Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-27
TO THE WINGS OF LOwNDES
COUNTY.

TO THE WINGS OF LOWNDES
COUNTY.
You are now engaged in an exciting can
vass. Exciting at least, to all those who desire
reform in our general and State Govern
ments. The great majority of you know but
very little of the measures, which your loco
foco opponents are resorting to, TO defeat you
in November:-you do not know anything Of
the schemes they have invented to ensure
themselves victory. You viii be made to
see and feel too, the effect of their manage
ment, unless you remain united, and occa-
sionally consult together, forgetting all previ-
Gus differences of opinion, and cooperating
heartily with each other in every measure
which holds out the slightest prospect of secur-
ing to the Wings a victory in the County.
The three locofoco candidates for Repre-
sentatives, are Messrs. Speight, Gilmer, and
Lipscomb. The party are willing to sacrifice
the two latter, if they can elect Mr.. Speight;
they will try hard for all, but they are resolved,
come veal or woe, to elect him. And why!
Do you not know that If elected from this
county, he will become a candidate for United
States Senator! Do you not know that Mr..
Walkers acceptance of the nomination, after
haUing once refused, is merely r1tse to effect
the elections in Lowndes County; and that if
Mr.. Speight is elected, Mr.. Walker will, for
he second time decline! IT'S true, Mr. Speight
says in his stump speeches, that he is "paSt The
meridian Of lJe;" that he has "no ambitious
wishes to crafty" and that he stoops from the
high station Of an Ex-Congressman to cleo
tioneer for the humble station Of County rep
resentative, merely for the good of the dear
peoplei But let us tell the Wings of Lowndes,
that there is something sub rosa; Deep well
laid p is at the bottom Of it, that if succeed
ed in, will place the Hon. Jesse Speightin the
United States Senate, tie very acme Of the
gentleman's aspirings. When he reaches that
point Of exaltation. the "aear people" may 60
to France for all he WIN care. Now the W higs
must buckle on their armor-they must not
let anything damp their ardor-they must re-
member flat the Wing vote in Lowndes
County is, by large number, greater than
that Of the loco focos, if they can be polled
by voting the ticket, the tohole ticket, and No
THING BUT THE TICKET, they will
gain the victory as easy as pulling of a shoe.
THE WAY TO WIN AN ELECTION.
On the return of the Hon. James K. Polk
from Congress, about dozen of his most
influential friends met him at his beautiful
mansion, near Columbia, Tennessee, accident
nllu of course. After walk around his fine
farm and praising it, admiring his fine crop o.
wheat and hemp, and tasting of his delicious
early fruit, they walked to the mansion and
drank tea. After this, the most delightful mea
of the day, in our opinion, they all adjourned
TO the parlor in which the parties took seats
on luxurious sofas, ottomans, and finely wrought
mahogany chairs. The candlebrGs burned
with soft and soothing light on the mantel
piece, and the yielding texture of the fine I'M
perial carpet, drowned all the noise of footsteps
A fine little fellow rushed into the room anC
jumped upon the knees of his father, and ex
claimed, "Pa,--are you going to be Gov
ernor!"
''My child, you must not ask me. 1t is quite
time you were in bed. I'll tell you tomorrow
about my being Governor"
The election then, of course, became the
topic of conversation. Said one,--"I am sad
ly afraid that Cannon will beat you. If ht
does, you will lose the foreign mission mex
year, and Mr. Van Buren, will lose his cleo
ton"
IT. -. 49, 40 10 h, NJ po1kss r,o;,,cr 4,
his secretary and producing a roll ofpapers
and saying,-Gentlemen, in the language 9
Saul Alley, "here s he ,oar:" III convince yol
what the loco focos, as the Wings call u.s. car
do, if you will all pull hard. When went Oh
to Congress last winter, @dropped in" at sew
eral counties in East Tennessee. and ever!
Wing | saw was John Bell man. Ny Ok
friend, that excellent man and pure patriot
JUICE WHITE, was not sufficiently Cannon
ized to do as much as he thought it bis duty
inhelping my opponent again to the guberna
torial chair. made my remark, and on reach
ing Washington, l committed the whole t
paper This roll contains all. BY examining
It you will perceive that I am sure of 10000
votes. Now, gentlemen, said Mr.. Polk, vii
insure the $4,000: the State will vote, accord
ing to my calculation, about 100000. You
must go to work and gain the majority, and
will canvass the State in person. Tell B. thai
he must tel Kncannon to come up and hell
hun to beat Shields. Ifhe can't come up awhile
before the election, he must come at all e
vents; for if Shields is beaten in his district
and Brown receives a good majority, l an
elected as sure as my farm grows good hemp
Gentlemen, continued he, pointing to an alb
stract of his charlottesville copy of this
each Of you; it will be Of use toyou while cleo
tiOneering.
They all took a copy and retired twelve
ono, two and o'clock was announced from th'
beautiful French clock in the parlour, before
Mr.. Polk and his guests fell into the arms Q
Morpheus;-thty had been thinking OF tb'
way 10 'oin The Election By CONCERT OF Ac
rroN among their friends They all resolved