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Ifctrt and New ttj>j>ear in both 1'apcr*.
03* Office at the comer of Bay ami Bull-streets, fitter
Mr. J. B. Gaudry** Store. '
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Ofthe Commissioners appointed ly authority of the
UgiMare,ontUsuljcet of the State Finances,
[cpXCLOKD.] •
Thus it will bo soon that if the sovcml sugges-
tiona of this report should bo adopted, ami
should have the most favorable result, tho re-
Eources of tho State for the approachingyearwill
exceed its Orimnoretcd liabilities, by a fraction o-
ver seven tliousand dollars. This cnuincmtion,
however, excludes all appropriation for tho West
ern ami Allantic Hail Road, and every other ap
propriation by tho ;Legis'.atur0 of 1839, except
thoso for the ordinary expenses of tiro Govern
ment, and for tho education und school ftind. It
is to bo haped tliat tiro existing liabilities of the
State will bo met, and in fiiith redeemed, at what
ever cost, by tiler adoption of, the suggestions of
this report, or others more available. But it is
the great work in w|iich.tho State is engaged, on
Which so largo an amount of money has already
been expended, tho completion of which is no-
Cessaryto secure the reimbursement of our ad
vances, and which will be productive of such im
mense benefit to theeommunity—is tliisgreal .en
terprise to languish during the approaching year!
' aro those kindred works, which have been hah-;
erto conducted by individual resources,! now iu«
good degree exhausted, the compleuou of which
as moreover indispensable, to enable the State to
realize tho fruits of its own lhbors-*aro those to
he arrested in their successful and hitherto rapid
progress, for want of such assistance as tho State
can give tlicml These aro questions which od-
dress themselves to tlie sound .discretion and en
lightened patriotism of overy member of the Le
gislature. Before they are answered, the under
signed will present to your honorable body, Such
a view of the resources of the Stato as their aro
enabled to take, looking beyond llie year 1840.
The svstom of taxation recommended may be
expected to yield tho following results, assuming
the data herein before stated i
A tax of 1 of one pqr cent, on 220,-
000,000 of taxable property, exclu-
ing bonk capital, pad that of other »
moneyed corporations, tifbe taxed
as at present in the hands.of the
Banks, will yield * .*278,000 00
A tax of 31* cents on each hundred
dollars of Batik capital, estimated at •*
10,000,000, * ■ 31,250 00
Dividends on Bank Stock. These,
during the year 1S36, the lostfor which
• we have any return, yielded *74,(fc(L-
Making allowanoo for the situation of
tho Bank of Darien, and tho present
embarrassed condition of the country,
they are hero stated at 00,000 00
The redemption of tho remaining
half of the bills of tho Bank of .Dari
en, it is thought ought to he required .
during the year 1811, and isstaCeu con-
jectnrAlly at. 60,000 t)0
A tuk of 314 cents on tho capital of
moneyed corporations other than
Banks, who shall realizo a profit of 5
per cent., and are therefore liable to
- taxation under tho proposed system,
f ^ Supposed orrear of tax on Bankca-
pitaUkema comparison of the Ritie'tnt
of capital ilf the severil years, with the
amount or tax appearing to have been
received at the Treasury.'
The amount of hills and notes in
the Central Bank,, after'the proposed
reduction of 20 per cent, for the ser
vice of tho year 1810, wasfound to ha
» ,790.70. If 20 per cent, of
n be paid in tho’ year 1841, it -
.will amount to 219,339 38
8,000 00
Which last mentioned sqm being de
ducted from the former; will leave af
ter tho reductions of 1841, a balance
of- bills and notes in the Central Bank
of $997,437 81, on which interest at
2 or cent, will give *59,846 23; but
wing as before failures to renew,
we state the sum to bd received on dis
count for 1841, at
40.0Q0 00
Total of resources for 1841, *710,609 33
f
I.
-Tho State would tlms secure to itself an income
adequate to its wants,* which after discharging
the ordinary expenses of Government, and pay
ing the interest of the public debt, und the op-
• propriatitm lor the endowment of the University
and the Colleges, and for the vigorous prosecu
tion of the public work?. Some of these sour
ces ofincome are temporary, & would be exhaus
ted in the year 1841, or'in some two or three
years thereafter ; but those which, if the system
is adopted, will continue as long os'it is adhered
to—will be adequate to all the wants of the
State. It ninBt be remembered, too, ikat with
the completion of the Western and Atlantic Rail
Hoad, and the works connected with it, the heavy
expenditure? of the State will, cease, and instead
of these, we shall be in the receipt of the profits
of transportation, converting expenditure into
income. Such a result will place us on a footing
with tiiose great States, who, having been our pH
oneera iu tho work of internal improvement,
are now enjoing the rich harvest of their la.
bors. ' .
Looking to the progress and present condition
of the public work undertaken by^tbe State, and
of those connected with it; io the very great im
portance of their speedy completion; to the re
sources of the State which are adequate, as has
been seen, to meet the liabilities of 1840, and to
secure a competent and permanent income there
after, the dictates of sound policy seem (o require
that none of these works should be permitted to
languish, but on the-contrary, that ull should bo
prosecuted with renewed vigor. If (be Legisla
ture, by adopting the suggestion* of this report,or
others more available. shulF provide means to
meet thp liabilities ofiSlO.andby establishing the
System of taxation Jjeie recommended, or any
equivalent one, shall secure a permanent revenue
thereafter, the income’of 1841 and of succeeding
years,* will be entirely competent, after providing
for tho ordinary curronteexpensos of each year, to
enablo the Stfito to go .on promptly and steadily
with its own-work, to afford liberal aid to. Such
private enterprises jus are connected with it; punc
tually to pay the iutorest pn its loans,^und gradu
ally to create un Accumulating fund, forihe ulti
mate redemption of the debt which has been, pud
will be thus contracted. Tiie'fncojne of that year,
after payingthe ordinary expenses of the Govern*
ment, the interest on the debt previously created,
and the education fund, and making a .liberal al
lowance for any error in tho estimates, will leave
tho sum of nearly live hundred thousand doliurs,.
applicable to any purpose which the ^pgisiaturo
may deem proper. To any anxuuut within that
limit they may therefore justifiably anticipate the
resources of that year. If four millions be requir
ed to complete the State’s wqrk, and to give the
necessary aid to. others connected with it, mclud-.
ing in tins view the Georgia, Central, Monroe,
and Augusta and Waynesborp’ Rail Roads, the
interest on that tuuu niay.baprmuptlymet, witii*
out exhausting the rosouros’of the year, or depriv
ing the State of the meuns of giving a&iistutico'tp
such oilier private enterprises tis may require
and deserve it. . v
The circunistnucos which-distinguish
memted roads, from others, are the follow
*^1. They arc so connected with tho
that their completion is necessary t<
road productive. ‘ ' '*
2. Theynre so far advaqccd, ns. to give nrca-
Bonnb’e cerlninty, especially with rttehnidfrom
the Satd, that they will be speedily finished/ and.
thus afford aproinpt and profitable return . i f apsis-
tafmo shall be alfbrdod^o tliein by subscribing for
stock,
3. The amount of work done, mid the cense*
S nout actual value oFoneb road will afford nmplo
jenrity by .mortgage,, to die Slate, for tho re
imbursement of any sum which may be ad-
tanc^iQo them as ahum.
ffthfecomioibe wholly affirmed oftlio Augpsta
apd Waynesboro* Rail; l(oad‘, for which tho re
united aid would bo. small, it is nevertheless true,
Umt it ts so intimately connected with the State
road.tmd with thb oilier otiitniorntud rojuls, nnd
especially the two first; (by preseqtng at their re
spective termini, tlie means of access to a double
market) that it cannot fail to increase their nro-
ductivncss. If£toistuioe should- be afforded liy
loon, mnpl4 security might be required, and if
by subscribing for stock, there is every reason to
hclievo. that itwould afford the mhst profitable ro*
turn. Tho Undersigned, however, do not design
to confine their recommendation of assistance by
did State, to the works which have been enumerat
ed, but merely to indicuto tho principle* on
which such assistance tuny be safely afforded.
On. tho contrary, they boliev that the Legisla
ture will advance the best interests of the Stato,
by being always ready to give liberal assistance
taevery private-enterprise which Will benifit the
public wlieft completed, nnd which is sufficiently
advanced ttf-aflbnl tho requisite security to in
demnify the State against loss.. Two enquiries re
main.
1. Iri what Way can the State raise the funds
which are necessary for the. prosecution of the
public* work during the year l$40f
-2. How in tho present condition of the State's
resources, can assistance be afforded to .those
private works connected with tlie public road,
and others which fall Within tho principle, on
which such assistance is proposed to be rcudered
to thorn? .
' In answer to the first inquiry, the undersigned
would state that a principal source of expendi
ture on the public road, dnrjng tlie year 1840,
will consist m the purchase of iron. This it is
understood may be obtained in Europe, payable
in tho State scrip'already issued. To the extent
which that source or expenditure may require,
ffiat course is accordingly -recommended. If
the State should ndopt the proposed system of
taxation, and by doing; exhibit to capitalists the
extent of tho resources which she Will thus prompt
ly 'call into action, it is probable when the pre
sent temporary pressure in ffie moneyed concerns
of the country is removed, tliat the New*.York
lean of$300,000, maybe, extehJed for'a term of
years, on'’terms which wul.be consistent with tho
interest of the State. Iu this event tlie •resources
of1840, being thus relieved from this liability, its
amount maybe appropriatedTrom them, to the
road. • ‘ ‘ .
‘ In every event, the State may anticipate the
resources of 1841, and use them for all other
purposes, but the purchase of iron, by authorizing
the Commissioner* of the public road to isssue
scrip in small and convenient sinus, bearing on
its face, the obligation of the State to pay the a-
mount,with G per ceut. interest and countersigned
by some one o fthe public officers of tlie State to be
designated by law, such scrip to be receivable in
payment of taxes of which die amount payable in
1641 wlU accordiug to porpose system, bo nearly
$400,000. Such scrip within the proposed
limit, would, it is believed constitute a convenient
domestic currency, and bo adequute to all tho
purpose of domestic expenditure on the road.—
If it is desirable still further to aid its circulation,
this may be done, by making it receivable from
the Bairns in payment of dividends to the State.
The length to-which this report has been un
avoidably extended, forbids, and other considern-
tioas render unnecessary, any specification of the
details of the act which should regulate the is
sue of speh scrip.
Tlie second inquiry may be dins answered—
There are two modes in which tho State may
afford assistance to those works, which have been
hitherto sustained exclusively by individual re
source-.
First/by lonn ; «*c«tef! by mertgag*; on ute
whole work. The amount lent to consist of the
bo uds of the State, payable at distant periods and
bearing ah interest of 6 per cent such bonds to
bo negotiated by tho respective companies, as
opportunity might offer, and their necessities re-
S ure. The terms oftlio loan might even require
o payment by th’d companies, of the interest of
die bonds which thoy should negotiate, thus pro
tecting the 9tate from any actual outlay, while
against ultimate loss, they would be defended by
die mortgage of the . road. They - should also
include provisions for a prompt enforcement of
the mortgage, in die event of anj* failure on the
E art of the* Company, Oo comply with die stipu-
diondof the contract.
Or 2dly, such assistance might be afforded by
subscriptions for stock by dje- State, under an act
enlarging die capial of the respective, com
panies, for the specific purpose of enabling the
State so to subscribe; the bonds ofthe State, is
sued as before, to be received iu paypien t‘ of such
subscription, and to be negotiated by die respec
tive companies—die amount of the interest ofthe
State as a Stockholder* and the time of its com
mencement, and increase, to be regidated by the
amount of such bonds) negotiated by the Corn-
f any, and the time at which they are negotiated,
n this ca^e, interest would .bo payable by the
State; and the amount of it*outlay, would be the
dividends it would receive.—Here, as in die for
mer case, die undersigned abstain from entering
into details. The security ofthe State would be
found hi die amount of work already .done, pro
mising the speedv completion of the whole; in the
extent of individual interest, tho parent of vigi
lance, involved in the successful conduct of U:o
enterprise, and might be still further guarded by
a representation according to its interests in the
direction of the company.
The' undersigned have < thus endeavored to
perform the duty required from them by the re
solution ofdie'Legislalure of 1838. They annex
a descriptive list of the documents' to winch they
'have referred. As these are voluminous, instead
Legislature.
All which is respectfully submitted.
JNO. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
WILLIAM W. HOLT.
A. H. CHAPPELL.
Milledgeville, 9th November, 1839.
ADDITIONAL NOTE.
Tlie aforegoing report was was written at the
close of the political year 1839, and of course be
fore the general-statement of the condition ofthe
Centrul Bank, oii theiirstduy ofthe political year
1840, was made. The Variances between this
statement, and that ofthe 10th October, 3839, re
ferred to in tlie'report^to a certain degree render-
.ed unavoidable by intervening ,circumstances,
suggesUhe propriety of adding to that roport, a
few brief remarks.-
First-r-It will be seen that the Capital Stock
which, in’that report, wds stated at $1,541,300 29,
although increased by having charged to it, the
amount ofu warrant drawri by the Governor, in
favor ofjhc Commissioners of the Western and
Adeuitic Rail Road, to ,$1,779,516 39, was dimiu-
M»f'ope^ationa-crFtivvqmsf year to s$l,-
Second.-^The charges on die profits of die
year J839, stated in the. report of the 10th October
last, at $36,525 89, and iu that of tho 4th iustant,
ut $48;Q34 -P2r Which are noted in the report of
this commission, as not being explained in the
former document, are distinctly specified iu the
latter,; and are- iiqw understood to consist of Le*
;is!ativo appropriations specifically chargeable on
hose profits. The tidie-checks are also now
stated to be duo on the 13tii December next, and
to have, been granted in' atd of. the Commission
ers ofthe VVcsterii and Atldittic Rail Road.
Third*—There is a variance (startling, at first
view,) between these two documents, in the in
crease of deposited from-$27,852 -89, in the for-
money here to pay taxes
who do the, work of overy
TtVfil
amount of it* circulation* Hty ftio redemj
4ho Bankofubput $1,000 of its bills.
fifth.—Looking to die other Aldeofthuincpourtt,
wo remark diet of bonds,, notes, Ac., received
from tho Slate, which have been considered una
vailable, we ought to have noted ini examining tho
accodutofthC 10th of October, that Commission-*
ers acting under a resolution of the Legislature-
on the 5tu of November, 1838, reported $34,910
55 of that amount to bagood, and tlrat tn this is to
be added, ns derived 4?om the, latter document,
and not found in the report ofthe lOtU of October,
two items viz: Loan to town of Columbus to
build bridge, $10,856 89, a^sd note* Tor publiu
arms, $441 63, both of which aro represented to
be good.
8ixth.-rfhe notes ofthe Bank of Darien iu die
Central Bank, were supposed tu die report to
amount to $120,000, oud as we Rave since learned
from the President, they did in fact amount to a
larger sum, but they have been reduced by pay
ments nvule by die Branch at Dahlolmega, to tlie
sum stated iu the roport of the 4th instant, viz: to
$118,417.
Sbveutli.—From tho saino source also, we learn
that .of tho amount of deposits stated in the report
of die 10th October last, $37,852 84, die whole is
not in fact dtio to individuAls^but that a consider
able portion of it stands to die credit of tiio Stato,
and of die United States. Theso variances do
not however change th6 principle of tlie report,
or weaken tho force of tho suggestions which tho
unierrigned have found it tlicir duty to make to
your honorable body; on the contrary, they, servo
to increase the urgohey ofjho call upon die Le-
S islatnro, to adopt iimbediato moans of meeting
la liabilities of the Stato. The balance of dip uu-
p.ftid warrant in favorof die Cqmmispisncrs.ofthe
Western and Atlantic Rail Road, which is placed
to their credit as'iudividuals on die books of the
Bank, must be provided for, ?hico they havo,
widiout doubt, been compelled to resort to tempo
rary expedient*,-to postpone until die presout
tune, dio payment of tUe claim* which this fuud
was intended to meet.
The undersigned are perfeedy sensible that dio
aforegoing report Falls very-far snort of presenting
nn accurate view ofthe finance* of tlie State, onu
with all die diligence which they huvo bestowed
upou their task, mul witii much greater ability
than thoy could bring to its accomplishment, duly
feel ti\a? thb must bo so, from thP yery imperfect
.materials from which it has been prepared. Thoy
have doubted whether dio suggestion which
they are about to make, would he considered by
your honorable body to fill within the sphere of
the duties assignod to them. Their thorough
couvn^ion of its necessity, however, has induced
.them eventually to recommend to-vour consider
ation, ffie propriety of an entire cluiugo in the
mode of keeping the public accounts. They do
not enter into details, because tlioy dp not feol
that they are authorized to do so. even if their
limited knowledge of occount* would enable diem
to suggest the necessary reformation. They are
perfectly-satisfied, however, that if tills subject
could engage die attention of dio Legislature,-
great benefit would result to the State: and tiiat
UvU might be accomplished by dm agency of &
Legislative Committee, during the present ses
sion. • .x '
Ofthe indispensable necessity of adopting;
eidier die suggestions of this report, or some odior'
more available, and bettor calculated to marshal
the resources of die State to meet its existing lia
bilities, no better evidence can he presented, than
that Which is contained iu tho letter of the Presi
dent of die Central Bank, accompanying his last
report,-which distinctly states the inability of tho
Bank to meet its present indebtedness, and de
clares, that if to this be added (he appropriations
of former Legislatures, for' which the Buuk has
been made liable, it may confidently be stated,
that its receipts for tiie ensuing year will not en
able it to discharge Its liablities.
JNO. M’PHERSON BERRIEN,
WILLIAM W. IIOLT,
A. II. CHAPPELL.
SA VAJTJfAH:
dAi UKDAV. EVENING, NOV. 30, lft)9.
S3* No Mail to-day, North of.Charleston.
TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
The »Uting of die Tivonty-slzih Congress, com
mence* on Monday next. The Charleston Mer
cury states tliat most of tlie Georgia and South
Carolina delegations passed through that city on
Tuesday and Wednesday U.l, on uicir way to
Washington. ->■
ID* The Sontli-Carolina Legislature osaembled
at Columbia on Monday lost. ' Tho -Message of
Gov. Noil* is thort, compared tvith the majority
of such documents. *
THE BRIDGE! THE BRIDGE!!
It is always tho caso wo. believe, that in large
bodies of men, whenever any enterprise is pro
jected, that a good deal of wind-work lias to be
dona first; and a Bridge, it seems, occupying the
position rather between wind and water, comes in
for an unusual share. Well, we care not to throw
in a-puff or two to swell tlie gala, so tliat it blows
at last in the right quarter.
About ten years ago, if wo mistake not, this
aame project was set on foot, with a very fair
prospect of success—a good deal ofthe wind-work
was done then, am! words seemed coming short
ly to blows, but the late Mr. ThusmsYoum, Esq.,
then at the head of the Canal project, interceded
(os we-understand j to have tho Bridge enterprise
postponed, until tho other work should ho beyond
the reach of contingencies. Tho Bridge was ac
cordingly laid over, until tho present time, when
no w again the interests of all classes calls loudly
for greater facilities of communication with the
opposite shore. Shallit bo postponed Spain I It
has already been postponed—that is, the consider
ation of it—for ten days—a respite of ten days has
been grauted to tho enemies of tho measure, in
order that they might martial their forcos and
Charge their big guns to hlow our Bridge—which,
as ye), is only of frail materials—to ntonjs,
Bridges have boon renowned as scenes of conflict
from tho days of antiquity, nnd some of tlie most
desperate conflicts hpve taken place upon those
narrow passes recorded in history, and it seems
ours is net to be constructed without d desperate
rencounter with the enemy.,
Let the baulo rage then, but lot it bo a' fair con
flict—hand to hand, and foot to foot. If youhavo
any thing.to say against it gcmlemch, let .it bo
done publicly; come into tlie open arena, and let
us contend manfully for our objocls.
All the objections have been answered so far,
in a most masterly manner, by the eminent end
veteran debater wlw so gloriously und triumphant
ly espoused tho cause of tlio people on last Timm,
day night, aud choeringly and heartily was ho ap.
plauded by the acclamations of tlie meeting. Nor
was that meeting composed of disinlcrchtcd spec
tators—a largo portion of the assemblage was
composed of os responaiblo materials.- os our city
boasts—tdx-pdyiiig men, who knew well what
thtly wore about.. Wo cast - our eyes over the
crowd, and wo recognized fliclors—commission
merchants—auctioneers—wholesale dry' goods
merehahls—importers of hard-ware—retail dry
goods men—lauey dealers—grocers, wholesale
anl retail—planters—carpenters—matton-s—doc
tors—lawyers—and in short, a full representation
are thelioUQ iuufeinew of tl
choose to be taxed, in n
devotion to tho porntauei
city, who will gainsay ill
cautious nnd-prildelll' o
tho proceeds of rented houses perhaps—omrthey,
it is true.siiotiW lie hoariCTho voich of cautionand
wisdom should lie listened to—.textensiyii qwitors
of real property-, should bo heard t hut; they nre
entitledlo nn more consideration, than any other
eitizqn. Indeed, wo consider tho voice of tut #o-
tivo; enterprising tllbchhnic, ns' potent in . this
matter—nqy. mote so, than the wealthiest man in
the commnnitv, who has retired to live upon tho
proceodaof his wealth. Mora so, becatiso, re
tired gentlemen cannof Itnve that lieety mid nr-
dent interest 'in the prosperity of the city, which
men have whoso fortunes aro yet tq lie made, no
more than a retired soldier oh hulf-pny, cau lake*
•thoenmo ifltercst-with one engaged in,,an active
campaign. As to tho ovor-eautious, thoy alwttyd
remind us of whom horses in a team—they bo-
como so habituated jo holding back, that they
throw themselves on their hunkers whenever tlie
leadors break into a trot—whether up hill or down.
Now,' tide holding hack, however well it may do
going down hill, is a very inconvenient tiling go
ing up, because the leader# have to pullboih hor
ses atid wug’oii. But come along to the mooting,
good sirs—hold back, if you’ mint, we have got
such a team hitched.before you this timo, that wo
will oven carry you in n trot, wagon, load; and all.
. Tho humble' timbers which wo ore carrying to
complete our bridge, may bo rory small, and no
doubt aro i but, so looks tho first stone in tho
walls of a city, and tho completion hopelessly Ihr
off, yet of anch materials are built the noblest siv
pcrstruotu’rci. Tyrants and conquerDni may build
bridges aud cosily monuments by their more vo
lition—(almost)—but in a Republic, nlany minds
must bo concentrated, towards these groat ends.
They undoubtedly requite the-prompting of a
kind of patriotism, not amounting to sacrifice of
life, nor yet any degreo of physioal courago, but
it is a very useful sort, and scarcely at all-deVelop-
ed in our now country. We have no mouumonta
of tlie horoic age which is passed.' Thousands of
more noble and self-devoted patriots lie moulder
ing beneath tho clods of our vollies, than ovbr
full at Marathon, and nota stone is reared to tell
tlie tale; yet tile Greeksbqilta conotapji to every
man that fell in thut.colobratad battle.
We live in tho age tliat should pay this tribute to
our sires, but if wo cannot bo induced to build
the commonest struc tures of prime necessity, tho
age is far yet in tire womb of timo, dipt must pay
this debt of filial and patriotic gratitudo.
Wo are truly a'honnS-mado pooplo—we violate,
the express command of the Saviohr, morb than
any other that ever lived j onr .whole thoughts ore
of “what woshaUcat, and wlterowithaU wo shall
boclotliodj” yot thoso tilings are so plentiful,
tliat none should say to lus neighbor, give I We,
then, qfall the world,should lire for posterity- Wo
should ongrave our history so indelibly upantho
ago in witichwe live, that stlccoeding revolhtihqs
in battling tho frailer memorials of our times to
fragments should stand awed and rebuked before
theso stern and sculptured hutori.ii».
Building a Bridge may not bo conaidered a high
holiest of patriotism, by those tvho ore given up
soul and body to the making of money; hut," Al
lure generations, wiU so consider.it—and cotem-
porary nations may already taunt us witii these
.unpaid debts, which wo owe to oarselves—tooiir
own children, and tu our country’s true glory and
honor. 1
That man who planted tree for those who came
after him, is more worthy of posthumous fumo
than him who hoards his thousands' for his own
selfish gratification. Lot na then not only con-
'tribute our reluctant assent to this noble- public
work, but Iqt it be dope witii a hearty good will,
ondforauch au ono as altall do honor to our City
and State.' Lot us at least build a Bridge foronr-
selves, if we do it from very selfishness, and our
successors may give us die credit for niorq will
than ability, instead of the real trndi—if we fail—
more ability than disposition.
Wp havo not yet .commenced tho dull details,
nor nny very labored argument- on the subject,
because qur-oppnnonts are yet buckling on their
armor, and we do not like to do more than flourish
tnunpots iii such a'caso, but wo are willing and’
; eager fog tho conflict, Mid diough we may be un
horsed, and onr lanco splintered at the first onset,'
“ at least we’ll die with harness on dur backs.”
' If our opponents aro fat cyphering out dieir
caso, let us take to tho figures -, we wilf try aud
, furbish tip old Pike and Dilwqrth to'our assist
ance, and wo will be worse than'Major Downing,
if, with four millions and a lmH"of taxable prop
erty, add sixteen thousand inhabitants,and they ell
willing, we canuotcypiier out a Bridge, on paper
at least.
Ilore endedi onrsccondday’s labor atbuilding—
nnd if wo pro a littlo awkwhrd at first, master
workmen must excuse in, we will try u'fid handle
heavier timbers os our cxpcricnco'increaacs.
For the llcpuldiean,
Afron—In your paper qPNovqmbqy tho
.28tli, I Hud a singular docimiontconcernlng ■’ R,
C. CituncH'or St. jolts thb BarrisT,". fignet!
K? Ata meeting ofthe citizens hold at the Ex
change Long Room in conformity with tho pro
clamation or tho Mayor, Dr. W. R. Waring we#
called to tlio Chair, and. (t. M. Goodwin was ap
pointed Secretary. Tlio Chairman stated Uio-ob-'
ject ofthocali of tlio citizens together by the May
or, was to consider upon tho expediency of tho
citizens incurring additional or extraordinary
tax to build a, Bridge or Bridges, (as may ho no-
cessary to construct) in order to facilitate trado
and have a continued direct intercourse between
’Ut’ 3 oity atid the neighboring State of South Car-
olina.
Mr. Jacob Cltadbotirno addressed tho meeting
iii Biipportofmeasures to bo adopted towards ef
fecting a communication by bridges betweenSa
vannah and South Carolina '
Mr. Berried, in belialfoftho,domniittoo of citi-
zens, with much 'strength, explained Ute utility, of
suclra communication to tlie city of Savalmali; H
ho Was prepared to go into detail as to tiie facility
to the city or tlio undertaking, and would recom
mend immediate action, Imt from tlio inclemency
of tlio weather, many might have boon lirovontod,
who otherwise would lie proacnl at this meeting,
and as it was all important thattlijird should bo tl
full meoting of tljo citizens upon, tho considera
tion of Hiia matter, lie suggested the propriety of
anadjotirnuient Wtin oarly day, wltcnafull meet,
ing of tlio citizens might be obtained. ■
Judge Nicoll was opposed to nny action at this
time,"and moved nn adjournment to somo future
day, --Mr. It. R, Cnylef) then moved, that this
meeting ho adjourned' to Saturday the 7th Do-
cemlier, at }2 M., aiid that tho reptirt-of tho iin-
of tho cniv-
id In tlio sevotal Go
ld to.-
oorned to meet ugain.on
nbor next,at 12 o’clock M>
. WARING, Ciiairmdit. .
r, Secretary..
lelleportofthq Enginoof, nnd tho Reaolu-
referred to above, wo will publi di on Mon-
* rEo.iUv. " ' -\T* .' - :
wore xllled. The romalfilp. ..q,„
prisonar. together with thrifcX? ", c,t
of 12,000 men. Tho ,„'i!i 1 r '' rtl0, I. with
Nicholas to General OrubbQ 0 -! 0 - l ^ ln
Chief of tlie army of tho o a
astho Cotnmoroo n Frnucli
Go/cm„,em dS?redmp"to^ho^re lh ” ft '4
sama General Crabbo-, havingbSsM 1? 11
sian fortreq of Akulko for tS d , lhl!
leiigthordered tip from tlio nEV”" 11
liyj; F. O’NBft.ri; witb yditr pennlx-ion, I will cavalry,und four , b < mqric”n7nrni Ims °
th.ohi assaulted Ihe place.. .Tim I S’.
'propound a feiV questions to tills go
ns I mu pilbUshiug a paper at Ever
son District, (8. C.) I pledge mysoll an his an
swers, ifrequosted, shall appeat' m my periodical,'
Mr, O’-Vcill; . • '.
Whnt Scriptural nmliority have you for assort:
Ing tliat “ Pitxu was appointed Ute Brat Bishop
ofRomoT";' .- -
, Can you prove-that ho lias any suclieiqpiri in',
ofHfco? Ifyou can, lot us l.mvo your prooli.
Do you liot keliere tliat Bins are pahloned by
Popp* or Bishops, \yhon tho poriitonta humblo
tliemselyes before God!
Respectfully yours,
C. F. R. SHEIIANE. "
P. S.—By referring to Psalnt CXI. 9. you will
see tImt J, R«freAii” ls applicable to Gad, tts.such
I giVo it to no man. . '■ -
Prom the Correspondence ofthe Augusta Cqnstitu-
■ , t torn/list. . .
• 'illLLEDGEVlLLE; Nov. 20.
Tlio Senate on Saturday, iigreed to reconsider
ITiO bill lost on tlio preceding day, to define tlio
liability oftlio sovora) Rail Road Ciinipanios in thia
Stato for killing, and otherwise injuringproporty,
A bill has boon Introduced in the Senate, tq
amend tlio charter of tho Bank of the Stato of
Georgia, so as to uulhorizo the tli -continuance of
tlie brunch established in thia placo.
A motion 'prevniled'in tlio Sohuto yosterday, to
rcconsidor tho constitutional hill.histouflaturday,
to alter the judical department of die government.
. Another uttempt was made, but failed, 111 the
House, yesterday, to take up dio resolution to
suspend. all dperadona pit tho.Westem an3 At-
lamb Kail Road. - .
Yosterday, in dio Senate, tlio bank bill intro
duced by Mr. Jordon waa'taken up in' cotmuittee
ofthe whole i but before reading the bill amotion
prevailed to roport itto’lhd .Senate at once. Iq
Senate tlio bill wap taken up and road. Mr, Lew
is dienoffefed a substitute I but die original bill
was taken up by section, ’^’o the 1st and 2d sec
tions amendments were offered by Messrs. Stai>
fo'rdt-Moriwetlior, and Springer,but iill rejected.
Before reading tho. 3d section,-n motion was
made by Mr, Wolthour, to lay tlte bill, substitute
and amendments, oh dietnblo for the remainder of
the session. On this motion Mr. Lowis took
the fio'or, which lie occupied until a motion pro.
vailed to Adjourn to this morning. During tho
debate on the 1st nnd 2d sections, Messrs. Jones
of Lee, Standford; Gordon, Alexander Branham,
end Miller, had the floor, each for a short timo t
Atr. Branham', however,-replied to Mr.'.Lewis,
before tlie adjournment,. nnd gave Ins viewpos to
tho contemplated action of tltoLogislaturo on die
suspension of specie payments by the banks.
In tho Senate tills morning, tlio business left un
finished, was -resumedtho consideration of tho
bank bill. The Senato adjourabd yesterday After
q motion had been made to lay the hill, &o on tlio
(able for tho remainder ofthe session. This morn
ing a motion was mado. and carried, to lay the
subject on the table until Thursday next. In tlio
IIuuso to morrow tlie same bank bill ia tlie order
of the day.
The Senate then took up the order of tlie
tho bill Concerning tlio completion ofthe *”
xt Atlantic ft. Rood to Cross Plain*,the f
usnes iof operations from Cross PI
Landing, &c
BANKS’lN -GEORGIA.
We often are asked die question—bvitnt banka
in Georgia pay-spocio,'anil which do not? Wo
liolievo din following bunks and branches pay spe
cie on demand, viz;
Mechanics’ Bank, Angtuta,
The Banka in Savannah,
Bank of Brunswick,
Bank of St. Marys,
Central Bank, Millcdgeville,
Branch and Fire Murine Insurance Bank,Mason,
Branch State Bank, at Washington, '
“ » “ . Macon,
", " Eatontou,
” " ”- - Milledgdvillo, •
Commercial Bank of. Macon,
Iusurauce Bunk of Colbmbus nnd branches.
SCSPENDED.
Bank of Augusta; . • . L, I
fnsuranoo and Banking Company, Augusta,
Gcorgindlail Road Bank und Brunchea,
• Bank of Milledgqyillo, ' ’
Ocmulgeo Buuk, Macon,.
Mourbo Rail Road Bdnk nnd branches,
Planters and Mechanics’Bank, Columbus,
Batik of'C&luinbus,
Western Bunk, at Rome,
.Bank of -Darion nnd branches,
BrauchJStnto Blink, nt’Atigtisto.
. DOUBTFUL. • v
Branch Stale llimli, at Athens.
-Augusta'Conslitutimalisj, 28<A Out.
;.l|dl«nt defou.b;'m,d r ^rH"
into tho town; i droadfii tiff b) ' 4
continued until hsiwoo -1? , j'o “n 1
x.igl.t,wl,q,.foeli„ad,o>„«el“s"l 1 i 0< }
horpw remams of die garrison
under dm cover of tlio daMui<. B , “? t,I, tedthe J
tlioni oftlioir number fifed,' uinlidTO
the principal part of whom w™ ?
dbsortor, from the RussS,, amw.
the Russuuis amounted tq 5900 meri iu
wounded. Just at'tlm MotS
sions omorcdjdto .fortress of'Aludkn' o;
Mil, dm clictf of the CirctoJn U!' 1 '
Tscliotscltotitses, arrtwiddo tlio relilf"jl". b|
hut being tub late for that object, lie tlS
On.dto Russian cavalry, overthrewtw 1
Irom them twelve llel'd.nieces wull,”’-" 1
after spikingdioiu, I.*.-.-- -f.- h
The.total loss -of th
12,000 men. It would „„ menoreimB«_-ul
them to resunto warliko operatic-- t-'i
Arrival of reinforcements.
riffles NI! ' VS 0H,», ■
Canton authorities, die one prohibit ,35-’
vessols from tnidmg wult die lbreic, ls i* ‘
in. any description .of goods, Uudo L,u'
death, uud any foreign trade, oxcout pEf.' ly
to bo earned' on nt- Macao; the othij
foreign slops to outer tho port wffic "5?
to take their dcpartiirc altogether
ing Ihcm with nxterniinatiou b rfi ’
diov fall to comply! Tlio 'oI.ieT ^
had taken up diu Cambridge Can»^n in C i
actha a gnaKuhip for. til^reSS^L
property t she is enia tp bo chnriered a £G Si
lour montlta. .private letter snv« • 1 *
event of thb conimtssioner taking’ hostile»
lu M“ono, British residenltf
w IflnJ ttneeosrery toseekshclteronliiiard?
u? die Porthgueao do not possess the »•
Prp’.efiUhetn. Sales oftlio drug ore report
7.i0 to $780 per cheat,nnd (ho trado still goin
along the const. There were aboul.GOnua
Accounts from Canton to tho 24th Juno
reached Macao, that tho commissioner had d
e I m i American shipsdiat dun gone to Whi
to bo secured, which nppears from oilier
somewhat earlier nocount#, tho hong mere,™
had refused to, on die ground of their having lii|
irii property on board. ■
Tlioro was only one British tnerelmnUtC.
ton at the date ofthe last accounts received at M.
ciio rroiii diat quarter. The destruction of i
surrendered Opium is said to bo going on nil
rain ofnnoq chests a day | foreigners had b
vited to witness tho process.
Cotninevelnl Journal,
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Nor. I | FromMoblto. .„l.„
From Havre, Oct. 31 From N. Orloaor, Noi
AUGUSTA, ]
The Tennessee Senators.— 1 Tho Legislature of
the State.ofTcmiesseoImvins passed resolutions,
against the apirit of the Constitution, instructing
the Senators qf that State in Congress to violute
their conscicpoes by giving ■vofcs.to which they
aro known 'to bo conscientiously opposed, the'
Hon.E. H. Foster, one of those Senators, onthq
14th instant addressed a loiter to'boUi britnchod of
tlmt Logislature, resignhig his trust tis a Senator
ofthe United States, From a private lottor-re
ceived at Nitsfivillo from die Ilonoralilo IIiighL.
White (the other Senator) it Is inferred that ho
too will resign his scat.
Wo have not yet' "received die letter of Mi.
Foster, whicii is described by di'e-Nashville Whig
as an ablo and eloquent .production.—National
Intelligencer. .
Further Foreign Eztracts.
x . iNdia;
ThoGqneroso steamer arrived at Malta on tho
20th, (aoui Alexandria, which, place she left, on
■-tho 13th*, With die Indian mail, (front. Bombay on
the 13th oristli September,) amlrccoivedat Suez
on the 6th of October. These despatches stated
tlpit the British army, which marched frdm Cnn-
uahnr in four divisions, un tho 27di, 28th'and 29th
of May,nnd tlio 3il.of Juno,arrived on tho lGdi
ofjuly at Mookeo, four clays march from Ghizny'i
Up to the 2.0lli it eneouhterod no other obstacle
than a troop belonging to a rebel tribe, which it
.repulsed with caso. On the 20Ui, thb army wos
cbneotUrtitcdA( Naueo. distant tWelve miles from
Gliizny. On die morning iflho 21st.', tho army
marched for the lattor place: When widtin gun
shot it was received by a lively cannonedo arid a
well sustained fire oi'musketry,to which the British
artillery cetiifned a low guns,■after' wliich tlio art
mV blVOimclcnif. On tlwi ^.r1 llin nlnbn iiino
its position, and Wits followod at a short interval
hy dibinfutitry. Afowminutes before 3o’olodk
mtho morning the gqtcs wore hlqwh In by tlm
onginoors. . Tho trumpets srnmdod- tlio chnrgo,
■and the artillery opoiicd a terriblo lire, under cover
of which the infantry forced un ’on tranco. through
thogatpi, in spite ofthe jnost strahuduirosifllance;
and at 5 o’clock in tho morning the colors of her
Mujcsly’* 13th und 17th regimerita'.floated on the-
towers ofthe citadel of GJiizny.
Thus, In less than three-hours, one of die
stfongost places in Asia, •doferided by a garrison
of 3,600 of tho bravest of the Affghotis, and com
manded by a son oflhfl 03t‘Kingiof Cnbuljfoll into
tbp powpr ofthe British 500 mbn of tho garrison
28.—Cotton.—There hu b<
, die week, nnd Dricci
qualiticB, particularly pi
incctB with re«dy «alc i..
u Week have been Jar/e, i
warehouses, which we^
les old at 71, 89 r
„ a-WatSj, 1,070 at 9,41
wagous and by plantei
ta'-cflhaye been made to about the above amount, t 1
ut prices if anything a shade leas. We quoto 8 a
for strictly prune in squro bales D a 9J. The at
of Gotten in Augukta ami Hamburg atthepr*
titoe, -amounta to abouj 25,000 hales.
Freights.--,Our river is now navigablo for ate
boats, but is falling fast, unci unless we soon h&rl
irtoro rain,’ will be too low for steamboats to reach th*
wharves. * To SavtUmh'.freights are dull at la
bale {"Cotton.to Charleston, per Rail Road, tho rttel
I
■BMP MARRIED,7T
III tills city,-oil tlie.27th in-t. liy tho Rev. Joj
G. Biimoy, Mr. Ricttziui W. 1’i.i.ot, of thiscity]
to Miss Kt.iza B. youngest daughter of the It
Alexander Humbert, Esq. of Beaufort Bis
B. C.; •
CONSIGNEES I’ER RAIL ROAD CARSI
A'rrivcd.yc.lcrduy—lilO bales Cotton to Wim
borly & Jones, Adorns & Burroughs, N A Her
dee, Boston &. Bundle, J Cumtuiug as.Ce,;EM
Phinizy, Wusl’huru, Lowis & Co, E Sineleir,q|
Duncan, C'Hqrtridge, and Cmupneld &Neylfl.|
Shipping! Intelligence.'
PORT OF SAVANNAH,... .ttOTEMSEH J»,IS
ARRIVED SINCE OUlt LAST.
Schr Vbatn, Liglrtburn, Manor’s Mdl. 170wm
Rico tp J T Williamson & Son, ft lltb"~ "
Son. ,
, Stennihont Chatham, Wray, AiiEU-ti, '*™
boats 13 And 16 to Steamboat Co. m hmt
Cotton to Wusliburn, Lewis & Co,
:& Neyio, A R Gordon, W Taylor, F Shells, 1
Burin, and to order. ..u i-.i.i
Sloambont Erin, Hubbard, Augusta,withheeUI
0 oud 7 to J A Fawns. 456 bales Cotton to u
Qummiag, J P Stuart, II Harper.
CLEARED, „
Ship Hiluli,’, Ilaminoud, New York-Pa«/»™|
Scli/soutiiCurolina, Goodwm, Charleston—HT
Schr Doris,Perry,St Marks—Cohen, Miller Sf.Co>I
DEPARTED. 1
Steamboat Ivunhoo, Bailey, Black OreeK.
Steamboat Chatham, Wray, Augusta.
S&ambout Erin, Hubbard, Augusta*
- CHARLESTON,! Nov. ^1
Ia ? o, Crahtreo, Now York 0 tis; sclitt Marfe ) |
d:r, Providence, III. 10 ds; Aid, Btl
'ton 13 dnye. In distress. Bound t» ’
sun, Witherel/Novv Bedford^ Mass. 5 day .
Cld. tdiip Fiqrcnce. Barstow, Liverpool*^.
fe^^^ESTER^C.be™ic,nW»MV|“j
UpHBsbl
ha\ iqgpxcollontaccommodatjons, appiy u ■
All freight payable by shippers.
liov 30 ——-r
roFCHarlcstot.r^fMV^ 1 * ’ I
lonteecommodutioii^^onbo. £
N. B.—All slave nr' , “‘"™ 11111311,0 cl01 “ I
die Custom House,
nov 30
For Darien,' ...j,
The retailor etjau. eckot L
STONE, W. C. M« DA y
will depart for the above pl'> c! “,“ ll „ t U ™„ B »ge,
MORNING, next. For fro gh‘ “ r P^ ( ,; or
' to Capt. M. on boaixl, at Roches mis