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ioMM/'HImwiniVii'mwem. oTsfl taiO* kwl
JJ11.443.I1I4 rnpilal.
MirmuAM—(Jilikkoii itcirinj ilin (I vour«l) In
163(1 ti;ul 1 hniiV, will) n n|«»Tof OCB. In
UUTIhtra wera IT bnilln, wftn a mliiMl of 137..
500,000. .Showing anincrease of 10 hunksy-and
Paper, Ho per Annum i — .
x Piper, ft perAtem'ii »*V« months, fJ
(I'ATAIit.» IS AUVAKCK.)
>W Acis'jfrtemCmtris, iffWf h y ^ _ ^
rwUketuliOMJmnrjfUny nml BnlUtrcitvuur
Mr. J. B.Uaudrvtetfroii-.
lor* Timer awl Eecn’vg St*'.
RANKING IN TUB UNITED bTATLo.
•W« |iuliitnh lieiuw un abstract of Ihe pro*
• givm him) political history «r hnnkinx in
• tral VttrfM uml territories of the Union, front
• WJOtu TH&l. <1WsrkMtn influence which pre-
• dominated in the- nuyorily ftf.lhom during lUq
j period, wag fiiVorublutotho increaso of bankwg
’iMtiliitioiiA.oud they were chartered by Dm Jack-
•won legislature* it* fast a* Dm increasing Iiiimucm
•tif iho country dunnmded them; nml nossihly, in
■ouie enact, ruilier faster, Ah n whole, however
—with-the single exception of the wur upon the
United dlnlcH Bank—ihe policy of Dm Juckxnu
partytoward Urn banking intercut, lip to • 163(1,
Uvns-flwtering nml conservative. ‘Itbools not
•siuw4o Inquire wlmlher Dm local tortitutiutis were
eucocragmi, snHHiimd.tfrid hicrentcd in number
merely toeihut«irp»*o<H,‘phymgUmiii ott'uxainri
Uw leviathan of fNmiwylvniim'or from mom in-
Holding motives—the ^tiVct tvnn ■ immediately
beneficial, nml therefore thu jtnttoy wnupoprikir.
At the very time when this policy wa«developing
itself, n one a little antagonist faction in the city
• of N. Vork, wlinae avotved object wuh the on*
mtihilatian of all banks. To thin party Air. Van
.Boren, won tiller he btcouto President, allied
iJniiMelf, Hi* special organ, the Democratic lie-
•view, called them "Reformer*.” and their doc*
itrim*, illuminated dttnorjaey; declared that their
, principle* were those vfith which Mr. Van Bnren
Jintl always been identified, mrd announced Unit
befoul endeavored uud was Mill endontoriltg, to
•arry-tkam fully out in practice. ii«* has (hum
soto‘Ue>te:*tonii*abibt)', mid the people—Do’
democratic whig* and the flower oftfio-idiUsck*
min party, foninng together mi immense maiuri* 1
ty of Die ifrtentan of the United Slate*—have
hurled him lruni,pUce anil power. Eveiy where
the old Jackson men, who trout n mistaken souse
nf honor or from drawl of political proscription,
E ive Mr. Van Uureti n liikuw arm support at Die
le election, are forsaking him, repiidiatinc hi*
financial measures, and returning to their old
conservative principle*. They me in the eleva*
•tiuuof VViUiuUt Henry Harrison, a ••Utuuciu*
me ItKSTOiutiuM, and are iletermined to stand
*htitokler to slumhler with those who Imve pie*
•ceded Uieiu in the path of duty, in snstniiiing a re
publican •dmmisUuirnriou.
Number of batik* und uinount of banking cn*
r itul created from Juuuury 1st, J~dd. to Juuuurv
si, 1£& inclusive. Showing also the political
chancier of Dm Different legislatures which char
tered these hank*.
M.wsf..—tJnckson-during the six years) had in
.1620, Idhanks.witli ahuuking capital oiVJ.tftO,-
rttOO. lu 1&J7, the unuiber of hanks bail mcn-as*
»rd to 59,and tho capital to $3.5:15.00(1. Show
ing un increase-nf 41 hanks, uud *jf $3,165,000 of
<cnnUal.
Kcw-Ili'mmRft.—(Jackson dnring die six
years) had eighteen hanktiu JrSC). anil a capital
of $1.79).(>?0. In I6J7, tiieie were twenty-
Utreu banks, with a capita! of $2,6fltt,iiiH. Show
ing an iucreunapf live hunks, and $671,635 of
capital.
Vcrmoxt.—(AutiJuckson during the six
it hanks itt lKkl, with u capital of
1?S17, there were tliirty hanks
f ^1,*<200.(NM), Showing mi iu-
ty bank*, aud $l,7U7,37o of ca-
v, 1 f?, '! M ' 000 'hi"£!aW1>ULAT10N.
Jccksoti l.ngisInlnn-Hr AtitiJackson legislatures
, New Capital New Capital
States. Hanks, -created. Ranke, created.
ilr4*5,OfiO
mi,UUd
N. iinhipshiro
Vcnnoni
MiiAitaibselta
liliode Mnud
Cnuiit'orient
Nuw-Verk
N«w-Jemy
I’ennsylniiiia* 17 44,U4b,149
Delaware
Alnryliriid
Virginia
North Comlinnt
tfontli Caroliuul 3
l^fW.000
I, WO,405
17.lW0.O47
MUJNM
15 SW.W4.fi05
1,140^00
1.7fi7,:i75
yo,4i o.ooo
«.4«J.G0ft
307,170
(MMirgia
I'londn
Alnhamn
Lonisiaila
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Olrin
M ichigsu
0.7117.318
5 4.oori.o:w
8 0,735,000
1 14,30d,4(Il>
11 4h.u:I0.ovO
10 lfD,4M).tk)0
2 4,802,000
2 2.600,0(10
1 J.tHt.OOO
2 3.500,000
21 11.445,014
76 7,400,000
f 4 0^04,040
247 2J11.802,300 144 37,225,431
114 37,225,431
133 104.6GG.05U
• Of the hanking capital ereaied by Prnntellrania
6:UI,000,UUO was fur the United Slates Uank'uf that
8laies.
t Thu hank inj* rnpita! nf North Carolina wes «le-
crrnsrit $o9.',00i).
1 Tlie priiicipai part of die increase was oaderth*
Calliouii atliuiiiislraliiuis.
« A VANN All.
'•Dejustaiel fear not. let all the ends thou aim’»t ( be
thy Country’s, thy God's, and T ruth’s."
SATURDAY MORNING,DKCBMDEItlV.mo.
FOR CONGRESS.
Col. IIIN'ES HOLT, or.Huscegcc
Elution on first Monday in January.
ffT* The Northern Mml failed yesterday.
O* We publish thi* iiinrnitig mi article on the
Colton Crop, from Utn Charleston Afcrctir:;,
which will repay a perusal. The Editor pre
dicts that on the first of March next, the rreeipts
of Cotton in the. Fouthvtn ports wid he. 2<K),QGG
halt’s loss than nt the suitiu time last sen.-on, and
from nil that we call learn on the subject, we
think this statement will he fuuud to .prove cor*
net.
*IU,<
two hauks
UboIik<
l il it litsIlirVll
the indubtediicas of many of the ^uifcitibor* *f
the liOgislattire tn ilia Central Rank, steps it»1o
pteventoti nuhlassed action In nilntlflu to It—nnd
that many of our presatit members a*o aftkid In
■land fbrtls like •men, ami «mah tlio nwnater ftir
fenr Mint they will remain at homo next-year- It
Is thorefbrolhtf very worst fciitnro of the*Central
Rank policy, that it corrupts legislation,ttMtnkna
money out ofthe people’s pocket*, to p|«ce it in
the hntidsuf adhw. libnlmig* to thnipressof
this Stale, to enlighten tho pnblio mind* oil this
impnrlnui snhjefct. Those who make their laws
wn fear are to64kr committed to the support ofi
pernicious poliry, to do the people justice. Rot
w o will ttutrpritjudge the case. We trust that
our Legislator* will yet have die honourable dl*-j
futciioit of pntring the Rank down. Ifthoy do
not, we promise for our part, to agitate this sub.*
ject, until nil our rondure nt least, shall linvo tin
doubts left upon llyiir minds, ns to tlyf merttsop
the case—and if other papers in the State w ill do
the same,opposition to die whole scntididons
.scheme uwy soon be the chief recommendation
ofn candidate for tho Beghdntiire.
Keiief from present difficulties must be the
work of time, mid brought about in the midst of
many troubles ami hardships. It will give no
reliefto the people (Pthey are taxed in order to
redeem another f 1,000.000 of Central 'Dank
notes. Tho cmroney of tho Stale ingoing to the
Devil ns last n* it can already, nml the Leghdn-
tnre is now afraid tn tax the people in order to
repair the calamities inflicted on it hy the Cen
tral Dunk policy. This folly must nil he paid for.
Issue another mifimn and when will you tax Uie
people in order to redeem the notes?
There i« one policy olid hut one policy hy
which the honor and credit ofihe State call he
saved—collect ns rapidly ns possible, hilt in easy
payments, the notes held hy the Central Rank
against its debtors. This withdraws the hank notes
from circulation nud gives to them an ascending
itisteml of a descending table. The State bonds
tmw afloat ore nt 5b per cent discount, and they
will he lower, if no fund is provided for pitying
the interest due on them. Repeal the lawgiving
the annual taxes to the several comities, and
pose such additional taxes ns w ill suffice to pay
the interest on the bonds issued and to ho issuedi
and to create a sinking fund for their Anal ex
tinguishinrnt.
TYc expect to see the Central JRitrik rowed up
sd't.xVveryet. Ifnnr Legislature will desrroy
the currency of the people, tho people shall
know it. 7\ e shall wage incessant war ngaiiint
the Central Bank till not a stone of the fabric is
Icft.siandiiig.
•ign ponrfrio contrite! debt, A
ora l*uly In bar nf the creditor*!
’1 n» CnimniUi’e, being Telly W
the belief, that the menibfo proposed
celluney, is not expidlent, m ‘ ‘
front the fbrlhcrcoiteld‘—* , ‘
Mutt* Thmpkrty t Clock, ty <A«
1’lcktcick paptrt.
We have tint Ween among the orufly and ontlte*
siaslic admirers of the Pickwick ptfpere, Mid per*
lisps ought lotuko shame to our.ielvea thereat t
hwt such watt llte fact, and wo coufosslt frankly.
This Qontritinn pnwMipp^e a fltvorahlo oliango
toward* these celebrated writings, which wo are
also free to confcn. The fact is, that ’thoy re-
qitlrea sort of apprenticeship iit'rcmHiii(’theuti«
order to estimate properly their sly add ipioint
lhmuour. We had to make throe or I our attempts
nt Pickwick beforo we could nccomplisli it. Now,
however, we rend his writings with avidily-Mirst,
because we have got broken ill to his vein; nud,
secondly, bscaiiso we cannot withhold our ap
probation from the object nud morale nf all these
works. No vvrittfr of our day has devoted his
time and talents to nobler aims than Mr* iVirkr
til*, llis dissection of the British poor InW sys
tem, Iu every sense of the term, from ilielf cru-
dty to unfortunate debtors, to the rugged urchin
in ihe poor house, hns been done with a master
ly hand, and through a medium which ensures
perusal aud nttnntinn from the right quarter.
The old clock is not inferior to the bost’ofits
predecessors, nud iu those ipiiet heart touching
unobtrusive trials of the affections which seeks
the shndo ntularo too ofren buried beneath tho
milts of some of the fairest mortal fabrics that
ever ndorncd'thr. earth—is inimitable.
Never was there a more beautiful, butsud nml
uicluiichnly picture, than the curiosity* dealer uud
hi* grand-daughter.
What is very remarkable in this author, is the
fact, that nearly nil hi* charming character* are
worked up from thu rags and filth'nf tho work
house, or else picked up from the wretched streets
and lanes of Loudon, front whence they receive
their supply.
.Mr. Pickwick aud Samivcl Weller, and the el
der Mr. Weller,and a new arrival In the shape of
a graml-son to the latter, all make their nj^icnr-
alien upon tho stngo.
The work is for sale at Col. Williams'.
same
Up to li
ton in nil tin
to
Total stock C
Total supply thi* si
To the saiuu date
the same ports wore
Total .tuck, Oct. 1st 1830,
Of COU
028,810
Iho total receipts in
306,276 bales,
*7,313
CJ’The New York Herald says, it has it on
good authority, that the Rank of thu U. States
holds of stocks of JjlUO.OOO,000 ? Commercial pa
per, $ 19,000,(.*00; other assets, $21,000,000; to
tal, Sjt70,00b,000.
GOV. MCDONALD’S RELIEF MESSAGE.
This is the age of strange anomalies, both ill
Legislative uud iu private conduct. The neen-
ululated nxrcniricities of the limes have called
for the application ofnppropriate names, for their
illustration. Thus we have humbugs, and lutin'
buggers, pipe-laying, kite-flying, log-rolling.
Urownsnuism.transcendentalism,nud other isms.
Governor VIcDoxalu being called upon to
suggest measure* for the relief of the people of this
Slate, lias furnished it* with something new ill
the shape of Wind Rag*. Wind ling* urn of two
kinds, viz: geueral Wind Bag*, and tpcrific Wind
Rags— and-OiesR divisions again admit of numer
ous subdivisions which we shall not attempt to
follow out. Ry a general Wind Bag, we menu a
new- themy, generat'd at the Pnlutc, which is
i*sm*d forth with much parade and ceremony,
nml which is destined, under the orders of the
Exia-utive, to follow the Mail routes uud pene
trate every section of the country. Ry a specific
Wiiid ling* we Micmione wliirli is more local III
it* operation, nud which i* designed to subserve
a more tempnrny purpose. Gov. .McDonald's
last message is a w ind bag ofa specific character,
ami when we say tin*, wo characterize it perfect
ly. It will not Lear the lest of strict examina
tion. it proposes no remedy for existing evils.
It nggrnvute* them. It is precisely like the re
commends tious of an unskilful pl.ys.ciuu, wlxii*
content with outward applications, while gnu-
grout) is consuming the vitals. The proposal of
the Governor does uot seem to us more wise
than the conduct of the Ostrich, who thinks that
when her diminished head is conreoted.hertiody
i* unpcrceived also. It remind* one of lira •con
versation of l)r. Snngrudii nml G'l Rina. *•]
perceive Doctor, says Oil. that your trnst-
uten: ahvats m-imIs patients to Die grave, and 1
iMfgiu to fuel -nine compunction* at being a« oc»-
<-nry t», the di-patcblng »o many persons to the
l*K.t»svt.vjt3Ui—(Jackson during the tix\»*n«); realms of l'lulo." To which thu Doctor an-
ill 1830 li«-'l ll-f hunks, with u capit.il ol $tl4,'iiu,-, „wi‘r*—"AHtliese thiugsare in the hands of Raov-
ts.-—(Anti-Jackson during the
;tv-six hanks in 1830, with a cu-
|iital*ur lh 1837 there were one
liuodrcd atil thirty-eight hunks w ith a ru|rital of
Showing an increase of seventy-
>1 $20,410,000 of capital.
ii. vaii.—(Jacksuu-iii Jo-iOaiidili 1835.
and unii-Jacksoii ill J831 nud 132, ’33, ’34) JruI hi
1830 forty-seven batiks with a capital of $6,118.-
397. 1^37 the Jackson administration had iu-
a-.rensed Die iiuiuher nf bauks nine, and $1,500,-
4HKI cajutul. uud Die nutiJacksoii mluiinistrution
itidulso iiicrHMsud the mtuiber of banks nine, am!
•capital $2,162,005. Showing an it teredo of
$382,003 of capital hy the tmti-Jacksuii jauty
•over the increase by Ihe Jncksotl party.
C’oN.xKCTicur.—(AutiJuckson iu 1830. *33,
’:‘J, u::d Jackson iu Je3l, ’32. ’35) had id IditO,
Diirtcun bank* with a banking capital of $4,463,.
J77. Ill 1837 them were 31 hanks, with u
banking capital of $8^19,308.
Tnc Jackson administration created nine
new hunks, with a-capital of $1,100,425, alnl tt.e
OMti-Jocksou udmiuutraliuns created nine new
b inks witli a capital of $2,933,636. Excess of
batik capital crculcd by Die auti-Jucltson party,
*1.83*3 Al.
Nzw-Yons—(Jackson during the *ik years)
li nl in 1830, 37 hanks, with a capital of $20.083.-
253, mid in 1837 there were 98 banks, w iili $37.-
303,400 capital. Snowing an increase of 61
bunks, and of $17 220.047 capital.
Nr.vvJEMr.v-(Jackson in-1830, *34, '32, ’31.
*35, and anti-Jackson iu 183.1) in 1830. had 18
hauks, with a capital nf $2,017,000, am) in 1837,
tltore were23 bank* with a capita! of $7,575,000,
{Blowing an increase of 8 hanks nml $5.458,OtX)
capital, ull nf which were created hy Jackson Le
gislatures.
FROM MILLEDGEVILLC.
We received no letter last evening fiom our
•correspondent, hut had forwarded to us the ma
jority and minority reports in relation to the (lot
cruor’s relief message, the latter of which will be
found below.
We are happy that the two Inst message* of
Gov. McDonald did not i**ne from a Governor
professing Whig principles. We are Imppy loo
that the report of tint majority nf tho select com
mittee of which Mr. Echols was Cliairuian
the work of a Van Bnren majority and not a liar*
riww majority. The report of the Harrison mi
nority on the contrary, is straight-fur ward nud
meets the nhouiiuation Dice to lace. It is gratily-
iog to *ee such men a* fiWicr, Spencer and Gap
Iiuiiii, kick the w ind hag hack to the source from
which it came.
Mr. EcuotV Rill may answer some political
purpose—if not, il is a grand absurdity from be
ginning to end. Tim proposition contained iu
to sell $2,GUG,f.G0 of Stale Bonds, in tinier to
loan it to the people, is so outrageous us to bur-
uer'on the incredible. We regard it as a cring
ing, demagogical, truckling measure, hut Heav-
be praised, it enu do iio harm—it will not puss
and if it does, Dio Ronds would not sell. What
can men mesa by ^rupu.-dng such a measure,
when Iho Rond* liir carrying on the State Rai|
Road cannot find a market l The spvific Wind
Rag seuttip hy the Governor ty try Die current,
has been gladly received hy his friends—the nut-
jnrity ofihe SclcclCuuiiuillee.
MINORITY REPORT.
The select coniiiiiuct) to whom was referred
tlio message of his Excellency thu Governor, in
relation til the adoption of hoiiio “ cunMilutional
inruisurc* vj rtlirf to the ptvple./ruin the culaiiittuus
cuuterjueucts uf uu unynutltuUtt failure of the cut-
tun crop." li.ive hud Die s<iiiie under cnusidcrii-
turn, uml beg leave to report tut (hllovvs *.
They entirely.concur in opinion with hi* Ex
KTThe Norfolk Ueui-on states,that Mr. Hollo-
mail, a Representative iu Congress from Virgin
ia, has resigned hi* sent in that body. The Gov
ernor lias designated Monday, 28th inst. to fill the
vacancy.
Bisi.vc*!ft5 Moiiii.e;—Tlio Advertiser of the
12lli,lm» tlio following:
We arc iuctim-d to thi-{ouiuUintlmtoor citizens
have not experienced a duller week this season
than the one about closing Everything is inan
imate, nud in the walks ol’hiisiuev-s particularly,
it bus liven more liken week in summer than the
firsttveek of Ivin ter. The rivt'r* are still loo low
for navigation, except Ibr boats of very light dioll,
and the consequence is, but little cotton has been
received, und but low planter* and up-country
merchants Imve visited us.
3-53. nml in 1827 there were 50 banks, with
658,-182 capital. Showing uu uicrensu ofi 7 L.s;;|.»
ami of $111,018,149 capital.
Uki.awaiu.—(anti-Jackson in lo30. '3j*32,
'33, nud Jackson iu 1834, *35.) bad, m 1620. 5
hanks, with $830,(M0<cnpitn'. uml ill 1237 there
vrki* 4 bauks.willi a capital ul'$ 1,197,175, Slmw-
ilign decrease of oue bank, but an increase of
$;W7,175capital; the iucrocue by tlvu uuii Juck-
hoii legislatures.
’■ |Kxkti.xxD—(Jacluoa,l&Sg^-l iuclusivejind
atiii-Jacksiiii in 1815,) in 1830, had 13 banks with
$11,350,495 cnptlul. aud in 1837 tlmie were 28
banks, with $29,175,090 capital. Rbmviug an
increase of 15 banks, und $22,924,505 eupUal:
all created by Die Jackson legislatures.
VtROisii—(Jpckson during the 6 years,) in
1840 had 4 bunk*, with n capital of $o,. r ;71,|!H).
lu 4837 the mmiber ofbunka was the same, vv itli
« capital uf $5,711,300. Rbuvviiig nn increase of
$L,140,200 capital.
Noitrii Cakolixa—(Jackson during Die six
year*) ill 1830 bad 3 banks wiOi ii capital uf $3,-
195,000. Ill 1837 there were 2 banks with a cap
ital of $2,000,000,showing a dccreaso of$595,0U0
•capital.
sooth C.tnm.ivA t (Jncksotl iu 1830-1, Cal-
tm«i» ih 1832, TJ. *M. *SM iu 1830 had 5 bank*
with ii iyipitnlof$-1,631.000. In 1837 there were
8 hunks with a capital of $10,358,18. showing
an increase of 3 bank* ami $5,727,318 capital.
Gkuhou—(Jackson during Die cix years,) ...
1830, hud 9 hanks with u capital of $4,203,029.
!£.r
Ill 1837, Umro were 14 huuk* with acapitdut
$8,209 ,9(37. Hhowiiig an iucrcase uf 5 bank*
Aud 4,006.938 capital.
Fi.oKinv—lUmlcr tho Jadcsoii adininistraUou
•during Die six ynars.) iu 1839 bad 1 bank with a
•capital of$75,000. in 1837 Diete were 9 bunks
wtlh a capital of $9,800,000. Slmwin;
crease of 8 bauks and 9,725,000 capital.
Adabama—(Jackson during the six years,) in
1830 hud2 bunks with u capital of $243,503. In
1837 there were 3 hanks vvith a capital of $14,-
451,9:19. Showing uu increase of 1 bank and
$14,208,460 capibil.
LnuisiAtv—(Jackson during the six years,) in
1830 had 4 hauks with a capital of $5,960,981).
In 18.17 Diere were 15 hanks vviiliacapit.il of
$54.U00,000. Showing au increase of li bi.uk*
$48,039,920 capital.
Miisusim—(Jackson during the six y mr*,)
ill 1830 had I hank with u capital of $9.>o,Ot)U.
Slwwing au iucrease of 10 bauks uud $20,430,-
“‘1 capital
sxiuskk—(Jackson, dnring tho six years)
It), had 1 liiuk with a capital of $737,617.
7 Outre were 3 bunks, with a capital uf
6,—Situ wing uu meretwe of x hanks
. _ i’/.ldU capital.
Kcsnrcxr—J-tcksu.i in 18110, anti-Jnrksoit'Hp)
idiug5 years,) iu ld-17 Imd 4 bank* with u
$9,364,040, ull created vvllhimha pro.
it during Die six years,) iu
with a capital of$2,800,000,nil
ms 6 years.
>il in 183U, '33, and atilt-Juck-
Imd .l Iwnk in i-‘337,
, created in 1635.
ion aduiiiiiniatioiidu-
) had 2 hauks iu 1837, vvjtii a
ted ill Dio previous six
idenee. A true disciph* of Hermes should go
fcatles.ily Jin word—Lcs.dts, how vvunld it ap
pear to Die world ifvve should begin to latter nud
show signs «f distrust in our noble scittneel”
Governor McDoxai.:> has been long cnoagli
iu public lifo to know that Die political system
Ims pul-tm t-imngh iu it tmw, that the Stale will
not hear another issue of Central Bank antes,
and yet lie propn/e* to drug the currency vviili
some of thu sittwu nostrum* which have now re
duced it to Die lust extremity. The cupping and
bleeding system i* still to be kepi up uud copious
draughts of warm water, nr we would rather stvy
external application* of soil soap nre to he ad
ministered, and that too merely because it ha*
lwen duf.e before-, or lo-cnose it would have a had
••fleet upon the public mind not to uppear lu have
confidence iu a system which every one must
condemn.
We cannot suppose for n momntt that Guv
McDoxai.d can imagine that a new isstiuofCcti
frnl Rank mite* can have any other than o pinju-
•iicial effect upon all Die great interests of Diis
Stale—that it can have iu short any oilier conse
quence Uuvii il bus had, that uf absorbing and op-
pinpriuting tn corrupt purposes all the monies in
tlio Treasury, and of fixing the seal of ruin upon
the finance* of the State. Verily the time was
when example taught rnniething, now we are to
bx dosed again with Central Bunk notes when
we tire already ns much below pur oil uccmintnf
Diese drastic operations a* the notes themselves.
We must do justicu to the acknowledged talent
and good suttsn uf Gov. McDoxai.u, and we ate
therefore bound to ascribe smile other reason for
hi* two lute mesaages than Dial which appears on
t'.eif face. Their object is no doubt a political
o,*e. We cannot resist the conviction that they
v era written in order to throw Die odium nn Iho
Hurisoii majority of not administering this spe
cies of popular relieflo the people. The message
must have some object, uud wlmtcau it he
Not to give relief to Uii* Syfte. How many nf
tie 600,000 iiihahiiantsoiyfie State will receiv
any of this public trnasKrari Ilmv many have ra
ce iced it hitherto ? priohnlily at most two orDiree
individuals in each cy the ninety-three counties.
•Wn venture to say Dint some 200 or 250 persons
nloim would recede Iho Ixitiefit and they inH'^ucI
of relieving ihtrir neighbors would ill most cases
i their necessities.
The triitl/V that thugreat body of Dm people
is egregiously deceived n* to Die operntion v of
the Central Rank. It liu* corrupted their iogb*
luiion.iiud they are not aware ofit—it hns squan
dered tiieir treasure, and they have yet to luiirn
it. They think it a public benefit, whereas it
an iuca^-is, it disgrace, a curse to Dio prosperity
celleucy the Governor, that •• the susptntion of
the operations ofihe late icould irfringe a ichole-
tonicprvtisioii of the l'vu*tUution,ur.dciufule the tun-
rality of pricatt tontrutis." Rut they are of opi
nion, lout “ the suit of Stale Hands, the diposite of
the prucudt in the Ltulrul liank, bu lent to n.u
people, would uot, in time, if at ail, operate
to their relief. His Excellency in lus annual
message, said ** It is impossible, aud porhiqis in•
consist/nt with tie princi/ let oj sound policy for
the Guccrnincut, to umUrtake to protect the citr.en
the consequences of in prude me or-nisealcu•
froi . * . .
lotion. .4 rcltuure of this sort would begit a de
pendence dcntructicr. oj indiciduulcnlcrprisc, engen
der and cherish habits of reckless speculation, uud
foster a spirit of iuihjjercncc to uclire aud tnduslii-
ous pursuits, hostile to the welfare nf society. 1 '
And berime our fellow citizens liavu miscal
culated, and been disappointed in relation to the
coltbll crop, (uf.ict well known toin.iuynfu*
before Die session of Die Legislature) his Excel
lency now rermiuwuds that wiy cotiree which
he considered tuijwssiUe aud inconsistent with the
principles of sound policy; uud u reliance upon
which, in his opinion, tended to produce hostilfy
In the. tret fore sociitu. (luiir.imiiio \v,tU l.u Vv.
In lit welfare if socitty. Cuwcmnng vvith hi* Ex
cellency, in the views expressed ill his first mes
sage, us above slated, we cannot iippinveofthc
departure from Ilium recommended iu his last,
llis Excellency in the fust message, recommend,
ed the Siib-Treasury System, because it wrested
*•front the hands of the Extcutire all the patronage
they tricldcd through the urpusit bjnl t s, their stoat-
holders und debtorsbecause it could “ bestow no
furors, und purchase uu influenceCan he re-
touimeud the scheme now proposed by luni, oir
Die same grounds f Doe* nut every one per
ceive thut the very arguments Im advances in
support of the (acor'dc measure of the present mi-
ministration ofUie General Government, are de
structive to tho fitvrkt measure ofliis Excellen
cy f Resides, how call the Ruuds of thu 8tate he
negotiated Ibr the purpose of lending the proauls,
when the Ronds now authorized by law cannot
be negotiated for the purpose of completing the
Western &. Atlantic ltd I Road—a great work of
internal improvement, from which the State ex
pects to derive an incuufh.
Hi* Excellency draws a distinction between
the debtor who Ims speculated, and Die deh;r»
who Ims not. which vve can duly appreciate, hut
w u apprehend that il will be impossible lor thu
Directors of (bu (’untral Bank to apply Die dis-
litictioii in Dieir distribution*, and tliut the spec*
ulators would he more heiieliltej hy the sale of
Die Ronds, and distribution of Dm proceeds,than
Die other class of debtors.
it appears from thu last report ofihe Central
Rank, that the loss to thu State hy its operations
since it was incorporated, up lu the present time,
is probably $300,000; enough, iu tho opinion of
Die Committee, to ho paid for Dm experiment,
(which that institution certainly was,) and which,
they fear, w ill not be thu only cost of the experi
ence nf Ihe system, ty the .State; especially, if
his Excellency’s measure lie carried out. And
if the management which has characterized tliut
Institution fur sotue yearn pust, with lew excep
tions, hurontiaued iinder Dm operation of the
plan proposed by his Excellency, they feci assur
ed. that the faith uud credit ofihe State can only
he fully sustained, if ut »ll, hy onerous taxation,
for the purpose of meeting her engagements. If
we have nnv regard for Die morality of public con
tracts, wo should apply the resources and ener
gies of the Statu, to the performance nfwhnt she
nun undertaken; and not hy the udoption of the
plait proposed, place her iu u situation,in which
it may bo truly said, that she has used her rover-
NORFOLK, Dec. 14.
Mtluncholy fhlpwteck—Mr. Fates, of Die Ritlli-
more pilot boil Comet, Copt, Cole, informs (is
that on Wednesday hist, (,’upu Iletirv, hearing
W. hy S. 35 miles distant, they full in with the
wreck ofn schaam-r, which Uiey supposed to he
of about 50 tons. The limit's top and bottom were
painted greeft, starboard huiiso hole und cliuin
plates reil.hillrt head w hite ; the schooner had a
small gum windlass, ami a trunk wish a hatch iu
it, witli a binnacle therein which led into the ca
bin. When fiil.'rn in vviDishe was entirely strip-
p**d. They fished up with tho pump spear from
cabin two dead bodies, one of which laid on a
white over roar. They In d the vvicck in low 17
hours, but incotisenuence of her laying over on
one sidewaiicompelled toubuiidoii her.—'IlCacon.
A ora/.—The U. 8. sloops of war York Town,
Coiiiinuinlt-r Aulick, ami Dale, Commander
Gamut, hound to the Pacific, dropped Hhivviito
Hampton Roads on Saturday, and went to ncu
yesterday inortiiiig with a line wind fiWn south-
west .-rlhiil.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.
TEXAS.
Tho atenrft ship Savannah, (’apt. Wade, ar
riv'd last evening fiom Galvc*mu.in40 hours.
By the polite attention of Mr. Longhead, we
lane leceiyed Galveston papers up to the Dili
fii'tant, from which vve copy the following
ileum:
[ from the Gulccstoniun of Dec. 8.]
•Mr. Treat,Texiau agent to .Mexico, who took
passage on board the San Antonio, vve regret
to any, died on the 29th tilt, ofcoiisiunptinii. His
body, however, was not consigned to the deep,
hut won carefully lmx«d up, and U nuw mi hoard
Die schooner. Thi* accounts for linving her
colors ut hall-must and thu firing of cannon, vve
siljijiose.
The residue of the Texiau squadron, wo under
stand, has not been seen lately; and Iho ship
Austin, when last seen, was in chaseof abrig.
from the Austin Gazette, Nov. 25.
Our relations with Mexico.—Ull Saturday last
variuus countnilocutions from Mr. Treat, Die
Texiun agent nt the city of.Mcxico were reed in
the House of j(eprei.cuiivcs. From this itNvtmld
seem that all hope of a negotiation nf ortt nn-
tioiiul iudependf m e by the Mexican tovernuieiit,
i*for the present at an end. Hi* pussports have
been deiiveied to i.im— inj bus not, however, nt
the latest dales, left the capital, hut had, through
the British Minister. (Hon. Pnckeiilumi.)
Milmiitted a protiositiou to the consideration of
the Meticnn cabinet, for nil armistice between
the two countries. Thu Minister of War (Al
monte) has expressed himself iu fovnr rtf such uu
arrangement, hut the Sen clary of 8Uite was
supposed to be averse to any urruugenvcUt.
Ike.
Total supply. 333,888
I’lte excess Inst year in tho supply tof cotton
up tn the wim daks, nvur tho present,was less
than 5000 bales, a fuel that in quito sufficient to
account fur tho present prices uf cdttoii, while
it seems entirely at war with tho supposition
nf a great deficiency of tho crop. The exports
to foreign parts is uiiother interesting item ill
calculating tho influences Dint govern tlio value
of cotton. ‘Up to the latest dates these have
been this year 133,000 hales. At tho sania dates
lust year they were 142,028.—Tho entire deficien
cy is small uml not .nough to affect tho market!
uud besidus, the exports to Liverpool—the con
trolling uiurkiil. Imve been very much larger this
season than iho lust.
Ilis quite muni lest that while tho supply and
tho exports cnniiuuoso largo, whatever umybo
the opiouioiiHs to the ultimnto result of the crop,
no sensible improvement in prices can toko
place.—Oiirnpiiiion*ofihe deficieoy remain nit*
changed. Whut wc stated before begin* now to
gather confirmation. For two mouths after the
commencement of the season, the supply was
greater than dust year. That excess gradually
and regularly declined, until now. when wo find
il lecHihan lost year. This fulling off is more*
remarkable in New Orleans and Georgia than
elsewhere. Rut lastyear iho arrivals of Cotton
in Mobile scarcely commenced til) tho 1st of
December, between the dread of fever olid tho
nniiaviguhln stato of ull the river*. To some ex
tent the same causes operated against Charles
ton, uml accordingly at these two points the ex
cess thi* year has been greatest, and Uiey are
the truly important points where it now exisMnt
ull. The stocks ofcottnn are less too in Uio in
terior towns than last year. Rut we would point
to one iuipurtunt consideration that ought to have
lunch weight. Tho receipts of cotton in tho
port* of this State to the \ 1th insl. lulve beeu
Dus year about 1200 bnln* greater tliiitt hist—
nml yet the Agricultural Convention ntCoIntn-
bi.i, composed of planters from every part of tho
Stut«, published it ns their deliberate opinion that
the crop will full short of the last hy at least 100,-
000 hales.
We cannot doubt tlio caution vvith which this
opinion was formed, or tho good faith in which'
it was made public—and vve feel bound to snp-i
pose that it is nearly right. Now wo repeat that
evidence of the same kind exists tn prove the lie-
ficienry of tho crop generally throughout the,
Smith. Thcrituteineiii* ofihe curly purtofOiu
season are reiterated with additional firmness in!
Georgia, Alabama and .Mississippi, h i* entirely
unfair,'therefore, to compare these statements
with thb " cron kings” of 1839, which were not
heard after the 1st of October. Tho planters eve
rywhere acknowledged assqauas the'cfopvm
gathered, that it was a great one. aud it was per
fectly true that tho early part of the season had,
been had, ami that the crop was saved by six 1
weeksofhmilifnlvveulhermaMimm.'i’he present
year should rather be compared witli 1838, when
16was preseveriiiglv maintained hy ilinqilanters iu
December, and ns obstinately dented'hv the mer
chants, that the iirodilct was short. Which was
right iu the end? Wedduv that an instance can 1
lie brought forward, when the fpWutera have beeni
ero-sly wrong in the estimate 'ofa'crnp after It!
has been gathered. Thus much wo linveilmught
best to say In answer to those who Imve called In
qiiestioliour former views, nud vve confidently
predict that'on the Ist ofMarch next, the receipts'
of Cotton Hi the Snutiinrtt ports w ill he200;000
hales less thud ut the sumo time last season.
flower*
I, and MO folio 1
Thi ball Gnls.—By
head, it will bo perenivod
night and Saturday lost,
Suvotnl vessels which r «ni . „
thrown on llioir benm * ends nnu imatalnfld dam
age. Tho whr. RfthoH Rmce, lOlv'otW of her
crew.—Norfolk Deacon, 1 '2th inst.
Good.—A person said, in ou^lteorlrtg'\lio oth
er day, Dint editors Ibr Dm moM part, wete it thin
polo limed set. A lad standing near, Made this
witty observation tn his chumTliofe, Rob, I
told won I hud often raud about the'Mitorial
corpus."
mi,,,
1
'«• from 8ln„
81*11
York.HMiui f,f iqixr. tnd ,1 mu |,j
8TATEMBNT OP COTTON. 1)BC.,
More Mexican fastis Captured.—Tho Captain
nf Dm sobr. Houtherner. from M alamoriis, arri
ved nt this poll yesterday, spoke ut seu iho Tex
iau armed *chr 8an Antonio, l.ieot. Moore, who
informed him Dint he captured otTTampicr) three
Mexican vessels, one ol which he destroyed and
Die two others lie scut to Galveston.
The rumor ofihe taking of au American ves
sel nt Corpus Christi and Die murder of her crew
hy thu Mexicans, has been confirmed. We have
not been ublu to learn the particulars of tliishefu-
rioiirf dued .—Ibid.
FROM MEXICO.
The following new nml important intelligence
from .Mexico, wo received from our iiguut at
Galveston. It Is the latest news and muy he re
lied upon.
(ialvkstox, Dec. 8, 1840.
Gentlemen—I have but u few niiuutLs before
the boat starts to write, which 1 must occupy iu
giving you some important information from
Mexico. The Texiun man-of-war sclir. Bun
Antonio arrived during lust night, nud reports
Dint some Mexican citizens (perhaps of Vera
Cruz,) Imve ollered to loan thu government the
amount of moiieyshe asks for, and that u con
tract has already been entered into to furnish the
government a considerable navy to operate a-
S iust Texas, to he ready for service by the
slduyol'May; and Unit active preparations
are making to renew Die wur with T exas both by
land andsed. There is no doubt of iu iruili.
They also report that Cuiiulas, tho Federal
leador; Curubujnl, and Mexican Thompson, ns
he is called, formerly u citizen of this pluce, who
had been operating with the Federalists, together
wiUi their forces had certainly gone over to the
Centralist*, and had attempted to betray Die
Americans with them into Die hands of their ene
mies. It lias been so littla time between Dm ar
rival of Die schooner and the departure of thu
Ruvariuoh, I litve not hud time to learn all the
particulars, and consequently limy ho in error in
some Hiatcmcnis—though us near us J cun learn
Iho above is ubout Die substance of tho news
brought by Uio schooner.—Picayune.
ADVICE GRATIS.
\\ e find ill Ihe Boston Post, tho following
scrap* among two chapters of similar direction.
We copy them for the benefit of ull concerned:
Adcice to young girls.—Never marry a hoy
whose mamma is afraid In have him go on tho
vvuier, or whose najm.imun.il toll iho diflereuen
between iho lodliuiclie and the lockjaw.
Adcice to young men.—Have it fairly understood
before you wed, whether you intend to marry an
iudiv idual. or a whole family.
Adcice to parents.—Do not let a silly ambition
hazard the happiness of ynnr children, Dor your
ch.igtiu at Die discovery ofyour own folly betray
you into n violation ofynur obligation*.
Adcice to indiscreet nropfc.—Never hire a prin
ter to publish your folly hi a hook, for it is worse
than being hung, and paying the executioner for
ty shillings.
Adcice to babies.—Remain vvith your nroilters
us long as you can. and do not get married ba-
fore you are out of leading strings.
Adcice to judges.—In forming an opinion, beep
both cuts open, uud tlieu you can hear uu both
sides.
Adcice to legislators.—Never heroine Die cor
rupt tools of wealth.
Adcice to any one who is pleased to metre it.--
Ifyon wish to stub a person’s reputation, by im
puting to him or her falsehood, treacht-ry.andihe
meanest selfishness, yon may as well use the
naked dagger i« to urtaih the blade with Jloicrfr.
Adcice to sontmentalpeople.—The noblestiifnll
■MitimiMit i.1 Iliat which springs from Sincerity,
Constancy, f rankness, nml Forgiveness.
Adcice to merchants—Advertise, if you would
he prosperous and happy.
Adder, to Politician!.—Collect tho bets you
have made as soon as possible, pay those ytou
have lost without delay, olid never lie guilty of
such disreputable conduct again.
Adcice to the tenwernnre party.—Ofibr u revvntd
fur Ilia best model of a cider mill.
Adcice to pcajde in general — Subscribe for a
newspaper—pay the printer, and mind your ovvli
bufluicttf.
The Ilife.—Wa have often had occnssion fo
renmik the fortitude with which woman siistairfr
the most overwhelming reverse* of fortune.
Those disasters, which break down tho spirit of
men, nud prostrate him in the dust seem to cull
forth all the energies of the softer sex, uud gives
such intrepidity nud elevation to tho character,
that nt times il approaches to sublimity.
Nothing run he more touching limn tn behold
a soft and tender female, who had been nil weak
ness and dependence, and alive to ever trivial
roughness, while trending the prosperous path
of life suddenly rising in mental force to ho
the comforter and support of her Imshnnd under
misfortune, add abiding vvith iin*hrinkiug firm
ness. the most hitter blind of adversity.
A*Dm vine which hns long twiueiif it* graceful
foliage about the oak. and. has been lifted hy it
into the sunshine, will, when the hardy nlnnt is
rifted hy the thunderbolt, cling nrniiml it with its
amoving tendrils nml hind up it* Nhattert*d
houghs: so it is hcnutihilly ordained hy Urtovi-
deuce, that woman, who is the mere dependant
and ornament of man in his happiest lihlfrs
should he his stay nml solace when smitten with
sudden calamity; winding hersnir iliin the rugged
recesses of his nature, tenderly supporting litis
drooping head, and binding up the broken heoft.
H'ltshinglon Irving.
From tht Lsdlu' Companion.
THE OLD APPLE TREE,
nr AKN *. STKPIIKNS.
I nin thinking uf the homestead
With Its luw sail sluping roof,
•And the maple bought ihat shadowed If,
With ■ green sad leafy woof t
*1 am thinking of the lilac trees,
Hurt shook their purple plumes,
* And when tho sash was open,
Shod fragranro through our rooms.
■I am thinking ofihe rivulet.
With it* cool and silvciy flow,
v Of the old grey rock that shadowed It,
‘Ami tho peper mint in blow,
1 ain not sad nor sorrowful,
But memories will come,
So leave me to my solitude,
And let me think ofhome.
There was not around my birth-place,
•A thicket or a flov*er,
'Dpi childish game and friendly face,
Has given it a power,
To haunt ine in my after life,
-And he with me again,
•A swum and pleasant memory,
’Of mingled joy and pain.
'But tho old nnd knotted apple tree.
That stood beneath the hill,
•My heart can never tuin to it,
But with a pleasant thrill.
'Oh, what a dreamy life I led,
Beneath iu old green shade.
Where the daisies and tho halter-caps,
A pleasant carpet mode.
'Twas a rough old tree, in spring titfie.
When with a blustering sound,
Tho wind came hoarsely sweeping.
Along the frosty ground.
But when there roso a rivalry.
’Tween clouds aud pleasant weatlier,
’Till the sunshine and the rain-drops
Canto laughing down together j—
Tlint pntrinrch old apple tree
, Enjoyed the IdVely strife.
The sap sprang lightly through its veins,
And circled into file;
A cloud of pale and tender buds
Burst o'er each rugged how,
•And amid the starting verdure,
The robins nisdc their vow.
That tree was very’beautiful
When all the leaves were green,
And every bud lay opening
Amid their lender sheen.
When the bright trnnsluctuut dtNv-dropS
Shed hlnsnms as they fell,
And melted in their fragrance,
Like music iu n shell.
It was the greenest in the summer time,
When cheerful sunlight wove,
Amid its thrifty Icafmess,
A warm nnd glowing love;
When swelling fruit blushed ruddilv.
To summer's balmy breath,
•And the laden boughs drooped licavilV,
To the greensward underneath.
'Twas brightest in a rainy day,
When nil the purple West
Was piled witlt fleecy atoriiH-louds,
That never adetned at rest;
When a rtv»l nnd lulling melody,
Kell from the dripping eaves.
And eoft, wartn drops cairie pottcribfc
Upon the restless leaves,
ftut.'bh, tile scene was glorious,
Whfcn clouds were hghny riven,
And lift rh abov'e'my vnlrcy’home,
Came out tlfe bow of Heaven;
And in ila fitful brilliancy,
Hung quivering on high.
Likes jeweled arch of Paradise,
•Mcflectiugtfuuugii the sky.
I am thinking of dm footpath.
My coustaut visits mode,
Between the dear old homestead*,
And that leafy apple shade;
Where the flow of distant waters
Camo with a triikling sound,
Like the revels of a fairy baud,
Beneath the fragrant ground.
I haunted it at even-tide.
And dreamily would He,
And watcli the criuisom twilight,
'Come stealing o'er the sky j
’Twn* sweet to see its dying gold
Wskc up the dusky leaves, •
To hear the swallows twittering
Beneath the distant eaves.
1 have listened to the music—
A low, sweet tninstrcUey,
Btcntliml by a lonely night-bird.
That haunted that old’tree,
'Till my heart host swelled with fe’elfng*
For which it hud no name,
A yearning lore of poesy,
A thirsting after fame.
I have gnxed up through the foliag'e,
With dim and tearfulvycs,
Ami with n holy reverence,
t Dwtltou the clisngingskics,
’Til).Wo burning stars were peopled
Wfrti forms ol spirit birth,
And I’ve olmost heard their harp-strings
Reverberate on earth.
Block on hnnil,lat October
Received since frh Dec, ‘
Received previously
Upl’d,.
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Coitiincrclnl Journal.
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Nov. 0.—From Havre,—Nov. 3.
SAVANNAH EXPORTS, DKtJ.lS.
Per brig New Ilonover, for Pliilatlcl^hia—988
bales Cotton, IM casks Rice, 28 boxes Tohttr.cy, 13
packages sundries.
From the Sav'h Shipping ff Commercial List) fate. 18.
COTTON;-Arrived since the 11 lh Dec.. 3639
bates ofttylAndandflOl boles 8.1. Cotton, and cleared
at the same time, 3632 bales Upland and 27 bales 8
1. Cotton {leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of oil on
■hip board not cleared on the 18th instant of 9132 bales
Upland and 3P8 bales 8.1. Cotton. The business in
Uplands tbit week has been at the full prices of last,
and still continues to lie chiefly fur northern account.
The receipts ure still moderate for this period ofihe
teaton, arising from deficient growth und a general
disposition among planters to keep back their cro.
in the expectation of higher prices—the sales are 2672
bales, vie—21 at 0,0 at 01, 42 at Oj, 1» ut Oj*. 185 a
01, 695 at Of, 695 ut Uft, 1092 at 9], 13al!) 13-16,195
at9l, 481 at 10, Itfat 10|. Sea Island is iu fair re'
quest at full rates, the sales are 1 bag at 19, 21 at25j
12 at27,0 at 28, with 20 stained at 12 a 14;
Exported this week, 3639
Exported previously, 14329
Stock on hand, including all on altlp- *“*■“
board not cleared on Die IBtli Dee. 9133
Charleston Rrporle, Drrember 16.
1073 bales Uplnnd Count). ,,h,
*,o, ,B . C « " ,udl “ SB3 Uorce » Mice, ,ad
679 bales Upland Cotton. '**
Hartford, (N. C.y—Bchr Lake—1100 bualiel»8 % i u
NORFOLK. DKO.TSZTve note thi. ,„or„ in .
some alight alteration on last week's pricea. (JoJ
old Hama are aeerceend wanted. ^
Wi> Mnlluof on, i|uttatlon. for Omi~
Sale, wor. undo, jt.lnril.j «8, U nnd 9( 0 lt ZT
^ pr wo “ 1 ' 1 '"Hi "“I M,Wl
C-ir.—TUet. Uliul UldadoliiB in Conii «ni„t,
•relew.andwhat i, i.kcuI, for.n.ro,
day ut 39 nud 40c. *
MACON, DEC. 13 — Cotton,8a0let*.
AUGUSTA, DEC. 10.— 1 The news brought hy this
morning'# mail of the psssagoby tlio Legialature of
the Resumption Hill, or some other cause, lias ratUvr
animated our Cotton uiarket, na lliearticle haibcra
much sought after li .ough the day without any re
ductlrtn of previous rates. The sales are princjullr
ftom wagons, at prices ranging from 8J a 9J cts/fw
round, nml 91 ntij Ihrhbataquurc packages, l'ritici-
pal antes01 mill cts.
Our river is iu line boating order, and steamers of
heavy burthen reach our wharves without difficulty
EtCkanye.—On New York, at right, 6 p« r
for current funds; Charleston, ot — ii 5 per cent 18 t .
vnhtiah 2 a 21 perceutt Philadelphia, 4 ■ 5 p ercl .
Lexington, Ky. par at) per centj Richmond J, j
per cetitt Specie commands 4 percent premium.
MOBILE, DEC. 12 -Cotton.- The Cotton Mir*
ket dosed yeaturtloy rather inanimately in« r ,| ie
nperntinui ofihe week, which readied to the exteat
of 50(16 boles. There hns existed a lair enquiry tince
our last notice, bu( it has been almoit entirely confin
ed'to order* fur Die northern facturiea. The tirnmrii
and high rates of faclora not coming within the litniu
of Europenn orders, they uppear lu be entirely with
drawn or fie dormant iu the markot. Our quotation
show on adrawe of fully If, which was submitted to
with good feeling by purcliusers in their anxiety to
complete orders, aud knowing thuttho limited quin-
tity on sale would go fur to sustain the pretension of
hold ers. The laxity yesterday was occasioned br
ibe arrival of about 2000 bales, which made it mwx
easier to buy, although iio curtailment in price cw>U
be accomplished.
We quote fair cotton nt 9), a few small parrels
have cliuuged hands ut 10c, but the bulk of transac
tions Imve been at our figure,and it must be consider
ed the jiroper relative value.
LiveijkioI Classification.—Good and fine Met;
Good Fair 10 j a 10 J; Fair 9 J ; Middling 9 a Ofi Or
dinary 8 a 8j.
Eichange.— 1 There has been some demand fur (6
day bills un Button, which sold ot 2) a 3 per cl pre
mium, ami some small bilu on New York hire uid
as high as 3a4 per cl,
Frc/ykw.—Welmvu no new engagements to teemd.
j Two packets have filled up fur acw York at |c,and
d ix the meniiia) rate to Liverpool. To Lirerpwt
d per lb; tn Havre noni.; Greenock ami Ulupr.
nom.; toNew^York (c per lb (other Northern (sorts*,
{c pur lb, ,
NEW-ORLEANS, Dec. 12.—Cof/ox.-Arrit-
ed aince the 8lli inst. 10.381 bales. Cleared ia
Die (fume rime, 6142 bales—limbing alt addition lA
stuck of 2239 bides, uud leaving on liund.incla
sivo ol'iill on ship hoard nut cleared on Die lltlt
ilist, unlock ol 100,335 bale*.
ill our review of Wednesday morning last we
quoted till advuuco of a qtirtitcr jiljicetilunD
descriptions, lint olisurvcd that Die rioinund at this
improvement wu* rut her moderate, utiles* for die
better qiiulilies. Rftfce then, the market liuei-
liibitedu somewhat quietnpjmnranco, income-
queitce of Diere having been hilt lew openibotti
tut European acenunt, but there has, ttevtmhehn,
been u very fair business going forward, us hat
ers for our Northern maiitiltictorie* bate pur
chased freely. The aalesof Wediiesduyauioun-'-
ed to ’.teUt) tmlea, onThunulny to 4500, and yet*
terdny to 3700 hule*. Owing to the uciire iu*
quiry which bus existed for qualities above mid*
dling fair, and to the fact, also, of these be
ing very scarce, holders have been enabled to
obtain full prices for them; but, Ibr tho Middling
grades, Die inutket has been a little easier, and,
ill most instances, the sales have been ellkcied St
rates a fraction lower, to which our quotation:
will he found to coufottu.
Our highest rate for Louisiana *11111 Missiisinpi
Cottons, is 12 cents, which is the price fur that
description usually denominated as 'good and
fine’ lint we Imve to remark Uwt • fancy crop*’
will command 12j n 13 cents. The salesduriug
the week amount to 19,200 bales, and Ibr the
past three days to 12,000, which wu notice as fel
lows, viz: 213 hales Louisiana and Mississippi*!
9; 269 at 84,121 ot 8.j, 45nt811-10,58 at 8J, Jiff
at 10|. 4*2nt9). 3UDMUJ, 240nl 10$, ftal'J
7-1(5,52 ut 101, 123 nt 94.45 at 94,015 ut 0J. 114
ut94,80 at 9*], 50 at 8|, 308 (2 crops) at J$|.R7
ut74,G0at928nt84, 2Gat8], 71ol8|, 81 at9.
150at 83, G65at8i, 1500 at—, 00nt 10.55ai8j;
916 at 0}, 20 ntlO, 27 ut8j, 5t)0ut — ,300»U>
9-10,15U at8j; 5Ul nt 9^. 45at 8|, 107 nt 10j, 146
at 10A. 138 nt 94,616 nt —, 70 at 10£. 158 >t 9J;
200at93,700iti84,lt>lul8#ceut*, anti OG IV*
Districts nt84 cents.
Liverpool Classifications.—La. hr Miss.—Ordinary
74n 7Ji Middling, Si a 811 Middling Fair, -•»?
Fair, —a 9J; Goo«l fair, loj u It; Good A fine, W5
Avtofagh lists 8j a 61; Choice crop* 10.
Statement of Cotton.
1840, Oct. I, stock on hand,
Receipts lost thteu clays,
" previously
Singular H1//.—An English miser,Jno. Pleerli,
lately died in Loudon, lenvihg the following will:
I give nml bequeath to my nephew my old black
coat; I give nnd bequeath tn mv niece thu iluunel
waistcoat I now wear; I give’ nnd bequeath its
each of lily sinter'd grand children one of tho
earthen pots 011 tho top of mv wardrobe; finally.
I (five and bequeath to my airier, «« u lust tokbu
ol tlm ufleutmii I have always felt for her, thb
brow 11 strtliu jug at the head of my bed. The dis
appointment ol thu legatees, when this strange
will was read, may easily he imagined. The dtf.
censed was spoken of by nil in a way hy no tneaila
fluttering to him, and his airier, iu n lit of nngof,
gave tlm brown jug, her legacy, u kick, which
broke it to pieces, when, | u ! n complete stream of
goinens flowed out of il, und tlm general disap
pointment gayo way to joy, Each hurried to ex-
amine hi* or her legacy, slid the fluniml waist-
cimt ami little eurthern pots were found equally
well filled, the testator having only wished to
cause them au agreeoble surprise.
A Consent.—A girl wus forced into n disagree-
able match with an old man whom she detested.
\V hen the cle gyman canto to that part ofihe nor*
vtce where the bride i* asked if she consents to
take tlm bridegroom for Imr hnrimud, she said,
with great simplicity—" O dear, no sir; hut you
are tlio first person who has asked my opinion a-
bout Dm matter." r
Receipt* of Cotton at Dio following plncba siheb
October tar,
1840
1039
Georgia, Dvt. 18,
*5903
38007
South Carolina, Dec. 11,
51348
50303
Mobile, Dec. ft,
92283
0340
Ncw-Orteans.Dcc. 9,
UU30P3
208342
Florida, Dec 5,
212()
2183
North Caroliua, Nor. 2),
717
004
Virginia, Nuv. 19,
1800
2500
300236
312530
The following is a ntoteinent of the Stork of Cotton
on bond at tlm respective places
named:
9540
14174
17827
13080
16903
0444
06096
117435
600
1000
two
two
3730
0103
3307
13335
650
1300
1133
403
0000
3300
102004
183173
bu
10381
203249 915630
Exports last three days,
'• previously,
2(3541
0149 ,
133064 !432(W
100335
Savannah, Doc. 18,
South Carolina, Doc. 11,
Mobile, Deo. 5,
Now-Orfcaua, Dec. 0,
Virginia, Nov. 10.
North Carolina, Nov. 2t,
Augusta A Hamburg, Sept. 31,
Mncou, Dec. t,
Florida, Deo.fi,
Philadelphia, Dec, 3,
Now-York, Dec. 2,
lllCE—There has been a fair builnts* done in
ltice since our Iasi, the sales amounting to apwaida
oflUOU casks, ot Die current rotes of Inst wftek, vitt
141 at 4311131 at 03lt 50 ot *3 3-16 j 43 at 03(.
FLOUR—This article* continues bXlrfcfftCly dull
and vrn have no improvument to notico. Salsa of
Howard street in small pared* at 00. Canal 00.
200 hiilf-blU-rcl* Philadelphia' otl6' per bbl.
CORN—There has ImeD no at rivals this week)
retails from store at 60 a vs cts with a moderate de
mand-
Stock on band,
Sugar.—Louisiana.—'The market continues ac
tive, at full prices. The sale* of the last lines
duy* amount to koido 6(J0 tu700hhds. at 4f ■*>
cunts, with occuaionul small lots of very choice
at 64 cents. Wo have not been able la learn tlio
particulars of any sales on plantation, though »•
understand that some transaction* bars t™* 1 *
pluce. .
ilfa/asses.—There continues to be a gbbuae*
maud for barrels from the Levee at 21 a 2* fc w-
pergallon. Tlm only sale we are advised of on
plantation is a lntol‘20,000 gaSic us at 17 cento-
Exchange.—Since our last repnrt Dicto .«*
beeu less demand for Sterling Exchange tin' 1
formerly, but uur rules so far have not g |vel '
way; Die last sales were from 84 to 6] per cent
prem. and a few Rills at 00 days sight 8 to
per ell pm. Exchange on Franco continue* wj*
nciently abundant to meet the denmndjehicn to
still moderaie; Dm price is wiDiout alteration *
5f 15. Rills nn New York nt*60 days sight con
tinue to sell witliotil difficulty; tho range or in*
last few duys linn been from 4 to $ per c ® n *, J:
count, llm supply I* rather limited; Dmse st h' 0
sight ure more, ubiindunt nnd sell nt 1 W H P*
cent premium.—Exchange uu Dolton at b0Q»;
freights.—Enropccn freights contin«»
though wo have no change to notice in the raje*-
Tlm engagements ore 0110 ship for JJterpooi
9-Kkl, ana ttyo for Havre Ml 14 mats
two or three ships put top fur loading*
wise freights ure not active, B*oept> BjJJJ
for whielt port there il a lurgo amount ofColtou
shippiug at the former rate of| cent.
COR ODER’S REPORT.
A Negro man wne picked up iu the River c"^
Wednesday last floating by Iho city, end * J' 07 '
oner’s Inquest hold over. Dm body. The W
agreed upon u verdict that Dm deooused nemo
his dentil In consequence ofa blow hifl:5l"® 0V *
Dm right eye.
AuoUmr lilqfrAit <vns held on Tli«!»jJj»
Ihe body of Mrs. Sarah McMahon-yordF-b
sudden ddsth from ten rupture of a blood vc
THOS. EDEN/ c* c. c*