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’CHRONICLK AM* SKNTINEI..
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TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24.
The Legislator • of this Stole adjourned on
Saturday night Inal, Iml as wc have received no
letter from our MiUedgevihe correspondent. wc
have no account es 'flip last day's proceedings.—
We learn, however, that the Govemo- uporoved
the Central Bank hill, and flint the members of
the Legislature were (laid ofTrn its issues. Thus
commences the grand Democratic reformation of
Banking ami 'restoration of a sound currency.—
We also leant that the Senate rejected the Cjnnr
■ntino T>ill [ms.se.1 hy the Mouse, against the citi
zens of Maine, a ropy 'of which wc published a
•few days since. The same body also rejected the
bill of “the iHouse to trffcc away the annual appro
priation for the University.
provision has Imen made for the payment
of the SBOO 000. for which the Sta’.c is now un
der .protest in New York; nor was any made for
the payment of the Stale’s hotels in Europe.—
What now wrt! become of the credit of the State 1
But what do the democratic (save the mark!)
jickanapes of Legislature care for State honor
or Stale credit! They vot.d themselves Jive
dullan a day, for their glorh ua d dugs, and then
created a Bank to issue the hills to pay them, and
that is about the upshot of their two months’
session. Such are the fruits of the reign ol De
mocracy in Georgia. God save the State from
any more such legislatures, or the further reign
of such a party.
The Mails.
The continued, and repeated failures, and dou
ble and sometimes triple failures of the mails
ootit from the North and South, t..'rpiiss our com
prehension. Iwo mails are now heh.nd from
New Y ork and New Orleans ! The misman
agement of the Post Olflce D paitment is out
rageous, hut nevertheless in perfect keeping with
rickety, shackling, business-neglecting, and of
fice-hunting character of the “ Democratic" dy
nasty.
Congress.
Our latest information troni Washington city,
up to Thursday evening last, left the House still
debating the New Jersey election question.
H lien it will he settled and that body proceed to
business, it will take wiser heads than ours to
foretell.
Correspondence iff the Baltimore American.
Wash isoton, Dec 18, 1839.
HOUSE or IIKPHCSKNTATIVKS,
[Nothing of a definite character transpired in
the House of Representatives on Tuesday, after
the close of my letter. The debate on Mr.
Wise’s resolution was continued hy Messrs.
Dromgoole, Khott and Briggs, when the House
adjourned.]
PROPOSITION TO RECEIVE TIIK MESSAGE.
Mr. Cave Johnson, ol J’cnn. proposed, as soon
as the journal was read, that a Committee he
appointed to join with the Commute of the Sen
ate. and inform the President that the two bo
dies ready to receive any communication of
an Executive character.
Objections were made hy Mr. Williams and
Mr. Wise, upon the ground that the motion was
not then in order.
The Speaker so decided.
NEW JkRHttT MKMUKItS.
Mr. Barnard entered into an examination of
the whole sunject connected with the New Jer
sey members. The question before the House,
he said, was whether the New Jersey members
should l>c sworn. It was not cini|M*lent for the
House to decide upon the matter connected with
the Now Jersey members. They should take
their scats now, and their claims be considered
and canvassed by and by.
I lie difficulty connected with the case under
controversy, grew out of confounding the rights
of members to take their seats with the branch
of the Constitution which speaks of contested
elections Members had not kept the cases he
tween taking a seat and contesting a seat dislinc
_ live. Mi. Barnard also spike of the returns of
elections—the nature of them, and what they
were considered in England in the case of the
election of members to the Hone of Commons.
When, said Mr. It. the Constitution oftho United
States imposed upon t 'ongress the duty of judg
ing of elections, it prescribed a simple and spe
cific duty. Congress left to the States the pow
er of pre-cribiug the time, place, &c. of holding
elections. It did more than this—it prescribed
both the power of holding and the right to judge
.•f elections. The State- through their authori
ties said to this man, •• you can vole”—and to
that man, an alien, -‘ you cannot vote."
Mr. B. spokf at length of the return, or certi
ficate. or commission of election. The words of
the Constitution were return, and sti h return,
properly made, « as good property as any he
bad under the Constitution. Hy virtue of his
pajier-trtle he was protected no his person —he
was privileged through it from arrest. Under it
he had the privilege of flunking, and all the pro
tection allowed to his place hy the Constitution.
Br. B. read from the Lex Parliamentarin where
inernliort ware required at their peril to do cer
ium things. and under the authority of their pa
per-lule of elrcwou.
He commented upon the organization of the
House in its proaem farm, and argued that the
body now was wholly distinct from the body that
was before the Election of* Speaker. Any reso
lution adopted More the appointment of a Spca
ker, and before the me ml'em were sworn in, was
not binding upon tins House. Any such pro
ceedings had no legal or Constitutional power.
Such proceedings were those of an inorganic bo
dy. and. in one sense, of a revolutionary body.
Mr. B. concluded with some remarks upon the
necessity of standing by the Constitution and the
taws.
Mr. Raynec, of North (Carolina, a new and
young incinliei, followed in the debate. He spoke
of the spectacle the Hnu e presented in the eyes
of the country The House hod exhibited but a
continued scene of disonlor and confusion, and
the people were indignant in looking upon us.
The Clerk, he said, was nut to Ih? held responsi
ble for these scenes of confusion, Ihu those who
had advised him to the course he had pursued.
Mr. Rayiier. during his remaiks. »»td that in
regard to the New Jersey menilier*. there was one
question which hid more weight with him than
all others. He was a Slate, Rights man. he said,
and belonged to that small body of men. In a
word, said Mr. R. I am „ Nulhfier, and I am
proud to own it,
Mr, R. alluded in strong language to the South
Carolina members and their votes. As a State
Rights man he was mortified a* the conduct ol
iTr*' Hc h “' l 8 riß,lt - h " lo speak
to Nulhfier*. for the lime was when he wonU
have stood by Carolina to tlie death— when In
would have gladly shed his blood in her defenc,
and whitened thcjground with hi* hones. H,
| was mortified then that Carolinians should have
abandoned their nullification and their Slate
Rights dortri ties.
Mr. Vanderpoel followed, and moved that the
resolution he upon the table.
Mr. Sheppard of N. C. requested Mr. V.to
withdraw the motion He wished to make a few
icmnrks, and would renew the motion.
Mr. Vanderpoel could not yield tilt floor with
out losing his motion.
1 A little confusion folio ved upon points of order
• which ended in the withdrawal ol the motion to
lay upon the table.
Mr. Bell. Mr. Adams, and some others, eon
tended that the m 'lion was .ml in order because
the House was not governed bv any set of Rules.
(’lie confusion was got over by withdrawing
the motion,
Mr. Wise got the floor, and yielded it to Mr.
Shepherd of N. C. who is giving his reasons for
supporting the regularly commissioned members.
Were he to have an opportun ty to act the part
over again, he should do ac he hail done before.
An incidental remark made in the last half
hour by Mr. Bell, that several members of both
parlies wished to speak before the question was
taken, makes the prospect a poor one of getting
the message shortly.
UNITED states SENATE.
After the reading of the Journal, the Senate
went into Executive Session, and afterwards -id
journed. No business was done of a public char
acter.
Correspondence iff the Charles’nn Courier.
Washt noto.n, December 19, 1839.
In the House, to-day, Mr. W ise look the floor
to speak upon his resolution, viz : that Messrs'
Ayengg, Halstead, Maxwell, Stratton, and Vorkc
are not entitled to seats in this House. He stal
ed that Mr, Turney, who, last evening, moved
that this resolution and all the documentary i vi
dcncc on (be subject of the contested scats, be re
ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elc -
lions, when appointed, hud allowed him the floor,
on condition that he (Mr Wise) would renew
the motion of reference.
Mr. Cost Johnson here interposed a point of
order. The point hc made was, that it was the
duty oftho speaker of this House, under the law
of 1789, and the usages of the House, to swear
all the iiicinliers who presented regular creden
tials from the Governor of New Jersey, in pursu
ance of the laws of that Slate, and the Constitu
tion ol the United States. He went on to sp. ak
to this point. He was in hopes, hc said, that he
could prove to the chair that it was his du y, un
der the law, to administer the qualification oath
to those gentlemen ; and that, by effecting thi.
object, he could pul an end to this controversy.—
Ho insisted that it was ilia peremptory duly of
tlie speaker to take this course, and that he hid
no discretion in the matter, Mr. Jamieson call
ed Mr. Johnson to order. He staled that the
speake having already decided, in reference to
thin question, that he must submit it to the House
and having also determined to entertain the reso
lution of Mr. Wise, the gentlen an from Mary
land (Johnson) must proceed by taking an appeal
from the decision of the speaker. Mr. Johnson
then withdrew his motion, stating that he should
renew it at the earliest moment.
This question w ill never ho decided, unless the
majority favorable to a decision of it, shall firm
a separate organization. This is, I believe, the
general opinion hete.
Mr. Wisp, proceeded with his speech, and be
gan by making bitter complaints of the treachery
—fori understand housed that word, of the
friends, or professed ftiendsof the duly commis
sioned members. He then reviewed and com
mented upon the course taken on this question
hy Mr. Khelt,declaring that he could not recon
cile it with any notions that he entertained ol
consistency. He dwelt mm h upon this subject, '
inasmuch, as he said that this question had turn
ed upon the vote ot that gentleman. When Mr. 1
Uhett replies, he can, if he chooses, make it ap- ’
pear very plain Unit lids question would have l ecu
settled just two weeks ago, if Mr. Wise had not
turned his hack upon hie own proposition, which
ho oH'cred on the 4lli December. The fact is that
the course of the whole House has liecn incon
sistent and irregular. Hut, in my opinion, the
great error of the House was in droppii g Mr.
Rhett’s resolution to take up Mr. Wise's proposi
tion. on Friday lust, for a direct vole on the ques
tion.
As matters now stand.it is in the power of any
two or three members to prevent an organization;
and moreover (hey will do it. There is one way
to settle the matter —an adjournment sini ilir,
leaving the government in the hands of the Ex
ecutive.
Half past 3 o’clock—Mr. Wise has finished af
ter 3 hours speaking. He stated that the major
ity was against him, mid, therefore, he would
wilhdiaw his proposition. Mr. Wise, in comfor
rnity with his pledge to Mr. Turney, moved his
resolution, and thereon asked the previous ques
tion, Mr, Cost Johnson made two points of or
der—that the previous question could not he put,
because the rules had not been adopted ; and that
it was the speaker's duly to swear in the New J.
members. The chair decided that the previous
question could be put; and tbnl he was hound,
as the mere organ ol the House, to submit it to
tbam whether the rneniliers in question should he
sworn. Mr. Johnson appealed from the latter
part of the decision, and is now speaking. The
chair having made this decision —we ice laud !
The New York correspondent of the National
Intelligencer, under date of the I 7ih lost., says—
Twenty-live thousand barrels of flour came down
from Albany this morning in our tow boats, with,
also, sn abundance of produce. We shall not
starve this winter, though there is great suffering
among the laboring classes for the want of em
ploy.
The Eastern Steamboat Mail fails ua to-day.
The Northern Mail came down the river with
some difficulty on account of the icc.
Flour is declining. Good Western was offered
to-dey at DJ.
Feom the Standard of Union.
We are indebted to the politeness of the Mar
shal of the District ol Gcuegia, for the loliowing
list of the names, hy him appointed, to take the
census of Geo.gia, under instructions from the
government of the I tilled States.
Malcotu Johnson lor Appling, Hudson 11
Tabor for Baker. William Cone lor Btbli, Teiei
Strickland tor Bullock, John Harvey lor Bryan,
Ezekiel heater for Burk, Alex. L. Robinson for
Butts, Thomas H. Miller foi Camden, Evan
Pearson for I uss. James S. Elliott for Cherokee,
John H. Low for Clark, Martin 11. Cochran lor
i ampheli, William L. Turr for Carroll, Cliailes
j A. Heard for Chattooga, John Hull for Cobh,
Willis Killgore tor t o wet a, Stephen Untie for
Columbia, Samuel Harris lor Crawford, Philip
[ M. Russell lor v hathatu, Larkin Hindrick lor
, Dade, Thomas C. Bolion lor Di Kalb, Roben
Harrison for Decatur, Fukien Kuuip for Dooly,
, John M. Cor,mlule lor Early, John Charlton for
u Effingham, Jordan Fianders lor Emanuel, James
1 Browner for Elbert, Elj.n P. Allen for Fayette,
t Moses M. Leovlle for Floyd, Thomas King tor
j Franklin, John Jolly tor Forsyth, William Er
„ win lor Gilmer, Francis U. Seuiletl lor Glynn,
Joseph K. -anloid lor Gr. en, Zaduc Ford for
h Gwiiiavtt.il. W. Rhodes for Hancock, Singleton
e Sisk for Haliers hum, Benjamin F. Porter for
,f Hall, Charles Smith for Heard, Tliomas D. Joint
ly son lor Henry, Samuel A. Huey, for Hams,
Id Charles H. Rice for Houston. J uui Henderson
, 0 tor Irwin, John vl. Holiday fir Jackson Wuhan,
e i l*oi>e loi Jasper, Daniel M. >.miu for Jones
le | Hugh J. Neely tor Seffersun, Edward tj. An
i drcws for Lilierty, Micajab Henley for Lincoln,
! UharlcM I*. Creech for Lawrence, Benjamin F.
Cock for Lee, Joieph 8. Barnett for Lownda;
! Reuben 0. Anderson for Lumpkin, John San
ders (iir Madison, Waller L. Campbell for Ma
i con, John .Monk for Marion, John C. Maugham
for Merriwether, Alexander W. Willy for Mcln
tosh, Charles D. Williams for Montgomery,
Thomas.J. Burney for Morgan, John Redding
for Monroe, Almolam Holcomb for Murray, Jo
seph Coleman for Muscogee, William B- Wright
(or Newton, Daniel Zuler for Oglethorp, John
Witcher for Paulding, William H Wells for
Pike, Burkley Sanford for Putnam, Arthur Koa
setter for Pulaski. Elijah Coffee lor Rabun,
James L. Ross for Randolph, Thomas Glascock
for Richmond, Alexander Camp for Bcriven,
Hugh M. I) King (or Sumter, Mathew Wright
for Stewart. John H. Smith for Tattnall, James
. M. Davis for Talbot. Soloman Wilder for Talia
| ferro, Josiah Paine for Telfair. John B. F. Dixon
for Thomas. James M. Flowers for Troup Jor
-1 dan W. Lee for Twiggs, John U. Chastain lor
Union, Peler Nissy lor Upson. William Thcdford
for Walker. Randle McDonald for Ware. Joshua
Almon for Walton. Eliphalet Hale for Warren,
Robert Tennille for Washington, James Ross for
Wilkinson. Moses S. Harris for Wayne, James
F, Hay for Wilkes.
The following is the vole far Speaker of the
House of Representatives, on the elevcntli and
final ballot;
For /■. M. T, Hunter. —Messrs. Adams, Al
ford, J. W. Allen, Simeon 11. Anderson, An
drews, Barnard. Bell, Biddle, Black, Bond, Bolts,
Briggs, Brockway. Anson Brown, Sampson H.
Butler, William B. Calhoun, John Campbell,
William B. Campbell Willia.n B Carter, Chinn,
Chittenden, Clark, Colquitt, J. Cooper, M. A.
Cooper. Corwin, Crahb, Cranston, Croc,kett, Cur
tis, Cushing, E. Davies, 0. Davis, Dawson, De
berry. Dennis, Dillett, Edwards, Evans, Everett,
Fillmore. Fisher, H Garland. Oates. Gentry, Gid
dings, Goggin, Goode, Graham, Granger, (iraves,
Green, Griffin, Grinncll. Habersham, Hall, W.
S. Hastings, Henry, Hill, of Va„ Hoffman,
Holmes, ILqikins, Hunt, James, Jenifer, Ch.
Johnston. W. C, Johnson. T. B.King, Lawrence,
Lincoln, Marvin, Mason, Mercer, Mitchell, Mon
roe, Morgan, C. Morris, Naylor, Nishet, Ogle,
Osborne. Palen, Peck, Pickens, Pope, Proffit,
Randall, Randolph. Raridcn, Rayncr, Reed, Ridg
way Russell, Sallonslall, Sergeant. Simonton,
Slade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Slorrs. Sumter,
Stuart,Taliaferro, W. Thompson, jr.,Tillinghast,
'Poland, Triplett, Trumbull, Underwood. P. J.
Wagner, Warren, E. D. White, John White,
Thomas W. Williams, L. Williams. J. L. Wil
liams. C. H. Williams, S. Williams, H. A. Wise
—ll9.
For J. VY. Jones. —Messrs. J. Allen, Atherton.
Banks, Bcirne, Blackwell. A V. Brown. W. O
Butler, Carroll, Clifford. Connor, Doan, Drom
goolc, Earl, Ely, Fine, Hand, J. Hastings. Haw
kins, John Hill, of N. C., Hillrn, Holleman,
Howard, J. Johnson, N. Jones. Kein Kemble,
Leonard. Lowell, Lucas, McCellan, McKay, Mil
ler, Parish, Parmenler, Pctrikin, Prentiss. Rives,
Jao. Rogers, Shaw, Shepard, J. Smilh. T. Smith,
Stcrnrod. Strong, Swearingen, Sweeny, Taylor,
F. Thomas. P. F. Thomas, Turney. Vanderpoel,
Weller, J. W. Williams, 11. Williams, Worth
ington —55.
For George M. Kein. — Messrs. Beatty, By
num, John Davis, Duncan. Fornancc, Galbraith,
(ferry. Hammond, Hook, Hubbard. Leadbctfer.
Leel, Lewis, Mc.Culloh, Marehand, Montgomery,
S. W. A orris. Newhard, Paynter, Ramsey, Rob
inson, E. Rogers, Samuels, D. D. Wagoner—
-34.
For Zudok Case//. —Messrs. Boyd. Brewster,
Carr, Craig. Dana, Dc la Monlayne, Doig, Cave
Johnson. Reynold-. Wick—lo.
For F. \V, F ckens. — Messrs. A. G. Brown,
Chapman, Coles, Cross, Medill, Rhctt, Stark
weather, Jacob Thompson, Walterson—9
For C. G. Atherton. —Uuikv, Guelman,
Floyd, Jackson—4
For Thomas D tree —Messrs. H. J. Anderson,
Fletcher. Parris—3.
For Franc's Thomas. —Messrs. Casey, J. W.
Jones, Mallory—3.
For D. A. Starkweather —Mi.Crnry—l.
For Nathan Clifford. —Mr. Davce—l.
Fur T. A. Howard. — Mr. J. W. Davis — l.
For Linn Hoi/d. — Mr. Jameson — l,
For D. H. Lewis, — A. Smith — l.
CiiJfAnn’s Steam Packets.— This line of
Atlantic steamers will consist of six vessels; four
will he of the first class, about 1,500 tons each
and 400 horse power, and two of smaller size.
The large steamers to run between Liverpool ant!
Halifax ill he introduced on the line about the
first of May. and will continue to sail regularly
both from Hi 1 tax and Liverpool on the first and
sixteenth ot each month. The smaller vessels
are intended to ply the one between Piclou, Mi
ramichi and Quebec.
The citizens of Boston have entered whfc
much spirit into this project, and have set them
selves very earnestly to do all in their power to.
further Mr. Cunard’a plans. The* East Boston
Company arc bull ling a set of wharves at Bask
Boston with sheds for coal and other convetjiea
ces, solely for the use of Mr. Canard's stcamersv
I’he premises, it is saul. will cost about S4(ol,om>
and the Company have granted Mr. Cur.wd a
lease of them for twenty years, free of rent; they
are to he finished before the tenth of May.
From the Chariest n Courier if yesleidity.
Destructive Gnle,
The weather, which had been delightfully clear,
and cold for the last week, commenced raining
on Saturday morning last, and continued so du
ring the whole day, with a high wind, until about
hall past ti o’clock at night, when it terminated,
in a servere gale from the South East, and for
mi hour or an hour and a halt, blew with a vio
lence, whuh we have but seldom set » ex
ceeded in this harbor. The tide was rising wiaeu
the gale was at its height, slid great appietieji
siolis were entertained of the destruction ol most
of the Shipping at the wharves. Fortui a ely,
however, w tiie wind abated between 8, nd a
o’clock, but in that short period very comiikca
ble injury has been sustained.
We give below such particulars as we Lave
been enabled to collect.
Line ship Niagara, Smith, at Boyce & Co’s,
wharf, started stern frame, carried away taffiail
rail, sprung niizzeii mast, carried away main rig
ging on the starboard side,channels,. bun plates,
rigging, stove, boat, &c.
Line ship Anson, Sinclair, at Boyce rSt Co’s.
' wharf, has her stern shattered, stove bulwarks
and received other injury.
1 Ship Jupiter, Carter, at Boyce & Co’s, wharf,
carried away channels, stove her quarter, mid has
her bends and mouldings badly chafe 1.
1 Br. ship Sherbrooke, O’Brien, at Exchange
wharf, parted her stern last and got afoul of the
1 St. Cloud, at same wharf, carried away
• head rails cut head, and limiter heads, and the
r St. Cloud has part of her stern injured, and eop
» per chaf d.
. Schr. George Henry, Abbott, just arrived Irotn
1 Elizabeth City, (N. < .) and lying in the stream,
- dragged both anchors into Commercial wharf,
got in contact with schr. Muryetta Ryan, stove
' bulwarks and both boas, just above the water’s
i edge
r Dupre’s boat, lying at Southern wharf, sunk,
• and has since been pumped out.
- Pilot boat M ster W itch, lying at Commercial
i wharf, carried aw iv bowsprit and main b.toM ha
'* 'ing come in contact with the stern of s h .
Prince \V ibaiu.
Schr. Prince William, Ramesden, lying a.
Commerccial wharf, carried away trffrafl rai and
stove in part of the stern, having got afoul of pi
lot boat Water Witch.
Line ship H. Allen, Wilson, lying at Boyce
dc Go’s, wharf, started stern frame, carried away,
quick work forward, main deck rail, two timber
heads, both cat heads, most of the channels and
chain plates. Has both sides badly chafed,
sprung bowsprit, and received other injury.
Sloop Hope, with a cargo of brick, for Santee,
lying in the stream, dragged both anchors, and
drove ashore at the East Battery, sunk and isoth
erwise badly injured.
The Smack Charles Mallory, Wing in the
stream, dragged her anchors, and drove ashore at
the East Battery, sunk, and has her stern stove in.
The schr. James Hamilton, lying in the stream,
for Santee, with a cargo of corn, parted both ca
bles ami drove ashore at the East Battery, carried
away her larboard bulwarks and slaunclieons and
has her larboard side badly chafed.
The schr. Planet, Smith, for Georgetown, ly
ing in the stream, parted one of her cables, and
dragged the other anchor—drove ashore at the
. East Battery—carried away bulwarks, taffrail,
rail cut water, has her sides badly chafed, and is
otherwise injured.
A small shop belonging to Wragg Smith, ly
ing near the Battery, has her starboard quarter
stove in, bowsprit carried away, and tier starboard
side considerately chafed.
Brig Charles, Dyer, in the stream, ready for
sea. drove ashore near ihe East Battery, lost best
bower anchor, parted chain, unshipped rudder
and stove boat.
Schr. Maryctta Ryan, Whildcn, just arrived
from New York, lying in the stream, dragged
Wo'h anchors into Comme cial wharf, came in
contact with schr. George Henry, Abbott, carried
away bulwarks on the starboard side, stove boat,
ami received other injury.
Schr Alexander Watson, Roby, for Santee
wlh part of a cargo nnlze., lying in the stream,,
parted both cables, and drove in against Southern
wharf, sunk, and is almost entirely destroyed.
The schr Wundo, Fronting lying at Southern
wharf, carried away cutwater jib boom, rigging o
the bowsprit, and jib boom, stove in the starboard
quarter, and received other injury.
The pilot boat Cape Fear, at Vanderhorsl's
wharf, earned away bowsprit, main boom, stove
skiff, and has her gunwale in ured.
Dulin and Mickie’s, two boats, at Commercial
wharf, with sixty sacks salt, totally destroyed.
Uonnegan’s boat, foot of Laurens street, sunk,
wood loaded.
Moses’ sloop, foot of Laurens street, sunk,
wood loaded.
Marshall’s sloop, sunk at his wharf
Manigault’s sloop, considerably injured, at
Norfolk Steam Packet wharf.
Grave’s schr. at Moreland’s wharf, with a load
of bricks, sunk, and ste n stove in.
The schr Farmer, Thomas, at Moreland’s
wharf, has her stern and bulwarks carried away,
lost bowsprit, and otherwise injured. Also, sev
eral wood boats, and other small craft, in the
same vicinity more or less injured.
An Extraordinary Case. —On the 6th
hist., Gen. Love, the presiding officer of the Ten
nessee Senate, resigned Ins station, alleging his
inability to discharge his duties properly. Sena
tor Frey was elected in his place.
Correspondence if the Commercial Advertiser.
Great Britain and the Caim< as.
a.ontrkal, lice. 7 1839.
I understan t that Government rave dt; ermine i
to keep tins eoninry ns long as I hey cm. Tiny
hove expended large sums wi bin the last year -
$30,0W) tor barracks at t humbly, and also at La
prairie—and ibis winter Lord John Russell will
introduce a lull in die House of < oinm ns o en
courage the emigration of mib'ury sell ers, who
are to have (arms given them along ilm whole line
I'ffionlur. They will he ruined into hitialnun,
and v*ill have ntheers. and lie called out id drill
onceor twice a week, and nr ive some pay and
rations, I believe. By ibis arrnngi nn m a small
body of troop* only will bo requir'd in the country
This National Convention of Silk Grow
ers was held in "'ll hiriginn on ihe 10-h instant,
and was formally organized by ibe appointment of
l he following officers ;
I’PKSIDENT.
Generol John P Fun Ness.
Vin: Presidents.
Hon. Wilson Lumpkin ex- ; iovernor of Georgia.
Judge Strange, ot .North Carolina.
])r. Thomas P. Jones, of the District ot Columbia
Hon Garrett D. Wall, of New York.
Nicholas biddle, Ksif, of Pennsylvania.
Thomas S Pleasants, Esq ,of V irginia.
J)r Um R Taylor ot i.omsinna.
Samuel Whitmarsh,Esq , of Massachusetts.
Judge Comstock, of Conneciicul
H n James Tnflmailge, i.f New York.
Judge Eccleston, ol Maryland
Treasurer.
Dr F. Howard, ol the Distrctol Columbia.
Secretarics.
Gideon It- Smith, ot Maryland.
John F: Callan, of he imricl of Columbia.
Dnvid South ers, ot the District ot Columbia.
The committee of business made a report, con
cluding with the lot owing resolution ;
Resolved, That another year’s experience h.s
confirmed llie opinion expressed by ihe Convention
lasi year, ■* 1 bat Silk may b« grown in all the
Frnted Stales, not. only lor domestic purposes, but
as a valuable article of commercial export.”
Previous to the adoption of this r 'solution, a
very interesting debate took place
Ihe nev. Henry Coleman, of Massm-hn-o'is.
Hon. Isat.c leot.ul Pennsylvania,Colonel Mo bile!
Nomse, of the District of Columbia, itev. D V
McD-an.uf New Jersey, and Isaac I). Jones, I sq
ot Maryland, were made a committee to cooler
w.th the Executive Committee of Utc Amcucan
Silk •Nii iety on the subject ol premiums I n ib
pi eduction i f Silk thioughoul Ihe country, and tie
wav s and means ol providing fir and ilislribu'ing
siicli premium-, and were instructed lo present their
report as soon as practicable to iho America;! Silk
Society.
And 'he Convention ni'jiinrncd sine die
JOHN P Van MLS.-, Chairman.
Gideon B. Smith, i
J. F. i am.an, > Secretaries.
I>. .-*fNI>KRS, )
1 . J 2K22E
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dales from Liverpool, Not, 16
Latest dates from Havre Nov. 13
Savannah, December 2u.
Cotton —Arrived since the 13th in t 790 l i ales
Upland and 92 ba:es S 1 cotton, and cleared at the
same time 8693 Upland ..nd 135 bales S’ I cotton ;
leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all on sbi, -
board not cleared on the 20th hist., of 14272 hales
Upland, and 202 bales S 1 cotton. The improve
ment consequent on the intellig nee from Liver
pool has not been maintained Upland having re
ceded from the quouti. us of last week, in thehigh
er qualities i a 1 and n the lovve jct ;>or lb, a
- the husines-transacted has been lo a fail
extent as follows ; 4 174 bales of whie.i .7 are at 7;
14 at 7j; 18 at S; 21 at 33 at Sj; 91 at Sj l ; .jltj
at 9; 294 at
at Uij; 82 at 9 II 16; 692 al Df; 303 at 9j; 912 at
1U;32 at 10$. The demand for S Island is very
languid and prices continue to di dine, the sales ot
the week are onlv 7at 22; lat 23; 6at 24; at
25; 15 at 26; 8 at 2*.
Rice. — ibe demand since our last has been very
limited, the saies amount to aoout 250 casks atl'nini
S2J a $3, principally al s2j.
Corn. ulcs from ship-board and store of 4001
bush, at 70 cents. 4000 bush. Huts at 40 rents.
Flour. —The maiket since our b.st continues
>vithoutchange, small sales of HovvarJ-sl. at *,ik
Cana, at $8 a s9s.
Uncoil. —Gonti lies in moderate demand,—Sales
if Shoulders at 7j a 9.
Spirits. —in domestic liquors we report sales ol
Whiskey at 37: a 40; N. E. Ru n, 41 Gin 41 a 60,
Exchange— n Eng and 9 a 10 per cent premium
bast- on New . ork, 5 dayssignt,3 a3j percent
;,'vemj at sight, I ner cent men.
Freights —j o Liverpool Jd; Havre I2c; V Vori:
$1 pei bane.
1 STATEMENT OF COTTON, DEC. ML
Uplands. S. I.
Stock on hand Ist Oct. 1523 118
Received this week, 7951 92
do. previously, 30520 314
r 39994 554
1 Exported this week, 9693 635
, Do. previously, 17029 217 25722 352
~ Stock on band, including all on ship
j board not cleared on 20th Dec. 1427.2 202
MA RF \ E INT E LLIGENC E
i
l Savannah, December 21.
. Cleared —Ships Goromando, Fierce, Liverpool;
, Tamer anc, Theobald, do: Hr ship Calypso, Mell
. ville, Greenock;ship Gaston,Chada ick, New York
j brig Wilson Ful er, Thatcher, New York.
. Arrived since our last —Ships Howard, Mills, N.
York; Celia, Porter, New York; Brbark Evergreen,
Henry, Liverpool; brig Russel, Mathews, Philadel
• phia; brigti. it. Lamar, Risley, N Y'ork.
Charleston, December 23.
Arrived yesterday —Schrs Susan, Hardy, Boston;
j Exchange, Andrews. Somerset, Mass; Jo cpli
Hankey, Edmondson, Baltimore.
Arrived on Saturday —Line ship Leland, Ken
‘ drick, Boston ; ship St. Clair, Putnam, N York;
r barque Valhalla, Berry, Boston; U L brig Sun,
1 Spinney, N York; brig Montilla, Hynes, do ; schrs
Amanda Gphciia, fay or. New Orleans,
r Cleared —Fr brig Victorine, Salvy, Bordeaux ;
t brig Wa tbarn, Barton, Providence.
Went to.sea Saturday —C L bib, Dimon, Mathews
New York.
[ vj 3 We are authorized to announce DANIEL
1 HACK, as a candidate for County surveyor of
i Richmond county, at the e ection on the first Mon-
I day in January. dee 24 td
’ T/’"'e are authorized to announce JAMES
McLAIVS, Esq as a candidate for the offices of
‘ ■ lerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of Itich
, mond county, at the approaching election, oct 31
i
fljr-We are authorised lo amiuuucc
DICKINSON, as a candidate for the office of Re
ceiver of fax Returns, for Richmond county.
I nov 27
We arc authorized to announce HM. O.
E‘ Eas a candidate for Tax Collector, at the ap
i preaching election. dec 7
Gj'We arc authorized to announce WM. V
KERR, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of
Richmond comity, at the approaching election.
1 oct 31 td
i •Tj’We are authorized to announce ISAAC
HENDRIKS, as a candidate for tne office of
Coroner at the approaching election in Jana iry.
dec 9
gfjr We are authorized to announce JERRY
I MOTIRIS as acandi late fir Coroner of Hi h mud
county, al the approaching election in January.
. dec 7 td
’ TO IHE VOTERS OF KICHMuNu CiK.NIT
Fellow citizens; —I offer myself as a candi
' ilale fortl’.e o lice of Sheriff of hi hmond county,
at tlie ensuing election, and respectfudy’solicit
your support.
ang 17 BENJ. BHANTLY.
\
i fff We arc authorized to announce Col. VIL
LI A M DOYLE as a candidato for Receiver of Tax
Returns for Richmond county. dec 4
rffT We arc authorized to announce WM. U.
MAHARRY, as a candidate for Sheriff of Rich
mond county, at the approaching election.
nov 7
it y W. G NIM HO. General 1 ommission Mer
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door lo the
Constitutionalist. nov 7
A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS.
DU IF. EVANS' C ELK BRA IE U SOOTHING
SYRUP.fur Children Cutting their Teeth, this
iufabible remedy has preserved hundreds of chil
dren, when thought past recovery, fiom convul
sions As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the
gums, the child will recover. 'The preparation is
so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no
child will refuse to let its gums he rubbed with it
v. hen infants are at the age of four months, though
there is no appearance of teeth, one bott.e of the
Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the
pores. Parents should never bo without the Syrup
I- in the nursery wheie there are young children’; for
if a child wakes in the night with pain in t egums,
the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the
pores nd healing the gums; thereby preventing
convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Win.
Evans' Medical OH'ice, UIO Chatham sheet, Now
York, where the uoctor maybe consulted on all
diseases of children.
PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF
Dr. EVANS' SOOTHING SYRUP. —To the Agent
of Dr. Evans' Soothing Syrup: Dear Sir —the
g;eat benefit afforded to my suffering infant by
your Soothing Syrup, in a ca>e of protracted and
paiiii’n dentition, must convince every feeling pa
lenthow essential an early application of such an
invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and
torture. Aly infant, when teething, experienced
such acute sufferings, that it was attacked witq
convulsions, and my wife and family supposed that
death would soon release the babe from anguish,
till we procuicd a holtlc of your Syrup; whi has
• soon as applied to the gums, a wondertui change
was pioduced, and after a few applications tiic
* child displayed obvious re ief, and by continuing in
1 its use, lam glad to inform you the child has com
-5 pletely rccoveied. and no recurrence o! that awful
1 complaint lias since occurred ; Lie teeth are ema
nating daily and the child enjoys perfect health.
1 1 give you my cheerful permission lo make this
acknowledgment puolic, and will gladly give any
; information on this circumsti me.
1 WAT JOHNSON.
TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans' Camomile
r Pills are such, that the palpitating hca.t,t!ic trem-
I ulous liaud, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mind,
vanish befoic their effects like noxious vapors be
, fore the benign influence of the morning sun.—
' t They have long been successfully used for the cure
, of iutesmittents, together with fevers of the irregu
lar nervous kind, accompanied with viscera, ob
structions.
1 his tonic medicine is for nervous complaints
cneral debility, indigestion and its consequences
or want of appetite, distension of the stomach, acid
ity. unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling noise
in the bowels,nervous symptoms, languor, when
the mind becomes bailable,desponding,thoughtful
melancholy, and dejected, tty pochond.i .cism, con
sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and ah othe,
nervous affections, these pills will produce a safe
’ and permanent cure.
* Evans’ Camomile Pills were fust introduced into
America in IS3o.
s A’FANS'” FAMILY APERIENT PILLS are
e purely vegetable, composed with ihe stricle-t pie
; cision of science aim of art; l.icy never product
- nausea, and arc warranted to cure the following
s diseases which anse f.om impurities of the blood
viz: — Apopt.xy, Bilious AJ/ectiuns, Coughs, Cold
- Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scat let F cer,Aslhm :, Clio
- lent. Liver Complaints, Diseases of the Kitiuiec an.
- Bladder, Aj,aliens peculiar to Females, a d al
- tho-ediseases of wl alsoever kind to which human
u nature is su jeet, where the stomach is affected.
?;
- More eon, lusieeproofs of the extraordinary rffi
racy of Dr. IVm. Evans' celebrated Comoinde an
II Aperient Aati-liit nus Pills, in allevinling ajiicle.
y. mankind. —Air. lioherl tameron, h i Bowery.—
11 Di-ease—Cn ionic Dysentery, or It foody Hux
ll Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels, s«
vere griping,frequent inclination to go to -tool, tit
- iiustnus, loss of appetite, nausea, vnmitmg, fre
11 quency of pule, and a ficqucni dLsc atge of ape
culiar foetid matter mixed with blool greatde ilily
sense of burning beat, with an iulote. able beam':;
down ot the puts. Air. U’anyeroii is enjoymp per
's oct lic-.i th, and returns hi- sincere Ibarras lor tin
> extraordinary benei.ts be has received.
Sold by ANTuNv 4-HAI.MiS,
5 Sole agents in Augusta
J. M.tk T. Nl. TU RN EK. Savannah
” F. Al. Ct)HKN & Co., Charleston
SHARP ,v ELLS, Mißedgevil.c,
’■ C. \. ELLS. Macon,
" A.W. MARTIN,Korsvth
i. • >r l/iuggx-t, A .hens
MARK A. LANE, Washinglon.
iuly 2J
•Tj'A CARD. —Mr. Richards,Teacherof Draw,
ing and fainting, wi 1 resume his professional du
ties in Augusta at an early day. nov 7
'O’ VVe are authorised to announce Mr. JOilR
C. SNEAD, as acandidate for the offices of Clerk oi
the Supeiior and Inferior Courts of Richmond
county, at the election to be held on the first Mon
day in January next. aU g |g
Ks Hr. t M, ROBERTSON has removed his
Office to No. 302, on the south side of Broad st
immediately op,;o itc the Auction store of Messrs’
Russell, Hutchinson it Co. ts dec 2 '
(Cj Hr. B. HARRIS oilers his services in the
practice of his profession to the citizens of Augus
ta and its vicinity. Mes ages will receive prompt
attention it left at his drug store in Broad street or
at his residence in Ellis street, below V\ ashinir
tol': nov 7_
. Cj’ H r ■ W. FLINT oilers his services to the ci
tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his
profession. He may ne found at all hours at the
.ateresidencejjf Mr. A. M. Egerton, second door
trom the comer of Mclntosh and Reynold streets
nc v 29 .
, . I j’JOSHUA S. WALKER again annoum cs to
lus fellow citizens ol Richmond county, that he iH®
a candidate for the office of Coroner, at the e c tioii
in January next. jgc 10
, 03° Doctor J, J. WILSON olfcrs his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity, lie wil; be found at his residence, the
first brick building above Huedron’s stable on Ellis
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams.
aug!7 ,f
<7.T JO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS
The Paintings at Mr. i.ic aids’Drawing Academy,
(Ma-onic Hall,) will hereafter t.e opened to visi
tors, e -try S ilard iy nfeinon and evening, from
2 o'clock unti 9 o’clock r. m. At night the rooms
will be well lighted. dec 19
('Zjf PUBLIC NOTICE. —Dn. Mum hob, Surgeon
Dentist, has returned to Augusta. dee 9
~~iC. M. CUR TIS, House,Sign and Ornamen
tal Painter, 1 >7 Broad street. —Sign and ornamen
tal work done at short notice. doco
IVERSEN is now prepared to resume his
professional duties as a Teacher of Music, tir
deis lclt.it f. H. Plant’s book store, or at Mrs.’
Camptield’s boarding house, will be promp.ly at
tended to. nov 26
Cf EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK — alight,
and at one to tw nly day s sight. ror sale by
uov 23 GARDELLE Sc RuL',o.
17 ’ AO/ ICE. — Ihe Rail Road Passenger Train
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as
follows:
UPWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a si.
44 “ Summerville, “ - -8 30
“ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 00
“ “ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ “ Midway, - “ - (130 m
‘ “ Black vi le, - 41 - (00 M .
“ “ Aiken, ..... 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 4no
OOWSWARD.
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. m.
‘‘ “ Aiken, - “ - - 730
“ 44 Blackville, “ . • 9 3;)
“ Midway, « . . 10 30
“ “ Branchvilie “ - . 11 00
“ “ Hcorges’, . 12 00 m.
‘ “ Summerville/ 4 . . 2 OUp. m.
Arrive at Char eston not before 300
• Distance—l3,l miles, I'aiTThrough—f,lO OO.jf
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 2;/
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not
longer than .0 minutes for wood ami water at any
Ration.
To stop for passengers, when a white flag is
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also id
Sineallis, Woodstock, Inabinel’s. 4J mile T. 0.,
Hives’, Hrahams, Wilfeston, Windsor, Johnsons,
and Marsh’s T. U,
Passengers up will Breakfast at Woodstock and
dineat Black ville; down, wil! breakfast at Vikcn
and dine at Summerville. may 21
VAUCLU.SE OSN \ BURGS—price reduced.
A constant supply of Cotton snaborgs, fiom
the Vaucluse Factory, for sale at a reduced pri e
by their agents, CLARKE, .ficTEIR & Co.
aug 15 ts
I .NOR SALK —A first rate Family HORSE, and
a second hand BUGGY ai d HVRNESS
Also, a quantity ol Cftrn and Fodder will he dis
posed of with the above, if desired. Enquire at
tliis olfice. ts nov 28
Baltimore shot tower company!—
I0O1) bags assorted sizes,
30 kegs Lead,
Just received ami for sale, at factory prices, hy
dec 17 trw2w THOMAS J, PARME EE.
B LAN I) VS MADEIRA WINE.—The subscrß
tiers wil) receive orders for this ceebrateil
Wine either of direct importation or via India.
Samples may be seen at their office.
A f-w dozen India Madeira now on hand and for
sale by (dec 6) (IARDELLE u RHINO.
IT* OR SALE, a lirst rate Harness Hurse, young,
active and gentle, and will be warranted as a
family horse. Also, a new Barouch,a superior ar
ticle, and very light, peculiarly adapted to the
horse. A bargain wilt be given if app icd for im
mediately S BUFORD,
sept 12 ts
17*0 R SALE.—2O2j acres of good Land, layirg
* and distinguished as lot number one hundred
and six, in the 20th district formerly Wilkinson
now Pulaski county. Ary person wishing to pui
cliase such property, will do well l>y calling upon
the subscriber in Augusta, where can be found
right an 1 titles for the same,
dec 10 2w F. A. DUFFIE.
NOTICE. —The undersigned having associated
themselves together, oiler their services in
the several blanches of their profe-sion, to the inha
bitants of Augusta and its vicinity
t five on Mclntosh street,opposite the Constitu
tiona ist. DANIEL HOiIK.M. D
nov 30 W. EWING JO. INS TON, M, T .
SELLING OFF AT CoS I'.— The subscriber
.cing about to close their business in Augus
ta, offer their entire stork of Dry Goods at cost for
Cush.
All those indebted to them, ei-.er by note or
aci ount, are requested to call and pay the sameini
-1 mediately j and a.i to whom t icy are indented, will
I please present their demands for payment.
dec A Invow MclvLE 61 DOW.
j IkrEAST POWDERS. —For raising Buckwheat
! J[ and Batter Cakes, perfectly light and ready
for bar ing the instant tiioy are mixed. Sold whole*
1 sale andrctail by
jan 19 ts iIAVH.AND. RISLV &.CO.
N’OTU'E. —Persons having business with the
subscriber can ca l at the stoieof James Le
j vi'tich, deceased, in Augusta, where he may he
so n i from 9 to 12 o’clock,and from 3 to .1 o’r.o k.
i.uv 14 ts _ P. H. MAS f/..
IMPROVED C HEMIC vL YEAST POVVDERS
Lute Discovery. —Warranted to he equal, if
| not superior, to any others. Prepared by
GARVIN 01 HALVES,
nov 27 No. 232, Broad siieet.
17*0 R saLK.—A likely negro Wanaaiii, about 26
_ years of age, a first rate washer, ironer, seam- (
| stress and house servant. Enquire at this olfice. /
| nov lu , ts
i NNUALS FOR rS-10.—The Gift, the Gem, the
. j\_ Pearl and- ihe Religious sauvintr fur 1840.
i a so, a coileitUiu. of id.iuo Musie. For sale by
j nov 19. 3 W. -v T. S..NIOY. ’
Pftv PEVEKN.ES. —Snowcesf a Shear have
just iceeived from New York, a supply 0/
1 iviih Pompeyennes, a new and beautiful sty If o
! Sil„s fur ladies’ (lit sses to which fit, UC specif 1
; invite t e attention of the public. dee 13
I f |*( 1 HIRE, RENT AN D LEASE.
1 To Hue. — 1 first rate Cook, Washer an
liunec
so Rent.—3 Dwelling Houses,at the lower par
of the city, all neatly finished.
Tv l ease for 3 years—The Farm joining the
South ow.tioH, containing ai out 143 acres.
D. MuKKIsUK, temporary Adm’r.
‘ dee 11 trw6t JEstale of j. Morrison