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PROSPECTUS OF
The Elevator.

A Weekly Journal, to be published 10 the
city of Cincinnati. and devoted to the Po-
liticaI. Social, and Intellectual elevation of
the Working Classes, and to be wholly
Independent of existing political parties.
The chief design Of the ELEVATOR will
be to RAISE the entire base of society, by
cuItivating the mind, personal dignity. and
political Importance of the mass ;and not 10
depress or prejudice any useful OF necessary
class in the community. -
Its cardinal principles will be those upon
which all W~orkingmen, whether Farmers,
Mechanics, or Laborers, fully agree; the first
Of which 8, that all who live by toll, wheth.
err employers or employed, have one common
interests; and that it is their duty to forget
past differences, and unite as brethren for
the purposes of promoting common views,
and concerted political action upon all SUBJ
jecis concerning their general welfare
In accordance with this design, the ELEvA-
TOR will open its columns to The u vestigatlon
of the various questions Of general interest
which now divide and enfeeble the energies
of the Industrious classes. No exertion will
be spared to unite @n the snns of labor in
one broad bond of brotherhood; to improve
and concentrate their political views by
truth searching inquiry; TO elevate their So
cial condition, by cultivating their personal
dignity; and to stimulate and enlarge their
minds by furnishing them with cheap know.
ledge. Each number will contain selected
and original articles on the Natural Sciences,
the Mechanic Arts. Agriculture, and Wes-
tern Curiosities, with neatly engraved Picto-
rial Illustrations. Il
Communications relating to the abolition
of Negro slavery, controversial Theology,
and attacks upon personal character. will be
carefully excluded.
Selections of light Literature, and a con-
densed mmar of General News, foreign
and domestic. will be furnished in each mum
her. The Elevator. thus conducted, will
a cheap and valuable Family Journ-
al. 1t will contain eight pages quarto: the
first nunher TO be issued on the 3Oth of DC.
tober, I841.
TERMS:
One Dollar and Fifty Gems per annum, in
or. TO country and distant suhscrI-
aers, who do not pay in advance, Two Dol
lars per annum, payable hall yearly.
ID. \. ROBERTSON,
J.. II LOVEJOY,
Publishers and Proprie'ors
CincInna'L, Ohio. Nov. 9.
, 1841-12-11

Encouraged by the liberal patronage bestowed
upon the "OLIVE BRANCH" the undersigned
has made arrangements to enlarge it TO double
its former size. AT the commencement of our
undertaking, we desired it TO be distinctly I'M
derstood, that we were pledged to no particular
sect, and that in no case, we should meddlc with
politics. We shall continue to OCCUPY the same
ground. Scctarianism has been too often des-
tructive to the peace, harmony, and union o.
the followers of Christ, while the pure and ele-
waited principles of Christianity have as fire.
quently been contaminated by being mingled in
the turmoil and strife of party politics. We
shall endeavor 10 avoid both, as heretofore, and
we shall only vary our original design, in devo-
ting a larger portion Of the enlarged Sheet to the
interests of the farmer. We have received no
small portion Of our patronage from that class of
our population, and as we look upon Agriculture
in some measure, as the handmade to religion
and morality, in doing so, we shall be only indi-
rectly carrying out our former plan. 1t is a
subject too, the Importance of which, both pro-
fessors of religion, and non-professors, unite in
acknowledging, and inasmuoh, as we have been,
contrary to our expectations much more literally
encouraged by the latter, than by the former,
we shall endeavor to adapt our sheet more to
their wants and taste-taking care at the same
time, that this shall only be secondary to our
main desgn-that of Religion and Morality.
er GEORGE b. PRICE.
, 1841-12-11

Gates gilmore power TO the Executive and
stronger Government, instead of the gov
erned icing more intelligent and privileged
in <ine, Federalists in principle-honest
FedkraIists often, but still Federalists. They
Nsre not the apostate, bastard, corrupt re-
cteants who have frequently, for the loaves
and fishes of ofice-mere plumber and peli-.
joined, and controlled. and disgraced Federal
ism of late years. lGreat cheering.J No
They were sincere followers of the old
school, and highly respectable in private as
well as in public life, for talents and virtue,
however misled and dangerous in their poll
teal opinions in a republican Government.
The Democratic party, on the other hand,
have felt bound from the outset, and still do,
to oppose such unjust theories, and such a
stationary policy, as well as measures so I'M
equal. In short, they consider them hostile
to our form of Government, and the true
spiritn f our Constitution. no less than the most
vital interests Of the citizens ut large, and
also as behind the progress of the age-as
false to the rights of man--as opposed 10 the
spread of civilization and more than this.
illiberal and anti-ChriStian in all their ten
denotes. [Cheers.l-Such. than. is our gen.
eral cause-such theirs. Such is that Of our,
liberal co laborers throughout the WORK.
against the antagonist party under every" '-
team shape which power and decePtie' can
devise.
, 1841-12-11
PROSPECTUS
WEEKLY POLITICAL NEWSPAPER,
CALLED
1.-THE RIA G
Published in Bowling Green, Missouri.
PROSPECTUS

The above will be the title of an old paper I'M
der aneD narne to be published in Bowling Green,
Mo-, by the undersigned. With the change Of
name there will be 40 change in the political
course Of the paper. "THE RADICAL" will
pursue the same course as has heretofore been
pursued by the 'Salt River Journal" 1t will
advocate a strict and rigid Interpretation of the
constitution as the best safeguard of the rights of
the people and of the states, and as the only guar
antee of the durability of our union. 1t will OPP
pose the exercise of all doubtful powers BY Con-
gress. and as a necessary consequence will wage
an uncompromising war against National Bank,
whatever name it may assume-against q protec-
tive tariff, as wrong in itself and dangerous TO the
harmony of the members of the National Con-
fedcracy-and against the attempt 10 bride the in
debted states into the support of the Federal
Party by a distribution of the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands among the states.
The undersigned are DESTROYS to extend the
circulation of the 'RADIcAL," and with this view
no effort will be spared to render it acceptable to
the Democracy of this portion of the State
From them we have TO look for much the larger
proportion of our patronage, and we shall strive
TO make our sheet worthy of their support and
of the great principles it advocates. The terms
of subscription have been reduced so as TO make
it one of the cheapest papers in the State; and, if
not the best, we intend+at it shall Ie Inferior TO
DOW. every thing that constitutes an able and
interesting paper.
The first number of the RADICAL" win be
issued on Saturday, the 9th of November, on 4
sheet of a size of the "Journal;" but with con-
siderable Improvements. A large portion Of it
will be in smaller type-thereby adding to its
appearance and to the quantity of reading matter.
The terms will be So to a club of 3 or more
subscribers, paid in advance. $3.50 to a single
subscriber, if paid within 6 months, and So if
not paid till after that period.
\. II. BUCKNER,
G.. w. BUCKNER.
, 1841-12-11
Mr.. WOodbury'sS speech at Faneuil Hall

We give an extract from Mr.. Wondhurv's
capital speech TO the Democracy of Boston.
In the paragraph we quote. he characrerizes
the principles Of the two great parties
'.From the first we had the misfortune 10
possess statesmen among US who aspired
more TO independence than Rcpublicanism.
Rebels, if you please, against George the
Third. but not rebels against monarchy
converts. if you please. to revolution. but not
TO Democracy. They remained the wor-
shippers of old systems. and welded to an
Gent forms, and distrusted the capacity of
man for self government. 1t is not to be
concealed that some were still monarchists.
doubtless honest m~onarchisls, but still mon.
archists-sone a%risiocrats. and honest. but
still arislocrats--som disciples in all things
of Alexander Hamilton, not only in his United
States Bank and Funding SYSTEM, but in his
high-toned notions of Government and So
ciety-conient with what existed. rather
than seeking more-with what was estab-
lished. rather than urging improvement-with
what was literary. fashionable. or s%avorinc OF
good society, rather than aiming to instruct
better and elevate higher the masses-advo.
, 1841-12-11
MISSOURI REPORTER
Cincinna'i. Ohio. Nov. 9

rENliE urdrr>iuht d, under the firm of Penn
IL & VAN ANTWERP. proposes To publish a
newspaper III St. LnuIs. II will he their ann
TO give early intelligence Of passing events.
and frequent satisfactory notices # The prin-
cipal markets of the country. with IN accu-
rate P'ice Current Of this City. The paper
HlU be uIilifarian-the champion of ali con-
Sutu'ional measures designed to lessen the
dangers OF navigation. and protect and cher
ism the vast inland of which ST.
Louis n ust be regarded rs the centre.
A portion Of the Columns Of the Reporter
will he devoted To Literature and Poetry.
for the qualification Of those who consider
variety the SPICE Of life; and another portion
10 agricultural interests, and improvements
calculated TO develope The varied and une-
qualled resources Of Missouri. Illinois, &c,
and the superior advantages of ST. Louis
a city destined in a very few years to eclipse
all her sisters of The west.
The politics Of the Reporter will be deci-
dedly Democra,ic-but whilst it will firmly
and iearlessIv maintain the just and genial
principles Of the great party of which it is
10 be an humble organ, its course will ever
bc strictly decorous. Abtse makes no con-
%verts; virulence only serves to weaken a
good cause. Ii is therefore our fixed deter
mInation 10 exclude personalities; az far as
iiAnny be possible to do SO, and uniformly TO
decline the publication Of articles unnecessa-
rlIv inillmatorv. or calculated TO produce
troIs, sectional iealouSies or schisms in the
party with which we nave hitherto acted
Our business will he to follow. not 10 lead;
to exert our energies TO promote harmony
Throughout the great Democratic family; to
impress upon the minds of our political breth-
rem he vital but somtimes disregarded truth
M union there is strength.
The first number OF the REPORTER will be
ISSUED abou; the fifteenth of December next.
II VIII he some what larger than the Washing
ton Globe or lntelligencer. and will be pub
lished on the following terms:
Dub paper, half yearly in advance, - $40 Oh
~S"rH- weekly, in advance, -.---- no
weekly, do 8 w
II is understood. however that the subscri-
hers will moi he calleed upon to pay before
thew Received the first number of the paper.
advertisements will he inserted annually,
or other wise, at the usual rates.
Arrangements are in progress which will
"nihIeu US to add the subscription list Of the
Argus % that of the Reporter.
s. PENN Jr.
V.P. VAN ANTWERP.
, 1841-12-11
GEORGE FLOWER.
Albion. Edwards CO.. III.

PRoPHEcY COME rRUE,--As early as the
year 1877 the minds of intelligent and dis.
cernIng men were open 10 the anticipated
abuses and c"rruplions of lie rotten bank
ing system. Hezekiah Niles. Esq. in his
Register, vol. ~. page l78. remarkS-'Therr
is one thing that. more than any thing else. !
apprehend will have a tendency to reduce the
people Of this country from their present
happy condition. ! mean our BANKING
| INSTITUTIONS. They are the levers
which. in the hands of the ambitious and
avar'ciouS man. is most to be feared to raise
up BARiNGS amongst us. They have al.
ready accomplished much in this way, and
have a decided tendency 10 make the rich
richer and the pour poorer. The people
generally are getting alarmed nj the proceed
ings of those establishments. whose funds
designed for the common accommodation.
are more and more mnnopolized by a FEW
who are thereby enabled to speculate on
the wants of others, and make themselves
fat on the sweat of the weary laden"
, 1841-12-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given TO all concerned. that Let
~ tiers Of administration upon the estate Of William
Anderson, late of Lincoln county, Mo, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, dated the 5h day of
November, lS4l. All persons having claims against his
estate are therefore required to exhibit the same 70 The
undersigned, within one year from the date Of said let
tiers, orthey may be precluded from any benefit Of said
estate, and if such claims be not exhibited within three
years, they will be forever barred.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON, Admir-.
, 1841-12-11
PROSPECTUS
OF A
MORAL, RELIGIOUS, & AGRICULTURAL NEWSPAPER,
C.rIrn THE
PROSPECTUS
OLIVE BRANCH

PUBLISHED n BOWLING GREEN MISSOURI,
III One Dollar per aanum.
, 1841-12-11

my own flock, kept in the
is favorable to the
They are from the Me-
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19

1888. and repassed the act, was
fresh from people" themselves
and was elected after the people
had full time to canvas and decide
upon the propriety of the. issuance
of the bonds, and the pledge of
the States faith of their redemp-
ton. The sanction of the Legis-
lature Of 1888, t. the act passed
in 1887, is tae deliberate express
sion of the public will, which is
too late now to gainsay or q session.
AT the Session of the LegisIa-
ture in 1888, an act supplements
tary to the act caartering the Mis-
sissippi Union Bank was passed,
and received the approval of the
Governor on the 18th day of Feb
ru Try, 1888. In the first section
of the supple mental act, a provis-
ion authorizing the governor to
subscribe for stock on behalf of the
State in the Mississippi Union
Bank, will be found in these words.
Be 1t enacted By the LegisIG-
tWre Of he State Of Mississippi,
That as soon as the books of sub
Iscription for the stock of the Mis-
sissipPi Union Bank be opened,
the Governor Of the state is here
by authorized and required to sub
scribe for fifty thousand shares of
the stock Of the original capital of
the said bank the same to be paid
for out ofthe proceeds ofthe State
bonds, to be executed to the said
bank as already provided for in the
said charter; and that the dividends
Iaud profits which may accrue and
be declared by the bank on the said
stock subscribed for in behalf of
the State, shall be held by the
'aid bank subject to the control
Of the State Legislature for the
purpose Of internal Improvement,
md the pro notion Of education"
Pursuant to this section the Gov
'rnor of the State did subscribe
for the nu nber Of shares of stock
specified in ii.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19

REPORT OF The COMMITTEE
On State Bonds.

as relates State credit, the out
standing Donds sof the State, and
the interest thereon, have had that
portion ofnhe message under their
consideration, and have given it the
reflection and examination the
grave and imposing question it pre-
sents, demand Your committee
c4nnot but regret that questions SO
materially affecting the honor,
character and dignity of the State
should at any time arise, butmore
especially that they should have
arisen at a time of such unusual
pecuniary depression as the present.
They feel, however, that having
arisen, they should not be avoided,
but be met. examined and decided
without faltering or hesitation.
The messag" refe S to the con-
sideration of the Legislature two
classes of bonds for the payment
of which the faith of the State
of Mississippi is pledged. One,
the bonds issued and sold to pay
the subscription of the State for
the stock in the Planters Bank in
the State of Mississippi. The
other bonds issued in payment of
the States stock in the Mississippi
Union Bank.
Your committee think it impor-
tanttO right presentation to the
questions involved, to make a plain
and distinct statement of the CIR
cumstanceS under which the
bonds were issued; the man Ter in
which they were negotiated, and
the subsequent action ofthe banks
and the Legislature in reference to
their sale. ~
BY the act of the Legislature
creating the Planters Bank of the
State, and the variou amendments
to that act, the Governor was au-
thorized to subscribe on behalf oil
the State for $2,OOO,OOO of the
capital stock of the Bank, and to
execute the bonds of the State
payable to the bank for that amount
bearing interest from the time o.
their negotiation at the rate of SIX
per cent per annum, for the pay.
ment of which the faith of the state
was pledged, mo other restric.
ton in the sale of these bonds was
imposed. but that it should be solo
FIR gold and silver. The act au'
thorized the appointment of the
commissioners. by the bank, tC
negotiate a sale of the bonds. The
two millions Of stock was sub
scribed, and bonds for that amour
executed and delivered to the bank
These bonds were sold and pait
into the bank. The terms upor
which they were sod, do not APP
pear from any proofs before you
Committe G..
Your committee have no doub
but that they were sold in stric
conformity with the provisions 0
the charter; The long silence o
the State and Of the States direc
tory upon that subject, and tn,
known character and high stand
ing Of the commissioners entrusted
by the bank to negotiate the sal,
of the bonds, leaves no doubt OF
the mind Of your committee to til,
validity Of the sale, The facts tina
the State of Mississippi continues
after the saleto appoint her propeI
portion of the directory Of tn,
Dlou4o,.cS TlooIz a,1I tLo4 e9.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19


amount of two millions of stock
subscribed, amount to proof con-
conclusive in the opinion of your
committee, that the commissioners
lin the sale of the state bonds IS
sued on account of the Planters
Bank, conducted it strictly within
the restrictions of the charter.
So far then as the bonds of the
State issued and sold to pay for the
States stock in the Planters Bank
are concerned, there is not the
slightest pretence for refusal to
pay, growing out the manner OF
which they were negotiated.
Those bonds were issued and
sold to carry out at that time a ia
vorite and cherished policy of the
State of Mississippi. In the mln-
agement Of the bank and the dis
position of the proceeds of the
bonds after the sale, the state had
her voice in the directory; and
from year to year through agents
of her own choice, participated in
the use made of these proceeds.
These bonds were not issued as
a means Of relief to the people
They were issued at a time of gen.
eral prosperity among the people
of the State, when State and indi-
vidual credit was highest. to enable
the state herself to participate in ar
F enterprise deemed profitable and
advantageous. For these bond,
the money was actually received
to the amount and of the kind re-
CURED by the act of the LegisIa
ture authorizing their Insurance.
and sale.
The prosperity that existed a
the time of the insurance of thu
bonds of the State to the Planters
Bank continued until 1897. Ii
the spring of 1897, the suspension
of specie plvmonts by the bank
throughout the United States, tool
place. A dark and heavy clouC
hung upon the monetary affairs o
the while country, affecting pecu
6 IiarIy the credit and circulation o
the State of Mississippi. In thi.
, exigency the Governor of the state
convened the Legislature to taxi
: council of each other as to whai
flshould be done to avert the storm
so fearfulIy threatening the prosper
ity of our state. and to advise the
best means Of furnishing the peo-
pie a sound circulating medium
This Legislature after mature con.
! sideration determined upon the
creation of 4 Bank predicated
q upon the landed interest of the
! country; and to enable the citi
zens subscribing for the stock. tc
obtain the means of putting the
/ bank In operation. agreed to lsSuf
the bonds of the state for fifteer
! millions FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars and loan them to the bank
: Acting upon this determination. tn,
r Legislature passed the act charter
ing the mississippi Union Bank
The fifth and sixth sections of the
act are in these words.
e Be it further enacted, That il
G order to facilitate the said Unior
Bank, for the said loan of fifteer
million five hundred thousand dol
: lars, the faith ofthe state is hereby
! pledged, both for the security o
J the capital and interest. and tina
seven thousand five hundred bond;
l. -
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19

Governor Of the State to the or
der of the Mississippi Union Bank,
countersigaed by the State Treas
urer, and under the seal of the
State, and bond to be in the fol-
lowing words, viz.
$4,000
Know all men by these pres
ents, that the State Of Mississippi
acknowledged 70 he indebted to
the Mississippi Union Bank, in the
sum of two thousand dollars,
which snm, the said State of Mis-
sissippi promises to pay, in current
money of the United States, to the
order of the Pr 'sident, directors
and company, in the year
with the interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum,
payable half yearly at the place
named in the endorsement hereto,
viz:
On the Of every
year until the payment of the said
principal sum: in testimony where
Of the Governor Of the State Of
Mississippi has signed, and the
rrea surer of tle State has coun-
ter signed, these presents, and
caused the seal of the State to be
affixed thereto, at Jackson, this
year Of our Lord
Governor.
Treasurer.
SEC. G. Be 1t further enecfe1
that the said bonds may, be trans
ferabIe by the endorsement of the
President and of the cashier o.
said bank, to the order of any per-
son whomSoever, or to the bearer
and the said endorsement shall fix
the place, the said principal and
inter st shall be paid, and all ex-
oenses incurred thereon shall be
} betrayed from the funds of the
bank.
To make valid the pledge Of the
States faith contained in the tittn
section of the charter, was inserted
in these words.
4 SEC. Al. BE 1t further epacted,
Chat the fifth section Of this act,
whereby the faith of this State is
pledged for the payment and re-
Ien2tion ofrhe loan contemplated
~ this act, be referred to tie next
legislature Of this State, in pursu-
,nce of the ninth section Of tne
seventh article of the constitution;
and that this act be published un-
Ter the direction of the Governor,
in at least three newspapers in
this State, for three months pre-
ViouS to tae next regular election;
md that this act; together with the
ayes and hayes thereon be entered
On the journals of the senate and
louse of representatives"
The act chartering the Missis-
sippi Union Bank containing the
above provisions having passed,
was approved by the Governor so
far as the action Of that Lagisla-
ture could be recognised. Pursu-
ant to the provisions of the TIA ar
ticle oftne constitution of the State,
the act was published, and sub nit
tied to the succeeding Legislatur
which assembled in January 1893
At that session Of the LegisIa-
ture the act wis replssed accor.
ding to the constitutional reluisi-
Isitions, and on the fifth of Februa,
Nln.s OO@ ,.ooOsvol al
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19
> Oint ApDOintmenfs.

The Il -. ~ y. StI IUCh and rIGdLMAN
TUCKER, Esq candidates tor Governor, will
ldress Their 7ellJw-cItlzens at the following Ii mes
4 1 nfaees viz.