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[Krora (hr Charli-tion Courier.)
TO MR. COPPER,
In (Ac Character if Market 1 1 .
Cooper, whuae nwgttart can tbu« urmy
Kncli Passion's farm, and liriug It iota p'af,
Majullc, nernly line—
Whew manly lone and inleUrrlual
Onn image forth the lofty and the high,
To calm reflection'* view.
Ko wander mallra, airkening at the tight,
Should aim itt venom'd arrow to the he ight
tV hereon thou atandt't alone.
Sun let them (tare, with rnviuui Uie
Offailing power' thy worth aaaail—
We feel thou had loti none.
Btlll art thou eminent, beyimd the few
Who dare to claim the aorred circle too,
When thou art at the goal,
Nature, whn meant thee for the giant race,
And ha* aaalgaed to all a lower place,
Keep* thee beyond the whole.
The trlrka of meaner actor* taught lo tllgbt,
Tboo Handed proudly In thy antive might—
Thine 1* no vulgar power,
That aeeht npolaute In etnp trap, drol and start—
Thine I* the look and action nf the heart,
Whatever tie the ehang'i of the hour.
We meet thee now. dill warmly a« before,
And hall thee mighiv reader of the lore
Os then, wed link hov" maw.
Tho* Northern ftrille* deem the nplrll gone,
That oare, in other day*, ao prmntlv .hone—
And London mol,« nho*e.
CIMRLKSTON.
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the enneyed tweet, and plaintive elTiition, I* from the pen
of.T. Mill* Rmwn of our Theatre, who I* an well known
at e Comedian. nod a* en liipenion* Machinist Tbn*e
who heve wltneeied Mr. Prnwn\ delineation of Gregory,
Tonv Lumpkin, Nlpperhln and laeh Ilowllne, will lie
(urnrlard Ihel «nrh a leughier-lnving genlu*, *bould he
capable of producing *nrh plaintive drain* —til. CaJtl.
I fin PE IN HEAVEN
fwniTTK"i to MRie car aan cun ]
In m*rr\ hind fhlf brulfpd bfnrt,
Th<*ii fnwir, whohndi- m* •roll* and w#*pf
Hush IU wild llimh—or hid If part.
And rndlfsi ilff p.
•h! whtrt't Ih* hop* forlofiy fnlndtf
Thftf* souls of nsk who will not rrsw-
Hor bend—tbmifb rent by ruthless winds!
Wberef~>lnthe Rinse.
Nil ro-mnlen is tbe wounded deer,
The moon hnngs sickly when she wanes}
And wintry storms, end bunr-frosts drear
Strip Hiitutun’s pinion.
lint there’s n rest for those who mourn,
A hidm for wrung end risen}
Mild dreams lor ¥fi* will* nntiuKh worn}
’Tli-Hopi in ffi axtn.
latest FRoy Europe!
Philadelphia, Dec. 15.
We «re indeb pd to Mr. Sanderson, of
the Merchants’ CoflVe House, tor the Liv
prponl Chronicle of the Bth of November,
brought hy Captain Baldwin, of lh« Packet
Ship Alexander, arrived here yesterday,
from which tlie following information was
pxtracipd;—
Liverpool, Nov. 8.
Recent Jplten from Oporto represent the
whole of the norihern provinces of P<ntugal
to lie in a must convulsed stale. On the
22d ult. n force of 2.000 Guerillas was sla
ted l > be within three I agues <>f Oporto.
An article from the Lower Elite, in the
Nnremburgh Correspondent, states that a
Hanoverian regiment entered the Bruns
wick territory on the 12ih nil. and occu
pied the district of Thedingltansen.
Alter a trifling reaction, Itie price nf
corn has ag tin risen, and we believe there
is no doubt entertained lint 'he ports will
open fir the admission of foreign grain, at
the low duty of one shilling per quarter.
Letters have been received here, stating
that (lie Fiench government has prohibited
the export nf corn from France, and that
(he shipment nf‘‘fifteen cargoes of grain,”
at H ivre, had been in consequence of litis
prohibition, prevented.
The Prussian State (Jax-tte of the 30th
October, brings down the new< from Varna
to the 15ill ult.—The following is an ex
tract;—
“Early in the morning of the 12th of
Oct 'her, a Te Drum was chanted in the
camriof Count Worontnw, end in presence
of the Emperor, in celebration of the Full
of Varna The finest weather favored the
solemnity, m which all the diplomatists and
officers were present On the same mor
ning, the Captain Pacha, marched pm ,>f
the citadel, together wi' l, • noopa in fa
vor of ■*■•—*• a capitulation had been
agreed to. On the 13th His Majesty the
Emperor attended divine service in the
Greek metropolitan church of Varna. On
the evening of the 14th his Majesty had it
in contemplation lo embark for Odessa,
and thence to continue uninterruptedly his
journey to St. Petersburg. The corps di
phmutique was to embark for Odessa at
the same lime.—Omer Vtinne retreated
immediately after the surrender of Varna,
and had taken up « position on the opposite
bank •(' lh- Kauitshik. He was closely
pursued tiy Prince Eugene of Wurtem
barg. Ttie tirami Vi* er had already ad
vaoced as far as K mi'suik lo support Omer
Vrione, btr in c uisequeiice of recent events
had also made a retrograde movement.
GREECE.
The Monileur of Nov 2 slates, that des
patches hive been received from the Mar
quis de Mai* m, announcing the surrender
of ihe fortresses of Coron, IMoHon, Niva
rho, P 'tras and the Castle of the Morca,
which had been left p v Ibrahim Pacha, in
the nveupati tn of 5500 Ttnkisb and Egyp
tian troops, win were to he immediately
embarked for Egypt, with their arms and
baggage
The colours of the allied P iwers,( French
and English,) were hoisted in the several
forts; and the Marquis de Muison, states
his intention to deliver up Coron to the
Greek Government, as soon as it shall send
regular troops Co occupy it.
Extract from the minutes of the Trustees
of Mte University of Georgia, at its session
in Milledgaville, in November last.
Resolved, That from and after the 15th
of April, 1829. the following uniform dress
be prescribed fur the Students of Franklin
College vie: A Frock Coat, to be made of,
dark grey Georgia homespun, wool and
the seams covered with black silk
or narrow braid; black buttons;—
Pantaloons of the same material, cor
ded or braided tn the same manner.
PubVHied for the information of Parents
•And others who furnish clothing.
From tlw S»*«nn»b lupubliean. y
REPORTOFTHE SECRETARY OF s
THE TREASURY. r
Tliis documenl is 100 long for our co- i
lomns, and we therefore avail ourselves of „
die following abstract of it, which we take |,
from the Charleston Patriot. * t
P UIILIC DEHT. 4
The national debt has been positively les- 4
sened in amount, by upwards of sixty five a
millions, since Ist Jan. 1827, the period of c
the establishment of the Sinking Fund, (j
(roni the surplus of income over expenditure. n
The sura that will have been paid in princi- J
pal and interest since that period to the first
of January nevt, will be $146,679,873 48. L
Os this sum $88,834,108 66, has been paid £
< n account of principal, and $37,835,634 f
82 on account of interest. The remaining 1
debt on the Ist of January, 1829. will be J
in nominal amount $58,362,135 78. Rot
from this sum should be taken the seven (
millions of dollars, being apparent debt on- J
ly in the shape of subscription to United
States’ Bank Stork, leaving at the actual ’
debt of the United Stales on the Ist of Jan- j
nary next, the small sum of $51,362,135
78, the old Revolutionary Three Per Cents 1
constituting more than thirteen millions of
dollars of this amount. Five millions four '
hundred and sixty-three dollars and twelve 1
cents were paid on the Ist of July last, and
it is in contemplation to pay four millions
fifty thousand seven hundred and eighty
dollars on the Ist of January ensuing. The
Secretary assuming that tie slated appro
priation of ten millions, will redeem the re
maining debt in the same ratio as in the
present year, the whole will have been ex
tinguished in four years.
“The four millions fifty thousand seven
hundred and eighty dollars and seventy
seven cents, intended to be paid at the
close of the present year, consist of the Six
Per Cent. Slock, also created by the act of
the 24th of March, 1824, but denominated
the loan of the 22d of August, 1814; being,
in like manner, all that remains unpaid of
that particular loan.”
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The actual receipts from all sources dur
ing the year 1827, amounted to $22,966,
563 96, which with the balance in the
Treasury on the Ist of January of that year
of $6,358,636 18, gave an aggregate of
f $29,3250,50 14. The Customs yielded
during that year upwards of $19,500,000
( and the public land neatly $1,500,000. —
1 The expenditures for the same period
, amounted to $22,656,761 04. There was
1 a balance in the Treasury on the Ist of
January of $6,668,286 1 0.
“The actual receipts during the three first
. quarters of 1828, are supposed to have
| amounted to $18,633,600 2”, and those ol
• the 4>ti quarter it is supposed will amount
. to 5,461.283 40. making the total receipts
for 1828 $24,094 863 67, which added to
> the balance in (he Treasury on tin- Ist of
1 January, as above stateo, gives an aggre
. gate of 30 763,149 77- The expenditures
. ot the three first quarters of the year are
supposed to have amounted to eighteen mil
r lions two hundred and forty four thousand
. nine hundred and seven dollars and oinety-
I one cents; and those for the 4th quarter it
is supposed will amount to seven millions
three hundred and ninety-two thousand, six
hundred and three dollars and seventy-two
cents; nuking for the whole year, twenty
five millions six hundred and thirty seven
thousand five hundred and eleven dollars
and sixty three cants. This expenditure
includes, as tite items in the document will
show, upwards of twelve millions on ac
count of the debt, mid will leave in the
Treasury 011 the Ist of January 1829, an
estimated balance of five millions one hun
dred and twenty five thousand six hundred
and thirty-eight dollars and fourteen cents.
This balance will be subject to the appro
priations of moneys for the service of 1828,
that have not as vet been called for, a sum
. . • .... .. -uiiorea
estimated at three million? “v
, . , ~ „ . ... includes the $1,000,-
thousand dollar*- . 1 . r ’
(V ,«. 01 londs now effective, os heretofore
explained.
ESTIMATE OF REVENUE AND EX
PENDITURE, for 1829.
The gross amount of duties secured by
Custom House Bonds, during the three
; first quarters of the present year, is eslima
, led at twenty two millions nine hundred
1 and ninety-seven thousand dollars; and the
amount that will be secured during the
l fourth quaiter, at five millions; making an
I aggregate for the whole year of twenty se
, ven millions nine hundred and ninely-se
i ven dollars. The debentures, for draw
f buck of duly, issued during the three first
quarters, to $2,964,584 60 cents; and the
amount outstanding on the last day of the
r third quarter, was $3,261,798 05 cents, of
t which one million fouv five thousand one
hundred and forty four dollirsand forty-six
cents are chatgeable upon the revenue of
• 1829 The amount of bonds in suit at the
close of the third quarter, was $4 624.27% <
' 75 cents; which xceeds, by $189,466 1/ t
cents, the amount that was in suit on tic t
, corresponding day of 1827*. 1
“M iking the proper deductions or the I
foregoing and other accounts from theg r<, ss
amount of duties secured in 1828, tcv
enue to be received from the Cu* o ® B in a
1829 may be estimated at twenty 'ne mil- 1
1 lions five hundred thousand d'i l,rs s that
from the sale* of the public ia-ds may be j
1 put down at one million: th» from bank ;
dividends at four hundred ar- 1 ninety thou- t
' sand dollars; and that from-ncidental sour- 1-1
ces at about one hundred » ; d fifty thausand 8
making a total of twenty.nree millions, one H
1 hundred and forty thouand dollars. The i
1 expenditures are estiuated thus: For the w
whole civil list, iuclidingmiscellaneous ob- •'
1 jects «t»d the ten millions for the debt,
1 twelve millions ore h.vhdredand sixty thou- j
1 sand dollais; Cor.he<»ilil»ry establishments, 1,1
f and objects in connexion with them five 1’
I millions and i<ly thousand; and for the n«- “
; val four millotts four hundred and twenty
■ thousand; naking in the whole, twenty-one t ;,
• millions ti hundred and forty thousand at
dollars, md giving an excess of receipts for th
1 theywr 1829, over its expenditure, of one bl
millin five hundred dollars.
•The receipt* for 1828 were estimated bi
eijvoufcic ,ihv
at twenty-two millions three hundred thou-j
sand dollars; but are likely to amount in
point of fact, to above twenty-four millions.
The receipts for 1829 are estimated as is
seen above, at twenty three millions one
hundred and forty thousand. It has not
been considered safe to place them, by any
* titled anticipation, at a higher sum; yet
re are appearances in the commercial j
and political world which, in their further
development, may carry the actual receipts ,
of 1829 at least as (hr above thetr estimated ,
amount, as is likely to be the case with ,
those of 1828. It for example without al- ,
lading to other contingencies, any conlin .
ued or further activity in the demand for ,
grain and fl iur should lead to heavier ex- ,
portations of our produce than usual, with
in a few months to come, there would of |
course be a re-flaw of heavier importations.
The revenue of 1829 would feel the effects (
of these increased receipts; because, even
under the Img credits allowed on duly
bonds a portion of the duties that accrue '
within the year are receivable within the
year. But such events as these, although
lit perhaps, to be incidentally hinted at, are
to be viewed with caution as the ground
work of any positive financial calculations;
and accordingly, have not been adopted in
that sense upon the present occasion.
STANDING "COMMITTEES,
or THE SENATE
Committee on Foreign Relation*. —
Messrs. Tazewell, (Chairman,) Sandford,
While, Berrien and B-*II.
Committee on Finance. —Messrs. Smith
of Md. (Chairman,) McLane, Smith of
S. C. Branch and Silsbee.
Committee on Commerce. Messrs.
Woodbury, (Chairman,) Silsbee, Johnston
of Lou Williams and McLane.
Committee on Manufactures —Messrs.
Dickerson, (Chairman,) RuggUs, Knight,
Barnard and Ridgely.
Committee on Agriculture —Messrs.
Bateman, (Chairman,) Buuligny, Willey,
Marks and Chambers.
Committee on Military Affairs —Messrs.
Benton, (Chairman,) Johnson of Ky. Bar
nard, Chandler and Hendricks.
Committee on the Militia —Messrs.
Chandler, (Chairman,) Marks, Tyler, Me
Kinley and Branch.
Committee on Naval Affairs. —Messrs.
Hayne, (Chairman,) Robbins, Seymour,
Woodbury and Tazewell.
Committee on Public Lands ■—Messrs.
Barton, (Chairman,) King, Eaton, Ellis
and Kane.
Committee on Private Land Claims
Messrs. Smith of S. C. (Chairman,) Mc-
Kinley, Thomas, Kane and Burton
Committee on Indian Affairs —Messrs.
White, (Chairman,) Foot, King, Prince
and Benton.
Committee of Claims. —Messrs. Rug
gles, (Chairman,) Bell, Chase, Rowan and
Webster.
Committee on the Judiciary. —Messrs,
Berrien, (Chairman,] Seymour. Webster,
Rowan mid Hayne.
Committee on the Post Offers & Post
Roads. — Messrs. Johnson of Ky. [Chair
man,] Ellis, Tyler, Johnston of Lou. and
Silsbee,
Committee on Pensions.—Messrs No
hie, [Chairman,] Maiks, Chase, Foot and
Prince. 0
Committee on the District of Columbia.
Messrs. Eaton, [Chaiiman,] Bouliguy,
Chambers, Noble and Ridgely.
Committee on the Contingent Expenses
of the Senate. —Messrs. Kane, [Chair
man,] Hendricks and Chambeis.
Committee on Engrossed Hills, —Messrs.
Marks, [Chairman,] Willey and Bateman.
There is, in the Piesideni’s Message, a
covert attack on the south, in relation to
what has been filsely called the
protects, ’’which smacks of- ~ *
1 . . . .ocuimenu. Mr. Adams,
and smuto.e-r ~ , J
.... nhio,> 01 the powers of the gential and
slate governments, observes:
“ The case of a conflict between these
two powers has not been supposed; nor
has any provision been made for it in our
institutions ; as a virtuous nation of ancient
times existed more than five centuries with
out a law sot the punishment of parricide.”
The idea that it is parricidal in a state
to talk of division and separation, corres
ponds with the opinions long entertained
by the aristoenuy of this country, that the
general government possessed all the rights,
and the states were mere dependencies.—
The fact is otherwise, and the sovereignty
of the states, in the broad sense of the word,
is the on I' check we have upon the increa
sing ppver of the general government,
which, •( unconstitutionally or tyrannically 1
exercised, must lead to a separation one day I
or archer. Republicans in principle, not <
in hnguage, will strain every nerve fu r the 1
geterul safety, in checking the influence of 1
tie national government, and increasing 1
lie powers of the slate governments. As *
to disunion projects, it is the language of
designing politicians ; it has no real exist
ence, unless, indeed, we confide in the dec- '
laratioi.s of Mr. Adams himself, relative to
the eastern federalists.— N. Y. Enquirer
Washisgtos. Dae I?,
la the House of Representatives jested v !
arcsdu'ion was offered by Mr Sprague rrqa'r •
ing the Conmiltee on Military Affairs .0 jnrjii te 1
into the expediency of prob biloig ihe sale 01
spirt s to the a my; and a resolution r la ive o
the appropriation of the produce if sal s 0
lauds to the purposes of education, by Mr Vi\
row Are olution offered by Mr Lawrknce '
reiening it to the Pus Office C inmi u-e to pm I 1
yuire into the expediency of prohibi’i- g ,he a
transportation of 'be mail on the Sabbath day ,1
was laid on the labia on motion of Mr lUrmahd r
Pbe bills relative 'o Drawback, ordered to be
iiigros ed on W.diesday, were read a third a
ime and passed. *
Denmhtr 16 n
I • the Senate yesterlay, Mr Eato* intro- i (
luced a Joint Resolotion. amending (be R«so
ntioii of 1619, relative to the election of a
i’rinler to each House of Cocgress, so as to a
nake a majjhty. Instead of a plurality of votes,
leces-ary to a »home
la the Hou-e of Representative*, the resclu- *
ions laid on the lab e on Friday were takrn c
ip and agreed to. The House theu to.<k up tl
he Bill making a furtbep allowance of draw- ~
ack 00 Sugar refined In the United States, up
n which some di-cu sion took piece, wb cb ,
(as interrup'ed befo-e any disposition of thr
till by a successful motion to adjourn, ><
Georgia Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, Dec. 11.
CHEROKEE LANDS. \
Mr. IVERSON laid on the table the fol- i
lowing report and resolutions. I
The {committee to whom was referred
the resolution directing them to enquire
whether the Chernkees are now in posses
sion of any land formerly the property of \
the Creeks, and ceded by them to the U.
Slates for the use of Georgia, have had the
same under consideration, and beg leave to 1
REPORT:
That by an examination of the Treaty
held and concluded on the 22d March,
1813, between the United Slates and the
Creek tribe of Indians, it is hereby ascer
tained, that said tribe ceded to the whites a
certain tract of country lying within certain
boundaries designated by said treaty, the
northern part of which was a line running
from Suwanna old town, on the Chattahoo
chee, to the head of the Appalachee River.
By reference to the treaty of the Bth July
1817 between the Cherokees and the Gen
eral Government, it is also ascertained, that
said tribe ceded, by said treaty, a portion of
their lands lying north of said line and east
of the Chattahoochee. From which it
would clearly appear, that as late as 1818
the Suwanna old town on the Chattahoo
chee was the point on said River to which
the boundaries of the Creek and Cherokees
extended. The one having ceded lauds
north, and the other south of that point.—
By reference to the other treaties with said
tribe, entered into by the United Stales, it
appears that the mouth of Wills Creek on
the Coosa River, was the established point
of boundary between said tribes on that
river. The most rational conclusion, from
these facts is, that the established bounda
ry between said tribes west of the Chatta
hoochee was a line connecting the two
points above designated, vie: the Suwanna
old town, on the Chattahoochee and the
mouth of Wills Creek, on the Coesa River,
la confirmation of this conclusion, your
committee have received information from
Gen. D. B. Mitchell, former Creek agent,
that a boundary had been established be
tween said tiibes running from Suwanna
old town as as 'resaid, immediately across
to the Hightower River at a place called
Sixes old town—thence down said river to
the mouth of Wills Creek, that such boun
dary was agreed upon and established be
tween said tribes, by a convention or treaty
held many years ago, to which the United
Stales was a party, and which was ratified
and recognised by the General Govern
mem as the ftermaneot boundary line be
tween said tiibes Your committee are
confident, from all the information which
they have received, that the fact is suscep
tible of proof, not only from the report
made to ill- General Government by Col.
Hawkins, formerly Indian agent, but by
th“ testimony of living witnesses, that such
was the established boundary if said tribes
between said rivers, Coosa and Chattahoo
chee, and the only one ever recognised and
ratified by (be Government of the United
States.
Your committee are aware of the fact
that by a subsequent agreement or conven
lion betw en said tribes, in 1821, another,
and a different boundary was attempted to
he established, running from the Buzzard
roost on the Chattahoochee in a straight
li'te to the mouth of Wills Cteek But this
line was agreed upon and run by the in
dians themselves without the assent or au
thority of the General Governmeu* ’ ri,e
United Slates was •*- r—') 10 suc *' ngree-
- , nave your committee understoou
that it has been recognised or ratified by
the General Government. It is therefore
void. The Creek tribe hud no light, ac
cording to the constitution of the United
States, and laws of Congress, to cede any
portion of Hs territory to the Cherokees,
by an arrangement, treaty or negotiation
to which the United States was not a par
•y*
The convention of 1821 between said
tribes being thus clearly and unquestiona
bly null and void, the whole of the territo
ry lying south of the long established, and
p' liiinnem boundary, between said tribes,
first above described, east of the Alabama
line, is now the rightful property of Ge ir
gia, for by the treaty of Isih Nov. 1827 ,
made by tire Creeks with tire United States
all (T.e lauds owned or claimed by the
Creek nation of Indians, not heretofore
ceded, and which, on actual survey should
he found to he within the chaptered limits '
«f Georgia, were ceded to (he United States '
for the use of Georgia. It is a fact admit- '
(ed on ail hands, and well ascertained that
the territory thus described does lie within 1
•he chartered limits of Georgia. 1
Under these considerations, and with J
these views your Committee beg leave to of
fer the following resolutions.
Resolved, That his Excellency the Gov- i
ernor be authorised and requested to adopt >
the most efficient means to procure all the \
i.(formation and evidence in his power in s
i elation to the true boundary line between (
die said tribes of Indians. r
Ri solved, Thai should the fact be suffi
* iently established in his opinion, that the 1
proper line between said tribes, at the time
of cession .by the treaty with the Creeks
of Nov. 1827- was the sine first above des 1
cribed, beginning at the Suwanna old town ;i
as aforesaid, running to the Hightower Riv o
er, nod thence to the mouth of Wills Creek a
011 the Coosa, that lie be instructed to take ii
immediate and efficient measures to have t
said line distinctly run and marked, in such t
a manner as he may deem must advisable, u
Resolved, That as soon ns said line n
shall be run and marked, that his Excellen- 1(
cy the Governor be instructed to request
■he President of the United Stales to have 1
removed immediately ail and every Indian fi
ahelher Creek or Cherokee, who maybe I
found residing within thjs territory afore- p
at
;
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, IS2 1
[lj* To give our journey m“n and apprentices *
an opportunity pf partaking in the festivities of I
the ensuing holidays, and also to enable us to c
remove onr Printing Office and resilence, no s
piper will be issued on Saturday neat. <
— . . r
We are indebted to the police attention of f
the Hon. it. H Wilde, Wilson Lumpkin, John
Floyd, C. E Haynes, G. R. Gilmer, and othors 1
of our ilepreseala ives in Congress, for the do
contents accompanying the President’s Message,
the Treasury Report, and other public docu
ments.
The Theatre —On Friday evening Mr. Adams 1
made bis seco id appearance, in the character of
Alexander the Great, in Lea’s Tragedy of that s
name, and rands a deep impression upon the
feelings of the audience by his admirable r#p
res»n*aiion of it. Indeed it was so far beyond I
what bad been anticipated of hit bistrionlfc '
powers, and se very like what the imagination *
wou d de act of ike proud port, 1
the fiery spirit, and chivalric bearing of thrf Ma 1
cedonian be o, that the audience was at once 1
both delighted anl astonished, and gave vent J
to their feelings in the most enthusiasm and '
lengthened burs's of applauie. It was through ‘
out, a richly glowing end beautiful represents- *
lion ; chaste, natural, dignified, and grace. *
ful; and, in the last scene, might have doue
credit to almost any ad or. The freezing agony |
depicted under the influence of the poison, was (
horrib'y but naturally expressive ; the quick |
transition from cold to heat; exceedingly alri. |
king; and the pari where be stands high upontho (
arms of Ibe chair and in a slate of delirium fan- 1
cies himself again the mighty and all conquer.
iug “ son of Ammon’’in the midst of an over-
whelming and victorious army, was beautifully |
graud and impress’ye. Mrs. Hill’s Roxana was \
an able and impressive personation, and several *
of the other charac’ers were at least very res- I
peclahly represented. We hope this piece will i
be again presented during the season, for the
gratification of those who did not, as well as of .
those who did a'tend it on this occasion.
Mr. Cooper's Virginias —On Monday evening (
the distinguished Tragedian, Mr. Coopeu, ap
paared before the Augusta au Hence, for the first
time after a lapse of nine years, in the charac
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ter and Tragedy of Virginias; and was received
with the warmest demonstrations of respect and (
admiration. The inclemency of the weather ,
was so great throughout the day and evening,
anJ the streets so exceeding y mu Idy, that it 1
was generally expected the performance would
he postponed, or that the seats would ba very ,
thinly occupied; but such was the anxiety of
the public to greet ‘he great Amer.can Actor (
with a welcome worthy of its regard and esteem,
(Eat each one was delighted to find at a very
early hour an unusually crowded and respccta (
blc audience The u mist aulely and impa j
lienee was manifested f. r the rising of the cur- t
lain; and when it Jid ria*- and the welcome '■
visitor a.ipearvd before them in ail the na'ive J
dignity and mnly brati'y of hi us. If, and (he j
stern but noble majesty of the Roman Patriot i
the thundering simultaneous bii'si of applause '
was like an electric shark; and lin'd (he e.i
thusiastic and untirng cheers and the waving j
of hats, it became in length almost douUlul
whether or not i* wod ci ise And what shall
wc say of his acting, if ndecd that in iy b ’ cull
ed acting which s'-emel ’h very ess n eof j
reality—and wherein, if tiere vv s aught of art,
it was ‘hat peculiar and highly r -r; wh ch j
s the very nnrf— ot nl4 ' ur ’ ! Or bow shall 1
give expression to that general sense of .<d- J
mi. a'inn of which we could no' but pa t die ! ,
We watched os narrowly as tint overwhelming I
power which carried us beyond the noirow 1
bounds of criticism would permit, for the ■< fail' j
iug powers” and “ falling off” which hav.
lately been so frequently the theme of those
puny whipsters of bypercrilicism, who know [
no histrionic merit bu‘ that which has received ,
the Royal stamp of Old Drury’s parly-colored I
mob. lily —the choice spirits of strenubnwiing s
hucksters,old'inthesmen, end oyster.women— 1
hired end packed to shout and squall and hiss ,
down merit which they could nil possibly up- 1
predate, and which (heir masters feared. Bu'
we found them nit I‘. was tbs same Virginias
which we witnessed in those far younger days, „
when he was so justly the histrionic idol of the '
whole Americau public, and thedread of foreign
competitors. Tlure wa a no precontrived sad- j
•fen -tart or shrug, or jerk, to startle reason and '
shake the judgmeo' from its basis—no unoeces- H
«ary •• If Bring of a passion to tatters’’ to astonish ~
the multitude and “ split the ears of the ground
lings.” Alt wasn'ture—open, ingenuous and $
undisguised—every ac'ion the harbinger or
rea'urc of a thought—every look the vivid
ligh ning of the imagination or (be var. ing rays I
of the heart We It • J intended to enter more
minutely into !he piriiculars of this splendid
performance but wan» of room denies us the p
pleasure. Suffi eit to say, (hat it has confirm w
ed our impre'sim, and we believe that ot the ll
whole audi'-n' e. of the injustice which has been
done to this genii man, not only abroad, hut, d
we regret to say, by many of the puny apelings
and would-be critics at home, who can coa □,
ceive of nothing great or meritorious that does 'i
n. lem mate from a counlry of Kings, Princes, 0
and Peasants But the time lias surely arrived,
when an American citizen my fairly and ho- g[
nimbly shake off Hi ■ degrading trammels of a tl
foreign mental despotism, as be has nobly done °
those o I a political nature, and think and judge!
ror himself. And if he does this, where is (he [}
one, deserving the name, who could have wit
nesse 1 Mr. Cooper’s Virginias of Friday even- 8 |
ing, without a strong sense of indignation against
the cootemplib'e hirelings and envious comps pi
I tors who condemned him without ah, aring, l *
because he was an American a tor—and ag •
ncrous determination to do justice to him and .*
lo the charac'er of his own country ? pi
Mrs. Lamb's Virginia was an interesting per
sonation, ar superior tc a y thing w« had be- ih
fore v-imessi d frt m that lady, and assure* u* P-’
that with proper study and ■ sufficiency of T
practice to remove her exceeding timidity, ° l
md excite that proper confidence la herself w
which will give m.re animation to her perfoim*
ances, she will acquire an e:,vi ble s-and in her
profession. Her personal appearance is highly
attractive, and so far pn possessing, tha , with
suitable exertion, she could not tail to become a
favorite. Mrs. Hill, as Servia, was distinguish
ed by her usual ability and talents, a d Mr. Es
sender and Mr. Johnson, as Icihus and dppius
Claudius, supported their characters ve>y res
pectably. We cannot forget the surprise and
pleasure we experienced at seeing su. h a cha
racter as old Denlatus so we I supported as
it was by Mr. Brown, whose distinguished me
rit in his usual lin», we should h ve supposed
had left him no time to gather laureis in any
other. - '*-
Georgia Legislature —ln Senate on the IStb
ihst. the bills to define the mili ary powers of
the Governor, and to abolish the right of
survivorship in joint tenants, were severally'
read the third time and passed-and the bills*
to amend the Militia and Pa'rnl laws, and o
prescribe the duty of the Compiler of the jawe
and resolutions passed since the year 1819 were
severalty considered and rejected On the 16th,
the resolution to refer the Penitentiary system
to the people (pr en expression of (heir opinion
upon the question of its continuance, was re
jected by the casting vote of the president.—.
The hill from, the House to establish a Bank at
Miliedgeville to be named the Central Bank \<
&,c. was amended and passed—yeas 39 - nays * '
32, as follows;
YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Brd,'
Blur. Brown of Decatur, Bryan, Coilnan, Col
lins, Crawford of Hancock Uzza>-d. Fulwood,-
Groves, II It, Hatcher, Hendrick Holloway,
Knight. Martin, McTyre, Mobity Munroe.ihib
bps of J spur, Phillips of Walton, Porter, Posy,
Powell us Rabun, Remson Scarborough, Sel
lers, Sontell, Shaw, Sledge., Swain', ieurile,
Wilson, Williams <>f Baldwin, Williams of Bul
lock, Wimberly ofTwtgg-, Worthy.
NAYS—Messrs, Battle, Branham, Brown of
Camdm, Burton, Glower, Crawford of Colira
ha. Harlow, Hines, Janes, Jourdan. Leo .aid,
Buckie. McCtimmon, McDougalil. Mu'crief,
Owens, Powell of Mcfntosh, Ray, Reeves, Ro
gers. Sc.rlen, Sheffield, Smith, Spann Tail,
Tillman, Thomas of Appling, Thomas of Clark,
Weils.Wimberlv ol Hons on, Woolfo k, Wooten.
in the Hon?,; of Representatives, on the IStb
inst. the Tax Bill was taken up, and, after
considerable disco siori on the point in relation
*o the tux on Brokers, was passed and scut to
the Senate—the Brokerage tax included The
Appropriation bill was ronsileied, and after
soma debate, and the rejection of an amend
in' nt to withhold the d >dy pay from members
during their absence, was passed and sent to the
Seuave The bill la change the inode of ap
pointing the officers of the Penitentiary, was
also passed—yeas 76, nays 41.—The salary of
the Physician is reduced (o £3OO per annum.
Messages were received from the Governor,
communicating the following letters from Judge
Shorter and W. B. Bulloch, Esq :
Eatonton, 12th Dec. 1828
Sir— Painful and peculiar ci-Ttimstances, uni
necessary to ;>e here particularly enumerated,
have induced many to bel.eve (bat my election
to Pie "(lice of Judge of the Superior Courts of
(he Ocmu gee Client, was effected by the use
of unfair end improper means. lam unwilling
lo hold this or any other office under such ac.
imputation; and, therefore, in justice tp myself
and my (fiends, 1 new, through you, resign the
office into the hands of too e who bestowed it
upon me. Respectfully, &.C.
[bign d] . ELI S. SHORTER.
His Ex’y. John Forsyth, MiMedgcviila.
Bank of the Stale of Georgia, )
Savannah. 9'h Dec 1828.,,$
Sir— in the staP mnat of the lock owned by
the Slate ii ib« Bans of Augusta. Planters’
n-oh, Mato Bank, and Bank of Darien, and the
amount received liom each as dividends, made
by H. Holt, Esq Treasurer on the 28 h Nov.
us. and submitted to the Legislature. 1 observe
a i error to which I would ask your Excellen
cy's notice , and as I consider it very important,
to ihe tiauk, and t > (heS'ate. lh*t there "bould
be great precis! >n in fiscal malt' rs, 1 submit to
y u the pi op ietv of y ur app idng the Legis
lature of Pie uniii end rial m stake.
The table as published, exhibits the amount
■>f '■lock of he State Bank, as $660 300; and
the amount of dividends $ -38 43ti 90 ; whitens
the latter sum is the amount ol dividends re
ceived on $6OO 000 only the am unt of the ,
S'a.e’s in-< rest in the Back; and tb farther
sum of $67.68 ■; the dhidend on ’he $lOO 000
taktn tor (be Universi y, ha:, bee ■ r< ceiv d by
hit institution, m king the actual Avid'-nds
paid on the $600,000, by the Slate Bank, $406-
177 99.
I avt.,l' .yself oflhe opportunity afforded by
this communication) to make (Pis further re
mark— that the Slate has received frutn ihe t>x
on the capital slock of this hank about $40,000.
whi,h mm may, with great propriety, be added
lo (La dividends received, and show the actual
cash receipts by the State from the institution,
inasmuch ns the capital thus invested, and made
•he subject of taxation, might not have been so Jk
appropriated by the owners of tba st ck, as
render n tax to the State, without the establish- W '
raer.t of this Bank
The two amounts make the aggregate sum of
1454,117 99.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
[Signed] W B BULLOCH, President.
To bis Excellency John Forsyth,
Governor of Georgia.
On (he I6tb, the bill lo provide for the im
provement of the public rosds was taken up,
when Mr. Joutdan offered a substitute, of which
he following are the principal provisions:
Ist Set. Governor to appoint a superinten
dent of roads.
£1 S perin'cnd.nt to lake charge of all the
public hands b longing to Ihe S.ale which have
jot been hired out, and of them as soon as Ihe
iron of hire shall expire, and put them to work
in the publh toads.
33 Sup.riniendaol to work, first, oa the
■oad from Athens to Augusta—second, on the
itage read fnm Macon to Augusta— tuird, on
he road bom Ma on to Savannah, the i rn such
Jther roads as Ihe Legis ature shad direct.
4lh Sup rinteodant shall control the hands,
provide for their support, and purchase .uch
mplemenl-, tools, Sic. as they may need.
6th. Shall divid'. the hands into companies,
is will best prom le the public service, and .
dace the companies under overseers. i
6lh. Superinten land and overseers to he t
>aid for ibeir services—salaries lo ho paidquar*
erly.
7th. Superintendent shall have power to al
er and fix ! he direction <4 any of said roads;
hose injur, d thereby, to obtain relief as under
•resen road laws. i
Blh. Superintei'dant lo make quarterly re
urns to the Governor of bis disbursements of
he funis p’aced under his CO' Irol—the iaa
rove nen! of (he roads—condi-ion of the hands
-and such other matters as may be within bh
lu'y
9th Se's apart a fond to defray expenses of
forking on the roads as prescribed.