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AUGUSTA: ~
FRID \Y. MAV i 4, 1830.
I >ie, Bill authorizing a subscription to stock nl
the Savannah, Ogeechee & Alatumuha Canal Com
ply* has been referred to a Committee of the
tvhole House in (he House of Representatives Uni
ted State* —it will not probably be acted on at the
present session.
I According to the National Journal, Mr. M‘Dir
pjf. gnethe following true character of the Tariff,
in his Speech upon that subject
“ He expressed his conviction that the present
lar d system was not only destructive of our com
merce, ruinous to our commercial marine, and op
pressive on the Southern States : hut also oppres
sive on the great mass of the community, even in
the manufacturing States themselves, where nine
individuals are injured for the benefit of one.”
Everything relating to China is interesting, apd
We ha-e read with no little pleasure extracts from
the Canton Register in a Philadelphia paper of the
271 h ult. Among these is an answer of the Go
vernor of Canton to a remonstrance of the Spanish
merchants—full of the praises of the Government
and indignation towards the, remonstrants. A sin
gle passage will serve as a sample of the courtesy
and dignity by the Governor.
“ I lie oilier day two nations of Indians and Hol
landers, Dorahjee, Maguiac, and Van Canegbera,
also dragged in and picked up several topics, which
they present' d in a Petition.- Already I have given
a severe reprimand in reply. Now again these (the
Spanish) Foreigners dttrt roe witfi a Petition on
three topics; joining in harmony, and thundering
the same, and thrust forward their mad and inco
herent nonsense. It b> Worthy of detestation in the
deepest degree.;
I' y to contemplate the CELESTIAL EMPIRE,
her abundant harvests, and her mountains of wealth!
What dependence can she have on the petty mer
chandise of all you Barbarian nations to supply her
with revenue ?”
How wonderfully the last paragraph speaks the
views of the monopolists of our own country ; we
would humbly commend it to the especial consider
ation of the disciples of the Clay school—the doc
trines of which have often been called Chinese, and
Irorn what appears above, it would seem most pro
perly.
In a description of the numerous clans that in
habit the mountainous region, we have the follow
lug
‘‘ In one ofthe clans, husbands nurse the infants
and the wives go forth to labor. A dying relative
has bis neck wrenched round that lie mav see those
who come after him. Another is greatly devoted
to Bndhism, and spends days and nights in orgies
to Melih Budli Dne is denominated the short pet
ticoat clan. 7 hey are represented as not having
kilts sufficiently longs as fond of liquor; and, in the
midst of winter, as battling in the cold stream “to
increase their warmth." Another clan is called fe
rocious and savage, addicted to fishing, hunting,
and plunder, &c.
Ws subjoin a portion of the proclamation of
Governor Lc. In this country where all become
merchants who like, whether qualified or not—and
go into bank and out of bank, as fortune, whim, or
the judgment dictates—the extraordinary grace, of
the Governor must excite surprise—but we are told
the “ trade with the Europeans at Canton, is in the
exclusive possession of twelve priviledged mer
chants. ”
“ It is proper to issue a perspicuous proclamation
full to the point; and 1 therefore issue these Com- 1
mandS to the merchants, people, Btc. for their full
information.
If there be men of substautial properly who are
willing to become Hong Merchants, let them forth
with repair to my gateway with ineir petitions, and
I will immediately order an investigation into ttie
real facts, and grant permission for them to become
merchants. The whole ofthe fees at the Hoppo’s
office shall be altogether remitted, and on becoming
a merchant it will not be necessary to expend so
much as -wen a thread or a hair, which will be a
great benefit to their capital. After they have be
come merchants, trade will doubtless gradually im
prove, a *d 1 suppose they will be unwilling to quit'
their situation, and scheme other things; but if they,
be really unable to manage their business; are of no
benefit to the public affairs; and if the officers of
Government and the merchants all dislike them,
then they may retire of their own accord, without
requesting leave to retire. What necessity is there
for them to cherish beforehand anxiety about not
being able to retire ?
I, the Governor, fr m a desire to reinstate the af-*
fairs of the Hong Merchants, do not deem it a trou
ble to inculcate this impressively by a perspicuous
Proclamation.
You merchants and people must be careful not to
cherish suspicious doubts and look about (without
coming forward, i |
Do not oppose ! A »pecial Proclamation.”
Judge Peck’s case is not without precedent e
ven in China, where an idol-maker—by name Pi-
Fa-heen, refusing t« answer some questions and
impertinently replying to others, was ordered by*
the magistrate to be punished for his contempt by
fifty blows upon his ankles with a wooden ruler.
All the idols of poor Pi could not save him—so he
died, and the public authorities proceeded to hall
tke magistrate over the coals. I
We conclude our article with an extract of ave-l
vy striking character ■ — (
The aged in China, it is well known, are parti
cularly respected. The Emperor Kang he made
•a law that every widow in the Empire who had not
married a second time, and attained the age of a
hundred years, should be reported to the Sover-i
eign by local Governors, that His Majesty might
confer thirty taels of silver to erect an honorary I
gate-way and have inscribed over it, “ The Dour
ot Chaste Longevity.”
Cooper’s forthcoming work is entitled the Wa- j
i-er Witch.
A correspondent of the United States Telegraph
says, “ The Ja ikaon pjgty do not lament the loss
ot Chilton, rv\ the Clay party wont receive him
so tneirra .” The honorable gentleman stands
‘therefore expended, something after the manner of
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“ Mahomet’s Coffin ; or, perhaps, between the tu t
stools he is falling to the ground. Another lettei
concludes thus, “ you have lost Chilton—let him
go—no great loss. ”
Mr. Harding, the American artist, hits executed
a full length picture of Chief Justice Marshall, for
which lie is to receive #IOOO from ttie persons in
Boston who ordered it. It is well known there is
e , no city in the union where taste and liberality so
|. triumphantly prevail ar> in Boston.
e ; We give place to the following interesting Deci
sion by Judge Chawfoud t
ELBERT SUPERIOR COURT.
March Term, 1830.
Joins Doe e* dim ofy
Chiles T. Ket,
Appellant j
vs )• Eje trru,ut. . ,
Rlcurun Roe & Da- I
vii) Mattox, |
Respondent. J
she plaintiff produced a copy grant, for the land
fi n dispute, after accounting for the absence of the
11 original, and then a sheriff’s deed and the Justices
J ducket from which the executions issued under
; which the sale was made, by which it appeared that
- judgments had been entered. Defendants counsel
. then required the plaintiffs counsel to prove that the
i executions hail the entries upon them that there was
no personal property upon which they could be le
vied, before which entry they could not he levied
- upon land. It was contended by counsel for Flain
r every thing had been done which could be
tequited. They had shown subsisting judgments
aud it was always presumed that, officers had done
their duty. That the sheriffs deed showed that these
’ executions had been levied upon the land in dis
x pute, and the legal presumption was that the exe
cutions had the entry upon them which authorized
j the levy & sale ofthe land That the presumption in
, h* vo f of officers ought to prevail in this case. It was
admitted that it the executions were produced in
i ™ ,lrt and h not the entry upon them, it would be
fatal to the plaintiffs title. By the court; it has been
long the practice of this court in, all cases where ti
; tie is derived under a sheriffs deed to require the
production of the execution under which the sale
p purported to have been made, or the production-of
a good anti subsisting judgment, the executions was
not required rigidly to be produced, because it wax
- that they were sometimes not returned and rccord
• ed. But all judgments in the Superior and Inferior
courts boun i all the property of the defendant both
real and personal-, not so of a judgment in the ma
gistrates courts, they became a lien upon land only
upon one contingency, Viz that there was no other
. personal property exbept.negroes. Under the stat
ute making this regulation, it has been invariably de
termined that the only evidence of the non-exis
tence of personal property which would be received
by the court was the entry upon the execution by
the constable that there was no other personal pro
-5 P ert y except negroes. 7’he production of the jus
> tices docket S lewing that judgments had been en
. tefed against the defendant did not necessarily show
j'that they could be lawfully levied upon land. This
s I question was submitted to the Judges at their last
j convention and they decided that sales ofland or
negroes under executions from Justices courts with
’ out such entries were void. This court was not con
j vinced that the opinion of the Judges was consistent
with the laws of England, but th4t conviction ought
not to be suffered to influence the decision of the
’ question now under consideration. By the laws of
i England salesrrmde in market overt are highly fa
voured and such are all sheriffs in this slate. The
‘ courts in this slate have innovated much upon the
} j British law, and this court is not prepared to de
cide that such innovations have not been improve
ments in many cases, this court is convinced they
are improvements. The court is therefore of opinion
I that in this case it is incumbent on the plaintiff to
> : produce the execution or account for its absence,
, and then to prove that they had the necessary en
tries upon them to be levied upon land. If this was
lent required, all that would be necessary would be
i Jto keep the executions out <>f the view of the court,
• anil then the presumption contended for by plain
! tiffs counsel would be effectual; when the produc
tion of the executions would defeat the title derived
! under them —A npnsuit was awarded.
I Counterfeiters. —A gentleman who has recently
t returned from a jaunt to South-Uarolina, informs us
i that a gang of Counterfeiters (12 or 1.4 in number)
i had been detected in Darlington District in that
; State, that suspicion having fallen upon one of them
i he was apprehended and imprisoned; when another
. ofthe party voluntarily revealed the names of the
whole. We presume the particulars Will shorth be
• j made known. [Fayetteville Observer.
) The corporation of New Orleans laid a tax to
defray the expense pf paving the streets, and form
ing sidewalks. Many citizens refused to pay and
were prosecuted. Four trials have been had. At
■ length the Supreme Court has decided against •
them. The corporation has recovered 50,000 dol
lars,. and keeps up its tax-
Great Failure —By the arrival of the barque 1
Monmouth, at Boston from Calcutta, intelligence
has been received, that the extensive mercantile
house of Palmer & Co. stopped payment on the
4th January. There had been a meeting of credi
tors, and the property wag made over to assignees
for the benefit of the whole. The failure is said to
be for 2 j Grose of Rupees, equal to twelve and a
half millions of dollars. Mess;s. Cockrell, Trail
& Co. of London, were creditors to the amount of :
JE400,008 sterling. "1
j A Bill authorizing a subscription of #IOO,OOO to'
the Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
has passed both branches of the City Council ot Bal
timore.
I The Philadelphia United States Gazette, of the
3d instant, says :
“ The Jury on Saturday, without leaving their
ibox, found VVilson, the mail robbel', guilty, on all
the counts of the indictment. Os course his sen-'
tence must be death. We understand he has ex-1
pressed a wish to see Mr. Reeside, the mail con-;
tractor, to whom he nrotnises to make some disclo
sures that will astonish our citizens.”
! The Philadelphia (U. S ) Gazette, states that the
President ofthe Uni ■ d States intends visiting the
Eastern States in the course of the Summer, and will
'extend his t isit as faf north as the Lakes.
j It is said that a horrid murder was recently nerpe
trated in Meredith, N (I and that a pedlar seeing
a hght in a tavern window at night, and a ladder I
resung against it, had the curiosity to mount it and |
look in, when he discovered diree men in con-ulta
liou, and the dead body of another who had been
i murdered hy the n, lying on the fto ir, H-; descend-!
ed, and took away the ladder, alarmed the tavern 1
keeper, all three ware secured.
tH J . V.
0 nmnnrrcATM.
;r ]Wr. BUNCE,
n | f Hass give a place to the following
Charades :
I.
1 WHILE sitting o’er my cheerful second
i, My first with rapid pinion flies
And by my whole , if rightly •reckon'd
s i Experience may make timely wise-
J i , 11.
My first upon this earthly Ball
Did in my second lightly fall,
i. But scarcely did my first excell j
My Virgin whale, when first it fell.
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My first is open, generous, and brave, (
My next, too offthat noble spirit wants, (
My whole, would rather seek a glorious grave j
Than lose the liberty for which he pants. ||
i They are not original and therefore the better on t
j that account. PUZZhR-CAP. j
I N. B. I deal a great deal in Riddles and such sort 11
jlof Trumpery—ls you wish it,, 1 will keep you con-! 1
. stantly supplied Did.you ever hear that ingenious! l
s Enigma, “As 1 was going over London Bridge,” fitc.j 1
Ji The poetical editor of the Providence Patriot, !
1 speaking of a “ glorious regeneration” in one of
- the states, says— “ it broke out upon the political |
s darkness of New England like the sun at midnight ,
- and we trust it will continue to shine, although its
1 light may annoy the owl of federalism," £Je.
\ 3Die&, ‘
* At the Sand-Hills, at the house of his mother-in ,
: law, Mrs. Walker,' on Sunday morning, 9th Inst.
aged 35 years, Mr. LA- RIGAIL, a native of New
- York. For about ten years, he was an officer in the | 1
| army of the United Slates. j |
1 bb ! |
* %* The Annual Meeting of the i
J S'ockh ddern o the Augusta Library Society., will i
s (be. he'd a the Lbi ary Room, O MORROW AF |
‘iTEHNOON, at 4 o'clock precisely, for the Elec
; tion of nine Direc.ors, to uerve lop the current
5 year. t , ' •,
M May 14 ' j,
f, * “
;t - 25anft of Hugu^ta^
-j 13th May, l»50. Jy
r TJERSONS having business in this Bank TO.
* -t MORROW, the isih inst. are requested to
■|'iansoc: it previ m(y, as the doors will, on th it
t day, be closed for the purpose of preparing for
f he semi annual seH'ement -i-d Dividend
Augustus Moore, Cash'r.
* May 14 1
* . 1
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I HAMILTON RIFLEMEN /
r A TTKNO a Regular Q isvterly Meeting at Si
IV. O'cl ck. THIS EVENING, in the (ionipi.
ny's Room, Oiiv Hall.
t ’ By ordet of Lieut* Butt* Comd’ir.
t N. Vv. Cocke, Sec'ry.
* Wav 14 It
f- '
• NOTICE.
I I n|THB ft am Boat 8A VANN ATI, with Tdw
«• Doats, will depart TO MORROW after noun. 1
1 P m freight apply at the Steam Boat Company's !
: Office to , ‘ ' ,
’ Wm. Robertson ir. Agent.
. May 14 u
Wank Statft of Utorgia.
BRAWCH AT AUOU.-TA, MtT lO'lU, 1«30. ’
(AHB Board of Directors will on Flill) tY in %•,
elect an Assistant Clerk, in the place ot K (
| R I'hompsan resigned. .
Candidates may know .he Salary and am mil J
'of Bjnd required on applies*'on hi 'he I'ank
,11. Renry, Cashier. t
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~ Ice: i
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The public can be supplied with the above
article at the
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oiiß \c ft uwvmft, ;
And Tickets furnished there—p;ioe LIVE ‘
per pound. Cash.
j flu ICE HOU E will be open t»n Sl'K-
D.-. Y-i from 6to 9 o’clock A. M.
■\»r| 16 UK
T\> lb *■/ i’. |
The Homo near Turlcinet's Spring.
MIT ia convenient ami we 1 1 j
an ed lor a BO 4Hi INC EOU-E
duri g the Sumner in nth.. lin
medi te posses- -n w'dl hi g veil.
also—TO RK\T, |
Qr* ivill be .So <1 on ihe mo*t reasonable T> - or? (
?..*A The HOUSE and LOT ti
'WJL form rlv owned b. Leoiiok .lias, Esq 0
and la‘°lv occur) ed by E J. llarium, E q "
APPLY TO jd
Samuel Hale. "
Anril "0 <-);}
\ AX. .VO WO ft \V
WE wdl a■ 1 <* d at he offio.- ■* .1 VV. Vsfm
DSTH, E q on WEONE-.DAY, ti U nsiid'
Sth day of April, and 12lh cL.y of Mnv.— \
'he U. led Sta eo H tel on Thursday 'ln Tsrt i
■ud 29>h days April nod 13,h day of L-.y -
M the Planters’ H .i« J o i Frida ihe 16 han I 30'! 1
lay ;of April, a 14 h Me, and U' a' 17 h,
;d ys n( May at the Olfioa ot A. G Riii rd "
I Esq. on the 17'h of April a d3d an i 15 h n) s ’
lif day na'. Io receive 'he Belaina oi 7 «,■ tile
. or. p r y tor Ihe nr.-s nt year, and colleating th
' axes h<r I • ■ »p 1h29
M ich tel K. Poisclair, u t. e. •
Oliver Jieed, Tax i oldctor,
MitH '2 i 20 79 1
ftonk. u ut\ ,Lih Vrv tt vv t
Neatly Executed at this UJjicc,
BIHiKE SUPERIOR COURT.)
May Tkkm, 18S0.
Preae,nUv\ei\ta.
Thk Grand Juror , while they lamer!,
th t there has been an unusual number ot
ci'ihinal prosecu'iuas .at the Venn, are ol
llu - btliet that thin, has been the result n|
a. eulental circuiustauccs, atnl not to be re
cu'ved as evidence of any declension in the
t' Te nf public morals * one fact yyhich ha::
li i them to this consolin'; cuncloaion, must
b obvious to yvery observer, vi/,; That
i> e ihiemperate use of ardent spiiits is be-
c 1 miug every day more ami mi";* disrepu ■
P tile, and this appears to be ihe spontane
ous movement of the public mind, artil not
produced by any extensive operation's of
ti\e citiieos of the coumy in aid of the
cause of I'emperance.
living cxanvuied live Treasurer’s Books,
ive are pleased that we have the opportuni
ty «f expressing our approbation of the
manuer in which that otlicer has discharg
ed hi* duties hitherto; his accounts are kept
tvith clearness and precision, and his char
ges are.jyoperly vouched.
H iving f. und a considerable sum in the
hands of the late Clerk, the payment of
which to the Treasurer we me informed
will shortly take place—We recommend
to the Inferior Couft not longer to levy tlifl
extra tax, which under the recommendation
of u former Grand Jury, has been collected
for some years past.
We have to request of the Inferior Court,
that they will as a means of promoting
public morals, strictly enforce thfc act re
lating to the granting ; of Licenses for re
tailing of spirituous liquors, and see that
none have such license without giving the
bond and security required by law,
We concur with his Honor the Judge in
the opinion, that it ia of the highest im
portance that ihe records of the Justices
Courts should be preserved, and we request
our Senator and Representatives in the next
Legislature, to do all in their power to ha.vc
an act passed to compel Justices of th»
Peace, on the expiration of their terms o
service, t« deposit their Dockets in thi
Cleik s Office of their respcc ive counties
We request Judge Holt to accept nu
thanks for his pinmpi attention to and hi
impartial discharge of the duties of his sta
lion.—.We also tender to the Attorney Ge
neral our acknowledgment of the polite
ness which has marked his intercourse wit
us the present Term,
We request that suck- of our Present
raents as are of a public nature, may be put
lished in the Augusta Constitutionalist.
JOSEPH IK I‘HOJdAS, Foreman.
John Rogers, Verity Farmer,
ff m. W. Hughes, Hevir/y Randolph,
Wm. R. Caldwell, William W. Davies,
Martin Herrington, George (V. Boat is, '
Andrew li, Lawson, Job Gresham,
Jasiah Scrulchins, Samuel Davis,
Matthew Spain, Aaron A. 7hotnpsoK,
Joab T. Rowell, James Anderson,
MaVhnv Jones, Edward Hatcher,
James F. Allen, John Saxon,
Thomas Burke, Wade Brown.
On motion of the Attorney General, Oa
»eked, That so much of the Presentment!
as are of a public nature, be published it
conformity with their request.
A true Extract from the Minutes.
JNO WATTS, Clerk.
•MAWIsON 61‘U.l.Vu 4.
T ID- Subscriber* reap* c' -u > inform '.be pub
M. lie ihmilii y luve p.nrciowd the entire a.
terert io the above prop-r y. Ho t have oper.c'
the HOUr E (uimerly ujfcuoied by Mr A lexan
cer, at a recently by Mr, Robert (Jirvin, so
the accommodation of vidier.. Situated in
high and li*-alihy section of country-with .
Spring c lebraterl for tlo* Medic-il pr .pe*ny of it
AAieis; offering mrong iirdncen. ms lo ihe in
vslu). and tfi ny attrac ions to the devotees ol
heal th, ,t has b ten, ami wilt, it ia confidently an.
tieipsltd continue to be, a desirable retreat to
those, either in pursuit of health or 1 1 usure.
Ihe proprietors eero it un cCessary t > apeak
m term# ol cpmmendation of a place, so well
Hid ho advantage, uiily known. The House will
be newly furnished, ami liberally auoplied w’uh
-very thing essential either to the comfort or con
veniei c■ of guests. No exertions on their p»n
will bn wanted to give general -a'i"facion while
d is hoped their ra' iof charging will be sue!
;a rather to invite than (Jeter the calls of those
bus inc ined
Wm M. & Josepii Morton.
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JOHJS GUIMJiKIJ\7 '
WATCH MAKER.
Xo. 14? T,
Has g ,n b. gan business, in Ihe Brick House,
N 147, Broad street, lately occupied as the
(IIV iO I KL, where he will br stow all hs a'
entioii on repairing WATCHES a d CLO KS
>< every description, in 'he best possible m. j
er, and at very reasonable prices. He solicits!
tie patronage of h's (rinnds «nd former could i
Her-, and all who wish to have their W,tctie.s,
r sde to keen good time at a modaraie price. j
He will sAI h s rum ni'ig M OCA’, conthUng of \
<0 aw a tti anr 9 ; !
WATCH KS AM) CLOCKS,
CAftTOßft,
For lets than th y cast, at fV'iolesalr and Hr tail.
Thick Patent , Watch Classes,
>nd a l ' other deecripiiuns of \iatch Uiassea, con
stantly kept on hand
VV 4 Q 1
JUST UECMIVKjP,
li.VLKS liriiwu Shirtings,
3 Oases Leghorn Ha a,
30 Barreia Lanai Flour,
40 Dozen superi„r old Port Wine,
run s t.ty> «t
C, Phillips.
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200 I) z-n Spool Colton, in Boxe*
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hrorn the. Steam-Boat Andrew Jackson t
BA I* Kb Cotton Osnaburgs,
at) Ui'ZjO Oerkley Hmdk rchiels,
5 Hhd». inning \V.r-, each containing fout
hundred piece*,
29 L) z ;n old J'un oca ll'imj
2(1 do. Choice Madeira Wine,
sale m
C. Phillips.
_Anr - .l 27 °0
Op During my absence from the
City, Mr. Vim. J. Wigd'inau will act as nif
gent.
Wm. ii. Shelton.
April 16 97