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State Convention. REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS. The Committee of Twenty-five, to whom waa referred the consideration of the objects for which the Convention was called, with in stmeflbefrae report thereon, have devoted to the performance of the duty assigned them all the attention practicable under the circum stances by which they have been surrounded, and witluß the vary limited period accorded for theirinveatifwtiona. An era has at length da wood ape* os, characterised by ardent aspi ration* on the part of our people for the com mercial grandeur and independence of Geor gia. TOs sentiment, which has been so re cently aroused, and which has already become so sttonf and pervading, is far front being the forced and sickly offspring of mere State pride end sectional ambition. On the contrn «y.l owes its birth and rapid developcincnt to causes the most natural and hcultliftil, which iVora the certainty, power and perma nency with which they may he made to oper ate in her favor, must infallibly advance Geor gia to a towering height of commercial great ness and prosperity, if she falter not in the pursuit of her own solid interests and high destinies. These causes are the vast nnd va rious physical resources of the State ; its ad mirable geographical position and capabilities, and the enlightened perception and strenuous improvement of all these noble ndvantagc%to which the public mind and energies have now become so thoroughly awakened. A glunce ut the map of our country, demonstrates ut once how commanding is the local position occupied by Georgia amoiig her sister Stales, for all purooseß of internal and foreign trade! She is the last Slate lying to the South, whose territory is both indented by fine Atlantic. harbors, and penetrated deep into the interior, up to the very mountains, by navigable At- 1 lantic rivers. Then on her western borders 1 we behold the first navigable waters which j find their way from the same mountain region j to the Mexican Gulf, after winding through ! her whole length from north to south. Thus j placed, she is constituted by her position the ! key-stone of the long arch of the maritime; States of onr Union, which from her opposite ; tides, stretch out respectively along the shores i of the Ocean, and of the Gulf. This pecu-' liarity of position, is a circumstance of great moment in estimating the superiority of her natural advantages ; for it necessarily renders her territory the path-way, nnd her seaports the outlet of all thut portion of the commerce aud travel of the South-western States, which may be tempted to prefer .in Atlantic |>ort to encountering the danger, circuity and expense , of the navigation through the Gulf, and around , the peninsula of Florida. But it is not until we turn our view in an other direction—towards the northern frontier of Georgia—and there survey the natural ties and facilities which invite her to connexion with the numerous and thriving States which cover the great valley of the Mississippi, that the commercial capabilities and prospects of our State o|>en upon the mind in ull their grandeur and infinity. That vast and won derfully productive region, is the theatre to which every maritime State of our confedera cy, which is animated by aught of the spirit of commercial enterprise, is now directing an eager competition. Georgia has been the last to enter the lists; but, though the last, she was nevertheless guilty of no delay, for she, was prompt to enter them the very first mo ment after the way was opened to her through | her own territory, by the removal of the sav- j ago occupants who had so long encumbered I her soil and embarrassed her policy. The j promptitude, the confidenc? and energy, with ! which she thus embarked in the great work of uniting by a comprehensive and judiciously 1 conceived scheme of internal improvements, her commercial cities on the sea-coast and in the interior, with the navigable waters which pour into the Mississippi, were amply war ranted by the signal advantages for such a connexion, which nature lias bestowed on her. For in her favor the great Tennessee River, after winding its course far down to the South, and wooing her embraces by its near approach, turns away to the west and north-west, beckoning us to commerce on its flood with the Ohio and Mississippi.—And in Her favor, moreover, the mountain ciiain which stretches across the western pathway of ull the other Atlantic States, from New York to omr own territory, is broken and dispersed within our confines, freeing our route to the west at once from circuity and any considera ble obstacle. Is it not then manifest that when our Haet of lUil-roads now_jn rapid process of execution, shall be completed and thrown open to use through their whole length, Georgia will be able to enter upon the com petition for western trade under circumstances of decided advantage as to distance, accessi bility and expense, over every other Atlantic State! To these highly auspicious circumstances, other considerations of powerful influence are to be added, which cannot fail to make the scale preponderate in her favor at least ns against her great northern rivals. Their chan nels of trade throughout a large portion of the year must forever be exposed to the for midable obstruction of ice and snow. Ours will be perenially open'and free from all im pediments. And still more : the transrnontane States of the West and the Atlantic States of the North have kindred soils and climates, and are also destined to have ultimately kin dred manufactures and industry of every de scription— and it clearly follows that they cannot furnish a market of consumption, for each other’s fabrics and productions ; for it is manifestly absurd that countries producing like commodities of commerce, should carri on a trade with each other in those commodi ties, for the purpose of domestic consumption. Hence the only inducement that can perma nently direct the westward trade to the north ern States and Seaports, will bn the advantage of using their Seaports ns mediums of com mercial interchange with other sections of the Union, and with foreign countries. This advantage, the seaports of Georgia will be able to burnish equally with those of the North : cn&in addition to it, the difference of climate, soil, and production which character ize the south and west, must forever render the south a great market of consumption for w estern commodities; and the west, on the other hand, as soon as sjie shall ehgage large ly in manufactures, a like market for our great southern staple. Assuredly then, if the facili ties of reaching our southern markets, and of trading through them with the rest of the world, be not equal to those of getting to the northern Atlantic cities, the west cannot hesi- j ta.e to which to award the preference. Her! citizens and traders coming hither as the bet-, for ir.inset to which to soft, will remain here ’ to buy, not only our home productions, but all i foreign merchandize, if we shall but prepare ourselves to sell to them on as favorable terms as are offered by the North, j Thus, by tlie completion of our works of ■ internal improvements, we may reasonably calculate to reuder Georgia the medium through which a vast amount of the foreign ; trade of the Western Slates will permanently ! pass—which coming in aid of the support de rived from our own people, nnd the adjoining States of the South, cannot fail to build up a commercial emporium on our seaboard, which shall rival, if not outvie the great seaports ot the North. The committee have dwelt thus fully on the tendency of opening channels ot trade with the West and Southwest, to attract a direct ( ; foreign trade to our shores, because it is the | deliberate conclusion at w hich they have ar ! rived, that no other means or policy which we . lean employ, will suffice to produce such a re i suit to any valuable extent. As long as the 1 commerce of Georgia is hemmed in by the. i Alleganies and the Chattahoochee, it is mad j ness to hope that she can compete even for ! the supply of her own people with foreign ; commodities with New York and other north ern cities, to whom the whole Union is open us a region of supply nnd consumption lor, their imports. For in affairs of commerce the , principle of centralization is pre-eminently | strong. A place which has already become a great market to which immense and widely! diversified regions resort, will be able to un-j dersell greatly, other things being equal, those I at which a Jess extensive and intense demand Jis concentrated; and this, for the obvious, j reason, that the merchant in the former may j J certainly sell many times over in the course { of the year the value of the whole stock which J he may have on hand at anyone time; and : can, consequently, afford to take a much small- ; Jer profit on each isolated sale, than the mer chant in the latter can put up with who cannot J make half the same number of operations in a | given time with his capital. Thus it happens I lli.it although goods can be landed at Savan i nan and Charleston from Europe, as cheaply j |ns at New York, yet the merchant at Savan- I nali and Charleston has found himself com-: polled to sell them dearer —so much dearer I tint the people of the South have found it to' their advantage to pass by through their ow n seaports, and to encounter all expense of trans porting their foreign merchandize fro.ua re mote northern city. The only mode of con quering this great existing disadvantage, will be to enlarge by the completion of our works! of internal improvement, the circumference ofj country, the field of consumption into which I our seaports may throw their foreign iinjtbrts. Then, and not till then, will the greatness, I constancy and intensity of demand, concen trated in our cities, enable our merchants to! sell as much in value on a given capital, in n given time, and consequently to soli at ns low ! a profit on each transaction as has been found practicable by the N. York importer.—lnllu-: enced by the foregoing views, the committee foe! that as a, modus to the effectuation of the objects for which the Convention Iras been called, the vigorous prosecution of our works of Internal Improvement now in progress, cannot be too zealously urged upon the atten tion of the people and of the Legislature. The importance of securing to the people of, Georgia the direct importation of the articles j necessary to their own consumption, is believ ed to be universally admitted among us, and j those who have doubted its- practicability, (ifj there be any such) will, in the opinion of this ! committee, have had those doubts removed by ; the able expositions which have heretofore em anated from the several Commercial Conven tions at Augusta. The committee will not therefore occupy the time of this Convention, in discussing these questions. They will as sume, as propositions already satisfactorily de -1 uionstrated, that the direct importation of the ! articles necessary to onr own consumption, and that of the South-western States who are ; contiguous to ns. is both desirable and practi cable, nnd will proceed to enquire what are the i means best calculated to accomplish this ob . ject ? But before doing so, as the mind nl i ways reposes with more confidence upon fact rthan theory, it may be useful to bring to the view of the Convention, the following facts in relation to one of our seaports: The foreign exports of Savannah, according to the Custom House returns, are $11,729,551 The exports coastwise, 4,060,000 i The aggregate of her exports is therefore $15,789,551 Her direct foreign imports are 1,010,200 ; Her circuitous importation offor eign goods is 6,000,000 ! And her importation of nianufao- | tu res U. S. is 3,.500,000 It is thus seen that independently of the I foreign goods which are circuitously imported | into the State of Georgia through her other j ports, and through the port of Charleston, : the circuitous importation of those goods, f through the port of Savannah alone, is $(>,000,- jOOO. Now, the difference of expense between i a direct and circuitous importation!, is estimat i ed, by practical men, to amount to *2O per cent. | It includes freight from the North to Savannah, | insurance, exchange, the profits of the northern | merchant, commissions, &o. The truth of this | statement may be tested by any merchant.— Assuming it to he correct, what follows ? We pay '2O per cent, on $0,000,000, or $1,200,- 000 to our northern brethren, for that which . ought to be done by ourown merchants. We pay this yearly, and every year, and we have been paying it for a series of years. Does any man wonder at the wealth which they have amassed ? at the splendor of their cities ? at the magnificence of their public works? Ixmk at , New York— She exports $ I 0,8 1 1 >,520 She imports $ 1 18,25i,l Hi The profits on this vast excess of her impor tation over her exportation, beyond what is necessary to her own consumption, would le gitimately belong to those who consume the articles so imported, and, it true to themselves, they were their own importers. These facts, in the view of the committee, speak a language which can neither be misun derstood, nor disregarded. They tell us that we are faithless to our own best interests, if. w ith muted effort, we de not endeavor to reme dy them. \\ hen we turn our attention to the means by which w e can secure to ourselves our undoubt ed right to supply our own wants, by the agen cy of our own merchants, we must not disguise the fact, that the difficulties which obstruct its accomplishment, are neither few nor small. * For a series of years, we have been accustom ed to look for the fir greater portion of our foreign supplies to the market of New York. This is the established channel of the foreign BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. trade of the South, and the difficulty ofolivert ing commerce from its established channels, has passed into an axiom. New \ ork has, moreover, one of the finest harbors in the world, and a magnificent scheme of internal improve ments carried into successful operation by the liberal use of the credit of the State, has open ed to her an interior trade which no other city in the Union enjoys. With these she com-j bines pn amount of capital adequate to her ex tended commerce. It consists not merely of the twenty millions possessed by her banks, but of the vast amount in the hands of indivi- . duals, which is actively engaged in commerce. The facility of communication which she en joys with Philadelphia, renders the large bank- \ ing capital of that city, also tributary to her merchants, and these combined advantages en ables her to furnish a market, the extent and variety of which exceeds that of every other in the United States. With these advan tages, she has been enabled to beat down the rivalry of Philadelphia, qf Boston, and of Balti more, and in a commercial view, she is the queen, not only of the North, but of the U nion. If the question were, whether we could com pete with New York, in the supply of any for eign market, it would be speedily answered. Such an experiment would be hopeless. But that is notour purpose. The bounty of Provi dence has made us producers of certain great staple articles of commerce, the value of which is more than adequate to supply our wants as consumers. To a great extent we are our own exporters of these articles to foreign markets, and to those of the other States. Why should we not bring home the returns which arc ne cessary to our own consumption and that of our sisters of the South-west. Having carried our cotton, rice, &.c. to Liverpool, or elsewhere, why should we employ a Nothern merchant to import into New York, and to send us from thence the goods which we want in return ? The answer to these enquiries would include many considerations which it is 'not necessary to examine hoi e. It is unquestionably true, how ever, that one of the cases which has large ly contributed to produce, and which still oper ate to continue this state of things, is the want of the capital necessary to these importations. The great staple article of our produce will in some sort export themselves, or will fur nish to a great extent the means of their own exportations. The purchaser in the interior can raise funds bydiscoutiliuga bill on his agent in the port of shipment, and the latter cau re imburse himself by draw ing on the foreign consignee.—But for the purchase of goods in a foreign market, the importer must have funds hero, or a credit upon which he can value, and 1 making his sales on long credits, must have the means of converting the paper he receives in to cash. The merchant of New York, in the course of a long continued traffic, has that credit established to the extent of his wants — or if not, the amount of capital at homo will readily furnish it. The merchant of the South enjoys no such advantage. To a limited ex tent one of the Banks of Charleston has en deavoured to supply this want by establishing a credit in England, upon which it can grant letters of credit to the importing merchant of i thut city, and a laudable cll’ort has been made, : though on a still smaller scale, by the Bank of the State of Georgia, to obtain the means of furuis'hing similar advantages to the importer of Savannah. Looking to our actual condi tion, it is obvious that these credits, and the discount of six, nine and twelve months pa per received by the importer, can be furnished and made only by our banks, ami it is equally certain that their present capitals will enable them to do this to a very inconsiderable ex ! tent. It has been seen that tlie imports of ; Savannah alone amount to $10,510,200. Its j banking capital, all told, $1,890,151. It will | be obvious that this is utterly inadequate to I the purpose of sum'll supply. If we turn atten ! tion from New York to our sister city of ! Charleston, who is entering into competition ! with us, with a spirit which becomes her, we | cannot fail to he struck ivfth the superior ad i vantages which her merchants will possess over ours.—She has already a banking cap ! ital of $9,000,600, to which is to he added a large portion of that of the great bank of $12,000,000, recently established under the : charter of three States, and therefore enjoy ing a protected circulation • throughout all their borders—with a banking capital of less than two millions, can Savannah successfully I compete with Charleston, with her sixteen or ; seventeen millions? And are we prepared for 1 the want of this, to sacrifice tlie natural ndvan ; tages,which our own seaport possesses? Not only Savannah, but our other more Southern ports, can justly claim superiority over Charles ton, as inlets from the Ocean. Savannah does ! not yield to her in the amount of her exports, ! and very far exceeds her in the amount of her tonnage. In determining the question, whether tlie banking capital of this one of our seaports be adequate to her wants, it may he useful to ! look at facts. The amount of the imports and exports of Savannah have been stat ed. i The amount of tonnage to foreign ports, ; engaged in freighting the productions of the last year, is 85.000 tons. That employed coastwise, is 50,000 “ Os square rigged vessels, owned in w hole or in part in Savannah, of which eighteen are ships of the largest class, averaging more than i five hundred tons, there are 37. Os which the value is $750,000 besides a number of sloops and schrs. There are throe incorporated companies in that city, employed in freighting goods and produce exclusively on Savannah lover, own ing of steamboats (three of which aft of iron,) 11 —and having approved boats. 44. The stocks of these companies a mount to t $4* i O.OOO There are two others running to Macon, whose stock amounts to $200,000 There are five other steamers running', and one now on the stocks, owned entirely in Sa vannah, valued at $70,000, and two other iron steamboats now building to mu between Sa vannah and Macon. In that city are also three steam rice mills, four steam saw mills, and a fifth in the eonrse of erection. These facts may serve to give some idea of tlie amount of bank capital necessary for domestic purposes in Savannah, and will man -1 ifest hou entirely inadequate to the foreign i wants of her merchants, is that which she en joys. Indeed, the buyers and shippers of pro duce in Savannah would be frequently de ficient in the funds necessary to make their purchases, but for the aid which they derive from the Banks and Trust Company of Auirus ta, and some of the still more interior Banks who employ their Savannah funds in the pur chase of foreign and domestic exchanges. If these, considerations, and others equally -obvii--!;, of w !:ic!t time dnot permit the and tail, are sufficient to manifest the necessity of increasing the banking capital of our seaports,' the only remaining inquiry is, in what mode that may be effected. The. actual capital of the country is believed, for the most part to be already in profitable investment, from which it cannot be abstracted to the extent required, without injury to some of the great interests of' the community.—ls this opinion be true, and practical men concur in its correct ness, that which is required for our present purpose must be in a great degree obtained from abroad. To do this upon the cheapest terms, the most undoubted security for its re imbursement must be afforded. That it is thus interesting to us all is sufficiently obvi ous. The merchant is but the agent in ex changing our products for the articles which we consume. Whatever facilities we afford , to the agent, tending to diminish the expense of this operation of exchange, is beneficial to the consumer, in diminishing the price of the articles of his consumption. The expenses at tendant on the shipment of a cargo of Sugar, coffee, and molasses, from the West Indies to N. Y, or of dry goods, hardware, Ac., from Liv erpool to the same port, to be thence tranship ped to Savannah or Charleston, the landing, drayage, freight, interest, commissions, insu rance, profits, &c., so far diminish the value of the cotton, rice, or lumber, which may be giv en for them. South Carolina has already act ed upon this principle.—lndependently of the large amount of banking capital which she has granted to her principal seaport, she has with prudent foresight and a just regard to the in terest of her people, provided a further in crease of it from foreign sources, to the amount of upwards of six milliuns more. Un less we follow the example, we shall soon see j our own produce purchased in our interior | markets, and transported to Charleston for ex ; port to foreign countries; while she will also ! furnish the supplies for our consumption. It I j has already occurred in many instances, that! I the merchants of Savannah have exported the | | produce of the South, exchanged it in foreign i j markets for articles of constant and general i i consumption at the South, and have been I I compelled, for want of such facilities as are i afforded elsewhere, to send them to New York \ j for a market. There are even instances in 1 j which the very merchant of Savannah who j j had sent the returns of his produce from for- j 1 eign ports to New York for sale, has received j on consignment some of his own imports, to he sold in part in Savannah, and in part to be ! forwarded to the interior of the State. It is too obvious to enquire, in this case, who paid ' the increased expenses on these goods here? These considerations, in the view of the com mittee, authorize an earnest appeal to the con stituted authorities of Georgia to interpose for j the protection of our merchants and our peo- j pie, by such an increase of the banking capi- j tal of our principal seaport, as may be ade- j quate to the purposes of a direct foreign trade.! The amount of banking capital which will be j required for the contemplated»purpose will be i large, since the credits which are necessary j to the import trade, are much greater than what: is requisite in the exportation of our produce, j It cannot be stated at less than ten millions, to ] protect us from the evils under which we at; present labor. In illustration of these facts, j it may be stated, that even foreigners are driv- j en from our ports, by the impossibility of real-1 izing in cash the sales of their cargoes. Ves- j sols loaded by foreigners, and entering into our i ports, with instructions to obtain a return car- : go, have been necessarily ordered to other j ports, from the incapacity of our banks to af- j lord the facilities necessary to realize their; sales, so as to put them in funds for the pur- ! chase of a return cargo of our produce. Ist. Resolved, That it be recommended to i the Legislature to afford the necessary addition 1 of banking capita! to the city of Savannah, both by the creation of anew bank, with a ; large capital, and the increase of the capital | and resources of any bank already located there w by the introduction of foreign capital, to ' be added to it, cm such terms, and in such a ! : manner as the Legislature may deem advisable 1 and proper. 2d. Resolved, That this Convention do recom- j mend to the banking institutions located at the j commercial points in the State, the necessity j of a direct credit with foreign capitalists with j a view to tiie extension of the requisite pecu niary facilities to our merchants, in a direct! trade with foreign countries. .‘ld. Resolved, That this Convention do re- ] commend to the Legislature the repeal of all j | such provisions, in the charters of any in- j : corporated companies, as prohibit foreigners I ! from being stockholders in such companies. ; Ith. Resolved, That this Convention regard I as of high importance the successful complc- j tion of our great system of internal improve- j ments, and recommend to the Legislature the , I vigorous prosecution of the Western and At- j : lantic Rail Road, and the extension of efficient! aid to companies engaged in works of internal : improvement, which may be deemed by the : Legislature of general importance. France, Mexico and Cuba.— The N. j Orleans Bee of the 3d inst. denies en ; tireiy the story that the assembling of a ; large naval anil military French force in the Gulf of Mexico ivas for the purpose of taking possession of the Island of Cuba. The editor says, it is certain that the good people of Havana have not the smallest i suspicion of this wonderful discovery, since tlie Prince de Joinville has just been received in that city with the liveliest de monstrations of respect and attention.— The Havana papers announce that the Prince was greeted on his arrival with salvos of artillery, the theatres were thrown open to him, public rejoicings were made, and the city became one vastsence of fes tivity. This is assuredly a singular man ner of welcoming an insidious foe. llvnuopuoniA.—One of the most awful instances of this disease occurred at Can ton, HI., a short time since. The unfor tunate victim was Wui. Moffett, aged 19 years, lie was bitten by a dog on the 1 Oth of June last, and according to the opin ion of physicians had recovered from the bile. The poor fellow fell into the hands! of quacks, and induced to believe that! he was recovering, when he ivas dying.— The spasms came on ten days after the fi- j nal attack, and produced an appearance too horrible for description. The agonies of the disease were too strong for his frame, 1 and he left the world, another martyr to that incurable distemper which dogs inflict' upon men. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. J SENATE Nov. 16.—-The bill introduced by Mr. Mil ler, respecting the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company, provides to increase the 1 capital stock one million; to authorize the company to issue bank notes, to an amount not exceeding one half of the stock actually ; paid in, to authorise the company to issue ’ letters of credit addressed to its agents in any part of Europe; and to authorise also the com pany to make advances on cotton and other produce, in store and for export. This morning a resolution was adopted, re quiring the committee on internal improve ments to inquire into the expediency of direct ing the superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, to discontinue the work now in progress for two tracks on the road, and to continue it only for one track. The Treasurer and Comptroller made their reports this morning, of the fiscal operations of the last political year. Mr. Alexander laid on the table a preamble and resolutions in relation to the separation of the fiscal affairs of the general government from banks—in relation to the constitutionali ty of a U nited States Bank, and the issuing of Treasury notes. Mr. Harralson called up a resolution in re lation to the building a double track in the construction of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, which was agreed to. 17th—Very little business of importance was done in either branch of the legislature this morning. Next week some important matters will be taken up, or reported by the committees; until then, the Legislature will be mostly occupied with local bills. Mr. Sagur laid on the table a preamble and resolutions, relative to works of internal im provement in the State, directing the cominis ! sioners on internal improvements to make cer ! tain inquiries, &c. | Iftth—Mr King presented a bill to amend and i consolidate the acts granting chartered rights | and privileges to Win. B. Davis and Urbanus i Dart, and their associates to establish a com | pany to construct a canal or rail-way or both | from the Alatamaha to Turtle River, in Glynn ! county, or to Brunswick, passed 20th Dec. j 1826, and 14th Dec. 1830, and 20th Dec. j 1834. Read first time. Mr. Spencer presented a bill to incorporate Retreat Academy in the county of Liberty. Read first time. 20th—This morning a bill was introduced to incorporate the Brunswick Insurance and Trust Company. The committee on Internal Improvements, to whom had been referred a resolution of the Senate, instructing that committee to enquire into the expediency of constructing the Wes tern and Atlantic Rail Road with but one track, reported against changing the plan adopted in the construction of the road, &c. A bill was passed to compute time hereaf ter, in all cases whatever, according to the ca lendar month, instead of the lunar month, as practised in some cases. 21st—This morning, the bill to pardon John Gray, now in the jail of Augusta, under sen tence of death for murder, was passed, yeas 60, nays 14. A joint committee has been appointed, with power to send for persons and papers, on the memorial of a number of citizens of Cass coun ty, in which charges are alleged against Col. Long, the State Chief Engineer, of malprac tice in office, and corrupt speculations. I have been informed, however, by persons ac quainted with the nature of the charges al ledged against Col. Long, that his reputation will not suffer by the investigation ordered by the Legislature. 22d—Both branches of the Legislature have been mostly occupied with local bills, some of which have been passed, and others read a second time. But the time approaches when the most important matter of the session will be taken up for consideration and discussion. HOUSE. Nov. 16.—A proposition is pending, for the appointment of a committee to enquire into the expediency of rcchartering the Central Bank, with such modifications and amend ments to the charter which may bo deemed proper, especially with regard to "the propriety of establishing branches of the institution. The charter of, this bank expires on the Ist of January, 1840. A .resolution ivas adopted yesterday, w hich is of great importance to the financial opera tions of the State, and to a more perfect un derstanding of the financial resources of {lie State. By this resolution the committee on Finance is required to report as soon as prac ticable, tlie condition of tlie public treasury ; the assets and liabilities in the treasury, spe cifying the debts due the State, the amount of available funds, the losses sustained on bonds and notes, &c.; in short, to report the present condition of the public treasury. Mr. Howard has introduced a bill, setting apart for internal improvements, all the avail able funds in the Central Bank. In the absence of the Speaker, Mr. Day, the House proceeded this morning to the election of a Speaker pro. tem. Mr. Brown of Wilkes, was chosen on the third ballot On the first ballot Mr. Brown had 81 votes, Mr. Meriwether 80, and scattering 1. On the 2d, Mr. Brown had 81, Mr. Meriwether 79, scattering 2. On the 3d, Mr. Brown had 83, Mr. Meriwether 80, scattering 2. 17th To-day, bills were introduced to charter -a bank to be located at Bainbridsre, Decatur county, with a capital of $300,000, to be increased if necessary to $(>00,000, to be styled the Southern Rank. To amend an act, passed Dec. 24, 1832, to establish an infirmary for the relief and protec tion of aged and afflicted negroes in the State of Georgia. 18th—A communication was received from his excellency the governor, advising the gen eral assembly that the British government had refused the privilege to the Rev. Clias. W. Howard, the agent to London, to procure cop ies of certain colonial records, and that Mr. Howard requested to he instructed if he should ! remain longer in England under the circum stances. Mr. Howard states that it will not cost less than $9,500 to employ scribes to copy the documents relating to the early history of the fetate. The governor suggests the pro- j priety of an additional appropriation for his compensation. Bills introduced the first time—To extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to fif ty dollars. For the encouragement of volun teer corps of cavalry in the eastern district.— Further to amend the militia laws of the State, in relation to the 4st regiment, and to grant; to certain officers of said regiment exemption from jury duty. Bills passed—To incorporate a volunteer company of cavalry m the county of Wayne. To amend the road laws, so far as relate to the county of Camden. 20th—Mr. Hopkins, member elect from the county of Mclntosh, rice W. Mabry, resigned, appeared, was qualified, and'took his'-seat. ‘ Several bills came up for a third reading, but the House not being full, (several mem bers having obtained leave of absence,) the same were, on motion, passed over for the present. A communication from, hiTexcellency the governor, transmitting the report of the com missioners of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, was read,;aud Jthe same was referred to the committee on internal improvement, and 200 copies of the report ordered to be printed for the use of the members. 22d—Yesterday, a bill was introduced to aid m the construction of rail roads in this State, and for other purposes connected therewith, j This bill is the one which was anxiously look led for, by friends and foes. Upon it will pub i lie opinion; divide*, The bitt is carefully ! drafted, and will require very few amend | ments; and almost as it is, the Legislature will have to decide upon it I have not examined the bill so as to form an opinion; it will be printed to-morrow, and I shall hasten to send you a copy; it is more concise than I expected. FROM MEXICO. The U. S. sloop of war Vandalia, arriv ed at the Balize on the 18th inst. from Tampico, which port she,left on the 4th inst., having on board ninety-five thou sand dollars in specie, for merchants in New Orleans. She brings but little news. The recent arrival of two French frigates at Sacrificios is mentioned. It is stated that despatches had been recently sent by the new commander of the French squad ron, to the government of Mexico, deman ding, it was presumed, for the last time, an immediate payment of the indemnity, and should the courier return with an un favorable answer, an immediate attack on Vera Cruz by the French was confidently expected by the inhabitants, who appeared determined to sacrifice their lives on the altar pf patriotism. At Tampico the Revolutionists were busy in making preparations to repel the government troops, who were reported to he within seven leagues, and rapidly marching upon that city.—[Aug. Con. Rah. Roads. General Gaines has kindly furnished us with a diagram of a system ol railroads, planned by himself, to extend over the United States. An inspec tion of the diagram shows Kentucky and Tennessee, to be the centre from which railroads branch out to all points of the Union, connecting for instance, Neiv-Or leans with Portland in Maine; Buffalo and Plattsburg, New-York; Detroit, in Michi gan; Chicago, in Illinois; Charleston, in S. Carolina; Fort Gibson, in Arkansas; St. Louis, in Missouri, and several other points still farther to the Far West. The work, says Gen. Gaines, is designed, in time of war, to enable us to wield our fighting men, with their arms and ammu nition, from central and middle States to the most vulnerable points of attack on our sea-board and inland . border—in one tenth part of the time and at one tenth part of tfie expense, that movements would cost on ordinary roads. It is a work, moreover, rendered indissoluble by its great and imperishable utility to the states and people in general—giving safety to our national independence —encourage ment to literature and science—profitable extension to agriculture, and protection to the manufacturing and mechanic arts— thereby tending to make our beloved coun try prosperous and happy in peace, aud impregnable in war. This scheme, taken altogether, is grand and sublime, and if carried into effect would make the United States the greatest nation on earth. Suc cess, we say, to the martial patriot and his august plans for the protection and agran dizement of his country. —[New Orleans Bulletin, Blair Forest—Extraordinary Deer Chase. On Lord Edward Thynne wounded a deer, about seven o’clock p. m., slipping two dogs at him. After a capital chase of three miles down to the Tilt, the deer i came to bay in the river, very near tho i kennel, from which two of the dogs got ' out, when the deer broke hay, and ran up | Benty Glo, one of the highest hills of the j forest, followed by the four dogs. Lord E. Thynne and his party were now oblig j ed to give up the chase, it being near nine ; o’clock and quite dark- Next morning a ! keeper was sent out in search of the dogs, when he found the deer standing at the very top of Benty Glo, and the dogs still with him holding him at bay. On the ap-. proach of the keeper, he again broke away and took struight dawn Benty Glo, to the Tilt, a distance of six miles, where having been once more brought to bay, !he was shot by Mr. Butler of Faskally, who was coming up from his residence at tlie time, all the dogs being still with the deer. The two first dogs that were slip-, ped at him having thus never left him for seventeen hours. They were taken home in a very tired and exhausted condition. [Glasgow Courier, Judge Foster. —A short time before this great Lawyer’s death, he went to Ox ford Circuit, in one of the hottest sum mers that had been remembered; his charge to the grand jury was as follows: “Gentlemen, the weather is extremely hot, I am very old, and you are very well ac quainted with your duty—practise it.” An old bachelor, searching for the ad vantages of single life, is like an owl, de ciphering hierogl vphios.