Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-03-10


economy recommended by Mr.. Van Buren, in
his message to Congress, aud the fattering
account he gave Of the finances of the Govern
ment Well ) already has he petitioned for and
urged the passage Of an act to issue FIVE
MILLIONS Of Treasury notes!!!! Talk
you OF economy and prosperity to nation,
whose head is the most notorious spcndthrih
OF the age, and whose acts have reduced that
same nation to a state of the most abiect pow
erty Fellow-citizens, we appeal to your good
sense To say if such assertions, on tie part of
the Chief Executive are nota downright in
suit to your sense of honor and selfesteem.
On this subject the Nashville Wing says:
The President, ii will be seen, calls upon
Congresssby special and urgent message, 10
grant further supplies TO carry on the opera
tons of Government. The wheels, he pretty
plainly lntlmates must stop, unless reGefbe spec
Oily granted. Sihce the message was in type,
we have received the Secretary of the Treas
ury's letter to the President. He gives a
most woeful account of the national finances,
and says the Treasury will be short nearly
FiUe millions by lst June. No right thinking
man can read this statement but with feelings
of national humility That a great and once
prosperous Government should be thrice hurri-
ed, at time of profound peace and in the brief
period ofthree years, to the eve of bankruptcy
and disgrace, IS a reflection that may well
humble the pride of the most sanguine patriot
But TO the letter.
| The Secretary estimates the balance in the
| Hroaenru HNar,h I or Gel pfk0 NM
two-thirds Of which will be deposited at the
| points necessary to meet Pensions and Treas
ury Notes due and TO become due in this
month. The receipts in March, April and
May, he puts down at S3,S0O,OOO Against
| this sum total Of assets, say "a, 100000 he
places Pension liabilities in March, (over ana
above balance in hands of Agents,) 100000;
Treasury notes early in March $S00.000 -
Treasury Notes last of March and in April and
May 81, 10000; other Expenditures in the
three months 4,500,000; least balance pro-
per to be on hand $2,000,000; Expenditures
about LIST June S500,000--in all $9,50O,0 900
which leaves a balance OF S4,75O,OOO 10 be
provided for.
The Secretary of course recommends Trea-
sury Notes, the reader will perhaps conclude,
n OF so. He recommends Treasury Notes, mol
of course, but Of necessity! He stands I'M
committed as TO the three alternatives, IN in
crease of the tariff, the withdrawal from the
States ofthe Surplus Revenue, or Treasury
Notes, beyond the pressing vans now asked
for! "An increase of the Tariff, Che says
or recall of the Deposits from the States
be TOO SLOW in their operations for OBJ
tanning funds SeaSonably, as some OF them W ii
be needed in two or three weeks" and this
seems to be the sum total of his objections eli
Their to raising the Tariff on the South, or to
deprlving the States OF the pittance so begrud.
gingly distributed under the act of '36.
The BANK Law, as it passed both hcEses o.
the Legislature and approved by the Governor
is to be found on our first page. Of its bene-
fits time only will determination our'part we
wish 1t every success; but we DO have oul
fears concerning its operation in constitu-
tIonal point Of view-howcver, we shall sec
what we shall see.
We publish in this number, a communica-
ton on the subject Of the languishing condition
of the several schools in our town-all O
which appear 10 need imme late aid in some
shape or other. We do hope that our citizens
and the public generally will make some effort
in.their behalf-as nothing adds more charac.
ter to a place than fourishing Institutions @
learning.
The reader is referred to the fourth page fol
particulars of the assignment made by the Raj
Road Bank of Vicksburg, for the benefit o
creditors, taken from the "Whlg."
The Hon. JOHN f. H, CLAIBORNE, is rec
ommended.by the Holly Spring Republican
for United State Senator, in case Mr.. Hender
son should resign. We heartily concur in thu
recommendation Democrat.
And you may "heartily ccncur," but it vii
be to no use--Mr. Henderson will not resign
The Wings, at almost too late Period how
ever, have learned to fight their enemies witt
their O10n leeapons, and the devil with fire.
Where are Strange, and Brown and Wrigh
and others Have they resigned NO
Nor win they sooner would they have thei
heads pulled of Be quiet on this subject
NeighboF
Advertising Wje-Theedito of the Bel
fast Me- Republican having received motto
requesting him to advertise mans wife 70
one dollar, says /: SNOW be it known, th
worldover that we love women, and that "
will not advertise them for less sum tina
three dollars, and that not on tick, but cash i
hand. We are unwilling to disgrace a mar
his wife and family at any price, but neverthe
less for three cool dollars we can be bribed t
/ do it.
| Editors in Georgia have still higher re
spect for the sex-FIue dollars. invariably
forked up too, is the price here exacted. Ii
fact worthy of note, BY the by, that wher
} this is not done, nineteen in twenty cases, it
/ never paid. A pretty fair estimate to be plac
ed generally upon the man. ]-Southern (Ga.
Recorder
Editors IN Mississippi have still highe
respect for the sex-and much Iol0er regar
for such an applicant Tor be it known to al
that If any such application were made to q
we would give the cowardly puppy clea
knock dozen from the upper to the basemer
story of our office. And then publish him fc
, nothing.
The Providence Journal says that the Hol
ALEXANDER H. EVERETT has been appointe
Special Envoy, to go to Cuba and examine th
charges against consul 1rist.