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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
CoLuMBus, Miss. MAY 14. 1s4o.

OOAOMDOo, AuAoo' MAY Ii, 1S4U.
AT a meeting this day held by q
large and respectable portion of the
subscribers for stock in the Mississippj
Union Bank convened for the purpose
of responding to the resolutions lately
adopted By the citizens Of Marshall
County, Col. JOHN D. BIBB was call.
ed to the Chair, and Maj. NATHANIEL
L. MITCHELL, was appointed Secre-
tary, and the meeting being forthwith
called to order by the chair, the fol-
lowing resolutions were offered, and
unanimously adopted.
RESOLVED, LIST. We as subscribers
for stock in the said Mississippi Union
Bank, are prepared heartily to co-ope-
rate with our fellow citizens of Mar
shall County, in carrying into effect
their views, as expressed in their reso-
lutions adopted at their late meeting.
RESOLVED, Sd. That we the sub
scribers for stock in said Mississippi
Union Bank, declare unanimously,
that we are not, nor, ever have been
created legal stockholders to said Mis-
sissippi Union Bank.
3 Resolved Sd. That we herein de-
mand of the President and Directors
ofsaid Mississippi Union Bank an en-
tire release, of our property from the
mortgages resting upon said property,
for and in consideration of stock never
obtained.
RESOLVED, 18th, That we protest
against the further sale of State Bonds
so far as we as subscribers for Stock
in said institution are concerned, and
that il is our deliberate opinion thai
the State of Mississippi is, and ever
has been, the exclusive Stakeholder il
said Institution.
Resolved, 18th. That the respective
journals of the State, without distinc-
ton of party, be, and they are hereby
requested by this meeting, TO publish
the proceeding of this meeting, together
with the resolutions adopted by the
citizens of Marshall county, and that &
copy of the same be forthwith forward
ed to his Excellency the Governor OIL
the State of Mississippi, and also, tc
the President and Directors of said
Mississippi Union Bank And tha
the same be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary-and each subscribe,
for said stock, present.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
NUMBER XxXvI:

guilty Of the sin of ignorance or falsehood,
when he maintained, that s'there never has
any iurist of distinction asserted the au.
thority of Legislature to repeal bank
charter" Now it Is undoubtedly true,
and it is inferable from the paragraph at
the head OF this article, that there is no
jurist of distinction in this country who
maintains the right insisted on.
II single luminary ofthe law on this
side of the Atlantic could have been de-
signated as in favor Of this locofoco doc.
trine, it would have come to the hands oc
the writer, and he would not have been
under the necessity of relying solely on
the opinions of men on the other side of
the Atlantic, whose views of constitutional
laws, wha'eve they were, were uttered,
with scarcely an exception, before the
American constitutions came into exis.
tence. We do not believe that even Chief
Justice fancy, now that he has received
the reward of his political prostitution, and
is independent of smiles and frowns, would
support the doctrine contended for.
When we first read the effusion of the
Democrat, upon which we are common.
ting, we thought the phrase 1--WE have long
since consulted such authority as came to
our hands" as somewhat awkward; but
upon reflection, we are perfectly satisfied
with the propriety and force of the express
sion. The Washington Globe, that great
"father of lies" has "ong since" come TO
the hands of all the subaltern loco foco
slangwhangers, and in which they Sind"
all the necessary political pabulum for such
democrats as he of Columbus. In the
chaste columns Of that vehicle of destruc-
tive doctrines, it may be, that the quota
ton of such authorities, were deemed too
absurd for the ministerial print, and have
been furnished in manuscript, as adapted
to the supposed capacities and credulity of
the readers Of The Columbus Democrat.
Vicks6urg Wing.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
SALT RIVER soNG.-oRIGINAL.
Air: "Tongo Islands"

There is a White House at Washington,
Which after the fourth ofnext march Is gone
win be occupied 10y old Harrison,
BY the will of grateful people.
Ohio will send from her great North Bend,
The gallant old soldier and poor mans friend,
While the other States, to the Unions end,
A helping hand will most heartily lend:
So Martin Van and Buchanan,
And joan G. Calhoun with all his clan
And General Crary of Michigan,
We'llro to TIE heads of salt River.
The Empire State viii take the lead,
And the Keystone State viii come up with
speed,
And Old Virginia in time of need
IT'S said viii "never tire"
Kentuck' and Ohio, and Michigan,
VIII be up with the foremost, or lead the
van,
While Indiana and Illinois
VIII shout aloud with mighty voice
Little Martin Van aud Buchanan,
And John e.. Calhoun with all your
clan,
And General Crary of Michigan,
Get away to the heads of Salt River.
Rhode Island and Connecticut
Have made the Vans already "shut
THeur pans" and heavy damper put
On part Of their expectations:
In Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire,
The Office-holdeFs already fear,
While in the Bay State and Delaware.
It's plain they've SCOT the wrong sow ny
the ear"
So Martin Van and Buchanan,
And John G. Calhoun with all his clan,
And General Crary OF Michigan,
Wen row to the heads Of Salt River.
Little Jersey Blue, to the Union true
Inspite of oppression and tyranny too,
Viii rive us a lift with her votes though
few,
In the way ola reformation;
And Maryland to her "Eastern shore"
Will give us quite as many more,
And prove herself sound to the very core.
AS she formerly did in days ofyore.
So Martin Van and Buchanan,
And John C. Calhoun with all his clan,
And General Crary of Michigan.
Wen row to the heads Of Salt River
In Alabama NllSSOuIl, dliu 1hhdllSaot
The Vans may raise faint hurrah; !.
But think they'll be apt to "hold their jaw
When they hear from louisiana.
In the two Carolnas and Tennessee,
And cen in the State of Mississippi,
And in Georgia too, mayhap we may see
For Harrison majority.
So Martin Van and Buchanan,
And John c. Calhoun with all his clar
And General Crazy of Michigan,
Wen row to the heads of Salt River
And now you've heard nv aprophecy,"
And the grounds of it too, from which you'll
agree.
1t viii surely turn out reality,
For the good Of this Confederation
Then each defaulter, like Price and Swart
won't,
And each Boyd and Harris Wen put to rou
And ahonest old Levi" hustle out
With hip and hurrah! to the right about
The rascals that are calPd Amos and blal
Shall be kick'd up out Of their filthy lar,
And shipp'd with erceeding dispatch an
care
Away to the heads Of Salt River.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
JOHN D. BIBB, Chr.
RESOLUTIONS
RESUL
Adopted By the Meeting held IN Mar
shall Couaty.

adopted by the Meeting held IN Mar
shall County.
Resolced; That his Excellency A.
G. McNutt be respectfully requested
to convene the Legislature ofthe State
forthwith, that we have full confidence
in the patriotism and republican prin-
ciples Of the members thereof and that
they will with alacrity carry cut the
views indicated in this report, if the
same shall be in accordance with the
views of their constituents.
2. ResOZued, That all Legislative
action for the purpose of forcing re-
sumption of specie payments by the
Banks of Mississippi while the banks
ofthe adjoining states are suspended,
are unwiSe imp0Litic and destructive Of
the best interest of the State.
3. ResolUed, That the late Presi-
dent and Directors of the Mississippi
Union Bank who have, been re-appoin-
ted directors of said Bank be respect
fully requested to tender their reslgna-
tons to the Legislature and in order to
restore confidence in It's future man
agement that others wholly unconnect-
ed with the late management OF the
Bank be appointed to carry out the
great objects contemplatedin its estab-
lishment.
4. ResoIved, That the Stockholders
of the Mississippi Union Bank, be re-
quested to relinquish their Stock in
said bank and the same be made a
State Institution.
5. ResoIoed, That the public faith
of the State of Mississippi, shall be
preserved pure and untarnished, and
that we as citizens of the State, proud
of her character, and jealous of her
honor, pledge ourselves to sustain the
one and defend the other under all
circumstances.
6. Resolued, That we earnestly ask
the corporation of every citizen of the
State of Mississippi TO carry out the
objects indicated in the foregoing re-
port and resolutions and that our fel
low citizens in every county OF the
State, be requested to hold public
meetings and express their views on
the subject.
z. Resolre,i, That these resolutions
be signed by the Chairman and Sec
rotary and that copies thereof be for
warded to his Excellency A. G. Nd
| Mutt, and the President and Directors
| Of the Union Bank, and that the Edit
ors ofthe newspapers in the State with
out distinction Of party be requested t
publish these proceedings in their le
spective papers.
! A deaf mute hung himself recent.
| in Pennsylvania ito getrid ofthe nois'
Of the world we suppose.
SINGULAR CAsE.-We know of
man who fancies himself a jackass, h
is not much mistaken.
/ De-. TrycrrrcxseE-A Turor IN
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

NoTE.-Ihe foregoing sums In
clude payments for trust funds and in
demnities, which in 1887, was So,
Clio, 404 &c.
t. L. SMITH, Register.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Registers Office, June 27, 1884.
"This sum is subject to small varia-
ton on the settlement of the accounts
of the Treasurer.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
THE CURRENCY
The following rather STRIKING y

The following rather striking views
of THE causes by which the monetary af-
fairs ofthis country have been brought to
their present condition, were presen-
ted by Mr.. Thomas Atscood, a late
Radical Member of the British Par
lament, in his valedictory to his con-
stituents.-Nel0 World.
"The democracy in America are at
this moment cutting their ouon throats
as madIy, and working the very same
wild havoc among the industrious
classes there, as the Jewish aYistocracg
are working here. In their wild efforts
to conpert a fiction Of the lar into a re-
0lity, they are abolishing credit and
paper money, which have been to them
more valuable than the land they oc-
cupy, and more vital if possible, than
the very air they breathe. Credit and
paper money have been to them the
very life and soul of theirindustry; and
yet they virtually insist that no man
shall in future be permitted to plough
the ground or to cut down the forests,
excepting only The 5et0 lucky Individuals
aoho happen to be born a0ith golden
ploughs or golden aces at Their com
mand ! And this is Democratic Amer
lea! She has universal suffrage! She
has no national debt and no taxes, but
she has raised her rate of interest to
fifty per cent, per annum; and her
people, like ours, except the Jeaos
among them are stepped IN poverty, mis-
cry and distress. Greediness. malice
pride, envy, and hypocricy appear
equally to have animated the councils
of both nations; for strange t ~, all
this wild havoc is being effected in
America, as in England, under the
extraordinary pretext of benetfting The
ta6Orng classes Under the pretence
of restoring "a sound and healthy cur
rency,' the Legislators Of both countries
have taken away the paper money ,oith-
out taking Away the debts and o6tiga-
tons contracted IL; leaving just suf-
fcient gold and silver money in cir
culation to pay their own legal claims
upon industry, but not sufficient to
give more than half employment or hall
food to the people. In both countries
the people have been told that the
monied interest was too powerful under
a paper system and under the pre-
tence of reducing this power, the two
Legislatures have strangely contrived
to double and to treble it, by doubling
and trebling the value Of the money
which measures it thus grinding and
crushing the industrious classes ii
both countries, and delivering then
up, like sheep to the butchers sham
bles,' or at least, converting them, as
| have always foretold; intomere 'hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water fol
the Jews What is this madness tc
the two foremost nations of the earth
Is it the mere effect of human Judge.
ment ? Or, is it the effect of some
mysterious Providence working its aw-
full dispensations among us! My mine
is in the dark -
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

10 The folio wing article was published in the
"RALEIGH STANDARD" Locofoco sheet
printed in North Carolina,) and is fair
specimen of the estimation in which the dis
tnguished parsonage of whom it treats was
held by this party at that time
JOHN c. CALHOUN and His PARTY
who first went into the ranks of Jackson
with view only to the elevation of Cal
houn, deserted so soon as that selfish pros
pect vanished; who, in their disappointment
struck at the UNION of the states-have
now taken JUDGE WHITE for the same
purpose"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26


Character of Fan BuYen.-In 1882
Mr.. Van Buren, was a candidate for
the Vice-Presidency on the ticket with
Gen. Jackson. At that time Gen.
Mexican Of Pennsylvania was on the
electoral ticket Of that State; he had
always been a firm friend of Gen. jack
sons, but he knew Mr.. Van Buren,
thoroughly and would not consent 10
vote for him for Vice-President. In
a letter which he wrote to the Editor
ofthe Montrose Register, he thus de-
scribes the candidate of the locofocos:
''Few individuals have had better OPP
portunities than myself of marking his
political maneuvers for the last twenty
years-during which time he has ex-
hibited all the powers and qualities,
with regard to politics, ofthe channel
ion, assuming every hue and color
which his ambitious purposes, in view
Of the moment, seemed TO require
To speak plainly know him to be
void of political integrity-and most
of those high qualities of the mind,
which, wherever they may be found, |
humbly trust no minor difference IN
matters of human opinion will ever
prevent me from duly acknowledging
and yielding a just respect Cunning,
and certain species of popular talent,
he indeed possesses-but these only
render him the more dangerous in time
of public excitement and Illusion
When he first entered Gen. Jackson's
cabinet, l expressed my serious mis-
givings ofthe result, to Judge Mclean
| (then Postmaster General and others;
and the mischiefs which l then appre-
hended had been more than verified.
| His whole course has been that of a
political disorganizer, whenever it
could promote his selfish schemes.
Party arrangements, and even the sa-
cred ties of personal friendship, have
both been coldly sacrificed upon the
altar of his ambition
Such friend reader, is the character
of Van Buren,, as drawn by one high
in the confidence Of the democracy OF
Pennsylvania, who declares that for
"the last twenty years few individuals
have had better opportunities than
himself for observing his political man
euvers." Compare the above with the
characterof the Peoples candidate for
the Presidency: General Harri-
SON." says a writer who for many years
was member of his family; 'sin tenn
} permanent, is warm and impulsive-in
manners, plain and unassuming-in
his habits generous and hospitable-
! he combines in an eminent degree, the
manly frankness of a soldier, with the
. sturdy independence ola farmer"
What contrast the character Of the
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
SOUTHERN ARGUS.
STATE RIGHTS.
COLUMBUS, TUESDAY, MAY 26,
STATEMENT

Showing the amount Of expenditures
OF the United States exclusive of the
public debt, for each year, from 1924
to 1887 inclusive, stated in pursu-
ance OF a resolution of the House
of Representatives ofthe 25th June
1888.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

Those marked thus(t have recently held c.
lections and gone against Mr.. Vanburen,
Judge We what are his prospects now!
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

A deaf mute hung himself recently
in Pennsylvania ito getrid ofthe noise
Of the world we suppose.
SINGULAR CAsE.-We know of a
man who fancies himself jackass, he
is not much mistaken.
RIGID JUsTIcE-A Juror in a
murder case fast asleep.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26

The following states voted for Mr., Van Bu-
rem in 1886, when he was made President
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-21
sTRoUDsBURG MONROE COUNTY Pa FRIDAY FEBRUARY a. s4o
Did you really give Jessie your arm, and escort

Did you really give Jessie your arm, and escort
her home!'
i did; and when saw the quiet, pleasant little
parlor which she called home, had great mind
to offer her my hand as well as my arm.'
Frederick, are you losing your senses' III
did not know you were jesting, should think you
had been taking too much wine =
i never was in sounder state of mind, my dear
sisters, and yet declare to you have a great
mind to make little Jessie your sister-in- aw-that
is, if she will accept me-
Come. come, Fred, interposed Mrs. De Grey,
you are carrying the farce too far; Lizzy is rea
dy to cry with vexation.'
1t is no farce, Julia, am in earnest
For heavens sake Go nat be such a fool; n
pretty business it would lie to introduce one ofmy
hirelings as my sister. No, no, Fred, that won't
do
You need not introduce her if you are ashamed
of her. dare say We should find society without
your aid
1t would be ruinous TO all Lizzy's prospects,
How so!
why, do you suppose her rich admirer. Chas.
Tibbs, would marry the sister of a man whose wife
had once been a seamstressP
Frederick laughed heartily as he replied True,
| had forgotten; Charles Tibbs is the grandson OF
old Toney Tibbs, who used to peddle essences a
bout the streets, and of course is good society,"
Well, will not interfere with Lizzy matrimonial
speculations, so Danish your fears
Oh, have no fears about il, for with all YOU
your eccentricites | am sure you would never dc
anything so degrading
ITO be concluded in our next.l
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-21

This is he who usurped the name of Durer.--
who degraded his talents 10 the task of perpe,-
uating the vile sketches of Julio Romano, aad
the infamous lbels OF Aretno :" So saying, ihe
stranger rushed out
From the studio he repaired to the Venetian
Senate, where he entered his complaint. The
Senate passed decree, forbidding Marc Anto-
mo under severe penalties, to counterfeit again
the signature or the cypher of Albrect Durer
and ordering all the falsiied engravings to be
committed TO the flames. All Italy took part
with The German artist, Clement VII. threw
Marc Antonio into prison for engraving scanda-
lous prints. Durer, reveBged, and full of hon
ors, returned 10 Germany, afera soinurn of
three months in Venice, and Rome. Marc An
tonic, despite his splendid genius, could never
wipe out that disgrace whence by manv histo-
rlans his name IS never mentioned without the
addition of the epithet ladrone (robber).
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-21
From the Casket.

FATHERS LAMENT FOR HIS FIRST BORN.
BY JOHN c. McABE.
She's soae tn lovely flower which late fond Iprest
And young heahat beat quick hath hushed itself
rest;
And the rolling billow that dies along the Shore
Makes low Soutouchng moan and then heard more
My little pratler gazed awhile upon the earth and sighed
Then closed her lids her soft blue eyes, and died
Farewell, nv little charmer! farewell, my Mary dear
ofrom thy fathers eye shall fall, the agonizng tear;
When memry from her treasury brings each feature fond
view;
The coral p, the rosy cheek, the eye Of melting blue,
When fancy shall the with touching music fill,
ofha loved voice, oh how the soul with anguish keen VIII
thrill.
IT'S said that kindred spirits watch those earth they
love,
And art thou dearest Mary looking from thy above.
Ger the pathway of thy father he wends MN to thy grave
Where nighwnds whisper solemnly and weeping willows
wavel
oA couli thou leave thy happy home, beyond those sar
skies,
Or could take angel wing and those regions rise
Tha might clasp my child more and give parents
kiss
calm would DER spirit STEAL a grief would yield to bliss
Ii Rcannot be il cannot be, thou never wilt return,
Nor my clayclogg spirit rse where those pale
burn!
b: al thy little tomb III watch, till each fades away
Night thou shalt witness all my grief too sacred yee fol