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nmoMCLK ANIi SK>r|l iNKI.. a rcrs r \. * _ ..i WEDNESDAY MORN I XT/, A r 111. ‘:9. The Reformer. Regarding it now as almost cert 'i.. from re cent indications in various par's of l : l,( Blate, that the Contention to he held in Milk gieviffe will nominate an electoral ticket pledge. to the sup port of Harrison and Tyler, vve havt determined to adopt the most efficient means o afioi.J the people light, by publishing a papei vHiich may be placed in the hands oi every n in, however lindted his means. In sending for til the prosper tus <; this paper, v bich wo propose to publish on a si eet the size . four Daily and Tii-Weekly paper: wc are in fluenced by no other motive than & wish to lay bdhre every patriot the evidences i the justice of the cause wc have espoused, uto enable them to correct the danders of thrf opposition 5 hence wc have placed the price of he paper so l.v.v a; to be at the command of ever - man in the country. We therefore hope that every man, who feels the necessity of a change n the Feder al Administration, will take an aeli a in'erest in procuring subscribers to tire Work, n ul we pledge them no exeilion shall be spared on our part to render the Reformer a -aluablco vorker in the cause of Liberty and Reform. We shall issue the first number ( the Reform er on Saturday the 9J.i of May, ai 1 continue it weekly till after the Presidential eh •.i on. “Ijiink-llidde i, Canting F< naves.*’ Our citizens who have exercised hat indepen dence which every citizen his a ri, it to exercise in declaring their preference for larrison and Tyler, will be somewhat astonish* to find that they are denounced in the last Standaurd of Union as “ Bank-ridden , canting /Miaves." The reckless disposition which the Edu >r of this pa per has manifested for a considera: e time is but another evidence of the dcnioralizir j mffuence of agrarianism. W hat man who had the slightest regard for his character for would ven ture the assertion that the largest | o'itical meet ing ever assembled in this city was composed of “ hank-ridden , canting knaves." IS one we answer unhesitatingly. \\ c were prepared to hear his slanders of General Harri; in, regardless of the most positive proof to the contrary, but wc confess that we were unpre ared to hear a majority of the citizens of this aty thus de signated by any vile pandercr, wh had crawl ed through the filth of his own ken id, to be the organ of a respectable party’. W , in charity however believe, that this vile caluti ny was penn ed by its unfortunate author after { nnor. From the Standard of Un m. “The Democrats are to have a n *eting in the city of Augusta, on Saturday oen ng next, and measures will be adopted to oppo e the cob web pretensions of Harrison to the ?residency.— Then will the Democracy of Rid mond county speak in tones of terror to the ban .-ridden, cant ing knaves who are there trying to v;iimp up the pretensions of a superanuated am disgraced sol •dier—a witless statesmen —aver; (questionable patriot—and an avowed amoliti 'Nist. Rich mond county is a Van Burcn com ty, and next October will prove her so.” Virginia Election We have compiled below all the news received from the late election in Virginia, o course no cal culation from these few returns ca be prudently made as to the result, allho they’ fiord the most cheering intelligence to the friends f reform. From the Baltimore Fatriot of t e 25th inst. The following cheering mtcllige ire readied us by the Norfolk steamboat, whio i arrived this morning. HeRALD MpFICK, Norfolk, April 2 5, 3 p. m. 5 All is going we I for the cause o Harrison and Reform in the first district, wh rever we have heard from. Norfolk Bun ugh.—Whh majority last year, 132. R E. Taylor (W.) 319 W. W. Lamb, (L. F.) 170 Probable majority at the close . f the p„ds 160. Norfolk County.—Last ye it, V,v. Burcn majority in Portsmouth, 11G. V» h|g majority at Great Bridge 152, leaving the W lig majority in the county 33. The polls now s and, Portsmouth <J real Bridge. Ethercdgc, (W.) 310 fii.t, heard from. Langhorne, (W.) 313 Smith, (V. B.) 276 Fisk, (L. F.) 261 We calculate on a Whig gain i Norfolk coun ty of 200. The vole in Ports nouth last year was Whig 275; Loco Foco 391 Xixsr.MO.vn. —Last year W| g majority M. Harrell, (VV.) ]K)S Boykin, (L. F.) 35 Is not this cheering! Veril , old Virginia's coming too! Accomack. —In this county here is a gn. t contest between Pitt (Whig) an i Daily, (who is an impracticable.) A letter rcc ived in this city says that, at Pongoteague preeb ct, yesterday, at three o'clock, p. m. Pitt was 4C votes ahead of Daily. The contest will be close No opposition to Cropper (Whig.) We learn from a gentleman .h o passed thro’ Fredericksburg yesterday at It ee o’clock, that Mr. Crutchfield, (VV.) was 90 'otes ahead, and no doubt entertained of his re-( iclior.. The re ports from Caroline county wer also favorable. Virginia.—We received b the cars from Winchester last evening, rctun ; from Jefferson and Frederick counties. lathe former county, the Whigs are elected by over 50 majority, and in the latter, returns from all tho districts but «me render it nearly certain tha one Whig and Loco Foco are elected to the L gu.tature, being a gain of one Whig. In the .'‘material district composed of Jefferson, Frederic raid Clark coun ties, the Whigs have gained a peat victory in turning out H. L. Opie, (the late Loco Foco Senator.) In JelLrson, Conrn i ( VV.) has a ma jority of 163 over Opie; in \ ederick there is about a tie; and Clark countv to be heard from, will give Opie a small majority -leaving Conrad about 100 ahead in the district - The following letter reached ;us by the West ern mail this morning. ! Bath. Morgan coun y, Virginia, f Friday Mornii; , April 24. 5 This young county lias flu g oil* the Van Bu rcn yoke, and for the first tiim since its existence of twenty rears, has turned ' /hig. Myers, the ' 1 Lo‘O Foco ol hist years production, has this time, been beaten by fi tv four votes. V\ hig gain for Cromwell Orrick. votes / The vote of tho whole county is fully 340. The county yesterday flung out the signal that i she expected old Virginia would do her duty, and depend upon it the return will allow that she has most noblv done so. From the Richmond Whig of ■h• OUh inst. RICHMOND Cl tv. Wyndlvam Robinson. (WhipA Ga i James Kosher, (I oeo) 51 Thomas Ritchie, “ I 52 Whig majority, 3’.6 • I'osrsrßiPT —11 o’clock, e. h —Rumors believ- > i od however to be authentic, sjcalc of the defeat of j | White in Hanover (certain,) ot Fitzhugh in Staf- : I ford of Lipscomb in Louisa —and of the re-election | of Corbin in aroline, and Cru chtield in Npottsyl- , vunia. We Imp® this news is not too good to be , true In Powhatan the contest was close, and the Whigs ahead at the latest dates. Lipscomb beaten by 33 votes. White beaten by- about 30. From the Globe of the 25fii. Postscript.—Ju>t as our paper was going to press the Southern steamboat arrived, and a pas senger informs u«. that Crutchfield (Fed.) is re-elected in Spottsylva | nia by 33 majority. ! Samueis (Dem )is elected in Caroline by 5 ma ; jority—Democratic gain. The Democratic candidate has succeeded in Brunswick by a small majority—Democratic gain. The Federal candidate is elected in Louisa by 19 majority—Federal gain The Federal candidate is elected in Hanover by 35 majority—Federal gain. Tiie Democratic candidate is re-elecled in Staf ford by 70 majority—majority increased from last year. It was reported in Richmond this morning at 9 o’clock, v-hen our informant lelt there, that the Den ociatic candidate had been defeated in Powha ! tau by S votes; if true, it is a Democratic loss. Prospectus of The Reformer. The undersigned propose to publish in Augusta, Ha. a weekly paper, to be entitled The Reformer, of extra imperial size, from the 10th of May to the 1 Utli of November next, for One Dollar in advance. As its name indicates, it wi.l be devoted exclusively to the cause of Reform, the elevation of WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, of Ohio, for President, and JOHN TYa.ER, of Virginia, for Vice President, and the subversion of the present Administration, —the necessity of relorm in which is becoming every day more and more apparent. — It will observe a mild, dignified tone, and address itself to the common sense of every class of citi zens, for whose benefit it is designed. This Prospectus is issued under the impression that the friends of reform will make a united and zealous effort to give the paper a general circula tion, in short to send it to the house of every man j who reads. The People want light, and if our friends will aid us in our work, we shall be able to counteract the thousand calumnies of the Van Buren presses, and carry the “war into Africa.” — In the language of a distinguished co-worker, “All we ask is to be heard by the people. It is for them wc speak, and if we can get a hearing, we j have no fears of the re-ult,” even in Georgia. — “The people will vindicate their wrongs, and hurl their oppressors from office.” We ask the press throughout this and the ad joining States, to insert our Prospectus, and we especially invoke the friends of the cause to be vigilant in pvoruring subscribers and forward their names by mail as early as possible. The paper will contain nothing but leading mat ter, being entirely free from all advertisements, and is p aced at so low a price as to bring it within the means of every man. TERMS. Single paper, SI.OO 6 copies, 5.00 12 do, Clubs of 25, 20.00 do 50, 37.50 No paper will be sent, unless the is sent. All letters must 1 e post paid. J. W. Sc W. S. JONES, ( Augusta, 29th April, IS 10. A Court Martial. —The Army and Navy | Chronicle states officially that a naval co irt mar tial will assemble at the navy yard in Philadel phia, on the 4th Monday in May (being the 25th I day of the month,) for the trial of Commodore ; Jesse D. Elliott. Correspondence of the North American. New York, 3 P. M. April 24, 1840. There have been engagements for Totton on board the Liverpool packets to-day, at 9 to 11-I6d. The sales of Cotton have been but 600 to 700 bales this morning, and the maket is rather heavy. Li verpool fair Uplands may be quoted 8J cts., south ern fair, cent?. The stock of Cotton is estima ted at 26,000 bales. There is very little change in Flour ; southern sorts are $5 124 a 23, a light stock and light demand. —A cargo of Pennsylvania Wheat of very good quality sold this morning at 103 cts. cash. Domestic Exchanges—Boston, i; Philadelphia, 54 Baltimore, SJ; Richmond 64 a 6J; Charles ton, 3| a 4; Savannah, 7 a 8; New Orleans, 74 a S]; Mobile, a 10; St. Louis 10; Nashville, 15. Extract from Mr.*Bond’s Speech. Since retrenchment and reform seem not to be practised by Mr. Van Buren and his friends, whatever may have been the professions of the party, let me inquire, what measure of relief is proposed by them ! The only one which I have heard of is the bill establishing a And is this indeed a measure to heal our ills and relieve the wants of the people 1 A measure which has strangely united certain politicians, heretofore openly discordant and hostile! We find Mr. Van Buren recommends and Mr. Cal houn sustains it. Their political relation aie too well understood to require any illustration at my hands. Let us hear what the official organ (the Globe) said of Mr. Calhoun when he was resist ing Executive power. The article appears in the Globe of the 30th of January, 1834, and that paper speaks the language of the Court. It is in these words: “Nullifikr.—We have seen a caricature in which Mr. Calhoun is designated by a label *Nulla fide.'' It points out an apt derivation tor the parly name with which he has distinguished his partizans. In plain English, it would warn us that ‘no trust is to be reposed in the wearer of the label. Certainly no man ever nullified truth with so little remorse as Mr. Calhoun. A thou sand instances could be given ; but a particular instance in which he distinguished himself by an unusual pertinacity in pressing a statement which he knew lo be untrue, will he given. ’ The instance is then given, but the parties now being friends, must decide upon the justice. Again: In the Globe of the 31st of August, 1836, the following editorial remark is found, viz : “Mr. Calhoun, who never told the truth when a falsehood would serve his turn.” Having thus shown what the Administration organ said of Mr. Calhoun, let us stale the ac count per contra , and see what Mr. Calhoun said of Mr. Van Burcn. In a debate which happen ed in the Senate, whilst Mr. Van Buren was its presiding officer, Mr. Calhoun said : “General Jackson would soon be out of pow er, and the Administration that may succeed him could not keep the South divided. He would tell the coming Administration to beware. If J there he any who expected the President s nomi nee (Mr. Van Buren) could successfully plajf the game which he has. he would he woful'y mis taken. With all his objections to the President, he (Mr. Calhoun) would not deny him many high qualities; he had c mrage and firmness; was bold, warlike, audacious, though not true to his word ot faithful to his pledges. He had, be ( sides, done the state some service; he terminated i the late war gloriously at New Orleans, which has been remembered greatly to his advantage.— His nominee (Mr. Van Buren) had none of these 1 recommendations; he is not of the race of the i lion or the tiger; he belonged to a lower order— the fox and the vveazel; and it would he in vain ! to expect that he could command the respect or j acquire the confidence of those who had so lit'le j admiration for the qualities by which he was dis tinguished, By the dexterous use of patronage, i tor which he and his pa>ty were so distinguished, an individual here and there, who preferred him self to the country, might be enlisted; but the great mass—all that were independent and sound in the South —would be finally opposed to him | and his system.” Mr. Bond said he thought there was a great deal of truth in this paragraph; and he would leave it for others to say whether Mr. Calhoun had not himself furnished an illustration of his own pnphecy. I do not know (said he) what oslimate Messrs. Van Buren and Calhoun in tended the public should place on their mutual il lustrations of character, but it is now certain that neither has taken any perscnal offence at what was said by the one or the other. Il is under stood that “ Montague and Capulet have shook hands.” “Good Heavens! what sweet tempers politicians have!” The country, however, may well be alarmed ; for out of this union the sub-Treasury has grown. It is not the first time that the union of discord ant matter has produced a monster in the world. By means of this union we are to have the happy privilege of paying up all taxes and reve nue to the General Government in hard money ! And is this hard money currency, which has op pressed the farmer, the mechanic, and laborer of the old world whereever it has prevailed, propos ed for the people of this country in their daily and common transactions I \ es, sir, even so; to this “complexion has it come at last.” From the National Intelligencer. Further Reflections upon the State of the Country. If ever a country had occasion to condemn un sparingly the reckless excesses and ruinous mis rule of a political party, surely this People have abundant reason to reprobate the disastrous poli cy by which the dominant party has laid waste the fair field of their prosperity. If ever any portion of a great and free People had reason to mourn over the consequences of their own indis cretion. then have the majority of this People had abundant motive to repent, in sackcloth and ashes the fatal error of bringing into power the party which has controlled the present and preceding Administrations of the Government. In thefrenzy which followed the success of this parly, they made an Idol of their leader; and their slavish discipline recognised no right of opinion but his will. Right or wrong that will was to be obeyed; and intoxicated power found, in the blind confidence of its credulous followers, immunity for every usurpation and every abuse. The principles ot this party, besides, were revo lutionary and they struck at all that was time honored in policy and glorious in example. The maxim of the party, “to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy,” is a principle that belongs to the code of pirates, and from which honor and humanity turn away with loathing. Vet was it openly avowed in his place in the Senate by one of the most honest and most re spected leaders of the party in a debate upon the political merits of Mr. Vix Bcrev, as a doc trine which that citizen and his friends practised, and wore therefore*not afraid to preach.* The startling exclamation of anotner le.nl , er of the same party in the other branch S of Congress, Perish Credit! Perish Com j meucf. ! (rather than a favorite mcasine of the | party should fall through) is still freshly rernern j bored. So monstrously was this malediction i against the elements of national weal, and pros ! perity, that it was at first regarded as an in idver j tent slip of the tongue ; but it wis soon found J to be the watch-word of the party anil the policy of the Administration, which has but too faith ! fully and si..•ccssfully carried it out. Nor can i we forget the kindred avowal, by the President of I that day, when, from bis own mal-adminisfration i disastrous consequences, were crowding upon the I country, and many of its most enterprising citi j zens were sinking under the pressure of the I times. Appealing to the Chief Magistrate for | sympathy and relief, they were sternly and harsh ly repelled with the unfeeling taunt that all WHO TRADE OX BORROWED CAPITAL OUGHT TO break. This was a sentiment no less unjust than it was cruel, and as short-sighted as ignor ance could make it. But the Party responded to it; and, as said “ the second Washington,” so said his faithful followers. More recently, in the Senate Chamber, it has been argued, in substance, that the wages of labor ought to be reduced in this country to the standard of wages in other countries; an avowal which mocks at calamity and which, if carried out, would cover with dis tress that useful portion of society which is least able to bear the slightest reverses. It is a refine ment in cruelty to take from the daily laborer the hard earnings which at most are barely enough to give a scanty support to those who are depen dent upon their bodily exertions for food and rai ment. Yet such arc the objects of the party ; and, under the present Administration, if it hold to its cr nsistcncy, nothing can avert the fulfil ment of the anti-republican, anti-social, and hard hearted policy defined by the maxims and senti ments which we have quoted. If we were to stop here in the history of par ty misrule, by what mode of computation could we reckon up that amount of loss to the country which has all but bankrupted a whole nation, and has completely benumbed that spirit of active enterprise which once gladdened and made pros perous our land 1 The task is beyond our pow ers, and we must be content to ask every one to estimate for himself how many millions of value must have been sacrificed to have brought our country to its present state of paralysis and stagnation. But this is only one item in the account. There is another, which is not to be estimated by dollars and cents. Who can measure the extent of suffering that pervades society, through the ruined fortunes, the blighted hopes, and the beg gary of families who were but a short time since happy in their plenty, and cheered by still bright er prospects 1 This must be answered by those who feel the sting of want, and those who sym pathize in the sufferings of their fellow-men. Happy would it be for the character of the country, could we here close the history of this party misiule : but there is yet much to be told. There is a high moral standard by which nations as well as individuals are to be judged, and, judg * As some years have elapsed since the date of the avowal here referred to, and some of our read ers may never have seen, and others have forgot ten the exact terms of it, we quote from the speech which contained it, as follows : “ It may be, sir, that the politicians of New York are not so fastidious as some gentlemen are, as to developing the principles on which they act. They I boldly preach what tl ey practise. When they arc contending for victory, they avow their intention -of enjoying the fruits of it. If they are defeated, they expect to retire from office. If they are suc cessful, they claim as matter of right, the advan tages of success. They see nothing wrong in the 1 rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the en l emy.”— Senator Marcy’s Speech in the Senate, f January , IS3‘-. | e.l by which, "this nation once stood in the proud- 1 est rank. That glory has been tarnished and j made dim by the same hands that blighted our prosperity and happiness. Who that looks back upon our better days, when honor and honesty | were regarded as the great conservative principles of society, does not see in the moral depravity which is stalking over the land with unblushing front, the evidence of lamentable decline 1 Who that remembers the period when the social rela tions of life we e cherished wffch unbroken har mony, and opinion was as free as the air we breathe, and looks to to the present condition of society, when every social tie is severed by the demon of party, and the sacred right of opinion is punished by the arbitrary hand of power, does j not feel that the sweets of life are embittered and j its joys saddened ? Who so blind as not to see, or so wilful as not to acknowledge, that whilst the vital spirit of freedom is chained down by the shackless which fetter the right of opinion, the doors have been wide opened to the infidelity of the Owens and the pestilential heresies of the Fanny Wrights] These heresies have corrup ted and are corrupting the whole frame of our government. They are poisoning the fountains of religious truth, and are undermining those venerated institutions which uphold society and dignify and illustrate the noblest attributes of hu manity. If the great end of Government be the happi ness and prosperity of any People, where, let us now ask, is the evidence that the Administration of this Government for the last ten years has se cured the one or protected the other] Is there any portion or class of society whose condition has been bettered or made more happy ny this party rule ] So far from this being the case, tens of thousands have been reduced to want, and all feel that they are poorer. No one fe Is that his happiness has been increased, and multitudes look to the future with fearful apprehensions. So far from the Government proposing any measures with a view to change this state of things, for the better, we have been told, from the highest authority, that it would be almost if not quite unconstUutional for the Government to attempt to do any thing for the relief of the People. This is in fact the Court doctrine. From an Administration which proclaims as a cardinal principle sucli a doctrine as this, what relief or improvement of our condition can be rationally expected 1 What measure of that char acter, indeed, has the President proposed ] What act for the relief of the commercial, manufactur ing, or farming interests has been presented by “the pfl' tv” in Congress ] The only act which the Executive has particularly recommended, and which “the party” in Congress appear to take anv sort of interest in, is the sub-Trea*ury bill. Is that a bill for the relief of the People ? Far from it. Allow it the highest merit claimed for it, and it is a bill to enable the Government to collect its revenue and make its disbursements exclusively in gold and silver. Il is a bill to con fiim to the order of office holders the exclusive privilege of receiving their emoluments in specie, whilst the wages of honest labor are paid, when paid at all, in paper; and this advantage is to be secured to them at the expense of the People, from whon the revenue is to he collected in gold and silver, whilst the circulation (in three-fourths of the States) consists wholly of paper. This sub-Treasury bill, then, instead of a measure which will bring relief to the People, is a bill, the pure and only effect of which will be to increase the power of (he Executive, and the emoluments of h ; s subordinates and dependants. What prospect, then, is there of a change in • the present state of the country without a change iof Administration ] We do not ask the question i whether a change in the present condition of the ' country is desirable. \\ hat need to ask of the laborer if he desire work and wages enough t> buy him bread with] Os the planter or the far mer, whether he desire a market for the produce that ho does not himself consume ] Os the man ufacturer. the artisan in every department of life, the merchant, the capitals.t, whether they look with anxious interest for a renovation of their wonted occupation and prnspcii y] From all , thc-o wo should have for response one common j cry. Reform! Refinn! How is Ihe desired Re i form to he ellerte !, we repeal, otherwise l!i ;n by ! a chang3 of Rulers ] The case appears so plain to ns that we do not see how any man can doubt about it who will set himself once to thinking of it. This process of thinking is that which is now visibly working a change all over the country. It is a process, however, which every good citizen ought yet to omit nothing in his power to facilitate. Unhap pily it is in every man’s power now to bring home to his fellow-citizens the importance of a change in the Administration. Whilst not only the gen eral state of the country, but the wages of labor, the prices of produce, and the value of property, are in a stale of obvious, palpable and sensible derangement, no one can be at a loss for argu ments against the authors of it, which the dullest intellect can be made to comprehend. Difficulties with Virginia.— The Jour nal of Commerce, in noticing the points of dis pute between this State and Virginia, makes the following judicious remarks, the truth ot which cannot he without effect : “ The question, in its bearing upon the slave holding Stales, is one of manifest importance ; for if men m the free States may enter the slave holding States and carry off slaves, or entice them away, and there is no redress to the master, he holds his “ j roperty” by a very frail tenure We have no doubt that within the last five years, many hundreds of slaves have been thus carried off and smuggled into Canada, or elsewhere, and that there are regular receivers and agents at dif ferent points along the most feasible routes, in the free Slates, whose business it is to facilitate the processor escape. Forftrther particulars, en quire of the Abolitionists.”— N. Y. Star. Pray what do the Whigs mean by the Tippe canoe fire ]— Trenton Emporium. They mean a fire, which, having originated from spontaneous combustion in the hearts of a million of freeman, is now sweeping wildly thro’ the country before the storm-breath of public opin ion and making the loco focos shriek in terror and agony like wild beasts pursued by a prairie conflagration.— Louisville Journal. Mr. Thomas K. Brace (Whig) hasbeen elec ted Mayor of Hartford, Conn. Appointments by the President, By a id with the advice and consent of the Senate. William Marvin, to he Judge of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. Vinton Butler, of Florida, to be District At torney of the United States for the District of West Florida, in the place of George Walker, resigned. J. G- Searcy, to be Marshal of the United States for the Middle District of Florida, in the place of S. W. Duvall, deceased. The Mississippians are protesting against sher iffs and marshals demanding gold and silver in payment at their sales. They say that in these days of depreciated paper currency such a demand is intolerable and not to be borne. In Hinds county, at a late marshal’s sale, several*persons collected, well armed, and threatened instant death to any one who would bid for the property on such terms. —N O. Picayune. The Giant Boy.—This wonderful boy, who is to be exhibited to the public during the present week in this city, is the son of Mr. Denslow Barber, of Richmond, Chittenden co. Vt. He was born in May 1836, and is now about three years - and eleven mouths old. He is burr ‘eet in height, weigh about 100 pounds; anti with the exception of a slight curve of the legs below the knee, oc casioned by walking too early, and the great i weight of the body, is in every respect propor -1 ironed like a man ; and has the muscular strength of a boy of sixteen. The mind and general ex- I pression of the face exhibit the sprighlhness and prying curiosity of the child of six or eight years, while the hair, whiskers, voice and physical li- j neaments are those of a man of 25 or 30. We understand lhatDrs. March,McNaughton, Armsby, Hun, and several other gentlemen have examined tire boy, and the testimonials relative to his age and early developement, and are satisfied as to the authenticity of the accounts which ate given of him. —Albany Journal. Proceedings of Council* Cocxcu Chamdkk, / April 25th, 1840. 5 Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present, Hon. D. Hook, May rr—Aldermen Bones, Flemming, Crump, VV arren, Harper, and Dunlap. The minutes of the last meeting w ire read and confirmed. Messrs. Robertson, Parish, Jackson,and Miller, appeared and took their seats. On motion of Mr. Robertson, the Mayor was requested to add one member from Ward No. 2 to the Committee on Streets, and Mr. Dunlap was appointed. The Mayor added Mr. Miller to the Com mittee on Health. Messrs. Bones, Bishop, Harper, and Jackson, were appointed wharf directors for the present year. The Committee on Bridges made the follow ing report: That the titles for the remaining moiety of the Upper Bridge has been perfected and arc consid ered satisfactory : and the same with all papers appertaining accompany the report ; in conclu sion, the Committee offered the following resolu tion which was agreed to. Resolved, That his honor the Mayor, have is sued and sign six thousand dollars of Bonds of the City Council of Augusta, to he dated 21st January, 1840, payable ten years after date, to James Harper or hearer, hearing an interest of 8 per cent, per annum, payable half yearly, which is in full for the purchase. The following resolutions were offered and passed. Resolved , That the Committee on the water works be instructed to have a drain and dam, made around the City property, at Turknclt Spring, so as to prevent water front flowing from | the high ground toward the Spring and Spring i Branch above the road ; to make a darn across said \ Branch above the road below the Spring, to col i lect tlie water flowing into the Branch above the 1 road, and to lay down a line ot logs fr< m said dam to the reservoir below lire road, and mark the boundary ofthe City property immediately around said reservoir, by making a small ditch on said I boundary ; also to have the Spring and Spring Branch cleared of all substances likely to injure the water. Resolved, That three persons from each Ward be appointed who shall, with the Healln Com mittee, constitute a Board of Health —who shall organize an 1 appoint their own Chat, man inc 1 said Board to examine the cnnd.tion <T the dif ferent lots in each Ward, at least twee a month, from the Ist of June t » the T,t ot October. Mr. R ibertson ad livsse.! Council on tin* si b ject of servi cs rendered the City in medical at tendance on the si, k at lira Catholic Hospit i! do rim the epidemic of last seas »n ; staling the rhi nal appointment by the Mayor, <kc., and c mclu ded by asking leave of absence before any action on the subject by Council. Reave was gmntcd. On motion that the sum of Ten Dollars for each patient was ordered to be paid to Dr. Robin son, and the same amount to Dr. Wilson, who also attended the same Hospital, under official appointment ; the question was put and carried. The yeas and nays being required, they were taken and are as follows: Ayps—Harper, Dunlap, Flemming, Miller, Jackson and Bones. Nays,—Crump ami Parish. So the motion was decided in the affirmative. Resolved, That the Committee on Streets be requested to have taken, the level of Reynold street from Centre to t 'ampbel-strcet and the ad joining streets, with the view of ascertaining the ; best mode of draining said Reynold-street, after • it shall have been so lowered as to drain the ad i joining lots and alleys. Resolved , That the Street Committee be au thorised to build a brick bridge across the drain at ; the intersection of Mackintosh ar d Telfair-slreets. The following bills were read and ordered to ; be paid : Jenkins and Mann, drawing papers relative to bridges, slls 00 C. M’Coy, to work on streets, 15 00 E. G. McGoulrick, for hands employ ed on streets, 48 75 i Council adjourned. S. H. Oliver, Clerk Council. A Methodist Minister and General Har rison. The following circumstance was mentioned during the session of the Harrisburg Convention by Judge Burnet, of Ohio, a warm personal friend of General Harrison. Many years since while the great tide of emigration was flowing through the western States, the hero of the Thames hav ing for a while, exchanged the arduous duties of a statesman and a general, for the more peaceful f pursuits of agriculture, was on a hot summer evening, at the porch of his humble “Log Cabin” asked for shelter and a meal, by a Minister of the r Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal persuasion.— f The jaded appearance of the steed, and the soiled garments of the rider, proclaimed the fatigue of the day, with his usual courtesy, the General , welcomed the stranger.—After a plain and sub stantial supper, and the guest joined with his host , in social conversation; and the latter, laying aside j the character of the soldier and statesman, will , inglv listened to the pious instruction of the trav -5 ellei. They retired to rest, the good old soldier t thankful to a munificent Providence that he was enabled to administer to the wants of a fellow creature, and the worthy minister of Christ, in voking the blessing of Heaven upon the head of his kind benefactor. Morning came and the > Minister prepared to depart. He was in the act t of taking leave, when he was informed that his r horse had died during the night.—This loss, how > ever severe, considering that he had yet two hun » dred milcs'lo travel, did not discourage him in ♦ the exercise of lus duly; but taking h l9 , bags on his arm, he rose to depart with ,h for the kindness of his entertainer. The Mr " era! did not attempt to prevent him, tholk?* oftered his condolence upon the loss; but ‘ serving eye could have detected a smile 0 f i? ° b ‘ satisfaction, which the consciousness c f | good alone produces. The guest reached o '.? ! door, and to his astonishment found one r i General’s horses accoutred with his ow n ° i and bridle, in waiting for him. He returned'* remonstrated, stating hrs inability to p av c and all probability he should never visit tfflt section of country. But the * a ' l ' was inexorable and reminding the astonished n** vine, that “he who givelh to the poor length the Lord,” sent him on his way, his hean t 0 flowing with gratitude, and his prayers to Heaven for blessings on the venerable II Penn. German. ro, ~ [Heaven reward the farmer of \ ort }, n He could not bestow his charity and ho.s • e .. ' on a more deserving object, than upon a \p of tire Methodist Church; that Churchhas* 1 11”? 1 ” more towards evangelising the poor of the U States than any other in the country.] Ingenuity.—We copy the following no,- . r- “Speci men or ingenuity ; A General Toast.—We find the foll owi toast for the 22d of February in a Nashrilj per : P a * “ General WAsniNGTON-a great man and, great statesman—but nothing likesuchag { J ; as General Jackson. General Jackson has pro ™j himself the most powerful conqueror of the | He has vanquished and annihilated both Genera' Confidence and General Prosperitt—whii his Aids de Camp, General Distrust Central Ignorance and General Rascality, I 'are manal vering throughout the Stales —soon tojbe supcr *. seder’, by General Distress. General Loss, Gen. end Vexation, General Derangement! Gen. era I Confusion. General Beggary, and Gener. «/ Bankruptcy—unless we rally under the p| 0 . rious banner of General Harrison! Remedy for the Hots. Messrs. Editors.—ln looking over the Jan uary number of the Cultivator, 1 was surprised in reading the article on hots in horses, although the subject was ably treated, that there was no remedy pointed out to relieve the noble animal from suffering and death. Having seen many horses die with hots, and many remedies given without effect, I was induced by a merchant in Cambridge, to try the following for a horseof mv own, after I had tried most of the remedies in com man use without effect, and had given tip for lost : Half pint vinegar, half pint soap, half pint gin. and half pint molasses, well shaken togeiher, and poured down while foaming. To my great sur prise, the horse was in fiive minuts wholly free from pain, and ate freely—the next morning 1 was on my journey. I have since recommended and given the same in fifty cases, with the same good effect; not in one instance has it failed to effect a perfect cure.— Cultivator. ISAAC LOVEJOY. Troy* Jan. 28, IS4O. BANK RE.POKTS. Mechanics’ Rank. Augusta, April llth, 1340. To His Excellency, Charles J. McDonald: Sir:—l herein enclose a statement of the con dition of this Institution on Monday the 6th insl. Your obedient servant, A. Stir let, Prcs’t Statement of the Funds of the Mechanics' Bank, Augusta, on Mon dm/, Apr.l 6/A, 1840. DR. Capital Stock $1,000.0( 0 V.ites in circulation 23 849 Reserved Fund 85,361 24 Unclaimed Dividends 1,050 .-amount due oilier Hanks an 1 In dividuals for collections 102,613 62 “ “ D positurs 73..‘47 (1 Certificates ofDcpisite 14 034 34 7 1,361,' 00 21 CK. Specie in Vault $27,035 Notes of the Banks in this city and Savannah 155 030 Notes of other Banks 99,815 ' “ discounted payable in Augusta 631.525 97 Exchange running to maturity 78 373 44 Bids and n tes under protest 126 958 61 Os which is con sidered good $1 14.273 84 “ “ doubtful 12,684 77 Bills and Notes lying over (not under protest) 10,752 2" || Os which is con sidered good 3.993 77 “ “ doubtful G. 758 50 Bills and Notes in suit 21,102 91 Os which is con sidered good 18.002 91 “ “ doub'i’ul $3,100 Merchandize taken in payment of debts due the Bank $8,797 55 City of Augusta Scrip 6,016 15 Iron S eamboat Co. Stock 4.314 75 Loan on Slock 1,635 99 Ain’t due by other Banks for collec tions and in hands of Agents 156,565 96 Protest account 49 50 Real Estate in Augusta 32,193 33 $1,361,066 24 List of Stockholders of the Mechanics' Banlti Augusta, April 6 fh, 1840. Welcome Allen, Estate 2^ John M. Adams I^o Foster Blodget 30 F. J. Brown, Estate Hays Bowdre, Brest I George Collins Amory Chapin Cashier Bank of Augusta / Samuel Dowse, Guardian M. Whitehead “ “ R. Whitehead Georgia Insurance and Trust Co. s>o 5 > 0l ° A r tern as Gould Jane Holden Martha Hughes Edward P. Holcombe Edward G. Hyde g Hadley <fe Owens George Jones, Jr. Marshall Keith G. B. Lamar G’ W. Lamar G. W. Lamar, Cashier James Lamb G. B. Lamar, for Mrs. Anne Sims G. B. Lamar, for Jane Lamar Summers G. W. Lamar, and G. B. Lamar, Trustees for Mary A. Summers W. W. Montgomery and G. W. Crawford Trustees for Anna Gould E. Manton. Estate : , T. S. Metcalf Wm. B. Maclean George H. Metcalf Philip McGran g Fanny Moore , Lorana D. Metcalf jqo Celia G. Metcalf T. S. & G. H. Metcalf John Morrison, Estate