Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-02-25

Il IS said, and We believe IT. that, there
"a Loco foco conspiracy in the Legisla-
m,s Of Pennsylvania, 10 crush the U. s.
Rank Of that state, for the purpose of en-
,cbiuu a certain class Of Spectators, out
.r,be distresses It viii produce.
u -sEe5ezaD-
E,or, ibe Neto York Herah--E1tra.
TIFF MAMMOTH HUMBUG.
or
IT,, Adventure Of ShOcco Jones IN MisSiSSip-
: ' pi, in The Summer Of 1880.
shocco,s soEloquy after numbering the Pas
ouotank roaster which he had christenedH.
Wright Wilson--the theatre of his future
GLORY selected His entry into Columbus
the Real Estate Bank--has his step-father
made prealdent--Cape Fear Bank Of Car
oina-proposes to lend nine hundred thou
sand dollars gifts gold-becoming great
lion among the ladies' and the speculators-
Deposite Banks-government distress war
ants--IIis descent upon Jackson and the
Joy impaired to the managers ofthe Union
Bank Hiram G.. Runnels-Fmance, music
and the Roaring river--His arrival at Vicks
burg--IIon. S. s. Fredericksburg hos
pitality and grand carousal--lmportant
business, making large loansto the boys and
taking mortgages on their lots-IIe and
Prcn,iss 20 to Natchez--Scarcs Post Note
Merrill and Mr. Vaudeville, cashier of the
Cd dcposiic shaving shops into "duck fits"
PROPOSES to lend tho Banks and the other
borrowers as much specie as they want for
% years--Becomes a great favorite and hon
orcd qucst amoug the sweled-heads Of
N,,ehez-Goes to New Orleans-Financial
rrolics, dupes and diddles the whigs-He
and prcntss return to Natchcz where he
roucws his negotiations with the hanks and
borrowers is offered eleven per cent for
Mis- Cape Fear specie--Gcts three thous-
and dollar bin discounted and pockets the
shinpastcrs from the Agricultural Bank
makes sudden departure FOR Vicksburg just
as the Agricultural Bank had its bonds and
securities ready and expected to clutch the
Cape Fear god-Trcats with the Vicksburg
spccuIators, but can never get all things rea-
dy-Gocs 10 sec Marshal Gwin at the Bran
don Sprmgs-Thc marshal smokes him and
exposes the humbug---Shoc gets into pas
sion among his boon ctmpanions-Threat.
ems to have the marshal removed--Gocs
back 10 Jackson-Gives several audiences
to the Union Bank managers-Gives then
valuable information in the profound mystic.
RES of fnance-Engages to become tho
mentor, cicerone and secretary ofthe grea
Hiram on his bond selling mission to th'
north-Lectures his patron and friend OF
northern etiquette, manners, customs ant
music-Ahectionai parting between hm
and Iliram--Macon wing 6cstival--Real Es
tate Bank again-Dr Humphries, mortga
ges, mysteries, Prentiss, Shocco and thunde
and lightning!
Who has not heard Of Shocco Jones ID
historian of North Carolma--the chlyarou
defender Of Southern honor, by killing Mr.
WriyLt Wilson, Of New York, (who turne
out TO be nothing more than little Pasquotan
roastcr,) in single combat, for mslnuatlng tina
some Southerners did not pay their debts :
Who. we asl,=o far behind the spirit OF the az
the march az mind-thc progress OF scienc
tho rrowth Of humhUo, as not to have hear
Of Shocco! n such exist, we pity them an
throuuh sheer compassion for their Ignorance
moi for the odifcation of the reading mass, "
will rive mere outline of Shocco's summe
campaign in Mississippi. We confess our IN;
bltty to pursue the under currents and by-pla
Incident to the conduct Of the piece Tor tw
substantial reasons the want of detail, and
capacity to portray in true Colors the nice
shades Of character which must have develop
cd themselves 10 our hero, during his peregr
nations through sthe colorado" OF the Soutl
We vii, therefore, coniinc ourselves to a SIN
plcnarative Of prominent facts, which will v
rlIy The Old adage, that "trnth IS stranger tha
felton,"
Aaer the affair with Mr. Wilson BEGAN
snown in North Carolina, the intimate irlen'
oiShoccondUced him by many persuasive
guments to leave tho State, until public indy
nation should in some degree subside. WI
an That iractability peculiar to Southern you
ne yielded to their entreatics, nOtwithstandn
hs own high resolves to maintain his groun
and irown down, from the broad platform
southern chivalry, public opinion in hrs nail'
o'aie. Having yielded. however, to his tnen
ne had to look around and ascertain IN VIII
direction he could most safely fly; and cou
We enter INTO his thoughts, there is little dou
Ihat he thus solloquized before his departu
rom The "good, old siaie:" at will not
Tor me to go norih-no, the Yankees cam
appreciate chvalrous deeds and there IS
ned Tor man Of my geLius,from the dcuscn
o' Their population, their calculating soliishnc
and above all, from the character OF their mo
e'ary system--my forts being chivalry and
nance. Besides, reapcd all the laurels
mat held seven years ago. damned .Jeile
son as domagoguc and plaingarist, publish
nc Mecklenburg declaration Of independent
ana got the northern federalists to sslbscr
sandpay in advance for 8 thousand copies Oft
history Of North Carolina, in 3 vols. octave
mere specimen of which has only yet be
written. Westward the star ofemalre tah
ls way" and why should not follow anu d
press the force ofmy genius ON the genera
sons Of the South West. II shall be done
tn resolved. Chiyalrous deeds can be app
Sa'ed IN South Carolina, Georgia and Ala0al
9u1 then the financial condition Of those Sta
noes T,, not require the assistance OF my gem
whittier then shall got louisiana will
10 Let mo consider. have It ..MissIss
IS The place which destiny points out
mere my whole man can be developed q
appreciated; there have friends and rclatn
ioo ma word, from tho present roitcncnss
nsl banking institutions and the generous q
-Auspecting character Of her sons, can
1one AZ once athc hon" Of chivalry and
asnce' Like al men Of genius, ShocCo !
~ sooner determined, than he commenced
wv ais plans into execution, and BY that "
~sn1 stage he was seen vending his way