Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-01-20

will hold i. 1t strikes us very forciblv. fla
en- or sober and righteous ooyernor ,,rot.
thia. be must have been oee5og Jun But
that we may not do any injustice, we extrac
| the following from the message: Should N,
proposed reduction be effected, Justice do.
mands that the Treasury be placed in situa
ton tomeet the demands upon it in par funds.
Now this is all very good, IL you can only eff
feet it, but we want to see "the Treasury MA
ced in situation to meet the demands ubon !
in par funds, J" before we commence cuftaihne
the salaries of men, who can, at the present
rates, and with the funds they must receive
or not receive any thing, scarcely keep them.
selves and their children clad according to the
requirements Of decency. When does the
Governor suppose that this mighty revolution
in the fnancesof Mississippi is to be effected,
Tor it Is very evident, that at this time, the
Ioficers cannot get in good funds one half Of
the amount due then, or they would not be
shaving Treasury Warrants at 80 cents in
the dollar. This conduct Of our worthy CHIEF
Magistrate, is in strid accordance with that OF
some higher authority. For years have
the President of the United States, and his
Secretary of the Treasury, been singing the
soft lullaby of economy, economy, but could
never discover how that economy is practised'
until now, that they are going out Of Office,
they find that it is, by estimating the first year
of President Harrison's expenses at ten mill
ions less than President Van Buren's last and
smallest expenditure. No the great leader Of
economy in Mississippi, who has been for years
singing the same song, could never find out
how reform is to be effected, until being like
wise about to retire from office, with the free
consent sfthe people, astonishes the people
with the wonderful discovery, that it is by re-
ducng "the salaries of all officers to at least
one half the present standard"
From this course of Alexander G. M'Nutt,
Esq, Governor of Mississippi, we draw a con-
cluson most cheering to the wing cause he
sees that he is to be succeeded by wing Gov
enor, and from his known antipathy to all 81
the beer and cider barrel gentry,) be wishes
himto work for nothing, ard be paid i'll shin
plasters.
The message recommends some legislation
on the subject of education. We too will adj
vocate the cause Of education when the pro-
perfume comes, but at present we say, let the
Stale pay its old debts before it creates new
ones. "a systematic attempt is being made
to nvet tariff of protection on the south-to
render large portion of her property useless,
to lake from the new States the public lands
within their borders, and to make all the cot.
ton growing States, tributary 10 the manufac-
turing and grain growing interest. conf
denly anticipate the united action of all the
people of the south on this vitality interesting
question." We have not as yet seen any
thing to convince us that this "systematic at
tempt is being made" but we viii say in ad-
vanOe, that when we are satisfied of the fact,
we win be found where all true southerners
should be, in the front ranks, in opposition to
any such usurpation; and we can say with
pride and exultation in the words of Governor
McNutt: Mississippi viii stand by Georgia
and Virginia in this exciting controversy.
The subject of State Banks, is next brought
up, and the right of State Legislatures to
charter such institutions questioned. We
shall touch on this another time, and therefore,
cave it for the present. In connection with
he banks, we have an argument against the
ofthe Union Bank bonds. On this
natter we cannot venture an opinion, mas :
much, as we are almost utterly ignorant of the
acts IN relation toit. So much for the mes
age-in few days it will be, as it should be,
numbered with the things forgotten, or num-
'ered only to be laughed at.