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The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-10
THE PREslDENeY.

Ale CoNYENTIoN. The CANDIDATE. The
Wines. UNAN1mrrY. UNION. HARMONY.
HARRISON THE PEOPLE AND THE Press.
Clay men, Webster men, Harrison men,
Scott men, Conservatives, State Rights men
all, all, all the Wings, are, as the voice of
one man, HARRIsoN MEN, with unexampled
good feeling and unanimity. Henry Clay
stands at the head of the first platoon, a tho
rough Harrison man. Every whig press is
Harrison press and every opposition man
is a Harrison man. The convention was the
plan. It will insure union and union will
insure victory.
We confess to our readers in the utmost
sincerity that we were mistaken-very much
mistaken in one thing. We did not expect
to see such universal burst of applause and
good feeling as halls us from every quarter
upon the result of the wing convention.
The Harrison flag valves proudly at every
mast head, and Harrison, union, the wings
and the people is the harmonious huzza that
floats upon every breeze.
The rejoicing is not that this man or that
man was the nominee, but that a CANDIDATE
was unanimously agreed upon, and with en-
thusiasm and high expectation recommend
ed to the great opposition tOitbOut dissent
ing coice! In union is our strength. Union
is secured and union will lead US to victory!
We wish that every man was an editor,
Just for few days. 1t would do them good
to open armfulls of whig papers at a mail,
and see the universal burst of greeting-good
feeling-good fellowship and unanimity that
prevails far and wide, for the candidate of
the convention and of the people. The
convention said HARRISON and a thousand
presses and million voices echo HARRI-
SON! A few wing presses it is true, and
very few, became at first, dispirited and dis
appointed, but the great unanimity that pre-
walls upon the subject Of the nomination
every where, will cheer them up and bring
them into the ranks of the united opposition
to battle for principle, political integrity and
political virtue.
The preliminaries are settled-the under
standing is had-the union is effected-we
are now ''righ." $50 Ghead!''
Mississippi said in the convention she
would ''do her duty," and rally round the
standard. Twas said there of her that she
would join the general throng and cast a
Harrison vote for the Presidency; and shall
she not do it! We know she ought-we be-
lieve she can and we believe she will. Let
every press unfud the banner to the breeze,
and let 'eUery man do his duty!"
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From the New York Courier & Enquirer.

F'No one will pretend that we were not in
the enjoyment of sound and uniform cur
rency in the year 1929. The number ofour
State banks was comparatively small. Their
issues were moderate, and convertible into
specie on demand as good, therefore, as
specie, in the sphere of their circulation.
The states of domestic exchange averaged
but fraction of one per cent. Our COM
mercial negotiations were effected with
facility, and at the most moderate expense.
Bills of the United States Bank were worth
as much at Portland as at New Orleans
Funds ofthe government were transferred
without cost from N. York Cincinnati, and
from Charleston to Detroit.-There was a
money level throughout the country as per-
feet as water level. A more uniform cur
rency never existed in any quarter of the
globe.
General Jackson was not disposed TO re-
gard the subject IN this light In his first
message he assailed the bank of the United
States, on the ground that sit must be sad-
mitted by all, that it has failed in the great
end of establishing sound and uniform,
currency" He proposed to remedy the
evils under which the country labored in this
respect. He desired TO reform the curren-
cy. He promised to give the people of this
country 'SBetter Currency" than they en-
loyed. To this end he instituted series
of experiments. He commanded uniform
majority in the House of Representatives.
For the greater period Of bis Presidential
term, he commanded a majority IN the Sen
ate. His friends welded large maiorities
in almost every local Legislature. They
hid ample opportunities for carrying out all
their projects Of Currency Reform they pass
ed the laws which they considered appro-
pirate to their great work. They Instructed
their representatives in the senate of the
United States. They have had full sweep.
ii fact, for something Tiki ten years. They
have passed and repealed laws. They have
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THE old year and the New.

FAREWELL 1889. 1t is now growing late
at night and we are still writing. We have
read over all our exchange papers and have
dug few things out of them for our own
use. We have written a few articles, thought
of few subjects, made few selections,
laughed at few editors, and here we yet
sit. Every body else is in bed but few
loafers, the lamp begins to grow dim, and
we will look at the time O. night. Almost
twelve! Is it possible that 1889 is SO near
OUT Observation-Disclosures o'clock! Oh
what solemn season! Twelve o'clock!-Ii
is gone!-I839 is beyond the food. Who
wouldn't be an Editor! To sit here in the
silent watches Of this cold windy highland
in lonely musing shake hands with both
years in the same nuomenta
Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, thou
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MASONIC NOTICE.


N Office is hereby given, that them. w.
~ Grand Lodge Of the State DC Mississip-
pi will hold their next grand annual corau-
nication at the Masonic Hall ii the civ Of
Natchez, on the first Monday in Febr1arg,
A. d. 1910. The officers and rnem5e,.,
and the representatives Of the subordipate
Lodges under The jurisdiction Of this Grand
Lodge, are required to he punctual in thc:r
attendance They will therefore please 10
take notice and govern themselves accog-
dinghy.
Given under my hand at the Masonic
Hall. this second day Of December, 4. ID.
1889. JOHN NJ. HUBBARD.
Dec. 2, 1889. 25-5t
Grand Secretary NJ. w. G. i. S. NJ.
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where is the responsibility.

The Democrats charge that the pecunia-
ry ills of the country are attributable to the
doctrines and conduct of the Wings. The
pecuniary ills we suppose are mainly attrib-
utsble to the increase of Banks and our for
eign debt. And in the face Of their asser-
ton it is notorious, that since 1880 when
they succeeded in putting down the Ma
tional Bank and took the management Of
the finances into their own hands, both these
items have DOUBLED! Under the Federal,
or more fashionably speaking,the democratic
administration of the Natonol and most of
the state finances, our foreign debt has en-
ormously increased and banks and bank pa
per have completely flooded the country and
we'll nigh ruined very large and respecta-
bic portion Of the people. And the Stats
tics show abundantly, that the increase of
banks has been greatest where democracy
fourished most. We have plenty Of statis-
tics on this subject which we shall submit
in due season.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-10
Plantation in YaZOo
FOR SALE.

TT OFFER for sale the plantation now cul-
tivated BY me lying on Wallis Greek, s
miles east of Benton and from Big Black
containing about $50 acres about 500 OF
which is in cultivation, having a gin, gin
house, negroes, Houses &c. on conVenien;
and accommodating payments
will treat privately with any person dis.
posed to purchase. would also sell with
the land portion Of the negroes say Is q
90 hands, If suitable payments could he
made, also work teams, corn and other fer
age.
AS Iwishto leave the Country ID fep
weeks, any person disposed, to treat for Tx
property, viii please apply soon.
JAMES MADISON
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Milly Cox, II. G. G. To. 1
vs. al Fl "a. April Term lS40.

h : Dulin, ct Ell
Z virtue of the above stated Execution
ARto me directed from the Honorable Cir
cult Court of Holmes county Miss, | will
sell for cash TO the highest bidder at the
court house door Of Yazoo county Mi, on
Monday the 7thday of February next with
in the hours prescribed by law, the follow
ing property TO wit: Lots Nos. 242, 2lS,
246 and gro, also the undivided MoIy in
lot no. l52, and the west half of lot l57,
fronting 30 feet on Jefferson street and run
ming back 66 feet inches, and situated
lying and being in Yazoo City, formerly
Manchester Miss, some of which was well
impToVed-also the following land, situated,
lying and being in Yazo 90 County Mi, the
south half of the east half of the south west
quarter, and the north half Of the west half
of the south east quarter Of Section 26,
Township ~, r 2 East, containing 10, SC
100 acres more or less.
Also, the following personal estate the
Bird day of February, TO wit: negro man
named Davy and l horse and sulkey; all
levied on as the property Of r. S. Duliu, 10
satisfy the above stated and sundry execu-
tions in my hand
P. BUFORD, Sh'T.
Few Wheless, d. S.
Benton January Cd, 1910 (pr Zee $40
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For Rent
Proceedings of City Council
YAzoo CRY, Dec. I6, 1889.

| FENHE following Ordinances was passed.
II An Act to amend an ordinance, entitled
"An ordinance to raise a revenue 10 provide
for assessing and collecting the same, and
for other purposes.
BE 1T ordained By the President and Sc
Eec:mcn of Yd=oO City, that the 18th Sec
ton Of said ordinance be so amended that
the assessor and collector of said Yazoo CT
ty,in addition to the duty required of him,
TO give notice OF the time and place Of TIC
sale of any houses, lots, parts or pieces Of
lots, or land for taxes due thereon as provi-
ded in said ordinance, shall insert in said
notice particular description of the said
houses, lots, part or pieces Of lots or land for
sale, and to whom The same was granted
or by whom the same may now be owned OF
claimed.
And be it further ordained, That the as
SCISSOR and collector be hereby instructed TO
re-advertise all houses, lots, paris or pieces
oflotsor land levied on by him 70 satisfy the
taxes due thereon foI the year 1899, and
that he be hereby further Instructed not to
make conveyances 10 any Of the described
property so levied on and sold for the pur-
poses aforesaid.
w. G. RASBURY, Mayor
ATTEST.
r. Eaton KEYS, Town Cl'k.
Dec. goth 1899, 24-Gt
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IO&T

FRURING the late fire, small green mem
~ orandum book, containing sundry &C
counts which can be Of service to none but
the proper owner. Also, two fine cloaks, G
or fine cloth dress and frock coats, several
pair of cloth pants, number not ascertained)
together with number OF boots and shoes,
which can belong TO none other than the sub
scriber, as his were the only goods of that
description moved. Any Information which
may lead to the recovery of those articles,
will boteankfully received.
J. w. MORRIS.
Yazoo City. Dec 10, 1889. 23-tf
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Every man who wishes to know any thing
of the "POsitiOn Of the Wigs let him read
in to-day's paper, the account of the closing
doings of the Harrisburg National Conven-
finn
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~ HTEO

EVHE subscriber has opened school in
IL Yazoo City, which will embrace COM
mon Course of Academic Institution.
He has been engaged in Teaching for ma
ny years and hopes, that by assiduous atten-
ton to the business, he will merit and re-
ceive liberal share of public PATRONAGE.
JNO. CROW
Yazoo City, Jan. 9th 184O 27-3t
N. B. I will Teach as night school for
young gentleman, if a sufficient number can
be made up-For terms, enquire of the sub
scriber at the Planters Inn. J. C.
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O. I'D. GIBBS.

Attorney and Counsellor,
H0eOO City, Mississippi.
REFER TO
Walton, Walker & Co, NJ. Orleans.
Washington Barrow, Matches.
McKibben & Robinson, .Nemphis.
Thomas J. Read & Son, Louisville.
Foster & Fogg, yNashgitle. +
Riggs & Co. Philadelphia.
Andrew Rankin Il Co., .NeaoGrk.
Bailey, Ward & Co. .NeD- York.
January 8 +, 28-1y. 49,
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MARRIED.-On Sunday last, by George E
Markham, Esq Mr.. Lucius Gaylord, to Mrs
Nancy Barrow
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OF The salute fired on the morning oil
the eighth, in honor of the victory of New
Orleans, was more regular and quicker in
succession, than any we have ever heard in
this place. It was from one of the cabin
pieces of the pirate LATTE, now in the pos
session of the Manchester Fusiliers. THE
piece was managed by our friend Captain
Jackson, and from our knowledge of firing,
we can say that he who can load and fire
quicker than him can "take the corn
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DIED

At his residence in this county. on We'd
nesday last, Col. JoHN ALsToN, after long
and protracted illness. The deceased was
an old and respectable citizen of Yazoo, and
his loss will be deeply lamented by many.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Canada Cayson,
VS. al Fl IA.

Gennon, Corson & securities.
DY virtue of the above stated execution,
IDto me directed from the honorable Cir
cult Court of Yazoo County, Mi, | will sell
for cash to the highest bidder at the court
house door of Yazoo County, on the 3rd
Monday of February next, within the hours
prescribed by law, the following land to wit:
The north east quarter of section 2, Town
ship 9, Range 8 west, containing i64 75-l00
acres, and the west half of south west quar-
ter, and north half Of east half of south west
quarter Of section 2, township 9, range 3
west, containing I23 44-100 acres-alI lie.
wed on as the property Of the above named
defendants to satisfy the above stated exc.
cntion and cost.
P. BUFORD, Sh.f.
T. w. Wheless, d. s.
Jan. 7th, 1910. 27-8t pr fee SO so
BLANK DEEDS
F0r sale 1T flsis (1fce
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Agricultural independence.

We hail as favorable omen for Misss
sippi the determination Of our citizens t.
spend more labour than heretofore in tht
production of Provisions. Heretofore on
Agriculturists have laboureG to great disad
vantage in depending so much upon the up
river trade for corn, potatoes, pork, beef and
the like. These articles can be raised here
as well as in any part of the union. Why
then should we encourage the making of a
large foreign debt every year, by the pur-
chase of them elsewhere.
For.several years past the increase of those
productions amongst US have been very great
and is still greater the past year than any
previous one.
Garry this enterprise to perfection, and then
there remains two other things TO be done,
which accomplished, Mississippi would be
free and independent in twinkling. First.
we want to be freed from the curse-the
great CAUSE.-THE curse fcurses this abom-
Unable, hateful, destructive, and ruinous
State Bank shinplaster system of rotten If
redeemable currency. We want sound
currency; and then we want to sell our an
nual expectation without paying heavy
portion of it to another state, for interme-
date factorage between US and the purcha-
ser.
Let US have a currency that is money,
(not deprive US of currency altogether.)-
let US send our cotton to market ourselves
Let US raise our own staple provisions, and
coarse clothing, and you will see where Mis-
sissippi will be in very few years.
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P. BUFORD, Sh'l.
Few. Wheless, D. S.
Benton January Cd, 1910 (pr Zee $lD
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From the Cadis TO- Sentinel.
lQRE PROOF OF HARRISON'S FEDE-
N 'RAIISM

I Under the head OF "more evidence-Truth |
whl out we stated two weeks ago, that Col. |
Joseph Holmes, formerly Senator in the Ohip |
from this State, informed Us that |
he gheard General Harrison, while he was out
under him in the late war, as often as three OF
ls,E times, openly protesting TO belong to the
kkDERAL party. We stated that the Colonel
W1s mansOf truth and veracity--that the
Wigs here dare not deny it. As evidence Of
bis standing with The wings, their organ Of last
week says; "We do not believe that Holmes
ever made such an expression-or that bicGon.
eglqican give any proof the fact"
Fsom this quotation of the Federal organ Of
"a Eadiz it will be seen that Col. Holmes
thafacter for truth is. unimpeachable.
10 addition 10 Mr.. Holmes testimony,
81 cen state without fear of successful
scntradiction, that VIM. WIlio, Esq, Of
shDrcreek ip, who is a warm and um-
'1smPromising WHIG, said, 10 speak,
ihgo General Harrison, that he had
NO DOUBT THAT HE BELONG
Ed TO THE FEDERAL PARTY.
MI WilIo was a member of the OHIO
Isgislsture al The time Harrison was,
and can consequently speak knowingly
D1 ihs snbject. Besides, we have 9TH
sFliving Witnesses Of 'Harrison's Fed
ngAlism, but perhaps you are satisfied,
MT. Allison.
lrhs foilOwiDgls Col. Holmes Affi-
dasi. His word where he is known is
Jaken as soon as his oath. He was
aAely a aamember OF the Ohio State Sem
AZ, and all who know him, can testify
JBkth he is an upright honorable man,
ahd a man of truth.
sSpATE OF OHIO, 2ss.
HARRISON County,
Ion the 24th day of August 1910, be.
f5Fe me, the subscriber, personally = ap.
spsaisd Joseph Holmes, who being dul!
sworn deposeth and says-Tha. '.wh,l'
ii the army under Gen. Harrison re-
psaiedly, heard the General, il. ailudine
!, ID The Federal party using id substaoc
IlBe following language: Some ca
Them EDWARDS and some iories,but ! 81
leive ltere are as good men for the
epuntty belonging 10 the Federal part
as 10 the Democratic party. ] care n'
what man calls himself so that he
; al.rus hearted. American. AS FO
MY PART | ALWAYS BELONG
! ED To ,IRE FEDERAL PARTY.
N, Es JOSEPH HOLMES.
Z 7 n Spsorn To and sibsceribed onAhs d
/ and year above written, before one. Z
IN EaoMAs PHihhiFs, ]. p
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Colbert, Mss. Aug. IL l640

Colbert, Mss. Aug. ii l640
To Mesprs Pr Starke and othere,
Committee of the Tippecanoe Club
Gent Your communication Of The
4th inst, announcing 'ha! you bad elec-
led me "a delegate TO represent Lownds
county in the great south western con-
vent,on to be held at Nashville Tennes-
see," was received on the 9Th inst.
through Mr. Reuben King.
You are mistaken-though old and
poor, yet / am no 'ArnOld,' The prin-
clples fought for during the revolu-
lonary war are dear TO me as life; all
the money of which you or your party
are possessed, much less The pitful
bribe ofan appointment to represent
Lowndes county in your Harrison Con-
vention, cannot change me from those
principles which have since been car
ried out by Jefferson, Jackson and Van
Buren,.
You did or should have known that
now am, and always have been dem
oerat, and therefore the advocate of e.
quail rights, equal privileges, ard the
capacity Of the people for self govern
ment. The winters Of three score anG
nineteen years have nos so chilled the
spirit that animated and sustained me
through the revolutionary struggle, al
to calmly brook the insult you have Of
fered to age and in6rmity,, though they
may permit il to escape it's metiled pun
ishment lam Gent.
p fs1@ DAVID ALLEN.
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A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF
VAN. BUR EN-.

- kOt1Oh \ DIV -
M ARTlN VAN B U R E N.
3 Born Dec. 9Th. 1882, at Undertook,
N. York.
Admitted 10 the Bar, Nov. 1903.
Elected Senator ofthe State in 1872.
Supported the War from the start;and
was the jealous advocate Of its ylgor>
GUS prosecution, and in Feb. 1915, of-
fered resolution, expressive OF the sense
Of the New York Legislature, On the
announcement ofihe
SPLENDID VICTORY AT N. ORLEANS.
BY the Conqueror Of the
Conquerors OF Europe, -
GEN. ANDREW JACKSON.
With whom he was al later period
elevated by a free people lin 1881
10 the second Office in their giit.
He was counsel for the United States
FL on the trial of Gen. Hull. :
appointed Attorney General in lol5.
Reelected TO the State Senate 10 1916.
Elected TO the U. s. Senate in 1921.
Was a member of the New York Con-
venton 10 amend tho CoDstltuiion
Of his State where he advoca-
ted the cause of
DEMOCRACY.
Reelected to the U s. Senate in 1877
Elected Governor of N. York.in 1928
Appointed Sec'y of State Of U. 8. in'2S
NJ MISTER to England in 1881.
Vice Pres; dent ofrhc U. S. in 1852.
President ofihe U. s. in 1886.
To every station, and under all c'rcum
stances, has manifested capacity,
honesty and fidelity TO the Con
s,i,utlon, a firm attachment to
Republican principles, and
proper regard TO the
| spirit Of
OUR FREE INSTITUTIONS.
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From the Columbus Mise. Democrat
THE VOICE OF A REVOLUTION
APV RATRIOT

81 am poor gentlemen, but your KiDg
is no, rich enough to buy me- Such
was the noble response Of one Of the pat
riots of the revolution to the British
Commis sioners 10 '7e. The same splr
II breathes in the susioined reply ofthe
aged revolutionary, MrAIlen, to ,he"Iel'
ter Of the whig committee of this county
inviting bin. TO attend the Harrison
Convention at Nashville. >The CORES
| pondepce speaks for itself-i' needs, no
I IcommeRt from US. a4sMs %Alles-- ioughi
tagsinslihs enemies ofequal rights III
our glorious revolution, and heis now
old and infirm as he 10, prepared to DC
battle at the ballot boxii The same gooe
cause, ...
Columbus Miss. Aug, A, l94(
Mr. DaUid Allen,
Dear Sir;-The undersigned, a 'com
mittee appointed by The TiPpecano'
Club of this place for that pur pose, have
this day elected you delegate to rep
resent Lowndes County in the grea
south western Convention to be held a
Nashville, Tennessee, Hoping tha
you will find i! practicable and conve
nient to attend. we are
Very respectfully,
| Your obedIent servants
| P. B Starke,
| -. J g Goodwin,
II l. Hampton,
| L DAVIS,
i P M Grant,
| J P Wsddle,
| Committee.
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FACTW0rthy Of being emcmbersd.
and which clearly illustrates the patri-
otsm and consistency Of The federal cup
p0r,ers Of Harrison, was stated by The
Hon. G P Van Ness Of Vermont, in an
.ddress recently delivered before
lemocratIc convention at Woodstock,
n. ,ba, State ], lie a valuable addition
too, 10 the ssidsucs eserywht5s abbn-
liant, which goes 10 prove The identity
Of The present whig party with ,ie fed
eraI anti-war party of 1872.
"In the year lsl3,' said Mr. van
| Ness, 'the federal,sls obtained q major
ly in the House of Assembly Of this
State, but we sl.Il retained tho greater
| number Oft Council A resolution
was passed by the latter and sentup to
the Houss for concurrence, which pro-
posed that the members of bolh Houses
should convene, on day mentioned, 10
offer up their thanks to Almighty God,
for the victory obtained by the American
army, under Harrison, near the river
Thames, over the combined forces Of
the British and Indians. On the ques-
tion of 'coucurring with the Ceuocll in
passing the resolution, DiDety,five lall
the republicans voted 10 favor Of ii,and
every federalist against it, there being
one hundred aud eight war federalists,
| Chat is, for war with their own governs
ment J and affirm tina. but ONE Of
these has come over TO our party. ] also
| find that thirty.three Of them are now
dead. GFBUT OF THE SEVEN
Y.EIVE LIVING ONES, EVERY
MAN (except the ONE already al!u-
ded to, / is 4 THOROUGH GOING
MODERN WHlG."