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to our fellow citizens who nro auctioneer*, “ *hut U P
your shops, because jou have m<>t<* purcha^T* than
your next door neighbours who tire impmtin:: mer
chants.” We might as well Bay—‘ Tav th it wl»olo-
salo shoemaker, because ho sells more ► hot;-, an*
cheaper than the retailor—or, tnx Mr Lang, " r ”7
Dwight, because they have more mlvcniM mmts m
their papers than we have.
«, - There is but one course in t ..a businr*-’
rations arc an evil we must rent » hoi th t
hat not its remedy. If wo shot up At« > ■
compel citizens to pay any prie fi*r got*-.- ‘
Ationmny fix upon, they will r.nnpluin oi it «n tm *
Cl. It is nil very wi.ll in bui l-.l '1 I «<> ■• ■
fAice. “ CJivo mo protecting dun •>'. * :i )« L
facturer. “ There you have them - what ue.vi " ’’ 1
have not enough, give us more.” '* riierc ^ m r<
foryoti, are you content:" ” No—givo i.i p«*«
cent, on auctions—give us * n-.li duties «»n ufiporiKd
roods—give us warehousing system W ou*i
suppose we do, will all that answer ? Not i« nil—
Something rise will he required until the whole cur-
*ront of trade anil commerce will be dried up, l*nd w*
shall begin to think wo had bettor liavo lull llifngs •■»**
they wero.
Mliiomy, mid n majority should ri..r.idc , t>ul in the tin: o|, ; "inf tvludi Wa. , init. ad of making til '
,., cn i of a tie, tlm physician rir.,i in attendance should j grant, to the Slain, !o ninkn llmm directly lo the
regard to the future neat merit, I settlers tv ii are upon ’hi 1 uidn, in the fn instance.
1 should be intrusted the future manage- j 4 \u question v as fr'kco « n tl
give the eastingv
nod to hi
ment of the enso, unle-M the patient or Ins relations
should objeet to Ins being continued
In. Although ilio iicssession of a Diploma honor-
nWy acquired, furuishes presumptive evidence of \
fessionnl ability, mid entitles its possessor to pro*<
menrr in :ln* prof" -ion, vet, the want of it should not
exclude pim-ticiooers of experience nnd sound judg-
n*«:i!t from ihu fellowship and respect of the regular
graduate
II In consultations, punctuality in meeting at the
Paine time should h« “trirtly observed, hut the ph\si-
cinn who lir*t arrives, should wait for a reasonable
length of time for the arrival of others. A minute
examination of the patient, however, should take
place until one ot morn of the tncdieul attendant* are
sent, except in eases of emergency. All mil
■<! to he printed, In fu:
i'dim*nt,*
the Hint*
January Ci—In the Senate to flay Mr Foot presence ’
j <i meitiori.il from sundry Warrant Officers oftho U
Mtat«s N.ivy, praying additional compensation. Mr
('it \ mnr i * gave notice of Ins intention to introduce
a bill f'»r settling the claims of several States for iu-
lureft duo to tliem liom the l r nned States, on moneys
advert « d hy those Suites, during the late war with
Great Britain. A Bimd.if lull passed tho Henato last
sesHou, hut wss not tal eu up in the Mouse (hr want
<if time. Mr. Bn>ton's resolution relative in the re-
dempli *n of the I'uhlie i>* ht, and diminution of the
amount of duties on imports, w.m taken up, and sup-
ported I y Mr 1>. in a speech of two hours length.
. ... , fu the House of llepresentiitives, a number of Res-
nt. nuts f'liuulu, if |.rncln:ol.I.-, (,<• inude. I.y mulu rj | utioll H vv. ro < (Bin tl. Atm.ii- oil.erH, a resolution
nl ngrecment.nnd no niediral discussions sliould take WJ((1 ( | |, v »vir. Minki:, on the *tihj*** a t •
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MLDICAI. F.THICS.
Adaptid by the Cfnttnl Mnlicul Society of of by ilin physi
at thiir cisfiion in Milled get ille, iciiri oaso sliould aft
• Tbe Committee, appointed by the. “ Control Med
ical Society of (Jcorgia,* nt its last nmimd lif ting
in December, to preparo n Codo of Medical I.lines
.deeply impressed with the importance and nefes«u
T*f the undeituking. beg leave to tnnko the following
brief.
REPORT
The degraded condition of tho Medical proitos.on,
Hot only in (ieorgia, hut also in mnny othrr fiwis ol
cur country, has long been n matter of deep -egret
to many or its most enlightened and honorable n. m
hors ; and although much of tho time and tulem* »>l
some of our most lospcctnbio brethren have been
occupied in endeavoring to devote its standard nod
dignify its character, it is much to be lamented, that
they have not been mure successful in their laudable
attempts.
To enumerate nil tho causes which have retarded
tho progress of Medicine, and added to its degrada
tion, would trnn r ecnd tlm limits to winch tho Com
mittee are necessarily obliged lo coniine themselves
on the present occasion—yet thev cannot avoid ta
iling a cursory glance at a few of tho morn promin
ent. They shall therefore make a lew remarks, >n
the following order : —
1st. On tho admission of members into ilio pro
fession totally unqualified, from want of education,
intellectual capacity, or mornl rectitudo.
2dly. The countenancing of empiricism, by pro
scribing and rocominnnding those* offspring** of fraud
and ignorance,commonly culled nostrums,) or patent
quacK-medicincs.
3dly. The dishonorable measures usually rotor led
To by a certain cluss of medical practitioners, to pri
vately detract from the reputation of their better in
formed brethren, hy throwing out illiberal, ungentle
manly, and unprofessional insinuations to persons
who aro not capable of appreciating medical merit.
On the importuneo of a oho-siciil education to tho
medical student, it is unnecessary to dwell; ns ilia
a well established fact, tlint few men have ever be
came eminent in medicine, without Home Uuowlodae,
at Inast.of the languages of Graeco and Home. An
acquaintance with tho French language has also bo
cornu indispensihlo to tho American physician, and
more especially of Into years, since French medical
literature has become so intimately blended with
that of the United States. In addition to itv
quicoincnts, nroipoctublo knowledge of the different
branches usually taught nt our Academics, is abso
lutoly necessary. That soundness of mind and pu
rity of moral character, added to the aforesaid accom
plishments, would bo useful appendages, we presume,
few persons will he disposed to question.
In making a few condensed remarks under tho
second bond of our subject, wo must assert, that tho
ignorance of tho community in general on medical
matters, holds out strong inducements to empirics
and illegitimate pretenders, to impose on their credu
lity. For want of some acquaintance with the medi
cal sciences, many of our enlightcnod citizens bn
come tho dupes of presumptuous ignorance, endure
frequently induced to employ tho illiterate braggado
cio in prrfuicneo to the regular physician. How c an
place in the presence of tho patient
12 Attendance on members of the profession or
their families should nlwavs bn gratuitous, hut should
not be olH' i nisly obtruded. Should tho c.ircumstan
res of tho medical prnetionor indisposed, enable
him to make a recompense for medical savicus ren
dered to himself, his wiib or family, it is his duty to
do so, especially if he reside at o d'Stnnco
13. When one medical practitioner is culled on
it n patient whose recovery lias been despaired
tin firm in nitendnnee, and the dis-1
afterwards terminate fatally under hi*
management, ho should avoid insinuating to the
friends of the deceased, that if he hnd been colled on
day, or n few hours sooner, ho could have effected
cure. Much n course of conduct is highly repre
hensible, end empirical in the extreme. And, in the
event of the p itiont’s recovery, «uch a person should
not assume nil the credit as tho cure might have b< eri
partly • fleeted by the mcdititn s prescribed before he
look charge of tho case
M The uh * of nostrums and quack medicines
should lie discouraged hy tho faculty, ns degrading to
tlm profea-iiofi, injurious to health, and often distinc
tive of life. Should patients laboring under chrmiie
complaints oliitinntrly determine to have recourse to
them, n reasonable degree of indulgence should he
allowed to their credulity, hy the physician ; but it i*
his sacred duty to warn them of the fallacy of their
xpootntions, and the danger of the experiment, and
could
uhjert of slavery
and the treatment of slaves, m tho District of Co
lumlmi; to which a preamble was prefixed detailing
a number of outrages committed no slaves Mr Mi
m u had just commenced some ohsvi vat ions on th*
subject, when he was obliged lo postpone Ins remark-
in consequence of the expiration of tho hour On I
motion of Mr Lka, tho further consideraiion of the |
bill to nuiltnn/.o the State Treasury of Tennessee to
is«ue grants, &o. was postponed until Monday. Tin }
House then resolved itself into Committee of the |
Whole on the statu of tho Union, and look ij:> thn hill!
to authorize thn occupation of the Oregon Some 1
d.sru-sMnn ensued, m which Mr. Fi -.yo, Mr. Fyk
it if. r t . Mr Baths of Misi-ijsippi, Mr C.otmt f.i ing,
and Mr Tavi.oh, trudi purl; the q n*slion being on
a proposition by Mr. Taylor tho amendment moved
hy Mr. Dravton, both of whi< h propositions will be
found in our report of the proceedings ) A division
then look place, when it was found that a quorum was
not present; on which tho committee lose and re
ported progress. The House then mljnnrned.
Mr. Minkh presented lo thn House of Bcpr-scn'a-
11ves a prenmlde and resolution -*n tlm subject of tlm
t rathe in slaves carried on iu the District of Colum
bia, and referring it lo the committee of the Disirit t
lo inquire into the expedienc y of revi .ng and amend
ing the law on tho subject, ns well h« tlm propriety of
abolishing tlm Slave Trade m the District Tho pre
amble sets forth a variety of instances of outrage
perpetrated in consequence of tlm existing practice
State of Georg.a to liie !'• evident <>f the United Slates,
upon the subject of those claim* In reference to the
f, r «t rlnwof rlairns resting on the desiruetion ot pro
pel tv, lm contend* d that it v- as sustained bv th ’-e.rv
words of the fr-aii.- on tlm c.p.joet As to the >• c.ond
r'a.<s, relating to the increase t-fslave property, lie
maintained that tho • l iim on this s« or*- yv .is l»"nm ‘’ut
l»v every principle ,.f justi.-o, for the issue -»l tlm »e
main sln've must follow tlm destiny ot Us molhe. I lm
class of claims Jnuiidcd ou ntercst, ho considered to
bo equally support..Ido hy justice If tho claimant
w,»# entitied to reeorupeiiKO, he was entitled as soon as
the injury was committed. It hts slave, worth ..>*<)
dollars, was taken 30 years, ago, had tho possession
of th- slave during that period been of no advantage
to tlm doer of th** wrong? If not why was not the
property restored. Why not the slave have been ol
advantage in Bib shape of interior.
Mr WiLDK referred *o tlm impnrnnco which was
attach' d to this subj. I hy tho State ot (ieorgia. II'*
thought, with all due deference t" the majority «d th*’
tCommittee on Indian ntVairs.ihat ho < o«ld mixsly the
Committee that tli re wero claims unsatisfied. But
feeling it to lm nis duty to enter into an examination ol
the s. hje'-t and being unwilling to trespass on the at
tention of tlm Committee at tlm late hour, lm moved
that thf (loininitten rise
The Committee then rose and reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again.
Tho House then adjourned
then *»f ill hight st j h ■ • :
'o ji ev nt Ilio nulilh’i*ti‘» n {) j J ‘
of uhtf'il ehm
...BN ;.! WnaM Upon a level,smooth^ hardway, fj l0
.-ti:otion or
ome 'S mainly at the bnnrin
,-ter, ami i - i sistnnr c i. ol. no tlm fij, ti„n ( wliioh *'
t It is will Wo lossotioil in prop-
Win- ; tWon tlm horse mat
ilentlv nl’Ins trnvollint; onwnrdg a, . „
upon tin- lover, «liich ilio spokes uf ,F | ''' V "
mnsi be consiiloreil ns licim;, lo n lrn .. ma
htinc I bus ihe umdiunt ol' Ins pi, Wpr nl
proporhon lo the comparative lonaih of i IIUI! " , S
in urn acts upon Ihe ontl of tlm long | ra ?Y
eondiirj wheel, which i, ilio medium of it
bulling axle.
>1 in c
>
v hi- li its ii rompulihiliiy ]
iprerni I ■ w ' I' - beyond nnj
mill ; lend n loses li Ill'S killer »
|, be li. U 1 ' In’, bu hal five of thi'jwl?
Ih. I iiiiiirpiitil'i'.i'y. «ml j' 1 r
,,, . I.,, 1 l hv tin ir ilcci-i'ii Upno
'll • whole view of'll" siihjeiM.ill" Cnnimitteo air
opinion that r is hul » ri' Unrj If
• » l' r. reserved tub's of the Stairs
that lh"S • ball nol lie >1
<*-r>iisi(| erCf j
■id r
\>hhI t!)em, v
of Ilia 0" "
Miup; upon i
w illi these v
icl.irc
ilhoiM I hr com
nmrnt, whose 1
; own po'v.rs
IV li rv 111 rrw
iirir.nre of fiv
iwii Irihupal in urC
and in coni rill IV
ill,r- port .* hill.
T ir folio"
d ■ hy 111"
of Ri'pi'i
i in^ lo I
111 ' xt
The Irietmn of Ihe heatinp weiehi rr i |
Iol'ous to n weiulit lo ho slowly raised
ol i hr hoi re, ihioueh the medium of ci ■
verugo similar in effect to wheels aid „ 1 N
the nnecssitv of ilrirt Mtenlion lo the effret prodlirril in (h „ p), alr i,, ti a „, t r6 f #rs to c.nnpluinu whirl
tbit *vil bo remedied, unless somo Hcnuaintanco with
• tho outlines nf tho mcdicol sciences should bo made
o pnrt of an Academic education ?
Tlm human mind is naturally fund of that myatory
which bulongs to aoctut compositions, and a confi-
dunce is ibeioby iuMpirud in their mcdionl qmli
(ioe, whieb vreulJ oot be atUirted ta any prepara
lioe, Ui» c^apofition of which might be generally
knwno. The corutumptioo of such articlo* in, morn-
-over, much Ineveosed by the pubhoetion of u!I tho
euros which they aro ipjtrrscntod to have nflVcted
whilo iheii dmugonuoun preparers studiously ovoid
any disclosures of thoii failures. Wo hnvo no d -ubt
hut nostrums have frequently cflected cures, cither
accidentally, or through tho medium of tho imagina
tion ; their exhibition, under any circumstances, how
ever, is diametrically opposed to corroct medical
principles In order to proscribe judiciously for any
disease, the scientific physician will ho governed hy
tho constitution of tho patient, tho stage and violonco
of tho disense, (without paying any regard to its
nnmo,) tho nature and extent of tho sympathetic ac
tion which is exercised over particular organa, and
the character of tlm prevailing diseases.—From ihose
datu, is it not evident that tin- snntb modicjnnl agents
which may ho found successful in tho treatment of
«>no disease, might prove highly prejudicial, It noHV
tal, in what might bu considered the same disease in |
others, owing to some peculiarity in its typo, or I
i(idiosyncrasy of constitution %
by them, in order that their bad i fleets, if any
ho timely obviated
lo No physician, should, either hy precept r.r ex
nmplo contribute I o tho circulation of n see i at nos* rum,
whether it ho his own invention and exclusive pro
priety, or that of nnotlier. For, if it be of real value,
it* concealment is inconsistent with honeficenca and
professional liberality, and if mystery alone give it
value and importance, such craft implies disgraceful ig
nornnee or fraudulent nvnrico.
1 f» In «il! cakes where diversity of opinion nnd op
position of interest give i i*»o to controversy or conten
tion hetwoen two or more members of the profession,
tho decision should be referred to n snflV mnt number
of physician*, as they arc frequently tlm only persons
m tlm community capable of properly estimating the
merits of the dispute. Hut neither tho subject litiga
ted, nor the decision thereon should ho communieii^
tod to the public, ns individual reputation mf|*hl sul
for, nnd tho credit of tlio ptofession gonoially bo in
jured
17. A wealthy physician, or otic retired from prao
lino, should rofnao to give gratuitous advice, unless
tlm danger of tlia case (in tho pbseuco of tlm prac
ticing physician) or the poverty of tlm patient sliould
warrant him m so doing. In ail cases, when ho pre
ferred, lm should recommend n consultation with
some one engaged in active practice. This rule!
should he strictly observed, as a contrary course isj
gratuitously depriving active industry of its proper
reward.
H Whan a physician is called an suddenly to v is
it the patient of another, in consequenr.o of some un
expected or alarming change in tho symptom", he
should adopt a temporary plan of treatment suited
to present Circumstances. He is nol warranted in
Interfering afterwards, unless requested to take
charge of tho case, when he should propose an irn
mediate consultation with the phyjician previously
employed.
Uf Physician* should never negloct no opportuni
ty of fortifying and promoting tho good resolution* of
patients stiflering under tho hud elibclfi of intamwer.
ate lives md vicious conduct'; and. in order that tliei
counsels and r monstrances may have dun weight, it
«ill readily he seen, that they should have full elnim
to thn hlamnless life and high moral character which
we hnvo stated to bo a necessary pro-requisita to an
honoiirnble stand in tlm profession.
20. Modicnl men should “ remomher the Sabbath
day to keep it holy," und vital* should a* tar as con
sistent with professional vn^a^eroonts, ha made ei
tbac beforoor otter pabllc twruthlp, or during its in
torvala.
(M)V(.KESSIONAL SUMMARY.
January*—In th» Sonulo, to-dny. M.r Chan-
DT.KiCs resolution fur iin mq.iiry into thecxpi'dii'n
rv of continuing thn military road from Mnrshill
to th" month of RlmlawitHcn, in thn Slat" of
Maims and his resolution for nn inquiry into t‘
pxpi'diency of abolishing the office of Major tien-
ril'd in the artny of the United States were agreed
to. Mr. D.ckkrson's bill for dUtribntinp; a por
linn of tho revenue of tho United States, umune
Ihe several States, was made the special order ol
the day for Thursday next. Mr. I). laid on tin
tnhle n statement showing the time in which the
national debt would lie extinguished under the
present system, snd also thn time in which it
wrttttd he p-id under the System which lie prepo-
rss^srsziw........... i «j. *4*««• "• :«- “"', i .-T"s
i#ct, wu ahull barely observe, tlmt the nurruw min i °f rxrvutivrt ! usinese. Ih. S nate otjourned
yect
ail system of dfliraclion oJoptoil hy many modioal
practitioners, toonhnnru thoir own roputntinn, nt tliu
flxpenso of that of thoir hrothren, lias largely enn-
rriboted to di'crndn tho earo nobis ued honoratito pro
lossion of met' cie.n. To remedy this evil, thn ,ms-
ssision of a well cultivated mind nnd anoxceptii
bio moial chancier in those who i
study of modi, ino, would, probably ho tho most off
lual preventative. In addition to this, laying liaforc
over tn Mend
In the House nt Rep rest utativiK, a b'.ll .i as re
ported hy Mr. T. V. Barboch. from the l'om
mittce on the Judiciary, cunceruing the Supreme
Ueurt. Some dwettssten took place ms mntior
made hy .Mr. Wickuv. k to print :l 000 ropiet
admitted to tlm 0 f || lt , r ,.po r t of the committee, which was e ir
.• tlu> tntlt! nil..,.. ....... . w
ried in Ihe affirmative. It was opposed tn t h -
ih^i^^ilyi thmaghdmm^lum ofad X 1*™** «hc ■circulation of this
newspapers of the country, tho medical ethics, by
which, not only all tho most eminent nnd honorable |
physicians of tho United States are governed, hut nl-
of the copies of tho report, iu cate there should
he no legislative action on lit** tu<hjerl, would un
Itlrt that public: confidence in the Judici.m
so those of Great Britain and other countries, would, I which was its firm basis. The House then took
dqubtJcsOiave a salutary influence. To the medical j up the consuli ration of private tun incss. The
have boon elicited fiom the citizen* hy those cases —
Tlm question "f consideration being demanded hv
Mr W kkh,, Mr. IVitNKH uaked li.r the Ayen nnd
Nans cal that question, which were (irtleH'd ; and tit"
House determined to consider tire icsolntion, hy a vote
of 104 to 70. A motion Wa.tlion made by .Mr. Wit i;-
urtr, to strike out tlio preuinhio. Mr. MiSKtt was
atiout to inal.o some rdrservat.one in favor ot Ins res
olntion, when, lire hour having elapsed, the Speaker
checked tho progress of the discussion
January 7— In tile Senate, to <1 ;y the meimtri
al uf sundry citieens of Csnnee.licut was prttsi n-
ted, praving that the prttetiee of liiinsport'ng tin
United States Mail on the S ilihath It" ili-contin
ued. Tile Couiini tee on Mill'd') Aff n itta i
report on the mentotial of.'la-j r tJ'oeial Scot;
concloding with a recnmm.'iid.t'ton that Ihe
prayer of the mem'.iialiet he nol granted.
la Ih" House of Representative* Mr. Mi.nkr
concluded his obsorvatinna on lhe eotid'leio ot
sl.ivra and the Biihject of slavery in till- Di iict.
He was succeeded Ity Mr. Wf.ksib, who oppuae
his reasoning in a few brit f rein u Its, when, tin
liottr having .'Xpitfd, the discussion was again a
rested. The House (hen proceeded, in Com o-
t." of tho Wh do on th" ctat" if tit" Uo n, t
the consideration of the liill tel dive to the seitl
ment of the Oregon. The am, ndment mnvt ti
Ity Mr. TarLOn was negatived liy a vote of 00 •'
50 Mr. Dsavtox’s amendment Was then tic d
ilied try himself, so as to strike nut the li oita'io
as to tile number of persons to compose th pa ly
and also adding a provision that a m'.llitaiy i sc r
should accompany the tuivevors It w ' furthei
amended, nn tn tion of.Mr. Ingrrsom., It) add .
a section providing that lit" jut diction of the
United States Courts sheuld he extend" ! I" th
Territory, so as to embrace ill c iminals ain't'!',
ihe citizens of the United Stall s. I this -hap
the amendment was adopted, in lieu of (lie •" g i
hill An attempt was made hy Mr. Ramsay ,
add a section enipoweiing the Pr< sid nl M -el
a part of this n gion as a plnce to tv1li"h persour
convicted of criminal offences might Ite transpor
tad, hut tile proposition was n.*t sustained
The Committee then took op the bill for the
preservation and repair of tlie (iomhet iainl R.miI,
mert’ly for tile pii-pnsaof fltl'og the blanks ; hav
ing done which, tbo Coinnvtt-" rose, and report
ed ill? MI) ennrarning the Or gen Territory a-
amended, and reported progress on tits other
bill.
January S--In the Senile, to day, the It'll to
compensate sundry eil'Z' ti « of Arkansas, fu !
losses sustained from 1 u'i. udepr> dations, was or
dered to a till'd :e ding. After a s.ttm - of It I
•m hour, the Small adjourned 1 n'd Monday.
The discus i m un Mr. .Mixer’s rr-oltuion r"
I tive to slavey, and tlie treatment nf 'lies,
in the District i f Columbia, was lesutni ti
in Ihe House nf It pre-putative" M Weems
closed hit remarks, when Mr. Wu.ni: railed to
the previous question. Mr. Alexander then
moved to lay tlie pieambleund residtMon i t It
tattle, on which question tlie ayes md if" ■ lieiog
taken, there appeared—Ayes 68 Nat "107 T ■<
motion being decided in thn negative, the d ; c s-
sion was arrested, in con a quence of th- expitn
tionofthn hour. The House th n co .i iirred i"
m-tai.i amendmenls {with n "light mo : fiea'i"")
made hy theSerate in a hill to authoi i ■ !!.e ei
'•z’US of Arkansas and Flor da to elec ertai,
otiiccrs. The other morning tm iness having b-
disposed t.f. ‘he House proceeded to th • con
t'ralion <.f tho Lill corcerning til" occ pnti-
nfthft Oregon river. M atn.'ndnv'.nt, moved In
Mr. {'’j.ovn, to tl rert that o,:"' rtf ll> c I- r! "* 'houl 1
lie built wtlii Ihe region of tide trau r, »-->8 iid" '
ed Mr. Taylor renewed his m -lion to atne.' 1 *
on which 'he ayes nnd lines wern tak ", ■' I'P-. il I I
was d eided in the negative—Ay"' 77 Net s a|
Nn other question was takrn Lefote I bo Hotisi
adjo-uued.
ing is tlte R p- r
eia v (’unlit' t*', in tIt" lion
lives, on Kr day last, i f which,
"I tancp of tile subject, tliree llloui
pit s well! ordered to be printed :
Tho Comi'tee O' the Jttdiri 'IT, tn niton w
feferrrd 'ho rt", lotion nf the linuse, instructin
to. tn to inquire into the exp. tiin iey of provi
ding I.y lac:, that a greater number titan
in 1 ] oiiy of Ihe Hupreitto Court should eoeoei
in pronouncing any part of a Stale Constitn
lion, or at t of a State Lege! dure, to b" invalt
snd tiiat, without seeit eont"'. fence,no part of:
Conditution of a Slate, or act of a Sta e L
gislatilic, sha'I be itoldeit invalid, lo g I ..Vo to
submit the following report: .
Tlte committee, considering the subject ma t•• i
of the resolntii n to lm or," of gn at importance,
Itnv. hes'oWed upon i' tint g-ave censidi ratio:
tvuich it so emphatically deserved. A* o c ult
e i"d of onr j"d vial history, Ihe pri. riple v. •
h i id 'I in the Supreme Federal Court, that it "as
wit hi i their competency t • Cecid, any law to b
void, wlt'ch svas in rontriivi ti 'u of the eon"’ito
ion. This (lisctision was placed hy tie m up n
he ground that the r.nnsti'oiioi, and laws of li
Un'dctl State, made in pursuance thereof, ai t!
to aties made under the authnrity of the Unit, u
States, were declared to lie tlte supreme law "
the land ; they therefore If Id, that, when ail
St te constitution or law came, in their pinif
inio eotillii t with wil l' was declared to he tin
""prem" law, that which was no/ supreme if'
yield to that which .as ; and that co. si qin if I'
any Slate constitution 1 r law, tin coining in
cOfiliet must be held null and void. It will h
seen that this is a principle derived by our jud c
ry from the nature t f our written constitulii n. im
nosing m oiy limitations nnd resliie: nits, if II
upon the Federal as State G ivrmente, and at
the same time, upon its face, declaring its "
supremacy. Tue rommitlee do not p opus"
' I to explore the foundations of this great print 1
pie : but, taking il as on" hieit has long been d
eided and acted upon, they r inn i f ubettr to r
m;uk ih.it the power which it implies is one ft
great magnitude nnd must extensive operation;
embracing Within its comprehensive grn-o t e
authority In nullify the legislative acts • f tv Uni ,
an I of the Slates, individually, aful even the mo
Solemn of all acts the expri s: kin if I he will nl tin
sovereign People of ill" State', in the from •'
their written Coas i'tuUms. That a pn.vev «•
tremendous should ho I’enced arom.'d with prop"
guards, is a proposition which, the rnmtnilte
u ip :se, scarcely requires th" aid of argument t
chailenga the assent of all. They are awat" Ilia
i is a question almut which there t- much m
il.fi’rettce of (ipin : on to wh it extei t this esiit fo
hall be carried. As the Sitpren > Court of I
United States is at present organ zed, it ennsis 1
of seven members of whom four constitute a quo
rum, and three being a majority of tint q tuiutu
il results, that the concurrence of three of It
| Judges is comp, ent to tin nuMifieation of a State
law, or even c institution : it m y then hsppi" ,
the actual posture of our Jodie ary, that a minoi
uy of the Court iniglit ntill-fy tli • most soleim
aits of the Stales, whilst the mij'rity of the
Court might possibly entertain a dilTiin’ opin
ion.
Th" Committee* presume that there are Ini'
few \t ho tv nili! not at once icquiesep in the j
ire ami propriety of the proposition, that in uvaki
so solnmt) and important a d"t isi o. theic slfmo
lie a enneitr dice nf at least nt majority of Ihe w h '
They, how. ver, think (hat it w mid be
ethics of Dr Percival, die cniamittee would obsurvo,
they arc indebted for nraWy of the hints contained
unfavorable r. put of the Committee i f Claim
standing over from the last session, nn the si lijcct
. 7 • lltllllllll^ I I IIOIII lilt to l . > . 11.11 111 s. I',
ilirir pr«*eni codo. \V ill) tlu*8o impressions, ihoy ,,f i|, e claims uf mturn citizens of the Siasi
reave lo rocommenu them i»> ihe sptious ntlentiun of
ilie medical prufcssiun, mid of the public in gen
eral.
I. It is ibe duty of every medical practitioner to
treat his patienln with steadinesj, icmU'rncs* and 1
of
Georgia, was taken) up in Commiltue of tin*
Whole, anti underwent a hrief dircu^ai »n; hut, on
motion nf Mr. Wu in:, t!u» committee rost*, re
ported progress and obtained leave to ait again.
inanity, and lo make duo allowance.** lur thin menial j ^ message was received from ihe Prtsidfnt of
weakness which uauully accoiiipauioH bodily disease. ,u ' Tt “ 5 ' '* .. — r « L -
h’ecrery and delicacy ahould he strictly observod in
all case* in which they may scorn to bo peculiarly
required.
2. The sliictcst ob.iervnnco of tcmperanco can
not bo tuo strongly inculcated on tho minds of iho
practitioner* of Medicine nnd Surgery—a clear and
% igoroas intellect and a steady hand, being absoln:i -
ly necessary to the successful practice of those blanch
es el medical science.
U. Unfavorable prognostications should nevti be
made in the presence of patients; yet, sliould them
reern to he irmuediato dinger, it boeumea the duty ol
fhe medical attendant to apprise the patient’s fiicuds
of that circumstance.
4. In oery instance ia which a»ne pitvet--.au ha. | bv'thc's'rtVdaVv of Vvar in his report at
fieen called onto visit the patient of another, a run- ■ *
vu'.tatijn with tlio former modicnl attendant should
the Unit* d Stair-, covering u report from th»
Secretly of War. in n ply to a resolution of the
House asking for information ns to ihe inir ruled
frauds upon the revenue, rtlened to iri ihe Mes
sage of the Presidrul.
M . I)lvyto> reported n hill from thn com
mittee on Military iifTaiis, on llic sol jTt of ihe
n.ti.iiH ot* the Slate of Mutirachusitts for Militia
Si*r\ ic»«.
A nn v igc was communicated to tho f]ou«e
of Ii p r *: eniativ i s, in reply to art solution adopt
ed, rn muion of Mr. Vt.uplanck. vail ug or
i hi* rn^id ut of the United States for informatitu-
i the s* ih i l of;lif* I rands on our i evem.e, refer
bu proposed. Consultations in difficult cases should
always be rccomoiendod, nnd liia physician called on
for that purposo, should always pay the greatest dm
greuof respect to the practitioner iirst employed, and
allow him the pri\ ilego of delivering all tbo direc
tions agreed nn.
G Special oon&ultations aro someiiincs wished I’m;
in such cases, the physician culled on should carefully
guard against paying another visii, unless he should
lie requested to eoniiuue his aorviccs hv tlie patient, or
some of his friend*
(i. VV hen tine physician is called onto visit the pa
tient of another in'his absence, or during slmrt iu,im
position, lie should not manifest a wish to continue iu
attendance any I mger than tlm phvsi 'i tu first calh d
ou should be able lo resume tho charge of tho can*,
unless a continuance of hi* service* should bo express
ly wished for by the patient or bis Irb-mU
7. Fhysicians should not \i »i» their p.u'u ntitoo f. s--
rpucntly, lea st seeing them often
might produce unsteadiness iu the ir.-utmeut
H Theoretical discussions should not l»; I.to
Indulged in ennsuHaliuns, a* tliey frequently »
fomuch perplexity, wi.houl anv iinpruvtment in i
ties. ^ ’ *
t). I he junioi physician tn alt* i.dance Kiioult
ays dtlivrr hisoptidon t'..o other* ace.
notc>. ary
Irerly
•liu cummencemunt nf the pension. As
port fro u Ihi* H rret»irv of War, cowmi l»\ tin-
meFsage, wh9 not lead, tu» aru unable to throw
any (if ih<* fartsci'iifainetl in this document be
fore our nutdors. Hut we shall publi-h tlio le
port as soon as we can obtain position of it.
January 5—In the Semite to day, the Hill nu-
th,u i/ ng tlie eiliz ns of A r Kansas to t it rt futtain
otlicers, kr. was ordered to a third iemifa t. At
one o’clock the Senate proceeded to ti,c o. •-.der
ation of Executive liusincts.
Iu the House ol II preventative^, an unusual
nutii!ht of petitions iu re | r,rented. A commu
uit alinn Iroci lire Seer,:lar\ of tlie. Treasury was
laid before the House. It endo.-.d tlie iMunairs
fur the enuring year, and was referred to the t-om
mil tee of Wax s and Means. Mr. Folk having
ohlained the floor made, a successful ivotion to
lake tip t-iie bill laid ofi tho tnhle at tho last Keenan
to autiicnizo the Suite t.f Tennesj-ee to make
grants and perf* rt lilies. Mr. Crockett moved
an amendment utter an a:m nument had been en
grafted into tin* hill, on mutian of Mr. Folic— \>
^'l ike^^* the whole of the origins! bill, and •
into u,» amendment which ho had |,eru«:d.
d\-- u--*:.>15 Umh ;d:i' (• on th’-i i-ui** dmco\
GEORGLV CLAIMS
()u ruction of Mr THOMPSON, tho Homo rosol
ved itself into committee of the Whole on iIt,; report
from the Committee on Indian a flair?, on paying citi
zen* of Georgia for Indian depredations, prior to
1802, Mr CONDICT in the Chair.
The report, which is very long, was then rend —
The report concludes w ith n resolution that further
legislation on the subject is inexpedient.
Mr. THOMPSON moved to amend tho resolution
appended to the report, by sinking out the word “ in
expedient " and inserting in lieu th reof he word
*‘ expedient ”
Mr. FT MPlvIN said the loporlofthe Cumin tire
on Indian atfutis was tho report agreed upon by four
members uf that Committee, while the other three
members hadromnioa ditVvront eoncliHion li-un that
which is embraced in tlte restitution. But lm belie
ved tlm thoiu was not « single member of the Indi j Mvc
an Committee who would say that ample justice* had ‘
been done to tlio citizens of G orgm He sr.m-d that
the subject was verv * (implicated ; and iti it would
be no disparagement of the intell, * i of ibis II mu,
say that it would require much of the time and a t< n-
tit.n rf gont'rmen t«. underslat.d i•. II,* thought the
argument which had been lead from tlm r.Mornov
General, against the claim, could e.is-ly be over
thrown. His object in lisurg was to vindicate tbo
opinions of tho minority of the Comuvlloc and nut
to go deeply int" the question.
Mr. CAHSON, us one of the utinutily of the (\>m-
milltie, stntod the reasons which would induce him to
vote iu favor of the motion to amend He consider
ed that the claims i f the eitizeus of Georgia on tho
Indians, vvoic expressly stipulated to ho paid bv tho
Foiled Sli»f,»«, as the eon^iderntion f„r tlte lauds
ceded by the Indians to tbo amount of about 220 000
dollars. 1 le complained of tho decision mule by Mr.
Calhoun in opposition lo these claims. He read a
li?l of some of the r| unis rej , t< d He thee, oppos
ed t" the opinion , f tho Attorney General iu refer
ence to these claims, the opinion of tho same nfiuier
ns to the • Inims under the Ghent Treaty Ibr theear-
ry’ing away of slaves. Ho contended mat these two
opinion are iu opposition to each other. Ho objected to
the conclusion of tho majority of tlte Committee as to
some of the claims which thev have ,’unsol ved as
, 1 aims winch ought nut bo allow ed ; A: a* the General
Government would he no loser by tho allowance of tho
el lims which remained to bo |»*id amounting to about
1 140,0b'0 d,.liars, to- was iu favor of the amendment
I Mr TllLMl’gON then made sumo observations
j in explanation and support of tbo claims, in tho
i*curse cf wbieti be nu 'ed tl. • memorial f;\;;u tbo
advismultf* In require* the concur re tu , i* ,lfive m m
b‘*ri ol file Coui t Til's is, indeed a q n s n
rn-*re • r |e c s, nod upon w h h it i 5 * dn.ilted thn
d cannot be predicated will) ahsolule crle.in i
Mint any parli uiI«m* number ii th** pn»u»-r on
but they w ill offer to tli»* House some of th” proni
tu rr cen iilerat'n ns wbit h have indue* d them fi
decide iu favor of the nun her fire.
It will bn ree d!* ct- d, that, in ca: ovi r^i ~ oii
ginating in tlm Sbtt* Courts ;t ipm t on »o »ci-rr
i r g the vn'idity of a Slate l»u, or (’ • s'ltjufi
c on f be brought b- fore the Supr. m Cuur* <
tel nited Stales until il *»tinli have be* n a j'-’d
( at*'d by tlte liigh, c t St-d» tnbnr.al, nor uni*
t ' d**ci-vioQ of that tiilutnal nltad have b •••! •
i of itj v.'didi'y, IF fore. thi n, the Sop one
( oiirt can pa*:-* up n such a qu**Mion, in any eas*
the valid.ly of the taor C- nsiiiution, as th
■*’ t ay be, tr.u-i h-ve received the most a< j
"•’ tibitive si..mp i» ..ppi-obation in fli** S r ate j
v\ ich ii. fit* s *. fit n i.it * to the vniidi v of |
, »f uv: 't have been *pprov»d of l»y l>,»»b t !
|)r*»m l" -i Cf ihe It gi-htttire; if it relate to that •
•I ConbihUPu., *' nausr Slave be, n approved of I;
the people oft!:.- '* n tliC i\r, u ,r of tlie
»'ver» ign poevt r. in their pm»: ” V fl^CUddv. H- n
t''invention; and i must, in con(rfl\itsi ,c “‘S'
tiling in St«t, Courts also have b *n d. i te^.jl •
ftvor of, by the Court of dernie.r resort in tit
S ate. In this posture of the MiVqei t, if a h.u
majority of the Supreme (bunt nf the U it».
States ‘hould decide again t the validity, tl
State, whose Constitution, or law, wms Ihu’ o-
iti d. can scarcely acquiesce, without t murm r
, pecially when i r i-t con j id'*ied. t!i i•, H — v|, s
cnncuriing approbation of it* C-.i'wmti n , r 1^
gidature, and its Jodicary, it might b.* sti-tisin •'
hy that ; d c »> of (h<* th:*♦ e remaining memb « f (!*••
(’ou' t; and vhen it i« r«»m,*mhered, to », that tl.
q i ti nt must always be, whethe. the Stit-* b .
or has not, transcended the limits of its r< sci v.
rights growing t*t > f ;♦« romp , t with nno’li.
I>ar 1 y, to w.t : th. !*’ il* r l(J -verniTient, and th t
iiprem • Court o! the United St .f .- are the
t i oi. al of tliatoth- r par'y The c ncormv
!lmn, of a gie.aler number t! : n a bar i** *j,ri ! y
ot that tribunal, will f, nd to p • do -,* a g air’
s»ii i nt ncqo seem***, f .> q. } t hr v t-!uirning id
’h'isadd ti Kitting cement to tin Union which ivi
, I desire to ne imli-st.lulil • ir'.d perpeti: ;!
Nor .j the si lection of the n urn her five Ht ail a*
irbi, try o r, as might possibly at tin* fl * view
l> -opposed. The C«*n'tiiution , f iF« IT i »n
Si-t. s. in several m tan, i h, w lo re the subject i
» wporl mt, requires -he concurrence of two third-
• t the body called upon to act in relation (<• if.
F’lti**, t.n amendment to itself • aonot even be o i
g.Mated wiliout tlie couch rent vote o'two f birds
•»' bo«h (l user, of Conjrreis iu the appl cation of
t * **-llii* d- of tbe«everal States Thus to**, a t*e •
f y canno* U * raiifi d with mt the , o mnrring vo
• t two-thirds of the Senators pres rt But t ; e
U another provi ion < f that inaimmcnt wliivl*
bears u nmrh closer analogy to th, presen f que-
ti'm, h eaus** it«bus rr lereoee to a judicial tribu ai;
i' i^ that which declares, th *t. in ease of impeach
ment.iio person Hjall be convicted witho it th
concurrence of two-third'of iim members of tlm
S nate present. It will at once be seen by Ih*
llou e, that the number five is as n« ar as may b
l*» that proportion of the ulude C**urt.
Not can the (hmm itiee perc : ve any well
fo*tnd *d objection t*» Tlm icq nsiii «, of more th;:
a bar** in ajinity; because they In-ld it tube a
Boiintl principle, l!i:*t tie* nucc. ssive approbation
of the Convention *t L*'glsl. lur *f .* State, c.rd
From the Columbus HnyuiTi f.
For several WMeks w».*hav, been on a visit to the
metropolis witnessing die “ fVa-ts of pleasure and ilm
fl • w of sour winch usually r« igns in that place dur
ing the Hitting of the L*’gtslaturr 'l’iie scene was
not a novel one *o u.*-\ It ving f> <*n from boi hood, fa
miliar w’uh us folly and fun, and we. cannot say whero
in the late session of the grand ^ ittenngenio’o «»f ibe
State differed from all ntliers that preceded it, unless |
it be in tlio unusual consumption of good I ulerttan,
bv tin* gentlemen, anil Cologne by the ladies. Much [
of’ the wit that we heard was produced by tlie former
and Horne* of the bentitv tint greeted our eyes w-ns a
htlle indebted to the latter ; nod so long -*s the one
imparts Cilueriiv to a lazy mind, and tlte other reno
vates a fading fire, we hnve not for our lives the con
srn*nr.o to abuse either ; but we will say thus much,
that u o generally give the preference lo wit which is
n t inspired hv tho grape, and to chirms that owe no
obligation t" F.hxor In Milledgeville we met with
some of the getiuin” kind of hoth Gi*n* >
c»sif*nnllv tlispbi veil *n the I legislative Hal • an o*u
Iv arra\,*<l itselfui ill** (Jalleriei Artful d
j prarlic t d m Loth plai es—liy the politician!
und th»* Belles above. The wil**y <dd men
| ed those who were courting office, &. the n *. ng old I
wotnon wntebml tlios** who were courting thurdnutfh
ters The young nicmberH made beautiful speeches
• l heir “ e) • j, in fine fo nzv rolling” upwards, und lb**
j young ladies made beautiful smile-, their e\ • s in fine
frenzv rolling ’ downwards All seemed to be fill of
business and us lull of pleasure, und to a thoughtless
good nalured person, the scene was not unpleusmg to
behold—but the patriot deeply concerned f-*r tl,e wet
fare of the country with capacity to discern Iter real
interests, could not but regret that folly und vanity
should so lurgi ly prevail where dignified conduct end
sobriety «*f thought un* si» essential to Ibe public weal
We tarried until tlie show ended ; we saw the bubble
burst, and many a guv heart sighed, that \vir*t Was
8*) beautiful liould dissolve so soon \V** sigh**d too
—to think that our time burl been so nnprefitab!v
spent. Bui we are now safely arrived at home; w-e
have returned again to out prist ; nm however free
from tinit inconvenienre ami ditfiulty whir’ll a school
boy experinre.s id resuming bis studies after a bmg vn
ration. We feel at a loss ns to the most suitub e man
tier of b'*gumuig otir editorial labors, not knowing
whether to proceed snns cerirnonia, upon its duties, or
whether it is best after so long an absence, to greet
our friends with a little flourish of trumpets ? “ That
is the question ” Happily however we uro relieved
from ilm quandary, by the suggestion of our worthy
little Devil, who reminds usthat it is our bounden du
ty to return thanks to tlie public for the liberal encotir
ag**ment that we have received, and humbly solid
m .re This we can do from the bottom of our bear's
That our patronagu has equ died our expeetatious, we
acknowledge with tlm livelu*st gratitude—to deserve
a continuance of h.v pa'ronag** is our daily ambition
What," er of error we may bn justly chargeable with
we believe bus been generously forgiven, and we hope
that suchur wo mav unprovidently run into f’,r the
future will be charitably ntt'ributod to a weakness ot
tfte bead rather than lo any wickedness of tbo heart
DoublVss w»* have occasionally offended somoot «>ur
patnins, ami that wo have been occasionally offended
by sumo of them, is most certainly true, but feeling
that nil accounts on tb it hcoio »re balanced between
us, we i<5turn our mneerest thanks for ihe encourage
ment that has been liberally extended to ns, regretting
that wo have no other way nt present of manifesting
‘Mir gratitude, than by wishing lo alia happy New
Year.—Alas we can only wish it: wo have not the
power to make it so if wo bad. no eve should be
dimmed by a 11 - a >. r i < rn sigh escape liom n single
li ait. A I tlo* propensities tb it ex* tie to evil, and
disturb the repose ofcotiscience, sliould be eradicated,
and every virtuous desire sliould be gratified. Worth
should he rewarded, innocence protected, and peace
and good v\ill illumine every countenance A spring
like feeling, sin .ild universally prevail—-tlm whole
lace of nature should wear a boundless smile of joy
But to impart such happiness to man^can be done on
ly by the G I that in ide him ; yntin.iy his condition
h‘* greatly ameliorated bv human exertion The af
flictions winch Ins Creator has made inseparable from
bis nature, nio few and light compared with the mis
cries which mankind heap on one another An en
tire removal of the distresses of tho latter cla^s can
not be re»i*onnbl\ calculated upon so long as avarice
nnd ambition influence the bum in co >d i* t; but in a de
gree t<* mitigate the seven.y t*. soften down tho ri
gor of “ man’s inhumanity t*> m«»n is in the power
"i every individual, nnd to do it as far as in him li**H,
is on .* of h*e highest duties. If we can discharge thi**
obligation by fairfifullv defending t ilth and justice,
ami exposing error, and by diff* sing useful informa
tion .olid agreeable litor.iturt*. we shall have accom
phslied one **f the main obje* ts in view, when we
bartered quiet retirement Ibr the* arcs and responsi
bihlies ol our present vocation. We ate convinced
that >• man proniotss bis own happiness most, by pro-
(holing the happiness of others.
NORTH CAROLINA B\ISk*q
R.u.e'd'eJ nnnry 8-On .Monday, ,, r .
Bill and Resolution again came up f u ' r rr ,r '
and \v re. on bis motion, amended by «i, * r
ire now bill, with the Him,',:
llJGl
u J
s sokj
! here
,1-F"
,:.r ""I
ol' "ii entire now (.ill, will, i| lc ejconii'nn '“r”!
RBMns "I"""" By iliis it was proviij,.,),/ " fl1 *
nciv Uoncrnl slionlil prou"nd aR nn.t th ,,
""!v. ■ iilier hv mfornntinn in the nature , I
t/uo warranto nr other legal prr re»»|t|,„u} * 1
('."in ffiihttld Haro jurist!mtinn nfllla cauu, . A
meet "" thn firri Mcn.ltij of February 7
"P n » * 1 "' “"(I i "RS" the onmomti,r
di^cUrd. such .Ir.w.1.1,inn ahouldnSr^S' 1
!-"i*l"""iit ot th" ih-bis either tiun tn
"“"I* ’ ;'••*' pie .liould appnin't roil'
«h"S0 duly It si" "III be to takn inln
('fl".;t";.l thn mHtilniion, and prorerj ,o v»i,7|
""•'"•3 theronr, "ini that an snt.n uu this cl, J,
h" "Hurled "nil a tlrlnllrd statement of their ,
'"K" "! wr ' lm « b “ drlivereil to tho Cmi.t,
!*P" n ll "’ C, " ,r! 8,1011111 makn such drcrri,
^ " tho rights of ihestorkhl
cl of creditors, and the condition of dpi
'l according to our undersinriding, wei«* til
• ' .lent fcniuies of tbo urnendment r\
’■ "I of this iimenilmrnt. J]r Nash mojfl
< I on'lie t:ible,in order thnt tho lli, u ., I
" ' I'toered ffirthor without a day's reflect",,
course was "pprisrd bv Messrs Putter Cnr.a
Fisher, and tlie mntioh w us |„ 8 , hy „
11", bill, «" amended, was read tho second i
parsed—Ay cs (32, Nays 54.
O" Tuesday, Mr. Wvche moved nn amen*
w,l "'h provided for tlie punishment of any mJ
either the Banks, who should for, or on ami
surh Bank, trade in nrticles nut permitted!
charlor-should by the notes of sueh Bank el
this Stale ,.r elsewhere, at a price below the’jr nl
amount—or sh .uld r-iptirn an exchnnea of thl
of any other Bank as a condition of granlinaal
disenunting n note, or of mure favorable ter iJ
ni'vvnl.—Fur llicse sen nil oflenrns, heavy fi n "
in smn" eases, imprisonment was to bo inflict"
lastly, it proposed to makn the Banks nay ll
rent per annum, interest on nil notes present
payment al’tei the I" .1 iniinrr. I,*'JO It yv; 1K 0 i
by M^h Foticr, Fisher, Shi, P and Coppi
lost 1 Iu* lull was then road tiio third time 1
cwmsidoribln debata ensued, in which Messrs!
ami Jones of Rowan opposed, and Messrs J
Suipp and Bynum advocated it. Tbo ayes nil
having been called for by Mr Graham, tho Cll
nounced tho result to bn, in favor of the ntissi
the Bill 50, against it 58 Tlio Speaker (Mr f
vo od with tho minority, utid the bill was rcjJ
[ Hu Leigh I
The Union Tn act Society of this City, lu|
Aomi.il meeting iu tbo Baptist Churc h,on Fririf
Tbo Reports of tbo Treasurer and Ut rordin** L
rv. wer* very satisfictory and that of the 111
( : *n;tg( rs, was truly ino rolling and cncotinl
'Fbo Society Iiha been coiiHinntly increasing!
number of its meinbors, many of whom have!
IcHttuI by ihuir conduct, a lively in tercet for ij
prosperity and usefulness Several instannj
roine to light, vv.'icre tbo Society has boon thel
o *-nt *>f doing good and it is hoped, that licnrjl
foots, a* yet unknown, have extensively difi'uJ
Ihe community, by tlio distribution, during:!
year, of about twenty thousand pages of jJ
man.ig' ra having deierminotl, if possible, toil]
the ensuing year, the Society proceeded tolf
pointrnent of its officers and managers. I
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hnnge (*".\h t ■ B.i timoro American) was
visited by a large number of < iti/.ens yesterdnv, for
t:.** ptirpo-n* of witnessing ill** « xhibition ».f the Rail
lluad (’ar. invented bv Mr. R Winnow of N**w J**r
soy A Rectum of level railway, on ti scale coin s
fiondi g t' itIi that of tb** model, was laid across th*
west room on tlm 8**c»>nd fl or, and thus a fair oppor
t'uiitv # wns afforded f*»r testing Hh merits The car
ti is latlcn with ten 50 lb wc'glrs, an :n addition t<»
this bifid two gonib nicn, we gbing at leant 150 ib**
each, pl.i»'**d liidnselv hr upon it ; when the who'e whs
‘Irawii along with pcrlcc* ucilify by a half-pound
vi eight a tached to sb*u(b*r thread, running over a
pulley tt’ltss experiment, incredible ns it may seem,
was reprinted several hundred times in the c ursn *»f
the day, to trie astonishment and admiration ofall who
helo 1*1 i f Tlie entire weight diawn in this munm
v* ns equal to about half a ton, which is in the ratio
of one pound power to one ton of load ! Among the
visitors yesterday who saw and rode upon tbo car
»• is ,?: a vcrp-rnblo Carroll of Carrollton
The d uijmorc people seem t«» regard ibis is an as
touishing invonli.in. B is e good one, no doubt; but
then 1 is nothing in it that sliomJ OX’{*.*; surprido un
less it b; that it lias never bef.re been put h; use for
tli H purpose Kx.icriment is not neccfisarv to text the
utility uf Mr. Winans car ; h** has men !\ introduced
tin* friction roller principle, which lias already been
applied to a thousand other purposes, and is illustra
ted m all our treatises on the philosophy of median
icr. This is not said lo dispuragu the merits of Mr
Winans ; h»* lias applied a well known device in mo-
i baiiic* to a new purpose, and very f».*w inventions
indeed amount to anv tiling in«»ro That his car Will
come into uni.ersnl use on rail roads, thflpis scarce
any doubt. He h-<s given rail road communications
anotlier adv.mt.igo over canals, and lias, at tho wonn*
time done Ins country essential service. I L Sul
livan^ civil engirieoi, in a pamphlet ht« lv published,
dcKOiib' s ibe improvement of Mr \\ in ihu terms
which follow Tin y are not the most philosophical,
aw appears to us, hut they are eulficionlly •nt**lligi!*lo
'I'le- prin* ijde of I i- improvement is founded in
the effect «ff compound leverage, producing a slow
movement at the bearing axle, though the carriage
proceeds with speed This machine demonstrates
tint slow motion b*‘tvv*!(*n rubbing surface* (limii:i**h<*H
friction hi the ratio of that slowness. The objoct,
then, of the improvement is lo c au.se the axles which
bent tin* load, between which and the Kupeiincuni-
iglit th**rc must of course lie robbing, to move! Rcpui-li
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George M Bibb has been appointed q SonL
the Unit cl S i:<*« from tli*’ Sate of Kentucky, tl
ceed R M Johnson, wlioso pressnt lorin off
will expire on the 3rd day of March next. Mr|
son whh not in nomination The opposing
was Burr Harrison ; nnd the vote hetvvi f
joint meeting of both branches of the Lcgisl
gave 83 votes tu Mr Bill, und 50 votes to Mr.|
rison
We aro aotry to l*>arn tltat we are about to !o|
services of Coi. Johnson in Congress. We Ini
late differed from him widely as to men, but I
qucHlions concerning tho honor and interest f
country, in legislation, we have almost always I
him on the right side. O/i tlio side of htimanill
I beralit) be lias been always found H* hail
nr ted orrore, douhtlurtB : Who has not ? There f
honorable incident in liis life tint we can never f
Alter supporting the declaration >f War in ISl'J
a I the zeal and nr thuHuism winch Lolungcd f
character, tho moment tlio war was begun, ivl
i'.trjinii w i*n bis legislative character, be flew
point of dang* r. nnd exposed his person freely i
fie d, in the conflict which bis veto bad assist!
bring on. Like tbo distinguished individual wh!
pre-ides over the War Department, who actedl
the sumo, spirit, with tlie same resolution, fiitT
sumo gallantry, bo demonstrated, first by |*r**ceJ
then by example, his readiness to peril Ins lift' I
cause of hi* country's honor Hereafter, the i
of Farter and Johnson will bo watchwords
Militia, when danger demands their voluntarj
vice f.Vtff f
Ki ntucky.— Giurgn Ruin Icon and Jusrjihf
ilcncood h ive been appointed Associate Jiitlges
Comi of Appeals of tins Slate. As the Cla
lice (Mr Bibb) lias been chosen a Hinat'-r
United 8ta*. s, und will vacate bis seat on the
the whole Bent’ll will have been ofluetual'y rc
zed.
U:zltsiaslir. il St Uistics.—T.n.’ nn nb r
;• u.og t* o tin* B. ii ;ps and Clergy oflto
«•-» ul KpiKc qi tl Cliurth, cootaiiu'd
Al anac fo* I dili, jti t |>”hii-lied, an.ounts lol
Tui^ pi .b bly ti./i s t;.;l diir r much fur.i •
.rt * umber, and ixbtbiis.m in create ol .31
•<• last annual list. Tory are distrihuh dii^
Ii (lill’ rt nl p * rl3 i f I he count) y as fallow
H i •• 5-N.-W II wnfshiif*, fi—Massad-)
fl—V i in -nl, 7—Khvfi’I Find. 7—C ’orinet
5G N York, 122—N vv J us. y. 16—P '
«-.i , 70— Di’hwarn, 0—IM *rvlnnd '
i , 17—N rth C trolin i, 10—South Caroiin
o »rgl . Ohio, 14—Miasi aljipi, 5-
ucky 3 -TtrOi■'’.’•sci*. 2—Louisiaua, 1—31
2—A.k.uisa-, l—Miasourl, 1—Fbuidii,'-
c commencement of our prcsc.-t u) "j
March, we have had ocension to rec id
di lation of 88 persons, 26 as deacons, « i n< j
p irsts. Tho mi. bpr of deaths ombnRVbfi
• which we have reived information,
pa n*’ p- riod, i' *1. Wt: have also notice*
thi short mien u] 9 th'* purnmpncenient or
p c o n *fo ua ds *d 30 R pi.-cop d hous-?' 1
i il i| min .. this inert se may (l
c a i • u illy i nr reusing wants of ofif t»u |irc
’ is In it \« d 11. it » o ■ Inn d. i ii ciii u| 1
c id 1 at t ts iiib aot h * d recti d t*» de*i r ‘ ‘
i g-v (*f iis» follies , vv.tli |>r. spects uf r0 |
"•ipport,— \v«* improve Ih** |»r«’«
* .sun to congratiilale
n d . ni vig.•merit« 1 her horde d, t»<• 1 *'■ *■ 1 V. “
tF.it .h« v will v\i;h ti • .»' in «.d l> undc "
I v Ih ink God, und l ike new courage Lp l>
iir hn therr. on li»‘ 1
tho f^ v, l
Conflagration.—Last night (says
ni'pul.iican "f tile Gil. i'> 8 0 in °" ] IISC T" : | "1 I .
Inc, tli" dleani boat Savannali. will'l"" J
or revolve verv much slower than tho axles of th
wheels which travel on ihe rail way. Of course, this i lb mid 17. laden vvi'li cotton
cannot be done with the last mentioned axles alone,! anchor about six miles above tow.
AuguslBi
Nearly
» iiLxis which itiu tiiiiuu ill I nnu n into nmiiwmuD - - - ,
iving axles ol the travel!- the gunwales of the town boat No-*' *'• ll
It n.av be compared to one wagon upon i time the whole was enveloped in a bloz d
liecls uf the upper one standing ! ’ * 1 <V ” m " ,n oU ' m ' 1
lower one. The
becHiise they Ira-
ixb* ou vv liich they
but is done by tlmnxl
in.tv* by resting on the n
ing wheels
another, ib
Toumled places ou th** axles of tli
upper wheels will move very slow
vrl only the circumfi?!cm e of the
stand and, their axles as much slower a* tinware in
diameter, s;> that if tin* *iz of the upper wncels be
b ill that (fl 'lie lower ones, it may easily In ,'bat the
relume motion ol the upper axle to that **fthe per-
iplui v of the lower vv!n el urn be as ] to 4 < r 500.
But in practice, aithouc ibis is the elfin produced,
the Mrondury wheels ore so placed that the ends of
the main hxIch may r«*ll on the inside of the nmol
tlie secondary wheels, and tho carnage be no m*>re
elevated than usual, because the load body is thus
bung on the ends of the main axles, ami the same rf-
I Vet is produced.
ill.’*"’, Hlicuur UUUl.l BIA ""•* «• uww.. .. .
nl (j to I nnd a hall aflcrwaids flamns burst f'» r ‘* ' a J
was immediately detaclu d liom the °^ ur “
asboie. Every cx**rt*on was made to al1 ' ‘ r ,
lion nt tli«* cargo, but we learn that tlM’fc v, f |
ceeding 80 or OOTab s afloat in ib° j
inmiKlcr with tli" best, nra eiitbdy < ’ onf! ''.
(■arc ex-'.-cdod 700 _ Prompt
nHorded bv the steam b**Ht Georgia
the other tow boats to town, and the
jra ? ".i in picking up tlm floating co"*"'
Frointh" sudden burst of lb" t"' r > j
b" "'Hijpot.ircd lln'l it i.".!*t for 8 ' inc J-
(vctUing iis hIh'H ami dc.-TUi-livc «■»' if
tom, and liave originated in Augusts
of sparlci from the chimney con d
the * ff-.Ct.
wliich 1
Savsntnj’