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WESTERN GEORGIAN-
Rome, October 30, 1838.
The following named gentlemen will act as
Agents for the Western Georgian:
Howell Cobb, Athens, Georgia.
E. M. Johnson, Esq., of Gainesville, do.
S. Ripley, Esq., of Jefferson, do.
A. Erwin, Esq., of Cumming, do.
John S. Dell, Esq., of Spring Place, do.
R. M. Avcock, Esq., of La Fayette, do.
Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar Town,
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 conclude this week, the publication of
the names of the Members elect to the Legis
lature. Also, the number of votes obtained
by each candidate for Congress, in all the
counties in the state, ninety-three in number.
Doth parties claim a small majority in the
House. We know not how the matter stands;
but this we do know, that the State Rights
Party appear very uneasy for fear their mem
hers will not arrive in Milledgeville in time
for the Elections, But we will suppose for a
moment, that they do arrive in lime, and pre
pared to vote the Slate Rights Ticket; then
we will further suppose that ihe question turns
on Clay for President and the establishment
of a United Slates Bank, against the Sub-
Treasury Scheme. Where will they be found ?
'i lie Coosa River.
We perceive by the Southern Register of
the-24th inst. that the citizens of Talledega I
county, Ala., will hold a meeting on the Mon- '
alay of their Circuit Court, for the purpose of;
memorializing the Legislature for an appro? ,
priation for the purpose of promoting the itn- j
provement of the Coosa River. The Editor j
says, “We call upon the citizens to come to
ibis meeting, to take that interest in the pro- ■
motion of the work, which its importance de
mands; to embody their sentiments in a memo, j
rial to the Legislature, and no longer neglect .
to use the means which fl kind Providence has .
given them to secure their wealth and happi- I
ness.” Will the people of the Cherokee Cir- ■
cuit take this matter into consideration and
memorialize their Legislature tor an nppropria- !
tion for the improvement of the River, at
1 ast, as far a.s the Alabama line. The Rail
. i
Road around the falls at Wetumpka is pro. |
grossing to completion; the advantages of.
which, to the citizens of this country, when
completed, is well known, and needs no com
ment from us. Let every man, then, who i
jpcls an interest in this important work, lend
a helping hand, and the day is not far distant,
when wo will have steamboat navigation to .
our very doors. „
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Fire in Coluuil»n<*.
We learn from the Columbus Sentinel and
1 lerald of the 18th inst. that on Monday morn-;
ing previous, the Court House in that city and
the Clerk’s offices of the Superior and Inferior
' ’ourts, were discovered to be on fire, and the
b ’dings, together with the books and papers
be'ongingto both Clerk’s offices were totally
uusumed. Il appears that the Clerks offices
were separate and standing some twenty yards
iistant from the Court House on the same lot,
rom which circumstance, but little doubt re
mains of its being the work of nn incendiary.
The fall Term of the Superior Court was to
have commenced its session on the morning of
The Court met at the Council Room, was
organized, and in consequence of the destruc
>un ut the Court House and Clerks' offices,
adjourned until the second Monday in Decern
jvr next.
Cotton.
I’he Columbus Herald says the Cotton mar
ket is very brisk, with scores of buyers and
j :enty ofmsuey, and high prices afloat. Sales
on yesterday, 10 1-2 a II 1.2.
Georgia JLcgislatnre.
Floyd— Smith, Lamberth,
Pauldiog— Jones, Sparks,
Walker—‘-Af’EarZand, Cross,
Murray—Brown, Carroll,
Dade—Street, Hendrix,
Cherokee—Cttmden, Ford,
Cass —Baker, Burnett,
DeKalb—Wilson, Murphy, Lemmon, E
vans, Collier-,
Carroll —Springer, Awtry, Cobb,
■Coweta —Smith, Greer, Dyer,
Troup— Harrilson, Dougherty, Webb,
Baldwin— Hansell, Rockwell, Hines.
Bibb — Baker, H. G. Lamar, Tracy.
B ryan— Maxicell.
Burke-- -Lawson, Berrien, Huett, Patterson.
Butts.--Baily, Goodman, Byars.
Clark—2Jowg/ier/y, Richardson, Stroud and
FtncenL
Chatham---Gordon, Bullock, Drysdale and
Shaffer.
Columbia---. Robertson, Crawford, Stapler
and Gunby.
Cobb---Guess, Anderson.
Crawford--Bradford, Carr, Hancock..
E fli ngham --- Mo rg an, Sa nss ey.
Elbert-.-AZZcn, Jones, Harper, Hammond.
Fayette---»Stc/Z, Landrum, Martin.
Forsyth-—Foster, Green.
Franklin-Cleveland, Neal, S. Freeman
and Ash.
Greene. --Janes, Cone, Moseley, Porter.
Gwinnett---Loveless, T. McGuire, Pittman,
Hamilton, Stell.
Habersham-—Mauldin, Phillips, Shelton and
Sanford.
Hall—-Dunagan, Hardridge, Hollingsworth,
McLester. Roberts. •
Hancock---Sayre, Hudson, Rabun, Sass
nett.
Henry- --Segur, Camp, Coker, Malone.
Houston---Lawson, Kelley, Ladlcr, Bate
man.
Harris— Murphey, Pryer, 11. Cruuford.
Irwin-—Sloane, Young.
Jackson-SZmzo, Delaperrlere, Horton, Will.
Jasper-Jourdan, Robinson, Waters, Wyatt.
Jefferson-Tarver, Boyd, Cain.
Jones-Hutchins, Day, Renfroe, Franck.
Laurens- Wright, Guyton, Stanley.
Lee — Janes, Greene.
Ldnco]n-Lamar, Lockhart, Slutham.
Lumpkin-Obarr, Stocks.
Macon-Tilrord, Hunt.
Madison-Polks, Daniel, Pittman.
Marien-Bivms, Powell.
Mclntosh—McDonald, Maly, Lfile.
Meriwether- Alexander, Flcther, Chatfield.
Monroe-BZac/r, Gaar, Poicell, Leshurc, and
Turner.
Morgan-FZoytZ, Swift, Whiling, Stallings.
Muscogee. Calhoun, Woward, Feans.
Newton. WZZZamson, Harris, Reynolds,
and Clack.
Oglethorpe. Billups, Hibbard, Hutchin
son and Willingham.
Pike. Pryor, McDouall, Neil.
Pulaski. Bostick, Colyer, Johnson.
Putnam. Branham, Meriwether, Whitfield,
Shaw.
Rabun. Mosely, Kelly, Cannon.
Randolph. Moye, Harrison.
Richmond. Miller, Jenkins, Crawford, IF.
J. Rhodes.
Scriven. Green, Conner, Prescott.
Stewart. Byran, Ball.
Sumpter. Tomblinson, Sullivan.
Talbot. Drone, White, Smead. 1
Taliaferro. Harris, Stephens, Chapman.
Troup. Harrulson, Dougherty, Webb.
Twiggs. Pearson, Fitzpatrick, Daniel.
Walton. Echols, Stroud, Bryant, Ilarral
son.
Warren. J. Harris, Lowe, Darden, Ro
gers.
Washington. Curry, Floyd, Worthen,
Jones.
Wilkes. Anderson, Towles, Brown, Tur
ner.
Wilkinson. Beall, King, Murphy.
Bulloch. Cone, Wilkinson.
Camden. Atkinson, Clark, Cone.
Campbell. Cochran, VFtifts, White.
Decatur. Carry, 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.
Appling. Hall, Smith.
Baker. Holmes, Colley.
Emanuel. Swain, Summer.
Gilmer. Ellington, Jones.
Lowndes. Knight, Hall.
Union. Rutherford, Wellborn.
Ware. Mattox, Hilliard.
Wayne. Harris, Robinson.
Congressional Ticket.
Union. State Rights.
Graves, 30789
Burner, 30705
Pooler, ‘30768
Nelson, 30570
Patterson,- 30912
('ampbell,
Hilly er, 30678
Iverson, 30967
MW horter, 30520
Great Sett. —The heirs of Dubreuis! and
others, have brought suit against the first mu
nicipality of New.Orlen ns, for the restitution
of certain property, estimated in value nt
$4,000,000, and for damages at $500,000.
I’he suit is found* d on a grant made by the
French Government in 1745-
Dawson, 32128
Habersham, 32150
Alford, 32197
Colquitt, 32287
Nesbit, 31724
Cooper, 31602
King, 32090
Black, 31675
Warren, 31765
Fronrthe N.Y. Journal of Commerce, Oct. 12.
NEW JERSEY ELECTION.
There has been quite astir this morning
among our politicians in regard to the New
Jersey elections. The Van Buren men are
•in high spirits, and offer to bet large sums
that they have carried the Congressional tick
et.
There is a whig majority in both branches of
.the Legislature, and a whig majority of Bin
joint ballot.
Last year the Council was divided 10—6;
Assembly, 35 —18. Whig majority then on
joint ballot, 21.
Atlantic and Cape May counties to he heard
from. Cape May gave at the Presidential
election in 1836, (there was no V. B. ticket
last year,) 255 whig majority. Atlantic gave
last year a V. B. majority of 154.
Result still doubtful. Not improbable some
on both tickets may be clected.
The intelligent editor of the Newark Daily
Advertiser writes us that “the returns from
the West Jersey counties arc chiefly estimates,
and neither party of bet-tersare willing to
risk any thing here.”
October 13—3 p. m.
New Jersey Election. —Ws have infor
mation this morning which we think may be
depended on as substantially correct, that
Cape May has given a whig majority of 266,
and that the Van Bunn majority in Mon
mouth, instead ol being 90, is 263. 'Phis is
said to be the average on the Congressional
ticket. If these accounts are correct, the re
sult will stand thus:
V. B. majority by our morning edition, 157
Add Monmouth, 263 173
Less, 90
330
Cape May, 26S
V. B. majority, 64
Mr. Southard is the Senator whose term ex
pires next Spring, not Mr. Wall. So there is
likely to be no change in the political charac
ter of the representation of New Jersey in the
Senate of the United States.
From the Globe, Extra, October 14.
OHIO.
We have received returns from .this Slate
for Governor. They show, beyond doubt,
that SHANNON, the democratic candidate,
is elected. His majority thus far is 8,321. —
In the same counties two years ago, Baldwin’s
(Dem.) majority over Vance, (Fed.) was 778:
and at the Presidential election in 1835, Har
rison’s majority over Van Buren was 411. —
Vance was then elected Governor by 6,016
majority, and Harrison obtained the vote <>l
ihe Slate by 8457. We think Shannon’s ma
jority will be between 7 and 8000. Our esti
mate, made since we received these returns,
makes it 7,7 15.
We have heard from the nine Congression.
al districts represented in this Congress by
Messrs. Duncan, Webster, Chaney, Leadbet
ter, and Sheplor, (Democrats,) Alexander,
Harper, and Coffin, (Federalists,) and Kilgore,
(Conservative.) They have ALL returned
Democrats to the next Congress. Partial re
turns from the districts represented in this
Congress by Messrs. Bond, Ridgway, Goode,
and Morris, (Federalists.) who are running
again, show them all to be in danger of being
defeated.
We were not prepare 1 for such a revolution.
Will the Whigs be so kind as to loan us a gun?
The swivel which they used in the city at
their funeral of the Sub-Treasury will answer
pur purpose.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Democratic majority for Governor about
10,000. “STOP THAT BALL” MASSA- i
CHUSETTS!!— Ib.
Augusta, Oct. 18, 1838.
At a meeting of the Delegates from the j
State of Georgia to the recent Commercial
Convention, William Dearing, Fsq. was called
to the Chair, und Ossian Gregory appointed
Secretary.
On motion of N. \V. Cocke, Esq. it was
unanimously
“Resolved, That in accordance with a icso.
lotion of the Commercial Convention recently
held in Augusta, that the Delegates now pre
sent, recommend to the citizensof the differ-
I ent counties in the State of Georgia, to send
delegates to a State Convention at Milledge. 1
ville, on the second Monday in November next,
to deliberate on such measures as may be
i deemed proper anti necessary to recommend
to the Legislature for tho purpose of promot
ing a direct export and import trade with the
foreign countries.”
Resolved, That the Delegates present uill
use their best efforts to procure a full atten
dance of delegates from the different counties
of this State.
On motion of Jno. Phinzy, Esq. it was
Resolved, That a Committee of be ap-
pointed to prepare a petition and obtain signa
tures, praying Congress to make the city of
Augusta a port of Entry; and John Phinzy,
James Harper, and Benj. H. Warren, Esqrs.
were appointed that committee.
On motion of G. B. Lamar, Esq., it was
Resolved, That the public gazettes through
out the State be requested to publish the pro
ceedings of this meeting, and that the Chair
man and Secretary be requested to sign the
proceedings.
The meeting then adjourned.
WILLIAM DEARING, Chairman.
Ossiax Gkegohy, Secretary.
i •
The President returned to the seat of Gov
ernment on the 2d inst. from his visit to the
Y Virginia Springs.
Freni the Washington Chronicle'
CONSTITUTIONA L TREASU RY'.
/Another commoriobjection to this great re"
form is, that ft will establish a Government
Bank. This is Mr. Clay’s argument! He
even piously thanks God, that the administra
tion has been defeated in’its fata! project of
establishing a Government Bank! Now, we
pity a man who is reduced to such shifts. We
feel humbled, when we hear one who has oc
cupied sodarge a space in the public eye, de
grade his intellect and his conscience, to such
a depth. 'lhe pettiest Federal paper is al
most ashamed to repeat such nonsense. And
yet Mr. Clay even published his speeoh, called
by courtesy, an answer to Mr. Calhoun, with a
long label or sequel to this purport. How are
the mighty fallen!
What constitutes a Batik? Taking money
on deposite, discounting notes, dealing in ex
change, issuing pap?r, nominally at least, con
vertible into money, that is gold and silver, for
it is a modern innovation to call Bank notes
rnoncy. Now, which of those things does the
Government propose to do? Not one. If to
keep and disburse its funds through the instru
mentality of its own officers, with proper
checks upon them, make a Bank of the Gov
ernment, then, as has been said, every mer
chant, every man in the community is a bank
er, or rather a Bank. The Independent Tr a
sury has not one attribute of a Bank, and the
charge is not sustained by the slightest plausi
bility, the most remote analogy. As we have
said on a former occasion, it is hard to meet
such objections, from their very emptiness and
intangibility. There arc some arguments
which can scarcely bo answered from their
very weakness. You can get no hold on
them. They arc shadows, nay, the shades of
a shadow. It is impossible to reason with a
man, who has neither facts nor logic. There
is no aigding with one who denies first princi
ples; who docs not, or cannot perceive the
truth of self evident propositions; of elementa
ry axioms. You can only answer him, as the
philosopher did the man who denied motion—
walk and be silent.
Would it be believed, that the head of a
great party, the man whom his admirers adu
late with something approaching to idolatry, is
compelled to rest his opposition to a great and
vital measure of reform, upon such grounds
md arguments? What stronger reason, we
isk again, can be adduce 1 in its favor, than
the weakness, the utter absurdity of the ob
■ections alleged against it? W hen people say
it is to abandon all regulation of the currency,
we can at least understand them. When oth
ers, sometimes the same men, assort that it is
to cripple and crush the Banks by its strong
est operation, we can again comprehend the
allegation, however contradictory to the for
mer objection, and however erroneous both
notions. But when they assort, that to sepa
rate the fiscal opera' ions ./>,f fhp Gjjyurnriianl
from those of all Banks, National or Stale,
and to dispense with tlnir agency altogether,
as was contemplated, and in fact established by
the Constitution, is to create a Bank, although
the Government neither receives money on
deposite, nor discounts notes, nor deals in bills
of exchange, nor issues Bank notes, wc can
only feel pity for the cause which requires
such support, and for the men who are con
strained to allege such reasons. Such argu
ments refute themselves, and only strengthen
the principle against which they arc arrayed.
These people have at length found oat to
their sorrow, that a Bank is hateful to the peo
pie, and so they call every thing which they
dislike, a Bank, that they may kill it with a
bad name. There is some consolation in this,
however, for it is an admission that the favor
ite situation of Federalism has become so ab
horrent to the nation, that its very partisans
can discover no imputation more odious. 'I Ins
is, at any rate, a striking evidence ol the sal
utary fame of the public mind on this great
question, and furnishes us with a strong guar
anty against the revival of that usurping
power, which is a fraud upon the Constitution,
a curse to the country, a withering blight upon
the prosperity and independence of the bouth;
for which wc feel a peculiar, though not ex
clusive interest. This is a point, and a great
one too, gained.
“THEY WHO ARE NOT FOR US ARE
AGAINST US.”
It is impossible to occupy a neutral position
at the present critical juncture. Poo n uch is
at issue to justify or permit such an attitude.
It is a question of freedom or slavery; of life
or death, to the South, at least. Those who
refuse to support the great question ol finan
cial emancipation, from hostility to the men in
power, give their virtual support to a party
whose every principle and project is at war
with our vital interests. Ti is is np time to
quarrel .about men. The principles involved
rise far above personal considerations. If the
party last spoken of comes into power, the
miserable system from which we have just
been relieved by its own excesses, is fastened
upon us again, and forever. A National Bank
of enormous capital, dangerous privileges,
and tremendous power, will be chartered for
thirty, forty, perhaps fifty years, and under it
will again grow up all the usurpations which it
1 engenders and nourishes, protective tariff, in
ternal improvement by the General Govern
ment, Ac. Arc., the whole progeny of Feder
al encroachments, which feed upon tho vitals
of Southern prosperity. “Now’s the day and
now’s the hour.” This is the time to cut up
this pernicious system by the roofs, so that it
can never spring up again, and he who neg
lects this precious, this only opportunity, from
ambition, revenge, antipathy, or any personal
motive, is a traitor to his country and posteri
ty. This is the truth, the plain truth, without
disguise or qualification, for it is not a time to
m : nce matters. There is too much at stake,
and too little time for action, to justify honey
ed words or glazing speech. “Awake, arisd/
or be forever lost!”
COLUMBUS RACES.
Over the Western Course at this place,
commenced on Tuesday last, being on the first
day mile beats, a sweepstake of <s2oo entrance?
—four entries —two bating paid forfeit; mak
ing a purse of S6OO. The day was clear and
fine—the Autumn winds bletV pleasantly? and
a goodly crowd had gathered upon the Track
to witness the sports of ihe Turf—-a species of
amusement highly relished in the South. Only
two horses appeared at the starting post:
Count Zaklevar, from the stable of Messrs;
Iverson & Bonner, and Bunckum, belonging
to Messrs. Lovell & Hammond.
Bunckum had the track, but was compelled
to yield it to the Count after a few jumps, the
latter keeping it throughout the mile, and win
ning the heat in 1 m. 54 3., hard in hand. —
'l’he second mile was like the first, only won
by the Count with more apparent case, in 1 tn.
55 s , beating Bunckum very handsomely.—
'l’he track'was rough and heavy. No betting
of any consequence, owing to the scarcity of
the rhino.
Thus stood the race: Mile heats—purse six
hundred dollars.
Iverson & Bonner’s s. c. Count Zakle
var. by Andrew, dam by Timolean,
3 years old, 86 lbs. (stallion,) 11
Lovell & Hammond’s s. g. Bunckum,
by Hyazim, dam by Gallatin, 3
years old, 83 lbs. 2 2
'l ime—lm. 54s—Im. 555.
Second day, two mile heats purse s3so—
entries.
Edmonson’s g. m. Alice Ann, four years
old, by Director, it., dam bv old Gallatin, G 8
lbs.
Jeter's bro. h. Brother Paine, 5 years old,-
by Eclipse, dam by Enterprise, lit) lbs.
Iverson Bonner’s blk. c. Lieut. Basscn
gcr, 3 years o'. I, by imp, Fylde, dam by Roa
noke, 83 lbs.
Col. Crowell’s hr. f. Florida Hepburn, three
years old, by Tramp, dam by Whisker, 83
lbs.
Scott’s c. f. Big Nancy, 3 years old, by
Jackson, dam by Gallatin, 83 lbs.
'I he nags were brought to the stan I an I
placed as follows.— Florida Hepburn first;
Lieut. Bassongcr second; Big Nancy third;
Brother Paine fourth; Alice Aim fifth. At th r
tap of the drum all got off in a crowd, ami
went it with a rush-—Miss Florida taking the
lead and maintaining her stride throughout
the heat, winning in 3.52, beating Alice Ann
by half a neck. The horses cr<n?c out in the
following order:—Miss Florida Hepburn first;
Alice Ann second; Big Nancy third; Brother
Paine feurth; and Passenger fifth. After this
he.it Brother Paine was drawn.
'i’he second heat was taken by. Alice in
3.5), beating Miss Florida about a length,
and dropping Passenger and IX'ancy tUTtmrdThe
distance stand.
This was the most interesting heat we have
seen run since the tilling nice between Miss
Medley and Birmingham. For three-fourths
of a mile in the second mile of the second
heat, the two fillies strode together at a kil
ling pace, head and head, as square ns a file
of regular soldiers. It was a moment of thril
ling interest, in which .*> tremendous contest
waacariied on between n igs possessing equal
purity of blood; whose game proved itself un
flinching, and whose speed was enduring the
severest test.
The third heat was won by Alice, crowning
her the conqueror of the day, in 4.3, beating
Miss Florida by some two lengths; but while
the one bore away triumphantly the purse and
the laurels, tho other earned fbr herself a
name which will ere long stand high on the
roll of turf fame.
* The third day, three mile beats, which was
a race of considerable interest, although tho
pace was too slow for ‘crack nags,’ and tho
‘old ones’ shook their heads and cried, ‘a very
slow race, a very slow race.’ It resulted as
fol Io v. 8;
Cui. Crowell’s imp. f. Susan Dodge,
by Tramp, dam by Whisker 3 ys.
old, 73 lbs. 1.1
Mr. Jetor’s s. c. Henry Buster, by
Eclipse, dam by The maid of
Lodi, bv Virginia, 5 ys. old, 100
lbs. ' 22
Gen. Scott’s b. f. Reveille, by Ber
trand, dam Sally Melville, by Vir
ginia, 4 years old,, 97 lbs. 3 3
Purse SSOO. Time, 0. 3.; 6. 7.
The contest on the four mile day was be
tween Count Zaldcvar and Gerow, no other
horses having entered. Result of the race:
Four mile heats—Jocky Cluß purse SBO0 —
inside stake of 81,000 aside.
Iverson Bonner’s f». c. Count Zal
devar, 3 years old, by Andrew,
dam Tirnoleon, 86 lbs. 11
Hammond & Lovell’s c. h. Gerow,
4 years old, by Henry, dam by
Eclipse, 97 lbs. 2 2
Time, 8. 14; 8. 8.
Fifth and last day, best three in five, for a
purse of S3OO, resulted as follows:
Col. Crowell’s br. f. Florida Hep-
burn, 3 years old, by Tramp, dam
by Whisker, 83 lbs. 1 I 1
Col. Edmondson’s c. m. lone, 5 yrs.
old, by John Richards, dam by
imp. Expedition, 107. 3 2 2
Col. J. S. Campbells c. f. Four
pence, by Jackson, dam by He
phestion, 3. years old* 83 lbs. 2 3 3
Time, 1.54; 1.52; 1.53.
Previous to the best three in five, a match
came off between Iverson and Bonner’s b. f.
Maria Reeves; by Wild Bill, dam by Timol'-
. eon, and Edmondson’s br. m* Charlotte Barnes-,
' by IJertrand’, dam by Sir Andrew, 8100 aside;
, mile boats. The Erst mile was won by M-arie,