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compelled them to organise their civil society, and. for war. In the language of Ur. Madison, “let ns
The following are the resolutions pre- to"“*ke those arrangement* for the preservation of pot the United States into an armor, and an atti-
sented by Mr. &*0 on the Oth instant -7? order.w»bo«w«eh no chritiaed aocieiy cmerita. deeaanded by Ae «**. and corresponding
Resolved, That the Committee on Na- Itmody a few days since they made known to, w.thtim naUonalsp.ntand expectation,
val Aflairsbc instructed to inquire into the yon, by a judictons and well written metnonal, their One war ha. already found u. unprepared. And
condition of the navy of the United Staten, condition “d their wants; and asked your inter- what that condition of thmga cost in blood and
and into the quantity and condition of-the position to remove the eeriont difficulties with treasure, and disaster, those of os who Went through
navafsuppUe^now on tand: and whether whSShey findthemrolvc. envirened. And think the struggle can well remember; and those who
an increase of them is not necessary to the yon that if their prayer is unheard, and their griev-, tare come upon the stage of .actkm since that peri-
efficiem operations of the navy, and to its anew unredreswd, and if the present state of thing, od^imay learn.-irvin the history of the times. And
nreservatmn and murmentation ■ and gen- continue, that you will find a distant colony patient- perhaps to a.cw^ara extent this must be so, and
&7SS1a^ for TefeSdrngC 1y awaitingyourUniy movement,andrwd,mad- alway. will be £7 We are all opporod to grew
coast and our commerce, and for any ser
vice the exigency of the country may prob
ably require.
Resolved, That the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs be instructed to inquire into the
condition of the national fortifications and
iheir armaments, and whether other de
fensive works are necessary; and into the
condition and quantity of the military sup
plies ; and into the slate of the means pos
sessed by the government for the defom
of the country.
Retailed, Thai the Committee on t
Militia bo instructed to inquire into Uicprt
cht condition of that great branch of t!
public service, and into the stale of lit
Militia law*: and that they be further ii
structcd to report such changes in tire ex-
isting.system ns will give more experience
•and cllicicncv to that arm of defence, and
mil your jurisdiction, when yon may be ready to
exercise it ? No, they will themselves, neglected,
castoff, left to their own resources, the victims of
diplomatic chicanery or of national pusillanimity,
and they will seek their security in their own pow
er. That great truth not applicable alone to re
publican governments, bat common to all, and which
lay at the foundation of our own revolution, that
protection and allegiance are reciprocal, will soon
be heard upon the banks of the Columbia, and will
inspire the councils of the hardy pioneers who, while
they have sought a new home in a distant country,
have carried with them the sentiment of true liberty
to the regioos beyond the Rocky mountains.
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If then, Mr. President we can neither retrace our
Steps, nor check them, we must go onward. And
England has placed herself jn the path that is be
fore its; and if she retain her position, wo must
meet her. If the last proposition she has submited
will place it in the best condition for pro-Usher ultimatum, it is effectively a declaration of
feeling the country, should it be exposed Ita advent may bo delayed a few months;
to foreign invasion.
EXTRACTS
From the remarks of JIM Cass, in the Senate, on
Us resolutions, for inquiring into the stale of our
defences.
Mr. Cass, in support of the resolutions then rose
uni said:
Mr. President: It is impossible to peruse the
President's message, and to observe the progress of
public opinion in England, as this is indicated in
tho declarations of her statesmen in Parliament
and ia bur daily journals, without being aware, that
a crisis is fast approaching in tho intercourse be
tween that country and ours, which demayd*
serious consideration, and may require the
tue cordial and active cooperation of the whhlc
American people. The President has told us that
the negotiations reflecting Oregon, if they have
not reached a close, have, at any rate, reached a |ro
tation almost equivalent to it. Tiie claims of the
respective nations are utterly irreconcilable, nnl a
compromise, by a voluntary sacrifice of a portion of
their pretensions by one party, or by Iwth, ot a
submission of the whole matter in controversy to
somo foreign power, seems thc'only alternative! by
which peace can bo preserved.
■ Our government lias already declined to submit
our rights to foreign arbitration. That is a process
which, under equal circumstances, may well tie a-
dopted by independent nations to terminate disputes,
which would otherwise seek the arbitration of war.
It preserves the honor of both parties, and ought to
preserve the just interests of both. It substitutes
reason for force, and is therefore suited to the ad
vancing opinions of the age, and to the duties and
feelings of Christian communities. But these equal
circumstances do not exist in our present dispute
with England. There are obvious considerations
into which I need not enter here, growing out of
tho relative situation of that country, and of ours,
with those powers of Europe from whom an arbi
trator would almost necessarily be selected, and
out of tho influence she possesses over their coun
cils, and. I may add, growing out of the nature of
our institutions, and the little favor these enjoy at
present upon the eastern continent, which may well
itavo raado the government hesitate to submit im
portant interests, at this particular juncture, to such
u tribunal. It may well Imre thought it better to
hold on to our right, and to hold on also to our rem
edy, rather than commit I Kith to a royal arbitrator.
War is a great calamity, and ought to tic avoided by
but as soon as tho notice expires, if she persists, as
site will do, in her occupation of the country, the
straggle must commence. It is not the notice which
is a belligerent measure—for that .is a treaty right
—but it is the subsequent and immediate couree the
parties will probably pursue that must lead to war.
I hope—or I ought to say I wish—that England
would awaken to a sense of her injustice, and would
yield where sho could yield honorably, and ought
to yield rightfully. But will she do so 1 It is saf
est to believe sho will not, and this dictate of pru
dence is fortified by every page of her history
When did she voluntarily surrender a territory she
bad once acquired, or abandon a pretension she had
once advanced 7 If a few such cases could be found
in the record of her progress and acquisitions, they
would be but exceptions which would render the
general principle of her conduct only the more obvi
ous. For my own part, I seo no symptoms of relax'
ution in tho claim she bos put forth. And the de
claration in Parliament of tiie leaders of the two
great parties tliat divide her government and her
people—Sir ltuhert Pfcol and laird John Rossell—
show a union of opinion, and foreshow a union of
action, should action be necessary, rarely to be found
in the political questions that agitate her councils,
and are the index, if not the assurance, of an equal
unanimity iu public sentiment
In the London Morning Chronicle of April 5th, is
the report of the proceedings in Parliament of the
preceding day, on the receipt of the President’s in
augural address. I hold the paper in my hand;
and, as the discussion 'was a pregnant one, and
ought to he a warning one, I shall take the liberty
of reading a portion of it.
Hero Mr. C. read extracts from tlic paper con
taining the remarks of Lord John Russell on what
he considered the spirit of aggrandizement displayed
.by tho government and people of the United Slates,
iu their course respecting the annexation of Texas.
And if England is moderate, we are ambitious
Why, sir, we have made but three acquisitions of
territory since wo Imvc been a nation. And these
were not distant colonies, but coterminous regions.
And all throb have been made peacefully, blood
lessly. Two were colonics belonging to European
monarchies, where tiro assent of the people to tho
transfer of their allegiance could not be asked.—
But they have since shown their satisfaction by
their jiatriotisin, and their prosperity has been the
reward of it. Nowhere is the Union more prized,
nor would it any where be more zealously defended.
The thinl aiul lust, and most glorious of these ac
quisitions, is now in the progress of completion,
by tiie voluntary artion of a neighboring people,
ALBANY PATRIOT.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31,1845.
Fifteen Day* later from England.
The Steamship Acadia arrived at Boston on tho
19th inst,'bringing Liverpool advices to the 4th Dec.
The Cotton Market was in a very depressed
state, having declined Jd In each of the three weeks | whether tragic or comic—grave or g» y .
preceding the sailing of the Acadia, makings total the tragedies which we have witnessed, their
Theatre.
Mr. G. Chapman’s Company baa been 4.
our citizens with a variety of interesting,^
representations, which bos added zest and
our holyday amusements. .The Company ,
but Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are themselves ,7
adapting themselves with perfect ease to fi*,
formance of every pert in which we have^ra u
military establishments in time of peace. They
are as dangerous as they are expensive, and they
will therefore never be engrafted into the permanent
institutions of the country. Bat when war threat
ens, we should commence our preparations and
proas them with an energy and a promptitude com
mensurate with the danger.
The President has discharged bis duty ably, pat
riotically, fearlessly. Let os now discharge ours—
not by wonts merely, but by deeds. The best sup
port we can give him is to respond to hit declara
tions by oar actions. It is my firm conviction, and
I do not hesitate thus publicly to avow it, that the
best,if not the only hope that we have of avoiding war
is a public and united determination to prosecute it,
should it come, with all the energies that God has
given us, and by an instant and serious considera
tion of the preparations necessary for such offensive
and defensive measures as may be required, and as
prompt an adoption of them as'a just regard to cir
cumstances may demand. Our country is exten
sive. In many portions of it the population is
sparse. The frontier, both Atlantic and inland, is
long and exposed.
Our defensive works are unfinished, and some of
them are unfurnished. 1 do not know, but I fear
that many important branches of supply are inade
quate. Our navy, and especially tiie stfcam portion
of it, is not upon a scale commensurate with our
wants, if war is almost upon us. That nuvy fought
itself into favor, and its country into honor, in the
seemingly unequal and almost desperate struggle
into which if so gallantly went in the last war.—
And another contest would find it equally true to its
duty, and to the public expectations. I trust the
time will never again home, when it will be a ques
tion in a great crisis, whether tiie navy shall be
dismantled and rot in our docks, or whether it shall
be sent out to gather another harvest of glory upon
the ocean. It is the materiel for military and naval
operations, if is first necessary to procure. Men
we have ready; and such is the patriotism inherent
in tho American character, that they nover will be
found wanting in the hour of difficulty and of dan
ger. Our militia requires a new and an efficient
ganization. It is a reproach to na that we have
suffered this important branch of national defence
to become so inefficient. It has almost disappeared
from the public view. Both the laws upon this sub
ject and tiie administration of them require imme
diate and severe examination. For this is one of
the great bulwarks of the country in the hour of
danger. It has shown its patriotism and valor upon
many a bloody field, and tho future, if if should
need its services, will witness its devotion to the
country, whenever and wherever, and however it
may be tried. Many of the supplies required for
the operations of war, demand time and care for
their collection and preparation; and we must re
member that we have to do with a people whose ar
senals and dock yards are filled to repletion; whose
supplies are npon a scale equal to any probable de
mand upon them; whose gigantic military and naval
establishments, announce their power at*| maintain
it; and the structure of whose government is bet
ter fitted than ours for prompt and vigorous and
ofiensive action.
It is in tho spirit of these views that I have sub
mitted tiie resolutions before the Senate, and in
which I ask their concurrence.
A great responsibility is upon us. We shall best
discharge it by firmness, and by a wise forecast,
which while it steadily surveys the danger, makes
adequate provisions to meet it. By thus acting,
decline of nearly | of • cent per lb„ leaving the
prices of cotton in Liverpool at about the lowest rate
of any former period.
Tbo Manufacturing Markets are much depressed.
The panic caused by railway speculations has not
subsided. The preparations for war continue with
unabated energy The fear of famine still agitates
the public mind. The London Times deprecates a
war with this country, and says that if noses had
been counted, the nation would have accepted the
compromise offered by the United States by an
overwhelming majority.
Owing to the depressing effect of the foreign
news upon the Domestic Markets, we can give no
reliable quotations to-day.
Fire In Colombo* t
Wo learn from an extra of the Muscogee Demo
crat, ofthe 30th inst, that the City of Columbus,
was visited on that day, by a very destructive fire.
It broke out about 13 o’clock, in tho store bouse of
Messrs. Baugh So Mitchell, and was not subdaed
until nearly the whole square fronting on Broad st.,
and bounded south by Randolph st, east by Ogle
thorpe st, and north by Bryan st., was laid in ruins.
The total loss in buildings, is estimated at over
8100,000. The greatest sufferer is Gen. McDou
gold, whose loss is estimated at 850,000. We re
gret to learn that our brethren of the Columbus
Times have been severe sufferers. “Their estab
lishment is so broken, scattered and destroyed, that
it will be impossible for them to mako their regular
issues without an entire renovation." Their policy
of insurance will however, cover most of their loss.
Our brethren of the Enquirer had time to move
most of the.materials, but their -office is necessarily
in much confusion. Mr. Josiali 1‘ranglin, an active
and worthy member of the Fire Department, was
nearly killed by the falling of a wall.
Albany Agricultural Society.
We are requested by several of our agricultural
friends, to call a meeting of Planters and Fanners,
to be held in Albany on Saturday, tho 10th of Jan
uary, at 11 o’clock, A. M., for tire purpose of organi
sing an association for the promotion of the interests
o(.agriculture. This is an important movement,
andwhonld bo seconded by every farmer and plan
ter in our vicinity. Let all be present who can, at
the time appointed.
With a view to aid in the formation of such soci
eties, not only here, but in every putt of Georgia,
we have copied from tho Fanners Library and
Montldy Journal of Agriculture, tho Constitution
and By-laws of the Northampton Agricultural, Hor
ticultural and Floricultnral Club, which will be
found on our first page. This will serve as a con
venient text, which may be varied to suit circum
stances, for the formation and regulation of other
societies. Every neighborhood should have its Ag
ricultural society. Wlierevcr such societies have
’een tried, they have proved a cheap and efficient
sentation of “ the Stranger,” performed out
night last, and repeated on Monday night, m,
good. Mr. Chapman, as Stranger, performed;
part admirably, though we are inclined to thiakt
first act was a little over acted. But if a di^,
ror was committed here, \Jre concluding tc»**j
that we could have wished—truthful to the |jyj
Mrs Chapman’s representation of Mrs.
faultless. Mrs. Emmet iu deservedly « f lv
with the audience. Master Chapman perform,
for one of his age.—Sen. Ed.
We ham from the Charleston Transcript c l
the Legislature of South Carolina adjourned I
Monday evening, the 15th inst Of the thirty-!,. I
acts passed, one to establish the office of Stale j
porter, and “ an act to establish the punith uni j
death in cases of forgery and counterfeiting,"
to us to be the only acts of much general importin ' ]
Our opinion of these two acts is, that the
characteristic of a wise and culightened policy t
that the latter is a decided rear-advance toward, tl
legislation of tiie dark ages. Whilst other I
of the Union are seriously considering the aloihi
of the death punishment, and it is to be hoped,
finally adopt so wise and beneficent a policy, a Statrl
which wo have been taught to regard as oao of ivl
most enlightened in tiie Union, is actually extend.,1
the sphere of the hangman’s operations! AretheJ
no secure prisons in South Carolina in which tj
wicked could be secured, and society be thus put,.!
ted f If so, why enlarge the cruel, demoralitc.1
and ineffectual bloody code 7
all proper weans: but tliere are calamities greater
than war, and among them is national dishonor.
I did not rise, sir, as will bo seen, to discuss in j who knew tho value of our institutions, and sought
whole or in part, the question ofonr right to Oregon, to participate in them, and who asked admision
Tliat subject will coine lip in its own time. There
■my be sow? difference of opinion, as well in Con
gress as in the nation, respecting the territorial ex
tent of that right; though I take this opportunity of
expressing my entire and hearty concurrence in the
claim as advanced hy the President. Bat I am sure
there U no great party, and I trust there are few in
dividuals in this country wlio are prepared even in
an extreme spirit of compromise, to accept die most
liberal offer that England has yet made. Her pre
tension* and outs are so widely separated that there
rooms no middle groiiud on which to meet. Our
to our confederacy. Awl wo shall receive them
with open arras. And it is an encouraging spec
tacle to the lovers of freedom diroiigh die world,
and the best tribute that could bo offered to its val
ue.
I said, Air. President, that this was the latest, but
I hope it will not he die last of our acquisitions.—
While I would sacredly respect the jnst rights of
other nations, I would cheerfully extend the juris
diction of our own, whenever circumstances may
require it, and wherever it can be done, without in
justice. I have no fear diat an extension of torri-
inost moderate claim and her most libera! offer, leaves ; tory will weaken our government, or put in peril
the parties asunder by several degrees of latitude, our institutions. We have an adhesive and a life
und hy a large portion of the territory in question.
What then is our condition 7 Can we recede 7 Can
\r« stand still 7 or must wo advance ?
As to receding, it ia neither to be discussed nor
thought of. I refer to it hi .t to denoncc it—a dentin-
ejadon which will find a response in cvciy Ameri-
preserving principle, in tho exercise of pslidcal
power hy the great body of tho people, which is a
surer bowl of union, and preservation than fleets,
aud armies, awl central powera. If this adminis
tration could crown ita labor of acquisition—and
in what ita has done, it has labored with not less a
means of awakening a spirit of improvement, diffu-
wc shall give a practical approbation of the course | sing knowledge, and elevadng the profession,
of die President; we shall show to our comrtituenU, simulant of this kind is necessary to impress upon
tliat their interests are safe in our hands; we shallj #fc * #lt . ... . . ,
speak neither in a depreciating tone, w>; in . tone 0,8 S ° Uth ° P ’ Der * t, °“’ * he ,m P ortance ^
of defiance, bnt of firmness, to England; and we v * nt *F* this branch of industry, and the way
shall givo to the nations of Europe a proof that re- i which it opens to honorable distinction. It is also
necessary to euro them of die mistaken views which
lead some of them to look upon the occupation of the
agriculturalist as less honorable than what are de
nominated the learned professions, into which they
too frequently crowd, but to reap tho bitter fruits of
poverty and mortified pride.
publics are as jealous of their rights and honor, and
as determined to maintain them, as monarchical
governments.
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
Blockade.of Rnenos Ayres, by the
combined forces of England and
France.
Buenos Ayres, Sept. 22d, 1S45.
Scenes are acting in this country, w Inch,
when inscribed on the page oi history, will
Onr Foreign Relations.
The last news from Washington seems to bo
cause all dispassionate and enlightened, favorable to peace. It is reported that Mr. Pack-
minds to pause in wonder and amazement. 1 enham has received fresh instructions from the
Great Britain and France arc pursuing British Government on the subiectof Oregon, and
in these waters a course of action never
exceeded, and but rarely equaled in atroci
After refusing to acknowledge the block-
it is thought by many of .the letter-writers, that
negotiations on that subjoct will be again renewed.
It appears to be the determination of tho Administra-
, an bosom. Nothing is ever gained by national j bility than succoss—by the peaceful annexation of
pusilanluity. And the country which seeks to pur- j California, it would secure imperishable honor for
< base temporary security by yielding to unjust prc- itself, and wonld command the lasting gratitude of
tensions, bnys present case at the expense of per- the wliolc country.
manent honor and safety. It sows the wind to reap But I will again advert to the Morning Chroni-
tho whirlwind. I have said elsewhere what I will cle, to show tiie spirit of the discussion in the Brit-
ropcat here, that it is bettm to fight for the first inch
of national territory than for the la-t. It is better
to defend the door-sill than the hearthstone—tho
porch than the altar. Natrona] character is a richer
treasure than gold or silver, and exercises a moral
- influence, in the bow of danger, if not power itself.
ish Parliament, and the views taken by the British
statesmen of their own claims to Oregon and of ours.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
ndc by this government of the town of Mon- tion to snstain the honor and interest of the conn-
levideo, which is an undoubted belligerent 'try at all events, and if war mast be the resolt,
right of an independent nation, thev, the!,.,., . ... . .. . „ ,
English and French authorities here, (1 . ,n th “ v determ,nat,on we »«heve the
will not say. governments) because this j Administration will be sustained by a large ma-
governinent refused to accede do the de-; jority of both Houses of Congress, and of the pco-
tnand of Messrs, Ouaely and Delfaudis of a I pie. Wo cannot believe that Great Britain will
cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal rna fa into an nnjnst war with this country in sop-
be ni pence) ; have taken possession of the , fam * ne ™ clv “ commotion* threatening her
island of Martin Garcia, which commands at home.
the entrance of the rivers Parana and Ur-! The report is current st Washington, that our
uguny, besides assisting in other ways the new Minister to Mexico, (Mr. SlkleU) has eider*
inside pony at Montevideo, with whom to negotiate with that Government the settlement
this government was at war; and when f 7*. . T .
this government, to retaliate against these , ~® ,7^ “ f T ***^ *“ t ^ 8 purchase
hostile acts of the agents of Englahd and °f Calafomi* and part of New Mexico, to the
France, issued a decree prohibiting inter* month of the river Gila, in the Gulf of Cahtior-
course between the shore and English and nia. It is the opinion of eome of the letter-wri-
ia ita sorest ally. Thus tar, ours is untarnished, and; may well inquire, what we ought to do 7 I take it
' let n* join, however separated by party or by space, ifor granted we shall give the notice recommended
•o to deserve it \ by the President; for if we do not, we shall leave
If we rannot receedc, can we stand still? No, i the people of Gregon without a government, or with
' Mr. President: in this,-as in all other elements of | an impracticable one.; and, in either event, the
' national power mid greatness, our duty and our de*-; country is lost to us, and the notice being given, iq
tiny are onward*. We might as well attempt to < twelve months, without an abandonment of a large
-staythewamsltirftim Pacific, aa to stay the tide cf;
emigration, which is setting towards its shores.
‘ this government had the disposition, it has not ^ __ ^
'-power to arrest this haman current. But it has interest, but of strong and stormy passions, growing the deptJrtufft of nil vessels from the Port, beautiful and healthy countries on tho Pacific.
•-rreHber neither the power nor the disposition to do out of the relative sitaation of the two nations and 10 the entire destruction of all neutral and j , , . ■ T ~
it. Thete.are quetakoa of public right which may out of the very points of resemblance, which will American commerce. It is ttndcrKtood'ltcre I _ ,
feat in abeyance; which are no* called into daily render tbo separation of the parties the wider, and that the Hon. William Brent, Jr., United 1 ha3 adopted resolutions, by, large ma-
cxercise; and need be asserted only when required, the struggle the longer and the bitterer. Itwilldo States Charge d’Affaires, will protest a- i^ties. admitting Texas into the Union, on an equal
- But snehia not th* right by which we bold Oregeo. no good to abut oof eyes to tbt prospect before u*. gainst this illegal measure,’os well as onv footing with the other State*. She is authorized
^en^S^fanif^facreallfTro ^ fe , uro »J c ? n ™ned intervention in the nff.ire to rend two Senator, mid h» Reprerentatives to
and enterprising people nre fast increasing there, difibrenoe, nor by presumption. Let ns iopk our of a sister Sonth American Republic. f
who will possess the country by the best of all ti- difficulties and onr duties foMy in the bee. Lot us The U. S. brig Bainbtidge, Com. Pen- Coo « ra “’ mi, “ the constitutional number of rep-
. tics—that of occupation and improvement; and if makb preparation adequate to the conjuncture. Let inglon, arrived l”ere yesterday from Mon, "" en ** tlTe * “ determined by an enumerv
*:We'do not provide them a government, they will pro- na exhibit to England and to Ecropo tbs spectacle tevideo, being l' * ’ - --» . ^ — *
Messrs. Editors :■—You will find by the
tions passed in the House of Representatives, s-,1
the closo of tiie session, one for appropriating ihA
ance of a thousand dollars, still due to the imptonJ
meat of the Flint River, for an experiment to hi
made duringthe recess ofthe Legislature, upostwl
worst shoal on said river, between Bainbridg. ml
Albany, by which the Assembly, at its next •ckm.I
may be enabled to judge of the practicability of op. I
ing this inlet permanently for steamboats, ul v,|
what point. Your representatives soon found, hi
the policy of the Legislature, that to do mote tinil
prepare this important subject for future legislalictJ
was impossible; and when yon come to leant the I
tho amount now secured was once refused,and nkl
reconsidered and passed at the eleventh hour, bp (hi
praiseworthy pertinacity of the Representative fncl
Lee, Mr. Oglesby, of whom too much cannot bcsaidl
in commendation, you will do well to appreciate it. [
One thousand dollars is ample, according to tie I
exhibit of tiie petition famished, to test the shoal in I
question. Tho Commissioner, Dr. L. B. M«tm. I
who is appointed to conduct the experiment, is keon I
by all to be a man of science and practical ability; \
and the plan of improvement suggested, is ore it I
has been already found of incalculable service to I
other rivers in tiie State. We have every rew. I
then to hope, that in a few yean tiie town of Aik-1
ny will find, that the active measures taken by In I
on this important dbhject, have tended in no ran'I
degree, to make her the future Georgia port of tkl
great Gulf. Respectfully,
A. H. BRISBANE.
New Obleass, December 13th, 184k
Gentlemen:—Since I wrote you last there b|
been some excitement occasioned by a distarlaixr 1
in the Supreme Court of this State. You arc (tool:-1
less aware that that court is composed of five Judp* ||
—three of whom constitute a quorum.
There is a very wealthy old man.residing notII
this city, by the name of John McDuoougU; k I!
owns a large amount of real estate in this city-
says long prayers, wean a long face and mb "
time since set his slaves at liberty. A few mootii I
back, Mr. J. Kilty Smith, a broker of this city,
Mr, McDonough in the street and informed bb
that he had his note for 86,000, or thereabout- I
Mr. McD. told Smith if be had, it was a forgery f
Smith immediately called at tho temporary m-1
dence of Judgo Rice Garland, the individual fro
whom he purchased the note, and received akc- 1 1
thirty-five hundred dollars of the money back—tie [
Judge was st tliat time indispaeed—when be recor-1
end, he and Smith called upon Mr. McDonough-1
McD. and the Judge had a private interview of I
some twenty minutes, when the very good f“*’ I
old man came forward with the unpaid baltincet-1
the note not duo and demanded tho paper; but ny-1
Smith—sir, how does it happen that you
anxious to take up this paper that you prooonaccd
a forgery before called upon for tho money, or bofcf*
it is due. Judge Garland is in the other rooa, a®
says that unless I do, he will throw himself i* ^ [
river, und rather than be should do that I will tike
np the note; I still pronounce it to b* a fop 1 ?'
The officer would have stopped here, hid not l* 1 ?
Garland persisted in taking his seat upon tkehtacb
On Mooday morning last, after having bo®> P" -
viously notified that the other Judges wonld arts*
with him, he came into court and his effort top*'
side was met by an adjournment by the four Judf 5
then upon the bench, who unanimously withdrew
Judge G. requested the bur to hear his atoKaf*
which amounted to a. mere denial of any, erimi^
act, assuring them that be would piaco in the bas*
of Mr. Prentiss and another member of the bar rt*
culpatory document* that would satisfy all,
complete and entire innocence up to this tin*-""
The members of the bur, and a largo portion of
community were with tho Judge, and the !*•*»
would have been doubtful, bad not he, in ti»
ing, attempted -to dose the aflqir by suicide. D*
threw himself from the deck of a steam boat
the evening, bqt was reacned by the Captain w®*
tile was nearly extinct The boat wa* l*B
tanning. Re made a second attempt, but wasp*
rescued, A warrant baa been i**«td for !*«*■;
but he cannot be found; it is rumored that be®*
vidn ona for thsmseNea.- Already necessity ha*,of an undevided people, anxious for peace, bat ready ( war we have had here'for ten months. (the Union is now twenty-eight.
ig the first American vessel ; of tion of iahubftanta. Thepumber of States in!probably efibeted hi* purpose of suicido. Mr.***
(McDonough stands to * (ray unenviable l#*^