Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-10-05
SOUTHERN ARGUS.
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TALABOLA.-HlS PROSPECTS.

TALABOLAs--11Ac FR0o1 GD p
We have lust conversed with a gentleman
who has lately returned from an extensive cir
cult thro ugh the northwestern portion ofthe
State. The nature of his business, bringing
him into intercourse with every class Of per-
sons Of each party, afforded him yeiy favora-
bic opportunity of informing himself as to the
political sentiments of the people, among
whom he was a travelling. He says that he
discovers manifest change inpublic opinion,
in regard to the payment of the Union Bank
State Bonds, since he was last through the
same section of country, and he is confident
that the Wing tickle: win succeed in"Choc-
taw by small majority,in Carroll by 200 votes
in Yalabusha by 100, in TalIahatchie by 7OOr
so, in Pamela by $50, in De Soto by 100, in
lafayette by about 30, and in Marshall by
3OO."
This, with the accounts we receive by eve
nv mail from the South-W looks very uDfa-
vorable for TALABoLA's success. We copy
into to-day's paper, description of brush
which lately came of, at Raymond, between
Judge Shattuck and Gen. H. Ste,rart Foote,
who has taken the field, whilst TALABoLA is
recovering from the effects of his recent hard
training. From all accounts Gen. H. Stesc-
art Foote cauahs too high and is too much dis
posed to bozt to give his antagonist much an.
noyance. 'Gwin and Freeman are in the
Northern part ofthe State (Dem,) and evil
IDENTITY prefer running by themselves. In this
condition of affairs we apprehend the most un-
favorable result for TALABoLA. In candor
we cannot advise him to return to the fed,
for we believe his previous exercise nd the
brushes, which hei has already had with the
Judge, have materially injured him. Under
no circumstances do we think that he would
be match for the Judge, but, in our. opinion
his training had been too much neglected il
his youth, to- justify so severe trial of hi
bottom, as he has lately undergone, and, as W.
apprehended,h he has returned from the rencoun
tire, dull and spiritless. 1t would have beer
much better for him if he had not been put or
the track until he was started in the race; hi:
friends at assistance would then have back d hin
with much more confidence; but since he has
exposed his inability TO contend with his pow
erful antagonist, many ofthem will hedge OIL
the winning horse. Although TALABoLA. ha
had some success. in small match races in thi;
county, we have always been satisied,tha
he is not equal TO the approaching. contest fo
which he has been selected, and the lnjudi
cious Partially of his friends viii, we have nj
doubt, effsctually incapacitate him for thos
little rencountres in which be was invariabl
successful and in which he took such high de
light. We see no other prospect for old TAI
; ABoLA, at present, but that, after the Novem
: Der election, he will be withdrawn from tn
political turf, and forced to remain in stus
) ton, if not SO exciting and gratifying to hin
: self, at least mole adapted to his genius an
e not less creditable to his State, than that {
being Paraded at Jackson, as Governor Of MI
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