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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

With the power to initiate and the power to
consummate legislation --tc give vitality and
vigor 10 every law or to strike il dead at pleas
ure, the President must ultimately become the
ruler oil the nation! When members. knew.
that It was in the power ofone man to arrest
them in their Legislative career would they not
with gradually less and less attention to that
delcacy, reserve and official difference, which
we're ever due from.one department of the gov.
eminent 10 the other, come at length to con-
suit Will. the Executive as to what law they
might pass with the hope of his appreciation!
Had not inssances.of this kind repeatedly oc-
Cured within the history Of our Legislation
and need we go further back than within the
last six months for Illustrations Of this assesr-
siOna He reupted1 the. idea that the vetop pow.
er was necessary for the protection of the in
ter sts of the south, and said, ''l majority Of
Congress should put itsefin opposition TO the
interest of the south, neither presidents norye-
toes would avail to protect it. Its ownresolu-
ton, its own valor, its own indomitabe deter
mination to maintain its rights against all. men
these and these alone could in that case uphold
Southern interests
He then proceeded to shew the enormous
amount Of power, which is lodged in the hands
of the President, and that power assigned to a
public individual did not depend on the title he
might bear,the danger arose not from the guam,
tum ofpower at his command. Whether he
was called Emperor, Dictator, King. Liberator
PROTECTOR Sultan or President was ofno conse
quence at all; it was his pO.cer against which
we had TO guard our Institutions and our liber-
ties.
The most tremendous power known to
Antiquity was the shortest in duration; 1t was
not then in duration any more than in its title
that the danger lay, but in the magnitude oI
the power. That was the evil to be guarded
against and it was to accomplish this end that
he proposed his amendments of the constitution
We have furnished this imperfect outline
ofMr Clay's speech, because, although desi.
rous of laying before our readers this luminous
and conclusive production entire. we are una
bic to publish it atprcsent.
4
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08
From the Richmond Wing
MISSISSIPPI.

GoV. McNutt, IN his Messagedefends his re.
PudIatmg doctrine, and strongly recommends
70 the Legislature to disayow The OBLIGATION 81
that State to pay the five millions borrowed =,
any part OF It: He advises that all the Com
,nissloners who had charge of the State bonds
De examnedlunder oath. sThe facts che saws
1condensed into report. and published. viii
prove that Mississippi stands fully justified n
lne said she has taken, and that her faith ms
uce: honor, dignity. and gloryremain untarnish..
ed: Ills Excellency- mllst.have a. very ol,aor
nouon Of honor, faith &ca The State fba
says has been cheated By its own apents-
does that justify her in Furnishing innocent ere.
ditors: is she not by al the canons Of com.
mon' honesty, to abide the acts of her own
agents-at least SO far as third persons are con-
cerned! But concede. for the sake. Of arg,,
ment, that the State did not. reeeive the I'm
amount /. o. the loan-that her agents swindled
nef OUT q a portion of bit, and that she ouObt
n.y. y pe held aEwerable for their cSnduet--
uoes That release her from paying what she did
receiver She got3 .of-the 5 4nillons--ousgbt
s ne. not 10 pay, at least, the 8 miIionsa On
wnat conceivable principle of honesty, can she
!. werner mississippi, nor any other State can
maintain ITS honor untarnished: IN assart;ne.
such principle, until the moral sentiment e
Is utterly extinct ltis in direct az
positlon % whatever has been deemed bonarr,
anorlgnt among honorable men, and Il p,,,ss
oe.reproDated We rejoice to saw that Az
voice of indignant reprobation has 5oo .s''ss ns
throughout the landl-aDd we have not ss..seu
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

And these same men will lift their
presumptuous goos-quills at the great
founder Of American free trade, John
G. Calhoun man who has exalted
the dignity of human reason, ITSELF
who as The pioneer Of his codntry's
destiny has 6ldSed he ioay for her in
tellect glory and power in which the
defendants Of those who now revile
him will travail and blush for their
Tres. Cin.. Enquirer:
Look at that. John G. Calhoun has,
'Jla~ed tie eoay, for the intellect ofthe
country! A curious. way, indeed, is it
that he has been blazing. He has
biased array for United States Bank,
and blased aloay against United
States Bank bLazed alcdy 70. protec-
tive tariff, and HaSed array for ma
Iional system ofInternal improvements,
andtI4Sel arc lgain;t analional system
OF internal Improvements; bLazed apoy
for consolidation, and bLQzed'.atcay for
notification; bla=ed atrdy in favor of
President Jackson's administration,
and LLaSed a0ay against il; 6La=eE
a,ody against all the measures Of Mr..
Van p"eu's Administration, aud bLa-
Sed array as furIously in favor Of the
same; and at this time exhibits the du-
pick phenomenon of being in favor of
and against Mr.. Tyler.
1.-THE editors of the Cincinnati En-
quirer wish to build Virginia fence
through The wilderness Of mind perhaps
they cannot do better than to follow the
sway" that the great South Carolina
pioneer has 6Ldzed. Lon. Jour.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

" II the discussion of the corn laws
IN the British House of Commons; ii was
stated that the price obtained il Manches-
ter, by a weaver, who has the assistance of
Of bis wife and Two children, was los Id.
per week, equal to 50 80! Think 81 he
enormous pensions paid 10 so uany men
OF great. wealth, while the pay of a whole
family for their irlxi ONE weekly tolls, is
two dollars and thirty-three cents. What
q grleyeus wrong is thus done to honest
industry!
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08
re,uiled the same, audi ine m.r.hof those

rc,uicd the same, aud ine m.r.h Of those
bepd knew no bounds.
Do step on my DEAR" said Mr.. X
--,nota little annoyeds=when, ., We
fngs Of miraclesl Whit a sight greeled
MS eyes! In flaming letters, he read on
his canvass trunk cover, (which the lady
bad strung around her. hips in the hurry
oi starting, in the absence Of better
Hsac9 Alexander K, of--n''
~ IS unnecessary TO add, that they Kept
heir room during the remainder of their
sIourn.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

integral parts of the. body polite where
they live. They are that body in the.
aggregate--ihe fife essence and very
spirit oflhousands..
Suppose that eyery-man ID the coun-
try were striving for power and pacei
where would be our mechanics, our ar
lists, our scholars, our chemists, our PHI
osophers, our lawyers, our ministers and
ludgesq EmphaticalIy, in the land of fan.
cy!-Would trade aourish9 No. Would
our ships 90 to sea-our cars roll over
railroads-our various departments of CT
tv life 90 on? No. Would the land be TILED,
the trees of the forest be felled-wild
beasts be driven back~-the huants, oil. the
hostile Indian be.openad and destroyed?
No, Well, the representative of our inter-
ests ifhe does what his Constituents ought
not to DO, acts just as preposterpusly, and
In time produces the same i'll effects.
Whenevera question ofbusiness, cur
rency, of law, of government, of-science,
Of policy. or of necessity comes up, what
is done? Who attends to it? Nobody-or
lift be attended to, Nhat is the amount Of
care bestowed? If yd want to see, look
at the state of our tradN he conditlon OF
our finances--the dstfS& Of our mer-
Ichanls-- the debt we owe foreign coun-
tries--tlie shameful repudidN ION of bonds
our low credit--our eyidenk sinking in
honor, honesty and moralsA be poverty
of our exchequer--the weak ATE of our
J<cS, H., 4,
vampire tanning m9 gf~ces into paIor,
while it sucks their arts blood! When
ever the better Q of any of them
islto be co1s do not find the
representa- lple studying the
history of pas or examples Ol
warning Enor looNr.-<o the actual state Of
things for the purpose. Of discovering a
remedy--no nights are spent in writing
annotations-no days in deep consuIta.
ton and powerful argurpent.--but every
man, as by common 9 Noff.," as
frequently as he can Acite.
ment and low brutal an
ming course of indy ="
which shall hear his b of all
the cock. boat fleet ofhiS e6ts. into
the haven of "office ITO Snonymous
with success.
But why are not such despised--
cast down crushed? 3ecd like leaven,
they have leavened the who Jump. They
have induced among the PEG themselves
a love for the low agltatloE of politics.
They have taught men to low the ballot
box better than the bibIe-- because
| ke The bible, it Is 'holy " but
like the dice,box, is a matted af-
fords ''throw" for fortune and. We
sincerely believe that unless ion
move our representatives in ress
more, and politics engage them 5, we
may soon bid adieu 10 prosperity nappi-
ness and republican liberty. Ev now,
we have but shadow of the last. The
Il
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

The LATE ALFRED Cox OF MIssIssrpP1.-A
bill has been introduced into the Mississippi
Legislature TO change the boundaries of the
counties Of Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma and
Tunica. The object OF this bill is to form, from
The immense territory within the limits of the
counties named,two additional counties, one 10
be called Sun eoader county, and the other the
county CT Cox, in honor of.the late, lamented
and noble hearted Alfred Cox, formerly tho
Representative ofthose'counties in the State
Senate.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

majority in ihis country is as cruel and
hard as the despotism of tyranny. Eve
ry mans vote is now known recorded
remembered-and he is mark ed out of
the opposite party, for hatred, ruin AMI
prescription. In such state of affairs
who can expect sage counsels--iudicious
reasoning--wlse measures or pahen wal
ting for resultsl All things are seen dis.
iorted through the. eye'glass of pary:--a
convex lens TO some--a concave. one TO
0thers--a darSe ned glass to all!
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

MARRIED in this county on Thursday
evening the Bird Inst-by the Rev.J Armstrong
Col. Amos DAVIS of Alfalfa county to MISS.
MARY J; FARM AND1s, daughter ofJamcs. Far
nandis Esq.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

y
1--WE ask the especial attention of Dem
ocrats to the able essay, which we copy from
the Democratic Review on the subject Of
Estate Credit
The Democratic Review has been long con-
sideFed by tie Democratic party as a text book
from which they have drawn their political
maxims and. have been furnished with argu-
ments 10 sustain them. They certainly could
not have derived them from source better
entitled to their respect for The distinguished
ability and force, with which the general doc.
tunes ofthat party have been maintained in its
pages.
The writer of the article has met the sub.
ject Of Reputation at every point, which the
Loco Focos- ofthis State have assumed, and
has cOnclusigsly. refuted their discreditable
q iibblirg andstript them ofthe drsgracefnl pre-
texts, with. which they endeavor to cover their
shameful refusal to repay the money, which
has. been borrowed by the commissioners Of
the State.
As an illustration ofthe liberal sentiments
.byswiHch the Regulating Loco Focos are ac-
tuated, we will mention an instance of a RANGED
hePudIator, one, That stands high with his
party, who, although he had heretofore. been 4
CONSTANT reader and warm admirer Of the
Democratic Review, determined, i'm mediately
upon reading this article on estate. Credit
to discontinue his subscription for the work.
We should be pleased to see the article
rom tie Review copied into the columns ofthe
Columbus Democrat. Our neighbor has all |
ways been, unbounded in his admiration Of
his work, We wonder if he too VIII discontinue |
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08
SOUTHERN ARGUS.
.(ofuu,nLns, Ftb, ataru 5. 1912

Our little 'fdmIBgF g has grown 50 much
laiely.that he might readily be taken for the'ol-
dest son of the Father of waters. He swells
and roars SO that he is really approaching the.
sublime:
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

This new competitor in our staple product
hat isspringing into maturity with such alarm
ing rapldity, is. calculated to excite no little
uneasiness. in regard to our planting interest.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

We Copy in to days paper an interesting arti-
Gle from the LOUISVILLE Journal:o2 the subject
Of the British ttempts to ra:se cotton in In
dia
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

J. s. Suften, Captain; /. Johnson, LIST Lieu.
tenant; C. Burgess, ID do; Walker, LIST
Sergeant; - Lyons, ID do; - + lory, Sd
do; - Jackson, list Corporal Hardin,
I'd do; - Justice, Sd do; AkIes, Boardley,
Bampel, Davidson, Eberly, Evans, Freeman,
Glenn, Cats, Noodle, Hudson, Hickey, HAYS,
Kemper, Maughlin Lewis, Lockhart, Little,
Lamb, Martyate, Mitchell, MEG nre, Ruusett,
Rudge, StoRey, Stegee, Sweed, Trouts,W are,
Wrinkle, Roche, Jones, Boothe, MCMILLAN,
and Pient, Priyates
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

j.. H. Strain, Captain; q. NJ .Casv, lst
Lieutenant; G. R, Hull, I'd do; H. NJ. Kinsey.
list Sergeant; A. S. Mitchell, I'd do; s. Elem
nerr, Sd do; T. 3. Tucker, Ist Corporal, T.W.
Adams, 2ddo; F. II. Alexander, H. ,Birker.
J. Il. L. Brasher, L. B. Basman, M. 3rinkley.
J: Bryan. A.. c. Bullock, - Conn, B. M.
Dougherty, ]. Dunn, K Ethard, A. w. Gales,
9. N. Gibson, T. F.. Glass, E. Hail, J.. s..
Hughs, F. Hughs. r. Kennedy, w: Mavbea
B. McElyra, II. Miller, S. Moffitt, A. Neal F.
4. Perklns,J. Phlpot,-J. ID. F. Shaw, i. Wa.
ling, E. s. Ward, j. Webster, F. b. Woodsop.
privates.
-Four Mexican servants and seventeen dri-
vers-names not known.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08
From The NO. Picayune
- DYSPEPSIA. -

~ OI LTOI A n,
Tho subtitle Affections that. the
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

Matthew Caldwell, Captain; Wm. N. Henry,
1st Lieutenant,J John Brown, I'd do; George
d. Miller, lst Sergeant; John Woodward, Sd
do; Henry Chamberlain, Sd dc; Newton Ack
len, VIM. Costvick, NJ. D. Boyd, Jas. Clarke.
John Cummings, John Carrigan, Curtis Clald-
well, A. Davidson, S. ]. Danver, Jacob Elliott.
Z. B. Darnest, Edward Griffife, A. g. Hudson.
/. w. Hunt, VIM r. James, C. R. Ketbs.Juo
cClanehan, NJ. McKmnow, John O'Conner.
D. d. Palmer, k. Pitts, S. B. Sheldon. PAM
Scarborough. s. Stump, D Thomas. n
Hancock, J. Wright, Jno. brown, r.. Clarke
and b.. Horace. Driyafes.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-08

John Doran, Sergeant Major; A. F. Kendall,
lst Musician; A. Psarzenski, Musician; Dan'l
B. Smith, do; C.. G.. Willis, do.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19

his services to the Dor party. He pledged
himself 10 bring FIVE thousand fighting men tn
their aid whenever they should say the word.
He stated, furthermore, that he had consulted
with GoveInorCleveland as 10 the proprirtv Of
his making such ali offer, and that the off r
was made with the Governors appreciation.
Incredible and Illuminating as these facts are,
the channel through which they come is so
direct. that we see little room 10 doubt their
correctness. Our informant did not hear Gen.
Fowler make tins offer and tins declaration.
But brother-in-aw Of Gen. Fowler, resident
in Providence, IS ated that General Fowler had
made such an Offer and such declaration.
We stale the facts without one word of COM
ment. II true they ought 10 damn Gov. Cleve-
nd and Gen. Fowler 10 perpetual Infany.
If they are rot true, then the country, and -
specially the people Of Connecticut, ought tn
know it at once.
OfG,neral Fowler, man who is as desti-
tute of principle as of hrans-we are prepaI-
ed 10 believe any thing however absurd. But
that Gov. Cleveland has given his sanction To
such madness and fully is more III n we can
vet believe Culpable as we consider his
course in regard 10 Dorr we will not credit this
until we ale compelled 10 TO it bv the studied
sile nee, or open avOwal.of Governor Cleveland
himself Nort1Oh Courier
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19

me LAW OF lNCEsT.-A case of consid-
cradle interest and importance has Just been
decided by tine Presbyterian General As.
sembly, sitting at Philadel L-ia. The facts
on which the decision is grounded are these.
Archibald Mcqueen was pastor of the Lem
on, Hill Church, attached to the Presbytery
of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and on the
Odd of October, 1910, he took as his wife.
Mary M'Loud, the sister Of the released
cile. The Presbytery of Fayetteville, con-
ceiying this TO be contrary to the law of
God, cited Mr. McQuee before Them, and
after an argument,the facts being admitted,
they decided that the act iras incest, and
proceeded TO dispose the accused from the
Gospel ministry. From this judgement
MIR. Mcqueen appealed to the General As
sembly. The decision of the Presbytery
was most ably and eloquently opposed be-
fore the General Assembly by Rev. DIR.
Krebs, who strove to show that there was
nothing whatever in the Bible to prohibit
such marriage, and the clause in the Con-
LESSONS of Faith which says that ga man
may not marry any of his wife's kindred
nearer IN blood than he may of his own !;
nor woman of her husbands kindred nea-
rer in blood than she may of her own" is
too vague and indefinite to be true guide
in the decision of question. His argument
was replied TO by Rev. DIR. Mclver, and on
Friday the Assembly confirmed the decision
of the Presbytery, deposing Mr.. Mcqueen
by vote of 81 to II, 3 not voting. "Thus,"
says the Commercial Advertiser, "the ques-
ton is settled by the PresbyterIanChurch
in manner, however. unwarranted by the
law Of God, and in manner that will not
be acquiesced in by any man--Church
member or not-who in taking a second
wife, prefers a sister of his first wife before
any other woman."
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the I'd Session of the eth
Congress.
loFF lcIAL PUBLICATION.
(PUBLIc-No 2O.1

PUBLlc-No 20.
AN ACT to authorize the collector of the
district of Fairfield to reside in either of
the towns of Fairfield or Bridgeport.
Be it enacted By The Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of A
merica in Congress assembled, That SO
much of the act entitled San act TO regu-
late the duties on imports and tonnage"
approved March second, seventeen hundred
and ninety nine, as requires the collector
for the district of Fairfield, in the State of
Connecticut, to reside in the town Of Fair
field, be, and the same is hereby, repealed !;
and the said collector shall reside in said
town of Fairfield, or in the town of Bridge
port, within said district.
WILLIE P. MANGUM.
President of the Senate pro temPore.
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
Approved, JuPe 4, 1912.
JOHN TYLER.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19
THE ONE HOUR RULE.

The Loco Foco presses are very indig
nant at the ''revlval Of the gag law" as they
term the adoption by the House of Repre-
sentatiyes Of the rule limiting speeches to
one hour. We can very well understand
why these gentry should clatnor against this
salutary regulation. The game of the Lo-
CO Foco minority throughout the session
has been to protract debate on all questions,
important or not, coming before the House,
and then charge the delays thus occasioned
to the Wing majority. They have pursued
this game with great zeal and with no lit
tie success for four months past. Interim
able discussions have wasted the time of
the House, weared the patience of the Peo'
pie and hindered the progress of The public
business. Meanwhile, though the country
suffered deeply from the inaction of Con-
gress, Loco Focoism comforted itself with
the belief that the Wings would be held re.
sponsible for the delays caused by this fac.
tious and reprehensible conduct. OF course
10 such partiSans the adoption of the ONE
HOUR RULE, cutting of as it does their facil'
tiles for mischief must be a serious incon-
venience and source of very natural com
plant.
But if Loco Focoism mourns, the People
will rejoice over the revival of the one hour
rule. 1t effects vast saving of time and
expense, and spares the efIusion of an in
calculable amount of Congressional froth.
Under its benign influence public measures
are more thoroughly discussed, the public
business better and sooner done, the People
better satisfied, and the character of the
House of representatives for wisdom and
efficiency far better sustained. In a word
we know of but ono party who are losers by
the adoption of the one hour rule. and that
is the Loco Foco minority.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19
THE MANDAMUs AFFIRMED.

The appeal of Mayor NORRIS. from the
| decision of the Supreme Court to the Court
of Errors has been answered-and that de-
say, by the UNANIMOUS vote of this highest
tribunal in the State. More even than at
! the original decision in the court below,
granting the writ Of Mandamus, are we re-
ioiced at this result. 1t rebukes with Sc
verify which must be most keenly felt, the
course of the Mayor and his official corps
in factiously obstructing. for more than two
months, the course of Justice, and in bid
ding defiance. by all the arts of legal Jug
glery, to the plainly expressed will of the
people of this city. The question has now
been brought before every tribunal which,
in any way, can have jurisdiction over it.
Every attempt has been made TO take
advantage of political and personal
prejudices in bringing about the desired re-
suit: judges known to possess feelings Of
strong sympathy with the defeated party
have been addressed by able and eloquent
council in the heated language party pol
itics; and every effort possible under cover
ofkap, has been made to sanction the action
of the Mayor and his hold over associates.
Yet they have one and all proved utterly
fruItIess. Their pretended reasons have
been defeated by their own chosen judges !;
and the unbroken voice Of all the courts in
the State has pronounced their conduct IL.
legal and utterly without Justification
Most profoundly do we exult over this most
righteous judgment. 1t strengthens our
confidence in our courts of justice. 1t IN
creases respect for the sacred forms OF Law.
1t points US to tribunals IN our midst where
the breath of party bias and party feeling
never disturbs the calm fountain of Justice
1t redeems the spirit of our free institutions
from thousand reproaches, and plants the
cause of Order and of Law upon firm and
enduring basis. Tribune.