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DEDATE ON THE fUEtlSEY QUESTION.
Mo'snvt, DEcr.-tnER 3.
The House having under con.ideration tlie np-
|Hnl oTMr. Vasdeupoei. from the decision Of
the Chair letuliing the votes to be- eohulod from
Now Jersey, nnd die tini'jodtotft question pend
ing being as to permitting Mr. Dosc.vx to reed
certain documents—after several gentlemen had
addressed the House. ns heretofore published—
Mr. BLACK, of Georgia, begged leave to
occupy ■ nUefAibtl oftiro Ilouie lor n short
‘ time, and, before Iro proceed,lro owed perhaps
att o oology to tint Hoftro and tlm|*ntidinv.ii from
Maryland for the manner in which he had for
fbf first time presented himrelflo its notice, lie
meant no disrespect to any otto hero; ho had
only claimed tho right for his colleague (Mr.
Colquitt) to be heard, when other, gentlemen,
who had spoken repeatedly, wero wanderin'?
from tiro incidental questiou before them, and od-
drowin'? thomselv’es to tho merits of the
main proposition. He again . asserted . tho
position ho bid assumed in liji. cUmi. to
the floor, upon tho ground that, although thelites:
tion immediately before the Home might ho nr.c
in its mere farm, yet that it was substantially the
samo that then had boon debated for seven days
before that boclv; in proof of which, he referred
to the speech justdeliwrcd hv the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Vnndurponl.) and tu tho reply
thereto bv the gentleman from Vermont (Mr.
Everett. Yboth of which had been addressed to the
merits of the original question. In continuation
of the debate, tho gentleman from Maryland had
risen, and. although there could he no donut lint
that he believed himself rightfully entitled to the
floor, as speakin* to a uctr question, yet (said Mr.
Black) the geutlmnan may bo mistaken—inno
cently so, without doubt—but not tho less so on
that account, as ho, thought he liacl conclusively
shown by tefercuceho thechnracterjofthe preseut
discussion.
Mr. Black said that he, like his honorable
colleague (Mr. Colquitt,)hogged leave to exhibit
to the House the commission by virtue of which
he stood here. It so happens that my credentials
of election, and iny rights consequent upon that
election, are not disputed. Ho far as he was in
formed, no man was prepared to dispute them;
but if the rule which has been attempted to he en
forced here is ultimately established, lie did not
knowhow soon he mi:»ht be arrested in his re-
S resentative capncity, and compelled to go bank
i Gcnrgin, to gather up the poll-books, to ascer
tain the competency of tho presiding officers of
election.and thd qualifications of every ninnwho
had presented himself at tho polls and participated
in the election, before be would be permitted to
take his scat. ^
Tho ostensible question now before the House
is, whether tho gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Dun
can) shall be allowed to proceed with tho testimony
in behalf of those gentlemen from New Jersey
who are claiming their scats hero in opposition to
tho members elect from that State, who havo in
their possession the commission of the Governor.
To such a proposition he must answer in the ne
gative. A gravo and important question—one
involving tho rights of tho States & tho People of
theStates in U*a uigh& momentous privilege of the
elective franchise-!* now submitted. To whom is it
tubmitted? To a mere assembly ofcitizens-toinen
who, although they may be ultimately entitled to
their scats upon this floor, have not ns yet produc
ed even \ho prima facie evidence of their election!
State the case as you may, film it and twist it tis
you will, “ to this complexion it must come at
last.'’ Shall we (said Mr. B.) hear testimony,
either on one side or Ilia other, before we are
constitutionally qualified to net on it! Will you
hear the merits of the case before you are in a
condition to decide upon it! Who and what are
We? "(uskeu Mr. B.) Admit, *ir, for the sake of
. argument, that we arc tiro Representati ves of the
People. To whom can that fact, at this stage of
our existence, be kjiown, save to those gentlemen
alone who have their credentials in their pockets*
. rfiSwr >r.,.
lbteued to only hv tb« same conrteJy; aud (said
Mr.’Black) until Vvn can qwpttuze, mul plnco our*
wives iu a condition to act definitely, all our debate
will he rnero talk. In onto that we may arrive
at that point, permi&fcc tjudd&:s«3yac! r to.tlie
inajori y-slha numerical innjoniy—-o,* this floor.
Itis said that ono of the great political parlies that
now divide tho country lias that majority here; it
fiat ho tho truth, tbo whole responsibility for the
was;o of the time and money of the People will
n’timitely fall unqn thorn. The minority here, ns
elsewhere, can no nothing ? the majority—which
issailmle nuAduiinistrHtiou majority—ore all
nnwerful. If they refuse to act—to organize the
IIou. o upon proper principles, mid to dispose of
majority—relieve us front the extraordinary posi
tion in which wo are-^tenninatn the scenes ofdis*
order nnd confusion which have been constantly
occurring hero since wo first -assembled—and
placo its in sitch a stttc of constitutional existence
«s will etubiu us to decide Upon this question
thus prematurely thrown before ti*.
If jlho friend* nf tiro Administration can thus
comniund »nd direct tho actiou of tiiis Ilonsc, and
they aro disposed to be governed in their course
by motives of policy, I put it to them to say,
whether the odds will not bo fearfully against
them if they continue to stand out doggedly a-
gainst the organization of the Iloune! Reflect
what may bo tho opinion entertained of you if
you arbitrarily exclude tlieso five New-Jersey
members from thoir seats from, fear that if they are
admitted you may not be r^le to elect an Admin*
i-tmtion Spoakor. If on tlie other hand the
Whigs arc admitted to thoir scats in order to form
a Hour?* and upon subsequent investigation they
arc ousted, you may then well claim the merit of
having sacrificed your political prodilections and
party interests for die purpose of removing ob
structions which otherwise would have clogged
the wheels of Government, and threatened tho
existence or the Union itself. And, if tho Whig
. otes from Now-Jarsoy, thus admitted, should bo
made the instrument of ptucing an Opposition
Speaker in the Chair, his tenure of office would
rest solely o.i tlie validity of the votes that elected
him, and the House, if tho Whigs from New-Jer-
ssy are ultimately rejected, would vacate die
Chair which had been tilled by tho instrumentali
ty of spurious votes, and instantly proceod to a
hew election. Stub a course would secure to
you, trot only tlie enviable consciousness of hav
ing done your duty to tho country, but. Will em
sure your succohs in the clectioii of a Speakor
upon the ottiy groiitfds' oq wb’icK anV party OuyUt
to succood—ttpOni the sttefigtlV of tlie legitimate
and Majority members .oftiro House of Represen
tatives. ' y.
Mr. Black said he had os yet only spoken on
the preliminary question; and as to what might
be his opinions and whnt his votes in regard to
the ultimate right of these claimants os to scats
f. om Now-Jersey, when flint question should coma
r roperiv before him. he was prepared to do what
tw and justice required. After tlie House sium'd.
bi organized, ho was willing to open that case;
he would be willing to hear tlie evidence on both
sides, to examine tne facts as to who had the ma
jority of legal votes, and then finally decide who
are the rightful Representatives of the State of
Now Jersey, But before we can achieve 41 a con
summation so devoutly to be wished," we must
form ourselves into a “ House of Representa
tives.”
In concision, (said Mr. B.) permit me to say,
we have heard much during this wide and desul
tory debate of tlie rights of the People—tlie voioc
of the Peqple—tho potential voice or tho People—
nnd the great democracy of tho couutry^s con
tradistinguished from the regularly organized and
constitutional authorities of the State Goverm-
rrs. I know nothing of sitch a distinction.
People of Georgia ore democratic, republi-
sovereign; hut the potential roice of the sover
eign People of Georgia is always henrd through
the regularly constituted organs of the Govern
ment which tho People themselves have constitu
ted. Any other expre- .non of that voice, except
when tlie People are in their origiunl convention,
would be hut tho ravings of a mob, and the howl-
ings of anarchy.
lie hoped that tlie gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Dtiiicnn) would see that, until tlie House had or
ganized itself, and placed itself in a constitutional
attitude-, he could not be permitted to go into tlie
merits of tho case.
uniting upon Hun ter, ofW, h Sub-Treasury
\Vhjg. The Soufit-Carolina geutloincn above re
cited to, will ultimately vote for Hukthr, if tho
'ores party* will not go for Lewis. There nrp
soiiio half doaen Jokes' men who never will vote
for Lewis, ns titoy now say, or conscquenco, Mr.
HtfftTKR will bo elected, perhaps, dn tho second
ballot ou Monday. This will bo an Opposition
triiutii h. It will give tho Whigs tho orfttmizatich
of the IIouso, aud ub douUt, will prevent the pas
sage of the Sub-Trcasury. at tWs or tho next ses
sion in any form.
“Ono consequcnco of the election of Ht’KTXR*
it is thought, will be tho intmediate admission of
the Jersey excluded Whig itterahers. *Thcy will
detnatVd to bosworu, attd IIusTEn,il issaitl t will
administer the oath to them. If Kemtshall gots
hore to-morrow, they will, perhaps, be admitted,
anyhow,”
NEW-OULEANS, Dec. 11.
From Bv tho nrrival of thesteam packet
Columbia, Capt. Windlo, we liavo racoived our
files of Texas papers from Galveston to tho 7tb,
and Houston to the Gth, botliinclusive.
The Galveston Gozotte, of tho 7th, menUons
that late rccouuU from North Mexico statu that
Col. Ross U now inarching through tho country at
the head of about 2,000 men, having already taken
tyro towns and 300 prisoners. Tito Federalists
recommended tlie indiscriminate slaughter of the
prisnuers, to whftli Col. R. objected. They nil
then joined his ranks. The Federalists woro ris
ing in Durango, and were expected to rally under
the standard of Russ.
Tho papers difler in their eltunatiou of tho
President’s .Message. Some treat, it as a very ublo
stato paper—otlicrs condemn it uttrese'rvcdly.
An expedition was soon to leavo Austin for tho
higher waters of Colorado. Tho object appears
to bo to chastise tho Cumauches, aud exploro - the
country. * ‘ . ‘
Gun. Hamilton had returuod to Houston, and
was on his way to tlie scat of Government.
Tbo advices respecting the crops uro cheeriug
from all parts of the conn try. Ou tho Brazos tho
cotton crop has been remarkably good, and tho
com theio aud on Red River poveryieWed more
plentifully. Notwithstanding tlie large amount of
com raised this season, says tho Houston Tele
graph, it yyilhnll bo required to support tho in
creased emigration to tlie country.
A bill authorizing tho erection of a light-house
f the 0totted 1 ^Of'Gttlycston tvis benn olt'ored in
: the Seiiatb, and it : is said will paSa Avitiiout opposi
tion. The wuut'oftt liglit-liouse at tills place has
long been felt. i'
The.Senate has refused to confirm tho nofomn*
m of the Hon. Rich ird Dunlap, as Mmuiter
Ptenipotontiury to, the UniUd Suites. He will,
therefore, be itumcdiutuly recalled.—llee.
proceedings now m progress butwht tha Foderal
Government and that or Her Majesty l do not
believe in these rumors. Tho Slate or Maine eew
too high u Vtthui upon the poaco now happily tub-,
sliding between t\\o con titries, linl will. 1 ImViUlo
doubt, await tho coiistitmionul Action oftheir Na
tional Government. V
Tito Mtiouut of all this is, uitW.M Im^i Govern
ments agree to compromise, by “splitting tho dil-
feronco ” they arc os far from a aetUemnut as evm*.
And if so, thoy will as usual quarrel fora million
till they spend' fifty millions, andthon end ns they
°§?r! Foatherstorihnnghlnft St. Johns at an early
hour next morning, for Now York, via.St. An
drews, on his way to Englfltdt Col. Mudge is
now here, > and it is pfobiiblo Mr. Featharston-
hnugh arrivedlasUiiglit—iY* Y. I lent Id.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. '
More Instructions—Tie' f Ihr\jf.—On Tuesday,
December 3, tlio following preamble and resolu
tion* were introduced into tho Legiriaturo of Ton-
nesseo:
Wheroiui.ft high TarllT, under whatover pretence
levied, tends to build up u groat systom of maim-
luctuTe*, by taxing tho vVluilo people and especial
ly the people of .tfio planting Slates, fpr tho bene
fit of tho Northern cipiblietsl pud whereas, by
Uio Individual operation of every hucIi law, the
value of the productivo industry of the Squthern
section of the Union is greatly diminished and
handed over without consideration to another
section t and whereas, Uio some unwise system of
taxation lias heretofore seduced, and Uinst always
seduce tin) authorities of the General Govern-
eminent away IVotu the praotico of economy and
iqto the device of plans for extravagant expeudi*
ture* of the public money—Therefore bo It .
It sot cal, by tho General Assembly of tho State
of Tennessee, That our Senators iu Congress bo
iiMtrricted, nnd our Representatives requested to
resist any attempt which may be made, from what
ever quarter it tuay coiue, to increase Uio duties
on imported goods beyond tho rates fixsd by Uio
act of Cougrcss passed for tiuit purpose during
the scsion of 1832-3.
Rtsolvsil, That tho Governor of the State of
Tonnc.^eo ho requested to forward a copy or the
fo/egoiug preamble and resolutions to each one of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
NasJusUle Gunner. •
A VENERABLE PATRIOT.
Ill tho report of the (Nqw York Horald s)pro-
ctcdings pf the whig National Convention wo find
the following admirable address from an aged
patriot, who. bidding defiance to storm and weath
er, amidst tiro infirmities of old age, made hio
way to tiie capitol of our State, rockless of all
consequences that mightplisue or befall J ,nm. II«
wps a Dpuiocrot of- 98,.'and js .a-Whig of ’39!
IIo;i*.'i'to\V aiVadmirer of IIcnYy,Clay• .nrfd it faith
ful advocate of GetjoraV Harrison ? .Eronv a loiig
nrwl intimnlA iiritti Vim 11 it.an l. n -
Tim following curious anMlUvu nf a 'tr.uiiug'
Iteration i.< oxtractoil rront a Inttor Irani ltan.-oon,
rhicli anpoan in .ono of tho Calcutta papor.i Iohi
ntocivoa t
“ In February ton, 1 highly ro.pccHhlo Arrao-
niainuorchimt in Matlrao slijpiioil kuiiio 30,000 or
40,flop world shawls Tor Fcarls, which ou oaomi-
nation hero wore Ibnml to bo damaged by suit wa
ter. Mr. Munook A ratoon, a shrewd Armenian
slinp-kooper of diit pliieo, to whom tlio shawls
wero consigned, immediately forwurded them to
his kinsman Barkiss, id Aiucrunonra, with instruc
tions to do tho host ho could lor tlio benefit of oil
concerned. ■
11 Shortly oflor tha expulsion nf Col. Benina
from tho Burmese Court, a mptting wns colled by
Messrs. Sail-ms. Colder hnd Low, which wns at
tended by till tlie foreign merchants at Antcmpoo-
ra, the quly two Eugltoh'gontlomeii .engaged- in
Irado tlleru oxoopted. It was agreed by tlio slid
meoliitg that alld'oroighers frioudly to tho King
siiQtiidform a procession, .lieadeu by tlio abovo
wortlij. trio, to eongmlulato liiih upon Ilia peace's-
hid triumph in rentnviug from Ills capitol a resi
dent whom tlio Court ua well ns tho cmiimon peo
ple considered a political spy. On the following
uay,at motley group nf oil- religions, each decora
ted with a ‘scarlet scarf,' procuuded to tho palace,
uud, after u few minutes detention, wero admitted
to die lloyal presence. Oil Uio Armcmun iuter-
S rctcr explaining that tho red scarf wua worn by
in deputation ns a hndgo of distinction to mark
tho good fhitli and loyalty of ouch individual prp-
sent, his Majesty expressed an unusual ilegrco of
delight, ami immediately issued a royal luandato
Unit every male subject, eveu in. Ihb remotest
corner of ins empire, should woaru ‘scarlet scarf,'
i t the place of the common whito turban, ami Umt
l ic head man of.each district should see tho royal
order obeyed, under Uio penalty of Unfailing Ilia
head. ’ ‘
After partaking of tho usual refreshment, Uio
deputation was graciously dismissed, highly pleas
ed with tho tlattcring reception. Tho sanio after;
noon die Armenian shops wus'erowded with e :i;
toinera, ami ill loss Uinh three days tho whole nf vlura
the aforosaic damaged ■ scarlot scarfs' wero dis- passage, having splendid nccnimsL.- 1 W>1!
posed of at a price particularly pleasing to all to JA9. A. FAWiVfl s° l " , “l’J
concerned.
“ 1 hnvo since been iufiirmcd that the Govern-
SAVANNAH:
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 20, IF30.
U3 3 No Mail to-day, North of Charleston.
THEATRE.
We cannoteay when we have enjoyed a higher
gratilicatioii than that afforded by the perform,
once of the Comedy of MnrrUd Life, fur Mr. Coi.-
i.isk' benefit on Wednesday evening. It is our
opinion, the company now hore, is better able to
i jivft pPVf'? »o (he sterling “ Old Ccsjody,” tli.T
, ^ionized tii nccbr'jlanfeff with' tlie'Ciifwtituliii'L
. mid tlie law! And whether we caiii take_ c«*niz-
' ajico or.'uiy'nnjter, ejflie^m our jnjiciiil or legis
lative capacity, until yv.q are organized!- \Vjlj'yoii
try a case pr*neh high .concern f -heC6re you iinpon-
nel and stoear yoiirjiiryT By virtue of>vhnt.au
thority nnd under what solemn sanction do wc
appear here a* jndgen in a matter of such inier-
ent to the parties! By virtue .of our cornniliaion*;
by virtue of the authority of the Bovereign Suites
we represent; and tho satictiou under which we
should act is to ho found alone in tho oath which,-
under the Constitution, we aro imperatively re
quired to take. J/it us, then, who are thus dele
gated as State Representatives, and by virtue of
State authority, proceed to onGAVizE ourielveH,
In order that wo may be constitutionally qualified
to hoar & decide this question. If we arc to arrive
at that point of our legiidative existence at which
our powers u members of tlie General Govern
ment begin, we must take the only practical
course, and that is* tho usual and ordinary one
heretofore pursued by tlio House. Let your
Clerk call tnc roll of members, beginning, if he
pleases, with tho State of Maine, and going on in
goographical order until tlie whole roll is com
pleted, and then let th-s members thus culled take
the oath of office prescribed by tlie Constitution.
Until we do this, we have no power to do any act
in our representative capacity.
Mr. Chairman, to the “ House of Representatives^ •
* alone belong* the exclusive right to udjudge nnd
deterniino this question. That House is made
by the law paramount of tlie laud “the judge of
the elections, returns, and qualification of its own
members.” Of what, then is the Housd of Re
presentatives composed 7 Of members chosen
every second year by the People of the several
States; not only so, sir, but a majority of the
members so chosen must be sworn into office be
fore they can “do business” ns a body recog
nized by tlio Constitution of this country. The
only practical way in winch this organization can
be euocted is, us I suggested before, to call the
reft of members, and to swear thorn, or a majority
of them, if no more presentthcniselves, into office
upon tlie prima facie evidence alone of the com
mission issued by tlie Statcinvliich they may sev-
eraJIy represent. This is tho only way in which
vye may nope to put an end to tins mo'at disgrace
ful state of things. Upon this prima facie evi
dence of my election—my commission under the
groat seal of the Stute of Georgia—you permit
mo to take my scat; and when the gentlemen
from NewJerrfey,whb hold in their hands pre
cisely similar evidences of their election, present
themselves to be sworn, reason, justice, tho Con
stitution, and the laws made iu pursuance thereof,
require that you should extend to them also the
game privileges you accord to me.
We havo beeu here now seven days wasting
the time and money of the People, nnd huvo not
any provincial company we have seen—nay, we
will go further, and say, that with a few--excep
tions, we have never seen the principil pails'of'
the piece'better played; aud’vyeItafd beeti.witiuU
the^valU pf “ oid'.Druty.”. Mrs. Rivers played
Mrs', Samuel Coddle to admirationbjr the bye, y;
are sorry* to hear that circumstances will not pef-
in?t this Lady to take a behofit here: one so high
ly deserving* we are sure, would be well patron-
ized—but, we must even reserve crar favors for
her return.
Mr. Laksikg's Benefit takes place to-night.
We need not ask a good house for him—w*e know,
of that, he is sure.
K7* The Augusta Chronicle Sentinel of Wed
nesday last,says—“Some sensation was created,
in this city yesterday,.by the circulation of a re
port, ti>at the Bank of Augusta had refused any
iongor to receive tlie bills of any of tho ititorior
Banks. Upon enquiry into the imttcf, we ascer
tain the fuel to be, that tlie Augusta Bank bus re
solved no longer 4o fccoive on Deposite, the bilb of
any Banks, except those of tiiis city, Savannah
nud all the Banks of South Carolina, except
Georgetown and Cheraw; but it still receives
payment the Bills of all Banks, which it has here
tofore received.”
NDW-YORlv. Dec. 14.
A largo business wo* transacted at the Slock
KxcliungR this forenoon, but iu prices there was fi
general'falling off as compared with yesterday’s
sales. United States Bank declined 3.
Exchange.—We quote Bills on England at 0'S)
9i per cent premium. A largo business has been
doue for transmission by the Liverpool.
There ho9 been some business in Bills on
France, at 5,22) f a) 5,20. Some sides were made
in Holland at 40 f iv 40); Hamburg, SGT.'S) 36)*,
and Bremeunt78j) 79c.
The rales upon Philadelphia have risen ) per
since yesterday, a bill for $1000 and another for
$2000 were sold at tiro board this morning at 03
cents on the dollar.
Specie.—Wo quote half dollars at Mexican
dollars at 1J, and Spanish dollars at 4 per ceut
prem.; patriot doubloons, $15,02; Spanish do
$10.
Remittances to a very large amount will be
made by the steam packet stiip Liverpool, which
departs tills forenoon. Up to 12 o’clock, this
dny, $1,500,000 in Specie had been receipted for
by tho agents. She also carries out State bonds
to the amount of $1,500,000, and it is generally
believed that a large sum will be tent in the shape
of Bills of Exchange-
Departure of the Liverpool.—The ateam packet
Liverpool departs thisduy, on her fourteenth pas-
sago across tue Atlantic. She has 31 passengers,
arid carries out remittances to a very largo amount,
in bills and snecio, os will bo seeu by the remarks
annexed to tlie report of the stock sales.
The intelligence brought by the Liverpool was
favorable, and in return she carries buck with her
an account of a meliorated condition of the affairs
of tiiis country. Since her nrrival tiie prices of
stocks have advanced, tiro rates of domestic ex
changes have improved, and a part, at least, of
tho suspended banks have resumed tiie redemp
tiou of their liabilities in specie or its equivalent.
NORTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY.
Mr. Fentherstonlwngh, one of the British Com?
missioners for exploring the Boundary line be
tween Maine.apd NoW/lltatisvyick, uiaclo the uu
,nexed’
and intimate acquaintance with Van Bnren, he'
knows him thoroughly, nnd. stronglyidepicis'tijm
as n pnU\c plnndiiffr nild a politicdl tyr-nU! W'<*
have read a va-t deal iu our tune, but we never
remember to have perused so touching and beauti
ful a sketch os this of tho venerable Livingston.
Good old mah.'how we vnneruto thy. virtnes! how
wo esteem and admire thy ageu patriotism—
honesty crotVnud with the glorious diadem o I grey
hairr, eloqtiohco made more eloquent by tlio force
ofeirfue. .When such men step forward to breast
the torrent of corruption, there can no longer
be a doubt but tho Republic is safe—that corrup
tion is “out of fashion'— that political tyranny in
about to rcccivo its dentil blow, and tlie public
plunderers aro coming to their final punishment—
the retribution of the people—Uio just vangeance
of tho law!' ” «
He says—“I know Harrison well—my native
State will go for him.”
“I know Van Burefi well—he will make slaves
ofyouuulessyou arrest tiie march of Executive
usurpation!” '
With a beautiful simplicity, n Spartan brevity,
and an attic seasoning, ho describes every thin;
by a single touch of the pencil. Honour am
gratitudo, wo snv, to Peter* R. Livingston of
Now York.—Philadelphia Herald Sentinel.
ELOQUENT SKETCHES.
The Hon. Peter R. Livingston, of New YoVk,
was called for from nil parts of tiie house. Mr
littrm, apply 0 „ jfoBhl M HnSSfe, 0 ". 0 " 1 ™ .
WASHUURn ip^yjjjj^rtii
fSSggm,
O.OII board. Will bo da»pa ch?,i J mrl ° r ^t 1
IOVOOU TUESDAY MORNlWf? 11 leav «d
All IVoigl,t payable by -hippers^ Kl!( ol
dtc«
Hunter s wlmrf, or to ' TPv on boal
CLAGHORNiUVOOI) I 1
AU^ght payable by shipper,. D ' Afieuu |
Swoon, will ioavo for tho obovonL' 1 ’ Cl l
Monday mommx 6 » o'clock.
raent ofllccra pitrchaMHl largely Air dta «up ply of
the Sliahandotlterdistalitiliitrlction Ilia Iron-
lion of Durmali.
“ This ■peculation itrntagcm has cauied a con
siderable ehanga in tha Burmese cnstttmo, by sub
stituting tho ‘ scarlet atari 1 for tha long establisliod
whito muslin,KO tastcliilly worn by persons of rank
audroapoctnliilily. It will also liavo groat iiflu-
once on the trodo of tho country, by creating q
demand for dn article’ liorotoforo scarcely saleable,
nnd comoqhently seldom impoirtod. u
. ilard Hoi.—Mr. Blldad W -,ofK
one af thd.pleasantest towns in Plymouth county,
Massaclmsctu, xvoa a alone cutter, and withal giv-
.•oo mhard Jokes;: .Qnd-nlorningax bo was busily
lit work. snrrotOijlufi’.jM. usual: by u liumbar of
tomiistoiios, carved out with'tlto usual inscription
FA ' v £».w-
N. B.r-Allslave pkHsentoriinurthlS^I
tiro Custom House. Freight recei!^ In T'®
nuy hour during tho day. d ‘j* ,u
—••In uieumry.of,” lio.Svtuj grepted by Dr. P.
who was riding by, pn a - Vjislt to One of, hi* pa
tients. “GopU mprnjng, Mr^W. •said tlio doc-
tor, “hard ut wo^. I'aoe; y,ou.finish.v.tfurgrave,
stones as fur hs ‘In memory of,’?q1d then wait, I
suppose, to seo who wants a njonunliiif next.'’
—“Why, ves,” replied the old man, nistiiig a mo
ment on liisinnll, “ unless somebody is sloki and
yon are dock
—Northern 4
liukt aud tlieni keep right on!”
Co mine rclul Jour mil.
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Nov. 15 I Fi^ Mobile Dec,,!}.-
From Havre,.... Nov. 11 | From N. Orleans, Dec. It-
yet arrived at tho only material point—that of or•
ganization. All the de
I poi
ganization. All the debate that has hitherto oc
curred was idle and unprofitable. .Ho, himself,
was then speaking by tho mere courtesy of the
Jlouse; every metnoer who had spoken had been
of
FROM WASHINGTON.
Wo make the following extracts from tho Wash
ington correspondence of tiie Charleston Courier.
“ WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.
“ Tho Senate ■yesterday became tired of wait
ing on the IIouso, and on motion of Mr. White,
of Tennessee, directed that the Chairman should
proceed to appoint the Standing Committees,
with the exception of the Chairman of the Com
mitteo of Commerce, which was immediately
balloted for, nnd decided in favor of Mr. Kwo,
Alabama. The Senate then adjourned over
Monday, wheu tlie Committees will bo announc
ed.
“I understood yesterday, from one of the Globe
editors, that tiie' Message would Ijo up to
morrow, as the House is expected to decide
the Speakership tlie first ballot, and then proceed
to the election of Clerk and Door Keeper, for
which offices, Messrs. Garland and Follassdy
are tho prominent candidates.
“ Tlio House adjourned, last night, atO o’clock,
after six ineffectual bajlotings for Speaker,
the sixth ballot Mr. Jones had 30, Mr. Bell 21,
Mr. Dawson (who hod requested his friends not
to vote for him) 1, Mr. Pickens 4; Mr. Lewis 70,
Mr. Hunter 63, Mr. Lincoln 11, Scattering 10.
The South-Curolina Delegation hold the balance,
and there arc four or five of them who will not
vote for John W. Jones, or any “ Proclamatio
Force-bill, .Submission man.” Tho Whigs arc
1 remarks, ata.puUljc dinner at St. J olios,
Noyv * Brunswick;. 6:i. ilio 3.)t!i ultimo. It .is the
Only • authentic statement of the) res\\ 1 ts of tiio re
'cilniioi;saticp;.tftq.t.YyeJ;avrijet iecn.' - Tho,follow-
ihg.toast 'wasproposed’• .V •• •.'* l-
The Boundary-GLuestiour-An enrly, amicable
apd c'juititbjp yeUlcineiit tiiercof, according to the
true intent and nienning of tho Treaty of 1783,
without any compromise of the honor or integrity
of tho two Great Nations.—[Immense and con
tinued cheering.] ,
.Mr. Featlierstojihaugh rose and s lid—
Mr. President',—The allusion which you have
made to me iu the toast which has just been so
warmly received, and the distinguished manner
in which you have been pleased to receive me at
your festival, tnay appear to give you nnd tiie
gentlemen present some claim upon me for a
passing nonce of the official duties in which I
havo for some time beeu engaged.
# * #■* .* «
I believe I do not transcend my duty when I
state that after a long and careful study of tiie his
tory of the case, and an examination made with-
diligence and energy, of the physical geography
of the territory in dispute, at all points essential
to investigation, it is my conviction tirnt the fail
ure to bring tiiis grave matter to a final issue is to
be entirely attributed to-defectivo information and
n fatal embarrassment occasioned by die require
ments of the second article of the Treaty ofGlient
Tho. cardinal rule, gontlcmeii, for the pursuit of
truth in ail matters of scuucq, and in all mutters
connected with the progressive improvement of
mankind, is to go from the known. But thisrule
in the second article of the treaty of Ghent is re
versed ; we ore required to go from the unknown
to the known. -The second article directs the
Boundary betwixt tlie two countries to begin at
tiie North west Angle of Nova Hcotia, u point
which never hud any existence, and which never
wu* established or set apart by any survey, cither
of u direct or indirect kind, its position depends
Upon the previous ascertainment of two lines,and
tiie poiut of coincidence between them would,
when established, be the point where the Treaty
directs the boundary to begin. But since neither
of those two lines have yet been ascertained, and
tiro point of departure of only one of them ngreod
upon, it is evident that the North west Angle of
Novu Beotia, which is to be nn effect or result
proceeding from cuuscs, the inherent power of
which wc are yet ignorant of, is at this moment a
nonentity, and must remain so until the precise
direction of the two lines before spoken ori* mu
tually agreed upon, and established. This u suffi
cient rearoa why all. attempts to bring tiie dispute
to ft happy termination hitherto' have failed, the
words of tho Treaty directing us to begin at tho
end, instead of the beginning, and to pursue tiie
enquiries from the unknown to the known.
Gentlemen, 1 do uot wish to concpul from ypu
who aro so mouch interested in the matter, that
tiro investigations in which 1 have been of lute en
gaged, have produced results which ought to in-
tluencB Governments that desiro no territorial ac
quisitions at tho expeusn ofjustico-and tlie refer
ence due (o Treaties, as I am persuaded is the case
with the two Governments now negociatiug on
tiiis important subject. The defective informa
tion it is hoped and believed can be supplied. 1
any this much because the rumor is being hmy
about the declared intention of the Btute of'Maine
to proceed in taking possession of the whole ter
ritory iu dispute, without awuitjng the peaceful
came forward, trembling with the infirmities of
ago, and embarrassed by the flattering testimonials
of respect and affection with which he was greet
ed.
Mr. President, said he, my voice is very feeble,
and 1 must beg your indulgence if l atn unable to
mako myself heard. Where am I! In Harris
burg, Pennsylvania. What brought mo here?
Love of country—an nrdent desire to see the
powers that he prostrated, and a sincere belief
thnt every honest man is bound to. contribute his
exertions to produce this result. 1 am a very old
man, Mr. President, and nothing but the perilous
situation of my. country could have drawn me
from home nt this inclement season, I was n
democrat of *98, nnd have been.nlvyriys jn.tfie har
ness, and we must bring tlie government-back to
the simplicity ‘of‘that day,, or tho-ronufilic is-lost,
■ 11 Is- i in tTnr.in <v b pw» U-n f 11 •« ». hu t d/* It* 5: ti d H,
Henry Olay." I pnv.yiKeritucky; Sh‘n.\vill have
his ashes,• nnd tho J cquritry- will have his fuine* I
;kud\v IIarri*on .well. In the compliments that
havfl^Jieeir paid to.liimi here, every thing is true—
ribthin^is’ovcr colored, or falsely depicted. -I
know his patriotic attachment to his country, his
ardent love of freedom. My native State will go
with him; and I strongly indulge the belief tint
tho Keystone will yet bo round the arch of the. re
public. I should like to draw the character of
Van Buren, for I know him well, hut my health
wilhiot permit. 1 should have not one wprd to
say in favor, and it would require hours to deline
ate his Vices. He has robbed you of your money,
and he will eventually niakeslavcR ofyou all, un
less y oil arrestthe march of executive usurpation.
Rotation is every thing, ^ho great Franklin said
that when republics got radically wron?. they will
get radically right. We are uow radically wrong
—set us right—overturn this corrupt dynusty, and
I shall go dowu to the grave in peace.'
Notice.
W II. d; 8. RQGEltS will receive the fl
• of all the up-country Dank* of Geoif
reconVy in good standing at par, for Goodi,L
.vitied the amount of thehill is traded out, bull
for contracts already made. f
* dec 20 South side Mnrkct-Sqn.^
Wanted^
T WO able bodied Negroes by tlie month,I
a Steambout. Apply to
dec 20 CLAuHORN & WOODj
up a iuui:, ii is.Bnu auu. , 4
come down tlio Apalachicola' and' Chattahoochee ri-
. vers, will: uxceed"100,000'baleS, and when the river
ri'ae/, »iea~iUb6ata wlll be , in demand.
CONSIGNEES PER RAIL ROAD CARS
Arrived yesterday— 164 bales Cottou toWiin-
oerly & Jones, R fll Phinizy, W Duncan, N A
Hardee, R Ilaberslmm &. Son, Boston & Ran
die, J Lee.
The following persons composed tho officers
and orew of the brigs' Nectar und Charles Wells.
The former vessel is supposd to have beeu lost in
the gale o f August 30, *nn her passage from Port
an Prince to Boston. The latter was lost on the
Harding Rocks, near the entrance of Boston har
bor, on tiie night of Tuesday, Nov. 5. There is
little doubt that ull persons on board both. vessel i
have perished.
Blue nectar.
Alfred W. Nnpp, master, a nati vo of Ne wburyport.
do
Philadelphia.
Marblehead. *
Albany.
New-York.
Foreigner.
Places of birth orresidence
not stated in the shipping
papers.
Edward Bass, mate,
John Brooks,
Samuel G. Auderton,
Alonzo Bowley,
Joseph F. Dd Wolf,
Duncan McDonnld,
. BRIO CHARLES WELLS.
William Crosby, ; master, of Orleans, Cape Cod.
Aaron Day, - Glouco.ttor.
John Robison,
Russell Hiihbud# -
Charles Hathaway,
.William Wilson,
James Nutting,
Thomas Jackson,
The crew of the latter were shipped in Phila
delphia, and their names are known from the ship
ping paper, which was found on the beach, with
other papers. The niasters of both these vessels
were young men of uncommon promise, and have
left furniljes to lament their loss. Tiro dangers of
a sea-faring life nro pninfully illustrated by these
tragical events,and should lead tho community to
a deeper concern for tiro welfare of a class of men
who stand every duy on the border lines of time
and eternity.—Boston paper;
■ “A long Te/er.”—A sweet notntoe wns grown
m the neighborhood of St. Louis, Mo. this sea
son, measuring ‘‘four feet, one inch from tho end
of tiro snout to the tip of tiro tail, aud sixanda
half inches in circumference!”
A young lady ntnn examination in grammar,
was asked why the noun bachelor wns singular,
pho ropIroiUmmediately, aiul with much naivete,
because it is very singular they don’t got mar
ried. .. ,
An Eastern Sage was reqposted by a monnrch
to give him u motto fora signet ring, which should
bo a like applicable to prosperity and adversity.
1 ho wiuc-man wrote, ‘This, too, shall pa^j away-.’
SAVANNAH EXPORTS, DEC. \9.
Per schr. Hudson, for J nrnaica—88,000 feet Lum
ber. »,
Per schr. Franklin Green, for Havana—51,370 feet
Lumber. «•'
December 20.
PerBr. ship Ctlypso, for Green<x;k -;1*,034 bales
l-pland Cotton, 5 whole anda7,hiff.perces Rice.
■' v»* -
MACON, DEC. 17.- AVehai’eflews from
Liverpool to the 10th Nov. informing us of nn ad
vance in that market equal to 2 eouti t lb. Tim ad :
vance, howovor, being predicated upon erroneous in
formation from the U. States, has not ullbuted (as it
ought not) the markets in tiiis country. Some oxci inf
luent prevailed in Cotton Avenue, on learuipgvtiu- ar
rival of the Liverpool, and no Halo rejoirjng, s thnt tlie
news wan no wor*e. A temporary aqlmatjoji, wa«
! ;iven to tlie market, but prices scon gettlcd down to
onner rate*. Wo quote tho same an luat.wcokr'viz •
7 a 7}c,; veryliltle at the latter price. • ^
From 1,500 to 2,000- bagYcbifiq'.in per dqfj. On one
day ‘las't week upwurds*oT.'2J2<jQ bags wererrecoivcd.
ST. JOSEPHS DEC. .H.-r-Cottos;—Tlie river w
continue* lojv,. and altliough business bos brightened OfllC© Of tltO O I’ll Ilf l Heal Esll
up a little, it is’still'dull. .The auiduut of Colton to JLottcry OI
-m ' | ‘ BANKS’ ARCADE .$700|
CITY HOTEL...... '
&c. S:c. &c.
rfUIE depositing of the Numbers in the Wl
JL commenced on the 2d inst. in t!ie City 1
change of New Orleans, in presence of Luj
Hermann, Esq. Notary Public, and will bed
tinned from duy to day, until alt tiie miuihcnfij
No. 1 lo 100,0U0, aro deposited therein; iinns
atcly ufter which tiro drawing of the Lottery J
toko pluce. During this period, which will
about four montlu, und ns lon^ os tliercnnjl
ticketa on hand, they will remain for sale. [
Fulso und calumnious Btutcmcnts against I
Lottery, calculated to create a want of contidel
with persons residing ut u distance front tliuq
having been published in one or two iSewspaji
in tho United Stales, nnd from them copied■
others, ami which originated cither from ij
rimco or malice, tlie subscriber, in order toin
tiro most sceptical us to tho good faith Wll njv
tiiis undertaliing is conducted, h is entered a
tlie following arrangement with three, ol thei r
Banking Institutions in this city, the biitoii o
of Louisiana, the Citizen’s Bant ofLou'*“
and tiro Now Orleans Canal & Banking t JJ
ny. These Banka will receive Hpccmi u p I
for any quantity of tickets in amount ol no I
than one hundred dollnrstuul givem return a |
tifroato of tiie following tenors
Received from Mr. tho ? un ) , .
Inrs, as a special deposit to rem ain to Ins crj
until all tho prizes which form the &c ^‘ . ■
Gruud Ueul iistato Lottery ol i fopw J j-
in New Orleans, of which bchmidz & 1
aro Managers, shall have been tmnsferred J ^
every incumbrance, to the Trustee of ja.d ^
Mr. J. U.Kimult, Cashier of lh«
nrLa.,Mr.AineilerBBiidoiim.Cn»lner»f | j|' i l
sqlidatccl Association ol 1 * unt .®f? r ^ nc|
jointly with Louis Schmidt, said Tr- J
«s per net passed before A. Mazur » j |l
lie, ontl.e2d May. J839--when said 1
shall he paid over to Loins Sohmidi,
ni r» r nf »nirl Lnitorv. on his endowm 0 U I
PASSENGERS
Per brig L Baldwin, from New York—Mr Me-
Ellistcr.
Por brig G B Lamar, from New York—Messrs
Dibble, Willis, and Lamar.
Per brig Savannah, from New York—Mr O
Richardson, lady nnd 2 children, Mrs Wray, Miss
Wray, and 3 steerage.
Per steam packet Savannah,from ChaWcston—
Mrs Parrisot, 2 Miss McAlpin, Miss Rockwell,
Messrs McAipiu, Gatewood, Miluor, Cowles,
King, Nichols, Leeds.
Shipping intelligence.
rORT of Savannah,. .. .December so, isjo
For Charleston, vln Illh^Tur .
Meaufort and Krtls,o, Ha f
elo S n »st stortin pacicf-t lvl
iSVnuvrdLa Chase, master, will cfciuut r n l|
sbot-o ptocs. on MONDAY MoSEj J
o'clock. . Por freight or | lav ,„. .*■
lent nocominodaUons, miply on board.
« n so , 5*4«HORN*,VodDl
N. D.—Allslnvcptuaengerslimitb« 1
tho Custom Ilottao.
doc 20 «
Steam Paokct Savannah. ,
Permanent Arrangement belieten SameeA.
Charleston.—Outside Pauart ‘
!s« = £vS,?w.?ai?d
aussisattesaja
will leave Charleston every Thursday nudS
day sanro hour. For freight or passatt i
oil board, or to ,
nov 10 COHEN & FOSDICK,Ap
Novelty.
rjlHE Ladies and Gentlemen of8avtu., lw
sSsaSsirusSi
RtOSITllES, i* now open at Mr. Whiu’iI
cqura-Hall, corner of Broughton and BuU-stn
for.a few nights.
R. MILLS, Enchantress, 17 rein
.ige r tha.only fetnulo in tlie United States ofl
profession. .
- MisVS. SHORE tho Albino Lady. L
Mr..MILLS, the illimitable Performer onl
Italian ICnijtoccini. 1
; . ..JP 9 Particulars hi small bills.
.*V r -Performance to commence every evetfl
at.7 o’clock precisely.—Admittance50 wnul
.dec 20-
ARRIVED SINCE OUR LAST.
Ship Vundalia, Soule, Now York. Bullost to
the muster.
Ship Celia, Porter, New York, to iWashbura,
Lewis & Co. Mdzo to sundry persons.
Ship Howard, Mills, from New York.
Brig Savannah, Shunter, New York, 0 days, to
Washburn, Lewis & Co-. Mdzo to W Taylor,
Cope &. Mills, Cmnpfield & Neylo, E Bliss &■
Co, ZM Winkler, W Hale, Aldrich & Heidt
Hazard, Denslow & Co, C Ward, M I^utham, P
A Hardeo, W & J W Retnidiart, A Champion,
M Dillon & Co, L Barie, P Hnlligau, Cljghorn
&. Wood, Huntington & IJolcombc, L Baldwin.
J C Nicoll, S W Wight, G S Nichols, G R Hen
drickson, G D Cornwell, N B &. H Weed, G
Barnsley, King &, Coombs, W T Williams, J M
Wayne, J Hunter, Cohen, Miller & Co, Capt
Butman.
Brig G B Lamar, Risley, New York,to L Bald
win. Mdzeto. Cohen, Miller & Co. linntiug-
ton & Holcombe, E Bliss 4c.Co,.R M Phinizy,
W Patterson & Co,F WTIeinemann,und others,
Steam packet Savannah, Freeland,Churlestou,
to Cohen & Fosdick. Mdze to F YV Ileiuemann,
H MeAlpin.
Steamboat Oomulgoe, Blntikenship, Darien, to
W Patterson & Co. 673 bales Cotton and 5hhds
Sugar to Washburn, Lewis & Co, E P Butts &
Co, G B Lamar.
CLEARED,
Br. ship Calypso, , Greenock—R Sf WKiug.
Schr Hudson, Wcyiuun, Jamaica—W Crabtree.
Schr Franklin Green, Smith, Huvana-Padel-
ford, Fay ft Co.
SAILED,
Brig Independence, Evans, Havana.
WENT TO SEA.
Brig Clinton, Lyon, New York.
it AA SACKS unu uuu ' j
CHARLESTON, Dec. 19.-Arr. Br ship Mar- 11)19 received and for w e by ^g^l
garohJohusnii, M’Anloy.Boirust! lino ship Niag- IX3NG
ura, Smith, N York 10 days; brig Alpha, Thomas,
Bremen 09 ds; steum puckets Sbutlieruer, Budd,
St Augustine, via Brunswick 15 hours; North
Corolina, Duvis, Wilmington, NC-
Cld. ships Bclvidero, M’Kown, Liverpool; Pal
myra, Cushing do; schr* Esther Ann. Prudden,
Nassau, NP.{ Fruiiuos Cnnnday, Smitli,St Thom
as; Orloans, Norlis, Mobile; Warrior, Willey,
Jacksonville.
ager of said Lottery, on his ei
cate.
New Orleans. tanB . mat
- Orders for Tickets on the above term ^ J
addressed to any merchant in Ne J
a remittance to the Cashier, of the “|
““Fred.FrtEsq.'cashierof.heUaionil-
^'Itorrault,^. Cashier of to. C®
Bank ofiooisiatia. ofthe jfevl
Beverley Chow, Esq- Cpslirtr ol tns I
lean. Canal & Banking Coinp»»f - t ,.rtI
' The great popularity af thai ^^1
out this and fiio neighboring Stoj Biereijl
Properties nnd the fiartiea iri r inl |J
known, and tho rap.d salo ot toe tbepn f
tho subscriber to notify WjTOjf, or Jcr«. L
New Orleans, Otis Bee.
dee 20 254
isisajSfc^
dee 20
-j rk’FIRiaNS l, Go" eA Butter, j 1 " 11
IH n u,1 d for ^^ n q^PATTE!!!9’
dec 2ft