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S' Georgia Rail Road. —~ \
It is gratifying to witness the success of this
important work. The receipts of the Road con
tinue to increase every month. We have been
furnished by the Agent of Transportation, with
the following statement. It will he seen that the
receipts for the month ot December amounle . to
$32,100, being at the rate of $385,200 per an
num. The nett profits must lie very large.
Business done on the Georgia Rail Road during
the month of December, 1839.
Passengers and Mail $9,397 72
Fseight up, $5,551 04
13,048 hales cotton, 17,151 91 22.702 95
$32,100 07
Cotton received during the weekending 25th
January, 1840,4,081 hales. S
Henry W. Hilliaid, Esq. has
Editor and Proprietor of the Montgomery Jour
nal. Mr. H. is a very important accession to
Whig editorial corps of Alabama.
Viuoixia. —William M. McCarty is elected
to Congress from the Loud an district, over Mr.
Powell, (Whig.)
Michigan U. S. Sexatob. —The Whig
members of the Legislature have in Caucus nom
inated Augustus S. Porter, of Detroit, to the office
ol the U. 8. Senator.
Correspondence of the Baltimore American.
Washixoton, January 20, 1840.
house or uephkskxtativrs.
Mr. Slade, of Vermont, after the reading of
the journal in the House, resumed the discussion
upon the resolution offered by Mr. Thompson,
proposing the disposition of the Memorials pray
ing for the Abolition ofSlavery in the District of
Columbia.
Mr. Slade went further into the argument in
defence of the power of Congress to abolish Slave
ry in this District. He denied the implied faith
often spoken of in connection with the cession of
the District by Virginia and Maryland. If Con
gress was bound not to abolish Slavery until Ma
ryland and Virginia had done so, he contended
that Congress would then he bound to follow
Maryland and Virginia in their Legislation upon
the subject of Slavery. Mr. Slade is done speak
ing, and Mr. Garland of Virginia has the floor.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Petitions were first in order in the Senate. A
large number were presented, but all of them
were of a private character, save a memorial from
New York, praying Congress to change the Cop
per Coin of the country to German Silver. 'The
Memorial was referred to the Committee of Fi
nance. An adverse report in answer to a similar
petition has already been presented in the Senate,
and the present petition will he considered in the
same light and negatively reported upon.
AHMED OCCUPATION OF FLIIHIDA.
This Bill, which has been before the Senate,
came up on i‘s final passage.
Mr. Preston, of South Carolina, again made a
brief speech in opposition to the measure, upon
the ground that it was wholly ineffectual for the
purposes designed. It would he found necessary,
he thought, either to take the Indians or to kill
them. They would hold, in spite of us, the same
relative possession to the whites in Florida, whe
ther the Bill passed or not, that the Indians had
held under other circumstances —White settle
ments had not exterminated the Savages, and
would not. They went beyond a white settle
ment from choice, as well as from necessity, hut
they went just so far ahead as was required by
the progressive settlements of the while settlers.
Mr. Preston did not believe that the hill could
become a law. He did not believe that it would
pass the House, and not becoming a law he ho
ped the proper department should resort to some
measure in which the people could have confi
dence—to some plan that would bring the Florida
War to an end. and prove efficient. Any mea
sure which would terminate the War would meet
with his hearty support.
The vote was then taken by yeas and nays up
on the final passage of the bill, and it was passed
by a vote of 26 to 15.
SUB-T REAS CUT BILL.
The Sub-Treasury Bill was called up at two
o'clock, upon its final passage, and the twenty
eight sections read to the Senate by the Clerk.
- A discussion was expected on the Bill, and from
eleven o clock the galleries were filled with an au
diencc expecting a speech from Mr. Clay, who,
it was rumored, would address the Senate.
• Ihe bill had just been read when Mr. Clay
I rose to address the Senate. His appearance up-
I on the floor excited the greatest interest in the
Senate. His speech was not commenced until
1 half past two, and I have not time to give you
r more than a brief outline of it.
He commenced with speaking upon the mcrita
of the hill and particularly in reference to the
practical character of the measure. He felt sure
that prices would still go down unless the French
i in Alrica would make a further demand upon the
productions ot the United States, and the corn of
Europe should prove bad. All the staples of the
country, Mr. Clay contended, must still further
decline. Every part of the country is diseased
> now, said Mr. Clay,—nay more, the country is
bleeding. The physician of the White House is
the only man who can help us, and the only man
r vvho looks around without sympathy and without
, feeling. Ho who ought to lie our common fath
er, fol Is his arms, wrap* himself in his India rub
ber cloak and is indifferent to us.
1 Mr. Clay then stated what he believed to lie
> the causes of the present calamity. They were
. the removal of the Depositcs and' the multiplica
tion »f Banks. These causes had given rise to
speculations and were the effects of causes grow
ing out of the mal-adminislration of the Exccu
, li>e.
, The Sub-Treasury hill was a measure in which
the people had no confidence. It could not afford
the relief desired, and would not for the reason
t that it appealed not to the interests ami sultyrings
, of the country, but to the relief of the Government
money. It was an act which would lend to cre
ate a greater demand for specie, and to draw spe
■ cic Irom the pockets ol the people. Instead of
, remedies wc had homilies—homilies upon the
, enormities of Banks, upon the beauties of a hard
money system, &e.
1 Mr. Clay then commented upon the only rem
i edy which the Administration had proposed for
1 redressing the grievances of the country. It was
the Sub-Treasury bill which was to be the balm
’ of every wound. Such a scheme could aflbrd no
1 relief.
| Suppose, continued Mr. Clay, you could get a
hall a dozen States to say they would have no
other currency than this you propose to establish
for the Government, what would he the effect I
J Plead and play where, when, and how you may,
you cannot destroy these corporations. They
i are fixed as immovably as the rocks. An Ameri
can statesman should see this and sec the govern
ment as it is.
1 It was a reflection like this, that made me feel
the value of a well conducted National Bank. I
have said upon a former occasion that I meant
not to propose a National Bank. I mean not to
do so now. All I wish to say is what I have he
lorc sad, that forty years experience has proved
the necessity of such a Bank. In time the peo
ple will see this, and have a Bank.—Till then it
is not best io press the scheme.
But what does your Bill do 1 continued Mr.
Clay.—lt separates the Government from the
people. It leaves them to take care of themselves
while you, in selfish security, are taking care of
yourselves.
I have heard, continued Mr. Clay, some extra
1/firdiiury doctrines. A doctrine came years ago
from the resident of the Hermitage similar to this.
It was that the rich should he no richer, and the
poor no poorer. But how has it been maintain
ed 1 Here, upon the floor of the Sen lie the doc
trine is advanced that a reduction of wages is de
signed, and it is believed or professed to he belie
ved, that a reduction of wages will restore the
country to prosperity. It is not so, continued
Mr. Clay. That is the most prosperous country
where the poor are receiving the highest wages.
This is the happiest country upon the earth, and
one of its great causes of happiness is our vast
national domain.
Sir, 1 thank God that a day of reckoning is
not > cry far off. It is at hand and will come in
March 1841, when the President of the United
Stales and this Senate will have to he tried hy
the people, and the result of its mul-admini.Ura
tion proved.
Mr. Clay then examined the argument of the
President of the wrong money power which had
sprung up in London. And why I Did you hear
, any thing of this before the destruction of the Na
tional Bank 1 No. sir, You ran down the Bank
—you are responsible. I say you—for the Stu
arts are still upon the throne. Charles the Sec
’ oml of Charles the first—Martin Van Buren of
Andrew Jackson.
Mr. Clay then commented upon theoppoulion
of the Administration to Banks and their friend
ship to the State Banks. The example shswed
. what all history proved—that a country should
be aware of those who spoke of their apprehen
sion of the objects of an opponent. We were
now told to beware of the Bank of England. It
is true that this Bank exerts a power over us and
to an extent that every American should be asha
med of. But why was it I Your fatal policy
the policy which has led to the buying of too
much from England, and the selling of 100 little
to England.
Mr. Clay is still speaking, and enlarging on
this subject of dependence on the money power of
England. Ills design is to show wherein the
Administration is responsible for it.
Nub.Treasnry Bill.
We annex, from the National Intelligencer, a i
sketch of the proceedings in the IJ. 8. Senate on I
the 16th and 17lh, which preceded the vote order
ing this Bill to be engrossed for a third reading:
Thi ukdat, January 16.
The Sub-Treasury bill being again under con
sideration—
Mr. Benton moved to strike out those parts of
the bill which authorize the reception hy Govern
- mem. as mmley, of such notes as would he allow
ed hy law to he received, and spoke at great
! length in favor of the amendment, and of an ex
clusive metalic currency.
Mr. Wright said he thought it his duly to no
tice this motion to amend the hill, that the Senate
might understand its effect. For himself, he did
not consider it of the least possible importance
to retain the words which were proposed to he
stricken out. They were intended as a rule, re
quiring the Treasury to receive such paper as !
was issued hy and under the responsibility of this j
Government. The bill, as it was now, would (
come into operation on the first of July next; on j
the thirtieth of June next the last Treasury note,
issued on the authority of Congress for the last 1
two sessions, would liecome redeemable, so that (
Mr. W. was not aware that, when the bill would |
come into operation, one dollar of Government i
paper would lie afloat. Bnt,supposing Congress
at any future time should pass laws making paper
recebahlc, it must lie then receivable by such
laws, or thi clause would not make it so. There 1
was no objection, therefore, to the striking out ■
the words, anil yet fiere could be no great prac- I
tical mischief in retaining them. It was of little :
consequence either way.
Mr. Calhoun was understood to concur entire
ly in the views of Mr. Wright.
Mr. Clay, of Kentucky. I would ask the
Senator from New York whnt is his understand
ing of the operation of the hill in a case of this
kind: The Secretary of the Treasury of the U. ,
States issues a warrant in the course of his dis
bursements on the receiver-general at New York,
and the holder of the warrant is perhaps in
Philadelphia, nr Boston, or Charleston, or New
Orleans j would he hot be authorized with this
bill or warrant to make payment of his dues on
importations at the custom house where he hap
pens to be, or must he go to New York to the
receiver-general to dispose of his warrant 1
Mr. Wright. 1 do not suppose the amend
ment or the bill, as it is now, would affect that
matter at all. They now lake such warrants at
the Treasury, or in any part of the country.
Mr. Clay. Then I understand the construc
tion of the bill by the < hairman to be, that, the
collector at Charleston, or elsewhere, to whom a
warrant is tendered, drawn on New York, while
he is not compelled to receive it, yet is not pro
bibited from receiving it by this bill in either i
form.
Mr. Wright. Precisely so.
Mr. Denton. I 1 relieve | shall have a unani- i
mous vote on the striking out. opposition and all; 1
and that such an event may appear on the record, I
I call for the yeas and nays on the question; |
which were accordingly ordered.
Mr. Norvcll. In voting in favor of this motion j
I wish it to bo understood that under no circum- ;
stances will I allow that this Government can
issue Treasury notes or other paper money, to
meet any exigency whatever.
Mr. Calhoun. There can be no question on I
that point; Treasury papers, of some kind, will i
be sometimes indispensable.
Mr. Walker. I vote for the motion net only j
with a view to consummate the divo.ee of Gov- I
eminent from the paper of the Stale, but from
the whole paper system. At a late canvass in
my own Slate, this part of the bill now proposed
to be strict cn out was appealed to by the opposers
of the Independent Treasury bill, as containing
the seeds of u Government bank; and it was
alleged that these very lines, though they did not
at once coustitute a Government bank; were
placed there with a view to the establishment of
such a system. Sir, I wish the bill wholly cut
off from any such objection ; and let it show that
wc are not only against the paper of the States,
but of the General Government.
Mr. Clay, of Ky. I would give my vote on
the yeas ai d nays to accommodate almost any
body. But if the object now is to prevent the
issue of all paper by Federal authority, and the
establishment of a Government bank, there must
be a great many snore things done than this
striking out; two things more, at least; that is.
sundry other amendments must he made, and the
hill must declare that no future Congress shall
authorize the issue or the receipt of paper money
in the country. If the object is as the Senator
last up lias stated it, there should be a prohibitory
clause to that effect.
Uut the rase I wid now put, is this: A n.xn
conies to Washington and gets a sfiOO Treasury
wairant, which he wishes to transfer to A, B, or
C, and he does so transfer it, say to the hands of
a merchant at Charleston. And there what is its
value ? It is there worth just as much mure in
specie as the difference in exchange; and if that
is one per cent., the warrant is worth one per cent,
more than the specie. Can there he a doubt (but
the collector would receive it? Or, take the op
posite side of rite Union, and suppose a Treasury
warrant drawn on Now York is transferred to
Boston. There it is at par. At one place a
Treasury warrant on New York commands a
premium, at anotner it is at par, and it is no-where
below par. Now, if you want to prevent the
issue and use of such paper, you must, nt least,
do the two things which I have stated: first pro
hibit such issue and use, and then you must in
sert a clause declaring that no future Congress
shall vary from the requisition of the hill in this
respect.
Mr. Calhoun was understood to say that ho
was in favor of striking out, simply with a view
to prevent the re-establishing of hank paper in
our system. Uut as to an entire prohibition of
Government credit, it would ho sure to cause a
return to the use of hank paper in our system ;
and if any gentleman was in favor of such pro
hibition, let him make a direct proposition to that
effect, and Mr. C. would venture to say he would
not get five votes in the Senate in its favor.
Mr. Henderson said he should vote against
linking out, and proceeded to assign his reasons,
hut was not distinctly heard by the reporter.
Mr. Allen. This hill itself will bean act of
Congress when it is signed, and no more; and- it
can, therefore, have no more force than any future
act of Congress. I have, therefore, risen solely
to say that this Congress has not the power of
binding any future Congress whatever.
Mr. Clay. The Senator from Ohio has not
heretofore remarked me as saying that this Con- |
gross has the power of binding a future Congress.
Sir, 1 believe there is a Government bank lurking
in this hill. Gentlemen say no; we do not mean
to have a Government hank ; wc will have no
thing hut specie. So »j>ie Senator from Missouri
moves to strike out e 'certain clause inserted by ;
his friend from South Carolina, (Mr Calhoun.)
which admitted the receipt of paper of certain
kinds. And I say, the gentlemen will not ac
complish their purpose by this alone, if they
would have nothing but specie. The paper will
he out. Supposing payment is to he made for
land ; is it yo ir purpose to prevent the drawing
out of specie by means of Government paper ?
Sir, I stated an impossible ease (binding a future
Congress) to show that either that which is iin
possible must be done, or this may lead to a Gov
ernment hank. Gentlemen may make their own
bed as they please, hut they will find thorns anil .
thistles enough in it when they come to lie 1
down. I understand the Senator from South
Carolina, though he had yielded to the striking
out, now objects both to the striking out and to
the insertion of a clause prohibitory on any future
Congress. [So the Reporter understood Mr.
Calhoun, but heard him indistinctly.] Sir, if
this hill is simply a hard money hill, and'there is
to he no Government bunk—hut [striking the
hill with emphasi-] there’s the hank !
Mr. Calhoun. I prefer to raise funds by Treas
ury notes for the purpose of a loan ; anil I shall
hereafter lie against any other kind of loan, be
cause a loan in hank paper is arn. .ig the greatest
of frauds, and I shall ever oppose it. If we must
use credit, let that credit be our own. But I hope
that, by means of economy and reform, we shall
have no more occasion even for Treasury note-.
But what I wished to assert, and I now repeat it,
is, that paper, for large transactions, has a superi
ority over gold and silver, and the man l who
would abolish the use of it would, in the most
direct possible mode, bring us again to the use of
hank paper. Sir, extremes often meet, and they
do here; anil I, as an honest and sincere friend
of the divorce, would not tic up this body against
the use of Government credit. .Sir, I have seen
this Government borrow bank paper, and I have (
then seen it dishonored by those very banks re
fusing Government paper. I hope it will be now
| understood why I vole for this striking out; and
if gentlemen mean that a deduction shall be
drawn Irom such vote, that wc are never to use
i Government credit, I wish they would submit that
: proposition in terms, and see what will come of it.
Mr. Walker. It might he dishonest on the
part of the Government, if they had Treasury
notes out, and a small balance of them remain
ing out, not to pay that balance in gold and silver.
I am not willing, therefore, now to submit the
proposition that we shall never use Government
j credit. But now, when we are out »f debt, there
I can he no necessity for Government paper.
Mr. W. here entered into a long, and elaborate
argument to show .the great superiority of a specie
over a paper currency* in theeourse of which he
emphatically contrasted the commercial condition
of Culm, where labor and capital are so low, by
means of an exclusive specie currency. that sugar
ran he produced, as he alleged, for one cent a
pound;
He contrasted this- stale of things with the
| commercial condition of this country, and cs
-1 pccially of his own State, where labor and capital
j [’fe so high, by means of n paper currency, that
; it requires some five or six times the amount, in
j comparison of Cuba, to command the use of
capital, and thus raise for the market our staple
1 predictions. Thus, though labor and capital in
! this country are raised by paper to a very high
j value, our products come into the market at a
i disadvantage with those of Cuba* and our com
merce is consequently embarrassed,
i Mr. W. expressed the ardent wish that wc
; might attain the same happy condition of the
! Island of Culm, by means of a purely metallic
I currency. His argument was listened to with
] much attention, and with strong and evident ap
| probation, by a considerable number of Senators.
Mr. Clay, of Ky. I will not embark on the ,
subject of the tariff except so far as I must that
I may not he misunderstood. But I would rail
the attention of the Senate to the different posi
tions of the friends of the hill. Some of them
are against all paper, they would ns soon have
the hydrophobia. Another (the Senator from
South Carolina) would have paper'; hut then it
must he his paper, that is, n Government paper.
Still, he would use a certain measure of paper.
'lTiat is the situation of the friends of (his hill;
and, sir, I will tell yon what will come. Before,
the Congress terminates, these gentlemen will ’’
have the opportunity of showing their attach
ment or their aversion to the Federal paper sys
tem ; for I have no doubt that the Secretary of
the Treasury, long la-foie this session, is over,
will have in a proposition for Treasury paper.
He has already hinted it in a manner sufficiently
intelligible, especially taking into view the man
ner used in expressing himself, by the head of
the Treasury, whose perspicuity is known so
well every where in the public and political
world. Yes, before this session terminates in
June or July; you will find the Secretary of the
Treasury asking.fur paper to meet the expenses
of the Government. That will bring the mark
as to what course these friends of specie will lake
on the subject. And what course will they take
when such a proposition comes for Treasury
notes ?
Air. Calhoun. If wc must use credit. I would
infinitely rather use our own than that of Banks.
But as to the currency, I eoneur in every word
which has been spoken by the Senator from
Mississippi, (Mr. Walker.) He could do no
better than to contrast our own state with that of
Culm. Cuba is now in a flourishing condition,
while the State of Mississippi is in a stifle of
extreme distress. That Senator cannot push the
specie currency further than I, if the country
were out of debt. I wish simply, if there must
be a temporary credit, that the Government
should use its own credit,
Mr. Clay. If the Senator from South Carolina
isjlor using the credit of the Government, and is
opposed to notes anil to Treasury notes, inVhat
form would he use the credit of the govcrnineuN.
This question caused a slight and rather gen
eral movement of excitement or impatience, (the
lime being late.) and the question was now put
on Mr. Benton’s motion to strike out the provis
ion for receiving such notes as might ho receiva
ble by law; and it was carried in the attirmativc
by Yeas 33, nays fi.
Mr. Walker, after renewing the expression of
his wish that the divorce should be complete,
moved to strike out that part of the hill which au
thorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to contract
for the use of the vaults of individuals and cor
porations; and the motion was agreed to without
a division.
There was now, apparently, a general move
ment to finish the hill: but Ms. Henderson ex
pressing a desire to speak, the hill was passed
over by consent, and the Seriate proceeded to Ex
ecutive business.
Fbidat. January 17, 1840,
. The sub-Treasury hill was farther amended, in j
course of which, the debate look a strong nrid-P
twked turn on the principles of currency asflJ
political economy.
A motion by Mr. Dr is to exclude in the hill a
Government paper currency, was negatived by
I IS to 27. A motion by Mr. Crittenden, direct
ing the Secretary ofthe Treasury to guard, as
far as he might, against such a currency, was
agreed to. The hill was then ordered to i«e en
grossed by yeas and nays, as follows :
Yeas.— Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Bu
chanan, Calhoun, Clay, of (Ala.) Cuthhert, Ful
ton, Grundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin,
Mouton, Norvcll, Pierce, Roane. .Sevier. Smith,
of (Con ) Strange, Tappan, Walker, Williams,
W right—24.
Nats—Messrs Betts. Clay, of Ky., Clayton,
Crittenden. Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Knight,
Merrick, Nicholas, Phelps, Prentiss, Preston,
i Robin-on. (toggle,;, Smith, of Ind., White,
Young—lß.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday,
The New York papers mention the death of
Mr. Stephen Price, bettor known as the Manager
of the Park Theatre, in that'city, and brother of
the Locofoeo-leg treasurer Price.
Thk Ahmistaii’s Slacks.—The trial of these
individuals has terminated; and Judge Judson
has declared them to he free, and ordered their
discharge, ordering also the President ofthe U. |
S. to send them toA'ffica.
_ [
Fiiik. —About half past six o’clock last even
ing the cry of fire was sounded. The alarm
was caused by flames bursting from the roof of
of the large three story wooden dwelling, on
Planters’ Bank Square, owned and occupied by
Mrs Thomas Botirke and family, and that of
Capt. Bourks. The Hose and Engine Compa
nies were soon. at the scene, and with the manly
exertions of the niemhert, aided by many active
citizens, fortunately succeded in arresting the con-
Bagration, after the up|ier story *ith the entire
root, was consumed. The flumes bad burned
through the ceiling, in part of the second story
before they were extinguished. The sashes and
fixtures of the house were generally torn off;
those who did it. expecliug the building to he
consumed. The insurance on the budding, we'
are happy to slate, will cover the loss, hut tho
furniture, which was not insured, was seriously
damaged by removal.— Savannah Georg,an of
Friday,
Mobile Mover Market.— Tight! fearfully
insupportnbly light!! When will the money
embargo be raised! is a question often and feel
ingly asked, and echo answers when? The ex.
clnmation is heard from our business men. “Oh!
for the moving of the waters,” and still the “skies
refuse to weep,” and the rivers remain tranquil
and almost stagnant. A friend, distinguished for
his indomitable spirit, draws comfort from a re
port that there is enough water in the “cane
brake” for the use of the stock, and from another
report, that although the rivers are low, there isa
small rise in some of the creekt! We must be
of good cheer, things will brighten up ere long.
—Mobile Advertiser nf2Ut inst.
DofNDABT Thoublks again. —Gov. Boggs,
of Missouri, has issued a proclamation, in which
he dissents from the resolutions passed by the
Legislature of lowa, and adopted by the County
Court of (’lark Co. to suspend all hostilities
unlii the l-l day 01 July next; he farther calls
upon all the officers of the State, civil and mili
tary, to exercise their respective duties to their
full extent, in conformity with the laws of the
State. We shall now have “marching and
counter-marching” of troops, and “rumjjrs of
j**r” in abundance from the. disputed territory—
/Philadelphia Gazette.
The navigation of our river above and below
the city as far us we can see i i blocked with ire,
and at present is permanent. The boat with tho
New York passengers had great difficulty in
crossing—at 8 A.M., they had succeded.—Ther
mometer at M. stood 7 degrees above zero,
and at 18 o’clock, 18 degrees above zero. The
City Ire Boat has proceeded down to ascertain
the state of tho ice at t he Horse Bhoc.—Phila
delphia Inquirer of 20th,
v , — —: —: /
following is a capital hit. No people are
more apt to find fait than those who have no
ught to complain.
Shibscrilrcra will confer a favor by not lending
their papers. Borrowers are always turning up
their noses at something it contains.— Seuibury
port Herald,
“ Bucks, have at ye all.”— Shake,
Messrs. Editors -
Some days ago I chanced to meet
The name of “Juvenis” on your sheet.
Attached to what was meant for rhyme.
But which had neither sense or time.
1 read it o’er, and once again,
To find the meaning of his strain ;
Then gave it up, and thought ’twas sad
That you should thus mislead the lad, —
Thus early wean him from the nursery,
To write such stuff, and call it poesy.'
The child has strayed from home, no doubt;
D'ye think its mother knows its out >
Next Anna came, the smirking lass,
And wrote the minstrel down “an ass j”
And scourged the hoy with such good will
No doubt he feels the smarting still.
Be careful, Anna, my little elf,
Or you may feel the lash yourself.
Some hold a pen, and know its use.
Perchance they’ll write you down a goose.
A third is added to the train,
Tripping ’ncath the c'oak of Jane.
You need not raise that hood to acan
Her face to know she’s but a man.
The wit that flows from woman’s tongue
Is never thus at random-flung ;
She husbands cv’ry latent spark,
The holt will ever hit its mark) i
Herev’ry shaft its own will deal,
True as the lightning to the steel.
But I’m digressing—l must plan
To strip this daw , this woman-man :
He calls my sister Ann an ass,
But n’imporle, I’ll let that pass ;
It will not her good nature vex,
Besides, the name don’t suit the sex.
And now, to make my duty p’ain,
I’ll give him hack the name of Jane ;
He’s doubly welcome, now, the ninny,
Which leaves him not a Jack, but Jinny.
The next attempt at wit you show,
Iteniember ACsop's fable, Joe. Kittv.
Note.—l have seen the rejected lines by “ Jane
and Eliza.” K.
Clerk Superior Court, Richmond county.
Consignees per ISoutliCarolina Hail Hoad.
Hamburg, January 25, 1840.
C. S. Brcden; G. B. Camplin; J. L. Fraser; Clark,
McTierkto.j Marshall & t rim; Rathbonc It Ba
ker; J. Havidson; E. T. Hall; J. M. Cooper It Son;:
, It. A len; H’Antlgnac & Hill; E. D. Cooke; Sto
f vail. Simmons & Co.; G. T. Dortic; A. I. Hunting
ton It Son; L. Hopkins; A. Plccpjet; LS Beers dt
Co.; W. E. Jackson; W. I lattice; H. Peters, jun.;.
Bolling Jt H.; G i’arrott; II W Sullivan; Jeffers It
J F Be.ison.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, January 23.
Cleared —Ship Howard, Mills, Liverpool; brig.
L. Baldwin, Bassett, New York ; schr Gen. War
ren, Baker, Havana.
Arrived —Brig Independence, Evans, Havana.
Went to sea —Brig L. Baldwin, Bassett, N York.
January 21.
Cfm3r«/--Ships Tacitus, Moore, LiverpoolfOthel
lo, Tucker, Havre.
Arrived —Steamboat Chatham, Wray, Augusta.
Went to tea— Schr Gen. Warren, Baker, Havana.
( itARLCsTON, Jan. 35.
Arrived yesterday— Schr Ajax, Wheeler, St. Ja
go; Br schr Racer, Smith, Nassau,(N P.)
In the offing —Ur ship Helena, Drenning, Liver
pool.
At Quarantine— Ship Stephen Phillips, Thomas,
from Boston.
Cleared —Schr Elizabeth, Thain, W. Indies.
Council. Chamber,)
January z 3, 1840. j
fINHE following are the Rates of foil established
by the ( ity Council of Augusta, for passing
the Bridges across the Savannah river opposite
Augusta .-
Ail wagons loaded with Lumber or Brick,
each way, 25 cents.
All wagons or carts coming from the
country with cot'on, lirc-wood, flour,
corn, meal, fodder, bacon, lard, butter
and poultry coming into the city of Au
gusta, Free..
All other Tolls the same as heretofore.
By order, S. H OLIVER,
jan 25 Clerk of Council.
(N ARP RTS. —SJVO W DEN 4- SHEAR have re-
J ceived from New York a very large supply of
superior Brussels Three Ply and Ingrain Carpets,
of new and splendid patterns, with Rugs to match.
Also. Printed Baizes and Patent Floor Cloths, to
which they repeclfully ievite the attention of the
public. jan 25