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IN SENA TE.
Wednesday, March 26, 1834.
Mr. KING, of Georgia, presented a
memorial fiotn about 400 citizens of Au
gust:), asking a restoration of the deposi
tes, and a recharter of the Bank of the
U. Slates.
Mr. K. said that as, from the proceed
ings of yesterday, he found it was still
on the presentation of memorials,
to speak of the character of ihe mem
orialists, and at the same time, to say
something upon the subject of their com
plaints—although ha disapproved the
practice of discussing those memorials,
and thought the compliments of respecta
bility, 4*c- as mere formal ceremonies—
yet, as the practice was continued, he
could not consent that his fellow-citizons
of Augusta, and their memorial, should
suffer too mnch >n comparison with those
from various other quarters and sections
of the Union, by refusing to bestow upon
them something like the accustomed at’
tention.
He said, then, he could state that
he was personally acquainted with a
very large portion of the memorialists;
and he thought that, to a limited extent,
they embraced all classes, characters,
trades, professions, and interests, in the
community from which the memorial
came. He said he also found that a ve
ry respectable portion of the merchants
and business men of the city had signed
the memorial, and from his acquaintance
with some of them, he thought their ex
perience and general intelligence as mer
chants, qualified them as wel| to judge of
those measures of State policy which
would likely improve or injure their res
pective interests, as a like number of
marchants taken promiscuously from any
other city in the Union.
Os the politics of the memorialis’s,how
ever, he said he could not say so much.
He was not extensively acquainted with
the political opinions and feelings of his
neighbors. He did not know whether
they were generally friendly, or oppos
ed to the present administration. But
from the best information he could gain,
the memorial was not originated, circula
ted, signed, or sent here, with any very
marked reference to party distinctions
upon this point. He might perhaps, he
said, make this exception. There was,
he said, a very small, but at the same
time a very respectable party in the ci
ty of Augusta (known as the nullifying
party) who, with a consistency with their
former opinions upon the subject of the
United States Bank, (which so far from
censuring, he was much disposed to ad
mire,) had generally, he believed, de
clined to put their signatures to the pa
per.
There was one characteristic, howev
er,he said, by which bethought the mem
orial might be distinctly marked. So far
as he was acquainted with the sentiments
of the memorialists, they had been gen
erally friendly to a United States Bank.
They thought such an institution an use
ful instrument in the commerce of the
Country, and an efficient aid to the Govern
ment in the administiation of its finances.
The character and objects of (bo memo
rial, he said, might in fact bo gathered
from the language employed in it, which
had been appropriately selected, and
showed an evident intention iu the mem
orialists to state nothing but the truth;
but at the same time to state that in such
away as to forward, as far as possible,
the object they had in view. They spoke
of “indications” of distress in the com
mercial community; ot “evils which they
witness,” and of the greater evils which
they apprehend, <s’c. They no where
pointedly sta’e, said Mr. K. that they are
themselves suffering under any very ttn
usual pecuniary embarrassment or pres
sure in their money market. They could
not so state, he said, as he apprehended
such statement would have been contra
ry io the fact. The very mail, he said,
which brought the memorial, brought the
prices current, by which it appeared that
local stocks (always (he theimometer of
the money market, as they were not in
fluenced by any foreign competition) and
in fact -all the various articles usually sta
ted in the price current maintained their
prices, and indicated that all those
who had the worth of money could
procure money on the usual and
customary terms. He referred also, to
the proceedings of the meeting, by which
it was admitted, be believed, by the
speakers on both sides, that the pressure
had not then reached the city. If fur
ther evidence were wanting, he said he
could slate that he had seen two of the
memorialists themselves, both highly res
pectable merchants, who had stated to
him that the present season had not been
marked by any unusual distress among
the merchants. And, said Mr. K. if Sen
ators should still be incredulous, I hold
in my band a letter from one of the com
mittee who drafted tne memorial itself, a
line from which, he supposed, would con
clusively settle this point, ylmong other
things the writer stales, “As yet, our mo
ney t. ukc‘. is about as vou left it.”
*r k. aid, he was thus particular in
dwelling on these facts, not only to show
the true character of the memorial and
its object, but to sustain his colleague in
a declaration he had made a few weeks
past, that al that time the city of Augusta
was suffering no unusual distress. The
truth of this statement had been question
ed by some honorable Senator, and par
ticularly the honorable Senatorfrom Ken
tucky had laughed at his colleague for
this supposed mistake. The statement
of his colleague, he said, was strictly true
at the time it was made, and in fact so
continued up tv the date of the last ac
counts.
But, said Mr. K. it is true the memo
rialists, apprehend distress,and he thought
with some reason, if be understood well
the present state of affairs in that city.-
This pressure, said Mr. K., has been al
most periodical in the Southern cities for
several years, and may always be expect
ed to a certain extent, when the article of
cotton opens at a price much beyond that
which it afterwards maintained. It is
known, said Mr. K., tnat Northern ex
changes is principally furnished to South'
ern merchants by the purchase and ship"
ment of catton. They are the means by
and through which the Southern mer.
chants pay their Northern debts. And
when the trade continues regular through
out the season, the supply is generally
equal to, and sometimes beyond the de’
mand, and the premium on Northern ex
changes is often a trifle, and sometimes
nothing. But, said he, the planters, as
ter they have sold a portion of their crop
at good prices,sell the remainder with ex
treme reluctance at prices very far below
what they have previously obtained.—
Every man, he said, at all in the habit
of attending to the operations of his own
mind, would understand the policy by
which the planter was governed in such a
case.
In fact, the planter was not only in
clined, but enabled, during the present
season, by a timely disposition of a large
portion of his crop, at good prices, to
hold on to the remainder, in expectatijn
of an advance. Since the fall in the
foreign market had produced a heavy de
cline in the home market, sales had al
most ceased in Augusta, and for the last
sixty or seventy days, the p’anters had
generally stored. The warehouses, he
said, in Augusta, though numerous and
spacious, were crowded to overflowing,
very few preferring to sell at the current
prices, but holding on with an obstinate
confidence, hoping better might be ob
tained.
This policy, said Mr. K.,has cut off the
most usual supply of Northern exchange,
which had risen since about the Ist of
January,from par to 2 per cent, premium,
and even this rate being beyond the u«u
al exchange—a further advance would
probably produce a run upon the banks
for specie, in the remittance of which the
merchants (when remittances must go on
as usual,)<ould find a better account than
in the purchase of exchange at these high
rates. If, for these reasons,said Mr. K.,
the merchants should commence drawing
specie from the banks, the banks must
stop their discounts, and reduce their
debts, by calling upon their customers,
and thus would commence the pres.
sure.
There was another cause,he said,which
might add something to the demand for
money iu the Southern cities; and which
if he mistook not, had added to the ap
prehensions of some practical men in the
city of his residence.
There were, he said, many Northern
houses which had Southern connexions
and business friends; and it will be recol
lected, said Mr. K., that when making a
few remarks before the Senate a few
weeks since, I stated there was rather an
unusual demand for capital in the nor
thorn cities, without the usual facilities of
supplying them. The money market has
been easier at the South and he believed
he had understood,(at least it was reason-
that many southern houses had ex
hausted their credit to raise remittances
to aid their northern friends. This might,
if the facts were so, add something to the
usual demand for northern exchange,
which together would make something
more than an ordinary demand, which
was met in consequence of the policy of
the planters,by a very inadequate and in
sufficient supply. Mr. K. said he hoped
however, that this apprehended pressure
might yet be averted by a change of poli
cy by the planters, or such rise in their
produce as would induce them to part
with their property.
I might bo disposed, said Mr. K. un
der other circumstances,to say something
in reference to the object of the memor
ialists, in a more methodical manner than
1 have done heretofore, but the proposed
measure of the recharter is more directly
before the Senate by the introduction of
a bill for that purpose; and I will there
fore conclude by moving that the memo
rial be read, printed, and referred to the
Committee on Finance, hoping that the
bill, when brought for ward for discussion,
will have that deliberate attention to
which the importance of the measure
proposed so justly entitles it.
Union Meeting—The meeting of the
“Union and State Rights Association”
yesterday was cheering to the patriot. All
of the members, whose avocations per
mitted, pressed to the Exchange, where
tue hoary head, grown grey under the
sky of this happy and united government,
was seen uniting with the youth of the
present age in vindicating the principles
of that government from the misconstrue
lions of benighted and ambitious politi
cians. The gentlemen nominated by the
Committee to sustain in our next Legis
lature the principles on which the Asso
ciation is based, having been called on to
signify their acceptance of the nomin.i<
tion, responded in addresses, breathing
the sentiments of deep and soul stirring
patriotism. They were frequently inter
rupted by the applauses and cheers of
the meeting. Citizens of Georgia, native
and adopted, inspired by one voice and
one mind, were there, —vowing on the
altar of their country eternal enmity to
those doctrines, which will, if not arrest
ed, substi'uie anarchy and bloodshed for
the peaceful arbitrament of the people of
the Union, a people whose happiness is
linked with the happiness of their fellow
countrymen. With such principles and
such men to support them, wo cheerfully
rely on the patriotism of a people, en'
lightened by the Final Arbiter of Nations
and of men, to carry out and preserve
forever unimpaired, Heaven’s choicest
blessing—the Liberty and Independence
of this wide spread and happy Republic,
whose glory is based on the people’s
weal.— Georgian.
“THE BLOODY BILL!” “THE
BLOODY BILL!”
What has become of "the bloody billV'
What sop has been thrown to the Cerbe
rus of the South that has silenced his
tongue in relation to that terrible usurpa
tion? Is the interest of an unconitution
al and corrupting Bank x of so much high
er importance titan liberty, as to seal the
mouth of Mr. Calhoun and his nullifying
followers, in relation to "the bloody
billV'
The Southern People may now judge
of the sincerity of these nullifiers. —
Nothirg was to terrible a few months ago
as “the bloody bill.” Now they hug to
their bosoms the bloodly men who passed
the bloody bill, and dare not agitate the
question lest they should quarrel with
their new allies and do injury to the cause
of the Bank! . Great friends of State
Rights, they are supporting the grossest
usurpation upon those rights ever com
mitted by the General Government! —
Ultra republicans in profession, they do
not hesitate to unite with ultra federalists
in practice. Their State Rights consist
in the destruction of individual rights, and
the liberty they adore is the liberty to
enslave their fellow Freemen.
Globe.
The Gold Mines.— The mining busi
iness in this part of the g »ld Region, is
again in successful operation—Many depo
site mines which were considered as ex
hausted are now yielding good profits to
our enterprising miners. One of these
mines in this neighbourhood, which was
successfully operated on in 1830—and
’33, is now yielding 3 dwts. to the band
per day.
We were a short time since shewn a
beautiful specimen of Saltpetre recently
discoverd on lot No. 11-12-4
Auraria Recorder.
A singular incident occurred in this
town on Sunday last* It appears that
some persons had been amusing them*
selves by worrying an ox that had been
confined in the Wagon Yard for the pur
pose of being fattened, and had employ
ed for this purpose an old ragged coat. —
After he had become much incensed, an
individual put on the coat and sallied into
the yard when the Ox made at him, and
followed him up a flight of stairs, into
the second story. Here, missing the ob
ject of his pursuit, he bolted through a
window into the street, considerably in
jured by his leap of about 15 feet.
[Fayetteville Observer, April 1
Pressure of the times.—At tho sale
of the Hands belonging to tho State,
which took place in this city yesterday,
seventeen negroes brought $9,185, aver
aging within a fraction of five hundred
and forty dollars, each. The highest
price paid was $655. — Georgian.
From the Journal of Commerce.
“The measure of Value.” The least
obvious, but most important purpose of
money, is a measure of value : yet in most
of the disputations on the subject, we
rarely meet with any allusions to that im
portant quality, or any application of its
principle. The labors of men in the highest
walks of science have been put in requisi
tion to obtain fixed unalterable measures
oflength, weight, and time; but a meas
ure of value, which is far more impor
taut than some of the above seems as yet
to have received but little consideration;
and although natural difficulties lie in the
way of such an exact result as is obtained
from others, still it is deserving of more
consideration than it has yet received.
Let us suppose a yard as the represen.
talion of the measure of length, and com
pare it with the measure of value, in or
der that we may see the importance of tho
latter. It is a definite thing, being a
standerd by which all other lengths may
be tested, and with it all variations of the
same denomination of length in various
countries can be compared, and the dif
feience calculated. If the yard of France
is longer than our own, by adding to the
number the decimal of the difference we
have at once thenumber of our own yards;
or by subtracting the decimal from the
price, we have the cost of our own yards.
If in the same manner we had a fixed
measure of valure, its use would be obvi
ous and important. As yet, however,
mankind have not discovered any basis
upon which to predicate calculations
which will give us a fixed standard, and
as gold and silver are the only basis
which in any degree furnish the quality
desired,mankind have generally used them
for this purpose,—universally before the
valuable modern invention of paper mo
ney and partially since; but in the appli
cation and use of this valuable
a great error has been committed in ne
glecting to consider the quantity of our
measures as its most important feature,and
that all variation of its quantity is a varia
tion of itsstandard; & hence a destruction
of its most valuable quality Thus every
addition o the quantity of our measures,
and though we hereby increase the number
of our yards, we do not increase the quan
tity of our value. It is freely admitted
that in the United States advantages have
arisen from the free use of credit as cur.
rency. but it is quite questionable whelk-
er the evils have not exceeded the bene
fits. The use of credit in every other
form is entirely compatible with its disuse
as currency, nor is the latter at all essen
tia! to the most extended use of the for
mer, while the use of the latier inevitably
renders the former extra-hazardous.
In the very able report of the Union
Committee the evils of our present con
dition are traced to their final cause, the
too extended use of credit as currency,—
while they denounce with the reprobation
they deserve, the measures of the govern
ment which fired the train; and they have
stated the importance of limiting that use;
and though on this subject the details and
information which the Report embodies
are of great value, yet in my view the
mode of controlling this use of credit as
currency which is obvious and would
seem to obtrude itself upon the most cas.
ual observer, has escaped their notice, or
has not been considered and its impor
tance observed.
Gold and silver are, after, the basis of
our currency; and paper by its constitu
tion and laws, is so fixed io its relation to
metal, that it will in spite of all our cries
of want, follow its impulse. If by any
cause, domestic or foreign, in the fo r mer
by want of confidence, in the latter by
a change of policy, a demand for metal
occurs, our currency instantly feels its in
fluence, and shrinks with a rapidity pro
portioned to its expansion. The moment
the demand ceases, the expansion again
occurs to the detriment of all classes and
the benefit of none. The remedy obvi
ously then is so to chain the currency to
metal by the action of positive law, that
they shall expand and contract together;
or in other words, that the issues of Banks
shall bear a fixed relation to the meta' in
their vaults. Let that relation be such as
the wisdom of Government shall deter
mine; but let it be left to the discretion of
no man or combination of men, interested
one day to increase and another to dimin
ish it. The power to create currency is
potent for good or evil, to a degree little
imagined. It may be said that specie in
vanlt is idle capital. Is it idle while its
representation in a convenient and safe
form is doing its duty, and though value
less itself, is receiving the reward due on
ly to its constituent? We cannot “eat
our cake and keep it too,” but may cry
like the child, for our voracity, when it is
too late. But by diminishing our curren
cy we diminish prices, and then labor
would not be amply rewarded. It cer.
tainly cmnot be necessary to prove that
price is not value; the busines of life is
the production and exchange of values,
and while these are abundant, their price
is a mere bagatelle.
The change, if attempted, should be
gradual, as all sudden changes of curren
cy are deplorable; but its effect would be
only happy, and influence perfect, while
the remedy suggested, that of prohibiting
the issues ofstnall notes,while they are des
irable and proper,and tinderall circumstan*
cesought to be adopted,would be only par
tial and not reach the root of the evil.
HARRY.
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS.
The following remarks we copy from an Es
say, published in the last No- of the Southern
Agriculturist, on the ‘•Construction of Roads in
the Southern States," by Joseph Eve, Esq., of
Richmond county, Georgia. Their justness must
have been apparent to almost every traveller,
who has been in the habit of noticing such facts.*
Clay and sand mixed in due propor
tions, will from a concrete substance, not
easily affected by the changes of drought
or moisture, or heat, or cold, except in
tense frost, not common in the Southern
Slates. The substratum of our pine.bar
rens is generally clay, either white or
yellow or sometimes red—red ocre (ferru
ginous earth.) The upper stratum is as of
ten sand not a foot in thickness, which
rests on a bed of clay. In making ditch
es in low situations, or on throwing sand
and clay on dams and causeways, every
body may have observed what a firm solid
surface is often accidentally produced. I
say accidentally, for there were no pains
taken,or even anidea that mixing the sand
clay,in certain proportions, would cause
them to combine, so firmly, that a road
impervious to moisture, or the wheel . of
carriages would be the consequence.
Hence, often, we find a dam, or a cause
way firm and hard at all seasons, and urr
der all circumstances; and the heaviest
carriages, with wheels properly construct
ed, will make no impression on them, ex
cept to make them still harder. Our
narrow wheels,indeed, would injure even
a Macadamized road. On the sides of
hills, or if the road be made convex, the
heaviest rains have no tendency to soften
them. But.it will be said, that we occa
sionally meet with such portions of roads
that have been accidentally made. I ad r
mit it; and I ask a question in my turn.
Are not the materials of such portion of
road or causeway, composed of sand and
clay, by chance, in due proportions? The
affiioity or elective attractions between
water, clay, and sand, is very great, and
the retentiveness of clay, is so great, that
a certain degree of water cannot be ex.
pelled from it without great heat. Sand
is composed of fragments of irregular
shapes and sizes, and when well mixed
with clay, in such proportions, that the
latter shall just fill the interstices of the
.sand, the surfaces of it, rest on, and sup*
pwt each other, and are kept united by
the attraction of cohesion, as the particles
of a stone are, and form an imperfect
sand-stone, sometimes so hard, where it
has remained undisturbed for a considera
ble time, as to require the pick-axe to
penetrate it. I have made bricks of clay
and sand, so hard, by compressing them
in a brick machine, that houses might be
built of them, without baking them in a
kiln; and the best bricks require a consid
erable proportion of sand with the clay—
hence, the cause of those, which come in
contact with the fire, vitrifying. To ex
explain the theory of cements made of
lime and sand, will throw some light on
the subject we are discussing. From not
being generally understood, too much lime
in proportion to the sand, is used. To
make the strongest mortar, the coarsest
sand is the best, and requires the least
lime. The theory is as follows:—quick
lime, that is, lime from which the carbon
(the barbonre acid gas solidified) has been
expelled by heat, is a pure alkaline earth
and has so great an affinity for water,
that it decomposes it, and solidifies the
oxygen—and, hence, slacked-lime,though
much water has been used, appears per
fectly dry. If more water be added, and
it is left undisturbed,it crystalizes. When
quicklime is mixed with sand and water
in proper quantities,the process of crystal
ization commences, and by embracing &
fixing themselves to the particles of sand,
tie, I might almost say, rivet them togeth
er; and as the crystals are infinitely small
and of course weak, it follows, that the
nearer the panicles of sand are brought
into contact, by having as little as posi.
bie interposed, so as merely to fill the
interstices, but not to keep them from
touching each other, the stronger will be
lhe'eoment. Analogous to the above, in
many particulars, is the mixture of clay
and sand,that I have recommended for
roads, but in this, there is no crystaliza.
tion. The tenacity and adhesiveness
of the clay, connects and binds together
the particles of sand, as the crystaliza
tion of the lime did in ihe foregoing in
stance, and, as in that case, the sand be
ing the stronger substance, it follows, that
too large a proportion of clay must be
avoided. If we had in all casses to ex
periment with pure clay and pure sand
or clay and sand of the same quality,
a very few trials would be sufficient to as
certain the proportions tqat would pos
sess the greatest adhesiveness, and that
would make the best road. But the fact
is ihat though we soaieiimes meet with
sand and clay tolerably pure, we much
oftener find them combined with each oth
er, in various proportions; indeed, very
ofien, in the proper proportions, lo make
the best road; and from this circumstance,
we often find, that the throwing of dirt on
the road in making ditches on each side,
we make a good highway, sometimes e
qual to a turnpike, without intending it—
hence, also, the sand thrown out of a well
io making it, will cause the yard for a con
siderable distance round to be firm and
hard for ever after.
Agreeably to observations I have long
made, we shall never be disappointed in
finding the mateiials we want for our road,
either within a foot, or a lew feet of the
surface, or laterally, in a valley, or on a
ridge, at no great distance. The materi
als will cost nothing, and very little la*
bour, in comparison with the value of the
object, in bringing them together.
One superiority the clay and sand mads
will have over the Macadamized, is of no
small moment, it will be made the better
by using, and never wear out, and will
require little or no repairs, after the ex
periments are made, that in some instan
ces, may be necessary, in propounding the
materials in due comportionsjthe par(.s de
tached by the wheels of carriages, or by
horses’ hoofs, if ever any should be,
would (be reunted again, and no loss of
substance would ever be sustained, ex
cept on the declivities of hills, or where
the roads were made too convex, in such
places, heavy rains might wash ihe clay
from the sand. To prevent this, the roads
should be made with no more convexity
than would prevent (he middle from set
tling into a hollow when it becomes con
solidated; and on declivities an excess of
clay should be used in the composition. I
have seen hills naturally, where there was
such a lusky hit, in their component ma
terials, that neither wet or dry deteriorat
ed; and every one has seen pans of level
roads, as I have before observed, that
from the same circumstance, required no
reparation. The Savannah road, oppo
site mv residence,for about two miles and
a half, between Butler and Rocky creeks,
is an instance, where the composition of
the soil is naturally the lucky hit, I spoke
of above. This portion of the road, is
always good, though much used by wag
gons, very heavily laden with produce of
the country, merchandize, and fire-wood.
There are no ruts, though, in many pla
ces, the water remains on it in rainy
weather. For the next three miles, to
wards Augusta, there is an excess of clay,
in the composition of the soil, and hence,
in rainy weather,the roads are very slop’
py, and would be a very bad road, if much
pains were not taken by the Commission
ers of the Roads, to keep it in order.—
Between Butler and Spirit Creek, about
six miles, sand predominates therefore, in
dry weather, the road is very heavy, but
still much less so,than between Spirit creek
and M’Been’s, wheie the sand is unmixed
with clay. But in all these instances,clay or
sand judiciously applied, as the case indi
cated, would make the whole of this por
tion) of ihe Savannah road equal to a torn
pike.
We insert the following notice for the
adjustment of a personal difficulty which
stose between General Blair and Mr.
Pincney, growing out of a supposed re
ference made by the latter to the party
dissentions in Sonth Carolina. We un’
derstand that no call was made on Gen
eral Blair by Mr. Pinckney, but that the
latter having disclaimed the intentions
which could alone have provoked the re
marks of General Blair, they were of
course considered by him as no longer
applicable.
Mr. Joues, of Georgia, addressed the
House as follows: Mr. Speaker, I only
desire to trouble the House for a few
minutes. The unfortunate difficulty
which occur:ed on this floor a few days
past , between two gentlemen from South
Carolina, has been settled, and I have
been requested to make the following
statement:
“Thai Gen. Blair, upon being inform
ed by his friends that Mr. Pinckney, in
his remarks op Thursday, disclaimed any
intention to hurt the feelings of any mem
ber of the Union Party at home, or any
of their friends here, and which wai not
then first heard by General Blair, be(Gea
Blair) has thought it alike due to himself
and to Mr. Pinckney, that he should
make an explanation to Mr. Pinckney of
the contradiction which he made to him
on the floor; that, in pursuance of this
feeling and opinion, he has seen Mr.
Pinckney and mutual explanations -have
passed between those gentlemen, which
have been entirely satisfactory to both
parties; and their former friendly relations
have been restored. And for the pur.
pose of continuing those friendly feelings
and understanding from Mr. Pinckney
that he had no intention to produce any
controversy with Gen. Blair, and also un
derstanding that their colleagues are desi
rous that the local politics of Carolina
should not be unnecessarily introduced on
this floor, Gen. Blair declines delivering
a speech which he had prepared and de
signed to deliver in answer to Mr.Pinck
ney.”
In addition I have only to remark,
that as the occurrence took place in the
House, it was the desire of those gentle
men that the House should know that it
had been adjusted—that their feelings are
entirely relieved, and the adjustment of
the difficulty has been amicable, satisfaC- 1
tory, and honorble.
Meeting of the Union and State
Rights Association,
A< a large and respectable meeting es
the Union and Slate Rights Asseciaiiea
ofChatham County, held at the Ex
change Long Room yesterday, at 12 M.
The Honorable George Jones presided,
assisted by William B. Bulloch, Esq. Ist
Vice-President, and Joseph Cummieg,
as Secretary. The President having sta
ted the object of the meeting ou motion
of Colonel William Harrison, it was
Resolved, That a Committee of fifteen
be appointed to nominate Candidates to
represent the County of Chatham in the
next General Assembly of the Stat* of
Georgia.
On motion of Dr. Arnold, it was
Resolved, That the President appoiat
that Commute, —
Whereupon the Chair named a Com
mittee.
The Committee having retired, after a
short absence returned and reported as
follows: thro’ Cononel H-urison, their
Chairman:
The undersigned Committee appoint
ed to nominate fit and proper persons to
represent the County of Chatham, at the
next General assembly of the Stale es
Georgia, respectfully recommend the fel
low ing Ticket:
For the Senate,
MATTHEW HALL McALLISTER.
For the House of Representative»,
WILLIAM W. GORDON, Esq.
JOHN MILLEN, Esq.
GEORGE SIIICK, E*q.
(Signed,;
William Harrison, John Hsopt,
Adam Cope, Frederick Deusler,
A. J. C. Shaw, Rob’l W. Pooler.
F. A. Tupper, J. Joseph Waver,
Dr. S. Sheftali, David Bell,
B. Bourquin, Y. S. Pickard,
William Dunham, William Roche.
B. Edw’d. Stiles,
The nomination was received by the
meeting with acclamation.
On motion of Patrick Iloustoen, Esq.,
seconded by Chas. S. Henry, Esq. it was
unanimously
Resolved, That the nomination made
by the Committee be accepted.
The gentlemen nominated were called
upon in order to signify their acceptance
or otherwise of the nomination. They
all accepted, and each prefaced his ae
ceptance with remarks which were en
thusiastically received. The meeting
gave three cheers for the. nomination.
On motion of Colonel Harrison, it was
Resolved, That the thanks of the meet
ing be returned to the President, Vice-
President and Secretary; and that th*
proceedings be published.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
GEORGE JONES, President, *
WM. B. BULLOCH, Ist Vice-Presi
dent.
Joseph Cumming, Secretary.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1834.
Since the morning of the fourth, we have had
a remarkable change of temperature from mild
to cold. It has been accompanied with rain and
clouds—otherwise, vegetation and fruit must
have been destroyed by severe frost We have
had no weather so cold since February. On
the morning of the fourth of April, 1829, the
morning after the great fire, many of our read
ers will remember that we had also a great frost.
If the wind should lull and the sky become clear,
we may look for something of the same kind to
morrow. Peas are in blossom, straw berriee
ripening, corn up, and vegetation generally toe
forward for such a visitation.
Mr. Bell, of New Hampshire, and Mr. Cham
bers, of Maryland, were the absent Senators,
when the vote was taken on Mr. Clay’s resolu
tions.
Mr. Webster’s Bank bill is to be called
again on the 21st inst., instead of first Manday
in May.
Mr. Eatoic, late Secretary of ar < b>s been
nominated to the’Senate, as Governor of Florida
in place of Gov. Duval at the expiration of his
appointment.
A merchant”of this city left New York in one
of the Steam Packets for Charleston, at the usu
al hour of departure, 4 o’clock, P. M., on Sat-,
urday, and was at home at 5, P, M., on
ensuing Wednesday.
Mr. Essekder played Richard M. Johnson
in the play of Tecumseh, in Washington City,
on the Ist inst., for the benefit of the memory of
its author, Dr. Richord Emmons,—TecwnreA by
Mr. Eaton.
