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Oltr A!fD OOO.HTr MUtfKtt,
And publisher of tho Laws of iho Union.
IfHNHY ». JAOKSHN, Awclnto Editor.
found strong onough to control legislation, absorb
the rovonnos of tho country, and plunge tho Gov-
‘Thirtieth CJongrow*— First 8cmx1oii«
VETO OP THE UIVEU AND UAKttOtt B\U..
Ix tu* llousk—'Wednesday, Dec. J5.
Tho Speaker laid before the House a Message
from tho President of tho Uuitod States, as fol
lows t
To tho House of Representatives:
On tho last nay of tho last session of Congress
n bill, entitled “An not to providu lor continuing
certain works in tho Territory of Wisconsin, and
for other purposes,” which had passed both
Houses, was presented to me for my approval.—
1 eutertuinod imuporaldo objections to its be
coming a law; but tho short period of tho ses-
eion which remained nHorded me no sutHeicut
opportunity to prepare my objections, and com-
miiuicato them, with tho hill, to tho House of
Representatives, in which it originated. For this
reason Uie bill was rotainod, and I deem it proper
now to state tat objections to it.
Although from tho title of tho bill it would
seoin that its main objoct was to make provision
for continuing certain works already commenced
i i the Territory of Wisconsin, it appears, on ex
amination of it* iirovisions. that it contains only
nsiuglo appropriation of six thousand dollars to
he appliod within that Territory, while it appro-
f iriates more thau half a million of dollars for tho
mpiovcment ofnuinerous harbors and rivers ly
ing within the lint its and jurisdiction of several
of the States of tho Uuiou.
At the preceding session of Congress it be
came my duty to return, with my objections, to
the House in which it originated, a bill making
similar appropriations, and involving like priuci-
) lo*, and tho views then expressed remain un
changed.
The circumstances under which this heavy ex
penditure ofpublic money was proposed, were
ofimposing weight in determining upon its ex
pod eocy. Congress had recognised tho exist
ence of war with Mexico, and to prosecuto it to
“a speedy and successful termination” had made
appropriations exceeding our ordinary revenues.
To moot tho emergency, und provide’for tho ex
ponses of tho Government, a loan of twenty-
turee millions of dollars was authorized at tuo
santo session, which has since been negotiated.—
The practical oiTect of this bill, had it become n
law, would have been to add tin: whole amount
appropriated by it to tho national debt. It
would, in fact, have made necessary an additional
loan to that amount, as otfoctually ns if in terms
it had required the Secretary of tho Treasury to
borrow tho money therein appropriated. The
main question in.that aspect U.whether it is wise,
while all the means and credit of the Govern
ment are needed to bring tho existing war to an
honorable close, to impair tho on j and endanger
the other by borrowing money to bo expen led
in a system of internal improvements capable of
an expansion sutlicient to swallow up tne reve
nues not only ol’ottr ovvu coautry, but of the ci
vilized world. It is to bo apprehended that, by
entering upon such a career utthis moment, coti-
lidonee, at homo and abroad, in tho wisdom and
prudence of tho Government, would ho mo far
impaired as to make it diilicnlt, without an imme
diate rosort to hottvy taxation, to m lintaiu the
public credit und to preserve tho honor of tho na
tion and the glory ofour arms, in prosecuting tho
existing wur to u successful conclusion. Had
this bill become a law, it is easy to foresee that
largely increased du tumult upou tho Treasury
would have been made at cnchsuccocdiug .session
of Congress, for tlm Improvement of numerous
other harbors, bays, inlets, and rivers, of equal
importance with those embraced by its provisions.
Many millions would probably have been added
to the necessary amount of the war debt, the an
nual interest oil which must also have been bor
rowed, nnd finally a permanent national debt
been fastened on the country and entailed on
posteri y.
The policy of etuburkiug the Federal Govern
ment in a general system of internal improve
ments had its origin’but little more than twenty
years ago. lu a very few years tho applications
to Congress for appropriations in furtherance of
such objects exceeded two hundred millions of
dollars. In tins alarming crisis, President Jack-
son refused to approve and sign the May* ville
road bill, tho Wabash river bill, nnd other bills of
similar character. His interposition put a check
upon the new policy of throwing the cost of lo
cal improvements upon tho National Treasury,
f ireserved the revenues or the nation for their
egitimate objects, by which ho was enabled to
extinguish the then existing public debt, und to
present to uu admiring world the unprecedented
spectacle in modern times, of a nation free from
debt, and advancing to greatness with unequal
led strides, under a Government which was con
tent to net within its appropriate sphere, in pro
tecting tho States ami individuals in their own
chosen career of improvement und of enterprise.
Although the bill under consideration proposes
no appropriation for a road or canal, it is not ea
sy to perceive the ditferenceiu principle or mis
chievous tendency between appropriations for
making roads and digging canaU and appropria
tions to deepen rivers and improve harbors. All
are uliko within the limits ami jurisdiction of tho
titates, and rivers and harbors alone open an
abyss of expenditure sulHeicnt to swallow up
tho wealth of tho nation, and load it with « debt
which may fetter its energies and tax its industry
for ages to coma.
Tho experience of several of the States,as well
os that of the United States, during the period
that Congress exercised the power of appropri
ating the public money lor internal improvements,
is full of eloquent warnings. It seems impossi
ble, in the nature of the subject, us connected
with the local representation, that the several ob
jects presented for improvement shall be weighed
according to their respective niorit-i, und appro
priations confined to those whose iuipurtau<
would justify a tax on the ' '
Ifoct their accomplishment,
lu some of the .States systemi of internal im
provements have been projected, consisting of
roads and canals, many of which, taken separate
ly, wore not ofsuIJieio’nt public importance to jus-
tdy a tux on the entire population of the State to
effect their construction; and yet, by a combina
tion oflocal interests, operating oil a majority of
tho Legislature, the wliofo have been authorized,
nnd the States plunged into heavy debts. To
an extent so ruinous has this system of legislation
been curried in some portions of the Union, that
tho people have found it necessary to their own
safety uml prosperity to forbid their Legislatures,
by constitutional restrictions, to contract public
debts for such purposes without their immediate
consent.
If theubusc of power has been bo fatal in tho
States, whore the systems of taxation are direct,
and tho representatives responsible at short pe
riods to small masses of constituents, how much
greater danger of abuse is to bo apprehended in
the General Government, whose revenues are
raised by indirect taxation, and whoso functiona
ries arc responsible to the people in larger masses
and fur longer terms.
Regarding only objects of improvement of tho
nature of thoso embraced in this bill, how inex
haustible we shall find them. Let the imagina
tion run along onr coast, from the river St, Croix
to tho Rio Grande, and trace every river empty-
ing into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to it*
source; let it const along our lakes and ascend all
tlieir tributaries; let it pass to Oregon, and ex
plore u!l its bays, inlets, and streams, and then let
it raise the curtain of the future, and contemplate
the extent of this Republic, and the objects oi'iui-
nrovcineiit it will embrace, as it advance* to its
high destiny, and the mind will be staitied at the
immensity nnd danger of the power which the
principle of this bill involves.
Already our Confederacy consists of twenty
nine States. * Other States may at no distant pe
riod lie expected to he formed oil the west ofour
pruuentsetlloineut*. We own an extensive coun
try ill Oregon, stretching many hundreds of niiles
(Yarn oust to west, aud seven degrees of latitude
from south to north. Jly the admission of Texes
into tho Union wehuvu recently added uium* hun
dreds of miles to our seaconst. In nil this vast
eountiy, bordering on the Atlantic aud Pacific,
there are tunny thousands of hays, inlets, and riv
ers oqtiully entitled to appropriations for their ini-
iZoVdZssiMhBBUM r StiJBr vrnmrfim im ° r
Wovidtuico river, and mailing tli««mmunoromv- Ui» Oovmmwnt," Iw gave up in 1822, and daclar-
eminent into a hopeless indebtedness
What is denominated a harbor by this system
docs not necessarily moan a bay, Inlet, or arm ot
the sea uu tho ocean or on bur lake shores, on
tho margin of which tnny exist a commercial city
or town ongngod in foreign or domestic
trade, hut is inudo to ombraco waters where there
is not only no such city or town, but no com
merce of nny kind. By it a buy or sheet of shoal
water is called a harbor, and appropriations de
manded from Congress to deepen it, with a view
to draw couunerco to it, or to enable individuals
to build up n town or city on it i margin, upon
speculation, ami for their own private advantage.
Wlnit ia denominated a river, which may ho
improved, iu the system, is equally it tide lined in
its meaning. It may he tho Mississippi, or it may
bo tho smallest and most obscure and unimportant
stream bearing tho name of river which is to be
found in any State iu the Union.
Such u system is subject, moreover, to be per
verted to the accomplishment of the worst ol po
litical purposes. During the few years it was in
full operation, and which immediately preceded
the veto of President Jackson of the Maysvillu
road bill, instances were numerous ofpublic men
seeking to gain popular favor by holding out to
the people interested in particular localities the
promise of large disbursements of public money*
Numerous recouuoissances nnd surveys wore
n a le during that period for roads mid canals
through many pnrlsofthe Union, and the people
iu the vicinity of each were led to believe that
tlieir property would bo exlmugcd in value aud
they themselves lie enriched by tho largo expen
ditures which they wero promised by the advo
cates of the system should be made from tho Fed
eral Treasury' iu their neighborhood. Whole
sections of tho country were RUiighUo bo iullu-
oncod, nnd the system was fast becoming one not
only of profuse mid wasteful expenditure but a
potent political engine.
If the power to improve a harbor be admitted,
St is not easy to perceive how the power to deep
en every inlet on the ocean or the lakes aud
make harbors wiiere there are none, can be de
nied. If the power to clear out or deepen tho
channel of rivers near their mouths be admitted,
it is not easy to perceive how the power to im
prove them to their fountain head aud make
them navigable to their sources can be denied.—
Whore shall the exercise of the power, if be as
sumed, stop t Has Congress the power, when
uu inlet is deep enough to admit a schooner, to
deepen it mid more, so that it will admit ships of
heavy burden; and lias it not the power, when uu
inlet will admit a boat, to m ike it deep enough to
admit uschooner / May it improve rivers deep
enough already to limit ships and steamboats, and
bus iuio power to improve those which are nav
igable only for flal-lm.itsand barges/ May tho Gen
eral Government exercise power and jurisdiction
over the soil oft State consisting o frocks «ud sand
bars in the buds of its rivers, mid may it not exca
vate a canal around its waterfalls or across its
lands for precisely the same object.
Giving vt» tho subject the most serious and can-
lid consideration of wliicii my mind is capable,
1 cannot perceive any intermediate grounds.—
T.'ie power to improve harbors and rivers for
purposes of navigation, by deepening or clear
ing out, by dams andsluices, by locking or canal-
iug, must be admitted without any other liniiiu
lion than the discretion of Congress, or it must
be denied altogether. If it be admitted, how
broad aud bow susceptible of enormous abuses is
tho power thus vested in tho General Govern
ment / There is not an inlet of the ocean or tlm
lakes, not a river, creek, or streamlet within the
States, which is not brought for ibis purpose
within the power and jurisdiction of the General
Government.
Speculation, di-guised under the cloak of pub
lic good, will call on Congress to deepen shallow
inlets, that it may build up now cities on its shores,
or to make streams navigable which Nature has
closed by bars and rapids, that it may sell at u pro
fit its lands upon tlieir banks. To enrich neigh
borhoods by spending within it the moneys of the
nation, will he the aim and boast of those who
prize their local interests above tlm'guod of the
nation, aud millions and millions will ho abstract
ed by tar'dls tuvd taxes from the eanfmga of the
whole people to foster speculation and subserve
tho objects of private ambition.
Such a system could not be administered with
any approach to equality among the several
States and sections of the Union. There is no
equality among them in the objects of expendi
ture, mid, if the funds were distributed accord
ing to the merits of those objects, some would
be enriched nMhe expense of their neighbors-—
Bui a greater practical evil would be found in
the art and industry by which appropriations
would be sought and obtained. The most artful
and imiu>!iions would lie the most successful;
the true interests of the country would ho lost
sight of in tin annual scramble for the contents
of the Treasury; aud the member of Congress
who could procure the (argent appropriations to
bo expended in his district would claim the re
wards of victory from his
Tb
riolied constituents,
ary consequence would he, sectional
discontents end heart-burnings, increased taxa
tion, anda national debt, never to lie extinguish-
od.
In view of those portentous consequences, I
cannot but think that this course of legislation
should lie arrested, even wero there nothing to
forbid it in the fuiidameutal laws of our Union
This conclusion is fortified by the fact that the
constitution itself indicates a process by which
hat hors and rivers within tho .States may lie im
proved—a process unt susceptible, of the abuses
necessarily to How fro.n the assumption of the
power to improve them by the General Govern-
ineiil; just in its operation, and actually practised
upon, without complaint or interruption, during
more than thirty years from the organization of
the present Government.
Thu constitution provides that “no dtato shall,
without the consent of Gongresi, lay any duty of
tonnage.” With the *• consent” of Congress
such duties may be levied, collected, and expend-
would justify a tax on the whole community to edhythe States. Wo are not left in the dark as
oiled their accomplishment. to the object* of this reservation of power to the
•Status. _ The subject was fully considered by the
convention that framed the constitution, It ap
pears, in Mr. Madison’s report of the proceed
ings of that body, that one object of the reserva
tion was, that the State*should not be restrained
from laying duties of tonnage for the purpose of
clearing harbors. Ollier objects were uamed iu
tho debates, and among them the support ol’scu-
men. Mr. Madi son, treating on this subject in
the Federalist, declares that—
“The restraint on the power of the Stales over
iuiporOand exports is enforced by all the argu
ments which prove tho necessity of submitting the
regulation of trade to tho Federal Councils. It
is needless, therefore, to remark further on this
head, than that the manner iu which the restraint
is qualified seems well calculated at once to secure
to the States n reasonable discretion in providing
for the eouvenioney ofthuir imports and exports,
and to tho United dlutes a reasonable check u-
gaiust the abuse of this discretion.”
Tiie States may lay tonnage duties for clearing
Imrbors, improving rivers, or for other purposes,
but uru restrained from abusing the power, be
cause,before such duties can take effect, the “con
sent” of Congress must be obtained. Hero is n
auto provision lor the improvement ofhurbors and
rivers in tho reserved powers of the .States, ami
iu the aid they may derive from duties of tonnage
loviod with the consent of Congress. Us safe
guards are. that belli the .State Legislatures uud
Congress Jmvo to concur in the act of raising the
funds; that they are iu every instance to he levied
upon the commerce of those ports which ure to
profit by the proposed improvement; that no ques
tion of conflicting power or jurisdiction is involv
ed; that the expenditure being in the hands of
those who are to pay tho money mid he immediate
ly benefited, ’will be more candidly managed and
more productive of good than if the funds were
drawn from the national Treasury and disbursed
by the oilioeru of the General Government; that
sueha system will curry with it no enlargement of
Federal power mid patronage, and leave the
States to lie the sole judges of tlieir own wants
and interests, with only a conservative negative
iu Congress upon any abuse of the power which
the Stales may attempt.
Under this wise system the improvement ofliar-
hers and rivers was commenced, or rather con-
fumed, from the organization of the Government
. . ... ,,. . under the present constitution. Many acts were
proveinent with the objects embraced iu mis hill, passed by the several .Stales levying dudes of inn-
lAT n I»-i \rn unfit, ill ii,n- flffifiu tli.it tl... .... ...... . I ,i* .. . .
'* On (lie Sit of February, 1708, tho State of Jim-
Hachusott* paired u laW levying u tonnage duty ott
all voxels, whether employed in the loroign or
coasting trado, which might enter into the Ken-
nebuttk river, for the improvement of the same,
by “rendering tho passage in nnd ontofwud river
less difficult and dangerous.”
• On tho 1st of April, 1805, the State of Penn
sylvania passed u law levying u tonnage duty oil
vessels, “to remove tho obstruction* tu'tlio navi
gation of thb river Delaware, below tho oily of,
Philadelphia.”
On tho2ttd of January, 1804, tho State of Vir
ginia passed a law levying a tonnage duty on ves
sels, “for improving the navigation^ of James riv
er.”
On the 22d of February, 1826, the Stnto of
Virginia passed a law lowing ntounuge duly on
voxels “for improving the navigation of Juntos
river, from Warwick lo Rockett’s Lauding.”
On the Slli of December, 1824, tho State of
Virginia passed a law levying u tonnage duty on
vessels, for “improving tho navigation oi’Anpotn-
atox river,from Pocahontas bridge to Broadway.”
Iu November, 1821, the State of North Caroli
na passed a law levying a tannage duty oh ves
sels, “for the purpose of opening an inlet at the
lower end of Albuiuttrlo Sound, near a place call
ed Nag’s Head, and improving the navigation of
•said Sound, with lt« branches mid in Novem
ber, 1828, an amendatory law was passed.
On Iho 21st of December, 18114, tho Statu of
South Carolinu passed n law levying a tonnage
duty, for the purposo of “building a murine hos
pital in tho vicinity of Charleston und on the
17th of December, 18J0, another law was passed
by the Legislature of that S tutu for the “mainte
nance of it marine hospital.”
On the 10th of February, 1787, tho Stnto of
Georgia passed n law levying a tonnage duty on
all vessels entering into the port of Savannah for
tho purpose of “clearing” tho Sav.unnah river of
“wrecks and other obstructions” to the naviga
tion.
On the 12th of December, 1301, the State of
Georgia passed a law levying a tonnage duty on
vessels, “to be applied to the payment of the fees
of the harbor-muster and health oliicer of tho
ports of Suvuutuh aud St. Mary’s.” .
In April, 1783, tho State of Maryland missed
a law laying a tonnage duty on vessels, lor the
improvement of the “basin” and “harbor” ol
Baltimore, and the “river Patapsco.”
On tho 2Uth of December, 171)1, tho State of
Maryland passed a low levying a tonnage duty
nu vessels, for the improvement of the “harbor
uud port of Baltimore.”
On the 28tli of December, .1703, tho State of
Maryland passed a law authorizing the appoint
ment of a health otlicer for the port of Baltimore,
uud laying a to image duty uu vessels lo defray
the expenses.
Congress have passed many acts giving its
“ consent” to these and other Stale laws, the first
of which is dated in 175)3, aud the last in 1843.—-
By the latter act tlm “consent” of Congress'was
given to the law of the Legislature of the State
of Maryland, laying a tonnage duty on vessels
for the improvement of the harbor of Baltimore,
and continuing it iu force until the 1st day of
June, 1850. I transmit herewith copies of such
of tho nets of tho Legislatures of the States on
the subject, uud also the acts of Congress giving
its “commit” thereto, as have been collated.
That the power was constitutionally mid right
fully exercised in these cases, docs not admit of a
doubt.
The injustice nnd inequality resulting from
conceding the power to both Governments, is il
lustrated by several of the acts enumerated. Take
that for the improvement of the harbor of Balti
more. That improvement is paid for exclusively
by a tax on the commerce of that city; hut if
nu appropriation ho made from the National
Treasury i«r the improvement of the harlmr of
Huston, it must bu paid iu part mitoftixes levied
on the commerce of Baltimore. The result is,
that the commerce of Baltimore pays the full
cost of the. harbor improvement designed for its
own benefit, uud, iu addiliou, contributes to tbc
cost of all other harbor and river improvements
ia the Union. Tho lucU need hut bu stated to
prove the injustice uud inequality which cannot
but How from the •practice embodied in this bill.
Either the subject should ho left as it was during
the first third of a century, or tho practice of levy
ing tonnage italic* by tho States should ho aban
doned altogether, and all harbor nnd river im
provements made under the authority of the U.
States, and by means of direct appropriation.!.*—
In view not only of tin* constitutional difficulty,
but as a miosfum of policy, 1 am clearly of opin
ion that the whole subject should fie felt to the
States, aided by such to imago duties on vessels
navigating tlieir waters as tlieir rcspec ivo legis
latures iu.«y think proper to propose aud Con
gress see lit to sanction. This “consent” of Con
gress would never ho refused iu any c ase where
the duty proposed to he levied by iho State was
reasonable, und where the object of'improvcmcnt
was one of importance. The funds required for
the improvement of harbors nnd rivers may be
raised m thi* mode, as was done in tho earlier pe
riodsof the Government, aud thus avoid a resort
to a strain ad construction of the constitution, not
warranted by its letter. If direct appropriation
be made of money in the Federal treasury for
such purposes, the expenditures will he unequal
an.I unjust. The money iu tho Federal Treasury
is paid by a tax on the whole people of tins United
States, nnd if applied to the purposes of impro
ving harbors and rivers, it will be partially distri
buted, aud bo expended for the advantage of par
ticular States, sections, or localities, at the
penso of others.
By returning to the early and approved con
struction of the constitution, and to the practice
under it, this inequality and injustice will be
avoided, and, at the same time, all tlm really im
portant improvements be made, aud, as our ex
perience has proved, he better made, aud at less
cost, than they would be by the agency of the
ollicors of the United . ,States. The interests
hcueliltcd by these improvements, too. would
bear the cost of making them, upon tho same
principle that the expenses of the I’osl Cilice es
tablishment have always been defrayed by those
who derive honolils from it. Thu power of ap
propriating money from the Trca.-my for such
improvements was mu claimed or exercised for
more than thirty years idler the organization of
the Government iu 1781), wlum a more Uuitudi-
iioiis construction was indicated, though it was
not broadly asserted uud exercised until 1825.—
Small appropriations were lirst made in 1820
and J821 for surveys. An net was made on the
3d of March, 1323, authorizing the President to
cause an “ examination and survey to be inad<
of the obstructions between tho harbor of Glou
cester and the harbor of Bqitaiu, iu Hie Stale of
Massachusetts,” mid of “ tho otitruuca of the
harbor of the port of Presque Isle, in Pennsyl
vania,” with a view to their removal, and a small
appropriation was made to pay the necessary
expenses. This appears to have been the com
mencement of harbor improvements by Con
gress, thirty-four years idler the Government
went into operation under the present constitu-
tiuu. Ou the 550th April, 1824, an act was pas*cd
making an appropriation of thirty thousand dol
lars, and directing “ surveys aud estimates to he
made of the routes of such roads and canals”
as the President “ may deem of national impor
tance, in a commercial nr military point of view
or necessary for the transportation of the mails.’
This act evidently looked to the adoption of a
general system ot internal improvement*, to em
brace roads and canals as well as harbors and
rivers. On the 2Hth May, 1824, an act was par
sed making appropriations for “deepening the
channel luudutg into Presque LU*, in tho State of
Pennsylvania,” and to “repair Plymouth Beach,
iu the .State of Massachusetts, mid thereby pre
vent the harbor nt that place from being destroy-
id that—j -
‘•Tho right of appropriation ia nothing more
than n right to apply tho .public mucy to this or
that purpow. it .fins no 'incidental power, nor
does it draw nl\cr it tiny consequences of that kind.
All tliat Congress could do under it,in tho cumi of
internal improvements, would he to appropriate
the money necessary to mako them. For any uct
requiring logiilutive sanction or support the 8tuto
authority must he relied on. The condemnation
of the laud if Iho proprietors should refuse to sell
it, tho establishment of turnpike* uud tolls, und the
protection of tho work when finished, must he
(lone by the Slate. To these purposes the
powers of the General Government uru believed
to he utterly incompetent.”
(To bo condn-lcil.)
and was checked by President Jackson, it had be
gun to he considered the highest merit iu a mem
ber of Congress to ho able to procure appropria
tion* of public money to he expended within hi*
district or 8tnte, whatever might be the object.—
We should he blind to (lie experience of the past
if we did not see abundant evidence* that, if thu
.sanctioned by the consent of Congress. With
out enumerating thorn all, it may be instructive to
refer to some of them, as illustrative of the mode
of improving harbors uud rivers iu die early pe
riod* ofour Government, us to tho constitution-
ulity ufwk'di there can be no doubt,
lu Jauuary, 1720, the tituto of Rhode Island
od.”
President Monroe yielded his approval to these
measures, though ho ciilcrt'iiucd, and had, in u
messago to the I louse of Kepiesmilativos on t!n
•lth of May, 1822, expressed the opinion that Hk
constitution had not conferred upon Congress
tho power to “adopt mid execute a svstem of in
ternal improvements.” Ho placed his approval
upon tho ground, not that Congress possessed
the power to “adopt uud exccuto” such n system
by virtue of any or all of tho enumerated grunts of
power in the constitution, hut upon the assump
tion that the power to make appropriations of tho
public money was limited ana restrained only by
the discretion of Congress. Iu coming to this
conclusion he avowed that “in the more early
stage of the Government” he had entertained a dif
ferent opinion. Ho avowed that his lirst opin
ion had been, that, “us the National Government
is a government of limited powers, it has no right
to expend money except in the porfurumuce of
nets authorized by tho other specific grunts, ac
cording to u strict construction of tlieir powers;”
und that the power to make appropriations gave
to Congress no discretionary authority to apply
the public money to any other purpose* or object*
SAVANNAH.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 21,1817.
Tho Sara ninth Shipping and Comincniat
List toill bo ready Jar delivery This Morning at 11
o'clock. Orders for extra copies mast be left by t)j
o'clock.
LTjF* Mr. John M. Bf.m.’s remains were dis
covered yesterday altornuou about half past two
-o’clock.
He must have been sudbeated by the weight of
rice which buried him, for wo learn his body
was apparently hut slightly injured, while ho was
quite black iu the lace.
Tho deceased has a brother in Kentucky, from
whom, wo learn, ho received a letter two or three
days before his untimely death.
If the Kentucky papers will notice his untime
ly sleuth, it may bo the lueuus of udvising Ids sur
viving relative.
Tlie MiGIm.
To enable us to give our readers .something
from the mails, we are compelled to exclude our
editorial loader this morning, aud Judge Siiolbill's
charge to the Grand Jury of the City Court, re
ceived after the message of the President was
commenced. The message will be concluded to
morrow.
Our Washington paper* are :u late as ,8aturd ly
morning inclusive.
Our Now York papers up to the 18th inclusive.
Prom DIIIIed|evllle<
(Corrofpumlanea of tho Sjprunnali lloorglnn.)
MILLEDGEV1LLE, Dec, 21st, 1847.
Gentlemen—Thi* afternoon l obtained a right
of Uie House 6f RenrcHOiitatives' Journal of yes
terday, from which it appears that forly-om Juill*
wore passed.' I chronicle for your information
tho following:
To alter and nrnond an act to atnond tho sev
eral net* regulating road* in this Slate, approved
Dec. 8th, 1340, »o fur n* respect* the County of
McIntosh.
To chango tho nluco of holding Justices’
Courts iu the 41st Dist. G. M. iu tho Comity of
Tattnall.
To authorize tho Mijseogeu Rail Roiul Com
pany to issue bond*, and to authorize the Macon
and Western Rail Road Company tu eudursu
the same. *
To repeal in part nn act to prescribe tho man
ner of holding election* in the county of Chat
ham, and the Charter Flections of the City of
Savannah, pa*.«ed Dec. 25th, 1815.
For the relief of a portion of tho citizens of
Wayne county.
To incorporate the Muscogee Asylum for the
Poor.
The remainder were strictly local bills, nnd
passed quietly for want of antagonist interest to
invite opposition.
Seven bill* wero lout—one of which was, to
amend an act to organize the Lunatic Asylum of
the State of Georgia—to providu for the govern
ment of the saim*, and to appropriate money—as-
seU’cd to tilth Dec. Wll—yeas 52. nay* 5'J. This
trill was introduced and supported by Dr. Phil
lips, from tho Committee on the Lunatic Asy
lum, the talented uud iisofttl member from Ha
bersham—whose enlightened views, if carried
out, would add much to the beneficent legisla
tion of tho Stale. The chief objection among
its opponent* seuiu* to ho tho timuituaiou in tho
bill of a resident Physician, which by some is
regarded n bad precedent; vet, they admit the
gentleman proposed, Dr. Thomas'’F. Green,
possesses all the qitulilicutions requisite for so im
portant u station. On it.s passage, the yeas are
58, nays f»5). Another, is the bill to incorporate
the Chatham Artillery of Savannah.
Divers reports were made by special commit
tees on private concerns. Mr. Harris of Bald
win, from the committee on the State of the
Hrpuhlie, made a report ou the correspondence
relative to tho boundary line between Georgia
and Florida, which 1 have mu seen.
The above comprehends ail that would inter
est your readers, transacted yesterday iu the
House.
In the Senate today. Mr. Wiggins from the
Special Committee oh the bill to aboli.-h Hie of-
lice* of Director and Cashier of tlm Central
Bank, and place the nllair* of the same under
tho control of'tho Treasurer, reported adverse lo
the passage of the bill, ou the ground that previ
ous legislation placed that matter under control
of tlm Executive.
Seven bill,: were passed ill the Senate. One
of them, the bill of tlm House, to simplify and cur
tail pleadings at law.
To amend ait act to provide for tho education
of the poor.
To exempt from taxation the property belong
ing In the colleges in this State, uud to’ exempt
tho faculty and student* Horn patrol and militia
duty
D'J/* Mr. C. It. Hmilcitor will commence on
the 1st of January,a tri-weekly paper at Atlanta,
at .'31 per annum. Tim specimen number can
lie gotm at our Heading ileum. Success to the
Miscellany.
We regret to announce the death of Hon.
R. L. Gam in.u, formerly a member of Congress
from Georgia, uud subsequently a Judge of the
•Superior Court*. lie died of apoplexy on the
20Hi iiiot.
Geo. Quitumii.
This gallant soldier was tlm guest of the City
of Augusta ou Tuesday. At uooii lie was reeeiv
cd publicly at the City II.ill aud addressed by
Win. T. Gould, Esq., iu behalf of tho citizens.
In his reply, as we learn from the Constitutional
ist, the General “paid a high tribute to the disci
pline and good conduct of the Georgia Regiment
under the command of Col. Jackson.”
In the afternoon be was cordially received by
his Masonic brotimru.
A dinner was givou him iu tho evening, at
which the Mayor presided.
Guileful Taylor.
Resolutions have passed both houses of the
Alabama Legislature, unanimously inviting Gen.
Tayi.ou to visit that State, aud accept its hospi
talities; aud it is rumored says the Montgomery
Journal, that he will pass through in two weeks
oa his way to Washington.
Honor to llic limvr,
A ball was given on Monday evening at St.
Augustiue to Major W. W. Luring and Lieut.
Henry II. Judd, both gallant officer* recently from
Mexico.
Virginia.
Col. Odin H. Clay (Deni.) ha* been eluded
Representative from Cuuiphrli county, over R.
(«. Morgan, (Whig) Majority 7*.
II is election secure* a clear Democratic majori
ty in the Legislature on joint ballot.
t’ongvi'
On Friday and S.iturd iv last the Sonata was
nut in session.
On Friday, iu tho House, Mr. J. it. Ingersnll,
or Pennsylvania, from the rmnmktee on the
judiciary, reported ii bill proposing amend
meni* to Hie net providing for the appellate juris
diction of tlm U. .8. Buprenio Court in cases a-
rising from ambiguity in uud generally relating
to tbc custom laws.
The bili w.w read twice and made the special or
ilerofUio day lor in-morrow.
Mr. Petit of Indiana, rose to a privileged
question, and proceeded to make a “personal
plaii.itinu” in reference to the report of his re
marks in the “Uuion," coni plaining of inaccura
cy.
tub miKiT Mwrjir.as maiu
Mr. Bolts asked, aud obtained leave, lo intro
duce a joint resolution authorizing and directing
the Postmaster General to renew liiscontract with
tlm Washington, Richmond, and Petersburg Rail
Uoaduud .Steamboat Navigation Company.for tho
transportation of tlm great northern and south
ern mail; which wa* read twice, and referred to
the Committee on the Post Oiliccaud Post Roads.
Mr. Meade of Virginia, announced the death
of hi* late colleague. Mr. George C. Dromgoole,
giving in his remark* a brief sketch ofhis life aud
character, and dwelling with emphasis upon bis
talents mid high social qualities. After the usual
resolution*, tlm House adjourned.
On Saturday tho House was iu session but a
short time, uud transacted little or no business of
importance.
George Miller tho, broker who was charged
with having committed extensive forgeries at
Boston, lias returned nnd appeared on 'Change
on Wednesday.' Nobody tnole.ntud him. He
published u card in tho livening Transcript, sta
ting that lie shall prove his entire innocence ofmiy
forgery whatever. The Boston Mercantile Jour
nal, ol Wednesday, says:—“We have rarely wit
nessed a greater excitement on’Change, not even
upon tin* arrival of n British steamer, tbuu was
apparent to-day, nt one o'clock, at tho return of
'General Miller,’ whose tiatnu lias coupled been
with recent extensive forgeries. lie seemed iu
good health and excellent spirits.
tt'ar Meeting in tiosbinylon.—We learn from
the Baltimore 81111, that 011 Monday evening
there was a large meeting iu Washington, of per
sons Ihvorahlo to the prosecution of tlm war,
nnd opposed to the recent cl for Is of Messrs.
Clay and Gallatin. Mr. Wood presided, assisted
by II. B. French, late clerk of tlm House of Rep
resentative*. Strong and patriotic remlutioua
were adopted, after stirring speeches from Mr.
M’Calla, 2d Auditor of tho Treasury, mid
To incorporate the Oglethorpe Fire Company
No. 1. of Savannah.
Two bills were lost. One to change comity
lines, and tlm other lo pardon Win. J*. Williams,
of Richmond County. On iliis lust, there was a
tie, at 8J—the I’rcsidcut voted iu tho negative,
and defeated the bill.
M r. Farias introduced a bill to provide for con
ducting tbc business of tiMii-porutiou ou tlm
Western & Atlantic Rail lloud.
Mr..Moore,from the special Committee on the
Governor’* Message, relative to a controversy
between James 11 ol ford and Daniel McDoug.dd.
arising out of certain executions issued against
the Insurance Bank of Columbus, made a re
port recapitulating the facts of tlm case, uud
muling with tlm following resolutions:
Resolved, That tlm Treasurer of this Stnto Im
authorized not to pres* tliu execution* issued
against the Bank of Columbus for alleged do-
lauitscoininitted l»v it during tho year* 1842,1843,
1844,1845 and lftid, against the property mort
gaged by said Bank to James Holford on the 1 lth
April, ]842, und that ho withdraw the notice here
tofore served by him 011 the Marshal of the Uni
ted State* for the District of Georgia, iu relation
to said execution.
lie it farther Resolved, That said Treasurer do
give notice to tho said .Marshal, to hold out of
the proceeds of the sale of said mortgaged pro
perty, the sum of $1)50 37 as subject to the exe
cution issued on the 5th April, 18’lti, for taxes dim
by Hie Insurance Bank of Columbus, for tho
year 1841.
On motion of Mr. Fort, his'resnlution voting
to Cnpt. William Harden a suitable sword for
distinguished service* rendered Iris country in
tbc War with .Mexico, was taken up, read, and
agreed to.
Tho Senate concurred iu tho resolution* of
House, relative to presenting swords to Captain
Win. II. T. Walker of the army, and Cupt. Jo-
fiah Tattnallol'tlieNavy,forilistmguishcri services
in their country’* caii.su iu Mexico.
DKCKM BUR 22(1,1847.
Iu the IIoiiso yesterday, Mr. Phillips moved
to reconsider the bill rejected yesterday,to amend
nn net to organize the Lunatic Asylum of the
Stale of Georgia, &c., which wa* ugreced to—
yeas 53, nav* Gtl.
Oil motion of Mr. Bartow, tho House agreed
to reconsider tho bill iudcliuitidy postponed yes
terday, to incorporate the Chatham Artillery of
Stivaiiirdi.
Mr. Harris of Baldwin,from Committee ou the
State of Hie Republic, laid upon (lie table u pre
amble and resolu.ions relative to political matters.
They are sent you to day, together with the re
port of tho minority of same committee, present
ed by Mr. Jackson of Walton. The majority re
port as you will po ceivo, courist* of the identical
resolution*adopted by tlm Whigs iu the Senate.
Whether a political teiiinoat is again to |>o raised
during tim last days of (lie session remains to be .
I had hoped tlm»o exciting topics would
the operation of tho Turitrof 1842 aud that of
184G | and stated incidentally, that although the
country id at tin* titno enjoying uu unpuruielled
state of prosperity, tho advantages of freo trade
would bo more generally felt, wero it not for the
expense of carrying on tho Mexican war, which,
though being heavy, i* scarcely fult by tho peo
ple. Mr. McAllister was frequently interrupted
by loud aud douluuiug shout* ofnpplause,
Tlm dolognto* who Inul retired, having return
ed, reported through their chairman a preamble
and series of resolutions, which worn unanimous
ly adopted, und Will bo forwarded by uext mail
lor publication in tho Georgian.
Tho vote wa* then taken on Mr. Clinppell’*
resolution as amended by Mr. Gridin, appointing
two delegates on the part of tlm State, nnd eight
Irmu tho judicial district*, to attend tho Baltimore
Convention, uud resulted in tbc selection of the
following gentlemen : M. Hull McAllister, F.sq.
and lion. A. II. Chappell, for tho State, and
Messrs: T. M. Forman, \V. L. Henning, J. S.
Finch ml. Win. B. Pryor, C. J. McDonald, Win
II. Hull, F. H. Cone, und I). If. Baxter. After
which the meeting adjourimd.
As it was too Into when I arrived hero on Tims-
day lligbt to attend tlm Governor’s levee, I ran
sny nothing about it from my own obse.vutiou.lnit
have boon informed by gentluiuon who attended
it that it wont oil* iu a most agreeable manner.
Hi* excellency,spared nothing thatcould conduce
to the happiness of hi* guests, uud it has been es-
timated that over It thousands persons were pres-
ept. Business is progressing rapidly in tlm Le
gislature, aud all seem anxious for mi adjourn-
ineiit, which I do not look for for ten dav* vet.
Tlm House was occupied nearly the whola of this
dny with tho general appropriation bill. Noth
ing new has transpired since the hour for closing
the letter* of the regular correspondent of tlm
Georgian. Tim wonthc.i is quite cold hero. Adieu.
!'• —The Whigs held a meeting in the Senate
chamber this (.•veiling, and recommended Gen.
Taylor as tlieir candidate at the next presidential
election, as the most suitable person to Im brought
before the Convention in June next 1*. J. 1*.
New* from Siiniii I'e.
Cincinnati, December 1(1.
We have intelligence from .Santa F« to tlm 20sli
October, received at St. Louis on the 13th in*t.
Several recruiting oliicer* had arrived at St.
Louis, and were lo commence the service in a few
day* for the purpose of obtaining 800 recruits ne
cessary to till up tbc compliment of tlm Illinois
and St. Louis battalion*, lu tlm former death*
were of daily oeeurrouco, but the latter wore more
healthy.
Fifteen hundred American troops and twelve
piece* of artillery were to Im despatched against
Chihuahua, and three companion were already 011
the road, luit had hailed below AHcqucsquo wait
ing reinforcements, as it was rumored that tlm
Mexican* had been conecntintvd nt I'd i'aaso.
The American troop* will undoubtedly meet
witlia stubborn resistance either there or at Chi
hli lima.
Col. Gilpin had arrived with hi* battalion.—
Col. Prico was at Walnut Hills, and expected to
reach Santa Foabout the 1st oi'Dcemnlmr. Tlm
command that arrived at 81. Louis had sullevcd
really from cold and hunger iu their tedious route
from Santa Fe.
The l-'iwhet.
Civcivn m. Dee. fti—0 o’clock, P. M.
Tlm river i* still rising, at tlm rate of.', an iiichiiu
hour. Tlm towns of Marietta and Parkersburg
are both literally inundate.!, and reports from
Louisville represent tlm s(v*:m along tho river lo
he distressing; scarcely a house that is not sur
rounded by water.
Tho city of Cincinnati present* 'a sad spec
tacle aim. Tlm water and gas works have both
suspended operation*, the water having Hooded
tbc establishment*.
part* Uitha *mn Uaw »ro*4 l>»tJ5 luH«,
thno lnm your, lmin| an incromm or Busko
i'.ock ia tlm United 3l.no* U aw.tl tni...
yonr, lining n riecrnuM of CO898 tmL,' 36 7*t
Since our l.ut weekly report, Iherel |,.u Keen- ,
nv.n.1 for Cotton ntn etiglu n.l vnnee, whirl, cenUne • 1
WcdiiMiluy, when Iho m-rket become S?'
purcha*or*wilt,draw)„gninl in ..,,no InMnnco. ho| In ’ T
mfoa wet:
l i{, act 8(7 3-10,831 ut:i,3J,t77.1c
milled ton digtit declino.
3.V20 bate*, tu fallow:
7},47 ot7 3.ll], 8351 „
CCDnt 7-1, an,| 50 nt 7j.
W ogivu i|uotittiun< far cqturo liulcs a* foil,
(ioiiil Mi.I.llii, *..
— * -1
Middling fair
Fair, .................Z "
Fatly fair to timid fu'ir a
Sn.tdsi.ANm.—\V„
""lo* (if Ui b.ilm nt G,..
I'ntiMiiIii.r • . .''I
September:
Savnmvdt, tire. 2t .
South Carolina, Dec
Mobile, Dee. 17
.Vnv-Orloem, Dec. t
Tcx:u, \ov. tfj....
Florida. Dee. 2
North-Ciirnlin.i, D.u
Virginia, Doc. 1....
1*1,5.
HlKtHi
13!I
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2II.KJI
t«;t
7-i'H
73.7
318)
~amu
Tho following a statement of the Slock of Cello,,
hand ut the respectito places named:
1*17.
Savannah, Dec. 2.1
Bout!,-Carolina, p. 0 . n
Mobile, t) !e. 17 .7.7
Now-Ode,in*, Dm. tl.......!
Texas, Nov.2d *..7V
Florida, Dae. *
Augu»|n and llainborg, Deo.
.11:,con, Nov. I
Norlli Carolinu, Dm. I
Virginia, Dec. |
No a-York. Dee. II
Philadelphia, Deo. li
.. 11 Alt*
.. 22312
.. 61350
,.13970*
.. 239*
• • TW11
.. 30300
IB 11
4!MU
15377*
482.31
J 104(10
0:i9
3P8.1
85154
IttM
InIcrenting front tlm I'nctflc
By nil arrival at Now York from Santa Mar
tha,tlm 11 orald has news of an al 1 ruling earthquake
nt Valparaiso on the 8th October, m eleven
clock 111 tlm morning. No viqy material dam:
was done. Tlm motion was, strange to say, as
perceptible on board Hie ship* in the bay,as on
shore—equally sudden, distinct and disagreeable.
Tho tower of tho Custom House was moved u
little out of a perpendicular, tlm hell* were
rtugttig and must of the clock* stopped. The Li
ma New F.ra says:
A whole region of country, of ten thousand
square mile*, is made lo quiver like the leaf of a
tree, and that 0:1 an iu*tunt. Fertile time,so lin
ns it can be ascertained, ivn* almost sinuihaiicoii:
in place* a Im tidied miles distant.
Bv news from Tillapcl, we learned the utmost
total destruction of La Ligua and Petorca. Tlm
direction of tlm earthquake was evidently from
tho north. Coquiuibo untie red extremely; its
best public: buildings wore reduced to a mass of
rum*. The oscillations of tho earth were fright
ful. Tho whole population slept in tin* open
Held ; even tho stones hi tlm river* were raised
from tlieir beds mid thrown to a distance.
(.From tho Lima New lira, Nov. 7.)
I'i cotillion in lintirin.—•Then* is a current re
port iu tlm oily, this morning, that a revolution
ha* broken out in Bolivia, against Bolivia uud in
favor of Velasco. M e shall give the details of tbi.s
event as soon ns they come to hand.
Marat and MisnVaaeons.—The ship oftho lilt
(.’obimbits, (-'apt. Wyman, bearing me penuaiii
of Commodore Biddle, is hvro.latcly from Cali
fornia. The Commodore is on shore, slaving at
American Hotel. .She will remain till after No
vember Jsl, and then sail for the United .States
Doctor Crump, of Virginia, American .Minister,
resident in Chili, returns in her, ns does also K.
K, Door. Usq. Jbrinorly American Consul for tho
city of Valparaiso.
General Taylor.
Currnspon.lnaF': iiftho llulihnorn Anicrtaw
Wasiiinohi.v, Doe. 17, 184
I beai'ofa letter iu town this morning from 01m
of General Taylor’s, friends iu Louisiana, to a
warm friend of the General here, declaring that
he will accept the nomination ofa Whig Nairn
al Convention for the olliee of the l’resid(»iic
'Phis would seuiu to look to an entire commit
ment to the mqasiires oftlio Whig parly.
P. S. 1 have seen the letter above referred to.
but
seen. I had hope.] tue.-o exciting topics would j Lhard’v warrants the inference drawn from it, but
lie milii-nil tu efinnbiT uuili.mrlied. Tiie |un-ty , j, im|,mt,iut in tlii- ,>:irticiiar.,lli:,t (ten. Tiiylur
lutviug tku majority may pa.s tlu-.m il'uuiteil, l.y ( roam'll:Itilil'eil'n. uln-mlv mim'mateil !>v a portion
.lining (leljnle on it call tur tltc previous i|iii.-stinn, [ of iho jn-nplo in tlieir primarv in-ruiljlics, ami
Corrcqiombmcc of the Georgian.
MILLUDGUVILLU, Dec. 22. 1847.
To the. Editors of the Savannah Georgian ;
Gentlemen—Agreeably to n call made by the
Democratic members of the Legislature and pub
lished in the presses of tin* .State, a large and
respectable meeting was held this evening iu tho
Representative Hall of the State-House.
At half past seven. P. M. the mooting wit* or
ganized by appointing Gen. Juo. W. A. Sand-
ford, President, and 11 oil. Joseph »S| urges uud
Rnbl. L. Roddoy, Usq., Secretaries.
The object of tliu meeting having been ex
plained by the Chairman, on motion ol’ lion. A
H. Chappel, tho roll was called, nnd nearly all
the counties in Hie Slate were found to lie repre
sented. Whereupon, it was moved by lion. F.
II. Cone that the Chair appoint n Committee of
tell, whose duty it should be to adopt a preamble
aud series of resolution* for the consideration of
the meeting which was seconded and carried.
The Coimnitoo having retired, lion A. II.
Chappell was called upon to address the meeting,
and responded ill an able aud eloquent maimer.
After wliiobJ.Matlliew Hall McAllister, Usq., was
called for, and replied iu bis usual happy style,
during which lie dwelt with much force ou thc
great question* Hint divide the country, exhibit
ing to public view the ruilioii* policy pursued by
the Whig party ill advocating « National Bank, a
high protective turiff, the distribution oftlio sales
ol’Un* public lands amongst tho States, the scheme*
of internal improvement, dec., aud eonstrasted it
with the wise uud economical administration of
the al lair* of Government by tho Democratic
party.
Messrs. llenley of 1 ndiana. jobiisou of felines- . 1 *« »l*o admmHtored a withering rebuke to the
see, and Jamison of Missouri, member* oftho friends of tltc lnntl of 1842, by showing the dif-
•• - : j foroucu in the prosperity 0i the country during
House of Representatives.
1)011
ml
that he regards himself a* already commuted l»y
such nominations.—The people are at liberty, lie
says, to vole for him or not, as they think best,
but be shall not decline, not eqen in favor of Mr.
Clay, as has broil suggested, though believing
most siuccrcly that many whom he could name.
fitted
perform the duties oftho high
ofiice of I’re.-ident of the United .Slates.
without much delay. But 1 am in favor ofa clear
field, and the perfect freedom of debate. Let men
talk before In ing choked.
Tlm Ho 11*0 concurred in the amendment of
Senate, to the Bill of Jlouso to simplify and cur
tail pleadings at Jaw.
The iluu-io |i:u<80d tho hill In levy mill online! | ,u r . Clay iminng tho mihilior, arn I'm-both-
taxes lortlie support ol government for tlmyearj ibaii himself to perfori
18-18 mid 1840—and adjourned while considering
the hill to appropriate money for tliu year* 1818
uud IS1U.
The Democrats bold their Convention to night
at BiiHiiigtoii * Hotel; and the Whig* 0110 iu tin
Representative llnll, to rally Hie friend* of Gun-
oral Taylor, and form an electoral ticket for the
Presidency. There was n brilliant Soiree last
night at the Executive mansion.which was crowd-
cd to excess, the party passed oft*agreeably, uud
the guest departed seemingly much pleased with
tlieir entertainer and entertainment.
Yours respectfully, AMANUENSIS.
l.tVtt OAK LODGE, No. it, I. O. «. V.
// JgjL. JxfJ Lodge are hereby *nm-
moned to meet at thoii
Lodge Boom,Tbis Morning (Friday) nt ft o’clock,
to pay the last tribute of respect to our deceased
Brother JOHN M. BELL.
The members of Oglethorpe Lodge. No. J.
DcKalb Lodge, No. 9, and all trniiseicnl Broth
ers oftlio order in the city, are invited to attend.
By order of Wa. M. Davidsov, N. G.
dec 21 1— T. B. KLFK, Kcc. Sco’y.
TOONAIIOWI DIVISION, No. i, S. OF T.
Vou ure hereby summoned to attend a meeting
oftlio Division. This Morning (Friday) at ft o’
clock, to pay tho last tribute of respect to our
deceased Brother JOHN M. BELL. The Breth
ren of Y'unins.mo Division, No. 15, are likewise
invited to attend. By order oftlio H’. I\
dee 21 1— ». NV. McKINNON, R. S.
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laud, (3*35 liy Hail Itoait) uud 52 Sea lilnml; und floured in
tho »m«o tima 5.31-11,.dm Upland and 4 Boa hi tint—leuviujf
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10039 balm Upland, nnd 6SS bale* Sea Inland. Tim receipt*
of csiltoa, nt attt'ae ,tupping ports up to tlm latest dale*
are 4593.72 bale*, again*! 513278 liule* simm tiiue but year;
being a dccrcanc of 8011G liate*. The shipment* to forcigu
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oporalio,,,
follow li
s m 3, la ui 3!, :c:o at at, U |,j sj , lt aj
-li Hilly ituiii-i^mt »| 65c,
COU N. \V.* have heard of a car,-o of 1599 UnArU *
llo.it hold ai 5.3. it'-laitiu; In lot* of59 to 100 lin*!it-t» *t
00 to 70c per bii.ticl.
Fl.Ol’tt.—70 li’.il* Georgia sold at 80, nnd 15000 IImiu'>>
(Jill)(.'!.I! lit.* —Oar m .r!;et Is well supplied uilli (im
•rievviul >v<: liivve no .\tt«rntiun« toimticn in price*. Ki„j
•s< coiitiniic.s 1I11II. untiling i.oiii^ nxcepi in tin* ri'ltil lit;,..
SAt/i'.—B it •*• h iv« ticen reported lo us of 33('0 sack. 4 t
"ice* rnimiiii! from $1,1.3 in $1,2.3 per nm-k.
I.KHJOltS.—19.3 l.tiis Douostie (iin *„|.| «t 3Gc per-*!
ton und labbl-nl 35c.
EXUJI AN(,E.—Sterling nominal. Tin* It.oik* ,oll ,i K |,|
rUecU* on t!r-i ;.i»nUern t ilii-snt 1 per cent. prem. Tlwv
purc'ia-e -i:*'i( lo live day check* at par, 39 day hill, *1;
and Ih) day do. at 11 per ceut. dl*.
FltltHHIT.S.—To l.iverpind nominal ai 7.|(iil |i,*r |>„ii>i,|
far -tpi.irc and round Indc* clton. To New York, dull*;
Jc. far ,<pi irn and .3115 for round, and 7.3c. per ih-n-n (<<r
rice. To llo.-ton J for npiaro amt je for ron el bjlc*, mi
If for like.
* Cell',a. 7
l?39 (III t'pllli
ciiAiii.KtroN K.veonrs, o
I,o:nlcr:i—tt.l'.' Jas (Jrav—3.'S bales f,
21,1110 bushel* Faddy.
Havre—Ship Ito-jcr Sliernmil—1193
les It ice. 4|,i|» I tiirop.,—Id bales 8 I,
Uolloil, and -I li! it - Hire.
New • York—n.iripie .11 \V ttrelt— 32 tc* Itieo, l(M>It.trrcD
Tur, nnd 2*50 do Turpentine.
AUGUSTA, Dee. 21, \\ M.~^Cotton.—At tlw
date of our Iasi weekly report wo were in re
ceipt of Liverpool advices by Telegraph la tlm
Ifttli ult. but bad not then received the privalo let.
lor*. These have since conic to hand and as liny
confirmed generally the Telegraphic »ceomits,titn
market during the week has exhibited rather inarn
firmness than for sotno time past, and a slight ad
vance upon (our quotations has been obtained.
Thi* change in the feeling of dealer* ha* been
etui sod 11* much perhaps by the iuiprcsimt now
becoming very general that the crop will not ex
ceed 2,100,01)0 bale* as by Hie character of the
European accounts.
The sales of the week are 2178 hales, from
Warehouses. Wo quote middling, tlj a 7; mill-
dliugfiiirto fair,7.J:i7jj; choice ?J cents in squire
hales, round hales jaij cent* less, ut which rate*
the market closes firm, with a limited amount on
sale and a fair deiuand.
Freight*—The River continues in fine boating
condition. Freights tiqSavnunah and (Charleston
are improving, vales are um lvmged. Up freights
ill'll lighter than previously reported.
HAMBURG, Dec. 22—Cotton—The demand
for (hi* article has been rather brisk during the
past week, at somewhat improving prices, sales,
However, have been light for this season of the
year, a large portion of the receipt* being stored,
imd held by planters for higher ju ices, tiie range
of sales are from (*:j to i J cents; choice would
bring 7jo.
COLUMBUS. Dee. 21—Cotton was sold in
this market yeaterday at (ij cents. Tho extreme*
are (iaUJ.
CHARLU.STON, Dee. 22—The rot-
Ion market lias been very quiet since our report
of .Saturday morning lust. .Sale* 5tH hales at jirice*
ranging from 7.J to be. principally nt7i[ and il p ;
Hire.—There has been u lair inquiry for lliU
article since our last, The traiisaeiioiis reach a-
bout 12(50 tierce*, at extremes from ft to 3-j, the
hulk going at prices ranging from to per
hundred. The prices current ut the dose of tho
previous week have been fully sustained.
Hough Hicc.—.Some bushel* ol’tlie bet.
ter qualities have been sold during the three lm*i-
n.*s.i days, at prices ranging from 85 loftlle. per
lutslie).* Brice* have antlered a reduction of 2 a
4c per Ini did.
BALTIMORE, Dee. jw—Cotton—This market
is d:i!l—the transaction* of the week are very
small, and price* about as Inst week.
CoJI'rr—The supply in lirst hands coiiiiime*
small and,unchanged. Sale* during Hie week of
about 2.000 bag* ili-i nt 7, V.j u 7.^ els per lb.
Clone—We dosed our review on Friday last,
noting small stile* of Howard street Flour at §<»,-
H7.i,nud the market rather heavy. D» Saturday
more liriiiiies* wa* exhibited, but no change in
jiriccs. .Small sales were made oil Monday at .ftti.
25, though #F>,57.j wa* generally asked. Ou Tue«-
dav, a few Iraiisaetioiis were iiiade at the same
figure*, and on Wednesday about 700 bids, were
taken al similar rates, the market closing dull. The
weather being very inclement on Thursday, and
unfavorable lo out door business, very little was
’done. There were more sellers than buyer* on
Change at $0,25, while oilers of $0,18.1 wore re
fused. We give AH,25ns the current price, nt which
gill) bills, changed hand* to-day—iho market w
firm. Much ol’tlie Flour arriving i* still ordered
into stores lor higher prices. The receipt* and
inspections are only moderate for the season.
r,iv .Mills—Miller * I’m v« been manufacturing but
moderately. The stock oil band i* not large.
There were sales on .Saturday ofl, 1)00 to l,2l)t>
1,1,1*. a j t s;(j,:{7. Since then some small transac
tions have been made at $<»,'.M but holder* are
generally asking H H7 at present, witboutliuding
purchaser*. . 1, oar
jUr,—T|,j« nrticle routine* dull—sales nt d,2.»
to ft,75 per IHO lbs., as to quality.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18.—Cotton.—On Wed-
nesday and Thursday, the market was active, aud
iiriees advanced 1 generally, and for the belter
grade* of New Orleans \ of a cent; yesterday,
however, the sales were very small. The side*
for Hie three il.-iv* are ftH5(l bales, of which 1700
bales are UpL ndaml Florida.
Inferior. none.
Ord. to good ord. f» j a 7
.Mid. to good mid. 74 a 7.4
Mid. fiir to liiir, 74 a 8j
Fully fair to good fair, 8J n
Fine ’ none.
fVnitr.—Siucu our last, some further sliinping
demand has developed itself, and aim 15000 bid*,
common Michigan, Troy, Oswego,Lockporl und
Blade Reek Flour bavu been taken for Liverpool
at $15; those description* are nmv held about
cent*higher, though in otic instance, Thursday,
we heard of a sale of 1000 hid*, nt $5,97; the in
quiry for export, however, seems now to have
subsided. The demand for consumption is very
moderate, mid continued iinfiivorable weather
has retarded operation*,so that the general aspect
oftho market is that of dullness, though ut the
dose there was a little more firmness. The sales
id’the three days reach about 10.000 bids, includ
ing common Genesee at $0,18], pure $0,25 a
$0.07.); fair to good Michigan and Ohio $6,06j a
nnd Ostvego and other common Western
$0 a $0,00 j; the sale* yesterday wero about 2000
bids, at these rates. Iu Southern, there is but
little business doing, and wo have only to’notice a