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SERIES. VOL. LVI. j AUGUSTA, GA. THURSDAY HORNING, DECEMBER 15. 1842. VOL. VI.-NO 50.
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THE 1 <3HRO.VIC£.E * SENTINEL
MJ DAILY, TBI- WEEKLY, AND WEEKIV
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and In every instance when the'time for
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ifeeipt of funds to renew the subscription I
tne ptpir will be discontinued. Depreciated mo
its value in this city.
efooirttlc mn sentinel. I
A U Yi II STL
MORNING, DECK vagi A 9.
aums up the result as Iqhovvs-tfoni wlnciwJl will |
be seen that the Locoforos have a majority of ’
ene on joint
Locos. Whigs.
Senators electeil 15 10
House of Representatives 174 178
Total. IS9 188,
There are several souls disputed, however,'
which may materially change the aspect of af
fairs. The Post claims eight on joint ballot; but )
this is nol supported by "returns.
Hi MULLS IN Y DC! TIN ; or. Notes of.'Travel ;
through the Peninsula, including a visit to ibe
remarkable ruins of Chi-Chen, Kn.ah, Z.iyi. and
Uxmal, with numerous illustrations. ItjrU. U. I
Norman. New York, J. &H. G Langley.
' Messrs, Grenville & On. laid on our table yes- 1
terduy this charming book, of which we have
seen so marry and such list teeing notices from
our cutemporaries. Having had barely time to
glance at tire work, we are unable to give it such
a notice as its uiarils 4feuirul. and we therefore I
avail ourselves of the comments of the editors of I
tbe Commercial Advertiser, New York ; and the i
North American, Philadelphia ; in both of whose
literary taslee and and judgment v.e have th e
highest confidence. g.,v
From the l ommerrial Adveillser. "
Tbe volume is beautifully primed and illusfra- (
ted with lithographs, and is writ'en in a lively,
pleasing style, while, its descriptions are clear,
simple and effective. It contain: torty illustrations
well executed on stone.
The most remarkable ruins observed by Mr. | 1
Norman are those of Chi Chen, near Valladolid, ‘
of which he has presented several spirited en-
graving,. Os these the massive walls of an im- , *
mense temple, and a pyramid with a base of 500 *
feat, and 100 feet in height, surmounted by a M
beautiful edifice almost entire, are among the 1 '
most strikingeand wonderful remains of antiquity I
existing in either hemisphere. 'These views seem )
hitherto to have escaped the observation of trav
ellers, no account >Of them having been before *
published ; although a young Austrian, Cbuva- •'
her Fredericksthal visited them a year or two *
sine. V?d «TSirr» .StirihmG**B'. ivronftn a“*
book as an interesting contribution to the stock ”
of American travels, and worthy of the attention *
of all who are cu'lous on the subject ol American
antiquities
From the North American.
‘ This is a neat ocravoof three hundred pages, 1 1
with many spirited engravings, illustrating the i
rains to which it relates. The descriptions make d
no pretensions beyond slothful delineation ol h
their objects, But we can dispense with fiction ■-
here for the sake of truth, which indeed in this h
instance is stranger than fiction. The ruins vis- tl
lied by Mr. Normon arc the relics of a nviliza- t
tion that has passed away, monuments of a gen- 1
eratron whose graves are forgotten. Even traui- !
lion, that babbler over the dust of empires, is si- 7
lent here. But the absence of other light enhan- '
ccs the interest of this work, and gives it all the s
attractions of splendid novelty and profound '
mystery. The veil is lifted, we see the statues,
but the sculptor biinsell has moulde r’d in some
unknown grave.”
Tut Condition and Fate oi England, by the e
Author of “ Tire Glory and Shame of En- (
gland.’ m two vols
This book is the sequel to Mr. Lesters
“ Glory and Shame of England,” developing
more fully its prominent points, and re|icating 1
the opinions therein advanced concerning the 1
past prosperity, the present misery, and the ap- c
proaehnig downfall of Great Britain. The au- 1
thor has manifested some industry in collecting, I
and skill in arranging his fads, which are evi- >
dentli collected under a deep-rooted prejudice r
for England and her institutions. - The style of r
the author, like that of the “Glory and Shame of |
England,” is vigorous, and many of his fads are *
valuable.
The work is for sale by \le-.srs. Grenville A
Co. 1
_ l
The Savannah Republican says: Glancing J
over tho first page of the Annual Report of the ,
Comptroller we observe that lire deficit in the ac- t
counts of the late Treasurer,Col. Thomas Hay nes (
•mounts to {*40,830 33-100, a very pre'ly little (
balance against a State defaulter. i
Thunder Coming. I
TheTylentes recently established an “Indepen ;
dent” “cash paper” in Philadelphia, yclept the !
Evening Express. The editor has recently left (
it, and issued a prospectus for a genuine Loco- i
foco paper, in which he promises some interest
ing developments. —He says:
“Our recent secidental association with the | i
Tyler administration, as editor of the ‘Evening
Express, (the circumstances attending such con
nexion, our motives and object, together with
our voluntaux withdrawal in disgust from the
paper and party, will be fully explained hort after)
has enabled us thoroughly to understand and
appreciate the peculiar cuinciplis of that
branch of FEDERALISM known us the COR
PORAL’S lib A HI), nod to satisfy our own
mind that a more WICKKU, tJORRUP 1' and
BANDITTI-LIKE SET OF SCOUNDRELS
never before leagued together in this Republican
country, as a POLITICAL PARTY.CLIQUE,
CABAL, OR FACTION !”
Fires in New York City. During the year
ending D eember I, 183 fires oeerrrrej nr New
York, or about 15 a month.
Virginia.
The Legislature of Virginia convened on Mot
day last. Mr. Hanlon was elected Speaker of
the Senate without opposition. Mr. Hotleman
was elected Speaker of the House, and Mr. Mun
ford C.erk.
President or the College —At a meeting
of the Board ol Trustees on Friday last Pro
fessor Henry was elected President ot the South
Carolina College.
t'orrc peitdeiue if the Baltimore American.
Washington, Dec. f>.
Coni rt-ss is not yet organized in both branches.
There but *1 Senators present: the attend
ante in he House was very large. It is believed
that lha lire Mrssage will be sent in to-morrow,
•hough he want of a quorum to day will delay
’ the deli cry of lire message some thirty minutes.
1 he : ceidenl !o lour of the members of lb* l In
diana aid Tennessee Delegations has prevented
their ai embrace. The details of the accident
you haw already learned more accurately from
! another source.
There is no news of interest here out of Con
gress. jl Ire motions of Mr. Adams and Mr. Ev
erett on Vt. wdl attract your attention, as both
I are frujklul of discussions which will soon be
1 beard./
NoJjuorunt heingpresent.no communication
coulJj'e received from the House of Representa
tive*.]
At lialf pvst twelve tire President of the Senate
prntAu. (Vlr. Mangum) took the Chair and
called the Senate to order. He had been inform
ed, he said, by the Sergeant at Afms that no quo
rum was present.
Mr. Huntiuglon-of Conn, said that the late
iiereLre The motion
HOUSE 0F REPBESENTATIVES.
At- twelve a clock exactly, the Speaker took
the Chafr, amt catted the House to order.
Ihe Clerk then oattaf the roll, and one hun- -
'■red and seventy-five,member: answered to their
hames. , - ' *
Mr. Cushing then moved the usual resolutions
for communicating to the Senate the fact of tho
House being in TMpton with a quorum—for the
appointment i f anoint Committee, to wait on
: the President to jinbnn-iiiin that the two Houses
were toady to lecture any communication from
him—and for fixilig the dailjtijour of meeting at
twelvey/clock—rail which were adopted without
delay.
Resolutions were -also adopter], to furnish the
Member: with tlig u-ual number of newspapers,
t« appoint a Joint Committee- on the Library,
.*«• r vV
Mr. Arams gate notice of a resolution to res
cind tlu twenty-first rule (which prohibits the
reccptiof of Abolition pe itions,) and though ob
| jeered ttf iy Ml*. Wise, it was laid over.
-Mr. Ererett.gave notice of a bill to repeal the
Bankiu). law.
The Clerk having returned from the Senate
with lb* nformation that no quorum was present
inthalb dy. ..The House then adjourned.
-]?— #-
The '-dbiwaig table will show the complexion
ol ibe I uilei Staies Senate, after ihe 4(h of
March next- - , r
Whigs. ( Locos,
Maim 1 ( Maine ,1
Vertpaut Xy. ...2 N. Hampshire 2
Maskn husetis.,, 2 Connecticut. . . 1
Rhoth 151and,.......2 New York ...I
('oaurcticuf 1 Pennsylvania 2
New Cork I Maryland 1
New Jersey. 2 Virginia 1
Daiutvare ... 2 N. Carolina 1
Maitland .. . . I S. Carolina 3
Virginia I Alabama 2
N. Carolina ........ 1 Mississippi 1
Georgia —A ..1 Arkansas .2
Mississippi 1 Ohio.. ~2
Louisiana.#* .-0.. ..2 Illinois w .,.2
.as.. if I
Michigan 2 Georgia I
Indiana «
M I «i
riir Newaik Advertiser. Irom which v/e ■
•he furegointr, remarks -‘’Should Indiana elect i i
li'ico inslputl us « Whig, as we have ret he r
dawn, each parly will he
left tor Tennessee so deride Ibe character of the
Sec-Ate. The present Legislature ot Tennessee
have adjourned without electing L. S. .Senators, ,
that task wiil therefore devolve on the 1
lure to he tie. ted next August. Our political '
friends will here see renewed cause for congratu
lation upon the result of the recent election in .
New Jersey, which has secured to the country j
the services of a sound Whig, and p. rhaps pre
served the ascendancy of Whig principles in the i
Senate.”
The Cotton Cultivation in India.
The following letter from a gentleman in Liv- *
erpool, was puhi shed origin-illy in the t'inciuna
ti Gazette. We transfer it to our columns l.e- '
cause (he subject is one of vast importance to
us, and because the writer points to results which
may ti >w from the successful culture of Cotton
in India, which have never entered into the dis
cussion of the vjuestion in this country, but in |
one solitary instance. We are of those who be- *
hrve that India Colton will, at some day not far \
distant, be a powerful competitor in the markets I
now supplied by our staple; and whether we are
mistaken or not in our calculations, it is certain
ly the part of wisdom to examine all the ar bli
me lit s of each side.—A*. O, Tropic.
Liverpool, Sept. I. 1842.
Dear Sir:—When hr the Colton section of
the States, I was induced to think the India ef
forts on the part of Government would prove a
failure. 1 based this calculation upon these data,
that your skill, machinery, fertility of soil, cheap
ness ol conveyance, and nearness to us, would
enable you to put down any competition.
Bince my return home I have conversed with a
friend from India, who tesided for a long time in
Charleston and was familiar with Cotton grow
ing. and who is now engaged in its cultivation in
’he East—and ftom facts furnished to me by him,
1 am satisfied I was wrong.
The experiment in India will succeed, and the j
success will be both ispid and permanent. They
wilPnot only grow the cotton, hut they will man
ufacture it, and supply us besides with la<ge quan
tities of the raw material.
What effect, you may ask, will this have upon
the States* The fust effect will be to drive you
out of the South American markets. That has
been your ground. You drove us away from it
—underselling us without difficulty. Hut in In
dia they m.mufac.ture a coarse fabric (which just
suits that maiket) cheaper than you possibly
can. and. consequently, you will have in turn to
yield. It was a fatal policy on your part which
left your manufactu es to stand against the world
without home protection. They can do a great
deal; more than most peopb; but they can’t com
plete with pauper labor, or the cheap work ol In)
dia, unless helped by the home duties.
The second effect must he to change the culti
vation of a large number of the Slates engaged
in the growth of cotton. The rich alluvial bot
toms ot the Mississippi may enable ibe planter
there to cultivate cotton at 4 or 5 cents with pro
ti*. I suppose it will. Hut in Georgia and the
< •arolnuw, ff 1 am any judge ot the soil, it cannot
he done. You ought to know all about this. If
I remember tight, the average crop in the States
would not be more than 500 lbs. to the acre, [it
will not be over 300 lbs.—Eds] and if so, cotton
growing there will prove a I »sing business.—
What the<e Stales may turn their hands to, or in
what way they may employ their capital, profit
ably, 1 can only conjecture; but I fear, brought as
they are, they will want lamentably that thrift
and energy of the Yankee which will be needed
to get through that trial safely.
The third effect, and that on which our legis
lators and philanthropists like must to dwell, is
the anticipated influence on the negro race. If
our government had fostered your manufactures.
so a® to give them durability, and as you Ameri
cans, put them ahead, so that they may have con
i. suaoed one your cotton crop, you.* might
. have competed with the world and
] j kept np the value of the slaves, and so continued
slavery for several ages. But this was nffi done,
v and the lime is now pan for doing it. If, then,
India can inanufactuic the raw material so as to
drive you out of the Bouth American market,
1 and supply us with cotton so as to meet half our
t wants, you will have no market which will pay
j you remunerating prices. The consequence will
be, that the slave will be au actual eip p nse to his
. owner; he will eat him out of home; ancf there
fore. lie must in self defence get rid of him.
, Thus you see by your own legislation, and from
• j sh-gle fact, that our government embraces
I the opportunity to push forward the India enter
prise, more is doing to bring about a general
emancipation of the blacks than all other causes
put together. 'This motive has influenced many
• our first men la sustain it, as I have no doubt
it has induced a portion of. the ffee trade
party of the We*t to oppose your tariff. 1
I remain truly yours, R.
The letter below was pubh&hedin the O.
By order of the suptemc gtkfcrnaicnt of the
republic of the port otSiegTißa is note
opened for foreign commerce, vrtiUf OampescSy is
in the power of the' xhaanfeoty, but the port of
Laguna will becloscthig soon* C4mpeachy shall
«-knowledge the eopreme goMxrffiientof Mexico.
The regulaiions which opened ihe port of Laguna
for the importation, of flour and" corn, are still in
force. - * ' ‘
During the blockade ofthe port of Campeachy, 1
the naval forces of Mexico wifi not allow any 1
vessel to enterfcaid port-; and shnald any vessel i
to d.r to, she will be qaptored a»d sent
to some port in Mexico to be rrtod Tor violating
international laws/ i
AII vessels bound for Laguna must provide ,
themselves with manifests and, hills of lading, at
lesled by the r-Stisul in ibis place, according to
tbe revenue laws of Mexico.
F. D-B ARRANGCfcZ. I
The Directors ofthe Bunker Hdf Monument '
Lave resolved to celebrate tbe corupk-tion of tha *
edilicq-agi the ITthof June, 1 843, iScaiity-eighth J
anniv, riary ofthe battle whit]! the monument J
commemorates; and iheeiehleeolh of the laying
of the corner atone. Tbe Hon. Daniel Webs Jr ‘
baa been invited and has consented to dehvefthe (
oration on the occasion. ,
Boston —Rnil-ltoad*. ’
A correspondent of the New York Express
presents the following statement of rail-roads ra- 1
dialing from and in connection with Boston:
Miles. 6
From Boston, via Albany to Buffalo, 518 ;
Railroads in the Stale of New York, ig
connection w ith this line, now tribirta- '
ry to Worcester, on the close of navi- '
gation, * HO *
The Eastern Railroad, via PortsmShth 1
lo Portland, in Maine, was opened the c
Kd instant, JO4 <
From Boston, via Lowell, Nashua to 1
Concord. fi-> I
Branches to Andover,Haverhill, 6tr , *J5j i
From Boston lo Providence & Stoning i
ton. * 88 i
Branches u New Bedford, Fall River, „ j J
■-e-AAoJiij&npeakm. dS J,
-NorWo-n to "Worcester, ' - fwt t
Springfield to New Haven, (with tbe ex- }
ception of about 25 miles from Harl- f
lord to Springfield j CO
Western Railroad lo Bridgeport, via
West Stockbridge, 98 J
* 1202
I ire* writer adds—“ The above lines of rail
ways, tributary to Boston, have cost a sunt ex- I
ceeding thirty millions of dollars. We can acid t
•bat on an average, they are paying their stock- t
holders seven per cent, besides keeping them-
selves in perfect repair. This is eminently the
case with every railroad in Massachusetts ” [
Accident on the Central Kail Roaii.—
tln Saturday last, the engine attached to the
downwaid passenger train ol cars, was thrown off'! F
the track near the 80 mile station, and Ibe track f
Itself was eo much damaged ihnr it detained the I
, upward train some IS hours. On Sunday morn- t
■ ing. after the road bad been repaired, the upward r
; passenger train again started, and had proceeded I
about 14 miles wh nit came in contact with an t
extra train which had been despatched from the 1
upper end of the road. Both engines were much I
injured, and Mr. Win. Haitian, the brakeman of I
the extra liain, in attempting to jump from the i
tender, caught his foot, and the engine passed •
over it in such a manner as to render amputation *
necessary. Mr. D. Nickels, who was on the en- 1
gine ofthe extra train, attempted to stop the en- >
j gine, and when the two struck, was thrown with
j violeme on the ground, and remained stunned
| for some lime. He was brought lo the city on 1
, the cars, on Monday evening, and with the good 1
medical treatment, which he will receive here, s
we believe he will soon recover, though be com- 1
plains of much ftaln in his che.-.t.— Savannah •
Urmtblican. 1
1
The la ce Alabama I haoeiit. —The Hart- [
ford Review of Saturday contains a thrilling ac- (
count of all the particulars connected with the ;
recent murder of George Washington L ire, by
one hundred and thirty persons cf Gienvlilc Ala
bama. —Mr. Lore it appears, was a “near relative
aud dear friend” of the editor of the Review. It
appeals that since the murder of Lore, tbe mar-
der of the man whose death was falsely attributed
to Lore has been traced to thereat perpetrator,a
man mooed Mitchell,at whose instigation 'he nn- -
fortuna e Lore was first arrested. Tbe Review t
has intelligence by letter that writs arc in the
j hands ol the sheriff against a'l the persons cm
cerncd in the hanging of Lore, and he has or- '
ders to raise force sufficiently large to arrest the
whole. We are glad to Lear this. It is taking |
ihe first step tons ds bringing the murderers to
fustire, and redeeming the character of the State 1
and the people of Alabama fir.m that foul blot i ■
which the conduct of a part of its citizens has .
cast upon their good name.
The Invention of the Steam Engine —ls a
report ]ust published in the French and English
papers be true, our countryman Fulton is to be
stripped of his laurels, as the first person who
succ, ssfullvapplied the steam engine lo purposes
of navigation.
A letter from Madrid, published in the Cnni
nieree, a French paper, contains an account of
the discovery, tit the royal archives of Salaman
ca, of authentic documents, proving what has
before rested on vague tradition, to wit—that in
IS4*J Don Blasco dc Gamy, a captain in the na
vy, submitted to Ihe examination of the Empe
ror Charles V. a machine moved by the steam of
boiling water; that it was applied by him lo a
ship ot two hundred lons burthen, and tiicd in
the Roads ol Barcelona on the 17th oh June.
1543, and succeeded perfeclly; and that the em
peror and his son, and several of the nobles,
i wore present and witnessed the experiment. But
ills said thal the grard treasurer, R.avago,
, thought’ it right to advise that the invention
should not be adopted in the vessels of the state;
, it was too complicated, too expensive, and he had
reason lo fear 100 frequent explosions. The
special committee who reported on the occasion
3 contented themselves by saying that the ship
| propelled by the engine alone went three leagues
■ the first two hours, then a league an bcur, and
could move faster than a common rowing galley.
! * 1 The emperor made Gamy a liberal present, and
s 1 was promised to place him at the head of the na
f J tionai navy. No further attention was paid to
ithe invention.
■ | S A TURD AY -MORN G, DECEMBER 10.
The Governor I Dander up.
From -he letter of ou it would
seem that ihe Governor considerable riled, be
cause the Legislature do inot carry out his wise
suggestionand throat c—positively threatens
to resign ! Heinens, w it a calamity this will
be lo the State ! —.The v bels of government will
certainly cease to move », if Ihe State is de
prived of lUe sage com »ls of his Excellency.
Should he however bt aspired with sufficient
patriotism to retire, we Ifope the Legislature, in
consideration of fits dislitjyishr J financial talents,
will by some cxira-legisldivn enactments appoint
him to some honorary station —such for instance,
rfcs President of tits old Slteon, or Rome Bank,
in which capacity he might indulge his financial
skill in experimenting uup the currency. The
country would dcqfcjegdßtfttaiuclt from bis
labors, as If he tvi%a (o eoetinaato fill theA r n:
live chair. ’ SL-- r
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the raN.,-1 > LrapprSp, and stMraboaQ---*^
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Fbe Hudson open e from New
Y flWt to Al|^triy T ami fcteainlL'vats have ie
saaMfd tUeh’ trips as usiml.
Tku? steaAaHip Acadia, Gapt. Rryrie, left Bos
ton at noon on f;>r Halifax and Li ver-
Her mail bags
thousand letters
KX,CU —L has been
rumored consisting of the lode
pendc nee. wai {, the
44 guns; the V'lneetkur, Commander Buch»nan,
ire al.out to be ordered into the Gulf ts Mexico,
to medtluc Missouri Stcant:.faip, now there in or
der to niako a naval demonstration at Vera Cruz
should circumstance: require it. The Baltimore
American thinks there is no doubt of the co-rect
««se of the above report.
The Globe, which vie striving to builj up a
third party .based on the radicals of the Republi
can party, is only pursuing a humbug. The
roods rale and honest of all parlies will ultimate
ly unite “for the sake of the Union.”—Madiso
nian.
■This is one of John’s best conceits; and it
must be conceded that it is very rich. We doubt
wbqlber there is another head in this country,
except thecymblin which rests upon John Jones’
shoulders, could have given birth to so fine an
idea. Consider it. John J rnes, at the head of
a Corporal’s Guard, consisting of some dozen
lean, dirty, half-starved seekers of office, and mis
erable pretenders to statesmanship,charges Blair,
Ibe head ofthe great Democracy, with striving lb
create a third parly !—There is a boldness and
originality-io tbe conceit, which prove incoutes
libly, that John was cut out for great things.
And if he would only cultivate his amazing nat
ural endowments, we say it incontinently, that
ifrMHton Rad not already been eclipsed by Bob,
•ltd Newton by the confidential John Jr., John
Joneswooy pertorrn.fiat fiditWe i,:k as vary at
lot
have every advantage tor the tievefopelßem or
his rare talents, we would suggest thal Congress
establish u National University, with 49 Profes
sors, for the sole purpose of instructing John
Jones.— Rich. Whig.
Dot r-moctuev.
We read in our exchange papers, of the po
liiieal victories achieved by “the Democracy,” in
the State elections. This is a mistake—for with
the exception of New Jersey, Delaware, and all
Ene Territories, where true Democratic Whig
principles have triumphed, Vorrtnocracy has car
ried all before it.—-S'. Augustine News.
'The authentic expounders of the views and
purposes of tho Administration arc disposed, we
perceive, to dispense with the services of the gal
lant M :jor General at the head ot the Army of
tire United States, because he entertains ■ enli
ments worthy of an independent and uprght
Republican, and dares to express them. The
New 5 ork “Union” thereupon likens Gen. Scott
to “the filth wheel of a coach,” rendered useless
by the abundant capability of the President and
Secretary of War to •‘manage our little army,”
Sec. Let but these organs have their own way
in ail things, and none but toad-eaters and para
sites would Ire allowed to exercise anv employ
ment, of any sort, under the Government. Out
upon such serv.lity I— Nat. Intelligencer.
Shipwreck. —On the. night of the 30ih ult.
the steamer James Clark, Capt. Beck,of and from
St. John, N. U. via Portland, for Boston, went
ashore on Rye Beach, New Hampshire, and six
passengers perished. Their names were Daniel
Mahoney ; Barry ; a lady, and her daugh
ter live years old ; a child of Mrs. Stewart, and a
little girl named Peggy. The vessel is a total
loss, «ith her cargo of potatoes, old iron and laths
Capt. B ek was confined to his bed at Ports
mouth' three of the crew have arrived in Boston.
Almost a Milleiute. — The New Orleans
Tropic say,:—The editor of the Jonesborough,
(Tenn.) Whig has advanced an argument which
has almost made us Millerttesl In support of
Miller's doctrine he suggests that if the world ia
destroyed in 1843, It will save the country from
jus! about tu-o years of John Tyler's Presiden
cy!
If any thing could reconcile us lo the destruc
tion of the world so soon, we are clearly of opin
ion it would be the reflection that the land of our
birth should no longer be cursed with the rule of
one so false and trevcherons as is John Tyler.
A Wise Precaution. —Eve y person sleep
ing in an upper room should have a small coil of
rope under his bed, firmly secured to the post.
Tins on the slightest emergency, can be let out
of the window, and descending thereby the in
dividual can easily escape. Some preach up the
fact that when one’s life is suddenly threatened, he
is so flurried that he never thinks ofthe means to
save iiireseif: but take our word for it, when a
man is in danger, bis first thought is “how shall
I protect myself,” and instantaneously the secure
passage, if there be any, presents itself to his
mind.— Tronic.
Embezzlement or Public Monies.—The
Savannah Republican of‘.he 7lh lost, sacs;—By
a:, ■fries! front per Rail Road, we
learn that some strange reports are floating there,
touching the affairs of the Treasufy and Central
Bank, as developed by the examining Committee.
As they implicate individuals high' in office and
public estimation, we do not trust ourselves to re
peat them. We beg leave to remind our readers
however, of bur standing prediction, that a fait
examination into this sink of corruption would
disclose an extent of knavery almost unparallel
ed. It can hardly be supposed that an institu
tbn*could be used so long in corrupting the peo
pie, unless there was some corruption in its m»na
gers. Ad investigation into its affairs has al
ways been sturdily resisted by those who havt
, controlled iis operations.
1 Georgia Legislature.
PROM OCR CORRESPONDENT.
J Milledoevtlle, December C, ISI‘2.
Tbe resolutions offered yesterday, to meet at 9
e and 3 o’clock, and for the rejection of new niat
s ter, were taken up. Tltefir.-t was adopted, the
second rejected.
■I The bill lo authorize George Houston, of Har
|| ris county, to build a 101 l bridge across the Chat
tahoochee river, on his own land, pass- I.
' The three following were losl. The lull to al
ler ami amend an act in relation lo justices’
t courts; to close election precincts at 5 o’clock p.
M , excepting such as are held at .‘nnrt Itous -s,
3 cities, towns and villages: lo roll- the tat col
1, lector of Hancock county, who * ■; ,by mistake,
t charged sea island instead of sw..:op land.
Mr. Thomas, Chairman of Ihe-Coimnittee on
’ the Central Bank, read hisrepor’ to tho House.
, It was listened to with grave a” ntion and pro-
I found interest. After Mr. Thor as had finished,
Mr. Cohen read the bill reported by the same
e committee. The first section repeals the charter
s of the hank; the second section directs the Go
vernor to appoint time suitable agents or as
signees to settle up the concerns of the bank,
and giving them authority to appoint clerks, as-
a w ia’TTTw'fd ppfeoTgTffaijlrt^pagr
" which fiilly concurs with the tnajorifypand dif
fers only in going a little further than they, and
calling attention to a lew additional facts and
7 items. 1 look upon the report as highly credita
ble lo file patience, perse.verence and laborious as
siduity of the committee; and one fact especially
recommends it lo the people of the Slate, that it
ia tite first unanimous report ever obtained on the
subject. As I anticipated, the committee have
■ acted, throughout their investigation, in a spifil
B of candor, if not concession, towards the Bank;
hut even charity and benevolence themselves
could not have overlooked its errors and follies
But rather’than indulge in farther remarkseot
my own, I will proceed lo epitomise tile debates'
> vvhieh ensued.
Separate motions wore made to print 1500,
1000 and 500 copies. The two former were Vo
’s) ted down —the latter prevailed. Mr. Crawford
, moved lo include all the accompanying docu
ments, Then the howling winds foretold the
gathering storm! Mr. Woff ml called Mr. Har,
dage lo the Chair, and came down on foot lo ral
t ly the democracy, and inspire them with new
. zeal by his example and presence. Mr. Crawl'd®'
addressed the House in support of his niotinlf
He wished to furnish the country with all tftp
! facts which had been before the committee, with
references by which the whole liuth might be
1 rendered plain and obvious, that the people might
examine the evidence and discern in wnat man
-1 ncr the business of the bank had been conduct
ed, the better lo enable them to pronounce tltcir
verdict undrrstandingly.
Mr. Cohen opposed the motion. He thought:
the documents were voluminous, and their print
ing could lie productive of no benefit; that it
would be injurious to private credit, as well as lo
tbe loitering condition of the Bank, that the de
sire to print the names of tbe debtors, which had
been persisted in, indicated the indulgense of.
passion. He declared that on this question he
recognised no distinction of parly.
Mr Wofford believed every director in the
bank had been honest, and Ihunght im good could
come ol printing “them documents. 1 ’ Mr. La
mar, of Bibb, tflougiu the publication of the
debtors names would he "indelicate.” Mr
IJchols told them they ought not lo keep the peo
ple in the dark about the affairs of ihe ‘‘people's
hank;“ or, as he was pleased t»,tenn it, “tjie.
people's sub treasuryg’ Mr Tbpmas moved to
postpone, Jor the present, the lunher consider*- ■
lion oftthe itartion in dispute, which failed. " i
yffcretf aioendfcent^to^'
documents,” which was accepted by Mr. Craw
lord. Mr. Cohen did nol wish hij vole misun
derstood. He would have gone for printing the
highest number of tbe bill and reports. In the
coutse of his remarks he alluded to Mr. Craw
ford’s arguments as specious and lawyer-like.
Mr. Crawford retorted in a speech seasoned
with good Rumored satire. He seemed to afford
peculiar gratification lo himself and his hearers,
by repeatedly using Ihe quotation, (made by the
gentleman from Bibb on a former occasion,) “I
shun no question, and 1 wear no mask!”
Mr. Wofford again strained his lungs to the
lull power of their shrill tenor, or treble. Mr.
Hibberts made a peiss at the subject. Mr. Hun
ter said but little—but that little was character
istically emphatic. Mr. Barclay, too, gave evi
dence of the faith that is within him, by saying
that the people had ‘‘already been informed about
the Central Bank to their heart’s sorrow,” and
. he was opposed even to printing the report.
Mi. Wofford again renewed the motion to
postpone, which was again lost.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
original motion of Mr. Crawford as amended Wy
Mr. Cohen—nays IDO, yeas CB. Bo if any body
wants positive prool of the facts which the
committee have reported, with many additional
and interesting items, he must come ioMilledgo- |
ville and examine for himself. The investiga- j
lion will not require more than two or three
month’s labor.
The House adjourned at half past one and
j met at 3 o’clock this afternoon. T hey passed a
few local and unimportant bills.
Mr. Campbell, ol tbe minority of the Commit
tee on the State of the Republic, handed his re
port to the Clerk, which was received, read and
ordered to be printed.
In the Senate, Mr. Ridley’s report of the mi
nority of the Committee on the State of the
Republic, was read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Spalding's bill lo repeal the charter ofthe
Central Bank was taken up.* Mr. M’Dougald
offered an amendment lo the first section, which
would include all banks chartered since 1810.—
On Ihe amendment the vote was, nays 48. veas
24 —not a single Whig voting in the affirmative.
A motion was then made to lay the bill on the
table for the remainder of the session, which re
sulted—nays 37, yeas 30.
There has been another district bill framed as
. I suspect, to snit the views of those most friend
ly to it. The political result will not be maleri
' ally changed by it however, unless districts may
be so laid on and divided as to render it possible
that one or both of onr Speakers might gel lo
Congress. 1 remember an old vulgarism, Who
knows where a wild steer will run,” which I hope
. nobody suspects I mean to apply here. N. H.
*The Bill will be found in another column.
r
j. Milledgevii.i.e, December 7, 1842.
Mr Crawford moved to reconsider his yester
day’s motion lo print the accompanying docu
ments of the report upon the Central Bank.—
• Mr. Thomas advocated tbe printing in a few re
f marks. Mr. Guerry feared the refusal to print
. on the part of the majority might I e aiisai-pie
t bended; that the people might suspect a design
. lo conceal facts, which misapprehension would
f, make matters worse than they really were; that
e there were letter writers here who would view it
5 in their own phases, and spread their opinions
a beibrethe country. He hoped there would be a
I reconsideration'.
e Mr. Cohen would vole for a reconsideration
for reasons petsonal to himself. He thought
8 the gentleman from Muscogee had used pertinent
and powerful arguments, but they had nol con
vinced him that the publication would not pro
e duce the most serious consequences to flic bank,
y art-i lie believed the effect would be that individ- I
e uai: would lake advantage of circumstances, bv j
s, commencing suits against the debtors of the
i| hank, in order to obtain priority of judgments.—
He then read a resolution, which he intends to
d offer when the motion to print shall come up for
~ decision: —“ Resolved , That the document con
's taining the names of the debtors of the Central
| T Bank, and the amounts due, averaged according
. to counties, be retained on the table for the use
and examination of the members; and that after
the adjournment of the Legislature, it should be
*' filed in the Executive office for the examination
J * and inspection of any citizen o£ Georgia.”
*' The House then agreed to reconsider—yeas
I* 108, nays 61.
'e After the reading of the Journals, the resolu
tion to dispense with the calling ofthe counties
after to-day, was taken up and adopted; also,
some score or more lacal bills were introduced.
Mr. Hibberts introduced a bill, requiring the
several Banks in this State to advertise annual
ly for three months in the newspapers, all their
1 liabilities, specie and notes due, and on hand,
together with a list ofthe nanus of their debtors,
principals and endorsers—providing, always,
“that nothing herein contained shall be so con
strued as to apply to the Central Bank.
Mr. Barclay’s relief bill came up as the order
of the day for reconsideration, and tile remain
der of the morning was wasted upon it. The
tenor of the bill, whatever may be the intentions
ol its mistaken authors, tends not to the equita
ble and proportionate distribution of justice—
not to protect the honest suffering debtor from
the rapacious claws of the greedy creditor—but
to build up the privileges of the debtor upon the
ruins ofthe rights of ihe creditor—and its prac
tical operation would be prejudicial to the best
interests of both parties. Well, lam constrain
ed to admit that the debtor classes form the true
democracy of the country, not only in numbers,
but to all intents ami purposes. Then, why
should they not have it all their own way !
Majorities should always govern .'—lf you dis
pute that you are a Federalist, agrarianism opens
an extensive field of shining inducements to the
, great, of poor ybo-As ; ami every one, yvitlt
* ’ottLo/Tlrttim affirwlthbttt- creOenfrsfa, i? invited tl.
join the grand crusade ol poor against rich—
passion against principle. •
Mr. Thomas addressed the House on the sub
ject in a sound anil argumei lalive speech.
Mr. Barclay i/tslresscd the House with his
crude fallacies and fugitive notions, until his
•wn weariness admonished hint to —sit down.
Mr. Crawford, with unusual earnestness, de
scribed the perilous ground upon which- they
were about lo tread; and asked them, if thev
once presumed to touch the sacredness of vested
rights—it they could violate and over-ride the
■constitution by suspending the fulfilment of
for twelve months, could they nol-doit
for twelve years 3 Passages of native eloquence
sparkled through his speech, and shed I heir rays
of light upon the almost deserted path which
leads to the ga' s of truth.
Mr. Lloyd ol Chatham, who is a very young
man, took an able, enlightened and patriotic
review of ils provisions and effect*. Ile was lor
■ making a stand in defence of the c-viatitnlion,
proscripliis obsla.
Mr. Hibberts said that when he saw two or
three on one, lie always lilt like parting them.
That is a generous impulse. He said his “soul
was swi-en ‘o its utmost extent for the offering
people.” 1 hat’s another. For a moment some
fears might have been entertained that his soul
Would hurst its tenement and leave a Cacuv.ni \u
the legislative hotly—but I am happy to stale “he
lives lo light another dav.”
Mr Bothwell, ot Jefferson, said hr had nol
intended to trouble Ibe House with anv n-marks
on tnesubji-ct, but “the thunder still rolled from
the mountains,” (alluding to Hibberts) ami he
would give his reasons for voting again: i the hill.
Tne vole on the passage of the hill came ;n
last, and the troublesome thing, which Iw.s cost
the people as much as S3OOO worth of debate, is
dead—nay* 120, yeas 51. The House then ad
journed until 3 o’clock.
1 his afternoon, a hill to lay out a new coun
ty lo lie called “Glasscock,” from the counties
") Irwin, Waie and Lowndes, was rejected.
The joint Committee on Internal Improve
ment reported.' The minority report resom
ptends a suspension of the work on the West
leru Atlantic Rail I\oad, and the disbandment of
the Civil Engineer*; to require agents to pre
vent Iresspaaises and repair injuries; to make
silo and receive bids for the sale of Ibe Road,
• and tg submit the same to the next Legislature.
►The with sotne severity on the
of Governor.
Mr Tl" MSI - w , - 1 I 1 e ,l bit* -4s resell
the charter oT the Central Bank, was laid on
the table for the present.
A motion made to lay the bill to sell the W. A,
Hail Road upon the table lor the balance ofthe
session,was rejected, after a good deal of discus
sion. The vote was 39 lo 33. It is nol consid
ered probable that ibis Legislature will do any
thing further towards Ihe extension ofthe road.
Ido not expect tiial the Berrien resolutions
and the reports on the state of the republic, will i
be aded upon to-morrow, in consequence of the
minority report not yet having been printed.
Mr. Hibberts bill “lo prohitit the banks of this
Stale from establishing agencies at points distant
from the place of their location—and individu
als from acting as agents for banks of other
Slates, will likely come up to-morrow and pass
the House.
It is understood that his excellency is much
displeased, that the Legislature have not carri d
out his recommendations ; ami threaten* if th y
do not sustain tbe Central Bank before they ad
journ, he will convene them immediately after
their adjournment—and that if they should still
fail to adopt suitable measures —ergo, such as
suit his excellency—he will resign hi* office.—
Will not the Democracy unite lo avert so serious
a public calamity J N. IJ.
A Hill,
To tie entitled an act to repeal an act, passed
December 22J, 1828, to establish a Bank at
Milledgeville, lo be known by the name and
style ot the Central Bank ot Georgia, and all
subsequent acts amendatory of the same.
Whereas. The Central Bank of the Stale of
Georgia was originally instituted and incorporat
ed (or the purpose of lending to the people of said
State, the surplus fund ofthe Commonwealth.
And whereas, said surplus is now exhausted,
and a large balance ol debt crealed against the
State, thus depriving her of Ihe ability to assist
tbe people by further loans.
And furthermore, whereas, the taxing of one
portion of the people lo lend to another, while it
uoes not increase Ihe wealth of the community,
operates most unjustly on that large class who
a.-k no pecuniary aid from the Slate, but who
are ready and willing to be taxed in fair propor
tion for all the legitimate purposes of Govern
ment.
Sec. 1. Be it therefore enacted by ihe Sen
ate and House of Representatives of Georgia in
General Assembly met. and it is hereby enact
ed by the authority of the same , That the act,
(assented to Dec. 22d, 1838.) to establish a bank
at Milledgeville lo be known by ihe name and
slyle ofthe Central Bank of Georgia, and all sub
sequent acls amendatory of the same, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au
thonty aforesaid , That, as soon as may be prac
ticable afier the passage of this act. His Excellen
cy, he Governor, shall appoint three Receivers,
who ihall severally deliver, before entering upon
Ihe duties ofthe uffi:e, each his bond with good
and sufficient securities in ihe sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars for the fat'hfui discharge
of the duties ol said office of Receiver—and the
said Receivers shall proceed lo collect the debts
due the Central Bank under the restrictions and
limitations hereinafter mentioned in this act.
Sec. 3, And be it further enacted Ac., That
f om and after ihe pa; -age of this act, the bills of
the Central Bank ot Georgia shall be ex.bange&g
hie ai the Treasury for Bonds of the ftwfcfe
Grorgia. bearing 8 per cent interest, am! pajUPed
in years; and that all bills of the Central
I Bank not presented for exchange at the Treasu-
I ry. nail still bear interest lo tbe diy of their re-
I demption : Provid' d always. That no debtor of
the Centra! Bank shall diaw interest upon any
bill of said institution, which he may tender in
redaction at payment of his debt to said institu
tion. >
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted <SfC., That
the bills of the Central Bank shall not be receiv
able at the Treasury in settlement of taxes or oth
er due* to tbe State, saving and excepting in
? payment of debts dne the Central Bank.
[ Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. JfC., That
tha Receivers appointed under this act shall pro
. ceed to call in twenty per cent per annum on all
debts due the Central Bank, until the debts be
finally paid.
s - Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, >ffc.. That
, whenever any debtor or debtors of the Central
Bank shall fail ( to meet the reduction ot twenty
1 per cent per annum, or shall allow his or their
■ note or notes to become protested, then and in
r that case it shal be the duty of the Receivers ap
> pointed undettbis act immediately to take all
’ legel steps toeompel the above named debtors
’ or their endorsers to the payment of the amount
due by the sad debtors to the Centra! Bank.
r Sec. 7. Ahd be it further enacted. i(C., T hat
. all acta and parts of acts militating against the
. above act b*. arid the same are hereby repealed.
s 1
f rom the St. Augustine News.
Losses of the Florida!) War
t The cla.ais for the losses sustained by our cili
. zens during the Indian war, wh: A turin so strong
a call upm the justice and atteurio;. of Congress,
t v ill, we tost, be brought forward in an effective
and impressive manner at tli» approaching session
■ of that lady. The memorial on this subject
which Wis forwarded at the last session, and re
ferred to jommitters of each House, will be again
pressed ipon their attention. The following let
ter has Icon recently addressed to the Honorable
1 Messrs. Preston of the Senate, and Barnard of
the H r 'U», the Chairmen of the Committees hav
ing -.barge pflbe subject;
* Sf. Acsis-Hse, ißth ISotr;, 1812. * ■
The unoe*sgned take the liberty to enclose you
a copy of the letter which accompanied the trans
mission of the memorial of the planters and in
habitants of Florida to Congress, at its last ses
sion, on the subject of their losses by the late In
dian war, and request your attention to, and
favorable consideration of the Earns. We ask, it
will be perceived, for the establishment of a uni
form mode of settlement and compensation for
all losses by Indian depredations, and for the or
ganization of a commission to sit in Florida,
and to adjudicate in the first instance, from ac
tual testimony before it — its decision to be sub
ject Id final revision by the proper Department
in Washington. By this course we conceive
that equal justice will be done to all the sufferers
without invidious preferences, or partial lrgi.-la
tion in favor of particular individuals, whose
claims are not more meritorious or urgent than
those of the great body of other more obscure but
not less wotlhy claimants upon the justice of the
Government.
We think it essential to a due estimate of the
justice of these claims, that the peculiar nature of
Indian warfare and the principles by which it is
governed, should alwys be borne in mind, inas
much, us the p-esence of a military force at tiny
point—so far from ihvithig— averts attack : the
hostilities of the lurking savage being invariably
divciied trom such points, and directed exclusive
ly against the more weak and defenceless settle
ments, It will be seen fi-m ibis, that no prefer
ences are due le those who may at any time have
enjoyed the advantage of a military defence—us
their places were never attacked until after they
were deserted; by which their possessors were
placed on the tame fooling and only shared the
same fate, which betel the rest of their fellow
citizens who were without military protection,
and therefore at all times exposed to the inroads
ol the Indians.-’ We aie, Ac.
Fno.vi Kalkioh.—On Friday last, the two
Houses ol Assembly, according to previous agtee
menl, went into the election of United Stales
Senator. Bedford Brown. R. M. Saunders, both
Locufocos,and W, A. Graham, Whig, now Sen
ator, were in nomination. On the first ballot,
Graham bad 70 volwfßrown 56, and Saunders
• opthe ncfoQdnrallot, Brown and Saunders
nai> ml ti «ot«, jyAwbeUiet tiiaham. h»t ot..
not, was not SlatcTiiTthe letter whence we deri
ved this. No further ballotings took place on
Friday.— Wilmington Chronicle.
A Comtf.ast.— Uook on this picture: "A qui
et-woman is like a still wind, which neither
chills the body nor blows dust in the face; her
patience is « virtue that wins the heart of love,
and her wisdom makes her well worthy of
regard; she fears God, and flicth sin, sheweth
kindness, aid loveth peace; her tongue is tied to
discretion, ind her heart is the harborer of good
ness; she is a comfort in calamity, and in pros
perity a coupamon; she is a turtle in her love, a
lamb in be: meekness, a saint in her heart, and
an angel it her soul.
And thea on this “An unquiet woman is the
misery of nan, who e demeanor is not to be de
scribed but in extremities; her voice is the prick
ing of an BWI, her eye, the poison of a cockatrice,
her hand, ;he claw of a crocodile, and her heart
a cabinet of horror ; she is the grief of nature’
the wm,n< of wit, the trouble of reason, and the
abuse of Ime ; her coue-, nd j 8 mug/ her r£a
tot//, her resolution shall, and w Batißfaclion
she look’ at no law, and thinks oi | or j. a( j’
mils no command, and keeps no good order.-’’
Dksoiatiok.—Midnight upon the tempest
wave is Jcsolate, yet there is grandeur and sub
limity 1C the scene; the starving outcast upon the
blasted heath is a pitiable object for humanity to
contemJate; desolation is in the howl of the hur
ricane; md the scream ot the night bird in the
wilderress is dreadful;—but a tap on the shoul
der from a dun, with not a cent in your pocket,
is a thunder peal from the regions of mortal ter
ror, mmacing a man with the dismal horrors'of a
ail
Siniolab ScBoievLETPERrMEVT.—Dr. An
tonio Oarraro informs us, in the Annali Vniver
sali ih Medicinia, that be has successfully used
ae.upmclure in cases of apparent death. He
perforned the following experiment before sever
al ind viduals. An eight days old cat was kept
underwater till alt motion ceased,when the ani
mal vas taken out; the tongue protruded from
the noulh and was covered with froth. The ex
tremities were stiff, there was no pulsation of the
heart, and every sign es life was absent. On
being cast in tbo water for the second time it
sank’to the bottom.—lt was then taken out, ex
posed to the sun, and then dried with warm tow
els. Abdominal Irictions were ineffectually prac
tised,and it was not until the lapse of tfaree
quarttrs of an hour after the disappearance of the
signs of life, that acupuncture was had recourse
to. h needle was pushed onwards through tha
heart,until its point rested on the vertebral col
umn. Five minutes had hardly elapsed, when
the ntedle was observed to move, which indicated
a movement ot the heart. This motion increas
ed, wkich was soon followed by movements of
the upper extremities, then respiration, crying,
and lastly movements of the whole body. Tba
animal continued to live, and suckled its mother.
This same experiment was frequently repeal
ed wily similar effects, from which Dr. Carraro
condoles,that puncture of the heart is not only a
u-eful not safe operation. He concludes his re
marks ky trusting that his method may be tried
ijn ease* of aspbixia.— Provincial Med. Jour.
| Oeißiso tbs Wi vnpipz,—A recent Backs
j county (Pa.) Intelligencer makes the following
very interesting and useful statement:
“On X'ednesday last Mr. James Kerr, an elder
ly gendtman, while dining at Mr. Tucker’s in
our berovga, was choked by a piece of mast beef
lodging in his windpipe; his breathing was al
most immediately arrested, and in the coarse of ten
er twelvemiumes the functions of life were en
tirely suspended. At this critical juncture Dr.
William 8. Hcndrie and Charles Ferguson ar
rived, w|t n the former immediately opened the
trachea, Md, by inflating the lungs repeatedly, in
the courw D f three or four minutes respiration
was cstabbhed when the obstruction was readily
pushed up »nd dislodged from the throat of the
patient. W# learn that the wound is healing,
and that tke individual has suffered no iucon
; venience whatever from the operation."