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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
* of
ii en^iner
ii stairs,
the New
king* Him
tlmt
i ugiiieeriiig
* nature hud declined Sa-
ibe Six)ill. 1 his is the
opinion of the man whom the great and good La Fayette
introduced to tips country by h-tier, saying, that if h* 5 »* s
on his death ho i and had it in his power to bequeath 1
United Stales the best gift for her interest, he should pro*
sent to her Gen. Bernard.
The opinion of such a man, if we required any more sup
port than our own examination would furnish, should in-
soirit us to the proper measures to secure so happy a result.
:prop i
The first step is to 1<
at onrsi
Ives, amilvze our locatiu
our means and mode of action, compare tin in with the de
sired end and if they are not calculated to produce iiie
result, adopt such as will. It is to be hoped that the e.ti-
r.*ns of Savannah are neither too weak nor ton contracted
not to make or be u- with a good temper a close examina
tion of themselves• Ti e low country i. isolated by deep
bnri'ieis from the interior—its productions and consump
tions are divided between Charleston aud Savannah. Lven
were they not divided thov are insufficient to support a
large city. As it is it supplies Savannah never with more
than about 25,000 barrels of rice aud about 10.000 to 15,000
biles cotton. To become a large city, therefore, we mu-l
necessarily look to the interior and the west for our great
ness. To look here means to become acquainted with per
sons and their interests, to propitiate and facilitate their
Intercourse with ns by evrrv possible arrangement, physi
cal, social and financial, which will serve to advance their
interests as well as our own. Is Savannah acquainted
with the interior ? There are not many more than a h dt
dozen of tier inhabitants who have smv acquaintance or
knowledge, setting aside intimacy, with the upper country.
Docs Savannah generally try to become acquainted and to
encourage the intercourse ? X it by one-twentieth nr even
in a greater ratio as much as ?.'< w-York or Charleston
idle assertion ; but is founded in fact and
i she not ! la not the trade of the in-
lit ? it is of the location; but not <1
aiders they "ill so act as to become the
aad protectors of np country interests.
from the nature of man that
j IN SUNATIi, Tlesdat, November 13.
bills Introduced and read first time.
' By Air. Brvau: Amend itorv of an act to make perma-
1 cent tire site of the public buildings in the town ot Lump*
i By Mr Jones: To change tin* mode of electing Judges
■ ami Attorneys and Solicitors General, and Generals of
j Militia in this Slate.
By Mr. Mauldin! To change the time of holding the
1 Superior Courts in aud for the counties of 1* rankliu, llab- ]
I crshnni and Rabun.
i By Mr. Springer: To prevent fraudulent voting.
To strike from tilings taxable the caput or poll tax.
| To lay off the State into nine Congressional Districts.
By Mr. Floyd: To legalize the adjournment of Morgan
| Superior Court.
j On motion of Mr. Haralson, the bill from the House of
1 Representatives, to incorporate the LuGrange High School,
; and to appoint Trustees for the same, was taken op and
I read first t irne.
j The President announced the Standing Committees of
| the Senate, viz :
On the State, of the Republic.—Messrs. Branham, Bil-
i lup«, r.chols. King and Gordon.
' On the Judiciary—.Messrs. Altller, Bailey, Alexander,
i Mold anil Holmes,
I On Public Educa ion <i(id Free Schools—Messrs.
Haralson, Gibson, Camden. Janes of Greene, and Mauldin.
On Internal Improvement—Messrs. Gordon, Hansel),
Mrl inland. Alien and Mattox.
On Hie Military—.Messrs. Williamson, Stell.Cleveland,
Jones and I oster.
BILL PASSED.
the Grand and Petit Jurors of the coun
cil 1001*01 of Mr. Earnsq
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor le, and he
is hereby authorized to furnish the Clinch Rillenien ol the
city of Augusta, with 100 Rifles.
Mr. Baker laid on the table, a memorial from sundry
citizens of Cass county, relative to tbe Western &, Atlan
tic Railroad; which was on nioliuit referred to a joint se
lect Committee of the Senate, to join such as may bo ap
pointed by the House of Representatives.
, Mr. Haralson laid on the table a resolution relative to
the Western &. Atlantic Railroad. —
J /The following message was received from the Governor:
Executive Department, Ga. >
November 15, 1S38. y
An account against the Stale for one thousand six hun
dred and twenty-eight dollars, has been presented to this
Department, for its sanction, l»y Mr. Patrick L. Robineon,
for printing Bank Reports, for the u-»c of the Legislature.
The account is not only very large in amount, but unwar
ranted by law, or the practice of this Department. 1 he
subject is referred to the Legislature
By MrALe&W i 'prwco^or^4 / rf*e'iiubby'ti*e<fh'-fciilt»
and Lirtn bWComphnyi j
By Mr. Kelly, of Houston! To regulate the mode of
recoveries of debts and liabilities, nlbitnSt monied Incor
porations in this Stale, and against the respective stock
holders thereof, and to prevent such corporations from
doing any business in exchange, during a suspension of
S|>ecie payments, bv such corporations.
Tbe balance of the day was consumed in reading bill
l^he second time.
work of
MR. HOWARD’S RESOLUTIONS.
of Representatives of the General Assembly of
the Slate of Georgia. For. 14. 1833.
YYhkkKAs the question of dispensing with Banks a* the
ngents of the Government in the collection and disburse
ment of flic Public Revenue, and the accompanying ques
tion of the Currency, most proper to lie employed in the
fiscal operations of the Government, are both .of agitating
and exciting character, as well as of great importhnee in
„ . . e >h- ir .ju'-'ce nun In j t |j C H- rousequen,-e», it becomes the right (and under the cir-
one to Mr. Rol.ms.uS, and the State. I he corn's,*,,,- cumsU „ ce9 of lb(f ()lltv „f t fie General As
ti
compensate
Alonroe.
tin
Hut CO:
icse p/me
io we not
with the
uintrv. wi
itv, but a i
iloes. This is in
truth. Why dm
terior h r birthri
the inhabitants :
friends, assi-tams anil protec
<llberwise, can it be expecter
they will associate where tin
ed ; devote Iru-ndship wheie
piti ite the interests which •!
me in Savannah will denv t
stitution of man. Why then
with them ? Savannah, i ve
of the trade of the " hole low i
relates ‘o a large and tluiving
waters must evaporate and sin
and M icon,c mtitlin' to pour In
stream ol commerce tliroutb
be denied. Is it not then the
iiali, to increase and Hicuum-
means to. fiioil late interior commerci
rnaikei, there to meet tbe foreign age
will disseminate the surplus prod net to
lions of the world which need them,
steamboats to the interior, and ships t
is ranidiy building her railroad. T■
chains. Sae yet wants 11 to social and
She has some men w hose interest and
connected with other places, yet she
to m ike use of them, to bind these :>!
t her fee
repugnant to the same.
acqu;
mil r
ciiiati
inted or iavit-
eeive it, pru
th. its ? No
les ol the
tin ae.cor
d be
lame
support
. far as
a tneir mterm
r reservoir,
merest aad d
the various
,1 Ira 11
its an
' ho
ns among those ;>o:
She Ins her lines o
o foreign ports, am
ese tire the physica
rr ire of the fiuanc! il
influence are close!’
has not t’ac wisduti
aces to !c'r interest
BILL LOST.
To reduce the price of grants to
i tin Land and Gold Lotteries, and to ri
t lift eon, and to repeal all law
Tiie bill to enrrv into effect the (list section of the third
article of the '.'oiistitutiun of this State, organizing the
Court ot Errors, was read second time.
Mr. < one moved to commit the bill to 1st June next,
which was los,—ious 23, nays 50—as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Allen. Baker, Billups, Brown, of Mur
ray, Bryan, Cleveland, Curb ran. Cone, Cl
iugiori, Foster, Hall, Harris, of Wayne, Knight, L
•Mattox, Morgan, Folk, Slone, Shaw, Smith, of
Snirency, Swain and Tarver.
Nays—Messrs. Alexander, Audrrsoi
Bailey, Beall. Bivins, Black, Bust wit:
ham, Brown, of Heard, Diane, Dtmcgnii, Ecluds, Filing- [
ton, Floyd. Gordon, Green, Guess, Hanseil, Haralson, j
lianas, ol Taliaferro, Harris, of Warren, Hendrick, j
Holmes, Hutchings, Jan.'S ol Greene, Janes ot Lee,.Jones,
.1 ourilan. Lamar, Ltiwson, ot Burke, Lawson, of Houston. :
ATauldin. McDonald, McFarland, Mr Lennon, Moseley, !
A’oye, Murphey, Gharr, l’earson. Pryor. Hohertson, Ruth- |
erlord, Sagur, Savre, Scarlioroneh. Smith, of Coweta,
Smith, of 1 !o\d. Spencer, Spiieg* r, Stell, Tiltord, Tom- ;
linsoa, Williamson, Wilson and \\ right.
Mr. 11 ins:di laid n:i the table the Report of the Commit- A
lee appointed to examine into the eondition of the Central i
Bank, which was read and 500 copies ordered to be
prime
At
. deuce of the Department with Mr. Robinson and Guvern-
j or Schley, is submitted for the information of the Lcgis-
Ilature.
i I also submit t-i the Legislature, the account of Mr.
| Robinson for printing the Laws and Journals of the last
; year. Some of the charges for extra services were not
j paid. If in the opinion of the Legislature they were pro-
; per charges against the State, an appropriation should be
| made for their payment.
It is very desirable that the duties of Public Printer
1 should be so clearly defined, and the charges which he is
| author
: vent
quc..tlv met with, in s tiling accounts for public printing.
; ‘ GEORGE R. GILMER.__
Mr. Siirrencv, chairman of the Committee to which was
J referred the petition of sundry citizens of Lumpkin county,
] praying that certain individuals, descendants of Clicro-
fortmiat' drawers in j kees, should be granted citizenship, reported, that they
cannot report in their favor. Y our Committee, not know
ing the names or character of the individuals, beg leave to
be excused from anv further consideration of the motion.
ted by aught of the zpirU of commercial enterpeie-, tk now
directing rtn eager competition. Georgia baa been the
last to enter the lists) bnt, though the Inst, ahe was never
theless guilty of no delay, for she was prompt to enter
them the Very flrst moment after the way wns opened to
her through her own territory, by the removal of the sa
vage occupants who had so long encumbered her soil ami
embarrassed her policy. The promptitude, the confidence
ami energy, with which she thus embarked in the great
uniting
bv a comprehensive and judiciously
qaeaftoa Were,
im the
answei
l
"7*. -hnhcTwe ct4ild compete wiib x - »
aupply ot any f.Heign markedf would ^7^’
red. Such nn etperimenl would be hom-le,.
that is not our puqx^e. The bountv of Provide ,
made us producets of certain great stanle artirl-’*•
taple article, „f eo "^
merre, the value of which is more than adequate to
our wants as consumers. To a great extent w "" J
own exporters of these arlieles to foreign market J r>ttr
those of the other States. Why should we not brin k
the return* which are necessary to our own — ? hr>m '
Conceiveil scheme of internal improvements, her com- and that ol our sisters of the Southwest.
raercia! cities on the sea-coast and in the interior, with
th - nnvigable waters which pour into the Mississippi,
were amply warranted by the signal advantages for
such
a connexion.
which nnture had bestowed on her.
For in her favor the great Tennessee River after winding elude many considerations which it is not necrssurv u
Doing her vmbrn- i amine here. It is unquestionably true, however ti '
our cotton, rice, Szc., to Liverpool, or else*£57^*
should we employ a northern merchant to import ini,!\*^
Y ork, and to send to us from thence the good* whirl**'
want in return? The answer to these enquiries -.iV! *"
._n:_i_ • ^ »<sild
nl) tlic
sembly to express fieelv tin ir opinions in relation to both
braiidieie of this important subject. The Independent
Treasury, or Sub-Tren*ury system, commonly so called,
involves two qnestions. each of great importance, but
wholly independent. Tbe first has for its object the di
vorce of Bank and State, or an entire disconnection of the
Banks with its revenues. The second seeks to determine
and establish the kind ami character of the currency most
safe and convenient for the Government, nnd least oppres
sive to the people.
In regard to the first, we, the representatives of the
i.ized to make for printing, so fixed by law, as to pro- „ f Georgia ..influence, I bv a settled conviction of the
the embarrassments. which this Department has be- lllM .„ lljs , itll G 0 nalitv of a United State, Bank, and of its
C"
of Wash-
ovele.-s,
Bryan,
Atkin,nn, Baber,
, Bradfoid. Brau-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, November 12.
The iTiiuse took up and pnssed the bill changing the
J time of holding the Superior Courts ol Bibb county.
I The balance of the dav was consumed in the elections—
, T*mTtT**muiit iif wliicii will "be seew^in atrother part ef Tlte
Sae Ins financial institutions, and yet tb.ev are too small. !
or they are not used with effect fir tier prusperitv, or very |
possibly detective in both. Her banks hare branches tu
the interim she too should invite branches from the in- I
terior institutions. r l'kr mean* of our commerce is .
prinriptllt/ theirs, and they as well as tee have a iniiledff
right and interest in the sea port. Let both furnish the j
capital necessary for the facilities of their joint trade, and\
the prosperity of their tiatura! commercial emporium. 1 he
Bunks are the machinery a d tie'm rn the ag'nt*, t i draw •
the trade of the interior, and unite the two interests irisrp-
nrnbly. It certaiulv r.aunot he nei'essary to g.i into n t
course of reasoning to establish the truth and the advan
tage ot those positions. For to desire to become n great I
influential and prosperous eitv, and not to act upon these j
principles, must Le the von r, s . nee ofstnr
•lock the Senate convened, pursuant to adjourn
ment, resolved itself into a Board of Visitors, for the pur
pose ol receiving the Trustees of the University of Gcor-
cin. The 15 o iril adjourned to it, next annual meeting.—
1 he Senators made their report, and the Senate then nd-
C
■ traction.
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r m:.\o.m i:\ox.
iiint of a:
dividi
is not
def irmiti
d for
other
Mr. J
) Infer
Distr
PIIVSIOLOGIC-
A Snake Man!—A co
furnished as with the foil
by the name of Robert II. Copeland
himself through the country. The fa
hv n number of the most resoectable ;> l
pi rsons in Henry cou :?\ :
‘ This rrmst singular being, per'inm
in medical history. He is now a'.o
ordinary stature and intellect. ill
physical peculiarities ar : owing to a fright bis mother ir-
ceived from a large Rattlesnake atteiunting to bite her,
about the sixth mouth ol her piegnanev. For several
mijiute, after the. snake struck at her, she beli 'veil herself
bittenJnn above the ankle; and so powerfuiK was her
mind T^PWjfc".tl]at, when siie was deli voted, the child’s
will was found to have no control over his right arm and
right leg ; which are smaller than his 1. ft extremities.
He can use his right leg now, sufficient!' to walk in a hob
bling manner, but cannot retain it stationary, without the
aid of the weight of his body. His right h ind has the j
.u-ual number of fingers, but they are smaller than those of j
•his left hand. The w rist joint is looser than usu ii, and i
iiis hand stands at an angle with his arm. ILs front teeth j
are somewhat pointed, and inclined backward, like the j
fangs of a simko. The right side of his f ice is sensibly |
affected; his month is drawn considerably fuller on the
right, than on the left side; his right eve squints, lias
fevera! deep grooves radiating from it, and has a very sin- |
gul.ir appearance, much resembling a snake. But perhaps j
the m ist extraordinary circumstance on record, is, that
hi, right arm, when not restrained, wili draw the lower !
part to about a right angle with the upper, .aml some times |
two or three, but most commonly, oa'.v the fire finger will
project, curved at the first joint, nint h resembling a snake's
head and neck, when in the attitude of sinking; and the
whole arm will strike at an object with all the venom of
a snake, and precisely in the same manner, some times for
two or three, and some times for four or five strokes, and
then the arm assumes a vibratory motion, will coil up ami
apply iisolt close against his body. During this period,
his right foot and leg become excited, nnd if not restrained,
will strike also. His face is also excited ; the angle of
his mouth is drawn backward, and his eye snaps more or
less, in unison with tlje strokes of his hand, whilst his lips
are always separated, exposing las teeth, which, being
somewhat pointed like the fangs of a snake, causes bis
whole visage to assume a peculiar and annkev aspect.—
During infancy, and childhood, the whole shape of the
snake, even to its fangs, was printed on the anterior of his
leg; but a« lie grew up, it became gradually obliterated,
till now there is only a small depression whore the snake’s,
head whs imprinted. The sight of a snake fills him with ,
hotror, and an instinctive feeling of irver.go: and he ii j Donald, t
more excitable during the season of snakes; and event
conversation concerning them exrites hint, and Iiis aim j
appears more anxious to strike than when no such co..ver- !
sation is going on.
Ail of the above phenomena are perfectly independent !
of his will, as hundreds can testify, w ho were acquainted i
with him long before he had any idea of exhibiting him
self publicly. This singular being was horn in Carolina,
and roved to Georgia in the year 1820; where be has J
since remained, pet forming such labor ns he could with j
one hand, and by unremitting exertions, has maintained bis !
wife and an increasing family. His physical peculiarities, j
being considered only in the light of a common deformity, ;
he never thought of exhibiting himself publicly, till it was !
suggested to him by a in- dical friend in 1837.’'—Macon j
1'clr graph. j
l’At.ts. September 20.
Considerable sensation has been produced by a mur- j
der committed bv M. Rodriguez, the Deputy, on the per- j
YY’f.dnksdat, November 14. '
^Thc Senate ro-ronridored so much of the Journal of yes
terday as relates to the rej -elion of the bill reducing the
fees on Grants. w -
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Brvor: To prevent trespass on real estate.
By Mr. Springer: To authorize the business of Bank
ing.
By Mr Jarirs, of Greene: To incorporate the Baptist
Comerition ot the State of Georgia.
B> Air. Birins: To make permanent the site of the pub-
li*' buildings in the town of Tuzewcll, Marion county.
By Air. I ilforrl : To incorporate the town of Lanier.
Bv .Mr. Stell: Io manumit a certain negro man, Darbv.
By Air. Me I arlanl: Io lay out and organize a new
County, from tine Counties of l loyd aud W alker.
By Mr. I usu i : To debar any execution from binding
property, until aft r a levy is made, and for other purposes.
By .Mr. Harris, of Wayne: To Compel persons residing
in Wayne county, to make a return of, and pay taxes on
their property in said county.
By Air. Bust wick: To authorize Governor to pay to
the proper authority ol Pulaski county, all arrearages that
may he due -nn! county, as its due proportion of the Aca-
ii. mic and Pom School fund.
By Air. C niiioun: To filter and amend the lnt *rctii»n of
the 3.1 :irti ’K* of the Constitution.
By .Mr. I.aws.in, of Burke: 1 o authorize* Jose|ili CJi if-
ti i to rsi;i!»h;«h a 1 » ri y across the Savamuih river,
own In ml.
By Mr. lilnelx: To amend the several nets incorpora
ting tin* Culio.lriHs Male and f emale Academic.*.
Tu ksdat, November 13.
The Speaker announced fiom the Chair a communica
tion from the. Committee appointed under a tevolution of
tlie la**t Legislature, to examine into the affairs of the
Central Bank—[200copies ordered to he printed.
The H ouse look up and agreed to the following resolu-
] lion offered bv Mr. Rockwell:
Resolved, That the morning sessions of this House be
opened bv prayer, and that the Rev. Clergymen, resident
! in this place, be respectfully requested to officiate in this
, service.
j The House agreed to the resolution authorizing the Gov-
[ errior to furnish the Clinch Riflemen, of the city of Augus-
\t:t, with 100 lilies. y
'"-'KILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME,
j By Mr. Rockwell : To define some of the duties of the
I Compiler of the Laws of Georgia, from 1831, to 1841, &c.
I To alter and fix tlie times of holding the Superior and
Inferior Conns of the counties of Baldwin and Morgan.
! To regulate the settlement between the banking institu-
; lions of ibis State, and to define the liability of stock-
! holders, who shall tmnslcr their interest.
To incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry, in the
ritv of Alilleilgeville. and to grant it certain privileges,
j By Air. Berrien: To admit certain deeds, bills of sale
J and mortgages, to be proven and recoidcd, and to admit
! them or copies in evidence.
i By Air. Landrum: To authorize and rrnnire tin* Rc-
! cr-ixpr of l ax Returns for the county of F avettc, to allow
, in his present digest for the present year, 1838, to persons
j overtaxed in said countv, during the past year, such sur-
■ plus ; and to authorize the Justices of 'lie Inferior Court,
for said county, to refund the same, &c.
I’y Air. Lamberth : To amend an art to remove the
j county site of the county of Floyd, fiom Livingston, und
! to locate the same permanently at Rome, said county.
I /~B> ” ’ .
L Slate, so far as to require os.rays to be published in some
Kjuirticulnr newspaper in the city of Alilleilgeville.
■ By A'lr. Jones, of Gilmer: To amend nn act incorpora-
' ting the town of FIlij iy, in the county of Gilmer.
inexpediency also, should deem it extremely impolitic to
entertain any longer tl,e idea of such an institution ever
lurconiing the fi-cal ii rent of the Government. AVe are
equally opposed to the introduction of lm-nl Banks a‘
agents or depositories of the public funds, as well to avoid
the influence of that extraordinary patronage, resulting to
the appointing power from sneli connexion, (whether that
power Le suffered to rest with the Executive or taken into
the hands of Congress) as to prevent the unavoidable ten-
daney of such a system from swelling the revenue to an
unnecessary and dangerous extent, producing fluctuations
Hi trade and prices, not onlv by the increase of the revenue,
but from the change* frequently made of those r.orpora-
| tains as depositories and agents of the public money.
[ I’r#perly rejecting both of these agents for various other
| good reasons not necessary to he set forth, it necessarily
| results that the Government must conduct her fiscal trans-
j actions through the agency of her own officers appointed
j for that especial purpose.
In regard to the currency most proper to he employed :
j while, w e are fully sensible that gold nnd silver must forvver
1 remain the basis nnd regulator of the value of property,
and that we would not favor anv system which would eu-
; danger the reasonable certainty that the paper based there-
| on should not at all times b • ini mediately convertible, or in
! other words, reduced to gold and silver at the will of the
j holder; vet we do not see the necessity of conducting the
J operations of the Government exclusively in the precious
j metals; as it appears that the trouble of conveying the
| specie from Bank to Custom House, nnd from Custom
■ House to Bank, would he productive of so ne inconven-
: ience, and if that inconvenience can he remedied by devis-
I iug a system of combining all the facilities which paper
| affords as a medium, wiili all the certainty of value which
the circulation of the precious metals secure, it would
seem that, we would attain ns near ja'rfection in our rireti-
latiou as the nature of the thing is susceptible of. There
are but few systems which ran lay claim to perfection, and
ns imperfect ns the Sub-Treasury system may be, vet under
proper guards, with its details perfected, we believe it the
best system which has yet been devised for the general
» In devising and discussing the plans best calculated to
secure safety to the revenue and convenience to tbe Gov
ernment and its people, it should not he overlooked that
its course far down to the South, and wooin
ces hv its near approach, turns away to the West ifc North
West, beckoning us to commerce on its flood with the
Ohio and Alississipi.—And in her favor, moreover, the
mountain chain which stretches across the YY estern path
way of all the other Atlantic Slates, from New York to
our own territory, is broken and dispersed within our con
fines, freeing our route to the West nt once from circuity
nnd
when ^ t _
ecution. shall be completed and thrown open to use j purchase of gnod* in a foreign market, the import^ U> *
through their w hole length, Geoigin w ill be able to enter j have fiiuds here, or a credit upon which he can valu,7U
upon the competition for Western trade under riiumstan-
ces of decided advantage as to distance, accessibility and
expense, over every other Atlantic State!
To these highly auspicious circumstances, other consid
erations of powerful influence are to lie added, which can
not fail to make the scale preponderate in her favor at
least ns against her great Northern rivals. Their chan
nels of trade throughout a large portion of the year must
forever be exposed to the formidable obstruction ot ice &
snow. Ours will he pereniallv open at d free from all im
of the causes whirh has largely contributed to prod, T , ‘ ‘
which still operates to continue this state of thinr •’ .
want of the capital neres-ai v to these importation*** ^
The great staple articles of our produce will i n ^ '
export themselves, of will furnish to a great ,, ' r ‘
means of their ow n exportations. The purchaser ' 7*
interior cun rniio funds by discounting a hilt „n l ™*
any considctablc obstacle. Is it not then manifest that j in the port of shipment, and the latter can reinihu r «f.*7 t
cn our lines of Rail Roads now in rapid process ol ex- j self by drawing on the foreign consignee. IJ,n f„ r ”j^
r n
making his soles on long rn dit*. must have the n - ' ***
converting the paper lie receives into rash. The
i of New Y ork, in the cour*e of a long continued traffic 1^
! that credit established to the extent of his wani,” ' .
j not, the amount of capitalat home will readily fumi,K ■
j The merchant of the South enjoys nosurlt ndiai,i»j r y ''
limited extent one of the Banks of Chariest,in has U *
; deavored to supply this want, by establishing a *”
j England, upon which it ran grant letters of rlr( j u |ft
i importing merchant of that rily. nt.il a laudahlr r fr„
pediments. And still more: the trnnsmnntnnr Suites of the ; lieen made, though on a still smaller scale, by the R.o. J
West and the Atlantic States of the North have kindred soils : the Stnte of Genr.ia, to obtain the irear.s’of fimri.i.:/
and climates, and arc also destined to have ultimately kin
dred manufactures and industry of every description—And
it clearly follows that'they cannot furnish n market of con
sumption, for each others' fabrirs and production*; for it
is manifestly nbsurd that countries producing like com
modities of commerce, should carry on a trade with each
other in those eomnnalities, for the purpose of domestic
similar advantages to the importer • f i-uvartiah ']
ing to our aetual condition, it is obvious tl at theseerrd’*
and the discount of six. nine and twelve months i>»n *'
reived by the importer, ran be furnished aid n!aj f T
by our Rinks, and it is equally certain that their »>„. '
capitals will enable them to do this to a very inronside p*
extent. It has been seen tlmt the impoti* of Sai
snab
l *11
titteriv
consumption. lienee the only inducement that ran per- j alone amount to $10,510,200. Its hanking capita
manentlv direct the YY’estward trade to the Northern j told, is $1.8!)Q.151. It will he obvious that this jj i;
States and Seaports, will be the advantage of using tln-ir | inadequate to the purpose of such supply. Jf M( . ||jn
Seaports as mediums of commercial interchange with nth- j our attention from New Y ork. toour sister city of C'hsfl**-
er sections of the Union, and with foreign countries. This j ton, who is entering into competition w ith Vs," with a sii '
advantage the Seaports of Georgia, will be able to furnish ■ which becomes her, we cannot fail to he struck witb ti,«
equally with those of the North; and in addition to it, the ; superior advantages which her merchant, will pass,
difference of climate, soil, und production which ebarac- j over ours. She has already a hanking capital of |ij
terize the South nnd YY est, must forever render the South j 000, to w hich is to be added a large portion of Oui e,f
a great market of consumption for western rommodities; . great hank of $12,000,000. recently eslalili.-hed under lb,
and the YVest on the other hand, ns soon ns she shall en- j charter of three States, and therefore enjoying a protrrtsd
gage largely- in manufactures, a like market for our great ■ circulation throughout nil their borders—with a ban'll in
southern staple. Assuredly then, if the facilities ot reach- capital of less than two millions, can Savannah succ*«.
ing our southern markets, and of trading through them j folly compete with Charleston, with her six teen or trstr-
with the rest of the world, be hut equal to those of getting J teen millions ? And are we prepared for the want i*f ilii:
to the northern Atlantic cities,'! c YVest rnnnot hesitate to
which to awaid the preference. Flcr citizens nnd traders
coming hither ns the lietter market in which to sell, will
teinain here to buy not onlv our home productions, hut all
foreign merchandize, if we shall but prepare ourselves to
sell to them ou a* favorable terms us are offered by the
North.
to sacrifice the natural advantages, which our own se*^
possesses. Not only Savannah, hut our other more South,
ern ports, can justly claim superiority over Charleston,
inlets front the Ocean. Sniaunah doe* not yield to heria
the amount of her exports, and very far exceed* ! lfr ^
the umount of her tonnage.
In determining the question, whether the banking ripi.
Thus, hv the completion of our works of internal im- j tal of this one of our senport* he adequate to her want*,it
provsments, we may reasonably calculate to rendci Goor- ! may be useful to look at farts. The nmount of th* ii*.
gia the medium through which a vast amount of the for- I ports aud export* of Savannah have been stated,
cign trade of the YVestern States will permanently pass— ! The amount of tonnage to foreign pints engigrd ii
which coming in aid of the support derived from our own ' freighting the productions of the last year, is 85.000 ton.
people, and the adjoining States of the South, cannot fail to ,
up build a commercial emporium on our seaboard, which
shall rival, if not outvie the great seaport* of the North.
I hat employed roastw ise, is 50.000
Of square riggi d vessels, owned in whole or in part ii
Savannah, of which eighteen are ships of the largest />»»,
The committee have dwelt thus fully on the tendency of ; averaging more than five hundred tons, there are 3
opening channels of trade with the West and Southwest to
attract a direct foreign trade to our shores, because it is
the deliberate conclusion at which they have arrived,
in this widely extended confederacy, a circulation is de- j t j |at „ 0 ot }.er means or policy which we can employ, will
mandedand very miirl. needed that_ w ill mamtam equal j to I>ro<1 , lw sllrh a r ,., uit to any valuable extent.
of tills' 1
y
alue throughout the Union. The bills of a Bank of the j
United States would satisfy fully all expectations of con-1
vcnience from such currency; Init ns it is the opinion of this
As long as the coin merre ol Georgia is hemmed in l>\ the
Allegnnies nnd the Chattahoochee, it is nintlr.es* to hope
that she can compete even for the supply ol her own pro-
Legislature that even had Congress the power to charter wi|h f „ rcif?n ' c , >lnn „„lj,ms with Ncw-Y'ork and other j whose stock amount, to
such institution, the inexpediency of the measure should
forbid its incorporation; they propose a system which,
while it lias none of the characteristic* of a Bank, would
afford a convenient and safe medium of remittance, without
any violation of the powers of the government or rights
of the people. The government is compelled to raise suf
ficient revenue to bear the current expenses of the vonir;
of fortunate j
ties of 1318,
B\ Air. Roberts . (from committee appointed.) I or the j upon this fund there does not appear to this body any well
| relief of N. Garrison, and E. YV. Johnson. j cr0 unded ~
i /'By Air. Delaperriere: To extend the time ol
j/lr-iwers in tin* several Land aud Gold Loltcrit
J181!), 1821, 1827, 1332, and to reduce the pn
l^it Lottery grants.
By Air. Neal, of Pike: To authorize the Inferior Court
t of Pike, to appropriate a part of the county funds for the
support of the poor of said county.
j grounded objection to the government’s issuing Treasury
Notes, limited by law in the ninoiint in the Treasury, re
deemable on demand, at as many points of redemption ns
present price j j)ie commerce of the country may requite. The quantity
' payable or redeemable at enclt point, to be graduated bv
.-lie amount of revenue received at those point*. These
Treasury Notes issued upon funds actually in the Treasury,
would form a safe and wholesome medium of circulation
ould at all
Northern cities, to whom the whole Union is open as a re- j
gion of supply and consumption for their imports. For in
aff iirs of commerce the principle of centralization is pre
eminently* strung A place which has already became
a great market to which immense and widely diversified
regions resort, w-ill be able to undersell greatly, other
things being equal, those at which a less extensive
and intense demand is roncontrated; aid ibis for the
Of which the value i* $7 50,000
besides a number of sloops ard schooner*.
There are three incorporated companies in that tin
employed in freighting goods nnd produce exclusivity
Savannah river, owning of steamboat* (tlirea of which*w
of iron.) 1]—and haring of tow-boat*, 44.
1 he stocks of these companies amount to $430,009
There ore two others running to Alacon,
$200 001
There arc five other stenjners running, nml one i
on the stocks, owned entirely in Savannah, ra'iirrf u
$70,000, and two other iron steamboats t:ow htiildinrto
run between Savannah and Ala •on. In that eitv arc «!»
three steam rice mills, four steam saw mills, and < fifth ia
the course of erection.
These facts may soivo to give some idea i f the immnit
of hank capital necessary tor domestic purposes in £>*»n-
bvious reason :hut the merchant in the former may , tixli, and will manifest how entirely inndeqate in thtfnn
m% . I "Jl w • * J • -V ' YYIIU11I I'll III H ?iliu <11111 M ini|r.<Hi||ir IJIt'UIllIll
11 l / / / By Air. Meriwether: lo authorize interest upon open i a n d remittance, us tbe means of payment w
' his Faecount* in certain case*. times be at hand. Therefore.
[j To authorize parties and persons jointly interested in ! Resolved, That the revenue should be cor
iiilhorize the Justices of the
lo form new Alilitia
7ih and 12tll sections of
lions of the Constitution
up*, of Lee: To
t of the county of Lei
mill countv.
By Mr. Pol! : To alter ill
the 1-t article and 1st and 2
of rhis State.
By Air. Camden: To prevent the obsiruetions to the
free passage of fish, anil the navigation ot tbe Coosa river.
By Ale. Gordon: To authorize the sale ol the glebe
lands of Brian county.
By Mr. Rutherford: To alter and amend the road laws
of this Stale, so far as respects the county of Union.
Air. Bivins called up the resolution requesting tbe Gov
ernor to forward to ibe Clerk of .Marion county, 111 copies
of Green /o Lumpkin’s Georgia Justice; which was read
I lo.
ige w as recei
tin* Report of Judge
defects of ihe Pena! Code
lie’ President announce
Committees, on the part o
Oil Finance—.Messrs. 1
1 from llio G ivernor, transmu-
Aiulrew s upon the subject of the
of this State.
the following Joint Stai.ding
the Senate :
■all, Black, Cochran, Harris,
Anderson, Bust wick. Be
i, of Brian, Murphy,
of Taliaferro, R
Harrison Sagur,
and YY’right.
On Banks—Messrs. Calhoun, Baber
Bryan, .Savre, Bailey, Dunegnn, Harris,
Alexander, Haralson, Springer and Kin;
On the Penitentiary—Messrs. Eehoh
ii son, \\ il-
Tinnliiison
Ice rtn in circumstances, to execute sealed instruments.
By Air. Shaw : To provide for the cull of a convention,
Jo rei-ltice the number of rile General Assembly ol the
State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named—
[200 copies ordered to he printed.
By Air. Cone, of Camden: I'or the payment of the
Volunteers and drafted men in this State, in certain cases,
for services, loss and expenditures in the counties of
Ware, Camden, Appling, Lowndes, Thomas, nnd Decatur,
and other counties, during the present campaign against
the Indians, now in the Okefinokec swamp, &c.—[200
copies ordered to be printed.
By Air. Baron : To incorporate the Savings Bank of
Vbe State of Georgia.
By A1 r. Lockhart: To authorize Thomas Harden to
establish a ferry across Little River, on Iiis own land, in
the county of Columbia, and Lincoln, &e.
llv Air. Daniel, of Madison : To consolidate the offices
of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the
icounty of Madison.
By Air. Hammond: To alter and amend the third sec
tion of the fourth article of the Constitution.
commensurate
w ith the wants only of th • Government.
2. Resolved, That the establishment of a National
Bank in any form is unconstitutional.
3. Resolvfd, That had Congress tlia power to charter
n Bank of the United States, the exercise of such power
would be highly inexpedient, impolitic nnd dangerous, as
its great capital and consequent credit could not fail to
give it a gontroling influence over all other monied institu-
Iminus, by which it vvnuhl control the commerce as well
ns the politics of the country, thereby destroying both the
freedom of trade nnd the freedom of opinion.
4. Resolved, That the lessons of experience have taught
zis the litter inexpediency of permitting the public hinds
to be controlled by the local institutions ; that the system
of depositing in them either upon general or special deposite
is in effect the same, and contrary to sound policy, ns well
on account of the partiality and favoriteism in granting
)lio use of the government money to these corporations,
as from the political influence which such deposites neces
sarily have over all connected with them, and to prevent a
recurrence of these effects and other great evils it is indis-
pcnsiblo than an entire di-connection or total divorce of tlir
certainly sell manv- times over in the course of the year
the value of the whole stock which lie may have on hand
at anv one rime; nnd can. consequently, afford to lake
a much smaller profit on each isolated sale, than the
merchant in the latter can put up with who cannot n ake
half the same number of operations in a given time w ith
his capital. Thus it happens that although goods can be
landed at Savannah and Charleston from F.umpe, ns cheap
ly as at New-York, vet the merchant at Savannah and
Charleston has found himself compelled to sell tlietn dear
er—sc much dearer that the people of the South have found
it to tln-ir advantage to pass bv through their ow n sea-
cign wants of her merchants, is that which she rmiw*.
j Indeed, ;iic buyers nnd shipper* of produce in .S:u* n »h
would be frequently deficient in the funds nwrs»arr m
j make their purchases, but for the aid which tlirv dr rim
I from the Banks and Trust Company of ,\ngtutx, si.il
• some of the still more interior Banks w ho emplnt thrir
I Savannah fund* in the purchase of foreign and ilomrstie
! exchanges. *
| If these considerations, and others e-jud/v obvious, 4
; which time it,,-.- wot permit the di-twi 1 . mi- iiiftivicnV-Vi
: mnnifi'st the necessity of increasing ihe banking capital'!
i our seaport, tbe only remaining inquiry is. in what mode,
j that may be effected. The actual capital of the rountrt
ports and to encounter all expense of transporting their
foreign meiclinndise from a remote northern eitv. 1 he J is believed, for the most part, lo be already in profits
only mode of conquering this great existing disadvantage j l.le investment, from w bicli it cannot be abstracted
will be to enlarge by the completion of our works of in- j to the extent required, without injury tu some of tbs
ternal improvement, the circumference of country, the field i great interests of the rommiinitv. If this opinion he true,
of consumption into which our Seaports may throw their j and practical men concur in its correctness that whirh
foreign imports. Then, and not till then, will the great- required for our present purposes must l«e in a great decree
ness, constancy and intensity of demand concentrated in j obtained from abroad. To do ibis upon the cheapest term,
our cities, enable our merchant* to sell as much in value - 1 - 1 • ■ •
on a given capital, in a given time, and consequently to sell
at as lmv a profit on each transaction as lias been found
practicable bv the New-Y in k importer. Influenced by the
foregoing views the committee feel that as a means to the
effectuation of the objects for which the Convent ion has
been called the vigorous prosecution of our w orks of Inter
nnl Improvement now in progress, cannot be too zealousli
j the most undoubted serurity for its rc-inibiirsemcnt nvistt-fl
l tiffinded. I bat it i* thu- interesting to us all is suffirisntlf
1 obvious. *1 he merchant is bur the agent in exchanging eur
j products for the articles which weeonsrme. YY hntrvrr f«-
j cilities we afford to that ngrr.t, tending to diminish then*
I pi'iise of this operation of exchange, is hem fieinl to the rnr-
j snmer, in diminishing the price of tl e articles of hi* fin-
sumption. The expenses attendant on the shipment of n cur-
By Mr. Ball: To appropriate monies for the relief of-) Government from nil banks should he the established and
■dan. Robertson, Cur
/■■valid soldiers, wounded in the late war with the Creek
Indians, and for the support nml niaiutuinance of certain
Hsjdow s and orphans therein named
! By Air. Sullivan : To appropriate all monies now due
! the county of Sumter, for ami on account of the Poor
if \Va rren, Cone, J School Fund, still remaining in tho Treasury, for academi
cal purposes in -aid count}-.
By Air. Ball: To exempt the Justices of the Inferior
Gordon, Alillr
Ha:
Baber
Lee, Di ane, Knight, Blown, -
son of Burke and L-uvson of
Tbe Committee on Privih
the poti'ion of Jacob Wood,
-h. contesting the right ol
f Decatur, Junes, of Court of the several counties in this Slate, from working
Heard, W illiamson, Laiv-
I Elusion.
ges and Elections, to which
Isq., of the county of Alcln-
tbe Hon. Norman .1. Ale-
son of his wife, a young and beautiful w oman, to whom lie
was married about two years ago at Seville. A!. Rodriguez, j
who is extremely jealous, accompanied his lady to a mask- i
ed ball, given bv AI. Y in-Morc-s. His wife’s brother was
among the guests incognito, and wishing to cure his
brother in law of iiis failing, imprudently accosted him j
with nn enquiry if he was still -is jealous as ever. “ I am |
at all events not jealous of you beau Masque," was the re- j
ply. “ There you are wrong," said the mask, “for you |
have a very handsome wife, with whose charms I urn
deeply smitten.’’ “ So much the worse for you’’ retorted
M. Rodriguez. “By no means, said the brother, “ for
your wife returns my affection, and, as proof of it I can Hi
nt in the Senate of this State, was referred,
reported in favor of the presidHig member. i-h, j
On motion of Air. All xat.der,
Resolved, That so much of the Governor’s message as
relates to the subject of claims, ai d lo our intercourse
with other States, and the General Government, be refer
red to the Committee on this State ol the Republic.
That so much as relates to the .Judiciary, be referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
That so much ,-.s relates to the Military, he referred to
the Committee on Aliiiturv.
That so much as relates to Internal Improvement, be re
ferred to the Committee on Internal Improvement.
That so much as relates to Common Schools, Acade
mies, and Colleges, nnd so much ns relates to the Lunatic
Asylum, and the support of the deaf and dumb of the
Stare, be referred to the Committee on Public Education
and Free Schools.
That so much as relates to finance, he referred to the
Joint Standing Committee on F inance.
That so much us relates to Banks, and the currency, be
referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Banks.
/Tiilrsday, November 15.)
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Air. Dunegnn: To alter and amend an act to com
pile anil arrange tbe law? nnd resolutions of this State
passed since the political year 1800, passed 12th Decem
ber, 182!).
By Air. Holme?: To incorporate the town of Albany, in
Baker county ; and lo allow Tomlinson F'i.rt, Nelson Toft,
ami J. C. Harris, and tlleir associates, to er^ct a Bridge
across F'liut River.
K Oa motion of Mr. Stephens,
Resol
Bv Air. Scarborough : To incorporate the F'ort Gaines
form you that she has a violet mark under her right be- I Steamboat Company.
*om.” At these words AI. Rodriguez seized the stranger
with the utmost violence by the hand, exclaiming, “ Your
life or mine ! Meet me in a quarter of an hour at mv
house.” He then tore his wili.* from the quadrille which
she was dancing, and, without saying a w ord to her, hur
ried her home. On reaching his hotel, he asce nded the
staircase with his wife still o:i his arm, dragged her into
his cabinet, without procuring a light, opened his secre
tary, and, taking from it a loaded pistol, placed the muz
zle close to his wife’s bosom, and shot her through the
heart.—At the report, a number of domestics, accompani
ed by tbe ilifulod lady’s brother, who had been the invol
untary cause of this frightful catastrophe, rushed into tbe
room with lights. On w finessing tbe dreadful sight which
met his eyes, the brother tore off his mn-k, aud proclaim
ed iiis near relationship to the victim. The disclosure de
prived the wretched husband of his senses, and he was
hurried from the spot ia a state of raving madness, which
the Aludrid correspondent whom we quote, fears, but we
might, perhaps, more charitably hope, be will not survive.
The Hoosixk at Niagara Falls.—Different people
are affected in different ways by observing this “ miniature
cascade,” as an English traveller terms it. A Floosicr,
writing his experience in the Buffaloniun, thus discourses,
“ 1 hat’s Table Rock and 1 set down, felt ns though 1 was
at home. There was the thundering great river, jumping
over a precipice like ten million Buffaloes, with the In
dians after them, all roaring and bellowing, and whisking
their tails! and there I sat, looking ori ns calm as a clock,
picking my teeth with my Iiow ie, arid wondering how it
would look if the river should ju*l turn and run up
stream !”—y. Sun.
By Air. Buber; To legalize and make valid certain pro
ceedings of the Senates Acadeniicus of the State of Geor
gia, aud of the Board of Tm. - es of the University of
Georgia; and lo preset ibe tbe number of said Board of
Trustees that shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
By Mr. l’earson : To establish au additional Election
l’recinct in tbe countv of Twiggs.
By Mr. Harris, of Warren: To define the liability of
securities, on Guardians, Executuis und Administrator’s
Bends.
By Air. Mauldin: To appoint an examining Committee
to examine teachers, so fur as relates to tbe county of
Habersham.
By Mr. Mattox: To mark the dividing line betwocn the
counties of Appling and Ware.
/ RILL PASSED.
To authorize certain persons therein named to plead and
practice law in the several Courts of law in this State,
Mr. Echols laid the following resolution on the table,
w hich w as taken up, read and agreed to.
Resolved, That bis Excellency the Governor be request
ed to cause the act passed at the last session of tbe Legis
lature, entitled, an act to alter the 3d, 7th and 12th sec
tions of llie 1st article, and the 1st and 2d sections of the
Constitution of this State, to be laid before this Branch of
the Legislature, together with a copy of the Executive or
der directing the same to he published in conformity to the
requisition of the Constitution.
On motion of Mr. Sayre.,
Resolved, That the report of the jiersoo* appointed to
investigate the condition of the Central Bank, be referred
to the Joint Committee on Banks,
on road
By Air. l’atlerson : To alter and amend the 4th article
and second section of the Constitution of this State, «o
far ns prescribes tbe manner of holding the elections by
the le gislature.
By Mr. Seward : To alter and amend the astray laws
of this State, s < far as relates to the county nt Thomas.
To consolidate the offices of Tax Collector, and Re
ceiver of Tux Returns, of the county of Thomas.
By Air. Stephens: To regulate the proceedings in the
several Courts of this Suite, where free negroes or persons
of color are concerned, &c.
Air. Rockwell laid upon the table a resolution relative
to the manlier of proceeding in the elections by the Le
gislature.
Air. Carr presented the petition of YY m. C. Slatfer, and
others, citizens of Crawford county, praying the remis
sion of a fine imposed on said Slatter, which was referred
to a Select Committee, consisting of Alessrs. Carr, Kelly,
of Houston, and Hancock.
✓^Alr. Pittman, of Gwinnett, presented the petition o^
sundry citizens of Gwinnett, Jackson, Ilall, and Walton
counties, praying the creation of a new county; referred
to the Committee on Petitions, without being read. j
So much of the Governor’s message us relates to the
necessity of providing for the settlement of public ac
counts; was referred to the Committee on Finance, with
instructions to report by bill or otherwise.
Air. Sumner presented the petition of YY’m. Rowland
und others, praying that said YY'm. Rowland may be re
lieved as one of the sucuritie* of YVilson Legget ; referred
to Committee on Petitions.
I permanent policy of the American people,
f 5. Resolved, That the principles of the Independent
i Tn-asuiy <>r Sub-Treasury system, is in strict confonni:v
I with the requisitions of tbe Constitution and tbe practice
of the government for many years.
6. Resolved., That the government can collect, keep and
j disburse its revenue in no way so perfectly free from pnr-
i tiality, favoritism, or oppression, ns through the agencv
] of its own officers appointed fur the purpose.
7. Resolved further, F'or the convenience of the good
! people of the United Slates, that it is proper for the govern
ment to issue treasury notes or checks limited by law to
I the extent of the revenue on hand, redeemable on demand
ta all the convenient points of the Union in proportion to
the revenues received at such places.
8. Resolved, lastly That it is the opinion of this legis
lature that the hills of the specie-paying Banks at par. where
the revenue is collected, should be receivable in the public
treasury, the hanks issuing the snrpc to be subject to such
settlement as may be ordered by the late that organizes the
independent Treusnry system.
RETORT AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE COM-
MERCIAL CONVENTION.
Resolved, That the Joint Standing Committee ou Fi
nance, be requested to report to tins branch of the Gene
ral Assembly, as soon as practicable, the whole amount of
the funds or monied resources of this State, and in what
the same consist—the amount of University funds—the
Poor School and Academic funds—the amount of specie
now on hand—the amount of stock of all kinds owned
by the Slate, as well as the amount of bonds- notes, bills
of exchange, and all other dues, of whatever character,
and what amount of the same are running upon credit, and
at what time and rates, and what amount of these funds
are considered good—what doubtful, and what hopelessly
insolvent—and, a so, the indebtedness of this State—
which was read.
YVednespat, November 14.
The Governor transmitted to the Legislature the Report
of Judge Andrews upon the subject of the defects of the
Penal Code of this State.
The House took up and agreed to the resolution offered
by Mr. Mosely. relative to the appointment of a Commit
tee, consisting of one from each Judicial Circuit, with in
structions to prepare and report a bill to reduce nnd
equalize the representation in the Legislature.
Whereupon the Speaker appointed the follow ing as that
Committee. f
ISnstcrn Circuit, Mr Maxwell I Middle, Mr. Jenkins ;
Northern, Mr. Brown; YVestern, Mr. F’recmau; Ocmul-
gee, Mr. Moseley | Flint. Mr. Tracey; Chattahoochee,
c _\ ern, Mr. Sewnid; Cherokee, Mr, Burnett,
le N-JWLLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Toombs: To incorporate the “ Washington
Railroad and Banking Company," and for other purposes.
By Mr. Berrien: To incorporate the "Augusta and
YVaynesboro’ Railroad and Banking Company.”
By Mr. McDowell: To amend the 295th section m the
13th division, of the Penal Code of this State.
By Mr. Pryor; To change the time of holding the Su
perior and Inferior CufiGs in the Chattahoochee Circuit.
The Committee of Twenly-F’ive, to whom was referred
the consideration of the objects for which ibe Convention
was culled, with instruction* to report thereon, have de
voted to the performance of the duty assigned them all the
attention practicable mirier the cii-ruinstances hv which
they have been surrounded, nml within the very limited pe
riod accorded for their investigations. An era has at
length daivnril upon us, characterized by ardent aspira
tions on the part of our people for the rotnmercinl grandeur
and independence of Georgia. This sentiment, which ha*
been so recently arousid, nnd which has already become
so strong aud penading, is far from being the forced and
sickly offspring of mere Slate pride nnd sectional ambition.
On the eontrarv, it owes its birth nnd rapid dcvelopemcnt
to causes the most natural and healthful, which from the
certainty, power and permanency with whirh they may he
made to operate in her favor, must infallibly advance
Georgiti to a towering height of commercial greatness nnd
prosperity, if she falter nat in the purstn of her own solid
interests and high destinies. These causes are the vast
and various physical testnure* of the State ; its admirable
geographical position and capabilities, nml the enlightened
perception aud strenuous improvement of all these noble
advantages to which the public mind ami energies have
now become so thoroughly awakened. A glance at the
map of our country, demonstrates nt once how commanding
is the local position occupied by Georgia among her sister
Slates, for all purposes of internal and foreign trade! She
is the last State lying to the South whose territory is both
indented by fine Atlantic harbors, and penetrated deep into
the interior, up to the very mountains, by navigable Atlan
tic rivers. Then on her western borders we behold the first
navigable waters which find their way from the same moun
tain region to the Mexican Gulf, after winding through her
whole length from North to South, Thus placed, she is
constituted by her position the key-stone of the long arch
of the rfiarjlimc States of our Union, which from tier oppo
site sides, stretch out respectively along the shores of the
Oeean, and of the Gulf. This peculiarity of position, is
a ciroum.tance of great nromer.t. in estimating the supc.
riority of her natural advantages; for it necessarily ren«
ders her territory the pathway, and her seaports the outlet
of all that portion oftherommerceand travel of the South
western States, which may be tempted to prefer an At
lantic port to encountering the danger, circuity and ex
urged upon the attention of the people and ol the Legisla- i go of sugar, coffee anil molasses, from the YY'rst Indiesw
ture. j Ncw-Y ork, or of dry goods, liardw nre.&c.. from Liverpiwl
The importance of securing to the people of Georgia the | ro the same purr, to be thence transhipped to Savannsiisr
direct importation of the articles necessary to their own j Charleston, the binding, dray age, freight, interest, n*
consumption, is believed to be universally admitted among ! mission*, insurance, profits, Ac., so far diminish the n'ht
us. und those who have doubted its practicability, (il j of tbe cotton, rice, or lumber, which may he given foribris.
there he any such) will in the opinion of this committee i South Carolina has alicadv acted upon this principle. In-
have had those doubts removed by the able expositions j dependently of the large amount of hanking capital wbirk
which have heretofore err.ni ated from the several Cummer- ! she lias granted to bet principal seaport, she has with pn?
rial Conventions at Augusta. The Committee will not j dent foresight and a just regard to the interest of Lcr ff*
therefore occupy the time of this Convention, ill discussing pie, provided a further inrreasoof it from foreirn seiirro,
these quest ions. They wili assutne as propositions already j to the amount of upwards «if six millions more. Fnlra
satisfactorily demonstrated, that the direct importation we follow the example, we shall soon see our »w n product
of tho articles necessary to our own consumption, and that | purchased in our interior markets, nnd transported t»
of the South-western States who are roe.tiguoiis to us, is j Charleston for export to foreign countries; while «hr will
both desirable and practicable, and will proceed to enquire j also furni.-h the supplies for our consumption. It hat»l-
« but are tbe means best calculated to accomplish this ob- j ready occurred in manv instance*, that the tneirbantt *1
ject ? But, before doing so, as the mind always reposes j Savannah have exported the produce of the South, r»*
with more conlidenco upon fact than theory, it may bo use- j changed il in foreign markets for artirle* of rnmfsnr n>4
fill tu bring to the view of the Convention, the following | general consumption at the,South, and havebn-nrom-
fin-ts in relation to one of our seaport*: j polled, for want of such facilities a* are afforded rl**-
Tlie foreign exports of Savannah, according to the Custom- j where, to send them to New-York fora market. Tbrrrtr*
House returns, arc
The exports coastwise,
The aggregate of her export* is therefore
Her direct foreign imports are
$11,729,551 | even instances in which the very merrhaut of
4,000.000 i nali who had sent the returns of his produce frem lot*
| eign ports to Ncw-Y'ork li r sale, has received *n <•<’*'•
Mr. Crawford, of Harris; Coweta, Mr. Fletcher; South- ^M,n*e of the navigation through the Gulf, aud around the
ern. Mr. Sewnid: flhi'rokoe. Mr. Burnett. ' ..rm :j..
peninsula of FTorida.
But it is not until we turn our view in another direction
—towards the Northern frontier of Georgia—and there
survey the natural ties and facilities which invite her to
connexion with the numerous and thriving States which
cover the great valley of the Mississippi, that the com
mercial capabilities and prospects of our State open upon
the mind in ail their grandeur and infinity. Thai vast
and wonderfully productive region, is the theatre to which
every maritime State of «?up confederacy, which is snima*
$15 .789,551 : signment some of his own inq oris, to be sold in
$1,010,200 | Savannah, and in part to he forwarded to the interior ofthe
Her circuitous importation of foreign goods is fi.000.000 Slate. It is too obvious to enquire, in this esse, who
And her importation of manufactures U. S., is 3,-500,000 j the increased expenses on these good* here 7 1 hesent*
It i* thus seen that independently of the foreign goods | sub-rations, in the view of the committee, authorise «*
which ore circuitously imported into the Slate of Georgia j earnest appenl to the constituted authorities of Grnrgi* t»
through her other ports, and through the port of Charles- | interpose for the protection of our men bants ar.d our pen-
ton, the circuitous importation of those goods, through the j pie, by such an increase of the banking capital of our /-nt--
port of Savannah alone, is $(1,000,000. Now, the differ- j cipa! seaport, ns may be adi quate to ihe purposes of ali
enee of expense between a direct and circuitous importa- ' rect foreign trade. The amount of banking rapitn! which
tion, is estimated, by practical men. to amount to 20 per j will be required fur the contemplated purpose will be larjfi
cent. It includes freight from the North to Savannah, in- ! since the credits which are necessary to the import trail*,
surancc, exchange, the profits of the northern merchant, | nrr much greater than what is ri onisite in the cxpor , * t ’°*
commissions, Ac. Tbe trath of this statement may lie test
ed by any merchant. Assuming it to be correct, what fol
lows? YVe pay 20percent, on $6,000,000, or $1,200,000
to our northern brethren, for that which ought to la: done
by our own merchants. YY'e pay this yearly, and every
year, and we have been paying it for a series of years.
Does any man wonder at the wealth which they have
amassed 7 at the splendor of their cities? at the magnifi
cence of their public works ? Look at New-York—
She exports - - $19,816,520
She imports - - $118,253,416
The profits on this vast excess of her importation over
her exportation, beyond what is necessary to her own
consun ption, would legitimately belong to those who run;
some the articles so imported, and, if true to themselves,
they were their own importers.
These facts, in the view of the committee, speak a lan
guage wliichcan neither lie misunderstood, nor disregarded.
They tell us that we are faithless to our own best interests,
if, with united effort, we do not endeavor to remedy them.
YY’hen we turn our attention to the mi tins by which we
can secure to ourselves our undoubted right to supply our
own wants, by the agency of our own merchants, we must
not disguise the fact, that the difficulties which obstruct it*
accomplishment, are neither few nor small. F or a series
of years, we have been accustomed to look for the far
greater portion of our foreign supplies to the market of
New Y'ork. This is the established channel of the foreign
trade of the South, and the difficulty of diverting com
merce from its established channels, ha* passed into an
axiom. New,Y’ork has. moreover, one of the finest har
bors in the world, and a magnificent scheme of internal
improvements carried imp successful operation by the libe
ral use of the credit of the State, has opened to her an in
terior trade which no other city in the Union enjoys. \Y?ith
these she combines an amount of capital adequate to her
extended commerce. It consist* not merely of the twenty-
millions possessed by her banks, but of tbe vast amount
in the hnndg of individuals, which is actively engaged in
commerce. The fucility of communication w hich she en
joys with Philadelphia, renders the large banking capital
of that city, also tributary to her merchants, and these
combined advantages enable her to furnish n market, the
extent and variety of which exceeds that of every other iu
the United States, With these advantage* she has been
enabled to beat down the rivalry of Philadelphia, of Bos
ton, and of Baltimore,3nd in a commercial view, she is tha
queen, not only of the fiwtb, but of the Union, If the
o?our produce. It cannot be stated at less llian ten mi'lx***
to protect u* from the evils under w hicli we at presrntlabv-
In illustration of these facts, it mav l/e stated, that
foreigners are driven from our ports, hv the impossibility
realizing in cash the sales of tin ir cargoes. Yc.-scls losuffl
by foreigners, nnd entering into our ports, with instruction*
to obtain a return cargo, have been necessarily orderol (*
other ports, from the incapacity of our banks to afford th*
facilities necessary to realize their sales, so as to p»t
in fund* for the purchase of a return cargo of our prodstf-
In pursuance of the views advanced ir the toregoing r “
port, the Committee beg leave to submit the follow'"? t"
solutions:
1st. Resolved, Thnt it be recommended to the
to afford the necessary addition of banking capital to
city of Savannah, both l>v the creation of a new bnn*^.
a large capital, and the increase of tbe capital^
ces of any bank already located there, bv the introduc ^
of foreign capital, to be added to if, on such leirnm*. * D
such manner, as the Legislature may deem ad*i?»" le
proper. ittt
On motion of Mr. Torrence, the above resolution,*^
the word* “city of Savannah,” was amend'd ,,,
•“ And all other places requiring additional capita 1 - •.
2d. Resolved, That this Convention do recommend t" ^
bunking institutions located nt the roinmercinl
Stnte, the necessity of a direct credit with foreign c "P. jr y
ists, with a view to the extension of the requisite pee'
facilities to our merchants, in a direct Hade with
3d. Resolved, That this Convention do recqmnte*"*
Legislature the repeal of all such provisions, tl\f n lr»
of any incorporated companies, as prohibit fbrei„n*
being stockholders in such companies. . • u jm-
4. Resolved, That this Convention legnrd as o' ^ etn ol
poriance the successful completion of our great H'. | >lu r<
internal improvements, and recommend fo 1 , * , . e , f: c fU 11 ’ .
the vigorous prosecution of the Western and Atlan fB fte
road, aud the extension of efficient aid to i:ompa |l 'f_
ged in works of internal improvement, which may oe
ed by the Legislature of general importance.
By Mr. Stanford, of Habersham :
Resolved, That this Convention respectfm v
mend to the General Assembly of tbe State, the ^*L ^
rceif*'
of inquiring into the policy of the enactment o ^
law, authorizing the formation of Joint Stock <* ^;pi
for the purpose of promoting a direot trad e fijc)
Countries, with such restrictions and Iinutaiio*
may deem advisable.