Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-05
FoR THE ARcus.

FoR THE ARGUS.
Democracy unveiled, or the Beautiful effects
Of the Hard Money System, as practised
By the Loco focOs9
On Monday the 3Oth September last, there
was sold, for Gold or Siluer, at Philadelphia,
m Neshoba County, for the benefit of the U.
States, on account of Gen. Wiley P. Harris
defalcation, upwards of 5000 acres Of land,
which brought the enormous price of FIVE
CENTS per acre. This land, about 2years ago,
was sold (before it was owned by Gen. HaT-
ris,) for six dollars per acre, or upwards of
$4,000 and was said to be eheapat that price;
but on the Both last month, under the Demo
cratic hard money operation, it was sold for
.hUe cents per Gcre--or for. ::abOm $500, and
bought by Tilghman NJ. Tucker, the hard
money Democratic Loco foco Senator for the
County of Lowndes. There were many citi-
zens of that county, anxious to buy, but were
unable toObtain the Gold or Silver; and II sne-
cle wasso difficult to be obtained then, how, |
would ask, is it to be had now, when the
Banks have again been driven to suspension.
would ask of the citizens of Mississippi, are
you prepared for results like thisl What safety
is there for any man who owes money-he
may be worth $4,000 in good property, and
1t can be swept from him for the payment of a
debt OF $500, and himself and family left to
starve.-Facts speak louder than professions.
You see even the Government, this hard
money Government, submitting to sacrifices
that must eventually bankrupt it; you see
lowing Hard Money Democrats, building up
fortunes upon the operation of their policy, to
the destruction ofthe Government, and out Of
the oppression and distress of the people. Let
this hard money system once be rivetted upon
US, and such distress and ruin will sweep over
our land as was never heard of in the history
of any country. Now, fellow citizens, is the
time to check this evil. whilst it is in its incipi
ency. Do it at the Ballot Box, by voting fol
Turner for Governor, Bingaman and Davis
for Congress, and.such State Representative
as will vote for S. S. Prentiss. They are al
for U. S. Bank-a Bank that will give us :
sound currency, and put down the present vii
famous trash. But McNutt, Brown, Thomp
son, and the other hard money Democratic
Candidates, are for fastening upon us the evil
described. They and their party have produ
ced our present banking system, which hai
brought upon US state ofthings degrading Il
a free people;-they have assisted in putting
down the best currency ever known, the U
nited States Bank, and have been instrumen
tai in flooding the country. with our presen
shinplaster circulation, (and called it bette
currency)-and are now sustaining that tink
ering operation upon monetary affairs whic
has again compelled the Banks to suspend, an
which has given the Office holders alone tn
power to purchase all property sold under e1
ecution. Therefore, well may they be am
ioue for specie currency for the Government
and an irredeemable currency for the People
and only let them carry out fully their bar
money system, and the day of our prosperit
is sealed; for nothing but ruin, wide sprea
ruin can follow
A MISSISSlPPIAN.