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bIIATTAIIOOCItUE HAIL R. AND BA NIC IN(j COMPANY. TO TIIE PUBLIC. 4 From tl.e urgent solicitations of numerous individuals, as well as from the fact of my being a large stockholder and one of the com mittee appointed to examine the condition of the Chattahoochee Rail Road and Banking Company, on Saturday the KKh inst., I leelit my duty to give such explanations concerning the re|Mrt of said committee as mv recollec tion of facts will authorize; and aisoto make such statements concerning the Bank and its management as is due to the: public generally, ana to the stockholders individually—Firsts tj>en, as to the repoit. U'he sum of $59,843- due to individuals, consists ot lime checks, drawn by the Bank on New York to some thing like the amount of $52 000, the balance of the item is due to agents in New Fork. The cotton account placed in die assets of the Bank stands there to wit: The Bink owns about 6,00!) bales of cotton; the §90,341 90 is the dillerence between the whole cost of cotton and the aiuourn drawn against it. 1 would remark, in relation to the cotton, that if it was sold at presmt prices, (which I have no doubt it will bj>) it Would loose $60,000 00. In relation to the bad and doubtful debts due the Bank, tiie committee took this view of them, to wit: That all those [icrsons indebted to the Bank would have the legal right to pay in bills ot the Bank, and in the opinion of the committee there was no probability of the bills of ltie Bank being worth more than from 40 to 50 cents in the dollar, that debtors would be more likely to pay when they could uis- j charge the debt lor half tire amount, than if: had to pay 100 cents to the dollar; but j to be more explicit, l would say that something j like the following vvili be found to be the con dition of the Bank when it winds up its affairs, (namely,) sa v the cotton will lose $60,000; hie notes and accounts due the Bank will lose 111 bad debts anJ i-xpciwoti in ocllliug up (tie same, $25,000, then there are claims for sala ries and other expenses, $9,730, making the j sum a.together, (after deduct’ ,g the $1,627 10 surplus reported,) of $90,000 deficiency, and 1 it would not surprise me from my knowledge 1 of a 111 he facts, if the Bank should find itself] SIOO 000 short, on winding up its affairs.‘ I will now say something concerning the ‘ management of the Bank, and begin with the meeting of the stockholders on the 10 h inst. j w hen a list of stockholders was called, it was i found that there was not a majority of the j stock represented. The last report of the ! Bank showed that there was 5,740 shares of j stocktaken; an explanation being asked ofj the Piesident, Dr. Hoxev, he slated that the I City Council which held 2,000 shares had i been allowed to withdraw their stock since the last report, and that some individuals had done the same. Col. Jones rose and staled, that the slock thus cancelled was illegally done, and ti.at the parties in his opinion were as much bound for the iubitilies of the Bank, as those who had not withdrawn. Those pres ent being a ‘Minority, could do nothing legally I binding upon me majority, consequently there was nothing done hi relation to the stockhoid- j rs paying in a sufficient amount to cover the l tosses of the Bank, the minority being utiwil- I ng to pay toe whole loss, while the to jority w6re excused aqd not compelled to pay ariv t iling. Owing to this circumstance, tiie com mittee were instructed not to lake the capital Muck into consideration in making lip the as t els of the Bank. Ii was then recommended that a committee should he appointed bv the Directors and an assignment made to them of ali the assets of the Bank, (capital stork ( xeep el) fir the benefit of all concerned. Col. Jones then remarked, that the whole t ansactions of the Bank should be published iii detail. Tins was seconded bv Maj 1 Holmes i of Ft. G ones, ultd agreed to by nil present, | is far as 1 saw or understood; And owing to i fins general understanding that a list of ali the j f ahihlies and assets of tiie Bank should be j ]*• it Wished, the committee condensed their ! report much more than they would have done, had they known that their report wire all that the p.d/nc would be peiuutlcU to see. W hen ilte committee made their repo.ton Monday the 12th inst- the lime that the meeting had f.dj mined to, for the purpose of receiving the report, there were hut few present; l made a motion in conformity to the understanding on Saturday, that the inside ol the Bank | should be turned out, that the public might j'nlge for itself;’ some discussion took place, and the motion was lost, and tiie meeting im mediately adjourned, sine die. I was quite unwell at the lime, and remained so until after the report was published, or I should have given this explanation to tile public at the fmie. Si) much for the meeting of the stock- holders,'a ml ihe report of tire committee. I notice in the editorial remaiks ol the Co* ; i'mnhus Times, tliat it is there stated, as the , ditor remiti ks, upon the authority of one ol the directors, and one of tlie committee of stockholders, that the liabilities of the Presi dent and Directors all combined, did not a iiiiiunl to’more titan $29,000. Now, I will neither admit or deny the above statement, Iml I will slate upon tin authority c I the books ol the Bank,‘that the President, Cashier and Directors, all combined, owed the Bank at the tirnb it failed, the snug sum of SBS 709 14; that ihost or quite ail of that amount has been taken from the Bank since the first ol January last, and a large part of it since the first of April; I admit’that it is not equally divided among them, but if they all gave their consent, they are equally to blame; if they did not, l'l, e y ought, to publish Ihe facts ; the truth can haim nobody. The President remarked to me stockholders, that he was bound U> the Columbus Bank for $12,000, and wished that oircutn.'lance to be taken into consideration in lessening his liabilities to ihc C. U.R. B. i lie wav that occurred was thus: a few days be fore the Bank tailed, the Cashier gave h s note with the President’s endorsement, for $12,000 to the Bank ol Columbus, as collateral seen ritv lor the C. R. R* B.; but it done no good, f*,r the Bank at that period, might be likened to a oreat hollow tree, having nothing lelt to support it against the storm, hut the external shell, being deprived of all ils vital parts, stood totterin'* belore the breeze. Such a siender >irop as” he above, was soon found out to he of no avail; so soon as the other Banks ol the ditv took their strong arms from around it, it had no substance of its own, and down it came. And the geeart wonder of those who examined the prostrate and lifeless creature K how it lived as long as it did. And this lakes me back to the committee, whose special dutv it was to lake ah inventory ol all that mi.rht he found among the rums. The com-, iniiteeafter having gone through with their ex nm nat on were so well satisfied o. the fact that ihe Bmk had been managed unusuailv loose,! that they drew U P alltl a f? reu * lo thelollowing , resolution, ihe original of which I have in my j possession, (to wit:) “Resolved, That in the opinion of ihe com mittee, the affairs of the Bank from the com- j mencement have been managed unusually l„e, and altogether difierent from the ple.loesof its officers at the beginning. And thit'the practice of the officers in taking large Bll . u , of money from the Institution lor private purposes, and” allowing other persons to have | ar oe sums ol’money from the Bank without security, and without the same being passed hv the Board of Directors, is altogether wron* nod m hid faith to the stockholders; a.id that tin’ practice of the olficers as before s x'C tied, is believed by lie 1 committee, to he “,i,. sole cause of the B ink’s lailure, to the j r . : ,i damage of the stockholders and bill-, lilldeiS. , J Now fr the reasons why it was not pub lished—AOer ,| lt , resolution had been agreed . , a mi j,rnvof ihe committee declined oner ino it, upon the ground that it would not make the as-ets of the B .olr any better I roup-,. Jc J that ji VVD due to tiff Stockholders and lo the public, that the committee should give their candid opinion in lelation to the management of the Bank, as well as the val ue of assets. And had there been a full meet ing of the stockholders on Monday; I should have offered a similar resolutions to the one above, but there being but few present, a majority of whom were opposed to publishing any thing hut the report of the committee in its condensed form, I had to content myseil hv stating the substance ol the resolution in mv argument in favor of the resolution to publish the transactions of the Bank fully, witfiout disguise. L. B. Moody. The following extract from the Boston Quarterly Review, which we find in the Mo bile Commercial Register, contains very strong reasoning against the Constitutionality and justice of the Distribution Bill which has just passed the House of Representatives of the j United 1 fates. “Furflrermore, this measure of distribution we dislike, because it is, say what y-ou will of it, assumption, in principle, of the State debts. Its motive is assumption, as urged by Mr. Tyler himself. He urges it because a portion of the States are in debt, and, if not assisted, must resort to direct taxation, or sacrifice their credit. If there were no indebted States, j nobody would bring forward, at this day, a ! proposition for distributing a portion of reve nue among the states. It is tiie only shape m which any body among us dares propose I assumption. Assumption is unquestionably unconstitutional. The debts ot the states, incurred in their simple sovereign capacity, {are their own, and the Federal Government ! lias no more constitutional right to assume j than it has the debts of France or Great Britain. This Mr. Tyler knows, and there fore repudiates the slightest approach to as jeumption. But can he not see that by distri bution he is doing indirectly, covertly, what he acknowledges he has no right to do direct ly, openly 1 How much more praiseworthy is a secret, subtle evasion of the constitution, tlnyi an open and manly vitiation of it. We hold, we confess, in no high esteem those pol iticians who think that the only honorable way to proceed, is always lo adopt measures a vowedly for one purpo e, but really for another. Honest and patriotic statesmen never resort to artifice; what they cannot do in an open, direct manner, they will not do at all. “ We oppose distribution because it is in tended, as far as it goes, as a measure of relief to the debtor interest We protest against special legislation in favor ot this in terest. Debtors can be reiieved by govern ment only by taxing for their especial benefit | either the laboring class or the creditor class, |or both. Now we do not understand the jus | tice or policy of laying a tax on labor, on in dustry, prudence and economy, for tiie bene fit ot men who have out run their means, and whose rash plans for growing suddenly rich have ruined them. The measure we are con j .sidering is proposed solely for the relief of the | debtor (States. Mr. Tyler says, “if distribu tion be not made in some form or other, the necessity will daily become more urgent with the debtor States ibr a resort to an oppressive system of direct taxation.” The ptirj ose, then, is evidently to relieve tiie in.fi’li-'od States. Now, how is this to be done by distribution! The money distributed is collected from the people of ail the States. If the indebted States receive as their portion no more than they had previously paid into the federal treasury, why collect it m the first in stance } If more, the excess comes from the non-indebted Stales. The non-indebted States, that is, the States which have man aged prudently and economically, are to be taxed to make up for the, losses occasioned by the folly and extravagance ol others ! Is this just 7 is lliis sound policy ! The money to be distributed is revenue | it. is so called fiv Mr. Tyler himself. This : money has been collected from the people at an average expense of thirteen per cent. If \ou distribute among tbe non-indebted Stales a;> amount ccjunl to th t which they have paid you l ave, of course, no more to distribute a tung the indebted Slates than you had previ ous’y collected from them, minus the thirteen per cent, the cost of collection. Now, if you have so much surplus revenue,’ why not re i iluce vour taxes, which would add to the means of the indebted States not only the the surplus you propose to distribute; but the 13 per cent they must pay for its collection; for the distribution, we take it, will cost five per cent; at least, the average expense of col lecting direct taxes. Tbe people are thirteen pr cent worse ofl'in those indebted States, after you have collected and sent back to them your | surplus, 1 ban they would have been had you | left the surplus in their pockets. Now, a sys tem of fina.xial operations occasioning a loss |of this per cent, is hi cur judgment, worthy iof adoption only by the financiers connected ■ with the United States Bank of Pennsylva- I nia.” From the Boston Atl t\ BANKRUPT LAW. We are glad to be able to lay before our readers the following proceedings iu Cong ress, in relation to th.s highly interesting sub ject. , . , In the House of Representatives on Thiirs [ day last, the Speaker presented to the House | a message from the President of the United States, transmitting a memorial on the subject jof a General Bankrupt Law, which he had i been requested to present to Congress. It was read and is as follows : To the House ot Representatives of the U. States : The accompanying memorial in favour ol the passage of a Bankrupt Law, signed by nearly three thousand of the inhabitants of the city of New York, has been forwarded to me, attended by a request that I would submit it j to the consideration of Congress. I cannot waive a compliance with a request urged ! upon me by so large and respectable a num- j : her of my “fellow-citizens. . That a bankrupt | law, carefully guarded against fraudulent j 1 practices, and embracing, as far as pfactica-! j ble, all classes of society—the failure t 5 do j ! which has heretofore prominent | t objection to the measure—would afford exten-! sivo relief, I do not - j : cldent to the derangement of some years past, has visited large numbers of our fellow- ! citizens with hojieless insolvency, whose en | ergies,- both mental and phisical, by reason of I the load of debt pressing upon them, are lost ■t< the country. Whether Congress shall deem j it proper to enter upon the consideration of this subjectat its present extraordinary ses sion, it will doubtless wisely determine.” I have j fulfilled my duty to tie memorialists in sub ! mittmg the petition to ycur consideration. JOHN TYLER. Washington, June 30, 1841. The message and memorial were referred ito the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. In answer to a question from Mr. McKeon, when it was probable that a Bankrupt Bill would be reported, Mr. Barnard replied that the Committee had the subject under consid eration, and thought they would be able to make a report so as to permit the action of the House during the present session. The importance of the American Whaling trade in the Pacific is shown by the facts contained in a letter from an officer on board the U. S. frigate Constitution, written at Tal cahuana in March last He says— We have about 500 whale ships employed jin this ocean, whose tonnage is probably lover 150,000, employing 12,900 seamen.— This immense tleet is fitted out at home of domestic products, which, in all probability, cost over a million of dollars; and this is left with our }*oplr, and the fruits of the ocean, after great labour, are taken home to them 1 also. Iti addition to the whale ships. thers are about fifty vessels from various ports in the United States, trading to the Pacific, in other branches of commerce. This is but a bird's eye view of our great and growing in terests in the Pacific. Does it not seem to merit the watchful care of the Government, and an increased naval force ? ! “This place is a great rendezvous for whale | ships— twenty-three American whale ships have been seen here at one time! We have seen ten American flags flying here at one time! The bay is a beautiful one. The anchorage i6 good, and is protected from the violence of the sea, and heavy north winds, which blow on the coast of Chili in the winter months, bv an island lying immediately at the entrance, as the bay opens frpm the north, and the heavy gales are from the north. Na ture seems to have placed this barrier to the sea. The climate is good—wood, water and provisions can be had here in great abundance. The people are kind and hospitable. Talca huana is but a small town, being the seaport of the city of‘Conception,’ which is distant eight miles inland. This ill-fated city was about half laid in ruins in 1835, by an earth quake. The population then was ten or twelve thousand • it is now said to be but five or six thousand. The terror of the earth quake of 1835, has not left the people yet, and many have removed from the city.” From the Journal of Commerce, 13th inst. Decision in the case of McLeod"—The prisoner not dischakged. —An Extra from j the office of the N. Y. American contains the Opinion of the Supreme Court of this State, sitting at Utica, in the matter of Alexander McLeod, who claimed to be discharged from custody, on the ground that the offence with whicli he is charged, was a public act, per formed in obedience to orders from officers ap pointed by the British government, and that the act had since been adopted by that govern ment as its own act. The Court have decided against the dis charge of the prisoner without a trial. The Opinion of lhe Court was delivered by Justice Cowan. It fills nearly eight columns in the American. The concluding paragraphs are as follows : When a Grand Jury have charged that a man has committed murder in this State, I can imagine no case, whether the charge relate to the time of open public war or peace, in which he can claim exemption from trial. If he show that he was in truth acting as a sol dier in time of public war, thejury will acquit him. The judge will direct them to obey the law of nations, which is undoubtedly part of the common law. So, if the accused were acting in defence against an individual invader of his country. But above all things it is imporiant in the latter case for the jury to inquire whether his allegation of defence be not false or colorable. They cannot allow as an act of defence, the wilful pursuing even such an enemy, though dictated by sovereign authority, into a country at peace with the sovereign accused, seeking out that enemy and taking his life.— Such indeed, can be nothing but a violation of territory, a violation of the municipal law, the faith of treaties, and the law of nations. The government of the accused may ap prove, diplomacy may gloss, but ajury can on ly inquire whether he was a party to the deed, or any act of illegal violence which he knew would probably endanger human life. If sat isfiedUhat he was not as I sincerely hope they may be, upon the evidence in the case before us, they will then have the pleasant duty to perforin of pronouncing him not guilty. But whatever may be their conclusion we feel the utmost confidence that the prisoner, though a foreigner, will have no just cause to complain that he has suffered wrong at the hands of an American jury. At our hands the prisoner had a right to re quire an answer upon the facts presented by his papers, whether in law he can properiy be liolden to a trial. We have had no inten tion but to ex mine and pronounce upon the legal character of those facts, in order u>ea*iafy ourselves of tEc bearing ttiey might have on the novel and important question submitted. That examination has led to the conclusion that we have nojo.ver to discharge the pris oi.er. He must, therefore be remanded, to make this trial in the ordinary forms of law. The efiect of this decision will be, to cause the prisoner to be tried on the indictment, by a jury, unless the case in its present form should he appealed to the Court of Errors, [the State Senate,] as we have understood it would be, in the event of a decision Jike the present by the Supreme Court of New-York, and should the Court of Errors affirm the present decision that then the case would be carried up to the Supreme Court of the United States- It must be understood that the only ques tion before the Supreme Court was, whether tfie prisoner should, or should not, be dis charged without, trial. They decided that he ought net to be so discharged. The decision was delivered at Utica on Monday forenoon,’ and was brought by ex press to Albany by Mr. Lacy, of the Albany- Daily Advertiser Office;Who left Utica in au extra locomotive soon after 12 o’clock M., and arrived jit Albany in season for the 7 o’clock boat for this city. 4 , From the Charleston Mercury. Tho Richmond Enquirer of the 9th inst presents a firm front against the no principle party, whether they are marshalled with the Charlies to follow Clay as he swaggers over the constitution, forgetting the whole night he spent in prayer, and hectoring’ and damning right and left, or whether they are for evading and undermining and dodging and shuffling underand round about it with the conservative smooth faces, and amphibious curled darlings of the Omnibus. .Speaking of the Cabinet Operand Clay’s Shark , the old veteran says: “Against both these schemes, it becomes the duty of every Republican to war to the knife. Take either shape it may, and it mus be met now and hereafter. This good Old Dominion is at war with both of them—and Mb Walker of Mississippi did not state the whole fact, when he said on Wednesday, tliat “if that bill (Clay's bill) became the law of our land, we should have the war of nullifica tion renewed before twelve months went over their heads.” Let Rives’ bill pass, and let Mr. Tyler sanction it, and we do not believe there is a State Rights’ Republican in the land who will not scout it from our borders.— For one, we pledge ourselvqp to spare no ef fort to rouse the pe9ple against it, now and hereafter. Whatever of energy remains to us, we will consecrate to this cause. We will devote every effort we can exert,’ in op position to any countenance to be extended to this hybrid monster, by the next Legislature of Virginia. We know there are thousands who will do the same.” Ha ! this tune goes manly 3 these are burn ing words and warm all tliat is best in the American heart. We hail in them, wide spread in the sky of Patrick Henry and Jefferson, THE FLAG OF REPEAL the old banner of ’7B, THE STANDARD OF RESISTANCE. The Enquirer brings cheering tidings too : “We understand, that the republican por tion of the Whig party in Virginia, are com ing to the rescue of the Constitution. Many of Mr. Tyler’s friends in Williamsburg—many who voted for Gen. Harrison—have openly declared that they cannot go for a National Bank in any form —or for those who go for any such Institution.” And again : “ The county of Powhatan has struck the first blow against the alarming measures at Washington. A correspondent informs us, that the meeting, whose proceedings we pub lish to-day, was distinguished by “ perfect unanimity, harmony and energy. In all its de iberatioitV It reminded ms of what I had read about the old “Committees of Safety,” whicli met so often in every county just be fore and during the Revolutionary War ; and a reference to which formed the dying decla ration of the illustrious Patriot and States man, Thomas Jefferson.” May other counties go and do likewise.” LIST OF APPOINTMENTS. Camp Meeting, Talbotton Circuit, near Centreville, Friday evening, July 23. Camp Aleeting, Muscogee Circuit, near Flat Rock, Thursday, July 29, instead of Wednesday 28, as heretofore published. Camp Meeting, 1 roup Circuit, near La- Grange, Thursday evening, August 5. Four days meeting in La Grange, Wednes day evening, August 11. si Camp Meeting, Greenville Circuit, near Warm Springs, Friday evening, August 27. Camp Meeting, Hamilton Circuit, near Rev. R. Dozier’s, Friday evening. Sept. 3. Camp Meeting, Thoinaston Circuit, on Wedneday evening Sept. 8. CampJVleeting, Olive Branch, Greenville Circuit, Friday evening. Sept. 17. W. D. Matthews, e. e. Columbus, July 14. We understand thatipplications continue to be made to the Navy Department for Mid shipmen’s appointmeits, notwithstanding the notice heretofore given that it was not in ihe power of the Seeretiry to make any such appointments. Under these circumstances, it is deemed advisable to repeat the statement, for general information, that the Corps is full, and that, consequently, there arc no vacancies in it.—National Inteligencer. Niw Orleans, July 4. * Latest from Texas* —By the Kingston, 48 hours from Galveston, we have the latest Houston papers. The war schr. San Bernard, arrived at Gal veston on Sunday night, with Judge Webb on board, and brings the intelligence that Mexico refused to receive or treat with him as an agent, to procure the acknowledgment of the Independence of Texas. The Santa Fe expedition started on the 15th ult. It consisted of 300 men. The Civ ilian says the march is not on a direct line, but comprises a campaign against the Indians, the course being first to the head waters of the Brazos, and thence across to the head waters of the Trinity, for the purpose of scouringthe country about and between these points. There are eighteen men along who have travelled from the old San Saba fort to Santa l*e, and they all concur in making the distance about four hundred miles. Meeting in the Park. —A number of persjns, consisting of Canadian sympalhisers and one or itvo hundred persons, brought to gether by cui iosity, assembled in the Park to adopt measlires lor the release of American prisoners in Van Dieman’s land. Mr. Thus. Jefferson Sutherland, commonly called Gen. Sutherland, who was fortunate enough to make his escape when arrested iii Canada, was the principal personage in the a flair. He abused England in round terms—called her a pirate and land robber; wished to dissolve all connexion with her; and stigmatised McLeod as too contemptible to be hanged. Major Davezac also spoke; resolutions were adopt ed, and the meeting adjourned. We should be pleased if the British Government, after a reasonable period, would release tlie prisoners who have been so.justly condemned; and should be better pleased it we could substitute llie leaders in the nefarious out-age, who have brought them into this trouble and who cow ard'v sneaked away in the hour of danger. We have no doubt that the Government will interpose its good offices in this matter; but no good can result from the affair being man aged hv any conspicuous actor in the invasion of Canada. —N. Y. Times, July 13. From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 8. The FUNERAL obsequies. — Our citizens, yesterday morning, rendered their last honors to the earthly remains of their late friend and fellow-citizen, William Henry Harrison. The hearse which bore the body from the residence of Colonel Taylor to the steamboat that con veyed it to North Bend, was preceded by the company of Dragoons, and the several military companies which arrived from the Louisville Encampment in time to join in the procession, and followed by relatives and personal friends of the deceased, by the Committee whicli had brought it from Washington, the Committee of Forty which had been appointed to make arrangements for the Obsequies, the City Council, Officers and Soldiers of the late War, Judges and Officers of the Superior and Com mon Pleas Courts, members of the Bar, Odd Fellows, Firemen, other Associations, and large numbers of citizens in an individual ca pacity. The procession moved, to solemn music, from the residence of Col. Taylor on Sixth street, west to Rice, thence south to Fourth, thence east to Broadway, thence down Broad way to the wharf, and on the wharf to the steamboat Raritan, which lay at the foot of Main ; and the pavements, and doors and windows of houses, for the whole of this dis tance, were crowded with persons, numbering doubtless from 18,000 to 20,000, who'Md as sembled to have a last look, as it passed, of the coffin which inclosed the body of the ven erated dead. The boat left the wharf for the Band about one o’clock, bearing with the remains the Committees, the detachment of United States Marines, and relatives of the deceased, lay special invitation, the Rev. J. T. Brooke went down, to perforin the funeral service ol the Church of England at the tomb. It is much to be regretted, that all of the Companies which formed the Oakland En campment, did not reach the city in time to join in the procession. The Louisville, But ler, Harrison, and Citizens’ Guards, and the Dayton Artillery, left soon after the others, but on a boat which ran much slower than the Mail, and did not arrive here tilkjust as the Raritan was putting off, with the remains. Correspondence ot the Mercury. Wash'|]<i®toj, July 12. It is said to-day, that Mr. Clay’s Bank Bill cannot pass the Senate. Rives, Preston, Barrow, Archer, and Merrick, will vote against it;’and with the Democratic Senators, will defeat it. The Fiscal Agent of the Secretary of the Treasury, will then again be brought up, most probably, in the House —and will pass in some form. . From a private source, entitled, think, to entire credit, it is said, that the Supreme Court of New York, who deliver their opinion to-day, in the case of McLeod, will unanimously re fuse the Habeas Corpus. McLeod must, then goto a jury of the country, and the chances are equal, that he may be” hung; for his own acknowledgments and confessions are distinct against him. A war with. England, is there fore not impossible. Under these circumstan ces, can it be possible that the Dis ribution Bill can pass the Senate 1 Whilst the coun try is threatened with war—and totally un prepared for it—can any party vote away, as a donation, four millions ot money out ot the Treasury 1 Can the people stand this system of emptying their Treasury with one hand, as a gift to them, and filling it by taxes raised out of them with the other; when not only debt, but danger, is hanging over the country. The Whigs seem to practice on the that the people are incapable of knowing good gov ernment from bad. A contempt of the popu lar intelligence, has ever characterized all their schemes of legislation. P. S.—The Democracy are in fine spirits. I wish you woUld remark the superior courte sy and forbearance they exhibit, as a minority, in our debate’s. Clay’s friends are down in the mouth. . Semmes, (says the Fredericksburg Aren't), who shot Professor Davis, has been bailed by the General Court, in the sum of $25,000* SPECIE AT SHERIFF SALES. | At a meeting of a respectable portion of the citizens of Marion county, held in conformity to previous notice, on the 10th June, 1841, a committee of twenty-one was appointed to report a preanrable and resolutions expressive of the opinions of this county upon the or ders to Sheriffs in various parts of. the State to sell property for specie or its equivalent The committeo reported the following, which were unanimously adopted by the meet ing : Whereas in a republican government the will of the people is the supreme law of the land; and whereas it has become necessary for a portion of the people to express their will (not to operate as an imperative law, but as public opinion) in relation to the greatly exci ting subject, which now agitates the whole country, to wit: The orders from plaintiffs to the collecting officers to receive nothing bul gold and silver in payment of dues in their favor. And whereas we the citizens of Marion county, in thus expressing our will, believe it a duty we owe to ourselves and a large major ity of our fellow-citizens; we wish, however, t j be clearly understood, it being a subject of much delicacy, but great interest, having, as it does, the sanction of the Constitution of the United States. That Constitution from whence we derive personal protection, the se curity of property and the enjoyment of the fruits of industry; which enforces equally in every right, and under which the poor of our country, by industry and economy aided by the credit system, may build up for themselves prosperous homes, aud which under ordinary circumstances, operates impartially on the poor and the rich. But which under extraor dinary circumstances such as at present exist if the rigors of the gold and silver project be enforced, it will effect the debtor portion of the community as the flash of the lightning does the stately oak of the forest, destroying its beautiful foliage and blasting its prosperity, This project we believe to be unwise, un just and unreasonable in the extreme. Unwise , because it will torpedise the re sources of our country, by destroying the en ergies of the people, thereby curtailing our power and injuring our character, paralizing the efforts of the enterprising, and corrupting our morals as a nation. Unjust , because it is demanding of debtors that which in presumption of the law they a greed to pay, but, that which they did not agree to pay, according to the custom of the country Unreasonable , because it was not the inten tion of the lratners of our Constitution that any provision therein contained should oper ate as an ex post facto law,giving to creditor* the power to oppress and ruin debtors, which power they did not have when these debts were contracted ; but which a change of cir cumstances has given them and which they seem determined to use ; and because that provision in the Constitution was not intended to operate rigidly in the collection of ordinary debts, but as a standard measure of money for legal purposes, and for the purposes ol the government. —And because we have not aided m creating the circumstances v.hich make the demand oppressive; we therefore teel no delicacy in protesting against it. Again we believe it unreasonable because it will give monied monopolies the power to buy up the best fortunes at a mere nominal price under the hammer of the Sheriff, there by encouraging and supporting gross wrongs done to the people, which they are unable to redress but by public opinion. We reasonably believe it a duty we owe to ourselves and to our country, to oppose the demand for sptcie, not by force and arms, but by force of public opinion, hoping thereby to convince the people that duty and interest meet in Wisdom, Justice and Moderation. — Therefore be it. Resolved, That we will henceforth with hold our patronage and support from any Mer chant who shall hereafter make a demand for gold or silver, or who may hereafter patronize those Merchants who do make such demand. Resolved, That we will henceforth with hold our patroage and support from any Attor ney who will not relinquish Ids business to his clients, together with all interest in the same rather thau enforce a demand made by his cli ent forgold aud silver. , Resolved, That we do repudiate the con-, duct of Merchants and others who have made a demand for specie, and we hold them as en emies to the common interests of our country —and under existing circumstances if any. cit izen of the county should make such demand we will consider him an enemy to the inter est of the county, deserving the rebuke and indignation of this community. , Resolved, That we cannot withhold the ex pression of our indignation at the conduct of the Banks of this State which are now in a state of suspension, and we respectfully en treat His Excellency the Governor to enforce the law against them.. . Resolved, That we respectfully solicit the citizens of the several counties to give this subject their immediate attention, and adopt, such resolutions as they may believe will make it to the interest of plaintiffs to forbear these acts of oppxession. s Resolved, That our devotion to the consti tution, and laws will,never permit, us to coun tenance a violation of them under the most extreme necessity; we only desire a suppres sion of its rigors until its enforcement would not be oppressive, until ,the proper remedy shall be applied, in which work we solicit the co-operation of the good of this State. Resolved, That yve belie ve the notes on the Central Bank of Georgia should be taken at par value, also, the notes of specie-paying Banks. , .. ...... Resolved, That we desire the suspension of the demand for specie, until debtors would not lose more than 8 per cent upon the cur rent price of property when sold for specie. On motion, the. above preamable and reso lutions were ordered to be signed by the chair man and secretary, and forwarded to the Co lumbus and Milledgeville papers for publica tion. . .. j . Wm. Wells, Chairman. C. B. Strange, Secretary. The Democratic Republican parts of Randolph are requested to meet at Cutlibert, on Thursday, . the 19th of August next,.for the purpose cf nominating candidates hr .he Legislature, and lor county officers. DEMOCRATIC republican ticket Randolph County. , • Senate, , George W. Harrison. Representatives m Jacob B. Shropshire, Zadoc Lawyers, Esq.’ j. v Sheriff RicHAF.b Davis. Deputy, J. W. Gilford. Clerk Superior Court, O. H. , Gf^ffith, Clerk Inferior Court, James Buchanan. DIED At tile residence of the Hon. Wm, C. Dawson, in Greensboro,- on Friday, evening the 15 th inst , Mrs* ANNA. V. CALHOUN, consort of J. S. Calhoun Esq. of this city. On die 9th of this month, in Stewart county, Geo. -of congestive bilious fever, Mrs. ELIZABETH -ROSE, in the 41st year of her age, consort of Dr. H. F Rose. The deceasetfhas left a husband, five-chtl d en, and a large circle of friends, and also the Meth odist Episcopal Church, cf which she had been for more than 20 years an upright and acceptable member’ to mount her irreparable loss. In this city on the 14th instant, after a severe illness pf several weeks, Max: a, youngest daughter of Sam uel K. and Elizabeth H. Hodges; aged three years, two months and four days. EXCHANGE &- BANK NOTE TABLE CORRECTED BY NORTON & LANGDON. ..EXCHANGE. Bills on New York at sight, 15 per cent prem. Bills on Bills on Richmond, 15 Bills on Mobile, 3 “ Bills on Savannah, . 10 “ Bills on Charleston, 12 “ Bills on Philadelphia, 10 “ Specie, 10 CURRENT NOTES. of Columbus, Planters and Mechanic’s Bank. £ Central Bank of Georgia, ‘ Kuckersvitle Banking Cos. Georgia R. It. and Banking Company. SREGIE PAVING BANKS. Insurance Bank of Columbus at Alacou. Commercial Bank at Macon. Bank of State of Georgia and Branches. Bank of Augusta, Western B ink of Georgia, at Rome, aud Brandies at Columbus. Bank of St. Mary’s Bank of Milledgeville. Augusta Insurance and Banking Company. Bank of Brunswick and Branch ai Augusta. Mechanics’ Bank of Augusta. Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of Savannah and Branch at Macon. Branch of the Georgia Rail Road at Augusta. Planters’ Bank in Savannah. Farmers’ Bank of the Chattahoochee.” Ociuulgee Bank at Macon, Alabama Banks, 2 pr SoJth Carolina Bank Notes, 10 a 12 prem. Specie paving Bank Notes, 10 per cent premium. UNCURRENT BANK NOTES. Bank of Darien and Branches, 25 per cent discount Chattahoochee R, R. & Banking Company, 60 to 70 per cent. dis. Monroe R. R. & B’g Cos. at Macon, 40 do. Bank of Hawkinsville, 10 do. Life Ins. and Trust Cos. 40 do. Union Bank of Florida, 50 do. Bank of Pensacola. 75 do. New Ohleans, July 17. Present prices of SUGAR, COTTON, and WES TERN PRODUCE, compared with those current at the same period last season, in N. Orleans. | 1841. , 1840. Sugar, La lb —4l jjt>*j— 4 Cotton, La & Mi. 10— 8 13 U- hia —l2 Tobacco lb _3l a — 9I — 2 la .91 Flour bbi 4 12$ a-4 2) 4 29 a Corn bush —46 a—46 !75 a Oats bush— 38 o—4o ; 45 a —SO Pork, Clear ...bb 11 50 a ! —a Pork, Mess . . . bbl 10 00 u 16 00 a 16 50 Pork, Prime . . . bbi 8 00 a jl2 60 a- Bacon, Hams . . .lb— sla 8 Bacon. Sides .. . <b— 4) a— 5 7|a 8 Bacon, Shoulders . lb— 2} a— 3j— sa b\ Uard lb— 5 a — 7jj— 9a— 11 Whiskey, rec. . .gal— 19 a—2o J — 25 a Whiskey, com. . gal a j a ~CQLUMBUS PRICES CURRENT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY HIRAM YOUNG & CO. Bagging—Kentucky, yd Q 0 a 28 Indian, j t t “ 80 a 35 Inverness, t : “ 00 a 25 American Tout, \ : 00 a 00 Bale Robe, : : ; lb 12j a 14 Bacon—Hu i.s, : : “ 7 ab 9 Sides, is ; “ 07 a 8 Shoulders, : : *f 00 a 10 Beef—Mess, : ; bbl 00 a 00 Prime, i : t Q 0 a 00 Butter—Goshen, : lb 25 a 37j Western, : : : “ 15 a 20 Candles—Sperjm, : - “ 50 a ‘OO Tai.ow, s : : “ 00 a 18 CasitnOs, : : : “ 6 a 7 Cheese—Northern, : “ 12 a 16 Cotton, . : j “ 8J a 10$ Coffee—Havana green, “ 00 a lot Rio, : : : : “ 00 a 16 Ftsu—Mackerel No. 1, m bbl GO a 00 “ “ 2, : “ 00 a 00 “ “ 3, : OO a 00 Herrings, : : : box 00 a2 00 Flour—Northern, : bbl 00 a 8 Western, : : : “ 7 00 a 7 50 Country, : : : ,l 6 00 a 7 00 Grain—Corn, : : bu 00 a 60. Wheat, : : : “ 00 a 7o Gunpowder, : : keg 700 a8 00 Hides, : : :1b 7 a 8 Iron, 07 a 8 Lard, : : : 1 “ 00 a Y“i Peas, : : : : bu. ~1)0 a 75 Raisins, : : bhx 3 00 a 4 00 Lime, : : : cask 00 a 5 00 Molasses—N. O. , : giiL 35 a 37 Nails, : : : : lb 8 a 9 Pork, —Mess, bbf 00 a (0 Prime, : t : lb 00 a 00 Rice, • :• “ 00 a 06 Pipper, ; ;J !: :■ : 12 a 15 Spirits—Brandy, Cog. gal I 75 a 2 50 Peach, : - ‘• 1 00 a l 25 Apple, ~ j-; j 1 : : “ 00 a 70 Gin—Holland, : : “ 1 50 a 1 75 Domestic, : : : “ 45 a 50 RuM—Jamaica, : : “ 1 75 a 2 00 Domestic, : : : “ 00 a 45 Whiskey—lrish, : “ 0) a4 00 Monongaliela, : : “ 87 a I 00 New Orleans, : : “ 35 n 40 Sugir—New Orleans, lb 08 a JO St. Croix, : : : “ 12 a 13 Loaf, : r : “ 18 a 25 Salt, : : : : sack 00 a 2 50 Soap, : : : : lb 8 a 10 Shot, : : : : “ 00 a 12 Chattahoochee R. R. & Banking Cos. of Ga. Columbus, July 17, 1841. IN pursuance of a recommendation of the Stock holders present at the Banking House on the 10th July, instant, the Directors, on the 15ih in fant, ap poin’ed Van Leonard, John Bethune and Win. P. Yonge, Trustees, for the benefit of the creditors and Stockholders of said Institution ; and have this day delivered into the hands of said Trustees the asset's and labilities of said institution. By order: July 21 2121 L.GAMBRILL, Cashier. TRUST SALE. B;Y virtue cf a Deed of Trust,-bearing date, 17ih July, inst. we will sell at private sale, the Bank* ing House and Lot, with all improvements thereon, situate or, tho corner of Rand >lph and Ogletnorpe streets. /The lot contains fct on Randolph and 147 feet 10 inches on Oglethorpe street, and will re ceive in payment for the same, the Bi Is of thb Chat tahoochee Rail Road and Banking Company of Geor gia. The titles are indisputable • JOHN BETHIJNE, ■ WM. P. YONGE, • Columbus, July 22 21 4t THE UNDERSIGNED ........ HAVING been appointed Trustees of the assets of the Chattahoochee Rail Ronl and Banking Company of Georgia, they will attend at the office of <he said Institution every day (Sunday’s excepted,) from 11 to 1 o’clock, for the translation of anv business connected with the same. JNO BETHUNE, July 22 24 4t WM. P. YONGE. BROUGHT TO JAIL,’ ON the Sih April, a negro-man by the name of LEWIS, who says he belongs to Mas. Harriet Pope, of Jackson county. Florida, The owner is re quested to come forward, pay e.xperises and take him iwav . i -WM BROWN, jailor. Columbus, Ga. April 29 12 ts . w BROUGHT TO JAIL ON the 22d day ol February last, two negro boys, Sandy about 25 years old, yellow complected, who says he belongs to Phi ip Schley, Esq. ofColum jits, Georgia.. The other a b y Daniel, 20 years old, black cornpiection, who says he belongs to Batt Ing ram of Alabama, living 20 miles from Columbus. Ga. on the Montgomerystage road. The owners of said negroes are requested to come forward, comply with •die terms of the law and take th- in awav. t, ROBERT REAVES, Sh’ff. Stewart co. March 25 7 ts . .... NOTICE. , > , THE Planters’ Bank of the State of Georgia, hav ing immediately after the robbery of its vault, adopted means t:> take up from all honest holders the notes signed by J. MarshalL,-Cashi.;r,,and George VV. Anderson, President, hereby gives notice that almost “iheentireamount o r that issue, now ucredpanied, con sists of the notes stolen from the Bank. The public is warned against receiving any note signetlby J, Mar shall, Cashier, and Geo. W. Anderson, President, a payment will be refused, unless the most satisfactory explanation of the mafinet of its being received, as well as the person from whom received, is given. Anew issue has been made, signed by Hf W. Mer cer, Cashier, and George W. Anderson, President, which will be red em.-d as heretofore. H. W. MERCER, Cashier. Savannah, July 8. 22 6t NEW BOOKS. SECOND part of Democracy in America, by De- Tocqueville; being a continuation of his trea'ise on our institutions, which are known as being the most correct of any written. • Anew supply of Georgia illustrated edition. The American Almanac for iB4l. Friendship’s Offering, The Token. Mercedes,by Cooper, &c. Sic. Just received at NORTON Si LANSDON’S, M-rckll 6 ts. CITY TAXES—LAST CALL. THE Books for receiving Tax returns will ho closed on the Slst July, arid turned over to lliw Collector, and persons who have not given in their taxes for the present year will do well to call at Ihe Clerks office and give them in. All are aware of the consequences of not giving in Taxes. Office in the Market House. W. A. DOUGLASS. Cl’k July 15 23 id OAK MOUNTAIN . Mineral Springs, Talbot County, Georgia. THE subscriber having pur:ha.cd hall of these Springs, and having improved tire same, his house is ready .for the reception of visitors. These Springs have been but recently.discovered, and con sequently been vr-ited by but few, .but in all cases, have been beneficial. There w ill be a Bathing House erected by the 12th of July. He declines giving n any details of fair promises of what he intends to do for those who tnay call upon him, but simply adds, call, and if you are not pleased, it shall be no fault of his.— These Springs are w ithin half a mile, of the road lead ing from Columbus to the Warm Springs, in Meri wether county, near the line of Talbot and Hairis counties, 25 miles from Columbus. ELISHA BUSTIN. July 15 23 St EDUCATION. MR. F. A. HALL AUK, respectfully informs the citizens of Columbus and its vicinity, thal he w ilt open an English and Classical School at the upper end of the City, near Mr. Wiley Jones’ dwel ling house, commencing on Monday ihe 12lh inst. at the annexed prices for a session of 12 weeks. 1. The Lat n and Greek • Classics, the Read ing and Speaking of the French, Spanish, Italian and German Languages, Algebra, Geometry, Natural Philosophy.&c. $lO 00 2d. Reading. Writing. Composition, Arithme tic, Geography,English Grammar, &c. 8 00 No deduction from the prices will be made for ab sence from School, except in case of sickness of mom than two weeks.- No withdrawal from School during thesession allowed unless paid for the whole time.—- Tuition considered -due at the middle of the session. Columbus, July 8 22 St NOTICE. THE public are cautioned against trading for two notes ot two hundred arid fifty dollais, each, payable to Elisha Pitts or bearer, as I shall not pay the same unless compelled bv law. , \ DRURY S- ALLEN. Wehadkee P. 0., Ala. July 22 24 St The. Enquirer will copy 3 limes and forwatd their accounts to me. * BROUGHT TO JAIL A negro man who says his name is DICK, and be longs to Robert Ware and Benj. H. Warren of Augusta Ga., and runaway from Robeit Ware of Montgomery county, Ala ; said negro is about 60 years, old. The owners are requested to come forward prove property, pay charges and lake him away. r WM. BROWN, Jailor. July 22 24 ts A VALUABLE . . , Chattahoochee River Plantation for sale, with , Grist and Saw Mill attached. AVERY desii able plantation, containing fifteen hundred ahd fifty acres—lying on the Chatta hoochee River, in the county of Stewart, 15 miles fom Lumpkin, 13 from Florence, and 21 from Co lumbus, is offered for sale. On it, are 500 acres of cleared land, well fenced, and in a high state of culti vation. The greater part of the uncleared land is oak and hickory, the remainder pine. The Hitcha chee Creek, a never failing stream —passes through the plantation, and on it, has been recently erected a substantial Grist and Saw Mill, now in successful operatio -1 . There is on the place an excellent gin house, with screw and running gear complete. The landing belonging to the plantation is one of the best on the river, and a wood yard established at it to sup ply s cam boats, can be rendered extremely profitable. On a high pine ridge, one mile and a half from the river, are a small, but comfortable dwelling house and cabins sufficient to accommodate sixty negroes.— This plantation has been settled eight years, and it is said by those who have resided on the place, that not a single case of fever has originated on it during that period. The Chattahoochee River Plantations are highly valued, and justly considered among the best in the South. A bargain is now offered—and ,iny one de-, sirous of purchasing, will do well to examine thisplaca, as a like opportunity may not again soon offer—and as in the event of its suiting, the terms cannot fad to be satisfactory. Richard M. Pitts resides on the plan tation, and will furnish all Jim information desired, respecting it. DANIEL McDOUGALD. Columbus, June 17 19 if TWO PLANTATIONS _• FOR SALE. ,il;> . THE subscribe.- offers for sale, on very liberal terms, two excellent settlements of land, lying in the county of Sjewart, both of which contain first late improvements. One plantation contains nine hundred and forty acres of land, 500 of it open land, of a superior quality, en closed with good fences, and in an excellent state of cultivation. On the premises, are a good log dwelling house, negro cabins, a blaiksmith shop, a good gin with screw and running gear, and a large peach and apple orchard. This place is on the road leading from Florence to Marion county, and is 10 miles from Florence, 8 from Lumpkin, and 6 from a landing on the Chattahoochee River. ,j 1. • The other place contains 700 acres of land. 300 of which are cleared, and in excellent order for planting. The uncleared portion is well timbered with oak and h ckory. On this plantation are a good dwelling house, negro cabins, and gin complete..-It is on the road leading from Florence to Marion county, 12 mil ‘s from Jelnrence and 7 from Lumpkin. A more minute description of these plantations is deemed un necessary., as any one desirous of purchasing, will of course, examine them. They are, however, desirable places, and will be sold on very liberal terms. Both plantations are occupied, and will be shown at any time, to any one who wishes to examine either, or both of them. LEWIS DUPREE. June 17 19 ts WARM S P R* I N G S , Meriwether County, Ga. 1 THE subscriber having purchased this well known establishment., will open Ins house early 111 June, for the recepiion of visitors. “He decl lie- giv ing many details of fair promises, of what he intends to do for those, who may call upon him, but simply adds— call! and if you are no. pleased, it shall be no fault o his. • .1. 1. ; u*.*l. . ..’ It ) . ; Tothose ivho are in pursuit of PLEASURE, call His Bdl Room will be lighted up every evening, and good musicians will at all times be in attendance. To those who are-ini pursuit of HEALTH, call likewise j.good rooms and cabins si.ail be in abun dance, and the invalid can he as retired as necessary. I deem it entifely unnecessary to say any thing in re lation to the Bath, suffice it to say,there is none equal to it in the United Slates. 1 shall not enui terate my charges here, but -till be as reasonable as possible, at the same time they will be sufficiently high to ensure a good table and good attention. In short, every at tention that is necessary, and every comfort that can he rendered to his visitors shall be his constant en deavor. SEYMORE R. BONNER. * P. S. I intend to lay off a few lots and dispose of them to such as will improve them in twelve months. To those who may wi-h to purchase, call on me army agent, Mr. Jonat an Niles ; one or the. other will at all times be at the Springs to point out the lots and prices. : S.iR. B. * April 22 “ -•* ■’ ‘ “'ll IA < The Macon Messenger, Southern Record* r. Stan dard of Union, and Alabama Journal, will publish this* weekly until the Ist of August, and forward their ac counts to me at Columbus, Georgia. S. R. B. . • ; . I. >ND FOR SALE. THE subscriber offers for sale, the following tracts of land on terms to suit purchasers, to wn : the settlement where he now lives, in Russell county, Alabama, 19 miles above Columbus, on the road to LaFayette, containing 1 4 •v Twelve Hundred Acres, four hundred cleared and.in a high state of cultivation, with a good dwelling house, store house, gin house and screw, negro houses, cribs, stables and lots, tic.- Also 200 acres land* one hundred cleared and in good fanning order, 14 miles above Cqiuiubos, on the same road; also in the same neighborhood, one half section of land, with fair improvements, 120 acres cleared and inferior to none in the country,-as regards quality “ y also one section of land in the lower part f> Chambers county, on the B g Halawakj* Greek-200* acres bottom land, 30 or 49 acres cleared,sand inferior ■ to none in the Stale. Purchasers, woaid do well to. call and see. Terms will be ot*\ two and three in stalments. ZACHARJAH WHITE. 4 Wacoochee Valley, June 24 20 2t’ SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD THE subscriber, residing in Columbus, Georgia lost about a month since, a valuable negro man for the apprehension of whom in any secure jail so. that he can got him, he will give twenty-five dollars ; and if the said negro man has been decoyed away by any white nersom, or been furnished witH free papers, (neither of which is improbable) lie will give, in addi tion, fifty dollars, if sufficient evidence of'that fact, be communicated to him to ensure the conviction of lit© guilty person. Said negro is about 28 years of age. of snail stature, and named Elije. He is believed to have never shav ed, and his appearance, in consequence, is somewhat singular, the hair being long on his upp r Itp. M hen spoken to. he almost invariably puts His finger to th® stdexifhis head, and scratches his hair, and h's speech is accompanied by a slight hesitantly. He has t* ® niarktg of a jjuo shot, jusf above tbe m the risrht thigh, it is thought; the bone was fractured, and the wound is still visible. The negro, when he said any thing about running away, which he occasion a L Iv cd mentioned Tennessee as the direction of hia SAMUEL BO! KTN Columbus, Ga. Jcce ID 18 if