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From rim 'leorcia Jnurnsl.
a rj Georgia.— \t the late session
- 1 :i - Legislature, and in the Senate, ngreea-
’ V to It resolution adopted for that object, the
.•.'owing statements weVo submittod, two
ccsH beforo adjournment.
'• X1:C cornmitloo on Finance, to whom
ty'tts referred the resolution instructing it to
■ port to this hrnr.ch of the Legislature, the
, pliable(lisliursetnonts o| iho present political
*ear. i.'grther with the probable permanent
■ i n vs an I means of the f.late to meet said di5-
hc'sein.-nts :
o Report, that they have carefully availed
thrni'i Ives of all the moans of intermillion
lsi.iUciJ on tlal.’t otocl.
Interest on old Slate deblJ,
pros on grants,
Sales of fraudulent lots of land,
Amount collected in November uikJ
Doccmher, 1931, viz :
Of the general tu\ ot 1930, 959,0.12
Of Sundry account.', 23,30ft
■I,
ftd,2Cl
nalnnce in tho Treasury Ocluher
1 f-31,
We
Atrnur.t of receipts.
5272,91S i
Athens* Jan.34 1832.
According to tlie f’recoing statements the
expenditures for iho political year 1932. are
estimated at $420,087, and the receipts at
could assist in making tho probable es- j $272,919; InnvYng a deficit ‘of $153,169.—
rtfexpenditure nnd income of the Slato,
leamrpltanco with the requisitions of the rcso-
■ The data, chiefly, upon which ninth csti-
1. s can he founded, are tho income and
t. .r-otnenta of preceding year j. It is, there-
r. e, id,.nt, that, snhniilicd is comparative
.t, Mtcy are not offered as rigorously cruet.
I mi different items of expenditures ai d
. ij ( -g are prevented to the Senate as approa
ch 1 is to truth, anil the committee believo
in suffiriontlv exact to guide it in reference
the expenses nnd resources of the Statu fur
piesr-nt political year.
- I'u malic the report Iho more satisfactory,
, miniiltee ..ffir Iho subjoined statements.
/Vis/, of Expenditures.
To meet this 1 ar
itnlcineiit of th
deficit,
committee, the
we find in the . 8' 3 - . rial Cmirisof the United ijlalis," passed September
ic sum of $S3,-1 r ridtiy evening last. All Iho members ol tho | 5,^ 1759, ,,|, a || fl,.dared t„ apply t» tho final judg-
I edited a- o. /*. mi.r.y .1x11 .ilro.vciuse.
Q-^»The Rev. William Lr.HMtv, oppointod
to tho new Professorship of Modern Ganglia-
ges in the University of Georgia, arrived on
iho teases at thotipcBM 01 the public business,
cast no r< flections, ho« ever.
In tho Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 3d, Mr. XVoggaman
of Louisiana, and Mr. Tifion ofVndiana, append
and took their seals. Mr. Forsyth submitted 0 rrso-
li.li.trt providing " that the Commiifee on the Public
j Lauds ;>c instructed to inquire into tho cjpedienev of
j seeming tilth c town ofColunibus, in the Stale of ticor-
j via, the light lo a sufficient quantity of land in the
| .‘.line of Alabama, opposite said town, fur the abutment
j of n bridge over the Chattahoochee liver."
I In ihe House Mr. Pendleton of New York submit,
ted the following resolutions, which were ordered to lie
on the table :
1. Retched, Tiial it is expedient to bring in 0 bill to
regulate and declare the appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme -lieI!It of tho L’niled tjtatce in crimiriu!
casca arising in the Slato Courts.
2. Resolved. That in the proposed bill, the provisions
of tlie 2alli section of the Ait, " Toeslabliah the Judi
00O, the produce of prolita resulling from the j Faculty .ire now nt their posts, nnd we J.iope
Vnv of Legislation,
(ivl Establishment,
’Mitnry Fund,
poor Sclioril Fund,
Acmleiny Fund,
Fur Ronds nnd IlivcrR,
Printing Fund,
[•.iking Census,
uiingenl Fund,
University Appropriation,
7 o mnlco up deficit in i-nnk Div’ds., 1,000
Protection of iho Gold Mines, 20,000
Public Debt,
For the Ponitcrtinry,
800,000
33.800
3,000
25,000
20,000
25,000
12,000
11,100
20,000
0,000
200
10 000
8217.100
operations of Ihe Central Rank. Hut tho ■<;- j
gisliilure emitted to muko any nppropriulion of |
lho«c profils ; and this onji*sion prevents tlii-d.
lurgn sum of money frc.to being nvailuhle, nnd .
subject lo the Governor's wnrrants. The pro- j
fils of tin* Bunk ran he drnwn only by a special
appropriation of them. In the act incorpora
ting that institution, provision is mudo for Ihe
disposition of the dividends arising from stock
in other hanks, hut nothing is said about Ihe
profits of 1I10 feniraI Rank. In consequence
of the omission of the lust legislation to make
n disposition of the profits of last year and of
the estimated profits of this year, the directors
would riot be authorized, l,v law, to pav any
warrant which the Governor might think pro-
per in draw mi account of lliose profits. IVo
did not include in oor estimate of Urn expendi-
tures, 811IIOO fur the University, because tho
Central Bank, is, by law, authorized to pay
annually that sum,
i tilting x.ensus, 11,10., We find n deficit of 8153,169. Admitting
cViitingenl Fund, 20,000 that the Governor could draw his w arranto on
tho Central Bank for the profits of the last
arid current years, amounting, according to
the estimate of the committee, to $93,000,
yet, after deducting Hits sum from 8153,189,
there would .still remain a deficit of 870,169.
And how is this deficit to bo mot f The ge
neral lax of 1930 lias been nearly all paid in.
The general tax of 1831, if it could lie col
lected and deposited in tbo Treasury, would
not unioiint to $70,169 ; furthermore, the lax
of 1831 will be received only in November
and December of this year. Whence then
will the supply ho obtained ( Tho appropria
tions made by law, iinto.iuling to 8279.314,
will he called for. The Governor, Judges
and Btnle house officers, will need (heir sala
ries, amounting to *33,300. Tho printer of
the laws and journals must pay f r his paper
and Workmen. The superintendents, over
seers, and hands working on the public roads,
must cat and lie clothed. Tho gold mines
must lie protected. And the survey of the
Cherokee territory, for which tho sum of
8120,000 is appropriated, is ordered lo bn ef
fected in April next. Mow cun that deficit bo
met, e-pceiiilly if tho directors ol the Cent ml
Back fetus., to accept the Governor's war
rants fur $83,000 1 The postponement . fthe
survey, which would reduce (!iu defin $ .20,-
000, would still leave a balance against the
Treasury of $33,169.
Those remarks and utatemonts arc nflered
to the public, with the view of drawing the at
tentiou of tho citizens to the subject of econo
my and reduction in our annual expenditures.
Should things go on as they have done;
should our law making business cost annually
it is enacted, 11 That tho luxes to be levied by J $60,000, the time is not far distant, when Ihe
'hi* net, (ball bo reduced nl nnd after the rate 1 Treasury of Iho Stale will bo
89,300
3.000
45,000
65,650
Second, of Receipts.
Tax on Bank Stuck,
Vendue Tax,
.Stale Tax,
Dividend on Bank Stock,
Dn .‘lend on Cenlrnl Bank, 1931, 33.000
do. do. 1832, 50,000
.Interest on old State debts, 5.000
Fees on grants, .20,000
Stiles of Fraudulent lots of land, 3,000
( Cash balance in Iho Treasury, 86.261
$319,211
r.eaiing nil ozcoss of $72,111 income over
!l,c immiiil expenditoro.
“ I hn tax on Rank Stock, i.- j...t fi..vvr. letsa
than v. ha* has hern pan! into the Treasury the
pas. year, bemuse tint committee believe
B-nk Stack entitled, under the law of 1830,
■fo 1 reduction of 25 per rent.
'• by the severtil revivals, from 1917 to
’MO. the net of I s 17 is revived (ot the po
litical year 1931. The lux thru levied upon
the capital stock of hanks, is tho sanio raised
!>y the act ol 1817, and the revival of tho act
jf 1817, by the act of ] U30, adopts, for the
Vcar 1531, the same lax required by the net of
1*17. The. tax upon bank stock duo tho
.‘ bite ter 1S31, is therefore a tax levied by the
,M of 1930, nnd ill tho 6th section of this act,
of.25 porconl." The tax upon hank stock is
•Jitrefore subject to this reduction.”
According to thoso vtntementa tho commit
tee have a balance in iho Treasury, nt tho
cud of tho current political year, of $72,111.
But uncording to more correct and offi.-.nl da
ft, which have been obtained since tbo ad
journment of the legislature, and wc.xd/ng i„
tbo appropriation net for 1832, which was not
t efoiu the Senate when the riumnitreo tnndo
tin ir report, it will appear that instead of a
!> ilaiiec ren aming in the treasury, a large de
ficit is to be anticipated, and should he calcu
lated upon by lltoso who have tho manage-
merit of ike fiscal concerns ot’ the State, and
the disbursement of the public funds. First,
then of tho expenditure* lor the political vi ar,
lW2. ‘
Drawn from iho Trcamtvy* in November
anil December, 1831, .on Account «*f
the ci\ 11 OKtabbshmcnt of 1831, $8,150
On account of the Pool School
film! of do. C,290
. On account of tho Academy
Fund of do. * 3,200
• On account of tbo protection
of tbo Gold Mine?, 7,500
* On Account of sundries nnd
contingent fund, 21.835
• -• 815 476
Legislature of 1831, amount of Prosi-
.jjent’s and Speaker's warrants. 55.098
I'siironted amount of ibr poor school
*jnd for 1832, according to iho com-
yi itcu’e statement, 23,000
Ksiimuied omount of tho Academy
fund for 1832, also according to the
Committee's statement, 20.000
mako up deficit in bank divi-
cloncls
- Public Debt,
Appropriations for tbo political yenr
\832, according to tho act pasted ut
the lato session of the legislature, nnd
*.ho subjoined statement of tho item*, 278,314
empty; when
there will be no bank stock, no notes, bonds,
or other debts duo tbo State; and when, to
meet the necessary expenses of the govern
ment, the people will have to be heavily bur
tliened with tuxes of every description.
If wo take tbo balance stated by tho com
mittee, as a datum and compare it with tho
appropriations wuich have been umdv, but
which iho oommiitou conhj not anticipate!
how would matters stand t
Appropriations not estimated by the Com
mittee, viz :
Printing Fund, (difference) $8,000
Hoad and Kiver Fund, (dttfc rotiee,) 5,000
Census Fund, (difference,)
Negroes for Kail Road Crook,
Land Fund,
Sundries,
Balance remaining in tho Treasu
ry at tho end of the political year
1833, an estimated by tho commit
tee,
$110,414
72,111
Deficit,
874,303
1,000
200
Amount of expenditurea, 8126,097
Second, in making a statement of the re
ceipts for the political yenr 1832, w’c shall ho
guided “1*0 by the report of tho committee,
except in *uch data which have been obtained
£incc the adjournment.
Tax on Hank Stock tor 1832, 84 300
Vend uo Tex. do P
Appropriations fur the support of Govern
ment, for the political year 1832.
Governor, 83,000
Three Secrciariefl, 3,000
Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Comptroller and Surveyor, 9,000
C lerk and Secretary, Houro and
Senate, 1*200
Fight Judges, 16.800
Fight Solicitors, 1,900
Fruiting Fund, 20.000
Rond and River Fund, 30,000
Three Inspectors of the Pcnitcn-
tinry, 072
Census Fund. 11.500
Penitentiary, 2,000
Ditto, 8.000
Negroes for Hail Hoad Crock, 10,000
Government House,
Lund Fund, 120,000
Protection of the Mine*, 20,000
Overseer on Rail Road Creek, 300
Conti igont Fund, 20,000
Darnell uud Fair, 200
Sundry icdividurj appropriations, 1,312
their increased strength may adJ largely to
tho number and qtiali6«*utiona of their pupil*.
d^-We iiave heou informed that a two horse
Mail Stage will shortly commence running
between Itiij place and Clarkesville, in Hab
ersham county. 'I he days of its arrival and
departure we have not yrt ascertained. It is
expected that die contemplated Stage route
from this place to Gainesville, in Hall county,
will also bo e f :abli.»hcd without much longer
delay.
These indications of u disposition on the
part of tho Post Master General, to accelerate
communication and intercourse w:th this in
teresting sec tion of our country, will be recei
ved, as they ought, with gretitudo and satis
faction.
*—«**>—
—Among ihe many virtues which aro ol-
ways nvi:e«sory, but atldom practised, it* there is one
tor which we have a piriicular good f •.Itiiwdiip, it is can-
Jot. Though some may nlTect lo think otherwise, can
dor is useful in every detriment «.* public and pruute
intorcourso. In the social circle il cements friendship,
in political life it unarms ihe shafts of party conflict,
and in religion It preserves the purity of the church.
The tfjnf of this virtue in religion nnnciions and pro
motes hypocrisy, cinbiticrfl political enmity, and in do-
mcfUic life begets distrust, l/ikc articVs of luxury to
ihe epicurean, its scarcity increases its value, and from
thin cause, as well as its intrinsic worth, wntake*pl -a-
sure in recording instances of its exercise, rr.m« they
from whai source they may. Of Ihe po ilical jnurnats
of (ieorgia, opposcrl to u«, vve liavo had great reason
to complain in this respect; but in two or three instun-
er a wo have discovered an exception to the general
piaelice in the Columbus Democrat. That print, on
hi* first annunciation, supported nur present Chief
Magistrate for the office which lie fills-- when lie do- j
dined, »ho Democrat took hen at lu* w rd, and in op
position to the rest o' its party, cmdidlv eo >leased it
cm.Id not support such .i wavering politician. Here
"as one exemplification of eandor—we have another
from the same paper of a more recc-.l date It is well
known that in years tone by, every sentinel in the
camp (.1 our political enemies, ha - g- norah'y iaided
against ua the cry of “ Cnurua“ King Caucus,'' kc.
warning the people that a cubal existed to deprive thorn
of their right! 1 , and trample on Hie liberties of f> ecnicn.
Ground!*.ss ns these alarms were, there were many
who really entertained t!iem ;a while others propagated
them Gr political effect. But last year the face of
things was changed—the Clark folks caucusst 4 a lit
tle—and oh, wonderful acquiescence! not a word is
said against it except in the Columbus Democrat,
which, true to its original opinions, at- > and id in ex*
merits in Criminal case?, which ar« now- depending, or
whirdi nliull hereafter arise in the Stato Courts.
3d. Ktsolved, That in tho proposed bill, adequate
provisions shall he inserted, to enforce the return of all
proct'iiS and proceedings in the Court below to the
Supreme Court of the United Slates.
4. fkcsolved, That in the proposed bill it will be ex
pedient to provide, that in ail cases a writ ot .error to
be allowed in pursuance of the Act shall have the ef
fect to suspend tho execution of the judgment com
plained of, ami that adequate penalties shall be im
posed upon any person or persons who shall,
respect, violate the piovisiousof ihe Act.
In the Senate, on the4'h (says the Globe,) Mr. Ben
ton introduced a bill for the reduction of duties on In
dian Blankets, and other Indian goods. I he bill pro
viding for the payment of interests to several States, on
advances made during the lato war, w as considered
and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, '•’he
bill supplementary to i)ie act for the rihut of certain
surviving Officors of the Re volution,, v.ac taken tip for
consideration, but, on motion of Mr. Tout, laid on the
taMo for tho present. Soma time wn» spent in the
consideration of Executive business.
In the House ofRoprc?entativcn, tho resolutions of- }
fend on Tuesday by Mr. Mercer, in relation to the pro
ceeds of the sale of iho public lands, (;o be applied one
half to Education, and the other to the removal of free
people ofcolor,) wero laid on tho table by a vote ofl?5
to fil. The resolution submitted some days since by
Mr. Blair of Tennessee, on the subject of the public
lauds, and the amendments proposed by Messrs. Dun
can and Mitchell, w ere severally laid on the tabic by a
vote of 109 to 70. Mr. Drayton, from the Committeo
on Military Affairs, reported a bill for the eroction of a
National Armory on the Western watersoftho United
States. Mr Polk from a Select Committee, reported
a bill for the apportionment of Representatives among
the several states according to the 5th Census, which
was referred to a Committee of tho whole ! louse on the
^♦nt»* of the Union. Several hills of a local naturo were
parsed, and a number of a similar character were ac-
pi essing them, boldly cornea out and openly denounces
tho whole concern. After noticing the proceedings < f
what the editor terms " legitimate King Caucus,” ho
proceeds to sty—
“ Wo also understand there was also a kind of tide.
gitirnatr, Don Pedro sort of a would-be Ktnjy Caucus,
holding his court in Milledgeville at the same time —
Though his tide to sover* ignty has not barn fully re-
eogniard, yet he atfccted a sort of mock royalty, and
sent forth tuaducices with a very cnnsi-icrahle show of
puitiib-. % r • • * Now wo arc not the
.iuKr**r» ofKi’ii; lupuiiuato or illegitimate, and
scorn to do ti e right thing on compulsion ; so we flunk
it very douhttul whether «vc shall go “ the whole hog"
(an exceedingly apt pluuso in this case) for either of
these ticHcia, \n honest man, perlmpr, might make
a very pretty ticket out of the tw o.”
Now vie must confess w** bkc ibis exhibition of can
dor, even though the sentiments advanc'd are opposed
to our own. We have always advocated, nnd still ad-
vocate, the caucus system, csprciallv in times like the
present, when with purties nearly balanced, it istmpoj-
fible t.» be succrssfu! without imaniuiit). Wc arc con
tending f*.r puticiplc, and should regret to sec our hopes
defeated and trampled on. by a want of efficiency and
concert among our friends. We, however, do not be
lieve our legislators are Ihe proper perrons to select
candidates for office, yet it were better for them to do
it than let it remain undone, or left to individual aspi-
taiits. Tho proper way we think should be, to ask the
peoplo to assemble and choose delegatus from their
respective parties, to meet once a year in convention
at 6otiio central place, then ami there to nominate such
persona for Members ot Congress, Governor, kc. as
the collected information from all parts of the State,
and the united discrimination of many of its citizens,
might designate. There is nothing domineering or dic
tatorial iu this—the people nominate their own candi
dates, ao much by a convention as in any other possible
muiinsr. and this suenis to us the true republican way.
We quarrel with no man for his opinions. U'c are
always free to express ours, and never object to bear
and give all due deference to those of others. Again
we would remark, of all things we like eandor. Thera
is then *' no mistake," m misunderstanding, no discoid
created by false impressions.
-
Congrtss.—The proceedings of this body for the weak
following our last en tdensed account, present little ei
ther new or inicrcsUng. Nearly the whole timo was
"pent m discussing bills and resolutions previously in
troduced, and w hich we have already noticsd, without
arriving at':, fust disposition of any impottant question.
The Chrutmss and Now-Year’s holidays, may perhaps
>.hvo had in me influence in producing many words, and
but little real business. Tho wisest heads sometimes
ge* addled, and it may I
In the Senate on the 5th, th** bill to reduco the c!u-
tiea on Indian blankets nnd other Indian good.r, was
read twice, and after considerable discussion, referred
to t'«u roinmitteeon Manufactures. After some time
sp-nt i, : Executive holiness, the Senate adjourned to
m t again on Monday the 9th insl.
Z*i 'hi* UouHuthc resolutions heretofore submitted in
r.-'an. o to frauds practised on the revenue laws, to the
nett revenue collected on Woollens, Cottons, &c. and
to th*- amount of money expended since March, 1815,
for improvements at tho mouths of rivers, inlets, bar
bors, &c. wero considered and adopted. The Soulii
Carolina Claims were then taken up, and diflctiSFcd un
til the hour of adjournment^
Tho House of Representatives on the 6th, w as prin
cipally occupied w ith business of a private nature. A
bill was reported to establish a Territorial Government
at Ouisconsiu—another making appropriations for
the Nava! Service for 1832. Tho Iloysc adjourned at
a late hour until Monday.
IVora iho So jfhcaJ fiecoKV.
The Pent Unitary.— No l.vgialative ad f w
mitnv year*, lin*. wc think l.*en no
im(.nlitir and injurious to Ihe character. f ^
Suite, ns the lull nholishin- Penitentiary con.
flnemciit, and rrstorina tlio long nbsolt t e nnj
odiously barbarous puntsbrr.enls of whijtpu,,
tropjnng and branding. Fifteen years nan, if j
peoplo of Georgia, considering lhemsel.es t,, c
enlightened—too far advanced in civiiizai,-,
nnd refinement, any longer to ho subjected to
such ignominious nnd barbarous puniahmenli
followed (ho example of ether States, nrc
adopted Iho more humane and cnlightcq.z
policy of Penitentiary imprisonment. JJan
we,since (hat period,boon “ retrograding - -
charger! by our Northern brethren) on the
scale, of civilization and morals, and at Ir-ngtj)
become unfit lo livo under an improved aysteq
sanctioned by the wisdom and humanity of the
enlightened age, in which we live ? AA'e ( ri)t .
not. Has the institution, (an was asserted It
its enemies,) proved wholly inadequate to
purposes, for which it was established, aftc,
being “ the favorite of the Legislature," and
receiving such trial as tiro liberality and int, .
hgnneo of ihe Stato could give it ? Tho .rf
men, most instrumental in its abolition,
most forwurd in using thin argument to n rfl .
in liiis c , lie , ti worc those, thut, year after year, l lnvc
defeated tlio ciTorts of ttafriondsto unprore
its eondition, and establish it on n proper to.:;
dation, by wholly refusing, or granting wnt,..
parsimonious hand,the required appropriating
Has the system heen so expensive, (ag
alleged.) ihnt the lender eonacienci es "f men
hers would riot permit them, so lavishly |,
sq lander “ Ihe money of their constituents?'
Every one must know, that the expense o:
prisoners, confined in the common jails, m!|
he a far greater burthen on the counties, Iho-.
i the t".:-;. which is contributed to the support m
the Penitentiary. Why then, was the institt
tion abolished ? Simply, for political efleot
Popular prejudices had been excited against:'
—a parly struggle was ensuing—and it war
designed to operate upon thoso prejudices, for
party purposes. A reference to Ihe jonrnnl;.
will show what pnrty, particularly in the Sc
nate, almost unanimously supported this me;-
sure.
We submit these remarks, in the hope thsf
this ruinous step is not irretrievably taken-*-
that the people's attention may yet be awaken
ed to an investigation of this important suh
jeet, when, we doubt not, they will give a r:
per direction to the deliberations of a subse
quent Legislature, and relieve us from tic
curse nnd odium of fetch a code and such i.
system of punishment*. Wo subjoin sorre
extracts, shewing the state of public Eciuimi r,
elsewhere, in relation to this act. They ate
in the usual stylo of Northern philanthropy t-
wards the South and their measures.
SUJIMAEf.
We regret to learn that tho Pnper Mill of Mr. white
neiir Columbia, S. C. (tho only one in the State) has
been dealroyeil by fire.
We are requeued to state, that the exclusive object
of tile Ameriran Colonization Society ie, to encourage
tho removal io Africa of free pomona of color re.idiog
in ihe United State*.—Gctr. Courier.
On rhureday tho t2d of December, the Rov. H. W r .
Milliard of Georgia, was appointed by the Trustees of
the University of Alabama, to tho Chair of Elocution
nnd English Literature; Mr- Bouflls, of Boston, lo the
Chair oi Modern Languages; and Mr. Calvin Jones, of
Tennessee, Tutor in the department of Anciant Lan
guages.
Jacob Maas, an honest and industrious native Ger
man, wheeled a barrow load of mountain lea, called
tho Golden Rod, from bis protetit residence in Wil
liams’ Valley, Danphin county, to Philadelphia, a dis
tance of upwards of 100 miles—Ins freight consisted of
about 100 lbs. and he tells tbo tea at 50 cents per lb
It it considered by our German inhabitants a specific
for all bodily complaints.—7’At'f. Chron
The brig Colombo Wcstan, cleared yesterday for
Norfolk, having on board 40 sieves, emancipated by
Dr. James Bradley, lato of Oglethorpe c-unty, Georgia ,
upon condition ot their emigrating to Liberia.
Tho Boston papers contain a “ Declaration," signed
by twelve hundred masons, denying solemnly and un
equivocally, the allegations which, during Iho last five
years, in consequence of their connexion with the ma
sonic fraternity, have been reiterated against them,
and particularly tlio principal one, that in ihe several
degrees ol'Freemasonry, ss they arc conferred in the
United States, tho candidate, on his initiation nnd sub
sequent advancement, binds himself by oath to sustain
liis masonic brethren in arts, which are nt variance
w ith the fundamental principles of morality, and in
compatible with his doty as a good and faithful citizen.
George How ard, I'.eq. tins been elected by the Le-
gislaturo of Maryland, Governor of that State.
The Committee appointed by Ihe Free Trade Con
vention lo diaft a memorial to Congress, met in New-
York on the-ttli inat. The Courier ,k Enquirer says
that a ‘‘powerful production may be lookedfir."
There were 9308 deaths in the city of Baltimore,
front the lsi of January, 1831, lo the let January 1839.
The most prominent diseases in tho hill of inurtslitv
are of Cholera Infantum, 218; Consumption, 310;
Propry , G3; Billions Fever 117 ; Scarlet Fever, 1G3 ;
From the N. A". Mercantile Advertiser.
Georgia.—Tha Legislator*! of thin Stnir
lias passed a law to abolish Penitentiary :nv
prisonnioni, and re-estnbiished the lurinc-
mode of punishing criminals, whipping, crup.
ping, Sic. This is it *- retrograde march.” It
is the first instance ivliero the Peniteidmn
system after being adopted has been ahan
dotted.
From the New York American Advocate.
W r e can hardly understand what is intem.V:
by the following dctermimition of the Gcorgi;
Legislature. When all olher Slates and coun
tries are giving in their adhesion to tho policy
of Penitentiary punishment, what oan induce
Georgia to abandon il ? Are the .Souther;
States determined lo mnko -elrogrado move
ments in every thing ?
“In the Senate yesterday, the bill of ibr-
House of Representatives, providing lor thr
abolition of Penitentiary imprisonment, w.-i
passed, yeas 45 nays 24.”—JMillcdge. Joir
Shelton's Mine.—This is said to bo one t'
tho richest mines in tho Gold Region yet dis
covered, and would pay tlio capitalist with ad
ditional woultli who would avail himself of the
proper moans to work it to tho best advantage.
Wo saw, a few days since, upwards of three
thousand ponny-weighla just taken from its
rich howels, among which wero virgin masses,
as large as our hand, in the stato tho volcanij
explosion left them. It is situated in Haber
sham county, not more distinguished for it' 1
ore, than tho tried purity of its political prii-
ciplcs.—Georgia Courier.
Commercial Dank at Macon.—The spir t
and punctuality which have marked the ear?/
operations of this newly chartered institution
augurs well for its future usefulness ntitl eff-
cicncy. It is exclusively intended to promoic
the facilities of our markot; and has, in cor.
sequence, secured the public confidence! am
enlisted a lively interest in its behalf of nj.
those interested in Ihe substantial prosperity'
of the town.
On the 10t!i inst. 5 per cer.t. (thn amour'
of the first instalment) wit* called for, whet:
out of the 4.000 shares, about 3,000 vterr
promptly paid for by the original stockholder;
On or before the 201 h msl., when 20 perron*
is to bo demanded,it is said that the whole!
stock will ho owned and represented. The
Bank. Ity its charter, is required to have
6100.000 in specie, heforo it commence busi
ness. This it will have; nnd from the aclivi-
^ __ v ..„ . *y a,, d assiduity ofit* enterprising commission
Influenza, It; Intemperance 45; Inlaniiic. 3<!3 ; Small I L ‘ rs * ** he enabled to contmence its regul*-*
Pox, 25
W o understand (hit tbe will of Mr. Girard, is dated
June —, 1831, and that lie having purchased much
luabte property since dial lime, it it pntsiblo his heirs
will have a legal claim o, said properly.
The Jackson (Tenn.) Statesman mentions the fact,
almost wiihoul a precedent in dial Slate, that three
peraona had frozen In death m that vicinity.
The qaantitynf land ceded lo the L’niled Sralea in
theI State of Ohio, during the last year the pro.
visions of the Indian Bit!, is -aiJ to he 381,770 acics.
——— go addled awl it mav h', Hitt even our sapient legis. ... , . ,
$27e.3l4 Li., r s (1 , ) .; (IaI1 i Tf ..,.x TO . r h„ ( Vnm,hcirn .^7^
_ Idj.iificdfran-y, at-.d pariah* tf Cj: cWl^two, cfJqrUtO; 37,9SPl'r«acalettred (WTsanayaaJSBela-xe.
business operations, early in February ;
tbo Ut of which month tho election of its ofi.
cers and directors takes place.—Advertiser.
Curious.—Ono of our Grocers roccnth
bought u lot of Bacon, among which was one
entiro hog, tha! was perfectly petrified. The
piece wo saw was cut from tho middling and
was hard and stony—as perfect a specimen ot
petrifaction hs wo over saw. Wo boheve r:
was firs* discovered by iho Grocer» Conk,
who attempted to boil a ham with a Imad o.
| cabbage, and was surnriocd alto coaid not r'.l