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AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 19.
j The June Conventio. .
■ ~ The attention of the Whigs of Richmond is
called to the CarJ in another column, requesting
a meeting for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the Convention t» nominate a candi
date for Governor, which Convention is propos
ed to be hell in Milledgeville, the third Mon
day in June. While directin g the attention of
the Whigs of Richmond to this subject, we 1 eg
leave to urge upon the consideration of the
the Whigs throughout the State, the nece-s: y
for prompt an.l efficient action in the nomina
tion of suitable delegates to represent them in
that Convention. The selection of a candidate
for Governor is a matter which should be duly
weighed, and it is therefore important that as
many counties should be represented as practi
cable.
Certainly, the Whigs of Georgia have lived
long enough under the misrule ol Locofucoism,
and a weak, vascillating, demagoguical Loco
foco Governor, to feel the necessity of a zealous
effort to fill the Executive chair by one who
will not only reflect honor upon the party, but
upon the State. If they do not feel the neces
sity for such effort, it were useless for us to re
capitulate the misrule of Locolocoism, and the
dishonor which, under its influence, has attach
ed to the State, with any hope of incifrg ih n m
to an active and ze Jous co operation in the
work Believing, however, that like
us, they feel a lively’ interest in this subject,
and are ready to buckle on their armor, we
deem it only necessary to call their attention to
it, to secure immediate action.
The Co’.iunbus Robbery.
The mail, yesterday, brought us little that
was very definite or satisfactory in relation to
this bold outrage: indeed, our only source of
information was through private letters to per
sons in this city, which only state, that “the
examination was progressing on Sunday, the
money had been recovered, Thomas C. Mc-
Kean had been committed, and men high in au
thority were implicated.”—The public curiosi
ty is therefore heightened for further and more
definite disclosures.
From the National Intelligencer.
The Policy of the Administration.
Our readers have a right to expectus to keep
them advised, as well as we can, of the policy
of the present Administration. We know of no
authority more to be relied upon in reference to
this matter than that of the Administration pa
per in New York, whose editor, fresh from a
recent visit to Washington, professes, v.e have
no doubt truly, to have made himself, during
that visit, fully acquainted with the views and
policy of the Administration. We make there
fore the subjoined extracts from that journal,
showing first, how the friends of the Adminis
tration are literally beside themselv s with joy at
the result of the late election in New York city;
and secondly, how the Democracy are no:: to
be set together by the ears, and finally to be dis
posed of for the benefit of President Tyler and
his “men.”
From the N. Aurora of Thursday.
The Election—Finil Result.--The ascer
tained result of the election on f'uesday, is even
more glorious than we state I yesterday. Never
was a poor set of devils so tetotrcmuslv and
catawampously chawed up and exflnnctific (tcJ
as the Whigs. Their wi ithings yesterdav were
dreadful to behold,” and so on.
From the same paper.
Now commences, we presume, th: s'rvggl?
between Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Calhoun?-
We say a struggle, because it is n . doubted
that, between the two candidate-, Mr. Calhoun
is by far the strongest in this city: rmd his free
trade doctrine?, an 1 anti-tariff principles will
give him additional strength with th'/mere, to- i
tile community. He fia.-i also with him the 1
young and ardent porti in of the Democracy, .
who believe and say that M Van B r.in has
had his full share of honor an ! office. > . li;.t,
then, is the position of the f riends df Vresiuebc 1
Tyler betwe nZt -j- two b Il>g ■ r ■ proba- 1
fife irreroncil’dll cnemi s? To stand by our
Convii of otii strength, we are fully satis
fied that or interest and duty is 10 increase the
friends of President Tyler in every direction:
to strengthen his position by I’ic re -nor il of Wiigs,
from affix, an t the appointment of Trona men.
Democrats, it is true, of the old school, but still,
he trends of John Tyler—res, e table and hon
est men, carrying the force of public, opinion
with them, but still the true , friends of the Pre
sident. It is neither policy nor expedience to
appoint the pecuTar friends of Mr. Van Buren
or Mr. Calhoun to office—.o strengthen one .1
the expense of the other. Towards both
should sustain a, neutral psition, but remain
true to ourselves.
I. is in, osil I ■ to reconcile tie conjlir.’ing i.i'cr- '
es's ar.the conflicting cbiii.w of '/icsig . ■ ' 7
any temporary arrangement. 'What follows ?
Why, the Democratic parly will umpiou': : e
diffind y by continuing a Democratic Adminis
tration in power. Ii cannot be otherwise—«
Democratic A minislraiion will never I-,triv-n
from power by the Dunocra icpar'yl particular!"
to reconcile the quarrels between, two aspirants
for the Presidency.
From the Baltimore American
The open and undisguised chaffering that is
going on in the country allitis time on the part
of the Administration to p ocure political adhe
rents, forms a slng'.dur contrast with the official
declara ions of the same Administration n lien it
first came into power—and a more striking con
trast still with the practices and usages iff the
better daysol the Republic, when corruption it as
really abhorred, ai d public virtue .-oi. thing
more than a name. It is rot our purpose how
ever, to give words to the feelings of indignation
and disgust wl ich the better poi non of the. Amer
ican people entertain at the spectacle now pre
sented before their eyes in the political world.
The doctrine of the “spoils” has entered deep
into the body of this nation, and it tuus, wu.k
itself out—which is not lobe dun.: without hirel
ing and bringing coituption toa bead. If Mr.
Tyler uses toe public unices as if they were his
private property, to be disposed of as ‘.he cona -
tions and rewards of political service, and; trices
to form apartj’ on the principle ol pay, as mer
cenaries are always enlisted, he differs nothing
in principle from the course introduced by Gen.
Jackson, and followed and improved upon by
Mr. Van Buren. In the case of the two latter it
is to be observed that they gave offices generally
to reward party fidelity already displaj e.i in ser
vice, whereas the ; resent Administration pays
in advance for service yet to be performed.
It will require many exhibitions, we fear, of
this coirupt principle before its re I nature is
made to appear in the odious as; cat which tru
ly belongs ton. Some re ■ nan -ai„u:v, -o.u.
regard for appearances, some shgnt,. isgtu e t •
veil the nakeuness of uhblusfijag bribery, aie
yet preserved to furnish decent ; tel xts by v. It co
the willing minus ut tiie y 1 mg 1 lay ‘deceit
tbeiiiselves into a belielot their uwnc> nsisten ",
and induce them to ho, e that utlu-is n.av be 1 u
ceived inio a similar tielici. But the progress
towards all the vulgarity- ; ndgrussUcssu.: 1
ed plunder is rapid enough.
Mr. Tyler, having c.e. j uiied cl keeping any
foul hold an,otig the IV big-: tier his L. t.. \al .
their piinciple», has now tniuwii i.iu.scii unre
servedly into the aims ol ..
ed his election with all its energies. Oi; wc
should rather say, he has sought to rc-t In ~sc,i
into their embrace—for lie is not receive ; cur. 1-
ally. Do any throw up tueir ca; s to welcome
him into the ranks except Michas : ive receive,
or look for a reward? The New Yoik Amo.a,
a chos. n orvan «l he Administration, or of Mi
Tyler speaks thus:
..u . k ~cu, having decided t> lend the
weiglit of his character, ana the infla-.u-e c.
his stati. n, to the advancement 01 tae pure pun
ciples of uemocracy, his it lends throughout a.,
country will best serve his interests b, imitiag
with and s« cllitig the ranks ol the great Dcniu
cratie party, trusuiig that th 1 party, ever justt
its true fiiends, will . _e in the ; i. etn , u itron
ofMr. Tyler, the sound.reasons forsuslairi
ing him in his republican measure, and silen
cing the tulse an . malicious 1 a. a fo'.t ...e cum
try is opposed to his firm, iecidca, . i.J c iteiu. .
opposition to the scl.eaics of. . e:a! wi ig_c. y.
“The ifiends oi President i'ylc who hat
uniformly treated every tie i it
with respect, will hen after, as ■ ...iniih
last lull .eicc.l.n. unite .
the friends ol ail the other ~e.: ;.
date* for the Presidci :y, and su . ■
lar nominations oi the pattv .....a......’ :
country. Tiie Presi . i
to trust his cause in the ..n ..-of.:, gr... : Dem
ocratic party, exjeets . ; . . ■ ■ : ..
ranks in good faith, with r. n to a
bide be its usage .<! ■> ’ :n. . . ...
mark'. 11 b me lor its vis; Ip .. .. .
all their might.”
1 fie manner in w.. c 1 ;..e ■. ....: ■ idso.
to receive a. ss ov c ■
dence, ilia’; be j 1 Igc I;. .1 .... 10.v.u.
sage taken‘from that. .?mr.a!:
“TheA.fo-.im •. a.acr. •:.■■■ . •'
jure • ~
nav ing a >1 ta .■ 1 . ret ‘
er bran :li ot the re::t C<. . - . .
ciplc to btiil.i up a .■ •.’.pun— . '.. ,
measures but:! : ’ .r , .
ed with its reprobatiot -
together to the cu’i itv cf the u.£;c.nay toei -
hst a boiv of Swi.s :cf.< ... wc. •.
A a conclusion to the subject for die present,
we iiiay’ add another quotation which is not
w ithout some pertinence to the occasion?“lt is
a brief di-qmsitton in corrnp ton, uiken from a
speech ot Mr. Henry A. AVise, delivered in 1840,
and runs thus':
C orruption first attacks the people themselves;
it teiu] is tnem w ith appointment to office, and
intimidates them w ith removal from office. By
avaiics and ambition it addresses them, and in
sinuates itself amidst their very crowds at the
H.ccinctsol their elections; it purchases that
public presses, and buys up their representa
tives end agents and servants; it destroys tfle
independence of their legislatures, and adds to
the tremendous veto power of a President, to
say w.-.at law shall not be sanctioned, the great
er power far df initiating tiie laws—ol saying
what laws shall, and what laws only shall be
passed or originated in Congress; itdesiroys
(he responsibility of all subordinate officers 01
the people, and enables the President to “take
the responsibility,” with impunity’.
It is not reason or right which binds the party
of office holders together. It is the loaves anil
fishes. The ; uisc-stringdraws them astightas
the mouth of the reticule—the spoils! the spoils!
gather them together like wolves around the
carca s of the dead deer on the prairie, or like
vultures and crows around the carrion. You
cannot reason with avarice or ambition—that
love of place, lust of power, and “sacra fames
aun,’’ which are the besetting sins of the times.”
The editor of the Advertiser says the com
munication ol Ju.ge Taylor, in relation to his
horse, “John,” which we publish below, will be
as equally interesting to our readers abroad, as
at home, when we make the assurance that eve
ry fact stated, can be corroborated by the testi
mony of hundreds of our most veracious citi
zens. Those who hold in veneration, the noble
qualuies ol the horse, that sagacious as well as
service: lie animal, will be certain to give the
article a emeful perusal. The writer ol this
individual animal’s history, has scarcely told
the half of the evidences he gives of possessing
of reasoning far above most other ani
mrls of the butte creation. If all these marks
of intelligence are not referable to a process of
thought, ratiocination, then we know not upon
what princij le they’ are to be accounted lor —
they are certainly, in our estimation, a lofty re
move above instinct.
From the Mobile Daily Advertiser.
Can a Horse Reason!
C. C. Langdon, Esq: My purpose is not to
discuss the question at the head of this arti
cle, but to submit some tacts lor the specula
tion of those who may be curious in such mat
ters. As you are aware I own a horse called John,
that tor several years has not only amused but
astonished the public, by' his various feats of in
telligence and sagacity’.
Every body knows John; and if he is seen as
he otten is, in a buggy, andno one in it, walking
trotting or galloping ihrotigh the most crowded
streets, threading his way’ among carriages and
drays, no citizen oilers to stop him; but if a stran
gerattempt it, he only excites a laugh, and is ask
ed how long he liasbeen in the city? I have wit
nessed some amusing scenes of ihiskind atthe
expense ot some one’s good intentions.
it is proper that I should state, that tor the last
seven years, w ith the exception of the past and
present v. inters, I have resided about two and a
lialf miles from the city. I generally come to
town every day about eleven or twelve o’clock.
1 fiequ.nilydrive to town and back, without
touching the rein. Il l come down St. Francis
street, he isceitain to stop at the \V avcrly, with
out any thing being said to him, and as soon as
I get out, lie will start in a trot or gallop, and
-top at the C iiinthian. If I come down Dau
phin street, he will go directly to the Postotfiee,
where he will stop until I get out, when he will
wheel across the street and remain there in his
opinion, a reasonable time; if he wants water, he
will go to a pump, and from one to another, un
til h_: finds a friend to pump it for him, when he
will return.
John is also a general favorite. The “freedom
of the it;. ” was long since presented to him,in a
buggy! He istherelbre not confined to any par
ticular s treet, bat goes where he likes, in pursuit
of me or hrs own amusement. He will some
times go to Water .street, ami then to Commerce,
where with excellentto'eandjudgement, he will
sample bales ol hay on the sidewalk; but unlike
the cotton samplers, he was never known to till a
bug and carry it off on his back. He not only
knows me from others, but can distinguish my
voice iron l , all others, as may be easily proved.
Hundreds of perrons may pass hint daily with
out altrae.mg from him any particular notice.
If I co.ue toward him when his head is turned
fro,il me, and happen lobe talking at the time,
although ftom Jus light check n in, the motion
may be ditlieull, and perhaps painful, he will
tuiu his head round, re-ting it against his sice,
, w.tii hiseye, which then exbioltsu peculiurti. m
j. ulous motion, fixed on me until 1 pass. If he
, ti. n de-iies to go home, he will raise his head,
I point hi- ear-, and start after me, stepping lofti
j ly ..nd keeping me in view. Although a spir.it-
Icd animal, noth.ng ‘ frightens him ir«m his pro
priety:” in fact, lie “dares do all that may become
I a”— 'nurse! it is a fact quite notorious, that ..e
I will go about the city in pursuit of me; it is e
i qually so, that experiments have been made to
induce him to leave me, by turning him up the
street leading to the country, but after turning a
block or two, he w ould invariably come back.
Thete are many instances of gentlemen having
driven him to their residences in ditlefent pans
ol the ci y an.i turned him loose to come back ;
j and I am informed some bets have been pocket
|cd on such performances. 1 had a standing bet
j for some years, that I would send him to the mar
■ ket, orthSPos.otlice.oranyhouseorpointdesig
| naled, and that he would return safely with tne
: buggy. No one ..oubted he would do it. But a
j few months ;go I sent him from n y house across
i the country to the Spring Hill road, and up that
ro; d a di lance of a mile to the house of a friend,
although he lr d not been there lor more than a
year. I have often seen him senton errands of
a similar character. 1 have only logo wilhjhim
and show him a place; he never forgets it. He
is peiicctly under command of my voice. I
speak to him as 1 would to a seivant, ard that
he understands many things I say to him, is prov
ed b. the fact that he obeys me. In harness or
out of it, he follows me about like a dog. He
stand.* in no tear of me, and lias no cause, tor
lliiough I may sometimes scold him, I have
never struck him, as 1 believe, in the seven years
and a half 1 have owned him. He therefore
does not dug Irom .fear, but every thing from
kindness.
n is getting quite late—two orthree o’clock—
-1 must nave gone up the street. He turns up
Royal street, and sto; ping a short time at the
Literary Depot and several otherplaces, he goes
to the \v aveily. There is no Use ingoing fur
ther m this dire lion, lor he knows 1 seldom go
above .hat j oint. He becomes uneasy; turns
back and goes down the street as far as the
Court House. He turns again much excited;
his eais th.own back, his neck aiched, Ins nos
* tills flattened, anu starts imo u last trot. As lie
passes the M. ns.ou House, he is in a round
gallop, wildly throw ing his head from one side
ol the street to the oilier. If he sees me, he
will stop or come up to me. 1 get into the Car
riage, and without' saying a word to him, or
loucuing the rein, he takes up the first street
leading to. our home. Here is a narrow lane
leading to the gate, and to make a clean turn
through it, it >s necessary to keep to the right,
near the fence. John knows it, and stops at the
piuper point; 1 get out, open the gate and pass
through.' ire wueels slioitround, describing a
quarter ciicie, and sees all is right before him—
u.e g,.te is I'mirow, there being l td live, or six
inches to spare between the wuvel and the post.
Jo.m snows it, and in more than five hundred
time. pas.-mg through that gate, he has not
louche i the ; u.-t more th n three oi tour times;
but w.ien he happens to uo so, i.e will immedi
ately back, sheer otf of his own accord, and
pass through—never lading in ids second at
tempt. i uere are many instances ol his hav
ing locked his vhe. Is with other carriages,
w h.-n en .eavormg to get a good shade, and uis
eegaging i.imscii in a similar manner, and
uli.cn iiavc been noticed by Gen. T. D. W.
i.nd Oiheis. But for tn.: oddity' of it, 1 certainly
-hotiid not u:C either rein or'bridle. Ingoing
.o the e i.y. or Lack, but especially at nigh , r
would tru-t i.i u sooner thana professed watch
man. i'.ot the .-lightest injury lit s ever occur
red to the carriage by any fault of his.
But he has also a mode of communicating
wisuc-..nd v,i nis, by signs, looksan., ac
tions, which is as perfectly comprehensible bv
me, as ii expressed in the plainest language spo
i.cn by man. lie not only nsvs a language to
express fits ideas, emotions &c., but tie has
dearly invented that language himself, as 1
:liink 1 shall prove: A portion of the year, the
'table being left open for that purpose, John is
allowed toe me to the house an.t kitchen when
he likes. About twelve o'clock one light night,
I heard a heavy knocking at the kitchen uoor.
i‘h.'knocking continued so long arm so loud,
hat I got up and went to the w indow, when 1
ounu it was John creating the disturbance. —
Jis hind feet were on the ground md his tore
fret on the upper step. Lifting his loot, he
•ulT'.i'ke the pom: of his hoof against the
or 1 -i or ii.teen times, repeating it every lew
I Tom many other texts ct bis saga
,,l was well convinced of his object. I call
.. .i.i c vantanil charged hmi i. itii ncglcet-
, to feed the horse, but Ire stoutly denied the
It i e.tain 1 did not believe him.—
t s-rere thing happened several times as-
: had as ot en called up the ser-
: ~ w : ■ till a-sertc i the horse hau keen fed.
I a to hear the old negro talk
i.-riants in the kitchen, laughing
-i. ar.. t ;.c..'.;r.g, --John won’t lie, an..
’..no: ■ i- ' A “He believe:
■■ st. ! wc n’t believe me.' Another laugh.
I v. ..n’t tell any more lies about feeding John.
■ svv'.ie.” They all laug i; and I laugh!—
• he v . - :s water he will go to the weil
e curb or rhe water tub, it
sin e manner. Os late years, the servant
■ at the e trlie t knocking, tor he know ■
.. j sle .■ .■ .J be . ••’. on the premise - until
n de mantis are :< .;’’ id w ith I often di
ke s ouldnt be fed in the morning lot
c . ■ o col n.d.a.'.r.g hi..', to ado.: some t 'b-
.. co' communicating his wi>hes Af.e;
xhausting his patience in his usual efforts, he
would come to the house and walk by the door,
stepping short and quick, and wheeling abrupt
ly hound. After practising in this manner for
some time, he would give one of the queerest
squeals I ever heard, as much resembling the
yell of a Choctaw as any thing else, although
he can if he likes, squeal in very’ good English I
In November last, Mr. H. ofC'., who was at
my house, desired to witness some of John’s
jjerfo.mences. Alter performing several foa.s
1 have related, and we had gone into the ho usd,
(he house servant came to me and said, John
would not let her go to the kitchen. We went
out on the gallery, and saw that John had plant
ed his heels directly opposite to the kitchen
door, locking very savagely. I ordered the girl
to drive him away, which she attempted to do
with a stick. BuUio! John would not move an
inch. AVith his head near the ground, his ears
backed, stamping violently and shaking his
head, he bid defiance. All this I knew was
merely for effect. 1 knew he would not have in
jured the least ot living things. I then told the
giil to go to the well and draw him water. A
soon as she started in that direction, he threw oil’
his theatrical character and followed her, look
ing | leased, and highly gratified at the success
of his ingenious experiment. I will relate
one teat of a different character.
A year or two ago, when I'cametothe city one
morning, 1 left John ala shop in Church street
to be shod, requesting the smith after he had
cone so, to put the horse in the buggy and let
him go; a practice I have pursued ai that and
other shops, for several yreara. An hour or two
after, 1 was standing on the side walk ..pposiie
to the Mansion House, when 1 saw John com
ingdown Government street, and then up Roy
al in a fast trot, stopping within a few feet of
me. He soon commenced stamping violently
with his fore foot, which continued for a min
ute or two. The West Ward omnibus was
standing some 30 or 40 leet in front of him.—
Walking up to it lie put his fool on the ujper
step, ana commenced biting it. Alter relieving
himselt of the fly (as 1 supposed it was) he
backed the buggy to his old position. Altho’
John knew, and had his reason, why he went to
the omnibus, yet it is proper the teamed public
should be informed, that as bis cheek rein would
not allow Ins head to be brought down to hjs
foot, he went to the omnibus to bring up his foot
tohisWrf.' Mr. P. then and now of this city,
and a number of other gentlemen, were amused
spectators of this performance.
I have thus related a few only ofa great num
ber of similar facts to show that the theory, tuat
all the arts of the brute proceed fiom mere in
stinct, ought not to receive absolute belief, that
it is not a theory which precludes ail doubt. If
the proper definition of instinct be a blind ten
dency to some mode of action, independent of
consideration of the end to which the action
tends, these various arts can lie only' the result
of mere chance—of accident! But will any
one suppose that such to be the fact? Undoubt
edly, instinct may in some cases, be common
both to man and brutes. Both may eat instinc
tively to preserve life. But if you place a va
riety of dishes before a man, he’ will select that
which is most agreeable to his taste. No one
would doubt that this art would be the result of
reason—but put several parcels of food of dif
ferent qualities before ahorse, and he will do
thesame thing with equal taste, from the same
motive; yet metaphysicians tell us this ait is
mere instinct. An elephant may drink from in
stinct as well as man. In travelling over a de
sert, man supplies himself with water. The el
ephant after satisfying his thirst, fills his trunk.
In both, :he motive is the same, to provide a
sup; ly, not for present bitt for future use; thus
extending thought beyond the reality of the
p-resent, to light up a nisiaw in the void of a fu
ture. A man ora horse may walk instinctive
ly, without object or motive operating on either
at the time; but place them in an enclosure with
a narrow opening, and each will determine with
equal judgment, whether it is sufficiently large
to enable him to pass without injury. In the
man the act would proceed Irom the’ operation
of the mind—from reason; the object of each
being the same—to go out—the result of delib
eration being id< mica!, that he could or could
not pass out. AVhy not admit that the process
by which this judgment was arrived at, proceed
ed from the same source—from the labo-atory
of the mind—from reason? Is it simply be
cause man, in his arrogance and pride of pow
er, desires to preserve so marked a distinction;
to create so immeasurable a span, between him
self and his fellow animals?
If i have stated a few facts which may tend
to throw some light on an abstract subject,
which of late has elicited some attention; in the
meantime, 1 shall have redeemed a promise
made to many friends, at their solicitation, to give
some account of the arts, doings, andctooiZer
of my horse John. He is a northern ho.se,
finely formed, and without a blemish; and al
though in. his 12th year, he has all the playlul
ness and elasticity of a colt.
Mobile, April 4. H. W. TAYLOR.
The British Cotton Trade.
We condense the following statements from
some tables in Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine,
lot the present nior.in:
In the year 1842, Great Britain imported the
following amounts of cotton :
From United Statesl,olß,72B bales.
“ 8razi.85,625
“ Demarara and Bcrbiccl3s
“ West Indies, &c 19,776
“ Egyptlß,24s
“ East 1ndie5255,129
In 18-11, the exports from the United States
to Firgland amounted to 9m.’, 192 bales, less than
1842.
In 1841, the amount exported from the East
Indies, was 274, 98-1, or more than in 1842.
The imports f.om ihe East Indies for 1841,
were the largest for any year in the last ten, an,’
had gradually' increased up to that time, when a
decrease took place in the following year.
The largest amount imported by Great Britain
from th“ United States during the last tea years,
was in 1840, namely 1,245,007 bales.
The imports from Brazil into England were
much less during the last four, than in the pro
ceeding six years.
In 1841, the consumption of American cotton
in Great Britain, amounted to 881,742 bales; in
1840, 1,063.897 bales. In 1839, 775,225 bales.
In 1842, 918,978 bales.
The consumption, it will be seen, was great
er in 1840. than in either of the other three
years.
Cincinnati.—The Cincinnati Gazette pub
lishes the iollowing table of the manufactories
in and near that city in 1841:
Manufactures. Vt oikmen. Annual value.
1nW00d155732,222.857
ironl2so 1,728,549
Other metals 461 658,040
Leather 888 1,008,700
Hair, Brisdes, &c.... 198 366,400
Cotton, Wool, Linen,
Hemp,.... 359 411,190
Drugs, Paints. Chemi-
cals.... 114..... 458,259
Brick, Stone, Earthen
Ware.... 301 238,300
Paper 512 669,600
Provisionsls67 5,269,627
Science and the Fine
Arts.... 139 179,100
Buildingsls6B 953,267
Miscellaneousl733 3,208,790
T0ta110,617 317,442,670
Every Man a Lawyer in Maine.—The Leg
islature of Maine passed a law at its recent ses
sion to admit every person ol good moral char
acter to the practice ol law in that State. It pass
ed the Senate with only one opposing vote. A
similar law was passed by the Legislature ol
Mew Hampshire at its last session.
PRUNING I RtlT TREES.
As pruning trees is confined to no particular
season, some utrections in the present number
may be acceptable.
The first tiuirg necessary' is a good sharp
knife, w meh is nut always at hand.
Ifie second object is to asceitain what pan
must be cut away, and wha; shoulu remain.—
’lobe capable of this requites a knowledge of
fruit growing, m general, and vegetable physi
ology ana me nature of each krnu of nee, in
particular. The operator should examine if
any ol the blanches coure out too low, and it
there are any inclining, or crowning the better
plop.onioned parts oi me tree. Eucn should be
taken od. iherc is said to be more danger in
leaving the tree with too much than with 100 lit
tle wood.
\V itli large branches a small saw should be
used, and if the operator wdl Use a smoothing
plane to leave the wound perlecliy free tn-in
bruises and rough places made by the saw, die
healing may' be expected much sooner. In pru
ning small trees, lit one loot be j laced near the
root, then hold in the left hand firmly the branch
to be cut, insett the knife close to the body oi
the tree, and if possible let the work be done by
one smooth cut. The closer to the body of the
tree the cut is made the better. Limbs cut at a
half inch or inch from the trunk, must rot away
or their e must become much laicer belore the
healing can be effected, and in the mean time
these wounds are most liable to produce serious
There is much dispute about t:.o proper time
oi pruning. While some urge the winter or
-pring the only suitable time, others with as
much vehemence, and indeed aigument, aigue
.er exclusive summer pruning. From our
knowledge oi'the subject, we have no idea either
cm is wholly true. -Any one who has haa a
. ale experience will see, even in the absence of
. philosophy, that branches cut away in the sum
mer, heal over sooner than it the pruning be
di :.e at any other time; and he will also see.
.here are no: a few young shoots which come
.mt in the summer, which are not needed, and
should be cut off before they take the nourish
ment from .he better parts of the tree. On the
i her band, ti ere are often awkward and unne
cessary' branches found on the tree in the winter,
and even partsof the tree killed or much injured
by the severe cold of winter; and this xiiows the
absolute necessity of spring pruning. To con
clude the subject, the writer has no doubt the
pruning should commence in the lat er part of
the winter, or early in the spring, and continue
as circumstances suggest through the whole
growing season. If either spring or summer
pruning be neglected, the trees cannot look s®
well or do so well.— Tenn. Agriculturist.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20.
’t 0 .■ t.'o uio : 11.- Itubuiiry.
As the examination progresses, the plot thick
ens, and the final di-now mcnt seems to threaten
most disastious consequences to some occupy
ing distinguished positions in society. Indeed,
the intelligence contained in the following ex
tracts of letters, written on Monday, and receiv
ed in this city by yesterday morning’s mail,
have produced in the public mind a painful
state of suspense, and the anxiety tor further
developements is intinre. AU are anxious to
learn, who are those who have heretofore occu
pied so high a place in the public estimation,
that are now threatened to be overwhelmed in
disgrace and infamy, by the expected disclo
sures. The mail, this morning, will probably’
relieve all suspense.
CoLi'MBVs, Apnl 17th, 1843.
My Dear Sir:— Our city has again been
thrown into a violent state of excitement, by a
most bold and successful robbery of the West
ern Insurance and Trust Company, generally
called Shylock. On the evening of Friday,
about 8 o’clock, a company of villa ins, in dis
guise, having well matured their plans, entered
the front door, which was not locked, as two of
the officers were in at the time, in the act of
putting up the money into the vault. They en
tered silently, and passed around the counter and
into the vault before they were perceived; seiz
ing each of the officers, held them down with
bowie-knives 10 their *iu oats, and tiireateneu
them with instant death if they gave the alarm.
At the same time, the light was put out, and the
other part of the gang proceeded quietly to gath
er up al) the money they could lay their hands
on, both bank notes mid gold coin. T hey secu
red every thing that was valuable, but the sil
ver ; and trunks, and packages, containing spe
cial deposites, which, being unhandy, were not
disturbed. Strange to say, they left a large
package of Planters’ and Mechanic’s money
uiitotiche.i in the dark ! ■ After getting all they
could carry away, they retired after thrusting
the officers into the vault, and locking them up
in it, leaving the key, however, in the door,
threatening them if they hollowed within two
hours, to come back and kill them. It was with
great difficulty they could make themselves
heard. It was discovered about 11 o’clock in
the night.
The next day was one of great excitement.—
People were thunder-sti uek at the unparalleled
daring of the outrage, and perpetrated withsuch
signal success at that early' hour in the evening,
•when persons were passing about everywhere.
The amount of money taken, belonging to the
Company, and special deposites, was about
;iiio,olX)! —But the event showed that they’ were
better at stealing than at hiding; for, before 8
o’clock the next morning, suspicions having
been stalled against Thos. U. McKean, search
was made at his room, and a package of money
found hid in a tub of dirt, which led to his ar
rest, and subsequent disclosure of the wherea
bouts of the balance of the money; and, in so
doing, indirectly, '.t;t to almost every body, clear
ly implicated with him, John L. Lewis,.who is
now Solicitor of this Circuit, a man of high
standing, and formerly Mayor of the city. —
McKean has not as yet disclosed his other ac
complices', but put the public officers in a search
after two individuals, whom, he.asserted, came
from Mobile, but afterwards said was false.—
McKean is in Jail, and it is expected will give
up the other names concerned with him.
Yours, truly.
P. S. The money has been recovered, with
the exception of $5,0(10.
Colcmbcs, April 17.
“The excitement, in regard to the robbery, is
so deep that nothing is. lone here. Sb far, Thos.
C. McKean and Lang Lewis are the only per
sons deeply implicated: the former is in Jail,
the latter gave bonds. The excitement increas
es; for new developements arc evety moment
expected, and fioiie know how high the person
may be who is implicated. One individual is
already charge;), but such has been his high
standing, (hat it can narray vcereene<r,Tniw rao
not mention his name, hoping he is innocent.—
A few hours wi 1 decide.”
Yours, &c.
The G’obc on Tylcrlsm.
The Globe, in.a tecent attiele,thus speaitsof
the Tyler administration :
“The administration ofapostales, utterly ab
jured by the honest men ol both parties, with
out having a so!itaty friend returned as yet to
either branch oflhe next Congress—having no
principles to build up a party upon—no system
of measures but that which the country has
marked witli its reprobation—now addresses it
self altogether to the cupidity of the mercenary
to enlist a tody of Swiss tor followers.”
The above is a single sentence of one of the
Globe’s assaults upon the Administration. It
is full of truth, not only in regard to the admin
istration, but as to l' e character oi' the party to
which that administration is “addressing itself”
for followers. The Globe says some very sen
sible things.
Found Dead.
A man calling himself W. A. .Smith, appa
rently about 35 or -10 years of age, and wearing
a pair of green spectacles, arrived in this city
on Friday evening last, from Charleston, and
took lodgings at the Eagle & Phoenix Hotel. —
On the afternoon of Monday he walked out,
and was not seen about the hotel again during
the evening or night, and in the morning of
Tuesday some inquiry’ was made after him, as
he seemed not to be entirely sane, probably: la
boring under delirium tremens, when it was as
certained that a man had been found dead, sit
ting against a fence in the lower end of the city,
who, upon examination, was discovered to be
Mr. Smith. A jury ot inquest was immediate
ly empanneled, and after an examination of his
person, and finding upon it money, a watch and
other valuables, -a ithout any matk of violence,
rendered a verdict, “that lie had come to his
death by the act o! Got!.” Tiie corpse was sub
sequently inteircd with appropriate religious
ceremony in the city cemetery.
Dignity of Locofocoism.
The latest accounts Irom Albany, New Yoik,
resort a jisli cuffing in the Assembly chamber,
between Mr. Lee, a member froitfOtange, aat?
Mr. McMurray of New York city. They are
political brethren (L cufoco )botl>. The House
passed a vol ■■ i . ..-.'to'co Me..!. li >
was the delihe..::.' arcaikutt. Ami u.is is Lo
cotoco legislation ! Locofoco dignity!! To
tvhat disgrace will it nut finally bring the coun-
The New York Express says :—The South
America brings out a considerable amount in
specie.. VVe observe that a London House in
their circular lor the ovet land mail, estimates
ttie amount of specie recently sent to this coun
try, to be £ I,3GO.tXX), of which the Bank of Eng
land has furnished a large amount. The singu
lar depression in the value oi money is dwelt
upon in this letter, and it affirms that there is
above x'5,000,000 belonging to the London bank
ers lying in deposit at the Bank of England, for
which there is no employment.
Correspondence of the Balimore Patriot.
NkwYork, Friday, P. M.
The North River is now open to Albanv; the
steamers Diamond and Potstmouth ari iveci’irom
that place cany, t.-ringing upwards ol seven hun
dred passengers.—No produce has vet been re
ceived on this route.
The weather to-day has been quite unfavora
ble for business; the rain has been tailing since
sunrise, and the atmosphere is dark and gloomy
—tiie cutton market has been rather dull and in
active in consequence—prices however remain
firm, and 1 do not perceive that the Foreign news
lias had the slightest effect upon the market.
Flour remains as before although but lew opera
tions have been made in consequence ol the bad
weather.
The sales of New Orleans Sugars for the
last three days amount to HOOl.hJs. at 4j ®5
and some few at 5J cts. 600 hhds Porto Rico
were also taken at (it ® 7J cts. 4 mo-. 65 ceioon-
Catasaya Bark brought 50i cts. cash.
Southern Exchanges are dull at former rates
Sterling exchange was firm at 105' a 106-
Francs were in active demand at 5.11 1 ® 5 40. ’
Phcress of Millerism.—Many of the Mil
lerites in the vicinity of Philadelpha remained
up until after twelve o’clock Friday night to wit
ness the conclusion of ail worldly affairs. As
the matter did not come off, we suppose it was!
j»«poned to the 23d mst.
1 he Spring Trade in New York.—The
•' >'’.\orlt Expre-s sav “The spring trade
‘ ,f -gitfe tube quite activk.uiir hotels are becom
jng quite full bf rangers, the auction sales quite
if-t fee, and oursticet "■ m the business section ol
the citypre-entasfenebfmuehactivity. Prices
for some arflcles have cjianged; flour and pro
visions havegonc up ; dry goodsofsome descrip
tions are higher.
CotNAGE.-sThc Picayune ot the 14th insiant,
says We are >n||jjbted to one of the officers of
the Branch Mint in our city, for the following
statement of the amount of gold and silver coin
ed at that establislnnent during the three months
ending on foe3lsttil:
January.... ,v 0 g o ;j came in this month.
Silver.s2-1,000
February.. G01d5153,000
Silverßß,OOft... .541,000
MarchGold 463,ooo
5i1ver37.000.... 500,000
Total coinage $1,065,(MX)
Rec’d on deiosit for coin- ( G01d..51.172,19189
age during he same time, ( Silver... 228,71 li 18
$1,100,91107
TvLEßisit.—The Mobile Chronicle say's this
word isbegnningto have a very comprehensive
meaning. It represents in itself corruption, im
becility, iindfnaclimj.
Extensive Robber v.—On last Tuesday' al
'eir.6oll the luilding occupied by Mr. Regnier,
in Exchange place was entered iind his armour
and wardrot? broken open. From these nine
gold lever witches, a large quantity of diamond
jewelry, twobars of gold, a bar of silver, five
doubloons, tbelve sovereigns, an eagle and four
half eagles ver? laken. This isthe mostexten
sive robbery which has taken place in this city
for some tine. Mr. Regnier offers a reward of
$l6O forth« n'cafeuv of the property’ andthede-
ot the O. Crescent City.
Hon. Henry W. Hilliard.—We learn from
the Montgomery (Ala.) Journal of Wednesday,
that Air. Hilliard, American Charge at Belgium
returned to his home in that city, on Thursday oi
l ist week, on a short visit of business. The
Journal says:
His appearance of renovated health from the.
climate of his foreign residence, was noticed with
sincere gratification by his numerous friends, ir
respective of party whogave a most cordial greet
ing to their valued former fellow-citizen. His
stay, we regret to learn, will be necesarily briet.
He will leave in a few days with his familv for
Brus'cls. .
From theN. Y. Courier and Enguir-.r.
Later from France.
The packet ship Louis PhiUippe, Capl. Cast
off, arrived this morning from Havre, March
Bth, by which arrival we have received our file
of Galignani’s Alessenger to the 7lh uit., being
a day or two later than the advices from France
by tiie South America, but they contain nothing
of importance. We eopy the following letter
from the Vienna correspondent of Galignani,
dated 22d, the previous month :
“Yesterday, 22.1, Mr. Jenifer, the Minister of
the United States at Vienna, gave a ball in hon
or of Washington’s birth-day. Her Highness
Princess Metternich did the honors of recap ion
as lady patroness. Among the guests was the
distinguished veteran scldier, his Imperial i iigli
ness the Arch iuke Charles, accompanied by his
son the Archduke Frederick and lbeirsuil.es.—
It was gratifying to see one of the most celebra
ted soldiers of Europe showing respect to the
memory of the most renowned in America.—
The Prince Altieri, Apostolical Nuncio; the
Ambassadors of England, France and Turkey;
their Royal Highnessess the Prince of Wasa,
the Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden, and the
Prince of Nassau, who are passing the winter
in Vienna; the Foreign Ministers of the differ
ent courts ofEurope, with manyot themostdis
tinguished of the Austrian and Hungarian no
bility-of both sexes, honored the day by their
presence. A fine marble bust of Washington
was conspicuously placed, sui-rounded bv flow
ers and evergreens, which attracted much-atten
tion. The company consisted of about 230 of
the elite and beauty of Vienna. Thenightwas
gay and animated in the extreme, and the dance
.kept up with spirit until 5 in the morning, in
which their Highnesses the Princess Metter
nich and Esierlr.zy, and the Princess Clary, oc
casionally joined, and imparted .-aktitionai inte
rest and animation to the festivities of the even
ing. The absence of Prince Metternich was
deeply lamented, he 'having expressed his own
regret, hot having been able to attend eiiher ot
the Court balls during the season. Thus in
Vienna has Washington’s birth <!aj*beeri* ceie
.biaied, evincing tjiat vie great and gootl ine:i of
‘'",“7*se ai-eauai.'cjjte bvthe il» m-x.. • • • - >
noble ol everynfountry. ' — -
The American Minister used everv exertion
to render the evening agreeableto his distinguish
< d guests, and has ample cause to-be gratined at
liissuccess; and the American,nation should be
proud to know that the name of Washington is
held in the highest respect in Europe as weil as
America. The ball opened with Washington’s
inarch, executed by Strauss and his band. His
Imperial Highness the Archduke Charles and
Princess Metternich headed the Polonaise.”
The birth day of Washington was celebrated
or. the rio ult., by the Americans in Rome, in
tbc«r usit::! manner, by a public dinner. About
forty citizens ot the United States were present.
The Prince de Canino, the distinguished natu
ralist, who resided many years in Philadelphia
and Mr. Green, the American Consul, were
present as guests. The government ot the U
niled Slates has never supported any Diplomat
ist or Consul General at the Papal Court.
A masked ball was given at the palace of
Berlin, Prussia, February 28tb. There were
issued 3,500 invitations. At 11 o’clock, up
wards of4,ooopersons .-aldown to a magnificent
supper.
A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at
Leipsic on the 13th Feb.
Montley lias been convicted, at Orleans, ot
the robbery and murder ofßoisselier a messen
ger of an Orleans Bank in November last,
and sentenced to be executed on the public
square.
Mr. Coombes, who some time ago published
an interesting account ot his travels in Abyssin
ia and Upper Egypt, has been appoint,.d French
Consul at Scala Nova, in Asia Aiinor.
A letter Irom Naples states that on the 11th
ultimo a passage boat containing 36 persons,
chiefly inhabitants ot Pozzuoll, proceeding from
Naples lotlie Island ol Ischia, was suddenly
struck by a violent gusto! wind and v. ent down.
Ail the passengers perished.
The Messager du Ty rol, has the following
disaster-: lioni avalanches in that cotmtrv. —
From Bourg St. Jagues, in the valley of Deler
reggen, we learn that on the 3d ult. ‘it began to
snow, and continued for 48 houis, and on the
sth it was6!eet deep. In the afternoon and at
night, repeated sound-- of avalanches were
heard; in the morning many houses were found
overwhelmed by the fallen masses, and their
inhabitants buried in the ruins.
It appears that the Flench Government are
moving, energetically in the colonizing 01 tiie
Marquesas. Ttie Drantr frigate, and Mattrthe
corvette had sailed from Blest for those Islands.
Paris Stock Exchange, March 6, ' past 4.
The maiket v.a- veiy animated to-day, and the
price of French securities have again advanced
slightly. Fur cash, Fives and Threes have ri
sen 10c.; Spanish l; New Belgian £; Belgian
Fives’; Belgian Threes no quotation: Havii
and ttoioau remain unvariea; Neapolitan h’as
:al(• a ■■ -toe end >a' the wurnth. Fives
have advanc d 15c.; Threes 20c.; March 7th,
! to 2 o’cioe —Five per cents, end ot the month
t '.O fl-. 25.-.; :’hrecsßl tr. 79 cents.
■ TI:C I il.< -r. ' C.i 1.,' .’I-'
Hain in >i Uo. L needs confirmation.
European Office, Liverpool, March Bth.
The report has just reached our office from
Lancaster, that the Chartists’ trials are over,
and that Feaigus O’Conner has been transport
ed tor life!
Fire in Liverpool.—Another most destruc
tive fire occulted in Liverpool on the 7th of
March. It broke out in the extensive Iron found
ry ot Messrs. Fawcct, Preston & Co., in Lyuia
Ann street, and extending to several other streets
working great destruction in its progress. A
great number ofbuild ngs and a large amountof
property wereeonsumed. The largest sufferers
appear to have been persons engaged in the con
struction c.f machinery and heavy engines. But
we have not n»m lor giving the details. The
totai amount of the toss is estimated at £30,090.
Happilv no lire® were lost, and there were but
tew slight cases oi'persona I injury.
Vi ßols!A —The elections tor Representatives
tu Congress (as " ell as for Members of the
State Legisiature) take place in Virginia on
the fourth Thursday, (the 27th) of this month.
The following are the candidates for Congress
announced -nthe several r.istriets. as far as we
are informed oftaem:
Dis: rid. Locofocos
1 J. H. L* D ' :^orne - A. Atkinson.
2 . G. C. Dronigoole.
3 Geo. B. Gilmer.
4 Richaid H-Toler. Ed. W. Hubard.
5 Win. L f’Oggin. T. W. Gilmer.
6 John M- Bolts. John W. Jones.
7 Hill Cad er - Henry A. Wise.
8 Willo.K e " ton - R- M. T. Hunter.
9 SainudChiiton. Wm. Smith.
10 Faulkner. E. Smith.
11 A. H. H Stewart. Wm. Taylor.
12 Allen T-Carpenter. A. A. Chapman.
14 G. W.SBmmeis.
j Lewis Steen’od.
15 J Wm. G. Brown.
Cise of Csr* McKenzie.—We leam from
an undoubted scarce, that although the decision
ol the Court in Cart. McKenzie’s case
was technicallyi° favor of acquittal, a- before
announce I, a .W'-K* members viz: sev
en out of twelve, ’’ere of opinion that the char
ges or some oft* u > bad been proved. In or
der’to a convict* the voice of two thirds of the
members were oKessan; One more vote in
favor of convict* would have changed the re
sult.—JV. Y. Javx< Com.
From the Georgia Courier.
M; ipri i J.’.hancl! Rail-road. —Nothing is
inure certain than that tills road will eventually
be built. Can it be possible that when the State
Rail-road shall have approached within fifteen
miles us the headwaters of the Coosa river, and
that extensive region of country which it waters
will remain indifferent to a connexion which
will open it to the best markets in the Southern
States' Assuredly not.—“ But how asks the
sceptic, can we built! a Rail road? Where is
the money?” My friend we ask no money. A
new era lias arrived in the history of railroads;
we have learned to build them without money.
Floyd county alone contains 6tX) voters, ol whom
we say 400 tire able I odied men. To grade the
rail-road, it will be necessary to move 92,000 c
ubic yards an average distance of 100 yards. An
able bodied man can excavate and convey in a
wheel barrow with great case, 10 cubic yards,
100 yards in a day. It would therefore take one
man 9200 day;; 50 men 184 days, 100 92 day*;
200 men, 46 uay»; 300 men, 3oj days; 400 men,
23days. What need we then with money ?
Let every man take up bis pick and shovel, and
bring his own meat and bread, and in a month
the work is accomplished.
But you say this is surely' exaggeration. Itis
in a degree. One thirtieth part is rock excava
tion. We might also encounter in the excava
tions, a harder material than is estimated. But
allow ing lor every contingency, 400 men (that
is to say the able bodied men of F loyd county)
could build the Memphis Branch Rail-road in
three months.
We treat this subject in this manner tor the
purpose of illustration. Wedo nut suppose that
there are 400 men in Floyd county, whocuukior
would devote three months labor to this object.
We wish to show that the ruad can be built man
incredible short lime. We do believe however
that there are 50 men who own 50 negroes, and
that these cuuld be placed upon the road with
tools to work with, and food tosustain them; and
the owners not seriously feel their absence Irom
the plantations.
Tne Rail road is located, and minute calcula
tions have been entered into; there is no mistake
in the above estimate ol ttie amount of woik to
be done. The road is 37} miles long; lu miles
oi the distance, tiie excavations or embankments
are under 5 inches; 4 miles ttiey ate under 3 led;
leaving but 3i miles of heavy Work which upbu
any other road would be considered light. »v e
then venture nothing in saying tliatoJ hands can
grade the road and get out the timber, (obtained
near the road) tor a single track, in one year.
We ask tlien of our fellow citizens oi Floyd
county will they not take .an interest in the mat
ter. Several now stand ready to place Irom 6to
10 hands each upon the work. By concei t of
action the whole may be speedily accomplished.
But having demonstrated tne entire practica
bility of grading our ruad, and preparing the su
pers’tiucture u ithoutmoney,anotherbuguearpre
sents itself in the shape ol'iron. Well, we can
do without iron too. We ccnless we uo not like
it; but rail-roads htive upended very successful
ly upon wooden tracks. Ours is well situated
to succeed; it can have no rival: ana being the
connecting link between the State toad and the
Coosa, river, it is not to be supposed that either
travellers or freight would lotsake it for common
road conveyance. Until then the business de
mands an iron track' we can use a temporary one;
and when neeaiul we may be assured of our
power to substitute iron.
But atter all t.iis is done—when the cars are
in operation and the steamboat pad ling up and
down the river, it is again asked, “what have
you to carry 1” where are your j assi ngeis, iieigtit
&c? persons who ask tlicse questions loose
sight of tiie first great argument in lavorol Inter
nal Improvement-; wen.ccn krnwcrccnvcpuii-cr.
They excite enterprise, invite business, multi; ly
travel, and sender benefits iiinusierable along
their way. I: i altogether ov. ing to peculiar
circumstances that this is now one of the great
est tlioroughtares in the United btates. The
Indian tills in what is known as the .Cherokee
section ot Georgia and Alamaba, remainingun
extinguished long after the adjoining districts
were populated bythewhites; that trade and trav
el which would naturally have passed through
this section, wasdiverted from it by the dangers in
the transit; and now that this objection is remov
ed, custom has so strong a hold upon a people,
that no rapid change in this direction was to be
expected. This i-s however the section through,
which the travel of North Alamaba, and the ad
jacent purls ot Tennessee and Mississippi must
eventually pas-, going to the South Atlantic, or
the North; for it is the nearest route to the first,
and the most expeditious to the second.
We have then a prospect that a very’ heavy
travel will pass over our road; but as we had
rather count upon certainties than contingencies,
we will content ourselves with such an amount
of travel, as all will cone de to us.
Suppose the road graded and track laid, by’
59 hands in a year, as above estimated. Allow
ing $lO a month lor hire; (he same for boa’d and
clothing: aduing the same again, to be perfect
ly sale, and the cost ofe.-.ch hand will be S3O per
month; tin’s will cover all expenses, including
picks, shovel, ec. Each hand will cost al the
estimates3so per annum; or 50 irends SIB,OOO.
Add to this for c -i-ling. i.cies, land damages,
SS'.'.tibn. it is a singular Kaii'foacl truly
where the contingencies ex'-eed the cost of gra
ding and superstructure.) $40,000 then in round
numbers will be the cost of road to operate with
horse power upon a wooden track, 4-stbs of
which will be paid tor in Stock. The interest
ol this at 8 per cent, would be $3,200; add
SSOOO for expenses of superintendence, horses,
and unforeseen items, —we have $8,209 the in
come necessary to be received to enable the road
to pay 8 per cent. The travel, and transporta
tion ot merchandise of the countis of Floyd and
Cmitiooga in Georgia ; Benton, Talladega, St.
Clair, and Cherokee in Alabama; six Counties
(watered by the Coosa liver) which will un
doubtedly debouch at Rome will certainly
guarantee this receipt.
in view then, ofthe perfect practicability of
the Memphis Branch Rail-road, the ease with
which it may be built by Floyd county alone,
and the certainty that it will pay a lair profit,
will our citizens'hesitate longer to embark in
the enterprise? We have said nothing of the
enhanced value it will confer on real estate, the
capil .l that will concentrate at Rome, and ttie
market that will be created lor the sale of mer
chandise and produce. To dwell upon all this
would require more space Ilian we think proper
io occupy in one number of our paper.
Enough has been said, we hope, to draw at
tention to the subject: it will be resumed from
time to time if necessary. Wetrust, however,
that tl.is will not be required; and think that
we perceive sufficient indications of such a dis
position among our citizens as warrants the be
lief that actions not wotii s wilt lie the next step
in the matter.
Tile Gooff Doctor*
Circumstances, which it would not be prop
er, and are not necessary io mention, have giv
en us oecasf m recently to tee.l, as we nave urten
left, how great is the responsibility and how
large the lie!j of benevolence 01 the eonseten
liuus, kmd-hearted, intelligent, anufaittoulphy
sician, and how well he earns tli.it itch reward
ot affectionate gratitude which he ought to re
ceive, and in most instances uoes receive, Irom
those he has served. Tne scenes of the siek
chamber ate tiequently' very try ing, and the cu
ties of medical men arduous, delicate, ai.u
sometimes painful in the extreme. T hey neui
a rare unit 11 ot firmness with tenderness—ol
prudence with courage—of a head to judge
promptly ;.i>-i c ur clly, with feelings c.elicately
sy mpatheiic. W lien me ical men possess these,
there is hanilyany classot men who are greater
benefactois io their fellows. We have seen
them take charge of cases the must agonizing,
and mam ye them with a degree o. fidelity and
unwearii u ■> vote.lness which excited the deep
est cumii'ati n. >ot cor nicted with, perhaps,
until called "port fin their services, eniire stran
gers to the i .Lent, and those to whom the pa
tient wit: w a u< they were at oi.ee friends,
ready tn v.-h without i; teimlsston, tu try eve
ry rcsoi.rce their science or experience could
sic-1. 'O <,’ as .-r.v Pipe reumine 1 : .-.nd
senstaii.-j taut snowcu the professional man
had not banished the philanthropist, and that
the labors by which they gained their livelihood
were made by them also labors oi love. It was
beautiful to see—we hope it is otten seen—this
consecration by the first emotions ofthe heart of
the best exertionsand acquisilionsof the intel
lect to the relief of the distressed. Most fami
lies love their doctor, and look upon him as their
friend : and if he is a true man,’he will deserve
their esteem. He has the opportunity ot doing,
and if he has also tiie will, he may do a vas: deal
of good—ielieving suffering of mind, as well as
stitiering of body: be a son of consolation by
e cet-s, when others must be cont nt with endea
vors to administer the poorer comfort of words.
To one who has the soot to look upon it as
something far above a mere trade, and "to be fol
lowed liom considerations infinitely superior to
pecuniary emolument, there are tew callings, if
any, which furnish a better field for the exercise
and the manifestation cl the finest qualities of
whieii human nature is capable, than that of
tire physician.
And, taken as a whole, the faculty seem
aware of this, and act accordingly. At any
rate, were wc called upon to pick out from a
mongour acquaintance the noblest specimens
of "the noblest work of God,” there are a good
ly number of tine, disinterested, warm-hearted,
hard-working fellows, who write M. D. after
their names,"who would be quite likely to stand
placed very near, if not at the head of the list;
and in this respect, wc hope and believe our ex
perience is not singular. The good doctor's du
ties are often of the most severe and heart-rend
ing kind. He witnesses much suffering, and
frequently is he obliged to listen to beseeching
words—to behold beseeching looks which it
must he agony to disappoint—to be called upon
to say, in the midst of and groans, “I can
do nothing more”—to have every word and ex
pression watchel, as those of the one who is to
pronounce the sentence of lite and death—to be
compelled, sometimes, to be firm, and almost
unfeeling, in order to be of any benefitto be
under the necessity of inflicting pain upon the
beautiful, the voting; of piercing, as it were,
through the mother's heart, in a desperate effort
to save the child's life. To do and bearall this,
and a great deal more, is the lot of a physician'
Whoso meets th • demands made upon a rnedi
c.:l man's head and heyt, body and soul both,
well and worthily, is a good than and a noble
man: and it any body thinks otherwise, he
inns' Lave sees and known but precious little of <
he life ol a doctor, and never have enjoyed the
friendship or been blessed by the skill of that
excellent and worthy personage, “the family
physician,” who always has, and deserves to
hare, a snug warm comer in the hearts of his
patients, hard by the fountain-head of that most
beautiful of human sentiments—the sentiment
of gratitude.— Nei' lvriiport HmoUl.
SUGAR FROM CORN.
We have received a great number of inqug
ries from different parts of our country, on tM
subject ol manulacturing sugar from India
corn, of which the following will embrace al
the essential points, and to which we shall gill
as lull a reply as the present condition of til
manufacture will admit. fl
1. What isthe best method of growing corl
intended for making sugar? 1
2. Time of gathering and preparation fol
grinding?
3. Machinery for the manufacture?
4. Process of boiling, and granulation of till
Sugar? I
1. In planting corn for sugar, two objeciH
must lie kept in view—the .securing the grealeS
growth of stalks, and the prevention of the luß
ination ol ears. The kind of soil required liß
a great growth of corn, is so well known that ■
is unnecessary to describe it here. It must lB
rich, and should be triable, that it may be cullß
vaied easily. A heavy clover lav, manureß
and then turned over, rolled and’the surfaß
harrowed fine, makes a good soil for a coM
crop. Mr. Webb, the most successful
turer of sugar thus far, directs that the cornel
drilled in rows north and south, that the
er.ee of lie- sun may be fell as inucii
ibe rows to be two and a half leet apart, and
pl nts in the rows not more than two
incher apart, 'i his thick planting on ai lB
soil aives a great stand of corn, and in
able degree prevent- the formation of
ears cannot be ex; ected where the corn is
thick as is In re directed. Mr. Blake of
apolis, made an extensive experiment last
and. from 4} a< res produced about 280
of excellent molasses. He planted his
rather drilled it in rows four feet apart,
ciu-e set in the row.-, but instance not
Il is probable in planting cum for sugar,
thing should rlepen.i on the variety
it is evident the small northern kinds
quire closer planting than the tall southern oR
western kinds. We have not learned that any
experiments have been instituted to test the com
parative value of the several varieties of com
tor sugar; though it is certain that large stalks
yield more juice than small ones, in proportion
to their size.
2. Theory indicated that a large portion of
the sugar in the cornstalk would be lost, if ears
were allowed to form; and experiments demons
trated that such was the case. # When corn is
planted thick no ears will form, or only small
and impelled ones. If ears form, they must be
broken or cut off’; not too early, as their tender
ness greatly increases the labor required. Any
time previous to the formation of the grain on
the cob will be soon enough. When the stalk
is fully matured, or ripe, the process of cutting
off' the topi or the blossom part, and stripping
off the leaves, must be performed. The early
northern kinds will be fit for stripping in Au
gust, the later kinds will continue to ripen until
in September or October, or until killed by the
frosts. The lops and blades must be secured
lor fodeer, of which they make the best quality.
When topped and stripped, the stalks are cut up
by the bottom, close to the ground, bound in
bundles, and taken to the mill for grinding. It
is found by experience that the coni can be top
ped and stripped much more rapidly on the hill,
than if cut up previous to those operations. If
the tops and leaves are not taken off, a quantity
of the juice will be lost, and the lonnaaon of
sugar rendered more difficult.
3. The machinery required for the manufac
ture of cornstalk sugar is the same in effect as
that used in making cane sugar, it was at first
supposed that wood cylinders might be used for
tiie corn stalk, instead of the iron ones requisite
fin the cane, and all the experiments hitherto
made, have been in mills of this kind. Experi
ence shows, however, that iron mills must be
used, it requiring more hardness and firmness
than wood possesses to operate successfully for
any length ol time. Wc give the figures of two
nulls for grinding cotn or cane, one upright, and
the other horizontal. The first (fig. 29,) is a
figure ol the mill used by Mr. Webb and others,
the past season, and is of wood, worked by' hor
ses. The other mill is of iron, and maybe
worked by water, steam or horsepower. Mr.
Webb describes the first mill as follows: “It may
be made with three upright wooden rollers, from
20 to 40 inches in length, turned so as to run
true, and fitted into a strong frame work, con
sisting ot two horizontal pieces, sustained by'
uprights. These pieces are morticed to admit
wedges on each side of the pivots of the two
outside rollers, by which their distances from
the middle one may be regulated. The power
is applied to the middle roller, and the others
are moved from it by means of cogs. In grind
ing. the stalks pass through on the right side ot
tiie middie cylinder, and come in contact with a
pfece of wood work called the dumb returner,
through the rollers again on the left’side of* the
middle one.” The arms and braces used when
the mill is worked by cattle or horses, are seen
in the engraving. The iron mill does not differ
greatly in principle from the wood one, except
that the distance ot the side rollers from the
centre one is regulated by screws, as seen in the
engraving, and that when propelled by animal
power, the upper roller is turned by cogs at one
end, moved by others on a vertical shaft. The
iron mills are the most expensive in the outset,
but they are the most durable, less liable to get
out of or ter, and separate the juice from the
stalk much more perfectly than the wood mill.—
The experiments of Mr. Webb, the past season,
Irom wliicli so much was justly anticipated,
failed in a great measure in consequence of his
mill giving way on the second day ol it- use.
Mr. Blake, whose well conducted experiment
we have before noticed, used a wood mill, and
found that a large part of the juice was lost, by
tiie surface of the rollers soon becuming uneven,
anil not pressing the stalk properly. It is pro
bable, therefore, that iron mills will be founj
the most economical in the end, and there is no
necessity for their being very expensive. In
both cases the rollers must, move hi or over re
servoirs tor the receiving the juice as it flows
from the corn stalk.
4. We have not known, or heard ol a single
instance, where the attempt to manufacture su
gar, or rather syrup from the juice, has failed.—
The valuable report ot Mr. Ellsworth, contains
statements from all parts ot the country, of the
success which has attended the conversion of
juice into syrup, but the instances were com
paratively few in which the granulation of the
syrup, or its conversion into sugar, was effect
ed. In this, we apprehend, the greatest obstacle
to the manufacture will be found. The simple
fact, however, that such conversion has been re
peatedly effected, sho s there is nothing but ex
perience and skiP wanted to insure a result at
ail times. When the manufacture of beet root
sugar first commenced in France, granulation
of the syrup was almost impossible; now the
process is as certain and effectual as in the case
of the cane or maple. The great source of the
difficulty seems to arise from the rapidity with
which tiie juice passes into a state of partial fer
mentation, rendering its immediate reduction
after extraction, indispensable. Beet root juice
ferments immediately after it is pressed out, and
it is said that in the West Indies, the purest
cane juice will ferment in twenty minutes after
it enters the rrceivqr. Mr. Webb kept some
com juice lor an hour without injury; but a
great variety us experiment- prove that it should
tie boiled as’ soon as possible. We give from a
letter of Mr. Webb’s, the following account of
his process, because it is the result of practice
rather than theory, he having made a beautiful
sugar for two years by the process:
“The juice aft-r coming Irom the mill, stood
fora sh.'it time to deposit some of its coarser
impurities. It was then ; outed off, and passed
through ;. il: 'luel siraitii'i. io.'r<?t rid ofsticn mat
ter as I- life ' . ;...; uni in that way. Lime
water, ciji. it mnk of lime, vtas then added in
the proportion of one or two table spoonlulls to
the gi lion. It is said by sugar manufacturers,
that knowledge on this point can only be acquir
ed by experience; bull have ne'er failed in
making sugar from having too much or too lit
tle ot tl:e lime. A certain portion of this sub
stance is doubtless necessary, and more or less
than this will be injurious: but no precise di
rections can be given about it. The juice was
then placed over the fire, and brought nearly to
the boiling point, when it was carefully skim
med—lakmg care to complete this operation be
fore boiling commenced. It was then boiled
down rapidly, removing the scum as it rose.—
i'iie juice wasexamined from time to time, and
if there was any appearance of feculent parti
cles, which would not rise to the surface, it was
again passed through the flannel strainer. In
judging when the syrup is sufficiently boiled, a
portion was taken between the thumb and fin
ger, and if, when moderately cool, a thread half
an inch long c :uld be draw n, it was considered
done, and poured into broad shallow vessels to
crystalize. In some cases, crystalization com
menced in twelve hours, in others not till after
several days.”
The following is a condensed view of the di
rections given by Prof. Mapes ol New York, a
gentleman who has paid much attention to the
subject. The stalks (cane or corn) to be cut as
ripe as possible, but before any acetic acid is
formed; litmus peper will turn fed if any acid is
presented. Express the juice without loss of
time, as every moment after cutting will deteri
orate its quality. Clear lime water, one quart
to 100 gallons of juice, to be added as soon as
expressed, unless the juice shows acid with the
litmus paper, when the lime is to be omitted,
and a solution, ol sal. soda, or soda ash, added
till it is precisely neutral. In this state, the
juice must be evaporated in such an apparatus
as to finish its change in 30 minutes. Unless
boiled quick, good crystal izat ion is not to be
expected. The time occupied from the cutting
to the finishing the boiling, should not exceed
one hour. To know when boiled enough, use
Farenheil’s thermometer; 239® or 210® is the
proper point. The instant a charge is finished,
it must be thrown into a cooler large enough to
contain several charges. The second charge,
and so :or each one, must be mixed with the
preceding, by gently stirring, but no more stir
ring should be used'than is necessary, as it will
be injurious. When all is boiled, let the ma«s
vol to 175® and then fill the sugar molds, which
should hold not less than 14 galls. There must
be a plug at the bottom of the mould to allow the
molasfwis to escape.
L>ne of the most important steps in the pro
cess, and which is essential to the formation of
sugar, is qitiek boiling. Long boiling renders
the syrup dark, and prevents granulation. Mr.
Webb, the last year, found it necessary to dis
card his foinier deep boilers, and substitute
broad shallow vessels, in which the evaporation
rapidly. The sugar made in
that made l,y
...
■ ‘ ■
his favor and 531 against.
remarks:—“We shall be surprised if this man
is not dismissed by the Postmaster General.”
We snail be very much surprised if he is re
moved.
Statement if the condit.on of the MECHANICS'
BANK, Augusta, on Monday, A mil 3 1843
DR. ■ ' ■ '
Capital stockssoo,ooo 00
Banknotes issued9l4,l6s 00
Os which there are on
hand and in hands of
Agents342,46l 00
Leaving in circulations7l,7o4
Amount due depositors3ls74 40
Unclaimed dividends.’27c
Amount due other 8ank569,266 60
Reserved fund and undivided profits. .51’110 22
$1,224,231 22
CR.
Specie belonging to this Bank, in
its vaults .i9f;,218 49
Current bank notes of
this State and So. Ca. .26,956 50
Certificates ol banks in 1
this State on interest... 14,853 66
. , , v v ,41,810 16
Am t due by banksls.3s4 92
“ “ " agentsl9B 36
Exchange dise’nted and
maturing in N. T’ork. 316,367 23
Exchange dise’nted and
maturing in Boston.. .47,976 06
Exchange dise’nted and
maturing in Savan h. . 96,503 24
Exchange dise’nted and
maturing in Chas’ton
and other places‘lo,s2l 32
„ 501,367 85
Notes discounted running to inatu-
230,025 68
Bills and notes under protest3o,l27 79
do of which is
considered g00d26,282 11
Bills and notes of which
is doubtful3,B4s 65
Bills and notes lyieg over (not un-
der protest fl 599 52
do of which is
Bills and notes of which
is doubtful3,o79 77
Bills and nates in 5uit63.893 29
do of which is
considered g00d43,011 09
Bills and notes < f which
is doubtful2o,Bß2 20
City of Augusta Scrip11,860
Georgia 8 per cent 8und524,564 40
Iron Steamboat Company 5t0ck4,314 75
Georgia Ins. and ’1 rust Co. Stock....
Georgia R. R. & Bank’g Co Stock(UK)
Central and Western Wharf Stock.. ..3,285
Realestatesl,6B3 12
Personal prop’y 700 Pro’st ac’t92 25. .. 792 25
$1,224,231 22
Condition of th: BANK OF BRUNSWICK,
Augusta, 3d April, 1843.
ASSETS.
Notes discounteds42 703 52
Bills of Exchange, Sav’h,
Chas’ton and Florida.. .35.572 94
Do New Y0rk.295,290 87
Less time ch’ks.49,ooo 00
Bills of exchange in 5uit12,172 92
Advance on State Bonds 27 30
Expenseslß,669 80
Protest account.4o 75
Due from other banks and agents... 125,033 09
Personal estate 3,424 76
Geo. Ins. & Trust Co. stock 28,089 39
Geo. 6 per ct. Bonds 2,605 00
“ 8 “ “ 1.000 00
Geo R II & Bkg Co bonds 50,000 (X>
do notes on interest 50,000 00
Central Bank notesl3,l3l 00
Uncurrent Banknotes39l 00
Notes of specie pay ing bks 36,882 86
Specie—gold . . 47,338 97
silver.. 12,481 50
725,855 67
LIABILITIES.
Capital stocks2oo,ooo 00
Notes issuedslß,ooo 00
Notes on hand 230,940 00
In circulation2B7,o6o 00
Certified checks 453 00
Individual depositors2s,433 00
Interest, discount and exchange.... 101,005 61
Due to other banks and Geo. Ins. &.
Trust Companylll,9o4 06
725,855 67
Report ofthe condition of the COMMERCIAL
BANK at Macon, on Monday, April 3, 1843.
Capital 5t0ck5173,787 50
Undivided profits 44,292 40
Commercial notes in circulation3,27l uo
Ain’t due other b’ks and corporat’ns..39,7J2 73
Individual deposites3B,o4o 23
299,103 86
By notes discounted, run-
ning to maturity 93,943 18
Do under protest and ly-
ing 0ver44,928 21
Do in suitls,ol7 13
□ 153,888 52
Bills disc nted under pro-
te5t19,226 18
Do in suitl3,ooo 00
. , , 32,226 18
Amount due from other banks and
corporationss 911 95 I
Real estate. . . 2 000 (X) ‘
Stock accountl3XX) 00 *
Banking house and lotlt'otX) (X) r
Protest account. 94 75 »
Expense d 08,457 76
Notes of other banks, &c.. 82,564 70
Specie 1,960 00
299,103 86
Ofthe discounted notes and bills, there are
considered as doubtful and bad, thirty-eight
thousand five hundred and eighty-three 91-100
dollars.
The British '‘Apprentice” System.—lt is
stated in a New Orleans paper, on the authority
of a Jamaica journal, that three ships, the Glen
Huntley, of 430 tons burden, the Arabian 0f390
tons, and the .Senator of 348 tons, are about to
proceed to Sierra Leone and the eoast of West
ern Africa for the purpose of procuring negroes
for the Colonies. The ultimate destination for
the first named is Jamaica; the second will de
posite her cargo in Guiana, the third at Trini
dad. The negroes thus transported from Africa
to the West Indies and other colonies are not
brought as slaves, because England has set her
self foremost among the nations to suppress the
slave trade. They are called “apprentices;”
they are indentured to the planters for a term ol
years; and at the end of the term thev are to be
set free, with a certain sum bv wav o's remuner
ation.
is announced in the Lexington (Ky.)
Observer, of the sth instant, that Mr. Clay would
address the people at the next Fayette county
court, (Monday, the 10th instant) at 12 o’clock
in vindication oflhe Whig party and himself in
support Os certain measures, which have been
recently assailed.
Romance in Real Life.—The Bridgeton,N.
J .Chronicle says, that Mrs. Sarah Smith, who
in that place on the 28th ult., was a lineal
of the Roy’! family of Sweden. Iler
£ rr '‘i piiiHirnoiber, Elizabeth, in the troub*
lines oi that kfngdoin, was compelled to flee
counlr . v » "’hen she was sixteen
was concealed in a hogshead on
vo' ' I*’’ at *! for some time be
I-o T, sai,edfor Atnerica. She brought
wl? Measures withheracrossthe wa
alter it.,.?" a Y’. con '- M l«d<>n board the ship;
was wm hini bailcd over ,tic Atlantic,
■l' With -Hr 11,0 JerSr I shore - Thi ‘ i
Hk in her Oe", 1 ‘ e ' ,rc "‘' barelv saved thtir
H vrs u h let ' lU " : the shore
Hfon n w'?h then was,
fell in with a hunter, by the name of Gari-
H»’n^ t ' r .? C< i lla ‘ nl “2? cgr '‘ w into ‘“limacyand
, ‘ “' J !°os’ ’ Siic , “'araied him, and by
K ll * ad w n ,, chlldren ' , h ” aid that her young
■ son W ilhatn was boni when she was in her
■ty-fillli year. She died 111 the 95th .. ear of
Ke. She had a grandson, now living in Bridge-
Mn who was brought up by her until he was a-
Kut nine years of age, to whom she related this
Krrative, and many of her interesting adven
■res. This gentleman computes his grand
mother's descendants in the count, v at more than
■thousand.— Mail.
B CURE FOR PILES AND CATARACT
■ Mr. John J. McCacchan, of Missiwippi,
■is communicated to the American Farmer, the
■lowing remedies for Piles and Cataract.—
■he first we have heard recommended on seve-
occasions before, as being a very efficacious
■ne.fv; but we apprehend that Mr. McG. has
the disease generally designat
cataract ol the eye or confounded it with
other, and we therefore infer that his re-
applies unly to those diseases of the eye
some excrescence has grown on the otit-
of the eye ball.
m: for the Piles.—Carrying the com
■on buck-eye in the pantakxihs’ pocket, will
■re the piles or any other inflammation about
anus. 1 cannot give a reason tor it, but it
certain—try it.
■Ci-Rt: FOR THE Cataract in the Eye.—The
of the weed commonly called the devil’s
soaked in water and used as a wash
■ ill cut the film (called cataract) offtheeyesot
Thar., or boast, more effectually than the sur
geon s knife, without pain, risk or apprehen
sion.” 1 r
’lommcnial
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Wednesday Evening, April 19.
Cutton.— Since our h»l report the accounts from the
West of the active demand for the staple has somewhat
stiffened our prices, and altho’ our receipts have been
light, sales to a eonsidciable extent have been made ut
the rates quoted below, say inferior to ordinary 4fQ 4|;
middling to middling fair fair to good
fa) 6f cents ; principal sales of crop lots at the average
of those rates.
The weather for the past week has been just what
the planters wish it to be, and we believe that if there
should be a seasonable year, no ill effect will a be felt from
the backward Spring.
Bwint9B.— ln all kinds ot business things seem to be
getting upon the same scale, and the stock of Dry Good#
and all descriptions of merchandise are fully equal to
any demand that we ever have, and Merchants from
the interior are able to fill their hills much to their sat
isfaction both as legards the assortments and the prices.
Money.— Checks on New York, Charleston, and Ha
vannah are at par at al! our Ranks, and very
Central Bank notes sell from 25fa) 27 y? cent discount.
State 6 rent Bonds are in demand at 50cents.
EXCHANGE TABLE.
(SPECIE Ba 6 IS . )
AUGUSTA NOTES.
Mechanics’ Bank pg?.
Agency Brunswick Bank »•
Bunk of Augusta
Augusta Insurance & Banking Company “
Branch Georgia Rail Road *•
Branch Stale of Georgia *
SAVANNAH N9TES.
State Bank... «
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank. “
Plantar#’ Bank »•
Central Rail Ruad Bank (g) 10!;;
COUNTRY NOTES.
State Bank Branch, Macon imw.
Other Branches State Bank
Commercial Bank, Macon
Brunswick Bank j*
Miiledgevill Bank *.
Georgia Rail Road Bank. Athens “
City Council nf Augusta **
Ruckersville Bank ♦*
Blanch .Marine and Fire Insurance Bunk
St. Mary’s Bank ♦.
Branch C< ntral Rail Hoad Bank. Maron. (a) 10 dis
Exchange Rank <>t’ ‘Rrunsu iek M*** "Roaale.** 1
Insurance Bank of Columbus. Macon.... No sale.
Phccnix Bank, Columbus *•
Bank of Ilawkinsvillr g
City Council oi MilledgevilleUncertain.
City Council of Columbus *•
City Council of Maconu
Monroe Rail Road Bank’ Bioke.
Bank of Darien and Brunches •»
Chatlahhoochee R. Road A: Banking Co* *•
Western (Georgia »•
Bank of Columbus’ t t.
Planters and Mechanics Bank Columbus* “
Bank ot Ocmulgre u
GemgiaG Jg cent Bonds for specie. ® 00IFdol.
Gaergiaß ftYeeni Bonds (or specie Nene wi iohi kel
SOUTH CAROLINA NOTES.
Charleston Banks
Bank ot Hamburg’ a *
Country 8ank5........... *(
Alabama Notes *.’.9) fa) 25 Ais
CHECKS.
New York sight.....
Boston c.
Philadelphia
Baltimore a
J;''x»>Rlon. par ® J pr.m
Icirhtnniid, Va .. fa) i »»
pur fa) i dis
Chai lesionparfa>{ u
... Liverpool, March 8.
hince we addressed you on the 3d inat., about thirty
ships laden with Cot V-1 have arrived, but (iirlhrr sup
plies arc shutout of p • by a return ot easterly winds.
In the prices of the aiu te there is no alteration, but
the demand is languid, as purchasers refuse to come
freely in the market until it is better supplied.
,-aaol , r Liverpool, March 8.
b.’tOOO bales of Cotton arrived in two days, but the
wind is now again contrary. Our market is quiet,
without change m prices.
_ Livbrvooi., Mareti 6.
Cotton.— -1 he continuance of e«f»trrly winds having
kwpt out the large supply known to be coming forward,
> has induced spinners to purchase very sparingly; but
I as halders generally are hnn, very httle alteration has
. occurred in prices, though the market has closed heavi
ly at the quotations. The sales amount only to 16,690
1 bales, (o( which 5000 American are on speculation, with
900 Ainerit an and 100 Hurats for shipment.) ;ind com*
prise 110 Sea bland at fa) UM, with 10 Stained at
»Zd; 4220 Bowed fa)&d; 2470 Mobile; Alabama and
Tennessee, 3| fa)s|d; b 670 Orleans fa)6}d; 400 Per
nambuco and Paraiba 5j fa)6.’d; 60 Bahia and Maceio
H fa) 6£<L lOOMaraiihain 4£ fa l d; 40 Lagnira sd; &Tio
Egyptian 6 fa) 7d; 010 Surat 3 fa) 4|d; and 140 Madia* at
oft lb. The sales to-day amount to 3500 bales, at nte«-
dy prices.F Speculators have taken 500 American. Ou
Saturday, (kxet bales were sold, including 2000 on specu
lation. r
Liverpool, March R.
Cotton. —The sales ol the last three days amount Io
9500 bale*, at iurmer prices.
~ , . . . . Oyisiwoot., March 7.
Corn.- A change ol wind since the close of the weak
has brought up a numerous fleet of vessels. It will be
observed there are reported 3-300 qrs Wheat from ü
broad, 1600 qrs Irom Odessa, and 1700 qrs from Wolcast
The latter, which i « of the last crap of fine quality aud
weighing al out 64 lbs. imperial bushel, has been
offered at 7*9 70 lbs duty paid.
Liverpool, March 7.—There is no new feature in the
market. The enouiry for cotton continues moderate
The sales lor the last three days do not exceed 9 500
bales, ut former prices.
Liverpool, March 7.—Wheat ruled ata decline of Id
per 70ihs ; Flour was offered at a reduction ol I fa) 2s
per &<oib-.; Foreign was held for previous rates, but met
with little demand.
Londo <, March 6 Corn.— The supplies of Grain tn
this market during the past week, were modeiate o|
Wheat. The toreign supplies consisted of a few » t qaU
cargoes ..I Wheat, which together have equalled in
iiiiaritjtx 2.4 it t qrs. In the earl) pan of ih« week
the trade m. s iclrrably free for most articles but
on Wedi - I. •, r’ Friday it again flagged, and ihr bu
siness tn.iuaclvd vas very limited. There has been a
httle demand lor foreign Wfceat, but without any im
provement on quotations. We hear of no alterauoa ■
the Flour trade.
Havre, March 7.—Cbnow—There has been a relaxa
tion in the demand for this article, in our market, since
our last report ot the 28th ultimo. However, us there
has been cotton on sale, in consequence of the contra
ry winds which have permitted only a few ot the car
goes expected from the United State* to reach our port,
the buyers hive been brought to pay, in most instances
an advance of 1 centum per kilo, bn the parcels suit
ing their convenience; which advance has extruded
from the low to good ordinary descriptions (Havre el.v»
sification( of American staple.
The sales of the last eight days have been 4U31 bales,
consisting 0f—2594 bales New Orleans, at 51 to lOOf/
100 do Mobile ats7fsO: 1267 do I nland at 51 50 to 77; 50
do Pernambuco at 88f.; and 20 do Pisco at 88.; the
whole duty paid.
Besides these Sales, we have to notice one of 1835
bales damaged New Orleans Cottons, (forming the car
go of the American ship Peruvian, wrecked in our Bay
in December last,) which were disposed of at auction
on th-’ 4th insf.
Orleans, p. m., Apt il 13.
The sales of Cotton to-day amounted to about 3000
bales, with a very steady market, and an upward ten
dency in prices. English buyers are the principal op.
Exchange is in active demand at 4 fa) 4* iff cent pre
mium tor Sterling; 5 42A fa) 5 50 for Franc's; SO day bill*
on N« w York 1J fa) 2 dis.; sight checks I iff
cent dis.— Trojnr. 4 w
~ „ Mobile, p. m., April 14.
Co«on.--Thcr« has been a rather better inquire to.
day, and about 21100 bales sold at full prices. The dr
niattd has been to a considerable extent for the North
ern market, for which the better qualities have been
sought.and tn some instances a slipht advance has
been obtained on those descriptions. We hear of some
small lot. having brought 8 |<ri w, cents, of a quality
however of whic h there ... little ln the market. W.i
continue our hist quotations. Ordinary 5* ©sl; mid
jc“‘t? d ‘ ns,a ‘ ir6i ® 7;fair ‘ 4;
The negotiations to-day were compara
tivHy kmali. >o alteration in rules. 1
, , ',*?if' tofdUengagemeutsto.day.—
Lots to ft I up have been taken by British vessels for
Liverpool at 7-16d,— Adv.
WYATT & WARREN,
DEALERS IN
Silks, Muslins, Laces, French Flowers,
I.incus, Cloths, Cassimeres, Carpeting, ami
Dutch Bolting Cloths.
feb 5-ts _ _No.
JOHN C. SNEAD, "
Attorney a I .aw,
Augusta, Ga.
»V ill practice in'. eSupcriornnd Interior Court,
of Richmond cou tty, and the Court of Common
Pleas of the city. Mice adjoining his dwelling
Green street, oppoaite ths Methodist Church.
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