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m a land where every vice of i hich the native*
are guilty may be traced to into: cation, is not at
all limited to those who make t e vow. Their
example is already making thei neighbors asha
med of being found drinking fer lented liquors ol
any kind; and, as to drunkennesi it is completely
disappearing every where—at le st it is no longer
seen in the streets, or at the fa -s, to any thing
like the extent that prevailed ev< i a few months
ago. e u-
Some of the necessary com ?quences of tni.-
marvellous change have ahead made their ap
pearance. A very eminent d tiller in or’,
who, this time last year, was ol iged to
some puncheons of whiskey fropi a r ° ; er
tiller, in order to meet the demtn s o * s
tomers, had actually last week spc un re ! '
cheons of spirits in his stores, so w ic
no prospect of a ready market. he trade was
everywhere threatened with entn » rum, and pru
dent'men engaged in it were mak ng preparations
to withdraw their capital from tb t business alto
gether, and apply it to some oth r. Mr. Math
ew's character will be better undi stood when we
add, that one of his own brothers lad a large dis
tillery at Castlelake, in the coun y of Tipperary,
and his brother in law has a still more extensive
establishment of the same kind ii Cork.
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
A U CI’ST A .
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 9.
mail North of Richmond last night.
(Tj* We are occasionally requested by subscri
bers at a distance, to inform them how and to
whom they shall pay their arrearages.
Under the present regulation of the Post Office
department, it is the duty of Postmasters, to for
ward any money placed in their hands for news
papers. We therefore request those of our pat
rons who desire to make remitts'-nces to us, to
place the funds in the hands of a Postmaster,
with instructions to forwerd the; same at oun
RISK.
The bills of all the Banks in th State, Rome
and Darien excepted, are received it par in pay
ment of arrearages.
The Fayetteville N. C. Obsem ■ of tha 4th
inst. says. We now state, that tve saw, last
week, an original letter from Genl. larrison, to a
private citizen, dated at Cincinnatti| 16th Febru
ary 1840, in which, in reply t| a question,
“ whether he now is, or ever has bee|3, a member
of an abolition society,” he answersjemphatically
710 / I
So ends one more slander ! W1 it will come
next!
Genl. Harrison.
To-day we continue our publi< ition of the
opinions of Genl. H. on the subjectfof abolition,
inserting his letter addressed to the Inquistor,
written in 1822, while he was a candidate for a
seal in Congress. Our readers will recollect that
this letter was intended for a constituency that
favored the views of abolitionists, a«d Genl. H.
was beaten, because he deprecated eliy action up
on the subject of slavery, unless th«l States inter
ested should consent. !
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York March 2.
The packet-ships that left this rr. irning were
full of our agricultural products. 7 lie shipping
of the country is doing a good busim is. Freights
are now high, and, as flour falls, the ■ ecline leads
to exportation. As soon as onr can 1 opens, the
stores of Michigan and Northern O! io and Indi
ana will be down upon us. The i ierchants at
last seem to have turned the tablel upon the
planters and farmers as to the suffe ing created
by the experiments of the Governmt it upon the
currency; for the merchants and n ;chanics of
the cities and towns, badly off as the are, are al
together in a better condition than Ihe farmers
and planters. Exchange on Engla d for these
packets was from 108 to 108£.
No later packet-ships come in up< i us. It is
remarked in one of the papers that c|ir dates are
later from Palermo than from Liverp pol, and that
vessels from the Mediterranean have lad perfect
ly pleasant weather—one of them, tht whole vov
i _ '
■’>* ae, not reefing a sail.
The Great Western is to take out passengers
for $l2O, steward's fees $5, the pric< heretofore
being $l7O. The London packets ask MOU. The
“ President,” steam-ship, it is suppoi ;d, will be
able to leave Liverpool June Ist. We shall
have a whole fleet of steam-ships luring the
summer.
The State of New Jersey has in part—in a
great part—abolished imprisonment so debt. The
law of New Jersey has been a serious annoyance
to New Yorkers, spies having been et oiten to
dog their movements, and watches to < itrap them
„ if they crossed the Hudson into New . ersey.
Correspondence of the U. S. Gax dte.
New York, March , p. m.
I have scarce any thing to write yo\ . No bu
siness has been done except in stoc ;s. L. 8.
Bank has fallen 4 per cent., and if ih ; accounts
from Harrisburg continue of their ] resent de
structive character, we may expect a urther de
cline.
Drafts on Cotton shipping ports au becoming
very scarce, indeed the demand for all iland Ex
change is increasing; in foreign nothin done.
Prices at First Board : U. S. Bank 70 a7l ;
Del. and Hudson 724 a 73; Canton 7£ a 284;
Stonington 16; $6500 Exchange oii Philadel
phia 935.
Sales at Second Board : 50 shares I . &. Bank
69; 179 Del. and Hudson 72f a 73|; 55 N. A.
Trust 50 a 52.
Correspondence of the North A met can.
New York, March 2, 3 p. m.
Our stock of cotton has become so n uch redu
ced, and the assortment so much hr ken, that
shippers are compelled to stay their han for want
oi slock, ihe sales to-day are only ht fas large
as on the last days of last week.
Flour has fallen very much, owing a much as
anything to the leading influence of you citv. On
Saturday, there were sales as low as 5,2 for Phil
adelphia flour. But to-day, sellers third they can
do a little better. Sales Southern Corn .his mor
ning at £8 els. cash, 561bs,
The news from your Legislature has knocked
: down U. S. Bank stock, 3 per cent to day. All
i other companies are about steady. North Amer
ican Trust is the leader of the fancies now. Some
i 2000 shares or more, were sold at the Board to
i day.
Domestic Exchanges are much the same as
; last week. The rates to-day are as follows:
Philadelphia 6J a 6|; Baltimore 54 a 6|; Rich
mond 6$ a 7; Charleston 3J a 34; Savannah 5 a
! 6; Macon 9 a 10; Mobile 7$ a 74; N. Orleans 44.
Adjournment of Congress.
We omitted to notice in our paper of
dav that the Hon. Wilson Lumpkin, has intro-
I duced a motion into the Senate that both houses
of Congress adjourn in May. He was warmly
supported in his motion by Mr. W ebster, who ex
pressed his decided approbation of the motion of
Mr. Lumpkin.
From the New York Express of the hd inst.
From Cunt oh.
j The ship Talbot from Canton, arrived below
last night, having sailed 6lh Nov. Left Java
Head, Dec. Ist. She brought no loose papers.
We learn from Capt. Story, that the difficulty
between thf British and C hinese, was thought to
have been settled, and that two British merchant
ships had gone to Wampoa. When they arrived
the Chinese Governor staled it to be his wish that
all the British vessels should come up and trade
as they had done before the difficulty,but insisted
that a man should be given up for a Chinese that
was killed sometime since by an English sailor.
Capt. Elliott declared ffe would not give the man
up, and immediately sailed for the Bogue in the
sloop of war Le Vauge, and another sloop of war,
to prevent any other British vessels sailing for
Wampoa. Capt. E. sent a letter on shore to
the Cumshi, which was returned unopened.
Shortly after the Chinese gun and fire boats, to
the number of 300 came around the vessel, and
he thought with the intention of attacking him.
He sent and gave them 30 minutes to leave, and
if they did not leave in that rime he would fire in
ito them. They paid no attention to his threat,
| and he commenced firing upon them from both
sides of his vessel—(the other sloop of war did
not fire a gun.) Two of the boats were blown
up, two sunk, and the others made off as soon as
possible. About 500 of the Chinese were killed.
They made no resistance—not so much as fired
a gun. It was the intention of Capt. Elliott to
blockade the port of Canton with what force he
had immediately. More British vessels were
daily expected.
The above Capt. Story learned from an Amer
ican and an English captain—both of whom were
eye-witnesses—just before he sailed from Macoa.
Capt. S. reports that the ship Oneida, Barrett,
from Canton, for New York, put into Singapore,
Dec. 27th, dismasted, and would remain to repair
I damages.
Virginia and New York.
In the House of Delegates yesterday, says the
j Richmond Compiler of 29th ult. “ The greater
I part of the sitting was taken up with a deba'.e
I upon the report of the Select Committee on the
i subject of the controversy between New York
and Virginia.—The first resolution of the report
' was amended and adopted on the 20th inst. The
remaining resolutions after some amendment of
the 2d, were agreed to yesterday; and then the
, preamble was slightly amended, and also agreed
! to. The resolutions as finally adopted by the
House as follows:
1. Resolved, That the reason assigned by the
| Governor of N. York for his refusal to surrender
Peter Johnson, Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey,
as fugitives from Justice, upon the demand of
the Executive of this State, ere wholly unsatis
-1 factory ; and that that refusal is a palpable and
dangerous violation of the Constitution and laws
of the United Slates.
2. Resolved, That the course of the Executive
of New \ ork cannot be acquiesced in; and if
sanctioned by that State, and persisted in, it will
become the solemn duty of Virginia to adopt the
most decisive and efficient measures for the pro
■ tection of her citizens, and the maintenance of
rights which she cannot and will not, under any
circumstances, surrender or abandon.
3. Resolved, That the Governor of this State
be authorized and requested to renew his corres
pondence with the Executive of New York, re
questing that that functionary will review the
grounds taken by him, and that he will urge the
1 consideration of the subject upon the Legislature
i of his Stale.
4. Resolvtd, That the Governor of Virginia be
requested to open a correspondence with the
Executive of each of the slave holding States re
questing their co-operating in any necessary and
proper measure which Virginia may be forced to
j adopt.
5. Resolved , That the Governor of Virginia be
requested to forward copies of these proceedings
to the Executive of each State of this Union,
with the request that they be laid before their re
spective Legislatures.
To the Editor of the Inquisitor:
Cincinnati, September, 16, 1822.
Sir—ln your last paper you recommend to the
| candidates at the ensuing election, to publish their
| political creeds, that the electors may have a fair
opportunity of choosing those whose sentiments
best accord with their own. I have ever believed
that every elector has a right to make this call up
i on those who other their services to the people,
and that the candidates are bound to answer it. I
might, it is true, avail myself of the kind of ex
ception which you make in favor of those who
have had an opportunity-of shewing their polhi
: cal opinions by their conduct. But as I have no
reason to dread the most minute investigation of
ray opinions, and that ray fellow-citizens may be
enabled to compare my actions with my profes
sions. I offer you the following outline of rny po
litical creed, which you may publish if you think
it worthy of a place in your paper. This meas
ure is more necessary at this time, as some of my
new friends have very kindly, in various hand
bills and other anonymous publications, under
taken to make one for me, which (if I have a
correct knowledge of what I myself believe) is
not a very exact likeness of that which I profess.
I deem myself a Republican of what is commonly
called the Old Jeffersonian School, and believe in
j the correctness of that interpretation of the Con
stitution, which has been given by the writings
of that enlightened statesman, who was at the
head of the party and others belonging to it, par
ticularly the cclAirated resolutions of the Virgin
ia Legislature, during the Presidency of Mr. Ad
j ams.
I deny, therefore, to the General Government,
1 the exercise of any power, but what is expressly
given to it b} r the Constitution, or what is essen
| lially necessary to carry the powers expressly
i given into effect.
1 believe that the charter given to the Bank of
the Lnited States, was unconstitutional—it being
not one ot those measures necessaiy to carry any
of the expressly granted powers into effect; and
whilst my votes in Congress will show that I will
take any constitutional means to revoke the char
ter, my vote in the State Legislature will equally
show that I am opposed to those which are un
constitutional or violent, and which will bring us
in collision with the General Government.
I believe in the tendency of a large public debt
to sap the foundations of the Constitution, by
creating a monied aristocracy, whose views and
interests must be in direct hostility to those ot the
mass of the people.
I deem it the duty, therefore, of the represen- i i
tative of the people to endeavor to extinguish as i
as soon as possible, by making every retrench- ; |
ment in the expenditures of the Government that
a proper performance of the public business will
| allow.
I believe in the right of the people to instruct
their representative when elected ; and it he has 1
sufficient evidence that the instructions which
may be given him conic from a majority of his
constituents, that he is bound to obey them, un
less he considers that by doing it he would vio
late the Constitution, in which case I think it
would be his duty to resign and give them an op
portunity of electing another representative
whose opinion would accord with their own.
I believe that the existence of slavery in our
country is the greatest evil that wc at present
lie under: and I believe it to be the duty of non
slaveholding States to offer to their sister States
every inducement, and afford them ever facility,
to get rid of this curse. But lam equally con
vinced that, upon constiutional grounds, as
well as those of expediency and propriety, all the
measures for the accomplishment of the impor
tant object of emancipation, must lie begun and
supported by the States holding the slaves ; the
Constitution having given no power to interfere
in this domestic concern, without the consent of
those most interested ; and every step which we
may take without their concurrence, will assu
redly rivet the chains which wc wish to break.
I believe that upon the preservation of the
union of the States, depends the existence of our
civil and religious liberties; and that the cement
which binds it together is not a parcel of words
written upon paper or parchment, but the brother
ly love and regard which the citizens of the se
veral States possess for each other. Destroy this
and the beautiful fabric which was reared and
embellished by our ancestors, crumbles into ru
ins. From its disjoined parts, no temple of lib
erty will again be reared. Discord and wars will
succeed to peace and harmony—barbarism will
again overspread the land ; or, what is scarcely
better, some kindly tyrant will promulgate the
decrees o ! his will from the seat where a Wash
ington and rq Jefferson dispensed the blessings of
a free and equal goverment,
I believe it, therefore, to be the duty of a repre
sentative to conciliate, by every possible means,
the members of our great political family ; and
always to bear in mind, that as the Union was
effected only by a spirit of mutual concession and
forbearance, so only can it be preserved.
WH. H. HARRISON.
Liability of Stockholders.—The recent
adoption by the House of Representatives, of a
provision making stockholders liable to the
amount of Stock held by each, is looked upon in
this community, as an act of gross injustice and
outrage. Let us suppose a case. An individ
ual reads over a law. incorporating a Bank—sees
that it is an agreement or contract between the
Stockholders and the Legislature, and on the
faith of such contract, invests §IO.OOO. Six
months after, the two houses meet and violate
that contract by imposing upon one of the par
ties, to wit: the Stockholders, a new obligation,
and an obligation moreover, of the most onerous
character. If this be justice and fair dealing, we
do not understand the true meaning of the terms.
In the case of a fraudulent bank, the result would
be hard indeed. Thus, a widow with stock
amounting to §SOO, might in the first place, lose
the whole of that stock ; and then, should the lia
bilities prove unusually great, beheld bound for a
still further sum. Surely, the members could not
have reflected duly on this provision, when vo
ting for its adoption, or they sought to kill the
Bill eventually, by rendering it as odious and in
iquitous as possible.— Philadelphia Inquirer,
3d inst .
Latest from Jackson, (Mi.) —The Nat
chez Courier of February 24th, says: “We un
derstand that the Legislature have passed a law
extending the time of collection under executions,
nine months. What the features of the bill may
be we cannot tell, but we presume that they ex
. tend to all existing, as well as to all future execu
tions.
The bill specifying certain and different periods
for the payment in specie of Bank bills of various
. denominations, such as one day for redemption
of s’s, another for that of 10’s, and so on, has
passed.
The Banks have certainly obtained better terms
from the locofocos, than would probably have
been granted by a Whig Legislature.”
The state of affairs in the part of Mexico bor
’ dering on the Rio del Norte, continues to be a
matter of anxious uncertainty. The recent ac
counts from that quarter are so full ot contradic- i
; tions, that no reliance whatever can be placed up- j
on them. At one time we are told, on the authori-
I fy °f letters received from persons of respectable
character that the Federalists were triumphant,
* had gained a great victory before Monterey, and
would soon march to the certain capture of Mat
araoras. Scarcely a week had elepsed, before oth
er accounts were received, emanating from sour
’ ces equally entitled to credit, that give the lie to
the previous reports, representing the Federalists
as defeated and dispersed, and iguominiously fly
ing before their victorious antagonists. Amid so
great a diversity ot statements, it becomes impos
; sible to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion on
the subject. Our doubts cannot be solved until
; i later arrivals bring more authentic and consistent
| accounts. We are rather disposed to think, that
the Federalists, are not quite so badly whipt as
' their enemies would represent them. One fa
vorable indication, is, the opening of the port of
Matamoras for the importation of foreign grain
• a measure that would scarcely have been re
sorted to, unless the Federalists were in possess
ion of the country and were stopping the receipt
of supplies from the interior. At any rate, the
( friends of the cause should not be discouraged.
. 1 From other quarters of Mexico we hear of the
triumph of liberal principles. The good seed is
sown, no doubt, over the whole country, and
1 must grow and acquire the ascendancy in spite of
! opposition.— N. O. Bulletin.
How TO MEASURE ACORN Clllll. We have
i been asked in a variety of instances, the rule by
1 which to arrive at the quantity of Corn in a crib
or house. That our patrons and their neigh
‘ hours may understand the rule hereafter, we give
’ the rule, as it may be of some use to them. What
-1 ever may be the length of the crib, house or pen,
measure its correct length, breadth and height,
1 j multiply the length into the breadth and height*,
then the height into that amount. Now for the
’ rule—as there are 1728 cubic inches is a cubics
| foot,and 2150 cubic inches in a bushel, and 10
bushels in a barrel in the car, all you have to do
is to multiply the length, breadth and height by
each other as above. This will give the contents
in cubic feet, and then multiply the product by
’ 1728, the cubic inches in a foot; this will give
the number of inches in the house or crib, then
divide by 21,502. the number of cubic inches in
a barrel, and the quotient will be the number o
barrels in the cars. If you wish to know the
number of bushels divide the number of cubic
’ inches by 2150, and the quotient will be the
j number of bushels.— People's Advocate.
1 A Comet.—The Thomaston, Me. Recorder, of
■ the 20th observes ; “ For a number of evenings
past a comet has been seen by many of our cit
izens. It first appears in the north eastern hori
i zon. It has quite a brilliant appearance, flashes
up occasionally, and has no tad. Its movement
t is eastward. It may be considered by some as
ominous of war, from the fact of its appearing in
1 th« direction of the Aroostook territory !”
A scene in Paris. — Ti averse the Rue de
Sevres at what hour you may, you are sure to
meet with one or more Sisters of Charity, in their
course woolen gowns and clean white quimps,
gliding along with the noiseless step acquired by
habitual ministry in the chambers of the sick;
bent either upon some pious errand between one
hospital and another, or carrying succor to the
afflicted, or commissioned by their superiors to
enquire into the authenticity of some tale of woe.
If young, and many a face both young and fair
may he found under the shadow of the quintpe,
the nun’s countenance is usually cast down as
she n.oves along; and, as she passes, her lips
may be seen murmuring a prayer or paternoster.
But if middle-aged or more, she looks straight
fore her; her spirit being too much engrossed by
the cares and duties of life to need forcible «. s
trangement from the scone around. Then conics
the grave-looking priest, pale with vigils and fas
ting, about to convey to the pillow of the sick
and needy those spiritual consolations of which
health and opulence have yet to learn the value.
Unlike his spruce, snug reference of the English
church, his form is spare, his eyes fixed with in
ward meditation. “Noihingcan touch him fur
ther” of the vanities of life. He hath but one
thought, one hope, one care ; the folding of the
flock of which he must render an account to the
Lord. — Mrs. Gove.
No Work after Supper.—Do you remem
ber the anecdote I once told you of the great Miss
G , who undertook the management of some
of her land I She thought herself clever enough
to manage John Chawbacon and the rest of them ;
so one day she stood by when John was at his
dinner—and he did not make the worse dinner
for that. Now, knowing the elasticity of John’s
stomach, as he was rising to his work, time up,
she said, “John, it would save time of coming
and going if you would sit down again and take
your supper.” “No objection in the world,” said
John, and down he sits and instanter despatches
another pound or two, and drink in proportion,
ending with her ladyship’s health and many
thanks. “Now, then, John,” quoth Lady Boun
tiful, “you may go to your work.” “Work,
ma’am,” said John, with a grin, “I never works, j
ma’am, after supper,” and so he threw himself I
down, and in three minutes snored like a pig.—
Blackwood.
The Loafer.—“ln the shade of this ’ere tree,
I am for the present a leetle past comfortable. If
a body needn’t get up and change round to keep
out of the sun, I would never give a shinplaster
bit to be rich. If it warnt for the clothes and
eating, I don’t see the use of gold or paper cur
rency. Everybody’s asked to drink as often as
he’s dry, and more times than he needs it—par
ticularly about ’lection times. I keeps a stick
and tallys down the whig and democratic drinks
I done tuck—hut I think the schoolmaster what
cyphered ’em up cheat dme all to run. I’ll vote
on t’other side next time, just to show my inde
pendence, and keep up the right of universal
suffering .”
A Counterblast to Tobacco.—Col. Stone,
editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser,
has delivered a lecture to the good people of Phil
adelphia, in which he denounces the practice of
using the weed the “ most abominable of all
abominable customs ” The Philadelphia papers
handle the Colonel’s lecture with full as much
severity as he did the use of Tobacco. How
ever, we content ouiselves with a few facts, elici- i
ted in the course of the evening, which we take .
from the Philadelphia Inquher.
In the progress of the Colonel’s account of the j
history of tobacco, we learnt that it was believed
to have been first sent to Europe in 1559, by Fer
nandez Toledo; and the introduction in 1578,
and trade in tobacco, was deemed an honor to
Santa Croza, almost as great as the bringing
home a sacred relic, from which he derived his
family name. At one time it was supposed to be
a cure for almost every disorder—except Love!
Monarchs and governments became alarmed at
the rapid progress of the use of tobacco, and
sumptuary laws werepassedto restrain it. We
learn from James 1., whose writings on this sub
ject proved that he was not so great a fool as
some persons had supposed him, that instances
were known in England, of wealthy individuals
indulging in the pernicious drug at an expense of
£soo per annum.-
Popes Urban VIII and Innocent VIII, enacted
laws—in some cases extending to excommuni
cation—against those who used tobacco or snuff
in churches. In Turkey, Amurath 111. made it a
; capital offence, punishable with a loss of the nose
for smoking a pipe. In 1634, the Grand Duke
of Moscow proscribed its use; and 1690, Schah
Abbas, prohibited the use of tobacco in Persia,
under the penalty cf having the nose of the of
fender cut off. An individual, ignorant of the
prohibitory la%v, went to the Persian camp with
tobacco for sale, and Schah Abbas ordered both
the man and his tobacco to be thrown into a fire
and destroyed. The Empress Elizabeth had pro
hibited the use of it in her dominions in 1635.
How to prevent madness in Dogs.—A cor
respondent of the Delaware (Ohio) Gazette says,
that by extracting from a dog’s tongue a small
while worm, which can be easily discovered at
the root of the tongue, on the under side, the dog
will be prevented from going rabid even if he
should be afterwards bit. He states that he has
seen it tried in numerous cases, and that it never
j failed in a single instance.
For Bachelors.—From our exchange we
clip the following about Adam:
He laid him down and slept, and from his side
A woman in her magic beauty rose:
Dazzled and charm’d, he called that woman‘bride,’
And his first sleep became his last repose.
For the Ladies.—From our brain we pluck
the following about woman :
Oh, woman ! bright creature of beauty and love
Thou link between man and his heaven above,
i If « 7 e knew a delight through our brief span of years
i Beyond winning your smiles, ’tis in drying your
tears. 0
Now, ladies, aint we gallant and well behaved 1
1 but we believe in that stanza about Adam not
; withstanding.— New Orleans Picayune.
A tall company.—A volunteer company
has been formed at Frankfort, Ky. no member of
which is under five feet ten inches in height.
Most of the members measure above six feet the
tallest of them being six feet four inches.
from the Charleston Courier.
Messrs. Editors—\ esterdav was a happy
day with the Founder of Hamburg, S. C. The
citizens having understood that he would arrive
from Charleston, whither he had gone on an im
portant and successful mission for the welfare
and prosperity of the two cities, determined to
pay him that respect which has been won, and
justly merited.
An hour before the arrival of the cars, the
Carolina Riflemen, a fine and well drilled com
pany, within whose bosoms beat hearts ever warm
with philanthropy and honest independence
were seen preparing for the glorious moment,and
were soon marched to where they took their stand
in readiness to welcome the Founder on his re
turn. A splendid coach, drawn by four white
horses, was provided, in which wcre'the Hon In
trndant and Wardens of Hamburg, thus repre
senting the able and distinguished Commit tie
who had been nominated, and reported so favor*
ably in relation to the trade between Charleston
and Hamburg ; all of whom were enlivened by
the Hamburg hand of musicians, as they played *
several appropriate national airs.
On the arrival of the Cars, the well manned
cannon, on the magnificent heights, poured forth
a deafening sound, awakening up many linger
ing thoughts of hope, soon to be realized by the
unconquerable enterprise of him who engaged
our thoughts and good wishes. Animosities
were laid aside and forgotten, and peace and
friendship slept forth to fill the void.
A hearty welcome being given, Mr. Shultz
seated himself in the coach with the aforesaid
members, was escorted through the principal
streets l*y our noble volunteer- , all of whom mov
ed to the enlivening airs of the Hamburg Band,
and proceeded to his mansion, where bountiful
refreshments had been provided by some ot Mr.
Shultz’s friends for the occasion.
The sparkling glass passed around with nu
merous appropriate toasts. Among these wag
one given by Maj. Jos. Wood, a member of Coun- i
cil;—Charleston and Hamburg, S. C., —May
they be united like the Siamese Twins, and may
the great natnral cord that connects them, be the ■
Kail Road.
As soon as the evening shades had set in, the
Heights were illuminated with numerous brilliant
lamps, extending around the ramparts for one
half mile, presenting to the spectator a scene
more than equal to the enchanted groves of old
of which we have read, hut till now have never
witnessed. Ever and anon the belching artillery
would ar< use us to a sight beyond imagination.
We have seen respect paid to merit, and we
have known of processions in form, but this da\ r ,
we witnessed grateful hearts, in unison with the
enterprising Founder, expressing that gratitude
for which he had striven for these nineteen years.
Happy, thrice happy, must he he. 'The gloom
which so long has overspread his energies, has
disappeared—friends are confirmed and enemies
are confounded. But enough. Actions will
speak stronger, and prove more things for the
rising greatness of Hamburg, than the feeble pen
of your correspondent.
The course of Hamburg is onward, onward,
and still onward, until her name shall be respect
ed among the cities of the earth. The planter
that brings Cotton to Hamburg will shoitly be
supnlied with a sound and valuable paper cur
rency of his own state and be in no dread of a
} sufficiency to pay his tax. And perhaps, this
1 may be one of the means of drawsng a large
portion of the staple from Georgia, instead of
vice versa as was intended by freeing the public
highway between Augusta and Hamburg unless
| the Georgia Banks apply the only remedy, of
I ‘‘paying specie,” to make their notes at par with
| Carolina bills, for already one hundred and
: twenty thousand dollars are gone for the two
j bridges, and but little Cotton yet.
A Spectator.
Hamburg, S. C., March 1, 1840.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool, Jan. 7
\ Latest dates from Havre Jan. 10
—
Charleston, March 7.
Cotton —We have no change to notice in the gen
eral features of the Upland market since our re
view of the 29th ult. The quotations given in cur
last have been the ruling prices of the week. The
: operations are about 7040 bags, at the following
prices:—ll3 at 6; 139 at
635 at 6s; 441 at 7; 199 at
7s; 55 at 7§; 603 at 7|; 224 at 7§; 1177 at S; 23
at 8 1-16; 216 at S£; 921 at
Ss; 125 at 8|; 499 at
52 at 9j- per lb. Dealers in Sea Island have taken
17 bales at IS; 13 at 19; 11 at 20; 109 at2l;22at
i 21 j; 90 at 22; 32 at 23; 24 at 25; 305 from 20 to
! 40; with some stained do from 7 to 13; 40 Maine
at 20; and between 4 and 500 bags Santee from 18
I to 22; and a small lot do grown from line seed, at
23 cts per lb.
I Rice —The business of the week in this article
! has been light, and at unsettled prices. About
1628 tierces were sold at the following rates, viz:
178 at 2£; 151 at 2§: 224 at 2s; 23 at 2 9-16; 400
at 2§; 132 at 2 3-16; 245 at 2|; 47 at 2 13-16; 190
at 2jj; and 107 tierces at $3 per 100.
Rough Rice —The sales have been 1500 bushels
at 73; 2045 at 75; and 2275 at 77 cents per bushel.
Grain —The receipts of Cornjhave been 11,750
bushels from North Carolina, which sold at prices
ranging from 55 to sScents per bush. About 2700
bushels Virginia Oats have come to hand, and been
taken at about 39 cents per bushel. Hay has been
selling on landing, and to arrive, at prices ranging
Irom /5 to 80 cents per 100 lbs. No arrival of
Peas since our last.
Flour —Our Flour market has been rather quiet
during the week, the operations having been con
fined to purenases for city consumption. Notwith
standing the decline in the article in most of the
Northern markets, the light receipts has had a ten
dency to keep up prices. Baltimore and North
j Carolina have brought within a fraction of last
week’s prices—we quote the former a 6s, and
: the latter 5$ to according to quality.
Sugars —Louisiana has been selling during the
week by private contract, in small lots, at 5 cents
per lb; a small lot Muscovado, Victoria brand,
brought 9 cts per lb. At auction, a lot Louisiana’
was so'd at 4$ a and a parcel Muscovado,
branded “F. D.” at 7 cts per lb; and 102 who e and
103 half bbls received per Ostrich, from Puerto Ca
bello, from 5g to 4| per lb.
Molasses —About 26 casks were received this
week from Ponce (Porto Rico) for which 26 cents
per gallon, Avas offered and refused.
Coffee —The balance of the cargo Rio. received
some time since, per Express, has been closed at
prices ranging within quotations—viz: 10$ a 11|.
About 757 bags and 4 hhds, part of the cargo per
schr Ostrich, from Puerto Cabello, was knocked off
at auction at prices ranging from 10$ to per
lb The cargo of the Ajax, arrived" this week
Irom St. Jago, consisting of 20 hhds, 22 bbls and
230 bags, has been put in store.
Bacon —The business of the week, in this arti
cle, has been confined to the retailers, at about our
quotations.
Lard Ihe stock on sale, at present, is vciy
light, sufficient however, for the demand. We
quote extremes 8 to 10 c s per lb.
Salt —About 4295 sacks Liverpool have been
received since our last, which brought 130 a 1624
per sack, according to quality. Turks Island from
store is held at 40 a 45; and Cadiz at 35 cts per
bushel. * F
Exchange —Bills on England 9 a per ctprem;
on 1 lance, 5174 a 525; on New Vork short sight
bills have been sold at 24 a 3; 30 day bills I alj;
and 60 do 4 a 1 per ct prem.
heights lo Liverpool 1 a Igd for cotton in
square bags. To Havre engagements have been
made during the week at 2$ and 2$ in square, and
24 a 2f per lb for cotton in round bags—and $5
per 600 lbs for rice. To New York we quote 3’ a
s per lb for cotton, and 1J per tierce for rice. To
Boston f a ! ct for cotton, and 1| per tierce for
j rice.
STATEMEN f or COTTON,
i 1 S. I. Upl’ds.
j Stock on hand Ist Oct. 1973 2733
! Received this week, 309 8522
j do. previously, 10803 163542
13085 174797
j Exported this jweek, 99 2
previously, 8874 13537
Clipboard, JO iss
9916 25755
Stock on hand 3169 14664 2
A.. . . , Savannah, Marck G.
Cotton Arrived since the 2Sth ult. 12441 bales
I U pland, and 223 bales S I Cotton, and cleared at
the same time 7972 bales Upland and 244 bales S I
Cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all
on shipboard, not cleared on the 6th instant of
49604 bales L pland and 2817 bales S I Cotton’.
The dull state of the market represented in cur
last review, continued for several days, and prices
of Upland were barely supported—but th re lias
since been an active demand, and our quotations
of last week are readily obtained. The sales arc
8432 bales, viz: 14 at 5; IS at 54; 34 at 6- 23 at
64; 16 at 6|; 72 at 64; 3S at 6£; 384 at 7-’ 42 it
7g; ~3 at T«, ,2 at 7 5-16; 41 at 7§; 63 at 74- 211
I 7 h 307 at 7h 1117 at 8; 512 at 8*; 1812 at B*}
218 at eg; 1062 it 8$; 224 at S§; 78 ai s 9.1 c
1208 at 8|; 307 at 8|; 501 at 9. The business in
Sea Island has been extensive, and at lower n r i CG .
for the finer qualities, but rather higher for the in*
fevior descriptions, particularly during the i a \
thiec days. The sales are 930 bags, viz; 22 at
41 at 1 <; 15 at IS; 1 at 184; 40 at 19; 9at IQl*
97 at 20; 13 at 204; 171 at 21; 39 at 214- §3
22; 89 at 225; 179 at 23; 73 at 231; 32 at 24.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
. Lpl’ds. S. I
Stock on hand, Ist Oct., 1503 j ‘
Received this week, 12441 2 0 3
do previously, 134056 5043
j 148020 5384
I Exported this week, 7972 244
do previously, 90444 2323 95416 2557
I Stock on hand, including all on ship
board not cleared on the 6th inst- 45604 28P
Rice —The market since our last for this staple
I has been rather dull, the sales extend only tosniail
i parcels from 2$ to s3—principally at 22, with a
I light stock.
Flour— Remains without change in price and
I thc demand confined to small parcels for city’cor
■ sumption. We quote Howard-st. at a7-
j nal ats7f a 8. 9 T
j Corn Sedsinfots to suit purchases at 65 a
i 70 cents.
j Groceries -In Coffee, Sugar and Mo asses a ffir
1 rc r taii business doing at all prices within the ran*e
or our quotations. 0
1 Kay—Sales on the wharf of GOO bundles at 87 a
$!•
1 Spirits —ln domestic liquors, small sales of N
E._Rum at 36 a 33; Whiskey at 34 a 35; Gin at 45
Exchange—On England, 10a 10$ percent prom
Drafts on New York, at sight, 5$ per cent prem
-5 days sight, 44 per cent prem.
Freights —To Liverpool, 1 a l;$d; New York Ic
ito Boston, li- ct. ’ *
Boston, February 29.
Coffee. —There is considerable inquiry for com
mon and inferior qualities, of which there is but
little in narket. The sales are small and unnr*.
portant, at former prices. A few hundred bags St
Domingo have sold, 9$ a 10c ; and Rio common
quality a 10$ per lb, 6 mos. Sales by auction
of 50 bags St Domingo, partially damaged, 9c per
lb, 4 mos; and 25 bags Java ordinary, KHc per
cash. ’
Cotton. —The market has been exceedingly dull
throughout. Considerable has arrived, and the
stock is now quite 1/ngc. The sales since our last
report are only about 300 bales, and most!}-at a
considerable decline on last week’s prices.* For
ordinary there is no demand whatever. The mar
ket closes inactive, and prices unsettled.
Molasses. —The arrivals of Cuba are large, and
the stock heavy and accumulating. The sales this
week embrace two entire cargoes Havana and Ma
tanzas at about and 4 a 500 hhds do do in
parcels, at 24 a 24r’c; 250 hhds Havana old. for
distilling, 22 a and about 100 hhds Trinidad
and Cienfuegos old crop, 26, and new crop 28c per
gal, 6 mos There is little or no demand for dis
tilling, as all the principal distillers have a fair
slock on hand.
Sugar. — We have no alteration to make, either
in price or demand. Sales of 150 a 200 boxes Ha
vana brown, part new, 8 a Bsc per lb, for good
quality ; 100 boxes white, 9$ a"9sc per lb, 6 mos;
hhd Sugars continue dull; 150 hhds Porto Rico sold
for refining at per lb, 6 mos. Sales by auction
of 100 hhds New Orleans, part very ordinary, a
s|c; 35 hhds do, of another lot, s|c; 50 boxes
Havana brown, ord. 7|c per lb, 4 mos.
Columbia, S. C., March 6.
Cotton. —Very little cotton is coming in and the
market is dull. Prices remain the same and wc con
tinue the quotation of last week —5 to 7| cents,
extremes—principal sales at 6$ to 7s.
Mobile, March 2.
Our Cotton market < losed on Saturday with a
drooping tendency,—the disposition of ho ders to
realise the current rates, having determined itself
into an anxiety lor that end; but the want of ves
sels continues to operate as a serious drawback on
transactions. Were that obstacle removed we
might anticipate an active state of affairs ; for it is
I understood the rates now ruling are within the
limits of purchasers.
In the meantime the daily receipts are very
heavy: the sales on Saturday were about 3000
bales. Having postponed the publication of our
Prices Current until Wednesday, we annex a table
of quotations at which the market closed on Satur
day.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Good and fine - . - 8j a 9
Good fair-- _ - 8$ aßs
Fair -- - - 7i a 7$
Middling - - . - 6| aC|
Inferior and Ordinary - _ 5 a 6
The receipts of the week were about 52.000 bales,
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, March 5.
Cleared —Br s' ip Ann Liffey, Stewart, Liver
pool; brig L Baldwin, Basset, New York.
Arrived —Ship Lotus, Looke, New York; steam
boat John Randolph,Lyon, Augusta.
If ent to sen —Br ships Thetis, Brown, Liver
pool; James Moran, Ferguson, do; Br bark Jane
Iladdow, Suttie, Greenock; brigs Poland, Gardner,
Havana; Wm Taylor, fluey, New York; Br brig
Penelope, Ferguson, Trinidad; brig Seaboard, Den
nis, Provident e.
Departed —Steamboat D W St John, Pond, Au
gusta.
M arch 6.
Cleared— Br bark Magaret Bogle, Smith, Gree
nock.
Arrived Br ship Alexander Edmonds. Strange,
Liverpool; Br bark Clarence. Betts, Jamaica; steam
boats Georgia, Norris, Augusta; Oglethorpe, Wil
liams, do; Erin, Hubbard, do.
H ent to sea —Brig L Baldwin, Basset, N York.
Charleston, March 7.
Arrived yesterday— Brig Delaware, Ross, Hava
na; U L brig Moses, Loveland. New York.
Cleared.— Schr Ajax, Wheeler, St Jago de Cuba.
Went to sea yesterday —British ship Wakefield,
Young, Liverpool; Sw brig Snail, Ohman, Stock
holm; brig Daniel Webste-, Adams, Havana.
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Ills office is in Mclntosh-street, opposite the office
of the Constitutionalist: residence at the Eagle and
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*ug 17 ‘ t s
Cj" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At si Hit.
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by
110 v 23 GARDELLE & RHIND.
J. W. JONEI S, is my authorised Agent for th®
adjustment of my unfinished business.
mar 3 WILLIAM E. JONES.
tiff A OTICE. —From this date freight on Cotton
per 8. C. C. Rail Road Go. is reduced to forty (40)
cents per hundred for square bales, and fifty (50)
cents per hundred pounds for round.
A. B. ST URGES, Agent.
Hamburg, March 4, 1840.
CffRAIL ROAD FREIGHT
artk es usually earned by weight to Hamburg, vri!l
be charged at 40 cents per 100 ponnds (instead ot
50 cents, as customary,) till further notice.
mar 2 JOHN KING, Jr., Agent.
CTj’ LAll X OTICE. —The undersigned practi
ces in the Superior Courts of Columbia, Washing
ton, Scrivcn, Burke, and Jefferson counties.
_Jeb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS^,
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will be well lighted. dec 19
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