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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
For the Southern Argus.
DERATE.

It having now been settled that the debate, In
fidelity versus Christianity, viii take place in
our town on the first Monday in April next,
between Col. Olmsted, and Rev. Jas Smith.
We expect the public viii give both the gentle
men all that attention which the importance Of
the discussion demands.
Both sides of the question should be heard
with care and attention. Many we know be-
ieve sincerely in the truth of Christianity, who
haYe never examined the mass of evidence on
which its truth rests. There belief is belief
without examinadon-they are not acquainted
with the objection urged against that system
in which they believe, and are therefore TO
qualified meet and repel the arguments which
the infdel brings forward. Its the duty ofthe
believer In Christianity, to listen to the objec-
tons brought against the system, as well as
the evidences in favour fit. To listen mere
ly to the evidences and arguments on his own
side, is doing himself and the subject injustice
By listening to both sides, he will be better
able to appreciate the merits of the respective
arguments for and against; and his own mind
will be better established in the truth.
The infdel in like manner if he is candid and
searching for truth will be equally willing to
listen to and weigh all the arguments brought
forward in support of Christianity, and should
he after fair calm and impartial investigation
ofthe facts brought forward before the tribu-
nal of reason find them insufficient to carr
conviction to his mind he may go on in his re-
lection of Christianity; but should the argn
metns in its favour be convincing and conclu
sive, he is bound as every honest man win b.
to embrace the doctrins, which Christianity
has received. We hope and trust that tn,
people of Columbus and its vicinity, will pa
.tiantly hear both speakers. go 20 the debate
with Their minds free from prejudice, deter
mined however, TO BEL open to sound reasonin,
and evidence only. Fa C.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
From the Richmond Whiu.

.s1fSo President has even gone into office
with such storm, as the explosion of Biddle's
Bank and other circumstances, have cast upon
the country. Enq.1 =
What st1e other circumstances" are, the
reader IS lefttocoDjecture. Thev are supposed
to be"tte v0cc7tuzI IN the Treosury,D and the
general Reorganization and confusion, which
pervade every branch Of the public SERVICE
the legitimate fruits often years Of LocofocO
misrule. SCI ~.
We are under obligations to the venerable
Editor for these admissions. The more Agleo-
my the char acter OF the times" The greater
the discredit 10 the party, which for our SINS,
has ruled and scourged the Republic. The
object infi1akiDg them at this time is to wca-
ken the coming administration. But they are
a two edged tool. They confirm the state
ment made BY the wings during the late
Canvass the disorderly state ofpHb-
lie affairs-and justify the popular demand for
a charge, by demonstrating the corruption and
imbecility 81 Locofoco Rules,
Gen Harrison comes into power amidst
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

MOVER MATTERS IN NEw YoRK.-We have
again to record another considerable decline
in stocks, IndeedIit has never been our duty
topuslish, generally, such low rates as we
now do in giving the sales of this morning.
United States which left of yesterday at %,
opened this morning at "a "a and closed at
g, being decline of per ct. Illinois SKIES
FfelIoH1-2; Delaware and Hudson "a; North
american Trust L; Vicksburg So; Mohawk.
Stonington Rail Road and Harlem L; Cam
ton ID. ss
In state stocks the call has been greater.
Illinois skies redeemable in 1860 haves been
sod as low as 81, atfording. the purchaser an
iuterest upon his investments Of nearly - per
CT per annum for 10 years, in addition TO the
reimbursement Of 500 at the expiration Of
the time for an Investment of $50. The
endorsements ofthe Western and South
western statesthe fear that is entertained d
a non-payment of interest, together with the
quantity hypOthecated ms Wan street which
were sold to the banking association here,
occasioned the fall, and it IS certainly high
time to anticipate some favorable action By he
General Government which may check AR
Their decline. and restore some degree ofcOn-
fidence
The domestic exchanges are daily decli-
ming. The demand for money, and indlsPosl.
lion to operate, forces sales at lower rates. ana
furnishes evidence Of "a general Indebtedness
to our city. and of strong disbelief IN any re-
sumption for long period. IN. 7. Con.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
The GLOBE VS.. COMMON HoNEsTY.

"The whole effect of the surrender of the
public lands, would be to increase the value
Of the State Stocks in the hands of the pre-
gent holders, which would, in effect, simply
increase just to that extent the difficulty
of getting out of their endorsements.
The assumption of the General Gov
eminent to provide for the debt now in the
hands of stock gamblers, would be an earnest
ofthe final assumption of the whole, and all
the State debts which might now be brought
up for little upwards of one hundred millions
ofdollars, would in such contingency, run up
their merely nominal value of upwards oftwo
hundred millions "-GIo6e
What do the democrats of Miss. think of
this doctrine, put forth by the great mouth
piece of their party. 1t is in effect saying to
the people of Miss. you owe some five millions
Of dollars, that is,your bonds for that amount,are
in the hands!of others. Your creditors think,
either, that you are insolvent and cannot pay
your debts; or, that you are a set ofscoundrals
who viii not pay them. They being under
this impression, you can buy up your bonds, for
one half of their nominal value; you can pay
your debts for fifty cents in the dollar. Ifyou
ALL w the u. s. to assume the payment Of
these bonds, the holders Of them viii know that
they are perfectly good, and you cannot SWIM
die them out Of one dollar. We leaveit to any
candid man, to say if this is not a plain and
fair construction put upon this language; and
we ask; is a man honest, WHO'S able to pay his
debts, and yet makes his creditors think him
insolvent that he may buy up his paper at
fifty cents in the dollar. The man who can
do it knows not the meaning of the term hon
esty; and the same rule applies to state.
Letus not be misunderstood as advocating the
doctrine, that the general government, should
assume the debts, of the States; for no man
can be more bitterly opposed to it than we
are. We have always looked upon it, as the
most dangerous step which our national legis-
lature has ever taken, as precedent which, il
followed out, must inevitably destroy every
vestige.of State sovereignty: andwhen the dis
tribution was made, we had rather have seen
the same amount Of money, even in Benta's
Mint Drops, tbroaUn into the middle of The Al
lantic Ocean. We have no kind of objection
seeing a man, who is unable to pay an mis-
debts. COMPROMISE with his creditors, and
make fair distribution ofhis properly among
them; but theInan who either represents hisa.
self to be insOlvent when he is not so; or cot.
ceGls the fact Of his being solvent, in order 10
urchase his own paper at half price, has moi
honesty in him. Were we speaking of man
we should upon this subject, conceive nc. Ian
guage too stroog to express our feelings; bot
as the conductor ola public Journal we are
bound to use words temperate and discreet.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
The CLAMoR ABOUT PRESCRIPTION.

p The Oficia' organ parades, nan editorial
article, an extract from arecent speech of Sem
ator Tappan, making, besides many unfounded
and msoIent inSinuations against Mr.. Clay, the
following charge. .rs iff
ave have heard the Senator described, IN
his graphic way, how the next, Administer
tloD would make clear sweep Of all office
holders with probable no exception"
= There is not a particle Of truth in this
statement Mr.. Clay did not mike the dec
laratou here attributed to him, nor anything
like It. II is one ,0f the nnmberless misrep-
res entations which the Globe puts forth ed
itorialy, of the remarks Of SenatoTs-and
Mr.. Tappan has adopted it from that, pol
luted source. Mr.. Clay had, insthe course of
his speech on the repeal of the Sub treasury,
casualty referred to the reports that the Ad-
ministration party designed top olong theirpa
ronage and power after the four h Of March
next, by means Of designations on the part
Of those whose terms are to expire soon af-
ter that day, and by, prenlaturely filing up
other Offices: and, he said. that. If The Sena-
tors on the other side hattered themselves
with the idea that Gen. Harrison would be
prevented by any such contrIvances from ex-
ercisiug his constitutional rights, and berg
actually President from the 4th of March next,
they would probably find themselves mista-
ken. With regard to the removal ofsubor-
dinates. who have been attending to the pro-
Der Business Of theirofices, heispoke il such
Terms As to call forth from Mr.. BUCHANAN
a compliment to his lberalily.
Il is, however, edhymg 70 lnG the conduc-
tors and contributors OF the ulooe. Loco-ioco
Senators. and other spousmen raising tnelr1
hands and voices in the holy horror against
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
The NEw Y0aK AND VIRGINIA oosraOvrr.y


The NEW YoRK AND VIRGINIA CONTROVERSY
We call particular attention 10 an article
under this head, which we 10 day publish from
the Richmond Wing It calm consider.
ate, apd wise; respectful, but firm. If all the
papers in the country would treat important
subjects, in the same manner, we:.shOuld have
less party rancor, and less bad legislation con-
sequent thereon.
ETwo measures have been proposed in the Leg.
stature. One is 10 send commissioners 10
New York, who shall lay the matter before
the Legislature Of that state, and endeavor to
procure the passage ofsuchlaws as win protect
the interests of Virginia; the other is to be
foundin the following extract from the report
of The committee, which accompanies a bal:
/ sThe course Of New York jeopardizes OH
slave property, by offering an asylum to the
i thief whe steals it thereby encouraging the
| theft, and by rendering the. recovery Of the
slave himeIsf impossible, when he has succeed
e6in getting there. Our remedy should have
forts object, as we design actian nOl0, 10 b.
Ony prolecuve, Jne preVenuon OF the tnelt
and the fight of the slave. In the opinion o
your committee, these objects viii be attained
by passing the bill which accompanies this re-
port
/ It's provisions are simple; but it is believed
that they will be efficient. 1t provides for th'
appointment of inspectors, whose duty it shall
be to inspect all vessels owned in whole or il
part, or commanded and navigated by resi-
dent of New York, before It departs out Of on
waters, to see that no slaves are concealed OF
board; the cost Of which inspection is 10 b
paid by the captain or owner. Bond with Sc
curity is demanded from the captains or own
ers of ansuch vessels that no slave be takel
cut of the Commonwealth in such vessels. /
also prohibits any pilot to carry any such yes
sells to sea, which has not certificate of in
spection; and it offers standing rewares to a
pilots, who shall detect the violation of any Law
} of theState designed for the protection of on
slave property. These are the principles pre-
visions of the BILL. For the details, your CON
mittee refer to the bill itself"
.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

IMPRISONMENT, FOR DEBr-The act abol-
ishing imprisonment for debt under process
for the federal courts in all cases when by the
laws ofthe state it has been or shall hereafter
be abolished, has passed both Houses of con-
gress; received the approval of the President;
and is the law of the land. d.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

For Governor, iat j ! &,
DAVID o. SHATTUCK, Of Carroll
For Congress, - I car
ADAM L. BINGAMAN, of Adams, S
WILLIAM r. HARLEY, Of Marshall.
For Secretary ofState,
LEWIS G. GALLOWAY, of Holmes.
For Auditor of Public Accounts,
JAMES M. DOWNS, of Kinds.
For State Treasurer.
WILLIAM G. CRAWLEY, of Perry.
For Attorney General. 5.
ROBERT HUGHES, Of Hinds.la
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

SENATOR FROM KENTUcKY.-The legisla-
ture of Kentucky has elected J. T. Morehead
Senator from that State, for six years from
the 4th March instant.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
TEXAS.


All fears of an invasion from Mexico have
been quoted. There is some expectation,
that Gen. Houston viii again be candi-
date for the Presidency. t-e
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

The Richmond Wing Of the 1eth has The
following: St7s II y $50,
"ATumorfs ahoat. and we devoutIy hone !,
may prove true that Mr.. Clay viii be dis.
patched forthwith to London on special mis-
sion to open negotiation for the final ad;nss
ment Of diGlculties.~ The occurrences at I,oe ss
port seem torequire immediate action 70 ) essf
sodirgfgI calamity as war;"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

Loss OF LrrE.-We learn. from the Vicks-
burg Wing, that the steamer Creole while on
her passage down the river, was destroyed BY
fire, andsome thirty lives lost.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

ta.oEuas and CONCLUSIONS nublc and private
embarrassments, the work Of he expiring FACE.
ltlb1s-,sf he can give relief ana exlrlr4te ,s
county from the perils and sdlti1culsRs 10y
(which it is beset the greater bis glory ana tne
larger the debt Of gratitude which, ne wlirilll'
pose upon his couhtfynnen. -..n5cs
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10

The following letter, iuu on ,.,,.
respondent, although of an OS -: { q.
taken a western tour, as has been , 4. Z
with sevsral letters .reeently. N e
matter which win prove intere e no. ,. no
ders. ~'Rfz-
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
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reg e c0Ers.p0si.sse -, :
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ar; Badger has sent : FEB n
The othce Of SecretaTvs' =, = n !, ans resvn..
g 81 y the President ese ~ Essgs IsSs I
Mr.. Prestoninsths vacs 49,. RunoT y.
Mr.; Wise visited Rleb15..s.si.s erssisi 90 81
aa.. k.ves went also, IN ' osss, s vel
aaPpSn.nen, Of day to % MT !. e ios :.
y. ?. Senator. It is said -. 1as ellss,i;,
anxious 70 obtain the offIes s s, NJ "a. 7
S deus. e unsuccessful, as JOdss I I. d
The affair between No. s.sJ ssai il.,. =
Pickens remains in stqta ~ Stat rss
IN, IT'S settled; others that its not. S ,
sae after, are generally The s s9sss 1 !.
South Carolina member. ~ Hea 4
| The case Of the Amiztad
supreme Court yesterday uo's;' opsasl "a.
torney General Gllpin wbo ,-S.sl b 3 Z, !.
able argument. Mr.. Adams ,1 ss.. s1gf ~. !.
Wit, the editor OF the aEras .o leslIli y
Court taking notes offs prOe s.,S' 'es
; The scenes IN the Sens,s
curious. For the first tim. : : yes'e'ass
cry Senator was in his seal sr No! lssas
repeal the Sub Treasury eys-' lslhs
7 TO his name-the numbers ba;1, M q N. M.
laying Mr.. Gays resolution q ,s !, si' 3
table, and % against Il. II = ~ Ieiss
e Printer, none Of The Wh;. : .ae sesip J,
: & Rives received but D. 60. We 4 4:
g quorum. 1t is said that The en-, ro,. oe'll
e will treat this election as + OGais
: place, as soon as the An ofr 1iso g i
+ The Editors Of the Madisriea,.i ,, q m
! bly, be chosen for the Sensis .'4a ~ y PiGs
: Gales g. Seaton, Of The Ju,s iIG.s' aId Ass,
House. The latter i the en- r.as. as1'si b 4
d The late executive ser,;..' s' EslsaasSle
e has no reference to the No SS .1 Q ile Sea
Il dairy Question. They Eee4ISs1S = B0
n host of petty appointueDt, =, II . eontoln
i Buren, Is making, PreHous e 8 boa NJ. u
II Office. us gong on
n We have delightfulsriD,v...
e but the Avenue is one euotSs ssaf lust no
: owing to The numerous ~, ss ese Of dus
+ that are driving to sndfu. O--S g ealFsgt
n ing houses are about isiis. S sSa. boar
It board to S2per day, in order = o- - p1os
j. the small business they maj \ ) ,A.s s y
!. gress adjourns. Ss y
" The following letter, iuu on ,.,,,..
II respondent, although of an "a ~, &c 1 .
D. taken a western tour, as has ben Il ~
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09
CAMP MEETING,

AUsIos CAMP MEETISG, for Berkeley aad JEFF
ferson Circuits. will be held at the Gray Spring on
the land Of MIR. Daniel Wright, about one and
half miles south of Buhkers.ilill, commencing on
the 10Th OF September next. r-
The friends and Preachers from other Stations
and Circuits, are earnestly requested TO atend
Thursday, the Cd Of September, is the day fixed
upon for preparing the ground, When we hose a
strung force will be in Attendance
R5'All persons DESTROYS of having TENTS, will
please bring their Tent Poles with them, as there
will none be permitted TO be cut on the ground.
August IL, THE COMMITTEE.
AS ample provision has been made for the feed
ing OF Horses, Ne, this ia give notice, that we
caution and lorwarn all persons from settling upon
our Lands, for the purpose of selling sprituous Il.
qhofs or huxterng in any way whatever during
the progress Of the Camp Meeting, as the law will
be rigidly enforced against also offending
Signed AIRED Ross. Elisha Bond, ~
james Haysiet, John e. Boyd.
John Hagsteu. Sr. a Clendenaing,
J NJ. Rutherford NJ Beesoa
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09
general Intelligence.

NgwsPAPgR LAw.-The law IS, Bud
80 the courts decide, that the person 10
whom a paper is sent is responsible for the
payment, If he receive the paper or make
use oft, even though he never subscribed
1 for It. Ills duty IN such case is not to
take the paper from the Office or place
where it is left, but to notify the publish
or that he does not wish for it. If paPers
are sent 10 post Office, store, tavern or
other place, and are not taken by the per.
son TO whom they are sent, the postmas-
ter, store OF tavern keeper, &C., 10 re-
sponsibie for the payment unless ne I'M
,nediatcIy gives notice to the publisher
that they are not taken from the Office or
place whete they are sent.
Extract from the Post Office Regnla.
lions, page so, section llS: In every
instance in which papers that come to your
Office are not taken out by the person to
whom they are sent, you will give imme-
diato notice Of it 10 the publisher, adding
the reasons, if known, why the papers
are not taken out"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

MORE BANK TROUBLES. the latest
sdvices--which are private-from New
Orleans, il was in agitation to place an
Injunction on the Canal Bank in that city,
in consequence Of the alarming disclosures
which had come to light during the week :.
A correspondent Of the New York Com
mercal says that in addition to the over
drafts previously known, it appears tat
about $500 900 more have been discover
ed-one firm alone Ogden and South.
gate) having distracted 100000, ano-
Their individual $4,000, and Mr.. Wood.
ruff, one Of the directors, some $3.50
Every thing, however, connected with
banking in this city is kept so secret that
the public is left to conjecture the amount
of the various defalcations, and for this
reason, presume, none ofthe papers have
made any mention Of ~. Y. Sun.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

THE MISSISSIPPI river continues
to encroach upon its banks and the lands
which Join thu m. About four weeks since,
says the Baltimore Sun, near an acre of
Ellis cliffs Sunk into the river with tre-
nendous crash. These cliffs are located
about ID miles below Natchez, on the
east bank of the Mississippi river. The
river was in frightfu agi,ation-the
waves ran mountain high for many min
utes, and dashed over the levees on the
Louisiana side hundreds Of fish were
thrown out of their element and lodged
upon the banks. About two weeks ago,
large piece of ground in the town OF
Plaquemine, plunged into the river, and
il is said more of it must go before long.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

AUTOGRAPHS AND AUToCRATs.-A la
dy OF rank having lately sent to O'Connell
for his autograph, TO go to collection
of hand-writngs Of celebrated persons"
for the Emperor of Russia, Mr.. O'Connell
begged pardon for seeming want Of cour-
tesy in refusing lady, but added at his
excuse" The fact is, that the hideous
cruelties of the present Emperor of Rus
sia. perpeirated in Poland, even upon wo.
men and children, have marked his char.
acter with deeper shade of infamy than
that which stains the Roman Nero; while
his Satanic persecution Of Catholic chris.
tlaaity has reduced him beneath the level
Of the ancient Dioclesian. Mr.. O'Con.
nell, therefore, cannot consent by any act
Of his, however slight, to appear to pay a
compliment to so atrocious a monster. :"
After this gentle expression Of opinion, il.
is to be presumed that MIR. O'Connell does
not contemplate visiting st. Petersburgh.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

NoRwEGIANs.-A detachment of 160
Norweglans passed up the lake in the
Missouri about week ago. They are
swarthy, robust people, and appear capa-
BILE OF enduring great fatigue. They
were destined for Milwaukee, and among
other articles, carry with them one OF
their native sleighs, constructed mostly Of
iron, and designed for lady and gentle
man. The formation was peculiar, being
very narrow, so as to compel the boau TO
SIT astride small saddle behind the lady
instead OF at her side, as is the custom Of
this country. Barring this Inconvenience
the Norwegian sleigh would be rare We.
hicle on the lake in winter. -Bu6alo Com
mereial Advertiser.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

AN IMPOSING DrspLav.--The ceremo.
ny Of rs.interring at Rochester, the re.
mains Of Lieut.. Boyd and his gallant as
sociaies, who fell 10 fight with the Indians,
on the Genessee river, during the reyolu-
tionary war, took place on Saturday ,-the
26ih ultifno. BY the account 10 the pa
pers it must have been an imposing dis
play. The fine military companies, OF
which Rochester and the adjoining county
boast, were out, and an immense concourse
Of citizens were in Pailad.
Inquirer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

The Lynchhurg Virginian calls up a
"reminiscences, touching Mr.. Calhoun's
course on the Distribution measure in
1897. which he then declared TO be rnea-
sure that "interesi and patriotism and
every good principle would unite TO carry
into effect" He declared that the Govern.
mens then was 10 ths height Of" disorder
and iniquity;" bot expressed his confidence
ia the Ultimate reform Of the Government
and the restoration of the Constitution.
!" He saw bis way through the presSit
confusion--the DISTRIBUTION MEASURE
WOULD PREvAIL-he believed that the
PUBLIC LANDS WOULD BE GIVEN
UP TO THE STATES-the Admins
tration must yield to these measures, or fall
before them" Mr. Calhoun in his late
speech against the Distribution Bill called
il ga Bill Of Abominatons, and declared
il 10 be more monstrously unconstitutional
than any Other bill that could be conceiy-
ed.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-09

U. S. SILvER.-Wc are informed that
the first deposite Of silver from a mine Of
the United States, was made at the mint
this week. 1t was from Davidson county,
North Carolina. The one is an argcn
tjftrous carbonate of lead, and it is believ.
ed that the veins will prove very prcduc.
tive. The assay made at tho Mint showed
that 1000 parts Of the bullion contained
973 of silver, and s of gold. The value
of the deposite is $500. u. S. Gaz.