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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
From the United States Gazett. !

THE TARIFF, AND A REMEDY.
DIR. Young, in his admirable "Night
Thoughts" suggests that some men
are disposed to think all men mortal,
excepting themselves; and they will
even admit their own liability to death
when some alarming shock of fate
strikes through their wounded heart
the sudden dread.
And it appears to us that the neorlo
OF this country, hot Of this city, or of
tins State alone, but of this country,
are now receiving that alarming shock
OF fate which strikes through their
heart a sudden dread, which should
awaken them to the remedying the
existing evils, and preventing future
returns.
The nation is OVERLOOKING with for
elgn merchandise. The markets are
glutted with that which draws from US
the slnews of mercantile LIFE, paralyz-
ing every generous effort, and prostra-
ting the energies OF those upon whose
prudent enterprises the present gener-
alton Is to depend for success, and the
coming generation to build their pros
perlty, and yet this state of things
IS continued, and, so far as we can dis
cover, continued without effort on the
part of congress to apply a remedy. The
evil Is not now confined 10 the people
tits not now pressing the laborer,
the farmer, the manufacturer, the me-
chanic, or the merchant mereIy-but
1t has worked upward, and testers at
the heart of the nation. The public
treasury is cankered and empty, and
public credit is wasting away, and the
little use that is made of this state of
things is mutual party recrimination.
Part ofthe nation are resting amid the
ashes OF the public credit, and each
hoping to gain an advantage, by keep
ing down the country.
Letus pause amid the wide spread
desolation, and not inquire for the
cause, that is obvious, nor ask for the
persons that have produced it, that
may be disputed-but let us, know
Ing the cause apply a remedy.
No experiment was ever more fully
tired, or ever proved more generally
successful, than that of a protective
tariff. From the humblest laborer OF
the field, to the Overlooking trea<ary of
the nation, success attended thai great
public measure. Tina success was
too much. We gret proud. We
must try to be prosperous without
means, advance, without efort-and
we tried the Experiment Of dispensing
with the tariff
The Italian, who died from trying
experiments, caused to be written upon
his tomb stone,
" Twas well: | tried to be better:
And here [ am"
Now most APPLY, most truly, may we
as nation, excIaim with mournfnl
humor,
Here we are"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

But uackery has not yet rulued US.
We artcast down, but not destroyed.
There arecuperative power in our
system,hat can and will be exercised
so soon as it can find plare upon
which t, stand. So soon as the hand
ofthe Ntional Government shall pre-
sent thold means of rising, our peo-
ple WILDE on their feet with their
hearts cite, their heads occupied with
means dwealth, and their hands busy
in the fttilment Of their scheme. We
will notargue this point now. But
we pointriumphanlty to thepast, when
the naiq was prosperous under tar
if; and we sympathize with all who
suffer it the present miserable derang-
ed stae of public finances and public
credit AID the plostratlon of private
energies.
Ofoneruth, let all be sure. That
the ony permanent preventive ofsuct
evils IS ills nation is now suffering, is
Tarfofduties upon imports.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

o. A Small Matter.-Sometime last
fall Gen. Speight desired US to put his
name down as a subscriber 10 the South
ern Argus, which we did and have
had the paper regularly sent to him ever
since. This mark of courtesy from
HIS Highness did not prevail with US to
alter the tone of our paper towards him.
nor was it sufficient to convipce US thai
Gen. SPeight is decidedly the most dlstlr>
gulshed man in the State, and ought un'
'doubtedly to be appointed the next U. D
Senator from Mississippi. Owing We
presume to these causes we have just ex-
perienced the, severe misfortune of having
our last number returned to US markeG
Refused"
IN. B. The General forgot to &C.
company the paper with the amount of his
subscription. IN
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
ROBBERY.

@ The Eastern Stage was robbed
last night about a mile and half from
this place. The trunks were fou nd
this morning broken open and most
probably rihed of their most valuable
contents.
A few nights since the Northen
Coach was robbed about ~ miles from
town. These repeated acts ofrobbery
establish the fact that there is system
atized plan for the commission Of such
acts, and ought to induce our citizens
TO adopt some measures to detect the
Williams and bring them 10 instice.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
To THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS, Sir

To THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS, Sir.
Permit me through your columns, TO
call the attention of the citizens of Co
lumbus, TO subject, in whic n, all are
either directly or indirectly deeply in
terested.-I allude Sir, TO better state
of preparation for the purpose of arres-
ting the progress Of that devouring ele-
ment, Fire.
We have had evidence of the activ-
ity and good disci pline ofour two Fire
Companies, as we'll as efficiency of the
Engines under their control, when pro-
vided with water: much credit is due
TO them for their exertions at theIecent
Fires which occurred in Columbus and
which though comparatively ,rifing in
their result, might but for these exer-
tons, have ended in a more serious
loss of property. OflittIe avail are ell
Their engines or exertions without water;
and the season is fast approaching,
when we may anticipate scarcity o.
it.
would beg leave, to Recommend
to our citizens, to call the attention o.
the town authorities to three things
First, the placing the cistern under the
Market House, in a state of suficieu-
Icy to hold what wafer might be deposit
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

In erery State where the Wings
have maintained their power, for all or
most Of the time during the reign OF
the Jackson and Van Buren, dynastles
all these States are nearly free from
debt, and comparatively prosperous,
notwithstanding the paralyzing infu-
ence Of the general Government
Among these States, we may mention
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, Vermont, Kentucky North Car
DINA, and Delaware; while nearly ev-
cry one of the States where the jack
son and Van Buren,, or Lo oloco par
ty, have been generally or altogether
uppermost, is heels over head in debt;
all laboring under heavy embarrass-
ments, and many Of them threatening
voluntary insolvency and reputation
Of debts.~-ESser Register.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL.


we extract the following from
article in the National InteIIigeno "a
headed "The Fourth Month or ". q
Session." ' Vi The
"WhiIst the Senate has oo,,;.
engaged in the interesting deb., .uea
the comprehensive series oC CeOale on
lions by Mr.. Clay-beiDp, IN r ,oaI;sat
awaiting the action ofthe Honse ~ Sa,',H
resentatives, on the LEADING Onn. iteP-
involved in these resoI9tiaDs '1oLs
House of Representatives, bav;D me
a time suspended the consider.,;ou 'oL
the general appropriation bill h.. "
ken up the bill 10 provide, by author
izing a sufficient loan, for the immed;
ate deficiency in the means necess.rv
to enable the Government to commit
with its existing engagements. o.
this bill debate as latitudinous "a ,bo
whole field of political controversy
and having very little relation 10 The
question really involved in the bin
has sprung up, and threatens, unless
stayed by some wise restraint, 10 en-
dure, for anything we can see to pre-
vent it, for the whole remainder Of the
session.
This debate has, as far as it has
gone on, afforded food enough for
comment, in no merry vein; and yet in
somesof its aspects, in its connexions
and its conjunctions as we'll as its alb
stractions, it does furnish matter for
mirth rather than for any opposite SEN
timent. Who but must smile at this
proposition for an extended loan being
opposed, now with fierce denunciation
and anon with excruciating raillery,
by certain gentlemen who deserve to
be esteemed leaders of the party styl-
ing itself Democratic and styled by
others, 'Locofoco?' By some ofthese
gentlemen an irrepressible indignation
is felt and expressed at the atrocity of
this project for the creation of a ma
tional debt! Others, innocents that
they are, have no name for such per-
fdy to Wing principles and Wing
professions! No mortal man, instruct
ed only by the vehemence of these
expansions Of sentiment, could for a
moment suppose that it is bill to pay
debts contracted by themselves that the
members of this respectable party are
declaiming against Yet every man
of common Information knows that
the bill now before the House (as was
equally true of the loan bill and the
Treasury-note bill Of the extry SESSION.
is a bill to provide for payment, in part
Of the debt contracted previous to the
4th day of March, 1871, by the late
Administration. Who can choose but
laugh whens The hears thevery, parlylby
whom this debt was contracted and
entailed upon the country charging the
Wings for the very act ofproViding the
way and means 10 pay that debt, with
creating national debt? Happy for the
country twas it not?) that these same
Wings got the reins out Of the hands Of
these great economists atthe end ofthe
last four years, or Heaven knows
where they would have landed US
having contrived, during those foW
short years of profound peace, TO
spend seventeen millions Of surplus
revenue which they found in the
Treasury, and TO contract a debt Of
some'twenty millions Of dollars besides,
and, what is the worst of it, without
leaving any thing to show for the enor-
ous expenditure"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

Teras.-We learn from N. o. Paper
that Santa Anna is making arrangement
to purcl a se the English Steamer @CIty q
Dublin" mounting six guns, now at vera,
Cruz in order to sweep the Gull. IN the.
contemplated invasion of Texas. D
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
TEXAS VOLUNTEERS

A subscription paper has been left
at this Office, for persons who wish to
Volunteer in the cause of Texas.
Some fifteen names have been sub
SUBSCRIBED, and we have no doua a
Company will be raised in a few
days. ''Now s the day and now the
hour" n.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

ted by rain or otherwise.-Seco.,
to the forming of Hook and Lsd idly
Company And Thirdly, 10 nr auoer
confusion at fires, to appoint Tpps s
pal and two assistants Fire Wa,duacl-
whose duty shall be TO direct the Gus
ratlons OF the Fire Companies. pe-
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
ARGUS.
COLUMBUS, Miss. .aprH ;, lS42

% WE are authorised to announce
C. A.BRADFORD, Esq, as candi-
date foi the office of Auditor, of the State of
Mississippi.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
COIumbuS Temperance Society.

There Will be meeting of the Columbus
Temperance Society held at the Baptist
Church 4 early candle light, on "Wednesday
the 9th o.April.
By order of the President
]. w. CARROLL Sec.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

be gratilied; importation, to a certain
extent continues, through the policy
ofthe enemy, or unlawful traffic; the
expectation of our bulky articles is pre-
vented; the specie of the country is
drawn off to pay the balance PerPetu-
ally accommodating against US; and the
final result is the total arrangement of
our currency. To this distressing
state of things there are two remedies
and only two; one in our power imme-
diately, the other requiring much
time and exertion, but both cOnstitu-
ting in his opinion, the essential policy
Of this country, he meant the navy,
and domestic manufactures. BY the
former, we could open the way to our
markets: by the latter we bring them
from beyond the ocean, and natural
ize them in our own soil. Had we
the means of atN lining an immediate
ascendancy, he acN Qwedged that the
policy recommended this bill, would
be very questionable utas it is not
the fact-as it is a perid remote, with
every exertion so natl Eal in peace
when necessity is not fa it became
the duty of this House ID resort to a
considerable extent, at least, as far as
it is proposed, toA only remaining
remedy, the prote on Ofthe manulac-
lures.
1t prJtp an interest strictly
American, as v lch so as agriculture.
In this it had theN decided advantage of
commerce or nav Cation, and the coun-
try will from it der We much advantage.
Again, It is calcuI{ I'd to bind togeth-
er more closely OF 'ely spread re-
public, 1t will Ase our
mutual Dependent prse,
and will, as ned ace
excite an increased
nal Improvement, al -
so intimately COINED with the ulti-
mate attainment of aonal strength,
and the perfection Of political in
stitutions. He regard the fact that
1t wOnld make the par &adhere more
closely, that it would 4 m a new and
most powerful cement, { Qutweighing
any political objections Knight be
urged against the system. opin-
ion the HJerty and uUi0n coun-
try were inseparabIy unitd Pat as
the destruction of the Il would
most certainly involve tina he for
mef; so its maintenance viii equal
certainty, preserve it. II d not
speak lightly. He had olte Il long
revolved it in his mind, an pe had
critically examined into the caoses that
destroyed the liberty Of other states.
None of them apply to US, at least
with force to alarm. The basis of
our republic is too broad, and its
structure too strong, to be shaken by
them. Its extension and organization
will be found to afford efectual secu-
rlty against their operation; but let it be
deeply impressed on the heart of this
House and country, that while they
guarded against the old they exposed
us TO new and terrible danger-dis-
union. This single WORD compre-
hended almost the sum of our political
dangers; and against it we ought TO he
perpetually guarded.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
Washington Republican Of 1923

A little occurrence in the House OF
Representatives, few days ago, Gre
ated a good deal OF amusement, Mr..
Wise, in a reply to Mr.. Fillmore,
said: "The gentleman speaks of TIE
peculiar friends of the Executive.
Who are his peculiar friends, and how
many are there in this House?"
"FiUe!" exclaimed Mr.. Stanley, of
North Carolina. The House laughed
aloud, and even Mr.. Wise, for once,
had he the grace to blush.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-11-11
AMERICAN WINE

We learn from the Louisville Journa.
that at the recent exhibition Of the Hor
tiCultural Society in that city, Mr.. John
Davis offered some bottles of his domes
tic Wine, the pure juice of the Catawba
grape, accompanied with the following
remarks:
"LadieS and GentIemen:-I have the
honor Of presenting you with a few bot.
ties Of my domestic Wine. After o long
trial Of fifty years, by numerous citi.
zens Of different parts Of the United
States, Of the best grapes from almost
every part Of Europe where the vine
grows, the European varieties Of the
vine has been generally abandoned as
being unsuited 10 this climate and an
American variety equal il not ~snpepior,
10 the European, and which will grow
and stand the climate in almost any part
of the United States, has been tested
and adopted. The ~ from which |
make this elegant Wine grows in our
forest, and was first found, on tho bor-
ders of the Catawba river, North Caro-.
lima. 1t is now satisfactorily proved
that we can make as good Wine from
this grape, as they can in Europe, and
more 10 The same quantity Of ground
than they can there. | succeeded 10
making, last year, l,l7S gallons OF pure
Wine from one acre and a half, though
| had seven acres planted in vines, all
too young 10 bear last year, except that
acre and q half. This is d greater
yield than ! aver knew in any part OF
Europe.
zone more word in favor ofthe Wine:
In Europe, where the vine grows, bread
and wine nre generally called the staff
of life, and well may they be so called.
Louis Philippe, King Of the French,
In his last estimation. said that he had
seventeen millions of inhabitants in his
kingdom making a good living by cult
waiting grapes and making wine. And
If we could have half as many people
cuIiivati0g grapes in this country, we
could buy VINE at less than Ct cents per
bottle, and then we would be abls TO
save a number of millions OF dollars
that go annually from our country 10
Europe for VINE inferior TO ours"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-11-11
SUPPOSED MURDER.

On Wednesday morning last, Valen-
tine Weaver, lett Dover in a buggy for
MasslIlon, with the intention, as II was
supposed, Of drawing some money OUT
Of the Bank. Ga the evening Of the
same day, the horse and buggy return.
ed TO Dover, with the dead body Of Mr..
Weaver attached by a rope to the axle
tree. The rope was fastened round his
neck, his pocket book and hat, which
we're found a short distance west oil Do.
yer, gave a general impression that he
had been robbed and murdered. Others.
however, entertained a different belief
last even ing.
Mr.. Weaver had been melancholy
owing to a payment which he was una
BILE 10 make on some property which he
had purchased. 1t was supposed that
he had failed to obtain the money al
Massillon, and committed suicide in the
manner described. Al the time this
paper was put to press we learned that
a Coroner's Jury were investigating the
cass.- TuscarqwaS Advocate, Non. A.
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THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.

! THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.
!. The Locofoco States Of the Union
are the worst governed and the most
heavily taxed.
2. For examples Of this look at Mis-
sissippi the first TO repudlale an honest
debt-!o Illinois, unable TO pay even The
interest on her public debt, and driving
her population from their limits by hea-
w taxation. To Alabama, with a debt
OF ten m~ilIions-to Pennsylvania with a
debt Of twenty eight millions Of dollars.
The stocks of all these Locofoco States
are sunk SO per cent while the Wing
State oil Massachusetts maintains the
credit Of her stocks at par.
8. The Loco(oco States tax the peo-
pie The mosl, and are the most exlraVa'
CANT in the expenditure Of the public
moneys.
4. The only three States in the Union
which have no debt, are the Wing States
of Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode ls'
land.
5. That the Wing administration Of
John Quincy Adams spent on an aver.
age but eleven millions Of dollars a year
while that Of Mr.. Van Buren, ia its
first year, spent $35,451,34l, Three
times the annual expenditure Of Mr.. Ad-
ans.
6. The Locofocos are opposed to a
Protective Tariff.
7. They are opposed TO sustaining
the common schools Of the different
States, by distributing the revenues Of
the public lands.
8. They are opposed to a national
currency by which a man may travel
from Maine 10 Georgia without losing
a cent by discount.
8. That their policy is destructive,
and opposed 10 every great measure Of
national prosperity.
10. Thai when they took possession
of the National Government they found
us a happy and prosperous people, and
that in twelve years they destroyed our
currency, broke down the industry and
trade Of The country and left US a suffer
ing and complaining nation, weeping al
the folly Of our rulers.
IL. That very mechanic and every
operative who votes the Locofoco ticket
VOTES AGAINST THE PROTEC.
TON OF HIS OWN INDUSTRY, and
in favor of free trade which would de-
slroy American manufacture with the
pauper labor Of Europe Troy Wig.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-11-11
From The Piqua (Miami) Register.
"ALL THE DHCENCY."

For the last two or three years the
Wings have been dsnominated by the
Locofocos, the 'Coonskin Party and
charged with being destitute Of every
principle of morality and decency. -
Their public meetings have been de-.
nounced as drunken fandaDgoS,' in
which all kinds Of 'debaucheries' and
other 'disgracefu( conduct prevailed
AT the same time the Locos themselves
have been loudly praising their own
morality, decency. &c. and industrious
in making their hypocriticaI appeals 10
the religious portion Of community to
aid in putting an end to these Wing
~revels' which were destroying the NOR.
ais Of the country Well, they have
succeeded in defeating the Wings, and
what has the country gained by the
change? They are now exhibiting their
own refined morals in a way that must
be peculiarly gratifying 10 every man
of religious and humane feelings. By
way of mani(esliug their joy for their
triumph over their country's best hope,
they hold festival meetings. in various
parts Of the State, for the purpose, as
they term it, OF 'buryiog the coOn.' The
practice at these meetings is, TO get a
number of live Raccoons, and exhibit
them before the crowd as The 'ropresen.
lalives Of Wing principles After this,
The animals are taken by a committee
appointed for the purpose and skinned
alive, the operation protracted, as long
az possible, that the meeting may DO
amused with the 5uae rings of the ami
mails thus tortured for hours!! This is
the new code Of mo rails that is TO prevail
in the new order Of things Has the
country not reason 10 be thankful for
the change? Should we not feel proud
Of tho high tone of morals that is about
to take The place of Wing moralily?-
The Government Of the State 10 about
to pass into the hands of those who de-
clare themselves in favor Of settling
the affairs Of Banks by a lawless and
inluriated mob; who wish 10 be lighted
in the path OF duty by The burning edi.
fees of every Bank in the Stalo;'-ond
who, to all other 'disgIacelul conduct
add the most anton cruellles, in the1
celebration Of their success, by butcher
ing and lorturing innocent animals in a
manner that seldom 'characterlzes the
most brutal and ferocious savage. Pos
Ierity will surely owe the LocoGocos Of
Ohio u heavy debt Of gratitude for Civ
ing to tho morals of the age such an ele.
tone that they cannot bo brought
down in all time TO Gomez
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they would hold out to the last eA,lrml.
y and determined TO try atuck ol var.
For this purpose, he drew off his a0I,
d'ers os Il he had left the pace, aud
formed an ambusca6e in some bushes
behind the town. He then caused a
number OF hogs 10 be turned loose in the
hope that The starving garrison would
rush out for the prize, But they IN.
derslood his trick, and turned it to their
own advantage. They opened one Of
the sa~lly'ports, and hung up a young
SOW by The legs 10 the Intel. She Of
course made a great outcry, and the
hogs cane rushing up to the place from
whence the noise proceeded; she waa
then cut down and driven Though one
Of the streets and forced 10 keep up her
music. The soldiers sprang up from
their ambuscade in order to try and pre-
ven this unlocked for termination Of
their experiment; but James says the
hogs, with that inluitive pr perception of
the way their masters do not wish them
TO 20, which has ever marked their ma
ture, went rushing unanimously into
the town and afforded the garrison very
s~easonabIe relief. Louisville Journal.
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A1rieultmal Anecdote.-A knowledge
of the habits Of animals, is sometimes
of great service, wen in the salvation
Of cities. James in his recent history
orlhe Black Prince, gives an amusing
instance Of this IN the defence Of Rem
mes, a town Of Brittany besieged by the
Duke OF Lancaster. Ia order to effect
the surrender of the place, the Duke co
forced a strict blockade which soon re-
duced the CITY 10 a strait but 40 AHew