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oned.” Taking these sections, c the judiciary
act in connection with the provisions of the Ist
and 2d sect ions of the act of 12th I|3bruary, 1793,
referred to in the resolutions, it rould «ecm to
follow that if Congress had power w the Consti
tution to give to the districtor cirt ril judges the
powers contemplated by the resolutions. no fur
ther legislation would be necessary to accomplish
the objects of those resolution*.
But admitting that Congress as the power
constitutionally to give to the ju< ges, in a case
in which two or more states are parties to the
controversy, the powers contempla ed by the res
olutions, and that additional legisl; lion could be
made, the better to effectuate the ibjects of the
resolutions, then Congress could g ye such juris
diction only concu rrctif with the Si preme Court,
which, by the Constitution, has ori jinal jurisdic
tion in all cases where two or m tre States are
parties in the controversy. 'Even this right to
give concurrent Jurisdiction to the iferior courts
has been doubted and denied, in ca es where the
Constitution has given original jurisdiction to the
Supreme Court, (see the case of lilavara in 2d
Dallas,) and has never to this day lleen solemnly
determined. The Supreme Court las, however,
decided that Congress cannot, by l*iw. assign to
thejndicial department any duties bit such as are
of a judicial character. The case, t ten, whether
between Georgia and the fugitives f *m justice, or
between Georgia and Maine must be first made to
assume a judicial character—that is it roust be a
suit brought before the court in sue i form, or by
such process, or upon such a returr. as to enable
the court to decide upon the merits of the ques
tion, on the law, and on the facts, wl ere the latter
are involved. The Supreme Cour has also de
cided in the case of Marbury and A' adison. that
where the Constitution has given (t igina! juris
diction to that court; as in the case where a State
is a party, it cannot exercise appellate jurisdic
tion. If, then. Congress could constitutionally
give to a district or circuit judge such powers as
arc proposed by the amendments suggested in the
resolutions, would the State of Georgia consent
to place her great sovereign and constjtulional
right (for she has the right, both as a sovereign
State and by the Constitution) to (demand the
delivery to her own courts of fugitives who have
offend ,-d against her own laws, and! r the abso
lute control and decision of a singip judge of a
district or circuit court; laws made s|nd deemed
absolutely essential to protect the sacred rights of
her citizens in their slave property 1; Will she
consent to place such power in the Hands of a
judge—yea, perhaps, of a jury—whose judgment
might, and probably would, be swayed by his or
their own prejudices,or controlled by, the strong
feelings and prejudices of all in. andjaround the
court! And especially would she cu iscnt to do
this, without the power even of an a ipeal to a
higher and more impartial tribunal ! We think
not. At feast, we, her Representative *, will nev
er consent to become the instrumei Is to place
her in so helpless and humdiating a s iuation—a
situation, too, in which she could noleven com
plain of wrong or injustice, because, 1 y her own
petition and consent, she would be placed in that
situation. |
But a higher and more sacred dutf devolves
upon us, her Representatives hero, tian a mere
justification of orrselves. fly her sovereign pow
er, before the adoption of ike Constitution, Geor
gia had a rightexciusiveiy to regulate a*nd control
the property of her citizens in slaves. s The Con
stitution impaired not that sovereign right, but
confirmed and secured its quiet and peaceable pos
session an J enjoyment. Without that guarantee,
she never would have become a party tojthat com
pact; without it, she ought.never to remain a par
ty to that compact. Affiliated socities, numerous
and powerful, not only in oar awn country, hut ■
in Europe, are wielding the power of die public
press and the influences of the church- —yea, are
now affiliating together on both shores if the At
lantic, and combining all their energies to invade
and destroy this, one of her most sacr;d and in
alienable rights. Net only so; Governor, of States,
forgetful of their solemn obligations a id duties,
are refusing to lend-their aid to bring injustice,
those who have dared to violate her p'rial laws,
made to secure these her sacred rights;;are refu
sing to do that, which is solemnly enjoined upon
them as a duty, by the very Constitution which
they have sworn to support. Even wijhout the
solemn compact of the Constitution, Georgia, as
an independent and sovereign State, would, by
the law of nations, have the right to demand
these criminals, from the State to which t ley have
fled, in order to try and to punish the n within
her own jurisdiction ; and if this hei demand
were refused, would havejust cause ofv ar. V at
tic states it to be an established princij le of the
law of nations, that a nation whose su oject has
offended against the laws of another natic n, ought,
according to the circumstances, to mak< repara
tion, inflict upon him exemplary punish oent, or,
finally, to deliver him up to the offend* d State,
to be there brought to justice. That lus is not
only the case where great crimes have fc sen com
mitted, but that even in cases of ordina y trans
gression, where States are closely con ected in
friendship and good neighborhood, the dff nders
are reciprocally obliged to appear bes n the ma
gistrate of the place where the offence > /as com
mitted, upon the requisition of that magistrate:
an admirable institution, he says, by :neans of
which many neighboring States live together in
peace, and seen to form only one republic. This
is in force tbioughout Switzerland. At soon as
the letters derogatory arc issued in form! the su
perior of the accused is bound to enforce them ;
it belongs not to him to examine wht her the
accusation be true or false ; he is to pre name on
the justice of his neighbor, and not to s\ ffer any
doubts on his own part to impair an ii jtitulion
so well calculated to preserve harmony a id good
understanding between the States. T1 s Sover
eign who refuses to make reparation ir to de
liver up the offender, renders himself, i some
measure, an accomplice in the injury and be
comes responsible for it. (P. 1G3.) Su his the
law of nations, and there can be hut litt j doubt
that the framers of our Constitution had his very
case of Switzerland in view, when tfc * clause
now in question was framed. Its enfc cement
was intended to rest entirely on the gt ad faith
j\nd mutual obligations of the States. A like
clause was contained in the articles of the old
confederation, wh ch compact, was ic.se f but a
treaty between the States. This clause i; in fact
a treaty between the States, to secure i nd pro,
met a great sovereign right, recognised and re
spected by all civilized nations—a ight claimed
by all. and never relinquishedexcept fro i weak
ness or fear—Georgia owes it to her p ople to
protect and preserve it in full vigor and u impair
ed. She ought never to consent to refit* q ish one
iota of it to the Central Government, o* to anv
other, threatened on alt sides, and the ra<»re espe
cially at the present time, it may becoin I erelong
her only refuge of safety. If her co-Slltes will
not, in the discharge of their solemn di lies and
obligations, under the compact of unit a, inter
pose to preserve it from violation, she must for
her own protection, and the safety am protec
tion of the rights and property of her ritizens,
rely upon her own strong arm to guan it from
violation. The undersigned can never consent
x? V. e llla^e the instruments for its aham! lament.
. leving, therefore, that we aie juslifit 1 by the
views we have presented, and by the sac ed duty
w ic we owe to a magnanimous and c mfiding
peop e, >ut wit a the utmost respect ai J defer
encc to the Legislature and w E . ellency
wc to list ilea I nt to comply with the requcls
contained in the resolutions.
We have the honor to be. with great respect,
your excellency s obedient servants,
Julies C. Autohh. Taos. Bcti.si King.
Wk. C. Dawsjx. Ecsexius A. VESBIT.
R. W. Habehshax. Lott Warn* r,-.
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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.;
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 26.
q-j= > No MaTT North of Richmond last night.
Our readers will find in another part of this
day’s paper, the letter of Messrs Alford, Dawson,
Habersham, King, Nesbit and Warren, to Gover
nor McDonald, c mtaining the reasons which in
duce a them to decline presenting to Congres, the
resolutions of the Georgia Legislature, in relation
to the Maine controversy.
We know not why Messrs, Cooper, Black and
Colquctt did not unite with them, but presume
they have given their reasons to his Excellency
separately. Which, we doubt not. will be as sa
tisfactory to their constituents, as those of the
former gentlemen. '
In our columns to-day, will be found the com
munication of “ \ Stockholder in the Georgia
Rail Road,” in reply to our article some days since,
in which we urged the importance of an imme
diate extension of the Road from Madison to the
State Road in DeKalb Co. The writer may be
correct in supposing, that neither nor
the Monroe Rail Road companies can complete
their work at any early period, we do not pretend
to say, for we are not conversantjwith the situa
tion and means of either. It is, however, very
certain that the Monroe Company are making
more rapid strides toward the completion of their
Road than the Georgia Company; and it is
equally certain that they will continue to exert
all their energies, to reach the State Road before
any other Road gets there. Their Road is now
under contract for grading to the State Trunk,
and we learn that a considerable portion is alrea
dy completed, and the remainder rapidly progress
ing to completion. They were not, in our opin
ion, at the time of their letting those contracts’
in the possession of more means than the Geor
gia company is at this moment. Nevertheless,
they have upon the faith of their credit, and the
ultimate prospects of the Road, gone on and let
out the Road, and contractors are content to re
ceive one-lourth or third of the amount of their la
bor in cash, and for the remainder, they agree to
take the company’s bonds, hearing interest, nr their
Stock at Us nominal value. Could not the Geor
gia company adopt the same course! We think
so, with perfect safety, an almost certain pros
pect of reaping at an early day a rich reward
for their enterprise. We know, that the grading
could be let on such terras, and that the whole
might be completed by the first of January next,
if the company would determine to make the ef
fort. And certainly, at no period since the work
was first contemplated, has there been a prospect
of getting the labour performed at so lowa price.
! Provisions and labour are both lower now than
they have ever been since the work was commen
ced, and planters are more ready to engage in a
work of this character, because they do not receiv®
so rich a reward for agricultural products.
We are fully sensible that the positions assum
ed by the writer, of the impropriety of the com
pany’s overreaching itself by incurring a heavy
debt, is a principle which is generally correct.
But, in this as all oilier enterprises, it will not al
ways do, to be governed by the most rigid rules
of the laws of credit. And if ever there aie
instances which would justify their being over- ;
stepped, and we taink there are, this is certainly
one, from w hich the greatest benefits would re
sult, with but a limited chance to endanger the ,
credit, for usefulness of the Bank or interests of
the Stockholders. Our position is of course as
sumed upon the hypothesis, that the Georgia
company can pay for the fourth or third of the
cost of grading in cash, and for the remainder, no !
contractor would desire better security than the i
bonds of the company, at interest, or its stock, at I
its nominal value. If they have not and cannot j
procure the means to meet this comparatively j
small expenditure, the position of the writer is
unanswerable.
In all that we have said, we have been actua
ted by no desire to see the company embarrass
itself, or in any way contract its sphere of use
fulness. On the contrary, our object has been to
put the company on their guard, and to show
them the danger which would probably result to
their interests if they slept on their posts. We
mean not to insinuate by this remark, that they
have not been watchful of the interests of the
company—far from it; but we wish, if possible,
to stimulate them to greater exertion—an effort
so great, that every muscle and nerve of the
whole system shall he fully distended.
Another object was, to impress upon the citi
zens of Augusta, the importance of this work,
the delay of which, in its completion beyond a
certain period, would materially endanger the fu
ture prospects of this city. We thought then,
and our opinion is unchanged the more we reflect
upon it, that this city has too great an interest at
stake, to stand by and coolly look on without id
ing in some measure, if possible, a work which
is calculated to have such an important influence
upon her commerce. We are aware that some
of our citizens entertain the opinion, that the
Road has and will act prejudicially to the com
merce of this city. This may be true up to this
period, but we are well satisfied, that by proper
enterprise on the part of our merchants, thd con
trary will be the result, of which we think, we can
convince any reasonable mind. But we are di
verging into another subject, and rather than
weary the patience of our readers, will defer it to
some future occasion, when we may recur to it,
should we deem it proper.
Important Discovert.— Captain Chauncey
Treat, of East Hartford, has discovered a com
plete remedy against the ravages of the canker
worm, simply by encircling the apple tree at the
su-face of the ground witu scotch soutf. The
writer of the article has examined the trees on
Capt. Treat’s premises, and found the circle of
snuff completely fringed with thou mils of dead
worms. These trees were all tarred, and where
the snuff was used no worms appeared on the tar,
aod where the snuff was omitted the insects
nearly covered the ta x.—Hartford Courier.
For the Chronicle Sentinel.*
Mr. Editor —From the many names which
are suggested for Mayor of the city, it tfonld ap
pear that theie must be some great object to be
obtained. Now I would enquire, what is or can
be that object? Is it the love of patriotism, hon"
or, or the salary attached to the office? With
several of the aspirants, I should think their first
object was the salary.
I therefore propose, that those who are aspi
rants shall state, through the papers of the city,
the amount of salary which they are willing to
serve for. And I feel assured that there will be
i one or more, who will be found ready to serve as
Mayor, for the honor of being Mayor of the city
of Augusta. A. CITIZEN.
For the Chronicle <}• Sentinel.
Mr. Editor—l see in your paper of the 17lh
instant, a call on the citizens of Augusta to arouse
from their supineness, on the subject of the Geor
gia Rail Road. Your reasons for this call is the
prospect of the early completion of the Monroe
Rail Road to the terminus of the State Road. I
should, with you, greatly rejoice to see the means
provided to extend the Georgia Rail Road from
Madison to Decatur. But until the means are
provided, by a loan, the citizens of Augusta are
not able, nor the company, at present, to under
take the completion of the Road. I would there
fore say, that it is a safe maxim, never to under
take what you have not the means of completing.
I must be permitted to doubt the practicability of
the Monroe Rail Road Company commanding
all the surplus cotton in the adjoining counties to
procure iron, machinery, &c., unless they are in
a great deal better situation than other sections.
When the expenses of farming, and perhaps a
few debts are paid, at the present low price of
cotton, will not leave any surplus for any such
purpose; and it is altogether idle to think that
the Georgia Rail Road, Central Rail Road, or the
Monroe Rail Road, can complete their works to
the State Road until they procure aid from some
quarter, and the sooner it is understood, the bel
ter it will be for all concerned. For each of these
companies to persevere in doing so. would be
like a man running in debt, deeper and deeper
every day, and trusting to chance to have his
debts paid.
Now, sir, ray reasons for my opinions ate, the
utter prostration of all business, the low price of
our staple commodity, the indebtedness of the
State, without the least prospect of a change for
the belter, as regards our currency, so long as
the government is at war with the banks and the
credit system. Nay, I believe the day is not far
ahead, if the present rulers continue, when exe
cutions will have to absorhe all the surplus cotton,
and the slaves that make it will be sold for half
their present value. Will the Monroe Rail Road,
the Georgia Rail Road, and the Central Rail
Road, under a state of things like these, press
their works, and go in debt for them? If they
do, I will say, for one, that they act differently
from what a prudent man would do with his pri
vate concerns; and this is what no company
should do. So far as the Georgia Rail Road is
concerned, I trust she will finish her work to
Madison and Athens, which she has the means
of doing, having the grading all done to Madi
son, iron, timber. &c; the grading of (he Athens
Branch, except about 3 miles, is completed, and
the iron ordered lor it, and the means forwarded
to pay for the iron. They can, with perfect safe
ty, agree to pay for putting down the superstruc
ture, and making all her works complete to those
two points. But for her, or the citizens of Au
gusta, to undertake to reach the Stale Road,
would be what they are utterly unable to do.
I trust that the State will come to the aid of
these companies, which she would have the
means of of doing, provided the proceeds of the
public lands were given to the Stales.
I will mention one fact before I close, to show
. the utter inability of these companie< completing
I their works. There is not specie in Georgia suf-
I ficient to pay for the iron to cempletc the three
i roads; and, as I stated before, I think it will take
I all the cotton, at its present reduced price, to pay
the debts of the people of Georgia. I would
therefore say, let us call a halt and take breath,
and recruit our energies and means by a crqp or
two, before we undertake to do more as private
companies.
A STOCKnOLDKR IS’ THE CEO. RAIL ROAD.
Brig Ashlkt.—A letter from Norfolk, of the
20lh inst., to the Agents of the above named brig
in Charleston, says :
“We hasten to say unto you that the brig
Ashley, Captain Pike, has just arrived in dis
tress, with the loss of her mainmast, topmast, and
all her other spars, with an entire suit of sails,
and the hull much strained, being on her beam
ends for several hours, during which she threw
overboard about ninety bales Cotton. Captain
Pike accepted of our services, but an Agent of
the New York offices, being here at the moment,
has forbidden any thing being done until we can
hear from thcace.”
Th e Ashley sailed from Charleston, on the 9th
insU, bound to New York.
Shipwreck, asd Supposed Loss op Life.
—The Charleston Courier of yesterday savs, the
steam packet Governor Dudley, ai rived yester
day from Wilmington, picked up, at sea, the long
boat of the ship Flora , having six men on board.
Captain Ivy furnishes the following paiticulars of
the loss of the ship.:
The Ship Flora, of St. Johns, N. 8., Captian
Cowin, ? 15 tons burden, from Liverpool, via. St.
Johns, with a cargo of Salt aid Coal— bound to
Savannah—B days out, went ashore, on Saturday
last, at 5 P. M. on the Frying Pan Shoals, in a
fresh gale, from N. E. all sail set. At 6 P. M.
on Monday, 21 miles S. S. W. of Cape Fear, the
Dudley picked six men out of the long boat, viz:
' Peter Langon. (male,) Wm. Hawkins, Wm.
Perry, Danid Burns, Isaac Roward. and Geo.
Johnson. W hen these men last saw the ship, all
the f >re half was broke up. the stern part on the
r beam «nds, and the crew on the quarter.
* Both boats had left the ship—the long boat with
r five and the pinnace with one man. When they
drove from the ship the mao in the pinnace was
s taken into the long boat. Eleven persons were
1 left on the wreck, and it is feared that they have
perished.
e IxoiDiiu. —One hundred and sixty thou-.
, sand dead, have been buried in the circumscribed
s snaceof Trinity Church Yard since 1702.— N.
V. Star,
The Boundary Question.
The Halifax, N. S. Haligonian of the 3rd inat.
say=>: —
• The boundary question, that prolific source of
discord for the last thirty years, has now become a
subject of such engrossing consequence that un
less measures be adopted for settling the question,
more coercive measures must be resorted to. The
editor of the Quebec Gazette states it as his belief,
that England would rather relinquish a portron
of her right than to proceed to hostilities, and from
all we can learn of the value of the Disputed Ter
ritory, apart from other considerations, we think
this would be the more judicious course, as a war
with the United States, let it terminate as it would,
could not but be attended with the most disastrous
consequences. A report has gone forth.that Great
Britain has determined upon maintaining her
right and refusing to yield up any portion of the
bone in contention : this, however, we believe to
be unfounded.”
Direct Tax as,— The Committee of Ways
ami Means in Pennsylvania Assembly have ro
ported a bill, of which the following are the lead
ing items, which we copy from the National Gu
zette i
Tax on personal estate, notes, stocks, (except
those of the Commonwealth) debts due from sol
vent debtors, money at interest, and ground rents,
half of one per cent, « n every dollar.
On household furniture and silver plate, (in
value over 300 dollars,) and pleasure carriages, 2
per cent per dollar.
Gold and Silver Watches.
Gold levers, $1 50 per annum
All other gold watches, 1 00
Silver levers, 1 00
Other silver watches, 50 “
All salaries and emoluments ot office, one per
cent per dollar.
The supposed revenue to be derived from this
tax on personal estate, ground rent, &c., is esti
mated at
$300,000 per annum.
On salaries and emoluments 20,000
On household furniture, car
riages, and watches, 160,000
Tax on Brokers, 20,000
500,000
Expected from other sour
ces of 100,000
S6OO 000
No tax on real estate is recommended.
The report also recommends the sales of the
motive power and fixtures on the State Rail Road
together with the bank stock belonging to the
State, for the purpose of meeting the immediate
emergencies of the Treasury.—Three thousand
copies of the report was ordered to be printed in
English, and 1500 copies in German.
From the Paris correspondent of the National
Intelligencer.
Washington’s birth-day fell, as you know,
on the end of the week. Gen. Cass could not
encroach on the Sunday with a ball. He there
fore postponed the celebration until yesterday
evening, and certainly, the anniversary was never
distinguished by a more brilliant and bountiful
festival of the kind. All the foreign legations
were present in honor of the occasion; besides
an ample number of French, English, and Amer
icans of the best order. Stars and ribands aln>und
ed—richly apparelled dames and damsels. The
orchestra, of seven, played Hail Columbia and
Yankee Doodle to perfection, and seemed to en
joy our national airs as much as the natives.
The dancing did not cease unlil about four
o’clock in the morning. Decorations, lights, re
freshments, all corresponded.
Virginia.
The Legislature of Virginia adjourned on
Thursday last. The Bank Bill, atter just 100
days of learned discussion, was passed. It legal
izes the su-pension till the close of the next session
and re ieves the ! auks till the same time from all
damages above 6 per cent, on their protested pa
per; suspends till April, 1811, the restriction
against issuing ten and five dollar notes. There
are half a dozen restrictions imposed upon the
banks in the bill, which are worth just half a do
zen straws. We abhor this finessing. The only
law of the least consequence to the public is that
which compels the banks to fulfil their promises.
Charleston Mercury.
Imagination. —After alluding to the girl who
some eight or ten years ago, when horn, had im
pressed upon the iris of her eyes the different faces
of Napoleon, with the legends and portrait of the
Emperor, a French paper relates that the inhabi
tants of Valenciennes have lately been gratified
with an equally extraordinary phenomenon. A
child has been exhibited there, who has a small
watch dial on each pupil of the eye, the figures
being marked in one with Arabic, and in the other
with Roman characters! These supe natural
marks are attributed by the mother, she having
had, while encionte, a great desire to be the owner
of a watch, and stopping frequently, and for a long
time, at the window of a shop in which a great
number of watches were displayed !
Roman Catholic Church.— From recent
official documents of the Roman Catholic Church
in this country, we learn that there are in the
United Stales, 456 churches; 358 missionary sta
tions; 502 clergymen; ecclesiastical institutions;
colleges, and academies, for males. 34; for fe
males, 75; and 140 students for the ministry.
A Gi ant. —Among the persons who came pas
sengers in the British Qoeen, the New York Sun
says is Mons. Bihm, the celebrated Belgian giant.
He is eight feet six inches in height, and is natu
rally and finely proportioned. His strength is
commensurate with his astonishing stature —ena-
bling him to raise three ordinary sized men and
hold them at arms length without difficulty. He
is to appear at the Bowery Theatre, New York, in
some pieces written expressly for him.
A Long Horse.— A traveller who rode a
horse of large size, and especially of uncommon
length, lately stopped at a public houes in the
western part of Massachusetts, and ordered his
steed to be put in the stable. Feeling anxious
for the comfort ci Ins four footed companion, he
afterwards inquired of the hostler if he had put
up bis horse as he directed.
“Why, yes,” said Currycomb, “I’ve put up
one tend of him.”
“One end of him !” exclaimed the traveller,
“ and what have you done with the other eend,
as you call it.”
“Why, hang me,” said the hostler, “ if I could
get the whole of him into the stable, so I left the
other eend in the orchard.
The Golden Edged Cloud.
BY JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY.
A dark cloud was skirting the breadth of the sea,
A frown on the brow of the West;
And nature was shrouded wdth sadness to me.
As it sank in the ucean to rest.
But the Sun that wrapped in a mantle of woe,
Its radiance begins to unfold ;
And the veil that was dark’ning the billow below,
Is fringed and embroidered with gold.
This scene is the token of mental relief,
While it charms and refreshes the sight;
It bids me believe that the cload of my grief.
Will soon wear a border of light.
The gilding of hope, and the beaming of love
Victorious o er sorrows and fears ;
Are heralds of mercy from 'leaven above
To illumine this Valley of Tears.
An experiment has has just been made in the
presence of the General and Staff of the cavalry
Saumur, France, of a new musket, the invention
of an armourer of that place. Out of twelve
balls fired at a distance of 600 paces, six reached
the mark and made deep perforationr, although
the charge of powder was only half what is usual
with the ordinary musket. The new musket is
loaded by the breech, and may be discharged
twelve times in a minute.
AirrcnoTE. —An old gentleman of eighty-four
having taken to the altar n young damsel of about
sixteen the clergyman said to him, “ The font is at
the oth 'T end of the church.” “What do I want
with the font 1” said the old gentleman. “ I beg
vour pardon,” said the clerical wit, “ I thought
you had brought this child to be christened.
Passing Coustebfkit Mowet. —Ransom
Clark, whoso wonderfully escaped, alter being
shot through the body, and left for dead by the
Indians, at tne massacre of Mojor Dade s detach
ment in Florida, in 1836, has been convicted in
Boston ot passing a counterfeit $3 bill of a broken
bank, and will be sent to the House of Cor
rection.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool , Feb. 29
Latest dates from Havre Feb 25
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Cotton. —The weather since our review on
Thursday last, fn consequence of the successive
and almost continued rains, has prevented any con
siderable transactions in our staple, the business
therefore has been very limited, at a decline from
our then quotations on the inferior qualities, of
which, however, very little has been offered. Since
the news by the British Queen, of a still farther de
cline in Europe of fd, which reached us on Sunday,
the transactions have been very small. Holders,
unwilling to recede any thing from former prices,
have generally withdrawn their stocks from the
market, and buyers manifest no disposition to yield
in their demands for a decline. The sales during
the week amount to 763 hales only, viz: I a 5; 1
a 6i; 2 a 6s; 45 a 6|; 32 a 7; 89 a 7s; 5G a 7g;
108 a 74; 46 a 75 ; 267 a 7j; and 116 a 8. We
now quote 5 to S$ as extremes of the market; re
marking, however, that it requires a very choice
and prime lot, in square bales, to command the lat
ter price.
Ordinary to middling, 5$ t 0 6J
Fair, 7 to 7$
Good Fair, 7 % to 8
Prime and choice, Sg to 8$
Freights —To Savannah, 75 to 100 cts per bale;
to Charleston, by rail road, 35c per 100 lbs. for
square, and 45c per 100 lbs. for round bales.
Groceries. —During the week, the transactions
have been very limited, produced i” a great degree
by the unpleasant state of the weather, which ren
dered all out-door business very disagreeab’e.
.The market is, however, well supplied wi.h all de- i
scriptions at our quotations.
Exchange.— On New-York at sight, 74 aßs per
cent, for current funds; Charleston at 4$ a 5$ per
cent; Savannah 1 a 2 per ct.; Philadelphia’ a 3 per
rt.; Lexington, Ky. 14 per cl.; Richmond 4 per
cent; specie commands 6 per cent, premium.
Bank Notes. —
Savannah Banks, 1 a 1$ percent, prem.
Columbus Insurance B’k 2 “ “ “
Commercial Bank, bacon, 2 « “ «
Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 6 “ “ «
Agency Brunswick, “ 6 “ “ “
Planters’ and Mechanics’
Bank, Columbus, 2 “ u dis.
Milledgeville Bank, 24 a3 “ “ “
Ocmulgee Bank, 3 ** “
iMonroe Rail Road Bank, 4 “ “
Hawkinsvilic Bank, 3 « «
Chattahoochie R. R. & B’k
Company, 10 “ “ *•
Darien Bank, 15 “ “ “
Bank of Rome, 25 “ “ “
All other Banks now doing business, at par.
Specie Paving Banks. — Mechanics’ Bank, Bank
of St. Mary’s, Insurance Bank o? Columbus, Com
' mercia! Bank of Macon, and Brunswick Agency in
; this city.
I I ' -■■ BUT. —■ - -. .
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Charleston, March 25.
Arrived yesterday —Ship Eutaw, Allen, Liver
j pool; line ship Anson, O’Neill, New York; brigs
| Chili, Morris. Trinidad, Cuba; Lancet, Clark, Pro
i vidence; schr Martha Elizabeth, Bush, Baltimore.
h the OJjfi ig —Brig Action, Hunt, Boston; schr
Surveyor, from Philadelphia,
Cleared —Brig Howell, Leslie, New York.
Went to sea yesterday —Brigs John C Calhoun,
Bullen, Havana; Escambia, Durham, New York;
C L brig Emily, Sherwood, do; line brig Gen Sum
ter, Amos, Baltimore; schrs Mandarin, Webster,
do; Messenger, White. Boston; Middlesex, Tyler,
New York; Bi yatch Merlin, Heath, do.
l»ri —r ~ 1-
THE READING ROOM
Attached to this office is open to subscribers, and
strangers introduced by them, every day and eve
ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until 9 o’clock.
Subscription $6 ; for a firm of two or more $lO.
J. W. JONES, is my authorised Agent for the
adjustment of my unfinished business,
mar 3 WILLIAM E. JONES.
B. 11. OVJERBV,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
feb 25 Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga.
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. —For the bene
fit of the sick poor of Augusta and its vicinity.
The visiting committees for the ensuing month,
are as follows:
Division No. I. —James Godby, J. W. Meredith,
Mrs. Crump, Mrs N. Jones.
Division No. 2.—W, H. Crane, W. F. Pember
ton, Mrs. Tai iafarro, Mrs. M. A. Holt.
Division No. 3. —E. Latimer, James Panton,
Mrs. B. JicKinnie, Mrs. Julia Snead.
J. W. WIGIITMAN, Secretary.
Doctor J. J. WILSON oilers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the
first brick building above Guedrou’s stable on Ellis
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams,
aug 17 ts
(fJ'PUBLIC NOTICE. —Dr. Munboe, Surged:
Dentist, has returned to Augusta, and has removed
his operating rooms to one door below Martin Fred
ericks Confectionary, and opposite the Br dge
Bank Building. feb |o°
TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS.—
The Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy,
(Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi*
tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening, from
2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms
will be well lighted. dec 19
Cj" Or. IV. FLINT offers his services to the ci
tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his
profession. He may Le found at all hours at the
late residence of Mr. A. M. Eger ton, second door
from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets.
ncv29 ly
(fj* Dr. J. 11. MURRAY offers his professional
services to the citizens of Han burg and the vkin- *
ity. Office at H. R. Cooke’s Drugstore,
mar 17 l m
{FT fV. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer
chant, office on .Mclntosh street, next door to the
Constitutionalist. nov 7
AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT.
Thursday, March 26, 18 }Q.
BAGGING—Hemp, per yard 2o n
Tow, « ~ z ->
BALE ROPE, per i b ** * 2u
BACON —Hog round, « „ a R
Hams, “ a 10
Shoulders, « __ a 12
Sides, a ° 10
BUTTER per l6> 28 “
Nort Carolina, “ u
Country, .. ® a 2o
COFFEE —Greenprime Cuba, “ jq tt
Ordinary to good, ’ “ : ’
St. Domingo, “ 10 a
Brazil, « H
Laguira, u ioi TT •
Porto Rico, a is’:
Java, « 15
Mocha, « a 16
C O TTON —Ordinary to mid'g, « % * 2 ”
Fair, °* a H
Goodfaer, n n 3 a
Prime, ’ “ cl a 8
CANDLES-Spermaceti, “ a 8 i
Tallow, n 0( . a 50
CHEESE-American, « To, ®
English, .. I 2 a U
CIDBR -,n'Z h T’ Ver . ihL ?9° IloS
ClGAßS—Spanish. “jJ 50
American, a = „.,
r*A n it * Q 12
Fwi-,,erring “ “ g*
Mackerel No. 1 “ nonc
“ “ 2 “ 4 .
““ 3 «
FLOUR—Canal, bbl 9 “ a n
Baltimore, “8 a 850
Western, “ none
GUNPOWDER- keg 6°° a 7®°
GLASS^mi ill; L 350 a a Jg
IRON — Russia , “ g
Swedes, assorted, “ g
H«op, u, 9 a 10
Sheet, « 8 a 10
Nail Rods, “ 7 n «
LEAD — Bar, “ 9 a
LEATHER — SoIe, lb 28 a 30
Upper, side 175 a 2
Calf Skins, doz 30 a36
LARD — lb 8 a m
MOLASSES — N. Orleans, gal 30 n 49*
Havana, “ 30 a 40
English Island, “ —a
NAILS — lb 8 c 9
OlLS — Lamp, gal 150a 200
L.nsced, “ 1 15 a 125
Tanners, “ GO
OA TS — hush 50
PEAS — “ 1
PAINTS- —Red Lead, lb 15
White Lead , keg 300a 350
Spanish Brown lb 4 a
Yellow Ochre, “ 3 a
PEPPER—BIack, 9 a 124
PORTER — Tendon, doz 4 a 450
and Ale, American, bbl 3 a 350
RAISINS — Malaga, box 2 a 250
Muscatel, “ ] 50 a 2
Bloom, “ none
RlCE — Prime, JOO lb 4 a 5
Inferior to good, “ 350a 450
SUGAR —New Orleans, lb 7 a 15
Havana, white, “ 13 a 15
“ brown, “ 8 a 9
Muscovado, ' “ 8 a 10
St. Croix, “ 10 a 12j
Porto Rico, “ 8 c 11
Lump, “ 14 a 16
Loaf, “ 15a 20
Double refined, “ 20 a 22
SOAP — American, No. 1, 8 a 8^
“ Ao. 2, 5 a 8
SALT —Liverpool "round, bush 40 a 62^
Turk's Island, “ none
STEEL — German, lb 15 a 16
Blistered, “ 8 a 124
SHOT—AII sizes, bag 2 124a 2 3?|
{ SPIRITS — Cognac, 4th prf. g al 150a 250
Peach, “ 1 a 150
Apple, “ 45 a 60
Gin, Holland, u 1 20 a 155
“ American, “ t>B a 68
Rum, Jamaica. “ 1 25 a 115
“ New England, “ 48 a 56
Whiskey, Northern, “ 48 a 06
“ Western, “ 50 a 75
“ Mononga. “ 75 a 1
tt J/'ffifl 2 CL 3
TOBACCO — N. arolina, lb 8 a 15
Virginia, “ 15 a 40
TWINE— “ 30 a 37$
TEA — Bohea, “ 50 a 75
Souchong, “ 50 a 75
Hyson, “ 75 a 1 25
Gunpowder, “ 1 a 125
WlNE—Madeira, gal 250 a 350
Sicily Madeira, •* 1 25 a 175
Sheri y, “ 2 n 350
Tenerife, “ 75 a 1 25
Sweet Malaga, “ 40 a 60
Porte, “ 75 a 3
Claret, “ none
“ in bottles, doz 3 a 6
Champa igne, “ 5 a 12
Mr. Kditor —Allow us to suggest A. J MIL
! LER,V.sq., ixs a suitable peison for the oifici of
| Mayor. (mar 25) A Majority
! Mr Editor, please announce the following
i named gentlemen candidates for election as
members of the city council fro n ward no 1 at the
I aonrorching election in April next,
i G A HEY PAR IS H. I FM. E. JACKSON ,
1 mar 18 PHILIP CRUMP.
Mr. Editor —You wiU please announce Dr. F.
1 M ROBERTSON, JAMES B. BIS TOP and F.
H. COOKE, as candidates for members of Council,
at the approaching election, in Ward No. 3. m 23
Mr Editor —PETER BENNOdI, Esq , is re
commended as a suitable person tor Mayor, fur the
ensuing year, and the followin ' named gentlemen
for Aldermen of Ward No 4: JAMES H\RTLR,
EDWARD THOMAS and ROBERT PHILIP,
who will be supported by
mar 21 ALL UP TOWN.
orp We are authorised to announce JANIES B.
BISHOP, THOMAS RICHARDS , and Dr. F. M.
i ROBERTSON, as candidates for Members of Coun
| cil in Ward No. 3. mar 21
I Mr. Editors —The following named gentlemen
are recommended as ’.suitable persons for members
of Council for the Upper Ward:-
JAMES HARPER, C. B. HITT.
They will be supported by Many Voter's,
mar 20
Messrs. Editors —The fallowing geutJem 11 will
be supported for members of Council, in Ward No.
2 at the approaching election: B. 11. WARREN,
JOHN G. DUNLAP, GEORGE M. NEW TON.
mar 20
Messrs. Fditors:—The following gentlemen
will be supported for Members of Council in Ward
No. 1, at the approaching election:
G. F. PARISH, W. E. JACKSON,
mar 18
Cjf* Yessrs Editors—Seeing from your paper
of yesterday, that the Hon. A. Cum.hino declines
a re- electiau for Mayor of the city,at the approach
ing election, w-e. therefore, tahe the liberty of sug
gesting the name of JOHN PIUNIZY , Esq., as a
person well calculated to fill the office, and he will
be supported by (mar 13) Many V oters.
Messrs. Editors: —Observing in your paper the
names of several gentlemen suggested as candi
dates for Mayor at the approaching election, we
take the liberty of proposing the name of Br
DANIEL HOOK, as one well qualified to lih that
office and who will be supported by
March 18 ts Many Voters.
Mr. Editor :—Sir, I see a notice in your paper
of the 12th instant, stating that our worthy Mayor
declines being a candidate for re-election to• the of
fice he has wort By filled, and as it is time the
citizens should fix on a suitable person, to rcpie
sent them as Mayor far the next year Ajkw
to recommend the name of MARTIN M- j
a suitable oerson, and who will serve u e-ec •
Ma»v_Voters.
THE FARMERS' REGJSTERC »
publication, devoted to the improve :
practice, and support of the interest, ol Agmm
ure; published at Kichtnood, - a ’. a * V ■> “ *
Edju-nd RurriN, editor and prop tie to •