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i GEORGIA COURIER.
J. G. JI’WHORTER
AND
IIENRY MEALING,
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CONGRESS.
Washington, Dec. 10, 1827.
The following gentlemen comoose the
State 2Ufltelatuvc.
IN SENATE.
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act to compel the Judges
of the Superior court of this State to con
vene at lhe seat of Government in this
State once in each year, for the purpose
of establishing uniform rules ol practice
throughout this State, passed the 24th
December 1821, and also to authorise
said Judges to decide questions of law re-
| served by them, or either ot them in their
! several circuits and to make such deci-
j sions binding and obligatory upon the said
j several Judges. [On the passage of this
bill there were yeas 33—nays 28.]
To incorporate the Ajgusta Library
of /‘iOO per annual, chargeable upon the ,
Consolidated Fund, to the widow and fa- j
mily of their late colleague.
It is slated from Manchester that the
general Cotton Trade is still in a very de
pressed state, and prices are on/ the de
cline,from the materials up to manufactur
ed goods. Theie is evidently too many
goods made for the demand, and stocks
are accumulating notwithstanding the sa
crifice made in price to keep them down.
From the East.—Despatches from ad
miral Codrington announce, that the E-
gyptian fleet, in the harbour of Navariuo,
had violated the armistice. On the 4th of
October, apart of this fleet was inter
cepted by Admiral Codrington, steering
in the direction of Patras, and as it after
wards appeared intended to relieve that
place. They were subsequently joined
Advices from Modon, to the 5th ult.
state that on the 30th of Sept., Ibrahim
Pacha, ordered two strong divisions of
troops to inarch from Navarino by land ;
despatching at the same time, by sea, 30
ships ef war, with 15 transports loaded
with provisions, to Patras. Having heard
that Lord Cochrane was in those seas,
with his large frigate, a corvette, and
twenty small brigs of war, Ibrahim Pacha
embarked in person on board a sixty gun
ship accompanied by an equal force, six
frigates and six brigs, and directed bis
course towards Cochrane with a full de
termination to attack and board his ship
wherever he might find him.
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
Standing Committees of the House of!
Representatives, appointed by Mr. Speak-j Society.
er Stephenson, under the Standing Rules j To make the estates of all attorneys at | by another division. Admiral Codring-
aud Orders of the House :— j law liable for the payment of all sums of ton apprised them that they were violat
or Elections Messrs. Sloane, Ander-' money by them collected, and not paid,! ing the armistice which had been concluded
son, Alston, Tucker of S. C., Claiborne, i before the payment of other debts due by | with Ibraham Pacha. The Turkish
Phelps, Stoner. ’ I such attorneys. ; Commander replied that he was acting r __ r _
' ~ * To amend an act incorporating the . under the oiders of the Pacha, and affect- j regard the extract which it contains,
Marine and Fire Insurance company of j ed not to know that the proceeding was j 0 f a letter from Henry Clay, dated Decam-
the city of Savannah, arid granting bank- , any violation of the existing armistice. Ad- j ber 2g ? 1824, as a triumphant refutation of
ing powers to the same; and also to re- ! miral Codrington fired at some of l he c hnrtre S of corruption preferred aig a inst
' 1 transporters to make them show their co- him by Gen j ac k son , in relation to the
lours. Three or four disregarded the V - 0 ( R wliich he gave in the presidential
election :
and then the liberties of the state will be
substantially supported. Despots and ty
rants may deprecate the spread of knowl
edge among their subjects, lest they should
find out that all men are born free and e-
qual ; but in republican government, the
general diffusion of correct information
and virtuous principles is indispensable.—
The governing power is in the hands of
the peeplc, and ia order that they should
govern well, they should be well taught
and well disposed.— Gardiner Chron.
—•©*—
An unusually large proportion of the
Legislatue, now in session, are new, but
it is nevertheless a useful and talented bo
dy. The mechanic arts are well repre-
| sented, as there is a Taylor, a Smith, a
Cooper, and several Moore.—
legend of Popish superstition.—Some
monk of the dark ages must have invented
and bequeathed it to us, who loitering j n
trim gardens, and watching the silent
march of time, as his fruits ripened in the
sun, or his flowers scented the balmy air
felt a mild languor peroade his senses, and
having little to do, or to care for, determi.
ned (in imitation of his sun dial) to efface
that little from his thoughts, or drawpa
veil over it, making of his life one long
dream of quiet: floras non numero nisi
serenas, being at repeat when the heavens
were overcast, and the gathering storm
scattered the falling leaves, and turn to
his books, and wrap himself in his golden
studies ! Out ofsome such mood of mind,
j indolent, elegant, thoughtful, this exqn;.-
ite device (speaking volumes) most have
Ways and Means—Messrs. Randolph, |
M'Duffie, Sprague, Verplauck, Dwight,
Brent, Gilmer.
Claims—Messrs. Williams, M’Coy,
Whittlesey, B.irber of Conn., Clark of
,N. Y., M’Intyre, Ramsay.
Commerce—Messrs. Cambreleng, New
ton, Thompson <>f Geo., Gorham, Barney,
Harvey, Sutherland.
Public Lands—Messrs. Isaeks, Vinton,
\Vhipple, Jennings, Haile, Duncan, Da
vis of S. C.
Post Oifce and Post Roads—Messrs.
Ingham,- M’Ko.an, Yancey, Conner, Ma
gee, He dges, Russell.
District of Columbia—Messrs. Alex
ander, Ingersoll, Brvan, Weems, Kremer,
Varnum, Allen of Va.
Judiciary—Me srs. P. P. Barbour, Liv-
ingston^ Buchanan, Reives, Wickliffe,
Kerr, Storrs.
Revolutionary Claims—Messrs. Wolf,
Hunt, Creighton, Dickinson, Tucker of
N. J., Frev, Healey'.
Public Expenditures—Messrs. Johnson
of N. Y., J. S. Barbour, Bailey, Martin-
dale, Bock, Gale, Nucholls.
Private Land Claims—Messis. Buck-
ner, Moore of Alub., Armstrong, EaTle,
Sheppard, Bates of Missouri, Steregere.
Manufactures—Messrs. Mallarv, Ste
venson of Pa., Conduct, Moere of Ken.,
Wright of N. Y., Stanbury, Martin.
Indian Affairs—Messrs. M’Lean, M’-
Kee, Carson, Daniel, Swann, Lumpkin,
Smbh of Indiana.
Foreign Affairs—Messrs. Everett,
Taylor of N. Y., Archer, Sergeant, Dray
ton, Owen, Polk,
Military Affairs—Messrs. Hamilton,
Vjpicf, Smith of Va., Desha, Floyd of
Geo., Hobb'e, Orr.
Naval A (fairs-—Messrs. Hoffman, Bart
lett of N. II., Crowumshield, Carter of
S. G'., M'ller of Pa., D noflv, Ripley.
Agriculture—Messrs. Van Renselaer,
Roar.e, Whson of Md., Barlow, Halleck,
JMerwin, Culpeper.
Territories—Messrs. Strong, Clarke of
Ken.. Sawyer, Wright of Ohio, Banner,
Lea, Conker.
Military Pensions—Messrs. Burgess,
Mitchell of Ten., Bates of Mass., Law
rence, Long, Lecemnt, Forward.
Expenditures of the State Department—
Messrs. Blair, Letcher, Trezvant.
Expenditures of the Treasury Depart
ment—Messrs. Hall, Mitchell of Peon.,
~ Barringer.
Expenditures of the War Dcpa: tmrnt—
Messrs. Havnes, Woodcock, Turner.
Expenditures of the Navy Department—
Messrs. L'Uio, Lvon, K.*ese.
Expenditures of the Post-Office—Mes
srs. Holmes, Leffle•■, O’Brien.
Expenditures of Public Buildings—
Messrs. Sprigg, J. J. 'Food of N. Y.,
Swift.
Rcvis^l and Unfinished Business—
Messis. Pearce, Reed, Wilson of Pa.
Of Accounts—Messrs. Allen of Mass., j
Belden, Plant.
This being the day appointed for the i
election ol the Standing Committees of! ij c j-
the Senate, the Senate proceeded to their j
ele.ction, after lhe mode established last j
Session ; balloting first for the Chairman ;
of the respective Committees, a majority \
being necessary to a choice, and then for i
the remaining four members, a plurality |
onlv being requisite to a choice. The \
following are the Committees chosen: !
On Foreign Dilations—Messrs. Ma
con, (Chairman,) Sanford, Tazewell, Bell
and White.
On Finance—Messrs. Smith of Md ,
('Chairman,) M’Lane, Smbh of S. C ,
Parris and Branch.
On Commerce—Messrs. Woodbury,
(Chairmai .) Sikshee, Johnston of La. M’-
jLune and Williams.
On Manufactures—Messis. Dickerson, j
(Chairman,) Knight, Ridgely, Ruggles J
and Barnard.
' On Agriculture Messrs. Branch, I
(Chairman,) Bateman, Boulignv, Willey j
and Barnard.
OnMiliiary Affairs—Messrs. Harrison,
(Chairman,) Johnson ; of Ken., Benton,
Chandler and Hendricks.
On the Militia—Messrs. Chandler,
(Chaiiman,) Harrison, Marks, M’Kiuley,
and Tyler.
On Naval Affairs—Messrs. Havne,
(Chairman,) Robbins, Seymour, Taze
well and Woodbury.
from the geneva (n. y.) chronicle.
It gives us great pleasure to lay before
our readers, the following letter from Ge
neral Geo. McClure, to the Hon. Ro
bert S. Rose, on a subject of much in
terest to the people of the United States.
AUGUSTA.
gulate intercourse between the several
chartered Banks and Branch Banks in this
State, so far as relates to the demand of
payment from one another of the notes
issued by them respectively.
| To administer" to the 'comforts"^?' life, j originated.—New Monthly Magazine.
! there is a Baker who never Burns his J ■ - ■ - ■ ■ ~
bread, and a Fisher who at all times can >
furnish Salmon—though such as dislike !
fish can have a Drake ty w ash it down
i with a Little Cherry. When fatigued
with the strife of political Battle, they
have always at hand, a Harper to soothe
them with the song of Love, Love Love,
or if tliev prefer a Wilder strain, he can
give them the Falls of Niagara. The
House is certainly a Royal one, for they
THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1827.
(£/=* Our City Subscribers will oblige
us by attending to the applications which
will be made to them this week, for those
smnmous, when they were immediately i
boarded, and the remarkable circum- j
stance transpired, that they were protes- j
ted by Austrian nepers, and a Turkish !
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j fi i man, conjointly. They were of course
Thursday, Dec. 13.
On motion of Mr. Wofford,
The engrossed bill to extend the civil
jurisdiction of this State over the unloca
ted Territory thereof now in possession
of the Cherokee Indians, was read the 3d
time and passed, yeas, 100—nays 14.
The House went into Committee of
the whole on the bill to compensate grand
and petit jurors. The bill was reported
to the House with amendments.
To which report Mr. Bums offered
another bill as a substitute.
On motion to leceive the same the
yeas were 51—nays 60.
Mr. Lamar then offered as a substitute-
a bill to compensate petit jarors, when
Mr. Byne called for the previous ques
tion, and on the question “ shall the main
question be now put," the yeas were 59—
nays 53.
So the House sustained the call lor the
previous question. The bill was then
read the 3d time and on the question of
its passage the yeas wore 53—nays 60.
So the bili was lost.
Friday, Dec. 11.
On motion of Mr. Burns to reconsider
so much of die journal of yesterday as re
lates to (he proceedings had, and the final
rejection of the bill to compensate grand
and petit jurors, the yeas were 53, nays
52.
The tax act was taken up on motion of
Mr. Daniel.
The second section being read, which
provides that half the general tax he paid
into the treasury, and tho other half to
the rom.Uie s respectively.
Mr. Iverson moved to strike out the
wotds “ one half,” and insert “one
third.”
On motion of Mr. Freeman, of Ogle-
suffered to depart. At first, Admiral
Codrington intimated tot he Egypitan fleet
which had left the harbour of Navarino,
that as they had violated the armtslice,
they should not be permitted either t<>
proceed, or to return to Navarino. This
however, was not persisted in, and at the
date of the despatches they were on their
return to join lhe rest of the fleet. The
Bath, ls£. Nov. 1827.
lion. Robert S. Rose,
Sir: Y r our letter of the 29th ult. was
dulv received. You request that I will
transmit to you, a copy, or extract of a
certain letter which J received from Mr.
Clay, in December, 1824, on the sub
ject of the Presidential contest. Nothing
but a regard for the character of Mr. Clay
could induce me to comply with your re
quest, believing, as I do, that the charges
exhibited against him by George Kremer
4’ Co. are false, and cannot be support-
little favors, which, though small iadividu-
have a King, who though not arraved in ! ally considered, form collectively a very
Gold, is always attended by a Baillw and desirable addition, at present, to our little
a Marshall. Though Adams and Ja6k-
son are both members, we hope their
friends will have Morchead than to settle
any differences of opinion, by the use of a
Belli or any Sharp weapon. As is natu-
stock of necessaries. Our Couutrv Sub
scribers will also allow us to hope for
that attention, which, if it should not make
us merry at Christmas, will enable us to
ral, the young members fairly Shine and hold on our journey rejoicing through the
vicissitudes of a new year.
Russian squadron was in sight of Xante,?
on the 11th to join Admiral Codrington. j ’ After thee]ectors 0 f Prf *ident and vice
A paragraph in the Augsburg Gazette, j Presjdent were chogen in 1824, it was as-
amrms that the Porte had received infor
mation of the blockade of the Egyptian
fleet in Navarino, on the 4th aad the
British Traveller of Nov. 1, adds that by
advices from Leghorn which had reached
London that morning, they learn, that ac
count had been received there, by two
ships which had sailed from Modon with
extraordinary speed, one of which was on
lv nine days on the voyage, to the follow
ing effect:—“ On the 27th of Septembei,
the frigate Caroline arrived at Navarino,
from Smyrna, charged with despatches
from the Porte to Ibrahim Pacha, contain
ing the resolution of the Sultan, not to
accept of any mediation of the Allied
Powers in regard to Greece, as well as a
declaration, that in case of extremities,
the Sultan would put himself at the head
of his forces, for die purpose of termina
ting the war. The armistice concluded
with Ibrahim, contains conditions that
hostilities shall recommence against the
Greeks, if ■ r is approved of by the Sul
tan, or tho Victory o'Egypt.”
LONDON, NOV. 3.—The Paris pa- (
pers of Tuesday and Wednesday, which j
arrived last night, contain accounts from }
Constantinople to the 9th of October.— j
On the 6ih there had been a meeting of
j Glisson in their White, Grey andlGrcen,
j and some of them will probably ask a
I Boon of some Lilly of our city ; at least,
i they will be caught in her Webb. If so,
j we hope she will neither put a Lock on
her heart, give a Blount refusal or mani
fest a Hardy disposition, but Scawell to
the Mann who makes the application.
Raleigh Register.
curtained that the election would come
before the House of Representatives ; and
that Mr. Clav would not be amongst the
number returned. Not knowing his sen
timents in relation to the candidates, I ad
dressed a letter to him, stating, that in all
probability, the contest would be confined
to Mr. Adams and Gen. Jackson ; and, in
that case, wished to know which of them
he would prefer. Mr. Clav answered me
promptly, hv letter boaring date 28th De
cember, 1824, of which the following is
an extract :
“ I have no hesitation in saving, that I
“ have long since decided in favor of Mr.
“ Adams, in cas'e the contest should be
“ between him and General Jackson.—
“ What.T would ask, should be the distin-
“ guishing characteristic of an American
“ Statesman? Should it not be a devo-
“ tion to civil liberty ? Is it then com-
“ pntible with that principle, to elect a
“ man whose sole recommendation rests
“ on military jiretcnsions ? I therefore say
“ to you unequivocally, that I cannot
“ consent with mv own principles, ofsup-
“ port a military man.”
Yours, respectfully,
GEO. M’CLURE.
. , , r... >he Divan on the Greek question, and it
thmpe, the motion was divided. I he appears to have been supposed that tbo
1 L j tendency of tho deliberation was pacific,
j though it is not alleged that any decision
took place. Among the Greek leaders
considerable dissensions are reported to
prevail, which are attributed to the
intrigues of Colocotmni. It a loiter da
ted Trieste, extracted from the Augsburg
Gazette, there is a very confused and
obviously inaccurate account of the ren
counter between Admiral Codrington
and the Turkish fleet. According to this
account, 60 sail of Turks got into Patras.
The accounts from Spain in the Moniteur
and Gazette de F r anrc contain fuither
instances of the submission of the Apo#-
tolicals, and represent the success of Fer
dinand in suppressing the insurrection as
complete.
question striking out was decided in
negative—Yeas, 33, nays 70.
Mr. Shorter moved that the hill he a-
mended by inserting in place of the said
2d section, a provision to reduce the ge
neral tax twenty five per cent.
Mr. Iverson proposed a proviso, the
object of which was to authorise the In
ferior Court to levy extra taxes not excee
ding 59 per cent, on the general tax for
county purposes, whenever they deem
proper.
, Mr. Daniel, called for the previous
question, which c di was sustained—Yeas
72—Nays 35.
The bill wrs ieaj the 3d time and pas
sed.
Saturday, December 15.
To give a more ehnctual and speedy re-
Fto bona fide purchasers of property
which is incumbered with judgements and j
mortages previous to . : :ransfor.
More effectually to enforce the provis
ions of the statute of 1826, so far as the
same regards the arival of persons of color
in the several ports and waters of tills
State.
To authorise certain persons to plead
and practice in the several courts of this
State, and to make a pai t of them liable in
law for their contracts after a particular
time.
—®G©—
An artide in the Greek Bee says that
the son of Lucien Buonaporte, who some
time since set oft' for Greece, in company
with the vephew of Lord Cochrane, killed
himself on the 5th September on board
the frigate Hellas, in an attempt to unload
ft double barrelled pistol, which went off
®Jtd lodged its contents in the lower part
his stomach,—Balt. Pat.
Thexneuph of Mind.—The march of
mind, so conspicuous at the present crisis
is not unlike what soldiers call Mark lime,
a prodigious noise and shuffling of feet,
but no onward movement ; a march, in
lac?, without an advance.—Printers Devil
Ten Days later From England.
NEW-YORK, dec. S.
The packet ship Manchester, Capt.
Lee arrived this morning from Liverpool
whence she sailed on the 4th of Novem
ber. By this arrival, we have received
our files of papers to Saturday, the 3d
of November, inclusive.
The ship Josephine, Capt. Coles, arri
ved last evening from Belfast, whence she
sailed on the 8th of November, and
brought Liverpool dates of the 3d of No
vember.
The latest advices from Constantinople,
communicate the submission of the twelve
insurgent districts of Greece, without the
Peninsula. They transmitted to the
Greek Patriarch at*Constantinople, two
petitions signed by all the Captains and
ministers of tho districts, announcing sub
mission, asking amnesty, and begging a
revocation of the dperee proscribing them.
This act of submission was solemlny
brough to the Porte by the Patriarch, A-
gathangelos, accompanied by twelve of his
principal clergy, and delivered to the Ki-
aja Bev, with these words—“May the
I Omnipotent remove the bandage from the
i e ves of those who are still blind, and en-
j able them to see in all its brightness the
merry of the Porte.”
The Kiaja Bey received the act, and
declared that the Porte, conformably to
the principles of Islamism, would always
be ready to receive and pardon the erring,
who should manifest their repentance, and
to throw the veil of oblivion over the past.
In consequence of this event, all the hos-
I tages of the Greek Continent, who were
—
Importance of Knowledge and Virtue
in a Republican Government.—In a go
vernment like ours, where the majority
governs, it is vitally important to the puri
ty and continuance of our free institutions
that that majority should alwaj’s be well-
informed and virtuous. We hold it to he
a solemn and highly interesting truth, that
our government ctr be sustained only bv
virtue in the great body of the people. If
the time should ever arrive in this coun
try when the largest oart of our electors
shall be unprincipled and licentious men,
we may be prepared to expect the down-
j fall of that political fubrin which has been
reared by the wisdom and patriotism of
our venerated sires. Written constitu
tions and paper laws can preserve no go
vernment which depends as ours doe*, up
on the majority or the people for the sup
port, unless that majority is wise and vir
tuous, The people govern, and if they
are corrupt it is a moral certainty that the
government will he corrupt also. Far,
very far be it from us to wish to see the
power taken from tho hands of a majority
and given to a few aristrocrats. This
would indeed be to prepare the way for a
most cruel tyrant, as intolerable as anar
chy itself. We admire that feature in
eur political institutions which declare that
“ all powers eminate from the people,”
and which admits that a majority of them
shall rule but we do say that it is all im
portant that those who have the power in
•heir hands should know enough, and be
disposed* to make a good and careful use
of it. Hence the necessity of diffusing in
formation and inculcating virruous princi
ples among all class of the people, in or
der that they may be qualified for the im
portant trust committed to their charge.—
Parhaps we view this subject in a more
serious light than do some others. We
have thought that we have discovered a-
j mong too many of our politicians, of all
parties, a disposition to consider our elec-
A hill has been introduced in the S.
Carolina Legislature, by Ex-Governor
Wilson,giving the power to creditors to
redeem real estate, for one year after sale,
with other powers for other creditors, af
ter each subsequent sale, until the title of
the purchaser be perfected by a lapse of
one year. We like the provisions of the
hill much and should like to see such a law
enacted in our State. Its reasonableness
will appear from the following explanation
of its object. Suppose a man owns a tract
of land, worth $10,000. Suppose that he
owes, three persons the one 2,000,
another 3,000and a third 5,000. Shppose
the first debt be injudgenent, and a levy
be made upon that land to pay $2,000.—
The creditor becomes the purchaser.—
Now if within a year the industrious
Defendant acquire $2,000 let him have
the privilege of redeeming the land by
paying down that sum. But suppose he
cannot raise it. There is a creditor on
note, $3,000. Let him go forward and
pay up the debt of the first nurchaser, and ! to eac j, p erson
take the land. Again before the end of j
the year, the Bond Creditor, $5^)00, in
order to secure his debt, goes forward and
pays $3,000, the full amount of the second
purchaser’s debt, and the land then vests
in the Bond Creditor. Thus the land is
worth $10,000; and the defendant has
with his property, in three years paid
every debt he owed on earth. Observe
the use of the land each year is equi
valent to the interest money.
But more than this; within the fourth
year the poor debtor becomes enabled to
pav $5,000. The land returns to him
without incumbrance. It has w*ked
itself clear, and reverts to its master for
half price.—ibid.
J.G. S. Walker Esq. was on the ISth
inst. elected 1st Lieutenant of the Hamil
ton Riflemen, Mr. L. Brux 2nd. Lieuten
ant, and Mr. F. M. Robertson Ensign.
A bill has been introduced into Con
gress to fix the ratio of Representation,
after 1833—one Representative for every
60,000. A bill also to repeal in part the
duty on imported salt. Mrs. Decatnr’s
claims have been brought forward again,
both in the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives. A resolution to instruct the-
Committee on Public Lands,to inquire iu-
to the expediency of continuing in force,
till March 4th, 1828, such acts for the re
lief of the purchasers of public lands as
have expired ; and also the expediency
of reducing the price of public lauds—
those which have been or may hereafter
be in market 5 years, to $1 00 per acre ;
10 years, to 75 cents; 15 years, to 50-
cents; and those which have been, or
shall be in market 20 years, to be entered,
by any setler who lias been constantly
residing on the land for 5 years, SO acres
The weather for a fortnight past has
been more like April or May, than De
cember. In our rambles a few evenings
ago, we found a yellow Jessamine, from
which we plucked a flower, and enjoyed
its sweet fragrance in the depth of winter.
We are informed by the Postmaster of
this city, that after the first of January,we
shall have six mails a week, between Au
gusta and MilledggviJle.
Loyd’s Lists of the 20th and JOih G f! g ua ^d b y the Bostandgi Bachi were im-j t i ons a s a mere game, at which he who
Oct. give a variety of accounts fromSmyr- j me iae - ^ a ‘ er ',V • r, • j play's the best hand is the best fellow.—
na to the 24th of September, and Triests ;
Morning Courier.
to the 24:h of October, of the robberies!
of merchantmen by the Greek pirates.— j
Among others, the Cherub, from America !
with a cargo of colonial produce, has been
completely plunder^ off Carabussa.—!
The pirates make no aiscriiniuaiion. but [ Greeks
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sefit. 28.
It is reported to-day, that the Sultan
has resolved to send the Greek Patriarch
to the Morea, to negotiate with the
English, Swedes, and all that tall in their
way are plundered,
The agricultural report lor October,
gives a most favorable view of the results
of the harvest, both in England and Scot
land.
The London Gazette of 30lh Oct. con
tains an order of his Majesty in council
permitting vessels of the U. S. to enter
ports of the Bahama Islauds, in ballast,
for the purpose of exporting theticeyr«i£
and salt.
Among the on dits of the day in London
was one that it would -be proposed by
Ministry to parliament to grant a pension
The Now Times of Oct. 27th says;—
The intelligence brought by the French
papers last night, from the Levant, seems
rather calculated to increase than to re
move perplexity. We are now told that
the Dragomans of the Allied Ambassadors
had been officially informed by lhe Kiaja
Bev, that the Porte insisted on the un
qualified submission of the rebels, and that
it would show its accustomed moderation
towards the Allied Powers (a mighty
condescension indeed,) “as long as they
committed no violence; but that it would
return blow fur blow and bullet for bullet
if it were forced to it ”
j We cannot consent thus to trifle with the
i means put into our hand of preserving our
! liberties and of conveying them down un-
; impaired to succeeding generations.—
This is not a democratic, it is not a repub
lican government. The people do not
legislate in our state & national concerns,
their representatives do this for them; and
if a due regard is not paid to the talents
and virtue of the persons elected for the
purpose of legislation,—if men of unprin
cipled chracters are clothed by the peo
ple with power to enact and enforce laws,
we have no right to expect a healthy and
virtuous administration of government.
As a general rule representatives will
partake of the character of the majority
that elects and chooses them. This is at
least implied in the fact, that they are their
representatives,—i. e. that they represent
their constituents. A virtuous paople will
elect for their rulers men likethems^lvejs,
From the Frankfort, (Ky.) Commentator.
Sheep.—Numerous droves of sheep,
containing altogether, as many as five or
six thousand head, have been driven
through this town, westwardly, this fall.—
The whole number sold in this state, may
be computed at 20,000. The prices
which they have brought have been only
from thirty seven and a half to seventy
five cents, averaging about fifty cents a
head ! though a considerable portion were
much improved by tho Merino cross.
Hill, the person who has been confined
as one of the murderers of Morgan, upon
his own confession, has been discharged
by the grand jury of Niagara county.
The Boston Statesman, an Opposition
paper, says, that it is rumoured that Mr.
Webster is to be nominated Minister at
the Court of St. Sanies, to supply the
place of Mr. Gallatin. The New-York
Evening Post, of the same stamp, says it
would be “ a very judicious selection.”
[Balt. Pat.
floras non numero nisi serenas—is the
motto of a sun dial near Venice. There
is a softness and harmony in the words
and in the thought unparallelled. Of all
conceits it is surely the most classical. “
Icount only the hours that are unclouded.”
What a bland and care dispelling feeling!
How the shadows seem to fade on thg dial
plate, as the sky lours, and time presents
only a blank, unless its progress is mark
ed by what is joyous, and all that is not
happy sinks into oblivion ! W hat a fine
lesson is conveyed to the mind,—to take
no note of time but by its benefits, watch
The sloop Cadet was to have sailed oa
the 9tn from Norfolk for Savannah, with
the Theatrical Corps destined for Au
gusta. The prize for the best Address,
to be spoken at the opening of the Augus
ta Theatre, has been awarded to a gen
tleman of this city. With respect to his
identity, we must for the present, adopr
the motto of Junius, “ stat nominis um
bra."
It is remarkable that two Judges, in
two adjoining States, should be impeach-
at the same time by their Legislatures,
and we believe for rhe same cause. The
Committee were tlosely engaged in ex
amining the testimony in Georgia, and
were expected to report immediately, and
the resolution to impeach in South-Caro
lina. passed the House of Representative.'^
199 to 12.
Our Legislature is expected to adjourn,
on Saturday next.
Col. Tattnall is announced a candi
date for Congress, at the next election-
Suppose we were to swear those who
offer us obituary eulogies for publication.
“ You do solemnly swear that the con
tents, &c. ate true &c.” Now, they an
filled with exaggerations and entitled to
as little credit as epitaphs, which seldom
contain hut the one truth—“Here las-
This we would apply not so much to the
only the smiles, and neglect the frowns ot i position of the individual who was mouldy
fate, to compose our lives of bri Q ht and j er j below, as to the act of him above *
gentle moments, turning always to tne | 6
■ ■ wha was detailing his history.
gentle
sunny side of things, and letting the rest
slip from our imaginations unheeded or
forgotten ! How different from the com
mon art of tormenting! For myself, as I
rode along the Brenta, while the sun shone
hot upon its sluggish, slimy waves, ray
sensations were far from comfortable; but
the reading of this inscription ou the side
of a glaring wail in an instan^ restored me
to myself; and still, when I^hink of and
repeat it, it has the power of wafting me
into the region of pure and blissful abstrac
tion I cannot help fancying it to be a
William Gaston, Esq. has been elects
ed to fill the vacancy, occasioned by ‘be
resignation of John Stanley, Esq. in fb®
Legislature of North-Carolina.
The Gallery of Cuttings which is a:
present exhibiting at the Planters Hote.,
in this city, is certainly a great curiosity.
One would not expect much from a pa *