Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-03
MORE, GLORIOUS NEWS"
THE WAR WITH FLORIDA ENDED.

We last week announced the appointment
by the President Of Shocco Jones Esq. 'to the
Office or duty of humbugging the Seminole ln-
dams to that portion of country, lying West of
the Miss. and North of the Arkansas river"
tits with inerpressible satisfaction, thatwe are
now enabled to crafty the hopes ofan anxious
" expectant nation by saying, that Mr.. Jones
has consented to accept the appointment. With
MS usual promptness in the discharge of duties
of his profession, Mr.. Jones made his prepare
tons, and, on yesterday, :left in the Steamer
Shylock for Mobile; whence he viii take pas
sage for Pensacola. We have in our life
witnessed many scenes of deep and absorbing
interest, but never any thing like the departure
of Mr.. Jones, on his mission ofgiving peace to
suffering country; and saving the widow and
the orphant from the scalpmg knifeof the heart
less savage. 1t being generally known, al
though Mr., Jones with his characteristic mod
esty endeavoured to keep it secret, that the
boat would leave about ten; long before that
hour, the wharf, the banks of tho river on both
sides, and all of the adjacent hills, were cover
ed with dense mass ofhuman beings, waiting
in fearful expectation to witness the coming
departure. The moment, the momeEtous mo-
ment drew nigh, and as time waned the
anxiety of the public increased. 1t arrived;
and the carriage which was to bear MIR. Jones
TO the wharf, was seen in the distance rapidly
approaching. While it was yet afar off,
the car containing his baggage drove up.
AS the baggage was passed into the boat, we
noticed number of bundles neatly done up in
blue paper; tied round with red tape; sealed
with sealing wax having on them the impress
sion Of the seal of the hunabugging department
and labeled in white as follows
"Large Blue Glass Necklace"
stSuaU &C g
Large Red :"
"Small !"
"Large Green"
"Small :"
"Large Fish Hooks;''
"Beautiful Patent Children's Rattles;"
"Elegant Beads assorted colours) for moe
casins;"
"Fancy tobacco pipes;"
besides number of other articles, equally ap-
propriate and elegant.
These articles are intended as presents to the
Indians thereby conciliating their good wishes,
when Mr. Jones will be enabled by means of
his seductive eloquence, heretofore found SO
irresistible, Banks and savages are said to be
equally soulless) to prevail on them, TO take
their departure to country where they can
calmly smoke the pipe of peace. Thus it is,
that great genius always accomplishes the
greatest ends, by means the most simple; and
these are the ones by which Mr.. Jonos expects,
and with every possible prospectIof success, to
accomplish that, which Mr.. Van Buren, and the
American army have been in vain trying for
years to do. 1.-THE Indians. can once be brought
to listen to reason, then will all be right.
The carriage drew up on the wharf Mr..
Jones descended, and, with that calm grave Dig
nifty so peculiar to him, walked on board the
boat.and assembled to the upper deck. The
ropes were cast off; the steam was put on her;
she gained Roadway and ascending the river
some hundred yards was put about and then,
graceful as swan, come floating down i'm
peeled only by the current. AS she came ops
poslte the wharf, Mr.. Jones slowly and grace
fully raised his hat and bowed profoundly three
times to the thousands assembled on the east
side. of the river.' Walking across the deck he
bowed mike manner, to those on the west side.
We wish all creation had been there, thatgthey
might have witnessed the burst of patriotic
feeling, the wild shout of exuItation, which, as
the voice Of one man, arose from that count.
less multitude.
Hill and dale, the river and the wild woods
echoed it bach. it come ocr US, ike the voice of
people who have been suddenly redeemed
from rapine and murder. Once more the steam
was put on her and she FASTENED on her way.
She turned the point; we lost sight other; and
returned to our Office musing on themutabil-
ity of human affairs. How sudden are our
transitions from the depths of despair to thesum-
NIT Of hope.
P. s. Since writing the above we have re-
ceived the following note which, in considera-