Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-02
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SOAP NlNE.-C.z1.yrro.

cotal us o. re q day af august lsil.
Gr>rrlurs.-I have heretofore led yol on
mn lsht dict. f1rI ANA Judge Of human nature
and KNOW hrgs Go >8i fire remedy go ihe disease.
In ysry desperate cases. the minister must be-
d,,.r- and d,et-.ye-fHe doctor must Boz attentive
and ,enlgr,.o,ue, ALMOST reckless 81 he cannot
manage rhe ma.1ty in I's presen, form, be must
,bfoyy /, INTO another class. be must d be under
fsr.,erd the disorder better, administer double
dose an tlrojr he patient iai0 t's-lhat IS, ltHo
3. h-hs-hsW manage the case then, 10 Get
faa,y. bal am satisfied laal ueabe' eur con-
s,u'ians usr your mlt..ects could bear such
treatment. nor ) yau, case SO hopeless as to re-
quIe u e.,
! am pleased TO see You look 50 wei tits
morning, It au-ers good to come. Now, be
composed aud ie, me lead our minds through
another Intellectual scene, and your souls through
aqorfer LILLE fiery furnace: twill DO You good.
Cleanse the heart Of oil the seeds Of guile, and
inen, the fountain beng pure, the blood will
course through your VEINS IN streams as pure as
ether
have hitherto, merely TO secure your kind at.
tenton, made my calculations on your own state.
meut,; but would now ask you ty what an
thorly YOU estimated the taxes at Sl50,0OO the
first year, aud them for the next and every year
thereafter, say bey viii amount to S675, coo
Gentlemen, TO a stranger 'ti' would appear the
richest spot 10 all your Nine indeed, it seems to
me il IS the strongest place, for ii rs not soap,
lis lie Of nearly a hundredhorse. power know
that you may attempt to account FIR this area,
bouuce-a bounce straight up OF 225,lCO--nol
miles, but dollars; yet one would suppose that
YOU have dfticuliy enough in accounting fer start
Ing as high as you did, without taxing Your lnge.
Luy further. Do you say that there will be- a
grca, deal Of land taxable next year, beside tha,
which is row taxable2 Perhaps you DO. Then
let me ask you how YOU know how much such
land there Is: have YOU been to all toe Offices and
examined and If SO, have YOU sworn every own.
er, to know what be intends yaluug il az Have
YOU even ascertained what each owner through.
ont the State valued his land al this yeall and
have YOU asceraned the amount of other taxable
property at this time throughout the State! Have
YOU done ~ this since the lst Of Juiy last. IA
which time, believe, the officers were to fetgrn
heir lists to the respective Count Houses, that
returns might be sent to jackson by win'ei2 Or
have you takgn time by the folelock, and brOuah,
on wmDtr 10 suit your purposes? Gentlemen,
SIMPLY ask these questions, not that care about
your answer, for I've enough else to work
upon.
Now, gentlemen, suppose ! take off right
smart sized load Of this 225, 100 which gives
such an ugly, and yet such rch, appearance to
your soap mIoe-or rather, tguratyely speaking,
suppose | knock this amount from under you, aud
let you fall to nearly where you s'aredl O.
course you'll! not get entirely back for, though
tAe dit viii crumble aud sptcad, much wall oIge
upon your old encampmgHt; but then suppose
Jhere come a rain and wash away what sand
you've thrown upon your grouGd!--Y You'd lose at
leasl one lhlrd, aud down you'd 90 to S377, C0Q
and hen be threatened by every flood
II $4,000 be a iar representation Of he
! yearly taxes, the extra tax the first Year woad
be about - or % dollars to each ya,er, or he
uc>D year II would be at least $50 ps, Capi'o;
and at he close Of The year 1850. 1T would amount
TO abou $4,000 10 each man, besides all the
| axes up TO that time. Now, should this be
| raised 10y property tay, (aud of course it would
I'd hate to he rich Mississippi planter abuu
hat ZINC; though don't want to say any him
ABOUT hs Pat 81 me business Tor 81 Il get ont tia
they would each have TO pay from twenty-five DC
thny five bundled dollars, they may o5sqHatulat
| and leave Us as the Yankee id hi> landlord
GeulIcmen, lm afraid I'm getting a little deep
er into matters than you can vet wade; | sha.
| start of with you again on your own trail. Yot
.ay--oow mind, don't finch at lbis--lis YOU
| rIla--v,u saw t},, -, ~ - nj
$50 Go,. ,,nn, - dne"', area NJ. ~ o 5,', y.
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