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2 T H E CO UH] E R , By .5 . <*• M’ W hort cr . TERMS. . This Paper is published every MONDAY, WEDNES DAY and FRIDAY' afternoon, al $6 per annum, payable in advance. COUNTRY PAPER—Published every FRIDAY after noon at $3 per annum, in advance, or $4 nt the expiration of the year. No Subscriptions received for less time than six months. ADVER I’ISEMENTS, not exceedin2 a square will be inserted the first time at 75ets.per square and 37J for each conti..uunco. Advertisements of one square, published Weekly, nt 75 Cents for every insertion. Persons advertising by thn year will be cha ged 30 dol lars including subscription and will be cutblcd to one square in each papc:. VVlicii pirsous hav' stan ling a h c tiscir.euts of several squares, special contracts may be made. No deduction will he made is futnr - from these charges. Ajl advertisements mu i have the number of ins- rrions marked on them .-other a ise they will be inserted till for bid. and charged accordingly. FEERIFFS, CLERKS, mid other public officers, will «ve 25 per ecu deducted in thcii favor. • .«. „u_,, t-',om the Charleston Courier. ! V ;• ;>/. The Report ofthe Hon. 1 li-.vi-- ( ass i a- ciilinguislied headofthe \\ .it i «<•] ..it net.t, gives the following ac ct- ni <>’ me condition and employment of t.n MLi.-t y force of the Union. The •re-rir-r v pos t>- ii of the Army remains as they dm la t yeir:i {Companies have been pi to -I turner General Clynch, of Flor ida, i. ith a v;ew to check tl<e Seminole In dat.f, who Lave exhibited an unquiet sp rit, n i to st ctire the execution ol the tret - ty for [heir r. movsl. The Regiment i f • Dragoons has been employed in penetra ting the Indian country, to impress the snvagrs with <nr power io check and punish their hostilities, and in adding to our geographical knowledge of those re mote regions. Col. Kearney, frith one d lachmvnt, march-, d through the region between the D s Moines and the .Missis sippi rivers; Col. Dodge, with another, stretched South of Missouri towards the Rooky Mountains; and Major Mason, with a third, joined by a detachment of In fantry. was employed in duties, connected with the assemblage ofa body of Indians, at the Cross Timbers, near the Great Western Pr.iric, to establish permanent pacific relations between the rempte wan d. ring binds, and the more agricultural Indians, who have emigrated beyond the Mississip; i. The disci j lined morale of the army are Satisfactory. The. officers are enga ged in a great variety of duties, under acts of Congress, not connected with their professional avocations. The number of Ufficeis in the Engineer Corps is not suf ficient for the performance of the various duties comm tied to it, and their compen sation is inadequate, and the consequence is both d lay and imperfection in the pub lic wo ks. The same considerations ap ply, in a cotisideiable degree, to the Top ographi ’:.] Corps. Ttie Report also gives following items c f information : —The portion of the Cumberland Road, between the town of Cumberland an 1 the Ohio River, has been surrendered to, and accepted by the States, through which it passes, and those States h ive made arrangements to collect the tolls, and keep the road in repair. With’ the exception of a few bridges and necessary repairs, the road is nearly fin ished, and passable in its whole extent. Another important work of internal im provement, the removal of the raft over to Red River, is in the progress of execution, ' with unexpected facility. Timber extend ing along 11 I miles»of that stream, had covered a large portion of its surface, shutting up a great natural highway, and 'inundating a fertile ajid extensive region, •and infecting it with disease. This work has been in progress, on the present sys tem, little more than two years, and about 8135,000 have been expended on it, and in preliminary experiments—s47,7ls will be requisite to finish it, in addition* to slo,ooo,now in the Treasury for the same purpose, making its whole cost $185,715. The river has been cleared for 88 miles, and there remain but 23 miles more of ob structions to be removed. The land re claimed will be about 1,000,000 acres, end will form one of the most productive dis tricts in the Unicn. The want of appropriations, at the last session of Congress, has suspended the works on fortifications, and many of our important harbours are insecure against hostile invasion. The employment of floating Steam Bat teries, in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, and Haibour of New York is rec comm.mded by the Secretary. Experiments have been made to test the • condition of the Delaware Break-Water and Fort Calhoun. The alarming de- in the foundation of the latter is eo nearly checked’as to remove the appre hension of further d inger; but the for mer is in a more doubtful state. The .•■.il;t ry Ac. 1.1 my at West Point is in a bigii l1 ,' improved condition, and has pro ved l.igi lv h m ficial, in impressing a s ■ ■ c cba rm mr Oil the official corns of the { - ~.v . ■i ar coiiotry is dependent on four pri- I vote lounG-ms. u ,.,. near Richmond, one : at Gei«cgetown, one opposite West- Point, and t<4<* at P.t’sburg, for the important wmnuitrcttire oi Cannon, and a national foundnry is rec -ommended as essential to 1 the pub.ic d -ft nee. An efficient organization of th e militia is adviced, »s iodispensible in the republic to »ej>el invosicn ot repress domestic dj s . nirlai’H't-s : and a plan of selection for i n . s’ruetiori and service, influenced by con’’ *.d rations of age nnd physical capacity, is suogestt d, in conformity with the views oi Mr. Jefferson, expressed in his mes sage of 1805, which pointed to the embo diment of the youth of the country, be tween the ages of 18 and 26. A board of officers, some years since appointed for the purpose, under a resolution of Congress, proposed a classification ol the adult male population ofthe Union, and a selection from it of so many persons above the age of 20 years, as should be necessary to com plete the number, required to be enrolled and organized at ail lime for actual service beginning in all cases wi:h the youngest above the proscribed age. The Indians, residing East of the Mis sissippi, are yielding to the convict : on that it is their interest to remove to the far West, and the country is likely soon to be freed from the perplexing and often per ilous - questions, that are agitated about that uniortunate race. Ample provision has been made lor their comfortable loca tion and sustenance, and for their instruc tion in the agricultural and mechanic arts, in their new forest and prairie home. A considerable body of the Creeks of Al abama were expected ere this to have been on their way to the West, but their is reasoi- to believe that their journey has been postponed until early next spring. The Seminolcs of Florida are in process of Removal. A portion of the tribe is re fractory, but proper measures have been taking to ensure the performance of their treaty during this winter, to which time, at their own solicitation, their removal was postponed. Gen. Stokes, Gen. Ar buck ley and Maj; Armstrong, were ap pointed commissioners to make a treaty with the roving tribes of the great Wes tern Prairie, to establish friendly relations with the United States and the other Indi ans of that region. Death deprived lhe country Os the valuable services of Maj. Armstrong, but the other commission ers accomplished the object of their ap pointment. Arrangement has Been made by Col. Brooks, with the Caddo Indians, for the cession o 4 their claim to lands in Louisiana and Arkansas. MICHIGAN SENATORS. On motion of Mr. Benton, his motion of Thursday last, that the courtesy of the Senate be extended to the Senators from Michigan, by assigning to them seats on the floor, was taken up for considera tion. The question being about to be put, Mr. Clay rose and said, that he was not prepared to vote for this motion. For what purpose were these gentlemen to be admitted 2 Not to take part in the deli berations of the Senate generally, nor for the purpose of voting. Certainly not. Why then were they to be admitted on the floor? If admitted, to what extent are their rights to go ? Were they to be swornJn the usual form or not? Were they to sit in the private as well as lhe public sessions of the Senate? If in the private sessions, under what injunctions? In short, he was entirely opposed to any action on this incidental matter, until the principal question, whether Michigan was to be admitted into the States of the Union, should be disposed of. He would not now offer any opinion on that princi pal question ; he had not yet formed any. But why were these gentlemen to be ad mitted on the ground of courtesy ? It must be because they have some rights, perfect or quasi, to come there as Sena tors of Michigan. Putting that out of the question, there was no more reason for admitting them, than any other gentlemen, when they may apply. He was opposed to the-ad mission of the gentlemen, because it im plied a right, and he was not willing th prejudge the question which the Senate would be hereafter called on to decode. It would be, to some extent, a commit ment of lhe opinion of the Senate, and would have a tendency to mislead the public mind. He was opposed, there fore, to any thing which would seem to settle the principal question. For him self, he was ready to enter upon the dis cussion of that principal question, as to the admission of Michigan, as soon as any gentleman might be disposed to move it; and’whenever it should be de cided, he was willing that all the conse quences should follow, one of which would be the admission of the Senators on the floor, and the administering to them of the oath of a Senator. He was not for the inversion of the proceedings of the Senate, the adoption of the conse quences first, and of the cause afterwards. The first question is, is Michigan to be admitted into the Union? and has she a right to send Senators? When that was decided, every thing would follow in its natural, appropriate, and legitimate order. Entertaining these views he was com pelled to oppose the motion. Mr. Benton, in reply, stated that he had not been curious or careful in looking for precedents for his motion, because he did, not see why, on a question of mere cour tesy, of civility, the Senate should not rath er be making, than following precedents. He did not think, when a mere question of courtesy was referred to their consi deration, that they were bound to suspend lhe action of the body, -until they could examine a parcel of musty records. If, in the ordinary intercourse of life, a gen tleman brought to him a letter of intro duction, he would ask him to take a seat. Here are gentlemen, who have brought letters, under the great seal, de facto, of lhe State of Michigan, from a person who acts as the Governor of that State, and these letters are among the archives of the State. He adverted to the case of the Rhode Island Senator, two years ago, as proving that Senators who came here had a right to hold their seats, in case of dis pute, until the dispute was settled. By the report of the Committee of Elections, in that case, confirmed as it was by a large majority of lhe it was set tled that a Senator |jad a right to come here as a Senator until it was shewn that not this right. But no such thing was naked in this case. All that was asked wiis t | lat gentlemen sent here by a State should be requested to take'seats, and that chairs be provided for them, un til it should be determined by the Senate what their precise rights were. Could there be shewn any case where, in such j circumstances, Senators were not asked i to sit, until there could be an examination lof all the analogies, and the nj ce ari( j hair-breadth distinctions which gentlemen might choose to draw ? He desired to see the Senate, on this question, unfetter -1 ed by precedents, and that every question should be decided according to its own particular circumstances. He asked what difficulty had resulted from an extension of this courtesy in former cases, where seats had been assigned, under similar circumstances? Was any effort made to take part in the debate, to answer on the call of the yeas and nays, to stand up and sit down when there was a count? There .was no instance of the kind. If these gentlemen are admitted, a mo tion to clear the galleries would induce them to go out, or the slightest hint from the Senate would be sufficient to lead them to do that which their own gentlemanly feelings would suggest, if they took the time to reflect. But it seemed to be sup posed that the civility of asking the gen tlemen to sit down was to commit the Sena’e to a particular line of conduct. He reminded the Senate of the course a dopted on the admission of Misssouri, in which case the Senators were admitted during lhe deliberations. The Senate de cided against their claims, and they were sent back ; but was any single Senator influenced in his vote by the fact oftheir presence? Notone. Did any one under stand the courtesy extended to them as having any thing to do with the decision of lhe question? He was here himself on that oscasion; and he was told bv that most accomplished and amiable man who then filled the chair, Mr. Gaillard, to take a seat on the floor. He enjoyed all the in cidental privileges of that seat ; he frank ed his letters, and the two Houses paid him from the beginning, the same, as the other Senators were paid. Yet the prin cipal question, so far from being prejudi ced by this course, was determined a gainst them. He begged to inform the Senate that, while he felt himself bound to act the part he had taken in bringing for ward this motion, he, for one, should re main entirely uncommitted on the main question, and not only uncommitted, but free from* any bias which would affect his course when the Senate should decide. Mr. Clayton thought it was desirable that more time should be allowed for con sideration : and, if the gentleman from Missouri had no objection, he would move to lay the motion on the table for the pre sent. Without intending to commit him self in any way, there was one distinct view which he desired to present. By the Constitution which Michigan had a dopted, and under which she claimed the admission of her Senators, she had an nexed to her territory a considerable por tion of the State of Indiana, as it was laid off and recognized by Congress, when that State was admitted into the Union. The adoption of the claims of Michigan, or any measure looking to that adoption, would incline strongly against the rights of Indiana; and every principle entitling Michigan to this portion of the Territory of Indiana, would operate to give Ouis consin a large tract out of the State of Il linois. By the same ordinance which, according to her construction of the boun dary line, gave to Michigan a part of In diana, a strip, fifty miles in breadth ol the State of Illinois, would be cutoff by Ou isconsin. fie was fearful of any thing which could even touch this question at this mo ment, although he was willing as to mat ter ’of politeness to go as far as any Sen ator. But while doing this he was bound to inquire if there was not also some courtesy due to Illinois. One of her Sen ators was dead, and we had this day a dopted a resolution to inform the Execu tive of the State of that event. Before we take any step to admit Michigan, ac cording to the claims she presents, we ought to allow time for the State of Illi nois to be fully represented on this floor. He had not made himself sufficiently master of all the precedents to understand whether if, after they had admitted the Senators to the floor, they could have a right to exclude them again. The gen tleman from Missouri had stated that, if admitted, they would be liable to be re moved, and could not be entitled to sit du ring Executive sessions. If such was the understanding of the Senator from Missouri it ought to be so expressed in the motion. Unless the motion was thus modified, they would be as free to sit in secret session as in public. He would prefer, however, not to be called on to de cide the question now. If the gentlemen could be admitted without any interfer ence with the rights of Indiana, of Ohio, of Illinois, or of the Senate, he could have no difficulty in deciding his course. But he wished, under the circumstances, more time for deliberation, and he would move to lay the motion for the present on the table. Mr. Benton signified his assent. Mr. King, of Alabama, expressed a wish to call the attention of the Senator from Missouri to the phraseology of his motion. The language used is “in the Senate.” For this there was no prece dent. None but Senators could sit within the Bar. He had no objection to admit the gentlemen on the floor, but not within the Bar. He hoped, before the motion to lay on the table was made, that the Senate would so modify the motion as to remove this objection, by saying “ without the Bar of the Senate.” When the Sen ators from Missouri applied, the Presi dent of the Senate had a right to assign seats, but the Senate had now taken away that power. The motion was then laid on the table. NOTICE. THE subscriber having heard with regret a report going the rounds, that he had re tire:! from business—takes this early opportuni ty t;> inform his customers and the Public m general, that he continues his old and well known stand on Broad street, a few doors below tha Eagle & Phoenix Hotelontheopposite, side, where they will find constartly on hand, a mcie r::t .’nsive and general assortment ofCONFEC TIONARY, LIQUORS, WINES COR DIALS, &c. than he has ever heretofore had, and. will be sold on as reasonable terms, as can be had in the Southern Country. MARTIN FREDERICK. Nov. 13 J3n SAVANNAH SWAMP LANDS, REPORT OF MR. BLACK OF SCRIVEN. The joint committee from the Senate and House of Representatives appointed to take into consideration the utility and practicability of saving the swamp lands on the Savannah river, by means of em bankments, or otherwise, have had the subject under constant consideration, and beg leave.respectfully to report, That, to improve the condition physic al as well as moral, ofthe country in which we live, and to which we are bound by all the ties which consecrate our homes, is a work to the successful completion of which the wise and the good will anxious ly contribute. National success is certain ly the result of individual prosperity, and that system of Internal Improvement which will most probably eventuate in the achievment of the one, will as surely con duce to lhe consummation of the other. That Georgia possesses vast and as yet unexpored natural resources, is evident to the most superficial observer; —the fa cilities and advantages of her location, the variety and fertility of her soil, the sdu brity of her climate, the extent of her ter ritory, and the genius and character ofher people, point to her, as a State, destined be fore the lapse of another century, to occu py a proud and enviable position among her emulous confederates. Ofthe numer ous objects of Improvement within our limits, the swamp lands which lie along the westen bank of the Savannah river present claims upon the consideration of the political economist, which may well arrest his attention; and your commit tee, by the direction of the Legislature, have earnestly directed their enquiries to Utility and practicability of saving them from the inundations ofthe river. That part of the swamp which your committee deem worthy of attention is to found be tween Augusta and the head of tideway on the Savannah river; its average wid’h is about one mile, and the probable length from one hundred and thirty to one hun dred and fifty miles. These lands at pre sent comparatively worthless to the plan ter and of little avail to the State, are be lieved to be inferior in fertility to no part of the habitable globe. The soil, which is alluvial, is a rich mould, formed orig inally of decomposed, vegetable deposits, balieved to be altogether inexhaustible, and extending down to the depth of from 4 to 5 feet. To reclaim such lands and reduce them into successful cultivation,your committee believe would in all probability, reslilt in vast and inestimable benefits, not only to that region of country, but the whole State of Georgia. The people of Augusta and Savannah would be. among the first to ex perience the advantages ol such an opera tion; and the poor of these cities who are dependant for support upon their daily supplies, would be enabled to procure their provisions at one hall’lheir present price. Corn, which is the first and most material item inthe supplies of a family', instead of commanding, as it does now, from 80 cents to one dollar, would be a drug at 25 or 37 1-2 cents per bushel, and rice, wheat, rye, oats, and al! the bread stuffs which are now grown in this coun try, would be reduced in price precisely in proportion to the increase of the sup ply. Your committee do not exaggerate these probabk results, for they are assur ed by men who are experienced in agricul tural pursuits, thatthese swamp I.nds are capable, ivith proper cultivation, of produ cing from fifty to one hundred bushels of corn per acre, and other grain in the same proportion; for even now, under every disadvantage, and when,from fearoffresh es, the farmer cannot venture to pitch his crop before the Ist of May, and sometimes not before the first of July, from thirty to 60 bushels to the acie are considered a moderate return. If then they were sav ed from inundation, it is evident, and eve ry farmer knows, and will acknowl edge, that the advantages of early prepar ation and early planting, would in all pro bability, with moderate and usual seasons, ensure the supposed increase of produc tions. In addition to these articles of prime and necessary consumption, the great sta ple commodities of sugar, cane and cotton would be diligently'’cultivated, and for the same reasons as above, would yield an additional increase. Cane will ripen up to ten and fifteen joints, and short sta ple cotton return from 1000 to 1500 weight, in the seed, to the acre on these lands; and if the fresh water was not per mitted to retard the cultivation, and molest the growth of these plants, the husband man would assuredly gather a much more abundant crop. Horses, hogs, cattle, and stock of all sorts, would then be raised at home from our overflowing barns, and a considerable portion of the large amount of money which the the drovers of the W est now annually draw out ofthe State, would be would be saved to our people, and retained in the country. Our ex ports of raw material, would be greatly increased—the farmer and the merchant, would receive from thutincrease addition al wealth—the price of real and personal estate in Augusta, Savannah, and the in termediate country, would be enhanced and all the beneficial consequences of plen ty and prosperty, in their thousand vari ous ramifications, would be felt and ac knowledged by the rich and the poor. If the waters were at all times confined to their natural channel, those who are at all conversant with that stream,will at once perceive that the navigation of the Savan nah river would be in a short time most materially improved. The s/rn/f and mud bars which are at present thechief obstruc tion to the passage of steam and pole boats would in a little while be washed away by the. direct, confined, and therefore vio lent rush of the rush ofthe waters, and the bed or channel pf the river would be made through any part ofthe swamp, ov er which the best steamboat wood could be supplied.,at one half its present price, at almost any point on the river; and of course freights, which are enormously high, would be lowered in proportion to the increased facilities of transportation. The miasmatic and sickly region of the swamp, would be made dry and salubri ous, and the health of the neighboring in habitants consequently improved. Thus I all classes of people—the boat owner—the merchant —the farmer—the citizen and e very man from the up country who trades either to Augusta, or Savannah, would reapalmost incalculable advantages front the successful completion of such a work "Y our committee, hope and believe they have established, even from this imperfect view ofthe subject referred to them, the great and absolute utility of saving these river swamp lands, and it only remains j for them to enquire into the probable prac- I ticability of such a project. Ifthefiual and complete success of the j past affords any criterion by which to judge ofthe probable termination of future ' experiments ofa similar character, and if well known facts, are permitted to influ ence the opinion of your committee—then theie cun be very little doubt ofthe entire practicability of restraining the waters of Savannah river to their natural channel, by embankments. The dikes of Holland —the artificial banks of the river Po in It aly, and the levees which effectually con fine the Mississippi, the most powerful river in the world, for two hundred miles above New Orleans, to her original bed, are in lispulable evidence that the Savan nah river may be dammed in, and the ad jacent swamp rendered perfectly arable. In addition to these facts, your committee have availed themselves ofthe views and opinions of many intelligent farmers and practical men, all of whom agree with your committee, and fully concur in the o pinionsthey herewith express. The only objection to such a project is the difficulty of obtaining lhe means of o perat ion. But it is believed that the re moval ofthis difficulty is wholly within the powerofthose who may interest them selves inthe work. No effort in such an undertaking could possibly avail any thing unless the individuals directly engaged should promptly adopt a judicious rysteftn of operation, and be goA’erned in all their movements by unanimity, and concert of action In such a case the State of Geor gia, being always well disposed to foster and protect works of Internal Improve ment, when predicated of individual enter prize, would not inthe opinion of your committee, be averse from lending her name in order to negociate a loan ofrnoney, to forward and promote the undertaking. The State of course, injustice to her own interests,would require to be well secured by pledges of personal responsibility and valuable,and available property before she would consent to become liable for a sin gle cent. But if the State was secured be iyondthe possibility of loss, your commit- ! tee cannot perceive why slje should not be ready to aid her people in the manner proposed, in a work oi such probable suc cess and beneficial consequences—especi ally when the loss, if any accrues, must ' and will fall, not upon lhe Stale, bu'. up on those whose persons, and property will be liable to the redemption of the debt. In consideration of all which your committee respectfully recommend the a doption of the following r<-solqfions: Resolved, That it would be a work of great utility, and that it is practicable, to save the swamps lands on the Savannah river from inundation,by means of embank merits Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to employ a coin pettnt Engineer, whose duty shall be, to proceed immediately to make an accu rate and correct survey ot said river bank, and such adjacent parts of the swamp as he may deem necessary, with a view to the construction ofsa’d embankment; that he report fully ofthe premises to the tjexl Legislature, and that the cost and expense thereof be paid by the Governor out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise ap propriated. SZY THE friends of Mr. A. G. BULL, am nounce him as a candidate for the office of Major of the 75th Battailion 10th Regiment Georgia Militia, vice Major Tobin, resigned. Dec. 21 td 151 We are authorised to announce E. J. TARVER a candidate for County Surveyor, of Richmond County. Dec. 18 150 O’ AVe are authorized to announce GARY F. PARISH, a Candidate for the office of Sur veyor for the County of Richmond, at the elec tion in January next. Dec 12 . ' td 150 O' The friends of Mr. A. IL PEMBER TON announce him as a candidate for the of- | lice of Major of lhe 75th Baitaflion 10th Regi ment, Georgia Militia, vice Major Tobin, re- ■ signed., [149 td| Dec. 16. Q- AVe arc authorized to announce ISAAC HENDRICKS a candidate for re-election to the office of Coroner of Richmond county at the election, in January next. MANY VOTERS. Dec 9 td 116 O’ We are authorized to announce C. PROUTA' a candidate for Coroner, at the en suing election in January next. Dec 7 td 145 O’ WE are authorized to announce Uapt. AARON RHODES a candidate for Receiver of Tax Returns at the election in January next. Oct 7 wtd 119 O’ AVe are authorized to announce AVM. KENNEDY a candidate for Tax Collector of Richmond county, at the election in January next. Dec 2 td 143 ry wS are authorized to announce WIL LIAM O. EVE as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at the election in January next. We are authorized to announce WIL LIAM SKINNER, Jr. as a candidate for the office of Receiverof Tax Returns for Richmond County at the election in January next. GUARDIAN’S NOTICE. FOUR, months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Lincoln County to sell the lot of land No. 115, 6th district oi Muscogee county, drawn by William Cason minor ofEJzabeth Cason. JAMES McGILL. Guardian. September }i mit IOS AUGUSTA, VV E ONES I) A Y , DEC E M BEK 23. 1 hat we and ours may have an opportunity i of enjoying the Christmas festivities, with oth | er good folks, no paper will be issued from this office before Monday next. AVe have crowded all the news we have, and it is precious little of interest, into to-day’s paper, and hope with the I intei 'est of the season, it will do our readers till the 28th. In the meantime, we wish our read ers, and every body else, a merry Christmas and as happy a one as it may be merry. May none of us regret, when it has passe d, that we have not spent it in a more suitable manner! As we are under a kind of ex-officio obliga tion to visit all distinguished. strangers who may : ari ive in our city, we this morning, executed s» 1 much of our duty by calling to see some Pigs of I the English Norfolk thin-skin breed, from the I stye of Mr. Townsend of New Haven, Conn , They are intended for Mr. Paul Roskinol of . Clarkesville, Habersham county, whose public i spirit, in endeavoring to improve our common stock, we heartily commend, and wish entire . success. There are four pigs, probably about f | lour months old, three of which they have spent, • rom one mishap or another, in their little box’ j . etween h'is city and New Haven. They may he seen m the yard of Mr. C. Dugas, in the up per part of town. I , RACES. . AV e bear daily of new arrivals of lhe Turf , competitors. Last evening, on the Rail Road a fine filly, Mattiwan, by Crusader, arrived belonging to Dr. Boag of Charleston. On the first day, Monday, a Match Race will . comeoflbetweenMr.HAßßisoN’sCoZ.CrocAeMand I a young horse of Col. Crowell’s, by Ber [ trand, by name Billy Austin—Stakes 32000 I mile heats. 1 his will be a race of great in terest. AVe are all disposed to cry hurra far c °l. Crockett! particularly as he is now gone to j Texas the best selection of places yet made for him by himself or others; but the Aurra may be tinned into adifferent tune. There is'vieto ' ry in the name of Bcrhand. Already we learn the two young horses, which Col. Crowell late ; ly put chased of this blood have won him 32800. ‘ | Before you bite, therefore, be sure you are cer ; tain, which side of your bread is buttered. i Extract oi a letter from a correspondent, dated AV ASHINGTON, Dec. 16th, 1835. fl “ The question of Abolition in the District . ; oi Columbia is, I hope, put at rest for the-re . mainder of this session, by the prompt disposi . tion of two memorials for that object, which . were presented to-day, and laid on the table by an overwhelming majority, and without discus . sion, A motion, subsequently made, to print , them was disposed oi in the same manner, after a slight discussion, by a majority of about four ( to one. It is thought that nothing decisive in I* regard to our nii'airs with France will be I known until the French Government has seen . the President’s lale Message. The most gen eral opinion is that peace will be preserved; bui some here think that Fiance desires war with I us.” • | MECHANIC’S BANK. AV e learn with surprise and astonishment, that a report has been circulated in this State, as well as in South Carolina, that the Meehan ’- ; ic s Bank, oi this city, had suspended payment, or was about to do so. We presume this re port, which originated at a distance from this city, was put in circulation by some enemy of the institution; and we are happy to have it in our power to state, that it is false, and wti/AffuZ the slightest foundation. As an evidence of the high standing which this Bank maintains in this city, we can state,that its Capital Slock has been sold at a higher premium than that of i any other Bank in the State; and, we have no . hesitation in saying, from the high respectabil ; ity oi ils Directors, that it is as much entitled j io the confidence of the holders of its bills, as ’ any other Banking institution. AVe hope the holders of its bills, in the country, will not be j subjected to a sacrifice of their interests, by pla cing confidence in reports of this kind, which are originated by persons who are so lost toev erv principle of justice, as to do so for specula, ting purposes.— Chron. of this morning. ■ The iolkiwing is the result ofthe Elections, which took place on Saturday evening last in the House of Representatives, for Bank Direc tors. • For the Bank o) Darien. AVm. A. Dunham, A. Kimberly, C. AV Cooper, S. Palmer, Joseph Jones. A M’Donald Henry Atwood. Planters Bank. Peter G. Shick, Benjamin E. Stiles, Bank State of (ieorgia. AVm. B’. Bulloch, George Schley, M. Hall M’Allister, John Millen. AVm. B. AVoflbrd was elected on Saturday evening last, Maj. Gen. of the 7th Division of Georgia Militia in Place of Gen. John Bates re signed, and AVm. Steelman elected Brigadier General of the 7th Division, of Georgia Mili tia in place of Gen. AVm. AVofford, promoted. In the U. S. Senate, on the 15th inst. the old I officers of that body were all re-elected for two years ensuing, viz: AValter Lowrie, Secretary. John Shackleford, Doorkeeper. Stephen Haight, Assistant Doorkeeper. A letter from New Orleans mentions that Robert Potter (formerly a Representative in Congress from North Carolina) was killed at Texas, in a skirmish, about the sth November. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. AVe publish xvith pleasure thefollowing well , deserved tribute of respect to Dr. Robertson, at the request of the gentlemen who attended his Course of Lectures on the Science of Phrenolo- ' gy:— Chronicle ‘ Tk»e members of the Class, attending Dr. Robertson’s Course of Lectures on the Science I of Phrenology, at the close of the term, desire publicly to express their entire satisfaction, and to bear testimony to Dr. R.’s perfect acquain tance and deep research, in this highly interest ing study. The Class part with him, as their . eloquent Lecturer, with the hope, that at some ! future time, he will again come before the citi i zens of Augusta, in the same capacity. | Augusta, Monday, Dec. 21,1835. . We understand, says the N. Y. Daily Adv., that Governor Edwards, of Connecticut, has j offered the appointment of United States Sena tor to Ralph J. Ingersoll, who declined the hon or. It is now said that John M. Niles, Post ! master at Hartford, will be appointed.