The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-14
JERRY HAwraoRN, tr.
NrM ORLrArg, Jan,H 8, ZEE.


DEAR SR:-I have taken my "Old Goose
QuilI'' in hand, 10 advise you this is the glorious
EIGHTH, TO be remembered and distinguished
az long as the Mississippi rolls by the plains OF
ChaImette The Sun appears to be keeping it
as HOlyday, for a more beautiful, delightful
day never dawned upon this favored city. The
sky is without a cloud, and the Sun shines down
upon US like balmy April.
Itisa great Holydsy with tne mass of our res
ident population. Some few who pretend to call
themselves Americans, preferring mammOn to
patriotism, self FIRST and country afterwards and
keep their shops open, their tare, bObbin, rags
and lowells, and jewelry, exposed for sale in or
der to catch few extra dimes. Our Grocers
presuming the military might be thirsty feel dis
posed to accommodate those that might require
little Monongahea, and Sweetening; our cas-.
tern friends are willing to sell few boxes more
OF Goldfish and Herrngs, whilst our Bacon mef-
charts, Eresuming some Of their friends mightbe
hungry, expose their meat, TO accommodate any
loaftr or lounger that can't afford dinner at
Hewlett's, the st. Charles, or Verandah, &c.
Canal street is throngedI and crowded by thou
sands, to witness the military, who are out in
great numbers and present a very imposing and
cFeditablc appearance, aided by the United
States troops on this station, which are the "ne
plus uItra'' Of military science and skill. pro-
cession was Termed at noon at the State House
of the Legislature Veterans Of 1914 and rs,
and citizens generally, and Il er the escort Of
military, are proceeding downwards TO the Cathe-
dral and Place d'Armes. But few of the vet
Grams of 1915 remain with us; in few years
more those venerable grey heads win all have de.
parted for that place from which no traveller
returns.
As regards Business have not much to say,
and should not write TO day were it not Boat is
about starting for your City. My last accounts
Ofthe market represented Cotton as depressed,
since then il has recovered and for this week the
demand has been animated at prices averaging
the same as before the receipt of the last news
from Europe; the sales since Saturday last are
nearly $4,000 Bales, chiefly for English account
impressions are gaining ground that the Crop OF
this section will not be as large as anticipated.
lis evident that the Cotton, to be shipped from
above Vicksburg, the Mississippi, is nearly all
in market or received. Boats have already
Withdrawn from the trade, and it is certain that
the shipments from your section Of the country
have been much in advance Of other seasons from
the non-interruption Of the. navigation of the
Yazoo River, and from various accounts, do
not think the crop Of 1914 will exceed ., 100000
Bales.
You win notice the strong annexation resolu-
tons adopted by the Legislature Of Missouri and
the instructions forwarded to their Representa-.
tives and Senators in Congress to use all means
to secure annexation at once. What will the |
great Humbugger, Be ntOR, now do? We shall
see.
The slow mail to day brings nothing new.
The Express, of the Crescent City anticipates
every thing, in shape of news. Therefore have
ing nothing more to say, as am just off for Din
ner, to celebrate the glorious day, intending to
drink twenty six toasts for our Union, as many
more for Old Hickory, the balance, il any, for
James X. Polk and his Grandfather.
Iremain you're, respectfully,
JOHN SMITH, *