Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-04-14
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entltled 10 residence at Botany Bay, berth
IN the mines of Siberia, or, probably, situation
as ferrynan at the river Styx, to give an easy
passage TO all such as die without faith in ,
final resurrection ofbetter times, a sound cur
rency, and the defeat of Martin Van Buren, at
the next election! IF there be any such. we
say let him be consigned to anyor all of these,
for he deserves not a place in the land of so
mary renowned and distinguished characters
for oratory, historys and finance!
The first of these, who claimed to be de.
.scendant of the celebrated Indian Queen, Po-
cahontas-a boast which many high toned
Virginian is wont to make at the present day.
without the one-thousandth part of drop of
her blood in their veins. was no less distinguish
ed for his eloquence IN the councils of the ma
ton, when opposing northern interests wound
up in protective Tariff; than for his excentri-
city of general character, and his horid aver
sion for that innocent animal, of all others the
most inoffensive-called asheep!'which he did
hate most fervently. But it is not our purpose
to pursue the Roanoke orator in all his antipa.
thles and predilections-his aversion for sheen,
and his vanity in that which might OF. might
not have been the means of making him
great mantle blood of Pocahontas, if he had
any. Neither shall we tarry with the second
parsonage in the catalogue-the inimitable
Shocco, for Shoe has shown himself an author
greater than we can ever aspire to be, and in
finance there is not his equal; but pass on to
that which more immediately concerns, at the
present time, the people of the whole country
in general, and Mississippi in particular-the
Brandon Bank and Mississippi currency.
To say that we have no currency, would ap-
pear to be minglng falseheod with truth, some
thing like that order which may be distinguish
ed even in chaos itself; but to say that we had
one, would be equally comprehensibly ineom-
prehensible-and hence we shall say that we
hare and that we have not currency, all in
the same breath, that we may come nearer the
truth. 1t will be needless for US, too, in nara
ting our narrative, to lay any peculiar stress
on the time when this comcal, indescribably
describable state of uncurrent currency COM
menced; or the motives through which; or
the people or party by whom it was brought
about; it being enough for us to know that
such does exist; and that it commenced at the
epoch of the Brandon Bank, the third in our
catalogue. Heving reached the beginning Of
the commencement of our last subject, mended
our pen, thrown back our hair, rested the end
of our olfactory on the point of our fore-inger,
and rolled our visual orbs, thoughtfully, over
the wall, preparatory to continuation O
winding or unwinding our thoughts on the
subject be- US, we now take up the threac
of our material, to weave tn Jric for which
we set out; and if the cloth we produce is moi
of the "right stripe" and proper texture-why
then, examine it merely, lay it aside, and make
your investments elsewhere, but be sure YOU
get the proper article! Thus much for prelim.
inaries. Now for the subject. It has been de.
monstrated time after time by argument, and
all experience confirms the fact, that sound
and uniform currency is essential to CONNER
cial intercourse; and that commerce, is the
hand maid and moving spring of a yriculturc and
the mechanic arts. And although agriculture
may exist without commerce, and commerce
can never exist without agriculture, yet, it is
nevertheless true that agriculture without
commerce, would be but a poor pursuit. supply
ing portion Of the wants of nature merely
without bringing refinement and luxury within
the reach of any. The proper way then tC
foster the one, is to protect the other; and BY
judicious Legislation invigorate the whole. How
turtle is the hope with man having impure
blood, to expect full and uninterrupted health
or, for that family who breathe an impure at
mosphere to hope for the enjoyment of tn
same great blessing. If these are impossible
much more so will it be, for agriculture AM
commerce to flourish in State or country
where the currency is deprecated and unsomd
and when those interests are broken up, The
cause must be exceedingly alarming; and it
removal of momentous Importance. That the
present distress among all classes, and the de
preston of every interest in this country at tn
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have more than her share, is owing to the tire
mendous evil of an msound circulating medi
UNI, and the great revulsion which produces
it, there can be no doubt. Which being tn,
case beyond all controversy, to render tn
country prosperous, or even tolerable again, j
must be corrected fact which none cal
certainly be so stupid or knavish as to deny
is the mode, about which they must disagree
Mississippi we have said appears tohave NOR
than her share-and profuse and long has sh
bled at every pore! Hers has been continu
alton of unabating agony. from the very da
the bitter chalice touched her lips. In val
has hope spread her mantle from one end 9th
State to the other, and inspired the pleasin
thought that each succeeding day--or naontk-
OR YEAR :! was to be the last--the last, ha
not yet come. and bitter days-and months
and years are yet to roll around ere that pleas
ing epoch, which though It win bring still near
er the graye-an idea having great terror fc
the wicked Twill arrive. Indeed it can ney
! er arrive until the currency, by some process
/ or other is corrected. The question next ar
; ses, What win correct the currency? We an
swer, A United States Bank-nothing els
This has always done it, SO far as is possibl
t to have mixed and a sound currency at th
I same time-and all now admit that pure
metallic currency is out of the question. A N;