The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-04
Correspondence Of the 4Democrat."


Mr.. LEwB-During the past ten days, the
grand staple, Cotton, has been in very active re-
quest, and the operations in the article reach
nearly Fifty thousand bales at an advanceron
prices of the l5th instant Of to-, Csc, per H.. 4,
and at the present moment there is but little Of
fering for sale. The last news from Europe, say
from Liverpool, 10th December, and Have, 10,
is for once in long time favorable for the arti-
Gle, and indications are that the prices there
had reached bottom; but yonr friends and pat
rons need not expect from these more favorable
accounts that the price Of the article is going to
jump ?, 3, or cents per pound. The days of
speculation being over, al operations IN the ar
tce aro based on some foundation, and low pri-
ces is the bases on which all dealings in the ar
ticle are predoated; prices may now be quoted
at eight different rates, say from cents up to
"a cents. The receipts yesterday, and the day
before, were heavy, bet as before remarked, the
quantity offered for sale, was limited.
The weather to day is stormy, and business in
general looks rather gloomy, particularly among
our bobbn and tape dealers, who have stocks
sufficient of good tariff articles, Lowells, Comes
tics generally, and Blankets, to last for another
season. OflIats, Boots, Shoes and Clothing, the
market is glutted, and person can rig himself
out genteOly for small sum. If he is demo
Graf some of his 'chig friends can aid him in so
doing. Groceries are abundant and prices rule
low; sugar on platform from 3 to 54,cents. COT
fee the stock is heavy, but the receipts do not
equal last ear. Salt is rather sally article just
at this moment, the importations being very
heavy; and sales by the cargo of Liverpool have
been made below ninety cents per sack H"f
Hardware merchants 70 ..-olfsuppled,6 IND those
that encourage your paper have fine assortment
of every thing in the line, on terms and prices
more favorable than Northern cities-then,
cir, there is the Boston Commission merchant, in
a small way he will furnish you the treasures Of
the deep, either Whale or Sperm Oil Hcrrngs
or Goldfish, Candles, on terms that cannot be
misunderstood for cash in hand. l have not
time to 60 on farther at this moment.
The great Convention meet daily; yesterday
they were occupied in removing Mr.. Kelly, the
printer elected last sumner, and electing Bayou
of the Courier for the French language, and the
Jefersonian Republican for the English as Prin-
tiers in his place, a special committee having re-
ported that Mr.. Kelly had failed TO fulfil his
contract. am under the impression, il they
progress with the same speed that they hqve,
they may complete the object for which the CPn-
vention was called, by the first of July next
time enough to take the summer jaunt to the
North, and watering places
That distinguished body, the Assembly OF
Louisiana, continue also in session, meet and sit
about two hours, or two hours and ten minutes
per day; adjourn to smoke segaTs, attend the
balls, theatres, circus, &C., &c, in the evenings
some members though have few bales Cotton to
look after; others few hhds. Sugar and Mo
lasses-these gentlemen, as well as the members
of the Convention, kill two birds with ono stone,
visit the city to attend to their own private af-
fairs, as also pretending to aid and benefit the
good people, pocket their four dollars per day. go
home, and laugh at the verdancy of their con-
stituents, to entertain any thought that they
should visit tho Crescent on any business but
their immediate own.
Our dates from Washington are to the 10Th,
mail having failed for two days past by the ex-
press it is announced the expulsion and removal
Of C. j. McNulty, the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives, BY vote of 1856 yeas; nays,
none Chargos-defalcation and you may say,
stealing of the monies, belonging to the contin-
gent fund of the Houss-sa $4,000; also, res
oIutions passed iusiructing or requiring the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to institute criminal pro-
ceedings against McNulty, underline act Of Cen
eress Of l84l. This will be the first suit Of any
Importance under that act--penalty, penienhaIy.
The nomination of VIM. H. Polk to be Charge
DIES AAaires to the Court Of Naples, was with
drawn, the same having been made unbeknown
to that gentleman, aud not in accordance with
his wishes. In few weeks whe shall know who
is TO be members of the new cabinet; in the
mcan time. all the thousand and one reports re-
garding it and promulgated by the letter writer's
at Washington can be placed down as just SO
much moonshine.
Yours truly, JeHN sAiTH,-X
MI Gen. Jackson has written letter to the
editor Of the Globe. dated at the Hermitage
January 1, in which he gives it as bis opinion
that il Congress does not annex Texas this ses'
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