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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14.
Our readers will find in the letter of our Mil
ledgcville Correspondent an important item of
Legislative newt. —It U the refusal of the House
of Representatives by a large majority, to lay on
the table for the balance of the session the bill to
create a new Rank of Ten Millions capital to he
called the Central Rank. This Hank is to be a
State Institution. We should like to know where
the Capital is to come from 1 Is it not worse
than folly for a Stale to talk aboat putting into
operation a Bank of Ten Millions, when it is un
able to pay off the members of the Legislature
and its printing bills, without borrowing the mo
ney ?
Messrs. Joel Crawford, 'James Paris, and Jas.
Liddell, as we learn by our Millcdgeville letter,
have been elected Rail Roed Commissioners for
tly State Road. The two first have been in of
fice for two years past —the latter is a new mem
ber, and takes the place of Dr. Hamilton. The
Board is a good one ; the new meml)or. Mr. Lid
dell, is a man of talents and sound judgment,
and in our estimation, much'bctter suited for that
station, than for Congress, to a scat in which, he
aspired some years ago. We presume there was
no good reason for turning out Dr. Hamilton,
who is a highly intelligent man, unless it was to
make a majority of the Board of the right com
plexion of politics. As that had to be done, wo
know of but few Union men heller qualified than
Mr. Liddell.
Four of our Representatives in Congress,
Messrs. Cooper, Black, Colquitt and Nisbet have
each made speeches on the New Jersey question*
and we are happy to say that they are all upon
the side of the Constitution and the laws of tho
country. We look upon the decision of that
question, as deciding tho question whether wo
are in future to live under a government of law
or under the decrees of Jacobins! aud revolution
ary tribunals.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
W asm i notun, Dec. 9.
The House is no’ yet organised, nor anything
like it. We have had a quiet day. Messrs.
Black, Colquitt and Nesbitt spoke severally, in
support of the claim of the regularly commis
sioned members to their scats. They consider
that a proper regard for the rights of tho Htatos
renders it necessary that those having the certifi
cate of the Executive of the Stale, under the
broad seal of tho State, should be recognised as
members until (heir title is adjudged by the House
of Representatives, to ho invalid. Other Statu
Rights’ men, who are not Whigs, disagree with
those gentlemen in opinion. These Cieorgiu Sub-
Treasury Whigs, by the way, are all capital
speakers, and will do honor to their State. It is
to lie noticed that Mr. Noshil was clearly of opin
ion that the members in dispute could nut vote
in their own case. I think the majority of tho
House is of that opinion. The rule of the House
no doubt applies to the case. 1 never heard it
questioned till Mr. \diuns decided that these
members were not parties to the question, nor
“interested in the event of it.” No member,
heretofore, ever voted in his own ease, at a eon
tested election. In the British Parliament, there
is a standing rule, that when any question arises,
touching the election, return, or privilege of a
member, the member shall retire till the same he
determined.
Most of this day’s sitting was consumed in
reading the documentary evidence in the case, at
tho request of Dr. Duncan, who has tho floor.
There is a great eagerness to speak upon the
question. I don’t see that we are any nearer to
an organization than we were before Mr. Adams
was put iu the Chair, I think it not improbable
that the Message will hr communicated by the
President, to tho Senate, in the course of the
week.
The nomination of General Harrison for the
Presidency, by the Harrisburg Convention, was
received here with enthusiasm by a few, and with
coldness by many of the Whigs. Mr. Clay says
he is very glad that he is out of tho way. He
did not, 1 fancy, wish to bo beaten again; and it
was agreed by the Whigs, tho Convention, that
he could neither carry Pennsylvania nor Ncw
/ York. What influence may be exerted upon tho
political coni|*lrxion of the House of Kepresenta-
V— tires by this movement, Ido not know, but it will
be a very important one. Some think that Sou
thern Whigs (proper)—i. e. stick-to-thc-caiidi
dato-of-tho-Conveution-taen, will he scarce. It
has been rumored that Mr. Clay will soon retire
from the Senate. We shall bo sorry to lose him,
but, in the quiet shades of Ashland, he will find
more case as well as dignity, than in the scuffles
of party politics.
From our Correspondent.
Millkdosvillk, Dec. 11, 1839.
IK SENATE.
Bills Reported. —Mr. Foster—To amend an
Act to revise and consolidate the Militia Laws.
Mr. Lewis—To repeal all Laws in force in
this State, prohibiting our Citizens from giving
to their promissory notes such form as they may
deem prope;, Ac.
On motion of Mr. Dunogan, the Senate disal
lowed Mr. Go dou ot Chatham, the privilege to
introduce a Bill authorizing the Chartered Hanks
of this State to issue Post Notes.—Tho objection
urged was, thatt he subject matter of the Hill had
been already acte 1 upon by tho Senate.
Bi is passed. —To alter and amend the claim
Laws.
To tepeal the Ist , 2d, 3d, 4th, slh, Cth, 7lh and
Bth aeitions of the 13th Diviaion of the Penal
Code ol this Stale.
To incorporate a M mual Labor School in Floyd
County.
The Se i ate agree !to the Resolutions, appro
printing $1 250, to d.ifray the expenses of Major
(now General) Nelson's battalion, marched to
the Okcfei-'ioke Swamp this Spring.
They rejacted the Bill regulating the granting
of letter* o I Guardianship.
tic vat or namzat ii tat Ives.
The H mse lefused to reconsider their rejec
lion of various amendments tendered to the an
propriati.m Pill, on yesterday.
Bills Inti odwxd. Mr. Chappcll-To change
Aa umc...fhohUg the Superior and Inferior
Courts of Bibb and Crawford Counties
i'Ue whole matter of tho coule.t„d election
fk
from Sumpter County, between Messrs. Pearce
and Pickett, is made the special order for Thurs
day.
The Appropriation Act monopolized the day
in the House, and was passed late in the after
noon.
The Senate to-day have been very wisely em
ployed in reconsidering what they had with folly
enacted on yesterday. The Resolutions for the
forfeiture of the charters of the Western Bank
and Ocinulgce Bank. The vote for reconsidcra.
lion was taken about noon.
In the House of Representatives, the Centra
Bank Bill was elaborately discussed until dinner
hour, when they adjourned, without any final
action thereon. A vole was taken upon the mo
tion to lay the subject upon the tabic for the hal.
ance of the session, which was lost by a large ma
jority.
In the afternoon both branches convened in
the Representative Chamber as the General As
sembly, and elected three Commissioners foi the
Western and Atlantic Rail Road.—Messrs. Craw
ford and Furis were chosen on the first ballot, and
Mr. Liddell on the fourth.
The two Houses look recess until half past six
o’clock—when they met and resumed their elec
tions for Bank Directors upon the part of the
State. The following gentlemen were chosen.
PLANTERS* HANK.
Myers, 144
Stiles, 144
No opposition, some scattering votes.
HANK OF THK STATE OF OEOItOIA.
Bulloch, 139
McAllister, 128
Miller, 118
Schley, 116
HANK OF T)ARI RN.
McDonald, 113
Jewett, 101
Stewart, 104
Thorpe, 100
Bond, ioi
Caldcr, 101
Thomas, no
All are Union men, I believe, without a single
exception.
The Legislature ol Virginia have passed a
law compelling tho Banks of that state to pay six
per cent, per annum on all hills presented and not
paid, during suspension, and forbidding the
Banks to declare dividends until they resume,
Mn. Jones.— “ Let tho Dunks comply with
their promises,” has become a sort of cant phrase,
among those who look only at one side of the
question. I say, too, “Let them comply with
their promises” ; but I go farther, and say, « Let
the people first comply tuith their promises to
the Banks," and the difficulties that surround
the. Banks, will soon be all removed. How does
tho account stand * Look at tho condensed
statement recently published.
The Banks owe the people, $3,017,348 18
Tho people owe the Bunks, 14,439,752 58
Now just let all accounts bo settled up by the
people, and tho Banka will ask nobody any odds.
Let the fourteen and a half millions of debt duo
by the people to the Banks be extinguished, and
the Banks will not be Jong paying the three mill
ions they owe the people.
I say therefore, again, “ Let the people comply
with their promises to tho Banks,” before they
set up a cry against them ; and let those who do
not like the Banks have nothing to do with
them. Up Country-.
Missouri anh lowa.— The aspect of the
quarrel between these two powers does not pro
mise a speedy or a peaceable settlement. Seven
delegates from each party met lately to negotiate
some present ugiocmeut until the action of Con
gress might he interposed lo effect a definite ad
justment of tho question. The attempt was with
out success; neither party would accept tho pro
positions of the other, since each insisted upon
the supremacy ot their respective governments
over tho disputed district.
The Burlington, lowa, Gazette, after detailing
the particulars of tho unsuccessful negotiation,
adds—-"Wo are very certain that if the authori
ties of Missouri persist in exercising jurisdiction
over the territory in dispute, before the decision
of Congress is known, blood will most assuredly
he spilt. The enterprising and hardy yeomanry
of this country will submit to no other power
than that of the United States and their own lo
cal authorities, nor will they pay out their hard
earnings to swell the treasury of any foreign
government.”
From our latest correspondence from Texas,
we are happy to lie informed that our late fellow
citizen, Gcu Felix Huston, has been electee! to
the office of Major General, lor which he was a
candidate. In N ucogdochos county, he has re
ceived a large and overwhelming majority. At
Jasper ho received alt the votes given; lit San
Augustine he is ahead of all the candidates, and
will leave Eastern Texas with more votes than all
thecandidatcscombined. In Western Texas there
exists little or no doubt of his election. We
hope the expectations of Itis friends will be grati
fied, as no man in that country probably is better
qualified for the discharge of that highly respon
sible and important office. —Natchez Courier
Dec. 3.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Tcxns—Message of the President.
This document, us could be expected, places
that government in a very advantageous light to
strangers; and while the President displays the
public statesman, in presenting a favorable view
ol home affairs, he evinces much candor and
decision in disclosing her relations with foreign
powers, and uu intimation of her future conduct
towards the government of Mexico.
Honored by the virtual acknowledgment of
France of their separate, independent existence,
he is assured that "England, and other nations’
of commercial distinction,” will soon tollow the
example.
“With the United Slates,’’ he says, “we re
main upon the mast amicable terms,” and com
plimenta the -generous feelings'’ which animate
the “chivalry of the land." in high praises.
In reference to their relations with Mexico,
which forms fsr tho most important pan of the
Message, he commences by staling that he had
despatched an agent in March last to the capital,
to propose terms of peace ; but the agent was
not suffered to proceed beyond Vera Cruz; and
says he had no confidence that Santa Anna would
redeem the pledges made while a prisoner in the
Texas camp.
They have not been redeemed ; and wo think
we are warranted, from several paru of the Mes-
I
> | Rage, tlnii it is the uncompromising intention of
the President to recommence hostilities against
that nation, as soon as the army and navy may
become adequate to a successful undertaking.
f That preparation is already partially made. —
- “Whilst we have every reason,” says he, “to be
satisfied with our military operations, we also
find in the report of the Secretary of the Navy
i much cause of congratulation. When the con
y | tracts for increasing the number of our vessels,
e | which are now in progress, shall have beencom
k [ pleted, we shall lie in possession of a force fully
1 adri/unle to all the exigencies of marine defence,
j From the annexed passage, it may easily be
J perceived that “his voice,” like Scmpronius, “is
still for war!”
( He say she is opposed to the “protracted slate
r | of their differences with Mexico,” and ardently
d desires to “bring them to a close, even should a
- further resort i<> the sword be necessary!" —
I ; From a disposition adverse to negotiation mani
fested by Mexico, he says, “still I cannot per
l' | ccive in the conduct of that government any
! thing which would justify in us the slightest re
,, | taxation in the preparations necessary to extort
from it a peace, which their own sense of jus
* j lice will not voluntarily accord”—that “it will
c i continue to be my policy to place the country in
r. I that position which will enable to meet with con
(j fidenc a any crisis which may arise." In speak
ing of national finance, he says, “we shall have
an expensive navy to support, or resign the
x Gulf; aline of military posts to maintain, or
.. abandon the frontier; and a general preparation
to make for the settlement of our national i/uter
rel; or discard for once, and forever, all preten
sions to ultimate coercion."
In making these preparations, immense expen
ditures have been employed, and still more re
quired, and while “funds'for these objects can mot
be raised unfelt by the nation,” ho exhorts llbc :
people to “meet them with cheerfulness.”
The loan obtained by the commissioner, of j
$280,000, has been appropriated to the army mad )
navy. Four millions more are expected to be
raised by the. sale of government bonds in Lon
don. Could this desirable object he effected, it
would infinitely increase the confidence of strin
gers in the ability and solvency of the govism
mont, and draw many emigrants to the country,
who are still in doubt aliout the ultimate fate of
that nation.
The “Hoard for the examination and auditing:
of claims against the Government,” established
by the last Congress, proceeded to the discharge
of the duties of their office, according to the rcgtn
lations of the act, until the 13th of July, when,
they were suspended by the Executive. Wee
know not what authority the act may confer ore
e the Executive ; hut by the constitution of hw
government, he has no right to suspend a public
act solemnly declared by the legislative poweraof
the land. That instrument enjoins him to “see
n that the laws be faithfully executed,” but no.
x where empowers him to suspend their opera--
it
Regarding the honor of his country, he speaks.
p in strong and emphatic terms against the “iniqui
ties” practiced upon the republic by refugees
from foreign justice. “For the congress of a;
h young republic,” says he, “proud of its chivaJiry,
and courting the confidence of other nation** to
’ do aught that might legalize these iniquities, or
0 to refuse to adopt any measure to bring them to
1 light, would, I fear, have a tendency to strength
! en those unfounded prejudices, already too in
veterate, which many people abroad entertain
' against our national character.” This part of
I the message exhibits a moral and honorable hcar
, ing, highly becoming the chief magistrate of a na-
I tion.
The document taken as n whole, is an able and
well-drawn exposition of the affairs of the repub
l lie—will produce a favorable impression abroad,
and he read every where with interest.
Mexico.—We take the following letter tac a*
commercial house in New Orleans, from the
1 t 7
Courier of the 6th :
“Matamoras, Nov. 15.
Since my last, this department has been sub
jected to an inroad of Tcxtans, Indians and Mcx
■ icans, who succeeded in capturing the division
under Col. Rayon, stationed at Mier, and after
disarming the soldiery, arc said to have retired
with their booty, cannon, &e., until a junction be>
formed with other reinforcements, when their
purpose is to attack this place. We know not as
yet whether any reliance can las placed in this re
port, but active preparations are making for the
reception of the enemy, and preparations ate al
ready in a forward state. The disposable garri
son consists of 1200 men, amply sufficient, with
resolution , to repel any attack made by the oppo
site party, it their force does notexcccd 700 men,
as reported.”
, The Natchez Courier of the 2d instant., con
i fains a full list of alt the deaths that occurred in
that city from the Bth September, when the first
r Base of yellow fever was reported, to the cessa
tion of the epidemic, on the 30th November.
. During that period the whole number of deaths
, was 235; of which, 96 occurred in September,
, 135 '•> October, and 31 in November. Os these,
r about one half the residue the nature of the dis
r o,,se Wlls not specified. Very few of those who
r had resided a long time in the city were number
. 63 among the victims. During the epidemic of
I 1837 ’ 'n the months of September and October
j there died 244 persons. In estimating the com
parative fatality of the two epidemics, it i* to bo
remembered that in 1839 the greater part ai the
population left the city, which was not tha fact
in 1837.
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J o*l-88 OK TUB DkaTII WATCH. Tlaf mflu
cnco of superstition and ignorance is a.rtonash
t in ly great!—As one proof, what dismoy and
j uneasiness has not the watch-like ticking of this
I grub often excited among all descriptions sf per-
I sons 1 and, indeed, as a writer in u certain. peri
, odical remarks, “ That an insect, almost invisi
, Wo, should, in regularity oLtime and distinctness
of sound, imitate a machine which has employed
r so ntany hands in its construction, and coiajunsed
. of wheels and springs, with the utmost ingenuity,
is above all ordinary comprehension.” It was
only within a few years past that I considered
these visitors as solitary and nightly disturb*™
since which, 1 have accidentally discovered that
this in by no means the case. Having occasion
to stretch a piece of silk-paper, moistened with
' glue-water, on a square frame, I was frequently
» sui prised, at different hours of the day, by a
t noise similar to what we are accustomed to hear
in a watch maker’s window, full of watches, and
1 distinctly audible at five or six yards distance. I
i soon found that ray frame was occupied as a
l drum, by numbers of Uiese little gray vermin, not
much larger than mites; and was thus enabled
f to identify the performers, and witness the harm
, lessness of their music ; and 1 think it more
s than probable that, could these little creatures of
! tener meet with a proper tympanum, we should
more frequently hear them at ceitain seasons,
when their little drumming, which, no doubt'
concerns their own social community, is con
stantly heard by their companions, though inau
dible to us.
Monks or tub Screw—A celebrated society
under this name, partly political and partly con
vivial, existed in Dublin, in 1779. John Philpot
Curran, the first prior of the order, supplied the
brotherhood with ahymn, invoking them to ab
stinenee and mortification, in this wav :
“My brethren be ebaste till you're temnted
While sober.be wise and discreet: ’
And humble your bodies by fasting,
As oft as you’ve nothing' to eat.”’
Here are beautiful sentences from the petP*|| Jat
Coleridge. Nothing can be more eloquent—no
thing more true. ] as
Comfort of Children. —Call Hot that man ani
wretched who, whatever else he suffers as to pain
inflicted, pleasure denied, has a child for whom c a
he hopes and on whom he doats. Poverty may 64
grind him to the dust, obscurity may cast its
darkest mantle over him, the song of the gay ec
may be far from bis own dwelling, and his voice ‘u
be unheeded by those among whom he dwells
even pain may rack his joints, and sleep may flee
from his pillow, Iml he has a gem, vith which he
would not part for wealth delying computation,
for fame filling a world’s ear, for the luxury o( he
the highest health, or for the sweetest sleep that ai
ever sat upon a mortal’s eye. cc
r an
A Madman’s Frolic. —Michael Kelley, in til
his “Dramatic Recollections,” relates, with great th
effect, a story that Mrs. Mattocks, the actress, sa
I told him. Who went to Bedlam with some a
friends, and the keeper pointing to one cell which '
i they had not seen, said, “Here's one in here who
is perfectly quiet so long as you don’t contradict a {
him. Mind, I say if you don’t contradict him.” jp
Accordingly they entered the cell, and saw a pale as
faced melancholy looking man, with dark eyes,
which had a penetrating brightness peculiar to (•>
madmen. He was in deep thought as they cn- j’ 1
tered. The party having satisfied their cariosity, "
were about retiring, when, said Mrs. Mattocks, _
he seized me by the wrist, shutting the door and
placing his back against it, and held me in his
Jinn grasp,
“Well, young woman,” said be, “you’re in
a comical situation here, shut in with a mad
man.”
f “Sir,” said I.
J “But you need’nt be alarmed—you are per
f fcctly safe; they told you 1 was harmless, did’nl
; they ! You need’nt answer. Arc you fond of C
j drawing! I know you are. What is this! he B
! concluded, holding up a bit of paper. n
“A ship,” said I.
“A ship, is it? You call my tree a ship do 1
.you?” ti
“Yes, yes,” said I, “it is a ship.” a
“Oh,and pray what is this!” _
Obliged to say something, and not knowing
what he thought it was, I answered “A house,”
which it was. ' J
“A house, eh!” So saying, he pulled a clasp
knife from his pocket, and opening it with his
teeth, at the same time swinging me round the J
cell with his huge arm, said, “Now, is it a house 1
or not!” 1
“It is, it is.” *
“Then I’ll tell you what it is then—this is a r
dolphin.” )
Then holding up his knife and knashing his |
teeth, “(fan you tell me what this is, and no mis- <-
take!”
“A knife,” I answered.
“Right for once,” said he. “And can you tell ,
me what I shall do with it!” 1
I trembled, and shook my head in silent nega- .
live. <
“I’ll tell you what I shall do with it; I shall—
scrape my charcoal .”
A slump orator who wished to gammon some
Germans just previous to an election, in order to j
obtain their votes, observed that though he was t
not a German himself, he had a brother who was I
■remarkably fond of German sausages. j
>
The following laconic epistle may he seen in !
tlie window of a coffee house in Featherstone ‘
street, City road : “Stolen from this window, a *
china cup and saucer; the set being now incoin- *
plete, the thief may have the remainder at a bar- t
gain.” c
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Consignees per South Carolina Rail Road. *
Hamburg, December 12, 1839. c
Stovall, Simmons & Co.; J. Vincent; Rees & j
Beall; T. Toben; J. W. &T. S. Stoy; H. Cum- o
ming; R. Allen; J. Coskery; H. Hnttier; T. Daw-
son; A. Purmelee; S. Buford; Wright, Bull & I
Co.; A. Roberts; W. K. Kitchen; B. W. Force ®
& Co.; G. Parrott; I. Levy; Jeffers & Boulwarc; c
J. F. Benson; 11. W. Sullivan.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool, Nov. 16
Latest dates from Havre Nov. 13 p
New Orleans, Dec. 7. h
Cotton —Arrived since the 3d instant, of Louisi- h
ana and Mississippi 11395 bales, Tennessee and N. a
Alabama 958, Arkansas 827, Texas 100, together, a
13280 bales. Cleaved in same time; fur Liverpool 1
7730 bales, Havre 3948, VVestlndies 601, N. York n
793, Ilaltimore 4, together 13076 bales —making an •
addition to stock of 204 bales, and leavingon hand, f
inclusive of all on shipboard not cleared on the 7th 1
instant, a stock of 117435 bales. “
Previous to the receipt of the news by the Brit- ?
isli Queen, which did not arrive until about 2p. m. j (
on Wednesday, there was a tolerably fair business ,j
doing in our market, about 3000 bales having chan- c
ged bands,and generally at prices a fraction higher ~
than were current a day or two before; but after
the above adv'ces from Europe were received, f,
nothing more was done during that day, OnThurs- 1
day, the market exhibited a heavy appearance, as t
buyers did not come forward very frceiy, and the d
sales, which amounted to some 2500 bales, were C
generally made at a small decline on the lower p
qualities. Yesterday was a dull day also, the sales v
being not over 1500 bales, and again at rather w
drooping prices. The liner grades of cotton arc not tl
so abundant as they were, and prices for these H
have been maintained, but for the lower qualities li
we reduce our quotations a4of a cent. The sales a
during the week amount to 17000 bales, and for a
the last three days to 7000, which we particularly t(
notice as follows, viz: 40 bales Louisiana and Mis- P
sissippi at cents, 24 at 9; 853 at Bjj; 264 at 94- h
880 at Sj; 839 at Sjf; 300 at 8|; 176 at—; 67 at b
84; 55 at 84; 350 at Sjj; 42 at 8; 76 at BJ, 300 at
84; 10 at 94; 55 at 11; 350 at 8g; 700 a mixed lot *'
of Mississippi and Tennessee at 84; and 1100 do. £
do. at 84 cents. ”
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS. n|
La. and Miss. Tenn. and N. Ala. n
Ordinary, 6J a74 Ordinary, 'I
Middling, S aSj Middling, I
Fair, 9 a— Fair, Y6| a 9
Good fair, 9jf alo4 Good fair, extremes
Good !s line 11 a— Good & line
■ -c c<
t air crops, —a el
STATEMENT OF COTTON. m
1839. Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824 j,.
Receipts last three days 13250 t r
“ previously, 195062 208342 n ,
ai
224166 p,
Exports last three days, 13076
“ previously, 93655 106731
Stock on hand, 117435
Sugar—Louisiana —The better demand, noticed m
in our last, has continued, and a tolerably fair bu- pi
sincss was done on Wednesday and Thursday, from G
the Levee, generally at our previous prices—say ai
44 a 54 cents—though we are advised of one or m
two small lots of quite inferior quality having been
sold at 4 cents. The market has a good supply of ea
all descriptions, except very choice parcels; but ur
there are some 400 a 500 hhds at the Levee, yet to P n
be landed, the quality of which is not yet ascer
tained. We have heard of some two or three sales b !
on plantation, and notice particularly one of 80 a S' 1
100 hhds very choice at 5$ cents; a'nd one of 130 88
hhds at 5 cents. Havana Sugars continue very dull ,ir
at former prices. do
Molasses —The supply on the Levee has been m
only moderate, but there seems to have Lccn rather °, n
less activity in the demand, within the past few- ch
days, and some sales have been made a little low- m !
er than previously. We now quote at 25 a27 cts V'
per gallon, remarking that the latter price can be '
obtained for very small parcels only. We arc ad
vised of a contract for about 50,000 gallon.,,on plan-
v* ' ♦ t *
yon, at but we understand that crops (
notice no miteflal change sin<% ouK
st. The slock of all descriptions is not large,
id Hams and shoulders are becoming rather scarce,
r’e quote as heretofore —say for f lams, 10 a 11 cts;
anvassed do 10-j a Sides, 8 a 8J; Shoulders,
J a 7 cents.
Ijfird —None of any consequence has been rcceiv
1, for some time past, and the stock is reduced to
ut a moderate quantity, though the demand cou
nties to he confined to small parcels for consump
on. We still quote at 94 a 10J cents, remarking
lat the small sales of good quality are generally at
ae latter price.
Flout ■ —The receipts, since our last report, have
ecu very trifling, hut the increased probability of
rise in the Ohio river, and some other circumstan
es, have induced holders to yield a little in prices,
nd the consequence has been a rather larger amount
f business for the past three days than for some
ime previous. The quantity sold yesterday and
he day before,amounts to about 2000 bbls. and the
ales for the three davs may be estimated at 2500
2800 bbls. The principal part, so far at we have
con able to learn, was lorj home use, and brought
>6 a 6 70, though we note one sale of 000 bbls
or export at $0 70. Some sales have been made
ts 6 50, for superfine. The stock is at present
imited, but we may expect further supplies soon,
s we have news of a rise in the Ohio river.
Whiskey —There is a fair supply, considering
hat the demand is limited to small parcels, and
irices remain the same; say, 42 a 43 cents per gal
on for Cincinnati rectified, of which description
lie stock principally consists.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
Savannah, Dec. 11.
Arrived since cur last. —Steamboats Lamar,
'reswell, Augusta; Hamburg, Wood, do; Chat
lam, Wray, do.
Charleston, December 13.
Cleared—Ship Inez, Cook, Havre; C. L. b rig
Cordelia, Sherwood, New York; schr Mandarin,
Burrows, Baltimore; schr Nimrod, Bishop, Balti
more.
Went to sen yesterday —Schr Virginia Antoinette
Place, West India.
In the effing —Ship Jacob Perkins, Bisson, Bos
ton; new U. L. brig Moon, Sturges, New fork,
and line brig Solon, Baltimore
[Communicated.]
To His Honor the Mayor, and City Council of Au
gusta and its Citizens.
Gentlemen,—l have read in the public prints of
Augusta, that you intend buying the bridge across
the Savannah river, commonly called the “Augus
ta Bridge,” and will give the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars for the same, provided the lilies he
satisfactory. I can give yon nothing new on this
point, for all Augusta knows the fact,yet it may bn
proper lobring them to your mind anew, mid ex
press to you my full intention to perform that duty
due to myself,as well os that due toothers
In the year 1813, one Lewis Cooper and myself,
contracted with W alter Leigh and Edward Rowell,
then proprietors of the Ferry-right across the Sa
vannah river, for the sum of eight thousand five
hundred dollars,tor the purpose of building a bridge.
And on the 17lh of August, in the same year, we
commenced the enlerprize now in question.
The Legislature of South Carolina granted us a
charter in 1813, and stipulated the lolls to be re
ceived lor twenty-one years. In 1814, the Legisla- '
lure of Georgia granted a similar charter to John
Kinne and Henry Shultz, for twenty years,
Cooper having sold his interest, being one half, to
John McKinne.) McKinne and myself paid the
stipulated sum of eight thousand five hundred dol
lars to the said Leigh & Howell, in the year 1814,
and took their bond for titles, and completed the
bridge as it now stands, whereby it became the ab
solute properly of John McKinne and Henry
Shultz, and if said properly is now claimed by any
other man or men, the; must make a clear showing
how it lias become theirs. —Lawyers’ opinions,
constructions, and fine speeches, to tickle the ear,
will not do. I want acts, for it becomes ours by
acts; we not only gave our money to the amount
of $73,G00, but two years hard labor by myself, in
particular, for its erection, and to promote the pub
lic ns well as our private good, was our design.—
The first object has been fully realized—the sec
ond, from certain causes, has failed. I will pro
ceed 11 relate those causes: On the Ist day of July,
1816, John McKinre and myself resolved to form
a Company and act as Bankers, and that that com
pany should be called the “Bridge Company of
Augusta”—should issue hills commonly called
Bank Bills, and those bills to be worded and sign
ed in the following manner - “The Bridge Compa
ny of Augusta promise to pay to A. 8.,0r Bearer,
on demand, dollars,at iheiroffice.
Augusta, Georgia dale. year.
And to bo signed. •
JOHN McKINNE, ) Pm . ,
HENRY SHULTZ, ) lro P netor “
The emblem of the Bridge to be on the face of
every bill, and a cenam portion ot our private pro
perly set apart as a joint slock for the payment of
the joint debts, and so entered in the Company’s
books, lobe kept for their transactions: in which
boohs an entry of the following property,and valu
ation was fixed and mado The Bridge, to the
amount ol $75,000; Bridge Row, to SZS,OUO, and
two tracts of land in South Carolina, lo $5,000 —
making the whole stock amount los 105,000, at that
period, independent of some cash ana personal
properly, for its immediate operation. During
their progress, the proprietors agreed to buy a lot
on Broad-street, more suitable lor their business,
and lo build on it a brick house more sale to l lie
Instutilion, and lo fake this properly in exchange
ft r Bridge Row, which were wooden houses, and
dispose of the latter, by sale, which agreement was
carried into effect by Henry Shultz, but the Com
pany received the proceeds.
In the year 1818,1 desired to leave this country
for my native land, and on the 21 st day of April,
1818,1 transferred all my interest in said Bridge
Company to BarnaMcKinne, on the following con
ditions, viz :—He to fake all my interest in the
Company, pay all the debts due by me to the Com
pany, which was $63,000, and pay, in conjunction
with John McKinne, all the Bridge Company’s hills
we had issued. The transfer did in no way change
Lite principle in the affairs laid down hy John Me
lt i line and myself. It was a mere change ol men,
like one President or Director of a Bank goes out
ind another comes in, or one co-partner leaves a
concern and another lakes his place. These mat
ters wore made know-ti to the public, through the
public Gazettes in Augusta, by both parties, and
here are the publications: “Notice—The subscri
ber, intending in May next to leave this country
for Europe, respectfully iniotms the public that he
Ims sold out his entire interest in the Bridge Com
pany of Augusta, (Bridge Row excepted,) unto Mr.
Barna McKinne, consisting of the bridge across
he Savannah river, the Bridge Company’s Bank,
ind lands in South Carolina, with all other proper
y thereto belonging whatsoever, which he lately
teld jointly with Col Job i McKinne.
(Signed) HENRY SHULTZ.
Januar> 20th, 1819.”
"Notice —Henry Shultz, intending to leave this
;ountry, has sold to ilia Inst of Iho undersigned, his
mlire interest in the Bridge Company of Augusta.
Sot ice i« I here tore hereby given, that the subscri
iers will continue the prompt and faithful redemp
ioti ot the Bridge bills, signed by John MeKlnne
ind Henry Shultz, as heretofore, and render such
iccommodalion as may occasionlfy be in their
lower.
(Singed) JOHN McKINNE,
“ BARNA McKINNE
hmuary 26ih, 1819.”
On the 3d of May, 1819, John Barna McKinne
nad-the first mortgage of their private property to
my their private debts lo the Bank of the State of
Georgia, in w inch mortgage the bridge was named;
ind on the loth of .lithe, in the same year, they
nade a second mortgage, as it appear.*, in lieu of
he first—and here are the words- “Whereas the
aid John McKinne, m his own individual right
nd capacity, and on his own account, and as a
innner of the late Hiercanti'e house or firm, known
y the name of McKinne and Company, stands ha
le and indebted to the Bank ol the state ofGeor
ia, in the sum ol timely thousand dollars, either
s the drawer, endorser, or acceptor of several
romisory notes and hills of exchange, drawn en
arsed,and accepted hy the said John McKinne
ihts ow n name and on his own account, and also
n several other promisory nobs and hills of ex
hange.drawn,endorsed, ami accepted by the late
icrcantilehouse orfirm of McKinne andCompa-
V, of which mercantile house or firm, the said
ahn McKinne was a partner.”
The following is the property embraced in said
torlgage (or ihe payment of the above debt ;
“Ist All that lot or parcel ot land, situate, lying.
and being in the c:tyVT Augusta, county of Rich. »
mond nWi .State aforesaid, known and designate,) I
as alcKinne's warehouse square, &e. Ac.
2d The following named eighty negro slaves I
that is to say, Andrew, Plenty, Kobm, Ac. fee. ' I
3d The Bridge across the Savannah River,oppu. I
site the city of Augusta, commonly called the An.
gttsla Bridge, together with all and singular i) le 1
rights, members, Ac Ac ”
The warehouse square was the private pronertv !
of John McKinne. -M
The eighty neg.o slaves were the private pro- is
petty of John and Barna McKinne.
But the Bridge is the copartnership properly 0 f 4
the Bridge Company.
The Bank of the Stale of Georgia Ims been f„ r I
these many years endeavoring to make this enpa r (. ■
ncrdiip property subject to the payment ol t) le a
foregoing private debts. There have been various 1
decrees in both States, but no final decision Ins 1
ever been had, but I unliesiialingly say the Courts ■
must decide, and will decide with justice iu the I
case, and all that is necessary, is to bring all the 9
facts properly before them, w hich, as yet, never has J
been done.
The it denaking of my great enterprises, requir- 1
cd all my t lent and lab irot which 1 was possess- 1
ed. I engaged and confided in a man, to give hl« fa
attention in this important mailer for me, and paid H
him one thousand dollars for his services, but ii au ■
turned out,that lie received five thousand dollars |
on the other side of the question, and gave his sen I
vices accordingly, but finally, he served himself I
more than he did either or both of us, and I
Brietlmupt was that man ; he is dead and gone, im/ '
we will close Ids career here;
ThefoUowii g certificate, will exhibit the affairs j
of the Bridge Company, and Henry Shultz and J.
McKinne, by the way ol property, subject to taxa
tion.
The Bridge is not included in the Bridge Com
pany’s properly because it vvusjnot considered tax
able properly.
Bridge Company of Augusta, for 1818.
Houses and lo sin Augusta, 1880,000 00 $250 00
Three Negroes, 93;
Bills in circulation, 252,117 23 6,302 931
HENRY SHULTZ, 1818.
Houses and lots m Augusta, 43,000 j
Three Negroes, [ 135 811
One two-wheel Carriage, )
JOHN McKINNE, 1818.
405 acres of Land, Wilkerson,
015 do do Richmond,
first quality Swam;',
300 do of Land. Clarke,
Houses and lots in Augusta, $127,00
2 Commissions,
6 Lots in Springfield, t,OOO |
83 Negroes, >-$450 31
1 Four-wheel Carriage, 1
1 Two-w heel Carriage, J
Comptroller General’s Office, Geo.)
MMedgeville, May 7th, 1832. j
I certify that the above and foregoing, is truly
copied from the digest of taxable property for the
county of Richmond, for the year 1818, filed in
this office. JAMES BOZEMAN,
Comj trnller General
On the 24th of May, 1819, the Bridge Company’s
Bank suspended specie payment, an act at that time
considered a crime, but has now become the order
of the day. The suspension of which, made null
nnd void, mv liansler to Barna McKinne itself, and
a re transfer to me, of all his interest, was agreed
upon the same day, and was oarried into effect, in
writing, at a subsequent period, and I accordi: gly,
on the next day, say the 25th, advanced $15,000
cash, to pay off individual de osites that had been
made in the Bridge Bank, and all of which, were so
I paid off And John McKinne and myself, procec l
ed forthwith lo wind up and pay off the debts of the
Ins itulion; and the following is a statement ol i;«
affairs and the success ol our efforts, up to the 3il
of March, 1821. That we had taken up and paid
off, between Ihe stoppage of the Bank, say the24th
May, 1819, until the 3d March, 1821, say twenty,
one months, Ihe sum of 8374,054 51), and me did not
pay 25 or 50 cents in the dollar, but paid dollar fiir i
dollar, and would have in a few more months not'd
the balance, had we not been nefariously
with.
The result of all these transactions will be given
at an early date, I repeat what, has been said here
tofore, that all mv enterprises have been crowned
with success, and shall now endeavor to balance
accounts between mv fellow men nnd myself, and
have that, that is due to myself, and give that, that
is due to others. The Supremo Ruler of nil things,
will intercede in the accomplishment of these de
signs.
Total amount of hills prepared for issue by Ihe
Bridge Company of Augusta, in the years IHI6,
1817, 1818. $641,972 62
Mutilated bills destroyed, $4,905 25
( n hand at the stoppage
of the Bank, nnd de
stroyed hy fi re, 21 st. J
uly, 1819. inpresenceof
John McKinne, Henry
Shultz, Wm. V. Han
sell nnd John T. Lamar, 175,300 30
Bills taken up hy John
McKinne nnd Henry
Shutlz since the sus
pension of the Bank,
which took place on
the 24th May, 1819;
taken up and destroyed
by fire, by J. McKinne, 95,731 00
Mutilated A change bills
destroyed by fire, 14,02125
Larger denominations de
stroyed by fire, 6,100 00
In Courts, paid lor judg
ments, but bills not de
livered, 11,942 25
May, 1823, taken up by
the proprietors and de
livered by 11. Shultz to
Col. J. Hutchinson,
Col. B. F. Whitner,
fNaiici Col. C. Briethaupt,
Committee, and des
troyed by fire in the
public square in liam
„ burg, 239,709 25
Paid but not token up, 2,000 00
May 4, 1824, deslroyud, 4,550 75 '•».
$554,260 06
To balance outstanding,
lor the payment of
which 87,712 56
the Bridge and Bridge
Banking House are re
sponsible, and shall bo
so applied, $641,972 62 $641,972 62
J he foregoing gives the facts ; I have expressed
my intentions, as <ar as I have gone, nnd shall pro
ceed with tho same principle hereafter. They are
entirely at your disposal, whatever use you may
deem advisable to make of them.
\V itb due respect, gentlemen. I am yours,
(Signed) HENRY SHULTZ.
Hamburg, S. C N0v.23, 1839.
Hamburg. S. C., December 13, 1839
Col. John McKinne ;
Sir: My experience nnd perseverance have
given extraordinaty results for I tie public good,
and entitle me lo extraordinary reward- I intend
to have that reward, and if men will not give it, 1
shall lake it Men have clandestinely taken my
pnr-e and my good name; they shall restore them
again. \ou were for a timoconnecled with me in
those works. 1 have spoke about them to the
world, will you like a man confirm or deny the
truth of them? I'o me gold is trash, when principle
is in question. 1 call myself a man that can speak
truth. I call myself an honest man, if the world
does not admit either,my acts shall decile
HENRY SHULTZ
„ „ Augusta, Dec. 13th, 1939-
Henry Shultz, Esq
Sir —\our note of this morning is received, in
quiring whether or not I agree with you,as to the
correctness of the facts in your letter lo the Hon. a
Uty Council of thi. city—l have i'o hesitation ic>
'•’ty»'bat the statements above alluded to, are on
tircly correct, as tar as I know or believe, and my
connection with them, could not otherwise than
make them familiar lo
Yours Ac,
JOHN McKINNE,
ffj’A CARD. —Mr. Richards, Teacher of Draw
ing and Painting, will resume his professional du
ties in Augusta at an early day. nov 7
ITT EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight,
and at one to twenty days sight. For sale by
nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIND.
Dr. I, M. ROBERTSON has removed his
Office to No. 302, on the south side of Broad st.,
immediately opposite the Auction store of .Messrs.
Russell, Hutchinson & Co. ts dec 2