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’CHRONICLK AM* SKNTINEI.. A 4S T A-» 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