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THE DECLARATION.
Tbe lady sat within her bower,
Where trelissed vines hung o’er her,
With flashing eye and burning cheek,
Down knelt her fond adorer;
He took her soft white hand, and in
Her bright eye fondly gazing,
Sought for a look, to Show that he
An equal flame was raising;
Yet still her eyes were turned away.
And as his heart waxed bolder, •
And he devoured her hly hand,
The lady’s look grew colder.
And then he swore by all the stars,
That in the sky were shining—
By all the verdant vines that o’er
Her gentle bower were twining—
By mountains, valleys, seas and streams,
And by the moon above her
And everything therein that e’er
Sophi or saints discover—
He never could know peace again
On earth, till he had won her ;
Yet still she answered not the look
Os love he cist upon her.
And then he swore, at her command,
To show his love, he would do
What never mortals did before,
And none but lovers could do;
That he would climb up to the moon,
Or swim the ocean over—
Would dine one day at Sandy Hook, :
And sup next night at Dover;
Then jump from thence to London, and
Alight on St. Paul’s steeple—
Then pull the premier’s nose and make
O'Connell damn the people.
Or that he would put armor on,
And, like a knight of yore, he
Would fight with giants, castles scale,
And gain immortal glory.
Then go and build a kingdom up,
And be a mighty winner;
Bowstring the Sultan Mahmoud—and
His Turkey eat for dinner, *
Then follow Lander’s dismal track,
And on the Niger’s banks
Aa empire of the darkies found,
And merit Tappan’s thanks I
If harder tasks she did demand,
He would reform the nation.
Make talent, honesty and worth,
Essentials to high station—
Make politicians tell the truth,
Give conscience to brokers,
And put upon the temperance list
An army of old soakers—
Make lawyers “keep the people’s peace,”
Physicians kill them cheaper—
A cloud was on the lady’s brow,
Which, as he spoke, grew deeper.
He swore she had the brightest eyes,
That ever looked on mortal;
And that their light was like the rays
That stream from heaven’s own portal;
That by her cheek, the opening rose
Would look but dim and faded ;
And darker than the raven’s wing,
The hair her fair brow shaded;
That Venus by her side would look
A common country dowdy;
She blushed and smiled, and then
Her brow again grew cloudy.
Up sprung the lover then, and said,
“Will you be Mrs. Popkins—
Miss Julia Jane Amelia Ann
Matilda Polly Hopkins 1
I have a house four stories high—
We’ll live in splendid style, and
A handsome country scat upon
Lake George’s sweetest island—
Ten thousand eagles in the mint,
Bank shares, untold, per cented”—
The lady bent her cheek to his,
Her gentle heart relented !
Executive Department, Ga. J
Milledgeville, Dec. 10, 1834. $
To the House of Representatives:
I have received your resolution, dated
the 6th instant, requesting me to transmit
to your branch of the legislature, alt let
ters or correspondence of a public char
acter, remaining* in this department, on
the Indian subject, and not heretofore
communicated.
A literal, compliance with the request
contained in the resolution, would deprive
this department of many of its files, which
are indispensable to the duties of the Ex
ecutive. Moreover, a compliance with
what is presumed to be the intention of
the call, would be to substitute the will
of one branch of the General Assembly,
forthat Executive discretion which by the
constitution is confided to a different and
distinct department of the government.
In declining to comply with your request,
t think proper further to state, that I have
never, through my whole life, written or
received a communication, public or pri
vate, which would, in my estimation, in
the slightest degree derogate from my
honor and reputation, if published to the
whole world, with a full and fair exposi
tion of the causes which produced the
correspondence. Therefore, so far as I
am immediately concerned, I have noth
ing to withhold from the public. Nev
ertheless, a great portion of the corres
pondence of my friends and fellow-citi
zens, confided to my discretion, on sub
jects relating to the public interests, is of
a character that forbids its being made
pnblic, even where it is not marked pri
vate or confidential. On the subject of
our Indian relations, it is known to every
informed, individual in the country, that
the enemies of our state policy, at home
and abroad, avail themselves of every
means within their control, to thwart,
hinder, and embarrass, the measures of
adopted in relation to
this subject And all correspondence and
documents relating to this subject, which
can be perverted to mischievous purposes,
are used by those who are opposed to the
interest and policy of the state for tW
purpose
Many important communications ttk
very properly made to this department by
Satriotie citizens, on the subject of our In
ian relations, which would involve the
writers in personal strife, and therefore
should not be made public. Ihe confi
dence reposed in me by my correspond
ents, belongs to myself, and not to anoth
er. What in my judgment belongs to
the public, will be communicated as
speedily as the public interest may de
mand it. And all that may be considered
proper for the files of the department, are,
and will be carefully preserved, as a part
of the public records of the State.
(Signed) WILSON LUMPKIN.
Milledgevii.ee, Dec. 13, 1834.
In the House; the bill making appro
priations to improve the navigation ot the
Flint and Ocmulgee rivers, (which were
re-considered bills] were ordered to lie on
the table the remainder of the session. A
bill was passed to extend an act for the
incorporation of the Steam-boat Compa
ny-
Mr. McDonald, from the joint Stand
ing Committee on Banks, made the fol
lowing report, in part: .. _
The Joint Standing Committee on
Banks report, that they have carefully ex
amined the annual and semi-annual re
turns of the Bank of Darien which have
been referred to them, that they find the in
stitution has been faithfully administered,
and that it is in a safe and flourishing con
dition; and that from a comparison ?« with
the returns of former years, your Commit
tee does not hesitate to pronounce, that its
S resent condition entitles it to the, confi
enceof the public, in a degree equal to
that which any other institntion of the
kind in the State may claim.
We conceivethat. it stands above suspi
cion, an expression your Committee the
more readily make, from the fact, that
Suspicions, unjust and unfounded, have
been made against it; and as a large a
mount of funds of this State, is invested
in the Stock of said Bank, which invest
ment your commitiee believe to be safe
and profitable; and as the charter of said
Bank has now but two years to run;
would recommend the passage of an act,
at the present sesssion of the legislature,
rechartering said bank, with such modifi
cations and limitations as may be thought
proper.
Your committee have examined the
semi-annual and annual returns of the
State Bank of Georgia, which have been
referred to them, and report that they find
the said bank in a sound state and entitled
to the confidence of the Legislature.
And they further report, that, on a
careful examination of the semi-annual
returns of the Planters’ Bank of Savan
nah, and of the Marine and Fire Insur
ance Bank of Savannah, your committee
begs leav to report,.that they can discover
nothing which tends to impair public
confidence in either institution. They
appear to have been coducted with a cir
cumspection and due regard to their safe
ty and permanent usefulness, as moneyed
institutions of our State, and to deserve
the continued favour of her citizens.
They further report, that they have
given to the return of the Mechanics
Bank, the necessary consideration, and
are of opinion that said bank is in a sound
and flourishing condition, and entitled to
the confidence of the community.—Csn
stitutionalist.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
/.
The following Committees were an
nounced as the standing Committees of
the House.
Os Elections— Messers. Claiborne,
Griffin, Hawkins, Vanderpool, Hanne
gan, Hard, Burns, Bouldin, Kilgore.
Os Ways and Means— Messrs. Polk,
Wilde, Cambreling, Me Kim, Binney,
Loyall, McKinley, Hubbard, Corwin.
Os Claims— Messrs. Whittlesey, ofO
hio, Barbour, Mclntire, Gholson, Forres
ter, Stoddcrt, Banks, Fulton, Miner. *
Os Commerce— Messrs, Southerland,
Harper, of N. H. Pinckney, Heath,
Pearce, of R. I. Gillet, Phillips, Johnson;
of La. Morgan.
On the Public Lands— Messrs. Clay,
Boon, Clayton, Slade, Ashley,lnge, Wil
liams, Lincoln, Casey. .«»-•• -
On the Post Office and Post Roads—
Messrs. Connor, Kavanagh, Thomas, of
La. Briggs, Murphey, Lane, Laporte,
Hall, of Mi. Schley. •
For the District of Columbia— Messrs,
Chinn, W. B, Shepard, McKennan, Al
len, of Va, Heister, Fillmore, King Van
derpool, Steele.
On the Judiciary— Messrs. Foster;
Gordon, Beardsley, Thomas of Md. Hqr
din, Parks, Pierce, of N. H. Robinson’,
Hamer.
On Revolutionary Claims.— Messrs.
Muhlenburg, Crane, Bates, Standifer,
Marshall, Young, Baylies, Tur rill, Kin
nard.
On Public Expenditures —Messrs. Da
venport, Lyon, Page, Clarke, of Pa.
Tweedy, McLane, Jackson, ofMass. Ha
zeltine, Ferris.
On Private Land Claims— Messrs.
Johnson, of Tenn. Mardis, Carr,Galbraith
Mann of N. Y. Bull, Chambers, Davis, of
Ky. May.
On Manufactures — Messrs Adams, of
Mass. Denny, Dickerson, of N. J. Martin
dale, McComas, Osgood, Clowney, Cram
er, Jackson, of Conn.
On Agriculture— Messrs. Bockee. Tay
lor, of Va. Hathaway, Barnitz, Bean,
Dunlap, Clowney, Turner, Beaty.
On ludian Affairs — Messrs. Gilmer,
McCarty, Everett, of Va. Graham, Allen
of Ohio. Dickinson, of Tenn. Rowell,
Love, of Ky. Gennell.. •
On Military Affairs —Messrs, Johnson
of Ky. Vance, Speight, Ward, Thompson
Coffee, Bunch, McKay, Anthony.
On Naval Affairs — Messrs. White, of
N. Y. Milligan, Watmough, Lansing,
Reed, Grayson, Parker, Smith, Wise.
On Foreign Affdirs—tyettts. W»jDe,
Everett, of Mass. Hall, of N. C. Coulter
Jarvis, Pierson, Patton, Letcher, Pey
ton.
On Territories —-Messrs. Allan, of Ky,
Potts, Johnsen, of N. Y, Wilson; Jones,
of Ohio, Ewing, Gamble, ‘ Cage, Irum-.
bull.
On Revolutionary Pensions— Messrs.
Wardwell, Barringer, Tompkins, Noose,
of Va. Lea, of Tenn. W. K. Fuller,Fow
ler, Bell, Lay. i C;
On Invalid Pcnisons — Messrs. Miller/
Beale, Adams ofN. Y. Schenck, piilton,
Chaney, Mitchell, of Ohio, Brown, of N.
Y. James. .*
On Roads and Canals — Messrs. Mw
eer, Blair, Vinton, Stewart, Reichert
Johnson, of Md, Lucas, Pdpe, Rey
nolds. ’ .. LI
Os Revised and Unfinished Business —■
Messrs. Dickson, Harrison, MiVean,
Shinn, Taylor, of N. Y. ’
Os Accounts— Messrs. Mann of‘ Pa..
Lee of N.Y. Mitchell,-of N, Y. Cockett,
Osgood.
[The folloming Standing Committees,
of the House, appointed at the hst scs-
1 sion, remain through the Congiess;
I On Expenditu res in the Department of
State— Messrs-. A. H. Sheppard, Day v
Beaumont, Bodie, Patterson. ‘ y
On Expenditures in Departmentrfif
Treasury —Messrs. Allen »f Varment,- P;
C. Fuller, Harper of Pennsylvania,Spaip
gler Clarke of New York
On Expenditures in the Department of
War— Messrs. Whittlesey .of N. Y. De
berry, Chambers, Webster,' Allan, Hal
sey. .
On Expenditures in Department of Na
vy—Messrs. Hall of Maine, Huntington,
ofN. York, Ramsey, Sloane, Van Hon- i
ten. . -1
On Expenditures in Department of.
Post Office — Messrs. Hawes, Fulton, J
Burns, Wagener, Lay. * ! * ’j
Ou Expenditures on Public Buddings
—Messrs. Whallon, Darlington, Brown/
Henderson, Hard. ’ ’ 1
THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES ANO
THE TREASURY.
Bank of the United Stales,
Nov. 28th, 1834.
Sir: Your favor pf the 13th of July
last, reached the Bank during my absence,
and finding, on my return that my letters
addressed to you at Washington, had been
published in the newspapers of Nashville,
it seemed useless to prolong a discussion
which could only inflame the passions
of the country in the midst of its elec
tions. I have therefore foiborne to an
swer your letter until the time had passed
for the repetition of a similar appeal
from the laws.
The whole case appears to be exceed
ingly simple. .There is a difference of
opinion between the Treasury and the
Bank about the damages on a bill of ei
change. This is a matter of account
which depends on the existing tews, and
the Acts of Congress provide specifically
before what tribunal, and in what man
ner, the question must be tried. Thus by
the Act of the 3d of March, 1797, it is
provided, that if any person, accountable
for public money, fails to pay it, “ it shall
be the duty of the Comptroller, and he is
hereby required to institute suit for the
recovery of the same,” and in such a suit
" no claim for a credit shall be -admitted
upon trial, but such as shall appear to
have been presented to the Ac:bunting-
Officers of the Treasury for their exami
nation, and by them disallowed in whole
or in part.” The Bank has accordingly
presented its account for damages, which
has been disallowed. It has then retain
ed a sufficient amount of public money for
the purpose, and invited a suit by the
Treasury so as to bring the subject be
fore the Court. . It did this and so stated
it “as the best if not the only moiic'.’ of
settling the question. But as the money
itself'was an object of indifference to the
Bank, which sought only to vindicate its
own right, and the retaining, it. was a
mere form, to comply with the Act of
Congress, the Bank at the same time re
quested from the Secretary to know,
whether there was “ any other mode of
submitting the right of the respective par
ties to the judicial tribunals more accept
able” to him—and would instantly have,
released the money on any arrmgement
with the Treasury to bring the case be
fore the courts.
There is a still more summary process
of obtaining a decision. By the act of
Congress, of May 15th, 1820, if the pub
lic money be withheld, the first Comptrol
ler of the Treasury can issue a warrant
of distress against the party in default,
who may then appeal to the Coarts of the
United States. ■ •••
Either of these courses is open to the
Executive, If it choose neither the Bank
having done its duty, is content. Before
the proper tribunal the Bank will always
be ready to prove—
1. That the bill of exchange on the
French Government was drawn without
the slightest authority whatever from that
Government to draw it.
2. That the Bank proposed to the
Treasury to collect the money as its agent,
and not to pay it until it was received from
France, thus avoiding the very embar
rassment which has occurred; but. this
the Treasury declined, and requested the
immediate payment by the Bank as a pur
chaser. - .■ ‘ '
3. That of the money so paid by the
Bank, the whole was immediately appro
priated by the treasury, and a part used in
the current expenses of the Government;
4. That when the Bill was protested
in Paris, as was inevitable, and the money
paid by the agents of the Bank, to save
the credit oftne treasury, the claims of
damages by.the Bank was an indispensa
ble act of duty, as that alone Would en
able the Treasury to claim damages from
the French Government, which, if the
Treasury had any right to draw at all,
was as much due as the principal.
5. That the universal and inflexible
r«le of the Treasury is to maks every one
pay damages; and as it has. required .of
4he Stockholders of the Bank to pay dam
ages, wheh their bills sold to the Trea
sury have been."protested, so should it
npw pay damages to those Stockholders,
when they in turn have bought a bill from
the Treasury, which beeomesprotested.
J- All this will be made manifest when
ever the Treasury resorts to the proper
tribunal; Until tbeh, it seems unjust to
“prejudge.the question, and quite fruitiest
to discuss it. .-/ -’<•
< ; I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, yours,.
•(Signed) N. BIDDLE, President
Hon. Levi Woodbury,
■9ect*y of the Trea. Washington, D. C.
a - Important to. house Keepers.—We
’would invite the attention of all our lady
jfriends, to the following ,‘infallible’’ re
ceipt for ridding themselves of a great nu
isance. As Chesterfield said that one in
stance of false orthography disgraced a
gentleman, so we say that one single
chinch, felt bp a guest, irretrievably dis
graces a house-keeper. The subjoined re
medy will certainly be found infallible m
: its success; and we .undertake to say with
confidence, and without-Jear of contradic
tion— oar official capacity;
ex cathedra; that every one of the “ras
cals” who may be proceeded against in
the manner pointed out below by Doctor
Snorewell, will certainly be found dead
at the end of the experiment;” will “cease
from troubling”, and let “tha.weary rest.”
We do not at all doubt the practcability of
“cotching” them by ’’sprinklin salt on
their tails” as it is well known even ; to
the youngest child; that birds may be
caught in that manner. We particularly
: recommend the scheme to the considera
tion of country tavern keepers. It is
worthy of their attention, and may save
their guests many nights of agony.
The inventor Doctor Snorewell, is well
known to the learned as a man of deep sci
ence—a hearty feeder—and particularly
a profound sleeper—no small praise in
.these restless times. The Doctor was
born in Chinch Valley, Virginia, but
now resides at the “Sleepy Hollow”, *in
the State of New Y He .will go down
to posterity as the author of this valuable
jnvention, which will add so lagely to
the quiet and comfort of mankind, and
which we do not hesitate to say places
him far “above all Greek, all Roman
fame"
Dr. Snorewell's Infallible receipc for
Killing Bed-Bugs.
The bugs must first be catched—which
can easily be done by taking a candle at
night and scattering a little fine salt on
their tails. Then prepare a mixture of
rats bane, garlic juce and possom fat--put
the bugs in and boil the whole over a slow
fire untill the rascalls are all dead.
Covering for Hauses. —JF’irst give tire
•raltei;s a close sheatityg- of inch thick
seasoned boards, and then maka a cement
of boiled plaster of Paris and tar, rub> ia
a quantity of sharp sand, (or what is bet
ter still, th’e borings of cannon,) and let
dt Be trowelled smooth; when perfectly dry
give a coat of paint. My opinion is, that
this mode of covering houses is prefera
ble to all others for cheapness, durabili*
ty, and is perfectly secure from fire.—•
Try the experiment.— [Nat. Intel.
The Favorite of the Harem
The apartments of the seraglio are very
splendid; always, however, of course, in
proportion to the wealth of the prince;
and the favorite object of his affections ex
hibits the dignity, and enjoys the privile
ges of a queen, though of a queen in cap
tivity. While her beauty lasts, she is fre
quently regarded With’ a feeling almost a
inounting to idolatry; but when that beauty
’ passes away, the warmth of that love sub
' sides, her person no longer charms, her
Voice, ceases to irrspife delight, her faded
cheeks and sharpened tones become disa
greeablememorialsof thepast. Neither her
f song nor her lute are now heard; with
?leasure, for in the beautiful imagery of
’ersian poetry,‘when the roses wither,and
the power loses its sweetness, you have
no longer the tale of the Nightingale.,’
The favorite, however, while she contin
ues her ascendancy over the heart of her
lord, is treated with sovereign respect
-throughout the harem. She smokes her
gdlde.n-tubed hooka, the mouth peice, stud
ded with gems, enjoys the fresh morning
breeze under a verandah that overlooks
the garden of the palace, attended by her
damsels, only second to herself in attrac
tions of person and splendid attire. Here
she reclines in oblivious repose, upon a
rich embroidered carpet from the most
celebrated looms of Persia. Through an
atmosphere of the richest incense, she
breathe# the choicest perfumes of Arabia
the. Happy; and has every thing around
her that can administer to sensual delight;
still she is generally an unhappy being.
She dwells in the midst of splendid mise
ryand ungratifying profusion, while all
within herself is desolate and hopelessness
Her sympathies are either warped or sti
fled; her heart is blighted, and her mind
She cannot join in the enthu
srasm of the inimitable Hafiz, “Thehreath
of the Western gale will soon shed musk
around, the old 'world Will again be
young:” but languishes as the seasons re
turn in the most debasing captivity; and
feels that the Western gale breaths not up
on her either the freshness’ of freedom or
oy.—OrientalAnn.ua) j.. •
At a late examination at the College of
Aurgeons, a candidate was asked by Ab
ernethy, what he would do if a man were
blown up by gunpowder? “Why,”
coolly, answered the Tyro, “wait till he
came down again?’ True,” said Aber
nethy, “and suppose 1 kicked you a pos
teriori for such an impertinent reply,
what muscles should I put in motion?’
“Why,” said the young man, “the flexors
( and extensors of my right arm, for I
should floor you
. AUOUSTA. ‘
Wednesday, December it.
■R ■ ' , ■ .A. 'I ■ - ■ • ■■■
THE RACES. ' I
SECOND DAY —TWO MILE HEATS — $300.
The following horses contended for yester
day’s purse :. , . * •
Mr. Rowe’s s. f. Martha Griffin, 4 years old,
by Phenomenon, dam. by Gallatin.
Mr. Hapn’s s. h. Wade Hampton, 5 years old,
by Bertrand, dam by Virginids.
The weather was beautiful, the turf in fine or
der, and the concourse of people large. Mr.
Morrison’s Fanny Richards took the first heat;
on the second heat she was withdrawn, and the
only competitors were Mr.Haun’s Wade Hamp
ton, and Mr. Rowe’s Martha Griffin. The
purse was taken by Wade, Hampton, he having
beat both heats. Time, Ist heat, 4m. Is.; 2d 4m.
18s.; 3d, 4m. and 155.-/. H
After the main race,a Sweepstakes, mile heats,
.fora purse of SSO. The only horse entered was
• Cot Crockett, who merely galloped round the
course. .... • " ■ ’
; The following horses have been entered for
this day’s purse of s4oo mile heats.
Col. .Robin Hood, 45 ybaris djd, by
; Henry, dam by Hickory:■' . -
W;G. Haun’s b. m. Rattle Snake, 5 years
old, by Bertrand, dam Devil.
• •.?.«».« ■-■ ■■■■
TtURA- DAV 'THREE MILE jiEATS— S4OO. ' '
• - The course was well attended to-day, and a
bright beautiful day was rendered still brighter,
by the presence of much beauty in the Ladies’
Booth. The most perfect order prevailed dur
ing the whole attendance on the Race. Robin
Hood started, we think, the decided favorite of
the course, but Rattle Snake was not to be daunt
ed by.'the fame of her gallant competitor. She
had some fame herself—but she rested on her
own foot and bottom for future honors: She
won the first heat with ease, taking the track af
ter the first round, ahd keepmg it without much
effort to the close of tKe heat.—Time 6m. Ils,
The second heat was won by Rattle Snake
again, with little effort. Time 6m. 20s.
Ourcity is full of strangers—the hotels crowd
ed—several of them having to lay matrasses on
the floor, to accommodate their lodgers.
Philip Kearney, Esq. arrived at New York
on the 11th inst. from Havre, bearing despatch
es from Mr. Livingston, our Minister to the
Court of Louis Phillippe.
A German paper mentions the fact, that of
600 gamesters at Hamburg, 300 committed sui
cide, 100 ended their career as swindlers or
highway robbers, and the remaining 200 by
apoplexy, chagrin, or despair.
We learn, (says the Memphis Advocate of
the 15th ult.) that the Creek Indians, about
5,000 in number, on their passage to their new
Lome, are now in the Pigeon Roost, and maybe
expected here in a few djtys. The steamer Har
ry Hill, is now at our wharf ready to take on
board their old men, women and children, and
such as pre unable to perform the journey by
land.”
U. S. Bank Stock at New York on the Bth
inst. suites 250 shares 109, on.time ; 31 do 109;
on the 9th inst. 760 do 109 f; 200 do (60 days)
106.
The New York Journal of Commerce, under
date of Dec. 10th, 1 P. M. says, “ there is con
siderable doing in cotton, but without any im
provement in price. Flour remains precisely
as at the close of last week.
In. the South Carolina House of Representa
tives on the 10th inst. Mr. J. D. Edwards; called
up theblll to define and punish treason, and on
the question “shall the bill be taken up,” the
yeas and nays weje demanded, and were, yeas
34,’ nays 78.
The inauguration of Gov. M’Duffie, says the
Columbia Telescope of the 13th inst.) took place
bn Thursday, in a form made unusually impos
ing, at once by that gentleman’s very high rep
utation ; by its being the first occasion of ad
ministering to an officer of State, the Oath of
Allegiance; and by the still stronger interest
thrown around the event, by the unusual spec
tacle itself—that of an individual, eminently
successful and famous on the greater and more
dazzling theatre of Federal affairs, who re
nounces the seductions of such successes, for the
humbler and neglected duty of rescuing and
perfecting at home; the institutions of his own
State.
Dr. Linn, of Missouri, a friend of the admin
istration, has been re-eleqterjf by the Legisla
ture of that State, a Senator iu Congress, for
six years from the 4th of March next.
—
The following letter from a highly respecta
ble planter of this State, iiotv travelling in the
Western Stites, dated Poritatock, (Mississippi,)
November 24, has been handed us for publica
tion by a friend.— Constitutionalist.
“ Sinee leaving Georgia, I Have passed
through much of the Wcsterif dotton growing
country. lam convinced the crop must be short
very considerably of the usual quantity; the
early frost, together with many other disasters
to the crop will make it fall far short of the usu
al quantity, I wish you not to dispose of auy
of my crop until you hear from me.”
, , ? LATE FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship FVquctfw lst, has arrived at
Naw York, with dates to the 11th from Havre,
and to the 10th froin Paris. “ .
; It is stated in the last accounts that
the Duke of Bassano, the former Minister of
the interior has been entrnsted by the King
with the formation of a new Ministry, which
will be composed as follows:
The Dake of Bassano, Minister of the Inte
rior, with the Presidency of the council.
M. Bresson, at present Envoy at Berlin, Min
ister of Foreign Affairs.
General Bernard, War department.
M. Teste, Minister of Commerce.
M. Sauzel, Minister ofPublic Instruction.
M. Persil, Minister of Justice.
M. Charles Dupin, Minister of Marine.
M. Pass, Minister of Finance.
The Chambers were to be immediately con
voked, and a law of amnesty presented for their
concurrence.
Pabjs, Nov., 10.—The announcement of the
formation of a new Ministry under Bassano
has caused a sudden decline in the funds, and
a further developement is expected to-morrow
3 per cts. opened at 78, 85, close’d at 78. 5 per
cts. opened at 106. 45, closed at 106 30. . , |
Hjlvrd, Nov. B— -Cottons. — We have received
from New York, by the Charlemaghe an-d Sil- ’
via de Grasse, 1364 bales. The sales during .
the week amount to 6557 bales’, as follows; 2738
Louisiana, at f!22 a 114760; 60 do new crop,
f 145; 2384 Georgia Upland, 105 f a 140; 10 do
new crop, 137, 50; &1. Mobile, f 123 a 131, 50;
534 Alabama and Tennessee, 1117,50 a 130; 900
Virginia, 1140.
During t,he first days of the week the demand
was brisk and animated. Speculators and com
mission merchants have been induced to make
new purchases, in consequence of the advices
received from the United States and the smal)-
ness of our Stock, which continues diminishing. •
The last rise since the recommencement cif '
purchasesis estimated at from 8 to 4 Since.
Thursday sales have’ been less brisk, though
prices have been very firm, the holders endea
voring to obtain higher rates for what they still
have on hand. On Saturday at-»Change more
recent advices from the U. States were in cir
culation brought by the Silve de Grass which
left New York on the 17th Oct; all the accounts
received confirm the preceding one.
The same complaints continue of the crop
which wijl be of very mixed quality. The Cou
tons arrive very slowly at market, and prices
continue very high. Some vessels are announc
ed, but their landing met with considerable de
lay. These accounts appear to be of a charac
the to keep prices up, if not to cause them to ad
vance. . •
Many of the re-sales have been made during
the week, and the greater, part, of the Cotton
sold has been taken on speculation. The stock
in all hands is estimated at from 11 to 12,000
bales, of which more than the half is now not in
themrrket. ... , ,
Accounts from Jamaica to the 11th Nor. pre
sent an unfavorable aspect of the affairs of the
Island, under the new order of things brought'
about by the abolition act. The “ apprentices”
in various parts of the Island had ceased and
refused to work, and no means were at hand to
compel them. t
•The editor of the Jamaica Despatch; m that
paper of the 7th ult. states that his correspon
dents in the country report that “ the peasantry
are quiet, but will not work, either foi; Rne or
money —that the prospect for the next crop*
was remarkably fine, but that there was reason
to fear that at least two thirds of it would be lost
for the want of common industry on the part of
the laborers. In reference to the existing state
of affairs in the West Indies, the editor of the
Despatch observesWe tell the British
Government, that tbe manufacturers of London,
Liverpool, Sheffield, and Birmingham,- must*
find other markets for their goods and merchan-'
dise; and also that John Bull’s revenue will
sink six millions annually, when he has not tha
means of meeting tbe loss; and that his soilbrs
must seek employment in foreign countries, as
the 400,000 tons of shipping now employed in
the West India frade will no longer he required,
and Great Britain, our once favored home,'wilt
be deprived of the means of perpetuating her
greatness, by her Ships, her Colonies, and her
Commerce: while those of her “natural enemy*’
are increasing in every part of the world.”
From Demktara and Bt. Lucia the accounts
are not more favor able.- —Balt. American.
The annual Message of Governor Wolf, of the
State of Pennsylvania, is a’very respectable
document, and many parts of it must possess
great interest for the people of the State. To
readers generally the information contained in
the following extract from the message cannot
fail to be acceptable: , . ' ’
“ 1 have the satisfaction to announce',
to the General Assembly that our public
works, in the construction of which the
State has been engaged for the last eight
years, have been so far completed as to ad
mit of transportation throughout their
whole extent, except the second trade of
the Railroad across the Allegheny moun
tain, which it is understood will be finish-'
ed in time for the opening of the naviga-'
tion in the spring. Upon some of the oth
er lines there are still minor jobs remain*
ing unfinished, but which are rapidly pro
gressing towards completion. For all
practical purposes of transportation, how*
ever, all the lines wtay be said to be finish*
ed, with the single exception mentioned.
“ The State has now seven hundred and
twenty miles of puttier improvement*,
which in point of extent, execution, and
prospective usefulness, may* challenge a
comparison with any other structure
known to modern times, Os these im
provements, six hundred and one mile*
and a quarter consists ofcanals and slack*
water navigation’; and one hundred? and
eighteen miles and three quarters are rail -
ways. The whole of the public works
are so located as to penetrate those section*
of the Commonwealth which, from their
own fertility and mineral wealth, gave
the greatest promise of a successful com
merce with the great Eastern and West
ern emporiums of the State; and more,
perhaps, than* apy other sections, required ’
those facilities which would have a ten
dency more effectually to develope their.,
abundant, and in a measure’ still latent,
resources, and for transporting them to
market, which these great State improve
ments were alonocaleulated to furnish.
“ The whole cost of construction which
the Commonwealth will have incurred,
when all her line* of improvement, now
about to be completed; shall have been
entirely finished, including the sum which
will be requireqLfo*’ that purpose for tha
current year, will amount to the sum of
twenty-two millions one hundred andl
fourteeu thousand nine hundred and fif
teen dollars and forty-one cents? This
sum will doubtless, sound large to such
as'tire unacquainted with the character of
the improvements, their designs, extent,
and great public importance ; but when*
these are scanned and understood, and
when it is known that these expensive
works were constructed by the State in.
her own defence, to preserve her own<
commerce from the grasp of powerful ri
val neighbors, and that her great chain
of internal-improvements has added, and
will continue so add, incalculable millions
to her present wealth and resources, the
marvel will cease.” v
Whenever, (said Dr. Johnson,) when
ever chance brings, within my observa
-1 tion, a knot of young ladies busy at their
I needles, I consider myself as in the school
of virtue; and though I have no extraor
dinary skill in plain.work or embroid
ery, I look upon their operations with a»
much satisfaction as their governess, be
cause I regard them as providing a sane*
tuary against the most dingerons insnar
ers of the soul, by enabling them to ex
clude idleness from their solitary moment*
and, with idleness, her attendant train of
passions, fancies, chimeras, fears, sorrows
and desires.
