Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-31
rHE coLuMBUs DEMOCRAT.


tic at the arrival of the Presidents sane
ton of bank which we confidently ex-
pect. We have very kind feelings for
this little veteran editor, (for notwithstand-
ing the strained compliment in the Match
ez Freetrader to the other name in the
Democrat it is we'll known here that there
is bu; one edtor,) yet we wish TO stir up
the Htke '0ortly from his increasing alb
stractien. We do mean by using the
word abstraction in conneXlon with the lit
lie old gentleman that he, tho Virglnl-
an, ever belonged to that metaphysical
class of hairs litting analytical sect of
politicians called Vrgidia GbstractioniSts,
whose minds and habits ofthought are of
that subtle and discriminating character,
that they can analyse the rays Of theMoon
reduce all matters to its original elements,
point out distinctions, which common IN
tellie.nces are unable to discover, dis
crimiDate with instructive perception the
real essence of conshtufiOnaIity, and solve
with perfect clearness the old problem of
the difference between tweedle-dum and
tweedic-dee. No,our little rcortby never be-
longed to that class, but has ever been as
uniform III pointing to the direction which
his party leaders have taken, as the mag
netic needle turns TO the North, and
he has never hesitaied to swallow
whatever his keepers give him with all the
ndiscriminate yoracity ofa hungry hog;
down it goes, husks and all. We think
the little fellow has commenced too soon
in his praises of Tyler; We want him to
wait u week and in the mean time we
will try to amuse him at home.-ln the
Democrat of the 18th of Augustl84l in re-
ation to Col. Woodward we find the fol-
towing remarks "at the time Col. Wood
ward wrote his reply to committee upon
this subject, (the payment Of the Union
Bank bends,) the question was new one
and had not been investigated, except by
such men as veteran Hagan, old conStitu
honai Tucker, and perhaps few others.
''At the time that Col. w. gave that opin
ion, there were perhaps NOT \ HUNDRED
in the State opposed TO the payment o
those fraudulent and illegal bonds"
The opinion above alluded TO IS contain
ed in letter bearing date January 26tl
Is4I" and was in answer 10 an interroga
tory propounded by a committee compo
sed of Mr.. Joseph Leake & others in ref
erence to the Union Bank bonds. The
answer of Col, Woodward was shat the
State is legally, morally and honorably
bound to pay said debt in whole or in par
as it becomes due. ""January Doth l841.'
WHAT. at that date, perhaps NOT ONE HUN.
DRED men in the State "opp osed to the
payment of these bonds! This is really
a precious admission. The bonds were
sold on the Is, of Aug 1888, Gov McNutt
ON the eighth of January 1899 commu
ncated to the Legislature, then in session
the fact of the sale, byIwhom and TO whom
sold, and the terms of the sale, and yet up
to the Goth day of January l64l, there
were perhaps mot one hundred in the
State who were opposed to the payment
ofthese bonds !! Gov. McNutt in three
annual messages had spoken upon the
subject; the legislature had acted upon
the matter as early as the January ses-
sion of 1899 and declared that the sale
was advantageous to the State; every
thing in relation 10 this negotiation was
known;-Gov McNutt and the members
of the legislature, who sanctioned this
transaction have been subsequently reel
ected; and yet,it is left TO this day to make
the discovery, upon the identical facts for
three gears before the people, that the sale
ofthe bonds was illegal and void! How
do you account for this remarkable cir
cumstance, my acorthy old neighbor?
Have any facts transpired since, which
were not known during all this timel or
has any subsequent occurrence taken
place to render the transaction, which
was originally binding upon the State,null
and void.
Whence is this apparent inconsistency
Let these considerations take deep hold
on your mind my acorthy old fellow aud
they will save you good deal of anxiety
on the subject of Mr.. TyIer's sanctioning
the Fiscal corporation of the United
States.''
Postscript. Before we dimiss you let
us settle another little matter, which we
have not adjusted with you. In your pa.
per of'he 2lst ofAugust 1e4l, you were
pleased to denominate "trJaes and nones.
se1ita<s" series of extracts from the
writings of Gen. speight, which we have
been publishing as a standing article, un.
der the title of "Amicus Curie" on the
subject ofthe bank in which the liability |
OF the State for the payment ofthe Union.
bonds IS expressly admitted. We shall
not dispute with YOU the nrnnriot.. ael