Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-11-16
. opIuMn For TIE GrLIs.


As the Gul1 arc bound to believe every thing
asserted by Federal Whjggery, we suppose they
have greedlIy swallowed The dose Of opium ad-
mlnistered by tbeir quack fnnnciers The cause
OF the suspension, they say, IS owing TO a reru-
sion m The Opium trade Of China, which a.
mounts TO about fifty millions Of dollars, annually
This drug cannot be any longer employed by
British merchants as an article OF trade, because
the Chinese government; has forbidden rs INTRO
ductlon into that empire "The balance Of
trade" say the Wings, "being against US de-
mauds came over here from England far specie
and every packe, ship went out carrying uway
from half to a million Of dollars" Now this
might have done very well had the a" Wings" stuck
to The Opium; but number OF other causes
were mentioned by hem, equally absurd which
created no little confusion, and induced some Of
the more honest Of that party, to ayow the true
causes OF the Bank difficulties, and acknowledge
that the Democratic presses had all along assert
ed the facts on The subject But in view Of this
Opium matter, the Albany Argus says -" It is
evident that epiua is an important, ingredient in
well regulated system; and as the Wing candi-
date for President intends to establish fifty mil-
lion bank, one Of his first acts will be TO send
special minister 10 the Celestial Empire with in
structions to get the traffic in opum restored 10
/ the old chauasls,"
| We find the following amusing article on Ibis
/ Opium humbdg in the Baltimore Republican
/ TO GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON.
| Honored Sri cannot deny myself the plea
sure Of communicating to youal the earliest mo
meri Of my knowledge Of The fact that il has
been discovered, and is now admitted By all men
of all parties that the arrangement Of the "mo-
/ ns'ary system was not caused by you. The
author OF the mischief has, at last been discover
/ ed, and all the streams Of abuse which were for.
merry poured upon your head, are turned upon
/ that Of one Honqud, rseay old Chinese
scoundrel, who, luckily for himself, IS beyond the
/ reach Of our mcrcbaats-snug and secure IN CHI
na. He has refused to eat any more opium, and
! thus has driven our Banks to suspend specie pay
mens. The only hope for presumption Of spc-
/ Gle payments" by the Philadelphia Banks, and
/ particularly the United States Bank, Is. That tie
/ Chinese will resume the chewing Of opium. II
old Honqua takes 10 chewing Tea instead ci o.
pium and Is able to hold on and force the rest d
the Chinese to do the same we have the aalhoti-
~ Of the inanciers Of the United States Bank foT
saving that it is all dlckey with us. It's propos-
ed 10 send committee tthe same that we're sent
to YOU few years ago. to wait upon the Old
/ Despo, Honqua, to coex, and # need be, 70
threaten nim Sfrong hopes are entertained that
he will be found 10 BE- more plIable han YOU were.
II, however be prove obstinate, one hundred
thousand Ireemen are ready 10 march at a mo-
menl's warning with arms IN their hands 70 Can,
ton, lin CHINA and cram The Opium down the
cid raseaI's throat, and thus bring abouta rcsump
lion Of specie payments IN Philadelphia. --Ne"
York, am sorry to say, refuses 10 ION IN ihi;
pn,roic measure, her sunshine soldiery not hav'
ing YET get over the pane into which you tire"
them when they made their demonstration, Of
YOU. They say they don't knew this old Hon
qua, and that they fear he may be one oilhe SAINT
family who emigrpted to China, instead OF th'
United States.
The Baltimore committee viii meet at Scolt'
this evening. for the purpose Of organizing pre-
paratory 20 taking up Their lire Of march Tor Gan
ton.-The known energy and spirit Of that com
mitiee leave no doGbt that the most prompt, VIZ
osaus and efficient means viii be adopted b,
them to enforce the early and general resuinP
tom Of Opium chewing throughout China
The whole will be under the command OF re
neral BAtTON lNDO'