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MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23.
The Central Bank bill has passed both Mouses I
of the Legislature and only wants the signaluic
of the Governor to become a law. We do hope
that Gov McDonald will haie the firmness to put
his veto upon it, and sive the little remaining
credit of the Stale from annihilation, and the
people from the curse of a currency, the evils of
which, no human foresight can penetrate. We
give below a copy of the law us it passed both
Houses, and the yeas and nays in the Senate on
its final passage. We hope soon to be able to
give the vote in the House as we are anxious
for the people to s, e who they are that vote tor
this ruinous project. We intend in a day or two
to s iow up thi' bill to the people in all its hide
ous deformities. It is time that the eyes o. the,
people should lie opened —it is time for a union
of honi st men of all parlies to put down political
quackery and political knavery ; and if cv.-r there
was a measure that I udly called for such a un
ion, it is this ! The very men that went to Mil
ledgeville with the clamorous profession upon
their lips, of determining to restore a good cur
rency, by compelling all the Banks to pay Specie,
have not only not done so. bui have actually au
thorized the issue of milli ns, for w- ich the Spe
cie ipever can be paid.
A Bite to be entitled an Act to alter and
amend an ct to establish a Bank at Mill. dge
ville. to be called and Unown by the name and
style of the Gentrd Bans of Georgia &c. pass
ed on the -2d day of December. 1828.
He. it enacted by the Semite and House of
Represent at ves of the Slate of G o gin. in Gen
eral Assembly met- and it is hen hi/ enacted by
the author ty of the same. That trom and after
thefts sing of this a I. the Directors ol the Cen
tral itaok of Geoigia, shall be authorized and *
empowered to issue and |ut m circulation any
amount of the Notes ol said Bank, not exceed
ing louble the amount ol the capita stock ol
said Bunk, and thalso much of the 25ih Section
of the act above recited as prohibits the putting
in circulation the bills o' sa d Bank for a larger
amount than the aggregate amount of its specie,
and b Us of other Dank-, and the I2lh section o
said act. which provides that th • total amount of
debts which said Bank may owe at any time,
shall not exceed the amount of its capital stock,
be und the same are hereby repealed.
Sue. 2. And be it further enacted. That the
Directors of the Central Bunk, shall be author
ised to refuse specie payments of its bills to the
agent or holders ol any bank which has suspend
ed spe, ie payment ot its bills.
Skc. 3. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid. That the Directors of said
Bank! proceed to sell and transfer in such man
ner as the same may he required to be assigned
in behalf of this State, the Shaies owned by the
State, in the Bank of Augusla. in the Planters’
Bank of the State of Georgia, in the Bai k of
the Stale of Georgia, and in the D irien Bank,
so soon, from time to time as par value can be
obtained for the same and the money for which
the same may b * sold, shall become a part of the
capital stock of said Bank, minor its control and
for its use, Provided, that said Directors shall not
sell o“ dispose ol any shares or st* ck. the inter
ests and p ofils of which have been heretofore,
by law, secured to the use ol the University ot
this State.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That after
the sale of the stock in any of said Banks, no
Directors therefore shall be appointed on the part
of the State, and if a part only of the stork be
sold, the Directors on the part ot the State, shall
be apportioned accordingly by the General As
senjbly.
Skc. G. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid. That all laws or parts ot laws
militati g against this a_-t, be ai.d the same are
hereby repealed.
Up n the pass ige of the above bill in the Sen
ate. the yeas and nays stood thus —
Yeas —Messrs. Awbrey, Bilker Baton, Beall,
Beck, livins, Bostwick. Bradford, Cameron.
Cochran. Cone Cooper, Crane. Diane. Du nia
gen, Foster, Graham, Guess, Henley. Holmes.
Huff Johnson Kelly, Ken non. Lewis, Loveless.
McDaniel. Me Gar. Mattox, Mayes Moms,
Moye. Payne, Phillips. Polk. Pryor. Ranlcrson
Rutile.ford, Scarborough. Scarlet. Smith of ( 'ow
etu, Springer, Stanford, Tatum, Walters, Whita
ker. Williams. Wilson.—4B.
Navs— Messrs. Alexander, Anderson. Billups.
Branham. Brown of Camden, B own ot Ban
co k Bryan of Macon. Bryan of Stewart. Cam
den. Christian, Collins. Creech. Friar, Gordon ot
Cb iihaio, Gordon ot Jones, Green, Harris ot ,
Talinfeno, Harris ot VV.mvn, Heaiii. H dlaway |
Ho kins, Jenkins, Jon- s Joiirdan. Knight, Law- I
son Miiler, Morgan. Neal, Porter it Greene i
Po.ler of Morgan, Robertson ol Columbia,
Smith of Brvae. Sn,Uh ol Jell rsou. I ruc\, Vin
cent Waithen. Williamson. Wright.—39.
The names in lt d es among the yeas are State
Rights’ men—only 4. If these four bad voted
against the hill, it wou'd still have pass d by a j
mnj i lv of one vote, there being ein-Ugh ot the j
Hard money Democrats without Ihi ir aid !
It wijl be seen that the Hon. Ron but I. I • j
a HiNTi.li, of Virginia, has been elected Speaker
of the H mse of Representatives on the t-li-vi nth j
ballot. He vas elected by the Whigs and Stale ;
Rights men of that body. Mr. H. is a Sub- i
Treasury Whig and a Nullifiei. His position is j
not exactly with cither of the great uurties, and he |
is therefore perhaps as good a sele< tion as could
have been made, tic is a gentleman of fine
talents and sterling integrity.
Vtli. Bth. 9ib. Hull. 11th.
John Bell. Cl 80 33 12
J <hn VV. Jones, 2 14 55
William C. Diwson. 5 5 6 3
Dtxmi H. Lewis, 110 113 lit) 73 1
F. W. Pi.-kens. 1 15 9
R. M. T. Hunter, 22 10 59 85 119 |
Scattering, 20 17 21 40 47
1 10 or gin and cause of the laic epidemic, has
b en published in pamphlet form, and is for sale
at the Printing Office of Messrs. Browne, Cush
ney & McCafferly, and at the several Bookstores
of he city, ala very low price, only sufficient to
defray the expenses of publication. We have
pe.used a portion of it and consider it a document
of greet interest at present. It is well written
and able in its views.
Congressional Nomination.
By our Millcdgeville letter of Friday last, it
will be seen that the Union party of this State
has nominated the following gentlemen as their
candidates for Congress, at the election in Oct i
ber next, (viz:)
Thomas Glascock, of Richmond,
Hopkins Holsey, of Clarke,
Junius Hillyer, of Clarke,
Robert W. Pooler, of Chatham.
Josiah S. Patterson, of Early,
Alfred Iverson, of Muscogee,
David C. Campbell, of Bibb,
Francis H. Cone, of Greene,
Jno. H. Lumpkin, of Floyd.
The New York correspondent of the National
Intelligencer, under dale of the 16th, says the ex
act amount of specie per custom house returns,
upon which I do not much rely, that went out in
the Liverpool yesterday, is set down as follows:
Silver, $ 1,094.843 10
Gold 0.600 00
$1,104 443 10
’File gold bill thus sai ks the land of the silver
coin, and leaves the gold in vaults at home.
The Albany Evening Journal slates that the
Manor troubles are at an end, (or the present, at
least.
From our Correspondent.
Millkiiukvi llk. Dec. 19. 1839.
The bill for the pardon of Bays of the county
of Troup, whi. b was lost on yesterday in the
Senate, and which has produced an extraordina
ry and unreasonable excitement here, was recon
sidered by that body to-day, after a protracted and
animated debate. Messrs, Miller, Goidon,
Crane. Jones of Lee. and others, were prominent
in the discussion. It has passed the Senate by
a very small majority.
They have also passed the bill to amend the
Ist section of the third article of the Constitution
of this State.
To 'jive the Solicitors General, a tax fee on
writs of Injunction and scire lacias.
To amend the act for the (letter securing the
solvency of the Banks of this Slate.
For the belter security of estates, &c., and the
hill amendatory of the act of last winter authori
zing Free Banking.
We anticipate much and abb debating on the
bill to repeal the annual six thousand dollar ap
propriation to the University ot Georgia. It is
ordered specially so to-morrow in Seriate, and we
understand will be warmly contested ; we ardent
ly hope that the friends of the Literature ol the
country for the sake of the character, nay the ex
istence of our once fondly cherished State Uni
versity, will on this important occasion, prove
themselves worthy of an enlightened and chival
rous Slate.
They disagreed to and rejected a number of
local bills, and a few of a public kind. They
refused to allow the Central Bank to emit bills of
less denomination than five dollars. \on will
recollect that ibis bill proposed to authorize that
institution to issue $500,000, of -shinplaslers.”
Also rejected the bill which virtually permitted
piivute banking, by removing the penalties for
giving to our promissory notes such shape and
form as every citizen’s fancy or interest might
induce him or her to prefer.
To alter and amend the 3d and 7th sections of
the Ist anicle of the Constitution.
To alter and amend the Ist section of the 3d
article of the Constitution.
The House of Representatives almost redeem
ed their character on yesterday, by rejecting,
Juneing. and laying on the table twenty-seven
bills.
The House passed on yesterday a bill repeal
ing so much ot the laws concerning Pedlars, as
regards the fines or tax which they have been
heretofore required to pay.
They incorporated the Sugar Manufacturing
Company of your city.
Brig. Gen. John 'V. Gordon’s vacancy,
which was announced a few days since, was fill
ed by the promotion to that office of Col. Daniel
N. .'Smith of Jones county.
The General Assembly also elected this after
no,m. John R. Anderson, ami C. B. Hammond.
Commissioners under the law authorizing Free
Banking. From me public sentiment as it is to
be ns erlained by the want if actii n of the citi
■/.f us of the (State, in their failure to embark in
thi-s glorious humbug, it is not probable, that
these officers of the Stale will find the duties of
their situalii n very onerous.
At a meeting ol the faithful (Union Democrat
ic Republican Locofocos) held in the Slate House
to-night, the following tickets were nominated.
Congressional ticket—Glascock, Holsey, Pat
terson. Iverson. F. H. Cone, D. C. Campbell, R.
W. Pooler. Hilyer.and J H. Lumpkin. I wait
ed until between II and 12 o’clock, whe the
electoral li kel was not yrt determined upon—l
left them counting out the votes.
Mii-i.KDBKVii.tE, December 20th, 1839.
The Si nate devoted, as you were advised on
yesterday, IHe most of the forenoon to the recon
sideration and passage of the Bill, for the pardon I
AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24,1839.
*
ot John K. Bays, of Troup county.— They also \
spent much time on the Appropriation Bill,
which was resumed to-day, and has passed the
Senate, with numerous amendments, about Jifty.
They took up the Bill amendatory of the Char
ter of the Central Bunk, and extending the pow
ers, cStc.—and concurred in the amendment of the
House, which vested in the Executive the author
ity to appoint the Directors.
Mr, Alexander, who, a few days since, intro
duced a Preamble and Resolutions, in relation to i
the Banks, which have, or hereafter may suspend,
and directing proceedings against them by the
Executive, succeeded on yesterday in getting
them up before the Senate, but the President,
who was sustained by the Senate, that they were
not dcbatcable, for the reason that the Senate had
previously rejected matter of the same import.—
Os course the arguments which wo had anticipa
ted on this subject were not pronounced.
The Senate passed the Bill changing the time ;
of holding the Superior Courts in Pulaski.
They refused to authorize the SIO,OOO Lottery |
for the erection of an Academy in St. Marys.
The House of Representatives refused on yes
terday, to reconsider the rejection of the Bill to
compel the several Banks in this Stale, to resume
specie payments, and on failure to have them
prosecuted by scire facias,
Mr. Jenkins, laid upon the table a Preamble
and Resolutions relative to a change in the Sta
tutes of the United Stales, regulating the arrest
and delivery of fugitives from one State tt anoth
er. By the next mail I hope to be able to send
you a copy of them.
The House rejected the Bill of Senate, to com
pel persons owning plantations and slaves, situate
in any County of this Stale, other than that in
which the owner may reside, to pay taxes therelor
in the County, where said plantations and slaves
arc.
They passed the Bill of Senate, to encourage a
direct export and import trade, authorizing the
formation o (Joint Stock Companies.
Also th° Bill of Senate, increasing the Capital
Central Rail Road and Banking Compai y
and repealing mat clause of the Act ofincorpo a"
lion of said Company, that prohibited the invest
ment of foreign Capital therein.
Also the Bill amending the attachment laws
&c.
Also the Bill, to amend the act of last year,
authorizing the sale of scrip or certificates of
State Debt.
The Bill to alter the Militia Laws of your
County.
The Bill of Senate, to amend the seventh sec
tion of the second article of the Constitution, was
laid on the table of the House for the balance of
the session.— You will recollect that this B'"
passed the Senate by a Constitutional majority.
The House of Representatives, have to-night
passed the Bill, which annihilated the Branch of
the State Bank, which has been for many years
in operation here.
Every thing is “gone through with” here in
such haste now, that it is almost impracticable to
keep your readers fully advised of all that is tran
sacted during each day and night, hut I believe
that I have been able to report to you on the pro
ceeding pages, all important matter disposed of
up to this t me, or nearly so.
Correspondence of Hit Baltimore American,
Wasuinbton, Dec. 17, 1839,
Before the reading of the Journal, Mr. Hunter,
the new Speaker of the House, rose and addressed
the mcmccrs a ■ follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Rkprksenta
tives :—The high and undeserved honor which
you have conferred upon me has been so unex
pected, that even now I can scarcely find terms
in which to express mv grateful sense of your
kindness. I trust, however, to be able to offer a
belter evidence of that sentiment in the earnest
efforts which I shall make to discharge my du
ties justly and impartially. Called as 1 have
been to this high station, not so much from any
merits of my own, as Irum the independence of
my position, I shall feel it as especially due from
me to you, to preside as the Speaker, not of a par
ly, but of the House. Whilst I shall deem it rny
duly on all proper occasions to sustain the prin
ciples upon which I stand pledged before the
country, I shall hold myself bound at the same
lime, to afford every facility within my power, to
the full and free expression of the wishes and sen
timents of every section of this great Confedera
cy. You will doubtless deem it your duly, gen
tlemen, as the grand inquest of the nation, to in
vestigate all matters of which the People ought 1
to lie informed ; to retrench expenditures which 1
arc unnecessary or unconstitutional; to maintain
(he just relations between all the great interests !
of the country ; and to preserve inviolate the \
Constitution which you will he swum to sup
port; whilst it will he mine to aid you in such
labors with all the means within rny power.
And although deeply impressed with a painful
sense of my inexperience, and of the difficulties of ,
a new and untried station. I am yet cheered by 1
the hope that you will sustain mein my efforts to !
preserve the order of business and the decorum I
of debate. lam aware that party fervor is occa- 1
jdonally impatient of the restraint which it is the
duty of the Chair to impose upon the asperity of 1
debate, hut at the same lime I know that the just 1
of all parties will sustain ;he Speaker who is hon
estly endeavoring to preserve the dignity ol the 1
House, and the harmony of its members.
Permit me, in conclusion, gentlemen, to ten
der you the homage of my heartfelt thanks, for ■
the honor which you have conferred upon me,
and to express the hope 'hat your councils may
be so guided by wisdom, as to redound to your
own reputation, and t.ie welfare of our common
country.
After the reading of the journal, Mr. Drom
goole, of Va., offered a resolution, that the Stand
ing Rules of the last Congress be now adopted as
the Rides of the House.
Mr. Lewis Williams, of N. C. moved that the |
resolution lie on the table.
Mr. W. C. Johnson contended, as a point of
order, that the members should be first sworn
in. He read the Act of 1789 in proof of this, ,
and the commentary of Judge Story in defence 1
j of the Act.
i Me. Drorugooje though the Act of 1789 had •
nothin); to do with the matter. It wns hotter, he
thought to have the Rules adopted before the
members were sworn. The Speaker world be
loss embarrassed, he thought, bv such a course.
Mr. Johnson contended, that the law was im
perative, and therefore he made the point of or
der.
The Speaker suggested that Mr. Johnson,
with a view of relieving him from a decision,
have a vote taken upon the motion of Mr. Wil
liams to lay upon the table.
Mr. Johnson consented, and the yeas and nays
were called upon Mr. Williams's motion. The
result was ns follows :
Ayes ! 10, Noes 116.
The Speake voted with the Whig members,
incite affirmative. Ayes 117. Noes 110.
Another resolution was then offered hy Mr.
Craig, of Va., to the effect that the members pro
duecvtheir credentials before taking their seats,
and that should their scat be contested, they
should not be allowed to take their seats before
their claims were proved. This resolution was
laid upon the table.
The members were their sworn in, beginning
with the Maine delegation and going on quietly
to New Jersey. Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, \
was called but did not come; and the Pennsyl- ;
vania members wore then called, and the mem- j
hers from the other Stales and the Territories
were then called.
The Speaker said that a difficulty had arisen {
in administering the duties of his olliec in swear
ing in the members, which he felt it to he his du- |
ty to submit to the House. Five members from j
New Jersey had appeared at the bar demanding j
to be sworn in. They bml presented their cre
dentials, but the Speaker said he had not bwi rn
them for the reason that the House had in a for- :
mal manner, decided against them.
Mr. Wise then submitted the following reso
lution ;
Resolved, That Messrs. Aycrigg, Halsted,
Yorke, Maxwell and Straiten, he nut allowed to
be sworn us members of the House.
Mr. W ise said he submitted the proposition I
in the negative form, for the reason that if the |
resolution received a lie vote, the members of the
State of New Jersey would be allowed to vote.
Mr. Dmmgoolc of Va., moved an amendment,
making the proposition an affirmative one.
Mr. Thomas of Md., was for postponing Mr.
Wise’s resolution, for the present. The mem
bers of the House were not all hero, and some
were indisposed.
Mr. Wise said there were others absent too.
The New Jersey members—live of them were
not only wilhoul the p ale of the House, hut with
out the pale of the Constitution. The question
of swearing under the law of 1789, had prece
dence of all other questions.
Mr. Tillinghast, of R. 1., made some remarks
upon the Constitutional rightsof the New Jersey
members to their seats, ami in reference to the
precedents of the House touching prima facia
evidence of election. He contended that the
House must cither abandon all forms of consis
tency —all pretensions to precedent—all regard
for law—or swear in the certified members.
Mr. Sergeant made an able argument in de
fence of the same position. He spoke also of the
question as a Constitutional one, and contended
that the certified members wore here according t)
the lotr?k of law. and were therefore to he sworn
in. Mr. Sergeant made a somewhat lengthy ar
gument, contending that members had a right to
be sworn in. A State could not be deprived of
her Representation. This House had no power
to say that regularly commissioned members from
a sovereign Slate could not lake seats upon this
floor. The commission was as good in one case
os in another. The question before the House
was to be discussed as a State question—a ques
tion regarding the rights of a free and mdepci d
enl Slate.—lt was a question of compact too —of
Constitution and law—a law of a Slate also old
er than the constitution of the country.
Mr. Sergeant spoke of the great Seal of a Slate,
which he contended should he good authority un
less a seal should be brought forward in opposi
tion to it—there had been none, and there could
be none. He discussed the question too as a Slate
Rightsqueslion,but not, he said, as a State Rights
man proper, for he had never been attached to
that parly. In conclusion, he exhorted the House
to con-ider well the character of Ihe subject before
the House, before deciding against a Stale—a
gainsl law, and against the Constitution.
Mr. Dromgoole, of Va. followed Mr. Sergeant
and entered upon the discussion of the question
in reply to him. He spoke of the question as a
Statu Rights one, and was willing, he said, to
meet the question upon that ground. The term
State was capable of three constructions. Some
times it was used meaning a mere territory. At
others a Stale in its corporate capacity—and at
other times it meant the political community. In
this light he considered the New Jersey ease.
This House, he considered, had as much right to
decide upon the returns of South Amboy and
Millville as it hud upon the leturns of the Gover
nor of New Jersey. The Governor's certificate
was no better authority than other evidence. Mr.
Uromgoole is making a speech of some length,
and citing evidence which he contends is good
authority in such matters.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
A message was received from the President of
the United States of an Executive character.
Some of the Senators gave notice of their in
tentions to introduce bibs of a private character.
Mr. Wright as chairman of the Committee of
finance, gave notice that at an early day he
should bring forward a bill for the safe keeping of
the public money.
The Senate then went into Executive Session,
and adjourned.
Stupendous Fraud.
A fraudulent proceeding to the amount of a
million of dollars or more has just come to light
at Philadelphia. The following annunciation of
it is made in the Philadelphia North American of
Tuesday ;
“Great excitement prevailed in this city yes
terday. caused hy the aslounding discovery that
false certificates of the slock of the Bank of
Kentucky to the amount of more than ten thou
sand shares, or upwards of one million of dollars,
have been issued hy the Cashier of the Schuylkill
Hank, which was the agency of the Hank of
Kentucky in this city. The affair is of long
standing, but has only now come to light. Va
rious rumors are afloat in relation to it. The
Cashier stales that the fraud was perpetrated to
sustain the Schuylkill Dank, and that all the pro
ceeds arising from it had been applied to the use
ot that hank ; the Directors affirm entire igno
rance of the matter. The whole is involved in
mystery qnd we refrain from any comments.—
Tins transaction inflicts a severe blow upon the
character of ourcily, which has been already too
much larnbl.ed hy hold and daring frauds.”
The Directors of the Bank have made the an
nexed publication in reference to this extraordi
nary transaction :
Schuxekill Bank.— The Directors of the
Schuylkill Bank announce to the public, (bat uj
consequence of the unfortunate circumstances in
which the Bank suddenly finds itself placed hy
the unauthorised acts of the late Cashier, they
have found themselves compelled to suspend their
payments for the present.
i'lte Board think it proper further to slate, that
Ihe nets of the late Cashier above referred to.
were done without the knowledge of the former
President or any of the Directors of the Bank ;
and were, for the first time, discovered yesterday.
Ihe Directors be tevc that the assets of the Bank
are amply sullieii nt to meet its ci c ibilion and
deposits, and therefore caution the public against
making undue sacrifices.
Philadelphia. Dee. 17.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Tuesday lias
the following additional particulars on the sub
ject r
The Schuylkill Bank. — An unpleasant ru
mor was in circulation yesterday afte. noon, in re
| lation to this institution ; and although we heard
it in several quarters, so many improbable and
exaggerated statements have of late found their
I way to the p iblic in relation to this hunk or that,
that we think it right to lie cautious. The story
alluded to is—that the Schuylkill Bank having !
, for sometime past acted as Agent lor the Bank of I
; Kentucky, has, through one of its officers, and
j without sufficient authority, sold certificates of
i Stock of the Kentucky Institution, to a very con-
I siderable amount.
The money so Detained, was, it is alledged by
the officer in question, appropriated to sustain
| the Bank; and if so, the stockholders are likely,
jin all probability, to suffer. It is to he hoped,
j however, that in any event, the bill roldors will
j lie provided for. The Kentucky Bank has a cap- i
: itul of $5,000,000. Some further details have j
been mentioned to us, but as exaggerations are so i
I likely to he started in matters of this unpleasant
description, wo think it right to avoid giving them !
publicly, for the present, at least.
P. S. We have made some inquiries since the
above was written, and have reason to believe
that the principal facts arc substantially correct.
The disclosure was first made in New York,and
| communicated by letter front that city to this.—
Tb* amount is variously stated flout eight to
nine hundred thousand dollars, the whole of
which, ns is affirmed hy H. J. Levis, (the officer
alluded to,) was appropriated to the use of the
Hank and with the object of enabling the insti
tution to resume specie payments. Il is believed
that the bill holders and depositors will he fully
paid. The whole circulation of the Schuylkill
Bank at this time does not exceed $ I‘JO,OOO,
while the deposites are slated at SIOB,OOO.
Several of the other Panks have gone forward
and offered to pay both hill holders and depositors
on receiving the amount in good discounted pa
per. It is to he hoped, therefore, that this or some
similar course will he pursued, in order as well
to protect the public as to prevent any unneces
sary alarm. The Stockholders met yesterday
afternoon, with the object of deciding upon the
best course under the circumstances. We learn
that the other Banks of Philadelphia will not
suffer, — and the belief is nearly general that not
a dollar obtained by Mr. Levis for the Kentucky
certificates was appropriated to bis own use,
Missouri Ilonntlary War.
Sr. Louis, Dec. ft.
Wo learn that Major General Willock, of the
4th division of Missouri militia, having received
official iuleltigencG that the sheriff of Clark coun
ty, in this State, had been arrested whilst execu
ting some legal process under the authority of
Missouri, within the disputed territory, and was
committed to prison by the authorities of lowa,
has marched with a portion of his forces to his
release. In the mean lime, to make assurance
doubly sure, as well as to obey the general order
of the Governor of Missouri, requiring him to
snpport and protect the civil officers of Clark
county in the discharge of their duties within the
disputed territory, he has required the Generals
commanding the 11th, 12lh and fifth divisions
to hold a portion of their respective commands
in readiness to march at a moments warning.—
In pursuance to this order, we understand that
troops in St. Charles. Lincoln, Pike. Ralls, and
probably some other counties, are awaiting orders
to march to the disputed territory, if their servi
ces are needed.— Hepub lean.
Most Destructive Fire.
About nine o’clock on Saturday evening a fire
hr ke out in No. 45 Cedar street, occupied by
Wm. B. Bend, importer of dry goods,and Davis
on & Van Pell, jobbers. The building, a five
story store of the firstclass, was entirely destroy
'd, with most of its contents. The loss of Mr.
Bend is computed at $200,000. He did not save
even his books. He was insured for $500,000
in England, and for a farther sum in this country.
nearly if not quite sufficient to cover the loss.
The building was owned hy Davison & Van
Pell, Their loss is about s2s,ooo—insured.
N ). 47, a five story store, of the same descrip
tion as the above was also destroyed. It was
owned hy L & V. Kirby & Co. jobbing mer
chants. & oceupii d hy them and Paten & .Stewart,
importers. The toss of Kirby A, Co. is estimated
at $25,000 ; and that of Futon & Stewart at
SIOO,oOO —nearly all covered hy insurance.
No. 49, occupied hy Jas. R. Hayt, H. Dixon,
and 8. Bradbury, was also materially injured.
A part of the side wall of No. 43 fell to the
ground, leaving the upper stories of the building,
occupied hy Russell, Mattison «Sr Taylor, exposed
to the full force of the heat and flames. Some
considerable damage was done to the goods in
the premises.
On the opposite side of Cedar street, No. 40,
occupied hy Warriner, Carter <fe Putnam, and
John Watson & Co.; No. 42, occupied by John
Falconer,and Heilberth & Schultz; No. 44,oc
cupied hy Post & Maine, druggists, and No. 46,
occupied by Baylis & Finn, were partially dam
aged.
On William street, No. 69, occupied by Brad
ley, Brooks iSc Merrill, No. 71, hy S. N. Helie, J.
W. Brown, and Schrocder & Switzer, and No.
73 by N. F. Carpenter, were damaged in the
rear of the buildings.
The whole amount of loss cannot be much if
any less than $500,000, a large proportion of
which is covered hy insurance.
Our office is very near the fire, and wc there
fore watched its progress until midnight, with no
little concern. It was a most unpleasant night
for the firemen, the rain coming down in torrents;
that circumstance, however, could not be regret
ted, as the rain no doubt saved much property
from destruction. From what we saw we have
no doubt that the Middle Dutch Church would
have been destroyed had the roof been dry ; the
sparks and flakes of fire fell on it in great abund
ance. Great praise is due to the firemen for the
promptness with which the engines were brought
to bear, and for their indefatigable exertions to
arrest the progress of the fire. Cedar street is
very narrow, and the buildings were five stories
high, consequently they could not be reached hy
the ordinary ladders.
The amount of the insurance we cannot state
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iTe'in OH'” a( ’ f "" ,ry : A o»n, i. know. ,o
,e ln oftceß out o‘ 'he city. The loss to our
SSTT f"n r ' por,rd in Watl Btrce ‘ 'hi
morning to bens follows:
r:::^rT vec wmo®
Globe « .. 2S ’ (,fl< *
Eagle .. „ 20,000
Greenwich “ ~ 10,000
Safety « .. *' ooo
Equitable “ « 7.000
1,000
164 Broad"“ broke No
-1 f«4 Broadway occupied by C. Lupton, watch
al'Tmolt al,OM ‘ K
The Election of Speaker,
We have the unfeigned satisfaction ofannounc
ing to our readers ami the public that theßipre
scntative branch of Congress has at length eflect
u the election of a Speaker, and mav thus be
considered as relieved from all further obstacles to
immediate and complete organization. The
Rolert M M°T W H U,U p mor ‘ ,aK fullcn « Mr.
■. ' , ' I,u "‘ er - « Representative from Vir
f !V b 0 ,Vaii decf . cd on the eleventh
trial, he having received ll'J votes out of 232
In the personal and political character ofthogen
tleinan on whom the choice has fallen, the House
has every guaranty for a dignified, just, and faith
ful discharge of his high duties; and therefore—
we hope we may say without disrespect to the
many distinguished gentlemen previously voted
lor the choice may be esteemed not less fortu
nate for the House and for the country than it is
honoraldeto himself, especially when we consider
he difficulty which so long prevented an elec
lion, and which rendered the issue of the co. test
so uncertain. To those who desire to examine
the election us a political result, it will be suffv
nen for us to say, that Mr. Hunter received, o«
e fost and successful trial, every Whig vote in
the House, whicli, united with the votes of nearly
all the Slate Rights gentlemen of the South, ef
lected Ins election.— National Intelligencer.
Goun-r Martial,—We learn that a court
martial is to he convened in this city, for the trial,
ol several officers of tho Navy ; and rumor says
that the prtneipa! case that will be laid before it
will be that of Commodore Ballard, upon charges
preferred by Mr. Hodgson, late bearer of despatch
es from the federal government to that of Peru
We also learn that one of these charges is the
breaking open, by Com. Ballard, of a packet of
letters, sent by Mr. Hodgson to the American,
consul at Lima; and, also, the breaking open of
a letter in the packet, and read ng it to the offi
cers of the U. S. ship .North Carolina.
Rumor also says that this court martial will
try the cases of several officers of the exploring
expedition, who have been arrested and sent home
by its commandant, Lieut. Wilkes.
Rumor also says that the case of Commodore
Elbott, the subject of the court ofinquiry held in
this city in June last, may he laid belbse this,
court martial, though we have not understood up
on what charges, or by whom they are preferred-.
V S, Gaz.
Rkpoiitko Cawaoias Thecor
respondent of the New York Express, writing
from Albany under date of 12th instant, says—
Unpleasant rumors of an outbreak on the Can
adian side of the line arc current in this city. Id
is said that Col. Worth left this city this morn
ing for Ins command on the North Western fron
tier, and that the rumored outbreak on the fron
tier is assigned as the cause of his sudden depar
ture. I give it you us I hoar it, without vouching
for its correctness.
North Eastern Bouriiaii.i..—The Wood
stock Times of the 7th says Putnam
of Moulton, passed through here last week, on
Ins way to Kcslook. It was said that he bad a
warrant for the apprehension of the Warden.
The attempt was made, but fortunately did not
succeed, as Mr. M. got an intimation of whaft
was going on. He succeeded in getting to t-ha
military postal the Grand Falls, closely pursued
by the capturing party. The Arlilleiy at that
stition turned out and were in immediate readi
ness to give the pursuers a warm reception. But
tlu. gallant hand had prudence enough to call a
halt before they came in sight, otherwise they
would have paid dearly for their temerity.”
The same paper adds:—We do not lake the
liberty ol advising or dictating to our Execu
tive ; yet we do think, that in in order to avoid a
repetition of the scenes of last winter, it is abso
lutely necessary that a strong force be stationed
in the vicinity of Grand Falls.”
In the Circuit Court of the U. S. for the east
ern district of N. Y. was tried, during the last
week, the suit of the United Slates vs. Tillotson
(surely for the late Postmaster for the ci y of N.
Y.) to recover an amount alleged to be due by
the said Portmneter. The verdict ol the Jury, on
Friday hist, was, that no defalcation look place
within the two yea.s preceding the commence
ment of the suit. Os course (says the Journal of
Commerce) the United States cannot recover
from Tillotson as surely.— National lulelliren
cer. &
M ARRIED,
In Cullodcn, on the evening of th* 15th instant,
by the Rev. N. G. Slaughter, Mr. JmseG-Moon to
Mi'S Ann Wilkehson, both of Culloden, Ga
MARINE INTEIXIGENCE.
Savannah, Dec. 19-.
Cleared —Ships Harriet, Strout, Liverpool ;
George, Minott, Liverpool; barque Oxford, Robin
son, Havre.
Arrived since our lust. —Steamboat Chatham
Wray, Augusta.
December 20,
Cleared —Schrs Hudson, Wcyman, Jamaica;
Franklin Green, Smith, Havana.
Arrived since our last.— Ship Vandalia, Stale,
New York ; Hrig L. Baldwin, Basset, New York;'
brig Savannah, Sumpter, New York.
Ilelow —Ship Celia, from N. York.
Sailed —Brig Independence, Kvans, Havana.
Went to sea —Brig Clinton, Lyon, N. York.
Charleston, Dee. 2t.
Arrived yesterday —Line ship H Allen, Wilson
N. York; hr barque Greenhow, Ogilvie, Liverpool •
brig Lancet, Kruse, Havana ; U L brig Moses,’
Loveland, New York; schrs Tangent, Whittier N*.
York ; Post Boy, Shepherd, Baltimore ; Active,
Brown, Norfolk.
Cleared —Ships Cabot, Sumner, Havre; Thomas
Bennett, Hague, Liverpool; brig Cervaates, Tufts.’
Boston.
(Lj* Wc are authorised to announce WILLIAM
KENNEDY, as a candidate for re election to the
office of Tax Collector for Richmond county at
the election on the first Monday iu January next.
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