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AUGUSTAI
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21,18357
“ Be just, and fear not."
SEWSPAI'ER IMPROVEMENT.
The Savannah Georgian has lately been con
siderably enlarged, and much improved in its ap
pearance.
VOTES POR GOVERNOR.
The Millcdgevillc Southern Recorder of the
instant, sayi—“ In consequence of a corrected re
turn having been received at tho Executive De
partment, from the county of Newton, after the
voles had been counted by tho Legislature, the
precise majority of Mr. Schist is now ascertain
ed to be 2497, instead 2527, as at first announ
ced.”
THE OGLETHORPE.
The above is the name as a new Steam Boat,
that yesterday made her first visit to our wharves.
She was built last summer in Savannah, for onr
enterprising fellow townsmen the Messrs. Har
per's, and is intended for the. trade between this
city and Savannah. This is another evidence of
the increasing trade of Augusta, ami we trust the
Oglethorpe will meet wilh sufficient encourage
ment to handsomely remunerate her enterprising
owners.— Constitutionalist, of yetlerday.
VALUABLE WORK.
We have received from the much respected au
thor, through the hands of Mr. Thomas Rich
ards, of this city, a valuable and interesting work
on “The Pbinciples op Fiisr Tiianr,illustra
ted in a series of short and familiar essays, origi
nally published in the Banner of tho Constitu
tion,” by Cotter Raoixt, Esq. the able and tal
ented Editor of tho Planner of tho Constitution ,
and more recently of the Examiner-, and will
known as ono of tho beat writers on political
economy, which this country has ever known.
It is a work that every citizen should provide
himself with, to whom tho vast quantity of
information contained in it, will boos incalcula
ble value. The work may be had at tho Book
store of Mr. Richards,
MR. VAN HCHEN’S LATE LETTER.
This weak and evasive attempt of Mr. Aon
Bmcn to conciliate the Southern people on the
subject of slavery, and Abolition—addressed to
Judge Win. Schley—has been cited by some of
his Southern partisans, in proof of his liberality
to the South, Ac. Yet tho New York Evening
Post, a leading Van Buren paper, and as violent
and thoroughgoing an Abolition one as the Eman
cipator, was the first to announce it ns forthcoming
—stating that “ Mr. Van Huron's opinions on the
subject of Slavery, Abolition, Ac. have been eli
cited by a Southern correspondent, and sent to
tho South for publication”—and must conse
quently be in his confidence, or that of his nearest
friends. And, in afterward publishing that letter, it
observed, " We are truly glad that Mr. Van Bu
ren, in the very peculiar circumstances in which he
is placed, has not been prevailed upon to make any
greater concessions to that arrogant spirit which
has been aroused at tho south by the artful efforts
of nullifiers and disunionists, fur more than by
the procccdinga of those who are in favor (as we
avow ourselves to be) of universal abolition of
slavery.”
Tho same paper said also of the Albany Anli-
Abolilion proceedings; “It will be seen that Mr.
Van Buren refers to the proceed in gs*of the Alba
ny Anti-Abolition meeting as containing a full
expression of his opinions. Tho Albany pro
ceedings were copied into this paper of the 7th
ultimo, accompanied by an expression of our
opinion concarning them. Wo dissented from
them on one or two points, hut spoke of them as
well written and moderate in sentiment.”
Docs not all this indicate a desire, on the part
of Mr. Van Buren, “to bold wilh tho Imre ami
run with the hounds.”
THE TEXAS MEETINGS.
It would seem that those who are making pub
lic demonstrations at the South, in favor of the
Toxaus, by Meetings, Ac. cannot have reflected
upon tho impolicy of such measures, and their
deeply injurious influence upon tho vital interests
of their own country. The generosity and dis
interestedness of their feelings and motives, we
shall not protend to question ; hut such feelings
and motives arc as apt as any others, when not
controlled by reflection, prudence, and caution,
(as is mostly the case,) to lead us astray. What
ever may seem duo to other countries, our first
duty is to our own, and to consider what is due to
our own ; and, isolated as we are, wilh the strong,
deep prejudices of tho whole civilized world
against us, it behoves us to look well to our owli
situation, and beware, always, that vve do not un
wittingly give countenance to tho movements of
our own enemies. We utterly deny their right
to interfere with our local and internal affairs, in
any way, and denounce them in the strongest
terms, for their public meetings, subscriptions of
money, and employment of emissaries, Ac. Ac.
against u»: and is it not obvious, that when they
«ee our public meetings, subscriptions of money,
Ac. Ac. to interfere in the local and internal
affairs of Texas, that they will seize upon litem
as another pretext for their interference with om
off airs, and assert their right to deal by us as we
deal by others? That they are wily, subtle, in
genious, and vigilant enemies, who will doubt,
after the ingenious manner in which they have
turned all past incidents to their own account,
and mingled them with tho rights of free discus
sion, free use of the mails, freedom of the press,
freedom of public assemblage, Ac. Ac.? And
can any one suppose, after tins, that they will not
see nt once the opportunity afforded them by our
interference with Texas, to pervert it into another
pretext for interference with ns t If any one
can, a very little time will undeceive him. And,
what if there be a distinction between the two
cases, who will see it, who admit it, but ourselves,
let us urge it and argue it as we may 1 .
It surely cannot be necessary to go farther into
this matter, to satisfy any reflecting mind of the
force and justice of our position ; the Jeep im
policy, to say the least of it, of these Texas
movements; and that no Southern man should
ever countenance any public movement, without
first considering what may bo iu effect on our
peculiar institutions. To our mind, situated as
we are, it is highly imprudent in our people to
take any part whatever in this Texas affair; but,
if any of them will do so, why lot them do it
privately and individually, and either thus go
themselves or send their money, as they choose ;
but, for the sskc of out own dearest interests and
safety, we trust wo shall hear of no more public
meetings or demonstrations of any kind, and that
will at once set their faces and influence against
them, and temperately put a stop to them.
ffj* Wo earnestly recommend these views to
tlie temperate and reflecting consideration ol the
whole Southern Press.
THE SOUTHERN AGRICULTURIST.
“ The November number is, we find on perusal,
(says the Charleston Mercury of the 4lh instant,)
one of more than usual interest,
A short article, among other judicious sugges
tions on the subject of Agricultural libraries,
recommends the collection and mapping in con
nection the plans of all the tracts of land in a
neighborhood, representing the boundary lines of
tho different plantations, as we arc told by the
writer, has been done at Pincvillc and on Daniels’
Island.
An interesting memoir on Pise work for houses
and fences, presented by Mr. Hum emo.-ct to the
South Carolina Society for the Advancement of
Learning, Ac. Ac. Ac. is published at the request
of the Society. The substance used in this kind
of work is earth neither to clayey nor to sandy,
consolidated between too planks by a rammer, in
the mode, we suppose, in which shells and mortar
arc beaten down iu tapia woik. Mr. H. rocom
■ mends the red earth found a foot below the sur
; face at Columbia, as the best possible for it. He
says it is common in the South of Europe and in
South America to construct houses and walls in
the way described, which arc strong and durable,
. and very different from “ mud houses or walls.”
. Houses mid churches so constructed, he has seen
[ near Lyons, which arc between 200 and 300 years
. old. Ho has a specimen in a building at his Sand
. hill place. It is better to have more sand than clay
. in the earth used, which must lie neither pure clay
nor pure sand, and contain no vegetable or other
purlrcsccnt substance. The test is to press a
handful, nml a if it slick together retaining the im
pression of the lingers, it is good. Tho cost is of
course hut small, and its introduction would, no
doubt, boa great improvement.
Mr, Camak has contributed an interesting
and curious account of a very successful experi
ment in cultivating Indian Corn, without the
use of hoc or plough, or any thing else to turn up
the soil, after the first breaking up fur the planting.
Tlie grass was destroyed and kept down by coal
ing the soil witli leaves from the forest.
The selections are judiciously made and valua
ble; and the Monthly Calendar of Horticulture
and Floriculture is rendered a very important
part of the journal, and especially rich this month
in the flower department.
Wo copy below two of the shorter pieces—tlie
first original, the other from the miscellaneous se
lections ; and conclude with repealing our wishes
that Mr. Mk.lf.ii may receive the extended pa
tronage which he so well merits.
Rice Guahs, (Persia Oryzoides.) —Wc have
recently seen hay made of (fi'i.r valuable grass in
the. neighborhood of this city, which was cured
with groat case—it was eaten with great avidity
by cattle, and was pronounced by good judges, c
qual to the best Timothy imported from the North.
We feel confident it is the most valuable grass for
hay, that is produced in our Southern country.
Tho time for collecting the seed this year was
from the Ist to the 15th of October. An enter
prising and successful planter of our acquaintance
had three bushels of tho seed of this grass collec
ted by a servant in a short time, in intervals, a
mmmling to not more than a day, within two
. miles of our city ; ho intends to make a fair ex
periment in cultivating it on his plantation for tho
Charleston market. Wo wisli him success.
Salt anil I.imc . —lt is recommended by writers
, on the subject, to sow salt ami lime over ground
infested by slugs, snails, grubs, and other insects
of their character. Lime when spread over soil
1 in a hot or caustic stale, it is slated, will destroy
insects and their larvm or eggs. When it bc
-1 comes slacked and is held in solution by water, it
is readily taken up by plants as food, and forms a
constituent part of them.
1 “It is astonishing,” says a writer in the Gar
-1 doner’s Magazine, “ how ignorantly neglectful ore
the cultivators of the soil, when their crops are
devastated by slugs not to dress the soil so us to
render its surface quite white, during the promise
of a few days dry weather, with caustic lime. It
is instant destruction to every slug it falls upon,
and those that it misses arc destroyed by their
coming in contact witli it, when removing in
search of food.”
WHITE ELECTORAL VOTE.
We arc sorry to see that the Southern Recor
der of tlie 13th inst. urgently recommends to tho
members of the Legislature, to nominate a White
Electoral Ticket! Now, to say nothing of the
manifest inconsistency and impropriety of tlie
1 parly nominating a Force Dill man, and one
• whoso conduct, apart from his principles, has
’ been exceedingly disgusting and contemptible,
| pray what right have tho members of tho Legis
lature, to take it upon themselves to nominate an
Electoral Ticket ? Where is their authority to
I do so ? Have tlie State Rights people rccom
( mended ought of the kind 1 Or have their State
Rights constitutcnts instructed them on tho suh
j°et I And what if they had, are those counties
who have sent no State Rights Representatives to
( have no choice in the matter ? Tho State Rights
members,too, represent only a minority of the party
—a small minority too—and shall they constitute
themselves u body to decide upon the interests
and wishes of tho whole party, and, without the
slightest authority, assume to themselves the right
I 10 dictate to it whatever Ticket they may think
| proper to choose I Sl,all they do this, too, in se
cret conclave, without the slightest annunciation
of their intention to the parly, and without af
fording to the majority tho moans of being heard
or represented 1 We solemnly protest against it,
■ not only for ourselves, but for others, members and
private citizens, who arc alike opposed to both the
’ object and the means; and wc would ask those
true and tried friends of our principles, who pro
■ pctly value the principles and honor of the parly
1 above all time-serving hopes of mere success, in
opposition to them, to look well to this matter, and
consider whether they can consistently, honestly,
and honorably, look on in silence, without a sin
gle honest, generous, and disinterested effott to
defeat a measure they so decidedly disapprove ?
If they do, with their eyes open to the glaring
impropriety and exceeding danger of such a
movement, the consequences of it will ho most of
all upon them. It cannot come to good ! “Men
do not gather grapes from thorns, or figs from
thistles ;” and what can be expected from such a
political thorn and moral thistle as Judge White.
after his vote for the Force Bill, his thorough
treachery to his own party, and his disgusting
knavery and meanness at a Kitchen Cabinet din
ner of the Bth January ? Wo say again, it can
not come to good— nay, it has not, so far; and,
to say nothing of principle, even as a matter of
mere expediency, ft suicidal and impolitic in
the extreme. A Western member of tho late
Convention, who was one of the most zealous
advocates of the nomination of Judge White
has candidly acknowledged to us that it has turned
out a decided failure; and indeed, no one con
tends that it has effected tho objects anticipated
from it. The Union man will not vole for a Nul- ,
lificrs, Ticket; and, as wc have told the White ,
Nullifiers, tho only way in which White can ,
possibly gain the vole of Georgia, is through a ,
Ticket nominated by the White Union men; .
and that, though voted for by Htate Rights men, ,
would not commit the Htate Rights parly, as a |
parly. But this will not suit their party views, (
since they would lose the party triumph of it;
which shews that they arc not satisfied that what ■
they aim at should succeed, unless they them- f
selves can reap the credit of it. The Nullifiers ,
have done more to ruin White at the South, titan
all others put together; and they will ultimately ,
defeat him in Georgia. It is evident that he can
not gain the vole ol any Southern State except
South Carolina, unless voted for by Union men ;
and the active part which the Nullifiers have taken
in his favor, and tho antagonist denomination of
him as “the Nullifiers’ candidate,” lias prejudiced
them against him every where except in his own
Slate. An intelligent gentleman from Alabama
told us a short lime ago, that the active part of the
Nullifiers in his favor, had nearly ruined his
cause in that State, and would probably ruin it
entirely before tho election; for that, though a
large majority of the Union men there preferred
him to Van Buren, they would not join tho Nul
lifies in using him as a means of breaking down
their own yarty—and said so. It will ho remem
bered that the Union men in this State manifest
ed strong symptoms of preference for him, and
refused to send delegates to the Baltimore Con
vention, or to make any demonstrations in favor
of Van Buren, till the Nullifiers nominated him ;
and then they gave him up, and, yielding to their
leaders, who evidently could not otherwise have
controlled them, united with them in nominating
Van Buren; and the Macon Telegraph, which
before had declared in favor of While, at once
turned round against him, as “the candidate of
tho Nullifiers,” and took up Van Buren. So
much for the boasted policy of the White men.
Why our opposition to White, did more to bene
fit him with our opponents, than all their aid i
and if they had let him alone, till ncir affections
were fastened on him, ho would have got the vote
of the whole Union party, or, failing in that,
would have thrown it into conflict and confusion.
His only possible chance of success now, is
through a Union Electoral Ticket—that is, a
Ticket nominated by those members of tlie Union
party, who arc White men. But this would not
suit the White Nullifiers, because they want to
secure to themselves the credit and benefit of such
success. And do they su;iposc tho Union While
men will he so foolish as to join them in this 1
Wc have heard one of tlie influential of them
say he will not. But, suppose some will, the
State Rights pnity arc 2,500 less in numbers than
the Union party, os shewn by the late election,
and there are at tho very lowest calculation 5,000
Slate Rights men who will not vote for White.
This makes tho State Rights White men 7,500
loss than the Union party; and does any ono be
lieve that enough Union men will vote for a
While Electoral Ticket nominated by their party
opponents, to make up the difference, and secure
it a majority. We do not—and cannot, till wo
see it. This, however, does not influence our
course. Before God, wc would not vote for
White, even if he would certainly got the vote
of every other man in Georgia, or the United
States; and wc wish to God every other Nullifl
er could realize our feelings nt the bare idea of
doing so,—Wc present the above view for the
consideration of those only who arc actuated by
hopes of success.
Much has boon said, by tho Southern Recorder
and others, against the character of the Baltimore
Convention, or Caucus, as they term it. And
bad enough it was, certainly. But could it he
any worse than the wholly unauthorized and self
constituted Caucus recommended by the Southern
Recorder, for the nomination of a While Electo
ral Ticket? Wc think not; and how can a par
ty hope to succeed, or lhati ts success would bene
fit its principles and the country, that seeks such
success through tho very means it assails in its
opponents ? and such is, not only tho self-consti
tuted, unauthorized, and partial caucus recom
mended, hut the entire course of the advocacy of
Judge While by the Nullifiers.
NEW BANKS, AC.
Tho Millcdgevillc correspondent of tlie Con
stitutionalist, gives us the following most singu
lar train of reasoning on this important and in
teresting subject; and wc recommend it to the
careful and reflecting consideration of the reader.
“ There are several propositions before the leg
islature for the increase of the banking capital of
tho stale ; Tho Bank of Augusta, and the Me
chanics Bank of our city, propose an increase of
their capital; the incorporation of a new bank in
Columbus is asked, and tho Central Rail Road
Company, for the purpose of constructing a rail
mail from Savannah to Macon, request banking
privileges. Besides these propositions I have un
derstood that olliera will he made for a further
extension of tlie hanking capital of the stale.
Upon this subject the legislature should act with
great caution ; it should not create more banking '
capital than is absolutely necessary to the wants i
of the people, and to the operations of (he various i
branches of the trade. Great evils must inevitably
result from a super-abundant banking capital, 1
la-cause this capital will bo loaned out with .'
loss safely, and because the hanks will place I
themselves iu a condition to suspend, sometimes, ,
specie payment, by being less able to redeem their
hills, when presented, in specie. I do not pre- 1
loud to say, that the banking capital now exist
ing in tho state is sufficiently large for the wants |
of the people ; hut I firmly believe that, if it lie •
not sufficiently largo, a very small increase is only !
wanted. It is to he hoped, therefore, that the le- 1
gislature will exercise a sound discretion, in I
granting an increase of banking privileges. It 1
in its wisdom it thinks proper to make such a ,
grant, it would be mote prudent to increase tlie
capital of existing banks titan to grant charters for 1
new ones. In Savannah another bank may hoof 1
service to commercial operations, to take the place
of the branch of the Bank of the United States;
hut in Augusta and Columbus there are already
sufficient banking capital for the convenience and
wants of trade, especially if the capital of the Au
gusta and Mechanic's Banks is increased as it is
desired.”
The writer is very justly alarmed at the “grea
evils” which “ must inevitably result from a su.
per-abundant Banking capital,” and very properly
recommends “great caution.” Ho “docs not
pretend to say that the Banking capital now ex
isting is sufficiently large," nor does ho protend to
say that it is not, or why it is not, except so fur
as regards Savannah ; bnt ho «firmly believes
that if it l>c not sufficiently large, a very ,mall
ncrease only is wanted.” This would seem to
lie a very nice and close calculation, and the re
sult of deep investigation and extensive knowledge
of tlie subject; else, how should tho writer know
or “ firmly believe,” that “ a very small increase
only is vanted".- He lets us know, too, not on
ly where it is wanted, viz: in Savannah, and in
“ the Augusta and Mechanics Banks;” but, so far
as the latlci are concerned, how much is wanted, 1 1
a®®®®®a eaftO’Scsa&a,
viz: the amount “ desired" by them. This is cer
tainly a very nice calculation ; and an exhibit of
the process from which it was regularly derived, 1
would no doubt developc very clever arithmetical 1
and financial abilities. ’Till we see how he has 1
worked it out, however, we cannot place implicit 1
faith in the result; and the more particularly, as
we cannot at all agree with him in another imjior- 1
tant position, that “it would be more prudent to '
increase the capital of existing Banks than to '
grant charters for new ones.”—Wc arc not in fa
vor of any new Banks, but opposed to all on
principle ; and if wc could tamper with our prin
ciplcs, from selfish motives or personal preferen
ces, there are no Banks for whose sake wc should
be more likely to do so than those in question, the
Augusta Bank particularly ; but, truth and com
mon sense dictate, that while Banks are monopo
linn (and the very worst species of monopolies,)
if you must or will create more Banking capital,
give it to new institutions, and thereby divide and
and lessen the general power and partiality of
the monopoly, and increase that competition,
which will best tend to chock perversion, combi
nation, oppression, and speculation, and ensure
equal and impartial justice and Banking facilities
to the whole community. That Banking is at
best a dangerous, and may bo made an oppressive
power, the correspondent of the Constitutional
ist will not deny. He is opposed to the United
States Bank, and one of his just arguments a
gainst it is, that it possesses a too great, and con
sequently too dangerous power; and yet, if new
Banking capital and power is to be created, in
stead of recommending them to be disposed of in
such way as to counteract and check an impro
per exercise of the power of other existing Banks,
he would add them to theirs, and make the al
ready too strong, still stronger, and more uncon
trollable. Is this rational—just—impartial—con-
sistent 1
Again : the Augusta Bank has held, for years,
unoxerciscd, the power to increase its capital, and
is just now about to do so. I,ct it make that ex
periment, and shew the public how it works, be
fore it obtains from them the power to make ano
ther. It plainly ought to do so. It may again hold
in reserve the power asked, if granted, as it did be
fore—and perhaps again, when another Bank is
suggested, to compete witli it, and furnish such
Banking facilities as it may choose to withhold,
use it as an argument that no more Banking capi
tal is wanted in Augusta, since it has not found
an opening for the surplus stock in its hands.
Moreover, if such power is to be held in reserve,
the proper place for it and all such power, is with
the people j and it is but just and proper for the
people to tell it that it must dispose ofand use, pro
perly and satisfactorily the new stock already
granted to it, before it can reasonably ask for
more. It wants, too, in addition to more stock,
the power to establish a Branch or Branches
where it may please ; and this, to our mind, is a
a most unreasonable and improper power to be
given to any Bank, and should never have been
given to any. To say nothing of its rendering
the system still more complicated, and liable to
abuses, what natural and proper right have the
citizens of Augusta, or any one place, to manage,
or control, or in any way interfere with, the
Banking concerns of Savannah, or any other
place. One of the Branches in contemplation,
is designed to bo established, wo understand, at
Savannah: Well, now if more Banking privi
legos must he given, to be used in Savannah, or
any other place, why not give them to the peo
ple of Savannah, or that other place, indepen
dently, rather than to a Bank in Augusta, to be
used iu Savannah, &c 1 The thing is manifestly
absurd and improper; and, as Bank exchanges
arc to he made between the mother Bank and its
Branches, why cannot they be as properly and
effectually and comjdctely made between the in
dependent Banks of the two places, so far as the
public good, or any other good than that of mo
nopoly, is concerned I
It has just been mentioned to ns, that a Bank
charter will probably bo applied for during this
session, by the citizens of the upper part of Au
gusta, and our attention has been called to it.
Wc cannot approve it, opposed as wc arc to all
Banks; hut wo have no hesitation in saying,
that, situated as those people arc—struggling as
they long have been against superior sectional
and monied power—crushed, as was their former
Bank by that power—and enterprizing, indus
trious, useful, and respectable as they arc—if any
further Banking privileges are given to Augusta,
they certainly ought, in common jnstice, to be
given to them, particularly as a Bank has been
given to the lower part of the city, which now
asks for additional stock. Wo again say to the
Legislature, give no more Banking privileges to
any, and to those members who vote for such un
just and vicious monopolies, and to increase and
uphold a privileged and powerful monied aristocra
cy, against the natural rights, and interests, and
welfare of (he people, we will hold you accounta
ble to your constituents for it whenever an oppor
tunity offers, and you know that they are decided
ly opposed to all such voles—hut if you will do
so—if you will grant partial privileges, in God’s
name give them to those who have none, not to
those who have them already in abundance—if
you will rob the power of the many, for the bene
fit of the few, in the name of reason give it to the 1
weak, not to the strong—to (hose who have none, '
not those who already have too much! 1
It seems to us that tliu remarks of the corres- 1
ponent of the Constitutionalist, particularly 1
in the last sentence, and that recommending an 1
increase of flic power and privileges already con- !
ferred, rattier than to aid those who have none *
have a strong squinting towards opposition to ‘
this anticipated appeal of the citizens of Augusta; f
and of course all must therefore admire their li- '
hcrality. justice, fairness, and impartiality ! 1
GEORGIA LEGIST., ATT RE. '
Senate, Monday, Nov. 16.— 0 n motion of 1
Mr. Cose, the Senate reconsidered the Journal of I
Saturday, so far.as relates to the adoption of the '
amendments to the Resolution to authorize the I
Union Rail Road Company to effect the survey
of a Rail Road route through the territory of i
Georgia, to the Tennessee line, at the expense of
the Stale.
Bills wore reported, by Mr. Dawson, to ex
empt the citizens of Georgia from taxation by
Mr. Hebrubn, to incorporate the Chattahoochee
Rail Road Company—by Mr. Luibell, to in
corporate the Gwinnett Manual Labor School
and by Mr. Walker, to authorize the Bank of i
Augusta to establish Offices of Discount and De- .
posite, and increase its capital stock.
Mr. Chastain laid on the table a Resolution
to proceed to the election of an Adjutant Gene- i
ral, on Wednesday next. i
Mr. Powell laid on the table a Resolution 1
instructing our Senators and Representatives in i
Congress, on the subject of the mails.
House, Nov. 16.—Bills were reported, by Mr.
Habbison of Carroll, to make it a Penitentiary
offence, to employ any negro or colored person
in a Drug Store—by Mr. Gordon of Chatham,
for the partition or division of Real Estate, belong
ing to joint tenants, or tenants in common—by
Mr. , to amend the Estray laws, se as to sell
horses, mules, &c. in six months after advertising,
and cattle in three months—by Mr. , to re
quire Magistrates to give bond and security—by
Mr. Floubnut, to amend the several acts res
pecting principals and securities—by Mr. ;
to punish slaves or persons of color as for bur
glary, for breaking Jail—by Mr. Shaw, to compel
Magistrates, Clerks, Sheriffs, &c. to give notice
to plaintiffs of the collection of monies—by Mr.
McKinlet, to explain and amend the Judiciary
acts —and by Mr. Camp of Randolph, to extend
the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace.
Notices of bills wore given, by Mr. Stallinbs,
to incorporate the Western Bank of the city of
Augusta—by Mr. , to authorize the Justices
of the. Inferior Courts to purchase and distribute
arms, in certain cases— and by Mr. Dobson, to
prescribe the mode of collecting Coroner’s fees.
On motion of Mr. Janes, the Anti-Abolition
committee was instructed to enquire into the cx-
I pediency of requiring free negroes to leave the
State.
On motion of Mr. Vanlandinokam, the com
mittee on Finance was instructed to enquire into
the expediency of changing the present mode of
taxation to that of ad valorem.
The hill to pardon George R. Harden of Chat
ham, for murder, was taken up, and after some
consideration, laid on the table for the present.
The hill to reduce the fees on Grants in the
Land Lottery of 1837 to Five Dollars, was
panned.
The bill of last session, to amend the 4th and
Bth sections of the Ist Article of the Constitu
tion, so as to abolish the property qualification of
members of the Legislature, was again passed,
by a constitutional majority—yeas 110, nays 29.
The bill from the Senate, to establish a Court
of Errors, was road the first time.
The bill to amend the Constitution, so as to
make the sessions of the Legislature biennial, and
alter the term of office of the Judges and Solici
tors General of the Superior Courts to four years,
was taken up, ami after some consideration, laid
on the tabic for the present.
Ihe hill to amend the act of ’34 incorporating
a Company to construct a Turnpike over the
mountains in the Cherokee section, to the Ten
nessee line, was rejected— yeas 58, nays 86.
Messages were received from the Governor, in
reply to the Resolutions of Mr. Black of Scriven,
stating that lie had no further information on the
subject of the depredations of tho’Creek Indians,
in the counties of Baker, Lee, Sumter, &c. than
what was communicated in the documents trans
mitted and the late annual Message of his prede
cessor—and that the bond of Peter Leqweux had
been settled, as would appear from the documents
transmitted—which, on motion of Mr. Hudson,
were laid on the table for the present.
Senate, Nov. 17—Bills were reported, by Mr.
Lamar, to incorporate the Female Academy at
Lincolnton, and exempt the Academics of Lin
coln county from the provisions of the act of ’33,
to distribute certain funds among the several
Academics of the State—by Mr. Swain, to amend
tho Judiciary in relation to Justices of the Peace,
for the purpose of saving costs—and by Mr. Me-
Ai.i.istf.ii, to extend Ebcnczer Jenkes’ charter
for a Turnpike from Ogecchee to Savannah.
Tho reconsidered amendment to Mr. Dawson’s
Resolution respecting a survey for the contem
plated Ohio Rail Road, was taken up, and Mr.
McAllister offered a substitute to the original
Resolution to provide for the survey of a route
through Georgia to the sea coast , which, with
the original Resolution, on motion of Mr. Alfohd,
was laid on tho table for the remainder of the
session—yeas 48, nays 32.
The Resolution laid on the table yesterday, to
proceed to the election of an Adjutant General,
on Wednesday afternoon, the 18th inst., was tak
en up and adopted.
The bill to amend the 19th section of the Ist
Article of the Constitution, so as to make the
Oath of members of the Legislature read as fol
lows—“I, A. B. do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as
the case may be,) that I have not obtained my
election by bribery, nor by any other unlawful
means, and that I consider mysolf constitutionally
qualified”—was rejected, yeas 38, nays 41.
House, Nov. 17. —0 n motion of Mr. Shaw,
the House reconsidered so much of the Journal
of yesterday, as relates to the rejection of the bill
to amend the act of ’34, providing for the con
struction of a Turnpike Road over the mountains
in the Cherokee section, to the Tennessee line.
Mr. Stallings, agreeably to notice, moved for
the appointment of a committee to prepare and
report a bill to incorporate the Western Bank of
the City of Augusta. Committee appointed,
Messrs. Stallings, Attawai, and Wright of
Columbia.
The hill to sell the Slate Stock in the several
Banks of the State, &c. was made the special
order of tho day for Wednesday next.
The hill to Abolish tho punishment of death,
for all crimes, except treason, committed by white
persons, and substitute Solitary Confinement in
tho Penitentiary, at hard labor, for life, was taken
up in committee of the whole, and, after slight
amendment, reported to tho House, and there
taken up. Mr. Flournot addressed the House
at considerable length in its favor, and was follow
ed by Messrs. Gordon of Chatham, Lewis of
Jones, Fleming, and McKinlet, on the same
side, and Messrs. R vmbo, Hill of Jasper, and
Bates, in opposition to it. In the course of the
debate, Mr. Davis of Elbert offered as a substi
tute, a bill to authorize the Legislature to commute
the sentence of death in all eases where they
might think proper, to solitary confinement and
hard labor in the Penitentiary for life; but after
ward withdrew it. And the original hill was
finally lost by the adoption of a motion, by Mr.
Bates, to lay it on the table for the balance of
the session—yeas 116, nays 42.
[We have taken notes of the highly interesting
debate on this question, and will draw them out
for publication at the first leisure moment.]
The Resolution from the Senate, to proceed to
the election of an Adjutant General to-morrow
afternoon, was laid on the table for the present.
Tho bill to appropriate SIO,OOO for the improve
ment of the navigation of Flint River, was pass
ed, after some discussion—yeas 74, nays 59.
Senate, Nov. 18. —On motion of Mr. Lid.
dell, and alter considerable discussion, the Sen
ate agreed to reconsider so much of the Journal
of yesterday, as relates to laying on tho tabic for
the balance of the session, the original Resolution
and substitute, respecting the survey of a route
foi the Ohio Rail Road—yeas 46, nays 36.
Bills were reported, by Mr. Kixo of Glynn,
to authorize and require the Town Commissioners
of Brunswick and Frederica, to sell 300 acres of
the town common of Brunswick—and by Mr.
Stkeimax, to incorporate the Georgia Mining
Company,
Mr. Gonnoir laid on the table a Resolution,
requesting the Governor to lay before the Senate,
all the information in his Department, respecting
the employment of the Cherokee Guard, and its
commanding officer, and the cost and expenses of
it to this time j and also all the correspondence
wuh persons residing in the South-Western sec
tion of the State, respecting the depredations of
the Creek Indians in that section, and the means,
!f any, taken to resist or prevent them.
The bill to change the time of holding the
Superior Courts in Rabun, Habersham, Franklin,
Baldwin, and Jones, was read the third time and
paused.
House, Nov. 18.—Mr. Davis of Elbert, offer
ed a Preamble and Resolutions, announcing the
melancholy intelligence, of the death of the Hon.
Thomas 8. Bubke, a member elect of the House
of Representatives, from the county of Burke,
at Waynesboro’ on the 13th inst., accompanied
by suitable testimonials of respect for the charac
ter and merits of the deceased, and of condolence
with his bereaved relations, and resolving to wear
crape on the left arm for thirty days; which were
adopted unanimously.
Mr, Nightingale submitted the presentments
of the Grand Jury of Camden county, recommen
ding such amendments of the Patrol and Militia
Laws, as will best provide for the detection of and
defence against any incendiary movements of the
Abolitionists, &c.; which were referred to the
.Anti-Abolition Committee.
Notices of bills were given, by Mr. , to es
tablish a Bank at Cassville—by Mr. Beck to
authorize the Inferior Courts to establish Election
precincts in their respective counties when they
deem proper—by Mr. Shaw, to authorize a
change of Venue in cases of criminal offence ;
and to require all elections by the Legislature to
be made viva voce—hy Mr. Luckie.lo establish
Academies on the Manual Labor system—and by
Mr. Davis of Elbert, to authorize the Legislature
to commute the sentence for all crimes except
Treason, to solitary confinement in the Peniten
tiary at hard labor, for life.
Bills were reported, by Mr. Massexoale, to
make an addition to the public burial ground at
Wrightsborough, &c.—by Mr. Jaxhs, to amend
the Patrol Laws, so as to prevent owners, hirers,
or managers of negroes from giving them passes
for a longer’time than ten days, and to require
. that all passes shall express the time allowed and
1 place of destination—by Mr. , to empower
, the Juries of Justices Courts to give damages on
i appeals, and add to their oath accordingly—and
■ by Mr. Staleixob, to incorporate the Western
Bank of the City of Augusta, with a capital of
I $500,000, and privilege to increase it to $1,000,-
: 000, which were severally read the first time.
, Mr. Haubis of Warren, laid on thetablcaßc
solution requiring the Central Bank to publish,
. semi-annually, the names of all its debtors, and
t the sums due by each.
The bill to pardon George R. Harder of
, Chatham, for murder, was taken up, and after
1 some remarks from the mover, Mr. Gonnox of
1 Chatham, of a general character, neither for or
i against it, by Mr. Mebbiwetiieb, in its favor,
- and Messrs. Davis of Elbert, and Lewis of
r Jones, against it, it was rejected—yew 10, nays
125.
’ NORTH CAROLINA?
The Legislature of North Carolina assembled
at Raleigh on Monday the 16th inst. W.m. D.
Moselx, Esq. was re-elected President of the
Senate, and W.m. H. Haywood, Jr. Esq. was
' elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
From the Constitutionalist, 17lh inst.
„ BANK REPORTS.
Dank of Augusta, Oct. 10, 1835.
Sib :—I present to your Excellency, in com
> pliance with the law, a minute statement of the
, standing and management of this Bank, prepared
from its books on the sth inst.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
ob’t servant,
I JOHN MOORE, President.
. To Ins Excellexcy the Governor of Georgia,
Milledgcville,
A Statement of the Hooks of the Hunk of.iu
-1 gnstn, Ga. on Monday Morning the sth of
October, 1835. J
To Capital Stock. 6000 shares,
100 each, paid in, $600,000 00
Notes ol the Bank is
sued. 1,335,729 00
On hand, 728,183 24
In circulation, 607,545 76
To amount due to other Banks, 20,171 38
Unclaimed dividends, 1610 00
Deposits, 288*798 53
The Treasurer of the U. States, 23,299 95
Surplus. 122*535 66
$1,063,967 28
. Specie funds.
By Discounted Paper
running to maturity
at Sav’h, Charles
ton, and N. York, 186,392 62—186,392 62
“ Do. at other pla
ces > 595,194 25
otal am’t running to maturity, 781,586 87
Os tlirt Di c unicd
paper lying O'c*,
there i- in mil, 30,947 25
ISo protol.(1 nor
instil, 11 659 3J
Protested bi t not
in bull, 97 208 20
Tot .1 amount of ly
ing over | aper, 148,813 79 148,813 78
Os the Iy| g over
paicr there re
mains unpaid by
onse.t (f the
Bank under gpe
riiilnrrnrgen cd, 111*077 76
Os the l>i conn cd
Paper t era is
r oil, 008,557 32
Doubt ul, 1,430 2A
B id, 22,413 II
Total amount of
discount d paper, 030,490 05 030,400 C 5
Amount due this c.
Bank uy Batik*
in Savannah,
Charleston, New ...
Vo k if 80-ton. 108,033 69
Ü Bank°s, liy °“ ler 30,401 72-13?,438 41-139,439 41
• Fanils in hands of , , n , „
Agent,Charlc tm i >‘ 96 ,u —•»
Note* o the Banks
of this State, in 10i
good credit, l 2 81
Nt to* of the Bank
of the U. S. nn 1
Foreign'llanks?' < *- 040 W ~ U 581 81-184.581 81
Specie in otli r
B nks of (his
S?lnle on special
deposit*, beiongii g
to th * Bank, 15,592 00
Gold. Silver, and
Copper coin be
tas gin§ to this
Bank,To its vault, 365,580 74-381,181 74-381,181 74
Trt I amount of
Specie and-pecie
Repli Eat Me, including banking houee, 30 iqt in
Stock in the Georgia Kail Head Company, ’qhq qq
Protest nciount, «
Incidental Expenses, 3 g 3, ™
• 1,063,967 29
WM. A. KAIN, BooYKe7p~
Inst of Slockhslders of the Hank of Augusta,
Oct. 6th, 1835.
_ Stockholder.. No, of Sh rt. Jm'tp'i. in
Central Bank of Georgia, 1000 SIOO,OOO
Richard Tubman, 358 35,800
John Campbell, 266 26,600
Hugh Nesbit, 205 20,500
John Cumming, Savannah, 200 20,000
JohnP. King, Guardian of Bet
acy Keating, 200 20,000
James Gardner, 160 16,000
William H. Turpin, 146 14,000
Mrs. Ann Cumming, 148 14*800
James Fraser, 145 14 500
John Fox, !20 12,000
Isaac 8. Tuttle, 115 11500
John Potter jqo 10*000
Robert Campbell, 100 10*000
Asaph Waterman, 100 10*000
John Bones, Guardian A. E.
White, 100 10,000
James Waidlaw, 92 9,200
John Carmichael, 60 6^ooo
Nicholas Delaiglc, 80 B*ooo
John Moore, 77 7*700
William J. C. Allen, 73 7,300
Jesse Mercer, 71 7*loo
John Bones, Guardian, G. O.
K.White, 70 7,000
William McCaw, 67 6,700
Mrs. Fanny Moore, 65 6*500
Mrs. Mary Hill, 61 6,100
Mary L. Hill, 61 6,100
Trustee of Mrs. Mary C. Davis, 78 7,800
Do. A. E. Cumming, 58 5,800
Do. 8. W. Cumming, 68 9,800
Do. J. H. Cumming, 63 6,300
a Y,°V, H . - H- Cu «u»‘ng, 58 6,800
A. E. Cumming, 50 5,000
?- W • Cumm '"S. 50 6,000
Wm. Bones, Charleston, 8. C. 60 5 000
Augusta Free School Society, 50 s*ooo
8, C. Dortic, 50 s*ooo
1 rustccs of L. A. Jackson, 50 5 000
George Jones, 50 s’ooo
Anderson Watkins, 50 s*ooo
Robert Walton, Trustee, 50 3*ooo
Wardens and Vestry, of St,
Paul’s Church, 50 5,000
Isaac Bryan, 48 4 800
Robert A. Reid, Guardian M, *4#
Reid, 40 4,000
Elizabeth Reid, 37 3,700
David McKinney, 35 3^500
Henry H. Cumming, 15 1500
Robert A. Reid, Guardian H.
O. Reid, 27 2,700
Joseph Rivers, 26 2,600
Trustee of Thomas C. Davis, 25 2,500
I rustecs of Meson Academy, 25 2*500
Thomas N. Hamilton, 25 2*500
James B
J. f. G. Whitehead, 25 2,500
Robert A. Reid, 22 2,200
Trustee of Mrs. M. A. O.
„ Longslrect, 20 2,000
Adams, 20 2,000
William J. Bunco, 20 2,000
William Camming, 20 2^ooo
N. & M. Murray, 20 j’,ooo
Alexander Spencer, 20 2,000
Jane Telfair, 20 2,000
Trustees of Burke co. Academy, 20 2,00(1
Hosca Webster, 20 2,000
William B. McLean, 17 1,700
John Edgar, 10 LOGO
S. S. K, R. Jones, 15 1,500
George M. Newton, 15 1 500
J- Bryan, ) 5 l| s oo
. Sam 1 Clark, Trustee, 14 1,400
Robert Clarke, 14 I*4oo
Pleasant Stovall, 10 1,000
Michael Kinchley, 10 1,000
Francis llamill, 7 ’7QO
John & Sam’l Bones,, 10 1,000
Sarah G. Haig, 10 1,000
Joel Martin, 10 1,000
David Wardlaw, 10 1,000
, Mrs. Lucy Isaac, 9 ’9OO
James C. Longstrcct, 8 800
Alexander Spencer, 7 700
■ James Harrison, 6 600
Robert McDonald, 5 500
Joseph Calhoun, 5 500
■ James & William Harper, 5 500
1 I liomas McGran, Guardian of S,
1 McGran. 5 500
Alexander Martin, 5 590
W. W. Montgomery, for J. S.
„ Bl , air >, 5 500
". I orbrook, 4 40 q
J. H. Lumpkin, 3 390
James W. Davies, 2 200
President, Directors and Com
pany of Bank of Augusta, 154 15,400
6,000 600,000
ROBERT F. POE, Cashier.
STATE OF GEORGIA. ?
Richmond County. 5
.Pc tonally appeared 'before me, William A.
T’s l n y BoMo. J°hn Moore President and
Robert F. Poe, Cashier, who being severally
-orn say that they believe the Return to which
tin affidavit id annexed, exhibits a true statement
from the Books of the Bank of Augusta, on
Monday Morning, the fifth of October, eighteen
. hundred and thirty five ; that the character given
therein to the Discounted paper, was prepared
from the Report of Messrs. John Bones, William
Cumming, and James B. Bishop, Committee ap
pointed by the Board of Directors for that purpose,
which Report was subsequently considered and
approved by the said Board of Directors.
JOHN MOORE,
ROBERT F. POE,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day
of Oct. 1835. WILLIAM A. KAIN,
Mot ary Public, It, C,
Mechaxics’ Baxk, 7
Augusta, October 12, 1835. $
To his Excellency Gov. Lumpkin ;
Dear Sir :— Herewith I have the honor to
forward a statement of the affairs of this institu
tion, up to Monday the sth instant, agreeably to
an act of the Legislature.
Your oh’t servant,
A. SIBLEY, President.
DR.
A Statement of the Funds of the .Mechanics'
Hank, Augusta, Ga. on .Monday, October
slh, 1835.
To capital stock paid in, $400,000
“ Ain’t of bills issued, 749,352 00
On hand, 292,108 00
In circulation, 457,224
“ Reserved fund, 26,218 78
“ ain’t of profits since
6th June last, 17,808 36—44,027 14
“ unclaimcddividends, 2,243 97
“ amount due to other
banks, 27,373 56
“ ain’t duo to indivi
dual depositors, 96,063 95
1,026,952 62
CR.
By specie in our vaults,
(gold and silver
coin,) 200,171 28
“ specie deposited in
Banks in Macon, 7,427 00-207,598 28
“ Notes on the bank of
the United States, 5,755 00
“ Notes of specie pay
ing banks, 38,315 00
“ am’t due by other
bailk «. 16,419 78
“ Exchange (all con
sidered good) run
ning to maturity
on N. Y. Boston
and Philadelphia, 135,409 49
“ Exchange (all con
sidered good) run
ning to maturity
on Charleston and
Savannah, 184,985 78
“ Bills and notes pay
able in the interior
of Georgia, all con
sidered good, 100,435 57-420,830 84
“ Notes discounted,
running to maturi
ty, payable in Au
gusta, all consider
ed good, 316,783 35