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Athens, Feb. 1, 1831. aM, wilh «t least tl.iitv days previous noli, c, or ,*hii h voter* n«a!ifird ns i»f.»rr«nid, n»»y v*-tr, We unintentionally omitted to mention in our last, ?he inectinpofthe board of Trustees, held in this place on the ICMli ult. Eight members only out of twenty- eight were prepent; two arrived after the meeting had adjourned. Major Abraham Walker, Doctor Kease of Jasper, and Mr. Murray of Lincoln, were tire only member* in attendance from a distance. An adjourn ed n.tiTing will be lu-ld in April, until then, nothing can be done towaids repairing the ruins of the College j edifice. Such remissness is any thing but creditable. 1 to the hoard of Trustees, and i<> a practical illustration of the t vil which must result from rhat feature of the College till which make* a majority constitute a quorum. Thi* feature, whetlic r the dictate of jealousy, or an ai t of Ugulatirt indiscretion, should be remedied i.» some way or other. The Crest Eclipse.—On the 12th inst. will be witnrs«. cd the greatest eclipse of the aun that ha<* been visible in the l nited State* s-mcr the year 1S06. At this place, if the day should be fair, the sun wili present the ap pearance of a bright ring, at the p«*ri«*d of the greatest obscuration. At Milledgeville, the place for which the fjluwingcalculation is made, the sun’s appearance will be like that of the nnon a" first seen after the change. hie h voters o • — • — . . respective plar-a of el.rlioit, f..r the same non.bm ... Delegates to the Convention, a* their respective t «»un* tie* semi to the tien. ral Assembly «»f the Sinie. ^ Section 5. Every eititen of the U. Static to he e.igi- bleto n ^,.^1 in «aid Convention, who ha« aitinnert Iw ago ef ‘J.» years; and been an inhabitant of the State t*i twelve inoiiihs previous to the election. . Section 0. Members of the Convention to *».«< on the first Mo-.dav m after On ir el.» n the Stntu House at Mill, dgeville, for the purj disc harging the duties spec ified in the 1st seelio to havo power to make their own roles and lorins business, determine on the qualification ol th« ir «•’ monilirn, rl.’rt ilirir lit(ri-f-ar} (•finer., “II *' r *‘ tlirv may deem nrrr F'.ry. Section 7. Tli. Governor to give publicity to t •rt, by .fndmjz to the Ju.tirr. "I'llic liilclinr Cowl each enmity, |irinirtl copO » Milliii.iit to supply Militia di-tiict with nur— nnid Jti.iit ■’* to lisv mid.- , nml .aid t :K< la latitude, 33 7 00 N. I>o. ieduced, 32 56 31 N. longitude, hi 80 CO D'. Beginning of f.riijisr, 10 In 24 m. 34 s. A.M. Greatest Obscuration, 0 1 15 Apparent Conjunction, 0 1 20 l’r.d of the ndipsc, 1 3 n i r. m. Duration ofthe Krlipse, 3 13 SG Digits eclipsed, 11 deg. 39 nun. 6 e. on tli stin'. North limb. — ConrrnPosi.—That the attention of our reader* may continue to be dirtrted to thia important enbjrct, we pirn below the ail) introdat ed into the legislature, at ita late session, lor the purpoie ofrailing a Convention, and Hie named of the ntemhera who voted for and against ita paaaagr. In doing this, our object ia only to inform the people who have obeyed their inatruc- t:on*, and who are recreant to their interests. At the last election the people d. mantled, in a voire that could oot he mistaken, a reduction of tlto number of member, of the legislature, and it w as fondly nuli- eipaird that this demand would bo acceded to by thr legislature; but it having been ascertained that a re. dor 1 ion could not be effected by them, the bill for call ing a Convention was introduced. It will boseeu that this bill tlid not actually authotiae the call of n Conven tion by the legislature, but arefere nee of thr i/utslion to thr people, and, should they sanction it,the bill provided for tarrying the measure into effect. But a o ajovity in the legislature irou/d net allow thr proplr to hr their oicn masters/ Could it have been shown that the object of (this hill was to change the mode of representation, or (hat by any peruliatity in its pro virions,one party was! gain strength to the injury of another, then it might have bern expected, from the natural selfishness of the human heart, that those would oppose it who were likely tntustain injury tint the Convention bill aimed at nothing of the kind. The representation there i onld have been the same as in tlm Legislature, and the difference in tile result would have been only this— that in one the majority would rule; in the other, two f irila Were these gentlemen afraid to trust the interest uflhe stain with the 11 legitimate lords proprie tary of the aoil T’ Did they expect the people would Wrong themselves by having the regulation and rotor- r ation of affairs in t.ieir own hands? Such indeed t icms tn have been the fact; and we have good reason in believe that some of tiiosn w ho have shown their “ lender regard" for their constituents in depriving them of power, will find the favor reciprocal at the next election. We have said that wo could see no advantage one party would obtain over the othrr by a Convention ; .till we find a latge majority of the Troup parly in fa, - irof this measure, and of Iho Clark party against it. Du the motion to lay thr bill on the table for thu bal ance of the session, the vote was as follows: For the motion, 49 Clatk, St) Troup; against it, 4G Troup, f> Clark votes. What is the fair and equitable construc tion to be placed on this vote ? Dora it not show con- ilmivrly that th« members of the Clark party in the last Legislature were more anxious lor power, •nd less ready to consult the interest ofthe State, than those of the opposite party? Else why ehnutd they contravene the wishes of their constituents ? But wr are told that some of the opponents of the Convention bill are in favor of reiuetim, but wish it to be effected by the Legislature, because they any, a Con- v tuition will be an expense to the State. Thie ia a pi tiful subterfuge for men of sense tn flv to. And so they want the number of members reduced by thodyofmrn that they know never will do It, as long n sectional in terest remains os it now dees? This is a get-off indeed. 4 convention would it ia true, be an eiprnec tn the ■late; but let the number of members he reduced to one half what it now is, and the saving ia one, nr at most two aessions, would more than counterbalance it, to •ay nothing of ibotdffmsle advantage. The folluwing is the bill to which we have reference— Let those who feel an intereot in the welfate ofthe Slste, read, reflect %i.d treasure it up in remembrance. Thi. ia all »i ask «-it it all that i( necessary. The good sense and hon est independence ofthe people will teach them hnw to net, when once they arc made acquainted with the ,'d whole matter. The lloute went into Committee ofthe whole, Mr. llaynca in the chair, on “the bill to be entitled an Art providing for a Convention to rrviae and ain.-nd the Hurd, fourth and seventh orcliont of the Aral Article of the Conatiloiion of this Stale.”— let Section provides—that the 1st Monday in |B3I the citiiein qualified to vote for membera ofthe Geneml Assembly, be requited to express hi ballot in regard to the call of a Convention for the purpose of re- vising and amending the 3.1,4th, and 7th sections of the 1st Ankle of the Constitution. Section 2. Voters to express their opinions and witli- •son the subject, by writing on their tickets the words Contention” or '‘A/’s CsnwtiMse.” Section 3, make* it the duty of the presiding ms- mstratew, to makes return of said votes to the Govern or within thirty day* after the election. Section 4, requires the Governor, after an examine- tinfi of the returns, »nd if the majority eliould be in fx- v or of a Convention, to proclaim 'the txme, nod appoint pirn set spin the most public piece in * Provided that iseh enmity ofthe Stale, si ed by said (b.nvoiitiu , to send at hast oi tative to the House of Rrprraen'atiiea. On motion to lay the C.'.r.veutnui Bill on the table fur the balaoee ofthe session, the yias and nays were: YF.AS.—Messrs. Adah, Ail in. Bs'es. Bailey, Beall, of Franklin, Rlaekslirar, Bowen, Bozeman, Brewster, j Bryan, Biirnes, Bvne, Clevilsnd, Curry of vt ashing- ton, Hay, Dickson, Drew, Kssly, Fannin, Flournoy, I (diolton,(iiavhill, Grn-s, Hampton, llsidee, liarring ton, llaieher,llation, llm.ird, Hilliard, Hopkins, How- aril of Baker, Irwin, .lone, of Jones, -tones of Liberty, Jones of Thomas. Keliv.Kmg. Liddell. Lovett, I .owe, Mann, May., MTny", M’lhmnlil, M'KIvy, M'ltca, I Neal of Wilkinson, Budget, Perdue, Powell, Hunts, I Hiehsrdsnn, Schley, Mux's, Itnbertsnn, Smith, Snob j ling., Stuffings, Strickland, Tnvlor, TerreII. Thomas, I Towns Wellman, Wellborn, tl illiams, ttilion i-l t-or- Iv. and lYrflfird. . , I NA VS. - Messrs. Adams, Harr, filar!;well, Black, j Brown, Calhoun, Carnes, Csrllerigc, Collier, Cone, Dougherty, Flewellen, Greene, Unities, : ndges, Hid- I land. Dolt, Houston, llmvurd uf Baldwin, Hudson of ; Jefler.on, Hudson of Putnam, JaeUeon, .lenkins, John- 1 -on, tones of Warren,Leonard, Long, l.ovall, Mathew ., M'London, M’Cravrn, Neal of Newton,' Oliver, Pear- i man, Pope, Price, Ilea, Held, Huberts, Rutherford, I Ilian, Siinmnns, Tankereh j, Thompson, Townsend, nor,Tulle, Will;.*, Wilion of V.arrcn, Winn, ond Young. Of the reduction hill it i. unnecessary to spesk at length. It was of the sumo nature,hut received more pport than did the Convention loll. The slate of port if s was in favor of reduction, 51 Troup, 25 Clark : gainst it, 19 Troup, 31 CUrk voles. The Venn and nays on the passage of the Reduction hill, wore: YKAS—Messra. Adams, Aikin, Barr, Bates, Beal 1 of Franklin, Black, Blarkw.ll, Bowcii, Brew.ter, Brown, Hornes, Byne, Calhoun, Carnes, Cartledpo, Collier, Cone, Day, Dougl-erly, Fannin, Flewellen, Ghotsnn, Graybill, urccnc, Gresham. Ilsynes, Dodges, llo|ls"d, Holt, Houston, Hr,ward uf Baldwin, Hudson, of.leifer- aon, Hudson of Putnam, Irwin, tarksnn, Jenkins. Juhnsoii, Jones of .tones, Jones of Warren, Leonard, Lester, Liddell, Long, l.nwe, Loynll, Mathews, May, M'Clcndon, M’t'oy, MTraveii, Next of Newton. Nor thern, Oliver, Patrick, Pcarinan, Pope, Price, Ilea, Hei.l, Hoherts, Rutherford, Ryiui, Sheats, Simmons, Strihling, Tankeislry, Terrell, Thompson, Townsend, Toggle, Turner, Tulle, Willis, Wiisuu of Warren, Winn, iVoltiird, Young. NAYS— essrs. Adair, Riuley. lilaiksliear, Rnze- man, Bryan, Cleveland, Curry of Washinglon, Dick son, Drew, F.oslv, Fliuiriloy dross, Hampton, Harring ton, Hatcher, ilalten, linlznrd, Hilliard, llnpkins, Howard of Baker, Jones of “humas, Kellum, Kr lly. King,Lovett, l.neas, Maim, M’Donald, M'KIvy,M’llea, Neal of Wilkinson, I’adeel, Pnrdne, Powell, Rawls, Richardson, Robertson, Hob-mu, Schley, Smith, Sneb ling., Strickland, Taylor, Terrv, Thomas, Towns, Weitmau, Wellborn, Williams, Wilson of P.arly. We suh|nin flip following remarks from the Colum bus Democrat. In our opinion they take the right vi-w ..t lit- ease, suit we clout J tie h. j-py to sen tilhers of both parlies fearlessly advocating the same ride of thi: question. " Mam have been opposed to the hill fur calling a convention, from a pretended lear of the ennreqiien- ees. Now in our view of the ease, the calling a coil vention to amend Iho constitution, is in lad, the re turning hack to the soveieign people, the inheirnl powers of self government, which has fur the time been delegated to agents—but vvliieh, they have al ways the right to resume: and which, when so resum- .they have the right ugain to distiihutc into sueh hands ns shall In them seem fit and after the poo- have remodelled the government, or any department of it, to suit I heniaelves, who has a right tn complain ? The calling of a convention therefore, may be dangerous —but to whom 7 not to the people; because they then have the povvrr in their own hinds, and can take care of themselves; but it would he dangerous to their tm- I'ailhfiil agents, who have abused their trusts. No wonder therefore, that n any members of the Legists ture arc opposed to calling a convention, ‘ -<3HS"- The following extracts of letters taken from the last Georgia Journal, will show what opinions are cntcr- tainsd of the late Land Rill. The allusion in the lat ter extract tn the I'. S. Supreme Court, it will be seen gives us no definite information of wliot the “ruling powers” intend tn do with Georgia in the Tassels ease. Subsequent dates to the 92d ult. are silent on the sub ject. It will be matter of surprise to us, if this impor tant question of State sovereignly is not taken up by the Supreme Court or Congress, after the excitement that has been raised. At any rale, w c hope to get some new light f >r our readers next week. EXTRACT OF A LETTER DATED * * * * January 18, 1830. “ I suppose i( may not be unueccptuhle In you to lie informed ofthe slateof public opin ion, on the subject whirh occupied nur atten tion during the lust legislature, nnd es|icrtnlly the survey and occupancy of llio Cherokee In nds. “ I have had very ample opportunity to as certain the feelings and opinions of the people, of this county at least, and urn prepared to say that the measures proposed to bn adopted by the House of Representatives, are ns decidedly disapproluited as any project enn he, und lliul by all classes nod parties. I speak the truth literally when I say that I have not heard one dissenting voice to the opinion that the legis lature would Itnvc acted an unwise and danger ous part, to have made an ntlempl to occupy tliut eeontry before n cession of it hud been obtained. * * * * “ I am now fully convinced that the sup porters and defenders of the violent measures did most materially misapprehend the tur pop. uli on this subject. * * * " If the hill ofthe House had received (lie .solu tion al'lhc Senate, in the shape in which the House passed it, it would have been not only a wholesome, hut n popular application ol the Executive vein, to have arrested it. All this is true with respect to this county, and al so. from what I hear, in others—even the up per adjoitiing counties.” H’osAingfon, Jan. 10, 1S31. I have delayed answering your letter, tin Court was In ronvenc to-day, some motion in iclutiou lo Georgia might he made a* its open ing. This cxpei’lutioti has not been realized. The Court met slid adjourned without trans- ui litig tiny business, and, us Mr. Wirt wus ■ unfitted to his room Lv indisposition, no indi- i .iliiui of his ioltotion tins afforded. “I rejoice vry sincerely in the result, in relation to the land hill. This places us on the high ground we ought to occupy—assert ing our jurisdiction, und providing for its exer cise, Iml abstaining from the infringement of the Indian tight of occupancy. I could have wished that the authority to grant reserves Imd been given, hut we must endeavor to do with out it, rely ing on the disposition of the legis lature to ratify what shall lie found necessary be idl. w-1 lo he conceded on Ibis point. If ! mistake mil, there was a ic.-olutmn ofthe Legislature, some two or three years since, expressive ol their willingness lo iinvo reserves granted.” -<*!'- Wc have In en requested by a friend to inrert the ftill.'W ing renxrks of Dr./Jrirm, i»n Ine causes and danger of a rr'u/er in rases of sickness. Wc take gdenstne in giutiftiug the request, believing that it may (In g.nnl; hut we would at the same time remark, that the practice "t calling in n physician to prescribe for every rase ef inlhicn/.n, or cold, or headache, with u liicli pour mortals an- nlllicted, ia as pernicious as the nlficious advice of friends. This experience lias abundantly proven. In ninny esses when people ima gine themselves “ drradlnlli ill,” the disease leave, tin in much quicker without a dose of medicine, or a little, blood-letting, than it would were they to xppl those remedies; vet we shall not contend that this is universally the case, lint to the extract: “ It linn ever aliur-k us with surprise, that people who are altogether unacquainted wilh the structure of the human body, or with the laws which govern it, either in a stale of Itenlih or more especially when labouring under dis ease, should take the awful responsibility upon themselves to direel what is supposed bv them lo he proper, during the existence of disease or when the system has just struggled through it.' “ Hut strange to toll, there is no one who dues not deprerate this interference in the nb street ; yet every body at the moment they Lave an opportunity to infringe it, flatter them selves that they become exceptions to the rule, and that wlutl they say or do cannot he otherwise Ilian right; or nt irast that it cannot do harm. In the other concerns of life docs the same docility occur ? if the distribution of properly or the employment of money become the subject of advisement, much hesitation and deliberation are exercised before the sought for or proffered advice is followed. If a coat is to he cut, or n pair of shoes or boots are to be made, Iho qualifications of the re commended Hrn carefully spanned before they are l» be trusted : hut the business of sickness or health, or of life or death, is dismissed with the most frigid indifference; nnd too often the advice of one totally incompetent to the task is adopted, lo the. neglect of that given by one who tvns every way able to direct. “ How many orphans, widows, or desolate husbands have to thank the offleioustiess of friends for their sad condition; for, to tho ad vice or interference oflhose who had neither right nor tab nt to direct, may they too justly look for tin ir misfortunes ?” -<SK>- Ccargio CM— ,}gafn.— A gentleman from Walton county, lias furnished us with the following flattering statement of the lielmcssof a Gold Mine in Hall coun ty, tu which lie .-ay., he was an rye witness ; “ At a mine called ,N>ir Polosi, trn miles West of GEORGIA CONFERENCE. 1.1ST OF APPOINTMENTS. AUGUSTA DISTRICT—V *1. Arnold, l*. U. .-Ju .ujIii, Juiih s 0, Andrew. Il’cirrm,C. Ilorriion. I.illb Biter, T. Douglas, V. Maliafiy. /.rxni;(orl. J. C. Carter. H'o.iiington and Cretnreborovgh, Joseph N. Glenn. Sparta, \\ . p. Arnold. irnyottburaf, It. W. Wynne, T. C. Benning. Saruima/t, L A. Few. Mission to the Blacks on f.ittle Biter, A. Turner. Mission to the Mario in Columbia County, tu be supplied. ATHENS DISTRICT— Dm. J. Parks, P. L. .Ilians and Madison, I.. Fieice. Broad Hirer, l\ ni. It. IL Moseley, It. It. Jones. lluberslunn, John IL Chappell. XitirannK, Win. S. Williams, Brown. Crete, Dm. Alexander, tl. L.King. Wallen, ltay, A. II. Pal Ytllou Hirer, jainrs Uelluli, George Bishop. Gwinnett, George W Carter. .ipalachy, Tlurnas Sxndforil, Thomas II. Capers. Mission lo Blacks on Broad Hirer, It. I- Edwards. COLUMBUS DIS TRICT—A. Hamjiill, P. E. Columbus, Jesse Boring. Harris, John Hunter, John D. Chappell. La tlrangr, .1. Boring, Arclielaua Mitchell. CoirtlJ, W. W. Stegall. FaytUe, Win. D. Mathews, C. Radford. Upson, John Wimbish, A. IL Elliott. Carroll, Appleton Haygood. Hand Iph Mission, Geo. A. Campbell. MII.I.F.llGEVILl.F. DISTRICT-.!. Howard, I’. E. Millrdgerille, E. Sinclair. AJaccm, U Pope. Ha (union and Clinton, F. P. Noaworthj. .ilcory, Jeremiah Freeman, G. W. Pierce. Cedar Creek, Thomas Mulrry. Monroe, James Ilunlcr, Jesse Sinclair. Houston, C. II. Broun, It. J. Richardson. Lee Mission, tu be supplied. Mission to Marks ntar Macon. W. C. Hill. Mission to Macks on Sugar Creek, John Collinsworth. OCONF.K DISTRICT—Josuti Evans, P. E. IFajMnghm, George W. Purnell. Oakmutger, Din. II. Mabry, Jos. I.. Moultrie. Little Oakmvlgce, William Young. Liberty, James Dunivnody, Tilman P. Purifoy. ,‘lppling, George W. Davis. SI. Ilia and SI. Marys, S. I.. Stevens, S. Howell. St. .dugustine and Kosseau Mission, J. C. Simmons. Alachua, Daniel M'Dnnald. TALLAHASSEE DISTHICT-Z. Dowli.no, P. E. Tallahassee, John W. Tally. Leon, it nr. Gassaway, George Cullin. (luinty Adam Mysicft. Challahooehte, Malon Bedell. Holmes’ Valley. Wm. Culvcrl.ouso. Pea Bun, John Sale. Pensacola Mission, Thomas P. C. Shclman, Kscamhia Mission, William Sears. r Early Mission Wm. O. Crawford. Cunftrcnce Missionary, Thomas Daily. TENNESSEE CONFERENCE. * Franklin, Nov. 9, 1830. ) Whereas certain resolutions have been en tered into by our late missionaries in tho Che rokee nation, in which the Tennessee Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church is called on for a public nnd nfliriul expression of their sentiments on the subject of the grie vances of said nation. We do hereby give the following: Resolved, 1. That whntcvet may be our pri vale views and sentiments ns men, and as free citizens, relative to the sufferings and privn lions, either of the aboriginal nations of our country, or of any particular section of the United States, or of the policy adopted and pursued hv the state authorities or general go vernment; yet an a both/ of Christian minis ters, wc do not feel at liberty, nor are we dis posed tu depart from the principle uniformly maintained by the members mid ministers of our church, in carefully reframitne from all such interference with political affairs. Resolved, 2. Thut however we may appro cintc thu purity of motive and intention hy which our missionary brethren were actuated, yet wo regret that they should Itnvc commit ted themselves and us, so fur ns In render it impossible for us to<omit, with propriety, to Gainesville, Hall county, now owned and worked by I notice their proceedings in this public manner. Harris, M’Laughlin dr Co thirty-four pottuds of rock j Resolved, 3. That while we have confi- was pounded ia a common iron mortar, and yielded i dence in the wisdom and integiity of our ru- jrrrnly-one pennyweights of pure gold. I have the | e rs, we sincerely sympathize with our Cltero- golri now in my possession. The hands employed are ' bee brethren in their present iifflir'.ions, nnd linking hy washing dirt, from four to seven dwts. per. assure them of our unnlmting zeal for the con- The Legislative Council of Florida tu bled at Tallahassee on the 4ih i„ s| Duval in his communication to them, sa ' 1 ’"' “The success of our Planters will hri ' flood of population into every section * Territory. Although the most skipticp' former years, could not deny that the sanmu of .sugar manufactured in Florida, were » .! in colour mid brilliancy of granulation top general crop of Louisiana, the profitable ■„ * ufacluro of sugar, on an extended scale w" considered problematical. The enterprise "r our planters has dissipated every doubt— p tensive works have been erected, which f*' beauty und solidity of construction, equal ;h best establishments in the Southern county The results of the past season huve demo strated the equulity of our lands with those of Louisiana, both in regard to the quality ar j quantity of the sugnr manufactured. With these advantages and profitable as may beds culture of the Cane—the culture of Seal,, land Colton, nnd Cuba Tobucco, have beta confidently maintained, by some of our nu,n intelligent planters, to yield a greater profit It is evident from the abundant crops, and n, e increasing length and glossiness of fib Iej clearly distinguishable in each succeedin'- year, that our climate nnd soil are peculiarly adapted to tho growing of the Sea Island—hi well as every other description of cotton; bu; this fact will excite no suprise when we rccn|. Iccl that this plant is indigenous to tho Islands and shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and was manufactured hy the Aborigines into clothing and defensive armour. “ When the quality of our Colton and To bacco becomes known in the home and forme markets, they will lie properly appreciated, and not requiring a fixed capital, as ia the manufact''re of sugar, they will eventually yield a rich return, not only lo the opulent planter but also to the industrious yeomanrr of Florida—Various and profitable us are these sources of independence, kind I’rovi- dence with bountiful hand has pouted out other blessings on this favoured land. Wo can number not only the rich productions of Indigo und Silk—but this is also, the mumrj of the Almond, the Olive, the Fig, and the Vine. The Orange, the Pine Apple ami tha banana, which have hitherto been considered us appertaining almost exclusively to the In dies, have been cultivated successfully in the vicinity of Tutlulmsscc. blest With so many sources from which we may derive pleas re and profit, it depends upon ourselves, alone, by a wise course of legislation, lo perpemte to our posterity, the full enjoyments of these choice gifts of heaven.” day riH'h. It is altogether gold dust, no coarse gold; wc think the vein inexhaustible.” ( —CTtD— SUMMARY. At X late meeting of tho Board of Trustees, William M’Millan,formerly Superintendent of thu Museum of llic I.iterart and i’liil.’sophbal S ciet v of Charleston, (S. C.) received the appointment of Collector of N’a lural Instoiy and Antiquitica in the University of Ala- bunia. Peter Francisco, the slronc man of Virginia, so fa mous for his prowc* in the Revolutionary war, died recently at Richmond; heiiig ai the limit of Ins death Serceant at Arina to the llonse of Di legates. Several ballolincs havo taken place in tin Legisla ture ofKentiHkv for Senator in Congrcaa without an rlri tian. Mr. CritH nden. the Clay candidate, receiv ed at each lime of voting 68; the remaining 69 vote* were divided between Col. K. Johnson and Mr. Kouan with one or two scattering. Two di tiiigniahed Creek Chiefs are said to have gone lo Washington with their interpreters, to protest against the extension ofthe laws of Alabama overtheir remaining territory. A Corrrntnenl llank. --The amount of defalcations in the different branches of the Commonweal'h Bank of Kentucky, is now ascertained to be $80,106 <3. This sunt is found Hue from the branch Cailnera. Some of it may, it is thought, be saved. British Empire.— The population ofGreat Britain ia estimated ot 14 millions, of the British Empire, (inclu ding an estimate of sevrnty millions in the East Indies) 95,220,000 souls. The tonnage in the merchant aer- vicc ia about2,000,000; Seamen, 174,000. The Navy during the last war.consisied of 1000 shrpa of war. The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette remarks, that the Court Martial now sitting in that city, will probably be occupied upon the case of Com. Creighton, for three or four weeks. He lisa already entered thr mill. .1 Cornel.—Capt. Dunn, of the Sophia, anived at New Y’ork, 14th inst. reports that or. the 11 til lust, at 4 A. M. lie saw a comet, about 8 degrees alnive the hor izon, bearing F.. S. E. wilh Its train lending tn the westward. It is visible from 3. A. M. till day light. Thr Cnmney.—At a recent meeting of llic citizens of Fayetteville, (N. C.) Resolution* were adopted not to receive in payment in the course of bueineaa, after the let Majrcli'nrxt, any ol the Treasury Notea, issued hr the Stale of Norlb-Carolina. A Committee was also appointed (a procure from the Mint or else where, null an amount of silver and copper change as the w ants of the town may require. The Inbra-v of Congress, now embrares 16,000 vo lumes. A in w catalogue of the work- added ainee the purchase of 1815, has just been piildislud. It is said there are only two larger Librnie a in the country, I nave delayed answerti.jt your letter, t.n- Til ., U t»fH.„.idCollege containingU.605volume's; til now, in the expectation thut as the Supreme and that of Yale College, 17,500. version nml solvation ol their souls. Resolved, 4. That as the resolutions refer red to have boen published in the public pilots, the nbovo resolutions be forwarded also, hy our secretary, for publication in the Cherokee Phoenix, and tho Christian Advocate nnd Journal. I certify the foregoing resolutions to bo a corrcrt transcript from the journnls of confer enco. THOMAS L. DOUGLASS, Sec. Census of Georgia.—The following em braces all the Counties in this SibIo, with the exception of Chatham While Males, Do. Females Slaves, Males, Do. Females, Free Colored Males, Du. do Females, 151,028 141.261 292,289 104.410 103,581 207,991 1,074 983 2,057 Add for Chatham County, (osti- mated,) 502,337 16,000 518,337 Total, Among the white population are 147 Deaf and Dumb, 143 Blind. 86 Aliens, and 34 over 100 years of age ; among the Mucks, 56 arc deaf and dumb. 119 blind, 179 over 100 years of ttge. The above gives a representative popula tion of 424 200, consequently under the com- ing apportionment, even if it is increased to any number below 54,000, we shall be entitled to another Member of Congress. Under the present apportionment, we should be entitled to two members in addition lo those »e have. The population of 1630 is Do. do. 1620 ivas Increase, la 1624 the number was, whites, Blacks, 518,337 340,989 177,348 100,930 Coins ofthe United Slates—Mr. Sanford’s Report iu the Senate, ofthe 15th of Dei ember, on the state ofthe coins, and on the amend ments which mny be expedient in the Inws con cerning them, states the ctirroncy of the coun try to amount to 85 millions, consisting of 7? millions of bank notes, and 6 millions of coins; there are, besides, 15 millions of coins estima ted to be held hy the batiks; in all 100 mil lions. Though gold is constantly coined a! the mint, wo have no gold coins in circulation. This result arises from too low a valuation of gold compared with silver, which wits esta blished in 1792, on the principle that one pound of gold is equal in value to fifteen pounds of silver. The valuation, which was originally too low, is still more so now ; the consequence, is, that our gold coins havo ceased to he used as money ; they ate pur chased as merchandise, al a considerable pre mium over silver; and are used in munnfac' lures, or exported to Europe. This incon venience (for it is such,) may bo remedied, and the use of both species of coins secured, adjusting the legal relative value uf the two metals according to the relative market value. Experience hus shown a suitable adjustment of this sort, will secuto adequate portions of the two coins during n long period. Among tho advantages to bo obtained, is the repres sion of a constant tendency, under existing circumstances, to an oxcess of paper-money, the latter being less used when larger pay ment can be Imd in gold. “ Credit is n sub stitute for money; but it is a substitute depen dant on loral and temporary opinion, and the casualties of human affairs, and is liable to great abuses.”—Tho introduction of gold would to a great extent afford the convenience now given by paper, without exposing the public to these fluctuations of its credit and soundness. In regard to the true relative value of gold to silver tho report says, If we take the relative value of gold nnd sil ver in the American countries from which we receive these metals, to bo 16 to 1, and the average of the relative value ofthe two metals in all Europe, to he 15,85 to 1, the medium between these valuations is 15,925 to 1 ; and this ratio coinrides very Hourly, with the pro portion deduced from those actual price* which prevail in tnis country, when both silver and gold are exported to Europe. It also remarks that there are reasons of great weight for assigning a high valuation to gold in rclution to silver. Thus, The labor of counting or weighing the coins which may bo necessary for a remittance to a foreign country, is less in the case of gold than in the case of silver; and where all other circumstances ore equal, this reason alone produces the exportation of gold rather than silver. When the relative value of the two species of coins accords exactly, wilh the relative market value of tho two metals, gold coins are exported in prefetenco to silver coins; the risk and expense of exportation being greater in the ease of silver, limn in the case of gold. When gold and silver sent to Europe, ond especially to England, have arrived, gold is to general converted into the money of the coun try or available funds, somewhat Sooner than ilv'-r; nnd gold is for this reason, a better re mittance.
