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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
A V « r 8 T A.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY It.
The Mayor of the City of Augusta acknow
ledges the receipt of three hundred and fifty dol
lars from the Georgia Insurance and Trust Com
pany ; two hundred dollars from the Augusta
Insurance and Ranking Company ; one hundred
and fifty dollars from the Mechanics’ Bonk ; and
one hundred dollars from the Georgia Rail Road
and Banking Company, at Augusta—“to lie dis
tributed at his discretion among the Police Offi
oers” of this city.
Theatrical.
We perceive by the hills of the day, that Miss
CainLOTTK Bahves’ successful Tragedy of Oc
lavia Urigaldi, is announced for This Evening,
and we learn that it will ho the only opportunity
which the public will have of witnessing its rep
resentation this season. The most glowing eulo
gies have been Isrstowed upon it throughout the
United Ntales, altd those who remember the sen
sation it created in this city two years ago, can
not err in predicting similar approbation at this
time. Miss Ha uses appears in the double char
acter of authoress and actress, and, supported by
Mr. Formas, as the hero of the tragedy, the lov
srs of fine acting may indeed anticipate an even
ing’s enjoyment.
Gulliver outdone I
The following extract from Capt. Marryalt's
recent book, contains one of the biggest lies w*
have over seen in print. The valiant Captain
ought by all means to have visited Augusta, as
he might have mol with some rare adventures
here. Uon Quixotte’a battle with the fulling
mill would have been a more circumstance to
what the Captain could have recorded of his per
formances in this city of cut-throats and mur
derers.
“ The whole of Ireland would offer nothing
equal in atrocity to what I ran prove relative to
one small town in America; that of Auguata in
Georgia, containing only a population of 3uo, in
which in one year there were 59 assassinations
committed in open day, witnout any notice lieing
taken of them by the authorities,”
Hath nuns.—A Tnscaluosa pa|»er says that a
bill has been introduced into the Senate of Ala
bama, to impose a fine upon all bachelors in that
State. Single gentlemen of twenty five are to
pay five dollars for their privilege; and those
who have persisted in their obstinacy for a longer
period are sentenced to pay five dollars for each
and every year over that age. This latter clause
will bear hard upon veterans.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, Jan. 4, 1840.
Among the distinguees at the Levee of the
President, was the Countess Dsi.aoe, who was
under the charge of u distinguished Carolinian,
a member ol lire Lower Huuse of Congress.—
The history of the Countess has a spiec of ro
mance in it, and added to her interesting appear
ance, may justly claim fur the gratification of
your fair readies, a corner of my “joltings down”
in this Great Metropolis.
The Countess is a grand daughter of the “Game
Cock ol the Houth,” and sister to the Hon. Mr.
Rumter, of your IState, now in Congress. By
marriage, she htcame connected with the Bourbon
Family in Franco, and is now in exile from that
country, owing to the rigorous measures pursued
against this branch of royalty by the Government
ol Louis Phillippe. iShe is said to be highly ac
complished, and it is supposed, was connected
with tome of the political movements made of
late years, to restore the Government of Charles
X in La Belle fiance—perhaps the Dutchess de
Ren’s affair, Os this, I am, of course unable to
speak with certainty, but from the natural talent
of Carolina’s fair daughters in such things du
ring the pciiod of of our Revolution, and their
feeling shown during Nullification times, I have
no doubt the Countess was fully qualified to move
in a matter in which the honor of her liege lord
was concerned, and the welfare of any little
Count or Countess might have been involved.
The Countess is now from the sunny vales of t
Italy, and will certainly ho a magnet in the social i
circles of our city during the gay season—lor ft
’• Who hath not paused while beauty’s pensive eye /
Asked from bis heart the homage of a sigh > ' ft
Who bath not owned with rapture smitten frame, *l
The power of grace, the magic of a name }
Muis rev tioni. —1 must go to the dull work of
transcribing the solver doings of the Senate, and
the rowdyism ot the House, leaving to “gentle
men of elegant leisure,” a subject I fain would
dwell upon.
W’o have had nothing new in the Senate to
day. A few private hills were introduced, and
the Senate adjourned over to Monday.
Lithe 11 ouse, Mr. Evans introduced u hill, by
general consent, making the following appropria
tions ;
For Mileage and pay of Members $400,(100
“ Clerk and other Oilicers, 25.000
“ Fuel, Stationary, Ac. 25,000
“ Contingent Expenses, 150,000
In all, SOOO,OOO
The bill was read a first and second time, and
referred to a Committee of the w hole on the
State of the Union.
Mr. Evans stated that the funds of Memlieia
were entirely exhausted, and that it was abso
lutely necessary to pass this hill to-day, in order
to pay their hoard and washing hills to-night,
ami as no objection was entertained towards the
proposition, ho would move the House, that they
now go into Committee.
The House then went into a Committee of the
whole, Mr. Linn Banks, of Va. in the Chair, and
reported Mr. Evans’ bill without amendment,
when the Committee rose.
P’ The hill was passed to a third reading and car
ried unanimously.
Mr. Marvin, of I’enn , then introduced a peti
tion from the eiliiens of the District now repre
sented by Mr. Naylor praying that Mr. Ingersoll
be showed the seat, aa Mr. N. had been returned
through fradulent and unconstitutional means.
After considerable confusion, Mr. Waddy
Thompson rose and spoke for a short time on
motion to reconsider the vote to purchase 5.00(1
copies of the Map of the sent of war in Florida.
He was replied to by Mr. Banks, of Va., who
charged Mr. Thompson ami his party with being
, upholders of a system of extravagance, for
-WhielMhey were laying hiame to the administra
tion part}. Mr. Thompson here contradicted
Mr. B’s, statement, hut Mr. Albert Smith, of Me.
rase in his place, and held up the Journals ofthe
House, which proved the correctness ofthe as
sertion of the gentleman from Va. Mr. Banks
then proceeded, anil was answered in part by Mr.
Wise. The whole euoject was then finally laid
on the table.
Mr. Jamieson rose end announced the death
of hit colleague, the Hon. A.G. Harnson, of
Missouri, and moved the customary resolutions,
which were passed, and the House adjourned.
■ — i * ■
From the Sew Ot leant Bulletin, January 3.
Late from Mexico.
The affairs of thi. unfortunate country are ra
pidly progressing to an important and definite
crisis. By files of Vera Cruz and Tampico pa
pers, kindly forwarder! to us by (’apt. Taylor, of
the U. S. ship of war Erie, wc learn that the ag
gression of the Trxians and Federalists has all
hut completely paralyzed the energy ol Mexi
cans. They acknowledge that their “exchequer
is drained, the national honor tarnished, and
even the very existence of the republic threaten
ed by a horde of vile barbarians that acknowledge
no country and know no law. But notwith
standing,” say they, "where is the Mexican, who
will reflect for a moment on this misery, that will
not prefer to convert the fertile soil of Mexico
into a desert of ruin and ashes, than to suffer
auch i nfarny.” Abortive efforts arc made by
the executive to concentrate all the disposable
forces of the nation on Tampico and Matamoras;
and it is quite probable that the next arrival may
furnish us an account of a severe engagement
lietween the heligerants. To which side fortune
of war may be. propitious, is not hard to divine.
The scenes of San .lancinto will he repeated.—
A law levying an impost of 15 per 100 on all
imports, has lately been proclaimed.
Santa Anna was dangerously ill of dysentery,
about the beginning of December. At the latest
dates, he was convalescent.
Bustamento is still in prison in (be capital.
The British packet Pigeon, sailed from ’Tam
pico on the 10th December, with $134,519 in
specie.
The brig Francis Ashly, which arrived yes
terday from Vera Cruz, brought $44,028 in spe
cie, consigned to various merchants of this city.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Report of the Post Master General.
If brevity he the soul of business, as it is said
to he of wit, then is the Post Master General one
of the best of business men. His report is brief,
lucid, and mostly free from unnecessary verbiage,
and in these respects is a model, which the coun
try would he glad to sec adopted. It is dated on
the 00th day of November, and commences by
stating, that the post roads of the United States
covered by mail service on the 391 h day of June
last, wi re, as nearly as can he ascertained, 133,-
939 miles in extent. The rule of annual trans
portation on that day was about 34,490,878 miles,
and its cost $3,285,022, viz: By horse and sul
key, 11,447,147 miles, ata cost of $804,509 ; by
stage and coach, 19,653,070 miles, cost $1,900,-
451; by steamboat and railroad, 3,396,055 miles,
cost $520,602 ; making u total of 34,490,878
miles, at a cost of $3,285,022.
This is exclusive of transportation by steam
boats and other vessels, under the fifth and sixth
sections of the act of 1835, which costs about
$10,300 more.
Tlio letiings of the year have generally been
at lower prices than for some preceding years,
hut not so low as the same routes were let four
yean ago.
Most of the service which was last year sus
pended has lieen restored ; and the new routes es
tablished by the act of 7th July, 1838, with few
exceptions, have been pm in operation.
1 he speed of the ordinary mail having been so
increased as to reduce the time of transit between
New York and New Orleans to nine days, the
express mail, which ran in seven, has been dis
continued, and the soutli wealcrn branch, which
yielded hut a small portion of its cost, fell with
the main trunk.
It is possible that the recent suspension of spe
cie payments by the hanks, in a largo portion of
the Union, may again check the increasing rove
nun of the Department so ns to make retrench
ments necessary ; hut, in any event, they will bo
inconsiderable.
On the 30th June last, the number of post of
fices was 12,789, showing an increase of 261 du
ring the preceding year. The number establish
ed was 001, and the number discontinued was
340. The number of postmasters appointed, in
cluding new olfiecs, was 2,888.
The number of post offices this day is 13,028.
The number of mail contractors in scivice du
ring the lust year, was about 1,838. Os this
number, 489 have been fined, or had deductions
made from their pay, for sundry delinquencies.—
The aggregate of fines is $57,738 04, and of de
ductions $22,000 04, excluding remissions, the
whole amounting to $79,804 08.
A great majority of the contractors have per
formed the service with the most exemplary
punctuality.
'The revenue of the Department for the year
ending the 30th June, 1838, was $4,235,077 97.
'The expenditures wore $4,021,837 10.
Excess of expenditures, $386,759 19.
y'Thjs excess was made up by surplus funds ol
years.
E The revenue of live year ending on the 30th of
Juno lust, was $4,476,038 56.
’The engagements and liabilities of the Depart
ment lor the same year, were $4,024,117
of engagements and liabilities, *s*rt7,-
479 30.
’The surplus still on hand has prevented em
barrassment.
The cash on hand, according to the latest re
ports of postmasters, is $206,701 96. 'There is
also remaining in hanks $33,453 72, of which
only $2,907 03 is available. More than half the
available funds on hand will be required to pay
balances due for the services of the last quarter.
Compared with the preceding year, the revenue
Inis increased about 5.J per cent., and the aggre
gate increase was $341,500 59.
The September returns of the offices yielding
over SIOO per quarter, show an increase over the
corresponding quarter of lust year of about 8j
percent, which tale of advance, on aicount of
the suspension, will not perhaps he maintained
through the year.
It is stated that the accounts of Post Masters
are rendered with a promptitude which can
scarcely find a parallel in the business of man
kind. Notwithstanding the great number of of
fices, old and new, and the various causes that
might produce irregularity, out of 12,780 offices,
for the quarter ending June last, 217 only had
failed to render their accounts before the end of
the next quarter, and 40 of these were either new
or had not received mails. The moneys arc paid
with equal promptitude, both to the oontraetors,
ami in answer to di alls. Two cases only are sta
ted to have occurred within the year, indicating
the necessity ol farther legal restraint on post
masters intrusted with largo sums of money, and
such eases are attributed to the prevalence of the
doctrine, that the public money may he used for
private purposes. A law based on the contrary
doctrine, making such use of the public funds
criminal, it believed to ho the proper remedy for
the evil.
Te conduct of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad company, in refusing to
give the mail an uninterrupted transit from New
York to Washington, by a change in the time of
leaving Philadelphia, for $3l)0 per mile, the maxi
mum of compensation allowed by law, is set forth
ns not only injurious to interests dependent on
the mail, but to their own interest and that of the
travelling public. Railroads, he says, cheapen
travel and the transportation of produce and mer
chandise, and no reason is perceived ivhv they
should not also chea|ien the transportation of the
mails under the same circumstances. Railroad
companies are represented as unwilling to serve
tho government as they would individuals, and
the opinion is advanced that if their demands
were satisfied, mail facilities would he diminish-
I ed, tud the late of postage would have to be in
, created rather than reduced.
A difficulty somewhat similar has arisen on the
steamboat joule between New York and New
Haven. The dissolution of the company put an
end to the contract, as per agreement; five time*
the amount was demanded by their successors,
which demand, when reduced one-half, or two
3 and a half times the amount previously paid,
‘ was still too high to lie acceded to; and an ar
* rangement was made for the transportation of the
mail by land, which still continues, in consequence
* of a combination to prevent the chartering of a
suitable boat, to run in opposition, and carry the
r mail at a reasonable rale. As exorbitant demands
1 may be made, and combinations effected, on one
steamboat route as another, the Post Mastersug
-3 gests to Congress the propriety, as a remedy and
’ a preventive, of conferring power on the Depart
-3 ment to run boats of its own, whenever such ex
* tortion may be attempted; or to direct the War
3 or Navy Department to add a few such boats to
their present force, with a view to aid the Post
' Office Department when occasion may require it.
3 Great difficulty is found in bringing to justice
1 mail roblmrs in some cases, on account of the in
adequacy of the present laws to secure the attend
-1 ance of distant witnesses. Sufficient compensa
tion is not allowed by law, and it is submitted to
Congress, whether a fair compensation ought not
’ to lie allowed.
The report concludes with the information,
that, as the change in the postage rates of Great
1 Britain had drawn the attention of the people of
this country to the subject of reduction, the Post
Master had despatched one of the special agents
of the Department to Europe to visit those coun
tries in person, and furnish minute details of their
post office organization and operations, as also
on the subject of reduction. Horae documents
have been received from him, and some interest
ing particulars, and when a detailed report is had
from him, it will he laid before Congress.
Old Mp.Mnr.Rs or Congress. —Mr. C. F.
Mercer, of Virginia, who has just resigned his
seat, has been in Congress since 1817, (22 years)
: having been elected 111 limes. Mr. Lewis Wil
liams, of North Carolina, who is called “the fath
er of the House,” being the oldest member, was
first in the House in 1815, twenty four years
since.
Mr. John W. Taylor, of New York, was in
i Congress 29 years; Mr. Newton, of Virginia, 30
years; Mr. John Randolph, about 2(5 years; Mr.
Macon, of North Carolina, 38 years; Mr. S. Smith
of Maryland, 39 years; Mr. Findlay, of Pennsyl
vania, 28 years, the latter four in both Houses.-
Aat tonal Intelligencer.
From the New York Express.
Speakers of the L. S. House of Representatives,
since the adoption of the Constitution.
Cong. Year. Speakers. Slate.
1 1789 F. A. Muhlenberg, Penn.
2 1791 Jonathan Trumbull, Conn.
3 1793 P, A. Muhlenberg, Penn.
4 1795 Jonathan Dayton, N. J.
5 1797 do. do.
6 1799 Theodore Sedgwick, Mass.
7 1801 Nathaniel Macon, N. C.
8 1803 do. do.
9 1805 do. do.
10 1807 Joseph Varnum, Mass.
11 1809 do. do.
12 1811 Henry Clay, Ky.
13 1813 3 do. resigned 1814. do.
1814 5 Langdon Chevea, 8, C.
14 1815 Henry Clay, Ky.
15 1817 do. do.
10 3 1819 do. (resigned,) do.
S 1820 John W. Taylor, N. Y.
17 1821 Philip P, Barbour, Va.
18 1823 Henry Clay, Ky,
19 1826 John W. Taylor, N. Y.
20 1827 Andrew Stevenson, Va.
21 1829 do. do.
22 1831 do. do.
23 3 1833 do. (resigned,) do.
y 1834 John Bell, Tenn.
24 1835 James K. Polk, do.
25 1837 do. do.
26 1839 Robert M. T. Hunter, Va.
Total, 14 Speakers—of whom six were from
Northern States—five from Southern States, and;
three from Western States.
Kentucky Finances. —ln order to provide
for the payment of contractors on the public
works of Kentucky, the Senate has passed a bill
with the following provisions, which has proba
bly been concurred in by the House.
1. The Governor to open a subscription for n
loan of half a million, at such places as he choo
ses; the stock to bo issued in certificates of $ 100
each, with interest pay able semi-annually, and re
deemable in six years.
2. If he fail in this, then he is to issue the
«honds of the State, with the same interest and
Jmyublc in the same manner, for any denominu
tlm not less than #lO0 —to he given in payment
/f debts and transferred to contractors'in any
Aianner he chooses, at not less than the nominal
'value.
Enlisting Seamen so« tuk Texian .Na
w.—We learn from the New York Journal of
Commerce, that Edwin W. Moore, commodore
in the Tcxian Navy, and commander of the brig
Colorado, now at that port, was arrested on Tues
day by the United States authorities in that city,
and held to bail in the sum of #IOOO to answer
a charge of having enlisted men in that city for'
the Tcxian navy or army. Rufus Hughes, a
butcher in Fulton market, Henjaininson W. Ben
son, a tailor, and Robert Telford and James Jack
son, watermen, were also arrested, charged with
the same offence, aad all held to bail in the simi
lar sums of #IOOO each.
f Value of Railroads.—We could not have
1 had a more forcible illustration of the value of
railroads than now. The heavy snows, first iu
i the West, and recently here and over New Eng
i land, were a perfect embargo to all intercourse on
. ordinary roads; but the art of man, with these
. iron ligaments of union, finds u beautiful contri
t vanee for speed and comfort, which looks on all
, ordinary impediments as ••trillcs light as air.”
1 The rail mutes out of Boston to Salem, Lowell,
f Worcester, and Springfield, in the heart of New*
i England, and so on all our rail routes from New
1 Vork and from Albany, West, are in full oper*-
. lion—file trucks being all cleared in a few hours
. after the lute deluge of snow.—A’, Y. Slur.
I Cellnir s Fact. Forty years ago the const!-
1 tution of New Jersey provided that ‘•unmarried
. women and widows (of the slate) who were of
r full age, and were worth 133 dollars clear estate
f were entitled to vote in all elections ”
r Kings anu Gals, —Kings never hear the
voice of truth until they arc dethroned, nor preltv
! girls until they have lost their charms.
a— ——
v Man.—Somebody says that a man’s ingress
lt - into the world is naked and bare, his progress
. through the world is trouble and rare, and his
[j egress out of the world is nobody knows where,
a and a whole sermon would not make you wiser
~ than you are.
I To Brunettes— Here is a beautifulcomph.
ment to sunny complexion ladies, which we find
■ in Moore’s new poem of “Aleiphron.”
d “ For oh, believe not them, who d ire to brand
„ As poor the charms, the women of this land ’
, Though darken’d by that sun, whose spirit flows
II Through every vein, and tinges as it goes
-8 • Vis out the embrowning of the fruit that tells
1 ‘ How rich within the soul qf ripeness dwells /”
A Good Story.
A lew years ago, there came to the Lion Inn,
at , a pleasant looking, bustling, great
coated commercial traveler sort of a body.
‘Well, landlord, what ha'e you got I rump
steak, eh 7 oyster sauce, eh 1 bottle of sherry,
good, eh 1 Send ’em up.’
Dinner was served, wine was despatched, and
a glass of brandy and water comfortably settled
the dinner.
‘Waiter,’ said the traveler, coolly and dispas
sionately wiping his mouth with a napkin, ‘wait
er, I am awkwardly situated.’
‘Sir’’ said the waiter, expecting a letter.
‘I cannot pay you.’
‘Sorry for that, sir; I must call master —’
[Enter landlord.]
‘My good sir, you see this is rather awkward;
good dinner! capital dinner! famous wine ! glo
rious grog ! but no cash.’
The landlord looked blank.
‘Pay next time—often come this way—done
nothing to-di y—good house of yours—a great
deal, great deal in the bill way.’
The landlord looked blue.
‘No difference to you of course. I —pleasant
house this; plenty of business; happy to lake
your order—good ciedit—good bills.’
‘There is my bill, sir—prompt pay ment —I pay
as 1 go.’
‘Ah, but I must go without paying. Let us
ace; 17s. 6d. Let us have a pint ot sherry to
gether ; make it up to a pound ; that will square
it.’
‘Sir, I say you area swindler, sir! I will have
my money. 3
•Sir, I tell you I will call and pay you in three
weeks from this time, exactly, for I shall then
have to pass this round again.’
‘None of that, sir; it won’t do with me; pay
me my money or I’ll kick you out.’
The stranger remonstrated, but the landlord
kicked him out.
‘You will repent this,’said the stranger.
The landlord did repent it. Three weeks af
ter that day, punctually, the stranger re-entered
the Lion Inn. The landlord looked very foolish
—the stranger smiled, and held out his hands;
‘l’ve come now to pay you my score, as I promis •
cd.’
The landlord made a thousand apologies for
his rudeness. ‘So many swindlers about there’s
no knowing whom to trust.’ Hoped the gentle
man would pardon him.
Nevermind, landlord; hut come, let’s have
some dinner together; let’s be good friends.—
What have you got, eh 7 Nice little ham of
your own curing! Good! Greens from your
own garden 7 Famous! Bottle of sherry and
two bottles of port 7 Walter, this is excellent.’
Dinner passed over; the landlord bobbed and
nodded with the stranger, and they passed quite
a pleasant afternoon. The landlord retired to at
tend to his avocations; the stranger finished a
‘com orlcr’ of brandy and water, and addressed
the waiter—
‘Waiter, what is to pay 7’
‘Two pounds, ten shillings, and three-pence,
sir, including the former account.’
‘And half a crown foryouselfl’
‘Makes two pounds, twelve shillings and nine
pence, sir,’ replied the waiter, rubbing his hands.
‘Say two pounds and thirteen shillings,’ said
the stranger, with a benevolent smile,‘and call in
your master.’
•-[Enter landlord, smiling.]
‘Sorry you are going so soon, sir.’
The stranger merely said, with a fierce look,
‘I owed you seventeen and sixpence three
weeks ago, and you kicked me out of the house
for it.’
The landlord began to apologize.
‘No words, sir; 1 owed you seventeen and six
pence, and you kicked me out ofyour house for
it. .1 told you you would he sorry for it. I now
owe'you two pounds thirteen shillings; and,
quicty turning his coat tails.from his scat ol hon
or, ‘you must pay yourself in a check on the
same bank, for I have no money now.’
‘Patrick,’ said an employer the other morning,
to one of his workmen, ‘you come too late this
morning; the other men were at work an hour
before you.” ‘Sure, and I’ll he even with ’em to
night, then.’ ‘How, Patrick 7’ ‘Why, faith, I’ll
quit an hour before ’em all, sure.’— N. O. Sun.
Mobkstt.—There is a prudish antiquated la
dy in New York, who always covers up the necks
and bottoms of the wine bottles before bringing
them to the table.
Mohf. Yet.—There is a lady in St. Louis who
is so shocked at nakedness that she has her poul
try roasted and brought to the table with their
feathers on, and their legs dressed off with pan
talells.—New Orleans Sun.
Babies.—Doz says it is a pleasant thing to re
flect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to
those who contend for the gradual degeneration
of the human species, that eveiy baby born into
the world is a finer one than the last.
Cheap Enough.—“Whatdidyou give forthat
horse!” inquired a friend of the facietous Mr.
B. as he was riding by. “My note,” was the
significant reply : “was’nt that cheap enough /”
Winter.
BY MRS. SIGOURNEY.
I deem thee not unlovely—though thou com’st
With a stern visage. To the tuneless bird—
The tender flowret —the rejoicing stream,
Thy discipline is harsh. Hut uato man
Methinks thou hast a kindlier ministry—
The lengthened eve is full of fireside joys,
And deathless linking of w arm heart to heart;
So that the hoarse storm passes by unheard.
Earth, roll’d in white, a peaceful Sabbath holds,
And kcepetli silence at her maker’s feet,
She ceascth from the harrowing of the plough,
And from the harvest shouting,
Man should rest
Thus from his fevered passions—and exhale
The unhreathed carbon of his festering thought,
And drink in holy health. As the tossed bark
Doth seek the shelter of some quiet hay.
To trim its shattered cordage and repair
Its riven sails—so should the toil worn mind
Relit for time's rough voyage. Man, perchance,
Soured by the world’s sharp commerce, or impair’d
By the wild wanderings of his summer way.
Turns like a truant scholar towards his home,
Andyields his nature to sweet influences
That purify and save.
At a meeting ol the members oftlie Presbyterian
Church and Congregation ol Burke count!, recent
ly hold at Waynesboro, to take into consideration
some of the proceedings of tin Synod of South
Carolina and Georgia, at their late meeting in Ai
gusta. John C. Poythress, Esq , was called to the
Chair, and Col. Goo. H. Harris appointed Secre
tary. Whereupon the Rev. T. M. Dwight, minister
ol the Church, stated to the meeting the substance
of those proceedings, together with some of the
most prominent measures of the la-t two or three
General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church,
adopted ostensibly for accomplishing a reformation
in certain respects throughout their hounds, lie
slated, also, that he felt it u duty he awed to them,
to announce to that meeting, and through them tu
the world, that he considered himself as really sev
wed from all eeclesiast.cal connexion with the Synod
of South Carolina anil ( eorgia, by their late rraolu
lions, excluding the majority of the Charleston
Union Presbytery, ns are the members composing
that innjoriiy; inasmuch ns, equally with Ihosi
bieihren.he disrpproves o( the measures they art
charged with disapproving; and ns ;rnly us they
has hitherto failed to express in Presbytery, Lis at:
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fienmce to the Reform General Assembly, on ns
basis of their reforming ordinances ol 1837 and 1838..
And as he, in these circumstances, could no longer
acknowledge the ecclesiastical jurisdiction other ot
the Synod or Presbytery, with which he has hith
erto stood connected, he submitted these statements
to them us the people of his ministerial charge, that
they might take such action in reference to them,
as they should deem proper. Accordingly, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were presented,
considered and unanimously adopted.
M hereas, the General Assembly ot the Presbyte
rian Church in the United Stater, did, at thsir ses
sions i i 1837, usuip a power nowhere granted them
in their constitution; and in the exercise of that
power, did, by a small majority, cut off five hundred
ministers, and churches embracing at least sixty
thousand members, from all the ecclesiastical and
civil rights pertaining to membership in the Church »
without any other proof or even charge of heresy or
crime, than tho indefinite and irresponsible allega
tions furnished by the demon heart and lying t ongue
of mere rumor; and this, without granting them
I he privilege of trial, or opportunity even lor *expla‘
nation and whereas, in consequence of these pro
ceedings, this Assembly was, in 1831, divided into
two bodies, each claiming to bo the only true and
legitimate Assembly, and the division called the
*‘ Reform General Assembly,” did, at their sessions
in llmt year, by oidmance. grunt to minorities ut
Synods, Ptesby leries, <fcc. Ihe power to uxcind Ma
jorities who refuse to sanction the principles in
‘ votved in such proceedings; thus establishing n
new basis of Preshyierianisin, and conditions ol
membership unknown to the Book of Discipline; —
and whereas, also, the Synod of South Carolina
I and Georgia, at their meeting in 1838, did sanction,
hy a large majority, all these usurpations, at id pro
mise lo sustain this Assent) ly in eartymg -out the
(so called) reform es the Church on their new basis >
thereby adopting and re enacting the prino.ip lea and
; proceedings of this body on firs subject, as their
■ own and whereas, furthermore, a small in mority
of the Charleston Union Presbytery, under file pro
vince of power thus granted by tho Assembly and
Synod, did, on the 4lk of Dec., 1838, declare Hire ma
jority nut of all ecclesiastical connexion with the
, Presbyterian Church, merely for refusing, previously
lo their being fully organized, and consequently
1 whils incompetent to tho transaction of such bust,
r ness, to entertain a resolution demanding froni them
J on pain of expulsion, and without debate, not only
I adherance lo the Reform Assembly, on their - now
, basis, but approval ol the principles and pro ceed
. ings constituting thqt basis ;—a measure nevt r be
t (ore demanded by any of the Reform parly, ar. d ex
-1 pressly repudiated by its leading men and w here •
ns, still further, the aforesaid Synod did, at their re
edit sessions in Augusta, fully sustain that minority ~
’ in their proceedings, and acknowledge them lo btf
exclusively tho Charleston Union Presbytery; tb.ire- "
. hy confirming the excision of the majority, mr rely
for not doing w hat neither the Assembly nor Synod
1 had over required any Presbytery to do ; thus also
1 virtually and really, though not in form, estaldish
ing as the condition of future connexion wilhi tho
Synod, that its members approve tho new and re
form basis of Presbyterianism of 1837-B;—und
! again, whereas the Reform Assembly in 1836, re
! fused to enierlain or consider, a respectful memo
rial from a Southern Presbytery respecting tb e Ab
olition enactments of 1818, thereby re adopting
’ 1 them os their standing legislation upon a civil in
. i stituiion, which is wholly without the sphere Oj.
: their legitimate action ;—and whereas finally, our
I minister, the Rev T. M Dwight, announced to
■ j this meeting,and through us to the world, that in
! view of the foregoing considerations, be views hi.tn
[ sell us really severed from the Synod by their re
, cent action, ns are the excinded members of the
i Charleston Union Presbytery ; ina imuch ns, equal
‘ ly with those brethren. He has always foiled to
’ express in Presbytery, oven adherance to tho Re
-form Assembly on the basis of 1837-8, and as he
I never can comply with the new condition of mere
: worship which they had in fact, though not in
form, established ; and that consequently he now
1 considers himself an independent/ I'reshyierian
’ Minister, subject no longer to the jurisdiction, either
) ol the Synod or Presbytery, with which he has
■ hitherto stood connected; but yet holds liimsli in
r readiness tu unite and eo-operale with the excinded
' j Presbytery of Charleston Union, orany other South.
ern organ zation established and managed accord
ing to the true principles ol the Constitution ot the
■ Presbyterian Church, ns set forth in hai Book of
3 Discipline —Therefore
1 Ist. Unanimously Resolved, That wo, the mem
bers of the Presbyterian Church and Congregation,
ol Burke county, do.approve of the course pursued
by our Minister, and that we will sustain him in it
2d. Unanimously Resolved, Taut for the reasons
3 set forth in the foregoing preamble, we also, as a
’ Church and Congregation, withdraw ourselves
from all ecclesiastical connexion with the Synod of
South Carolina amt Georgia, und with the Pres
bytory of Hopewell —that we no longer ackn ow_
ledge their jurisdiction over ns, and that we mm
consider ourselves as we originally were, indepen
dent.
3d. Unanimously Resolved, That we adhere lo
the true principles of the Constitution as set forth in
the book of Discipline, and to tho Confession of
Faith of the Presbyierian Church.
4th. Unanimously Resolved, That we feel lh R
time has enrae, when all the ministers and members
of Presbyterian Churches lliroiighout the land, —
but especially in the South, —who are not prepared
to sanction ecclesiastical tyranny, which claims
jurisdiction over tlie conscience, and which reck
lessly tramples upon the rights and over the good
minieot hundreds and thousands against whom no
heresy or crime can be justly alleged ; should spedy
* out on this subject, and take their stand in open and
unyielding opposition to such misrule and oppres
s’on ; and wo earnestly entreat them solemnly lo
consider this matter as in the presence of God, ami
in view ol the judgment.
1 Oth. Unanimously Resolved, That the procee
dings or this meeting be signed by the Chairman
I and Secretary, end that they tie n committee to pro-
II cure their publication in such religious and politi
cal Journal as they may deem desirable.
e Signed, J. C. POYTHRESS, Chairman.
Geo. 11. Harris, Sec’ry.
r The Southern Christian Sentinel at Charleston,
6 and the Southern Recorder at Milledgeville are ro
e quested to copy the above. J. C. P.
e G. H. fl.
i, W'ayneshorough Jan. 0, 1840.
n DlELfo
i, At Now York, on the 2oth ult., Capt. John C.
0 SctmoDF.R. of Ghickstad, Denmark, in the 31st
year or his age.
(i Consignees per South Carolina Kail Road.
1 Hamburg, January 11, 1840.
n E. Robertson; Rankin, Boggs & Co; A. B. Mal
g lory; E. D. Cooke; VV. E. Jackson; A. Frederick;
, Stovall, Simmons St Co; Gardclle & Ilhind; M.
-hoahan; D’Aulignac it Hill; S. Kneeland; llus
e sell, Hutchinson St Co; Gould St Hulkley; I. K.
Beers; VV. Hattier; Jelfeis A: Boulware; G. Par
j. rott; Dickson & Storr; J. F. Benson.
, v>
' MARRIED,
1r Athens, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Mr-
Ilojrt, Mr. Benj. F. Wiiitnf.h, of Florida, to Miss
hARsiH J ANEj daughter of the Rev. Alonzo Church,
or toe former place. •
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dales from Liverpool, Nov. 27
Latest dales from Havre. Nov. 30
New Orleans, Jan. 4
Cotton —Arrived since the 31st ult.,of Louisi
ana and Mississippi, 1U551 bales; Tennessee and
North Alabama, 473;, Arkansas, 231; together, 11,.
255-bales. Cleared in the same lime, for Liverpool
oOI>3. bales; Havre, 7971; Marseilles, 1089; Bos
ton. 7.02; together, 14825 bales; making a reduction
in stock of 3570 ba es; and leaving on hand, inclu
sive of all on shipboard, not cleared on the 3d
inst., a stock of 121575 bales.
The Cotton market remainelina. remarkably
tranquil state from the time of making up our re
part of last Wednesday morning, until Friday. No
purchases were made on Wednesday, the public, as
is usual on the Ist January, being generally engiw
edi in festive pursuit-. On Thursday the transac
tors only amounted to about 900 bales, as holders
were standing out for the full prices before current,
and- buyers were unwilling to-operale to any ex- i
tent, unless the factors would make them some '
concessions. Yesterday there was more business
doing, holders generally evincing a stronger desire
to realize, ami were also disposed to accrpt rather
easier prices,, widen circumstances induced buyers
I O'come forward and operate to tire extent of about
3800 bales. We have not made any alteration in
our quotations, but must observe that the market
at tile moment, has a decidedly downward tenden-
most of the sales yesterday were at our low
est figures. The sales of the week are-about 12000
bales, and for the last three days, 4800, which we
noticeas follows, viz: 64 bales Louisiana and Mis
sissippi at Si; 24 at Dj; 150 at Si; 30 at 64; 15 at
8i; 400 at 400 at Sj, 130 at 6| t 300 at el
-620 at ; 200 at 8; 40 at 13; 1200 at 8J and 500
—a mixed lot of Mississippi and Tennessee—at 74
cents. *
LIVERPOOL GLASSIFICATIONS.
£r. and Miss. Tenn. and N. Ala.
Ordinary, 6| a 7 Ordinary, *V
Middling, 8a Si Middling,
9’ a 9i Fair, >64 alO
flood: fair, 10 alOj flood fair, extremes
Good &. line HJ a— ; Good &fine
Fair crops, — a __ i
STATEMENT OF COTTON..
1539; Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824
Receipts last three days 71255
“ previously, 315423 326678
_ , 342502
Exports-last three days, >4825
“• previously, 206102 220927
Stock on hand, 121575
Sugar — Louisiana —The Levee has s-.il) a very
good supply, and we find little or no change since
our last report, at winch time the market was very
dull. It may, perhaps, be said that a little more
has-been done within the last day or two, but the
parcels called for are, generally, very limited.
We make no alteration in our quotations, which
* .are 4 api cents, though we are aware that, m one
or two instances, 54 cents have been paid for otolfll
*• lots superior quality, by city grocers. No
transactions on plantation have come to our
Tile, Jiusjfiess, in *fiavana'Sugars~is still
limited to’a mere retail demand, at former prices.
Molasses —There is quite a large suppy on the
Levee, and, as the demand, continues very limited,
a further slight decline has taken place. We now
quote at 22 a23 cents per gallon, in barrels Buy
ers and sellers-have not yet been able to meet in
the price for large parcels, and wc, consequently,
have no sales on plantation to report.
Bacon —All descriptions continue very dull, the
transactions being conbned 10-small parcels for con
sumption. The receipts, since our last, have been
but a few hhds, but in consequence of the dullness
of the demand; and the desire of holders to work
off their stocks, prices of Sides have again been
slightly reduced. We now quote at 74 a 8 cents.
Other descriptions remain the same—say for Can
vassed Haras LO4 a 11; Shoulders 6 a 7 cents.
Flour —About 4000 barrels have been received
by steamboats, since our last report Some 1200
barrels, however, are in a damaged state, having
been sunk in lint-boats. The slock of good flour,
therefore, is not much increased; but,as there has
been no export demand for several days, and.asfur
ther supplies are expected to drop in fro n day to
day, bolters have been compelled to submit to a
further reduction, in order toeflect even the limit
ed sales for consumption, to which the business is
at the moment confined. Wc now quote at $6 00
for superfine, though we understand ttiat one or two
sales have been made at a fraction less; but as wc
have not been able to arrive at the exact particu
lars, we abstain, at present, from further reducing
our quotations.
Whiskey —The demand is not at all active, but
the receipts have been light for a few days past,
and previous prices are maintained for small par
cels. We still quote Cincinnati Rectified at 42 a
43 cents per gallon.
Grain —Owing to the very limited receipts, and
the existence of a tolerably fair demand, shelled
corn in sacks has advanced to 60 a 624 cents per
bushel There is a better supply of Oats, and pri
ces remai 1 the same—say 37.4. a 40c per bushel.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
u
Bavannah, Jan. 8.
Cleared —lip ship Charles Humbcrston, Marshall,
Liverpool.
Arrived —Sohrs-Eliot, Merely, Boston; Col Han
son, ’Looker, New York.
Below— Brig Lancet, Drinkwater, Turks Island.
Charleston, Jan. 10.
Arrived: yesterday— Brig Howell, Leslie, Matan
zas ; schrs Red Rover. Pcnfield, Atakapas, (Lou.);
Patrick Henry, Stott,Folly Landing, (Va.)
Cleared —Dutch galliot Amstel, Visser, Amster
dam ; brig Washington’s Barge, Williams. Mar
seilles; schr Amanda Ophelia, Taylor, New Orleans.
Went to sea yesterday —Ship Thos. P. Ope,
Mierckcn, Liverpool ; 1-nland, Kendrick, Boston;
U L brig Moses, Loveland, New York; schr Glean
er, Wixon, Philadelphia.
In the Offing —Brig Oceanus, from Cadiz ; and a
herm. brig.
C ZT The PL WS belonging to the Trustees of the
First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, will be
rented on Saturday, the 11th inst., at 3 o’clock P
m., in the Church.
At the annual meeting held on the Ist instant,
the following resolution was passed and directed to
be published:
‘•Resolved, That at all rentings of Pews hereaf
ter, no Pew shall be offered, if the renter for the
year previous has paid all dues to the Church, and
shall give notice of a desire to retain the same for
the ensuing year, at the rate of assessment fixed
by the Pew owners.”
To avoid any misunderstanding, the following
course will be penned: each Pew will first be of
fered for sale, if not sold, the renter for the last
year will have Hie right to retain it at the assess
ment. but should Die renter decline or fail.,to give
notice at the time, it will then be rented’to the
highest bidder, not going below the assessment.
jlO 2t J. 6. DUNLAP, Sec’y & Trea’r.
%TW. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer-7
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the
Constitutionalist. nov 7
Cj” Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the
first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams.
*’ig‘7 ts
Cj’ l Jr - FLINT offers his services to the ci
tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his
profession, lie may be found at all hours at the
late residence of Mr. A. M. Kgerton, second door
from Hie comer of-Mclntosh and Reynold streets.
ncv29 Jy
Crff. sf. CVH'I IS, House,Sign and Ornamen~
tal Painter, 187 Hroad street. —.sign and ornamen
tal work done at short notice. doc 5
(Tj» EXCHANGE ON NEW YOHK—M sight,
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by
nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIND.