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VOLUME 11. | BY C. R. HANLEITER. P®IT K ¥ a Fur ihe “southern Miscellany.” SOLITUDE. “Ye woods and wilds, whose melancholy gloom Accords so well with my heart’s sadness.” ‘Tis sweet indeed, in Solitude, Where sordid cares do not intrude, On fancy’s wing to soar away, From these to realms ol brighter day— To think of that blest world of bliss, Where ne'er is heard the scorncr’s hiss. if. ■ Oh yes ! I love, in Solitude, When freed from ihonuhts that oft denude And rob me of all joy or |)eace — There, to bid my spirit’s turmoil cease; For, oft, while thus, alone, I muse, Soft calmness doth my soul infuse. I'd rather live in Solitude, Tho’ ’mid the wilds of nature rud<, If freed from malice, guile and pride, Than float on Fate’s most prosp’roua tide- O’er Fortune’s heights the bleak winds blow, But quiet peace dwells lar below. I’d rntber dwell in Solitude, With raiment coarse, and plainest food, To pass my days with pence of mind, And that true boon, “Contentment” find, Than sport ’mid Fashion’s hearth as throng— Deluded by her syren sung. ’Tis sweet, at eve, in Solitude, To wander forth in thoughtful mood. And scanning each day’s actions o’er, Forgiveness for earli wrong t’ implore, And seek of Him who reigns above, To keep me ’ncath His gi ardian love! LE SOLITAIRE. Merer University, 1814. ■ i| HI | BUI I IH -TT-—I I I l_l B£L[E©T[EE) TAL\ U. From the New Mirror. THE S TORY OF A KISS. TOLD DY A LADY. What n poor, persecuted race the bach elor tiihe are, to he sure ! There’s my dear, kind-hearted friend and neighbor, Ben Auhrev; the very beau ideal j of what tuie imagines in a single gentleman, finite given over to single-blessedness. — The “convenient cousin Ben” of all the young ladies ; the “ rich uncle Ben” of all the voting gentlemen ; and the “ good-na tured Ben” of nil the old ones. This very same “ convenient, licit, good-natured” in dividual have the fates taken a pleasure in spiting for the last eighteen years ; and it is really quite pathetic to hear him recount his experience in the “ great bubble of hu man existence,” ns he is wont to style it, winding up his rather prosy description with a very earnest appeal to the young men to take warning from his experience ; ami, above all things, to beware of the “ fas cinating sex for it was to them, it seems, lie ascribed all his troubles. This I hold to he very ungrateful in him, inasmuch ns he was a very great favorite among the ladies, both young and old ; and not a merry-meeting of young girls could take place in our neighborhood hut “ con venient cousin Ben” was sure to he invited, and a strict injunction laid upon his not ” failing to come.” A hint might also he thrown out, that the two handsome nephews who resided with him would be welcome too; and one or twnctabbed old maids was heard once to declare, that “ cousin Ben owed his populaiity among the young ladies inure to those fashionable dandies by his side than to himself.” Avery uncharitable remark, 1 must confess, although scarcely to he noticed when one remembers who made it. Fine matches, indeed, were those two young men, l>ot!i being in possession ol a moderate fortune, and a profession that pro mised to more than double it; besides, all the accomplishments of gentlemen, united with the crowning grace of an excellent character, and an elegant, dignified address. No wonder cousin Ben was so popular with the young ladies ! and no wonder that they never pouted when he exercised his privilege of “ old bachelorism’” and “ made the young men’s hearts flutter, to use his own expressions, kissing the prettiest girl in the room. The blushing beauties considered it quite a compliment to be kissed by cousin Ben, and “ Oh, you saucy fellow !” was oil the resistance he ever got, with one single ex ception ; and that, alas ! altered the whole destiny of cousin Ben ; as I shall proceed to relate. It seems he took quite a fancy to a. cous in of one of his most inlimiate lady-friends, a fair, blushing creature of twenty-three, or thereabouts, though scarcely looking eigh teen ; with a complexion that rivalled the whitest lily and the deepest rose-tint that blossomed, joined to a frank, open, joyous countenance, that seemed to mirror a kind er heart and a more obliging will than evet before blessed a human vision ; at least .so thought cousin Bon, when he was first in troduced to Miss Green, “mv cousin from the country,” and the whole evening spent by him in doing ” the agiceable to the fair stranger. The lady soon got over her timidity, and chatted and laughed with a beautiful and natural simplicity, that, in spite of bis for mer experience and present avowed indif lerenco to the sex, quite put poor cousin Jk W®®My KT®wsjpa]p©iF s 3D)®v©4®dl ft® 3P©Mfta®a s Kawsp Ben’s heart in a delightful flutter that, for the life of him, he could not resist. Oh ! how the sweet ringing sound of that cheerful voice woke up the long-pent feel ings of his breast, and bow earnestly he wished he might dare love the bright being before him, with but one single ray of suc -1 cess. Oh how earnestly lie would sue, how carefully he would watch every avenue to the heart, and anticipate every wish, until at last it would surrender to his well-tried love, and bless him with some prospect of return. Such were the ideas that passed rapidly through his mind after an hour’s intercourse with Miss Green ; but, alas ! when his eye turned upon his young and handsome ne phews, lie felt how preposterous was the idea, anil, with a stifled sigh, he resolutely turned his thoughts from the subject, and answered the summons of a young lady, who was laughingly offeringhim sibyl-leaves, with the intention of telling his fortune. Suddenly, however, a lay of light flitted across his for once sombre countenance, as lie bethought him of his parting privilege— the much envied kiss—that no lair lips had ever yet denied him “ since his hair had commenced turning gray,” and a rapturous thrill darted through his breast as lie thought of the use he would make of it that night. At last the parting hour arrived. The ladies had donned their bonnets and shawls, and the “ good night” was passing cheerily around, with cousin Ben in the midst, shak ing hands with this one, chucking that one | under the chin, and joking with all until he neared his divinity, and then, despite the ( sudden nervousness that seized him at the | moment, bent gracefully over the fair lady, and, taking her proffered hand, gave, in nd : dilion, a most fervent salutation. In an instant the hand was withdrawn, followed by a sound that vibrated through out the room, and made poor cousin Ben’s ears tingle in a way they had not before done since the time lie “ Snuggled through the myslcry of joining A to B.” It was actually a glimpse of childhood—a ; real memento that could not be mistaken— i a bonaJide “ box of the ear;” and that not a very gentle one either. Oh what a scene followed that unexpect ed sound 1 Poor, bewildered cousin Ben, not sure whether he stood upon his own feet | or not, blushing like a criminal beside the indignant fair one, who regarded the liber ty he had taken as a downright insult, and 1 who could not speak from sheer passion and vexation, whilst the tears fell in a per j feet show er from her eyes. Poor cousin Ben! Never, iri the whole course of “ his checkered existence,” had I he been so surprised or put out , and the full | choir of merry laughter that on all sides surrounded him only still further wounded his smarting ear, w hilst, “ most nukindest of ail,” his evening’s fair idol stood unmasked before him, a real termagant ! In vain the fair host tried to explain cous in Ben’s privilege to the amused lady; words would not come out, and it was full ten minutes hefote any one could command voice enough to make the mortified stran ger comprehend the footing cousin Ben held : among the ladies ! and, more fully to make her understand it several of the merry i throng, and they the very prettiest, too, ac tually stepped up and kissed him in the most sisteily manner possible. So cr.nvinc- I ing and ludicrous did this latter argument seem, that smiles and sunshine once more ! illuminated the beautiful countenance of j Miss Green, and she was soon laughing as heartily as any of her companions. Yet, alas ! ftom that time forth a change j came over our dear, privileged, old friend, and, almost unconscious to himself, his man ner became more reserved and respectful towards the sex he had hitherto taken such free license with. A gentle “ good evening, Indies,” or a t formal kiss of the hand, was all lie now pre sumed to offer at parting. He even seem ed afraid of taking a little girl upon his J knee, a fuiry-like creature, towards whom his heart yearned, and whom he would have smothered with kisses had lie dated, for fear her womanly spirit was already awake, and might resent kjcli a liberty in a way not unsimilar to what he had already expe rienced. Indeed ho began to look upon himself quite in the light of a martyt since that memorable evening, and our former gay friend grew even serious. The metamorphosis he had undergone, however, seemed very becoming to him.— Even the fair mad-caps that used to “old ; bachelor” him so much seemed quite struck ! at his new appeal ance, and unconsciously became more respectful towards him, drop ping altogether their former familiar appel lation of “cousin Ben j” and it was really consoling to his wounded ear to hear them, now and then, declare in an under tone, “ that Mr. Aubrey had become decidedly in teresting, and much handsomer than for merly, and they did not believe he was so old after all.” Old, indeed ! How that appellation be came bestowed upon him 1 do not know, but sure I am that he was in reality but little oast thirty-eight; and yet. ns far back as any of us could remember, he had been dignified by the title of the “ old bachelor.” Perhaps it sprung from his having a few gray hairs around the temples; a fact, hy the-way,to which he attributed many a sweet lady-favor that would never have been be stowed upon other than an “old fellow like MADISON, MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1814. himself,” as he expressed it ; or. from the long prosy tale he was wont to tel! of him self and his mii-foitunes ; (he bail never known a real misfortune in the w hole course of his li*e;) or may he (torn the quantity of cautions, advice,&c. with which he cmistant lyscasoned his discourse.and regularly pour- ! ed in the earsof all his favorites, which gen erally comprehended a numerous circle of friends, of both sexes and of all ages.— Young and old, grave and gay. all had the ; i benefit of his conversation; and all loved, ; i joked and jeered, both with him and at him. j I without a thought farther than that he was j the best-natured being in the world, and, j moreover, “ was always ready in times of need.” Thus had cousin Ben lived since the age j of thirty ; for, he it known, he did not des- | pair of getting mat t ied before that time, ol j near it ; “ but if he once passed thirty-five, and was still single, no lady in the land could win him, and they might all die old maids together for anything he cared and, with this indignant sentence upon his lips, hedis- i missed entirely all thoughts of mutiimony, getting quite reconciled to his fate, and not | at nil regarding the “ old” already tagged to , his name, since it bestowed upon him many a privilege denied to younger and handsom er rivals. How grievous must then have been to him I the sudden act that dispersed the dealest and most highly prized of all the few joys now left to him ! How should lie ever find cour age to use the least freedom wilh any fair one again ! Turn the matter over in his mind as he would, he still felt it was a thing that could not be forgotten. He had committed the unpardonable offence, and had sinned past all forgiveness ; and so he very wisely de termined to drop his old habits altogether, and intrench hirnself behind a buhvaik of deference and respect to the sex. As I said before, the character well be came him, and, to his great astonishment, lie soon found himself placed upon an equal footing with even his handsome nephews among the fair sex. Ilis hand was quite as often welcomed in the dance as theirs, and his gentle and polite attentions were receiv ed with real perceptible pleasure; indeed, grave cousin Ben became even more popu lar on his own account than he had formerly been on that of his graceful appendages; and when, in the course of a few months af ter the evening that had wotked such mira clcs in him, the young fellows presented him with an “at home” cat and, and an invitation I for the honor of his company upon a certain evening, to witness a certain ceremony in which two fair sisters, both favorites of his, and cousins to the well remembered Miss j Green, were to figute rather largely in com | pany with their ow n identical selves, our ci [ devant “ old bachelor cousin Ben” hud the whole field to himself; and there was not a young lady of his acquaintance who would not have been proud and happy to become Mrs. Benjamin Aubrey, had she been favor ed with the opportunity. I am not sure that he was aware of his ad vantages, for, certain it is, he never presum ed upon them,and,as usual, seemed thought ful and reserved. To be sure, he often join ed the merry parties of the season, yel seem j ed contented with merely distancing his i younger rivals, without following up his vic ! lory ; and now and then it was hinted by the i ciiibbcd old ladies I formerly mentioned, “ that Mr. Aubrey had grown quite a male coquette, and was as fat from matrimony as ever, though the foolish gills did pull their caps for him.” There was one thing, however, about cou sin Ben that puzzled us all, and, in spite of the most direct questions and lire cross ques tions, he contrived to keep entirely to hirn self. As regular as Saturday came, just sir regular was counsin Ben invisible from that ■ till Monday night • Where was he,or where ! lie went, was a profound mystery to every 1 body. We could only find out that every : Saturday morning found him gone, and ov ! ery Monday evening found him returned, I and not a creature seemed to know where he had been all the while, not even his old housekeeper. II was really quite puzzling, but, as it last- , ed for several months, we became quite used to it, and laughingly called it the “ Bach el a/’s Mystery’’ contenting ourselves other > wise with teasing cousin Ben as much us we dared. Time and patience, they say, overcomes all things ; and our patience was at last re warded in a most unexpected manner. On a luight Tuesday morning, just as 1 was in the act of preparing to accompany 1 my “ better half” on a shopping excursion, a ring was heard at the front door, and a few minutes found me gazing eagetiy upon a little packet, delicately enveloped in the finest of white paper,and tastefully tied with the snow-tinted ribbons. A wedding, of cruise, thought I, but whose in the world can it be; and very ea geiiy did I undo the love-knots, quite over looking the delicious bride-cake in my hurry j to find out the bride. Judge, then, of my surprise, when “ Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin Aubrey at borne on Thursday next, from ten till four,” met my astonished gaze. So the mystery was now explained, and ” convenient, rich, good-natured Ben,” had been courting all the while, and was how actually married. Dear me, what a sensa- I tion the news made among the single por -1 tion of our fair acquaintances! Oh ! the gossippirig in our little wmld that day; and | the many wonders that were expiessed as j to “ who the bride could he.” Really, it was too bad to lia\e to wait till ‘Thursday la'fore we could find out; and when that did at last arrive. 1 could not help taking the license of an old fiietul of the gentle man's, at least, and pay mv congratulations ; early, so, a little after ten o’clock, 1 called. A few minutes elapsed after 1 entered the parlor before any one was visible ; then a | hounding step was heard, and a moment af ter my gay and laughing fiiend,formerly in troduced to my reuderas Miss Green, stood j before me, enveloped in all the dignity of Mrs. Benjamin Aubrey. Before I could re- I cover my surj rise, the bridegroom entered ; also. lie looked as proud and happy as j heart could de-ire. “ Why,cousin Beti,” said 1 ; “ but do tell me how this marriage came about, and how you contrived to keep it from us during the whole time V’ “Well, well,” said be, “sit down and you shall hear.” Blit the pretty little romance he told me, joined to the history of his early loves, would take more time to relate than I can at pres ent spare. Enough, that among all my mar ried friends 1 should point out cousin Ben and his sweet and beautiful wife, as the hap piest and best matched ; that unfortunate “ box on the car” to the contrary notwith standing. M. A. E. [P©LflTa©^L o TO THE VOTERS OF MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA: Fellow-Citizens —An apology, perhaps, is due ftom me for not having noticed, at an earlier day, the address of Major Mark A. Cooper, in reply to one previously made by me to yon just before the late October election. If so, suffice it to say. that cir cumstances beyond my control, together ) with severe and protracted bodily indispo j sitron, have occasioned the delay. 1 trust, ! however, that the lapse of lime which has intervened, has only rendered you more capable of dispassionately considering and i correctly deciding upon the points in issue between us Controversies of n personal character, devolving matters of fact and questions of veracity, I know are generally quite ut:interesting, if not disgusting, to tlie public, and perhaps to no one more so than myself; hut sometimes they become necessary as well for the vindication of the I truth, for the “ truth’s sake,” as that the : reckless and corrupt, who seek by improper means to deceive and mislead their “ coun ’ trymen.” may he properly exposed, and receive lhat indignation from a discerning community which justice requires, and which seldom fails to he awarded. It is for this reason 1 appear before you again. In t! e discus-ion at Spring Place between Mr. Stiles and myself, 1 stated nothing in relation to Major Coopet’s connexion with tiie Western Insurance ami Trust Company i of Columbus, “ a chartered molded institu j tion,” with greater “exclusive privileges” than any hank in the State, which was not strictly true, and in my opinion justified hy the circumstances. But it is the “galled jade that winces,"and hence Major Cooper’s excitement at the time. The object of my publication aflerwaids was to silence mis representations—that all might he informed of the character and extent of my statements —and that Major Cooper might have an opportunity of assuming the responsibility ofenteiinga denial, if he chose, in such a manner ns to he met. This ho has done, joining with me in four issues of fact. And it is for me now, after the excitement of the election is over, to show you how much he hazarded in so doing. Two of the points of difference between us, (denominated by Major Cooper as “mis statements and untruths'’ in my address,) I deem it unnecessary to pay further atten tion to than to give a passing notice. The I first of these (which is the last in his order) | is my statement that “he was not present | (at the discussion) until called in hy some j friend for the purpose of creatingconfusioti.” This he says is not so, and that “ I knew j it was untrue;” that he “ was called in not 1 to create, hut to prevent confusion.” Os this you may he the judges. There was no dis turbance or confusion until lie w as called in ; and if his object was not to cause, but to prevent what ensued, he was certainly most singularly unfortunate in his object, as well 1 as unsuccessful in his efforts. The other of the minor points of difl’er ’ ence (which stands first in his order) is | wherein lie charges me with an attempt to make the impression upon the public mind that “he was connected with a ‘chartered company’ of large ‘ privileges,’ operating in Co'umbus at the time of his nomination,” in which he says, I “ deceived and misled you, and misrepresented him.” In reply to this, I refer to the address wherein it is stated ns plainly as language can make it— so clearly that no one could misunderstand —not that Bt the time of his nomination ; but that, during the previous “ fall, winter, and spring,” when different individuals of his paity—he amongst the rest—were spo i ken of as suitable candidates to be run by j them for Governor, lie was connected with such an institution, and was the man finally i selected. As to tho time his company | “ quit business,” or “ ceased operations,” ’ 1 made no statement. And does Major Cooper deny that during tlie previous “ full, ‘ winter, and spring,” lie was so connected ! or was, if yon please, at tlie head of that “ huge monopoly 1” He does not. So tur j iVom it, he does not say that he was discon nected from that company even up to the time of penning his address. For, matk his language : He says, “if (the company) ; had (at the time of his nomination) quit bu siness and he “ was not (then) connec'ed with any chartered institution doing busi ness.” The time they “ quit business,” you will see hereafter, was about the 25th of May last, a very short time If,re the nomi nation. Hut I apprehend the truth to he that, even up to the time he wrote his ad dress, he was still at the head of the same company, (which seems like an engorged beast of the forest, only to have retired for a season to digest his ravenously devoured j prey,) else how could he offer to sell mejthe | charter 1 Then, fellow citizens, who! at tempted to deceive you 1 I, who stater) in this particular vvliat even Major Cooper did not venture to deny ; or he, who, (having l for three or four years derived all the advantn- ( ges of the most “ exclusive and odious mon- ! opoly” known to our laws,) just a few days before his nomination suspended operation, j or “ quit business,”as he says: that he might pass himselfoffamongst you as a pure Demo crat—opposed to all privileged orders—and uotiiing but a “ plain Mart ay county far mer ?” Os this, also, you may be the judges. The next matter lii which I direct your ; attention, is what appears “ secondly” in I his order or classification of mistakes. In i this he quotes my language as follows ! I “The profits of such an institution as that | in which Mr. Cooper’s capital was invested, ‘ depended greatly upon tlie derangement of ) the currency and the evils attending it.— Huying and selling exchange and purchas ing depreciated paper, or taking it at enor- ! mous discounts, necessaiily become the j great source of its profits. With a good national currency of equal value throughout | the Union, such an institution, doing such n business, could not exist.” To which he ! makes this unanswerable reply : “ Here j are three untruths , which rharity will im pute to Mr. Stephens’ignoiance of business ! lather than to a disposition wilfully to per vert. Being thus ignoianl of the practical operation of hanking and hank paper mo- j ncy.it is no wonder he details ftotn other men’s speeches and books the misconcep ! lion of the good effects of a United States j Bank, hoping to mislead honest men, whose every interest is opposed to itwhich is all he says in relation to it. lie does not point out in what the three untruths, or any ; one of them, consists. He does riot say that his institution did riot deal in exchang- j e.s, for he knew that such was one of the oh- ! jects of its charter. He does not say that | it did not purchase depreciated paper and ! notes at enormous discounts ; for he knew i that those who had lost in this kind of ope | ration sixteen or pet haps higher rates of : | per cent., could be brought to testify against i him. The facts thercfbie being against ( him, he seems to hove been thiowri upon | the resources of his own grctit abilities j (which on such occasions never fail him) in ! an extra effbit at reasoning; the result of; which is the masterly argument above. 1 j have given it in full to do amji’e justice to , the comprehensiveness of his intellect.— Major Cooper is said to he a financier, and ‘ to he deeply versed ill the ait and mystery i of hanking. 1 shall not meet that question with him. lie certainly claims to himself ! some superior knowledge of the sort ; and i I expect it will be generally admitted that he knows how to make a living in other ways besides farming. But it seems that i the true character of his genius was never 1 before fully developed, or, if so, wholly , I overlooked; for, amongst all the other at-ij tiibutes of greatness, he may now lay equal ; claims to the possession, in an eminent de gree, of the powers of logic. And the fore- i ! going specimen, transcending any thing to , j he found in the writings of Bacon or Aii-t- I i to;le, may he treasured up by his future hi- I i ogtapher as one of the latest examples of! the Wonderful “ triumphs of the humnrMiiind, By truth illumined and by taste refined.” i Os the powers and merits of this mental dis- I play, you may certainly be the judges. But lusily : Mnjor Cooper, like most men of his caste, (who assume a degree of presumption measured only by the extent of the cmer- ; gency.) asserts that my statement that his “company did issue something intended to ! i answer the purpose of circulation under the name of certificates of deposite, or some other title, is untrue; and that I lied a fair opportunity to know that it was untrue.”— \ This, in bis estimation, seerns to be the main point in issue between us. It was this that acted like caustic upon the nerves of the system. For in order that he who had spent years in “financiering,'’ and had taken ‘ lessons in the art, as may he inferred from his address, in “ Augusta, Charleston, Mr?- j bile, New Ynikand New Orleans,” m'ght j | lie passed off upon the country as nothing ! ; hut a “plain Murray county farmer, ” it was j thought necessary to raise a jrrrtcnded cry 1 against banks, corporations, monopolies, ex clusive privileges, and paper money. And hence his friend, Mr. Stiles, charged the Whigs m generol terms with being the “ aristocrats of the land,” who aspired to he a “ privileged order,” and sought “ charter ed tights” and “ inclusive privileges and *j.. ’ % ‘* ‘ ■ IV UMBER 45. W, T. THOMPSON, EDITOR, monopolies,” not enjoyed by the mass of community. This was to make the impres sion tluit Major Cooper and his paity, itt *’ principle and in practice.” were opposed to such orders and it still.lions, undtluit they professing to he Democrats, were the real fiicnds of the people. But when the posi tion was exposed, and the Until was told, and you were informed that many of the leading men of those who pretend to be op posed to “chartered institutions,” were themsi Ives at the head of several of. them ; and that even Major Cooper, their candidate for Governor, bad been for years at tbo head of the institution alluded to —the pow ers of which were enumerated—greatly ex ceeding those of any Be/nk in tlie Slate, and which had also entered the list of competi tors in the issue of paper money, or some thing intended for circulation. It was then, when foiled in the attempt, that the feelings became exasperated at the exposure ; and the last expedient for desperate eases was resorted to —that is, “broad, doicnright, un qvalificel denial.” To this course 1 have no objection, or to the issue which has been joined. The consequences must be borne by those who assume the responsibility.— i 1 stated to you distinctly tliut Major Cnop ei’s company did issue “ ccitificales of de posite,” intended to answer the purpose of circulation ; that “ I had seen them, and had them, and knew it to he true.” 1 had re ceived them and passed them as money; and in this matter as in the others, I am willing that you should also be the judges. And in confirmation of wlnt I asserted, l ask you to read the following statements; they arc from os worthy, respectable, and honorable men, as live in the State; such as ; the Rev. James Davis, of Heard county, a minister of the Bap'.’st church, to which de nomination I believe Major Cooper profess es to belong ; Britain Sims, sen., Senalot i fiom Coweta; confirmed bv Andrew J. Berry, one of tlie Representatives ol tbo ’ same county, and H. It. Harrison, Usq., of the town of Newnan; the Hon. Jas. A.Mer ; iwether, late Representative in Congress, and Dr. William S. Chipley, of Columbus ; persons from different putts of the State, met by me casually in Milledgevillo dining the session of the Legislature, shortly bc : fore my leaving home for this place. “ Milledgrrdle, Oct., A or. 13, 1843. “ Mr. Stephens—l take ibis opportunity ’ of saving to you, that 1 have seen the td --1 Jiess of the Holt. Maik A. Cooper to ihn voters of Mur ray county, and can only ex press my astonishment at his statements in relation to the issue of the Western Insur ance and Trust Company. One of these i issues or certificates of deposite I have seen; it was signed by Mink A. Cooper as Presi Jput, and bad all the appearances of paper money, or something intended for circula tion. It whs printed or engraved on such paper as batik hills usually are ; was of tho denomination of twenty dollars ; was num bered, and hud the usual appearance of bank notes. JAMES DAVIS.” I “ Mil/eelgeril/e, Ga„ AW. IC, 1843: •’ Mr. Stephens—At vour request, 1 state to you that 1 have seen one of the issues of the Western Insurance and Trust Compa ny of Columbus, under tlie name of cetti ficates of deposite. It was similar in gen eral appearance to a bank note or other kinds of paper circulation, being printed or engraved on similar paper, with similar figures, numbers, nnd other devices. Tlie denomination was twenty dollars, anil, from appearance, seemed evidently intended for i.Tiu'LT.ATioN. BRITAIN SIMS,Sen.” “ We concur in the above statement. “ANDREW J. BERRY. “11. R. HARRISON.” “ 1 have seen a certificate corresponding in every respect with the above described; one, and signed, ns well ns I now recollect, by Mark A. Cooper, President. Fiona its character it was evidently designed for cit ! dilation. J. A. MERIWETHER. *• November IS, 1843.” I “ De.vii Sin—l have seen some of (be. j certificates of deposite issued by the W’cs i tern Insurance and Trust Company of Co lumbus, and 11 collect to have received one of the denomination of twenty dollars. I received nrul paid itout a* money. In their general appearance they resembled hank notes, being engraved on similar paper, for a specific amour.t, and regularly lettered and numbered. They certainly did not re semble ordinary ceitificntes of deposite; and l know that the opinion prevailed gen erally with the people of Columbus, that they were intended for circulation, and to answer the purpose of Bunk notes. I have no personal knowledge of the intention of the Company in issuing such certificates, and give you only the impression made on my own mind, and the.opinion of oil with whom 1 have conversed on the subject. Respectfully. Ac. “ W.S. CHIPLEY.” For further evidence in confirmation of my statement, if any be wanted, I ask your attention to what Major Cooper has said himself in his address, and to a statement of one of the officers of his Company, pub lisher! soon offer his nomination, and being the same to which he alludes when he saya that I “ ought to have known the Company hud quit business” To this point l ask your particular attention ; for (as Major