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J. G. M’WHORTER AND HENRY MEALING, PUBLISHERS. Terms.—Thin Paper is published every Mnndny and r ! fiursday aflrrnoon, at Jjtf> <X) per annum, payable in, ad vance, or $6 00 at the expiration r>f the year. ’Ey' Auvertieeuieut^ no: rxceedmp a scfiare, insertrd the C rst time or 62 WSvenis, and 13 §'4 -cents for each cou- .4ii:aue*a THE EXILE OF SCIO.- t [Jttr.acted from “ Letter* from the Levant So. I,” in the July No. of the New iAta-hlv Ma?- arine “J “ The following; day a strong head wind detained ns till evening, beating through the Straits of Scio, and alternately tack ing from its wooded coast to Chcsme and f •Lia Minor. This beautiful arm of the sea, once celebrated as the scene of the defeat of Antiochus, has in later days been rendered doubly interesting by the struggles of Greece. It was at Chesme that in 1778 the Russian Admifel Orlow li destroyed the Ottoman fleet, and it was in this same strait that in 1822 the modern i Fhemistocles consigned to destruction the : author of the Scioto massacre. The view 1 on either shore was splendidly beautiful ; j .but on both, the associations of memory cast a feeling of disgust over every object. We could not look, on the verdant hills »>f Scio without a shuddering recollection of t ie slaughter tint had so lately stained them ; whilst the opposite and equally beautiful coast was alike detestable as the ,h-me of its perpetrators. But whilst to ; s tlie scene was any thing but a pleasing one, there was one individual on board our vessel to whom the sight of this devo ted Island served to summon up the most j heart-rendering reflections. This was a i young Greek lady of twenty-two or twen- j tv-three vears of age, a-native of the island, | a witness to its massacre, and a destitute i exile in consequence of the murder of her | •"until v. Shewas now on her way with us ! to Smyrna, in order to place herselt un- | tier the protection of a distant relative, j whom she hoped, though faintly, to find still surviving. She sat all day upon the dock, watching with wistful e ves the shore of ner native island ; at every approach which our vessel made towards it, she seemed straining to recognize some scene that had once been familiar, or perhaps some now deserted home that had once Von the shelter of her friends ; and when <#n the opposite tack, we aga n neared the Turkish coast, sae turned her back upon its hated hills to watch the lotreat- jug shores of her desolated horn" 1 . I had not been aware of her being on board, as her natural retiring habits had prevented her appearing upon deck daring the early part of the voyage; but as she drew near Scio, feeling seemed to overcome educa tion and prejudice, and she sat all the (Jay beneath the awning to satiate herself with gazing and with recollection. Towards evening, we drew near the ru ined town, built on the sen shore, at tbo foot of a wooded hill, which had been the site ofthe ancientcjty of Scio. Itshouses seemed all roofless and deserted, whilst the numerous groups of tali and gracelul cypresses which rose amidst them contras ted sadly with the surrounding desolation. All was solitude and silence : wo could not descry a single living creature ou the beach ; whilst from the shattered fortress on the shore, the blood-red flag of Maho med waved in crimson pride above the scene of its late barbarous trumph. At sunset the wind changed ; we passed the •flohnadores and Ipsara, and rounding the promontory of Erythrae, entered thf-bay of Smyrna. As we caught the last glimpse of the ruinsv of Scio, the unfortunate lady j f pointed out the remains of a bouse to the North ofthe town, which had been her f niter’s ; it was now imuins an.das clear ly as we could discern, appeared to be of 1 irge dimensions, and situated on one of the most picturesque points of Scio.— Her name she said was Kalerdji, aud her fuller had been one oftho commissioners fir collecting the revenue of the Sultan from the gum-mastic of the Island. On the breaking out of the revolution in the Morea, s'rong apprehensions of a similiar revolt in Scio were entertained in the Di van, and a number of the most distinguish ed Greeks of the island were selected to he sent to Constantinople as hostages for the loyalty of the remainder; amongst these were her father aud her only bro ther ; herself, her mother, and two cider sisters being left alone in Scio. Tranquil ity continued undisturbed in the island for mote than a year ; though the accounts oftho reiterated successes of the Moreats were daily stirring up the energies of the inhabitants, whose turbulence was only suppressed by the immediate dread of the Turkish Garrison in the Genoese fortress on the beach, the only strong hold in Scio. One evening, however, a squadron of three vessels, manned with Samians, en tered rhe harbor, attacked the unsuspect ing garrison, and aided by the lowest rab ble of the town, succeeded in despatching the guard and taking possession of the fort ress. But the deed was done without cal culation, and could be productive of uo beneficial result; the fort was untenable, and on the almost immediate arrival of the Ottoman Fleet, a capitulation without a blow ensued. The news brought by the hostile armament was of the iustant exe cution of ho ill fated hostages the mo ment the accounts of the revolt hud reach ed the Porte. Overwhelmed with grief for the 1 >js of their only 3nd dearly belov ed protectors, the family of Kalerdji spent the few imerventing days in vain but po- ign ant regret, and, in the exclusion of their be; eh mansion knew nothing of what was pasting at tlie town ; where whilst tlte Greeks were occupied in supplications and submissions to the Pacha, and the tVoro the arrfval of ibe Turkish Admiral that the family of the wretched bfcing who lived to tell the tale, descried fhe flames that rose from the burning mansions of their friends, and heard in the calm silence of twilight, the distant death-scream of their butchered townsmen ; whilst a few flying wretches, close pursued by their deny that us first magistracy *s a reward appropriate to the services, or to the cha racter and qualifications of biro for whom it is asked. Of General Jackson, the citizens of Richmond here assembled think as they have always thought, and with a respect which his unreasonable desire to fill an mx infm iate murderers, told them but too tru- J office for which he has neither the neces- ly of their impending fate. As one ofthe most important in the valley, their family was almost the first marked out for mur der; and ere they had a moment to think of precaution, a party of Turkish soldiers beset tho house, which afforded but few resources for refuge or concealment.— From a place of imperfect security, the distracted Plirosine was an involuntary witness to the murder of her miserable sisters, aggravated by every insult and in dignity suggested by brutality and crime, whilst her frantic mother was stabbed up on the lifeless corpses oflier violated off spring. Satiated with plunder, the mon sters left the house in search of further vic tims, whilst she crept from her hiding place to take a last farewell of her butchered p irent, and fly fur refuge to the moun tains. She had scarcely dropped a tear over the immolated remains of all that was dear to tier, and made a step towards the door, when she perceived a fresh party of dem ons already at flic threshold. Too late to regain her place of refuge, death, with all its aggravated horrors seemed now in evitable, till on the moment she adopted an expedient. She flew towards the heap of slaughter, smeared herself witii the still oozing blood of her mother, and falling on her face beside her, she lay motionless as death. The Turks eutered tho apart ment, but finding their errand anticipated, were again departing, when one of then# observing a brilliant sparkling on the fin ger of Plirosine returned to secure it. He lifted the apparently lifeless hand, and at tempted to draw it off; it had, however, been worn too long, too dearly worn: it was thh gift of Iter affianced husband, end had tarried till it was now only to be with drawn from the finger by an effort. The Turk, however, made but quick work : after in vain tw isting her delicate hand in every direction tr> accomplish his purpose, he drew a knife from his girdle, aiui com menced slicing off the flesh from the fin ger. This was the last s^ene she c'ould remember. It was midnight when she awoke, from the swoon into which her agony aud her efforts to conceal it had thrown her ; and she lay cold and benumbed, surrounded by the new clotted streams of her last loved friends. Necessity now qrmed her with energy ; no time was left for considera tion, aud day would soon be breaking.— She rose, and still faint with terror and the loss of blood, flew to a spot where the valuables of the house had been secured ; disposing of the most portable about her person, she took her aufy’ to the mountains. She pointed cut to us tte cliff where she had long lain concealed, and the distant track by which she had gained it, through a path at every step impeded bv the dead or dying remains of her countrymen. By the time she imagined the tide of terror h id flowed past, when she no longer ob served from her lofty I'efuge the.dai1y pur suits and murder, of the immolated Sciots, and when she saw the Ottoman fleet sail from the harbor beneath its crimson pen non, now doubtly tinged with blood, she descended with her fugitive companions, to the opposite shore of the island. Here, after waiting for many a tedious day, she succeeded in getting od board of au Austrian vessel the master of which en gaged to land her at Hydra, in return for the quantity ofjewels and gold she had been able to preserve. She reached the island in safety, where she now remained for neatly two years; but finding or fan cying her various benefactors to be weary of their charge, she was now going to seek, even in the land of her enemies, a relative who had been living at Smyrna, but whom she knew not if-she should still find surviving or fallen by the sabre of the common enemy. Her tale was told with the calm c >mpe- sure of oft repeated and long contempla ted grief; she shed no tear in its ralation ; she scarcely heaved asigh over her sot row; she seemed, young as she was, to have al ready made her alliance with misery. She had now, site said, but one hope left; and if that should fail, she had only death to look to.” —eCO— The following is au extract from the preamble to the Resolutions, adopted at Richmond Virginia, by the friends of tho administration. It is worth reading. “ A contest is fiercely waged for the Chief Magistracy of the Union in which the former criteria of party are in a great measure absorbed or reduced to subordi nate importance, and over which personal and local antipathies, or partialities, have sary experience, nor the appropriate ta lents, has not forfeited. Greater indeed should they have esteemed him—more dearly would he have been cherished in their recollections, had he been found to unite the moderation of Cincinnatus with his devotion to the laws and protection of his country—and honored among his coun trymen as the first in war, been contented to live on the inexhaustible fund of gratitude and affection treasured tip for him in the hearts of the people. But though their State Erfllstaturr. IN SENATE. Monday Nov. 12. On motion of Mr. Clayton of Clark— Resolved, That the committee on the State of the Republic be instructed to in quire into thi right and propriety of ap propriating money from the public trea sury of the U. States, by Congress, for the support ofthe Colonization Society, and to report to this Legislature whatever may be expedient in relation to said subject. Mr. Davies called up the following re solution, which was read and agreed to. Resolved, That the Senatots and Re presentatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, be requested to use their exertions to procure the passage of an act of Congress providing for copying the documents & papers iu the plantation though the introduction of his name in the canvass has flooded the country with the waters of bitterness—though they have perceived him with unutterable regret, descend from his high dignity to mingle in person in that contest, waged for his ele vation—they continue to feel undiminish ed confidence in his love of country.— With equal frankness and sincerity they disclaim all partizan attachment to John Quincy Adams. They are free to declare that he is not unexceptionble in their eyes, and if they are zealous for his re-election and prepared to promote it by all honora ble and constitutional means in their pow er, that zeal originates in a higher source than individual partiality, or personal at tachment. They have seen the whole course of Itis administration stuiously mis represented, his most careful language perverted, his character and feelings, and those of his Cabinet, most wantonly and intemperately assailed. These things have not failed to arouse tiiat sympathy, which the observation of injustice always awakens in generous minds ; but on the other band, that sympathy has not blind ed them to errors in his Administration, nor can it extort from them the acknowl edgment that he is free from objection.— But thus much they profess to believe ; that he is pure and upright in his inten tion—patriotic, however mistaken—-pa tient, faithful, and laborious in the dis charge of his public duties—blameless and irreproachable in private life. Arrived at an advanced stage of life, and having received from llis countiy ttie most re peated and the highest testimonials of her confidence, it is impossible to believe that lie cherishes in his heart disaffection to her institutions, or that he can have any other wish than to perpetuate that form of go vernment under which lie has been trusted and advanced to the highest dignities.— With these favorable conceptions of his public and private character, they are de termined to support him with Zeal—a zeal yet not inspired on his account, but that of tlte Republic. On the character of the opposition which has been waged against the existing administration, the citizens of Richmond, here assembled, cannot forbear to express their disapprobation. Commencing be fore the administration was fairly organis ed, and before the first message ofthe President had disclosed the principles up on which he proposed to conduct his ad ministration, evidence was thus given, that the determination to assail it was in dependent of the character it might as sume. This conclusion is strengthened by surveying the political characters of many most actively engaged in the oppo sition ; and the citizens of Richmond can not but feel suspicious of the change they propose to bring them, when, to effect it, they have sacrificed their own consisten cy, and reversed the principles of public conduct upon which they had up to that time acted. They cannot approve the personal and vindictive spirit in which the opposition has been conducted, and they distrust the soundness of a cause which relies for success upon disgracing the cha racters of its prominent adversaries.—- They discredit the charges of bargain and corruption preferred against the President and Secretary of State, and deprecate the existence of a spirit in the country, which in dereliction of benevolence and Chris tian charity, ascribes an action to the worst Sc most dishonorable motive which could produce it. In the vote of Mr. Clay for Mr. Adams, they see nothing but his selection of one of two alternatives from which ho was compelled by his pub lic duty to select, and the choice was that universally approved in Virginia at the time, and most conformable to the princi ples of his public life, to his previous sen timents in relation to the two individuals, and to the general fitness of things. In the selection of Mr. Clayas Secreta ry of State, they recognize the Presi dent’s concurrence with that general sentiment which assigned Mr.. Clay a distinguished, if not the first rank among American Statesmen in active life. In a predominating influence. The State of j hisacceptaMCe 0 f the appointment, they principles imperiously call upon them to ! 0 g' Jce> an( ] other public offices in England, oppose his success to the uttermost—| relating to the early history of Geogria. Virginia is made a party to this ignoble strife, and her vote is confidently claimed for Gen. Jackson. The members of this meeting dissent, in common with a large portion of the citizens of the state, from this claim. They cannot but deprecate the election of General Jackson as omi nous of the decay of that spirit by which alone our institutions can be upheld and plainly perceive the advantage he has giv en his enemies in bringing his motives under suspicion, but no indication what ever, of the reality of the alleged bargain arid corruption. They cannat consent for character to be held by so frail a tenure, that reputations identified for twenty years with the history of the country, shall be overthrown by insidious deductions from perpetuated. Under these impressions aCt j ons explicable upon honest and patri- -V i n 1 I k r. # fit O 1 T /N > 1 fy IS t f O Cl! A f ! _ ■ - 1 Turks in l.dse protestations of forgiveness and amnesty, the troops ofthe Sultan dis embarked at the fortress^ At length the preparations for slaughter were completed, iifid the work of death commenced. I; was on f he evening of the third day they feci that they ought not to be silent, and that their opinions should be proniul- ! gated firmly aud distinctly, after the exam ple of others ofoheir fellow-citizens, and to aid their influence. While they ear nestly dissent from the supporters of Jacks in, they question not the purity of their motives; while they presage the most pernicious effects from his election, they indulge no fear that he will wage war on the liberties of his country—-While they allow his claims on the gratitude of his country for his military services, (tar nished as they have been by acts of vio lence,) and readily accord to him all the rewards that patriotism could justly claim, and a generous caitntry sa(gly grajif, they otic grounds, or by the passionate denun ciations of disappointed men—In these charges reflecting upon the character of the Country as much as upon the distin guished individuals themselves, they re peat their utter disbelief; a disbelief cor roborated by every successive attempt to establish them.” The party opposed to the National Administration, forty years since, was thus hit off by Fisher Ames—“ One hungry cricket will make more noise in the field than a hundred ruminating oxen,” In allusion to the present opposition the Portsmouth Times remarks—“The smal lest boy carries t.he biggest fiddle.” 13V Mr. Hicks—To make the decision of the Superior courts of this Slate final and conclusive in all cases of divorces. Bv Mr. Ezzard—To repeal so much of the militia laws now in force in this State, as requires the senior officer present at all courts of enquiry, to preside. Mr. Coffee laid on the table the follow ing resolution : ‘Resolved, That a committee on the part of the Seaate be appointed, to join such n;vm i ev as is already appointed from the House of Representatives, for the pur pose of iayittg out a new county out of the counties of Gwinnett, Walton, Newton, and DeKalb. Tuesday, NoV. 13. A communication was received from the Governor, informing the Senate that the Surveyor General had on oaih pre sented to the Executive Department infor mation of errors having been committed in the survey of the first district ol the 2d section of tlie territory embraced by the Treaty of the Indian Springs, and submit ted the subject for its consideration. Notices for leave to report bills, viz : By Mr. McDougaid—To create two additional military brigades, and one divis ion of militia. By Mr. Sellers—For the relief of per sons in certain cases who have purchased any part of the States interest in lots which have beet; condemned as fraudulently drawn within the counties of Bibb, Hous ton, Crawford, Monroe, Upson, Pike, Henry, Fayette, DeKalb and Newton. The Senate concurred with the House in the resolution to have erected over the remains ofthe late Win. W. Baker, am. *■ nuinent commemorative of the respect and esteem o‘f the Legislature for him.— HOUSE CF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday Nov. 12. The Notices of yesterday were called up and committees were appointed. NOTICES. Mr. Daily—To authorise the Justices of toe Inferior Court of Burke to appoint a clerk for the land court of that county. Mr. Habersham—To aid on certain conditions! lie Savannah,Ogeechee, 6c Ai- atamaha Canal Company, in opening a canal from the Ogeechee river to the Al- aramaha, &c. Mr. Jourdan, of Jasper—To dispose of (lie fractions lyiug in the late acquired ter ritory. ^ Mr. Day—to raise a tax for 1S28. Mr. McDowell—To amend the act of 1316, appointing commissioners to keep open Savannah river for the pas^ige offish, and other purposes. The following message was received from the Governor: Exccntwc Department, ) Nov. 12, 1827. ( The 8th sec. of the 3d art. of the con stitution provides that within five years af ter the adoption of the constitution the body of our law civil and criminal, shall be revised, digested and arrayed under proper heads, and promulgated in such manner as the Legislature may direct.— To carry into effect this sec. of the con stitution, an act xvas passed by the gen eral assembly ou the 6th December, 1799. Other acts having relation to (he subject have been subsequently passed. One, the act of the 12th Dec. 1809, is of perma nent operation, and requires the com pilation and publication of the laws of eve ry ten years, at the successive termina tions of that period of time. Different di gests, nctw in commou use, throughout the State, have been compiled and published under authority of these acts. The terms used in these acts, and the contents of the several digests published, which have been approved as if properly executed accor ding to the intentions of the several. Le gislatures, by whom the acts were passed, demonstrate, that the part of the consti tution quoted, was construed to apply to the enactments of the provincial assem blies, and to those of the general assembly since tlte Revolution only. In some of the acts especially provisions appear to have been considered necessary for the insertion into the Digests of a few impor tant English Statutes. The intention of the framers of the Constitution appears to the Executive to have been of a high er charracter. With perfect respect to those who have acted on a different opin ion, the authors ofthe Constitution, obvi ously contemplated the revision of the Di gest. ^arrangements of the written &. un written law ofthe State, arid the publica tion of the whole in the most useful form. The term's “ body of our law civil and criminal,” are general and comprehend within theirscope, the common law,equal ly with the Statute. Indeed, should it be thought necessary to make a distinction between them, the body of our law, civil and criminal, must be taken to be exclu sively applicable to the common law, as the trunk from which the Statute law has branched forth, It is now possible to ful fil the intentions ofthe Constitution with in the time prescribed ; but its obligation upon us is not impaired by the lapse of time, nor by the errors, the omissions, tance ofthe contempUM work, and in extensive utility, if performed with en lightened labor, are deliberately excluded from a communication intended to invite the attention of the general assembly, to the single question of constitutional ob ligation. Signed, JOHN FORSYTH. Tuesday, Nov. 13. The notices of yesterday were taken up and committees appointed. The housa took up and agreed to tlte following resolution: Resolved, That the Commissioners appointed to superintend the navigation of the Chattahoochee river, be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered to in vest any part of or portion of the money heretofore appropriated for improving the navigation of said river, that the ymay deem necessary expedient, in the purchase of slaves Provided, That the said slaves when purchased, shall I c and temain the property the of State, and shall Ire actually employed and kept in the service of the State in such manner, and under such circumstances as the said Commissioners may deem expedient and proper. A resolution was agreed to requiring the Comptroller General to publish the list of pedlars in a newspaper at Macon, in addition to those already named. The following message was received from the Governor : Executive Department, ) November, 12, 1827. J Information given on oath has been pre sented at this department, by the Survey or General, by which it appears that er rors have been committed in the surveys of the land lying in the 1st dist. of the 2d. sec. of the territory embraced by the treaty of the Indian Springs. The ex tent of these errors cannot be ascertained by the testimony exhibited. With a view to obtain more accurate information, as in justice to the person accused, he has been petmittted to examine the papers, and to make such observations upon them as a regard to truth and his own character required. A letter addressed by him to the Executive, admits the existence, but does not shew the extent of the errors committed. Grants for lands in this dis trict and section have been issued, appli cations are hourly made for others, and they must be issued to all who have a right tinder the existing laws to apply for them. Very great confusion may arise, and injus tice to the State, or to individuals, may be the consequence ofthe errors commit ted, if proper steps are not taken to ascer tain the precise character and extent, and to correct them. It being the province i of tho General Assembly to punish the ; surveyor, if the error has been the result I fact is proven. How did the trade go Charleston ? Did it go their by itself w did it go there by the art and labor of man 1 I merely make these few remarks, for I have some leisure, And as for, tho van ity of doing a great work for the public for the purpose of obtaining a great name, I am pretty well cured. The*e things gratify vauity, out do not fill the belly nor clothe the hack. And here I will il lustrate it. Look a: the BRIDGE BANK—grand in its appearance—solid in its construction, and useful to its owners. It is a Palace—it is for three Banks—it is for three Dwellings—it is fur three Stores. Reflect on the mind of the Buil der ! But who is he that reaps ? Look at the Bridge—it expands from shore t shore, from State to State—in water and in air-—a high way by day and by night in ebb and in flood—majestic in its ap pearance—fine in its construction, and beneficial to its owners. Reflect on the mind ofthe Builder! But who ishe that reaps 1 Look at the wharf—a founda tion for the Commerce of thousands! by land and by water—solid in its foundation and a gain to its owners—it shines forth from the floods like the sun from the clouds to its former grandeur. Reflect or the mind of the Builder ? But who is he that reaps l Look at the town !— n j,ji] ar to a State—a home for thousands. Re flect on the mind of the Builder! B u ; who is he that reaps 1 Look at the Cit ies, keys to the States—-abounding in wealth—threatened with destruction.— Reflect on the mind of the man ! But who is he that reaps 1 A half a century have I labored for Name and for fame—the other half I shall go for MONEY, Respectfullv yours, fee. ' HENRY SHULTZ. AUGUSTA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1827. Our election on Saturday for a member of Congress, in place of Mr. Forsyth, exci ted very little interest, as Mr. Wilde hod no opposition. Tlte following is said to be the result of the State House elections at Milledgeville Hines Holt, Treasur er; Thacker B. Howard, Comptroller General; EverarJ Hamilton. Secretary of State; Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General. The late occupants bein^all ousted. ewe- The call for a meeting of the citizens ad ‘ of corrupt moliver, and to provide, by j vertised in our last paper to take place at proper enactments, for the prevention j the City Hall, on Saturday evening was of all inturv of the State or to individuals:;, _____ „ . ’ ’ which may be apprehended from that er-j , . ’’ n ° P rc P ar ® ,,un ror, if th'e result of unavoidable circum- j n ^ aoe 111 l h e R a *' * or the reception ofthe stances nr accidental omissions, the whole J citizens, and r.o person attended to explain subject is submitted, without further com- i the object for which the meeting was call- ment, to their consideration. , I e j we h a d Signed, JOHN FORSYTH. The act of the last session, to amend ; - „ . 1 . , , the 7th sec. 2d art. ofthe constitution, | a Cn !r , Cl ' esca P e our recollection^ was read the third time, and on the ques- j an< ^ we probably never have tlic't tion of its passage, the Yeas were 67,Nays j of it again, if we had not been waited cL- no interest in thfc pur chase or sale of Cotton, the called meet--- by a deputation from the citizens assent bled at the Hall, for an explanation of tho circumstance. We immediately attend' ed the meeting and explained the matter', and imperfect as our explanation most have been from the sudden surprise ere.;-' ted by such an application, we believe we were sufficiently understood to do away any impression, if any existed, that we had any improper agency in thus triflin? with the public attention. To do ourselves justice with those who wero not present, We subjoin shortly the explana tion of the affair, with the name of the in dividual who brought the notice to o'er office, that if he is guilty of a deliberate' 49. So the bill was lost for want of a consti tutional majority. Wednesday, Nov. 14. On motion of Mr. Burnside, the house reconsidered so much of the journal of yesterday as relates to the rejection ofthe bill to alter and amend the 7th sec. To remove the seat of government. Mr. Bevan—To establish 3 public li brary at the Seat of Government. Mr. Burnside—To establish a board of public Works. Mr. Howard, of Baldwin laid on the ta ble a resolution to appropriate money for the enlargement of the State House, icc. The IIousv went into Committee ofthe whole on the bill, to pardon Ludwell Watts, Mr. Hull of Clark in the Chair.— Mr. II. reported the bill 10 the House ... without amendment. The House took ! 11 ‘“ )n S with tae public leisuie, he may up the report, and the bill was read tho f have some reason to regret the past and 3d time and passed—Yeas 70, Nays 40. f amend the future. | The person who brought the advertise- j ment to our office, was Mr. — Houghton, j After looking over the notice, and asking i who was to pay for its insertion, we en- Dear Sir, I send you two papers, the I quire d w hat was the business to be done one contains my Memorial to the last Le- | _ .. , , . , , , , 1 , J . . , : at the meeting, and behvtntr that lie had gislature; the other contains the exports; e - A ld 1 and increase in the Trade of Savannah the , ot influence enough in the market to last year; which increase in one year | originate 6c perfect any extensive scheme, say 1827, appears to be 45980 bales of ; we asked who were the instigators and Cotton. This is as to one item in my j. ■ , T , ,. actors in the business. He mentioned to Memorial. I he second is, the role Boats 1 , do the business on the Savannah River ! us the name of a very respectable gentle, and the Steam Boats lay on the Sand i man, well known to us, and stated that the Banks. The third is Savannah gets the J object was to prevent the purchase of Trade instead of Charleston. \\ hat did Cotton out of town, representing the prac- FRUM THE EDGEFIELD IIIVE. Edgefield Prison, Nov. 17, 182?. Mr. Editor, I say in my Memorial ? And what are the facts; read and reflect. It was laugh ed at and called prediction. Prediction, indeed 1 I merely said, '•icfuit has been may be again.' That was my prediction if it is called prediction; for I have known the River in its present situation for years iu succession. I proposed to the Legis lature at its last Session, that if they would put in mv hands .$65,000, with that sum I could and would secure in a certain degree the trade on the Savannah River to this State and would make it permanent. And if life and health had permitted would have proven it at this very time. But the Legislature callefl it giving me a large sum of money—I should call it giving me auastdeal of work for their good. I con fess that I would hav« been fool enough to take it, so they had not paid me for what I had done ; but they were not wise enough to give it. The very simple idea will yet prevail in saying Commerce is like water, it will find its own level. —So it will left to itself, and so, if you plant Corn or Cottou will it grow left to itself. And why do you nurse it 1 A simpleton can answer that, by saying, to make it grow better. And will a wiser the inadvertencies of those who have pre- man than I say that the same rule will ceded 115. Reflections on t|je vast impor- i not. ^pply tb Conuner-cs 1 Farther, this tice of meeting wagons 5 or 6 miles out of town and making such arrangements with waggoners as finally secured the Cot ton to the applicant or his employer, as hurtful not only to the business, but to the reputation ofthe city- These enquis. ries were made for our own information, and not from the sligi^st suspicion that a deception was intended to be practiced upon us. We looked 01/ Mr. Houghton as the mere messenger from some influen tial purchasers, as the bearer of a notice for some public purpose, to the office. We repeat that we are satisfied no in dividual in this community in which we have been so long well known, '•nter- tains a belief tfiat we had any the slight est intention of trifling with the public, on whose favorable, not to say good, opinio** we have long depended in our p/ofessionai capacity. Accident has lendered th« continuance of that good opinion more extensively necessary to i*s by increasing our relative duties; and to have yielded our connivance to the practice of so pirtfu* INSTINCT PRINT