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

on the Thames, m Upper Canada. on the fifth |
day. of October one thousand eight hundred |
and thirteen, capturing the. British army, with /
their baggage, camp equipage. and artillery;
and that the President offhe United States bel
requested TO cause two gold medals to be struck /
emblematical ofthis triumph, and presentedto
General Harrison and Isaac Shelby, late Coz
ernor Of Kentucky.
Fl. CLAY.
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
JOHN g A1LLARD,
President Of the Senate, pro tenpore.
April 4, ISIS Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
Gov. Shelby to MIR Madison, May 10 1914,
says
!. g feel no hesitation TO declare to youfhat
| believe Gen. Harrison to be one of the first
military characters i ever knew.
Col. Richard M. Johnson to Gen. Harrison,
July A, 1873, says.
We did not want TO serve under towards
or traitors but under one TIarrison1 who
had proved himself TO be wise, prudent and
brave"
Commodore Perry to General Harrison,
August Is, 1877, says
THE prompt change made by you in the
order of battle on discovering the position of
the enemy, has always appeared to me to have
evinced high degree Of military talent. Icon
cur with the venerable Shelby in his. general
appreciation of your conduct in that campaign
The opinions of the Hon. Langdon Cheves,
of the importance of the victory ofthe Thames
and the bravery of Gen. VIM. II. Harrison
"The victory of Harrison, was such as
would have secured to a Roman General in the
best days of the Republic, the honors of a tri-
umph! He put an end to the War in the up
permost Canada
Sentiments of the Hero Of Fort Stephen
son, Col. Croghan, now of the War Depart
ment.
I" desire no plaudits which are bestowed
upon me at the expense of General Harrison.
81 havefelt the warmest attachment for him
as man and my confidence in him as an able
commander remains upshaken. / feel every
assurance that he will at all times do me ample
justice; and nothing could give me more pain
than to see his enemies seize upon this coca
sion to deal out their unfriendly feelings and ac-
rimonious dislike; and as long as he continues
! Gas in my humble opinion he has hitherto done,
TO make the Wisest arrangements and the mos
t judcious disposition, which the forces under
his command Will justify, shah not hesitate t.
5 unite with the army in bestowing upon hin
: that confidence aehich he so richly merits, anC
/
Lastly we come to the neat compliment o
: Thomas Richie, editor of the Richmond En-.
quirer, tire leading organ of tho Coalition II
: the South, who now brandshes his old .sshape
less sword with two broken points, and threa
# tens devastating war upon the conqueror c
the British and Indian Coalition Of the West
0 The Richmond Enquirer said
General Harrison's, letter tells us ever
v thing that we wish to know about tho officers
n except himself. He does justice to every on
IS but Harrson-and the world must therefor
IF dojustice to.the man, who was too m2dest't
; be just to himself"
j. From The Mobile Chronicle d. Advertiser
K FAMILY DIscoRps.-Th Mother Bank
Alabama would seem more like an unnaturj
IS step-mother; but the daughter has no idea
being imposed upon, as the following commI
" nicatlon, which we take from the Register
j. Saturday last will show.
e To the Editor Of the Register.
10 Branch State Bank, !
v Mobile, Feb. -, 1919 {
Of SIR In your paper of yesterday, see pl
/ lshed a statement of the condition of the Bar
If of the State of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and
resolution passed by the Board of Directo
lie ofthat Bank on the 3lst ult in the foliowif
words:
a Resolred, That in consequence ofthe ia
f. ure in obtaining the loan of 100000 IN spec
IS from the Branch of the Bank of the State
To- Alabama, at Mobile, this institution is reduct
$ to the necessity of suspendmg specie pa
" ments," thereby implying want ofco-oper
ID ton ofths Bank in Sustaining the credit off
State Bank. think it my duty in justIfcah'
or of the course of this Board in declining to lo9
,,,rro 60 oa,o ~, 4Io Gfotc Ranl- -
to state that this Bank loaned that institute
to on the 18th July last $100,125 44-100 in ST
1f- Gle; and on the ID November last, $500
It. in specie, making $3.50, 1875 HOO, VIII
sum is now due n.speoie, less S6,6l6 66-ll
er- 1t was considered by this Board to be tht
we first duty to protect this Bank, ard they W.
It'll of the opinion, that not only this Bank, t1
nd mines Of Peru could moi furnish specie Su
cient 10 sustain an institution engaged
Ms. reckless speculation IN cotton as the ST.
ID. Bank at Tuscaloosa had been. regret al
G.. to notice thai the amount Of specie dle this Ba
from that institution IS MOI enumerated an
no stateef that Bank. You may rest .assur
no. sir, that the funds of this Bank will be used
The purpose of sustaining the credit of the st
in of Alabama, and giving to the people sol
,st, currency, as far as possible.
] am respectfully, your obedient servant,
oe JOHN B. NORRIS, President
OF, EFFEcTs-The present times are the tin
es- for men who have money and can buy
es- they are grievous times fof those who have
sa- thing to sell, or debts to pay.
ore Look at the price of Cotton all over
,al- South! from 5 to 10 cents a pound. Flo
from 4 to 5dollars. Tobacco, from to5
9TH lars. Corn, from 80 to 65 cents.
en- Let the man who has any ofthese to sell
.es- pecially if he has debt topaY with the +
ceeds, ask himself how he likes the appTo
the now making towards a hard currency
be say approach, for the present is nothing cC
in pared to what he will see, should the L
1cy cIamours for an exclusive hard currency
ary gratifed. We are making an approach
the such currency, (and twill be well for u
hen rain wisdom from the experiment. beca
not the banks feel It their duty,to themselves
raj. the public, to contract their business WI
we they are in their present condition. As t
suit do not pay specie, they ought not 70 OK
an their business, but rather to contract It, to
APP in their debts, to reduce Their circulation,
place themselves in a condition to resume
the earliest possible day, and to silence
,nra clamours Of those who denounce them, no Z
late ter what course they take.
NJ This effort to>reduce their business ma
,hs paper money scarce. But docs It make
an and money plenty Let the prices of every t
l iss-s answer 1fsuch be the consequence OF on
II AZ partial reductionof paper money, we ask
nd readers, soberIy and calmly to consider,
-, itswill heIf the Tory plan Of an exclusive
money currency is adopted
the. We learn that at Baden County Court