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GEORGIAN^
Hy Willin'" II. ltulloo.U,
PUH.UHKR 0* tn« uw» or TM* U8I0D, AHD
CITY, A!»n CUWWTT I'HIKTKU.
Daily P«per, per annum .mT(H Dot WARS.
Pay shls semi-annually In advsnae.
Duffy Paper,forslx month*, Six DoU.aks.
Tri-Weekly Psper, per annum PlVR DoLl.AtU.
Tri-Weekly Paper for «U mnntUs..TiiR*it Dollars.
Weekly Peper, per annum ...Tiirkk Dollars-
All payable In advance.
fj* A^eerillwiieeulwenmlnUhoOherteMnn ratos.
» ,* Poatejp. matt be paid analtOoMROinciTiORMiHl
r tiers of business.
Van I.luui'i»ttol.
.<U Tim \ l 111tltah tliip IIBLN MAR, Copt
SSeftNiiUdll. For freight, npply to
jan 0 /(I KKID&CO.
For liivtirpool,
;*HA Thou mutch British Imrqun INDEFATI
5SS&0.ABLE, I.Uict, inuiter, having tho princi
pal portion of her cargo engaged, will havo early
despatch. For “ ’ *“ '
jnw 11 flt
r freight. npply to
ANDREW l.OW * CO.
To Item,
M A small Dwelling lloueo in tho neighbor-
hood of tho East Africuit Church. Apply nl
thia office. J IUI * * .
TUESDAY MOHNINfl, JAN. 18. 1041.
Play oflho free! >1111 bear tliyewny>
Unriimm'd through ages yet untold t
uor earth's proud realms tlty stars display,
Like inoniingV. radiant clouds unrolled.
Flag of the >kie> I still peerless shine.
Through other's azure vault unfurl oil,
Till o very hand mid heart entwine,
To sweep oppression from tho world.
To Jlciil,
The ropma on the 2d und Dd floor* of the
I Siiimim.il lnsumuca & Trust Co. building,
„b,| adapted for counting rooms or law oflicoa, and
•will be lined up to suit tho occupant*. Possession
ucivvn «m 1st November.
oc 15 SAMUEL C HOUSE. Sec'y.
TO ItOIlf,
A pleasant two story dwelling, with eight
Jiitifi,uprii!lit rooms; having good outbuildings ami
n largo yard. The tent will he moderate, l’osses
aion given immediately. Apply to
dec 18 F W HEIN EM ANN.
Tollcnl,
Ona of tiro most convenient and desirable
Lrcsidciicc* on South Bread street. Enqui
of FORT, CLOPTON & MALONE.
jan 3—tf "
Htiwkiusvillc Hotel.
M TIic Subscribers havo piirclmsrd a phmtn
lion on lla* river immerlinudy at llnwhinsvillc,
Imvo taken tho IJANVIvINSVILLE HOTEL and
united their interest* in Planting nnd Tuvorn-keep
ing. Tho Hotel is now being repaired, nnd will, by
klio Iflih Inst, lie in readiness for tho reception of
Hoarders and Traveller*. In tho nrmnng. ment of
this Hotel we deem promises regarding what we
will do ns useless. We hope, however, to bo able
to satisfy the Hoarder nnd Traveller—we arc always
'doing tho best in our power fur tlu-ircomfort nnd ae
eoinmoffntion. As “time*nre hard” nnd provisions
lower than formerly, wo intend to reduce the price
of board nnd charges ugainst Travellers from former
•prices bote, nnd hope, by the stiict attention of our
celvc* nnd fumilics to merit a portion of public po
tronage. JOHN HOZEMAN,
CORNELIUS M. HOZEMAN.
Ilnwkiniville, Gu. Dec 1, 1840. [dec 1!) |8t
This Institution is one of the most deadly hostility cx
isting against tho principles nnd form of our Constitu
tion. Tito nation Is at this time, so strong nnd united
In its somiincnu, dint it eniuiot ho shaken at lids nm
menu llut sup|M>aea series of untoward events should
occur suflieient to bring into doubt llio competencyofu
Republican Government to meet n crisis of great lina
ge r, or to unhinge tho confidence of dm people iu lliu
mildie functionaries; nu Inslituiion like this penetrating
by its branches every pact of the union, acting by com
mnnd and iu phnlunx. may iu n critical mument upset
tho government. 1 deem no government safe, which
is uiidor die vassalngaofanysoircotiMitiiled authorities,
or aiiy oilier authority tliisn that of tho union, or its teg
ulnr functionaries. What un nbstructimicould not this
Hank of die United Stales, with all ils brnucli banks, he
ill time of war? Iniiight dictate to us the peace wo
should accept, or withdraw its aid. Ought we then to
give fuithor growth to nu institution so powerful, so
host! le.— Tft on, a* Jefferson.
Now Establishment.
The subscribers are now opening
cT® on Bay street, next door to Messrs,
Wimberly & Junes, an extensive as
sortment of
^ HATS AND CAPS,
comprising every variety and stylo extant, manufuc
lured bv themselves expressly for thi* market,which
tlioy offer at wholesale or retail on liberal term*. As
wo design confining ourselves exclusively to the sale
of Hats nnd Cups, our stock in point of quality nnd
fnshio* will be qunl to any ever offered to tho clti
zens of Savannah. By tho weekly arrivals from N
Yoik wo shall he Turn shed with tho lutest fashions
direct from our manufactory. Country merchants,
•planters and the public generally nro respectfully in
wited to give u* n call. J IVES & CO.
W B.—Hay street, noxt doot to Messrs Wimberly
& Jones. nov 1G
Notice.
F REE Persons of color nro required to register
their names in tho Clerk of Council's office on
or before the 112th in*t. Neglecting to do so tlioy
will bo reported after that duy to tho Police Court,
jan 5 M MYERS, c. c.
Notice.
A LL person* indebted to tho cslato of Charles K
Gcmgo, late uf Chatham county, deceased,are
requested to make payment to tho undersigned, and
those to whom said estate is indebted are requested
hand in their bills properly attested within the time
prescribed by law. JOSEPH GEORGE,
jan 3 Administrator.
Savannah Ins.\v Trust Co.\
18lh December, 1840. J
T HIS Company continues to take risks of every
description on favorable terms. Having no
agencies to insure against fire, that part ol it* busi
ness is confined to this city, and embraces Insuran
ces on every clast nfbutldmgs, furniture nnd mer
chandise, or vessels and their cargoes in port. All
losses promptly paid. It also buys ami sells Ex
changes and Checks on the Northern cities.
P HENRY, President.
Committee on In turn nee.
The President,
G B Camming,
W T Williams,
G U Latnar.
Committee on Finance.
Tha President,'
G B Camming,
J II Burroughs,
£ Pudelford,
F Sorrel.
Tho Cuminitlco* meet every day nt 10 o'clock
A. M. SAMUEL C HOUSE, Secretary,
dec! 8
Dividend No. 7.
Savannah Insurance Sl Trust Co, I
3d November, 1840. J
T HE Bonn! of Directors linvo this day declared
a Dividend of 5 per cent, from the profits of
tho InstO mnntns, tho sumo will ho paid on and af
ter Monduy next, the 7di instant,
dec 4 SAMUEL C. HOUSE, .Wry.
Central It. It. and Hanking Co
Savannah, Dec. 1st, 1040
D ividend no. viu.—Tho Board or nm*
tors Imvo this day dnlnred o Dividend of Two
Dollars per sharo on the Capital Stock of this lasti
t itioti, payable to tlm stockholders or their legal to
I resenttitive*,on nnd nfler the 15th in*l.
Siockholditrs nt and in the vicinity of .Macon, can
receive their dividends at tlm Branch.
dec 2 II It CUYLER. Cashier.
910 Howard.
R AN A WAY from the subscriber, hi* Negro
Woman JUDY, (she is of light complexion,
laughs generally when spoken to) about 35 yi-nrs of
nee, formerly belonging to Nathaniel Campfiehh
jan fi—||3t |l SAGUUS.
Nolle*?.
A I.L |*cr<on« having demand* ogairml tho firm of
,/jL Belt* & Poolo, tiro requested to linr.il them in
for payment} mIIiIiosu in-lebtcd to said firm, nro re
quested to nriko payment, on or before tho first of
February next, if not complied with, they will l,o
handed over for collection. JOHN POOLE.
Kjf'Tulegrnfih ropy. |l3t jan 1
To tlm Public.
T HE undersigned, thnukf-ilfor pu*l favor*, «(Tc
hi* services at heretofore, in the Ship Wright
Lino, and will be found nt Sugar.' old stand, wlu-ro
alt business loft with him will hu transacted wills
dispatch, nnJ thankfully received.
All bouts and canoe's repahed with rmntncM.
J CO It V IN.
lEPTelegrnph copy one week. Gt jnn fl
Wanted,
A SITUATION Iry » young Guntlemon from the
VVu.tern part of Georgia, in a respcclablu
inorcantile homo.
His habits nru regular, and Id* attention to bus!
ness will insure for liirn tho satisfaction of his ore
ployor. lie can produco recommendations, if ,| n
•ired. Apply to tho Editor of the Georgian,
nov 13 tf
CJoiikniitt
O F the Southern Cabinet for November:—A
hurried visit to Newberry District,byu Charles
tonian; Account ol'Orangu Puri»h, by A; Stock Cut-
tie, by Gilbert C Gerldos, Kso*. An Improvement in
Fattening Hogs, by Win E Kennedy, E«q; Dutch
Dairies; Of Suckers on Corn, by Cotton; liuiultury
Hint* W» Southern Planters, on improvement of worn
not land Iry gruen crops, by ilia Editor? Something
Useful—to separata burs from wool, by C U; Mam
uring of Colton Lands—resolutionsnf tha **Agricul
tural Society, o St. Joint's, (Colleton, containing a
query lohlio E-litorof the "Former's Register," by J
4 MtkelL.Esrt. Corresponding Socretsrj; nndh reply
by Edmund Ruffin, Esq. Editor of ilia Farmer's Jto
gaiter; Geological Survey, by the Editor; Prircticnl
Direction* for rising Sugar Reels; G*riloning; Scald
log Seeds liefora planting; Canker Worm, by Elijah
Vnse, Ksq{ Dwarf Fruit Trees; Surprising olTcctsof
Camphor on Vegetables; Correction* telativu to the
Agricultural Surveys of Society Hill, by Col .1 N
WillhtiM; Titles, Sketches, iVc.5 Attrlcuhnrul Items;
Mtscellaueoui Items.' jan 11
THE MAILS.
Tho AYK> Yotk papers of 4th Inst, dun on Satin
today, arrived yesterday, leaving three paper mails
of tliul city duo to day.
THE CAROLINE—AGAIN.
Our lenders have* this morning another lottrr from
tiiu Brituli Miuisiei at Washington loihoSocrotniy
of State, nnd the nqily of tlio hitter. If Mr. Fox
has not been Imni.hed by his Government with (lie
letHmony, hr inferred by Mr. Forsyth, lie i* made,
by the inches of his own Government, to uouinu n
pohiiiou, which is not tenable.
This correspondence elucidates tho necessity ofa
Government making prompt mb css to a friendly
power when injury has been offered, and not by their
dilutory course involving their Minister in a laby
rinth perplexing le-himself.
Iluw, the diMructicn of the Curoiiiiu can be con
sidered by him "nn net, in ilia strictest sense, ol
•elf-defence,” we cannot outself conceive.
"WhenSir Alim* McNub issued his order* Ac
supposed thul the Caroline would he found at
Navy Island, lie never contemplated ihoudvuuce
of tlm assailant* to the American shore. That ad*
vnncu was made without his orders or his foto-
knowledge.” So observes tho N. Y. Con*. Adver
tiser, which contains also an extract from the Ham
ilton (U. C.) Journal, which denies that Sir Allan
was knighted for tlm outrage on thb Carolino und
her defenceless'passengers.
The Journal says—
Our contemporary—the Bulfnlo Patriot—has com
milted an error iu supposing that Sir Allan Mncnub
was knighted in caiiseiptnnco of sanctioning the
burning of tho Caroline. Such Is not thn fuel. Si-
Allnn received tha honor of knighthood for th.
promptness with which ho assumed the command of
tho tniiiliu in this section nt llio brooking nut of the
rebellion, nnd more especially in disposing tho mis
guided poison, who hud assembled in arm* under
Duncotnlx) in the West. The legality of destroy*
ing the Caroline, in Amctican waters, has not yet
been pronounced on by thn British Government.
That point, nnd the burning of tho Sir Robert
Peel (for which tlm British government has de
manded reparation) have, nnd continue to he, the
subject ol uctivo correspondence between tho two
governments. In proof that the homo govcrnoienl
bus not given any opinion on llio purlicnhu set of
the destruction of the Caroline, wo may mention the
following fact. Doting the lust session of tho Im
perial Piitliumcii!, Lord John Hu»*cll was n*ku.
tile question w hether it was tho intention «<f minis
tots to recommend her Majesty to liostow uny ro
ward on Captain Drew atul olhets engaged in that
uflair. Ili* lordship replied that tiiey lunl not done
so, mill a* tho question involved u subject of a very
delieute tiututc, ho must doclino to answer it further
In thu face of those facts the British Ministerialist
have strange in-tructions from hi* Government, il in
is authorized to justify this flagrant outrage. Had
lie pur*ucd llio cour-o of interceding for Alexander
McLeod, and urged his innocence until proved
guilty liy tho Statu tribunal, wo would have appro*
dated his ofiidnl course, ns il would have devolved.
Rut ho has gone further, and not only uigea llio in*
noceticn of tho individual nricitod by Slate process,
but justifies the act for which ha is nrrrsted, in vio.
lation of nnliouul comity und the laws of civilized
nations.
formed tho to]ii of tho day, and that gentleman
delivered it long ijreech in It* fttvor, nnd In opposi
tion to thn plan proposed by Mr. Cloy, gencrntly
known us tho Lund Bill. Mr. Cutbberi has not yet
uporaradin hi* *eut,nnd our majority, if any. in llio
Sonntu, Is vory sinull, owing to tho late filling up ««
vacancies by Whig members.
Mr. Titos. Butler King, of Georgia, toiilt Ills sent
In tho House this morning. Mr. Mallory, (Whig)
elected from Vlrglnln, in placo t»f Mr. llollemun,
(Democrat) resigned, was also present.
Tltomnll is now carried in sleighs banco for some
distance, as the roads uro impusinblo nnd tho river
continues to bo frozen over. It would ho n good
plan to keep up this plan throughout the cold sen*
sun, ns tho nverugo arrival of tho mails is not more
limit twice a week.
Tho Bttckuye Blacksmith,” Buor, made a
qieech und sung a song at llio Log Cnldn on Sutur
day night, and had forty dollars collected for hU
"benefit." Ho says ho has made 473 speeches in
Tuyor of tho Log Cabin candiduto. B. L.
Duff Cl re tn, Esq., is nhout to establish u daily pa
pur in Baltimoro to bo call tlm Protestant Commr
cial, nt $G per joar, pnyaldo in advance. Tho «>b
ject is to cunvitiro tlm American |K?onlo that the
Roman Cntludio Religion is nnti-RopubPcnn, nnd
we supposo, nnti-commorcial too, from tho title of
his paper. Mr. Greon is Inciletl, of course, by it
desho Iosco religion prevail in its purity; nnd has
doubtless discovered that giving it n commercial
aspect will very much promoto tho "work of lint
gospel.” *Tis u most delightful idea. Wo shall
Imvo n-ptieo current ruuidug ufter tlii* fnshion;
"Sales nf Cotton fur tho past week, 500 hides.-
Conversions to I'rolesiutit Comtiisrciuli.in, I.”
[Raleigh Standard.
Tho General is it good Harrison Whig, nnd <
the principle that the Democratic party is answer-
able for Mr. Biownson's peculiar notion*, wo pre-
sumo that tho Wlrigs arc responsible for Gcnciu!
Gjikkn’s.
Tin! Genet til may protost against a religion as old
ns tho Roinun Catholic, hut ho most find few indeed
ii Cmbolit: Maryland to nppsove III* net*.
Commerce, however, shuuhl not be brought for
ward us an antagonist of religion in uny fmnt, for
universal us commerce is, confined by no sea, hot
wafted over ail, her spicud of canvass bus been in
creased by tliceflurls made to assert liberty of eon'
science.
Tito I'ilgrim Fathers wore hut tlm seed of n tnigh
ty nation, from whoso ciiteipriso Comincicj ha 9
derived tin impulse by freedom of opinion, freedom
of motion, freedom ofaction. Will the descendants
of the I'ilgrim Fathers smile upon nny effort to make
commerce instrumental in destroying thu battier*
which are tht own around liberty of conscience.
We think not.
THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE SAVANNAH FREE SCHOOL
SOCIETY.
Tho Directresses of this valuable Institution feej
much satisfaction in announcing the present flourish,
ing condition of the School, nnd invite most curliest*
ly the support und personal interest of nil who enu
feel ils importance, or who imvo experienced tho
delight of rescuing a fellow creature from ciror and
ignorance.
Since it* establishment in 1817, eleven hundred
and eighty scholars havo been received, und grutify.
ing evideuco given of ils beneficial results in tlio
[ives of many of the members.
This fact ulono entitles it to high consideintmn.
and wu trust will awaken interest sufficient to estab
lish ollioi School*, os there uro, wo deeply regret to
add, hut two in tho wliolo county at present.
According to the Treasurer's Ropoit,
Receipts for tho year $BG0 81)
Expendiluics 830 10
Rnlunco 30 70
Thn Buliltnuru Patriot of Saturday *tntos that
Isaacs and Roswell, Jew.*, who hud been ttrtosU’il
ofl tbochtmgo of having worked nt their busino** In
lhair own house on tlm Christian Sabbnth, wero
on Friday ft nnd by Justice Goftnicli $3 331 Jets,
each. This is a pretty specimen of toleration; Inti if
thu defendants oho«su to curry out their idea of ci
ting tlm Christian workers on tlm morning newspa
pers of that oily, they can have ample rovonge.
The "Harry Case.*'—This case, says tho Alba,
ny Argus of Friday, which Im*elicited much of tho
public attnnthm, and received thn adjudication of
several judicial funcliomirics, wits last evening do*
elded by tho com t of Inst went, having been under
nrgutnont before llmt body during several days past.
Tho Court for the Correction of Errors, by tho dcci
ilrd vote of 19 to 3, lias reversed the decision of the
Supremo Couit, und nllinned that of Judge Ingli*;
thus giving tha custody of the Infant in dispute to
llio mother—llio child being n fen.uh, nnd nt thu
time of tho institution nf the proceediigt appealed
from, hut two years of age.
Tim following was the vote of tlm cowl:
I'or Reversal —’l ha Chtumollor, aid Mes«r*.
A. B. Dickinson. Dixon, Edwards, El*, Ftirmnu,
Hopkins, Hull, Humphr.-v, Hunt, llmt.-r, II. A.
Livingston, Moseley, Paige. Tnllmitdgc, Vuu Dyck,
Verplunck, Wager, and Works—19.
For Affirmance —Thu Lieut. Governor, und
Messrs. Root and Skinuet—3.
Tho cnii.e wnsurgu.-tl on the part of die People
by Mr. Barry iu perron; on the part of tho moth*
by Mr. Gerard, of New Yo-k,aiul Mr. Sumuei Slo‘
vena of this city.
CONGRESS.
Tlm Sonata *>n Tuesday, 5th Inst., vas principally
engaged with a hill to make eompoiuation to tlm
Stuto of Now H.iinpshiie for the vervici-sof Imr tuili.
tin. Mr. Crittenden, Mr. I’imennd Mr. Mubhiird
participated in a discus.iou on the justice of thu bill,
which was laid on thotubiuto allow Mr. Clay, of
ICy., opportunity to exnmino the subject.
Thu bill making compensation to tlio Statu of
Maine for tho services of her militia, was read n
thitd time and passed.
(Itiicral Prospective Pre-emption Law.
The bill to establish a permanent prospcclivo pro
otnption system, in favor of settlors on tlm public
lands, who shall inhabit und cultivate the same, nnd
raise u log cabin thereon, being tho special order of
tlio day, was taken up, and amendments thereto
wero offered by Messrs. Clay of Alabama, Critten
den, Tuppun, Porter, und Prentiss, which gove rise
to an extended debate.
Mr. Pientiss presented the petitions of citizens
of Hardwick Vt. praying for tlm abolition of slavery
and the slave trade in tho District of Columbia and
Territories of the United States; tho motion to re
ceivo which was,
On ur-iioii of Air. King, laid upon tha table.
Mr. Wright presented a memorial fromn number
of citizens of New York, prnj ing the passage u( it
general bankrupt law; which was laid on tlm table.
Mr. W. also presented a memorial numerously
•igaed by citizens of New Ytok,remonstrating against
thu passage of a bankrupt law similar in ilsprovi
sinus to tlm one passed i.l tiiu lust session; which'
wus laid on the tabic, nnd ordered to ho printed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Pennsylvania Contested Flection.
The Speaker then announced ns tlm specinl order,
thn connidorutiou of tho following resolution.
, .i.« r- "... .■ •
L-.UUL—; ffli-J-Lj. 'Jgg
TUB O. S. 'BANK-'UP 1-KNNSYI.VaNIA.
At n stated mcetjf|* of tlm Stockhohlurt of this
IhmkJield At Plilladolfitliu on 4th inst, Sdnmo|
BrorR; Clialrmati, and Jo*. Gralz, Secretary, Th<j
President oflho Bank submitted and read to tho
mealing tho report uftlio Dividend Cotnmillce, and
also suhmiltud tt derailed statement of tho nfl'uirs
of tho Bonk Iu it printed form, which was accepted,
The latter may hu stated, says tha National Gazette
of 5th inst. in general terms tlm* :
Assets—Active,
Suspended,
Slocks,
Rent ostnte, Ac.
Bonds and mortgages,
Uuhtncrs with foreign agents.
Foreign bill* ef-exchange,
Bunn* for chatter,
I ).-e by Sinto Bank*,
Note* of Statu Batiks,
Specie,
Resulting balunccs,
12,187,111 10
9.799.800 58
31,GG5,653 GO
3.002,1173 53
819,980 31
570,15)5 41
057,047 75
2 000,800 00
8.714.800 23
J, 143.101 93
2,171.722 97
097,428 09
74.003,142 40
Liabilities— Total circulation,
Utii'laimed dividends,
Latuts in Europe,
Boiids, do,
Bond to United Sinto?,
[Tlti* has liccn ntlvAiiced, hot tin
vouchers Imvo not yet teen re*
coived]
GmtrtuitcnofPIunters* Bank, 550,800 00
atitee to Statu of Mulligan, 1,944,750 00
“ ‘ 0,331,221 32
3,104,354 50
Due to Stale Ranks
Due Depositors,
Capital Stock,
Suiplus,
30 959,530 03
35,009,000 00
71,959,539 03
2,043.002 83
'* on hand last year
In tlio Treasury
$801 21
Tho Directresses lilso thankfully acknowledge
the receipt of $993 31 from tho Free School fund of
the Stutr, due the Society for tho lust three years.
The following Indies were elected as Directresses
for the year 1841.
Mrs.Taylor, 1st l)ireo., Mrs. Unscr,
Mrs Jas. Hunter 2d do, Miss llountomi,
Mrs. Henry, Trcnsuier, Miss Young,
[Correspondence of die Savannah Georgian.]
WASHINGTON, January 4, 1841.
" Della! horrida Delia ! /" I* just now tha cry
in tlio llouro of Represcutnlives, und sundry speech*
ps of fire, brimstone und lucifer mutches, together
with other combiitliblu material*, have burn made
by tho orntotsof both patties. Tho firm and dcci*
ded stand taken by Mr. Forsyth in his late letter to
Mr. Fox, shows that matters are rapidly approach’
ing a crisis, xml tlm only probability of n peaceable
settlement i* tho acquittal of Mr. Mcl.eud, now on
his triul fornrsnn und murder, nt Ruflulo, N. York
Thn subject wu* brought beforo tlio House this
inotning l»y n mesinge from tho Piesideitl, enclo
sing further correspond! ncc between tho Secretary
ol Statu and II. B. Majesty's Minister, in which tho
latter is very indignant that the Stale of New York
should have hud the temerity to imprison n felon,
because ho was the subject of Great Britain. Mr.
Fox threaten* ten tide things unless McLeod isgiv-
on up, uh lie status that he (McL.) was obeying the
oiders of hi* Government. Mr. Forsyrii unswc
liiis very calmly, by staling that Mr. Fox most bo
•ufl'ering under n mistake in regard to tho matter
spoken of, -.ml tells him candidly that there is no
hope for Me. if ho should lie condemned by a jury
After several war speeches were mudu by Mewsr*.
Fillmore and Granger, nf N. Y., Davis, of Indionn,
nnd Underwood.of Ky., tho pnper* wore referred to
thu Commillen on Foreign Affairs, uf which Mr.
Picketts is Chuirr.iun.
There is a new treaty now in course of ratification
between this Government and Great Britain, rein*
tivo to thn hmindaty questi-.n, nod as this is as likely
tn lend to as difficult results as tho present subject,
Mr. Pickniis requested gentlemen to rernonibur that
"Immoderate valor swelled .into n fault," Ac., and
In say nothing about the affair until full information
had been received from Her Majesty's Governmenti
and the Commilteo had lime logo into u full exami
nation. A motion to direct tn immediate report
from the Coininitloo on Foreign Affairs relative to
tho burning of the Caroline, was negatived—so that
discretion is still tho reigning principle,
Mr. Barnard, a Whig, from New York, spent nn
hour during thu morning In beginning a very dry
•perch, which ullompi* to prove thu Gnvoniincui
bankrupt. Il« will doubtless occupy tomotiny* nt
it, as lie is Olio of the culi-bruled Federal abolition
tolkurs ugainst time.
Among the poll lions during tho morning, thnro
wero several presented by Mr. Dawson, ofGeurgin,
praying thn establishment of certain mail routes, al|
of which wero appropriately referred. Mr. llabor*
•ham presented a petition (or the relief of——,
who had lost property by tho Indians. Snmv dozen
petitions wero also prnsaritud from Now York, pray
ing tlm pussngo of n General Bankrupt Law. A
joint resolution wns patsod without objection, to
furnish each College und Public Library in thu U,
Siaicn with u copy of the cnmlugitu uf books in tho
Cungrossiunnl Library.
In tho Stifiat*', Mi. Benton's Log Catiin Bil
Mis. Arnold,
Mrs. Porter,
Mrs. Latnar,
Mrs. Cuturning,
Miss Marin Coy Ur,
Miss Macktiy,
Miss L. J. Bulloch.
L. J. BULLOCH, Secretary.
WILKES COUNTY ELECTIONS.
At the Election, «m Morula) lust, in this county,
for n member of Congress.
Hines Holt rac'd. 334 votes
J.C. Watson, 240
Majority fur Halt, 82
On tliesnmo day lliu following gentlemen worn
elected Justices oflho Inferior Court: II. L. Em
bry, J. C. Wooten, Lawis S. Brown, Benjamin
Wallace and Daniel Lee. J. C. Williamson wns
„|ncta>l inn Colbotxr nml Ruvulwr.— Washington
((7a.) News, 7th inst.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Watson
Holt
MUSCOGEE COUNTY.
Watson
Holt
3G
192
052
089
Oxcly, the voting American tragedian has left
Philadelphia lor Kingston, Jamucn, where he is to
manage thn theatre.
CENSUS.
The censit* of North Cur,,|inn is set down at 750
939 soul*. Tho Federal population is 057,5)30.
This will colour representation down to 10 im'iii
b.'rs of Congress, if 00,801) be nstuine.l ns the basis
of representation.— Bill if 55.800 is determined on,
wo will bo cntitli-d to 11 member*. In either case
we nro sped.— Wilmington Ado. 7th inst.
Ohio.—The census of Ohio gives it white popu.
hiion of near 1,500,009. There a ro in tlio Suite
17,000 negroes.
The N. York Journal of Commerce of 4lh inst.,
says—Tho brig Tigris, brought into Salem u few
day* since, on thu e.liargo of boing a slaver on thu
Coast of Africa, will prolinhly lie ri*leii«rd—llio
charge ngnin*t her want ing evideuco to sustain it
The Richmond Enquirer slate* that Mr. Steven
son, American Minister at thu Court of St. Juiucs,
has requested l* ho raciilled.
Tlio Ronton Alius catno to us yesterday inn very
handsome new dress nnd on nn oolnrgud sheet.
The oiith of ollicu wns ndniiiiLtcrod on New
Year's Uny ky Chief Just ice Nelson, in thn Execu
tive Chamber, to Gov. Suw-ard trad Lt. Guv. Bind-
Uh.
Thomas Dunlap, Esq. has been re-elected Presi
dent of tho U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
A State Literary trad Historical Society was form
cd in this city on Thursday Evening ln*t. lion,
Duncan Cunteron was elected President; Professor
Mitchell and Louis I). Ilonry, E*q. Vico Presidents;
Hugh McQuonn, Esq. Cnnospniiding Sccrotnry; mid
Gov. Swain, Judge Rattle, William If. Haywood,
jr. Jatnns B.Shepard and Pcriiu II. Buslieo, E»qs,
Executive Committee.—Raleigh N. (7. Standard,
(1/A inst'
At day break on Sunday morning llio thertnnmc-
lor stood at only two degrees above zero,—or thirty
degree* below freezing point. Iu Philadelphia, u„
the snmu day and at the some hour, tho nicrcuty
wns down to zcio.—Dull- American■
ported by tho tuujorityof the Committee ol Elec
lions, at the last session nf Congress, declaring Mr.
Naylor to have been duly elected a* a Rcpics'-uln
tivo for the third Cuugicssiunnl District of Penn
sylvnnin.
Resolved, That Charles Naylor wns duly elected
a member of the House «*f ilcpicseniativesfor tha
2lith CongrsH, from the Third Congressional Dis
trlct in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Mi'dlll thought it no more than just thnlthu
oiliercliiinrint, Mr. ingersoll, should also have
leave to address the house mi the subject. He there
lore nskctl leave to submit tin* following resolution:
Resolved, That tlio peittioner,Charles J. lnger-
soll, lie permitted to appear nt the bar, und that lie,
us well ns tlm silting member, have leave to uddres*
this House on the subject of tho contested <>!rctimi
front the Tliitd Cungies>n nul District of Peiiii»)l-
vanin.
The question being then taken on this resolution,
it was agreed to.
A motion to ri consider this vote was then made
imddi»cii*scil, hut tho lloiisu refused to reconsider
—yean 42, nays 1.39.
Tho Speaker then directed tlio Sergeant ut Aims
to apprize Mr. Itigersull thul lw might appear at
the Imr of tho House.
Mr. Tugersoll then presented hlmu-lf at the liar.
Whereupon,
The Speaker informed him llmt in pursuance of
mi order of the House, ho (Mr. 1.) was permitted
to stale his reasons for claiming n seat in llicllouso
as a representative from (lie third Congressional
district of Pentuylvniiin.
Mr. Iiiger»<,ll thon proceeded to recapitulate the
fuels nu which he based hi* right to the 6cnt, und
entered into a detailed account nf the circumstances
attending the perpetration of the alleged frauds, the
bribery of witnesses, etc.
Without concluding, Mr. T. gave way for n mo
tion to udjourn; trad nt a few minutes past three
o'clock,
The lluuso adjourned.
7 1,003,142 40
A resolution was passed unntwnn>u»ly " That tho
present policy of lliu Directors of this Bank ill con
tracting i’s business nnd retrenching its expenses,
nice s the approbation nf the Hockhoidci*, und its
continuance is iccotnitiendcd."
A CointuUtc.0 ul’si* was appointed to exatnino
into the detail* of lliu rcpi.rl submitted. Committee
ufSlochhuldcr* appointed hy the meeting nru
Jo.-dma Lippincoll, Charles Massey,
Muses Kcinpton, Richard Willing.
ThomasP. Cope, David Kiikpatiick.
Tho meeting then adjourned until the fust Mon
day in April.
IlKl'URT.
The Committee appointed on tho 31st ultimo, to
enquire wheth-n uny, trad if any, wlint dividend for
the last mx iiinnlh* should he declared out of tiiu
profits of the Rank of the United States, report—
That from tin.' statement herewith submitted,
marked (A,) it will appear that the uinoiint of pro
fit* arising from dt-count-., exchange, interest, tied
other sources, during tho lust six months, is otto
million two hundred tiiomijiid four hundred and
twenty nine dullur* and eighty nine
cents. 1,900,429 G9
Tho cut rent expentes nf thu hank for
ils oflirers and ugemies for the
tiittt# jtoriotl Biiwtititiitg to 133,859 97
Rein# deducted will leave 1.001,509 92
To this ofixmiiit must be added ba
lance remaining to credit uf profit
au-i lo** ns reported by the last Di*
vjdc-ad Committee, utturatuhig to 2 401,050 49
Making together 3,405,020 11
From which is to bo deducted the
sum uf 1,308,504 89
AMERICAN SEAMEN.
The following is creditable to American Seaman
ship,
What an American Foremast hand can do.—
Tho brig Crusoe, ol Wincuxct. sailed from Wiseas-
el on tho 25th Sept. Norton 1\ Parsons, rnn.Mcr,
Decatur Graecnlcnf, mate; with n crew of four men
und cook, hound to Trinidad do Cuba. Nothing
ninteii i| occurred until riio arrived nt her part of
destination.about tho20ihof October, two weeks
after the vessel arrived. Cupt. Parsons wns taken
sick nnd died in about eight day*. Mr. Givenlvr.f,
tho chief mate, took charge oflho vessel. Not being
alibi to obtain unothnr tii'ilo there, lie took n man
Iroiii before tlio um*t named Freeman Trask, fnr
miilo. The lirig then proceeded to Cicnfugos and
took iu n cargo of copper ore, nnd sui'eij from
thence for Now Yoik oil tho 21st Nov, with rnptnin
mate, ilirau men and cook, not kohig able to olmin
others.
Thu first day out Captain Greenlcnf was taken
sick nnd died in 8 day*. Tho brig wns then nfl‘
Mariell Cuba, Mr. Trask then pn ccttdcd on the
voyage with his few men, arrived safe nt Tnrpmden
Cove on llio 28llt December, being forced in thero
by sties* of weather Sailed again from thence, on
the 25th inst, nnd arrived safe in New York. The*o
fuelsure highly honnrnhlu lo Amurican seamanship.
Money Matters, «$•£.—Tho Boston Atlas <-f
Saturday seys—
Money ha* been inncltve demand din ing the past
month. Ami the close of die year usually creates
n temporal)’ scarcity owing to the mljiinting of ae
counts, and ilischaiging balances.
Thuro has been some piimc 1m*lne§s paper. 4n0
nms. to run, ofl'eiing in tnaikel, which ha* been rend
jly taken by Capitalists, at almtit 9 per cent. Dm-
ing tlio present month all our e-ttuhlithed railroads
will pay tin ir *»mi annual dividend*, besides tlm
Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. will pay their ail
mini dividend; thesa amount* will soon hu in circuhi
tion for reinvestment, nnd will rniiticqurritly help
nur money market. All kinds of *to<:Ks hnve im
proved, Homo more than others. Railroads have
recently materially improved in prices. As they
seem to lm considered (and vny justly) one of tint
best pertnmoml investments to bo bud. Mmmtnc
(tiring Htocks tiro nil in great demainl, ns the facto
rie* nro nil doing a fair badness. Massachusetts
nnd Maine Stain Scrip have Imth been in demand,
thn former 5 percent, at 98 j a 99, tho lulier 0 pur
cent, ut 99j a par.
Domestic. Exchange* Imvo ronmiutul about the
same during tlio month, lliongii nw tlm (into draws
near of tlm oxpeeled resumption Smith, they must
ticroAfnrily improve. Foreign Exchange* mu in
donmiul, trad u conridoialdo amount Ima lioen sold
lor tlio Steam Ship Caledonia,which sails tomorrow
nl 5) per vent CO day hill*.
Tho I'hilndiilphio Chronicle of Monday says—
Tho money mnrkot has been extremely tight
during the week, hut wo loo|> for improvement
next week, tvlion tho New Year w ill ho fairly open
ed. Money must continue scarce for at lea*l sixty
or ninety days to e.utne. After Match tho nun ch
ants will ho aldo to take earn of themselves. An
itniiiunsu amount of debt* duo our murchtint* wll|
h« roctfivnl by them ut that period.
United States Hunk t.otex nro daily growing scarce
nml sumo of nur banks have cumuli' need paying out
their own note*.
Most of tlm BanltJ of our city fronly paid out spo*
t ie on Saturday Inst. ili.it being considered by ilu-tti
hu day fin tesumptuui.
Being for interest on Loans iu Eu*
ropu trad oil bond to the United
States, loss on Foreign Exchange,
expense* on loans, trad cost of spu
cic und specie funds,
Leaving the sum of 2,157,001 52
From which i» ul*o to ho deducted
the Hoini'umiual appropriation for
the extinguishment of the Rond*, 100,000 00
Leaving the aggregate net profits of
tlio Bank, 2,057,001 52
Tho Committee further report—
That llio statement herewith submitted marked
(IJ.) exhibit* tho lust return of Suspended debt nml
real osinto with an estimate uf the probable I"*.*
therruu, and all account of the inieicst due outlie
sumo. Tho statement C. piesonts a comparative
view of those subjects, ami the statement D. pro
sent* the state of the contingent fund to meet the
losses of the bank. From iharo several stutctucuts
it will ap| our that t lion mount of tlio contingent fund
is 0,505,281 88
Front w hich deduct tho losses charge
able to the same, 5,790,030 57
standing on tlio hook* nf the hu k
including thu losses at I'hilmlclpliin
und tlioso tranvleired I ruin the
ctficu uf the late bank,
Leaving to ert dit ofcentiiigcnt fund, 714,051 31
Au»l llmt the estimated probable
lesson tho suspended debt uml
reul cMutc is
To which must bo added thn
losses ut offices and agencies,
not tiunsfoirad to tlm books ut
I'uitudelphiu,
4,930,040 57
727,855 99
From which may Ur deducted tho
interest on llmt putt of tho bus-
peiidnl debt, cstiniulcd good,
5,058,4 90 50
512,12
estimated probublo
5,140,370 C9
Leaving
loss of
On submitting this statement the Committee of
fered llic following resolution:
Resolved, That it is inexpedient nt this time to
(h claro a dividcml on the capital slock of this
bunk.
Bank of the United States, Jan. 2, 1841.
(Signed) M. NEWKIRK,
LEWIS WAI.N,
JAMES MARTIN.
ROBERT TAYLOR,
RICHARD BRICE.
TWEtVB’V-SIXTII * ONUISJGSS,
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mummy, January 4, 1841.
Mr. Albert Smith moved that tho 11 onto proceed
to thu orders of tlm day; which motion wus ugteed
to.
So tin* House proceeded to the orders of the day,
being the consideration of business on the Speaker’s
table.
The .‘Speaker then laid before tho House the fid
lowing message from the President of the U.States,
transmitting additional correspondence in relation
to tlio
BURNING OF THE CAROLINE.
To tht 11 onsc of Representatives of the U. Stales:
I think proper to commiuiiciUu to tho lloiixo of
R->pio*ontutives, in further aniwor to their tcsolu-
lion of thu 21st ultimo, tiiu co> responileiico which
In* since ticenricd between tlm Secretary of Stute
uml thu Urithli Minister on the same subject.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, January 2, 1811.
Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth.
Washinoiox, Dec. 29,1340.
Sttt: I have tha honor to uckmiwlcdgo the re
ceipt of your letter of the 2Gth Instunt, in which, in
ieply ton letter which 1 had addressed to you on
tlm I Hilt, you nrqnnint mo tint tlm Picsidciil is not
prepared to comply with my demand for tlm liheru
lion of Mr Alexander Mclnu.d of Uppor Canada,
now imprisoned nt l.ockpurt, iu tlm Stale of New
Yotk, on tt protended charge of murder atul ntson,
u* having Imon engaged in tlm destruction uf thu
steamboat Carolino, un tho29tli of December, 1887.
1 learn with drop regret that such is the decision
of Dm President of tiiu United State*; uml I cannot
but foresen llio veiy grave and set ions consequen
ce* that must ensue, if, besides tlio injury nltundy
indicted upon MrMuLuud, of a vexatious nnd mi
just imprisonment, uny funher harm may bo done
to him iu tlio progress of this oxtrueiiiinury pro
rending.
I linvo loitno thno in forwarding to her Majesty's
Government in England, tho coriuspondoncw that
lias taken place, ami I shall await tlio further or
der* of her Majesty's Government with respect to
tlm impel taut question which thul cortospumlcuca
Involve*.
Hut I feel it my duty not to clow ihi* coiirarani
cuiiou .without iikuwLu testifying my vast regret
and surprise at llio expressions which I find to
pouted in vottr letter with tufetunen to 'ho destine-
non of the steamboat Caroline. I had cotdid .'idly
hoped that tho first erroneous impression* of ini'
character of that event, imposed upon the mind of
tho United State* Government, by partial rind ex
tiggerated ropieicntaiions, would long since, hnvr
been uffiicod by u mnro strict and uccurntn exumi
nation ol tliufncts. Suclt un investigation must
even yet, I mil willing to believe, lead tlm United
.States Government to thn sumo conviction with
'which Iter Majesty's authorities on lira spot wore
impressed, that tho net wa* one, in ilia slrict-sl
sense, of self defence, rendered absolutely tie*
ce**nry, by tho circumstances of thn occasion,
fur tlm safety nnd protection of her Miije*
ty’s subjects, nnd justified hy the snmo mo
tivus nml principle* which, upon similar and
well known m cux.oiit, Imvo governed tlm con
duct uf illustrimts ofi'uurs ol the United Slates.
Tim Stcnmhonl Carolino wa* n Imstilo vessel, on
gaged in piratical war iignimil her Majesty'* peo
ple; hired from her owners lor thul ex pros* purpose,
nod known to fin so beyond tlm possibility of doubt.
The ploco wltetc it '.vus destroyed wns porninaliy.
ili* true, within the territory oi'n friendly power?
hut tho friendly power had been deprived, through
over beat ing, piratical violence, of lliu use of its pro
pot authority over that portion o( toiriiory. Tho
authorities of New York had not cvru l,ecu able to
prevent tlmuriillety of the State from In-ing curried
olf publicly ui midday, to he used a* instrument* of
war against her Majesty's subjects. It wusuadcf
such circumstances, which,il is to bo hoped, will
imvt r recur, llmt the vessel was attacked by a putty
of lior Majesty's people, captured, and (K-sin.yi d.
A lemonstruiice against the act in (|tiO*liou has
been addressed hy the United Stales lo her Ma
jesty's Government in Kcglimd. I nm tmt autlmriz
ed to pronounce the decision of her .Majesty’.- Gov
enunent upon that ivinonslrjnci-; hull have felt
myself hound to teem'd, imho mean time, thuuhovc
o. iiilo", in order to protest iu th" most solemn man
ii* ragainst 'ho spirited and loyal conduct of her
Majesty's offic rs and people being qualified,
through an nnfiuliumlo minapprelmiision, a* I ho
lieve, ofilm facts, with llio nppollulion cd’ outrage
or of murder.
I avail myx.-lf „f this occasion lo tenew to y- u the
assurance ol tuy dislingttishedcuosiduraiiuu.
II. S. FOX.
Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox.
l)KI*AilTMKNT OK Sr.VT,:,
Wushinglon. Dec. 31, 18-10.
Sir—I havo the honor to acknowledge tlm receipt
of your note of thu 20-h hut. in reply to mine of tha
2G:li, on the subject of tlm arrest uml d tention t-f
Aluxaliilt-r McLeod n* one: oflho perpetrators of the
mil i ago committed iu New Yoik when tin* steamboat
Caroline was seized and burnt. Full evidence of
that outrage has been presented toiler Britannic
Majesty's Government, with u demand fi.r redtess,
and ol* comae no discussion of the ciiciiinshitiers
here, can bo either useful or propci; nor can I sup
posu it tube your desire to invite it. I tuko leave
of this subject with this .singlu remark, that the
opinion so strongly expressed by you on the fuels
und principles involv' d in tlm cli-nraud fi-riiquru
lion oil her Majesty’s Government hy the United
Blales, would liurdly have hm-u hn/.urded, hud voil
been j assessed of rim cureiully collected testimony
which has been presented to youi Government in
tmppoi! of ih*>idemand.
1 avail myself uf the occasion to renew tn you
tho ussurunco of my distinguished consideration.
JOHN FORSYTH.
Mr. Fillmore moved that the im»s«ngo, with the
accompanying document.*, be ref. rred to tlm Coin
mill' o on Foreign Relutions, itiui that five thousand
extra copies lie printed.
Mr. F. be fora |,c resumed hi* seat, wished to
make n Itw observations iu relation to lliu commit
nioali'-n (com tlm Minister ofGieat Britain, nnd in
leganl rotho fact* u* Muted by that functionary in
connection with tho outrage upon tho slcftinbout
Caroline.
That boat, said Mr. F., as I am me..^ on
uuthoriry, belonged to n man iu the city of hun'..u
named Willi-.ra Wells, who was, and i* now, con
sideied a very penccahle nnd respec'iddo ciiizun of
thui city. Tlio bout did not belong ro the "I'otri
ot»," ortho insurgents of Canada, nor was kin any
wuy wlialover tinder their control or authority.—
This being tlio case, ho could not conceive why tlm
appellation bestowed upon it by the iniubtt rnf Great
Brim n could have been given. There was no
reason for it. Yet, said Mr. F., ho has thought pro
per to call tho hunt a piratical vessel, in the employ
ufihu'u persons denominated Canadian I’ntrii t*.
Mr. F. tii>Mi proceeded to state what he maintain
ed were tlio real fact* in relation to the burning of
the Car«.line, which were a* follows :
Mr. We Is, nt the lime the insurgents were iu
the occupation of Navy island, in Niagara river, on
thu Canadian side, wu* then in ihu city of Buffalo,
twenty mile* above. He there upplied to the cub
tom house nnthnritic* for permis-iun tr. run a boat,
as a ferry boat, fiumScldosxor across to Navy I«lnud.
1 Vi mission being given, the Caroline commenced
tuuuUig, simply ns a fvuy bout, being totally unarm
ed, nnd having no conm ctiun with the in.in gents.
Neither did the hunt carry any arms or munition* of
war of any kind to thine on Navy Island, but was
engaged merely in the canving of passengers. Af
ter making several trips, the boat w as at night sale
ly mo*-red and secured within the wharf on tlio
American skli—not within the "immiiiiil'' territoiy
of the United States, hut within the undoubted terii
tray of this Governme.ii; n* much o, said Mr. F.,
as this hall, iu which we nro now assembl' d, is in
the territoiy of the United State*. After being thu*
safely moored nt the wharf iu our ter lit. ry,it was left
iu the charge of n watch, unarmed, nnd without any
nuns whatever being on board, except a single pock
et pi-tql, not loaded. Well, while the boat wns
thus lying within our lonitory, it wns attacked in
tlm night hy tin united force from Canada, sent, i»
it now appears, by the authority of her Majesty.—
One man was murdered, others injured, the boat
then set on fire, luriieil adrift, trad tent over i.'io fall*,
This was the •‘arson” complained of; this wu* the
murder complaimd uf. Uno of our citizens was at
tucked, unarmed, nnd had Ills bruin* knocked mu;
and there was every reason to believe tbutotheis
wore killed, or so injured a* to bu unable to leave
the vessel before it went over the fills.
Now, by tho law* of the State of New Yodi,sairl
Mr F. this was murder, uml nothing less thns mur
dor; nml thu perpetrators, ui being apprehended,
wind« he tried by tho law* of llmt Slum for the
crime. It was u matter pertaining to the State;
and neither this Government, nor tho Executive of
tin: Guvemmont, could have any control over it, tin
lei*, imbed, the Government of Great Britain should
see fir to repeal its present I uv, nnd, entering into
treaty stipulation*, make laws which should he iiuly
applicable to the case. If so, Mr F. was under
stood lo say, the matter might perhaps be compro
inised. But, apart front that, if the sumo spirit
wn* manifested by tlio p»w< is nt homo n* was ex
hihited by the Briti-h niinistei li»ru io ivlalio.i to
this matter, he, Mr F. conceived that the iieccH«ii-y
cotucquencc* of tho conviction of McLeod Would he
“mV said i.o had no doubt but that McLeod
would be put upon bis trial, when he sincerely
Imped lie would ho found innocent. But if In
should he found guilty, he hud no doubt but that be
would he executed, tilde**, indeed, » fotco much
larger than common should he brought from tin*
Camilla side to his rescue.
Mr T. concluded by showing llmt hi* renson fi r
milking those tcniurk* wa* to >h-i>v that there wn*
a false impresrioti outcilamed by Mr Fox iu regutd
lo tho facts of the case.
Mr. I'ickens hoped tho House would nt once
Cuiisent to tho printing of llio mess.ige and docu
ments, trad their reference without further debate
to the commilteo on Foreign Affairs. Hehojc-i
so, liecuiisu there was a delicate negotiation petal
ing on another que-tion with the same power, trad
which question wa* exciting intense interest, not on
ly in llial section of tlie country, but to the whole
Union. The excited state oft he public mind, trad a
number of other reasons, induced liitn to hope that
tlio matter would ho pot milted logo to the Commit
tee mi Foreign Affairs with as little ceremony as po*
•ilde.
Mr. Underwood did not rim for tho purpose of
objecting to a reference of the message mid docu
ments to tho Committee on Foreign Affair.*, but to
object to tho priming of the live thousand extra co-
pie*. lie wns in favor of n ref*roneo to thn Com
mltlee, hi causo the principles involved in tho com
intluiciitions between Messrs. Fox und Foisyth,
wero, to hi* mind, very great trad imporinui. Ho
wished tho Committee on Foreign Affairs to make
n ivpmt on those great principles, gi*‘i ! g an expo
sition of them, which might he printed, wwd go
forth to the American people, ns showing tlio rule
by which wo intend to abide. When such n ro
port should ho made, then the gentleman front
New Yotk might print as many extra copies ns Im
c|io*e.
What ore thorn prittcttde*, ailed Mr. U.Whv
itU averted hy tlio British Minister, that in u time
ot profound peace, an officer of another country, by
the order of hi* Government, may commit an out
mgo within our territory, and de*trovtho lives of
oor citizens, and yot ho i* nut amenable to our laws
for minder. Tht* was asserted au tlm principal of
interuaiibiiul law; and if wo so considered it, wo
uiu.t hung it within lire cn»o laid down hv llio L*ri
tith MiutaUr. Bi.iiodothat, it was ncecsvttiy that
tlio order «bnuld coma from the supremo exr-cijtir«
authority of Groat Britain to justify tho net. (j ut
had we seen any order to that nfleclT So fnr n* |, e
wn* informnd. no such order hnd boon given, (j a
the contrary/the gentleman from Mnstsclius«u f
j.Mr. Ciistiiog.jobrerveda few day* ago, that Lord
I'almcrstoii lias observed silence to this day on tb«
subject. That being ihccnsa, wo hod no right t 0
toko it for granted that tha order for tho outrage In
question had come from tho supremo Exccutivs tu
llioiity of Great Britain.
Iln, Mr. U. wn* inclined to think, that if anyi n
fitrior officer of thenrmy or navy, in tho service of
Great Britain, should, without iustiuction fromtbo
supremo executive authority, perpetrate such out
ingrs. he would, in cveiy seise of tha word, |«t
muidercr. Ilo nsk'ul tho Cotntnitteeon Foreign
A ff airs to turn their tiUcminn tn tiff* point, and t«
give an L'xpo*ition of IntcriiBtlonal law, which ought
to Im spread before tlio American people for axami
nation, with a view to this or nny other aberration
which might occur between us and that nation,
Bcrid. s tiffs, there were other questions iuvulvej
iu these {vipers, There wa* tlteqncstiun m» to th«
right of jurisdiction between the Suites and iheG'cit
crul Govi-rnmcnl, in relation to matters oflhiskind.
On ibis point lie wnuld I e glad lo liove the Com
iiiiMi'iion Foreign Affairs direct their ullention.
Thi* transaction liml occurred at the lime when
th* revere no treaty stipulation* between uitmd
Gr.-ttt Britain providing for such nn occurrence.
Now a* thi* wnsn post affair, occurring when nu
treaty stipulations did exist, ho wns notjprcpared to
say that treaty stipulations cnuld now hnve nnex
post facto opeintiun to dra-.v it from the juriwlic ion
•d the Stauicf New Yotk lo that of rite General Guv
ernin nt, and thereby prevent the authority of thu
Stuto from punishing tlio murderer.
Mr. U. was inclined to deny that the Connitu
lion of tbu Uni.ed States would justify a treaty oieiIk
sulre-qm-M t<» the fact, so ns lo take nwny the State
juried.cturn. But whatever might grow outufthU
matter, im thought it highly neccsury that we
should tukon firm trad decided stand. It would
not be propfor us to bully or to threaten Great
Biitaiu, hut neither would il bo proper for u*to
tamely submit to aggression. And if tho conflict
dul come, lie. for ouo, would hu far owning th«
mouths of all streams whoso source was itt our Puri
to» y.
A'r. Davis, of Indiana, in a very indignant man*
nee, pioteMc-i ugainst the tono of the letter of tho
Iti itinl» Minister, and asked if it wa* come to this,
that wo uere lo crouch (m Great Dull*;,, Ernmiho
position of Mr. D. h's tetnatks were mostly inaudi
b!« to tlm repoiter.
Mr. Welh-r said, il appeared to him that thn
B'lhji et had been sufficiently discus*ed. Ifitwctc
prolonged, it might, to bo sure, afford an op.
pot tunny for gentlemen to display their patriotism.
But thi*, in his opinion, was nut the proper lime.
Th-refine, b-lieviii" that no good could rc*u!t
from I'm tlier debate, and tho Houic having hurls
specimen of the patriotism of it* members, he, Mr.
W. would move the previous question.
At the request of Mr. Granger, the motion for
the previous question wns withdrawn.
Mr. Granger wished to say one word in relation
to tho feeling which existed in this matter. lie
wished to state that McLeod would have a fair and
impound trial, nnd have every advantage which the
laws ol'tho State of New Yotk secured tu liitn. His
trial would be os cool und dispassionate as if the
muideriind been committed by a citi/.en of New
York on tlinbodyofanother citizen of that State.
Wiien that trial should take place, he, Mr. (>.
hoped the man would ho acquiled; hut if found guil
ty, lie wool I surely be condemned; and if condemn
ed, would most assuredly bw executed, u* due to
the supremacy of the law s of the Stato. And, said
Mr. G. should the British Government, in a moment
of rashness, commence hostilities for the supposed
wrong, slm would find in the ci-izens of Western
New lurk the s.m*r I»ioo3o»;.. tmo, .tu. »nul.l
find men who were neither to be bought hy British
gold, nor by British influence, und only to be bought
by their Jovo of country. He for one had no fear*
tl.ai it.t. tujti.ui would ever crouch to the British
hoa- 'She would calmly and dispassionately exe
cute the luwsnfiit-r several States, and it need net
be feared that either this Government Or the Slate*
would ever quail.
Mr. G. then renewed the Cull for the proriuus
q- cnion, w hich wu* seconded by the House.
1 he que.-ti";! then being put on tlio morion to rc-
f- r, wa* decided in th
with the documents. (
tvi* on Fort ign Affair
Tho motion lo print the extra copies lies over.
The 1Juu>l- tin n adjourned.
’i ho Select Committee on the Jotter of JohnC'.
Rives, dated the 31*1 ult. upon ike subject nf the
.printing of the Hnti»e. ami n controversy between
the printers of the House and the Clerk of the
iloiiM*, ui iciaiinn to the binding oflho documents,
reports, am) journals of Inst session, is composed of
the luiluwing member*:
Mr. DAVIj*, of Indiana,
Mr. REED.
Mr. CLIFFORD,
Mi. MORGAN.
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky.
Loss of ihc Dari: Irene, of Doston.—Tlieii.uk
Ir-ne,ol Boston,finni Stockholm via Abcidcrn.
where she put Iu in distress, with -MO tunsiron, con
signed to Mes.*i*. Boorman. Johrikou &Co, nf New
Yoik, went ash--re about 11 o'clock on Friday nigh*,
on !• ire Island, ncurly opposite Brooklniven. Tho
vcsm'I w ill he :» total loss. Tho cargo, it is thought,
will he inonly saved. Tho vessel wa* owned by
C-iptain Stetson, of Charleston. Ma-s.; and snppo*
ed.obe itisurod in Bortun. Tlie catgo is insured
iu London.
aflirniativo. So the message,
tote trod to tlie CetnnU-
Horrid.—Cnptnin Brown, of the schooner Hope
of Rye, N. II. ly tig at Hwstun, wu* on Turnli)
mght horridly mnngl.-l on board ld« by a
stranger, whoso object wns booty: His wound*
though v ry severe, may po«sibly not prove fatal.
Ttio villain tucceoded in escaping, inflicted *e
veral wound* oiiC iptain U's ho id, with a h it het
cutoff Ins right forefinger, split hi* right thumb
entiieiy up to the hand, nnd nearly severed the
wist of Ids ii’Jit hand,nnd also his left forefinger.
CO JUIEKCI.4L.
I.AIKST l).\TK» Kli.'M I.IVCKI'Our DKC. I
Latest oaiks kwom IUviik ...Dec. )
Laik»t dates Mt"M Havana I>r.c 54
SA VAN.Will EXPORTS. JAN. II.
WEST IN DIES-Brig New York—81320 feel S
Sawed Pitch Pine Lumber.
NEW YOKE—Sclir Meteor—123 bales Cotton*
10.1 hints Molasses, fl package* sundries.
Letter* from Havana, dated 24di Dec. hy tha
sehr Henry, Capt. Fich, «t thi* port, state* that
10j rs is ail that denier* in Rice were offering and
that (5 cargoes were nllont. Coffee suitable to our
market It) et. 'J Im sehr Duty Chase, bus arrived
in (» duy* from your port.
At Pliiiadelpiiia oil the 5th inst. 50 simres U. S.
Bank Stock sold at GJl.llO days, flat; C3 bid <: ‘ , I
asked.
.Ai New York, on the 4th instant, 150 shares U
S Bank stuck su.'il at U5; 274 do 0-li]; 100 do 64.1 *
30(h)*.
The sides nt the hoard to-dny wero r-ther light,
with the cxcepiiou ol Viekihmg Bank Mock, ol
which about 2100 shares w ere sold. Pi ice* gencr
ally nil vane* d somewhat upon the prices qiioicdou
Saturday.
Harlem Rail Road ck'sctl at nn improvement at
13; Ninth American Tru*t Co. j; Stoningu'ii Itsil
Road Long 1-l.tad Rail Road .J; and United State*
hank J percent. Canton Co. advanced 5 per cent
and Vicksburg bunk closed at u decline of j per
cent.
State Stocks'-$loQQ Old • sixes were sold today
at OliJ.
Exchange—On London, 8j a CJ; and on Phil
U'h lphia, WI a 99J.
MAIL ARRANGEMENIS.
Northern Mail.
Due 9 A. M. daily. | CIo.m-s 12 M. daily.
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for Augm-ln uml Hamburg,S. C. lor all
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Western Mail, via Miilcdgcvillc, Macon and Co
lumbus, to New Orleans.
Duo daily, at 4. P. M. Closes dailv lor tho above
offices, ut 7 P. M. For all other offices
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Southern Mail•
Duo Monday, Wednesday ond Friday, l*y 12 »t
night, ami cloves on Tuesday Thursday au«l Satur*
day
SAILING OF STEAM SHIPS,
rirntt Kxot.Axn. rnosi the v. states
Caledonia UaMon Jan. I.
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