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WESTERN GEORGIAN-
Rome, October 23, 1838.
The following named gentlemen will act as
Agents for the Western Georgian:
Howell Cobb, Esq., of Athens, Georgia.
E. M. Johnson, Esq., es Gainesville, do.
S. Ripley, Esq., of Jefferson, do.
A. Erwin, Esq., of Cumming, do.
John S. Bell, Esq., of Spring Place, do.
R. M. Aycock, Esq., of La Fayette, do.
Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar I own,
Paulding County, do.
Leroy Pattillo, P. M. Monroe, do.
Charles 'Murphey, of Decatur, do.
Dr. Hugh Quin, Chattooga, Floyd coun
ty, Georgia.
John Woods, Esq. Woods Station, Walker
County, Georgia.
William Grisham, Esq. of Canton, Cherokee
County, Georgia.
Georgia legislature.
We annex the names of the memberselect,
to our next Legislature, as far as we have
heard. The first flamed in each county, is
Senator. Those in Roman are members of
the Union Parly; those in Italics State Rights.
Floyd— Smith, Lamberth,
Paulding— Jones, Sparks,
Walker — M'Far land, Cross,
Murray—Brown, Carroll,
Dade —Street, I'endrix,
Cherokee —Camden, Ford,
Cass —Baker, Burnett,
DeKalb —Wilson, Murphy, Lemmon, E.
vans, Collier,
Carroll —Springer, Awtry, Cobb,
Coweta —Smith, Greer, Dyer,
Troup— Jlarrilson, Dougherty, Webb,
Baldwin — Hansell, Hockwell, Hines.
Bibb — Baker, H. G. Lamar, Tracy.
Bryan—Smith, Maxwell.
Burke—Lawson, Berrien, Huett, Patterson.
Butts---Baily, Goodman, Byars.
Chirk—-Dougherty, Richardson, Stroud and
> Vincent.
Chatham...Gordop/Bullock, Drysdale and
Shaffer.
Columbia--. -Robertson, Crawford, Stapler
and Gunby.
Cobb-.-Guess, Anderson.
Crawford--Bradford, Carr, Hancock..
Effingham--- Morgan, Sanssey.
Elbert-—AZZen, Jones, Harper, Hammond.
Fayette--»S/cZZ, Landrum, Martin.
Forsyth—Foster, Green.
Franklin-.. Cleveland, Neal, S. Freeman
nnd Ash.
< <’recne--- Janes, Cone, Moseley, Porter.
Gwinnett-.-Loveless, T. McGuire, Pittman,
Hamilton, Stell.
Habersham---Mauldin, Phillips, Shelton and
Sanford.
Hall—Dunagan, Hardridgc, Hollingsworth,
McLester. Roberts.
Hancock—-Sayre, Hudson, Rabun, Sass
net It
Henry.—iStegur, Camp, Coker, Malone.
Houston--Lawson, Kelley, Ladler, Bate
man.
Harris- -Murphey, Fryer, 11. Crawford.
Irwin—Sloane, Young.
Jackson-SAaw, Delaperricre, Horton, Witt.
Jasper-Jourdan, Robinson, Waters, Wyatt.
Jefferson- Tarver, Boyd, Cain.*
Jones-Hutchins, Day, Renfroe, Franck.
Laurens-Wrig/if, Guyton, Stanley.
Lee— Janes, Greene.
Lincoln-Lamar, Lockhart, Statham.
Lumpkin-Obnrr, Stocks.
Maoon-Tilrord, Hunt.
Madison-I’olks, Daniel, Pittman.
Ma rien-Bivins, Powell.
-Mclntosh-.McDonald, Maly, Lifde.
Mun wether-A/rriMder, Fle’Jier, Chatfield.
Mwnroe-B/ucZ:, Gaar, Powell, Leshure, and
Turner.
Morgan-FZoyrf, Swift, Whiling, Stallings.
Muscogee. Calhoun, Howard, Evans.
Newton. Williamson, Harris, Reynolds,
and Cluck.
Oglethorpe. Billups, Hibbard, Hutchin
son and Willingham.
Pike. Pryor, McDonall, Neil.
Pulaski. Bostick, Colyer. Johnson.
Putnam. Branham, Meriwether, Whitfield,
Shaw.
Rabun. Mosely, Rally, Cannon.
Randolph. Moye, Harrison.
Richmond. Miller, Jenkins, Crawford, H .
J. RhodCS.
Scrivcn. Green, Conner, Prescott.
Slewart. Byran, Ball.
Sumpter. Tomblinson, Sullivan.
b'a'bot. Drone, White, Srnead.
i uhaferro. Harris, Stephens, Chapman.
Troup. Hdrraison, Dougherty. Webb.
Twiggs. Pearson, Fitzpatrick, Daniel.
Vahon- Echols, Stroud, Bryant, HarraL
son.
Warren. J. Harris, Lowe, Darden, Ro
gers.
V ashington. Curry, Floyd, Worthen,
Jones.
vVdkes. Anderson, Towles, Brown, Tur
ncr.
Wilkinson. Beall, King, Murphy.
Bulloch. Cone, Wilkinson.
< 'ttmden. Atkinson, Clark, Cone.
Campbell. Cochran, Hatts, White.
Decatur. Curry, Chester, Arnett.
Dooley. Bowen, Graham.
Earley. Scarborough, Ward.
Glynn. King, Scarlett, Dart.
Heard. Brown, Dodson.'
Liberty. Spencer, Bacon, Gaulding.
Montgomery. McClellan, McArthur.
Tattnall. Surrency, Smith.
Telfair. Rogers, Fryer.
Thomas. Heath, McMillan, Seward.
Upson. Gibson, Meadows, Cunningham.
The following is the number of votes ob
tained by each candidate for Congress, in
Seventy.nine Counties. There are yet thir
teen to hear from.
Union. State Rights.
Graves, 28177
Burney, 28043
Pooler, 28102
Nelson, 27928
Patterson, 28258
Campbell, 28327
Hillyer, 28108
Iverson, 28305
M’Whorter, 27900
From slips from the office of the Knoxville
Register, we perceive that the Epidemic is a
bout to abater The deaths in the city and
neighborhood from the 3d to the 10th instant,
number some twenty-four or five. The
Editor says, “with but one hand at our cases
this week, we are again compelled to issue a
slip. Our Foreman and hands convelese so
slowly, and relaxes are so readly produced?
we scarcely know when to promise the forth
coming of our regular sheet. By the rare oc
currence of new cases and sickness, we are
confirmed in the opinion we expressed last
week, that the disease as an epidemic no lon
ger prevails among us.”
The Charleston Board of Health report the
death of fifty-one person in that city during
the week ending 7ih inst. Os these 40 were
whites, and 5 blacksand colored—thirty seven
of the whites, and one black of Strangers Fe
ver.
POSTCRHIT.
By last nights Express slips, we have re
ceived additional returns. We have now heard
from 85 counties leaving 8 counties to be
heard from, from which if they give the same
votes as they did last year, secures the election
to our lowest congressional candidate by about
150 votes.— Macon Messenger, Oct. 11.
FROM BALTIMORE.
The Charleston Mercury of yesterday says:
—By the steam packet South Carolina, Capt.
Coffey arrived yestefday, we have received
Baltimore papers of last Saturday evening,
and Norfolk of Friday.
Intercourse with the South.—We arc
gratified to see (says the Baltimore American)
that an arrangement has been made under
which the steam packets Georgia, South Car
olina, and Neptune, will run alternately every
fourth day between Baltimore and Charleston,
direct.
Maryland Election.—The majority fur
the Democratic Candidate, Grason, (one coun
ty to be heard from) is 1150. 36 Whigs and
35 Democrats elected to the House of Dele
gates, and 11 Whigs and 9 Democrats to the
Senate. The Legislature is expected to stand
52 Whigs 47 Democrats.
The Democratic Independent Treasury
'Picket has succeeded in Charleston.
The Southern Patriot of Wednesday, gives
the following as the result of the recent elec
tion in that city.
Isaac E- Holmes, 1,146
Hugh S. Legare, 713
Majority for the Independent Treasury 433
All the advocates for the great measure of
deliverance aniliberty ‘‘have been elected by
large majorities.”
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ILLINOIS.
The last number of the Illinoian contains
the official returns of the poll for governor.
The aggregates are as follow.
For Carlin, Administration, 30,535
Edwards, Whig, 29,539
Administration majority; 996
The Prospects in Ohio.—Every day’s re
ports brings the most encouraging tidings—
changes and desertion of Hoco Poco Whigery
on all sides. The honest men of that party
are getting their eyes open. The doings of
the last Federal Legislature, and the unwar
rantable course pursued by the banks have
done the work. Many men, who thought the
Whig leaders honest, are now satisfied that
their object is office, and to make the Govern
ment and the people subject to a great money
ed power. All the people want is the truth.—
Let this come out, and the Democracy—the
people—are safe.
Wo believe, in Ohio, the grave of Whige
ry is dug. The people will deposite the re
mains of the Federal party on the 2J Tuesday
of October next. Let every Democrat come
to the polls—-let him desert his plough, Lis
shop, and his work, and set apart one div for
his country’s safety and his country's glory,
nnd al! is safe. The Democratic party is de
feated, when it is beaten, on account of many
remain at home, who neglect to come up
to the work, in this great contest, when it is
to be decided whether the people shall hold
the blood bought rights which our forefathers
Dawson, 31260
Habersham, 30551
Alford, 30522
Colquitt, 30500
Nesbit, 30149
Cooper, 30032
King, 30416
Black, 30082
Warren, 30085
have handed down, or whether they will be
come the slaves of a great moneyed power.
Republicans will not stay at home. Let none
remain away from the polls as they would
save their country. Come to the polls’ and
let each man bring his neighbor to the rescue
of the Republic!— Ohio Statesman. u i|
From the Globe.
SILVER CHANGE.
Our readers are all apprised of the fact
that it was a part of the plan of General Jack
son’s experiments on the currency to supply
the people with an adequate amount of silver
•change of the coinage of our own Mint, and
of the denomination of twenty-five cent, ten
cent, and five cent pieces; and they also know
; that the Mint at Philadelphia has been much
i engaged in this coinage for the last six years.
’ We have now to inform them that this good
work is to be continued and extended until a
'national supply of silver is effected. In ful
filment of this plan, instructions have been is
sued to the superintendent of the Mint at New
Orleans to attend to this branch of the coinage,
;and to keep the establishment in a condition
ito answer all calls for change. The conve
nience of transportation on the great western
waters will enable all banks, and all citizens
so disposed, to supply themselves from that
quarter; so that, in a few years, the great val
ley of the Mississippi will be thoroughly sup
plied with silver change. In noticing this or
der sent to New Orleans, and the benefits it
will confer upon the citizens of the great
West, we have to express our regret again,
thatthe bill to authorize the Georgia and North
Carolina branch mints to coin silver change
was not passed at the late session, whereby
the southeastern quarter of the Union is de
layed in the enjoyment of a benefit to which
it is e: titled, and which is conferred upon the
North and West.
From the South Carolinian.
INDEPENDENT TREASURY—FACTS
FOR THE PEOPLE.
There is a habit of assertion, with some
men, who don’t know what they are talking
about, that the public money will not be safe in
the hands of the public officers. A few facts
will show which have been most faithful de
positories, the Collectors, or the Banks.—
Since 1786 the immense sum of (1,053,000,-
000 dollars,) ten hundred and fifty-three mil
lions of dollars, have gone through the hands
and control of the public collectors and land
receivers. During the 46 years embraced
in this calculation, the whole loss, by these in
dividual collectors and receivers, is computed
at about 1,000,000 dollars; or ore tenth of
one per cent. From 1817 to 1831, the a
mount of the public revenue deposited in
Banks, was about 350,000,000 dollars, or a lit
tle more than one-third of what had gone
through the hands of the collectors and re
ceivers. Upon this, the loss, in 17 years, has
been 1,254,424 dollars, or three-eights of one
per cent.—besides which, there is about 10,-
000,000 dollars, of Government money due
by the Deposite Banks, on depositesof Gov
ernment and its disbursing officers, which was
| not finally secured at the last Treasury re
ports.
At Now York, about 357,000,000 dollars,
have been received by the collectors, and only
21,700 dollars lost by defaulters—being about
six cents in every 1,000 dollars, or about one
sixtieth of what was lost on 250,000 dollars,
deposited in the banks in 17 years.
In the mint, about 73,000,000 dollars have
been coined, and not one cent lost by a de
faulter.
I These things have happened under the old
Treasury organization, which w’as not guard
ed so carefully as the Independent Treasury
would have been, if the Bankites had not de
fcated it. That bill provided that large bonds
i should be given by public officers, and that if
' one of them used, lent, or permitted the pub
lie money to be used, while in his charge, he
should be indicted as a felon, and imprisoned.
Now, can you punish a Bank, and make it hon
est? If it uses your money, can you impri.
son it, and fine it? Can you disgrace it, by
making it a felon?
" ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Senatorial Terms.—The terms of fifteen
United States senators will expire with the
next Congress, on the fourteenth of March,
1839. Six of them are opposed to the admin
istration, seven its friends, and two conserva
tives-
At the late annual meeting of the Agricul
; t.iml Society of Richmond County, we saw a
I fine specimen of Potato Oats, raised on the
, farm of Dr. McWhorter. It was part of a
• struck bushel, which weighed 15 lbs. It is
believed, when the season has been favorable
to the growth and perfection of the crop, which
the last has not been in this neighborhood, that
1 a bushel well cleaned will weigh, as reported
50 lbs. A good specimen of the common
Oats was exhibited at the same time in com.
parison and contrast; the difference was very
striking. A bushel, from which this specimen
was taken, has been since weighed and found
,to weigh only 26 lbs. An immense differ
ence! — People's Press.
MONROE RAIL ROAD.
The first bar of Iron was laid on this road
on Tuesday last. The laying of the wood
work is nearly completed; and that of the iron
will go on with rapidity. It is contemplated
that it will be laid the entire length of the
road in three weeks, or at all events, it will
very little exceed that time.—A loconfotive
and cars are near at hand and will be ready
to place on the road whenever it is ready to
receive them.— Macon Messenger.
THE FAR WEST.
The first regiment of United States dra
goons will make a tour to the far west next
spring to explore the range of country along
the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains,
forming treaties of friendship with such na
tions of Indians as they may encounter, with
whom such treaties have not been made, watch
ing at the same time the movements of the
British Hudson’s Bay Company, and guarding
against their encroachments on the Territory
of the United States. This will be a most in
teresting tour to all who shall have the good
fortune to be engaged in it. The vast coun
try in the vicinity of the Rock Mountains, and
the mountains themselves, with their untrod
den heights, their rugged vallics, their vast
plains, watered by rivers flowing from sources
unvisited by white men, form in a great mea
sures a terra incognita to the citizens of the
United States. But all this extensive territory,
with its magnificent scenery, its numerous riv
ers, its waterfalls and its prairies, is pretty
nearly in the same condition in relatiop to its
being known by the whites, as Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan were fifty or sixty years
ago. These four states now contain about
two millions of white inhabitants, enjoying the
blessings ol civilization, and a high measure
of the comforts, happiness and tranquility,
which can only be derived from wise laws and
free institutions. It is fair, then, to presume
that after two generations will have passed
away, the territory situated between the Mis
sissippi and the Rocky Mountains will be set
tled by a thriving population of free citizens,
speakingjhc same language and living under
the same form of representative government
with ourselves.
it is a wise act of prudent forecast in our
government to send out exploring parties to
this now wild, but interesting country, which
is daily becoming more ar.d more an object of
inquiry to Europeans as well as to our own
eas’ern brethren, who contemplate a change
of residence. No books are read with more
avidity in England and this country than the
beautiful description of the “Far West,” by
Washingtos Irving and other American tour
ists. The expedition of the first regiment ol
dragoons will offer an opportunity of visiting
with perfect safety these scenes of wild and
primitive of nature, which, we trust, will be
embraced by some of our hardy youth, who
will be able to give an account of their wan
dering to the public.—2V. O. Bee.
A FORTUNATE MISTAKE.
The accidental circumstances which fre
quently bring medical men into extensive
practice, or that notoriety which may lead to
it, is truely curious. It is well known that a
most eminent English practitioner ownod all
his success to his having been in a state ol in
toxication. Disappointed on his first arrival
in London, he sought comfort in a neighboring
tavern, whence the servant of his lodging
went to fetch him one evening, after a heavy
potation, to see a certain Countess. The high
sounding title of this unexpected patient tend
ing not a little to increase his excitement. He
followed the liveried footman as well as he
could, and was ushered in silence into a noble
mansion, where her ladyship’s woman waited
to conduct him most directly to her mistress
room; her agitation most probably preventing
her from perceiving the doctor’s state, lie
was led into a splendid bed chamber, and went
through the routine practice of pulse feeling,
&c., and proceeded to the table to write n
prescription, which in all probability would
have been mechanically correct; but here his
powers failed him. In vain he strove to trace
the salutary characters, until wearied in his
attempt, he threw down the pen, and exclaim
ing, “Drunk by G—!”—made the best of his
way out of the house. Two days after he
was not a little surprised by receiving a letter
from the lady and a check for 100/., and the
promise of her family and friends’ patronage,
if he would observe the strictest secrecy ol
the state he fonnd her in. The fact was, that
the Countess had been indulging in brandy
and laudanum, which her Abigal had procur
ed for her, and was in the" very condition
which the doctor had so frankly applied to
himself-
The Grave of Jmfferson. — Ihe Rich
mond Compiler, in reference to the paragraph
which has gone the rounds about the dilapida
ted grave of the deceased patriot, says:
A granite obelisk was several years since j
placed upon the grave, with the laconic and ;
appropriate inscription written by Mr. J., hut
owing to defect of the cement, the marble slab, I
containing the inscription, soon after fell from ;
its place, and has never been restored. With
this matter it appears that Captain Levy, the
present proprietor, has nothing to do, as the
grave was reserved in the sale to him. The
Advocate asserts that those gentlemen and la
dies who have visited there properly have in
variably been politely and hospitably entertain
ed by Capt. Levy and his family; and denies
that any foe has ever been exacted by any
Irish women, or other person, since the place
has been in possession of its present proprie
tor, who has expended thousands of dollars in
repairs.
Mackerbl.—Our “oldest fishermen,” have
never known the season when fat mackerel
were so plenty about our shores, as they have
been for a week or two past. On Sunday Inst
at least 950 barrels wore taken just off the
shore opposite Eastern Point, by wherries and
a few larger craft—and for size and fatness,
the samples which came under our observa
tion were altogether superior to any we have
ever before seen. One of these beauties was
.exhibited which weighed upward of three
I pounds, and the fat upon him measured an inch
,in thickness. Beat that if you. cam, Cape
1 Qod. — Gloucester Telegraphy
Mobile, Sept. 2(J,
Texas. —We received only one paper, the!
True American, from New Orleans yesterday#
It contains the following interesting item re
specting Texas: “Information has been re
ceived in this place, which justifies os in> the
belief that Mexico will soon recognize the-in
dependence of Texas. Every interest iff the*
former would lead every one knowing the rel
ative situation of the two countries, to believe
that it will soon be accomplished, and
fore place Texas in an independant stand a
mong the Republics of North America.”
Correspondence of the National Intelligen
cer.
New York, Sept. 19.
Thirty-five hundred barrels of flour go to
Liverpool to-day in one of the packet ships,
which is a new turn in the flour market. This
is a speculation upon the news of the crop
there, or in pursuance of orders from Eng
land. The flour market stands firm, and will
till the Great Western comes in. Exchange
on London has fallen back a little, in conse
quence of such orders and such exports—for
we are sending out corn instead of cash. Our
stock market, too, is at a stand still. Monied
men, till Sunday next, are ‘lookers on in Vi
enna.’
Joseph Bonaparte is again coming to this
country. He is a passenger in the packet ship
Philadelphia nearly due here.
Extract of a letter from Detroit:—“Wheat
has become a drug; the season has been pro
pitious, and the hard labor of the farmer am
ply repaid by a bountiful harvest. Hitherto
Michigan has been dependent upon Ohio and
New York for herbread stuffs, she has now a
surplus of a million and a half bushels of
wheat,which will be ready for market, in the
spring of ’39. Agents, millers, &c., are as
thick as hops all over the State, making con
tracts at prices, varying from 6 shillings per
bushel to 7; much however depends upon the
situation, and the distance from a water com
munication.”
A merchant in Buffalo passed through here
a day or two since from the interior of the
State, and the north portion of Indiana. He
informed me that he had made a contract at
Michigan city fur 60,000 bushels of wheat at
$1 per buehel, delivered in Buffalo; one half
this fall, the balance at the opening of naviga
lion next spring.—TV. l r . Star.
Spring Wheat.—We have seen a speci
men of a very peculiar kind of this grain,
termed the seven rowed wheat, a name which
sufficiently indicates the appearance of the
ears. It is said to produce at the lowest rate.
40 bushels per acre, and three pecks of seed
is considered sufficient for that extent of
ground. The specimen we have was raised
upon a farm belonging to W. P. Bradley, in
March, and may be viewed nt our office by
any one desirous of seeing it.— Bytown (U. C.)
Cazcilc.
Corn crop in the West.—After noticing
the failure of the fall crop, as set forth in some
of the newspapers of the middle Slates, the
Wabash Courier of the 6th inst. says: In this
State (Indiana) and Illinois, ns far as our
knowledge extends, the prospects of an abun
dant corn crop, were never greater, and noth
ing but an uncommon early frost can blight
the hopes of the farmer as to this important
staple. Indeed, this year promises, so far as
the West is concerned, to be one of unusual
abundance in the production of all the neces
saries of life.
Beaufort, Sept. 20th.—The prospect of
Planters generally in my neighborhood is
gloomy—few will realize half a crop of Cot
ton, and provisions very short; scarcely any
making slips or peas. Some on this and adja
cent Islands, will not average over 50 lbs. of
ginned Cotton per acre.— Charleston Courier.
Grahamsville, Sept. 22J.—From all I can
learn, our crops of Cotton will fall very far
short of expectation a few weeks ago. My
crop will be much shorter than last year’s-
From what I can judge, I would say there
will not be made ns much this year as the last
year in this neighborhood (-S’t. Luke’s Par
ish.) — lb.
The Rice Crop in the East Indies, is said to
he certainly deficient; and in consequence
Great Britain will be obliged to become a
large importer of Carolina rice.
North Carolina Gold Mixes.—The Ra
leigh Star, of the sth instant, states that a
new vein of gold has been discovered in Par
ker’s mine, in Montgomery county, near the
surface, from which lumps of gold have been
obtained weighing three pounds, two pounds,
and others of several ounces. Some new dis
coveries are also stated to have been made in
Barringer’s and Reid’s mines, which havo
heretofore been considered as the most produc- -
tive in the gold region.
CI'RE FOR A TERRIBLE DISORDER OF THE
Molth commonly called Scandal.—Tal£P
of good nature one ounce, of a herb called by
I the Indians mind your own business one
ounce, mix these with a little charity for fail
ings, and two or three sprigs of keep your
tongue between your teeth, simmer them to
gether ih a vessel called circumspection for a
short time, and the mixture will be fit for ifse.
| The symptoms are a violent Itching in the
tongue and root of the mouth, which invaria
bly takes place when you are with a kind of
animal called gossips. When you feel a turn
|of it coming on, take a teaspoonful of the a
bovo, and hold it in your mouth, which yon
‘ will keep closely shut till you get borne.