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JEOSSXbiI A ttE.
From the Standard of Union.
LIST OF ACTS.
An Act to repeal An Act passed on the 23d
of December 1835, entitled an Act to add 10l
No. 78 and fraction 79, in Bth District, on
finally Baldwin, but now Jones County, to
the County of Bibb.
An Act to amend the Court of Common
Pleas, and Oyer and Terminer, and to irjve
power injustice’s Courts, in the city o! Sa
vannah. .
An act to incorporate the German r riend
ly Society ofSavannah.
An act to change the name of William, to
William Brockett Beasley, to secure to him
certain rights and priviledges.
An aetto authorize the Justices of the In
ferior Court of the County of Early to levy an
Extra Tax for the Compensation of Grand
and Petit Jurors-of said
An act to compensate the Grand and Petit
Jurors in Talbot County.
An act to amend the Second Section of the
Third Article of the Constitution of thisSkntc.
An act to authorize the Receiver of Tax
Returns for the year of 1838, to receive the
returns of taxable property for the year eigh
teen hundred and thirty-seven, so far as re
lates to the County of Decatur.
An act, entitled an act, to amend an act
passed 24th December, 1836, appropriating
a sum of money to lay out, and put in good
order, a road from Daldohnega, in Lumpkin
County, by Ellijay, in Gilmer County, and on
from thence to the federal road in Murray
County.
An act to amend lie Road Laws of this
State, s > far as respects the county of Clarke,
und to levy an extra tax for the same.
An act to admit Andrew J- Baldwin, of
Bibb, John Benjamin Higden, of Warren
County, Walter B- Harvey, of Bibb, Jam< s
Milner and John R. Alexander, to plead and
practice law, in the several courts of Law
and Equity in this State, to picscribe their
liability touching the same.
An act to make penal, the hiring of slaves
their time, without a written or verbal author
ity from the ownei, or persons having the
right control of such slavi s.
An act to authorize the Mayor and Aider
man, of the city of Savannah, and hamlets
thereof, to extend Bay-street to the eastern
boundary of said city:
An act to incorporate the Female Semina
ry of the county of Gwinnett, and to appoint
Trustees for the same.
An act to alter and fix the time of holding
the Superior Courts of the eastern District
of this State.
An act to regulate the rates of ferriage on
the several ferries on the Satilla liver, in the
cotiu'y of Camden, and for other purposes.
An act to incorporate Jone’s Creek Bap
tist Church, in Liberty county, and appoint
trustees for the same.
An aetto compensate the Grand and Petit
Jurors of Franklin and Hain rsham counties.
An act to appropriate money for the sup
port of Government, for the political year of
1838.
An act to provide for the taking of the cen
sus ofthe State of Giorgia, in pursuance of
the requirements of the 25 h section of the Ist
article ofthe Constitution of the State of Gt or-
An act further to r<‘gulate the mode ol’tlis
counting notes, and distributing money in the
Central Batik of the State of Georgia.
An act to incorporate the Richmond and
Epson Cuinp Giound, and to appoint trustees
lor the Sftfiie.
An act to incorporate the People’s Steam,
boat Company of Macon.
An act to authorize a special session ofthe
Superior Court of Wilkinson County, and to
make all precepts and processes of the Supe
rior Court of Lincoln county, of 1837, to stand
■over to the April term, 18;W, and to legalize
the same.
Au act to compensate the Grand and Petit
Jurors of Cobb countv, and to authorize the
Inferior Court of said county, to levy an
extra tax for that purpose.
An act to repeal the 4th section ofthe act
incorporating the Marine and Fire Insurance
Bunk of ( «eorgiw.
An act to add a part of Franklin to the
county ofJackson.
An act to compensate the Sheriffs of Ran
tlolph county for their services, in summoning
Grand and Petit Jurors in said county.
An act to incorporate the stock holders of
the Montgomery Rail Road Company in the
town of West Point, mid to give thu light of
locating and using a depot on their own land,
in said town.
An net to divorce John J. -Mcßzgar, aud
Jane Metzgar; U> legalize the marriage of
Shadrach Winkler, with said Jane, nnd to le
gitamalize the issue l orn to said marriage.
An net to appoint a trustee of the Poor
S»ho il fund for Baker county.
An act to add another trustee to the Board
of Trustees ofthe Vincville Acadumy in the
county of Bibb.
An net Io authorize the G<»vornor and the
Secretary of State, and the Surveyor General
and Comptroller General, to correct any er
rors that may have taken place, in issuing
any Grant or Grants, in any ofthe LuMd Lot
teries of this State, passed the 22.1 Pectin
bvr, 1537.
An act to incorjmrale certain scad unies
tin rein named, and to appoint trustees for the
s me, and to confer certain lights and privi
leges upon »hc same.
\n act to incorporate the Georgia Marble
In act to . ;tf< §\,d an <nd the several laws
of this State, pt *■* !t the mode of draw
am s io n i iMaKbG ;ut I nt.l Petit Jurors.
Solar as j vib* thffitv-urv vvf Musvog c.
An act to amend an iict, to incorporate a I
Banking Company under the name oi the i
Commercial Bank at Macon.
An act Io be entitled an act, to change the
time of holding the Superior Courts of the
counties of Paulding and Floyd.
An act to repeal an act, passed at the last I
annual session of the Legislature, requiring ;
William Nelms to give scoutity in the estab-,
fishing a ferry across Broad river on his own
land. . j
An act to appoint Commissioners on the .
part of the road leading from Augusta to
Clarkesville, which passes over the Currahee
lidgeor mountain, and also commissioners on
tb.e part of the road leading from Clarksville,
Habersham county, to Madisonville, East
Tennessee, w hich passes over l.lue Ridge, oi *
Alleghany’ mountain, and to authorize and I
empower said commissioners to ask, receive ■
or recover by law. any amount of money that !
may be-remaining unexpended in tlve hands i
of Peter Ray and Absalom Holcombe, or from •
any other pl-rson who may 7 act as 1 tetisiticr ;
for the Board of commissioners on the same
road, leading from the North Carolina line
through the Rabun Gap to Clarksville in
Habersham county.
An act to alter and amend the tax laws of
this State, so far as relates to the county of
Lawrence.
An aetto be entitled an a t to amend an
act to assess a tax on ail persons exhibiting
the different shows in the counties of Coweta,
Merriwether, Gwinnett, and Lnion in this
State, and for other purposes therein nam
ed-
An act to authorize I riah G. Mitchell of
the county of Harris, and William Ray
burn Shivers of Muscogee and Charles A.
Magill to plead and practice Law and F.qui
ty in this State.
An act to amend an act, entitled an act to
incorporate the Palattlti Male and Female
Academy in the nineteenth District of Stew
art County, passed the 25th day of Decem
ber, 1836.
An act to point out the time of holding the
Inf. rior Court for the County of Baker.
An act to authorize and require the lax-coj.
lector o! Paulding county for the year JB3B,
to collect the taxes unpaid and due said county
for any time previous to his election and
commission.
An act to Change the Lin * between ihe
Counties of Tattnall and Liberty, and to
add a part of Tattnall to Liberty.
An act to change the names of certain per
sons therein named,nnd legitumatize the same.
An net to Incorporate the Farmers’ Acad
emy in the County of Clarke, and appoint
'Fritstccs for the same.
An act to establish a ferry across Flint
riterin Crawford and .Marion counties, on the
landsol John Matthews and Wiliam L. Wil
son,
An aetto authorize and empower James M.
C. Montgomery to establish a ferry across
the Chattahoochee river on his own land, in
the counties es DeKalb and Cobb.
At) act lo repeal so tr.ueh of the road law
passed at the last session of the Legislature
of the State of Georgia, as relates to the
county of Elbert, and to revive and continue
in force the firmer toad laws.
An act to dispose of by public sales, fac
tion number two hundred and twenty-four,
sifuutcd in the first district of Irwin.
An act to incorporate the Zebulon Female
Academy,and to appoint trustees for the same,
and to consolidate the funds .4 the Zebulon
Female Academy in the county of Bike, and
to incorporate the Red Oak Academy and
Friendship Acadituy in Bike county, and
appoint trustees for each.
An act to establish a lerry across Flint ri
ver between Dray ton in Dooly county, and
Danville in Sumpter county, and es
stablish the rates of toll, and to declare the
rights and libi t ties of the owner thereof.
An act io authorize the guardians of min
ors lo receive, recover nnd remove Itom the
State of Georgia, property b< longing to their
wards, or lo which they may be entitled, .n
case when Loth guardian und minor reside
without the State, and to prescribe the mode
of doing the same.
Au act to make it the duty of the tax collec
tor of Canden county to collect his own tax
executions.
An aetto incorporat - the Habersham Lon
Work and N unufaturing Company.
An act to incorporate the Savannah Steam
, Engine Factory .Association,
An act to authorize giants to issue in the
i name of informants and purchasers, for parts
es certain lots of land in lite county o f Cher
okee, vvhich has b< < n portioned nnd sold under
l an order of the Supetior Court us said coup
ty.
An act to incorj ora’e certain pt rsons trus
tees of the Wis’ev Manual Labor School in
the county of Hou ten, and secure certain
donations as a permanent endowment tor the
same*
An act to keep open Norby river for
the free passage of fish, so far as respects the
county of I nion, am! io repeal an act passed
Itith December,
An act to authorize nnd establish nn addi
tional election precinct in ihe county of
Jefferson, and to provide for the c< tn|M-nsalien
of one of the justices or freholder who shall
preside nt said precinct, nnd for carrying said
return to (he court ' ous -of said county.
An ret to np|<»;nt James B. Watson, a
commissioner of th-* f? - rt G.-incs Litera'urr
Loti rv, authorised Lv tn •ct of ihe g«-miul
assen.biv, approved Fee* miser 26, 1>35-
Anae! to punish vv hi to persons fur gamb
ling with terror s.
Au net io make pen-1 and in punish any
t nktv. ful intrusion t«| <-u or ia i rferacce vt ith,
o; in.ksL’.Ls’i) f-i-' I**') iU -- b id’.Sus ttaic*
An iict for the relief of John G* FaUt-i
gant.
An art to amend the several 'acts .for the it
corporation ol the city ot Macon.
An act to amend an act, to incorporate the
Savannah Insurance and '1 rust Company, in '
the city of Macon; and also, the Insurance <rn?i
Trust Company, it) the city of Columbus,
so far ns respects the Oglethorpe Insurance
and Trust Company in the city of Ma
con-
An act to alter and amend an act, entitled
an Act to authorize the Construction of a
Road Comiß-mica'i< n, from the Tennessee
River, most eligible for the running of Branch
Roads, thence to Athens, Madison, Millidge
viile, Forsyth and Columbus,-md to appropri- I
ale monies therefor, passed Ist December, •
1636.
An act to change the name of Charles
Austin Saxton to that of Charles Austin
Strawn, nnd to legitumize the game.
Au aetto be entitled “An act to Com
pensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the
Superior and Inferior Courts of the several
I Counties therein named, und to provide for
i the payment of the same.”
. An act to change the time of holding the
Superior Courts of Butts county.
An act t o be entitled an act, to alter and
amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as
j respects the County of Lincoln.
i An act to consolidate the office of Clerk of
j the Inferior Court, and the office of county
{ Treasure in the county of Monroe.
■ An act to change the place’s of holding
j certain precinct elections in the countv of
I Lee. |
An act to incorporate J ickson street Ice
Company, in the City of Augusta,
An aetto l< gitamatize and change the name i
of Leander Reynolds, to that of Leander i
Hutchison.
An act to admit deeds of land to be re- j
; coided, after the lapse of twelve months.
An act to keep open the Highway river,
yn act for the relief of Win. Martin.
yn act to be entitled an 2 \cl to authorize
each County in ibis state to ‘retain the gen
eral 'Bax for the yar 1837 and 1838, to be
applied to County put poses, by the Superior
Courts.
yn act to establish certain ferries on Flint
River, and Io regulate the 101 l of the same.
yn act to compensite one of the Justices
of the peace, w ho may be a Super;ntendai't of
ihe Elections at the several Election Precincts
in the County of dark.
; yn act to require all Fines collected ill
Lowndes County, to be app ied to the Im
provement of the to.id where such dtlkult
occurred.
ii to Incorporate the 7'own of Florem-e,
in the Countey of Stewart, <nd appoint Com
missioners for the same.
yu act to Incorporate the town of Troup
ville, in the county of Lowndes.
yn act to compensate one of the Justices
of the Peace, or F reeholder, who mav be a
Siipcriutendant of the Elections of thesever
al Eieciion Precints in and for the Counties of
Walton, Jasper, Paulding and Newion.
yn aetto repeal the sixth sec’ion of an act
' passed ihe 22d December, 1835, authorizing
i Companies of Cavalry raised in this State, so
i far as relate* to (heir being exempt from Road
Duty.
yn act to lay out and organize a new Cotin- i
iv out of the counti< Bof Houston and Mari
' on, and to attach the same to the Flint Circuit,
and to the St cond Brigade of the Eighth Di
; vision of Georgia Militia.
yn act to authorize the Directors of the s
Central Bank to borrow’ Money to carry out
their pron ise Distribution.
yn act to extend the time for F’ortnnute
Drawers in the Gold and Land Lotteries, from
the year eighteen hundred and eighteen, and
all .subsequent Lotteries, to take out their
Grants.
act to al'er ami change the time of
bolding the Inferior Courts of thcCouulies
Decatur and Columbia, and alsothe supe- :
rior und inferior Courts of Dooly Coun’ v.
yn act for the pardon of Jsaac VV. While,
yn act for t e pardon of Samuel M.
W bile.
yn act for the pardon of Benjamin South,
yn act to change the names of certain |
persons therein named.
yn act tocompcl theClerksof the Superior
and Inferior Courts of the county of i.lviin,
io keep their offices and Records of said
Courts in the city of Brunswick.
yn act to appoint two additional Commis
sioneis to Improve the Navigat.on of tl.e
Canoechia river.
yu act to amend nn act entitled, “yn act
to incorporate the Baptist Convention oi the
S ate of Georgia.”
yn act to organize a Military Distaict, in
I nion County.
I yn act to authorize and rtqui-e the ’Pax Col
it ctor of Paulding County, for the year 1838.
to collect the 'Paxes unpaid and due said
'County fcrany time previous t« his election,
and commission.
yn act authorizing the Justices of the !n
--, fer.or Court in the County of Wayne, to draw
Grand and Petit Jurors in said County, in
certain cases I erein provided for.
yn act lo alter and amend the several
acts in reunion to the City of ytigusta, und
the Court ol common Pleas of said city,
yn act to incorporate the Jefferson Land
Company in the county of Twiggs, and to
confer certain privileges on the same.
yn uct to authorise the Justices of the In-
I feror Court of the county of Jefferson, to
impose ar d ievy an extra lax for the purposes
therein n rntionid.
yni.ct to amend the several acts of the
la . slaturc of this State Incorporating the
cry of (. o'umbus, in the coumy of Muscogee,
and to lay off" ihes.iid city, into Wards, and .
to point out the mode ol electing the Mayor
A'dermau there of, and vest the fee-simple
tide to the commons ot’ said city in the Mayor
and Aiderman thereof, and for other purposes.
yn act to alter and a med tire seventh section
of the second article of the Cotts!itution.
yn act for the relief of Robert R. ; yllen and
John C. Johnson, securities of George W.
Campbell.
7 yn act to amend an uct entitled “an act to
remove the site of Baker county from Byrds
to Lot, No- 122, m the Eighth District of
said comity, it being uuttr thu cen're of that
county, and appoint Commissioners for said
pupcse.” Passed 26th December, 1831.
lEcuie, Jan miry O,
To our .PKlrosi*!.
In undertaking to conduct a public Press, a decent [
respect to common tisane, demands from the Editor a ,
few remarks in explanation of the course intended lo 1
bo pursued. It is true, that the freedom of the Press !
has advanced and contributed to almost every interest .
ofthe human family; hut it is also true, Uint much evil ;
has resulted Qotn its licentiousness.' And while the ■
philanthropist nv»y rejoice in the happiness conferred
upon mankind, b ■ is also compelled to mourn the ?ad.
and lamentable trn'h. th it, “.v'lere grud abounds
evil much more abounds‘
To ascertain the true line of demarcation—the
poiut at which the liberty of the press ends, and its '
lic-mtiouFnee* begins, is nerhsns impossible for the !
human mind; encumbered is it is with frailties and
imperfections.
Every intelligent beinc has established not.ons ol
right and wrong; but so different are the impressions
made on different minds by the same agen , tint it is
extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fin 1 two in
dividcals posseusing precisely the same opinions, on
any one abstract question. These nft ctions de
nvmstrate the neeess : ty of expfeisine in •11 matters
of controversy, as much ofch.tr ty and kind feeling,
as can be attained. W e have made these remarks
for the purpose of showing to the ptib'ic the spirit
i with which we have cajr-to, 1 in o tc editorial labours
As to tho political tem-ta which *e will advocate,
a minute exp »se is fj., c . ne ] mine y. Snfhce it t;>
j say. iltat the pr ntnpfes and doc'rtnrs of ( )ie Unioc
pirty vttll receive ottr sttpp >rt, and »nv public act
let it proceed from w hkvck it may inc .nsi-t. nt with
those p-ntciplt a, will re( .. ; VP ( ~l r r , rrol)M f , n . VV .
shall endeavor tod., ths wi h temm. r;l nce as well a
firmness; nnd we n .,w on-e for n q, . ar , h „ pil i,| ic
h it und. rno cir'-iim«ta ices will we ev< r support o
defend any princip’e or men ore. u reear <| t „ lt ,
in-rinse merits, The freedom ofthe pres wt
guarantied l>v th. Con titmion fn, the b-nefit of th.
peop'e; and it is a violation ofthe spi-it of that instru
ment for a public presj to assist in the disseminaiiut.
; of error.
In misce'lanooua matters the interest of every class
; will be consnft.-d, and inform itfon for that pll rp ,st
i wid be diligently sought after, and promptly published.
JAMES A.WIUGUT.
Tin'sqiteßtion is nppronchbfg n crisis. The time
! lias arrive.l when every citizen of tl c South must pre
pare for'he coming cm fl <t. As yet the attacks ot
the enemies of our domestic iii.«-ittt-ion« have hern
confired to mere skirm’shing compared "itfi v.bat is
• )o follow What istoh. t] ic result the wisest < ann.a
tell, while the most simple may n-asonahly tear ihe
worst of conseqnem-es. Vl ili tt end in be.ng annual.
. r.r i»kbatei> in the Legislative halls at W a tlmigim,?
! i>r will it be terminated by the deUruction of the L’ts
tui.? If Southern cupidity be as craving and stubborn
as it is represented by the Ahdttiuii presses, surely
they cannot <■ xpc.-i to overcome it by Noti ntEKN Moitxt.
ITT- It while the;- ui,ail us wth abuse in terms
which an ane-ent Round!), nd would c. i.saler harsh,
nn.l use evvrr exertion t*» raise up assass.ns in every
bed room in the South, they expect to g j . prosolvtes
to their doctrine among us, we are not only mis'.akin
tn the human chars.-ter mu'-li mote tlim we believed,
—but still more s>> in our opirti.-ns of tl.e nature and
perseverme cunning of the Yankee. Docs any s. risi
ble man believe for a moment, thtii the ledders of the
Aboliifon faction entertain 'he slightest hope or ex
tending their prim iplcs, or rather their notions among
the citizens of the .South? They know that ( very in.
teierl we have is opposed to them.—The princtplrr
instilled into us from our cradles arc opposed to them,
and the settled nn ! firmly established convictions o
mature years have settled us in this opposition. »v hat
then can tie tl.e mean* bv which they expect to abolish
slavery? The result is, jf we cannot be convinced
! (w hich they do not exjiect) we must be forced—the
ties between the master and the slave inns: lie sever,
sd by the sword, nnd the crimes of the South expiated
by the slie-ddmg of her best blood.
Is it possible that fant.tac.jm can co blind the per
reprion of men. otherwise intelligent, nnd c< nceaf
from their view the universal sentiment and determin
ation ol tiie « hole South? We are fearful that their
is «. me deep political design at the bottom. 'Hie time
rtasbeen w hen abo.'j'i. n found no advocates in the Le
gislati.re <>f the c-uniry (’an we be oonsidered «x.
travagant in coi'j-cttiring, that lhe wild and ungovern,
ed let-1 rigs of tiie Abolitionists, are now if.e tools of
those pol.ttcians who defend and uphold th» m for the
purpose of gaining some ttn( ortnnt ulterior point?
The Abolition of Slavery in the District of Colum
bia, is but the entering wet Le. The people of the
North have long since regarded with jealousy the
growth and rapid extension of our South and South-
VX eftern frontiers: Hence, their objections to the
admission of new States into the Union, on'y on a cot:-
d.tion wh;ch they know will never be complied with.
Tiiey are anxious to keep extensive Territories, with
population tuScicn: to entitle them to aJmtsston, un.
d« f oTiiiriafy usage, dependent upon the Geriaraf Gog
ernment, and thuslimitour political influence and ex
hnd their oitn*
These are lirb flv, ohr suggestions as tothepolhiwl
designs of the abolitionists, ami those who defendant!
uphold them. We believe them lobe reasonable: for;
if tho object we have hinted at be attaided be Uierni it J|
iis clear that the South nnd South West will be cutri
' pletely in the power of her sectional foes—she will
be imprisoned by her enemies in bonds, which to burst
will probably cause her own destruction, anil involvd
! the who’e country in misfortunes, from the contempiu*
’ton of which every patriot must turn with sad fore
bodings aS to the fate of his countrj. It is a subject of
i w hich every citizen of the South mist be informed*
for, sooner or later the question will be directly prosen*
ted to them, and every tie —every interest, which con.
! itects them with Southern soil, will demand from thetri
the vindication of Sou.hern rights, _
' 1
TI-w Lcgis'c-liira of Alabama-
i This body adj >urncd on the 25di of December. A
j fhnng the most important < nactrnents during the ses
sion in ro be found an Act appointing a Burd of
j Commissioners to irnpreve the Nuvitzation of Coos a
jRi ver, and appropriating .$3b,009 for that purpose.-
i Also, an Act authorh'mg '-ffmited partnerships. This
its an iinpoitnnt cnticfmcnt, itft.l -w-e arc happy lobe
; informed that the Leg’aln'.urc of Geo'l'g're’h’Wt'dnnc thu
same. I proof of .he bent frdul effects of iht law be
reqirred. the State of New York (where it fir»t origin
ated) w ill afford nn ample field of evidence,
Wettiaipka and Cooxa R.iil Hoad.
We earnest!y invite the attention of the reader to the
j address of Capt. Bineham, Cheif Eneincer to the We
■ tumpka and Coosa Rail Road Company, directed t.r
the Legislature of Alabama. It is hardly necessary
>to say that the subject is one of vital imprest to the
’■itizensof :his secion of the ffotmtry. The r.-mtrrlv-a
--; of Capt Bingham arc mainly confined to the practica
bility of constructing a Rail Road fron Wetmnpka to>
; Fort Williams, at the bead of the Fails of ibeCo-.si,
; and the character ofthe obstructions to the n-nvigi
! tion of that River from thence to this place. A
i observations only, being dedte it:''! to show the Itene
j fits to be derived from the content, ' n ted work, wv
’ take the liberty of adding a lew txinatu. .
■ Anv <>ne who will trouble himselft-. glance u.-er the
: Man of Alabama AGeorgia particularly the Cht>rck e u.
Conn'ty, will sen at once the importance to that see
’ io >, of securing a market in which th-’ products of
' 'nhottr can be diep.ts.-d of, and from which foreign sur.
•t'ii» for home constimption can be obtained. Th«
| who’e of flits pail of <mr Bta'c is sttpplird » ith Gro
' i -cries ns well ns Drv Goods Ir-.m th*' Atlantic ports;:
”d it is a matter well attested, that the fri.’ght on
Irocerv arti. lee, such ns Sugar, Cots.-c, M 'lasses, 1
’alt. Ate., amounts to nearly as much, and sotn. times
oore thin their original «-«»■-1. in Augusta, Charleston
>r Savannah. Il indeed it be a fat:’, as ( apt. Btng
-ntn states that the Coosa rom the point where the
’ il Road will terminate tn this place, may at u
-mnll expense hr made the best navig-.ble River in
; ' litbamn:—nn<l if it be n’so true that a Rail Roa 1
j to n Wetumpka tn th'- head of the Fal'-b will actual.
; v be built, it is easy to show that Groceries may bo
j ’OorJed cheaper in Rome tl.-in in any <>• th* Atlantic
! iort*. Tunt the Rail Ro.id will he built in a ahoit
i time is now regar 'ed ns n matter hey’tid (1-n.bt, and’
j 'or the trn h of the o her branch of the proposition
! viz: the nav’gabiltiv of the Coosi R;V<>r, we m i.t rc.
li' r -fie reader to the address <d Capt Bingham,
1' r- nt w hence do the Atlan’ic Mr-rvliimtH receive
the ch< i f amount of 1 heir Gt or. ry mi-|di» b 1 Fro m :bo
West India Islands. Nine- tenths >f;he Sugar. Oof
fv»- and Mo!a«avs so'd in these pl.u-.--s are shippe-l
from Cuba, J itnnirn, mid a few other West ImliA
I shin Is, itie S-urhetn par - of I lesisa-ppi and Louisia
na.
The distance from nny ol
e*t Atlantic p.rt. tn-iv be read.ly by .a ref.
erence to a general Map, showing their relative posi
tions.
Take the city of llnvnnna in Cuba, ns the starting
point. We d-> not i ret.-nd ‘o give the d-st nice acett
. ratclv, but w<- arc satLfj. rl that it i* over t-titm Tltous-
AM> Mft ks from th.ii'-r- to Charles-on.—The distance
tins place is reckoned as n-cttrilely ns possible
. withmtt tm nctunl snrv. y nt on.- thonsnn.l miles. Ev
aty one will ice n t once that 'he item of Irieght must
trently more enhance the co T ol Gr»C'-ry Merc'tan
hze when laid down in Charleston, ihnn when laid
own in Ronin, it tlio means of transportation be of
i similar character. But it m-y be urged tha', even
th,. lUMctiea'-ility ol n&v.g.-iting the Coosa,
except that portion included in the Fulis-yet will not
be It. qucnt loading and unloading, the commissions,
<tc., of various kinds, materially tri ’-easo the cost
"I the art'clt-s above tnent'oned? This ta cerminly
rue: but, «e apprehend the iJ.ff'i-runce in distance will
; it least billative that ion.
; But there is another and very Important item, in the
: cost of draining the article s alluded to, front tho übovo
I mentioned places, by tl.e Atlantic Mer. hant It in
the high rn'c ol Insurance—the consequence of tha
dangerous navigation around the Capes of Florida*
Western Keys and Bahama Banks. It our informa
tion be correct, the rate ol Insurance on Goods shi[>
pc-d from any point on the roust of the Gulf of Mexico
and the principal Welt India Islanc'e, to any of the
Atlantic ports, is almost, if not quite double the rate*,
of Insurance from Liverpool to tl.e same places.
These reflections have led ns to a resttit which mayv
be regarded as extravagant. We have not, fiowever*.
selected our village because we think it is the only
place in the surrounding country which will be bene*,
fitted by the construction ofthe projected work. A!-,
though we believe its location a’ tho head of Coosa*
gives it many and decided advantages, there are seve
ral other places which will undoubted y derive greuk
advantages from it.
Our Paper.
As yet we have had no returns from fhu«e | laces
which we have sentour prospectus. We shall there*
fore, d stnbute our paper as much ns possible to th®
bci.i advantage. Those who wish to take it catj e«ll