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LATUn FROM EUROPE.
Tho ship .lames Cropper, Gary, has
arrived at Norfolk from Liverpool, bring
ing London papers to the 13th and Liv
erpool to the 11th Wept, inclusive.
Tho now French Government had
been recognized by the governments of
AVnrteinbiirg and the Netherlands, fol
lowing the "examples set by England,
Austria and Prussia. The interdict is
sued by the Russian Government against
the luhmsAon of vessels with the-lri-co
loured tiag of France, hud been with
drawn, and it was supposed that u for
mal recognition of the new government
by Russia would speedily follow.
The Revolution in the Netherlands. —The
spirit of hostility to the existing dynasty
seems tolhave increased. The separa
tion of Holland and Belgium was the ral
lying cry. The interesting details from
the Brussels papers.under date of f)th and
10th September, are said to occupy many
columns—they contain animated appeals
to the patriotism and courage of the peo
ple to sustain their rights at all hazards,
declaring that they are the strongest
-party, that the government has lost all
moral power, that it is on the people s
side, that the array is nothing, for the Bel
gian soldier, will not shed the blood of
tlio brethren All the prorinew «re de
clared to be in insurrection, the towns
ami garrisons only excepted, and that
theirs was a const rained obedience. As
the States General were to assemble in
Brussels on the 13th September, it was
supposed no decisive events would occur
before that was accomplished.
On theßth September, by invitation of
the Etut Major of the Burgher Guard, a
Zaeetihg of the members of the states
General present at Brussels, was held at
the Town Hull, to concert measures es
sential to the crisis. After an animated
discussion it was unanimously agreed
ns necessary, and a committee of safety
was appointed, charged especially with
the following objects. 1. To watch over
ftie maintenance of the Dynasty. 2. To
insure the maintenance of the principle
of the separation of the North and .South.
I!. To take care of the interests of Com
merce and Manufactures.
These points being established, it was
resolved that this committee be nomina
ted, in conjunction with the Burgher
Guard, the Governor ofthe Province, and
the Regency ofthe city. These propo
sitions were concurred in promptly, and
n committee of eight was appointed next
day.
The affairs of the Netherlands (says
the Liverpool Times of Pith,) are as
iiiuqli embroiled as ever. The Belgians
insist.on a dissolution oftbe Union with
Holland, and a separate legislature, and
demand that the only bond of connection
ahull he a common King. The King has
issued a conciliatory proclamation, pro
mising the redress of aII real grievances,
but it is doubtful whether this will pro
duce any effect. The people appear de
termined to have a separation, and as the
army is very much divided, being com
posed of about equal proportions of
Dutch and Belgians, it will scarcely be in
the power of the King to prevent it,
though by timely concessions he may
preserve tho Royal authority in his own
family.
Yesterday, (says the London Times of
Sept, llth) we received the Paris papers
ot Wednesday, which contain articles
■confirmatory ofthe pacific intentions of
the Emperor of Russia towards the new
Government of France. It is, indeed,
stated that M. Pozzo di Borgo has re
ceived despatches, stating that the Cabi
net of St. Petersburg is preparing new
credentials to be sent to liim along with
theoiiieial recognition of the new Gov
ernment.
Prussia. —According to letters of tho 3d
inst. from Leipsic symptomsof insurrec
tion have also appeared there, hut as in
the Prussia towns on the Rhine, the spir
it of revolution makes as yet but a sorry
figure. The dist urbances at Leipsic oc
curred on the night between the 2d and 3d
instant, but did not last more than three
hours, having been virtually put down
within that time, by the prompt interfer
ence ofthe prince and the military.
Paris, Wept. 5. ■
.The King has appointed the Prince of
Tallyrand, Extraordinary Ambassador
and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court
of Ijis Britannic Majesty.— '.MtniUur.
London, Sept. 9.
The proclamation ofthe King ofthe
Netherlands which we publish in this
day’s Times, is an important !Bfate pa
per. It hears date the sth inst. at the
Hague, after the return of the Prince of
Ohanoe from his mission to the southern
provinces.
“Brcssuls, Sept. 4.
Yesterday the commission appointed
by the Prince and by the Duke of Ursel
unanimously voted liie separation ofllol
land Sc Belgium,'& communicated their
opinion to the Prince of Orange. Tire
deputies to the .Stales General now at
Brussels were summoned to the Palace
to give their opinion. They declared
•that they would not go to the Hague, and
in their opinion, the separation of the
two parts ofthe kingdom was indispen
sible.
The stalT of the Burgher Guard ami
Deputies from all the sections were sum
moned to the Palace. The deputation of
the city of Liege also went thither.—
There an affecting scene took place.—
The Prince asked the Assembly what
were their wishes. All the Assembly
unanimously demanded the separation of
Belgium and Holland. M. Moyard, in
the name ofthe Burgher Guard, demand
ed that, the troops should he immediately
withdrawn.
The Prince.—But then do yon pro
mise to remain faithful to the dynasty ?
The Assembly (with enthusiasm.) —
Wc swear it.
The Prince,—lf tho French entered
Belgium would you join them?
The Assembly.—No, no.
The Prince.—Will you march with me I
for our defence?
Xhe Asseiubiy.—Vos, yes, we wi11...
The Prince.—Will you say with me,
'Vive le Roi?’
The Assembly.—Not till our wishes
are attended to—but, ‘Vive le Prince!
Vive la liberte! Vive la Belgique!"
The Prince burst into tears. The per
sons embraced each other in the midst of
the general enthusiasm, and the old Gen
erals could niR-siqrpr.t^.Uitiire.iuuUon..
The Prince understood how pure and
generous the Belgic revolution is. From
Chat moment the separation of Belgium
mid Holland was resolved upon, and this
separation alone is equivalent to the re
dress of all our grievances. The Prince
of Orange set out ut two o’clock for the
Hague, escorted by a detachment ol the
mounted Burgher Guard. Immediately
afterwards, the troops, which hud been
for ten days shut up in the Palace, left
Brussels. Wc are now masters, and
the only protectors, of our beautiful city.
Courier des Pays lias.
PROCLAMATION.
We, William, by the Grace of God King
of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange
Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxem nig
Arc. to all to whom these presents may
come, greeting.
Divine Providence, which has design
ed to accord this kingdom 15 years ol
peace with the whole of Europe, inter
nal tranquility, and increasing prosperi
ity, has just visited the two provinces
with numberless calamities, and the quiet
’ of many adjoining provinces lias been
either troubled or menaced. At the
■ first news of these disasters we hasten
1 to convoke an extraordinary meeting of
* States General, which, according to the
1 terms ofthe fundamental law, represent
’ the whole people of Belgium, in order to
* concert with the Nobles the measures
* which the state ofthe nation and the pre
‘ sent circumstances require.
1 At the same time our beloved s. ns, the
' Prince of Orange, and Prince Frederick
1 ofthe Netherlands, were charged with
‘ us to proceed to those provinces, as well
r to protect, by the forces placed at their
. disposition, persons and property, us to
* assure themselves of the real state of
1 things, and to propose to us the measures
5 the bust calculated to calm the public
1 mind. This mission, executed with a
‘ humanity and a generosity of sentiment
1 which the nation will appreciate, Ims
* conlirmed to us the assurance, that even
y when it is the most agitated it will pre
-1 serve and proclaim its attac- ment to our
■' dynasty, and to the national indepen
* deuce; and however our heart may be
? aillieted by the circumstance which
* have come to oar knowledge, we do not
“ abandon the hope, that, with the assis
tance of Divine Providence (whose suc
s cour we invoke upon this important and
■ lamentable occasion.) and the co opern
•' tion of every well disposed man, and the
I good citizens, in the different parts ofthe
■ kingdom, we shall succeed in restoring
* order, and re-establishing the agency of
1 the legal powers and the dominion ofthe
laws.
? With tin's view, we calculate upon the
‘ assistance of the !Blate General. Wc
‘ invite them to examine whether the evils
1 of which the country so loudly complains
I arise from any delect in the national in
1 stitutions; and if it is possible to modify
1 them, and particularly if the relations es
tablished hy treaties and the fundamental
i law, between the two grand divisions of
the kingdom, should, with a view to the
common interest, be changed or modi
' lied.
We desire that these important qnes
-1 lions should he examined with care and
perfect freedom, anil we shall think no
sacrifice too great, when we have in
view the fulfilment of the desires, and to
ensure the happiness of flic people,
, whose welfare has been tho constant
and assiduous oi.J. u/'ueir cave
Bat. disposed to concur with frankness
and fidelity, and by the most compre
hensive and decisive measures, we are
nevertheless, resolved to maintain with
firmness the legitimate rights of all the
parts ol* the kingdom, without distinc
tion, and only to proceed by regular
methods, and conformably with the oaths
which we have taken and received.
Belgians! inhabitants of the different
divisions of this be.-vtiihl country, more
than once rescued by Divine favor and
the union ofthe citizens from the calam
ities to which it was delivered up, wait
with calmness and confidence for the
solution of the important questions which
circumstances have, raised—second the
ellbrls of legal authority, to maintain in
ternal tranquility and the execution of
the laws where they have not been dis
turbed, and to re-establish them where
they havesulfered any obstruction—lend
your aid to the law, so that in turn the
* law may protect your property, your in
dustry, and your personal safety. Let
difierences of opinion vanish before the
growing dangers of the nnareJiy which,
in several districts, presents itself under
the most hideous forms, and which, if it
be not prevented or repressed by the
means which the fundamental law places
at the disposal ofthe Government, joined
. to those furnished by the zeal of the citi
zens, will strike irreparable blows at in
dividual welfare and the national pros
perity. Let the good citizens every
where separate their cause tVom Unit of
agitators, and let their generous efforts
for the rc-estnbiiehment of the public
tranquility in those places where it is
still menaced, at lust put a period to
evils so great, so that every trace of them
may he effaced.
' The present shall be generally publish
ed and posted up in the usual way, and
1 inserted in the olilcial journal.
Done at the Hague, the Otli of Septem
ber, of the year 1830, and of the 17th of
our reign.
(By the King) WILLIAM.
J. G. DE MEV DE STREEFKERK.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
New York, 0ct.27.
The ship Nile, from Havre, whence
(' she sailed on the oth September, brought
i papers to that date.
In France all was settling peaceably
down. The late disturbances at Paris
had been repressed without bloodshed,
or a resort to severe measures. In Rouen
the interference of the National Guard
was necessary, and some lives were lost
before quietness was restored.
Talleyrand had been appointed minis
ter to England. Much dissatisfaction
prevailed at tho appointment, and it is
said that Perrier, Lafilte and Bignan,
were opposed to tho appointment. It is
stated that Wellington hud declared that
he should receive Talleyrand with plea
sure.
It was rumoured at Paris on the Bth
September, that two couriers had arriv
ed from Russia, and had brought the final
decision of that Government, which was
supposed to he conformable to the desires
of Euro|io.
The diplomatic corps had declared that
the spirit of the treaty of London was
not opposed in any manner to the sepa
ration of Belgium from Holland.
£%ysul£Xf sifrlttytlggy*
Favorable effects to the commerce of
■ lordenux and Marseilles are expected
from the recognition of England.
As soon as the French army evacuated
Bona, the Arabs came down from the
mountains and pillaged the houses and
levied contributions on the inhabitants.
Nothing new at Algiers.
The Journal of Havre, of the 7th Sep
tember, has the following;—
They write from Petersburg, under
date of 10th August. This day we have
received news of the events which have
happened in Paris. They have occasion
ed the greatest astonishment, and we can
scarcely believe in the dillbrents details
which arc related. Our government
awaits the issue to come to a decision.
. It is probable it will fallow the example
of the other powers, and act in concert
with them. 31 any courriers hove been
despatched this morning for London,
Vienna, and Berlin. The Vice Chancel
lor (Nesselrode) is expected back.
Extract of n Letter, dated Jlucre, Sept. 9.
“Business has been less active than it
. probably would have been but for some
uneasiness caused by the workmen meet
ing in Rouen and Paris to obtain an in
crease of wages, and prevent the use ol
1 machinery— Everything in now quiet —In
1 the former place the rioters w ere dispers
ed by force, and some lives were lost. In
Paris it has not been found necessary to
resort to severe measures. 1 ’
The following official notice is pub
■ fished in the N. York papers:
i “ Di;i*art.mk.nt of State, ?
1 Washington, 18//i. October, 1830. $
s Sir—Your letter of the Pith inst. has
• been received at this Department. In
i answer to the inquiry it contains, ns to the
t time w hen the British West India Ports
> will be opened to our vessels, under the
i late arrangement, I have to state that it
■ is expected by this Government, that that
1 of (Great Britain will, wqhoutdelay, lake
- the necessary measures to that eflect. up
-1 on the receipt of the President's Procla
i motion of the sth inst.—l am with great
respec, your ob't. servant,
31, VAN BUIIEN.
Wm. 11. Eli.is, Esq. Coil c or, ,V. Haven
THE 31 AIL ( ONTRACTS,
. The, contracts for carrying the Mail
. on the principal routes to and from Fay
I’ etteville. have been taken as follows:
, From Petersburg to Fayetteville, by
Messrs. Saltmarsh Sc Co. From N'or
, folk to Fayetteville, Messrs. Saltmarsh
, iV Co. From Fayetteville to Columbia,
Messrs. C. At P. Mallet. From Fayette
; ville to Charleston, Messrs. C. Sc P. Mai
let. From Fayetteville to Wilmington,
Messrs. C. &P. Mallet. From Fayette
ville to Ash ville, (Buncombe) Mr. Rein
hardt.
It is reported that a saving is made to
the Department, between the present
contracts and the new ones, in the South
ern States, of about $210,(1(10, notwith
standing increased speed, Ac. arc stipu
lated for on many routes.
j
From the Texas Cnzettf.
A young man about 22 years of age
arrived in this Colony a short time since,
under a fictitious name !!*■ rluul about 1
a fortnight ngo, near Brazoria: on his
death boil lie eoulessisl that his real name
was Frederick 1\ 11)7.50n, that he was n
native of Virginia, and had lied from the
Failed Stales for murder !
•
Judicial Decision,—The Supreme Court
of North Carolina has decided that w here
a Jury is charged with the trial ofa pri
soncr for an olfeuee affecting his life, and
the term of the Court expires before the
rendition ol its verdict, the prisoner can
not be tried again on the same indict
ment. The facts were these: Slaughter,
the prisoner was tried at Anson Circuit
( ourt for his life. When the lime for
the adjournment of the Court arrived, (be
Jury being out on Slaughter's case, was
sent for by the Court, and not having
agreed, was dismissed, and the prisoner
remanded to Jail. He was brought be
fore the Supreme Court of the State by
a writ ol Habeas ('orpus, charging' illegal
imprisonment, and claiming to be releas
ed under that provision of the Constitu
tion which declares that “no person shall
be subject for the same ollence to be
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb,”
"hen the opinion above stated was de
livered.
■***tO^****
Anecdote.—33 hen the Mail contrac
tors waited upon the President, an old
gentleman from N. Carolina gave a toast,
wishing that he might continue four
years more; “Stop, my dear Sir, said he.
that is a thing with the people to detiife
i —I, you know, never oiler for any office.”
Richmond Enquirer.
• “ Convention—--.Yullif cation—Disunion—
i 33 T e heard (he following anecdote a few
days ago. A fellow who had just come
■ off victorious in a street fight was aceost-
I oil by an acquaintance, ‘Why, John.
what have you been doing?’ ‘Nothing
- only Mike and I have just had a Convea
-1 tion—l was about to Nullify him, bathe
cried out, Disunion.’ ” — Pendleton Mcsscn
ger.
It is a singular fact, (says the Court
Journal) but one which we know to be
true that at the moment w hen the appli
• cation for permission to reside in Austria
L is being made to the Emperor by Charles
X., another proposal is under eonsidern
• tion of Louis Phillip, ami, in such event,
i recommending Ids nomination as Kin"
; of Greece, with a regency forthrec years.
, 'Fids contemplated stroke of policy has.
1 however, been kept us secret as pos«i
--l hie.
—••««
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
| 'V** have copied from the Ohio papers
i several highly complimentary notices of
this appointment of President Jackson.
Judge Hayward entered upon the duties
of his office last week.— V. S. Tel. '
*••*&%s**■
New-Jerst.—The legislature of Now Jersy
met at Trenton on the 25th ult. The Trenton
Emporium gives the following as the actual state
of the parties—ln the Council, 10 for Jackin
and 4 tor Clay; in the Assembly, 37 for Jack
son, 13 for Clay. Jackson Majority on joint
ballot thirty—being an increased majority of
seven votes since last year.
The Census of Charleston, S. C. has been
completed. . The total number of inhabitants is
GiiVteO—increase since IC2O, 5,509,
From the United Slates Telegraph.
SEAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE
SENTATIVES.
We have been favored with an im
pression, on paper, from the new Seal of
the House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States; and lor chasteness of design
and skill and taste in its execution, we
have seen but few specimens of Ameri
can art that can surpass it. The Seal
represents the Capitol as seen from the
Northeast, presenting at once a view o)
the Eastern front ofthe building, mid the
noble facade towards the North. Un
derneath are inscribed the words: “House
of Representatives ofthe United States,
and the medallion is surrounded by stars,
corresponding in number to the States
of the Union.
3V r c know not to whom we are indebt
ed for this tasteful design. The die for
the Seal was cut by Mr. R. G. Lanphicr
A specimen impression ofthe Seal may
be seen at our office.
ARRIVAL FROM THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS.
Messrs. Smith and Jackson have just
arrived from the Rocky Mountains, which
place they left early in August. They
liad two four wheel wagons in company,
which left St. Louis last spring, went to
the mountains, and have returned.
understand that these gentlemen have
done well; that they bring in a large quan
tity of furs, and are richly rewarded for
their perils and enterprise. They have
had no men killed by Indians, nor, we
believe, any deaths. Mr. Smith has been
oat five years, and has explored the coun
try from the Gulf of California to the
mouth ofthe Columbia. 3Ve hope to be
able to give a more particular account of
the extraordinary enterprise of these
gentlemen, and ofthe country which they
explored.— St. Louis Beacon,
—OG*© —
From (tie llidimond Enquirer.
POST-OFFICE DEPAI MB ENT.
Mr. Barry is winning a reputation not
inferior to that which was acquired by
his able and indefatigable predecessor.
3Ve have no doubt his next annual Ex
hibit will be of the most favourable des
cription. Mis recent contracts are said
to be excellent, in the economy both of
money and of time. The New Orleans
mail alone is to be carried in quicker time,
and at a saving of at least s2o,ooo.—The
receipts of many of the Post Offices are
increased by his judicious arrangements
—that of Nashville (is said by the Nash
ville Republican) to yield an increase, in
the two first quarters of 1830, of $507 23
—that of Gallatin sl2l 41; —anti of New
Orleans $5138 45.
tt?’ Since penning the above para
graph. vve have received a Letter, not
from 3Vashington, from which we make
the following extract:
“The Department has certainly saved
much by the contracts just made, I should
say from s(io to 80,000 and have in many
instances very much improved as to
mode of conveying the mail, and in expe
dition. For instance—on the main route
to New Orleans, a company has contrac
ted to convey the mail from city of Wash
ington to Fm t 31 itehell for $07,000, about
(jjslt! to 18,000 less than heretof<>*'"i and
have offered proposals to continue a dai
ly line from Fort 31itchell to New Oi
lcans for $20,000 more per annum, (Inn
little more than the saving to Port 3litch
el.) and to expedite so as to deliver the
mail from New Orleans at the city of
Washington in twelve anti a half days,
instead of fourteen ns now. Some ofthe
contracts are certainly taken too low,
and may produce delay or loss to the De
partment, but none of that description 1
believe on the principal routes.”
o®9
From the llichiuoiid Enquirer.
HIGH-TONED FEDERA.JL DOCTRINE!
The North-Aincricnn Review, in its
criticism on the debate on Foot’s Resolu
tions, has the hardihood to assert, that
the “legislative branch of a (State Gov
ernment has not the constitutional right
to remonstrate against a law of the
(General Government.”—And it argues
-thatas the right of remonstrance can
only rest in the constituents ofa govern
ment, ami as the (State Governments (in
ins opinion,) are neither subjects nor con
stituents ol the General Government,
they have no constitutional right to re
monstrate.’'—-“They are not known to
the Constitution in any degree as the re
gular depositories ofthe constituent pow
er.”—Why, this is Federalism itself run
mad. It. is not only in direct contradic
tion of the practice of most of the States,
but of I lie very principles which were
generally received at the adoption of the
Constitution. 3lr. Madison's Report
shows in the clearest manner the right
of the Staid Legislatures to interfere on
all due occasions. “It cannot be forgot
ten, (says that Report,) that among the
arguments addressed to those who ap
prehended danger to liberty from the es
tablishment ofthe General Government
over so great a country, the appeal was
emphatically made to the intermediate
existence of the Stale Governments, be
tween the people and that government,
to the vigilance with which they would
descry the first symptoms of usurpation,
and to the promptitude with which they
sound the alarm to the people. This ar
gument was probably not without its
effect'; and if it was a proper one then to
recommend the establishment ofthe Con
stitution, it must be a proper one now, to
assist in its interpretation.”—The pages
ofthe Federalist abound with passages
of similar import. And yet we are now
to be told, that the Slate Governments
have no right at all to remonstrate a
gainst the most outrageous encroach
nientsof the General Government! 33’hst
absurdity is next to be promulgated ?
•»»» 444*
We regret to learn that 3lr Dwight,
of 3lassaehusetfs, lias declined being a
cadidate at the ensuing Congressiunu.
election.
Mr. Crafts lias been elected Governor of the
state of Vermont after lliirty-lwo ballotings.
Breach of Promise of Marriage. —At the
Circuit Court hold nt Delhi in the state
ol' New-York, 3lise Catharine Austin,
obtained a verdict of SIOOO, against
Thomas Bryant jr. for breach of promise
of marriage. Oliver Underwood also
recovered a verdict of S3OO, against Ira
Hicks, for the seduction of his daughter,
Minerva Underwood
Ad&iftJSTA:
SATURDAY. NOV EM BEK 0, 1830,
■ ■ '■ ••
“ He just, and fear not."
To Correspondents. —“ Young Joe” is evi
dently intended to be personal, against some
1 one, and therefore inadmissable. “ A Revo
‘ lutionarv Soldier” is received, and shall be
1 published.
Wm. Taylor, Esq. was elected on the 2nd
| instant, in Savannah, President of the Steam
Boat Company, in the place of Wm. P. Hunter,
’ Esq. resigned.
Mr. Faulkner, the lessee of the Charleston
and Savannah Theatres, has given notice that
the former will be opened on the Bth inst.
What is the icason lhateur contemplated new
Theatre is not progressing as was anticipated ?
It was expected that it would be completed in
time for the ensuing season ; but that is now
( out of the question, as it is not yet commenced.
! Banner of the Constitution. —We arc gratified
to learn, that this excellent paper will not be dis
> continued in the first week of December next,
' as was announced by its able editor sometime
ago; but, in consequence of assurances of a great
increase of patronage, will be removed, at that
> time, to the city of New York, where its publi
, cation will be continued. This paper is uuques
i tionably the most able and correct expounder of
the true nature and powers of the Federal Con
stitution, in the United States, and as such should
j. receive the patronage of every citizen who
, would see that inestimable instrument of libcr
f ty preserved in its pristine purity—and the con
tinual efforts of self-interested politicians, to
construe and pervert it to their own private
or sectional purposes, properly exposed. Devo
ted, as it is, to an object of so inestimable value
* and importance, and conducted by one who lias
given ample evidence of possessing information,
abilities, and patriotism, peculiarly qualified for
the arduous task,it would seem, that no patriotic
1 and intelligent citizen, who can appreciate its
1 worth, would hositalo a moment to subscribe
" for it.
COMMUNICATED.
It has been rather a matter of surprise, among
’ many of the Citizens of Georgia, that the name
, of ELLIOTT, has been so entirely neglected, in
J naming Counties and Towns in the newly ac
< quired Territory; when it is well known,
that Col. John Elliott was an active and effi
cient officer during the Rcvolniionary War; and
his son, our late Honorable ard highly esteemed
Senator in Congress, contributed largely, by his
1 influence and talent, in extinguishing the Indian
I title to our extensive and valuable new pur
r’ chase. It is hoped, in Lying out new Counties
, and Towns, the well known name of Elliott
will not bo forgotten by this Legislature.
I GEORGIA.
t To the Editor of the. Chronicle anil Advertiser,
1 Sir Having seen, in the Georgia Courier of
the 4th instant, the copy of a petition intend
ed to be circulated for signatures, in a few
days, the object of which is to defeat ape
“ tition I lately signed, praying authority to
I build another bridge over the Savannah River,
; opposite Augusta; I have thought it correct
that each citizen, who, 1 perceive, is to be called
! on to sign the former, should be made acquaint
[ ed with the contents of the latter, which he is to
bo solicited to oppose.
1 have therefore presented, for publication, a
( copy of it, and of an extract of a letter to one of
’ ‘he delegation of this county, which was for
warded with it, on the 28th of last month. You
t "’ill oblige many of your patrons by publishing
both. 1 take this occasion to remark, that when
i the writer of the counter-petition, makes the fu
ture signors of it speak of their surpi ise at the
' efforts to erect a bridge over the river, in the vi
cinity of McKinnc-Strect, and of the unexpected
, fortunes which, it is alleged, the proposed mea
sure would confer on the owners of property in
, that neighborhood, he cannot have been ac
quainted with the fact, that when llama Mc
} Kinno, Esq. was selling lots in that part of the
city, more than eleven years ago, he announced
j his intention of building a bridge ovdr the Sa
. vannah River, at the very spot which the peti
, tioners for the bridge have now chosen; and
' that this intention met the approbation of his
brother, who was then joint owner with him, of
1 the Centre-street Bridge; and thus, the exclusive
j privilege attached to that property, would have
been no obstacle to the undertaking. Hud he
? known this fact, charity requires mo to believe,
- that a part ol the counter-petition would have
been drawn up differently. The purchasers of
* lots from Mr. McKinnc, had surely some right
’ ‘o expect that a bridge would be built over the ri
' ver, at this point; and nothing but bis subsequent
1( unmerited misfortunes, prevented the fulfilment
1 of their just expectations. It might, however,
, have readily occurred to the writer, that the
’ very application for the prohibition to erect any
’ other bridge over the river, within four miles of
the present one, which was made sixteen years
. ago, certainly implied the possibility of anoth
> er bridge being built; otherwise, why apply for
s the prohibition ?
5 It is difficult to perceive, how those who, in
’’ 1824, signed the petition to the Inferior Court of
Richmond county, for the opening of a new
road, from the Millcdgcville road, at Butler’s
I Creek, to the Savannah road, near Cainsvillo,
can consistently advocate the proposed counter
petition. All the arguments which have been
brought forward against the proposed bridge,
, would have applied to the opening of that road,
with increased force.—lt was intended to bring
the trade of the Millcdgcville road into the city
by an unusual channel, and to benefit the lower
t part of it, at the expense of the upper or western
part. To this there could be no well-founded
objection, when the attempt to levy the expense
» of the undertaking on the whole community,
5 was abandoned. That road did not probably
' bring an additional article of produce into the
| City; no man of business will deny, that the pro
, posed bridge may be reasonably expected to
, bring many. That road did not shorten the dis
, lance from Butler’s Creek into town; the road
over the proposed bridge,will have this effect in a
remarkable degree. The promoters of (he ecu.
ter petition cannot reasonably expect sup
from any of our citizens who were itwtnimcuv'l
in introducing on the Savannah River, the b e
fits of Steam Boat navigation; the effect ofwhic)!'
it was clearly foreseen,would injuriously afTcctth ’
long established interests of the owneis of /*
boats, of boat hands, and of the numerous h o u
of entertainment on the road from August *
Savannah. The same remark will apply **
those among our citizens, who advocate'
construction of the Carolina Rail R oa( j. Tj ‘“
counter-petitioners arc made to speak of
supposed inconvenient deformity into whichi!
town has been thrown, and to recommend th'!
alledgcd means of restoring harmony to the d f
ferent sections of the city. Is it seriously b t '
lieved, that, compelling the petitioners to t Uru
their attention to Campbellton, which they had
given up, or even higher up the river, will tend
to remove the one,—or that shewing them thu
they arc regarded as aliens in the place of their
birth, or choice, will have a tendency to restore
or maintain the other 1 Such results can never
follow, until the citizens of the western p;rt
of the city shall bo deprived of reason or com
mon sense, or shall be convinced (hot they aro
not entitled to COMMON JUSTICE,
To the Honorable tbe Senate and House us
Representatives of the State* of Georgia :
The Petition of the undersigned citizens of.U.
gusto, and its vicinity,
Respectfully sheweth, —
r , 1
That much inconvenience to your petition,
ers and the public, has for several years result..!
1 fiom the injudicious location of the existing
' bridge, which connects Augusta with South.
Carolina. It was built at the extreme eastern
■ end of the commercial portion of the city, not
' because that situation was, even at the time of
i its foundation, considered the most generally
• convenient, but because it was believed, by tho
i gentleman who sold the exclusive right to the
i ferry previously established at the place where
, it now stands, and who had the power of deter
• mining its location, to be the most beneficial u
) his own interest. Your petitioners would not
i wish to be considered as intending to ccnsur*
i any of those who were instrumental in having
the bridge constructed in its present situation,
nor arc they disposed to blame them, for havin»
successfully solicited the passage of an Act by
1 the General Assembly of this State, in the mi
! 1814, prohibiting the erection of any other
1 bridge within four miles of the present one, dur
ing the term of twenty years. On tbe contran,
1 they regard the bridge, even in its present sin;.
ation, as a great public convenience, and wii-
J lingly concede to its first proprietors all tk»
1 merit which useful enterprizccan confer.
Nor are your petitioners disposed to infringe
the prohibition contained in the Act of 1811, if
' such infringement were w ithin their power, al
' though they would consider it improper to a?li
for any such prohibition in fitvOr of tlicnischw
and their associates.. All they ask of vourHon
orable body, is the privilege of building another
bridge, subject to such rate of toll as your lion
-1 orablc body may establish, at such (ijace as they
f may consider most convenient and advantageous,
which shall not be thrown open to the public
until the twenty years of exclusive privilege
• granted to the proprietors of the present bridge,
i shall have expired.
They ask for the privilege thus early, that they
may have t ime to avail themselves of favorable
1 states of the river for building a substantij
■ structure with deliberation and economy.
i Your petitioners have selected the end of
McKinnc Street, or its immediate vicinity, as
i the best situation for the location of the bridge,
f which with the sanction of your Honorable body
■ they have it in contemplation to luild. Thu
i street is near the western end of the commercial
; portion of the city, and a bridge across the river
i at its termination would have a tendency to prv
vent the business of the city from being carried
i above it, which is an object greatly desired by
many of our fellow-citizens who own real is
t tato in this place. The river, in the vicinity of
. McKinnc Street, is comparatively narrow, th»
i bottom good, and both bunks well adapted for
tho erection of a handsome and convenient
structure,
McKinnc Street, at the end near the river, was
laid out ICS feet wide, by B. McKinnc, Esq
with the view of building such a structure as
• they now propose. To persons residing above
1 Jackson Street, constituting more than a fourth
; of tho population, and about half the comnier
f cial interest of the city, the contemplated
; bridge would affotd access to Edgefield Court
: House nearly or quite one mile ond three quar
; tors shorter than by the present bridge, and the
, road would be better than the one they arc at
> present obliged to travel. In one point of view
f tho object of your petitioners is of vast impor
( tancc to the prosperity of Augusta, from which
. is derived no inconsiderable portion of the rev
t onuc of the State. The trade of the West and
t North West of tho Parolinas might enter that
, City by tbe contemplated structure, without bo
: ing exposed to tho risk of being arrested in
• Hamburg on its way to Augusta, by the present
f bridge. Vour petitioners consider it unnccessa
> ry to say more, than merely to remark, that so^
• confident aro they, of the great convenience of
■ the intended structure to the public, that they
confidently believe the investment of capital in
i its erection, even at a moderate rale of toll will
f bo profitable, but even if it were possible that
• they were incorrect in this opinion, no injury
i would result from the disappointment, to any but
themselves. Your petitioners therefore pray
• your Honorable b dy to pass an Act guillotining
i them and their associates, or such of them as
, may be disposed to engage in tbe enterprise, to
build a bridge across the Savannah River oppo
: site Augusta, at or near the termination <•
McKinnc Street, and to fix tho toll which uiaj
be lawfully demanded for passing the same, anS
your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
Extract of a Letter addressed to one of the dd(
gallon of this county, dated
Aucusta, 28tii Oct. 1630.
“Although the enterprise which thepeiitioq
ers contemplate, would be of immense advun
' tago to the whole City, by bringing trade to i
of which it now receives none, or at least non ■
that is profitable, and although there has bc< n
i little open opposition to tho object io view, )ct,