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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16
LATE FROM EUROPE.

The Steam Ship Liverpool reached
New York on 3lst ulto. in Is DAYS from
Liverpool. The commercial advces are
favorable for Cotton. The price of that
staple had advanced 3-e I'D. IN Liver.
pool, the demand brisk, holders backward
and the accounts from the U. S., favorable
to further rise. The increasing orders
for Goods from this country had impaired
activity to trade in the manufacturing dis
tracts, and this fact, with the proofs OF
short stocks this side of the Atlantic, had
induced some Of the holders of Cotton 10
withdraw from the market for better prices
The arrivals of Cotton from this country
we're very heavy. Tee import at Liver
pool within two or three days preceding
the sailing of the steamer, amounted TO
$4,000 bales which $4,000 bales were
from the u. S.
The London Money market had not
improved. TIE accounts as TO the pros
pect Improvement, received at N. York,
are said to be contradictory. American
stocks exceedingly dull, and the market
glutted. Ohio 6 per cents, heretofore
one of The best American securities were
offered by public advertisement, at SO, div
idend off. Indiana stock down TO SO a So
Kentucky bonds. held up for better mark.
ct, so depressed were the prices of Other
State stocks. In some instances, monay
had been borrowed on deposit of Ameri
can bonds, at the rate of 10 per cent
while. loans could be negotiate or Englist
stocks at 2.I-2 8 per cent.
Mr.. Jaudon the agent of the Bank Of the
U. S. is preparing to return home, having
made arrangements TO transfer the bnsines:
of the Bank to its old agents, the emmlnen
house of Barring & Brothers.
The English Ministery triumphed II
the house OF Commons in the election o
speaker, vice, Mr.. Abercrombe, resigned
Mr.. Lefeyer the ministerial candidate
was elected by majority of Is votes.
Mr.. Webster arrived out in the Liver
pool. ilis arrival in London is noticed
with high compliments to his country ant
talents, by all the public Journalism,
Court gazette among the number. HI
took apartments with his family at thu
Brunswick Hotel.
Every thing was quiet in France. Tn
new arrangements for the Cabinet, were
considered unsettled. An improvement
had taken place in the price of Cotton a
HAVE.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16
" We are rennez,n1, -

% We are requestedtor...-,
that the several candidates h, oss, ! poll
of this county, viz: John C7l,.' !.
BIllups, Jesse Speight, Rcha5 p. .l,s {
sIarke' and DR.. Lipscomb, n !. !. = !, I
fellow-citizens at CALEDONIA. a, :. :. ihel
29th July inst. at Colbert. o, -. - De
81 day of August at Nasbvira - - q
the 10th of August, and at Iov,,..-'
Saturday the 18th August.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

QTHE ARGUS will be discontinue
ed, after this number, to all subscribers
who are in arrears and not residents Of
the county of Lowndes. Those who
are in arrears, by paying up and in ad-
vance will receive the paper promptly.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Comsistency.-Mr. Clay, the author of the
Compromise act, by which the Tariff of 1929
has been gradual and annually reduced, until
it is almost down to the revenue standard, is
opposed by the Var Buren, party because he
was taritfte; whilst Mr.. Van Buren,, who
voted for the tariffs of 1924 and 1923. and
never has done or said any thing to reduce or
repeal those odious laws, is supported by the
same party as an enemy to high Tariff This
is one of the most efficient humbugs of the
Tories.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Bic Of Rattle Snqgs
Times contains the follown.- que AeE II
cure OF the bite of the rattlss -, recipe qk
hound and Sleeps Tongue sli.Ae g.
plantain-equal parts polD5o ma, T nsl1os
full ofthe expressed juice "a h - laae 20
convenient intervals. Leaf to Gallasss3 l
Piled to the wound, and Eeyt I ~a;..s ia,
spirits" .oselel u
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Con. TSler Of Virginia, and Henry Clay
The Richmond Enquirer has been insinnatlng
that Gov. Tyler was opposed to Mr. Clay, and
that his devotion to Wing principles were
somewhat questionable. Mr.. Tyler, in a let
terto friend, comes out decidedly IN favor OF
Mr.. Clay, and expresses himself in the follow
ing language:
"You have done me no more than naked
justice in contradicting the report to Wnich you
allude, and which you state to have originated
with Mr.. | never have declared a
preference for Mr.. Van Buren, over MI C LAY
but decidedly the reverse. Iregard Mr. Clay
with decided favor, and believe that ne would,
if elected to the presidency, give to the couE-
try wise, temperate, and patriotic Admins
tration. He has been, from time to time, the
subject Of the grossest and most defamatory
asanIts-but no man has gone more openly to
work to yindicate his character than myself.
What NAV be the course of the Harrlsburgh
| Convention, which is to assemble next Decem-
Der, for the purpose of nominating a President
and Vice President, cannot tell; and all that
a Wing should do now, should be to express
his preference for men, without committing
himself so far as to be arrayed against others
who may obtain the nomination. And while
have decided preference for Mr.. Clay over
others who have been named, reserve to my
self as every freeman should do the right Of
deciding, in full view of all the facts, after the
nomination shall have been made.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The Boston Atlas cslI. =
TACT that, in the next c y allealiou
Administration party losa .,gis's, vii. 4
splcuous leaders-Polt IN n li' nos \
leng, Ely Moore, Hamer howard " ca
ces arc wholly unsnpnlia,a Ie'--i .tisi,,s
erulis. In the whole rank, y !, The b Be,
lstratlOn party in the ner n u u he
personalities, there is not a. n'a's d ]
tlnguished ability, and yer . O Z Eaaa q )
diocrity. The Atlas pIac.i lev si
at the head Of the Van p Ian B.
from Virginia, on the sco Se' !, dess
ne be entitled to this posi,;o = laea /
be the mental calibre of bis :. VA a
ed associates ? Linn BonL, gguS
hope that there are verv 3, +.
Buren, delegation from W.. l5s ~
TO fall in his rear! Yet, Ds sas'i . a.
sed, that, taken altogetbe, n sas,
lustre on the intellectual chs, - Il,
Old Dominion Mr.. Droms.a,
superior TO Mr.. Banks Il 1 q e ssss
and ought 10 occupy the op ps,' 0ias.
the Atlas TO the Ex-speaEef , o. = GIG :
of Delegates.-Lyueb5pg F !, : 10,
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The POntotoc IntetIigencer. do not get
this paper nowadays. What is in the wind
The editor has beeh charging Mr.. Davis with
saying things which he never said. Mr. Da-
Wis writes us as follows -
"Isee the last Pontotoc Inteligencer charges
me with having said, that a commercial people
had no use for paper circulation or for credit.
The charge is false; said that paper cur
rency was not so necessary to a manufacturing
community, as to commercial and agriculture
al, for the reason that the labor of the manu.
facturer was daily maturing"
Mr.. Davis thinks the editor could not have
misunderstood him, and that the charge was
made deliberately in the face of light and
knowledge.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Absence Of Miad--1,he zatest.-A few DAYS
since, an Office holder RENTED the total amount
Of Government funds in his hands to The de-
partment at Washington, and never discover
ed bis mistake until he received a receipt ac-
companied by his dismissi0n from Office, for
neglect Of duty, by renting. instead Of emf
grating withthe spoils.--St louis Rep,tB.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16
Columbus, July l5, 1889.
DIED.

At his residence in this place on Fnt99
night the 2lst ult. the Hon. AusustneS
Clayton.
Judge Clayton was born 10 the STATE,
Virginia on the 9th Nov. 1888. ]
completed his education a, the Universe
of Georgia in 1904.
Having pursued the study Of Law uno o.
the late Judge Carnes, entered in early .
upon its practice, and was successful a.
rose to distinction at the Bar. :.
He was chosen a representative o. ?
fellow citizens in the lower, and suns
quently in the higher branch OF the Ls'I
lature, when were impaired the mPeS
his mind TO many of the Laws "&
which we now live.
He was thrice elected Judge o. Ror
preme Coun ofthe Western Cirr's VA
post be filled with mono and sgHF
Ia 1882, be was elected rsPlcs'a..'J !.
in Congress, for the State Of Os'ls1 -. !
which body he became dsiasast d,
member. At the close ofthe last e1us
which he was elected, in cOnsequ'lS
his declining health, he retired iiola n.
life, excepted the Trusteeshlp o. usI Il
versity of Georgia, which siaIlon : h
filed from a very early perod' ~ -. :
doubtless been one of the moIs '. -
and Jealous supporters of the los. .::, :
as well as of the cause OF Edo'''
general. ,.t.ss
lie was highly distinguished for - 4
rect literary taste, and chaste HOWL y &
TO which his numerous political sD1 IA
essays abundantly prose.-Sau'1 "
The last of the RugsfnOts.--.psaJItt II
Charleston, South Carolina, On = !
ult., Mr.. STEPHEN THOMAS !
seth year of his age. Mr.. J. We
in the village of Eyme', dePaIieAsss ,ss
Dofdogne, France, on she l9tn o. g -
A. ID. 1850, and fled with an eIael y n 4
sister 10 London, in 1854, TO JON = ,'l,
Mr.. Gilbert, who. with his conglT =.
had also been compelled 10 seek an ~. =
from the prosecutions which 'oey -
in their native land. This cOus md a
of exiIes consisted Of nearly one g "a
individuals and by a kind f ~ ,SIb
they arrived here in safety on " F,biisl
April, 1894, where the su9lec' -. : !,
| lice has ever since resided. = \
period of the Revolutionary slluss = b
T. returned to his native eoun ~ 3as,sut
ness, where he suffered a paIrlu ' -,
| from his family for about three - Bs
his return, he was captured y !. - ems
| feet in the Chesapeake, where ,l - b
some time a prisoner. Al ,. ESQ
exchanged, he returned TO Cna' 4 dsls
Immediately joined the tfoOl !. Tho i
of bis adopted country: was =. : YES I
Of Fort Moultrie. and Afterwards r. VI
General Marion TO the close
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Trial and Conviction of A1ackenzie-An
extra from the Office OF the Ontario IN. "
Messenger gives short account of the trial o.
William l.. Mackenzie, the Canadian " Patri-
OF" who was indicted before the United S ates
Circuit Court of the Va estern District of New
York, for violation of the neutrality law of
1918. The evidence adduced was a recapitu-
lation of the facts connected with various ex-
petitions that have been raised in this country
for the invasion of the British territory. Mac
kenzle conducted his cause in person, unaIded
by counsel, and without introducing testimony,
that which he offered being rejected as legally
inadmssible. He addressed the court and
jury in a speech of about eight hours long, in
which he detailed the whole history of his con.
nexion with the Canadian Instructions. The
jury, after retiring for three hours, returned a
verdict ofguilty. The sentence of the Court
which was that he should be imprisoned in the
county Jail of Monroe county for eighteen
months, and pay fine of ten dollars, was pro.
nounced Immediately after the verdict was
rendered.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16
THE TINES.

The Ohio people are in trouble as well as
we in Mississippi; indeed everything in the
money way is in confusion from Maine to
Florida. The Cincinnati Wing of the 29th
ult. discourses thus:
money in Cincinnati tight, very, rery
tight still we have reason TO think it plen.
ty in the country, and among the farmers.
We dsrc say many of the could, at any
time, 90 to nook in the chimney corner,
or to an old chest, and bring you out an old
wooden stocking, brimful Of eagles and
Joes and half Joes. Last evening we met
an old friend groanmg under pair oil
saddle bags filed with Mexicans. We
asked what he had-Spanish boys, was his
reply at the same time exhibiting 10 out
astonshed gaze large green silk purse
well lined with eagles. lie had been
among the farmers, sold piece of land
and at a fair price.
Exchange has advanced to 2 per cent.
on the East, and hard of procurement.
We are not looking for better times.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Mississippi Rail ROad.-Thls great work
Of internal improvement is progressing rapid
ly, and eighteen miles Of il are NOW completed.
The Natchez Courier states that by the fab
season the cars viii 60 far enough to catch the
freight Of several thousand bales Of cotton.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Registry Lao in Connecticut- Legis-
lature Of Connecticut has passed bill provid-
ing for the registration of the names of voters.
Ihls measure was opposed at every step by
the Locoiocos, and eventually they voted in a
body against it.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

shall have morse. mean currency, not
Prcsident.)
The last pdrenthesis induces me TO make
one remark more in regard to Presidents,
and with which close my present CON-
nunication; Our present executive chief
I sincerely believe to be one who knows
enough Of tke latcs which govern him in
the dates Of his office, as to be incapable
Of doing otherwise than the hacs pre-
scribe-he must do his duty-knowing
what his duty is, and has no escape on the
score of honest ignorance or headstrong
inftribiify; he is a lawycr-knows the
laws, and he knotcS that WE kIiosc he is
thus instructed. Like most men in Office,
he will naturally do, for his own purposes,
what he thinks best would permit him TO
do-even if he trench'd upon what he be-
lieved to be legal
Il Is our duty then, as masters, flor "we
the people" arr masters or principals, aud
our ofice.hoders are but our dgents) to
let them knolC that ace kn0p what they
ought to know, aud that is to do what we
think is best for the great mass, for to this
end is the Constitution and Laws under il
made and exacted, and short Of this, the
Constitution and Laws arc q curse instead
Of q Blessing.
PETER SCRIBER.
N. B.-I shan't trouble you again on
this subject, or any other subject. The
late and present hard times have taken
from me pretty much all had laid aside
for my old days; and my cornfeld and
potato patch now need my own labor (or
my own support. If what | tell you
above don't prove sound wisdom, an
mistaken; but, if on the contrary YOU
deem il folly, then all ! hope is that, like
myself, you will, at least, be able to save
from the ruin, as | have, confcld and Q
potato patch, and good constitution tc
work them. p. S.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Righ.-A gentleman took passage on board
the steamboat Gazelle, as deck passenger,
and it being suspected that he had entered the
cabin contrary to the rules of the boat, he was
seized at one o'clock in the morning by the
captain and clerk, thrust into the small boat
and rowed towards the shore, before reaching
which he was thrown into the river, and other
wise i'll used. He brought suit against the Of
tenders, and proved his own responsibility.
The Court awarded him S6.766 damages.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The New York locofocos have adopted a
new cant phrase. II is the largest liberty
II means, with them, the liberty to steal, get
drunk, and sack -four stores.-[ Prentice,
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16


and at fair price.
Exchange has advanced to 2 per cent.
on the East, and hard of procurement.
We are not looking for better times.
TennesSee-The canvass in old Tennessee
is going on with spirit, land everything is high
ly favorable to the Wing cause. The newly
imported editor of the Nashville Union is proved
to have been, if he is not now an abolitionist,
and even the whole-hog Van Buren, men are
turning their backs upon him. The Union is
the chosen organ of Speaker Polk. The way
the editors of the Banner and Wing are using
up the editor is caution, and to show how
they are doing it we place before our readers
the following from the Banner of the 9th ult.:
The At0ltoniSt--B Broken Doses
Gentlemen from various parts of the State,
happening to be in Nashville, have called
al our Office to sec with their own eyes The
New Bedford Gazette, with the name OF
the present editor of the Union at It's head, J
from which we have quoted the rabid ab-
OIition Sm that we have heldup as a Lock
ing Glass" to Col. Polk and his Van Bu-
rem co-operators in Tennessee, in order
that they may see truly what they have
done and are still doing. We are glad ic
find the honest and high. minded Tennes.
seeans taking lively interest in this mat
ter. 1t concerns them. Any gentleman
from the country coming to Nashville, i
respectfully invited to call ct the Banner
Office and examine the documents for him
self. Gentlemen from Lincoln, Ruther
ford, Maury, Williamson, Wilson, White
Jackson and Smith have already called
They pronounce it clear case. So dc
Van Buren, men Of this city, and yet the
party are sustaining him
The dose we adduce to-day is small
but strong one. Here it is. 1t consist:
of an array of Mr.. Van Buren's votes il
opposition to slavery, which the edtoi
transferred to his columns evidently to ben
eft Mr.. Van Buren,:
From the Ne,c Bedford Gazette, Nou. 2, 1886
By JEREMIAH G. HARRIS.
Sin 1921, Mr.. Van Buren, voted that
Congress had the Constitutional power to
abolish slavery in the Territories, and in.
structed the New York Senators in Con
gress to vote against the admission Of
! Missouri.
"In 1886, he says that Congress has the
constitutional power TO abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia.
"In 1921, he voted to give free blacks
the right of suffrage.
I'm 1922, he voted in favor of restrict.
ing the introduction of slaves into Flori-
da.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

A LOct5ocO on The Stamp. THE Aberdeen
Wing says that Thompson, one of the locofoco
candidates for congress, mounts the stump to
address the sovereigns with the life Of Van
Buren, in one hand, and, IN the other, book
Originally blank) Of about 100 pages, with ex-
tracts from newspapers pasted on each side Of
every leaf
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The late fatal A 6roy.-We gave short &C
count of the fatal termination of the ARRAY be-
tween Mr., il. G. HUMPHREYS and Mr.. ]. C.
Mckinney, and stated that the affair was un-
dergoing judicialinvestigation. After long
hearing before Eli Abbott, Esq, Mr.. Hum
phries was bound over to make his appearance
before the next Circuit Court to stand his trial,
N the penal sum Of 5000.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Marriage.-The Hon. JESSE A. BYNUM,
member of congress from the Halifax district,
North Carolina, has been united in wedlock to
Mrs. EMMELINE BRAY, of Louisiana
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Quere.-If the Washington Globe reads
Mr. Calhoun out Of the locofoco ranks, viii the
"iStdte Rights" candidates, who have recently
joined the e Proclamation men, still hang on
to the party! "Nous uerrons."
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

MaSonic.-Levi H. Ashcroft and Thomas
D. Mason have been expelled from the Lodge
at Holly Springs, in this State, for an attempt
to swindle, by issuing spurious cheeks upon
the Union Bank of Tennessee.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Peter Scriber.-On our first page will be
found another Of the plain common-sense let
tiers of PETER ScRIBER, ON the subject of a
National Bank, which we hope will be read by
every reader of the Argus. We perceive that
writer in the Columbus Democrat has essay
ed to answer the first letter. 1t is an impo-
tent attempt and will not produce laurels for
him. Wonder if it is not from the author OF
the Democrats letters from Tennessee.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

"Another trick of the feds is, to egg on Mr..
Leake. Columbus Democrat.
Mr.. Leake is an Independent man, and has
taken his own course. He never consulted his
political enemies, the Wings, what to do, and
any charge that they induced him to come out
as candidate which may be made to that eff
feet, we pronounce, in advance, as untrue
Mr.. Leake, we opine, will egg on the locofocos.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Brandon Bank.-The Brandon Sentinel of
the 10Th ult. has the following paragraph rela-
tive to this institution:
"Governor Lynch has been elected Presi-
dent of the Brandon Bank, vice VIM. H. Shell
ton resigned. We understand that the debtors
to this institution are paying up rapidly, and
every effort is being made by the directors to
improve the value of IFS paper, and to get it
into condition as speedily as possible to dis
charge all its liabilities"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Benefits Of Life Insurance The amount
Of losses paid during the last year by the New
York Life and Trust. and the Farmers Loan
and Trust, the two principal Life Insurance
Companies IN that city, was $4,000 rescu-
ing from actual poverty, in almost every in
stance, the families of the insured. Yet, not
withstanding this great benefit. derived At .
very trifing annual cost, the number of policies
with the English offices, is very small. :
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

An Ancient American City.--The Oldest
town IN the United States, it is said, is st. Au-
CUISINE, Florida, by more than forty years. It
was founded forty year, before Virginia was
coiomzed Some ofthe houses are yet stand
ing winch are said to have been built more
than three centuries ago.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Nuisance-The Grand Jury of Randolph
county, n. c. presented the Administration Of
Martin Van Buren, as nuisance.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

&c Mr.. PFIsrER's Music Glass viii undergo
their examination at the Franklin Academy
instead ofthe Episcopal Church, as previously
announced. twill commence at candIe-light
on Thursday evening next. Parents, guar
dams, and the public generally, are invited to
be present.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

AbSurdity-Und a list of absurditiee. the
editor of down-east paper classes that of 4
man smoking his half dozen cigars per day and
wondering he is ragged That the husband
of half dozen children taking lis dozen horns
before breakfast and twice the number be-
tween and after meals, wondering WHY his
newspaper has been stopped, (Which he never
paid for) is much greater absurdity
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The DemOcrat.-This print still claims Vir-
gina for the locofocos. "TAere are n0le so
Oliad as these t0ho sCill moi see" is an adage
which isvery applicable to our neighbours case.
If Wing or Conservative is elected United
States Senator next winter, the Democrat will
probably still claim victory in Virginia.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Dreadful.-A child was seized by panther
near Saratoga, N. Y. and devoured. The
mother was at spring within few rods ofthe
house, and she returned just in time to sec the
panther leap a creek with the last remaining
limb of her daughter in hismouth All that
could be found of the little sufferer was parl of
her frock, and some hair, all clotted and ma ted
with blood.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

The sailors in port at New York have struck
Tor higher wages. The Journal of Commerce
says that nothing could be better tuned. for
just now the ships have turned out, also, and
many Of them lying at the wharves as idle as SO
many lOafers
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-16

Virginia.-The Wing gain in Virginia il
over four thousand uotes since the last Presi
dental canvass in 1886. So says the Mad
sonian.