Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-22
NO. 50.

Bans was crowded by loco-locos ANXIOUS 10 gel
look a. the death warrants Of Ihe two great
lbleYng shops The documents we're ex
hlDied by the lellefs, and The destructive loco.
seemed = draw ne@ hle aud yigol from the pros
F pecG ol terminating the existence OF those lnsttU
lions of our country which had used Ell their owl
capital aud The United States money loo ~ &C.
hcuagthe people. Thank God saws one loce
stbc Did Banks wlU get lusiice at last. j
wash SAYS Gsothsr tie Devil had run away
Nllh all the Banks IL tho State three Yeats ago
aye aud he directors ton, saws a lAud The,
have robbed me ot all my hard earnings saws
louueyman carpenter. Speak no evils OF toe
dead says dcmure Wing the Devil is now
ab1u, 10 administer Oh lhe skeleton, for we haze
di.enhovesd them long ago, says another
great Whig land spccuator. For my part sad
another Wing tie Banks are now as dry as az.
old shoe, and | don't care a ID il Van Bu
rem we're to appoint Sboroo jones and Amos
Kendall administrators Db5ais ron, and gi,s
Their assets TO ihe Devil
b, THIS time Natchez was "a upfom. VIM j.
Minor president and \. i Meull The cnshie, OF
The Agricultural Bank, were visited BY something
approaching appoPecuc Its. They had heard
OF the blow up at the Planters Bank aud the
pubic documents at lie Rali Road, and they
expected every moment to have a VISA from
Sbocco Jones. Though tie most atlstocrat.
aud lmpeuous men N the cts OF The bluffs,
vet they resolved TO reach Shocco's heart PEI yui
IAN, and 10 give them nerve for The task they bo,4
len the Bank, and contrary to then custam went
ogerlo DUMAS At / ] O'clock and took a hola.
hs old d'reciogs who pledged Their estates 10
The Government a. sccuuly Tor The pet Banks
now became acquainted with tie safe OF things
and CONSERVATION was painted on thrir counisn
auce. Or. Cuisine Who never sprnt shilling.
exhibited singular compound Of Guef. Ilar,ar
uud nespair.
Macr aud MernIl repaired 70 ihe Ctty Hotel
20 search OF Shocco, and obtained an lnroduc.
ton 70 hn and Nj. Pteuliss Shocco Vas bold
and frank bat firm u hls purpose. while Mlno,
oud Mernll seemed down cast, hesliallng ana
Disputed. II was utterly impossible they said 10
laise the money at present that the Bank was
unable to meet lis current engagements, much
less to pay her old debts but ii ue indui
gencG vas ext, uded TO her and She could get
small loan II present, just 10 keep her head above
water ~ a loW yeats she would be IN az good
condition as the Bank of the United States
Shocce told them lha his orders were pcfcmpl0-
~, but he would wait few days and consult ID
Gwn and his friend Mr.. Pfeutiss.
~ may vel be supposed, a aan alth such az
lhoffy who bad besides several hundred thou.
sand dollars to loan, wa. not neglected 10 Nat
chez, lie was irsi Introduced to Minor, then
to Merrill, TO Ronlh and 80 on until he and Prem
uss bud been duedaud w,ned aud rode N the
cafuuee Of every nabob.
They soon proposed To- Shocco lake loan Of
ttg IYn foe 4 4.
that They would give him evidence Of undoub
ed security. How much do you want says Shoe
co II you y III be satisfied says Minor With ono
haIi Of vhat We owe the Government. we will
borrow that amour, from you Cor ten years, Ny
orders are says shocco 10 lend for no shoricf
period than q yeafs, aud at per cent, You
know, says be lllsa small business to be rc-iu
yeIing every lew years Our charter expiies be-
fore hat time -gys Minor. aod II is doubtful
whether our Iacofoco rulers w permit U. ever
10 Inaer out our brief spner unless We are abla
to keep going ahead, When Bauk loses ia
funds lt lp.cs It's charms With Legislators.
They lbcn proposed TO give Shocco per Gems
# be would make the loan Tor 10 years, and or
ID proposition he took time 10 deliberate, The
Planters Bank hearing hat the Agricultural was
about 10 obtain loan of certain Terms also made
a proposition iJr a loan on similar terms. Nov
hc competition commenced with the bomo9ers
and eich proposition wa- followed by anolae.
round Of parties. Then private gentlemen tc.
ronlo solicitors yor loans and offered 0 per cent
md 70 take q as long as SAocco pleased lhoe
were not particular sh1cco was still whiting fog
GWlo, but enjoying himself with Preniss amorn
the sweiled heads Of Na.cbez. The borrow
ars were all wanting 10 k0ow their lale, when
saocco one eyeulng tfJs addressed Prenliss.
Prm'ts-, by Cd the water here IS too I'D
bad, Iei "a 20 to New Orleans. have ist re-
.eyedg letter informing me Of the arrival Of zoe
thousand dollars Of my specie N that cty, aud
lad better 60 aud see after II wh,e these boys ar
making az lhgI minds whether hey vii take m,
'lla for 70 years would as soon 20 10 New
jJlgnas as aay where else SAID Pfentss, ,her,
: up top fun 20 ba hunted Up here And in one
iour both were On thelr way 70 New Orleans
Iisto they "en It WAh perfect looscncss for
several day, and here Mr. pfeniss with the %
thousand dollar Zee, daueug b,fote him, consent,
3l Ia 0e elected lho representative of The Wba-
ji Mississippi NJ the Senate OF the aitcd Stoke
After few days N the most JOYOUS hiialty saoe
70 asked Picutss i be had any change about
lim "a hlde saId Prcnt.ss, drawing out BIS
wallet just let me ha,ea couple If hundred
dollars SAID Shocco, email get 10 Yick,bufa
where my remauces have been ordered feni
Columbus. ! have not got as much about me.
saId Pronilss, as did 10, expect 10 come lut
Their than Naehcz when | Ief However.
draw on ne 1t Fcksburg, at 60 days, md III &c
cepl the drali. Any Of ihei Banks here viii dis
count Il. shoeco drew for 500 dollars. and or.
Of the Wing Bankers readily cashed the draft I'd
" per cent discount This was perfect gos
send to Snocco aud he Vent ahead with renewc5
mercy In alew days however, they got tined Of
Ne" Orleans and returned to Naluhez to finish
her business. IneY were ngnin hnnntal n .hn