Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-08
Fr,m the P,cavune.

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Dead Cow Brook, of the utmost i'm
portance, and hope these few lines will
find you enjoyin the same blessin. Ifl
this letter never reaches you, l want
you to set down "surely shomp," as
the French say, and let me know it,
for the news from Dead Cow Brook
is tn important to the nation to be lost
or strayed.-This mornin | got the
"Watchtower OF Patriotism" that the
cddiuur oflhe Watchtower is the smar-
test man, 'cept Miss TrolIop, that |
know on in the literary of America;
and he's chuck full Of patriotism, aud
an homer to the Bay State. I'd send
his piper to you jest as it is, Ony Je-
rushy has cut the ReUs peice out, and
pasted it with the bible kiver-so I'll
have to write it off. Here it is, lite
rattan CT rerbdtam ct .punctdtHm, as Bill
Fox used to say when lac summed up
the testimony of witnesses.
WATCHTowER OF Patriotism, ert. }
Dead Cow brook, Feb. I'd. 1912. )
The people Of this lovely village was
thrown into the most horrible excited
ment last night that ever was behel-
sense the time that tried mems soles.
An EXPRESS arriv here bout 4 o'clock
Yesterday AFTERNOON, from Providence,
in the railroad, bringin the awful intel
ligence from the seat of government,
that the Honorable John Quincy Adj
ans, ofthis State, formerly elected by
the State of Massachusetts, to the Pres
idenliai Cheer, he'd made a speech
calm on Congress to dissolve this gIo-
rious Union, and that Congress was
about TO pass a biz TO that effect, and
that nothin but the Veto of the Presi
dent would save the Union from de-
struction.! 1t is utterly impossible to
poretray the CONSERVATION which this
awful news created amongst our teller
citizens. The meetin-house bell rung
at sunset, and at airIy candle light the
house was crammed full Of suAocation.
The Rev. Mr.. Miller opened the
meetin with prayer, and old Mr.. Jones,
from Shady Grove, and Mr.. Hezekiah
Spalding, Gaping Potter, Rev. Mr..
Miller, and Major Brown was apinted
President and Nice-Presidents, and
Gaping Simon Spalding was apinted
Secretary, Mr.. Jones, the President,
riz up to 'splain the object Of the mec-
tin, but said he didn't 'zackly under
stand what the object ont was All
he knowed bout it vas, that the'cOun-
try was in danger-that the Union was
in danger, and that, he considered,
was object enufl for any meetin. He
would thank one of the Nice-Presi-
dents to 'splain the thing more clearly,
irhe could-ior hisself, he hadn't come
prepared 10 speak in public. Gaping
Potter then riz up, and declared that
the object Of the meetin was to show
the sense Of the people Of Dead Cow
Brook, and to stand by the Union and
the Constitution. He moved that Ga
CUmui,,oc Of three be apiuted TO draG
resolutions shown the sense of tina
meetin," and that as he'd already wri
some, he mo, el til I he should be apin
ted one Of that committee, which wa
agreed to.-The committee havin with
drawn a few minutes over TO the tav
orn, they returned and reported tn fol
lerin resolutions, which was unani
mously adopted:-
Resolred, That this Union shall nc
be dissolved.
Resolred, That in consequence. {
the uaAatcral course adopted by job
Quincy Adams, Of the Bay State-th
State that fit the Gust battles of the Rev
olution, and shed the fust blood in III
cause Of Liberty-be it therefore
Resolred, That the said 10 Adam
is not a son Of Massachusetts, br
that he was born on one Of the We
India Islands, and never has been M
terdLizcd.
ResolUcd, That the report that h;
been so industriously circulated f
the last fifty years, that John Quinc
Adams was the son of his father Jof
Adams, who signed the Declaration
Independence, be, and it shall henc
forth be repudiated.
Resolred, That John Quincy A.
ans neUer Was President Of the Unite
States, and that every record to tn
effect ought to be crpHRged.
ReSOlced, That it is enuff to NAL
patriots weep tears Of blood, and hiC
their faces in sackcloth and agony,
be told that the man that the matte
once placed at their head, has turnC
out to be a traitor and an enemy to Il
country.
Resolu,d, That the President be al
he is hereby authorized to defend Il
Union, and TO veto all bills that go
TO dissolve it.
Resolred, That Gaping Simon Spa
ding, with his company of Artillery, i
held ready to march TO Washington
minnit's warnin, and there surrour
Congress, and force the members
SUSAN the Union.
ResoLUed, That instead of given Il
members Of Congress 10000
10000 dollars for the time they sper