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* WILLIAM E. JONES. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1838. Voi. 11.-No 132
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A~U G U S T A •
. MONDAY M IRNING, DEC UMBRA 17.
A letter received in this city from Millcdgcvillc,
Btates that the bill increasing the capital Stock of
tti-j Georgia Insurance & Trust Company to two
> millions of dollars, had passed tire Senate aftc.,
striking out the clau re granting banking pi ivileges.
The bill increasing the capital slock oft nc Con
k tral Rail Road & Ranking Company Ims been rc
■ jectetl finally—yeas 30 nays 43.
A bill appropriating three millions of dollars
1 for the continuance and completion ot the Wes-
I tern and Atlantic Rail Road by the State has been
I rejected in the House, Yeas 74 Nays I)3—M c
I know nothing of the provisi ns in detail,ol this bill.
—
From France.
The packet ship Duchess d’Orlcan amved at
New-York, on the night of the 18th from Havre,
whence she sailed on the 31st October, flic
news by her is no later than previously received.
JLoigslalurc.
Tiro Legislature of this State has been spend
ing some days in the vain and unprofitable busi
lyoss of discussing resolutions in relation to a
National Bank and the Sub-Treasury. It is to
be regretted that of late years the Legislatures of
nearly all the States have become mere political
machines to he managed by designing demagogues
for party purposes. Instead of attending as they
should, to the proper business of Legislation
they convert themselves into political mucuses,
and affect to decide upon the most abstruse ques
tions of national politics and finance. Who cares
a fig for the opinions of the Georgia Legislature
upon the currency question, except political as
pirants who hope to make use of those opinions
for ephemeral benefits to their party I Os what
value is it to the people of Rabun or Murray, or
Baker or Dooly or any other county, for their rep.
resentatives to resolve and re-rcsolvc this or that in
relation to the national currency, upon which
subject they are confessedly ignorant 1 Many
are the men that go to the Legislature, who can
not answer the plainest questions in relation to
the Geography of their own country, or its pro.
ductions or its commerce, or even of the organi
-1 zation and form of its government, and yet who
affect as Legislators to pass judgment upon ques
tions which have puzzled and confounded the
wisest statesmen and most profound philoso
phers of every country, and their opinions
arc trumpeted to the world as the ‘ voice of the
people” to operate upon the relative condition of
political parties in the Union ! Why are they
not attending to their appropriate business—pass
ing wholesome laws for the benefit of society—
digesting and carrying out plans for the education
and instruction of the thousands of children who
are raising up in ignorance-making wholesome ap
propriations for internal improvements which are
to benefit every section of the State—passing laws
for the encouragement and improvement of our
languishing agriculture—enquiring into and de
veloping the resources of our State, her capacities
or commerce, manufactures and lire various bran
ches of industry by which our people arc to be
blessed with independence, plenty, comfort and
happiness ! We repeat why arc they not atten
ding to these things instead of making Jack-Asses
of themselves and political dredging machines of
their constituents 1 Verily it is time the people
should take these matters into their own hands’
and resolve to send no longer to the Legislature’
men who make a mock of their proper business
and devote their whole time to political discus
sions of ephemeral party topics.
We extract the following remarks from the Mil
lertgevillc Correspondent of the Constitutionalist,
under date of Dec. 12. They aremaae in reference
to the debate on the bill to increase the capital stock
of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company.
“If I was well pleased with the speeches of se
veral of the members, 1 regret 1 have to s.iy, that
the remarks of some other members, confirm me
in the opinion I have already expressed, that the
banking system is not well understood by a large
portion of our citizens, and bank operations are
much less so. As long as this knowledge is not
acquired, Icgis ation upon banks, bank operations,
and the cnr.cncy, which is so intimately connected
wifi bai k operations, must inevitably be produc
t ve, i i m; ny instances, of serious injury to the
agricultural and commercia interests of the State.”
Now is it not a little singular that the same wri
ter who here expresses his opinions so candidly,and
so correctly, of the ignorance of the Legislature
upon Bank operations and the currency, should be
so zealous in urging that bo Jy to pass decisive reso
lutions upon the question of a National Bank and
National currency ? We put the question to the
candor of that writer, who, we are sure, will sec
these remarks.—ls the Legislature is not sufficiently
well informed in re ation to the Banking opera
tions and domestic currency of the State, to legis
late upon them correctly, how can it be expected
that they are sufficiently informed upon the ques
' tion of National currency, to express opinions upon
that subject, which should command our respect ?
/■ Globe of the 11 th, announces the
merit, by ami with the advice and consent of the
Senate, of Benjamin F. Butler, late Attorney
General of the United States, Attorney of the
United States for the southern district of New
A ork, in the place of Win. M. Price, removed.
The steamboat Constitution, on Lake Eric, lias
been taken into the service l of the United Staler
government.
BHiMnBanMHHHMMmRaMMnHMMnMaMi
Highly Important from Canada.
Extras from the office of the Cleveland (Ohio)
Eagle and Intelligencer, contains the following
highly important intelligence, if true.
Office of the Eagle, 7
Cleveland, (O.) Dec. 0. )
The following came endorse on the Western
way-bill from Sandusky. It may ho true.
‘ Intelligence has just reached here that the
Patriots have crossed over and taken Malden.—
There was great slaughter on both sides. The
Patriots took 175 of the British regulars prison
ers.”
Office of the Intelligencer, ?
Cleveland, (Ohio) Dec. 0. S
A gentleman who came in the Western stage
confirms, in a measure, the above intelligence.—
Before leaving Toledo, information hid been re
ceive 1 at that place, staling the Patriots had
crossed over at the river St. Clair, and on Sunday
night to ok possession of the Fort. The burning
of some of the housrs was the signal for the com
mencement of hostilities, when the descent upon
the town was made, while a portion of the loyal
ists were engaged in extinguishing the flames.—
Our informant states there was groat destruction
a uong the rc .1 coat negroes.”
The steamer Platte, from St. Louis, for Now
Orleans, struck a snag on the 2d inst., 15 miles
below that, city, mi l sunk in nine feet of water.
Her cargo consisted of Pork, which was thought
would he saved, but the boat will he a total loss.
The passengers and crew escaped without injury.
From Harrisburg.
Advices from Harrisburg, have been received
to the 10th inst., which states that tho Senate had
mot, and transacted business on that day. The
House was still divided, and the Sheri)!', with his
posse, was there for the purpose of maintaining
order. The military did not enter tho capitol.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia Morning
Star, writing on Sunday the 9th inst., says:—
“There is great excitement here. To-morrow
both Houses will meet, when will come on the
crisis. What the event will he no one can now
toll. lam fearful, and not without cause. Our
friends will not, cannot retract —for if they do, all
civil liberty may be considered at at end, as a mob
can at any time hereafter rule this Common
wealth ; and the rebels having staked their all on
this issue, will, I fear, not turn hack. I do not
wish our friends to yield, I would prefer blood.
But the shedding of blood is awful; and there
fore every effirt consistent with duty and honor
will lie made to prevent it. And yet, it is impres
sed on my mind that blood will he shod.”
A letter from Montevideo received at New York
under date of the 14th of October, states that no"
counts had juat been received from Buenos Ayres
announcing the intelligence that the differences
between that Government and Franco would re
sult in war ; tire effect of which would no doubt
be a speedy settlement of the disturbances and
troubles in the province.
The legislature of Vermont has just passed an
act, authorizing a bounty of 20 cents per pound
for Cocoons, 20 cents for each pound of raw silk,
and 20 cents per pound for sowing silk, all to be
the native product of the state. Raw silk it is
said can be raised at about $1 75 per pound and
ton pounds of cocoons will make a pound of raw
silk. The premiums on the cocoons and the raw
material will pay well for the cost of production,
and leave the silk a matter of clear gain. Raw
silk is worth from $3 to $5 per pound.
Flour was selling at Cincinnati on the 3d inst.
at £6 per barrel.
Gkoroia Surah.—A specimen of Sugar,
made by Thomas Dover, Esq., of Dover Hall,
Glynn county, has been sent us by a friend. It
is a beautiful sample of that article, comparing
advantageously with any sugars we have ever
seen. It is of a very light brown, dry and chrys
talized in large sparkling grains. It is highly
creditable to Mr. Dover as a sugar planter, he has
planted in Glynn a long time, but we do not know
how long it is since he turned his attention to
lire cultivation of the cane.— Sav. Gear,
From the Baltimore American, Lee. 13.
From Harrisburg.
The presence of the military at Harrisburg
seems to have had the effect of securing order and
decorum in the Legislative halls of the capitol.—
The order of Maj. Gen. Patterson, which we pub
lished yesterday, forbidding the entrance of any
man in uniform into the enclosure of the capitol,
was strictly enforced, while on the other hand,
no disposition to create disorder within the hail
seems to have boon manifested on the part of the
spectators in the galleries.
It will he seen by the annexed report of pro
ceedings, contained in a slip from the Harrisburg
Intelligencer, that Mr. Penrose, tho Speaker of
the Senate, appeared in that body on Monday,
and it is stated that “ its business was transact
ed with great calmness, dignity and forbearance,
on the part of all.”
Another letter states that Mr. McCahan of
Philadelphia, had been arrested at Harrisburg,
whither lie had returned in uniform, and had
given bail.
Later from Harrisburg.
The intelligence brought by last nights cars
from \ ork is to the following purport:
Nothing ot importance occurred on Tuesday
at Harrisburg—tilings remaining exactly in
statu quo.
The returns respecting the Constitution were
read according to law on Tuesday, and the official
votes showed a majority for the amended instru
ment of 1212.
The Senate transacted business as usual.
The \ an Burcn or “ Hopkins” House of Rep
resentatives met in the hall of the House, and did
some business. The Anti-Van Buren or “ Cun
ningham” House met in the Supreme Court room.
No steps were taken on Tuesday towards the
V election of aU. S. Senator.
The volunteers were still at Harrisburg,
Haiihismuuo, Dec. 11th.
Reinforcements.
Several companies, we understand from York
and Cumberland are quartered on the opposite
t bank of the river, not being able to obtain lodgings
in town.
The volunteers who are hero we believe arc
quartered in the arsenal, the exchange, the court
house, the Lancastorian school heu-e and the
Presbyterian church. It is expected that large rc
iiiforcoinciits will be here tomorrow.
(. itizeus are .flocking from all quarters, so that
in the course ot a week wo presume there will be
from twenty to fifty thousand persons here.—
Keystone,
In tho Van Burcn division of the House on
the 10th,
Mr. Hopkins (Spc ikor of the House) ro,:e and
staled, Inal ho would take this occasion to remark
not, however, that, he had any thing official to
communicate to the House—that on this morn
i.ig, he was ca led upon by a gentleman who was
a personal friend of his,'and informed that the
Governor desired to have an interview with him.
He according proceeded to the dwelling of Go
vernor Ritncr, when that gentleman informed
him that he desired to say to him, that the troops
brought hero under his (the Governor's) requisi
tion, had received his express order that no sol
dier, either armed or unarmed, would he permit
ted to enter within the walls which surrounded
the Capitol, unless under the requisition of the
Legislature,oreither branch thereof.
Tho Governor had informed him, further, that
there was no intention, on his part, to dispossess
any representative of the people of his place, mid
that it was not his intention to interfere in tho re
motest degree, with the rights of the members of
the Legislature, in tho performance of their du
ties.
The Governor had also assured him, that he
had not. made any communication to either branch
of the Legislature, nor would he, until he was of
ficially informed that the Legislature was proper
ly organized, and .he (Mr. Hopkins) had informed
the Governor that he would stale these facts to
clh body over which he presided.
From the N. Y. Courier Enquirer, Lee. 12.
Latest from the Prctfic.
Extract from a letter dated Valparaiso, Sept.
1838; received by the “Philip Hone.”
“On the 21st August, tho Chillians entered
Lima after defeating the Peruvians at the entrance
of that city. General Ohregozo with about 600
cavalry lied to Zurin, twenty miles from Lima,
and Nieto retreated to the Castle of Callao, with
about 700 mou, where ho was deposed by his
troops, who declared in favor of General Santa
Cruz. There were at. last dates in tho Castle
about 1200 men, and should the Chillians not
succeed in defeating them, their situation will he
very precarious, as General Santa Cruz was said
to he within twenty days march of Lima with
9000 men. It is impossible to form any opinion
of the result, of the expo Ution. Most persons be
lieve the Chili army wi 1 he entirely destroyed.”
From the Natchez Courier, Lee. S.
Ths Cotton Crop.
We will give next week from that invaluable
commercial Journal, the New Orleans Bulletin,
an able estimate of the Cotton crop for the pre
sent year, in the Cotton growing region of the
United States, and an accurate expose of the
causes that have contributed to its deficiency.
Wo have, however, good evidences derived
from the most authentic sources, for slating that
our neighbors of the Bulletin have estimated the
amount of bales produced in the valley of the
Mississippi too much by 60,000 bales; for Vir
ginia and North Carolina too much by 10,000,
and for South Alabama too much by 20,000.
The allowance for North Alabama and Tennes
see is too little by 20,001) bales. So that the ac
tual crop of the United Stales will not in all ex
ceed 1,335,000 bales, instead of 1,393,000 which
is the Bulletin's estimate.
/ from the N. Y. Journal Commerce, Dec. 11.\
Mil. PlllCE, THE LATE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
The solicitor to the Treasury having written to
tile Collector to request that lie and tho United
Slates Marshal, for this District, would examine
Mr. Price’s accounts with the Government, these
gentlemen have accordingly commenced examin
ing them. Tho defalcations already ascertained
__ amount to between §40,000 and §50.000.
From the Baltimore American.
Preceding* in Congress.
Washington, Dec. 12.
HOUSE OF HE I’RESENT ATI VKB.
As soon as the Journal was read, Mr. Wise
asked leave to have tiie statement lie made yester
day,—ih'il he positioel;/ refused to vole, and no
power should make 'him, —recorded upon the
Journals.
The Speaker put the request to the House, and
a majority refused to have tiie statement recorded.
Mr. Wise then asked if the request he had just
made would he recorded.
'J he Speaker answered affirmatively.
The vole was about to he taken upon the se
cond Resolution, when
Mr. Biddle asked to hecxcused from voting, and
proceeded to give his reasons under the 30th rule
of tho House.
1 he Speaker called him to order several times,
and he took his seat, alter expressing the belief
that the Resolutions had been introduced for tho
worst of party purposes.
The second Resolution was then read by the
clerk.
Resolved, That petitions for the abolition of
Slavery in the District of Columbia and the Ter
ritories of the United States, and against the re
moval of slaves from one State to another, are a
part of a plan of operations set on foot to affect
the institution of Slavery in the several States and
thus indirectly to destroy that institution within
their several limits.
Tho ayes and noes having licen culled, the Res
olution was adopted by ayes 136, noes 65.
The third Resolution was then called up, and
a division asked upon the Resolution. A vote
was then taken upon the following sentence by
ayes and noes:
Resolved, That Congress has no right to do
that indirectly which it cannot do directly.
I he novelty of this proposition standing alone
excited some interest in the House, and when Mr.
Adams’s negative answer was uttered in a loud
clear voice, it excited some signs of merriment.
The proposition was carried, ayes 173, noes 30.
[Mr. i homson of 8. C. asked to he excused
from voting on the third Resolution. It contain
ed matter that, in his opinion, Congress hud no
right to consider, flic House refused to excuse
him.]
The remaining part of the third Resolution was
then adopted by the following vote, Ayes 164,
Noes 39.
[Before the vote was taken, Mr. Wise suggest
ed whether the Resolution was not capable of two
construct! ms, altogethcrdiffering from each other.]
Ihe Speaker thought not; hut whether so or
not, the Resolution was to be voted for as it was.
The fourth Resolution was then divided, and
the first branch adopted.
VV hen the name of Mr. Kennedy was called,
he rose and said that he protested against the
whole form of the Resolutions, but would vote in
the affirmative. He was called to order.
The following is the division :
j Resolved, That the Constitution reals upon the
broad principle of equality among tlio members
of this confederacy.
■This braneh was adopted, ayes 180, nocs 23.
llii' remainder ot the Resolution was then '
adopted, ayes 151, noes 20.
Ihe tilth Resolution, whieh is as follows, was
then divided, the first division ending with “the
jurisdiction of Congress.” 1
h'.mitred, therefore, that all attempts on the 1
part of Congress to abolish Slavery in the Dis- L
tvicl ol Columbia, or the Territories, or to prohibit !
the removal of Slaves from Slate to State, or to
discriminate between tlie Constitutions of one
portion ot the Contedcraey and another, with the
views aforesaid, are in violation of the CiTnstitu
tional principles On whieh the Union of these ,
States rests, and beyond the jurisdiction of Con- !,
Stress; and that every petition, memorial, rcsolu
ti m, proposition or paper, touching or relating,
in any way or to any extent whatever, to Slavery I
as aforesaid, or the abolition thereof, shall on the 1
presentation thereof, without, any further action ‘
thereon, he laid on the table without printing, read- 4
ing. debate or reference.
The vote upon the first branch was 104 aves, *
to 52 noes. ‘
AV hen the vote had been declared upon this
branch ol the Resolution, a motion was made to
lay upon the table the second branch —beginning '
with “and that every petition, memorial, resold- 1
lion, &c.
The ayes and nocs were ordered, and the vote 1
stood uyes 85, nocs 130, and so this part of the
resolution was not laid upon the table.
ihe second brunch ot the Resolution then
came up.
Messrs. Chambers and Pope asked to be,-ex
cused from voting, but the House refused pennis- '
sion.
Mr. Jenifer of Maryland contended that this
branch of the resolution, as presented, would al
low of the reception of petitions praying for the
Abolition of Slavery in the Slates. The second
branch of the Resolution was adopted in spite of
all opposition—Ayes 126; Noes 78.
After the vole was declared, Mr. Kennedy asked
leave, to introduce a resolution upon the subject
matter which had just boon before the House.
The following is a copy as offered.
Resolved, That the Constitution rests upon the
broad principle of equality among the members
of this Confederacy, and that Congress, in the
exercise of its acknowledged powers, has no right
to discriminate between one portion of the States
and another, with a view to abolishing the Insti
tutions ol one or promote those of the other.
Objections being made to the reception of this
Resolution.
Mr. Kennedy moved that, the rules of the House
he suspended, pending which amotion was made
and carried to adjourn.
From Ihc Mobile Commercial Advertiser, Dec. 11.
City News, Mahkkt&c.—Since our last re
port, the intelligence from the interior of the fa
vorable state of our rivers for navigation, has boon
fully confirmed by the arrival at our wharves of
several bbats with full freights of cotton, adding
to our stock since Sunday evening, fully 4060
halos.
Thq operations in cotton the last two days
have reached 2000 hales per d ly at steady prices
the market presenting a firm and sailed charac
ter, without change from oil!' list quotations — a
large proportion of sales being of fair to good fair
at 12 to 13e.; strictly fair in less demand—very
little inferior or ordinary in market—the qualify
generally averaging far better than last season.
On comparing our present quotations with those
of last year at the same date, we find prices rule
2i cents higher in good fair and fine—and 2 cents
in all descriptions below, now, than at that time.
A more general activity in business, is appa
rent this week throughout our city, than lias been
observable heretofore, and a steady demand for
all kinds of merchandize prevails, to meet which
there is an ample stock us yet, though without
furthersupplicsfrom the West, produce mustsoon
heroine scarce, and an advance occur upon pre
.■> sent high prices, the prospect for which is any
thing hut encouraging the accounts from the
Ohio indicating a probability that, the river will
soon close with ice, without warm weather and a
rise, speedily occur; it is already .eported closed
as low down as Steubenville, and at Cincinnati
and Louisville, in a falling condition, whieh,
without a rise, navigation must soon he interrup
ted from that cause, ft has seldom occurred,
however, that the river became closed with ice so
early in the season, and not more than two seasons
in five, has it been frozen at all, so as seriously to
obstruct navigation, and then, not usually exceed
ing six weeks.
The great inconvenience to which we are sub
jected, from being in so groat a degree dependent
upon the Western States for articles of necessity
and consumption, should serve as an inducement
toonr planters, to apply a part of their force, to
their cultivation, and as an incentive to render
themselves independent of all the contingencies
growing out of our reliance upon them for sup
plies, and the enormously high prices they are ob
liged to pay, should stimulate them to such a
course upon the score of economy.
GiiV.at IJiiiTAi v ami Mexico,— The British
Minister to Mexico, Mr. Packcnhara, sailed from
England or. the 2Uth nit. in the Pique, frigate, tr
touch at Halifax, and thence proceed to Mexico.
It is staled that Mr. Packcnham is the bearer ol
instructions with reference to the disputes between
France and Mexico, and that he is invested witli
the requisite powers to mediate between the two
parties. The British Government had further in
structed Sir Charles Paget to proceed with a na
val force from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to
the coast ot Mexico, to render any protection to
British interests that circumstances might require.
This force was seen on the 7th inst. in the Gulf,
steering for Vera Cruz.
From the Mobile Commercial Adv.
A Pin, ron the Aholitiomsth.—We. give
below an extract from a letlter written by a very
intelligent gentleman, now residing on the island
of Jamaica, to his friend in this city. All the ac
counts from the Islands, where the emancipation
law is in operation confirm the statements em
braced in this letter.
Not long since wo were conversing with an in
telligent master of a vessel, who had recently been
at one of their ports, and he informed ns that the
crew getting sick, he was obliged to employ the
negroes of the island, in the discharge of his ves
sel, and that he was detained a much longer lime
than was necessary, in consequence of 1 icing
obliged to employ a new set every day, as one
clay’s 1 ihor would give them the means of support
ing themselves in idleness and drunkenness for a
week, which universally followed their obtaining
money. He further assured us, that he had been
at tiic Island every year for several years past and
that they had steadily retrograded, under the ef
fect of the emancipation law.
Extract of a letter, dated Kingston, Jamaica,
Oct. 27, 1838.
“Vou wish mo to let you know how the eman
cipation works in our Lland. All I have to say
i I- I
on the subject, is, that the island is totally mined.
“Emancipation, instead of improving the poor
wretches, has actually caused them to retrograde
almost to a slate of Barbarism, thriving, murder,
and every other crime are on the increase.
“I wish you to make this state of our affairs
public in your part of the world, so us to slop the
months of these friend* of freedom—at go, friends
ol spoliation, those who in pretending to serve the
negro rare are the cause of distress and poverty
to the whites, and most miserable degradation ol
the blacks.”
From Ihc National Gazelle.
A'mm in Bilk—Ceil the cultivation of silk
ho profitably carried on in the United Hlnti s !
Such is tho question Hint is almost daily asked hy
those who see that in engaging therein the peoph
ol this country, in which wages are higher than
in any . other ol the world must compote with Rios,
ol India, in which wages are lower than in any
other pint ; and uj It is a matter of some impor
tance to come to a right conclusion, we deem it
not amiss to offer to our readers a few remarks
fur their consideration.
1 ho reason why tho money price of labor is
high in the United States is, that it is aided to so
great an extent by capital, skill and intelligence ;
and therefore produces a large quantity of the
commodities for which other nations are willing
to give gold and silver; and th- reason why its
Price is low ii: Win and France is, that there is
an absence ol capital, skill and in'e.lligence, mu!
the laborer produces a very small quantity of com
modities to ho exchanged with other nations for
tho precious metals. Ho do not pay a mechanic
or a laborer hi gh wages because he chouses to de
mand them, hut because we know that we can
obtain from him in return some commodity that
we ran exchange with others for the price that
we have paid, and with a profit us compensation
for our trouble.
In those countries in which tho money price
ol labor is high, the capitalist is enabled to live
well and rapidly to increase. Ins means, as in Eng
land and in tho United States, In those in which
it is low, the capitalist, cannot live so well, nor is
there so rapid an increase of capital. .Such is the
case in India and in France. To the capitalist,
therefore, the labor ofthe United Stales and Eng
land is cheap, although he pays a high price for
it, because it yields largely ; while th it of France
and India is dear, although low priced, because it
yields so little.
In confirmation of this view wo will now call
attention to the fact, that in tho manufacture of
cotton and iu th ’ sailing of ships, wc care noth
ing lor the competition o£ India, or ofthe. nations
on tho Baltic, where labor is low priced and un
productive, hut wc do rare for (ho competi
tion of England, whoso labor is almost ns high
priced ns our own; and England looks with mare
anxiety to our competition in every department ol
industry, than to that of any other nation of the
world, n Illicit gh our Libor is so much higher priced
than her own.
Our competitors in the production of cotton arc
the people ol India and Egypt, Ihc two countries
in which labor is the. lowc I priced, vet there is
in fact hardly any competition. The whaling
trade is open to all tho world, yet that ofthe Uni
ted States has steadily risen while that of all oth
er nations Iras as steadily declined. The low
priced labor ol France, or that of the, north ot
Europe, cannot compete with that of Ncw-Bng
l.in I, in which it is Jiigle-sf. The capitalist who
pays these high wages live in affluence on the
profit of his ships, while the owner of the dull
ships of th'* north of Europe finds it exceedingly
dilli nil to improve bis condition. The labor for
which the latter pays is low priced, lint it is un
productive and dear, and allows him but a small
el urn for his capital.
Our readers will now, we think, be satisfied
that a high rate of wages presents no obstacle to
prosecuting successfully tho culture of silk, in
which wo may reasonably suppose that capital,
skill, and intelligence will produce tho same ef
fects that have been exhibited in every other de
partment of production in which the people of
the United States have engaged, when not driven
thereto by Legislative restrictions. tSo far, indeed
are the. low wages of other countries from presen
ting an obstacle to its cultivation in this, that it
will he </.ue to the fuel that we compete with
such nations only, Halt it will for a limp tin,,
he h’p/ily productive. When we undertake to
compete with England in any department of pro
duction, any improvement that is made is imme
diately adopted by our rivals, who are thus ena
bled to produce us cheaply as ourselves, and vice
versa; whereas years are robuirsd for its intro
duction into France, Germany and Italy, because
in those countries there is little capital, and a want
of that, intelligence which is required for the adop
tion of improvements. If England were the great
cultivator of silk, wo might he sure that she would
always follow closely upon our heels, and that
her product would keep pace with our own; but
in competing with France, Italy and India, the
case is widely different. An improvement that
would pass in a year or two throughout the U.
Rtales, would require twenty years for its general
adoption in France, and half a century or more
for its adoption in India. The cot lon pin has
now her. a in usef.r nearly half a century, and
yd the people of Lidia, still use a small rude
hand at 11, turned hy women. I,npre Yemen's in
relation to silk culture, similar in llicir effects to
those of Whitney’s great invention in relation to
cotton, are now, we understand, going on in the
United (States; and we hazard little in saying,
that as the cost of cotton and cotton manufactures
has been reduced by the nations whose labor is
highest in pnee, so will the cost of silk and of
silken manufactures lie reduced, now that the pro
duction ofthe raw material has been undertaken
in a country in which labor is productive and
wages arc high. We see no reason to doubt that
tho same effect will bn produced in the next half
century that lias been exhibited in the last, fifty
years in regard to cotton, by which silk will be
rendered almost ns accessible to all classes of the
community ns cotton now is; u consummation
most devoutly to be wished.
From the World of Fashion Monthly Magazine.
I.oiifion Fashion-* tor November.
Pelisses will be fashionable in different materi
als, as silks, satins, and plain fine merinos. Some
ofthe latter made with the corsage high, and close
to the shape, and closed before by a single row of
gilt buttons; the sleeves are full in the centre, but
confined hy a tight cuff fastened by buttons to
correspond, (lilt and fancy buttons will be in
request for dresses of this kind during the ensuing
season.
('lonics. —There is a grand distinction made
between those intended fer carriage or promenade
dress, and I hose employed for evening wraps ; the
majority ofthe first arc confined at the waist with
cords and tassels in the pelisse style, and made as
long and ample as usual. Short cloaks are most
in favor with the latter.
Hats and Hounds. —A decided diminution has
taken place in the size of both. Nothing is more |
elegant for half-dress than a velvet bonnet of a
small and rather close shape something between 1
* ° 1
• I „ 1.1.. —irm
a cottage anil an o| eu front; n bouquet of abort
shaded feathers is placed on one side, and a few
small flowers, sometimes intermixed villi blond
lace, and sometimes not, decorate the interior us
the brim.
F-mvl Mantlt If \—The velvet and satin shawls
mo much in favor last year have been again revived,
v illi chenille, fur and him k luce trimming, hut
the novelty ol the moment, the shawl p-or excel
lence, is the shawl mantle; it is of the usual form,
hut disposed in front on each side in folds, in
such a manner as to supply the place of sleeves.
Evening Hats are now composed of either vel
vet or Terry velvet, shallow in fionl, and wide at
the sides ; they arc always ornamented with os
trich feathers; either plain or shaded, hut the lat
ter are preferred.
M A RlUtl D,
On Wednesday, the 13th inst. by (he Pov. ,1. L.
•honks, Mr. James (lau.ac.mer, to Miss Mary,
daughter of Mr. Mark Lamar, all of J'cach Island, «
H. 0. ’
commercial*
Savannah, Dec 15.
Colton. —Arrived since the 7th inst. 7596 hale*
Upland and 40 bales S. I. Cotton, and cleared at the
same time, 5702 bales I'pliird and 30 hales S. I. ( ot
ton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all on
ship board not cleared, on the 11th inst. of 21,848
bales I plain) and 83 I n'rs t ea Is'nnd.
The demand for Dph.nd noticed in nur last report
has been since continued, and a further advance in
prices of 3 cent per lb. established. The sales
amount to 7012 ba’csfroni 10 Jo 13J, and about 300
bales at prices not transpiicil. The quantity of Sea
Island in market is very limited, and the few bags
occasionally arriving are eagerly purchased at 36
a 54 cents.
(.’haiu.eston, Dec. 15.
Cotton —There has been ipiitc an extensile bu
siness clone this week in the Upland Cotton market,
on a very slender stork t operations have tome for
ward freely, and the middling qualities have chang
ed hands at an advance of J a rent per lb. on former
quotations. Very little is at this time coming forward
mid the present stock is far from being sufficient to
supply the demand. The sales comprise 9232 bags
at 0$ to 1 3$ per lb.
lIAI.TniORE, Dec. 11.
Flour —Purchasers odor to buy Howard-strect
Flour freely, at $9 per barrel, hut dealers arc not
willing to sell at that puce, and are generally ask
ing s''.l2/,. Calcs of small parcels have hocn made
at. this last named rrte, and of larger parcels at
SS,O6'. The wagon price is uniform at *7.87 j.
hales of * ity Mills Flour yestciclay at ■58,25, on
time with ii West added ; aiid also at. $8.125. We
bedieve, hci’.vver, that in the present state of the
money market, parcels could be had for less, for
cash.
Hyc Flour is scarce at $0.50.
Grain —Foies of the I est red Wheats have been
inado at $1,70 a $1,72, whic h is a dec inc of 2 or 3
cts.from the highest range of last week. Wheats
arc brisk, and wou cl have comm ucled as high rates
as last week, but for t'.e tightness of the money
market.
Wh'.*ko\t —Hilda, arc dull at 41 rents. We quote
bh's. from stores at 431, a4l cts. '1 lie wagon price
is 40 cents, exclusive 0, the barrel.
Havre, Cetoher 37.
The enquiry for cotton was very animated cm the
25th inst., 500 ha cs having I ecu t.i 1 on at a further
improvement, end our rales arc now tu !y (J a 7c.
higher than at the close of last week. 5 eUcrday,
the transactions were trifling, folders having raised
their pretensions, and only x to bale s were reported.
To-day 950 bales Avcre quoted at iti.V pikes.
The accounts received this inoinin .'per Emerald,
packe t ship of the Bth, inspire still further ronti
clenco, and we look for a fair business next week.
The stock to-day is estimated at about is, 1,0(1 of all
sorts.
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PRESENTMENTS.
Ilurkc County, Georgia.
The Grand Jury of Uurke county, lor Novem
ber Term, 1838, present the roads generally, as
being in a condition disgraceful to the County,
and we ascribe it, entirely to the fact of the pas
sage of that unfortunate law of the Legislature
of 1830, assessing a Knud Tax in this County,
a law utterly inefficient in itself, while it throws
many obstructions in the way of a healthful
operation of the old system, which nothing but
ils own repeal run remove. We, therefore, rc
commcnd to our present Senator and Represen
tatives to have said act repealed.
Information having hern received that there is
now a petition before the Legislature, praying
the annexation of a portion of the 65th District
of this County to Richmond, we take- this occa
sion to express our decided disapprobation of the
measure, and we respectfully request our Senator
and Representatives to use their best efforts to
defeat the object of that petition.
We have carefully examined the Insolvent list
presented liy the Tax Collector, and ulloav him
Fifty Dollars Eighty-three cents, as not recover
able. We have examined the office of (bo Clerk
of Superior and Inferior Court, mid that of tho
Clerk of the Court of Ordinary, and find them
kept in a manner which reflects the highest cre
dit upon the present incumbents. In conclusion
we return our thanks to his Honor Judge Shly,
for the courteous consideration extended to our
hotly, and to the Attorney General, for his prompt
and polite attention.
We request that the above lie published in the
Chronicle and Sentinel.
Alex. Carswell, foreman, E/.ekiei Williams,
James Grubbs, AndrcAv Carson, William 15.
Green, Dury Corker, Ewurd Hatcher, Isaac I.
Heath, William Lasseter, Alton Pemberton, Jesse
P. Green, William E. Evans, Everett Sapp, Jno.
M. Jones, William Mulkcy, Benj. D. Hill, Ed
mund 11. Gresham, Green Bell, Jas. H. Royal,
Jacob Evans. dec 17
•a, Twenty Dollars Reward •
/JTjjpl Runaway (roin the subscriber, about a
ffFli month tinge, a mgro girl by I lie unmo
/£ Vft of ApliOUhinc, likely, and abuiil six
•'■AtVh ,e,, ‘ y uarH °l age. The above reward
will lie paid lor ber apprehension and
delivery to J. P. SETZE.
on 27 trwtf
JIVI itlT ROWLAND'S ’
Fire Proof Ware House, Augusta Geo.
riXHE undersigned grateful for ib • (inrn so
X liberally extended to ibem by the public «iico
they liave been in dm H are House and I loininissimi
business, beg leave 10 iidunn I heir friends thal Liny '
eimlmue 10 transact the same at their old stand
where business aa ill meet the same prompt attention
ns heretofore. All orders lor the sale of cotton will
have the greatest possible e ire, and orders lor Rag
ging or other articles o( merchandise avill be filed on
the best terms our marker will afford; but not tiav
iug an interest in any uli lusale grocery or oilier
goods establishment, we shall liny Irotu those a\ lot
sell cheapest and charge the regular commission (or
purchasing, ialiicb «o Must will be to llm cm no
satisfiiclioo ofour customers. Wan required, nd
varices va iil he made on produce in store, and all
the 1 sun I fncili ies given 10 our friends I lint aro ten
crnllv given by regular Commi sion Ifuusos.
on 3 lIAIRD &. RUWL, ND
Kr Each of the city pejarfs will prudish I lie
above once a Aveek mi - il Ist January next 11 &U.
(tl.nT)l CL()AKB. —Ladies’ mil (lec.llcmcn’s
J Cloth Cloaks, of superior qualities, and made
I in the best manner, just received and for sale low by
nov 24 wJttnvtLlmar J. D. CRANE U Co.