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— v .r Annum | for»> months, *3 Country Paper, .1 per Annum l for fi month*,- 83. (PAYAin.V. IX ADVASCy.) • 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. ' k 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