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PROM THE WASHINGTON GLOBE.
The Proclamation and the Union. —In
a preceding paper we showed that so far
from having a constitotional right to cast
off the authority of the Constitution and
abandon the Union, the Stales and the
people of the Suites may be required to
submit to new stipulations as pans of that
instrument, contrary to their will. This
of itself would seem to be conclusive, that
no right was reserved to the Slates to leave
the Union when they might respectively
think proper.
But let us look further back. Ihe
jight of (he original States to make h
compact of Union, which by its terms <fc
the undet standing of all tho par ties should
be perpetual and leave to no State the
right of abandoning it without the con
sent of the rest, will not be questioned;
All will agree, that if each State stipula
ted that the Union should be perpetual,
no State had a tight to break the compact
and secede from it.
Now let us recur to the articles of Con
federation which were our bond of Unien
prior to the adoption of tho Constitution.
Their title is -
“ Artielesof Confederation and PERPETUAL
- UNION between the States of New-Hampshire,
Massachusetts Bat/, Rhode-Island and Providence
Plantations. Connecticut, New-York, Ntw Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland. Virginia,
North Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia ”
The 13th article of that instrument is
in the following words:
“ Evety State shall abide by the deterinmi
tion of the United States in Congress assem
bled, in alt questions which by this confrdvrft
tion. are submitted to them. And the articles
of this confederation shall he inviolably observ
er! by every State, and the UNION SHALL BE
PERPETU AL, nor shall any alteration at any
time hereafter be made in any of them, unless
such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of,
the United States and be afterwards confirmed
by the Legislature of every State."
And as if to make the leading stipuU
lions of the compact more solgjpnu and
obligatory, the Delegates of the States in
Congress, when thoy signed the “ Arti
cles of Confederation and perpetual 0-
nion," annexed the following declaration,
viz :
“ And whereas it bath pleased th* grent Go
vernor of the world to incline the hearts of the
Legislature we represent in Congress, to ap
prove o.f and authorise us to ratify the <sai<t arti
cles of and perpetual union; Know
yt, that we, the uiulersignrd delegate', by vir
tue of the power and authority to us given for
that purpose, do, by these presents, in the name
and behalf of onr respective constituents, fully
and entirely ratify and confirm each and every
of the said articles of confederation and perpe
tual union at>d all and singular the mailers and
things therein contained. And tvt do further so
lemnly plight and engage the faith of onr respec
tive constituents that they shall abide by the de
terminations nr the United Stotts in Congress aS
sem' led in all questions which by the said Con
federation are submitted to themi ; and that the
articles thereof s'tall be inviolably observed by the
States we respectively- represent and that THE
UNION SHALL BE PERPETUAL .”
Here each State solemnly plighted and
engaged her faith to her sister Sta't-s, that
she would never separate from them. So
far from reserving a right of secession,
that right i> expressly surrendered by the
terms of the compact. Each Stato so
lemnly stipulates with all the rest, “ that
the Union shall be perpetual ,” that she
will never abandon the Union, that she
will never secede or resume the delegated
p< wtrs
Perpetuity, therefore, was one of the
leading features of the Union under the
articles of confederation. Was this fea
tuie changed by the new Constitution l
That instrument begins thus :
“ v Ve, the people of the United State*, in or
der to form A MOKE PIOKFECT UNION, cs
tuo'iidi justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, pro
yide for the common defence, promote the gen
eral welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and es
tablish this Constitution for the United States of
America "
It would havo been strange indoi-d, if,
us a principal stop towards forming “ a
more perpetual Union," the new Consti
tution had set out wi b releasing every
State from its solemn obligation to abide
by it lorever —and left each to remain in
(he Union or go out, according to Iter own
separate and indepeudent will. This
would have been an absurd stop towards
forming a more perfect Union. It would
have destroyed the moral obligation tbe
authorities of the States wore under to
observe the articles of Union and effec
tually dissolved it while attempting to
make it more perfect. There is no such
absurdity in tbe Constitution All its pro.
visions look forward to a perpetual ex
istence.
In article 4th, Section 3d, there is a
provis.on for admitting ntw States into the
Union ; but there is none for letting old
ones out.
At tide sth, Section 2d declares, toitk
out limitation vs time , that—
“ This Constitution and the laws of the United
State which shall be made in pursuance there
of, and all treaties made or whiclt shall be made
uniter the authority of the United Ssates, shall
be the supreme law of the land ; and the judge*
in every shall he bound thereby, any thing
in (tie Constitution or 'aws of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding.”
The next section provides, also with
cut limitation vs time , that—
" The Senators tmd Representatives before
mentioned, and tha members of foe several ~tata
legislatures, and all Executive and judicial of
ficers, both of the United States and the several
States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to
support this Constitution.”
These provisions, and many others,
having no limitation of time, are perpe
tual mi their character, and as finding up
on tho States forever as if it had been
! so expressly declared.
As if to put down tho very idea ot se
parate State action. affecting the Constt
tmion, the sth Article was inserted, pio
viding for amendments, which, when rati
fied by three feurdis of the States, ‘ shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part
of this Constitution." Noi poly have the
States, agreed t» be bound forever by the
Constitution, as it was when they adopted
it ; but they have also covenanted to
be bound by any provision which may
hereafter le inserted in it by three-fourths
of the States , however contrary to their
interest or will. Before they came into
the Union, they wero entire masters of
their own destinies. When they came
in, they could, and did, prescribe tho
terms. One of those term* is, that the
tenns of Unien may be altered , with the
consent of three-fourths of the States.
Considering those facts, where is even
the least ground for an argument, that a
Slate call withdraw from the Union when
ever she pleases ? When she has agreed
with the other Statos to be bound by cer
tain stipulations forever , and has agreed
also to be bound by nny operations made
in those stipulations by three-fourths of
the States, although without her consent,
has she rencrved a right to reject and re
pudiate the whole instrument whenever
she pleases? The idea is absurd. This
reservation of right would bo incompati
ble with the express grant of power. AA
is impossible, that she could, at
time, agree to be bound .by certain terms,
and at the same time reserve a right uot
to be bound bv them.
In fine, We are persuaded, that any
candid man who will take up ou’r toritLof
government and consider its principics
and stipulations will come <o the conclu
sion, that sccesion cannot be main
tained as a Constitutional right.
Let us not bo mistaken. We agree
with Mr. Jefferson that intolerable op
pression, or a wilful nnd pertinacious u
surpation.of the essential rights of a State
by tbe General Government, will justi
fy that State in withdrawing from the U
oion* It is not, however, » Constitution
al right, but q natural right —a right of
revolution. It is the same right which
individuals have to rito up afid cast off a
government whose oppressions aro intol
erable.
GEORGIA!
BY WILSON LUMPKIN, Gover
nor and Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy of this Stale, and
of the Militia-thereof:'
To CHARLES C MILLS, Esq Principal Kee
per of the Penitentiary.
Whbfeas, at a Supeiior Court held in
and for the county of Gwinnett, ni the
September term, 1831, Samael A. Wor
cester and Elizur Butler, were convhcte’d
of illegal residence wi>hin the Territory
of tins State, when inhabited almost ex
clusively by Cherokee Indians, and such
other persona as weri unfriendly to tho
tights and interest of the S ate; whereup
on, they wete sentenced to fmr years
confinement in the Penitentiary of this
State. ,r
And whereas sound policy has, since
the confinement of said persons, induced
the constrtqted authorities of this State,
to provide by law, for the legal settlement
of the unoccupied part of said Territory,
by a free white population; and having
provided fur the organization of said Ter
ritory into counties of suitable form and
size, (or the convenient and regular ad
ministration of public justice, and the due
execution of the sows of this State..
the Legislature being assured, at their
lute session, that, under existing arrange
ments, which were daily going into exe
cution, the country would shortly contain
a sufficient number *>f well qualified in
habitants, to carry fully inti* effect these
several objects; did therefore repeal the
law under which the said Samuel A. Wor
cester and Elixur Butler, were convieled
and sentenced as aforesaid.
And whereas the said Samuel A. Wor
cester and Elizur Butler, have mode
known to me, that they have insttucted
their counsel William Wirt and' John
Sergeant, Esquires, to prosecute, tbe case
which they had thought fit to institute be
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States, against the State of Georgia, no
further. But have concluded “/o leave
the question of their continuance in con
finement to the magnanimity'of the State."
And moreover, taking iuto considera
tion, the earnest solicitude for the release
of the>e individuals, which haslyceu com
municated to me, in the most friendly
and respectful manner, by many of
the most distinguished friends of the
Suite, residing in various parts of the
nion—amongst whom are many of those
wiiu have sustained the State and her au
thorities, throughout this unpleasaot con
troversy. And also faking into view,
the triumphant ground which the State
finally occupies in relation to this subject,
iu >be eyes of the Nnlion, as has been
sufficiently aiies ed, throbgh various chan
nels, especially in the recent overwhelm
ing re-election of President Jackson, the
known defender of the rights of the State
throughout this contioversy. And now
believing as I do, that not only tho rights
of this Stato have been fully and success
fully vindicated and sustained in this mat
ter, but being assured as I am, that the
State is free from the menace of any pre
tended power whatever, to infringe upon
her rights, or cootroul her will in relati
on to this subject. And above all other
considerations, (lie magnanimity of Geor
gia being now appealed to. I therefore,
• s the oigan of tbe State, feel bound to
sustain the generous and liberal charac
ter of her people.
Whatever may have been the errors of
these individuals—whatever embarrass
tuents and heart burning* they may u2»o
been instrumental in creating— however
mischievous they may have been, in wor
king evil to the State, to themselves, and
the still more unfortunate Cheiokees
and whatever may have been tho spirit!
which has influenced them to the course j
they have pursued—and however obsti- j
{lately they may have adhered to the coito- i
sel of their e.inployers, aiders and abetters ;
yet the piesent state of things is such
that it is enough—that they submit iho
case “to tho magnanimity of tho State.’
They shall therefore go fioo. And know
y», that for and in consideration of all
the foregoing circumstances, and < many
more which might be enumerated, 1
have thought proper to remit, and do,
in virtue of the power vested in tne by
the Constitution,.hereby remit the furth
er execution of the sentence of the couit,
against the said Samuel A. Worcester
and Elizur Butler, and older that they
be foriiiw.itji discharged. •
In testimony.whoi oof I have hercaffiy 1
sgt my hand, and caused the Seal of
the Executive Department to be af
fixed this fourteenth day of Januaiy,
in the year-of our Lord 1833, and of
American Independence the 57.
WILSON LUMPKIN.
By the Governor;
Rll ODOM A GREENE,
Secretary.
03** That the Public may be apprized
of the grounds upon w hich the Missiona
ries were discharged, Editors of Newspa
pers in this State, ar# requested to give
the foregoing an inset tion in their respec
tive papers.
OF GEORGIA.
AN ACT to make Bank and other cor
porations subject to Garnishment, and
to regulato proceedings against Gar-
Bishees, in certain cases
And be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and (
it is hereby eanctcd by- the authority of
the same , That from and after the passing
of the act all Banks, Banking companies
and other corporations in this state, shall
bo liable to garnishment both in cases of
attachment and in cases at common law;
and it shall bo their duty to answer under
their corporate seal bv their presiding of
ficet; and in all cases a summons address
ed to the corporation and served upon its
presiding, officer shall be deemed and
lie!<i sufficient.
And be •nrther enacted by the authuri
ty aforesaid , Tnat hereafter in ail casus
in any of the courts »>f ibis State, when
any Bank, Banking. company or oiher
corporation, or any individual person... of
l orsons, |hall fail to answer afei being
duly sorrmnned as garnishee or garnishees,
it shall be the duty of the court to enter
judgment against said garnishee or garni
shees for tho amount of the plaimiflVs de
mand, and cost; provided huwcvtr , Thai
such-judgment snail not be euieied be
fore the plaintiff shall have obtained judg
ment against tho- defendant or defendants
in iho case, if he or they shall uot have
obtained judgment against tho defendant
or defendants, before the issuing of the
garnishment.
And be it farther enacted by an hority
aforesaid , That summonses in garnish
mem shall in all cases be served personal
ly otherwise they shall not ba binding;
and in all cases where any corporation
shall answer, the subsequent proceedings
shall be the same as tlr-so now provided
by law in cases of oilier garnishees: pro
vided That nothing herein contained-,
shall be so constructed sbas i*» make
Banks or other corporations liable to be
garnisheed for the salary or salaries, or
any part thereof, of any officer or officers
of said Banks or othec-corporations, s
} ASBURY tIULL,
Speaker in the House of Represe. a lives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
P esident <<f die Senate.
Assented to. Doc. 24. J 832..,
* WILSON LUMPfvIN, Governor.
AN ACT t* be entitled an act, the more
effectually to compensate jurors and
to explain an act assented to the wen
first day of December eighteen bundled
and thirty, entitled,“an act to alter die
jury’s and,attorney's fees in this s;atn.”
J3« it enacted by the Senate and Houst
of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia in General Assembly met, and it i\
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, 1 hat on all actions hereafter to be
in tho Superior or Inferior
courts of this State, iho foe of the jury
shall be three dollars on all verdicts
be signed, and that on nd
judgements which may bs confessed iu
said courts, the jury fee shall be one dol
lar, to fie paid.byjh® paf.'y. inking such
verdict or judgement, to be taxed on the
Sill of costs. ••
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforsaid, Thai no part of
this above, recited act, or any existing
law in relation to attorneys tax foes, shall
be so construed as to entitle auy attor
ney to a greater tax fee than mu dollars
in any one case.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforsaid , That all laws re
pugnant to (his act, be, and the same are
hereby repealed,
ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, December 24, 1832
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
AN ACT to regulate the intercourse be
tween Banks and private individuals,
so as to subjects Banks to payment of
damages, if they refuse or fail to pay
specie when demanded, under certain
circumstances
Pc it enacted by the senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia in general assembly met «nd it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same , That when any Bank now incor
porated os which taay hereafter be incor
porated in this State, shall refuse or foil
to pay specie for any of its bills, notos
drafts or other writings for which they
may be bound when demanded* by any
individual or indtoiduals, and held as his
jor their own property, Upoti suit thereof
I such individual or individuals in additipn
i to the lawful interest shall receive ten per
cen'um damage, for such refusal or fail
ure upon tho amount so refused or failed
i to be redeemed in specie, Provided, that
nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to authorise any Bank, or other incor
porated institution or-Brokor, to recover
: the damages contemplated by this act.
ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to,-Dec. 24, 1832.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Got.
act more effectually to secure the
solvency of all the banking institutiotis in
this State.
Whereas the enormous amount of ban
king capital chartered by the laws of this
State, and her circulating currency bci.ng
composed almost entirely of the bills of
her own batiks; and whereas, the sateiy
»nd b**st intetest of our citizens require
that the true condition and solvency of
each Bank or incorporated company,
exeicising banking privileges should bo
known to the community, so as to guard
the great body of the people from receiv
ing a depreciated or doubtful paper, and
for i tunedf whereof; ■-*
Re it euatted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia in General Assembly met, and it is
herjefiy .enacted by the authority of the
same That from and alter the passage of
this act, 4i shall bethedmy of. the
dent aud Directors of each incorporated
Bank or company exercising banking pri
vileges in this State, to ipake a seuiiauu
al return oo the first Monday in April
and October, in each year, of the names
of all the stockholder ..the amount «f stock
owued by each individual or company, 6c
-the amount of money actually paid into
the foods of each Bank, on each share
irespectively, and fora aid the same to his
Excellency iho Governor* for the time
being, and to be subject to tne examina
tion «-.f the General Assembly.
And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the du y -f the President and Direc
tois a foiesaid, and iliey aro heieby re
quired to give a minute statement of the
standing and manugetue&i of. eacl). incor
porated Bank or company exercising
banking privileges til this State, and their
branches, on ihe Ist Monday in Apul
oex l , and thereafter semi-annually, and
forward the same to. his Excellency
the Governor, for the. time being,shewing
particularly the amount of bills on oilier
banks in this State, the amount ol Gold,
Silver, and bullion in their vaults, the a
tnouni of debts due them at the North,or
elsewhere, which n-uy be denominated
specie funds, the amount of active or run
ning paper, the amount in-stitt,tho amount
under protest, aud noun suit, and clearly
.stating whin amount of ai) the debts due
‘the Bank,is considered good,what amount
doubtful, and what amount is considered
bad. and lost to ibe Bank, the amount ot
issues by each Bank, iho amount of bills
hi circulation, and the amount of bills ot
said Bank in circula ioa under the amount
of deposits, and the highest amount due
6c owing by each Bank,all of said reports
t» be subject to toe examination of the
Geiseral Asssembly.
And bt i\ furtht- enacted , That should
the President and Directors, #f auv one
or more of the aleiesaid Bank?, fail to
comply with thespiiit and true meaning
of :hb* act, H shall b,e du<y of his Excel
lency iho Governor, for the time being,
to notify the Treasurei of this Staie, end
the Piesideni aod directors of the Cent
ral B <nk, of said delinquent Bank or
Banks, wbcrenpiui,i; shall not be lawful
t<- leceive th*-Dills of any such delinqueni
Bank or Bank?, irt payment of any debt
due the State of Georgia, or tho Central
Bauk, until the Presid-ou and Directors
of. >cis deltuq out Bank or Banks, shall
have made such returns as are iequirod by
tins act.
And be it farther enacted , That it shall
b» the duty of his Excellen y the Gover
nor, for the tim* being to publish tho name
or names of any Bank or Banks, which
may fail to comply with all tha requisi
tions of this act, in all the newspapers
printed in Miltedgeville, as often us he
may think expedient for the public good.
And be it further enacted.— That the
notes and bonds hereafter made payable
at and discounted by any Bauk,shall when
transferred to any other Bank continue
payable in the bills of the bank at which
they wore so made payable and discoun
ted, in the same manner, and on the same
principles as if they were still holden by
the Bank, at which they were still made
payable and by which they wero discoun
ted: P-ovided , That nothing therein
contained shall be construed to takeaway
from auy Bank, any rights which are se
cured to it by tho provisions of its chat
ter.
fit it further enacted , That ell returns
required to be made by this act, shall be
made on the oath ol the President and
Cashier of the respective Banks, and that
a copy of such oath shall accompany and
be appended to said teturn.
, ASBURY HULL, 1
"Speaker of the House Os Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Approved, Nov. 22d, 1832.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor .
Huntsville. (Ala.) Dec.
THE PROCLAMATION^
There was such an eageriress and anx*
eiety for the President's Proclamation
on the subject of the South Carolina Or
dinance, that we detuned it uecessary to
issue an extra in order to gratify the pub
lic curiosity. We insert it nevertheless in
ou> paper of this day, lest some of our
subscribers should uot hare receiyed our
extra, and for the benefit of those who
wish to peruse it a second time,a thing by
no muaos surprising, considering the im
portance, the interest and the beauty of
this production, which demands to be
well understood in order to appreciate all
its excellence, it is certainly the most
interesting state paper that has appeared
since the days of the Revolution. We
honor—we admire th.e.feeling that promp
ted this eloquent address,in which breathes
every sentiment of patriotic virtue, digni
ty,sympathy, sturdy rectitude and paren
tal affection. We adhere, with all our
might, to the views which its presents of
the mutual relations between the Statesi.
the general government, and of the nature
and obligations which connect them to
gether. Tho latter part is beautiful and
eloquent. The appeal is thrilling to , the
heart, and well calculated to aWsy much
of the fermentation which prevails in our
unhappy sister Slate. wicked and
treacherous will it.
.. If the new Tariff Bill reported to„the
House of Representatives by Mr. Ver
planck should become a law, tire annual
revenue from import?, supposing the quan
tity of goods imported to be the same as
in 1831, would be from the date of the
bill’s goieg into operation until March 2,
1834, $21,593,039. From the latter
date of March 21835, $17,837,848. Af
ter March 2,1835, $17,017,158: to which
add $315,556 for difference of pound
sterling on goods paying «and valororti duty,
$17,332,714. It is calculated that about
one fifth of the gross revenue will be paid
hack in the form of drawbacks, or absor
bed iu the expenses of collection. De
ducting this from $17,332,714, and wo
should have a nett revenue from imports,
«.f $13,866,171, which 1 added to $2,500
of>o from the sale of public lands, would
give us a tetal nett revenue 0f:516,366,
171. The annual expenses of govern
ment, including every description of de
mands noon the “Treasury, is estimated at
$15,000,000. Leaving art annual surplus
of about $1.5§6,17L tp guard against
contingencies.— N. T. Sour Qom. 10/A*
AUGIJBTA. _
MONDAY, JAN. 21, 1833.
We «r* requested to state that the Medical
Society of Augusta, will hereafter hold its meet
ings in the room above Mr. Flora's store and op
posite tire Eagle fc. Phcßnix Hotel.
The-offrccrs of the Society will be elected on
Wednesday next.
£/=» 'Ve teceived no papers last night
from Richmond or Washington City*
We are of coarse without the nows from
Congress* which our reader* expect. We
believe the report jn the Columbia Hive
to hi* pormatuie. We believe Verplank’s
bill will puss the House, but its fate in the
Seuatc is considered doubtful.
politician says his pray,
ers ntSjpAdays, he is unfit to be trusted—lit*
wisheii3£> t^mue^^hui ch and State. Our Le-
have the blessings of
their deliberations, without
horrible scruples that they are violating their
oaths to preserve the Constitution. The Legis
lature of New York has been recently engaged
in such a debate. Why, they did better in Co
lumbia. S. C. even under old Cooper’s nose, St
they are all to pray besides, on the 31st instant
that they be not hung during the succeeding,
month* We hope Heaven will forgive them:
It is n matter of astonishment to us, how some
of our Georgia writers consider the act of the
Governor in pardoning the Missionaries. Why
shoujd they have been kept in prison? The law,
under which they were punished IsVepeal’d—thoir
offence can never again be committed. Their
suit against the State was abandoned, because
they saiii they not n-p.w see any good that
could result from-its coiiiiuuauce, but mu,ch e
vii. YVhy then should they be continued in cun-"
finement, when too, after all the** things, they
also threw themselves on the magnanimity ot
the State? We Knew it ,would not latisfy the
Nullies, and we do not see (hat it has displeased
any others, The fact is, that Gov. Lumpkin has
too deeply sinned in doing what was right, to
get into the good graces of certain interested po
liticians, who found their own consequence se
cured by the public troubles. Gnaw away, gen
ties—you bite a file—the sooner your teeth arc
worn off, the better for your country.
The annual term of the Supreme Court of the
United States (says the National Intelligencer
of the 12th inst.) commenced on Monday 14tb.
Mr, Justice Thompson has been here iorqe
weeks, Mr Justice McLean for several days,
and Mr. Justice Story arrived on Thursday.
The nomination of Hector Craig to he Sur
veyor of the port of New York, vice M. M Noah,
resigned, and of Enas T. Tliroop, to be Naval
Officer for the same poit, were confirmed by the
Senate of the United States on the 10th inst.
Mr, Miller, Senator from South Carolina, in
troduced into the Senate, the resolutions of the
Legislature of that State, relative to the Presi
dent's Proclamation. They were laid on the
table and on motion of Mr. Miller ordered to be
printed
The Theatre has been closed for two weeks fur
the purpose of completing the Stage depart
ment. The fixtures for the Scenery were put up
in such haste, that it was badly displayed. In
that time every thing will be so completed and
arranged that the beautiful scenery will not on
ly all be displayed to the best advantage but be
made to move with such facility ns to favor alt
the Stage illusions. Nothing mars the interest
of a play much more, than the bungling man
agement of the apparatus, which is se necessary
and continue the dramatic deception.
The imagination it thus rudely recalled from its
reveiie and the whole interest of the Drama lost
in the destruction of its scenic effect.
Io relation to the Theatre, we hare only an
other remark to make at this lime ; but we have
made it so often and the abuse has been sooften
reproved, that we dispair of any influence jo
correcting it. We mean the rude and intemper
ate manner in which some persons erpress the
extravagance of their jpy, Whooping and YeU
tug may l>® apprapriats sos savages iu express
ing their pleasure; but unless at the tail of »
pack of fox-hounds,we should never rank this *-
cnong the evidences of n refined ge.itleman. We j
love to see others laugh, if we laugh but littli
ourselves ; but we are sure their own enjoyment,
would not be less— that of others would be more
if they would, in future, allow us to believe, all,
the Indians would leave the State with the Cber
okces. Mr. Wallsck, we think, would not have
allowed Capt. Dashall to have got so iraqjQdte
rately drunk the other night, if he had been 8-
ware of his propinquity to the scalping-knife,
notwithstanding he was a Captain of Dragoons.
In 1113 efforts to recover his fallen hat, which
rolled to the front of the stage, he was not so far
“ gone” lAit the genuine scream of the wild sav
age had terrors for him.. Snatching up bis hat,
h« retreated, saying. 11 Why. you frighten rflfev
(hiccup.) I thought the Indians Were coming.”
We find the following in the Columbia Hive
We have nothing else from Washington.
, Columbia, (S. C. ) J an. 19.
It isi stated upon the authority of let
ter writes fiom Washington, that the Bill
reported by W. Verplank- front the Com
mittee of Ways and Means had passed a
second reading in the lower House by u
vote of 105 to S6, and the opinion that it
will finally pass both houses.
The Legislutuie of Alabama was to
have adjourned on the 12th inst. On tho
Bih, they elected John L. Tindall, Presi
dent of the Rank of the State of Alabama,
for the ensuing twelve months. »nd tho
following gentlemen Directors: William
G. Parish, Cbacks Lewert, Samuel B.
Ewing, John B. Pass, James Guild, Fred.-
erick C. Ellis, John Owen, Thairias H,
Bolling, James Hogan, William R. Col.-
gm, GeiK-ee N. Stewart,* and 11. M.
Andrews.* *New Diiccters.
The Vice Presidency —The following
is the passage of the Constitution relating
to the resignation of the Vice Presiden”
cy. The right of resignation is clearly
recogni*«d.
In case of the renv-ved of the presi
dent from office, or of his deuth, resigns,
lion, or inability, to discharge the powers
and duties.of the said office, the same
shall devolve un the vice presideot;andthe
congress may, by law, provide for th»
case of removal, death, resignation, nr. in
ability, both of the president nnd vice
president,declaring what officer shall then
act ai president,and such officer shidl net
accordingly, until the disability bo remov
ed, or a president shall be elected.
By a lute law of the Legislature, tl>o
Congressional District of Alabama arO
arranged follows : N
First District, composed of tfef coon*
ties of Madison, Jackson,, M organ, Blount,
Sr. Clair, Bonmn and Randolph.
Second District, — Limestone, Law
rence, Lauderdale, Franklin, Mutton,
Fayette, and Walker.
Third Dssirict. — Pickens, Tuscaloosa,
Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, Perry, Green*
Sumpter, Taladega.
Fourth . District.— Mobile, Warhing
ton, Clarke, Marengo Dallas, Wilcox,
Monroe, and Baldwin.
Ffith District. Montgomery, Btivler,
Couocuh, Pike, Covington,Henry, Dale,
Autauga, Lowndes, Coosa, Talaponsa,
Macon.Russeir, Chambers, and Barbour.
Mr. Jwhn VV, Paul, of Dallas county,
was elected Judge of tho eighth judicial
circuit of that Stato, which is composed
of the new counties on its eastern border.
Fun THE GEORGIA COURIER.
Mr. Editor . A few days ago I hap
pened at the City Ijiall, and heard the f< i
lowing examination of a witness which f
give for the benefit of such of your rea
ders.as art? tired of politic?*
Atty' —Were y- u assisting in breaking
wpen the house t » arm tho p» r ty l
IVitnosf —No Sir.
Atty. —How did you happen to be
there ?
Witness.—l promiscuously happened
there.
Rank Robbery.—W a are happy to,
learu, that through the indefatigable exet
tions of the officer* of (he Bank of South
Caroliua, tho residue of the money of
which that institution was robbed, has
been recovered, $48,000 having been giv
en up on Thursday last, by the robber
Baston, which he had concealed in the
wall of his house, completing the sum of
$150,000, and reducing the entiro loss of
the Bank, to 22 dollars in specie, Bar-
Ton, we understand, lias been discharged
from his confinement, in conseqoenco of
having surrendered the money. The Di
rectors met yesterday, and in coosequenco
of this recovery, were enabled to'declare
a dividend for the last year of two dollar*
per Share. Char. Courier insi.
The term “sovereign," as applied to
an individual Slate, is a gross solecism
The States are snveieign only in matters
of which thoir local Legislature may take
cognizance. In all the osseniiais which 4
constitute national sovereignty, they are
entirely deficient, having voluntarily sur
rendered them without the reservation of
a right to resume them at u ill. We havft.
the authority of Dr. David Ramsay, a /
name dear to South Carolina herself, for,
saying (2 vol. Ramsay’s history, p.
that “the Act of Independence did not
holdout to the world ihitteen sovereign
States, but a common sovereignty of the
whole,in their united capacity.”—Lynch
burg Virginian
New-Ort.eanp, January 12, 1833.
COTTON.—Arrived since the 4th
iuit. of Louisiana and Mississippi 14,590
bales, Lake Pbnichartrain 530, North Al
abama aad Tfeanesse 600, Arkansas 181,
Florida-280; together 16,181 bales. Cle
ared id the same mne, for Liverpool 4524,
Hane 1173, Nantz 536, N«w-York 869,
Boston 491, Philadelphia 292, Baltimore
417; together 8,309 bales—making an ad
dition to sieck of 7,872, and leaving on
hand, inclusive of all on ship-board not
Cleared 00 the 10th inst. a stock of 75,489
bales.
The tales of the week amount t? about