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ever il can be effected. _ But w b«t \vill he the
nature-of the reform in this case / As I have
shown it will he from bad to worse, both tu
principle and in practice. .In principle, be
- cause, it will require the producer o! gold, at
the price of taxation, to convert i: into paper
money, which will be less sound and safe be-
cause oi this very act of taking his gold to de
posit in a I wink in Philadelphia, instead of per
muting it to circulate in his own neighbor
.... Experience proves this, sir; for, prior to cs
fnblislmnr your branch minis, the people in
that part of my State were confined to paper
currency almost entirely; and, notwithstand-
' iug they daily hand ed the precious metals,
they were compelled to give it for paper, as if
paper was really the thing of vaiti'%
Since the operation of the mini, die gold is
used as coin, l>eing conv-rtible without cost.—
And even last summer, in the midst of suspen
sion, that part of Georgia was supplied with
specie change.
But this reform will le from I nd to worse
in practice, loo—since, le rid yourself of these
branch innits and their officers, all of whom
you have presumed would l e corrupted, you
will throw your funds on deposite in some
vast reservoir—n hank vault, lor instance, (1
believe the mover of this is for repealing the
Sub-Treasury, for creating « Untied Slates
Bank, and for restoring the depositee,) where,
by the facility of expansions, one million may
become three, for the lienefit of vonr great city
and its favorite bank— which, with its officers
and dependants, you never suspect of corrup
tion.
This, sir, will Ire the practic'd reformation.
I would have Georgians and Georgia Repre
sentatives to look to it. This | roduci of Geor
gia will be one item in the basis of issue, and
the cotton, rice, and tobacco, another.- In de
ficiency of these, the State stocks will be in
voked t > aid lhem.
If, sir, this argument of “economy” is to pre
vail, let it be examined, and it proves loo much
or too little. It proves too much, b- cause yon
can coin all your gold and silver cheaper far
at Charlotte and Dnlilnnegn, or eithet, than at
Philadelphia. Therefore, the principal Mint
should be abolished. Sell your property
Philadelphia, give us the use of the proceeds
and we will do all your coinage freeof expense.
Again : Coinage is n dead expense any way
yon may manage, and does not pay for itself.
By the same argument, you would coin no
irhere\ since, on n score of dollars and cents
yon would find it cheaper to let other nations
or individuals coin.
Again : If you abolish these offices because
they are an expense, what will become of the
thousand and one offices, judicial, civil, finan
. cial, and military, which bring you in no mon
ey annually? $ ’
Sir, this argument will not do. I now pro
ceed to show that, so far as the policy you set
out with is just nnd true, instead of I ring dis
appointed, yon may expect all your reasonable
hopes to be realized.
First, then, my colleague who sits on mv
right [Mr. Moll] now suggests to me that, by
intelligence received last night, it appears
“that i-y very recent discoveries there are de
velopments making in the gold region of Geor
gia never Itcfure anticipated.” This, in part,
1 witnessed Iasi summer. And here I rend
from the document of the House, giving a re
port of the operations of the mint, to show this
committee u lint it seems unapprized of, to wit:
For the three years during which the branch
niiuto .-p'-iniiug, me two at Iiatnou-
ega and Charlotte have, coined nearly two-
thirds of nil the United States gold coined in
the Unit * during that lime—the entire amount
of American gold coined being from $420,000
to $451) ,000, of which those two branches have
doiticd about $230,000. And of the $170,000
American gold coined at Philadelphia last
year, ninety odd thousand was the product of
Georgia.
Now, sir, bill for the high exchanges produc
ed by bank suspensions, mid the operation of
an order at the Mint forbidding less sums than
$100 to ho coined at the branches^ $80,000 of
that $90,000 would have been coined tit I)nh-
lonega. Add this to what it did coin, say
$120,000. and you wo«Ttd have had over $200,-
000 coined at that branch.
As to the product of gold nnd its prospects.
In 1837, the year before these branches were
in operation, the total of United Slates gold
was $282,000. Since that time the annual
average has been near half a million. And at
Dahlnnegn in particular, il is decidedly increas
ing.
Now, sir, 1 beg to estimate an increase for
the next year, founded on the presumption that
the hanks will not again suspend, for if they
do, bullion will be shipped as exchanges rise,
instead ofheing coined at home. Here is the
estimate: $125,000 present product. This
will be increased 25 per ceiit. by increase of la
bor, new developments, and increased facilities.
In round sum, $31,000. One half of what
went to Philadelphia to be coined will be coin
ed at home, say $45,000, making the total
coinage at Dnhlonega $201,000 in the year
next ensiling.
This is liable to I e diminished by the grner-
al order from the principal Mint, niid the lim
itation of the current deposite at Dnhlonega to
be used to forward the opcialions there.
Now, sir, in the failure of any ol'tlie reasons of
your policy, or with no disappointed hopes, it
remains to sec who will abrogate the measure.
The party which adopted it cannot; and those
who have declined to support it heretofore, 1
presume, will not now do it.
If it should lie done,- t fbr one will look af
ter the gold produced in Georgia, till it finds
its stopping place in the vaults of a United
States Bank ; nnd I will then reckon up the cost
of putting nnd keeping it there, and call on
someone to tell me tr/io pays the cost and who
divides the profits.
About the same time too, if in life, l will
watch the course onr cotton will take, nnd in
quire into the results which thereby will fall
on the planters as well as the reasons that will
have governed its course in trade.
termination. They propost d that the election
should lie postponed till the 4ih March, on the
grouud that the new Senate would then have
all opportunity to choose such a person as they
preferred, and that the public service should
not suffer by a delay of a few days. The
House, however, thought proper to proceed to
an election, in conformity with the practice of
the Senate, under the Joint Rule of 1819.
3llr. Clay, of Ky. then called up his Resolu
tion for Tescmding the Sub Treasury Act-—
Mr. Clay made a few remarks in support of the
proposition—chiefly endeavoring to shew that
the people, by a large majority, had decided
against the Sub-Treasury, at tiie late election •
and that, therefore, tire Senate ought to carry
out the popular will, without reference to their
own opinions. It ought not, he said, to lie a
matter of feeling with them ; and he cast no
reproaches upon them for In.ving voted with
their patty, while it was supported by the pop
ular will.
After some debate, Mr. Sevier moved to lay
the Resolution on ihe fable, which was agreed
to—yeas 27, nays 25. The Senate was full,
and if Mr. Williams, of Maine, had voted nc-
ording to the wishes of the legislature of
Maine, as lately expressed there would have
l>et.n a lie on the question,— and the Vice Pres
ident Would probably hare voted in the nega
tive.
There is little doubt tlmt the Sub-Treasury
is unpopular —but it remains to be seen wlieth-
r the aitcriiiiliv« ni#*;tMir<; of a National Hank
is more popular. That question is to Ik? tried
at the Special Session. So far as *.ve know
I present, the vole, in the Senate, is likely to
e 27 for a Bank and 25 against it. 'The de-
tni s of the tnensme may, however, de^at it,
my how. If Mr. Preston stmuld retire, there
will lea tie in the Semite,on the question.
Gov. Gilmer is to be elected Senator from
Virginia. He is anti-hank.
If Mr. Badger,of N. C.. lias, as rumored, de
clined the appointment of Secretary of the Na
vy, Mr. Preston, nr Mr. Gilmer of Georgia,
will l>e prominent candidates for that station.
'The Home was engaged on the Appropria
tion Bill to-day, but came to no conclusion oa
it.
The Amistad case was commenced to-day,
a motion was made to dismiss the appeal.
POLITICAL,.
From ihe Federal Union. -■ 1 ?
Got. DIcDouald’i Belief Message, Ac
The -fbllowing jndicons remarks on. this im
portant and interesting measure, frotyjhqpen of
Judge Warner, we take pleasure ill recommend
ing to the notice of onr readers. . Ilis letter can
not fail to exert a salutary audwholcsoineinflu-
etico on the mind of every impartial leader.—
Sucli plain, practical views,•andiiinstriitiotis of
the measures proposed by the Governor, lor the
relief of the people, are peculiarly important
uow, especially while so ninny plausible.and
ingenious expedients f«»r deceiving, and mis
guiding the opinion of the public ,n» to the ob
jects and effects of the proposed remedy for
their relief are brought forward by the opposi
tion every where. In this letter points of deep
import to the well being of the whole commu
nity, are discussed with greut Jiiciduess and
power, and with dignity and fairness.
The Republican principle that, “ The g
great
Correspondence of the Charhston Courier.
Washington, February 22.
Mr. Webster n tired from the Senate, to-day,
after a service of some fourteen years in that
body. It is nol believed that lie will ever ap-
|«ear again at the bar or in the Senate. His
Congo ssional and forensic career may be con
sidered as having terminated. It has been
long and brilliant career, atuljiotbing that he
ciiii achieve, as the head of a department, can
stive to increase Ins fame.
In the Senate, Mr. t-rittcuden brought up
Ids bill for restraining office holders Ironi in
terfering with elections, and he delivered a ve
ry earnest speech in its support. Mr. C. has
at least the merit ol‘consistency, inasmuch ns
lie adheres to the same measure for the in-com
ing administration that he proposed for the
out-going. Mr. Preston, in a splendid speech
on that subject, complimented Mr. Crittenden
in a manner that elicited a burst of applause
from the galleries— which were immediately
cleared. There may be some prospect now
of the passage oil ho bill.
The House passed a bill making a further
appropriation for completing a survey of the
nortlictudorn l^nunrljiry.
The general appropriation bill was taken up
as the basis of their argument, that to grant the
proposed relief, would lie “ taxing” one portion
of the people to benefit another portion, to wit:
flie debtor class. Is this true in point of fact?
Ict us examine it, by way of illustration.—
There are tw’o neighbours residing near each
other—One of them is wealthy and has an ex
tensive credit, which will enable him to borrow
money at eight per cent, interest—'The other is
in-debt and becomes embarrassed, in consc-
queuce ol the .‘'.unprecedented failure of his
cotton crop”—he applies to bis wealthy neigh
bour for the loan of his credit, says to tiini, if
you will borrow' for me one thousand dollars at
eight percent, interest, l will give you my note
payable in three years, drawing the same rate
of interest, withtvvo of my neighbours, (known
to be worth three times the amount) as security.
The we iltliy neighbour borrows the money up
on his own credit, loans it to his embarrassed
neighbour at the same rate ol interest which he
and is amply secured for its reimburse-
apractical knowledge of they* every day af- *liation of England, this armistice will'take
place within thirty days after the Mexican
government is notified of the convention by
the Btilish Minister in 'Mexico. As the d f s .
niches of Lord Palmerston relating to this sub.
ject have already been forwarded from Gal
veston, we may expect intelligence from Mex
ico relative to the armistice, about the first ol
March.”
•The treaty with ihe Netherlands lias also
hteu ratified by the senate.
It appears by letters from the frontier that
not the slighest apprehension exists of-an j u .
vasion of Texas by Mexico.
est happiness and comfort of tjie greatest num
ber, is the only safe maxim, and iffthe long run
will prove as advantageous to tlie security of
the ncli as il will l>e iniueficial tf the com Ion
of the poor a tub industrious,” is forcibly iilus
trated and maintained,' and the constitutional
ity as well as practicability ol t!ic message, with
the benefits, that would have resulted to the
whole people of Georgia, had the proposed
measure lieen carried-out by the Legislature,
are ably and fully sustained, and manifested too
clearly, to be questioned. In taking the liber
ty of piesentimr to the public, this private let
ter, w e offer no apology other than that, which
is to t^ found in the important subjects of a
public character to w'ltich it relates, and the,
great ability .with which they arc discussed by
the writer. This, in the absence ol niiy conli-
/lentini intimation, we think justifies its publi
cation and our remarks, to draw the attention
of our readers to a perusal of it, not doubling
that the vie.ws and arguments it contains,. will
receive a hearty concurrence from a large por
tion of the people, and the confidence and res
pect of every one a*, all acquainted with the dis
tinguished individual, from whom they arc re
ceived. — _.
Gkeenville, 1st Feb. 1841.
Dear Sir:— 1 received your letter by due
coarse of mail, but continued engifgehients
have prevented me from answering it at an
earlier period, h is true as you seem to sup
pose, in the late Presidential contest^ I did not
take any active part. When 1 accepted the ap
pointment of Judge ol the Superior courts. I
considered myself the officer of the whole' peo
ple, and not the officer of any particular party,
and honestly endeavoured so tocond.net inysi lt,
ns to secure if possible, the confidence of all—
therefore, I laid off my political mantle, reser
ving to myself the right to exercise my privi
leges as a fiec citizen, by voting lor such can
didates for public favor as n»y belter judgment
might dictate. In the late political contest, 1
preferred Mr. Van Burcn to General Harrison,
not so much on account of the financial policy
of Mr Van Boren’s administration, as for oilier,
nod different reasons, which according to my
judgment, are of vastly more importance to the
interests of the country. 1 have always profes
sed to be a practical man. That which works
well in its practical operations, | ant unwilling
to exchange for any abstract theory, however
plausible it may appear. Abstract principles,
relating to financial operations more particu
larly, should always yield to the uicontestible
evidence of practical experience One practi-
cal ill list ration adapted to the wants arid neces
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, Feb. 20.
It is rumored in the city, that the difficulty
between Mr. Pickens and Mr. .Stanly has been
adjusted in a pacific, and satisfactory manner.
Others say it is not so, at all events, the adjust
ment has not been announced to the Houxe, as
is usual in such cases.
. r The Senate, to-day, went into an election
for .Printers to the Senate. Messrs. Blair &
Rives, of the Globe, were chosen on the first
ballot—26 W l The Whigs refused to vole;
and the House gave 27 votes, which was a
majoWty-qf a quorum. The Whigs, however,
mfl. abnai tbd election on the 4th March—
that is, as soon as the new Senate meets.—
•tfiwy.have already declared this Vo U theirde-
in < ominitu c ol the whole the question being sides of mankind, is worth forty theories. In
on striking out the clause which limits the cm-1 regard to the proposition for the relief of the
oliuncnts of Marshals, District Atlort.eys and ] people, submitted by Governor McDonald to
(.lurks. Mr. C uslmig made a vciv niiunati d j ||, ( . Legislature at its last session, I have never
harangue against the course ol the adnimistra-1 entertained but one opinion. Alv constant in
tton. which, coming into power under the tercnur.se with a portion of the people durin;
and reform, had so the past year, enables me to know something of
thetr pecuniary embarrassments and distress—
aud 1 was rejoiced to sec the recommendation
from the Governor, calculated to relieve them
without any violation of constitutional ol liga
tions. The only matter of surprise with me is,
that the plan promised, should have met with
serious opposition from any quarter. It ought
not to have been made a jiurly question. The
sufferings and distress of a chivalrous people
should he considered as paramount to all par
tisan considerations, so far at least, as to grant
tliemodief. There is, however, one class ofour
fellow ciiizens from whom, opposition to the pro
posed relief, might reasonably have been expect
ed; l mean the uq|eshavers, usurers, and those
who have been anxiously waiting to pnn-lmse
tlie property of their neighbours,who unfortun
ately happen to he in debt, for one half its value.
Had tlie proposition of the Governor been car
ried into practical opera! ion, il would have con
veyed the tidings of joy and gladness to the bo
som of many distressed families; it would have
enabled them to save their horse, their land, and
their fnithfni servant who nursed them and
their children in their infancy, from the iron
grasp of the impatient creditor. This great
good might have been effected without injury
to any body, so far as l can discover. The
State possesses credit which individuals do not.
Tlie proposition I understand to have been, that
the State should loan her credit to borrow the
sum of two mil lions of dollars, to be dejiosited
in the Central Bank, and then be distributed
in loans to the people who are in debt, in small
sums, not to exceed one thousand dollars, pay
able in three years, and drawing the same rate
of interest which the Stale paid. These loans
to the people to he well secured by at least two
good indorsers. 'This would have enabled
those in debt to pny off the judgment creditor,
make two or three crops, and with the proceeds
pay xhe debt due the bank with the lawful in-
terest, instead of rushing into the fatal embrace
of some hungry usurer, who would exhaust all
their labour in the payment of usurious inter
est. »»d then sell their property to pay Ihe prin
cipal debt. 1 have carefully examined the re
ports of the committees, adopted by tlie major
ity in the Legislature, upon the subject of the
ptoposed relief, and cannot for a moment enter
tain the belief, that the people will consider the
arguments there advanced, either sound or well
sustained in point ol fact. In the report which
was adopted by the majority in the House of
Representatives, the committee remark
‘ While we are duly sensTleof, nnd deeply re
gret the pecuniary embarrassments of, many of
onr fellow citizens, we feel constrained by a
sense of public duty, to dcelure, that we deem
it unwise and impolitic, to use the credit,“-and
pledge the property and labour of the whole
people, to raise money to supply the private
wants of a portion only of the penpfo«'.The
use of public credit,”say the committee, “should
never lie used forthe benefit of one class of the
community, to the exclusion or injury of the.
rest—whether the demand for it grows out of
their cupidity, or real* or supposed pecuniary
difficulties." The committee assume the fact,
name nt retrenchment
much increased all the expenditures. 'The
Whig patty are pledged to economy and re
trenchment. In tli.it sign they hail conquer
ed. They would be faithful to their pledges,
when they were possessed ol power. If not.
be would labor with tlie same zeal to pull them
down that lie bad exerted to set them up. But
he would not undertake partial retieucbtuetits.
He went for a general system, which it was
the mission of llarrisou to form and carry
through.
'The committee struck nut the proviso, hut
substituted another fixing the rate of fees ac
cording to the rate allow* d in the States res
pectively. 'This was done by a vote of 06 to
60, Mr. Bell, as Chairman, giving the casting
vote ill the affirmative.
Mr. Webster .left the Senate about three
o'clock, taking no part in the business. His
resignation was previously banded in and
read.
Mr. Culhhcrt, of Georgia, spoke with great
vehemence, not to say rancor, on Mr. Wt-bstcr’s
political course and principles, addiessing in
terrogatories to him and charging him with
having tittered an opinion, in a public meet
ing, some lime ago, in Boston, to the effect that
the federal government, under the constitution,
had the right to prohibit the internal State
slave trade. To that opinion he ascribed the
growing strength ofabohlinuisni, which threat
ened to break down all the constitutional bar
riers, aud prostrate all the rights aud liberties
of the South.
Mr. ('lay, after questioning th - propriety of
such an ntinck, after Mr. Webster bad left the
Senate, availed Imnself of the occasion to pass
a lieaiiliful aud impressive enlogintn on Ihe
distinguished Senator from Massachusetts.—
Mr. Rives followed, bearing his testimony to
the soundness of Mr. Webster’s doctrines, as
recently, frequently, nnd impressively declar
ed, in Alexandria, Richmond, <fcc., on all the
subjects affecting southern rights and inter
ests.
Mr. Culhhcrt became much excited, and
said the proofs of his change should come be
fore the public. By heaven, tluy shall, he ex
claimed.
No question was taken on Mr. Crittenden’s
bill. I have never seen more inteuse excite
ment manifested in the Senate.
The difficulty between Mr. Pickens nnd Mr.
Stanly, I am happy to say, has been adjusted
pays
men*—can you tell me, in what manner the
wealthy neighbour is “ taxed." for the lienefit
of his neighbour who is m debt? The State
in regard to her credit, occupies ihe same reia-
tio.i to t!»c people, whom the Governor propo
sed to relieve,as the wealthy neighbour does, to
biVi-tn - ar.assed neighbour, and would be liable
to lie 'Haled" in the same manner, and no other.
In fact, the officers of the Central Bank, receive
their salaries any how to perform the duties in
cident to the institmtion, and could perform all
the additional duties, connected with the pro-
prosed relief, without further charge to the State
except.perhaps the comparative.lv trifling ex
pense, of raising the two millions of dollars, by
the sale of State bonds. But the people will ex
amine this question for themselves. Will they
in the language of tlie report, adopted by a ma
jority of their Representatives, “feel constrained
by a sense of public duty to .declare, that they
deem it unwise and impolitic to use the credit
of the State, to supply the private wants of a
portion only of the people?’ Was not the gov
ernment of Georgia established by the people,
for their own benefit ? Is it not the duty of the
agents of the people, selected to administer the
Government, so to administer it ns to provide
lor their wants and necessities ? Is the Gov
ernment created by the people superior to tlie
people themselves ? Have the servants of the
people become their masters, and may they
with impunity, deny them that relief, which
their unparalleled distress, so imperiously de
mands ? If it is legitimate and proper to look
to the General Government for relief from pc-
itniary embarrassment, representing as it does,
the conflicting interests of twenty-six different
Siates, how much more legitimate and proper
is it, for the people of this State, to look to their
own Government for relief, representing as it
docs, the same people, having the same inter
ests? Although the committee whose report
was adopted, “deeply regret” the dislressed-
coudituui of their fellow citizens ; vet, in their
opinion, it would be “unwise nod impolitic’
to use the credit of the irhole people, to supply
tlie private wan sofa portion only, of the peo
ple. 'That tlie people are ill great pecuniary
distress is admitted ; blit the majority it ap
pears. are not bound to relieve the minority !!!
I had alwavs supposed it was a settled axiom
in republican governments at least, ilmt the
whole was 1*011101 to protect the parts—that the
majority of the people was bound to protect
the rights and interests of the minority ; but
the majority of the people’s representatives
havedecideo it is “ unwise and impolitic, to use
the credit of the whole, people, . o raise money,
to sapjdy the private wants of a portion only
of the people"—meaning as I suppose, that
portion of the people’’ who from Providential,
or other cause, happen to l»e in debt. 'To giant
relief to that portion ofour fellow citizens in
ihe opinion of the majority, in the Legislature,
would (to use their own language) be “ impo
sing grerious burthens, in the way of luxes,
upon the many, for the benefit of the few."—
'The “few" to whom the Legislature refused
to grant any relief, because it would “tax" one
portion ol the people, for the benefit of another
portion, may not constitute such a very con
temptible minority, as seems to tie supposed,
when the repoil of the ballot box shall be heard,
on the first Monday in October next. It is true,
the Representatives of the people tell the “few"
who are ill debt, “we deeply regret your pe
cuniary embarrassment, but in effect tell them,
it was their own “cupidity" which embarrass
ed them, their own imprudence, and they nmst
fairs—one, who can readily understand tueir
wants, aud deeply sympathise vyith their mis
fortunes— prompted by the purest motives of
benevolence,- he boldly took tlie responsibility
of proposing a constitutional remedy for the re
lief of the people,'to their representatives: not
doubting they would most heartily avail them
selves of the occasion to grant it. He did not
stop to censure those in debt, for their impru
dence, nor tell them lie “deeply regretted’’ their
embarrassed condition, without proposing sub
stantial relief. Hedia not cavil aliout “taxing”
one portion of the people, for the lienefit of an
other portion. So far as the principle of the
measure was concerned, he knew it bad receiv
ed at least the sanction of a very respectable
portion of the members of the Legislature, in
the proposition to loan the credit of the State,
to build Hail Roads, and to redeem the circu
lation of the notes of the Central Bank. If it
was legitimate and proper, to loan the credit of
the State for such purposes, why was it not
legitimate and proper, to use it, for the relief of
the people whose necessities were pressing, and
immediate? I concur in opinion with you,
that the proposition of the Governor evinces a
very high regard for the interests of the people,
whose Chief Magistrate lie is: yet, if we only
view it as a men.lire prompted by benevolence
alone, we shall come very far short of doing
Gov. McDonald justice. The proposition not
only proves him to have been animated by a
lively regard, for the suffering Condition of that
people, from whose ranks lie has been recently
elevated ; but it also affords high evidence of
his capacity, as practical statesman. What
ever may lie the ultimate fate of the measure,
the Governor has faithfully and fearlessly,
discharged his duty—and 1 have no doubt, the
people will sustain him. I am opposed to an
extra session of the Legislature, as it will be
composed of the same members ns the last:
cost tlie State much money, nnd do no good
towards relieving the people from their embar
rassments.
Very respectfully your friend,
HIRAM WARNER.
Col. Jno. G. Pahk, Milledgeville.
Cherokee Delegation.
Major David Vann, one of the delegation op
pointed by the Cherokee Nation, West of the
Mississippi River, passed this place on the 20th
instant, on his way to Washington. He was
recognized by many of onr old settlers os the
hospitable native, that was once in onr vicini
ty. The identity that John Ross, nnd his fot
lowers have always maintained, with the great
body of the Whig. Party in the United States,
will we presume insure the delegation a more
favorable reception at Washington under the
coming-ia administration.— Georgian.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Savannah Republican, Feb. Hbth.
From Florida.
The steamer Gen. Clinch, arrived yester
day from St, Augustine. We are indebted to
Captain Brooks, for the St. Augustine News
and the Herald, of Friday last. The only
items of news that we observe of interest are
the subjoined, which are extracted from the
News:
It is rumored that the Indians lately cap
tured by Col Harney, in the Everglades, and
sent to Tampa Bay, have again been set at
liher'v, by the commanding General.
It is also rumored, that the three Squaws re
cently captured by a part of the 2d Infantry,
have escaped from Fort Russell.
Heavy Blow.
On Sunday last, the vessels in harbor, con
sisting of the Joseph Crowell, Walter M., Em
pile, nnd Stephen & Frances, proceeded to sea,
with a strong wind from the Southward and
Westward. Almut 12 o’clock, the wind veered
to tlie Nothward, and blew with great fury,
compelling the vessels to put hack for this port.
The Empire, in attempting to go about, mis
sed stays, and her anchors were immediately
let go, bringing her tip, with her-slern ground
ed on the Middie ground. The Stephen it
Frances missed stays, and was brought up
by her anchors, when she rode nut tlie gale it;
safety. Tlie Walter M. and Joseph Crowell
then came in—latter missing stays, was driven
ashore on the Middle ground, and the former
succeeded in making a harbor near the Light
House. The Empire continued striking all
night, nnd finally parted her cables near day
light and went ashore on the Middle ground
All of the vessels sustained more or less dam
age. The Empire lost her rudder, the Ste
phen <fc Frances.both anchors, and the Walter
M. broke the pintals of her rudder. 'The pas
sengers landed from the Empire, on the Middle
ground, and walked the beach, when tlvy
were carried across by the boats of the Walter
M. to the Lighthouse. The night was intense
ly cold, and (.'apt Sonthwick exhibited the most
cool and untiring energy to preserve iiis vessel
and the lives of his passengers, who necessarily
felt the extreme hazard of their situation
Los* of Ihe Steamboat Lumplightcr.
Cupt. Loss, of the Revenue service, arrived
here last week, and reported that he had |<*f t
Apalachicola on tlie loth insf. in the steamboat
Lamplighter, Captain Wood, bound for Tampa
Bay, via Port Leon mid Cedar Keys. Wiieti
neat Dog Island nnd about twenty miles from
Apalachicola, the Lamplighter i roke her main
shaft, and was consequently compelled to east
anchor—a severe gale b'owing at the time, mid
the sea running high. While'm this condition
the steamboat Caroline, Capt. Pettis, from Port
Leon for Apalachicola, was discovered passim
at about 5 miles distance, hnggii g the land
close. Capt. Coss and his brother put off m a
small boat and pulled for the Caroline. The
distressed condition of the Lamplighter was
made known to Capt. Pettis, of the* Caroline,
who stated that he coin’d not possibly go toiler
assistance, as his boat was too small to encoun
ter a heavy sea, and liesides that he had on board
a large number of passengers among whom
were several ladies, aud that he was under con
tract to land at least a part of his passengers,
(Mr. Hurt’s Theatrical corps,) at ApalachieV-’
la,during that day, (Sunday.) After tlie ineffec
tual attempt to procure assistance, Capt. Coss
and his brother returned in search of the Lamp
lighter, but could not discover her—she had
disappeared entirely from her anchorage, aud
has never been seen since. 'The probability
is that she went to pieces and stink. 'There
were thirty five souls on board of the Lamp,
lighter, all of whom must have perished. Capt.
Coss's wife and family were on hoard and lus
condition is truly deplorable having lost Ins all
—family, money and clothing.
It is barely possible that the Lamplighter may
have drift! d to the shore. But learning from
a gentleman ofour city who was a passenger
on board the Caroline, that the wind was blow
ing a gale ofl'lhe land, tve can scarcely indulge
a hope of her safety.— Tallahassee Star of the
Vith.
work out their “own salvation, with fear aud j They feel under obligations to him mid Capt.
trembling;’ tlie Government cannot afford
them any relief, for the reason, that those who
are out of debt, may, by a bare possibility, he
ultimately injured by it. This argument
against granting the proposed relief to the peo
ple, exhibits, in a mot striking manner, how
fruitful is the mind of man, in the invention of
reasons, for not doing that, which lie does not
wish to do. It also reminds me of an occur
ence which took place recently,on the road to
market. Three neighbours started to market
with their produce,and agreed to travel in com
pany. One of them having a tolerable heavy
load, drove his waggon oil apparently good
grouud, which however proved to be rotten, and
Thomson, of the Walter M. forthrii Mildness,
and thus publicly avail themselves of returning
their thanks and gratitude to those gentlemen.
Texas.
The latest intelligence from Texas is con
tained in the following paragraph which we
copy from the Crescent City of'20th instant.
Tlie steamer Neptune arrived here yester
day, in 40 hours from Galveston. The papers
contain tint slight news. A letter from Austin
under date of the 20th ult. says that a new
scheme lias hurst upon t le political arena of
'Texas, and it lias burst forth too as unexpec
tedly, and is as startling in its effects, as would
his waggon sunk down, up to the axlctree — of I l>e *t pe«d of thunder from a cloudless sky. .A
course, lie was greatly embarrassed, and in hill was read in the House which in some of
much trouble : l ut relied upon his companions
to aid him in getting out of his difficulty—
'They soon came up, aud saw his condition.—
They expessed their “deep regret” for Iiis sit
uation, hut could not lend liini their assistance,
as it would be iis’ng the labour of the whole
company, to supply the “private wants of a
portion only besides, it would be “ unwise
and impolitic" for them to aid him, as it might
possibly muddy their clothes ; therefore, lie
must work out the !«?sl way he could—it was
owing to his own imprudence, he got into the
difficulty, toid him he ought to have.had better
sense, and left him, to struggle through unaided
and alone. How much better, and Immune
would it have been, for those two neighbours
immediately to have put their shoulders to the
wheel, relieved him from his embarrassed
condition, and have admonished him about be
ing prudent and cautions, afterwards ? But it
is the delight of some people “to laugh nt our
calamity, and mock whtsn our fear cometh.”—
There may be some, who are honestly opposed
to this great measure of relief, on the score ol
principle: and 1 am willing to admit, ns a gen
eral rule, that the people, ought not to rely too
much on the government for relief, but we must
recollect, there is no general rule without its
exceptions. The “ unprecedented failure of
the cotton crop,” th a forced resumption ofspocie
payments by the.bauks, at n period,of unparal
leled pecuniary embarrassment and distress,
constitutes such an exception to the general rule
as demanded from the hands of the representa
tives ofthe j«ople, that relief, which was so op
portunely proposed by the Governor, in their
behalf. Fortunately for Ihe country, we havp.
an officer in tho Executive chair, who has been
elevated from fixe ranks of the people, who has
its features purported to grant to a French col
ony the privilege of locating themselves with
in that territory, on the western and northern
frontier, aud establishing a cordon of forts, 21
in number, extending from ihe Rio Grande to
Red River, and enjoying a kind of monopoly
of trade with Santa Kc and Chihuahua (Chew- j Greot^ as woTrid' ^ ^lT these" benefits,
awa) for 20 years. 1 be p.oject has been long wo|||d he Mirp!isse d by the effect which
in embryo—in the mean tune the French Win- - *
ister has been giving levees, parties nnd enter
tainments liberally, and members of Congress
have been his welcome guests. The whole mat
ter has been managed with an adroitness that
would do credit to 'Talleyrand himself.
We have no farther Indian alarms. It is be
lieved the Indians are concentrating upon the
upper Brasos.— Aug. Constitutionalist.
From the New Orleans Bee.
Late from Texas.
By the Savannah, Gnpt. Wade, we have
received onr files of Galveston papers to the
13th inst. The news is of some interest.
G. W. Terrell, lias been appointed Secreta
ry of State, vice A. S. Lipscomb, resigned; and
T. G. Chalmers, has received tlie appointment
of Sectetary of the Treasury.
We copy the following from the Austin Sen
tinel, of the 30th ult.:
“We rejoice to communicate to our fellow-
citizens the gratifying intelligei ce that a con
vention with England has been ratified by the
senate, by which'the British government has
agreed to mediate effectually with Mexico, nnd
if is probable that within a very few weeks an
nrmislice will he. agreed upon, by which hos
tilities will he suspended for six months, with
a view to a complete pacification between the
A Great Work.
The Isthmus of Panama—Operations of
the Trench Engineers, etc—Early in the
spring of the last year an enterprising compa
ny in Fans fitted out an expedition to ascertain,
y a careful survey, whether it is practicable
to connect tlie Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by
a ship canal across the Isthmus ol Panama.—
We learn from a letter received l y a gentle
man in this city yesterday, from a New Or
leans correspondent, that the expedition ar
rived at the mouth of the ( /logics, ready to
eoinmence operations, about the last of August,
aud that on the first of December, partial sur
veys of two diffe vnt routes had left on the
minds ofthe engineers an impression that the
long contemplated enterprise was not only
practicable, hut that u canal of sufficient capa
city for the largest ships might lie constructed
it a cost much laloiv any of the csuin.il.--i
which have hitherto been published. Unless
the local governments, therefore, in crpoMi
some insurmountable obstacles, we shall look
for the prosecution of this great work nt an
early period.
It is astonishing that the execution of this
important project lias been so long delayed.—
'Tin* Edinburgh Review, so long ago as 1S09,
spoke of n as the mightiest event in favor of
the peaceful iuteicourse of nations which the
physical circumstances of the globe presented
to the enterprise of man ; and from that tune
until the present, there have been intelligent
statesmen and imrcbn its constantly, but vain
ly, endeavoring to bring it about. By a glance
at a map of America, it will be seen that ihe
narrowest portion of tl c strip of land connect
ing the northern and southern portions of the
Continent is in the Republic of New Grenada,
by the River Cliagres, which empties into the
Carriliean Sea.
The distance directly across the Isthmus at
this point is li*c ll>«n t.iiny mil..., , ImiI Or |!in-
siiing the course of the river to the town ol
Cruces some twenty-five miles from its mouth,
ships can go within fifteen 'mites of the Pacific,
and at this town the French expedition com
menced operations. To the commerce of this
country and Europe with the western coast of
South America, the construction of this canal
would save, the circumnavigation of that Con
tinent, the total distance of which is about
twelve thousand miles, together with all the
hardships and perils of going round Cape Horn.
.Onr great Pacific territory, now almost inac
cessible to the commerce of the Atlantic sea
board, except by overland conveyance, would
Iks brought within easy access; and the com
merce ofthe world with China and the Indian
Archipelago would be facilitated by a saving
of about four thousand miles in distance, to
gether with a yet greater advantage in safety
and ease, Ironi the route passing through tl e
most favorable latitudes fm winds ai:d currents
each way. To the whale fisheries and fur
trade similar advantages would Iks afforded.—
they
such
facilities of communication nnd exchange
would exert in extending intelligence, stimu
lating the immense masses of the human race
to new efforts of industry, aud developing the
resources of the richest portion ol the globe.—
It is a source of regret that our Government
could not have been prevailed on to undertake
this great enterprise, in the prosecution of
which they have an interest deeper than that
of any other nation; but we hope that the
French company will succeed so perfectly as
to render its interference hereafter entirely un
necessary.— Phil. Standard.
a view to a complete pacification between the They planK up tne »wno' cnecri:
»ha commies; If McxicoshaU accepf the me- proniptl^Geqrj^oi^^;; ;;
Western Bank of Ceorgia.
This institution commenced the redemption
of her circulation on the first inst., and has
continued to pay out promptly, all her liabili
ties to bill holders, and others, in specie, with
out any delay or hesitation. The demand «-n
this institution for specie tip to this dutc has
not been very large, and there has been no ex
citement in this section concerning its liabili
ties. In fact We have no fears for its future
ability to sustain itself, under the management
of its present, energetic, nnd able officers:* We
sincerely believe nt this time there is iiot ah
institution in the State Heifer able
self under a resumption of-specie payment.—
They plank tip the “Rino” checrlafiy att'd
•*t?i if tire