Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-06-09
CORRESPONDENCE.

MOBILE, May Doth, lS4e.
Dear Sir-The business season is drawing
to a close, and our merchants and business men
arc balancing their books squaring the yards
ard preparing for another, and trust more
profitable, business campaign. Although more
than 100000 bales of cotton have been re-
ceiyed, sold and shipped, doubt whether any
of our merchants have done profitable busi-
ness. Some few may have saved something,
but all complain of the fruitlessness of their
abors. The rivers are falling and we can
not expect to receive much more cotton.
There will be some lie in the city during
the summer, from the fact that many of our
citizens are so poor that they cannot get away
either TO the North or the Springs. A num-
Der of buildings, also are in the course of cree
ton, which will give employment to, and de-
tain many Of our hard-harded, respectful and
patriotic mechanics Among the improve
ments going on in Royal Street, viii men.
ton two, The beautiful banking house of the
Planters g. Merchants Bank is undergoing q
thorough repair, and in few weeks it vii
present as an imperious appearance as it die
before the calamitous fire of last summer
Cullum, with praiseworthy enterprise, has laiC
the corner stone of a building to be erected OF
the site of the Old Mansion House, which
also, was destroyed last summer. The new
edifce if built according to the plan hav,
seen, will do credit to the taste of the proprie
tor, and be an ornament to the city.
Speaking Of buildings reminds me of thu
great WING LoG CABIN, which has been erec
ted in this city by the "Working mems Tip
PecanOe Club" 1t is a large building so fee
, in length by 80 in width, and is intended a
; the head quarters of the Wings during tn
Presidential ca mpaign. 1t was occupied for tn
! first time on Wednesday last, on the occasio
2 of the departure of the Mobile Delegation t
! the State Convention. never saw a create
gathering in Mobile than there was at the Lo
Cabin that day, and must confess neve
listened with more pleasure than | did to til
eloquent and soul-stirring address of DAME
Il CHANDLER, Esq, the brother of G. A. Char
y year has taken but little interest in polite
a and was one of the last to give in his a1hesic
n to the nomination of the Harrisburg ConveI
ton. On this occasion he, for the first tin
since The nomination, broke ground, and a
ranged himself in the ranks of the People,
y opposition to the otide-holders. The popula
r. ity, the attainments and the eloquence of N
d Chandler, win now be brought to bear in fav
y, of the Wings, aud feel sure when such mt
,r come to the rescue, the Republic and the Co
stitution, is safe. Mr.. Chandler is destined
take high stand in the political world and
; still higher one in his profession. The lat
N motto, "suariter in nodo, fortiter in re-" m
w with Justice be applied to him as charaote
st stic.
of The Wings OF Mobile are increasing
ed strength daily, while the locofocos are the We
IS, pictures of despair. The great Wing pr
he cession that escorted the Delegation to t
all Steamboat on Wednesday with their banne
he struck terror into the ranks Of the destructiv
n and the leaders have done nothing but sg
!, their teeth" la Jack Downing ever sin
- Poor fellows,-they win not die decently.
- We understand certain locofoco in Il
place is engaged in hawking about the stree
sw a pamphlet, called the aAdvance Guard of
ire mocracy," which contains sundry calumnies
Die gainst Genl. Harrison, which he anon rea
ire to whoever will listen. Does he not kn
q. that he had as well hack carrion for the pl
EN- pose of giving the community relish for
mr. voury meats
ia -~4e et~--
en- Jesse Beene, a locofoco living near Gaia
or ba, Alabama, has comeout through the c
lu- umns OF a tory paper in a long article staff
itv that he cannot support Genl. Harrison
-. Never mind-the Tippecanoe frosts of \
ns vember, will give Jesse to his beene!