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.. aa y', that ho Iviicvr not why the public'
fund/, which weie the common property
of the nation, should be so applied ns to
conduce to the benefit of one or more of
,| 10 States rather than of any of the u-
tliers Under these considerations he
should move to luy both the original re
solution and the amendment on the table.
The question being taken, and a divi
sion being called for, there appeared, ayes
70, noes 104 , , .
So the motion to luy the resolqtion on
die table was lost.
Mr* Sevier moved to add, after the
. wor ,l “ States,” the words, “and Territo
ries," but being informed that such uu a-
mcndinent was not then in order, the ques-
uon was taken on the amendment of the
member from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Steui-
uere,) which was decided in the negative
},v n majority of 103 to 72.
Mr. Sevier then renewed his motion to
• amend as previously stated.
The question being taken on the amend
ment, it was carried in the affirmative.
Whereupon, the question being submit
ted upon' the resolution us amended,
Mr. Vance observed, that the Territories
having no representation on the floor of
tlmt House, the amendment in question
might, m h* results, prove rather injuri
ous, ns far as regarded those sections of
the country.
Mr. Martin, of S. C. observed, that no
one could be uuuwure of the fact, that
1 jnucli anxiety wus manifested, and natu
rally manifested, whenever the question of
(lie disposition of tlm Public Lauds came
under public discussion. It was to him,
.a subject of the utmost amazement, that so
-many applications should be made in res
pect to that matter. He had not kept a
list of the number of motions and amend
ments of motions, wliieh bad been pre
dated during the day, on that very subject,
lie thought it entirely unnecessary, inas
much ns that every gentleman then present
must have lmd no equal opportunity with
iz/tdielf of observing the fact to which be
alluded. It would seem that these claims
had been pouring in from tlio four quarters
of the Union. Tlie desire to obtain pos
session of some portion of the public do
main, appeared to be insatiable. For
himself, he must say, that ho was opposed
Id the apportionment of that domain a-
Diong the States as proposed. It was not,
in his opinion, the time to discuss such u
question : and if truth, justice or reason
could he supposed to actuate the conduct
or influence the motives of the members
of the House, then was the -time to mani
fest it. lie proceeded to observe, that in
considering the question proposed for the
■distribution of the public lands, it might
be thought proper to calculate what por
tion of them had been already appropria
ted to those States, for any purpose whatso
ever. Those, who preferred the claims for
the lands in question, might perhaps be
prepared to render a debtor and creditor ac
count, so that a balance sheet might be
struck, showing what bad been received
by the Atlantic States, from Maine to
Georgia, und by the States west of the Al-
leglianies. That was the test. There was
another circumstance, also, which would
form a test ns to the advantages derived by
the various States from the public lands, At
Which liadnpurticularbeariiigou the ques
tion at issue. lie alluded not merely to
those grants which bad been made to the
States alone, but to the grants which bad
been made for the Hdvautnge of public in
stitutions in those States. He would not
calculate the amount of those grants; were
he to do so, his statements might be consi
dered as romantic, lint this lie could say,
and he was sure the sentiment lie expres
sed on that subject would be responded to
hv the House, that, should the measure in
question be adopted, they would pervert
tin) object of those public resources which
stood pledged for more worthy und hon
orable purposes. He should therefore
move ns an amendment, that with n view
to avert the consequences which iie could
not but anticipate, in the event of tlrp u-
doption of the resolution before them, that
after the word “ inquire," there should be
appended the following words:—“the a-
mount und value of public lands given by
Congress to any States, or to public mid
private iiiL-titutiotis in any Stutc,” &c.
Mr. Vance thought that the gentleman
from South Carolina, (Mr. Martin,) had
looked at the question only in one point of
view, and that not the most perfect one.
Hu had spoken not so much as to the mode
°f education of the people in the western
■sections of the Union, but as to the causes
which operated upon the facilities of their
'attaining education, so fur as respected the
appropriations of portions, of the public
‘and lor the effectuation of that purpose,
b) the observations made by the gentleman,
rt could not but be remarked, that be hud
omitted to tuke notice of what he, (Mr.
yAnce,) considered a very csscutiul poiut in
me argument on that subjeqt. It would no
doubt be borne in mind, that in the grant
a fraction of laud for the purposes of
education, the Government was a gainer;
becuu.se, when thirty-five sections of lund
Were sold, the money for which was re
quired to be paid into the public Treasury,
mccircumstancc of the thirty-sixth section
being gratuitously allowed for the purposes
, Public education, formed an inducement
° settlers to locate themselves upon the
•and, and thereby enhance the price of it.
asides, he continued, that was not the
part of the question to be taken into
"ur consideration. Could, they fail to
orget the disastrous circumstances, nttch-
ai >t upon the first settlement of the west
ern country—the fevers and the fogs.—the
'angers from those epidemics which pre-
jmled in all new Inuds upon their first clear-
•bgs—the bnzurds run by the orginnl set-
® rs hazards of which none but those
"'nose adventurous and enterprizingspirits
. tl'cm to eucountor every danger, could
r v° rm ° r co,nn,un ' calu l h e idea. He
jmr. Vance] was willing to meet the sub
let under deliberation in any shape, or at
Ume.. 41c had not provoked a discus
sion upon the matter, nor wus'it his desire
to continue that which lmd arisen regard
ing it; but this he would maintain, that the
right claimed in those lands, was not mere
ly a gratuitous assumption. Each of the
occupants lmd puid his money, und many
hud been fleeced to his last dollar. He, for
one, well knew the correctness of the pic
ture which he had drawn. He was not
now prepured to go into the question, or
rather, he might more properly say, it was
not now the proper time for its discussion ;
but, nevertheless, he had felt himself
he wished to invito their attention lor a
moment. The House had referred to a
committee the consideration of the means
of disposing of the surplus revenue, after
the liquidation of the Public Debt; would
it, then, after agreeing to what was to be
done with the whole of the revenue, hesi
tate to consider of the menus of disposing
of part of it, for such were the proceeds
accruing from the side of Public Lands* 1
Mr. Huy nrs, of Georgia, after a few pre
liminary observations, moved to lay the
resolution und the amendment on the ta-
duty bound, to meet the subject on its very j ble
threshold. Upon a division, Mr. Haynes' motion
Mr. a]altary said, that according to the I was curried, by a majority of 90 to 78.
notice taken by ..... of the resolution, it j Mr. Hall proposed the following res..-
wns not intended to lead to uny practical J lution which, after a modification suggest-
results u but simply to produce au enquiry cd by Mr. Haynes, und assented to by
tlie mover, wns subsequently to some dis
cussion, negatived by u majority of 84 to
into the merits of the proposition. It wt
necessary for him to enlarge upon the im
portance of the questiou, It bud been u-
gitated in every portion of the Union. A
large proportion of the people were of o-
pinion tlmt the avails of the Public Lands
should be placed at the disposal of the se
veral States; and, therefore* it could not
but be considered u proper subject for in
vestigation, whu’ever discord might be
supposed tourise f rom tlie conflicting views
of the different sections of tlie Union.—
He proceeded to observe, tlmt for bis own
part be saw nothing iu the amendment,
averse to the opinion be hnd formed of the
subject, although it might be considered
by some honorable gentleman, tlmt it might
be preferuble to introduce it as a separate
and distinct proposition. The proposition
was to inquire bow much lund had been
appropriated to public purjtoses, not only
for the States, but also in aid of various
Resolved, Tlmt a Select Committee be
appointed and instructed to inquire into
the expediency of amending the Consti
tution of the United Stales, so us to de
fine more clearly the separation between
the .powers delegated to the Government
ot tlicUnited States ami those retained by
the people or delegated to tfic State Go
vernments.
fffjt lUfotUrr.
xm WMMgagvxaay■:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1830.
fJ'
ordered to be printed .—Afterheving passed through
file remaining resolutions of the Legislative Cqm-
tmttec, the Chair pissed oti to the Eieoutlve Re.
port. The 1st emended resolution, which cento
up from tlie Committee of the Whole, directs tlie
election of the Governorby the legislature. Mr.
Mercer proposed tu elect hiitriiy (lie People—'This
amendment prevailed by n majority oft votes.—A
Debate next mine on, upon a proposition to eon-
stitete n controuling Executive Council of throe
members. The motion ftiiled, by n tie of tbe
House—and then the resolution itself for nppoint-
injg a Lieutauant Governor, in the same manner ns
the Governor, was also lost.—I'rom the. Dehutu
which took place oa these two prnpoxitious.il seem
ed sufficiently obvious, that the fnto of Mr. Mer
cer’s propdsitition had been affected by tlie l.nsis of
representation, one gentleman nf least declaring
tlmt, since tlie vote of Saturday in fuvtir of Mr.
Gordon's resolution, lie lmd determined to give
the election of Governor to the Pimple—und ano
ther declaring tlmt since this last meusiira lun! been
adopted, ho lmd determined to give tlie Governor
nn Executive Council—And thus it is, tlmt the
all-iihsorhing question’’ ms it bus been too truly
called, h found mixing itself up with so uuiiiy other
questions.
thoruiug a loan of $ 100,000 to the Com
pany for seven years. This amendment
I * . o«mi. on in** him J iiitfiufiy
tv oa concurred in by the Hoiiue, after tome ft} rawitoty nem, nt the Court-house in the town
opposition, Ultil ufW tha yeas and nay* *** Swildwisvllle, Washington county, within th*
liml dCiU .skaiX' USUKl hours iff snUMhelolluwIng property, to wits
One negro boy by (lie name of Tom. about 10
t)rs, When the years old, levied on es the property of David Y,
late, flint body Farmer,to setisfy sundry fi fas issued from a Jus-
,1 .I,,, ... <ics'» court in favor of John H. Ne
December 31
had ngniu been tukeu. . To tin aitoniah-
lltfht of ovoty Mrey (
Bill was rbturnnd toItu
asked leave of thu lloUso to erase the a- ‘l 1 *!* '' iurt l, t ' r VT of ■>”»•'* H Newton vs. David
immdtxeiit, u»d ll.o — „p. “T'SKnIG JS.Tsh*
propriutmn which bud originated with it- ” ‘
self. The uyes and nays in the Senate
wore, uyes 19, nays 18. Tlio llouso very
naturally and properly rufused permis
sion tu the Senate to erase it. T'
Somite insisted, uyes 16, nays 14.-
Tlio House persisted in refusing leuve.—
A Committee of Conference wus then ap-
LAXtfD TO ai WT.
T HE PLANTATION called Byne’s place,
belonging tu tile estate of Fleming Grant-
Tile land, deceased, lyin;' near Low’s Mill, in Baldwin
* county, and containing about 150 acres of cleared
’■ud, is for rent the present venr. Apply to
Jamntry 1 8. GRaNTLAND. Adm*r,
In looking over the recent proceedings of
Congress, the attention of the most cureless ob
server must lie arrested by llie numerous npplicu-
tious for portions of the public lunds. A member
, . . . ... , ~ ,, from Ohio Ims offered it resolutiou for reliwiuish-
public institutions within the Mates, lie j ing to his Stute the public lands within it—but this
expressed his perfect willingness that the judiciously amended by the change of a singly
. . ... .. i» I . I 111 1 s Ulltrii Slllmtitlltlmr o A A...!
statement referred tu should be made, and
presented to tbe House; for, in bis opi
nion, it would form an interesting and va
luable document; nor could he see any tiling
in tlie amendment prejudicial to the object
of the original resolution. It might per
haps, be anticipated tlmt when tlie amount
received in the shape of public lands, by
the various States, either directly or indi
rectly, wns ascertained, the sum so ascer
tained might lie deducted in tlie apportion
ment of tbe lauds, according to tiie pro
posed resolution. Ilut thut was a subject
for ulterior consideration. He, for him
self, should of the two propositions, prefer
to spe tlie lnttor adopted. If Ohio, for
instance, bad received one hundred thou
sand acres, or live hundred thousand a-
cres of tbe public laud, that wns not at
present tbe question to be discussed. It
might be thought that tbe donations in
question were beneficial only to the State
to which they were made ; but such they
could not be considered by any reflecting
man ; for ultbougb they were beneficial to
tbe State in particular, they must likewise
be considered beneficial to the Union in
general. He concluded by observing, that
he was in favor of the resolution, with tbe
amendment proposed by tbe gentleman
from S. Carolina.
Mr. Johnson of Kentucky, said that he
should prefer thut the proposition be vest
ed on a liberal basis. He conceived it to be
desirable that they should legislate on ge
neral principles, A, iu their public conduct,
not to be guided by retrospective views,
but to view the subject which came before
them in futuro. lie did noturge this doc
trine so much iu refereucc to tbe present
question, as certainly bis constituents
would uot loose, even if thu views which
he entertained upon the subject should uot
be adopted. Tbe Legislature of Ken
tucky, bus bud tbe subject m considerati
on during its Inst session, and bud memo
rialized Congress upon it. He concluded,
by observing, that, ns the district which
be bad the honor to represent in that
bouse, bordered oil tbe Ohio liver, which
separated it from the new States within
whom; limits the lands iu question were
principally situated, the subject became
peculiarly interesting to himself and his
constituents, independent of its intrinsic
importance. From these circumstances
and the magnitude of tlie interests involv
ed in the decision of the question, he had
felt it his duty to meet the subject thus eur-
!y.
Mr. Reid said, that, it was uot his inten
tion to rise for the purpose of debating
tbe question, inasmuch as it lmd been ful-
Iv discussed last session, at leust so tar ns
tlm information sought for by the amend
ment. By u reference to document, No.
95, it would he seen what portion of the
public lands had heretofore been distribut
ed among tbe States.
Mr. Taylor said, that ho rose for tlie
same purpose as bis friend from Massa
chusetts, who had last spoken. The re
port in question, of which six thousand co
pies had lieen printed, did not, however,
relate to the value, but to thu number only,
of the acres of land distributed or grant
ed to the States or public institutions,
within their limits. That fact would be
ascertained by turning to the tabular state
ments comprised in thu document nlluded
to. Say, for instance, to those winch re
garded tbe State of Illinois ; and it would
therein be evident, how difficult it was to
obtain any accurate information with res
pect to the value of the lauds. In his opi
nion, the report No. 95, contained all the
information necessary for the House to
receive, and to act upon. After some fur
ther observations, he concluded.
Mr. Wilde spoke in fuvor of the amend
ment. For his own part, he suw no suffi
cient reason, for its rejection. The ve
ry facility of access to the former report
on the subject, to which the gentleman
who lmd Inst spokeu, [Mr. Taylor,] hnd
alluded, was, iu his opinion, one of the
strongest arguments which could he adduc
ed in favor of the proposition ; because it
showed that with all the advantages afford
ed by that facility of access, the subject
hud not yet been so sufficiently understood,
as to enable them to ascertain the value
of the lands distributed among tbe States.
There wins another subject, nlso, to which
word, substituting selling tor rtlitniaishing. Ano
ther resolution proposed giviug to Louisiana ull the
lands within her hounds which were overflowed or
sterile—this gilt might not be considered, in some
parts of the country, worth the asking by so rich a
8tate us Louisiana—hut whether thus,; overflowed
and sterile lands be valueless ortlie reverse, the ap
plication was promptly rejected. Next comes
Indiana, uot however petitioning for tile relin
quishment of the United .Stute*’ title, nor for the,
gift of overflowed and sterile land, but boldly in
serting hick kiuht to the public lands within her
limits. This is a proud little State. She does not
mince matters, but " goes {he whole hog," as they
say in Kentucky. Alabama, more modest, but
scarcely more reasonable, by a memorial of her
Legislature asks a grant of am. the unsold lands
within tier limits, for purposes of Internal Im
provement and Education ! " Bone of our bone,
and flesh of our flesh" as Alabama is, we enter
tain for her and her people none but the most kind:
ly feelings. But can she desire to appropriate all
tilts to her individual use? Would it tie generous
or fair towards her older and not more wealthy sis
ters ?
We had been taught to consider the public do
main as constituting the great common stock fund
of the Union—us held for the equal benefit of all
the Stutes, old as well as new. The liberality, or
rather tlie prodigality, with which this public pro
perty has been given uWny by entire Townships*
within a few years past, has probably encouraged
the belief, tlmt Congress do not care how soon
they get rid of It; and this has set tho States ill
which these lands lie, to begging for them. If
they are to be given away, Ohio, Louisiana, Alnba-
ma und other States in which they are situated,
have certainly as good a right to ask for and to get
them, as any corjiorution or public iuitituliou can
have.
The indications are becoming too numerous
and plain to allow us longer to conceal from our
selves the unpleasant truth, that the time is ap
proaching & perhaps near at hand, when the pub
lic lands, which have been looked to as a peren
nial source of revenue to the Government, will be
come the cause of jealousy, if not a hone of con
tention, between the oldandneui States. Where
the Government lauds have been all offered for
sale (as is probably the case in Ohio) it may be
sound policy to reduce the price to individuals be
low the present minimum, and after h certuin time,
to sell or give to the stutes in which they lie, tbe
refuse lands that cannot he sold nt a half or a
quarter of a dollar an acre. Something of this
kind was proposed by Mr. Benton of the Senate
several years ago—if adopted, it would gradually
reduce the number of the stutes which complain of
lhe public lands as a burthen und iucumbruiide to
them.
* Congress passed nn act a few yenrs ago giv
ing to tlie Deaf and Dumb Assylnm of Kentucky
two Townships of the public land. The land
w as taken in Florida, as it would there sell for the
best price, but tlie Agent of the Assy III in not find
ing in that Territory two entire Townshi|is of first
rate land, was permitted by the then Secretary of
tbe Treasury, Sir. Kush, to locale tlie quantity con
tained in two Townships (46,080 acres) in small
parcels iu several Townships, so thut the donation,
instead of amounting to about $50,000 us was in
tended, is supposed tu bo worth fivo times that
sum, or $^50,000 !
The Richmond Enquirer of the 22d Decemlier
speaks of tlie Saturday preceding as affording re-
ults iu the Convbntioii, which murked it as a me
morable day in the protruded sitting of tlmt body.
It was (says tlio Enquirer) interesting on many
accounts. The “all-ubsording question” of tlie
Basis of Representation came up again to be decid
ed. Tlie ayes and lines were called seven times
during the day. The question assumed a variety
of forms. The sense of the Convention was tried
on Mr. Leigh’s scheme of representation—It was
tried on tho plan of the Federal Basis in the II. of
Delegates, and the White Basis in the Senate—It
wus tried on the mixed Basis in tlie H. of I)., und
the federal basis iu the Senate:—on the plun of
taking Mr. Gordon’s apportionment for the present
&u prospective rc-upportionmeut in tho year 1841,
and every 20 years thereafter, founded on the
number of free wlpte inhabitants for the II. of I).
and on the federal basis fur the Senate. But, nit
those propositions were lost, and (he last one,
by an equal ijivision of all the Convention, 48 to
48.—And filially the only proposition for the Basis
of Representation, which was found to unite a
majority of votes, was Mr. Gordon’s resolution,
which adopted no sjiecifieil basis, and provided for
no prospective apportionment.—This resolution
prevailed by a majority of 14 votes.
But what made this day still more interesting,
were the speeches which were delivered just be
fore the vote, was taken—A* the chair was in the
act of propounding tlm question, Mr. Cooke of
Frederick arose to address the House. lie rose
to give his reasons ut large for voting for Mr. Gor
don’s resolution—He was followed on the same
side tiy Mr. Henderson of Loudoun—The speech
es of these gentlemen aru this day laid before our
reuders, mid they will best speak for themselves.
But we cannot transfer to this paper the earnest
and emphatic mid eloquent mauiier with which
they poured forth their sentiments—Few are the
scenes, w hich, during this Convention, have equal
led this one in the intensity of feeling thut it pro
duced. The speeches of Messrs. Cooke and Hen
derson, successively culled up Messrs. Thompson,
Johnson, and Mercer—undtheremarksofMr Mer
cer called up Mr. Upshur—and some scenes were
developed to the House, which had been exhibit
ed elsewhere, and which seemed to have affected
in no slight degree the Proceedings of the Conven
tion itself. The House did uot adjourn till after
sun-set, having protracted their sessiou nearly 6
hours.
Yesterday, a new scheme for future apportion
ment, founded on the basis of qualified voters, was
presented by Mr. Stuart, laid upon the table and
Tbe National Intelligencer of tlie 24th ult. suys,
" Front Itirlimoud we learn, privately, that not
withstanding tlie vote uf Saturday last, (the day
noticed by the Enquirer as memorable for its re
sults) every thing is yet unsettled iu the Conventi
on." It seems then quite probable, thut if also
late a period nothing had been settled, no Consti
tution will be agreed on—or if one be passed in
Convention fiy a lean majority, tlmt it may not
inspire endugh confidence to'insiire its acceptance
by the people.
A remarkable incident occurred in tile Virginia
Coirvpntion on Friday last. It was tho circum
stance of Mr. Mamson'* voting nguiost every otli-
member of the Convention, on a proposition,
too, not iiis own. Of the grent variety of projects
firu basis of representutaion, which have been
pressed hy their res|ieclive' authors, for several
weeks past, one wns deemed by Mr. M. us the
most lair and expedient, anil he embraced it; but,
it appearing in (lie end, that it could not be curried,
ami that one variant w ould unite more votes, the
fdeiils of the former, including the mover himself,
nhaidoued it for tlie latter—tlie opposite party vot
ing Sgaiusl it of course; so that when tlie question
cane up on ugreeiug to the first proposition, every
meixber voted against it excepting .Mr. Madison,
wlm, seeing no reason to change his opinion,
maiitained his consistency by voting (or it. Thus
it wii that this veuernhle and illustrious citizen,
whose pane atone is “atower of strength,” pre-
sentjd the extraordinary spectacle of giving his
soliury vote aguinst the w hole Convention.—A'a-
lioiul Intelligencer.
-—•••—
Wahiuncson, Dee. 18.
Noiatsinessol' consequence Ims yet been
trunsutted iu cither House of Congress ;
nor is it probable tlmt any .will be for some
days tti come, Tlie little symptoms of
eoiiteslj which Lave taken place in the
House of Representatives, on incipient
propositions, are but the skirmishings be
tween the sentries, preludes to more im-
porUut engagements.—Nat. ltd.
Fayetteville, Dec. 24.
North-Carolina Hank Notes.—It will
afford pleasure to our readers to learn, that
thu lute able and correct management of
the local Hunks in this State, lias gradu
ally appreciated their paper, uutil it m now
actually on a par with the United States
Bank Notos. Tho Branch of the U. S.
Bunk in this place has, for severaI du vs past;
received theta in payment for checks on
the 'Nbrthcru Cities at the usual rate of 4
per cent, premium.
Au idea* of the value of property, in
Market-street, Philadelphia, may he form
ed from the terms nn which two stores are
about tu be erected near Fourth-street.—
The lot is about thirty feet front, mid is
leased for ten years ut the rent of $ 1400
per unman. Two brick stores are to he
buTit upon the lot by the lessee, which ut
the end of the term, become the property
of the owner of this ground.—Nat. Gat.
pointed by both Houses. On the part of
tho Senate it wus composed of Messrs.
Griffin, Haig, und Glover—on the part of
th6 House, of Messrs. Black, Lugare,
Butler, R. B. Smith, and It. \V. Alston.
'Plie Joint Committee recommended tlmt
the Scnato should recede. Tho Sennte
did recede, and the appropriation was re
stored.*’—-CAor. Covr.
We have received the tw o first numbers
uf the work noticed below, and consider
it fully entitled to ull the coiumcndatiou
bestowed on it, It deserves, and wc hope
will cotniiiund, success :
The American Recorder.—Under this
title we received to-day, the first number
of u very useful publication, just under
taken at Washington by Geo. HI. Grouurd.
It is a record in a pamphlet form, of slate
papers, atid public documents of all kinds
—neatly printed, of about 20 pages, and
promising, from this fust specimen, to be
a very valuable addition to the channels
through which the people of the country
may he made more acquainted, than they
are, with the details of national affairs.—
It is to he a Recorder, and not a Com
mentator—to give the text of public mea
sures, and not editorial opinions. We
much like the plan and the execution; and,
us it is only an experiment thus far, wc
recommend it to putrouuge, in the hope
that may lie permanently continued. Tlie
price is $5 per annum.—N. Y. American.
A letter from Columbia, gives the fol
lowing account of a very extraordinary
proceeding in the Senate on the last day
of tho Session. It tvrll be recollected that
the vote in the Senate on Thursday, on
the clause granting u loan of $ 100,900 to
tbe Rail Rond Company, was, yeas 20,
nays 17- On Friday a proposition to
strike out that clause, was received by u
vote of 19 ayes to IS lines; nt a later
hour of tho day, when the House refused
to strike nut, and when seven members
had left the Semite, that body persisted in
striking oat, by a vote of 16 to 14, and
it wns iiot until a conference was held
through committees, that the clause was
permitted to remain:
“ A subject of difficulty occurred in re
lation to un appropriation of ij 100,000
for the Rail Road Company. The histo
ry of this difficulty is an unomaly in legis
lation. The House of Representatives,
two dqys .ago, decided, by yeas und nays,
to authorize nn issuo of Stock for the be
nefit of tlio* Company to the amount of
250,000 dollars. On tlie sume day, a si
milar Bill was rejected by the Seiiutp, by
a very, large majority. Of course the
friends of the Rail Roud considered tbe
matter totally lost, and reconciled them
selves to the rejection us well ns they
could. On the day following, however,
the Senate upon motion of Mr: Senbrook,
supported by Mr. Huger, inserted nn n-
mendinent in the Appropriation Bill, ug-
N’xw-York, Dec. 23.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
By tlie Racket ship George (.'aiming, Capt.
Francis Allyn. which arriveil lint evening, we ip-
rajivrd ut n Into hour, Liverpool papers of24tb
and London of 23d Nov. The most important in
telligence Is that which relates to this country.
It tvus said that the intended steam communion'
tiou tint ween Valentia in Kerry, mid America,
would be carried into execution on thu meeting of
Parliament, w here it would receive the suppict of
the Marquis of Lansdow n und Mr. O’Connell.
IajNdon, Nov. 23.
WEST INDIA TRADE.
We announced some days ago thut npprehrn-
slons were entertained that our government were
seriously thinking of throwing open the West In
dia trade to the United Stutes. There is now no
doubt, extraordinary as it tuay appear, thut such is
the fact. The negociations upon this subject huve
been going on suh rosa, for some months.
Extract of u letter dated Liverpool, 20th Nov.
with u Postscript of 24tli idem.
There has been nn active deinund for Cotton thi;
week, 28.310 lialys of ull descriptions having liiund
buyers—Uplands 6 a C^d., Orleans5J a 74; 140 at
8d., Alabama 5 a Cjd.
The market has been ussisled l>y speculators,
whose operations amount to 0000 tales, of which
3500 lire American, and the remainder Brazil.—
The sales made have been generally at on ndvnncc
of 4 per lb. upon the previous currency, and in
some cuses holders have realized an improvement
ol j in the middling qualities of Upland. Mim e
the 1st January, 420,033 hales have been received
into this port, against 378,634 to this |«riod lust
year. The increase from the United Stutes is now
41,309 bales.
Died, on the morning of Decemlier I2th, nt the
residence of his son, iu Washington City, in the
60th ycnrofhisage.thc Rev. Wm. Staughton, D.
I). President ot the College in Georgetown, Ky.
GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA.
At an Annual Communication of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, held at the Masonic llall in the
town of Milledgeville, on Monday, the 7th day of
December, A. D. 1829, A. L. 5829, information
being communicated ofthe decease of our highly
respected Brother, the R. W. B. D. Thompson,
Pust Deputy Grand Muster, it wax, on motion,
Resolved, That in testimony of our high regard
for our deceased Brother, mid as a mark of respect
to his memory, the Jewels and Furniture of the
Grand Lodge lie clad in mourning during this
Grand Communication, ami that the Brethren
wearcrape on the left arm for thirty days.
Resolved further, That Bros. P. T. Schley, T.
F. Green and It. K. Hines, be a committee to trans
mit ii copy of these resolutions to tlie family of our
deceased Brother, and that they he published.
A true extract from the minutes,
TIIOS. F. GREEN, Grand Sccratnry.
purpose therefore, of ascertaining
the People on this fill-important and
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, 17th December 1829.
W HEREAS the number of memliers, which,
■nder the present provisions of the Consti
tution of this State, compose the General Assem
bly, is considered by many of tbe good citizens of
the State, by far too numerous, and consequently
unnecessarily expensive, for nn economical Peo
ple.—For the pi
the voice of the
interesting subject—
^ Be it therefore resulted, That ull tlie voters of
Georgia who feel for the interest and prosperity of
the State, and who wish to reduce tho number of
the members of the General Assembly of Georgia,
be required on the first Monday in October next,
to say, on their ticket, if Ln favor of a reduction—
“ REDUCTION"—ifuguinstit, " NO REDUC
TION.”
t Resolved further, T,kut the Superintendents of
Elections on that dayVcep a poll of the same, and
certify it to the Govern.»r, a statement of the poll,
and that he cause the same to be laid before tbe
next General Assembly ; and that he cause these
Resolutions to lie published once a month in the
Gazettes of Milledgeville, until the election.
Approved, Deceipher2l, 1829.
GEORGE R. GILMF.R, Governor.
AN EXHIBIT
Of the Fiscal concerns of the Corporation of Mil
ledgeville, in the year 1829.
1829 DB. ,
balance from tbe year 1829,
9 « 52
Taxes
. . . 1695 54
Licences,
. . . 400 00
Kents, , ,,.
. - . 1676 40
$ 3778 46
3691 86
Li the Treasury, .. . ... w .,.
. . $ 86 60
1829 CR.
By Secretary, Murshal and Deputy Mar
shal's salury, $ 750 00
" Hire, hoard and clothing of 8 negroes, 1126 00
“ Two Mules ]30 00
“ Forage for four Mules, 328 93J
“ Jus. Clark, for the use of the Jail three-
fourths year, 37 50
. “ Penitentiary for two Carts, Ac. . . . 109 12J
“ Sani'i Tucker, for runuiiig Kuck-wnll
in Green street, 226 374
“•Do. do. for walling Well iu Montgo
mery street, 38 50
“ John lilarlor fur repairing Guurd-
house, . 45 75
" Penitentiary forthe year 1828, .... * 77 374
“ Board and clothing for a Pauper, 13 50
“ Blacksmiths work, 151 121
“ Scantling iu the year 1828, , 29 25
“ F. M. Stone for freight of Fire-buck
ets from New-York 7 50
“ Tomlinson Fort for lumber in 1828, 13 20
o D. Ft. Halstead for Lime io 1828, 17 59
“ William H. Torrance,for professional
services in 1825 . . . , . 15 00
“ It. K. Hines, for do 59 09
“ II. P. Humphrey, adm'r. for V, E,
Vickers, 8 124
“ Commission on collecting $3371 94
n C.j percent, 210 74
“ Incidental El|ieiices, ......... 246 80).
$ 3691 6G
R. B. WASHINGTON, Treasurer.
Jaotnry 1, 1830 JL
GTON Sheriff's Sale...*
HI lm Sold, on the first Tuesday
MvunA lxodgp. ol! littovg'ia.
A NNUAL Communication, Dec. 7th,
Tlie Grand Lodge proceeded to the eleetiou
ot Officers for the ensuing Masonic year; on count
ing out the ballots, the following was declared the
result:
M. W. William Schlev, Grand Muster.
R. W. N. II. Oi.mstead, Dep. Grand Muster.
It. W. S. JtocKWKLL, Deputy Grand Mustuix
R. W.M. Neal, Deputy Grand Master.
K. W. J. Hudson, Senior Grand Warden.
R. W. W. P. IIavnes. Junior Grand Warden.
R. W. K. K. Hines, Grand Treasurer.
R. W. Thomas F. Green, Grand Secretary.
Rev. Bru.'TuostAS Daklky. Grand Chapfalt%
VVor. P. T. Schley, Grand Marshal.
Wor. J. Mn.LEn, Senior Grand Deacon.
Wor. P. Cam.an, Junior Grand Deacon.
Bros. Henry Darnell and l „ , e ,„„. ,
• LT.Ccsh.no. J Grand Steward
Dm. J ames Clark, Grand Tyler.
A True extract from the minutes,
TIIOS. F, GltEEN, Grand Secretary,
January 2
NEW SCHOOL.
M ISS BENIIAM, (Into Principal in several
distinguished Female Institutions at the
North,) will re-open her
SBLBOT SCHOOL
for Young Ladies,iu Milledgeville,on the first Mon*
day iu January, (inst.) which she trusts to rendet
worthy the patronage of all who regard the Well-
ordered education of their daughters and wards,
of primary importance.
Avoiding an nstenlntionsrmimemtion of stailies
not often pursued, and less frequently understood,
the more essential elements of learning proposed
to he taught in this School, are—Orthography,
Rending, Wriling, English Grammar, Geography—
Ancient, Sacred ana Modern—Arithmetic. Geo
metrical construction, Drawing and Painting of
Mails, use of the Globes—the various Departments
und Epochs of History—particularSy of America
and the United Stutes, including Lectures; Belles
lettres, Composition; Logic, Moral Philosophy
and Algebra, so tar as requisite for the Demonstra
tions in Natural Science, or Analytic Philosophy y
Chemistry, Botany and Astronomy, with Experi
ments, Lectures; Velvet and Laudsearie Painting,
Ac. Ac. While neitherzeal nor assiduity will bo
spared in accelerating the advancement of her pu
pils, so un fidelity of concern shall he wanting to
form their manners and improWtheir virtues.
MUSIC.—'l’lic assistance of a first rate Music’
Teacher, of approved experience, will be added to
the other advantages of this School, as soon as the
number of pupils, entered iu this department shall
warrant it. It shall lie, in short, her great endea^
vnr, to tender the advantages ut this School so en
tirely adequate to all the wishes and interests of
female education, as to leave Milledgeville and its
vicinity under no necessity or motive for going e-
broad to obtain similiar instructions.
Mllledeevtlle, January 2 49—2t7
S) a IFiULlIt
W ILL continue to PRACTICE
MEDICINE at his old stand,
in Morgan county, twelve miles Sdlith
of Madison, where he expects to i^)l
tend to calls in lhe various branches
of his profession. He also earnestly,
invites persons dropsically affected to give him u
call, us lie can assure the public, that for the last
twelve yeurs, he hus cured the various forms 'of
thut dangerous complaint with quite a superior de
gree of certainty, from what is ordinary. It de
sired, he will undertake, so tlmt if he effects no
cure, he will have no pay for whut be docs. Per--
sons nt a distance must come to, or near hint, no
matter what part of the body is tbe seat of the
Dropsy, nr Imw deenly affected by it, provided
mortification hus not already taken place.
It is also believed, that in cases where from seri
ous collections upon the brain, persons are subject
to Epileptic Fits or other violent and irregular nei«
votis and muscular affections, lie can perform a
cure ; hut sufficient numbers have not ha:en sub
jected to experiment to enable him to decide posi
tively on this brunch.
I do certify, that Dr. Fall tried his medicine up
on u negro man of mine, who had been subject to
strong Epileptic Fits for upward^of four years, and
I have evgry reason to believe by iierseverance. •
perfect cure will be effected. The effect ofthe
medicine on my fellow was truly astonishing.
JAMES CAMERON.
For the encouragement of persons afflicted with;
Dropsy, I wish to state to the public, that I hath
the Dropsy fully two years, notwithstanding I had
the best medical assistance in (ny neighborhood*
but I still grew worse and worse, until iny life be*
came despaired of; while in thi* condition, I hap
pened to see Dr. Fall's advertisement respecting
Dropsy, and immediately went to his house, who
quickly, and I believe effectually relieved me, so
that I enjoy better health and vigor since, (hats T
have for many years nest.
VVM. T. MORTON, of Putnam county.
January 2 49—e3mtf
T
Yi&nd i’osr Sa\».
IIE subscriber offers for sale i TRACT OF
LAND in Troup county, No. 109,12th dis
trict, containing 2024 acres oi
OAK AND KXOKOR7.
An elegant water-course runs through the greater .
part of it. The said Tract of Land su drawn by
Jacob Waver. Apply to
JOHN J. WAVER,
December 23 49—3t
JiLOllGlA, Laurens county.
W HEREAS Edward Bryan applies for letten
of administration on the estate of Jesse
See. late of said county, deceased :
These are therefore to oite and admonish ell and
singular the kindred and creditors of said decent
eel, to be and,appear at my office within the tiinA
prescribed by luw, to shew cense, (if any they
cun,) why said letters should not be granted —Giv
en under my liuud. this 24th day of Dec. 1629.
January 2 THOMAS MOORE, Cl’k i. o.
l^OTIUE.—All persons indebted'to' the estate
ly| of William Bivins, late of WijKiiison nunr-.
ty. deceased, are required :o make immediate pays
■uent; and all having demands egainst the estate, ■
tu render them in legally attested, to
JOHN HALL, Fi’or. and
POLLY BIVINS, Ex’ixs
January 0 4! 1 —6t
F OUR months after date, ftpplicttiiou
will bo medu to the honorable the Inferior
court of Butts county; when sitting for ordinary
E urposei), for leave to sell the reel estate of Jobo
arklev, late of said county, deredsed, consisting
of one Lot of Land, No. 2ld, in the 1st district fog
uierly Henry, now Butts enuutv-
' SAMUEL k. N1TT, Adm’k,
JANE BA^RLCV Jtdm’rmT
J 8 Htf»ry2,.ie.3Q <£-