Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-04-23


PEc0NlaRY ID .sTREss During tie past
week, our little city has been literally /
crowded with anxious strangers, from ev-
erv paft Of the State, most Of whom came
FOR ihe sole purpose Of procuring money
from the Unlon Bank. The crowd /
around the. door Of the banking housewas
~ Dense that one could scarcely slb0lO his |
wsv through lhe multitude, This gene
raj solicilude affords a distressing com.
menlafy upon the hardness Of the times.
The truth IS, the fairest portion Of our
State 4 upon the verge Of distress
pervadcs our entire population settled
pIoom is upon every counienance. That
maS;who gazed upon the anxious throng
pressing around the door Of the Union
Rank. and felt ia his bosom no generous
inDulse ofsympathy for human suferings,
ne ksayt rendered callous to the finer
- feelings of our nature. The merchant,
the PLANTER, the mechanic, the professional
man, an were there, awaiting with feelings
Of alternate hope and despair, the Uerdict
Of the Directory, whose decision was eth.
er 10 save Them from impending ruin, or
consian them and their families to pecu.
niary death. Many Of those who consti.
ted the group, had wended their way from
The distant extrcmities Of the State, and
with detected looks, stood silently in she
midst Of strangers, with no voice Of
friendship or sympathy to excite the
cheerfulnCss Of hope. Those men were
desolats. There Issolitudes in the awful
stiffness of the untrodden forest--in the
boundless prairie, which no human foot
hath ever trodden-but there Is feeling
Of loneliness, far more intense, experience
co by one who ningles as.an utter stran-
ger in the hustbng Of d. sordid croa0d,
bearing in his bosom heart laden with
misery and grief. Alas how many Of
cur fellow citizens have returned to their
homes in, utter DISAPPOINTMENT How
many have reached their domestic fire
sides only to bear the sad tidings to Their
wives andchldren, that the last erPedlent
has failed that hope has 'fied-that their
hard learned property must become the
prey of sordid alisers and soulless shGrers
and that poverty and wdnt are ineuitG-
bley Most sincerely 90 we sympathise
with our fellow.citizens. Had their dis.
tress been m rited-had their miserieS
been the result of dishonesty, or Incidence,
we should doubtless have been less griev.
ed at the calamity which has fallen upon
them. But when we reflect that our citi-
zens are honorable, industrious, and NOR
al men-thal they have vainly toiled from
morn ill night, TO bear their heads above
the swelling food Of ruin--but that, de-
spite their mighty efforts, sordid and
selfish and ignorant PARTY has engulphed
their prospects, by. series of wild expert
ments then, indeed. do our sympathetic
feelings flow, united with stern indignation
toward those corrupt politicians who reck.
lessly produced the ruin. Now, indeed, are
the people of this State and of the Tn
ion, reaping the bitter fruits Of triumphant
loco focOism That blighting storm which
observant men foresaw and predicted, ma.
ny years since, as the inevitable result of
" experiment" upon the currency, is now
around us and upon us. The various
combined causes Of wicked and ignorant
legislation have produced their effect.
ONt PlOSOhS BOSAltoit PASSPSStS NlO
gloomy indeed-yet, ours is not hopeless
case. We have been blessed by the God
Of nature with afertile soil, and with a
genial sun. Gentle dews and refreshing
showers still descend upon US, and the
toiling planter still views the snowy staple
of our State expand profusely in his ex-
tended fields. we. are not ruined--we
are only crippled. Time and attention
will restore prosperity. The first step,
however, which should be taken, is to
change our rulers. The party in power
have proven TO the world that their novel
policy is ruinous-that they are incapable
Of governing the destiuies Of so vast a
country as ours-that ever since they
seized the reins Of government, the Uni
ted States have been declining in prosPeri
.ty. We feel well assured, that SO long q
our public affairs are conducted BY tn
loco focos, SO long will distress prevail
but If the efforts of the people we're Sc
conded by a wise and virtuous admins
tration, il would require but a few years Ep
a country possessed Of such herculean en-
orgies as ours, to arise from bondage, an
march onward in the. pathway Of happi
ness and prosperity. Southern Sun.