The Southern watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1854-1882, November 15, 1855, Image 2
*dW,rtemi* fterumflf, Tmdt r r'se: , :iftff-VfThey^ nffTnffninsF'lne reason and spirit
aud-giiAruntecs, which wlllplfccfe.her ba-
ymnd Ihoconiiflgcncy of ultimate !i :I>r.i •
t.y and loss. To th it pctcjpt the Legis
laturc. may go; but to that cxRyrt only
should it gp; n'rfMtjkl
caution and xvull fniari
TJtc direct *PflM’ r j
’subscription tor Stock
•aid ft/ lh« spnittijch
.cAjisidered-toha^pwi ^
Its tendency u to emasculate private en
terprise, Uy removing the necessity ql
Sfcff reliance, "l.t, will cimpficajp- the
State ivilli indaidua! iuiefcsts, which
esperien.-e tunciica to be dangesms to
the public welfare., IfcwiU iiiqreasqtfrrt
State debt, pifd conjf-^ririTrtfy xf<r»Ve T.
necessity for burrietreoinu4*v*.t»iMi*. -1'
The C»w>st*vKU*n of tUb WvwN*rlv&
publfe mind, under oilier circumstanced,
wbieli prompted, the Legislature to char* would visit upop.the delinquent', it does
ter i'letfl ? Is it not bad policy for tW «°t weaken IbArdasoo f*rfe<ujufpjp the
Genotal Assembly of dNprabr,-virti>allpi' vor k to be do*Vs'berehheT“ , lit the Seat of
to e^ajfosh Banks for other States, afi JSoverojnenl. , ,** ' ► . *
ally l^cafeifCilftiin &ft u>tHI another andnnaijsvosto-
rt* aC^grVc nucotiorts. 1 bje ergurrfentjin support of sufch Ta^juisi-
red iq-?r v winl ought to be | *i° n q - TBeO'rhaection of the act nr ferret
invcstijjfatifo should furnish* ye?/ properly requires*the CjrMrpiler
J *i time
^ i'J^rfui ceil Is tijnafnV ^4% ^ on *fi^ r ® theh»'*4itR th'©» 'enrolled
ether i^U wlthni tne reach of leg Act.'. Those acts canndt be removed,
islalive reuti-dy, Vonsistent with Charter-■ jritii propriety, from file in tlnj AiffifC «f
edfranchises, dau only he determined
hr the facts developed, if sueh dischf-
sures*should amount to a fraud wpem the
infentj^rn of the Legislaturc.in granting:
_ tire charrtjr, -or show a misuVer of*the
”eh*rl*ri b/Iheifperver-ioa'to purposes
nnt'rivnjsetjpIreAl by ftoir creation, TTur
Atlantic At ii! road, by.tb- Statfc, is 1 iwnMf ttorelhin. ' , fhe Irhole Subject is
garded. both as n-pfecferb ia ahd ,in fir- 'iresfeiatfallf submitted, and "if nothing
gum clrt iiffortst. of direct appwprfftriohs," tbioW'vrfhTabtosr ‘sirrrtl-hin*1tf diseti^ioh,,
ia aid.o&iuternal improvt-fOc-ntt.' HrlT *if vrilt‘ftMeaetrtic*»lc.ir«Hlre snftiTafy'les-' 1
it-cansea to be fooetbie*, m-wuher pohii Jrw-eiffeS'ih*-y-sft1rH'be granted
of viup-, wJVai wtt ccowii(^tthe w etiih- 'npon-sttch tbfms and r69tfft:tiohs os will
stances which ^onrptcd^lhlt Pi rgryfft.-.. .prpV' i* .*l*e erif. • ’* v ’* : .* - ' * •
cent pi ojnet. Atth.it- time, there wn»l In edmjfliftnce pith a tesolrition of the
not a railroad hi Georgia 1 . PviV:il©c.ipi-i’lnst' Leg'wlafura, I -ripfioittied *L E’
til refused tp lie tlihe nwrated/ 5ccau.se ll!ecl s ly-''K*q., Solicited General’ .ofUie
experiment hid not sJroWu oiibvr the'j.Gowef* f^feu't^to t^iqiiiiY* ihto<ui'd re-
practic.ibilhy or pmfittrldeHtiSs.pf■rsnciifpoetith'd.'Cii'cumitrfrtces a/tchding' the;
worbs. Besides,’ the region which !t|orginij»tiowof tile Atlftnia-'Bank, and
pcae(ra:i*«, though ahouii'Ihu iiiTigfichJ I also’-it# mode nnd places of transacting
uiri! and mineral fertility, is tnoimtain-j Inwiftea*. JUrperformed the duty with
ous and ddlicult of access. It iris sn j abnity nnd nestness. It \ras a laborious
cially and pliysicnlly severed front the]sarrfcq^ not necessarily appertaining to
lower region at tlie-Stalo-nn l tidvan'lBge-] l«*'oflio<*’n!wl therefore, U is hilt justice,
4>us markets.ioi -tlie products of its inrrtbd* tfiar Lngidarure ’ should qfake an
du$try.. Oii the one linftrl, fftiifoait'eu- |iipprtq»riaiit»it for Kis Oharitl cotniirnsa-
terpmo needed the.slifiv.ilHS of ex implejribn. In e5.amirting the Report,fJid
and on the ofher< die North West was "ot ^leern the hregatnriiies, in the organ-
incnpiblci^dcveiojaneut tiy |TTiritee»pi- kbiariotKif rhe .-Bank, or the place-and
tal. Hence, tho Mate cm h-i r krfd .i n the Uiodo- of it a t mu sact i o u s to he-of 'such a
enterprise; Jand if no otfi.r jrfvinttgeUbaruet.^r^a-i<>» woil hTurfeiture''of tdinr-
chall ever li»* realized, the enhiinaed Val leivand llierefore, . 1'jrarc iri ca«se3
' ue .of the.lauds of ^bernkee Georgia jjodieia] pic^cediogs to be insVituted -‘foi-
amply reuiucerstes the State for the out- tbai purpose." It’is. however, herewith
y l«y, ntid «riu licati s tltc fsysrght^d - wis- t-ubmitt^iy tWat you may lake such . a<;-
dom of its projectors, '1'he jirsttfici^iou in tho pretuisoo as .you aiay .doem
of the Slat® wiw'the necessity‘of pftel pro;**mid expedient.. *.
esse: but where the necessity doe§Wl[* Iu'ohedieuce to Executive order, to
exist, 'he reason !o# the pidicy floea notU u,,H o”*er thy assefs, ofevery description,
obtain, r' , I of the pentrhl Badk, either in his bands
But viewed in another li*h»^the build- or those of Ayornej* or Agents, to two
ing of.rhe Weatern& Atlantic Ilhilroad^^{ or suitable Attorneys or, Agents,
by Uie State dor® furhisli a-soohd reason 1 the'Tre»su*«r f -qn^h« 15th«£Jtt|^y^lSo4,
why other sections may aSlv with* pW l et.trus'e lUis*;une\o WilHam L Mtleh-
priety, her fostering aid, in the form «jfi« u , Esq.,'and Ja^es N. Bethupe, Esq.,
a loan of her credit. That work .cast wftlr t»ll bower io collect, eompianpse
i.ot less than .$5,000,000. The region I or 4W»e ofc upon an agree«|txit, tbat
through which it runs was .then varvl Oily should retain one-halfof the awoquU
rparsi'Jjr populated and couse.quLUtl)| reulised, as. cpmfensatibn. far. tlreir
contributed a comparatively' small par- (services. These asset* wei^ia great
tioh of the expense of its copstrqqtjan. confusion, cgasbjti#g of’ Notes,’ Bills of
Middle and Southern Georgia bore- the! J&xclnwgo. r turned as insolvent*Attor-
tax ; they bore it generously and patri-J nL 7*P receipts anti fi fed,endorsed '‘N-ulla
' otically. It is therefore, not arrogant bona,”, sctfittered over the entire extent
nor unreasonable to ask, in return, such ^'o-State.' Tlie aggregate ainount was
aid from the StaU:, as will developq oth« r 15312,f!50.GJ}. As yqt, hut little has b<t«i
sections and bring them vyuhin reach of f!ol j ectc d, and jt is quite certain*. thftUhe
ndvamngeous markets. The request I uOi™* 1 ? loss* on this soore,-mustlie very
would come with the force ofan appeal |' ar c ie * The indebtedness of lliQ. l^auk,
to the magnauimity of those, who are 1 exolu-ive of her'outstanding Bon4>'»is
the special beneficiaries of this large JahouU536.140,00. 11*is hoped that uuf-
Staie beneficence, to practice the spfr- j ficient may he npalized from these assets,
* it of enlighfened reciprocation. There lo P a i ,llIS liability, but tile hope Js not
ere those, whose patriotism'and. intelli-l^ oon ^ e ^ 1, l ,on suclvaataaS to mjiktjit.eon
gence are entitled to great respect wlio i rora tlle kno*v<i <»:uei^*of.the
earnestly advocate the policy of,theStatejS'; lU ^* ieii cajrust^d with tbem. JtH that
aiding works of internal imjprovehipot, I f? n » aceompHshed. Fortacqurate
by issuing her Bonds for a sufficient informution, as to the amount, thus fat
amount,per mile, to purchase the. railsj go ^ c * te(1 * ) ou are respectfully seTerred
to all Railroad companies which shall 1° l,,e R'-port of]^Ue Tt;ea§grer.-
have completed the grading, itq.’, of their I ^'‘ ie Commi-sioiV to settle.the claim.'
respective roads, and make them ready |°/*ho ciefitors oflh'e Darien-Bank, up
for laying the superstrubtiife;* But i re-1 oa 1 ^ 1U ^ t: ite, under an act of the last
Secretary of State. Hence, the. exceed
iug weovvuience, - ahr.out iiupfactitSmity.
ofthtisre idiugatld* comparing the proofs.
I therefore, earnestly racommepd, iiiat,
who ever nla^ bp tfie Public Printer or
^hoteeoever resident, hcrsha^I be requir
ed,"by law an^ hte'<fern»6 tjf his.bopd, to
execute* the woHt ni the city of llill-
eilgeville.' It will sectfre*dispatclu.accura-'
cy Snd fidelity^* „■. * ? "* '
' A farge'araomtt df Hie. cfpense of tl\js
brandi of the public service njay be'saV^d
wiihoal de!rirticnf' : T1ie law squires
the pubircstion-Vf" 4^000 copies of the
Journals-ftfinch Hakse; vlrhereas, 2,000
Copies of each wcfuKl be a ^most ample
supply. Ir.is well kno wn, that the Iqitr-
n rl^, m-mast ca-eV a^e. .depositvd with
the^lerks of the Courts of the .several
counties amlanTpileiiatVay unappropriat
ed to mould orrof or.waste: ^It nisp re
quires-6,000 copifcs of. the .Laws, where
as 2,500 \vould be sufficient. Why corf-
•tiriue the uSelhs?' expense, of so many
copies of tire Laws arid Journals ? Under
this head, there may be a still further
reduction of the expense, byjirir.tirig tlie
Journals in smaller Jyj>e: By the change,
lh these-two respetts, severtil __ thousand
dolbirS-mny be savetf fo thd* Treasury
tvltiroiit any-detriment to the public in
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
Hi-the exclusion ofnuuch -more iwte*.
Uresting matter; we publish this we^k It
portion of tire internijmible moeeege df
^Ov, Jqjinsorl. Prcsutnirf^ that tio
sensible ufaq. wil!..dcsfre t» read Ft all
-terest. • I therefore, recommend the’ pub
HrAtjon of 2;090 iAsteaff of 4,000 copies
Of the Journals amtS.IWflr instead'of 509ff
copies of the Laws—the. • Joiirna^ ift
Long Primer, instead orSnmll Pita type.
The marginal notes tO'tlie'JLaws, areal-
taftst useless; they m fly well be "dispens
ed‘with,* and thus javcf another very corn
siderablc ijem of expanse.
. A st,ill greater saving may be effeoted
by letting the Public Printing to tfie-
lowest bWder. under sealed proposal-*, to
be opened and the cont ract awarded, on
a* specified day, by the Executive.
Esq
lion
and Richard
iotttijenrl^itrjjim
UW,OI9n,tSO TyJK %O«TITUTI0W.
ATHENS, GA. ",
THITitSD'AY MORNlNd, NuV. IX. 1*656.
" EXCELLENT FLOUR.
The editor acknowledges the receipt
•fa sack of very superior flour from
Tollassee Mills, .-situated- some
above *town on the Oconee, Friend
Cheatham, rhegentlemanly proprihtor,
sent jus th«T following "^ote. so t^e sub<
* ’• - . — •;
: - Tallassre Mi5|.s, )
. Clafl^qco^ .Nov. 3,1835. ^4 •
‘Mr. GhriUy i T)ear Sir: Now that
the heat and turmoil of thk Uja^lecti.»
is ever, jmd you have tiad^time^to .thiiik
of seme of the good things- of tikis life,
permit me ter compliment you with s
sack of superfine pour, grpund at the
above named Mills. Accept it*—try it*
either in biscuit, light-bread or podding,
if you please, and roy wprd fol ih 'prvx*
Copx —Tlerie has
tbisjaeklfimtock oft
—rprices aOTancI
present^! 35 • *
* ©Atafc-One thousand
ed, sold at 52.
iive- long enough, -vse rhall pertjayw
^be end prit after qwliile. Long .docu-
ments-is oae of the damning" sins of the
age.
JLUDGE
at once, *w-p prefer. administoi iDg it m
“ iTroken-doses.’’ . df we and our readers ticufarly if you should" tjp.i lmn-
rtjarw reach g r y It will do you moth good, ihan-
BERRIEN’S LETTER
Tjie jeadfcr’s special attention is direct-1 jyj essrs * q* jj
ed to this masterly * productioh, winch
lOOlbs of the-best politioa that' is now.
for sale in the United ^States, and if any.
of youf friends' sbotrid need something
of the sort, just whisper to thqrrethat
.j thero- Is a^supply kept at my friends,
Wilson & Br'oUayf’s J]
particularly the Lftdies-* bd sure fiiieU
has been called forth jn, response to the arodways the beat iedges.
nnAfillOrmia nnrrtnnnlo nmt rli.inarrfnnmip ^ . ** . * * '
ungeiierons, onntnnnly.en^disingenuous
attacks made upon bis. iq!dre*s to the
peimle of Georgia, by the unscrupulous..
Foreign - Press.* We hope this letter
tvilllio rcjtd J>P ever/, honest man in' 1
Georgia
GEORGIA "LEGIS L ATtj Rli
‘ Yours, -ve*y respectfully,
" "JOHN I.jCHE&THAM.
Wdhave tried the"fto*f, a» requested
and fiud h to be very superior.* '
boph oup '.friends tv’dl give “Tallassee.
l itis body asseriibledw on Monday o ( f : expectations.
-is
been no arrivals diflerv nt public functionaries, contain*
ndieufngiow tbe Mlowing provision; ;* But noreli-
: - - ■ gious test shall -ever be required as &
’ qualification- for any office or public-
trust under the United States.”
bu4he]s receiy- “ The second declares—*• That Con-
’grfss shall make no* law respecting j
„ , • establishment oUrdigiorv, or prohibiting
IIat-s-1 welve hundred Bales re4fiy : ^ ( Teg exaxtse"thereof.” . -
ed, sofdTrt’pvicis, 1.18 to f.25 ‘ “ Ry what process of reasoning, these
’ Faun-AGruen apples, 4$ t<»-$5 pdr, proyisims of the Constitution can bo
hW mto.t Ertti’E .,Vu»P in nWkat d^-t mideio conflict vtith the right of tho
bbl. D|, s d FtuU;,uo«»e m nttKket, unHmUeA exerciseof h>
mand got>d. . . I own free atiR'-uncontrolfod wiff-itt^e
Peas—From 100 to 105. * « I enjoyment of his eleqlilb ^aftCbise I
Vh*—In demand at ’t4 to 15. | am utterly atft los?. to discoverrand I
**'.i
• Sa *4URe««fpts during the week es- Buvc sought it,in vain in such'arguments .
•HprjMW
BOO biisfiejs Tdrks Island, sold at 40cjs relates to. persons elected fo office, and
1 aud "f('shipped*. The formes diHLat l lo. requires that thqy shall have the Oath of
hut*iris thought A WUr decline: • 1 administered to them, without be.
..-it ling sulrjeeted to any religious t#st. And
I-ery jrebpeetfully, ^ •* - I this is the whole scope^ and effect of the
, ^1. L. TlNI^EY & CO. j artiplm- ’It does-not even remotely if..
teifeVe whh t]ie riglrt of an individual to
!
.'Tirk-in leim-jrotn i exereik hts oWn judgemuht, in deter-
itctl Marietta* on Saturday night last— j no t-to influence him Jn casting his vote*
destroying. property ta the aureuut..6f for or against him. This seems almost
From fficen.to |woi»ty-five thousand dot- too plain Tor argument. If a voter- ie-
_ * I lieves the religion of a candidate to be
. ars ‘ v * : i • - • GI imsdiuid and; dangerous. to an extent
liETTEIt FROM JUDGE BERRIEN, j which, would induce distrust in the ordi-
*„v Rockingham, Oct. 22, 1855. (nirrjr 'transactions of life, it is not only"
Ta^iuUtor of the Sav fi nna% Repuh-l** btlt }**. <M 9 to filhhold his
lie an - I roymdence, and hts bate. No '-provision
r ' G'ewTUKinT.N ! -Th^New York Trii |‘°F Otmiuuion Jorbide h, and duty
Ivuo&wfthaQPth-trtl., ctttrtai«i«g acom-| t l ) J^|~ S 0, i n 1 t 1 r y-^ c T ,,res,t '
tneotery on addre* toAlre people ofJ i TlienTdlotys tbe.sentencewhich the
^rgin. ins *'een recent]v forwarded Washington-Editor proposes to quote—'
Mills” a tfial—feeling striked thiUrooe. ^ pees u me by the editor* a* tfie] Je address. ifTs "a* follows:
who do so will be- disappointed in thfcir eotlcfo is editorial. I aJid npt deem it-V ■ *‘ ^ w -9J»fo bo wrong in the Govern-
* »__* * * ** iMi»aaalp.V tnfvtoVdir tr% Ur riro«i v hp. 1 m»nt to make this jfes , "because it is-«n
last week, . The Semud' w«*'organ1zed
Friend Cheatliam i» tight in ytyinfc
by.ilTfe elcfttiofi Uf'Ifori. Dirtied tJ. dailey j^tjie ladicslir* altvqfs tfie^liest-jiidgcs
Jlour. r afcd he miglit Tiaxe vlded,-of ma*
By*other x good things of thif life; aad r
as far as we know/all t tv^u> have tried
it, bear testimony in favor of Lis floqp.
y ■ . • j
ofButJg aV ItcsidenG,P. H*. .Golquiit,
secretary,. Mr.* A Iked, '*15091 keeper,
and Mr. Wilson, messenger. *
: I Hoftt. w. If: Stiles was elected Spea*
ker oPthe.JIcuse; A. M. $pecr, G!ei*k;
Mr, MorrUC-Doorkeepar, nmlMr. Oslin,
Messenger, .
Nothing of tnttcli mter’p^t'has as.yet
theiefcre recommend the adoption of this transpired. - . * \ —
plan-of selettingthe Public Printer.'Fi" , '-r^- ,
° “V We.shall endeftvor to- keep oift rend-
-ei** adHsbd, ? froth time to time of. the,
doings of this^ august boc^.
delityand despatch may'be secured -by: *
responsible Bondsmen, and the conlimt*
ance of the powehs of tire Executive o'ver
the su^jeet With whith bo is clothed "by.
tbe existing laws.
Mr. Gliapman received on account of
priAting the Laws aud Journals, the fol
lowing sums, to wit; " . *
As au advance by legislative auflioiri-.
ty....... . .^609D,QP
Under Exeailive Warrant. .j^l,^ORflO
Freight on Journals .properlw* ’
chargeable to him ..... . 10© 00
Paid J. M. Cooper-di Co., to
lift lien fop binding Laws.. 1,1 $7 000
■-C *
State. If there could possihly.^bp any « cce l»flngi WiUwm L Mitchell,
necessities which would justify it, they I W ^ IS ’»Piioiritevl jn Lis stc^U. The
certainly do not exist in Georgia. Avail- j 'Walter T* Culqnitt and
road enterprise, with us, Joes not need nppoinUdaa Attorney's
'Stimulation, hut raiher wholesonje and represent the State before the Com-
judicious direction. Such a’-system as I u \iSsioners. Early, hewejrer, jn the pro-
that however, ' would multiply those j § r - e?s of the'investigptionsrJltfforinerde-
works—'or attempts to construct them—I P aT *tcff ihi? life, \y hereby, the labour and
•indefinitely; nlid the sequel would be a J responsibility weijs devolved upon*tbe
crushing State debt, impaired State cred-1 letter. It is bill a tribute of justice to
it, ruinous depreciittioir oT State stocks I testimony to tho-signal ability and
and general paralysis, in all tlie depart* with \vhk-h'Jie . perfornjed the
nients of business and j;: bor. Stntesjjkel duty-. assigned lnm- By his diligence,
individuals, will retard Their progress. uu ’ u3tr .y and.legal feseprch, he doblgle^'
if they endeavor toadvaftce too rapidly. f aved the § tatri n,an y tho “s-'»" d dollars.
A system of interna! improvements! award qf the Commi-sroners was
should be rather a growth,developed fold f«PpeAIed from tathe Superior Court of
gradually mifqred by tho action of the | R'lldyrin-cAunty; and thence, ihe ques
laws or social and'eommercial progress, of law wore CArried > b 7 Writ of
than tho artificial rafok qr-rei&ess: ifo- Err6r »* t0 tho Su P rem ® • Coa I t - The
patient, arid iRguided’but wfoi mpant hltimfoellabimy of-the Stale, including
legislation. , Letusslu^botkScyUa antif^? m P^ nsa ^ 0 ^ .Commissioners,
Charibdis an# move cautiou lv UirouVrh C°, un ^ fees and Court costs/was- only-
the straight between jhe fwo extremes. 4 S-lS^i£ l T)-00- 9y authority of tlic act
• - under which the proceedings were had.
Wl^A-rjaaar^OMWAi^ftARlIitr. U if , moaht ^ ‘ ia id, wRh the’ proceeds
The various- Banks of the' Sfatcha^e | of St'ate Bends, s.uld qt pan dated July
promptly .mode their rejjprts^ from time L<f, 1853, and ifoyable teti years after
to timp, under Executive prodpiftfitiori, <li»e, at tbofoty of Savannah,
issued »u obedience‘to"fhgrlnw regiThit- ' *pcm.TC rhiXTlvo-
iirg that subject. By thc-oxhihits made. | : Tfte*ptlbliwitiefiand-ili^irib’ution of tl\e
those :nstituiionj[ seem ;o be sound flVidyl^iws.andJduTn.-ds^tlr^last Legislature
healthy. Still, the Legtsluwyc canriotjwere not h^Oomptishcd until a ye?r after
be too vigilant, in tlreir rsamwrutibns, or th * timd'rfquired bj-The law regulating
•tooAUuige»t.iu i^tiliffti«^ fl,eiTtwrthiil4'ttrtj^tjUSnU? Pvfclie Printer. -This
the limits of their respective charters.—I affords the second. t?f two successive in-
Ncw .charters should be-granted ti^h rstanceSj showing the absolute - itdccssUy.
caution, and only at-popits when' rise- of requiring *th'Wl Work-to be performed
interests of fr^de require.an iperease of! at'tlie SeiH of Government. /Ibe act of
B Hiking capital ami tacirtaipu."' Created! thtf lG:h* of February, $5L'cfothea the
in reference to such derrinrsl, they are | Executive wftli enlarged powder over the
public conveniences; otherwise, they are subject artd.tindel*-proper fcirtmmstaftccs,
mere broUrag « at»d shav iae; shops; and J it'^iigiiijg® ex^rised vriftr * adraritwge.
being compelled lo-re;i!ize their fTrofitsI Bafi there iveveborisidefatioris eannected
. hjr'otlrcr uibans than the npproprhtte bu--|*wiU|<hcdeKnqftency of the •fat©' Fuhjic
srness ..f Ranking, they bcceiwe'-fc igtftcs.lP^tea-wlkivJ! induced forbearance. Un-
a%( ruih'csi op|tr<-KHon re d lawless usuoy | derltpit act, if.thc delay ip the delivery
’—grinding tho faces of ihs nercessitous j of the L^WwwAd Journals-go beyond six
and waging a guerrilla warfare*!port the moTHlia, the ErWMilive is -autlioriaed’to
safer, and letter institutions of the 8iAto. remove himJmrn the office and appoint a
The pcactice seems, tohiave obtained, o'tsacoosM*. ««Gre the" expiration of six
date, with some Banka*«of■sending tlrrir j raeWTht, however the'PublicPrinter- had
issues to distant State*,*»>t seeking nor l th© mistbnuffe to Jose, by fire, almost
jdesiring a-homo curcokbimi.- As yet, re|tho.«n«ire edition of t)i6 How© Journal.
-id not known,* that matori A-injury has Soon «finr r th© city ©f Savannah was
. (esulled,.but that -it iwridnuve-ctf 4he viiitedUy the TolluW FeVer^iAd he foil
-correct principle of Banking,- is'not tolan parly' victim].leaving the work uh-
be doubted. It is equally certain, t bat ]Aniolied and the office.. vacari£ Messrs.
theicuUifiiate failure-vfoU bring aeproach Bconghton, Nisbet. A *Bnraes of the
•ad dishouor open tlm $tate.. UetaSe, j Federal Union j) reas, jotw© appointed to
.Atoountin the aggregate to ^18,237 0i>
For-the work performed by' him, ftc-
•cerding to^art estimate made by Ge.v
Rnglund and Win. .Barnes, practical
printers, ut the request of the Executive,
he was entitled fb receive’ .$ 13,749,SO?
showing an over payment of $4,A8T^lb
Tire estimate is based on what he .would
have been- entitled to, according- -io the
rates- of compensation fixed by law prior
fo" tire act of UBth February, 1854, H..
should be held "dowAto. those, rate-, on
account oTliis fitilttfe to perform the work
according to contract, a faithfoj eompli-.
ance "wirlf which orily, entilled him to
the-inareased compen’ation pfrof ided fop
by that act. If,-however, he*should be
'considered as.deserving, under .‘the clr-
climskmces, the rates of compeiisa'tidh*
provided for by that act, lie would
be entitled jto receive Jor the work done
by him, ihe^um of SI6,172.00,* which-
-ment stilbof # PVr the one or
the otker'^ihese-'amounts of Overpay*
ment, ncioriding as the Legislature shall
hold fiim to the rates of compeosauon of
the 1 old or the ne*w law'*, his securities-
are fesponsible to the State. - Under this 1
view of the subject, \t hr respectfully
submitted to lb© Gcnferal Assembly to
determihe-' whefher,’ under’ tlie^cirodm-
ftances, they - will diredt suit to be
brought upon the Bond of the Statu
Printer* * *-’* *‘* '
* SOLICITORS.
S. P.. Thurmond, Esq. of Jqjsfcsqn/bas
been ©letted .Solicitor of thfs (the Wo©-
tern)' eifcuir, and Tiiosl Mj -JJaniel,
Esq. SoKeito'r.of tfib Northerfi- Circuit*
J NEW*B:ilfE.* *
- Among the Legislative proceedings,
we "notfed that live Senator from this
county introduced a bill the ' dtlier day
providing,for the charter of a. new bhnk
at this pjace; That additional banking
facilities are needed he're, is, we believe,
a generally conceded fact. “Wg. hojie,
tlrergfore, that the cbqrter ivill be grant
ed, ; * .. '
ELECTIONS. " .’
-SABI KCnqEK'DEAD NOE ST. CKTING t.!
Th6 American’s hare re-eleCtodGard
ner -as Governor of'Massachusetts, and
have an overwhelming majprity m the
Legislature. . .
They tiave also achieved a sgtendid
victory in N. York, 'nofwiftwlandtng - the
loud "boasting -of the soffsbdl. Pierce,
Democracy.
In Maryland too, the* ♦ieleiy'is.eocv
•plete-^the American party electing five
©f 'the siif Congressmen to which that
State is entUlfH. •**
From Louisiana the
cheering-
news i$i. nost< fcalfo* 1 !
there; being but liitfe dOuBt^ 0 ^”* 011
that the Americans have carried every
thing before them,
"The -Federal Union will pleaseiadd
the above to its ■pyramid. .
We have not yet heard SrmfMUsi
sippi anJ Arkifqg??, .ly}t {hinlftf4]
that Sam* hwsf.exhibited ’’his-
-Stepwgs” there also.
^"Tfie *“ unterrtfied furrfners," as
ffe hlarn' from oui’ exchanges, held n
gveitt pow-wow in Mifledgeville the othef
Jiigbt, at which it was detertnirfod to giro
the ” spoils party *’ a re-christening The-
tie\v name-selected by thq sachems and
office-holders and office-See^ers is “ De.
mocraticAuti-Iuiow Nothing.”
At the meeting referred to, thgy re
adopted, substantially, the platform of
tbq Democratic State Convention in
deducted from the 818,237,00, which Jun ® laS 5* We unJ erstaml that these,
actually received, shows aa over pav- dkiriterested potriats(?)-expect such old-
JBukk-e Put to Flight.—Mr.Bnrke,
on*one accasion had just risen Jn tlie
House, of Gommons,. withreoma papers
in his hand, ou the subject'ol which he
intended, to make a motion, .when a
rough-hewn member, who bnd - no ear
for the charmesof eloquence, rudely
started, up, and said, Mr. Speaker;
I hope the gentleman does riot mean to
read that large bundle of papers, and to
oore us with a long spqech.”. M. B>
was swollen, or rather so nearly suffocat-
.ed jvith rage, as to be .incapable of ut-
tefupce, and absolutely run out of th*e
bouse. On this occasion, Geo. Selwyu
remarked that it was the only dime he
ever saw the fable realized—a lianput
to flight by the Waging of an ass.
* ’ SERVE EM BIGHT. .
nk bill lias been presented to the Le
gjslature, 'levying a tax of five dollars
upon ©very gentleman who wearsa mous
tache, and a fiine of five dollars upon
bachelors over thirty yeans of. age,
Hue WiiPgs as have .heretofore declin
ed acting wifo the? American -party to
jom.tliefo in their‘*wihl hunt after office.”
Asjthe American party bas thrown off
Us secre?y,(tho only objectionable feature
F to any one)’ we Uiink thereare’ thousand
©fold-line Whigs and Democrats .to<? T
who.-will henceforth act.with ft—believ
ing, as all unprejudiced men must, that it
is the only hope of the country.
be to iifcrease tire growing of mtuutaches,
aod get shaae money out of old
batch. , .
O** John Epps, who at. .the*
August terra of our Superior Court,
was found .guilty of the murder of fcir
J father, Escaped jail on'Tuesday'last, but
was soon overtaken.
his paper that many of the disappoint
ed aspirants swear vengeance against
the so-efoifed Democratic party, anff
threaten to jdin the Know Nothings
If« have no doubt' - but that great
numbers of-the voters of Geocgia .were
hired to eqpport the * Foreign party by
means- of -the * most lavish promises
it wnold be well forth© Legioiatu re to j re^prodaccntxeieqiusit'e number ofcopies-j , r» xhe annoincement ofMr DnkA of office—State ahd county. By the
sthnt operations. Ate*hey the work with.great fidelity and dispatch,
zafdoua to tile-fin a Aoiol welfire-of I Jfoweret sad the reasons for the delay id
they not inconsistent tkia'iereaace, and however far they t»ay
dug priu-.-ip W -Are j go-to Tooiove the oerture which the
Hamilton as candidfoe for Receiver of
Tax Returns, ought to have been pnb-
lisbedtwo'weekriago, but was •inadver
tently overfi
t^We regret.that,. being compelled
to pttbiisli so many long documents-this
week,. we xannot present bur readers.
With the^ usual _ variety .‘of original and
seated matter. Bear-with us, dear
friends,-aedwe will'soon be able to give
yon a more readable paperr
SPOILS! SPOILS 1
_ „ for
the purpose of raising money to increase*
tire School Fond. The idea seems to. "foidst of th^-<HSgrac)feful scramble; writes
both^ffibiic and private—unite in repre
senting, that more .persons are engaged
in the wild hunl after offiCe” than at
any previous^tirae, and that said c - hunt’
is more fiercely’pursued than ever here
tofore. - Hearl-burpirigs, bickerings and
jealousies abound among “ the .faithful;
and everything gives promise of a gen
eral “ bust np” before long.
The editor of the Savannah Journal
a Democrat- himselfi apd present in the
out of «very. twenty ei-
themselves chiselled,4he
party will be
CHARLEStON MARKET.
As bur'/eadejs genfoally .are inter
ested in thp. price of gram end other
[ftoduce, we shall nflke arrSrigernents to
keep'them properly advised of the state,
of our tn6sVitoportant markets.
‘Thefollowing qeport. of the Charles
ton market, *wl»ich is kindly finished
by the Commission - : Houser* of H.
L. Tiulef & Co. m»y 1>© Implicitly
rehed upon< > *- *' * .
Chaiileston, gatnrfley, Nov^ 40»»
Sir: We hand you the 'following
state of out market during thepast week,
which ii correct:
The Cotton market was tory languid
ktcensaay ttftwply io Mr. Greoly.be- m-ntto matte u»is lest, because it is^sn
chase; ^pirkfrmit its- sCurriltyy, the sola! cxejcise of discretion which the people
object- of- th©'>ticfo sfeemed 16 P^e-Tim ?ntnreted. to them, but Have
expose the .aflegriT inco'treisterrcy of reserved to therasfoves. Thus that
oeekingjthe fo’dof .euf ^t>rtherh.hreth- Vlncli w^hf be wrong in' tlfo Govern-
sen in the preeeu.t crfs« "of ©ur affailM tn^t^s ihe ri^ht. aifo" duty of the citi-
fov the fomration of "e'national party] aen *- ; . V * *
fire he maianmwd wto fiof.eriu-'tlie ad. . Overlooking tlie vtieipolaliorXnd tfie
d*’ss) aod the SmtfkdWi doctrine of] umissicyis, which -willbe obvious ate
noa-iutervention <hy ’Congress on the wh *> does fiot pertieive that this
tniestion of slavery, in the territories;^sentence has a direct referee©,! neces-
amf I .thpugh’t it ihrp^lile'imf J^riV- sflr )’ cotmeetton, with that --hich I have
Wy could ho- misled- by s© obvious a Mtoltdeed'above,, and ennuot be under-
iqisrepresentatidn. " My address w»t(r| stoood wlien separated- ftom it ?-
the -people of Gfe'qrgia. %t, was rqade \ W(jat is jt-that was asserted that would
Murins “the canvas! Whitfo prereetJeffthel bc «» r khe GovernmOnttodo T—
StatL,«ieeUon. It pvesentad-no-appeal I Obviously Jtf refuse to administer the
.to otfr Northern brethren, "ft tii.l- notj^th of qualification—the oath to sup-
^uggeSt the formation-of any-frtrty, but port the constitution, to a person-elect-
sihrplv anlaouirced sny opinions oil cer-i®“ to a, 1 office, from a belief that his
tain questions which* were^eing agitated ‘religion was .unsound and' dangerous
In. that canvass^iif answer t© ©nqitiries4 btkjn to an extent*, which would induce
made bfciltzePS of Georgia vvitlr tm- fo§ lni ^ il * orclinary trausactions Aif
mediate reference to that election.' "»t Because the Constitution forbids
- - I had • another reason for suffer mg*/ ^«n. fo. require tills test-diecausa this
4© pass with©* hotice. I 'confer* my- be on exercise of discretion which
self not merrily «arela«fc of tbenppro- hb* people have not entrust d . to the «>
bat entirely* mflifforeirt to", the Government, but have reserved to them- f
of any man, who codlr* rise 1 se.vef. The sum of the prm,-bon is this;
from the perusal of snoji an ©ptiefoj | ^ the peripje elect a man to office, dis-
without a mingled" feeRftg of ©m “ *
for its impofence,' ftn-i disgust ... —. ... „ . „ —,
scurrility. ' - • pass a law authorizing the Government
More recently, I have Seep in edilxv to make.vhis an objection- tp hiiq?
rifoof db^^ashington Union, in which I -And what is it which is declared "to
s waiter essays to speak with thfr con*-] be flie right and duty of the citizen to
enteof efte who had rtliTywq^irt tlie| do ^ * .A s manifostly.it was, in the ex-
aliT.klp^w t?mVr‘p.Vi«tWf>d dn&Stldic. | erfose of his elective franchise,
Ms lurare «f - verba j
the hearing end port of-JjK fi
: .zealous in tfie cause of'fdi&rfng tfhVrtyjl^l^ved to. be hnsound and dangerous
oassume "tin© office.of. exteiit which would induce di$-
countryroen, fold p r ’ u3t in tire Ordinary transactions of life,
and e'etisUrmg- thosi^^jjo^cufTev.^Bmi Whi».w*iR hive; the* hardihood to deuy
him. -Thistoo, .without a woi^ ^fex-J thisT And yeMbis. siinply, is the pro-
planation-on tny part, J could leave foJ povition stated- m thc address; It says
foe intalHgence'bf the people qf Georgia, j nothing pf -a combination for. this pur-
k bqt for th©*gajblcd quotation which) {>ose-i-nothing’ of individuals "binding
furiiishestbe ground 1 of this fottisy c«m1 theijiselvts "by -an -oath to*exercise this
megtary,* and for the* fact that it has Undoubted .riglit—^for the plain,
been . transferred to oqe. of our owi>j. fe ^ aon ll*%| th» VequtrcinmU w as under-,
newspapers accompanied by # q flTppant j stood tq hay^* been abandoned, and the
arfoJicentoiis editorial article comufewd-l Afnerifcan party stood upon the sam©
ing it, toj public notice,. ."J .could ftfqr-* j foqtihg «s every other, approval of its.
lessl^Rave itto.lhe .iptelligence of niy] principles b^’mg-the sole requisite for .
cpuntryiueu, to distinguish between foen admission to fnemhorshp.
[‘■-‘-higher law’’ deebuie©J fafiapoisqi—^The tHtempt to identify this with the*
law higher than the.’cpnsttfotfon-v-ODa rdoctrines of - hbolit'iouisra is absurd ;
absolves'tljp eJbplibonist ffom hlsj the‘perversion by wfiich it is sought to
awn o^b, and foe ©Migatioufwhfeji*that] ajpcoiBpjisb^tiispaljialjIe. I had specifi-
fou»uutne»u unpo^eswand the absolute pt'di ^caj-e.in which nn^ intlividu^il cittzep,.
and flvetuating up to the reaeipt of the* * r jght‘(f or which I,was contending («f [pygHt ao, w]mt the" Gpvernmenf could
I not In nrCrailt, .. 1 * . 11 .. t
Asia’s repeats from Europe -Her news
•hot being as bad us wa» anticipated b^
Cotton dealers, buyers took bold, and
3500 bales were sold about ^ dejdfoe
on .last week’s prices, say. Middling,
8J,and 81Strict .Middlingf 8 and ;
Lqjv Middling, 8 and The lower
qualities ere ecarce, and not in-much-
demand.
Bacon—Tfie rparket' is* rather bare
of tfiis article, qt present, witboprices
firm-at .13.4 for shoulders amt sides, 15
and 16J for hams.
' Butter—Prime yejfow, readily com-
from MjUedgeville— dem»d'« 23.’
ing to
Eggs—Scarce, frmp 31 to 33 ets. per
dozen. * - * * •
Feathers—But very few in m'arket,
"prices range* from 35 to 40 accn rdir?£
quality.
SuciAR and Coffee—Supplies
hand very .limited, but heavy-shipments
daily expedted; good Rio lOj and R
Sugar per hh’d, 4J j by barrel, 5 ?nd4>-
Molasses—If. O. 36, Cuba, scarce
and commands 27. •.
Flouip—Scarce, arrivals tor the wcM
little. mor< than what supplies home
use—prices'firm at 9J per bW. r ,sacks* -^‘e American Party, it qays:
m _ ^^ J~1 n A tt hoca tfin# ittliml*
4.12
Grain—Receipts of Wheat'for the
.week estimated at. 35(500 bushels, arid
exports 27000 bushels, mostly coastwise-
on ajew bushels Shipped direct to Liver
pool. Wbittf crop seeins to beexhaust-
ed, as' none was received -IhTs week.—.
We sold, a choice lot of^Red for 1.95,
as did cithers, but 1.99 isthe.rufihg
price* and good deihandwt foot.
•evjOy citizen to the uncqntrolled enjp?.-.t n °t lawfirll^ 4o| namely t that* such aw
nffeuLof his owg-private .judgment iir|-indixidural,forlhe guidaucOof his own
the exercisq.of Jjur^elective h-arieffii^c, Jftdgtneiit/in^he exercise of-his elective
without wbich^we wpold cc^se to a vs I firs tichiseyntgit resort to a test-, the ap*.
under a fire© goverameat.- . plieatioq of. which was by the Constitu-
. But. the Washington editril’* has stu- tion prohibited- to the Government—-
dfously witi>held that portiv^oTthe ad- that he might rigbtfuHy decline to vote
drets which was necessary io*a cortect [ tbre.Romaqtat who iyasa candidate for
understanding of the opinion expressed. I office, but that, if sqcji candidate were
Here' follows -his ^luotation. L copy*] elected, the Goveriiment. could foot to-
from-Che'Auguata Constitutiunalist and {fuse to qualify‘him on tlto'ground of bis
JElepablic.. • Rnm inisnr.. - The rGowernmeri) editor-
“Jt would be wrong in the Govdro- Ipep’ertstliis iuto a gerterid proposition,
ment to-ftiake thjg religious, test an*ex- foat wliat"would h© fvrong iq^the &
ercise of discretion, which the peopled Vernmqjit woqld ihe. rigli't iq t* "
■have not eqtruBfed to theTn. Thus’ tfiitj - : * ,A - 1 — —’ - -
avhlch^ppiiId"b*e Atrong in the Govern
merit, lifttjh; tight* and " duty' of iiie'cTtl-
zen-” • ' j*
Th'e sentence as quoted; ts nonsen-
nd is rendered so by itit^rpola-,
d by emissions.' 'Perhaps the
latter iiay he 'attributed to the blflnde.^
5f thdteditor, ot his cobysits I do* not
ventu#. to suggest an explanation, of
tnd former. But this presents very^itp-
.perfe&tly, the disingendouSaess. of' the
quotation: That insists in separating
me sentencajquoted^from that .portion
of the address with which it was con
nected—in garbling' it?—an operation
which according to lexicographers"? is
‘lto*picktnrt what may suit a purpose.”
That, portion-of 41.e address, ffom
whictfahe quotation is "abstracted, is as
folloWsL Speaking of the, principles of
-One of these, that which announces
.jftheir'determination not to vote foy, or
appoint Romanics to office, haff been
' the subject qf mueh reprehension, and
has been assail*! as a; violation oft he
liberty^ of conscience, which is secured'
by the Constitution. "The prdvisions,
oft bet instrument which are supposed
toi)© violated, dre contained in the con*
cl tiding ©jause of the --third section of
of the sixth-article, and ifl jhe first arti
cle of the amendments. Thfe . first after
. - Priding forbad ministering an ©Mb to
acufoen whi^h has so captivated the
editor of the Constitutionalist Si, Re.
public: It is as foHaws:- :'
*" Very true, says the Sewardites, andl
in like manner it would be wrong in the.
Government (thal Congress and the-
President) to .say fhaf-' fugitive slave©,
shall not 1 be fffitimed,' as the people
fiase not entrusletT this power to them..
TlrtSs'wha*.woqld^Jbe wrong ip. theGo-
vernment, would .be the right and duty
of the citizen*’’ - v . » . ;. v
Novv one most Jiave. large powers of'
deduction who 'cqpld draw Hhjpfoonclu-..
sion, evbn t frofe these perverted pie-,
miscs. JtAtlle. *©as©.put, the Constitu
tion ahd tholawa passed t© carry ii into
effeet.operate bW'oii foe Government
aud the citizepVfo The C
Clares-that fugitive- $lav<
turned- This ascertains
the Goverpmeift. The laws wt
vide the.aneRms by wbdchT this
shall be-cffectat, demand" th
of tire citizen. - But ‘ *“
too pd.wble-? tlie,attt
the proposittoW l h
.puerile. * .
A process . jf"i
found, just ftftw
tion—and-l \
tolMve read