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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,-. i 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 •