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COS AM EMIR BARTLETT — EDITOR.]
iavassah ntEßCtmir.
P** uK.i.nd pvrrv day, in Savannah, Geo.
Will U P“ b S e r2aßon: and three times a
i m e the summer months, at Eight Dollars
! in advance.
F ‘CHE ARGUS
u. compiled from the Daily Papers, and pub
i !vprv Friday morning, at l oar Dollars per
I ilshed eA Yhree if* paid in advance.
‘TrMmrUsernentswill be published in both va
cents per square of 14 lines for the first
1 f>ers,ai to ce nts for each continuation.
Communications respecting the business
0 f ]he Office, must be addressed to the Editor,post
I P %iles of land and negroes by Administrators,
bales rimnlians are requited by law, to
Executors or t l.e month, between
’ ho haW 011 V h ° ta the forenoon and three
the flours ol ten o“^^ ourt . House of the Coun
! in fbe is situated. NoUce of
: Gliette
vhtu davs previous to the day
7otle of the sale of P*
j in like manner, forty days previous to tfte
Coffee to the debtors and creditors of an estate,
be made to the Court
i 0 f Ordinary forTeave to sell land, must be pub-
four months.
A WIZARD SONG .
J{v the shore of the sea, the wild shore of the sea,
Tis there, tis there, I love to be,
When the storm hath past, with a harrowing
blast, ‘
O’er the billowy wilderness dark and vast ;
When the sea-sepulchres disgorge
Their new dead to the foaming surge,
That flings its prey unto the land,
And smooths their biers on the trackless sand ;
the dismal wreck floats to the shore
Whereor! its crew shall tread no more,
And the mighty ocean heaves, as though
’Tvrere tired of the long, long work of woe j
When the low winds breathe the knell of the
.drown’d
With a most bewailing sound—-
There let my gloomy pastime be
As one that fears not Stomi or sea.
When Dew made widows, maids bereft
Os Youth's fond dream —and orphan’s left
Homeless on earth, and childless Eld,
Have on the dreary beach beheld
The ghastly change that death has wrought
On each pale eorpse they tottering sought.
Or search, through many &n hour, in vain,
For the vanish'd that none shall see again—
Shuddering at tl>e sun that seems
To mock them with returning beams.
And at the seas, now waveless grown,
When all the grievous scathe is done ;
Then let me roam beside the deep,
“With watchful eyes that will not weep—
Then let me human grief .behold,
But not as one es mortal mould.
The Importance es a displaced Comma. —
Amazing as it may seem, it is certainly a fact
that the unfortunate King Edward the Second.;
lost his life by means of a misplaced comma ; for’
his cruel Queen, with whom he was at •variance,’
sent to the keeper of the prison where he was
confined the following lines :
“ To shed King Edward's blood
“ Refuse to fear, I count it good.”
Had the comma been placed after the word re
fuse, thus—
“ To shed King Edward's blood
“ Refuse,”
The sense would have implied that the keeper
was commanded not to hurt the King, and the
remainder of the line—
“To fear I eount it good,”
Would have signified that it was counted good
not to spill his blood; but the comma being wick
edly placed after the word fear, thus—
“To shed King Edward’s blood
“ Refuse to fear,*
The murder seemed commanded, together with
a kind of indemnification to the keeper ; nay , al
ter this mode of pointing, the remainder ot the
lines seem to deem the action meritorious :
“ I count it good,”
According to the punctuation the keeper tbok
the lines in the worst sense, and the king lost
his life upon the occasion.—A bisnop of Assello
•ordered this inscription to be put over his gate :
“ Porta , patens csto, nulii claudaris honesta .”
Which is, ,
“ Gate, be thou open, and not shut to any hon
est man.”
But the painter unluckily placing the comma af
ter the word nulli , instead of csto, the sense
stood thus :
4t Gate, be thou open to nobody, but be shut to
an honest man.”
Which occasioned the bishop to lose his bishop
ric. Thus we may perceive the necessity of be
ing very particular with respect to points or
stops, since the misplacing of a single Comma*
occasioned the murder of a king and the loss of a
bishopric.
Loquacity. It has been said in praise
of some men, that they could talk whole
hours upon any thing ; but it must be own
ed to the honor of the other sex, that there
are many among them who can talk whole
hours together upon nothing. I have known
a woman branch out into a long extempore
dissertation upon the edging ol a petticoat,
chide her servants tor breaking a china
CU P? in all the figures of rhetorick.
Vanity. A man who is proud of his
property will sometimes call himself poor,
|hat you niay soothe his fancy by contra
dicting him. A great beauty will likewise
pretend to believe that she makes an ordi
*jary appearance; and,
’l n hopes of contradiction, oft will say,
“ AiC-thinks I look most horribly to-day.”
be most effectual way to mortify such
persons, is, to pretend to believe them and
that there is some truth in
1 assertions.
Experience and wisdom are the two best
i'<rtune tellers.
w b°ha ih no ;!! lortunp, is tired out
with good.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1828.
UPP The Savannah Mercury, will be Publish
ed Three Times a fi tek, during the Summer
Months. Days of publication, Monday, Wednes
day and Friday.
TT The Argus, will be published every Friday
Morning.
O 3 Office on Bull Street, near the Exchange ;
Middle Tenement of Mortison's Buildings ; Count
ing Room on Second Floor , opposite Judge Ni
col's Office.
HP In consequence of not being able to get a
larger press constructed, and on the spot, in sea
son to meet <mr summer arrangement, ice have
beetn compelled to commence the MERCURY and
ARGUS, on it smaller sheet than we fupd contem
plated to publish it, and on which it will hereaf
ter be issued. But this, we presume, will be of
little moment to our Subscribers ; because not be
ing crowded with Advertisements during the sum
mer, our sheet will still contain more reading
matter than most of the other papers of the vicini
ty ; and we shall hare our new Press in season to
add another column to each page of our paper at
the commencement of the fall business.
We this morning present the public with the
first number of The Argus ; and hope that our
humble efforts will find acceptance ; and that we
shall be enabled to pursue our arduous way, occa
sionally cheered with the smiles of our friends ;
and that even those, whom we may not call such,
will extend to us a patient and indulgent hearing.
The conducting of a public journal is at ail times
an arduous, and laborious undertaking- ; often a
painful and profitless one. An Editor often feels
himself called on by a sense of duty, to divulge
truths which nitty be disagreeable to his friends :
to assert principles which may be odious to them,
and to maintain opinions which interfere with his
own pecuniary interests. He may possess warm
feelings and but limited knowledge ; be surround
ed with interested friends, who mislead his judg
ment with specious statements, and impose upon
his understanding with false and groundless as*
sertions. With the best intentions in the world,
he may often cast censure, where praise only is
due. And with the shafts of his satire, pierce the
bosom he should rather have shed his ow n blood
to de&nd.
To thfe arduous undertaking, the Editor pro
leases not to bring great abilities or extensive
learning. He is but one of the People, taught
only in the school of experience. He can claim
for himeelf neither exemption from prejudice, nor
security against error. All that he would ask of
the public to believe is, that he brings*to the tak*E ’
an honesty of intention, an earnest desire to pro
mote the true interests of his country.
We have for warded the first number of our
paper to a few of our old friends and acquaint
ances, who have heretofore yielded us their con
fidence and support, and who we hope, will conti
nue to do so still. We shall continue to send
them a few numbers, that they may judge ol’ the
merits of the publication. But as we do not wish
to intrude our sheet -oatt any one, vve shall discon
tinue all such papers after the third number, un
less directed to the contrary.
There are others of cur friends, who in occa
sional intercourse, before we had formed a project
of an establishment in Snvannaik, have urged us
to resume our editorial labors, and proffered us
their support in any such undertaking. T o these,so
far as recollected, we have also forwarded papers, !
and inserted their names on the list of our pa
trons. If we have been mistaken in the spirit of j
Any of these kind expressions, or, if time or cir
cumstance should have wrought any change in j
the feelings of individuals, at this regard, it is to j
be hoped that they will so far extend their usual !
courtesy towards us, as to give early information
of the fact.
Those who have attended to the progress of so
ciety, must be aware of the almost unbounded in
fluence which the Press has been wont to exercise
over the opinions, the passions, the manners, and
even principles of the community ; and must con
sequently look upon it as one of the most efficient
means of advancing the arts of civilization, and
with them of ameliorating the condition of human
nature. As the Press gives tone and direction to
the feelings’ of society, so it is capable of improv
ing the manners and correcting the morals of the
age. And above all, it is the vehicle of light
through which the Great Intelligence dispen
ses his divine rays through the darkened world.
Considered in this view, the existence and well
being of the Press, is intimately connected with
the happiness and welfare of the community.
Georgia Politics. —Some Editor of this state
has asserted, that there are but two parties in the
state ; one in favor of Gen. Jackson, and Hie
other for Old Hickory. We assent to the fact of
their being but two parties. Though we should
have arranged them under different heads—viz :
The In's, and the Out's. The one party who got
into office by abusing Gen. Jackson, and now en
deavor to maintain themselves there, by praising
him. And tlie other party who lost their offices
by clinging to Jackson, before he become popu
lar, and who now wish to profit by the eclat
which they themselves assisted in giving him.
Among the leaders of both these parties, there
are but few who care much for the old General
himself. Yet they all find it mighty convenient
to mount the hobby-horse of the day. And they
who care the least, clamor the loudest, that they
may be considered in earnest by the people. Both
these parties have nominated Electoral Tickets,
and, we presume, the contest will be carried on
with all the asperity which usually attends an e
lection, where parties arrange themselves, not oi
the side of principles, but merely under the res
;>ec*i v© heads of in's or out's.
THE ARGUS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 40, 1828.
When we issued our proposals for the pubiica
tion of a New Paper in Savannah, we did not en
ter in detail into our plan, noT give * minute ac
count of our principles, political views, party
attachments, nor the many other topics usually
discussed in a paper of that sort. All this wo
omitted, not from any disrespect to. a custom so
generally followed at the outset of an undertaking
like ours: but firstly, from a conviction that it
would not in the least avail us, in a community
where we are so generally known. For, V’hatever
we might Jay, whatever specious promises we
might make, the public would, notwithstanding,
judge of our future course by our past conduct
And on this ground alone, were we willing that
the success or failure of our entorprize should
rest. We trusted, that those who heretofore had
yielded us their friendship and support, would
continue their confidence without any new pledges
on our part of t e correctness of our principles,
or the honesty of our intentions. W© also felt
sensible, that those who heretofore had been dis
pleased with our general course, would not be
inclined to give much credit to any professions of
amendment. c
There was another consideration also, which
had its influence with us, in deciding the course
w r e adopted. On several political topies, upon
which the public mind has lately become consi
derably excited, wo w r ished, in expressing our
opinions, t.o be neither misunderstood nor misre
presented
We wished an opportunity of expressing ouropi
niona on several subjects, if we spoke of them at
all, more fully than could be afforded in the short
space of a Prospectus. And we did not wish our
language perverted, and our meaning mistified by
those whom interest or party prejudice might
make our enemies, before we had an opportunity
of answering objections, or exposing misrepre
sentation. We never expected or hoped to suc
ceed by appearing- other than what we are, nor
to prosper by fighting under false colors. And
we shall, therefore, as we have leisure, speak of
all subjects which pass under our notifce, with
perfect candour and entire freedom.
The Savannah Mercury will be mainly de
voted to commercial affairs. To the mercantile
community we shall look for our principal sup
port ; and that support it will be our endeavour
to merit by an unremitted attention to their in
terests. In the communication of the earliest in
tollignjee, the mast accurate price currents, and
extensive shipping list's, our efforts shall die stre
nuous and unceasing. But our devotion to our
pecuniary success will not so far influence us, as
to induce us to neglect the opportunities which a
newspaper presents of circulating correct political
notions ; of inculcating principles of attachment
to our national union,, and general lover of coun
try. And those correct doctrines of political eco
nomy upon which the welfare of the agricultural
and commercial classes depends. ,
We can say here, that we hold to the correctness
’ of ocoaoiuyupou w hich
’ wn lsuppose itmt —“y
he based. > a* ; • and •; ndency is,
to encourage , -u-J . L<Ji industry,
through all its branches, and make m truly inde
pendent. We believe that this system nets as
beneficially on the agricultural as tb; aanufac
turing interests, and that it is peeuauljy the in
terests of the people of this state to uphold and
protect it. And that now, while our suicultural
prospects are so greatly depressed, it khoves us
to take advantage of its salutary provisions, by
introducing manufacturing establishnrn its into
our state. Wo shall endeavor to * :
ject upon the attention of our citizen©” / tdduc
ing undisputed facts and candid arguir rns.
We are opposed to that narrow consit action of
the Constitution of the United States, which
would go to deprive the general government of
all power to prosecute work© of public improve
ment, which tend so eminently to the.prosperity
and happiness of the country. Neither can we ■
agree with those politicians of the \\rgtjda school,
such, for instance, as Governors Gilo- and Troup,
; in their speculations upon the doc trines of state
; rights. Doctrines, which it'carried into practice,
j would work disorganization and the severance of ‘
the Union. . -. i.
In regard to the claim* of different individuals |
to distinguished offices, we will speak asion !
seems to require, with equal candour, freedom |
and honesty. As the principal object in selecting I
candidates should be the support of measures, and i
to give currency to principles, so the raising of a j
favorite individual to office may sometimes be- i
come a secondary concern. At the time of the !
last Presidential campaign, we were the warm |
advocates of Gen. Jackson, and should continue {
to be so, were circumstances the same. We ad- |
mired his brilliant military career, his high and
lofty spirit, and we were satisfied with the sound? ‘
ness of his principles. But, while wc advocated I
the claims of Gen. Jackson for which we ‘
alleged, we were not backward in declaring our <
confidence in the ability and integrity of Mr.
Adams, and our Conviction that the interests of
the country would be sale in his keeping. Mr.
Adams was elected, and we signified our assent
in the decision of the Ajmerican people. Neither
have we been disappointed in the administration
of Mr. Adams. With one or two exceptions,
wliich we have heretofore noticed, his course ha3
been such as to meet our decided approbation.
Such being the facts, and the rea -ons which in
duced us to take an active part in tfic last contest,
having ceasDd to exist, it. cannot to expected that
we feel greatly anxious tiial Mr. Ao mis should be
defeated at the approaching election ; more espe
cially as the cabinet of Gen. Jackson, remains yet
to be formed, and the course which it will pursue,
a matter of uncertainty. Still, as the original
views which we entertained of Ins own character
remain unchanged, and as the choico of >lie peo
ple of this state is unalterably fix and, wp are not
disposed, by any means, to become ti*e vaHizatis
of Mr. Adams. If, however, he can derive any
advantage from our honest approval of any of his
salutary measures, or our support of those leading
principles with which he has identified his adrni
listration, ho is heartily welcome to it* He 13,
ve have no doubt, an honest and an aHo t-ites
nan, and if the American people sfioaM vili bi*
re-election, we shall not bo among Ac cissaiisfied.
.f, on the oth-'T hand, it should be the fortune of
Gen. Jacks’ * to succeed him. we h<q>e and trust
that the great interests of the country will be
equally safe. In connection with this subject, we
take occasion to make one further remark. The
charge of corrupt bargain , which some of ouf bro
ther Editors persist in bandying about against Mr.
Clay, we do not think entitled to the least credit,
and we deem it our duty honestly and candidly to
say so. If the circumstance of Mr. Clay’s vote
and succeeding appointment, for one moment,
threw a shade of suspicion over the purity of his I
motives, we think ft has been entirely removed by
the abundant testimony adduced. The fame and
reputation of our distinguished and most celebrat
ed men Ought to be dear to the American people.
It is intimately connected with the glory of our
whole country, and should not be wantonly as- |
sailed. ,
In regard to the local polities of the state, we
hold to the same principles now, for which we J
have all along contended-—as we have not yet
..been convinced of their incorrectness, by the ar
guments of any opponent, so we will abide by
them, whether for good or for evil; and we are
willing.to. ri&a but with their success, and fall, if
fall we must, with their ©vertbrow. But in the
constitution and organization of parties-. — Time,
that great magician, has wrought wonderful meta
morphoses. Truth is ever stedfast and perma
nent ; but human feeling, and the current of hu
man action, is ever fluctuating, ever shifting its
channel. It cannot be surprising therefore, that
champions, who have often'couched lance against
each other in hostile array, should at times, under
some new combination of affairs, find themselves
arrayed under the same banner, fighting side by
side, each with the same device on his shield, the
same favor in his crest, with which he first buck*
led on armor. And as we have always contended
for principles not men, so we shall not feel our
selves called on to contend still, when the bone of
contention shall have been swept awa@r by the
force of events ; or, wage war upon names and
shadows, when those .names and those shadows,
shall have passed ofTintp merited oblivion. i
We were opposed to the election of the present
Chief Magistrate of the State from principle. We
did not entirely approve of his political course,and ;
believed that the interests of the state could have
been more safely entrusted to the keeping of a
more honest and upright politician. In the ad
ministration of Gov. Forsyth, there is much to ap
prove of, and something to condemn. His course j
has been mild and conciliating, and that party ex- I
citement which had risen to so fearful a height,;
during the administration of his predecessor, has
in a great measure, subsided. Still, he is not the
man of our choice, and while we have such cliax
acters in the state* as Schley, Lumpkin, Fort, j
Stocks, Powell, Harden, Flournoy, Kenan and
M’Donald, we hope he will find opposition at the
next election. We are willing however, in the
mean time, iq the true spirit of the old axiom, to
give him credit, not only for all the good he may
do, but for the evil he may refrain from doing.
Note Candidates for Congress. —Thomas U. P.
Charlton, Esq. of Chatham County. An ho- ,
/-A j the old school,
formerly judge of the Eastern Circuit, Mayor of
Savannah, &c. A gentleman of fine talents and
first rate oratorical powers. He has been attached
to the People's party.
©a-ies -in. Vv ayne, Esq. of Chatham County.
At present judge of the Eastern Circuit. A gen
tleman of extensive legal and literary acquire
ments, bold and commanding eloquence, and the
most unblemished moral character. While on
the be>ch, he has preserved the respect and con
fidence of all without becoming subser
vkr- ’ * • . 5
f Col. Thomas F. FdaHt**£fGreene county, by
profession a lawyer; for many years a leading !
and influential incmher of the Legislature—an i
active, efficient business man, possesses various
knowledge, a clear and discriminating judgment, j
but a confused and indistinct utterance, which !
renders him rather an unpleasant speaker. He is j
attached to the Troup party, but an honorable,
Upright man.
Major William Triplett, of Wilkes county,
late Comptroller-General. A gentleman of much
practical knowledge ; of a prompt, active, energe
tic temper ; able and persevering in business, and
possesses a spotless character. He is attached to
the people’s party, but has in an eminent degree
possessed the confidence of both.
Henry G. Lamar, Esq. of Bibb County, for
merly Gov. Troup's Aid, and is the same indivi
dual who was sent on embassy to the Creek
Nation, and afterwards to the Patriot office, and
was unfortunate in both. lie possesses, however,
considerable talents, is a very respectable young
lawyer, an honorable plain-dealing citizen, though
a shallow politician, and unlucky diplomatist,
i Dr. Charles Williamson, of Baldwin county,
formerly a physician of eminence, but has latterly
declined practice ; possesses considerable talent,
1 and common report says (although common report
, is a common liar) that he contributes largely for
1 the Columns of the Georgia Journal. He is a
gentlemanly, pleasant man in private life, and
belongs to the Troup party.
There are several others, whom we shall no
tice as we have leisure.
CITY COUNCIL,
Thursday, May 22,1828.
At a Regular Meeting of the City Council, held
this day, present his honor the Mayor, Aldermen
Scriven, D’Lyon, Davies, Owens, Clark, Shick,
. Williams, Shaw and Sheftall.
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and
Confirmed.
The Information Docket was called up and read.
Mrs. M’Donald was cited before Council for re
tailing without a license. The fact of retailing
was proven j the Clerk was asked if she had a li
cense. He said she had none, but that she had
stated she was unable to procure one, and she
must support her fiunily, &c. She was fined five
dollars and costs.
Charles W. Tomer, charged with retailing to
negroes on Sunday after nine o’clock ; had been
before Council but a short time before, on the
same charge. Fined two dollars and costs.
Mr. M. D. Howard, charged with trading with
negro* i* on Sunday after nine o’clock. The Mar
shal stated, he had seen several negroes, in btf shop
6 or 7 minutes after 9 o'clock, but that he should
not have reported the case, if he had not seen the
door shut, and a negro standingby it—which con
vinced him that the individual knew he was vio
lating the ordinance. Mr. Howard stated in his
defence, that he had not traded after 9 o’clock.
1 out was merely making chantre, and delivering ar
ticle#; which had been previously sold.
Alderman Shick, thought the case should bo
j dismissed. It was impossible to drive negroes from
I a shop at the very instant of the striking of tho
j clock. He had frequently, he said, shut his shop
’ door, in order to get them out sooner, and to pre
vent others from coining in* The individual was
j also, a stranger, it might be presumed that he was
; not Ultimately acquainted with our municipal reg
, ulations—He moved that the case be dismissed.
(Alderman SheftaH, seconded the motion—ho
thought that 15 minutes grace ought to be allowed,
j The case was dismissed.
! After the vote had been taken, Alderman D’Ly
on moved that Mr. Howard should be charged
with costs. , . •
Alderman SfcfiVcn made a motion tq reconsider
tire case. The’ ififetidn wd* loaf.
Mrs. Donagar was-char god with the same of
fence. The Marshal saw several negroes in her
shop near 10 o’clock. She is a very poor woina i;
lives in Battle-Row. Alderman Shick moved to
fine her $1 —he thought that line might be collect
ed—a larger one could not be. Alderman W il
liams said by imposing such trifling fines, ail in
ducement was held out to individuals to break the
ordinance : it was in eilect, giving a license to soli
on Sunday for sl. lie moved to impose a fine of
$5. If it could not be collected, it would still bo
held over her in admonition. Aid'll Sheftall tho’t
there was a better chance of collecting $1 than
five ’ r he was for fining one dollar. She was fined
s>o and costs.
Two petitions were presented from individuals
who had been assessed 100 per cent, on their tax
es, on failure of making returns agreeably to stat
ute.
Alderman D’Lyon offered a hill repealing- an or
dinance forbidding the sale of any article in Mark
et before the ringing of the hell.
He said the Ordinance which, he proposed re
pealing had been the source of great inconven
ience > and as a proof that. Council had considered
it useless, he referred to the provision of remitting
the penalties which had been incurred under it.
Alderman Williams, referred to the practice
of Council, of remitting tines, rather a s an argu
ment, in favor of the continuance cf the Ordi
nance, inasmuch as it showed a disposition to pre
vent any thing like an oppressive operation of it.
The proposed bill he said would be dangerous in
its consequences ; it would open a door for all
kinds of forestalling.
Alderman ULyun, thought that all the evi{j>
of forestalling were sufficiently guarded against
by other sections of the Ordinance. Ho said, the
bill ought to pibs,or the time for ringing the bell
should be fixed at an earlier hour. The prosent
law was vefy inconvenient to masters of vessels,
boarding house keepers, &x\
Alderman Sheftall, said be was very doubtful
of any benefit, to be derived from the proposed
bill. It was not the shop-keepers, he said, who
most frequently violated the laws against fore
stalling ; he had known respectable citizens, pur
chase whole cart loads of Poultry, and give their -
servants tickets, to sell them next day in market.
The Bill was lost.
A Bill was introduced by Alderman Scrircn ,
prescribing the duties and fixing the compensation
of the Health Officer of the Port of Savannah.
The Bill made it the duty of the Health Officer,
to visit ail vessels arriving from ports infected with
the Small Pox, or other contagious disease*; to
direct the Pilots, and Captains of such Vessels, to
bring them to an anchor, at some convenient point
below the City, and finally, to direct the infected
vessel to proceed to the quarantine ground, oppo
site Fort Jackson, and to report to the Mayor, the
nature of the disease, and the beat means of pre
venting its introduction, into the city, or adjacent
country : to visit the siek on board such vessels,
or in the Hospitals if transferred thereto ; to
cleanse, fumigate, and take other necessary mea
sures to disinfect the vessel ; to visit, when re
quired by the Mayor, persons affected with the
Small Pox, or other contagious and malignant
diseases, and to give medical attendance to such
persons when transferred to Hospitals in the
country ; to inspect when required, vessels in
port, laden with damaged provisions, hides, or
other perishable articles, and allowed
salary for these duties.
Alderman ShcjftaU, said he only objected to the
bill so fur as it w ent to charge the expense of fu
migating, cleansing, &c. upon the City. He
proposed to amend the bill so as to authorise the
Health Officer, to collect the expense out of the
Owmer or Consignee of the vessel.
Alderman D'Lyon, said he should oppose such
amendment, inasmuch as it would impose addi
tional burthens on the commerce of the city, and
induce vessels to go to other ports.
Aldervian Owens, doubted tiie power of Coun
cil to impose any such expense on vessels—it
Could only be done by Act of Congress.
Alderman Williams, thought the expense of
fumigating and cleansing the vessel should bo
borne by the owner or consignee, and not by the
city ; and although the Health Officer could not
collect the expense out of the vessel, if he per
formed the ablutions himself, yet he might direct
the captain to perform them, and refuse him his
certificate, until they were completed, and until
he obtained which, he could not come up to town ;
by which means the captain would be compelled
to cleanse his vessel at his own expense.
After -considerable discussion in which Aider
men Scriven, Davis, Owens, Williams, and Shef
tall took part, the bill was so amended as to make
it the duty us the Health Officer to order the pro
cess necessary for disinfecting and cleansing the
vessel ; and the blank being filled with 350 dol
lars, the bill passed under the title thereof.
It is stated in the that there is a large
pumpkin vine near the District Clerk’s Office,
which constantly bears fruit.
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