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BANK REPORTS.
Office Georgia Kail Road and Banking
Company.
APRIL 13, IB3S.
»ir_Herewith I lihiiil you n general statement
of the finaneial n IT'aira ul I lie Georgia Kail Unad
and Unliking Company, made up to Monday mor
ning, the ‘id day ol April, instant, tngeiher with n
Jial of the Slock holder# ol ihe Company.
Very rea|ioet(ully, youra,
WM HEARING, President.
To Ina Excellency Gkukok KGii.mkr,
Governor of Georgia.
General Stall meat as the Georgia Bail /load and
Banking Com/Miiy, on Mona ly morning t Ajiril
2 1838
Stock paid in 1,919,215
Profit and loaa, discounts, eithonge,
interest and income from rail road 89,503 67
Dividends, Noa I, 2, and 3, unpaid 1,671 83
Individual deposiles 91,137 97
llilla pnvahleon time 50,000
Due to oilier Itnnka inGaorgiaand
South Carolina 21,227 95
Note* trailed 1,803,500
" on hand 1,001,710
leaving in rirculiilion 7-11,790
Rail Rond receipt „ 22,002 05
Georgia Rail KoOil and Ranking
Company, mid liruni h at All
gusin, account current 01,320 99
$3,1100,930 00
Expended on the road 1,093,097 05
In iianilH ol general agent, for road M,( 00 83
Repair* of mad, Ininaportiition, snln
nea and contingent expenses, Ac. 17,918 II
Proteal account 73 25
Kills receivable, viz:
f lood 9-1,459 89
Diuhlful 40
Notes diaeonaled, viz: ,
In anil, doubtful 2,750
do good 20,300
Under protest good 21,213 40
Running, all good 903,380 88
JtiHa of exchange, viz;
Active 62,407 Hl—hud 8,01)0
llndur pro 16 851 88—duiililful 9,000
In suit, 20,657 52—good 82,977 21
1,145,181 4)
Duchy Himilry Hanks in
Georgia, 8 ( uriilnm
Pemisylvunia, New
York, AI ulhi mu and
Tennessee 120,750 68
Hank house and lot in
Augusta 18,373 16
Contrueiuis lor do do 8,024 88
26,398 01
Rank fiiniilurn do 600
Personal elfix-ls in com
promise with C A II 1,255 67
Negates owned by the Co. 38,870
Stocks in other institutions
owned by tbo Co 13,000
53,130 67
Agent* in Augusta and Sa
vannah, lor roiiiiltuneu
lo purchase iron 20,522 65
do in Liverpool lor iron 21,151 42
41,974 07
Gold mid silver coin, mid
gold bullion, in vaults 239,848 40
J Moorhead, ngont, New
York, to purchase,coin
(ol which «10,000 is
shipped, tally insured) 21,547 85
R Bickuell do do (Hull 2 33
W <J- J drown (J- Co Li
verpool, do do 20,000
$281,398 58
United Stales Treasury
* Hank notes 7,460
Notes of other
banks 131,082 37
138,532 37
~ . „ „ 119,930 95
Georgia Rail /mad and Hanking Com
pany, and Hranch, Augusta, m
account current 67 215 10
$3,000,930 06
( Geohoia, Chirk Connli/ ; —Williuni Hearing,
President, and James Cunmk, Cashier, conic,
jicrsonully la-lore mo, and make oath lhut llio an
nexed “general slalement of the Georgia Rail
Road ami dunking Company, on Monday niur
ning, April 2d, 1838,’’ exhibits to the best of
their knowledge anil belief, a true account of the
condition ol the Company’s affairs, on the said
2d el April, current—the ehiiracu-r of the Holes
and hills ol exchange, being affirmed on reports
ol Committees ol the Hoard of Directors at
Athens, at Augusta, i
WM. HEARING, President. (
JAM. GAMAK. Cashier.
Ktvorn lo and subscribed in the presence of
WM. M. MORTON, Notary Public.
April 13, 1838.
UST or STOCK It 01,11 KUS OF THE 0 F.IIIIO 11 HAIL
ftOAU ASH II AN K1 No CO. 211 Al’llll, 1838.
•Viimej. Jtesiilrnce. .Vo, Shares.
Allen Welcome Richmond 6
Allen Nathaniel Morgan 140
Allen Uoverly Elbert 25
Allen H H demon, Ala. ft
Alien Robert Murray 10
Anderson W Q Wilkes 10
Anderson Ann K Mrs Richmond ft
Alexander Adam 1. Wilkes 100
Anthony Milton Richmond 100
Armour William Greene 10
Arnold Park E Oglethorpe 12
Appleby J Jackson 10
Austin James Gwinnett 100
dank of Augusta Richmond 1,945
Hones John and Samuel do 20
dunes.l guard ofG O K
While do 10
Hones J guaid. of A E
White do 50
Hones John do 10
Uowdre Hays do 135
Hoodie Thomas Columbia 120
Bryan Isaac Richmond 35
Bryan Felix, estate of Morgan 40
Hotter T W Tuliufuiro 20
Hilling. lea E U do ft
Branch John Greene 20
,Hiown James N& Co Morgan 100
Urown William do 10
Hrown William Clark fiO
. Hriflain Henry Oglethorpe 5
Hugg William do 10
Hell • esse , do 10
Heal Thomas E Culumlii 10
Heall Egbert U Richmond 50
Hattie & Diekinson Taliaferro 10
' Bird Williamson do 4
Harnett Samnel Wilkes 50
Borders John Ueniun Uo. Ala. 50
Herders Stephen E do do 10
Hustin Edward Richmond 240
Barney Job S do 100
Uoiselsir J. A do 5
lloiscluir V W do 6
Boise* rPeter F i'o 40
Hoggs A do 37
Baxter Thomas W Clark 100
Barnett Nathan U do 20
Bowman Francis Greene 5
Honor William 11 Clark [ 25
Uuynun Watkins do 20
Howdre H., President Richmond 25
Bryson Harper adm’r.
of W Bryson do 50
Campbell Robert do 50
Clatk Samuel do 6
Claik Francis d > 20
Cumming William do 52
Camming Sarah, trustee
of &e do 50
Cumming, H. If. trustee
id A E Smith, (C) do 12
Cumming Ann Mrs do 0
Carmichael John do 10
Crumn Philip do 5
Chew Benjamin F do 110
Cowdrey William 1) Taliaferro 20
Cralin 8 J B, relate of do 5
Cunningham Thomas Greene 100
Cunningham John do 100
Cunningham William R Clark CIO
Cunningham John, g iar
dinn of A J Early Greene 50
Champion Jesse W do 10
Church Alonzo Clark 40
Carr Wm A Florida 60
Cobb John A Clark 120
Cohh Howell rlo 4 100
Carnak James do 100
Canmk Jamea, Cashier rlo 347
Clayton Augustine 8 do 100
Clayton AB, trustee of, Arc. do 100
Chaffin Thorne* Taliaferro 5
Crawford George W Richmond 85
Crawford Nathan Columbia 95
Caacy Thomia G Richmond 40
Cress Louis do 25
Craig William Clark 20
Connolly George A do 10
Cawlhorn T A, J Morgan 60
City Council of Augusta Richmond 1,000
Cheatham John J Claik 10
Cooper J M A Hon Richmond 10
Cooper Thutnaa Putnam 10q
Carter Charles Richmond 50
Carlin Wyllis do 40
Cook E 1) do 50
Cleveland Ruhurt M Gwinnett 60
Chandler 'l'hotnaa M Richmond 80
CarncaAnnM do 25
Davies James W do 65
Davis Aimer Henry 100
Davis Miimuel Greene 15
Davis William C Newton 10
Davis T C., trustee of Ac Richmond V
Davis Thomas J Jackson 5
Daniel James K Greene “ 125
Daniel John T Tullifrirro 2G
Daniel Jusiah Clark 10
D’Antignac Win M Richmond 50
Duidcn Stephen Talliaferto 10
Dicken William Clark 10
Dcuring William do 350
Dealing W., agent Thco.
Seminary do 25
Dobbins Moses W do 10
Duke Green R Jackson 60
Dickson David Newton 20
Dugas I, A Richmond 50
Dugas I, F E do 10
Doughcr y Charles Clarke 11
D’Laiglo Nicholas Richmond 50
Dudley George M Oglethorpe 25
Dyer Sarah Clark 3
Dyer Mnriiih do 1
Duvar W 8 Richmond 50
Dye M M do 50
Devout James Talliaferro 25
Evans Charles Clark 350
Edwards Mordccui do 6
Epps Wm do 25
Frazer James Richmond 50
Frederick Martin do 5
Fox John, estate of do 80
Foster Thomas Talliaferro 6
Freeman Robert Oglethorpe 20
Freeman Henry Franklin 10
Fears James Morgan 80
Fowler William Newton 6
Fitzsimmons Paul Richmond 100
Felton John Clark 10
Fuunlleroy George I, Florida 60
Fitzsimmons Catharine Richmond 18
G oduer James do 10
Guerdon John 11 do 2
Otiffin Martha Talliaferro 20
Gridin J., agent for Lu
einda Mabry Columbia 25
Greene Augustin Greene 10
Gedeon Fiuncis Claik 90
Grant A Hall Greene 50
Grant Danivl Clark 110
Grant John T do 10
Graves John W Newton 30
Gorardine John Claik 20
Gnnby George Columbia 40
Gunby G., guardian of L M
Hines do 10
Gatlin Gurrelt Talliaferro 5
(iuii'ii John I) Richmond 105
Grimes Thomas C Greene 3l) |
Gamble Roger ], Jefferson 60 |
Grienor Fred J’ Richmond 70 ‘
Guerineau Snsanah Claik 13 ‘
Guorincau William K do 10 *■
Houghton J W Richmond 5 f
iltllycr John F Putnam 50
HlllyerSO Baldwin 45 J
Hillycr Junius Claik 50-
Hillyer Rebecca do 3
Hurt Joel Greene 10 *
Harris William Morgan 25 *
Harris Thomas W Clark 100 |
Harris Jeplha V Elbert 75 |
Harris Juiiah Columbia 20 ‘
Harris Sarah H Clark 20 '
Hopkins Limbeth Newton 10 '
Hull Ashury Clark 75 '
Hull Henry do 30
Hamulion Thomaw N do 100
llamolton T N, vs commit
tee of A Napier do 50
Hamellon James F Columbia 100
llunle.i Nathan Greene 5
Hill A Dill Richmond 50
Henry Isaac do 20
Hunt William Columbia 50
Hampton James Jackson 30
Haines Williamjr Richmond 5
Hutchins Nathaniel L Gwinnett 34
Holcomb Ed. Pudelford Richmond 2
Hobby 1, A., trustee of do 30,
Irvin Jane Uibb 5
ingles Daniel Morgan 20
Jenkins Charles J Richmond 60
Janes Absalom Talliaferro SO
Janes Simoon R do 4
Janes Edward do 25
Janes David H do 60
Janes Thomas G Greene 60
Inferior Court of Morgan
Co. Morgan 30
Jackson David Green 10
Jones Elijah E Morgan 135
Jones William Wilkes 10
Johnston William Morgan 117
Johnston Launcelot do 200
Jarrell Nathan C Jackson 6
Jennings James Clark 100
Jewell William Oglethorpe 10
Jessup George U Richmond 50
King John P do 100
Kirltpstiick D Si Co do 5
I,little, William Talliaferro 2
Lawrence, Hartwell H Greene 10
Love, David, estate Morgan 30
Lumpkin, Joseph Henry Oglethorpe SO
I Lumpkin, George do 40
I Lung-ton. David do 30
j Lyle, D J Clark 6
Lyle, Uilmus Jackson 60
I,yle, Charles D Clark 10
Linton, Alexander R do 100
1 Lockwood, Elcazur Richmond 100
1 Lamkin, William M do 100
Lnnneuu, B A C., trus
-1 tees of Qildersleeve, A
Co Charleston 20
Long, James Madison 200
Long, Crawford W do 80
Lazenby, Robert Warren 14
Laventine.JP Richmond 12
Lowe, John II Clark 10
| Lumpkin, Wilson do 60
: Moore, John Richmond 30
Moore, William, estate of Greene 10
Monfoit, John do 65
• I
Morton, Joseph F Clark 30
Morton, William M do 300
Muagiovo A Buaiin Richmond 1°
Martin, Alexander do 5
Marlin. IfV illiam D Jackson 00
Marlin, George Greene ' 10
Marlin, James D 2O
Marlin, Gabriel do *' % 23
McWhorter, J G Richmond 13
Mercer, Jeaare Wilke* 100
Mercer, William A Walon *5
Murden, Malar hi Taliaferro 17
McDaniel, Ira O Waltsn 2(1
McDonald. Jamea Frankin 1
Malone, Doctor K Greene £
Mayne, Matthew Morgan 2C
Mayne, John G Clark SC
Moody, John W Oglelhort* 2C
Mitchell, W Letcher Clark 4C
Mitchell, Thomas do 3C
Mitchell, Gilea Jackeon 1(
Mitchell, A Abbeville,B C 1C
Mitchell, William L Clark 1
Mdtinnie, John. Irualee
of M M Moderwell Richmond 15
McKinttie, M Irualee of do 1!
Monaghan, John Talliaferro '
Morrow, Peter G Walton 3<
Morrow, Thomae Clark 2(
Malthie, William Gwinnett 21
Morgan & Wyat Richmond 6(
Mcßryde, J A J do 6(
Mcllryde, John r do I
Miller, Andrew J do 21
Miller, TW do H
Mctiwcihcr, Sarah T Clark It
McAlpin, Robert Benton, Co Ala. 31
Maya, Seaborn J Clark 1
Mann, William W Richmond 21
McOruder, Arch W Columbia 21
Matthews, Mary Clark I
McDowell, Jarnea Richmond 21
Ni«bel, Eugenios A Bibb 17
Nlabel, John Claik 3>(
Neshil, Elenor L Miaa Richmond 1
Neabil, Thornaa do 5(
Nesbit, Misa Mary A do ,(
Nickleson, James B Greene tl
Newton, Ebciiezcr Clark it
Newton, Elizur L do 1C(
Newton, George M Richmond 3(
Nickels, Ransom Clark 1(
Nahers, William do !
Nelson, Matthew Richmond l(
Nance, John Clark 1
O’Neal, Quinia Tulhaferro
Parkerson, Murden do i
Pierce, Lovick Muscogee U
Pcnick, Joseph P Morgan 2(
Pear man, Robert do 6(
Pharr, Alexander Newton 21
Pressley, Samuel P estate of, Clark 10(
Pope. Burwcll do 5t
Plimiiy, Jacob do 17(
Phmizy, Benjamin Oglethorpe 121
Prince, Oliver H estate of Bibb 12(
I’atk, William Jackson 3(
Parks, Henry do 1
J’nc, William Richmond 21
Poe, Robert F Cashier do 3£
Peters, Richard, agent of Transportation S R K It
Pnrmalec, Thomas J Richmond K
Philip, A (forfeited) do 1(1
Paine, Edward Clark 1(1
Porlcr, John W Morgan 21
Palmer, Benjamin Richmond 1(
Rives, John G Morgan 6(
Reid, Robert A Richmond 3£
Reid, Elizabeth do 45
Roll, Luther do J
Rowland, William Grcena 1(
Rounscval, David Clark 2
Reese, Charles M do 15(
Roberts, John H Warren It
Raimey, Daniel Walton 1(
Richards, Thomas Richmond 31
Randolph, Doratha Wilkes 51
Rankin, Adam W estate of Greene It
Rankin & Evans Richmond 21
Robinson, Margaret! Clark 1
Smith, William Richmond 2C
Smith, James Greene If]
Smith, Asuhel R Gwinnett 1(]
Smith, Guy Morgan 60
Smith, John Gwinnett 10
Smith Whileford Clark 10
Smith, Peyton P Greene 20
Seymour A McKinley do 110
Sanders, B M do 80
Swift, John D Morgan 60
Switt, Thomas do 10
Sallold, Adam O do 170
Stephenson, Thomas Clark 4
Shannon, James Louisian* 60
Stroud, William Clark 25
Sims, John do 100
Stokes, William S Morgan 20
Stanford, John R Habersham 20
Speed, Tyrrell Morgan 20
Sewell, Isaac do 20
Stovall, Pleasant Richmond 10(1
Stephens, David, estate of Clark 10
Scott, James Madison 23
Summers, George W Richmond 5C
Turpin A D’Anlignac do 12J
Tubman, Richard, estate of do 20(1
Tubman, Emily H trustee of
W B Thomas do 21
Thomas, Emily H ds 4
Thompson, Henry Bradford Warren 9(
Thompson. John Edgar,Chief
Engineer 6(
Taylor, Littleton M Tulhaferro I
Thornton, Rouhun Morgan 21
Thomas, Currina Myrtis Clark 10(
Thomas, Edward Richmond 71
Thomas. Joel Franklin 11
Tilghman, Edward, Assistant Engineer 11
Twiggs, George L Richmond 6(
Talmage, Samuel K Baldwin 21
Vasun, John Morgan 111
Vason, David A do i
Varnum, Asa Clark 2(
Vincent, Isaac S do 21
Wray, Thomae J Richmond 2(
Ware, James R Talliaferro 1(
Ware, Edward R Richmond 25
Ware, Elisha Madison 8(
Wier, Samuel Clark II
Wiggins, Orran Talliaferro 5
Wingfield, Edward H Lumpkin (
Wingfield. John Morgan 1(
Wlight, Moses Green* 1
West, William L Morgan It
Witt, Middleton Jackson 4(
Walt hall, Adelaide Claik 31
Watson, Samuel Jackson 2(
Wynn, John Oglethorpe 31
Winn, Elisha Gwinnett 2(
Watkins, Polly Clark 51
Watkins, Elizabeth do 3(
Watkins, Polly, guardian of
Robert Watkins do 64
Williams William do 1
Witlich, Lucius L guardian
of H L Witiich Morgan 61
Witlich, Earnest L do 5t
Winter A Chapman Richmond 1
Walker, Caroline G do 11
Walton, Isaac R Morgan 16t
Walker, John U do 2U
Walker, Isaac do 3(
Waker, Edmond do 5(
Warren, Benjamin H Richmond 21
Whidbe, Susan Clark It
Wilde, John W Cashier Richmond 221
Williams, Matthew J Abbeville, 8 C It
Walton, Robert, Cashier Richmond I 9(
Walton, Roben, guardian of
A Mitchell do 61
Walton,Robert A Thomas Ed do 5 Ot
VV'ooldiidgc, Isma W Clark It
Whitehead, John P C Burke It
• Young, George Oglelhorp* 25 i
• Zubre Emanuel do Id
) i
5 20,000 i
H Summary Statement. 1
0 10 Shares al $65 650 I
I) 16,087 Shares at $95 1,528,265 (
> 3,903 Shares at $lOO 390,300 I
3
0 20,000 Shares. $1,919,215 i
5 April 2d, 1838. J
7 Correctly taken from the Books of the Georgia i
0 Railroad and Banking Company.
! W. R. CUNNINGHAM.
J CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
S AUGUSTA.
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g Thursday Morning, May 21.
0 •' ==-
1 O' The Express Mail from the North failed
yesterday.
2 -
3 The Augusta Mirror.
7 The second number of this new literary paper
J° made its appearance on Saturday last, and does
|g not only deserve the high commendation which
has been so generally bestowed upon its prede
io cessor, but we think, cxcells in some rcspecis
5 the former number. In point of typographical
execution it is decidedly before any work of the
m kind at present issued from the Southern press.
15 Besides another number of the Georgia Scenes,
5 which will ho found particularly inlcrcstiag, the
paper before us, contains an original Song set
’j to music, several pieces of original poetry, and is ,
15 replete with choice selections. I
7 The Mirror being the only work of the kind ;
'0 among us, it should not be permitted to languish 1
e 1 ]
for want of patronage.
,5 Mr. Joseph S. Page, late Coroner of Mclntosh
10 county, was killed on the 7th insl. at Darien, in
■0 a conflict with Mr. Charles L. Barritt.
30 ,
10 Bank State of Georgia.
5 At a meeting of the Directors of the Bank of
Ihe State of Georgia, held at Savannah on the
j 21st inst., the following gentlemen were elected
a directors of the different branches of said Bank
10 for the ensuing year, viz:
jJJ For -Augusta. —John Phinizv, Isaac S Tuttle,
j 0 O E Carmichael, George M Newton, R C Bald
-10 win, W H Turpin, Robert McDonald, Adam
I® Johnston, Philip McGran, John F Lloyd.
,g For Milleilgcville. —Charles J Payne, Isaac
10 Newall, William Sanford, Michael J Kenan,
10 Emmor Bails.
b For Washington, —Garnett Andrews, Archi
jg bald S. Wingfield, John H. Pope, Adam L. Al
y exander, Thomas Semmcs.
0 Fo r Fat onion. —lrby Hudson, John C. Ma
li son, Jeremiah Clark, Joshua Flournoy, James
0 M. Dunn, Henry Bianham, Joel Branham,
y For Athens. —John A. Coob, Thomas N,
,0 Hamilton, Thomas Hancock, Charles Doughcrly,
13 S. J. Mays.
J For Macon. —lsaac G. Seymour, Levi Eckley,
y F. Simms, Tarpley Holt, Henry R. Carter, Rich
-2 ard R. Randolph, William Humphreys.
y = -
0 Virginia Elections.
0 We believe, says the Richmond Whig, that
10 the panics in the Legislature may now be posi.
iy lively set down thus :
>6 Whigs. Adm.
6 Senate, 10 22
10 House, 73 61
0
0
0 83 83
0
0 Steamboat Accident.
j The Columbus Sentinel ofThursday last has '
J the following : “The steamboat Irwinton, on her ,
J
j downward passage, took fire immcdatcly under I
3 the furnaces, a short distance below Blunt’s Town t
J on the Apalachicola river, and with a view to 1
1 prevent her being entirely destroyed, she was j
g scuttled and sunk. It was supposed, when she
Q was being sunk, that it was on a bar, but the wa
ll lor proved to be deep, and she is, we learn, aU 1
® most entirely submerged. Her engine, boilers 1
y etc, will most likely be saved. The Irwinton haj
0 on board only two hundred bales of cotton.” 1
0
5 COMMUNICATED.
0 Mr. Jones—ls you think proper, please give
y place in your next paper to the following extract
of a letter received hy Express Mail, from a Dele
-1 gate to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
4 Church now sitting at Philadelphia.
'8 “ The Old School party at the formation of
y the Assembly were two to one as compared with
j the others, which enabled them to elect their
15 Moderator, the Rev. W S Plummer, and E W
Crane, jr., Clerk, and (o pursue such measures
g as will be necessary to carry out the doings of the
5 last Assembly. While the new school party
>0 retired to a corner of the Church and elected Dr.
Bcman their Moderator, and then withdrew to
Mr Barnes’ Church, in number about 60, calling
>0 themselves the New General Assembly.”
10
!0 from the Charleston Mercury of yesterday.
0 Bank Convention,
1* The members of this Convention met yesler
day at the Bank of Charleston. The meeting
® was organized and adjourned over to this day.
2 A full report of their proceedings will be publish
® cd when the Convention adjourns.
® A number of Delegates from the Banks of the
® lower part of Georgia, arrived in the Steam Pack
® et William Soabrook last evening to attend Ihe
Bank Convention which was yesterday organi
!s zed. The Banks of the interior of Georgia were
:o already represented in the Convention, so that
10 there will be a full representation of the Banks of
1® Georgia and South Carolina.
'® We learn that these gentlemen represent the
10 Georgia Banks as being in a condition favorable
to an early resumption of specie payments.
0 From the N. Y. Courier ty Enquirer. (
iS The Irredkeabi.k Pac; it Monet Question.
l 0 — The offer of the United St.-tcs Bank, loan- i
g ticipalc the payment of its bonds to the amount i
g of $6,000,000 will afford very seasonable relief i
i 0 to the Treasury, and entirely obviate the iruinc- i
s diale necessity of any recourse to Treasury notes. ,
l ( , It is not possible that any political or partizan )
|0 motives can lead to Ihe rejection of this liberal
, 6 and well timed aid. We' know very well that [
’J, Mr. Woounußv will accept it with great rcluc- .
,g tance; because, like all incompetent and imbecile
y men, he ts vain and headstrong, and would prefer 1
iy that the Treasury should continue embarrassed !
rather than receive assistance from Mr. Biddle.
0 But the people will nut regard the question in '
iy this light; and since Mr. Cambhelino has him- 1
y self admitted that if those bonds could be realiz
y cd they would diminish to their amount the re- ‘
quisile issue of Treasury notes, he will hardly, 1
»
recommend the rejection to relief so unexpected.
This will give Congress lime lo look a little
into the tinar.cial condition of the country; and
inquire what has become of the enormous sums
that have disappeared from the Treasury. How
happens it that $24,000,000 have been absorbed
during the last six months, beyond the accru
ing revenue'!—Why is it that such meagre, un
satisfactory, unintelligible reports have been sent
in from the Treasury Department! Why
all the delay that has occurred in the early
stages of all the money bills —and then the
indecent haste with which they are pressed upon
Congress? Why is the House occupied three
weeks with the discussion of a report — pending
the discussion ofthese bills—only lo lay that re
port upon the table lo make way for messages,
and reports, and speeches—setting forth bank
ruptcy—insolvency—and the immediate necessi
ty of authorizing the issue of $10,000,000 of
irredeemable Treasury paper, to sustain the
faith of the Government?
The seasonable offer of Mr. Bidtlle frus.
(rates the intention of the administration to
drive its paper money bills through Congress,
on the p.ea of urgent and immediate neces
■ sily. There will be time enough, w.lh $6,-
000,000 in bank, to look into the books and
cast up accounts. Mr. Woodbury’s mode of
dealing in sum totals, and of reporting a full
Treasury or an empty one, according lo the
exigencies of the day, will bo investigated;
and the people will understand whether or
not there is any other mode of obviating the
inconvenience of poverty than the accurnula
tion of a National Debt. The more prudent,
and the more republican system, is to curtail
expenditure—to diminish appropriations—to
dismiss hordes oflhe useless officers who are
quartered upon the people, and are consuming
their substance—to restore, in short, the old
regime of economy, honesty, and a’-ilily, in
the administration of our affairs. This will
interfere with the flow of Executive Patronage
It will cut down the Civil List. It will limit
the prodigal bounty of the Crown. It w.ll
pincli the pockets of the King’s Own—but
the people will be the gainers. Republican
principles and the Republican cause will be
vindicated. The tribe which may be desig
nated in the classic diction of Mr. Benton, as
“humbuggers and bamboozlers,” will be rebu
ked. Mr. Van Buren will be held to the as
surances ami promises of his Sherrod Wil
liams letter—and noi suffered to redeem his
pledge of restricting the action of the Feder
al Government to the “creation of coin,” by
the establishment of a permanent manufacto
ry of irredeemable Treasury paper.
The truly melancholy duty devolves upon
ns of announcing the death of the Honorable
James Gould, of Litchfield, (Conn.) who ex
pired at his residence on Friday lasi, at 4
o’clock, P. M. in the sixty eighth year of his
age.
He was a native of Branford, Conn, and
was distinguished early in life at the bar; and
the first political revolution of Connecticut,
in 1817, TB, found him a distinguished orna
ment of the bench of the Supreme Court of
the Stale. In company with the late Chief
Justice Swift, and Judges Nathaniel Smith,
Goddard and other eminent jurists then on
the bench in the land of steady habits. Judge
Gould was swept from office by that political
tornado—just as Chief Justice Spencer, Win.
W. Van N-ess, and Jmlge Platt, were hurled
from the Supreme Court bench of this State,
tour years afterwards, by virtue of a new con
stitution.
Before that period, however, and for sever
al years afterward, J udge Gould was associat
ed with the late venerable Tapping Reeve, in
the celebrated Law School at Litchfield, at
which so large a portion of the eminent law
yers in the United States have completed
their preparatory studies for the bar. After
the decease of Judge Reeve, Judge Gould
continued the school, until within the last
five or six years, when tiie state of bis health
required its relinquishment.
In his manners he was an accotnpl shed
gentleman oflhe old school—in Ins family
one ot the most amiable and affectionate ol
men—and in the social circle one oflhe most
refined and agreeable of companion. His
mind was richly stored with the treasures,
not of bis profession only, but of the ancient
and modern classics, and also ot the elegant
literature of the day.— N. F. Com. Adu.°
We extract the following information res
pecting the public debt and revenues of Tex
as, from the report made by the Committee of
Finance to the Texian Congress:
By an esfmaie from the Secretary of the
Treasury, published a few weeks back, we
are informed that the public debt, up lo 30th
June next, is $1,735,316
And that the revenue up to that
date will he 1,047,650
Leaving a balance against the
Government 30th June, 1836, of $087,666
From t hese premises a just idea may be for
med of the ability of Texas to meet all heron
gagements, of her purpose lo do so—of her
determination lo be faithful, and to eleVale
her public credit, by discharging, to the ut
most farthing, the debts and obligations she
may have incurred, your Committee en'ertain
as little question.
Your Committee think these views by no
means irrelevant, but as intimately connected
with the subject on which they are required
to report. Why, they would ask, should a
promissory note ot the Republic of Texas,
bearing an interest against the Government
of fen per cent per annum, redeemable in
twelve months, and hypothecated upon such
solid, immovable capital as has been describ
ed, be 50 percent below the value of a pro
tested bill of the same denomination, of any
one of the Banks of New Orleans; for the fi
nal redemption of which, there is so dispro
portionate a security, to be found in the esti
mate ol the specie funds and properly of the
banking institution* of the United States ge
nerally ? Is it because there is a want of
confidence in the resources or the integrity of
Texas ? If so, why are her notes received at
any price ! Is it because there is a question
oflhe stability of our Government, in refer
ence to our Mexican enemies ? Ifso, a little
reflection, a little enquiry into the subject,
will remove all apprehension that Mexico can
ever possibly re.establish her dominion over
the Anglo-American freemen of tins Repub
lic.—We are not, hke her, employed in mar
ching and countermarching soldiery, and en
listing troops, by impressment, to starve and
abi se them; but we have a militia, who, ani
mated with a love of liberty, and ready at a
moment's warning to take the field, will al
ways be lound an overmatch for'the hirelings
ol lyranls. We are not seen, like her, craw
ling tremblingly under tire batteries of exas
perated nations, imperatively demanding jus
tice at their hands -with an exhausted nation
al credit —dreading that the morning’s sun
may not shine upon a peaceful people under
the wicked institutions which existed the day
before; but we may be seen by an admiring
world, firmly established as are our mountains
of the west, and quietly progressing in the ma
urily of a system ot government which will
be found an improvement upon all the models
known to the world.
Sale of Cherokee Lands —lt will be
seen from the Executive proclamation that
the Lands in the Western part of this State
lately acquired by Treaty from the Cherokee
Indians, are in market, and will be exposed
to pu die sale on the first Monday of Septem
ber, ensuring—the silo to continue for three
weeks and no lon.'fT. Gen. Samuel F. Patter
son of Wilkes, and Maj. Charles L Hinton,
of this County, have been appointed by Gov.'
Dudley, Commissioners to superintend the
sale.— (Hal- N. C. lieg.
Original Anecdote of Dr Cotton
Mather, —The following story, although two
hundred years old, may be a good hint to some
of our clergymen at the the present day.
Dr. Mather, of Boston, was constantly ex
honing hs hearers to entertain strangers, for
by so doing, he said, they might entertain an
gels. But it was remarked, that Dr. Mather
never entertained stranger- l.imsclf, nor gave
any relief to beggars. This report reached
Mr Ward, of Agawany, (an Indian village,
making the west part of Springfield in this
slate,) an intimate chum of the Doctor while
at the University. Ward said lie hoped it was
not true, but resolved to discover whether it
was or not. Accordingly he started for Bos
ton on font, 120 miles, and arrived at the door
of Dr. Mather on Saturday evening, when
most people were in bed, and knocked at the
door. It was opened by the maid. Ward
said, “I come from the country to hear good
Dr. Mather preach to-morrow; I am hungry
and thirsty,without money, and I beg*thegood
Dr. will give me relief and a bed in bis house
until the Sabbaih is over.” The maid replied
“the Dr. is in his stndy; it is Saturday night,
the Sabbath is begun—we have no bed nor
victuals, for ragged beggars,” and she shut the
door upon him. Mr. Ward again made use
of the knocker. The maid went to the Dr.
and told him there was a sturdy beggar beat
ing the door, who insisted on coming in and
staying there over the Sabbath. The Dr. said,
“ Fell him lo depart, or a constable shall con
duct him to prison.” The maid obeyed the
Dr.’s order. Mr. Ward replied, “1 will not
leave the door until I have seen the Dr.”
Fills tumult reused the Dr. who with his black
velvet cap on his head, came to the door and
said, “Thou country villian ! how dare you
knock thus at my door after the Sabbaih has
begun 1” Mr. Ward replied, “Sir, I am a
stranger, hungry and moneyless, pray take me
in until llte tioly Sabbath is past, so that I may
hear one of your goodly sermons.” “Va
grant!” said the Dr. “go thy way, and trouble
me no more; I will not break the Sabbath by
giving tlieo food and lodging;” and then shut
the door.
The Doctor had scarcely reached his study
when Ward begin to exercise the knocker
with continued Violence. The Dr., not highly
p eased, returned to the door and exclaimed,
“Wretched being ! why dost thou trouble me
thus 7 What wilt thou have 1 Ward replied,
“Entertainment in your house until Monday
morning.” The Dr. said, “You shall not*!
there.ore go thy way.” Mr. Ward replied,
“Sir, as that point is settled, pray give me
sixpence, or a shilling, and a piece of bread
and meat.” “1 will give thee neither,” he
•"aid, and shut tlte door. Mr. Ward again
thundered witli the knocker, and the Dr. re
turned in great wrath ; “Thou art mad or pos
sessed with an evil spirit,” exclaimed he ‘what
wilt tnou have more !” Mr. Ward replied—
“ Since you sir, will not give lodgings, nor mo
ney, nor food, nor drink to me, I pray for your
advice. Will you direct me to a stew?” “Va
grant of all vagrants! cried the Dr.; “the
curse of God windfall on thee ; thou art one of
the non-elect. Dost thou suppose I am ac
quainted with bad houses! What dost thou
want at a slew 1” “I urn hungry, thirsty, mo
neyless, and almost naked,” replied Mr. Ward
"and Solomon, the wisest King the Jews ever
bad, tells me and you, that a harlot will bring
a man a morsel us brei I at the last.”
Dr. Mather now awoke from his reverend
dream, and recognized his friend. Mr. Ward
laughed, and the Dr, look him in and gave
him all lie wanted, and Mr. Ward preached
for the Dr. the next day, both morning and
evening.
This event had its due effect, and the Dr.
ever after became hospitable and charitable to
all in want.
A lono tail. —The tail of Queen Victoria’s
dress measures Ifi yards and weighs 20 pounds.
The Duchess of Kent has the high and mighty
honor of carrying the latter end of it, assisted by
tbiee Right Honorable ladies of nobility. One
account says that Victoria has a very coarse,
awkward figure, a large flat loot, a beefy ancle,
and that her face is as ugly as sin.
—. |
Independeace. —Dialogue of a Lowell Girl
with the Overseer of a factory. “Well, Mr. ,
I am informed that you wish lo cut down my
wages,’ “Yes,” “Do you suppose I would go lo
work again in that room, at lower prices than I
have received before 1”
“It is no more than fair, under the circum
stances.” •
“Well, all I have lo say is, that before I’ll do it
I will see you in Tophet pumping thunder at
three cents a* clap.” She was finally invited to
resume work at tho old prices.
“Teddy, me boy, jist guess how many
clteeee there is in litis ere bag, an’ faith I’ll
give ve the whole five.”
"Five, to be sure.”
“Arrah, be me sowl ! bad luck to the man
that told ye!”
Absence of Mind.— A tall man in Virgi*
nia, having held a conversation with anothe r
person of inferior dimensions, made a low bow
lo his cane which stood in one corner, and
seizing liis friend by the scalp walked off with
him.
COMMERCIAL.
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Cotton. —Our market since our last has been
very dull for all descriptions of Cotton, save
prime, which continue lo be much sought after,
the sales during the week have been ra(he r
light, more particularly for the last two day*.
We now quote 8 a Iosc. as the extremes of tho
market. Nankeen Cotton readily commands 11
a 12ic.
Ghoceries. —The trade with tho interior is
gelling upon the summer scale, about 100 bbfs
of Canal Flour have been sold from tho wharf at
from Hi to $l2 per bbl. Tho receipts of Bacon
have become light, and the demand for the arti
cle has increased; sales of sides have been made
by the hhd at 12Jc., and shoulders at lie. Good
Hams would command Id cents.
Exchange.— Checks on New York have be
come dull, and are ffealy offered at 7 per cent,
without buyers. Checks on Philadelphia and
U. S. money are held at 6 per cent. Checks on
Charleston and Charleston Bank Notes are held
at 4 per cent premium.
Freights. —To Savannah $1 per bale, to
Charleston $1 25c., and dull.