Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-08

ell, whiskey, dime a gallon, and pork. a
dollar a hundred. If the men of bonds"
will compound very literally with the Hoo
siers, their State will escape the " foul blot
of Reputation" and be saved from ever
lasting disgrace in the eyes of-the editor
of the Jackson Reformer ether States
Maryland, Illinois, Louisiana, for instance
are in a still worse condition, and q re-
fusal to compound or compromise, might
give a serious shock to the whole system
of credit finance and funding.
or We have copied, in another column,
an article from the Mississippian in relation
to the proposed levee on the Mississippi,
from the mouth of Yazoo to the Chckasaw
bluffs. We are disposed to believe, from
our slight knowledge of the country, that
the cost and magnitude of the work Ito be
rendered efF'ectuaD, has been much under
rated. The benefit to the State, in induc-
ing settlements in the reclaimed swamp,
and to the United States, in rendering
saleabe an immense tract of fertile land
now subject to overflow, cannot be over
rated. We shallrefer to the subject again,
and probably publish synopsis of the re-
port made to the legislature by the engineer
sent by Gov. Tucker to examine ard re-
port on the practcability and cost of the
proposed work,
Our neighbors in Louisiana and Arkan-
sas are moving with much energy in rela-
ton to levees on their side of the river;
and we hope our people will not suffer the
great work to which we have alluded, if
its completion be practicable, to be delay
ed from want of energy and perseverance.
THE "BRITlSH GOLD" HUMBUG.
During the late canvass, the wing tariff
papers from Maine to Louisiana, teemed
with stories in relation to large sum in
" British gold," which had been sent over
to influence our elections. The London
League, of Oct. 10, thus puts this silly
story to rest:
"THE AMERICAN PREsIDENT.-By the
late arrivals from America, it would ap.
pear that considerable change is taking
place in reference to the prospects of the
two candidates for the presidency. The
friends of Mr.. Clay seem to be less conf
dent, but more violent in their language,
which, for vituperation, certainly eclipses
anyrh;ag we ever read in Europe. We
observe that their newspapers have been
forging political capital by spreading the
report that the free traders in England
have subscribed 100000 to assist in
carrying the election of Mr.. Polk. We
expect to hear next that we arc setting up
new dynasty at Pekin. BY the way, the
inventor of this story-the editor of the
New York Republic ewspaper-ought to
he whipped by his employers for the clum.
siuess with which he has forged what
Sheridan calls the endorsement 10 the
lie.' lie pretends TO give report of the
public meeting in Manchester, at which
this subscription was commenced, and puts
the 'lord provost in the chairl Be it
known to all interested, that Manchester
has no such functionary; and we need
hardly add, that the persons over whom he
had presded-a long list Of whose names
is given in tho Republic-had no bodily
existence there. Il is bad enough for the
reputation Of American democracy in El-
rope, when we are told that there ere any
large number Of persons in the United
states to be deluded by such trash; bal
what must bo thought Of the Republic
and other prolectionIsI prints, who can b.
rullcd hy aw.hcad.and-bloody-boncs sto.
I riss such as tas above