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Prow i tkt »teon Adrertiscr, Bilm, lUc. ‘-W
--FIHR. —it 1 •■■>«•• painful »lu<y *° »■«•-
cor<i tiic i 11-latt* wliicK lias jusl liccii viw-
Icd on our town. About 11 o’.-l«clt I i*t
the uawalcoine »-ry of Fire! Tire
•jiiiuird our rara; and it was sonn dtscoy
•red to originate in the rear of tho luiil-
it,) owned and
■ occupied by Messrs. I*. Jud-on <!x Cu. as
a clothing - store, on Mulberry street. At
the lirsf disc very ofihe lire, it bud made
but little progress. and it would have
threatened none of the alarming results,
if it could have (wen easily uppromheil.
and tke usual preventives been at band.
The fact is a lamentable one—Unit the
usual and ncoesaary facilities were not
iU command: no klugine. ladders, buck
ets, hooks, and worst of nil, wut t, and
systematic energy could ho brought into
use. In Ilfs dileni m>, our citizens had
either to become statuary spectators to
the devastating element, or direct their
exertions to the rts-ue oft lie goods. tVo.
in the Houses. Thu latter was done,
r.ed iu emf measure, their »If its w< re
effectual. About two thirds of nil move
able articles were saved. To pro
tect the upper end of the town, it
was deemed necessary I nl/luir up sever
al houses, which being done, consilium
bly abated the flames—otherwise,Mpinre
No. Iv, ipul particularly ,\os. I, -. I), and
4, rn it, on the E.i.-l side of ftluHierry
street, must have shnreH Ihi‘ fate of \o>
5,7,«, and <l, in s juaro si*, whi li now
|»n»seiifsn ino.-l inclaaclialy. and de-ti ac
tive appearance.
In the confusion which tliis (ire Inis
produced, we are unprepared to gi e
such a detail, and in such a manlier. ns
wc could wish—lbr uuv jurtr exertion-,
however ji'iurh/ directed, have been ex
hausted ; and we now strain oar pow
ers, to present these brief facts to the
(atldie.
Prom all tint we can learn, the lire o
riginuted from a probable defection in
tkc Chimney; for, when discovered, it
Was making its aw aid appearance,
through die poof an I near the <• •an u>\ :
and on cxaminulion it was fauul ilia!
the more material blaze was >vilhin the
garret
We have attempted to ascertain tin
- iflururs, and the probable tiitioanl, and
also the lunoutit of In-unvice. The re
sail of our enquiries, is us follows :
P. Jm/ton iV Co. building, occupied as a
clothing store and a family resilience a
hove. Insured far IjjciMHHl; tilso thee
stack of t«.>uds. insured (or Pi or tji'o' b
—about (wo thirds of which were suvetf.
Jihu Al.trplii ii'n building on the eorai r
occupied hy .lames ll'iiiiiigsworlli, us a
tiroeory—goods partly saved; no him
rnnec.
■\!r. Cruikihftuk’f (of Philadelpliia)l*ail
dings, occupied by .lames A. Hull am 1
family—not insured.
.tjii.um Hutching'* building, occupied h\
Mr. Hail and family, mid also as u groce
ry—r.ol insured.
John Jt. the l :'* building—occupied by
himself and (luuiii ; and al.-o a Dry
<Jm>ds and Grocery store. The ll< u-«-
Was insured Ibr Qtio’M), About a thiidol
his goods and furniture were burnt.
«'»/. it. It'iitii* hu b I ig—occupied bj
James (lull, as a < -olileetionacy. Hood
nearly all saved ; h it no insurance on lb
properly.
Oliotr Sugi's house, in which he resi
ded with his family—.and also Kept a
Saddle and Harness store. JHr. Sage
I- probably (hegreatest smi'.Ter ; also .(>l
leer Sage's house, ueeupied by l{itfus K.
Smith, as a .levvelry Store. Mr. Smith
lost many of his gulp's.
Jltifi’on H<nHell'* house occupied by him
n- a prii ting oilh-e, on vvhtoa there was
no insurance. We regret to state, that
altliomrh our neighbor, by great exer
tions, saved his Kooks, I’.tpcc, and i'vpe
illr. Kartlett, had to leave part of lbs
press, to the flames, ami tli.•relore, is now
without one. In the mean time, w e hen
mke it on otirselve-. to say. that the 'IV
legrupli will continue to appear, s-o soon
ps its priniricltn' reorganize i!s piv
K **bl cou!q_.; f„n(t::ioB, fur confused it
I'—very nmcli in pic.
•V. C. .Uitrr.u'* Si ore building occupied
t.y Mr. W ood, for Thom is .V Smith,
with Cabinet furniture. The properly
was not insured. Kul a small pal ton ot
the furniture was burnt.
illrs. ••I’jrra' (of \ew .Jersey) building
—occupied idiove stairs by M b. t Tie
iu n, as a hoarding house, ami I c ow, a
a shoe store, by J’iron Ice Ji: i h.ireh.—
The house was fully insured, a portion
of the good j were destroyed
K!ti*. Sh 'Hi/ 1 , .V Cv's. i.uildiag—t.iccii
pied by Mr. (dlderslmw . with ( ab m (
fmtiiinre. The furniture was saved, hut
we regret to s.iy ilmT I’J or ;d5 HI vviyrlh
of umumutfaciuied mahogany was de
stroyed—:io iiisu.Miire,
Also. It'll*. Shut Weil. & Cls building,
unoccupied, In.t in which there vve. ema
try goods; some of Which were saved:
but we are sorry to say, that he-ides otb
er articles 10-t nhout *1 Kill worth of l-i
idfs. A.i\ belonging to the American lb
hie Society, were burnt Noitisiiranre
These comprise all the hmi.es burnt
excepting the rear buildings, and amount
in ull to O’J. The probable value of which,
we have no doubt, at a low estimate,
would be equal to .“H 15,00(1 —nadofgoods
and furniture, equal maKitir
iu all, a I .'s of about gj'i ikHt, of which
»»!»■ ml oA.OIXI were insured.
Aiuong the losses, however, wfneb
oar distressed neighbors have to hear, is
the dost ruction of homes for their fnni
lies, and stands fur their business There
i» scarcely n domicil, or a stand for busi
ness, now vacant in Macon.
C( As Stock —Much below Pur!
The tickut ia com iletml—and Jf . John Ser
gHant, the liigli-toiod FVdentlUl, the (jettor-up
ot dm Missouri (Question, tho F.x-l’ananin .Minis
ter, is to be assoc riled with .Mr. Clay, us lbs
Vice President.—V\ fiy ! what a stroke of states
manship is this ! It Mr. Clay had Keen us strong
as liereulo ■ himsell, Mr. Sergeant would stick
to Inin like the poisoned shirt of Nossus.
“ We gather from this (says the Baltimore Uo
jiiaihcaii,) that Mr. Clay’s policy ut'conciliatin'’
■the South has nut met with u response in thfs
body. A man Jess caleulatod to conciliate souih
orn loo.mgs Item M . sje-geant could sc-ireelv
be selected: Ills leading position on the Missou
ri ".uestioii, and on the Indian question, me well
romemuo.ed.
i Ital! iSj hs:|. was elected o" the Dili
ballot U. States Senator, m place of Gen. bar
Rush m?? 0 ?' „ (D ,Ilm 07, J. Hemphill 3-1. 14.
,p, 110 Aiiti-Masomc, .^0) — Slc. &q.
M.i ,? eller ‘Vi l imtler-clowu of the
l f s: n a »J<- - '
SOT!TH-CAROLINA I.IiKIM. VTI’RI!.
The committee on federal relations, to whom
was referred lli.it ptitt of lira Governor’s me*
sage w uch relates to a letter heating date tlio
I Idi of Ju re, 1831, which tho I’iestdciU of the
L’ni e I States tlinnght proper to address to n
po. lion, of tho citizens of this Slate, beg leave to
report:
That the letter advo tod to seems to ynw cotja
millce manifest and most innmihorized interfer
ence of the F.xenitive of the I’niun with the do
, mesbc : r n-s of a separate Stale ; attempting to
. give the preponderating weight of governmental
antlju. ily to one of two political disputants, who
’ miidit have- been permitted to settle thcii own
• i disputes without tliis intermeddling of the I’resi
• j dent in a easo out of his constitutional cogni
’ I zanee, and not connected vvilii any of his dele
-1 K ?iO\V«ra.
I In iutinr containn a plain am! positive threat
| of military coercion aguifisl HouTli-Ciiioliiia, lic
f c.'tose lu*r rinzen.s aru Hlrunmaiiily but peaeea
j h!y coiilHiuling againnt an uneoustilo'ional in*-
post fatal to llieir proHj;erity ; not by forcible re*
sixlarice, but by »jiiiel and onlerly appeals to tli<;
1 laws of the land, the tribunals of juat ice, ami, it
• tioccSMury, to llicsr means of sell protec
i tnu a other Hlules have not only sanclioneil in
• ill. (ry hut have repeatedly adopted in practice,
- ami which a true construction of the charter of
our lib j. ties no where fotbids. hin admitted
I that tin federal executive is bound to execute the
laws of the land, but in the exercise of that bij»li
prerogative military force can be used only
when “the laws of the United Stales shall be
opposed, or the execution thereof ohstrm lcd in
• any Slate, by combinations 100 powerful to be
f suppressed by lh. o dimny com ho of judicial
proceeding.-c* * Hut even in such a contingency,
t “ the P evident shall tirnl by protlaiuntion com
- mami such to dHpeiam, and retiio
peace ihly to their rryspeclivo abodes vvilhin a
„ limile I lime” befo e file mihla y force can be
. c.lik'd forth. Over 'le* militia he has no control
by die constitution. I feints the command only
of sue.l l pa I of ih it arm ot* the national defence
’* us by legist dive p o\isioii may lie called into the
actual no vice of the t’nion, ami even this cad i-i
iillet ly imdVcc.lnal mill the | ermission of tho
i* Oovei nors of the separate Stator’shall have been
ohiamed. As I,'ommai)der in (’biefof llm at my
■ and navy ofihe J’tiiietl Stales, flit 1 cons itutiomd
, power of ft" President is altogether nominal.—
" It amoun s to nothing more than the supreme
er iiimand ami di. oclion nf the military and naval
’ toices, us ll si general ami admiial of the eon
fede ruey.”
I!ven if a Stale conceiving its sovereignty 1“
l ' he inf ingi'd, Aiould find it expedient to reran Ito
actu d te:u-!anct», (Jongress itself has not tlie an
1 (ho ily to inferposo the force of the Ihiion, and
I jilimge the couuliy iido civil war. Tho powers
of (amgress me «-o:t#in«*«l I<> the express delega
tions of ihe constitution. In what part of that in
. slrmtien! is (auigress anflioi i/.ed to make war on
u sovoicL'ii Slate, which icluhcb to obey a law
passed on duhioiis an.l disputed authority ? No
—a convention of the Hi,ales is the | lain and
constitution d method ofdeeiditi{. r the matter in
• disj ntc. f l\> tin- a*: oinlcd ducisioii cveiy Slate
must yield, or else it must determine on a hoccs
i sion front tlie Union. 1 tut in neither case is war
like hostility called for on either side.
Tim general gove:mm nl is the ngont of the
Stales it i** not a paity to the federal compact.
The idea of (he agent emu cii..‘*hv physical j.ow
e tin* parlies lo (he eompaet involves u ptdilical
anomaly, ami is based on the dangerous and a-
I liming assiinijitioii that ( amgre.-s is the irres i on
s'ilde j ulgo oi its own aels—a doctrine at war
with the might, praeiii.e ami principles of the
federal govemment. Hut if llm authority nfCun
g»ess he imamipeliud l«» the iorribic. coeicion of
any fcHtato In limgiiu; to the American cnntbd
e ucy, it;.on wh ;t nr.a : '*ri,ihlo giotmds ran the
President of (he United »Sfa'es, on his own as- 1
ruined aulhoiil\. iu i! k e nch a «lneat as Ids letter ;
inan lf"ily di.- 1 lo*es / liven though tlie giealer (
pa ( oj* ifio ( id/ ns nf Hoiith UoK.lul l sl:ould be '
t»l o iui.iu lh.il an act j• n—• *d bv i ’ongress, bn
v’ond tic* liipiis id ns deli gated i owers, is mil)
and void—ami la aig so pi'.snadcd, a«n dolor- (
milled to n-n e\ej> ciin>iitnti«.»ial meaiijj ofpio
•cctuig them-t.dves f.tU’i t!ni drsi nctivo etfeel*
of g.u,;- nii ua'i* :» w *!l till- ju liiy llm invasion
"I (lie r niiiii! > l»v ui hostile i’oree, hecawso the ,
P»*’ Hejit efrlnj I'ninii disagte.es xvi'h then: in
oniiiimi t It'any dmdil, ho wove;, exists as to (
tin. till ’l’onsiru' iion (tflhe ledtnal eonstitulion i
on the • nhj.'et of die powe sofllie President, or i
t»t Uhmg esv, n\r r the inililiny fu.ee ofihe U. S.
that limibi removed by reference lo the jour
nals ot tiie Sedorul convention.
'i h v ‘ t’dlowing tcsoluCmis, the one introduced
on tin? L’!) h of M y. and the other on the loth
Juii", were bo*h icjeetcd by derided majo ities: ,
Nc.-oft ai y Tfiat the national Uegislatu:e might
to l*o emj oxx'eretl lo call forth the force of the
I nimi MgaiiiKl any tin min ofihe Union failing
to full'd :ik duty under the mtieles the cef.
Ju sufreif t That if any State, or body of men
in a ly Stale, sliall (i]*i oso or pi event the carry
ing into execution such acts or treaties (made*
and ratified mule, tho authority of the United 1
Slates) the le.lei al executive shall he authorized ,
to call forth the (owns of the cmifodeiatml
Stales, ot ,si» much thoieof as may bo necessary,
to ( nh* co and compel an ohedietieo lo such acts,
or an ohse; v .m e of xn li treaties,
AHe tins b. ief exj osi' ion of ihe po wars of the
•rnneral g(*\ ojiiiiienl mid its chief executive oil
ed in relation to the m:lit a* y fo* co of the eouii-
I y, yuir n* nmittee would remark that the por
t'u.icy willi which ihHig- tiss a«lho es to the en
f» e* infill uflaw’, unw a. * anted by the fodoial
co)nt* act, and the leooul avowal ofihe P-osi
dent that high ami saered duties will compel him
lo -nstnin the usurpation by physical means, con
stitntes a case mi ihe deei ion ofwhieii the oxis
tr nee ofihe fedo ativ e feature ofihe govei iminil
is t -Neniially iu\olvc*d. It*tin* position thus as
sumed by the Piesidenl ho line, the Umiklilu
tion of tho United Suites is a nullity, and the
people of tin* Union are practically cm ntrolled by
a milita y di*.s|.olisni.
The eomsiiitlee in conclusion would distinctly
declare, that the threat contained in the Presi
dent's letter is e (Hally impotent and unwise;
and that South (unoliua, regardless of menace
from whatever . nailer it may piocnnd, will per
sist in nsin£ such means of protecting hor citi
zens against ni inifost oppression, ns the necessi
ty of ihe ca.sc shall demand, and her constitu
tional lights will justify.
Influenced by these consideration*, you;* com- ,
mitten ask leave Ut submit tho following ievolu
tions, viz;
/oso/m/, That tlio letter ofihe President of
tin* I niled Stales lo a portion of (he eitl/ ns of ,
Clia lesion, bcaiing d jto I -Itli of June, ISd!, is
at once at va ianoc with Ins duties and the rights I
ofihe Stales.
RvsolyrfJ, That whether tho threat contained
in that letter was aimed at the f.codom of dis
ciHsion, or at the sovereign antliorUy <»f South- (
(.'arolina, it is equally entitled to the derided re- [
prehension of this Legislature, and is incapable
of exciting any other than an augmented Testdu
lion to m imtain inviolate tho federal princi les
oftlio compact. 1 [
Cui.vmb(a, Doc. It, 1831.
Mr. C!owney called uo the Kesoiution he had !
laid mi the table of tho House yesterday, asser
ting tlie right of tin* Su! * to consiec the princi- j
, les and measures of the President where cen- *
sine was dim, and approving his late Message as
esponding lo tin* repeated declarations of this
Stute in favor ot VroeTiude, and moved Ins re
solution as additional to that reported l*y the
Coiniiiittve on Federal Uelalions. Mr. MAVillie, 5
moved ns a substitute for this resolution, anotli* !
or in nm|ualitied approval ofihe measure® of lion. (
administration, but tins was rejected, 1
and Mr. (”s nd pled, by a vote ofoß to -Kb Tin* *
Kej on and resolution of tho Ctimnuttee, vvidi
Mr. C’s additional resolution, xvoro then adopt- !
od, and of course rejecting Judge Huger’* sub- '
slituto, disputing tlie inferences drawn from tin;
President's letter, and (concluding with a Ue
solution that the letter was dictated by an honest e
anxiety for tho welfare of this Statu and deser- *
va J the public approbation, by a vole of (H to 5‘J. f S
gXnjrust)* s^romitlr.
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Doc. 17.
I gcml yon a copy ul‘ some extrao. il ulry Re
solutions which have passed belli Houses, and
Nullification is running vary high ho e. A bill
to increase by loan Ibu capital ol'lhe State Bank,
has passed the Senate ; it authorizes another loan
of sllOO,l 0 ) to enable the Statu to branch.
“Unsolved, That this Slate recognizes tt ! ° v '
er in no one, to dispossess while persons, who
have settled on any lands known as Indian 'I oni
lory, not occupied by any Indian o. Indians.
Resolved , That ail the Territory within the
boundaries assigned by the 1. Stales and accep
ted by the Convention of Alabama, as the boun
dary line of this Slate is within the oidiMuty Ju
risdiction thereof, and subject to all its laws,
civil mid criminal.
Resolved, That any exercise of Jn.isdiclion on
lira part of the United Stales, hy their Courts or
otherwise,over any petition of luirito.y tifo.esaid,
in the po.sessiun of any Indian tribe, which
could not constitutionally and legally he exer
cised over that portion of Terrho.y, which is i r.
the possession ol tho citizens of tins Stale, ns an
usurpation of power on the part of the United
Stales.”— Register.
Correspondence of the New \o.lt Jon n il ct
Coniine roe.
Washington, 15th Dee.
There is mneli convoisalion, and not a little
severo reflection here, upon the course ol Mr.
Berrien since lit arrived in Georgia. He has
utterly eonfoimded all his (iiends. 1 have been
one of his admirers; and when he was beset by
the hounds of the Ihesidtnl, I could not look on
and see him devoured, (or no wilier reason save
that of his repugnance to the malign influence. 1
could nut resist the ini; nlseofiny partiality, and
therefore oreusionally look tip a stick and,boat
them oil’. In Ins late speech at Miiludgcville, he
has made war nut only upon his whole public
aml'piivate career, hut upon the confidence, and
calculations of all his f, lends in his magnanimity
and firmness. Hn may now most wretchedly
op-pose himselftn the jeers of the Globe, and the
contradictions of the hem of the Thames. \V hen
he left Washington, the floods of his indignation
swept over tho land vvithalu.ee which th -eaten
cd the deluge of his enemies; hut at Millcdgo
ville ho is the ft si to odor incense u; nil the uhars
ofllii.-ii ambition. Nemo semper sapit,
UNITED STATICS BWK.
Wo iave received f.om tie meniher ofCon
g ess the following statement, which fully bears
nut enr statement. He says:
“ Soon alter my arrival, I called to see tho
•Secretary of the T.casurv, In inquire after tile
health of all absent friend, in the progress of
lha' inlet view, his repm t, the t. rdf, and lie- H ink
of the Unfed Slates, became to icsofconve.ua
tion. I li-It and expressed deep intoiest in b
Ini ion to the t:i: ifl’and to the Bank, and, at that
moment, my mind dwelt, upon the latter much
more than upon the former subject, I under
stood the Secretary to say, in so many woids,
“ vh.it a hill could he piepu ed, jointly hy the
commiltun and himself, lii.d would ho accepta
h'o to the Mxeeiilive and In all parliesanil the
impression was very strong on my mind, lint tho
hill so spoken of was for recharleiing the Hank,
tinhseeueiilly calling nil business at your olliee,
with two of my consliltiehls, I coiiiiiuiiiicated to
one of them, in yom p esen.-c, the snhstancu of
this convcrsiilioii. 'l'ho piihlieation made liy you
was without my knowledge, ,nor did i know
of il for several days aflerwaide Finding that
ilnnt! was some ditUenlty in it, i called to see the
Secretary for the purpose of explanation. Tho
conversation was recollected hy the Socjetmy ;
bill 1m declared ih.it, in speaking of a hill that
would give satisfaction, and Im appiovcd by tltu
Executive, (in referred to a bill readjusting the
larifl'of dtllios, and not to llm Bank oftlio Utitled
States. Tins misapprehension is at once ac
counted fin by tlm fuel, that the hill was spoken
cd in the close of the conversation, when my at
tention was alli-aclcd to tlm Bank, and that of
tlm Secretary to tho taiill'.” United '•'talcs 7V-
I' graph.
•• »» *»•
THE PEN ITR VIT\RV.
w o mule: stain! ilirit lotturs h:\vo lioni rccuiv
•-d in litis staling that I!»e bill l\n tiro abo
lition of”|>< j iiil«'ii(i?iry j unislnnonl in this State,
now old) wants (lio Hinction of ilw* Gnvcrnor to
iinmino a law. Tims li.i.s been abandoned in
(«i!ori»ia, a .systoin which li.ih for its ohjucl, and
wo doubt not will nlirmalidy pioiinou in its re
sult, tho mcdioiation of tho con iition of man
find tho onlio abolition oft [rat rolir of barhavism,
rmpion’s iry punishments for otlciices of
a liglilo;- charade.. Although this sy<tum has
not in this state roali/nd tno wishes and exper
laiionsofiis rioniis, > i t we do not liiinlc that
the failure has a i.sen f.otn any U’lfimoss of the
system to etloct that objeet, but font tin* con
limial opposition with winch it Ins met, and the
obstacles constantly thrown in the way of Ur
snceessful operation, ibu wo eaiinut yat be
lieve that it wdl ho pe.m meiuly ab. n ionud.—
Thun? is abioad in our country'a s; ml which is
opposed to such a rotiogi-adu movement in civil
i/atiun. It will h • nocessaiy on account of those
who have aheadv been set»lonerd (and now
confined under the previously existing laws)
that the system should he partially continued,
and we believe that one yeai*k exjie: ience will
im snllieieiit plainly to demonstrate to the peo
pie of this state, that however the Penitentiary
may have faded of the enti.e aceoin; ii>lnneiit
of the object for which it was adopted, that il is
novo tbe'ess with all its do ci ts adinitcjy pic
fcrablo to the ba ha i ns prurfice of whipping,
cropping, and branding; and tint they will
Nitwiu rent n to it w* it lithe determination tosp:ii>‘
no pains to in.ik* it as pe: feet as possible, an-l
if be ir with its imperfections as the necessa y
attendants of all limn in institutions.— Columbus
Enquirer,
•»»»
For the following interesting letter, wo aio
imlehteil to one who was on the si ot;—
lo ll,e Editor of the ,V. Y. American :
Foot Minimi,, ,\| hama.
I have seen in your paper a notice of the rav
ago. made hy the small pox among (ho Indians
in tins vicinity, hut no one but an eye witness
could so ci any idea of .m, consternation s ; read
among this siiiu lc and simcrslicions race, by the
,npid ma;ch of a disease agaoi-t which ad their
usual r. medics, such us.iiiij los, Ac. were f. nii
less or sieved to lender it the more violent.
In vain was lid 1 the midnight dance—in vain
they resorted lof.iniaslic lites and re:colonies,
to avei t tho pestilence; these, hy collectin'' t orn
distant | arts large nunilieis of pimple, smved on
ly to disseminate toe poison more widely. An
utter panic ensued ih.onglmut the Indian eonn
|lV, in soon iusl luces’Whole neigldio,hoods
were dose; led, or only loiianl-ed hy those alrea
dy inflicted. This stale of things was of cou.su
soon known at the agency, which is situated re
mote from the origin d thealiodf the disease.—
Dr. U hiirion, the Army Surgeon, ,-u J\,, t yjttcV
ell. immediately on hearing ofit, nndoilook the
honevolent task of vaccinating llie liuli.an; this
coo so was warmly approved and furthered hv
the excellent Agent, Col. Ciovvdl, and, as vuiii
ns information could ho received from Wash
ington, and sanctioned by tho War Den,ailment.
1 think the benefits insulting from vaccination
were seldom more amply demonstrated.
When wo reflect what this ter.iblo disease
was nfe through the entho Cieek Territory,
(comprizing a region 150 miles long by 7(1
broad,) and that owing to the erratic habits of
the Indians their whole population (about £0 -
000) woie Within its sphere, it is, indeed, sur
prising that not more than 20(1 have died; and
ot those, the principal pail, if not all, had mu
been vaccinated. Between 7 and t*,ooo wore
vaccinated at die Agency alone.
Too much praise cannot be given to Dr. Whar
ton, who, in pursuance of his arduous duty, ti av*
shed over a great extent of country; and had
not only to encounter the fiitigue incidental to
such a journey, but, in many instances, to com
■PMpaBn«nMMMK#-3BMWMMM«nnffrirnrnrrani ii ill rrfcagi
bat the prejudice!! ami MipcrnUlions of the
lives, Mrmy melancholy, uihJ Home luilixrruns
events took place iiu/i(ig the prevalence of the
1 disease; among tbe former tbeie is but a too
well .’'.nliieiitica'Ad of an Indian woman
1 iftur.lerin;; her own lick husband, wi’b tbc hope
of escifdo" infection—j oor wretch, she died a
■ few days lifter. 1 know of another action of a
1 fa nobler, but not less Iraiic cast, and which,
in the days of Greece would, pcrchancc, have
been deemed worthy lo have bton coainiemora
-5 ted hy a Maine.
A chief's bister, in the bloom of youth, resid
ing in the inleiiorof the nation, Its It he. sett to be
intected; she called her relatives a oiind her,
, told them she knew llmt she had imbibed the
disease ; she might recover, or (to use her own
* expressive language) might soon be called by
r the Master of lircutb. She knew that it was
f contagions and <iolei mined not lo Hiilfer bur life
* lo be p olonged a few days, or many boms, at
- the hazard of causing death lo those dearest to
* heron earth; *‘slio went and banged herself.’
i 'file Indian* almost universally abandoned the
1 hols of those who died and for months shunned
all approach lo their vicinity.
1 Ar**r& r s'As
’ SATI Hl>.\V, DBCEMBgIt 31,
“ Re just, and fear not."
i —. . _
lIEMOVAIi.
i
. Tim nflico of the Augusta Chronicle is reinov-
I oil, for the present, to the brick buikting on the
J corner of Jackson and Eilis streets, immediately
, in the rear of the (ilobo Hotel.
1 Mil, CAI.HOIN.
The U. S. Tclcgra; h says, in rolntlon to the
rejection hv the House, of the Resolutions of the
i Senate, ag linst Mr. Calhoun : “ A few mo o
i such niovemeiits as that made-by tho Senate of
(leogia, will make Mr. Calhoun more popular
than any other man.”—-We have no doubt ofit.
CHEAT PIKE IN MACON.
We deeply reg et the severe conflagration
which has occurred in tho town of Macon, as
. stated in the Extra of the Macon Advertiser,
which is copied into another column, and strong
! !y sympathise with the unfortunate soil’ rcis,
partii-uhii ly our esteemed friend, Dr. Baht
. J.r.TT, of the Macon Ttlegtnph, who, we are sor
ry to perceive,is one of the-principal cncs. We
a e gratified,howeve -, to have the ossti aiice of
his neiglihar of the Advertiser, that his Ofliee
. ! • ill soon nso again, I’h.nnix like, from its ashes,
, and lin.-l that its mime,ous patrons and others,
! will sei.'i the p csent opportunity, as a suitable
, one lo testify their sense of the spirited efloits
i he has eondnualiy made for their amusement and
instnietion, ami the public good.
UNIVERSITY OP «EOflCT\.
It will he semi, by reference to the Adver
tisement, in another column, that the exercises
of’Fianklin College will recommence on the
of January next—that the now College edifice is
completed, mid all tho Ihofessorships filled—
and that the institution is, altogether, in a much
higher state of .r.iprovoment, and general ctii
ciency, then it has been at any former period.
Stnli a result cannot but bo highly gratifying to
its fiends, and to tlie.se ol learning, and tho vvol-
Ute ol tilts Slate, so mutually dependant on its
■literary institutions generally, and pat licularly on
(hat which is the centre, and should bo the great
support, of all the others, throwing its light on
all around. Jhe Uresulent, and Professois gen
erally, are gentlemen of high respectability and
distinguished literary and scientific attainments,
fully adequate to their respective duties; and
the I.ueln es to be delivered hy each must add
•“itch, not only lo tho general interest and value
of Ilf.) collegiate exercises, but to the respecta
bility and influence oftlio institution." (.real
credit is duo the Trustees of the College, for
tliei r judicious and spirited efl’orls to provide it,
as tar as possible, with every reasonable means of
usefulness, and, also, lo the able and enlightened
i*.esident, !) . Ciiuitcii, for the manner in which
he lias seconded those uls,vV disposed of those
mentis, in his admirable government of tho in
siiluiioti, which, so far as it lias been developed
to ns, is worthy of the highest praise. The Col
lege cannot but thrive under his administration,
aided hy his present able coadjutors, and we
doubt not that its future sup, oil, from die ; tib
lic, will be fully equal to ill.; efforts wbi.-lt have
been and will bo made, ot; the othe. hand, hv the
Ti ustees and tt.c Faculty.
COTTON MARKETS.
O ir latest advices from are to tlie
•4th nit. at which period the Liverpool Colton
market was in a healthy condition, and hut for
the political situation ufUireat-'Btituin, wo should
have great confidence that the prices they cur
rent, would at least lie maintained.
Advices from Nuvv-Voik of£lstinst. state,
that the extreme cold weather had closed all the
rivers, and that large quantities of Colton,,
bought some time ago, for manufacturing es
tabli.-hments in tiro interior, had been prevented
from reaching their destination. Tho stock of
old Cotton was reduced to about If','lff) bales.—
limitations of new Uplands, 8 a JU cents—the
latter pi ice for choice only.
Tlm .Savannah and Cbm lesion Cotton markets,
a c represented,by the latest advices from those
places, as being .lull, at a decline of an J a .[ of a
cent, occasioned by the scarcity of shipping, and
consequent high .ate of Fieights. To Liverpool
,’d. has been paid , and this, with the new duty
of ,s<l. is neaily equal lo d cents per lb.
Tlm receipts of Cotton into our market, the ,
present week, have been quite light, and, ex- ,
cept a sale of 1 £OO bales, at about Hj cents, but (
little lias been done. Although this, and some ,
few other sales, show an improvement cf j a ,
3 of a cent, on our quotations, we think they ,
could not he repealed to-day, and do not, there- |
fore, deem it proper to alter out lu;mar.quota- )
lions. ' "" ,
Prices Current.
I.IVKRPOOI.* AUGUSTA; '
Ordinary 4’J. Ordinary CJ Hi. 1
Middling s|d. Middling 71
Fair sjd. Fair 7J 1
Good favr 5 jd. n GJ: Good fair 8} aß<
Good and fine,Cul. a Cjd. Good fine SSnSj 1
F amours, to Charleston, $1 23 cts. per bale ‘
—to Svnaannali, 7o cents.
Exchange.—Bills on Baltimore, Philadelphia, *
New-York, Providence, and Boston, atoo days (
sight, 1 per cent, discount—ut sight, on the same 1
cities, J per cent, premium.—United States’ 1
Bank Notes. l[a 1 pier cent, premium *
; i
UNITED STATES BANK.
The subject of recliiirte;ing this mammotn
Bank is becoming one of,deep and alarming in
te est; and since tlio Bank itself is evidently
sparing no means of obtaining a renewal of its
charter, it becomes those who arc sensible of the
danger of such a result, to look well to all its
movements and scrutinize them closely, ll any
further argument hud been wanting in proof ol
such danger, is it not to bo found in the late
Message of the President, and his altered lone
on the subject. Is Iris former uncompromising
and unqualified opposition toil so. gotten I and
if its influence can reach even him, the bold,
intrepid, and fearless boro of Orleans and the
Maysvdie Rond Bill, whom shall it then not
reach, nnd who shall stay Us grasping power?
Did not Gen. Jackson, dlscatd his eld cabinet,
and appoint Ins present one, on the ground that
it was not, but should be, n that is,
that the members ofit should think ami act to
gether, and in concord will, him; and is not one
of them in direct and declared opposition to him
on this subject—the Secretary of the Treasury—
recommending tlio renewal of the Charter I and
has it not been repeatedly said, that the Presi
dent countenances lids as a matter of conces
sion and conciliation lo the Bank and its influ
ence ? And what was its effect I . Why the
publication of tin Message, and the Report of
die Secretary, caused the slock of the Bank to
rise instantly, ticn per cent. Docs not lids show,
wl. it had been stated before such ; üblication,
that the administration had ceased its opposition
to the Bank, and that Mr. Mc.Eano was the me
dium of conciliation between it and die Presi
dent ? What if Gen. Jackson has not, as has
been charged, consented through Mr. Mcl.ano,
Iu sign a hill to re-charter the Bunk, his Mes
sage is as plain an intimation as need be,that he'
will do this; and the died ofit upon the public
proves that it w.ps so understood.—lt is useless
to say that (he Secretary oftlie Tionsury speaks
for himself only, independently oftlie Piosidont,
and that the President is not responsible for his
opinions, or to he understood as sanctioning or
adopting litem. Hu is the Agent of the P.esi
ilonf, and a part of the Administration, for the
acts of which generally, the President, as the
principal, and as possessing the superintending
and controlling power, is mainly responsible.
And this lie has fully acknowledged hy disntis- j
sing all tho-members of his cabinet for alledgtrd ;
want of lun inony, and accordance will, himself, !
and one another; end, if wo rccollurt tightly, I
lie was rniilioiitlvely represented to have said, j
in relation lo substituting others, that ho should I
expect them to he guided hy his views, and lo f
act iu st.icl accordance w ith them; or something |
to that effect.—lt is not to he expected that the- [
President has, or should have, the power of com- |
pilling them to do ought it. violation to their j
holiest souse of light, but it is proper that they )
slionid think, speak, and act with him, on alt
gicul leading principles; which may bo effected
hy a proper enquiry into the opinions of each,
ere he appoints then.; and if lie honestly be
lieves of tlio United States Bank as lie former
ly expressed himself, viz,; that it is unconstitu- j
Board and inexpedient, and has failed in the great j
end establishing a uniform and sound currency— ;
it was manifestly Ids duty, and in accordance I
with sound patriotism, to appoint Secrclaiys
who thought with him on that, and all other sub
jects of equally important and vital interest—or
at least to require of them, ns conditioned lo
their acceptance, that, without yielding their own I
opinions or aiding his, they shot,ld avoid unj
udicial collision will, him on such subjects, ten
ding to counteract the efforts ho might make
to promote what ho honestly believed the tine
interest and welfare of his country. Not that
Ids opinions are infallible, however honest; for
honesty is not infallibility, nor a surety against
error; hut, to long as he believes them tight,
wliiul. lie must do it honest, he is hound lo act
upon them, however erroneous, till convinced tr.
the contrary. For our own pa t, tlio’ we think i
not a whit lire less of a man for honestly diller
ing f.om us, on any subject, and arc always wil
ling to admit that wo may be wrong, and lie
right, and to he fairly convinced that it is so; yet,
were any public interest entrust, d to our charge,
wo .should consider it a wanton disregard of
fidelity to that trust, to place in any subordinate
official station, a man who fell it Ids duty to con
diet will, ns, and oppose what we conceived
necessary lo .he public good: and equally so,
wore any other ; orson similarly situated, to
countenance a like official opposition on our ; art.
If, then, Gen. Jackson still believes ofll.o U. S,
Bank what lie forme.ly expressed—and this he
.1. e-lares ho does do—how could ho give Mr.
Me I •ano an office of Ids country, to oppose what
he believesa grCat and vital interest c-fliial coun
ty—or an opportunity of wielding the official
power and iollnei.ee of that country, against that
country’s welfare?—Tl.at he saw ilia Repor tof
Mr. Mcl.ane before it was submitted lo Con
cress, and had the power, as it doubtless \vt;s
Ids duty, to prevent its advocacy of the Bank
from going before that body, arc! the people,
will not, we presume, he doubled ; and he must
(hcretlue he considered equally accountable for
that advocacy, as if it had been exercised in his
own Message I If he disapproved ofit, or dis
sented from its sentiments, why did he not say !
so, in Ids Message, and give his reasons for per-1
milling tt to Ll submitted, when, in reference j
to the Report generally, and that of the Seerc- 1
tary ol the Navy and P. M. General, ho observed, j
they “suggest improvements which arc worthy ]
of, and to Which I invito, the serious attention of
Congress!” Or, if lie lias at all changed Ids
opinions on the subject—it was duo to the Bank,
nnd to the country, that lie should have openly
declared the change,and Ids reasons for it. But
he declares that he still “entertains the opinions
heretofore expressed—that the Bank is uncoil
sliuniuiial and inexpedient, and has failed in the
groat end of establishing a uniform- and sound I
currency j which are indirect contravention olj
those of Sir. McLains, and given with a full j
knowledge olThem, doubtless, and tho data on i
which they were founded—and wo must there- |
fore believe that ho has not changed his opinions,
n, 'd that he does not agree with air. Mcl.aiie. !
How then shall wc account for his strange con
duct f How, but by- supposing that he {tax found
out the immense, power of tho Bank over elec
tion*, tlnoughout the confederacy, and conse
quently of defeating ids re-election—and that
he has considered it absolutely necessary lo bis 1
/c-election to conciliate the Bank, hy permutin' J
wp vcm ■ ■■
liis Secretary of t!ie Treasury to advocate i.' J
while at the same tunc ho maintains the a. , ear- K
anee of individual consistency, by opposing it | n j
his own Message, “as at present organized t'‘
Now, if he still believes it unconstitutional, “as 1
at present organized,” and because Congio s
Itas no authority to incorporate any Rank what
ever (which power was expressly denial Ly iha
framers of the Constitution, in Contention; J fin
that is the only ground of its uncpustilntion iliiy;
we should like to know how any modifications
of its present organization, can, in his opinion,
possibly render it constitutional?
Tile fact is, whether the Piosident Ins or has
not been influenced in this matter by the pav
er of tlie Bank to defeat his re-election, it assn
edly has that power, and it would he an unirtst.
reflection upon his intelligence, to suppose tint
with the opinions he lias expressed, he is ur , i
ware of it —lt is painful to us to scrutinize thus,
closely, the conduct of a man whoso re-cb-ctioii
\vc are in favor of; bnt with us, men as nothing,
when they come in collision with great princi
ples, which tiro everything to the liberty and
welfare of our country I And wo say to llio
people—with whom alone, \va have, or will
have, any material partizair interest or feelings—
beware! look to it! for the power of the Unri-d'
toons Mammon is uponyou, twining iu so pout
folds around your liberties, in every Section of
your country, and if yon arise not in your mi-dp
and crush it while you may, llio day is not f/-
distant, when those liberties will he annihilated,
or held only by its permission—when you may
not elect a President, or any other leading ollluoc
or Representative in your country, who shall
dare to oppose its interest or w ill!
Wo conclude, by quoting foin the late letter
of Mr. Benton, to the citizens of Missouri, in
reply to various queries propounded to him by
his constituents, the following extract, together
with theo; inions of Mr. Jeiterson. quoted by
him; and by letna.king, also, that we shall over
honor and esteem him for the individual sacrifice
ho is willing to make to his conscience and the
liberty and welfare of his country :
“As to rooming fie Bank charter, with inodifleatimvrt
1 have to .‘ay, llmi I ciinsi.li-r all the [irnposeil mo.’iiirn-
Itons as n lh(.ig. i'liu new limit,-ui.-a-i a.ul re.-tnr.ioes
con hi lie es no more voice than the old one ; mnl whi-t
they hove Ixvn wn.Hi, is -iniidontly proved hj T, e id-iory
ol Vie two and three lest years* operations olhne pr-'-io f
bunk. I look upon ihe lumk ik-vlihi- in-.dmi-.-di'e n
siiai'ioii in a reimh'in, or even la a limited ii.iii--.rd-v I
deem i! lm.p.i'AeUid for Ihe control of l ie.-; and who,,
i -‘".vc esiaimshed, no immer wiih whin ittnliniioiis, ihai it
I I ‘C*oa lie superair to me authority which canned It and
will always "iliscoveiV* on a•• re-exaiul. iiti.in op its
cim-iiliUiim.'*-die powers wnieli were not iliscerinihle at
the lir-I re nlii'iu an t will never tad to “ „ V orc- me •> I,y
« “dilierein c.iii-l-iimltou of Us piqvers,” the " i-.-.-’iili.ft
di.lieidiios’* Which the •• dlsalding provisions" mid "or
ganic ltd Si.” of till! ehaner may have placed la its w.iv
I and which Ihe oh-iinacy of Cougi-ivs may " iviiise" i->
j remove. These lit hr- my opinions, I cannot aliute an"
part of my opposition to the renewal of the hunk ciia-ie *
. f." ney 'inutility of new reslrit lunis, more or (e.-s w hic I
the jealousy mid iititvi-itiiy-,j t 'oa.:ress iimv p-,u into il
On the .seeon l pninl, us to leei-iaiivn i'a.-l-iic i-in- I
have to f ay, that 1 view the lnt.uk as ,Mr. d ls r.-oii dal’—
that i- losny, as an insiic.niori oliheinosi deadly lic;<l.iiiv
loonr (brill of sp.veriiuieiil, vonslaiilly i ps i .duor n-'rin.-I
litany in liei two great eiladels k the lived,-in nfiae mess
and die fei d.im of eleenuns ; sirong emm ill lo piirrlii,’-
Ihe giiveiTiinelll, when opposed Iu those win. iiil.iiini-m".'
n, and aide to change i! into mi oligarchy, wi„-„ aci.ne in
cenciTl wnh I hem :* and. urns view ire if, 1 cniiid mil c'-i
--senl, (or ail) earl lily coiisulennion, to ,pvi- a vole for nv
Itnarintr its existence amongns. And as 1 would not Lo
liguinsi leyislalive nisiriictums, tin.- r, e.-pi on of mem
lias iiislanee, would leave me no nilenialive Inn to reii-e
| Irom my station, mid make room lor a newaiipoimmeiitf ’
| ; “ This iu iinnioii is one of fie most deudiy l.n lilily
| er.!s|ny| iiT.r>:i.--t llio priiii-iples and f,n» „f our eonsiim.
i '.lull. Ine iriti-m is, ai lais lime, so strop-; an i U ; it, din
; dv sentiment i, that il cannot he- shnk. „ atnam.enl.
11.1 snppo-e 11 sen.-- a untoward events sWfd oc-a
sam •ictit to bring into d.iwlil the cnmpciehey . fa rcindV ’
can ;;overiiio. m(~ meet aci 1-is of nt daiu-er, or to nn -
nag,; t.ie eoi;,Hetic« a! me p a-pic m ti.f pniiiic fnaciioini -
HIS, ,111 I" ..inliaii like t,.i.-, penet,iiiiop toils I,ranches
i Vv- V", " f - t “ C 1 by cent in pi,a
hii.v, niaj, in a cnnc.it inoinoni, upset Ihe ixiv-TiniirJi
I 1 dcemiiogiiv.-nniieiil stub, wliic.a'isunder I.n
..'ssaldgcol ui.) Sviicoii-uMiicil mitiiorilv, or am oliie.--
.inluoiity Mm n (lint oI tne iiainm or its regular liiiiciioiui
■ VUI an olisl-uction coni IIMI IM ihi- h:;ni..
WIM ill I.S la audios, he ill lime , fwm • ii ei-iaie
10 I.a Ut peace we hmHd am-,.1, or willulmw ils aids
s-a„ i Ona.l we lilril, (ogive liirlher cVowth loan i
t-ilini ni sn laiuei lid; so hositie? ' ■ » Tinil it is m
liosldO; we know ; first, from a knowli d.-e oi'lac , ri'am
p-e.. m Ihe persons compo-ii u ihe hade hfilie.ii.irior- i
m,;ry hunk. pijnci|wlor brim,.*. I ih,.-,- „ni„:
slot Atadder- ; sra, l.mn diriroppo.-idon a. li.e miv
suies and principles,,( tin- gavermu.-n-, and to the dec
ini" o! liaise Iru inll) lo [heal ; third!,j, f,„i,i die -end
ar s!l i-l M rt. -Vr. J. ltcana
LtUr.) lo Mr. (f;d{atijt, Vrc. i -1 ;j.
\v lit.*n Mi. Jelloisofi wrote llio übovo, lie niUrl
i liavo bad as good an opportunity of judging of
the constitutionality, expediency, and necessity
ot the Bank, to the fiscal operations of the gov ■
eminent, ns Mr. McLnne, Mr. Crawford,' Mr,
McDullie, or any ono else; aqd his authority!
thcicforc, at least neutr tlizes either of tlioirs, so
far its either exj orience, judgaient, intelligence,
oi integrity can go.
It will ha seen by the advertisement of llio
Augusta Iheatio Coinpaiiythat a initeting of ils
Stockooideis is-callod ou (Saturday evening next..
We think it proper thus to apprize lliem of tins
nature ot the itn[.-ortan.t tiusiness lo which their
attention vvi.i he called. Two priq*jsiinjns, wo
undeistand, will be Idd belore tliciu—to go on
and immediately build the new Theatre, ordi?-
I ose of l lie lot and dissolve the company. To
do the termer, the company is unable for llio
want oi funds to build such a house ns it
onginaily contemplated. An oppo.Utility now
oil.os of disposing of the lot, if the Slock
h ddeia so decide, and the whole business
ot ihe Company may he immediately conclud
ed by relunding to the holders of ils script the
sums paid lb,- their instalments. So long a poii
od has elapsed since the subject of a new Thea
tre wus first agitated, that tlie Company should
oit lie r erect ono at once, or by giving u> ils nre
tuiitions, a;low* others so »lisjiose*l lo do so. : \ s
llio lussiHOfl.s of that may involve iho ex
m;c* ol the company, it becomes ini! orlaist
tlia* ihorcslionbl bo as full a mooli:.)*'as possible
01 those cqnccrncd.— Courier .
T he rosolul.oiia ol llio S. Carolina L*o*;isla{nfc f
j conceding the qiiuliiiculion of voters—rocuirc
the residonco to bo in the Siato f>r iho twu
im ! nC(iiatG, y ore election,, and in
; ihe iMstiict for the six months immediately be
| lore ihe election. If iho voter has home and
l.muly m the .Stale or ])istiiet, a tcunporary ab
sence not to aliocl his right—but if Ida home ami
Ijtiiiily ho out oi iho Stale, then ids presence in
the Stale* fur two \e irsdocs not entitle him to f
\ ule.~“ ('ohuuhiu 7 cltxi'iijjc,
TtltUmiVD. "
Al Macon, on Ike a-J,l in si. tie. (iMOnOFnOl'fi
b «*i Alonrec i-.uu.iy iu .Mi-.s tl vff \ r a\j v
cuuiow. «r«rhu.
-Ai Mi U'tlut-v.lK*, IMi ilte | 1011. 1V?I Ihv
L\Vl“ll‘VlUKV.' h ’ m C °* fu 31
t”
ItM • I ly»l. Jo il •» > 11 1.1.1. >IA r*f. 0-1 I lie (}■>.
m KitpreiiN, koma
i\, nauijtaer ol Capi. li. i\ Williams, all of
C J-ailium co. *
A Tamier and Currier
WAATEJ),
I IBEIIAJj Wiigc-e will Bu given lo
one who can come wcil recom
mended; hy the subscriber, living near
iiaysville, i'oJutnbin county, Ga.
v% ol THOMAS SEA V.
Dec-H SJtw Cl