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

y shn-plasters, yet the bright sparks of Prem
iss' s eye showed how much he felt in conten-
'latlng the enloynlents which so splendid a.
ee would procure. It was soon understood
hat Shoeco Jones, the pink of southern CHI
AIRY, who IN defence Of lis countrv,s honor,
lad made poor Wilson, alias fheold .dys PIG,
1bite the dust," was not only agent for the fed
eral government TO give the "pet Banks Of
Mississippi ll--l; but what was of more inpor-
lance he was also agent for the Cane Fear
Bank of n. C. to lend several hundred tbou-
sand dollors on good security Flocks Of hun-
cry spectators soon besieged the eautbor of
the history Of North Carolina Party after
party, and frolc- after frolic succeeded. each
to out do the other In the naunifi-
cence and cordiality of his entertainments.
Ii was nothing but Shocco here and Shocco
there, and as Mr.. Prentiss was his counsellor
and friend, it was Shoeco g. Prentiss. and
Prentiss d Shoeco, from morn till NIGHT a I'd
from nlghttiH morn. The finest horse flesh
was at his service morning, noon and night.
The best gated and most beautiful long tailed
bays with elegant housing invited him TO euui-
tatlon IN the morning, before and after dinner
and IN all his excursions there was a contest
who should have the homer of riding next him
and monopolising his conversation. Each
was assiduous in his efforts to make a favorable
IMPRESSION on shocco, and each dilated on the
facility Of acquiring fortunes from Their i'm
mense speculations, with little ready money
to render their property productive. Shoe
looked wise, ass ented to the vast resources OF
the country and the certainty of each man
with a comparatively small loan, say from l5to
90 thousand dollars, becoming m 20 wears a
perfect nabob. "This Cape Fear Bank saws
Shocco, has got about 900 thousand dollars in
hard specie beyond her legitimate wants. Il
IS now getting cumbersome and PRODUCING no.
thing for there is a point IN North Carolina
beyond which the credit system cannot be
pushed; but here so as you can get money in
terest is a matter of mcolshne 20 you.v Afte
dinner a speclous barouche was always al
Shocco's command, and four SPECTATORS as his
BODY guard. That CESSATION might be per
fectly gentle, that the wire and rich viands
might SIT easy, and chymiiication he encoura
ged on true physiological principles, the coacl
was directed down the banks of the river to
wards the race track that ria Apple of the
South. In all these excursions the tonic OF
which ShocSo's companions loved TO dwell wa.
the surplus funds Of the Cape Fear Bank
:" 1t Is true" said Shocco, J" T have promise,
to lend Bank at Columbus 100 thousand dol
lars. | have entered into partial engagement
with some other Banks and individuals to ex
tend them relief still think there will b,
funds CROUCH to let you have what will rende
you perfectly easy, General v. was pronis
edat least 80 thousand dollars, Judge p. 81
thousand, Mr. Il. III thousand and his frien,
Prent was TO have the tallest sort Of a fee fo
attending to his business IN Mississippi. |
required considerable time to Get all thes,
matters straight, and after several DAYS bar,
frolockng, Shocco thus addressed his fricn
Prent;ss -
"Prentiss old fellow by cd must 90 t
Natchez see Gwin and bring this business /
a close with the Banks. Gle was well awar
however that Marshal Gam was not at Match
ez, but at the Brandon Springs; but as Gwi
was the last man he wanted to sec. he took III
road he would be least likely TO meet him
sAgain, said Prentiss, 81 am your man., an
both stopped aboard the first boat and wer
soon in the scity ofthe bluffs"
| Previous TO Shocco's leaving Vicksburq. h
wrote the following letter:
VIoKsBURG, June 18th, 1889.
The President and Directors of-tbe Real Esta
Bank Of Columbus:
/
a reply from the President of the Cane Pc;
Bank. lie entirely concurs m nv view
touching the negotiation with You He iIlsir
yates, however, that VIII have The securitie
examined thoroughly by the most able cotnc
in the State, aud for this purpose, togetht
with the government cases against the Banl
OF Natchez, have employed Sergeant S. Pre-
tiss. Iieave with him this evening, for Mattel
CT, on Government business and expect to e
to Columbus by The middle ofJuly.
Your very ob't. serv't,
10. SEA WE'LL JONES,
of Shocco, North Carolin
The morning after their arrival as soon as Il
Bank opened, Jones arms himself with his tv
parcels of specie deposltes,' and his bund
Of "public Documents as usual marched
boldly to the Planters Bank and demanded
see the cashier Immediately. Mr.. MaudeVi
was called up, and Jones addressed him thu
sATe you Mr.Hi lndeyille cashier Of this Bank
"Old Persimmon," the sobrignet by which n
M. was best known in Natchez, locked aghs
and answered with sort of hesitancy, ia d
affirmative. aWell, SIR . said Shocco, 81 wa
to know what you are able to do to liquida
the debt which you owe the government?
This was attended with such an air of authc
ity, that Mr.. Vaudeville the most austcer al
dictatorial shylock in the south, fairly tremble
his knees smote, and he stammered out I'll
he e'was not prepared to say,'' but hoped I'll
MIR. Jones would make a communication
writing to the board. sIf yoa don't know be
to settle it, said Shocco, aby cd I shall so
show YOU" handing over the three parcels
special deposites. In the mean time e
Persimmon'' had recovered little from /
shock and scanned the labels infinitely, st
said Shocco, believe / shall take back the
sspublc documents; = my friend Mr. Prent
may want to examine them today.
Shocco departed from the Planters Bar
but the heaving of Mr.. Mandeville's BOSE
during that day showed that his heart was
at case. The "Public Documents were G;
ried Immediately to the Rail Road Bank
Natchez, and it was soon all over town That {
man what killed Wilson had arrived ands|
: about to put to death the two Oldest Banks
the Stale. Curiosity was on tiptoe not only
sec Shocco; but the Rail Road Bank y
crowded by locolocos anxious to get q look
! the ssdeath warrants, of the two great sthie
! ing shops The udocumenfs' were exhi
ted by the teller, and the destructive los
seemed to draw new life and Vigor from
prospect of terminating the existence Of thC
institutions ofour country which had used
? their own capital and the q. S. money too
z relieving the people" t.'rhanz god, says G
: loco, s'the Did Banks viii get justice at las
E II wish, says another, s.the devil lad run aW
4 with all the Banks in the State three yei
r ago. save, and the directors too, says q tn
a s!They have robbed me Of allnly hard earning
:, saws ionrneyIl carpenter. Speak no
t Of the dead, say denure wing athe q
@ IS now abvat 70 administer on the skeleton,
y we have disembowelled them long ago. Z $
D another great wing lank Spectator. s'Esor
! part said another wing, ssthe Banks are