of few dollars of worldly acquisition and it
is sound philosophy to stake things as they
come" without repining, but rather to laugh it
off, and resolve to 60 to work to repair the
disaster. 1t IS true that our wives and chill
dren viii complain little, and that many things
which conduced to their comfort in the DAYS
of prosperity win be denied them; but wives
must become philosophers as well as hus-
banfls;-indeed, they generally are, from the
construction of their minds, pliable and yield
ing, and when the storm of adversely sweeps
over them they bend like the reed, but soon
re-assume- their original position.
"Man wants but little here below,
I" Nor wants that little longs"
and in view of this fact, we should be perfect
ly contented with a little. If we have been
accustomed to much, we must endeavor to get
along with less. Economy, prudence, indus
Try and temperance is doubly necessary in
hard times, and he who lives in the cheapest
manners who is careful of what he earns and
is attentive to his professional calling, and leads
a regular life, and withal is cheerful and not
Responding, win sooner extricate himself from
the trammels Of pecuniary embarrassment, than
he who is continually complaining and mul-
muring at the ways of Divine Providence.
Yazo0 Coanty.-The Wings of Yazoo co.
held county convention. on the first inst. and
unanimously chose Spence NJ. Grayson as
their candidate for State Senator, and James
R. Burrus and Franklin Davis, as their candi-
dates for Representatives.
Nor4bes County Colonel Ruff and Major
Greer are active in canvassing Noxubee CO.
They made their debut at Macon few days
since. and completely demolished Mr.. Hinton
Of circular memory. We incline to the
opinion that if the voters generally would read
Mr.. Hinton circular they would think it best
toyote for him to go 70 school, rather than to
the Legislature.
Yezosu Fspsr n lle1e Orleans T he New
Orleans Sun Of the 18th inst. says that the
'ysll0sO feper has made its appearance IN that
city and that FIVE cases had occurred the two
Of three days proceeding. The weather IS
Represented to be excessively hot, and stran-
gers are continually leaving the citys