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From the Federal Union, Sthinst. i
THE SURPLUS REVENUE. <
Bj the act of the last, session of Con- /
gross, the surplus retinae is apportion- '
ed among the difierent stales, under the I
significant term, a deposit. It devolves
on the legislature to determine, whether
this deposit shall be accepted or refused
by the state. Wc all condemn, ns ini- :
politic, and wasteful, and unjust, a sys- ,
tern by which the general government ,
draws from the people of the states, a ;
fund to be returned to the government ,
of the states ; and which, during this un (
necessary circle of operations, has been ,
reduced by the fees of officers employed ,
in its collection, and keeping, and return.
But as the fund now apportioned to the
states has been already collected, and is j
not wanted for any proper expenditure
of the general government, we presume
that the must scrupulous will vote fur its
acceptance by the state.
What disposition shall be made of this
fund ?
It has been proposed, that it shall be
added to the capital of the Central Bank,
a most insidious mid dangerous scheme!
They greatly err, who suppose this insti
tution to be the friend of the poor. Mow
many thousands of dilizens who arc real
ly iu need, can obtain no credit there !
The rich man, who is a favorite of its
managers, or has the means of operating
on their interests or their fears, may ob
tain his loan of fifty thousand dollars ;
while the common man, livingiu a distant
part of the slate, wastes his resources in
« wearisome journey to Milledgcville, and
is lucky if lie can obtain five hundred.—
In vain docs the legislature attempt to'
control it by salutary provisions incorpo
rated in its charter. How is it possible
to guard against the favoritism of a body
silting in secret conclave ? When its di
rectors act with closed doors, shutting
out the scrutiny of every inquisitive or
unfriendly eye, what guaranty have wc,
that the provisions of the charter will be
respected? We believe that banks are
in general opposed to that simplicity and
equality, which tire necessary to the puri
ty «l public morals, and the stability of
republican institutions: but of all banks,
that is most dangerous, which combines
political power with pecuniary influence;
and whose capital, being t ie property of
the state, may be employed by politicians
in advancing their schemes of personal
aggrandisement, without subjecting (heir
own estates to dangers and losses. Those
virtuous men o( nil parties, who desire to
preserve the administration of our govern
ment from those corrupting intrigues, to
which the control of public money tempts,
and which it furnishes the means of exe
cuting, should combine to destroy this
unhallowed union between political'pow
er, and « great money-power, A bank is
a most dangerous element in (he govern
ment us a country. The executive, the
legislative, mid the judiciary departments
are well poised against cadi other; but
add to one of these the secret and seduc
tive powers of a bank, and the balance is
destroyed. A talented, popular, and am
bitious governor, wielding the Central
Bankas his engine,extending its powerful
arms, unseen, into every comity in the
slate, could acquire an Influence (hat ,
would raise him above nil the checks of
the constitution, and make him tha mas
ter of the state. His favor would be for
tune; and his will would be law.
Instead of increasing the capital of
the Central Bank, by adding to it Gcor
f;ia’s portion of (he surplus revenue, we
lope to see this corrupting and danger
ous institution expire, at. the termination
of its charter in eighteen hundred and
thirty-eight.
If this fund is not to he ingulphcd in
the Central Bank, we think all will agree,
that it ought to lie applied to some great
public enterprise, which will secure gen
eral and lasting benefits to the state. We
hope that no selfish calculations, or local
interests will he permitted to disturb the
harmony of the public deliberations on
this most interesting subject. Let every
man who shall be called to act on this
matter, deeply feel, that he is not merely
the member of a local community ; let
him remember that a higher and nobler
character belongs to him; that he is a
citizen of a great state; ami under the
expanding glow of a lofty patriotism, by
all the honorable means in his power, let
him endeavor to advance the prosperity
of that stale. Let the friends of Internal
improvement in every part of (he state,
the patrons of agriculture and of com
merce, be no longer divided and distract
ed by dissentions among themselves. Let
them not war on each other, as if they
were natural enemies. Let no man waste
his influence in an impolitic effort to ob
tain unequal and unfair advantages for
that particular section, with which his in
terests are peculiary connected. Reason,
policy, virtue, patriotism require them to
rise above narrow, ungenerous, local par
tialities and prejudices. It is only by
union among the friends of internal im
provement that any great and beneficial
scheme can bo matured and executed;
it is their union that will best secure the
execution of those works, which are must
desired by each separate portion of the
state. Let them meet as friends and pa
triots, determined to advance the prosper
its of the whole slate, at the same lime
fostering the interests of each separate
part.
[/from the «Yalional Intelligencer.]
THE UNITED STATES & MEXICO.
The New York papers announce that
Mr. Gohostiza has embarked, with all
his Legation, for .Mexico.
The New York Courrier vies Etats
Unis, of Saturday, states that, having in
vain insisted upon the withdtawal of the
United' States troops from the territory
of Mexico, Mr. Gokostiza had no al -
ternative left.
The Courrier promises, in its next num
ber, a copy of (he last despatch of Mr.
Gorosti/.a, and, mean time, publishes
this important ami decisive extract:
“ The note of Mr. Dickius left the un
dersigned no hope. The explanations
given to him in the name of the President
convinced him, moreover, of how little
Mexico has to expect from the United
States, since her most sacred rights and
dearest interests arc saciiflcccl to the
shadow of an imaginary danger. Mexico
is insulted and wronged out of pure pre
caution.
“Under such discouraging circum
stances, the undersigned would be want
ing in his duty, if, as representative of
Mexico, he tailed to use the only means
left him to express at least hew much he
is wounded by the wrongs done to his I
country by the United States ; he there
fore declares, upon his own responsi'nli
ip, that,from this moment, he considers
his mission ul on end.”
From the Southern It'klg.
Mr. Jams, —I send you the proceed
ings ot the Macon Rail Road Conven
tion, and request their publication in
your paper. Permit me to use this occa
sion to submit some facts to the public, to
shew t lie urgent necessity of carrying out
the plan recommended by the Conven
tion, or of commencing some other which
will stop the rapid emigration of the peo
ple from this State.
Our territory is now acquired and the
freshness of it lies in that part of Georgia
where the principal improvement is re
commended. There are ten new Coun
ties in the Cherokee country, and territo
ry sufficient for at least si* more; they arc
situated at the termination of the Blue
ridge which spreads itself out into vari
ous rich valleys, finely watered, possess
ing pure air, and in every respect well
calculated to sustain a hardy white pop
ulation. As must be perceived at a
glance, this desirable region is extremely
remote from market, and unless some fa
| cility of transportation is offered them
they must have their labour subjected to
a taxation, which, as I shall presently
•hew, cannot be borne by any people, anil
will in the end compel them to desert (he
country.
Contiguous to the Cherokee counties
and yiog Southeast of them, arc four
teen other flourishing populous Counties
labouring under the same advantages as
to the means of transportation, making
in the whole twenty-five of the flower of
Georgia,containing n population at present
of 150,000 inhabitants, and daily increas
ing. Looking on the Map it will be per
ceived that the eastern point of Cobb
county is nearly in the centre of (lie
above mentioned Counties, and in the
neighborhood of which, it is probable,
the main trunk of the recommended rail
road will terminate, and the d. lie ten I
branches commence fanning east, west
and south, to the head of navigation ot
die principal rivers of the Stale, and
thereby furnishing to all the Counties be
lovy the most ample facilities oftranspor
lation. I repeat, the counties lying in
the north and northwestern parts ol'Geor
gia, anti already enumerated, are very
peculiarly situated, and in a most striking
manner require the aid of the State to
place them upon n fooling with (heir sis
ter Counties.—Notwithstanding they
possess so fine a climate and soil, these
are wholly useless to them if they arc
shutout from market. The State Owes
it to them, by every consideration of jus
tice and sound policy, to remove the im
pediments imposed by nature to their
prosperity by which they would become
a thriving happy people.
I have lately been informed bv a respec
table gentleman, now a member of (he
Legislature from the County of Cobb,
that the price ol freight from Augusta to
loat County is THREE dollars per hun
dred. This county from its central posi
tion among the twenty-live Counties
•named, will furnish a fittV average crite
rion of the price of freight to the rest. II
so, let us now sec what is the monstrous
condition of that people. Salt, sugar, and
iron I consider as essentially necessary
to their support and comfort, and fitere
torc upon these articles I desire to base
some estimates tor the reflection of our
law-makers, observing however, that be
sides dry goods which they are obliged to
have, there arc several heavy articles,
such as hardware, castings, coflco, crocke
ry, molasses, anil other groceries, which
will nearly subject (hem to the sumo
enormous burthens as those imposed bv
the use of salt, sugar and iron. The
price ot salt heretofore, (and I speak of
prices as they fotmerly stood, believing
they will be reduced) was fifty cents a
bushel, the average price of sugar nine,
and iron five cents a pound, in Augusta,
the principal market of the up country.
Freight at Til REE cents a pound con
sequently imposes a taxon these articles
ol the following amount, viz: on salt $2
10 els. a bushel, on sugar and iron three
cents a pound, which upon their original
cost, is 38 J per cent upon sugar, Gj on
non and 420 on salt. Let us illustrate
the cfleets of this oppressive burthen—
For the population I have assigned to
these counties, I suppose they will con
siimc 1,50,001) bushels us salt", a bushel to
the inhabitant, including stock &c. (re
marking however, (hat if my estimate of
quantities be wrotig.it will nut vary (he
principle, as the same result will be rela
■ lively shewn upon assuming any other
amount.) The cost of this article will
be 875,000, the freight 8313,000. Sup
posing the same people to consume one
1 million ot pounds of sugar and iron each,
there will be on sugar s>oo,ooo cost, 30,-
000 freight, Iron 50,000 cost, freight
30,000. °
The cost and freight account will then
stand thus, Cost, Fheioht,
75,000 315,000
■Sugar, 90.000 30.000
iron, 50,000 . 30,000
' 215,000 375,000
Expending over actual cost, 8160,000
The freight on the same articles as cs
tablished by law on a rail road would be,
On Salt, 50.000
“ Sugar, 7,500
“ Iron, 7,500
Saving the enormous sum,
in freights, of 310,000*
But this is not all, when you add to
the above prodigious expenditure nearly
the same amount for downward freight, it
will be seen at once, that no people, how
ever industrious and economical, and
perhaps none can be more so than the
people of the up country, can sustain
themselves under such a tax upon their
labour.—And (he fact is every day ap
parent for our citizens arc actually reran
yin"; from this comparatively new and
Iresh country to places where they can
have access to a cheap and ready mar
ket by means of navigation. If’somc
thing is not done fur the Cherokee conn
ties they will be driven to seek a market
in Alabama, down the Coosa river or
upon the rail roads which that liberal and
patriotic .State is about to construct to
her market towns. Could any thin* be
more reproachful to the State of Georgia ?
I beg to offer some further reflections
at an other time.
A. S. CLAYTON.
GEORGIA. LEUMUTU&E. and House.tfeßepresentalivcs of the Slate
Correspondence of the'Constitutionalist. n f Georgia, in General Assembly met, 1 1
. Mii.bßDOKvir.-LE, Nov. SO, 18-iG. ' That'our Representatives in Congressi [
I have not been enabled to ascertain iliatinctly pledged to and instructed I
Wuich of all the various plans proposed , jy the . )e „ ple t 0 vote f or f/ugh L White, j,
for the disposition ot the surplus revenue, ( or without any alternative,, .
is the most likely to obtain a majority in an j that they cannot disobey that deli- <
the legislature. lam however, glad to ( )C nitc and clearly expressed will of then I
find that there are many intelligent friends constituents, on a particular and definite I •
of toe Central Bank, unwilling to in- subject, without a manifest violation of ;
crease its enpjtql by a deposit ot the sur- t i ß ,j r own voluntary pledge, and an utter(
plus revenue in that, institution. It they abandonment of the important anil fun-1
remain (rue to their declaraHmis, I shall clainenlal principle of constituent instruc
not despair ol this surplus revenue being fiou, so deeply interwoven with our Re- .
appropriated to works of internal un- pub ii can Institutions,
provement, which would at once give a An(t whereas, the wishes of the people
vigorous impulse to the spirit of enter- 0 f have been alike clearly ex
pi tin that animates bur rjitzens, and p,- e!W . t | m favor of John Titles of Vir
confidence (o (hose who have spare capi- s ; n ia. for Vice President, over Francis
tal and are desirous of investing it in Granger, William Smith and Richard M. -
uselul and profitable purposes. 1| even Johnson, the opposing candidates for that
the surplus revenue is employed in the o jfi CP .
work recommended by (he Macon Con- Ami whereas, said Election for Vice
vent ion, shall bo one of the first in ap president is likely to devolve upon the
proving the appropriation for the accmn- S(;nate of , hc United State.?.
plnhme.it of the plan proposed by that B( it therefore resolved, That our Sen-
Convenlmn. One of the plans proposed, ator , be and they are hereby instructed
tor the distribution of the surplus revc- l(J V()te f()r y ohlX Tkr
nue, , B so objectionable that must say Jh u (atre f ore f t3o l ce f That his Ex
it lew words upon ts. It is the plan u cc |j elu; y, th J Governor of Georgia he
Mr, Meriwether, to distribute the fund ,-equestcd to transmit a copy of the last
among the counties. Should such a plan a f l)t -esVul Preamble and Resolutions rela
bc adopted, I venture to affirm that at ti ve to the election of Vice President, to
least one half, it not more, of the court- eac!l of our Senators in Congress,
tus, will derive no benefit from the use
of the money. Their share will be squat.- MittHDoavriLe, Nov. 23.
tiered away ; . will be expend'd with- j n the Scnß(e (his mopning the ( i,. bale
out improving (he roads, and without c> on Mr. McAllister’s resolution was rc
larging to a useful action ll.e sphere ol fi „ mC (l. M M , rs . Fi() „ f , Morgan. Saf
schoO’S and acatlemtes. fold, Good, Gibson/Reese, Williams,
Another plan m view, for the dtspost- McAllister, and Mitchell of Baldwin,
inn ot ho surplus revenue, is to loan it ma de speeches. At last votes were la
0 the banking ■institutions of the state kell . The first resolution was adopted
wlnci wottid give (he highest interest for 50 yeas. 21 nays. The 2d by 48 votes
it. It the money is not appropriated to against S 3, J
internal improvements, audio the con- "1,, the House a bill has passed toamend
ru: ton o the work recommended by the charter of the Central Bank so as to
n Maco" t.onvet.iion I would as soon require the renewal of notes running to
hat the ipanks should have it. instead ol naturitr in that bank, once in twelve
he Central Bank. II oaned to the months, instead of once in six months,
hanks only for ~„e year, the whole cap.- Tbe bi ,| granting hanking privileges to
i. I .with(lie niteres t.cmt.ng lor the use lllc Monroe Railroad Company, &c.
of it. Will be at the disposition ol the next pas Sod the House this morning after con
legislature. In the mean time the sense siderable debate
, -C ru, P T f l,d | mUrC 1,1 th « II(,USU Vf-sferday, the following
P “ T ,,1, t " ,<m ,‘ e U T * c ? n was received from the Governor s
1 I 1 ’ ') h r OU .‘ “if 1 ? " ,C E«cut.v ß I) epartm ext, Ga. ?
is atuiL to act accordingly. By loan- Milledgcville, Nov. 22. 1836. i
He ? r S f”' ° n ? 1 >»««" requested bv the directors
» ' !l F n “I °° ~r" , e Cc ‘ ,ltTal to lay before the
tamed fm it. which would produce, on General Assembly, the nccompanvimr rc
inV'u. enual in ,'T’ s f’ • ’ sl,l, " ion - P i,ssetl the Board' in which
W I T,, 1 . Tn l'T ' J‘ inua, T. they ask an investigation of the “insinua-
Apt 1. Jut e and October. So tha the tionsor charges made against the Board
l aV f • , l !?- tI T" <•' U-roclors. in the columns of the Fedcr
b ,nvfl> . ;n.. - n S ,' 10U * t‘ n al Union, of the Btl. instant, together
. i pti , i. s ate will lose the bene- with the many groundless assertions of
ri e ‘if rivliZ' f h,C ’ ll I W ? ul ‘ l ' |C ' •"israanagement which have been made
V * 1 ■ u ‘■ " ,n ernal " n P'"ve- in various places.” If there be any fmin-
I -"iduh'.ve''t a rt o,>r e< ; ' J ’ h,,U f h <la,ion in " u 'h for (lie suspicions which
sense ole n ' Vt t' th ,° have been thus excited, it Is due to the
iV .1 n, l 1 r • )U as< -' c . rfa " K ‘' l - Honor and interest of the State, that the
Sue f ir rn- f'T ‘hc surplus reve- facts on which they rest should be estab
no d , d ; r s ’ - V • - VL ' l^Bl ' e,J - 11111 if'hey be without just foun
-0 £ I ! a , m " JOn,y ‘ la,i '"'> it directors that their
i . o'r ' I.' wnct..m the appro- characters should be vindicated. I
ie >is! i u,-e by tl,e therefuro respectfully recommend that a
hf.he Macon CoLrt\«„! C lZrwaU cC^reSi'tf 11
*'*! the report of the committee who have ° lyu i i c rnl PV
(Ins subject under their charge, to sav ’ IL.I-.iAM oCHLL i.
more upon it. ' —*eco«—
- From ths United States Telegraph.
Miiudoeviui!, Nov. 21, IS3G. STATE OF TUB TREASURY.
This morning in the Senate, the bill MnbCy in the Treasury sub
concerning Ihe Georgia Insurance and je« to draft ' §42,017,801
Trust Company of Augusta, was taken In the hands of disbursing
up and occupied that body until the hour officers 4,823,118
ot adjournment. There was much do- We thus ace, do as they will, the tn;>-
bate—the speakers were Messrs. Law- ney cannot be got out as fast as it goes in.
lion, Howell of Talbot, Walker, Floyd No one can doubt that there is every dis
of Morgan, Mi tchell of Clark, Sartiild, position on the part of (he administration
Reese, McAllister and Liddell. The to spend all they can and not leave a sin
hill was lost, yens 26, nays 52. It is Ihe cent of the amount appropriated. It
intention ohhe friends of the bill to move seems, however, that it will be out of
lor a reconsideration of the vote to-rnur- (Heir power to do so. This shows the
row. It cannot he refused. What wilt correctness of the argument so much
be its ultimate late, I cannot conjecture, urged by the opposition during the last
1 shall in a lew days give you my opinion, session against any larger appropriations
ot the means employed to defeat phis then those which were made, that if the
bill; of the feelings exhibited in debate money was appropriated it conlil not be
towards Augusta ;aud especially of the expended! Every one must now see the
infamous insinuation certain itulvidu.ils truth of what ought to have been mani
are spreading out doors, that Augusta is fest to every one at the last session, but
aiming at destroying Savannah "for the which the friends of the administration
benefit ol Charleston. 1 would say noth- either would not, or could nut sec. It is
ii'S il 'His hill had been defeated by fair ,1(l ' v but two mouths to the time of de
and honorable means, and by real objec- yosile, and manage as they will, they can
lions to the privileges asked by the Trust scarcely reduce the amount in the Trea-
Companv; but when 1 see deceptions, sury below thirty five millions, leaving
• selfishness and jealousy, at the bottom of lull tkir'y millions to be deposited with
this result, 1 cannot hold my tongue nor the States. litis is allowing them to
’ rostra in my pen from writing what 1 expend seven millions beyond what
think. I shall not Cornet j n mv remarks will be received, which we think they
upon tliis debate, Mr. Floyd, of Morgan, cannot do with till their energy,
lor the handsome and complimentary Wc lake for granted (bat the reason of
maner lu spoke of our city, of the Indus the expenditures not being greater is the
try and integrity of our citizens. inability to procure labor on which toex-
A bill was introdlfcrd in the Senate, l ICIK * *'• without exhibiting an extrava
by Mr. Lawhon, to amend the charter so gross as to alarm and disquiet
i»l the Monroe Kiiilrontl Company, sous public.
1 to extend the road in a northwest dircc- —""«•««
lion to the Chattahoochee, and to the From the Datthnors Chronicle, IZdinit.
Tennessee line, and to invest the com- THE VICE PRESIDENCY,
pony with banking privileges. We may lie defeated in tlio election'of Presi-
In the House on Saturday, a bill was <lcn i, we linve however, saved the country front
passed, to incorporate the’ Merchants v-° of electing Col. R. M. Jonsos as
nanv'ofVlac I ' lßui ' iince nnil Tl ust Com-
part) ol Macon. ' Massachusetts, n
In the House this morning, the bill Vermont, 7
authorizing limited partnerships, was New Jersey, g
rejected by a large majority. Delaware,' 3
* , Maryland, • 10
MILLROOEVIILE, NoV. 22. 23
The bill amending the charter of the B.CamTina, }{
Augusta trust Company, is again before Kentucky,
the Senate. This morning, on motion of Ohio, - 51
Mr. Liddell, that body agreed to re- Tennessee, 15
consider the vote of yesterday, which I ' ldij ' ll - i)
rejected that bill. '
, _ Toe Senate was engaged until the ad- 117
d ' StUSSiOn ° f )‘ r - Mc ' Correspondence of',he 'Baltimore Chronicle
All.ster s resolutions respecting the presi- . Aw.mlis, Nov. 21. ts 36
ueiiiitil election. ibe speakers were This day at IS o’clock, agreeably to tho pro-
Messrs Hudson, Safthhi, Holmes „f clamation of the Executive, the members of the
Burly, Hardeman, Powell of Talbot House „°J D >'log.ies convened. After the roll
Gibson, Bond. McAllister, Floyd of New’ "' asc , ■ * ,noti °n mada by Mr. Bimso
ton, Mitchell ol Clark, and Flovd of V " o,n c » Iv y«. ‘ h a l .‘hey comply with the
1 Moro-»ii r. , 1 1 - 1 KMawtions of the Constitution, and proceed to
m3', t IS to be resumed to- qualify. This motion was opposed bv Mr
tn. ttow, and a vote will no doubt he la- DassoLß of Frederick, who seemed to think that
Ken upon the question at issue. as a new Senate had been chosen, and the old
lu the House, Mr. Davis of Elbert co ' lld not act under the Constitution, they
introduced the fullowin*TeamblJ ~ii v "T'l ad J ourn of b*lf without
resolutions : Proamblc ami waumgfor the other branch of the General As
-1 y-i . . iomhly. Ihe question was further discussed bv
VVlteretis, a majority of the Representa- “ veral ecntlemcn, »nd among the rest by Col.
ttvej> Irqin this t>tate, in the Congress of LT ’ baltimoro county, who doubted the pro
file United States, have unconditionally r ' nc,J of ad j f,urn ing without qualifying. He
pledged themselves in case the election 4 *PfT** oJ * w ‘*l> f or some little time - to refle t,
of President should devolve uoon that !n l o.T" 1 "™ had not before occurred to him,
-"T r ™
Mlleut who should receive the vote of couldmol qualify under the letter and spirit’ ofthe I
Georgia; and whereas, (lie people have Proclamation. The House finally appointed a 1
"iven a decided majority to Hugh L. con,mmoc °f one from each county and dtv to
White, of Tennessee, for ‘that office: fonsullupon the matter and make their report
Be it therefore Resolved by the Senate m.m^ok^rc^" 00 "’ Which ,ime ,he '
aun.QWJ*.o
A variety of opinions seems to prevail relative t
to the matter; the best, however, and the regular £
mode of acting appear* to warrant the organiza
tion of the House, electing officer--, &c., and then 1
adjourning, not tine rlie, but till the fourth Mon- r
day of December. A few hours will determine
wiiat course they may pursue.
.1 j-Ji i u»i* u*i ii ■ >'-u rei'i wag.*
~ AUGI/WT*:' .
~SATi:iII).IV, XOVEMBKK 20, 1H36. i
“ lie just, and fear not."
T|IE KLEC tiox.
We publish below the Returns from 86 Coun
ties, leaving 4, Union, Paulding, Baker, and
Ware, still to bo heard from:
ELECTOIIS. COXOnESS.
White, V, Suren, Dawson, Sanford.
Richmond, 601 321 507 321
Hancock, 343 243 316 241
> Warren, 337 317 352 304
Jefferson, 528 119 516 122
Lincoln, 234 155 235 157
Columbia, 281 106 274 103
Greene, 551 31 643 26
Chatham, 351 527 357 525
Effingham. 132 81 132 SI
Striven, 197 135 . 196 137
jYewlon, 638 337 635 332
Baldwin, 490 502 487 499
Liberty, 126 89 126 89
Bibb, 654 625 640" 619
Wilkes, 353 474 365 417
/full, 291 473 237 469
Jackson, 298 484 294 485
Clarke, 461 313 475 302
Oglethorpe, 236 76 231 72
Janet, 375 350 374 351
Morgan, 341 171 351 103
Crawford, 246 373 241 373
Talbot, 653 621 651 619
Muscogee; 711 325 695 335
Jasper, 596 406 592 411
Washington, 360 375 360 373
Houston, ' 560 450 552 448
Elbert, 549 77 539 75
Habersham, 241 576 234 572
Walton, 306 538 315 527
Butts, 210 259 205 282
Meriwether, 459 509 454 512
Monroe, 710 568 700 580
Hike, 287 427 2SB 428
Pulaski, 119 149 119 145
Taliaferro, 361 25 364 21
Upson, 459 297 482 297
Bulloch, 217 '217
MTutosh, 51 38 44 29
Lumpkin, 269 699 , 250 610
Troup, 943 219 932 212
Wilkinson, 231 252 229 245
Burke, 316 138 314 140
Gwinnett, 643 632 534 632
Hurt it, 006 330 603 327
Bryan, 45 23 45 29
Tulnall, 149 13 148 4
Wayne, 00 56 00 56
Putnam, 448 246 455 229
Murray, 23 128 23 128
Madison, 221 159 22l 169
Rabun, 0 192 6 193
Franklin, 209 484 209 484
Coweta, 447 407 434 394
Decatur, 254 146 242 153
Dooly, 116 162 105 162
Lee, 113 56 107 60
Randolph, 193 239 194 232
Stewart, 853 371 349 .370
Twiggs, 295 303 289 303
Carroll, 121 403 110 405
Emanuel, 5 57 5 55
Laurens, 288 1 235 1
Camden, 101 113 100 118
Campbell, 146 206 146 286
DcKulb, 887 467 386 432
Fayette, 190 307 183 295
Hemy, 584 392 573 393
Marion, 347 215 346 212
Cherokee, 141 151 136 172
Early, 43 151 46 149
Floyd, 87 1:18 - 85 128
Forsyth, 133 258 153 258
Oilmen, 46 78 53 66
Heard, 204 244 204 213
Appling, 22 34 22 85
Glynn, 52 31 53 30
Irwin, 4 77 00 77
Montgomery, 67 11 67 11
Sumter, 230 159 239 156
Telfair, 44 92 43 91
Thomas, 202 22 105 27
Lowndes, 163 75 123 47
Cobb, 110 197 117 105
Cass, 205 228 195 229
Walker, 122 150 122 150
24,577 21,614 21,302 21,433
TENNESSEE ELECTION.
The Nashville Republican, of-the 15th instant,
contains the Returns from 30 counlics, which
give While a majority, over Van Burcn, of 3,042
votea.
HEALTH OF CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Board of Health reports the
deaths of eighteen persona, in that city,during the
week ending on Sunday, the 20th instant—7
whites, (one of which died of Cholera,) and 11
blacks.
“THE SCROLLS REVENUE.”
Wo recommend attention to the excellent ar
ticle, under the above head, from the Milledge
villo Federal Union, Would that we could al
ways find such articles in that paper—equally
divested of the wild, violent, and reckless spirit
of faction, which so frequently characterizes it.
FRANKLIN COLLEGE.
The Federal Union of the 22d instant says:—
“Monday, the 14th instant, being the day ap
pointed by law for that purpose, a quorum of the
trustees, with the President of this institution,
convened in the Senate chamber, with a quorum
of the Senators, tiro Governor, and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and formed the
Scnatus Acadcmicus. The usual business of
Ihis body was transacted ; and it adjourned on
the 15th, sine die. The trustees did not appoint
a successor to the late Dr. Presley, in lire Belles
Retires professorship.” ,
AUGUSTA AND CHARLESTON MAIL.
Wo are gratified to perceive by tire following
article, which we copy from the Charleston Mer
cury of Wednesday last, that the Mails between
tins city and Charleston are again to he conveyed
on the Rail Road. We hope that tlio unpleasant
slate of things which has existed in relation to
these mails, since the misunderstanding between
the Department and the Kail Road Company, may
never again be allowed to operate, to the great |
inconvenience of a large majority of our citizens:
“ T, ’ tc Mails.— Wo learn, from an official
source, that au arrangement lias been entered into
between the Post Office Department and the
South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company
for the forwarding of the Mails to Augusta, Cob
umbia hew Orleans, &c. by the Rail Road, on
and alter Inis daj.
cextralbank; RELIEF LAW, no. 1.
We perceive that a bill to amend the charter
of this Bank, so ns to require the renewal of dis
counted notes once in twelve months only, in
stead of six, has paased the House of Represen
tatives ! So far, our predictors arc realized.
Presently the time will be extended to two years,
then three and so on, till at last, the debts will’
be cancelled entirely, on some pretext or other
perhaps the one on which the institution was es
tablished, viz: the benefit and relief of poor men !
" c should like to know how any poor man could
yet a dollar from it, except on the sale of his par- '
IV preftrenars ; and we would .take our lives on '
tlie fact, if it could be fairly tested, that two-third* '
at least those who voted far the abovemen-1
tionedbill arc debtors to Tar. Bask, either as ' ‘
drawers or endorsers ! !
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SAVANNAH AND AUGUSTA.
Wo very much regret to see the severe reflec
tions on Savannah, from the Milledgeville Cor
respondent of the Constitutionalist, in that paper
of yesterday, which are exceedingly indiscreet, to
say the least of them. What though the charges
be true, and the censures deserved, still what good
can possibly come of this public expression of
them, and thus fostering the already too prejudiced
and unkind feeling between the two cities. And,
“treat every one according to his deserts, and
who shall escape a whipping!”
The writer talks of what Augusta may do in
~ adopting measures in self-defence j” yet, in an
other sentence he says; “Those baleful conse
quences [of the enmity of Savannah,] will visit
Savannah without being felt by Augusta, be
cause no means can be employed by the former,
which would in the least injure the latter." —How
will he reconcile this gross inconsistency 1 And
if the alledge J enmity of Savannah can injure, as
wo ourselves believe, only herself, or rather most
ly herself, where is the necessity, or the utility,of
'all this resentment! If we cannot bo injured
by Savannah, as it should certainly be desired
to have friendly relations with her, and all Olli
ers, were it not bolter to leave the evil to its
own cure—the enmity to its own self-punish
ment ? It would at least show, more than his
angry feelings, that the writer believes what he
says.
The occasion, too, for this angry ebullition
seems to us, most unfortunate—the opposition oi
the Savannah Senator and his friends, to the bill
to give Banking privileges to the Insurance and
Trust Company of this city. Will the writer
pretend to deny, that wo have Bank capltol e
nough in this city, in ail consionCt—and if wo
have, was not that reason enough for opposition
to such a bill I
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THE MILITIA-CONTINUED.
A Sla'o Arsenal should be creeled in Augusta,
and supplied with hfass Field pieces for one Vo
lunteer company, at least, and Muskets and Hi
fles sufficient for this Division, or Brigade, in
case of any sudden danger; or at least for this
Regiment, or Battalion. ’Phis city requires pe
culiar military care and provision, for reasons
which it is surely unnecessary to mention. It is
out of the question to expect military pride, or
der, and discipline, in companies wholly divested
of military uniformity, cither iu dress,’arms, or
equipments; but such would not be the cast! if
they were regularly furnished with amis and
equipments in handsome order, at each parade.
Few men arc wholly divested of military pii,l»
and feeling ; but an ordinary District company
| muster wears so much the aspect of a burlesque,
j as to disgust and repress, rather than inspire and
encourage them. Such, however, would no* be
the case if the men were supplied with arms and
| equipments for the occasion. A man equipped
[ with cross belts, Ss white as pipe clay could raako
them, a cartouch box in which he could see his
face, and a musket arid bayonet, flashing like
lightning in the sun, could not, thus looking like
a soldier, fee! wholly unlike one, or he insensible
of its natural stimulus to act like one. The de
gree of pride it would naturally excite, would
stimulate them, under suitable encouragement
fiem the officers, to promote uniformity of dross,-
by appearing in citizens' blue or black coats and
pantaloons, which, would render their appear
ance almost complete, as they will readily
admit who have seen a volunteer company
in such dress—all blue, to he sure, hut black
would make a pretty good substitute, where blue
could not be had; and black and blue being
the most common colors, they who had not such
could mostly borrow thorn. Where need there
be a more handsome or becoming uniform than
that of the Augusta Guards, composed of citi
zens’ blue coa's and pantaloons, with cross belts!
And the old Georgia Fencibles, in that dress, ami
commanded by Capt. Holt, it will be recollect
ed was the largest, and one of the best discipli
ned and most admired Volunteer companies that
our city has over had.
The militia of the city, thus equipped, would
be a defence worthy of the name, and one of the
utmost importance to the peace and safety of the
city, since the exhibition of it would render a re
sort to it unnecessary. The public expense of it
would bo trilling, compared with its groat good ;
and the arsenal and arms once established, that
would be all, except three or four hundred dol
lars annually, to the Keeper ; as the former
would bo permanent, with proper care; and if
the salary were an objection, wo doubt not the
city council would cheerfully pay it. The Arse
nal should ho placed under its charge, and the
Keeper be appointed hy it, & act under the super
vision and orders of the commandant of the Re
giment or Battalion; and if the Bcgislature will
provide the means suggested, wo will answer for
the latter, (fully satisfied as he is of its practica
bility,) that nothing will bo wanting on his part,
or in his power, to carry the purpose into com
plete effect. The Military officer suggested,
would see that the building, am! arms and equip
ments were in proper military order; aud under
hix authority the latter might be delivered to each
District company, after falling in, and returned
before it was dismissed—so that there could bo
uo loss, and, with the immediate attention of the
Keeper, no injury, and but little trouble in clean*
ing.
The cost of the building wo are riot at present
prepared to determine, but should think that one
of proper appearance and dimensions would co:I
at least $10,000; hut if the Bcgislature should
he unwilling to erect such a one, it might pro
vide a plain wooden building, merely to hold the
arms, for perhaps less than one tenth of that
sum; though it would ho highly desirable, and
certainly proper, to provide such a one as would
form also a suitable refuge for the woman and
children of the city, under certain passible con
tingencies. Should one of thoso actually hap
pen, every member of the Bcgislature might then
be very willing to incur the expense suggested,
after it were too late.
A State Arsenal, and we presume an equ l’y ex
pensive, tho’ perhaps not well-constructed one, I.ai
been erected in Savannah; and Augusta, at tile
head of Steam Boat navigation, is an important
position for receiving arms, and forwarding them
to the interior. 4
This matter has already been before the legis
lature, and not only favorably reported on, hut
the report was adopted by both branches, and
approved by the Governor, as follows—see Acts '
of 1831, p. 310:
“ The Military Committee report, on the cor
respondence between His Excellency, and Maj.
Gen, Montoomebt, which relates to the pro- .
pricty of erecting an Arsenal in Augusta, that
they are of opinion it would he expedient to have
an Arsenal built in that place, as the Arsenal of
the United States is at least throe [they might
have said four,] miles from the Centro of tho city,
and in case of an insurrection, great injury might
be sustained before anna could bo obtained [from
the U. States Arsenal. They therefore recom
niond the following Resolution :
Resolved , 1 hat His Excellency the Governor
bo and ho is hereby authorized and requested to
open a correspondence with gentlemen in Au
gusta, and with Gen. Montoomebt, to ascer
tain what should be tho dimensions of tho build
ing, and tho probable expense, and lay the same
before tho next legislature.”
Here ail legislative action on the subject ap
pears to have ceased, as we see nothing in rela
tion to it among the laws, reports, or resolution*
oflhc succeeding session ; hut the correspondence
we presume was effected and laid before the le
gislature, and that the information called for can
still he obtained from the original letters, in the
Executive office.
If a general law or code is established, the Le
gislature should order it, together with the Patrol
laws, all the militia laws of the U. Slates, and the
Articles of War, to be printed in pamphlet form,
neatly bound, and distributed among tho commis
sioned officers throughout Ihc State, from the high
cstto the lowest—one copy to each—to be preser
ved as the properly of the offices, respectively,
and delivered over by the incumbents to their suc
cessors.—For precedents, sec 46th section of the
law of 1818, Prince’s Digest, p. 337, and the
Resolutions of the Military Committee, of De
cember 6th, 1822.' It would ho well also to pur
chase and distribute, in the same way, an equal
number of copies of Cooper’s .Military Tac
tics, recenlly published for the use of the Militia
and Volunteers of the United States, under th*
authority and supervision of Maj. Gen. Mxcomi:
Or, to save expense, that part of tho work which
relates to Infantry Tactics only, which would
be all-sufficient for the militia, alone; and w*
doubt not that a contract might be made with th*