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QIAN.
That*nieMU,le;rai I art exists(wtweea the apper
•M lower prerinns iff Georgia, he:«m the HtlseRiff
*> uhiuhiiIm and nfthp roumln bordering no ibe
dl«Mt CUxUaborehee. aa-l him whose lot U cut la the
|tftari)Ml Seaport ofthe mw, where the rirh prod art.
•f Georgia wtk II outrun tbeoret*. M patriotic
dtlttn ofthe youngest of the wUikimrn ran. Titr a no
»e*L doubt Our people, *pre»d near aa ixiaot of
reentry. in which there exists every vxriet of soil and
cUmnm. bar* a'cumiuunitjr of interest wklrfc. If proper-
ly regtnltil, audiutdetn centre ajinn iba welfare nf
foe mass. will advama tbain la science, wealth and
surial prosperity.
Our (icple ara ant only AfrirultarisU, tail mer
chants, but many ara diveitinj tbairattantloa to tnanu.
fa-tureo. We thus witue** agriculture.cnuimeire, and
manafseture* pn« ceding, band In band, to maka ua a
community great and ha|*py.
That Georgia is rapidly reaching that eoromorrlal
grandaurand in lej*en leire whHi - rr local poaition,
aa the hay atone of the long arch of the iniritime state*
.of our Union aided by ealigUiemil le^islxtlno, muat
are kng confar op in her. no rltita i w t i lira prophetic
eyeofastatvstnanranhe onronerlno* of.
It will Ira our etudy through thr rotomn* of the
I GmryUn nm only to aprend before the leader tin* Uieat
k foreign and diHiiestlo inteiliyf m e. not only to inforui
him on oitWmalao I slits politics. buitn convince him
that the first duty nf the ntiien, concurrent with the
welfare of Ida immediate family, istnrultivate anahid*
lug attachment to the inatitutinna of Ilia native Hiate and
anenurase that spirit winch will eventually make Qe >r
gia aaaume that rank aa an independent M ite of thia
confederacy, which her noble ad van age*. ifdevelnped
by the putri-itiiun and euterpriaeuflier anna, cannot fail
to aecuretoiler.^’" __
Aa auxiliary to 'he general pmaperity of our belnv*
ad State we would oieriab a reciprocal feeling ba
te een thecitixeue of every section of our Suit, ami
seek by facta to convince every native and adopted
ann of Georgia, that no State in the Union cnntaiua
more element* nf social hanpine**,—none a more fa
vorable poaitioo to be independent, aa ahe abonld, of
ttose wan aeek (ani In tome measure with aucceu)of
making her tributary to their prosperity..
To effect thia, the Georgian will refer, on proper oc-
casioua. to her owu Savannah, the ancient city nf the
State, and invite the notice of the citizen of life interior
to her improvement. which from her commanding aitu-
. ation, Ima been gradual y onward, and in recent yeara
aatouiahing Expo rung from her wiiarvea near tatt*
million* in value of the aupiea of the Sta.e. ahe ia yet
but little'known to a iarg<r portion of the Agricultural*
of Georgia; and the mercliauu ul t.ie ulterior, m many
itutancea, paaa uer to awell the profits ofuie Nurtnem
capitalist, and Lius cuinpel Uie purchaser within our
liunu to pay twenty per ceat to oar Nonurm breiureu
for |uo*u manufactures wuic.i cu.iiil be fumuiietl by our
uwu citizetia. Snail Georgian* aubuiit longer to tuia
o.icrou* mx upon uie.r in tua try/ Toe patriotic-re-
■po.ue will be au rinpnaiic—.Su I
C/m miUian.iKO kunandikoutnnddoUari,*te tliua paid
aaa tax by toe coiiaumera of Georgia, ami not one year
only, but every year. • It impure* uiue reilectinu to
petevive now our pocket* have couiribuusl to amaaa
us wcaonul'Lie uuney king* of tn« .iotLi, now tneir
ciue* nave oeceiue ap.e.uliJ, ami incir public worn*
magnificent.
New York, the great city of a great State, export*
but Jour imimms m ire loan oavauuau, wmie uer uu
pi.ru.io.i* exceed tuuae of oava-ma.i ueany tllOd.dOO,-
boo, Ti.e pi otns mi uie*e vast iiiipn.lauo.ia, beyouU
tiie ooiitamp.ionnl .sew fora, woaia accrue 10 tut con
e meiaol tnu aruc.va, U* uey wee uie.r own import-
era.
If we look ti Uie shipping owned in Savannah, (which
ex.ee.w tiiainwne.l 17 uu inui'nuanis of any Auunira
port doom 01 uie Cnusapcuaej ana employ ed It) be.
uierenauu. a mmitam * .eilectmii wiuc.iuviui.euur rea-
cieia in ue i.,(«*re<r tu.it toe euMr.yrising meiv,iaiila «*
tii.a city art* ante wito men- own vessel* to transport u
Jur,e pnruuii oimucapmuug traaeul uecrgu, ana me
uamemua amp* uii>l otar, • ;ano ng,e.t vessel*, waicu
dur.iig me biwmeu *e.>w,u rr >wd uer w.i. r.e*, hi pui-
■un 01 lie.guu lot Li.ir,tpe.w,iui.| .i**.*tiu bringing ..sea
to Urr a,loirs me lieu re.uru eurgne*detumiuea uy me
want* oi uur |Hipuuuun. u e wounl .ivsite uni to direct
toe aueuuou 01 uur :e.uiw citueua in me line- mr tome
rapi.i aavam e.i.eui01 men ae-i|N4t wiunu me u* ng.it
ye ra. In i&iume popuiutHm ul me city, exclusive 01
t. i# unUuiy uf O.lalmmi, wa* IHU. In lolld it lia-i m
- c.-enseti m 1-. JOd, ..f.ug an atiamoiiui more limn aixiy
per »eiiL v ext iu»i»e m a ir.niaieu. popuiuium I ini,
N 1 ve 111 er to nlarea ut annul nOOJ .u .re.j mii-i iu u.e
Mi ee j e*. a e.i ling 111 August lust op warn. »l luO uuiul-
iug* imaiiy of ti.eiii lirn k., of v^rmu* 1,1(1 nave betu
ere. te 1 in me euy an t snoutu*. (aever.ii ol* t <eui mi-
ptwnig tire proof ware n.iusc*. ,-ap* te id'aUtrmg urge
qu juiu.e* of comm.> wni.e *iih e that |>eriud ninny *ub
ataiilml eaifnes have i-eeii raise.I.
Out tboasa id feet of new w.iarvea have alio been
rece tly rec.auned fr.Hn uie river lor ton uae of Me
city, and eigniecu itcain. r.ce and *aw u»ili#,uave i«en
crec.e t wimm me past ten jears in tuecity aui u*
immediate vicluiiy—Hve ul' inem having been raised
f w.tiiiu uie lost two years. T be value nfnar re ai esuue
baa thus moieriiily improve.1, a* evinced by me uigo
reuU e-.dme stall increasing demand for uouaea, Musi-
b»y augmenting the ordmary anurcea of the city'a reve
u. iv. If we turn to lim river ami enter iutn detail*
we see twenty two steamboats, belonging to this port
with an aggregate tonnage of3JUI 31-9and eagiura
of 10-sl linr.ca |Miwtr, besides insny plying on oar w*.
ters auU trading here wli.cii hail from other plat.es, as
Onar.esioii and Darien. We see axnUlriy-itr** square
rigged vesacis owned in wtiu.s or in part in Savannah,
of waicu eignteen are ships uf the largest class, aver
aging mure than live hundred ton*. We wnu.d-alsn
point to nur Hail ilou.l, whia.i la now travelled by (-
eomtUv* more uisn sixty miiea, and hM I een graded
for 105 mi.e*. aud under contract lor 13J from me city
In Uiia work our city a» a corporation, have embarked
ba f a million ufdniiar*. besides extensive private sub*
a ripiinus uu the part of uur ciiixau*.
W • .ue. eiy g lam-e at Uirse facts,Uiat our fellow can •
tryiucu of interior Georgia may pen-five Mat uie
prosperity uf s>avannau is subsuiiusi. In the br;ei
apti-e of a l’ro*|>eclu*, details eauibitingnur rcsoun-e*
a.iJ our progiea* 111 the sea e ufmt.es. mutt be avoided.
- We must allude brledy to oilier subj cu.
Our commas snail of course oe devoted to all mat
ters interesting to me general reader. Agricu.tuie
(aud as cn.mei ted with it the cultivation of silk,; Liter
sture end the Arts wilt receive an me aiteiuiua w.iicli
• Weekly Misce..a.iy can furnish, wnile Uis laiesi
markets, luro.gn and doaiestk, will be maenei.
One word aa to uur politics. The rhann-ter of the
Georgian we will strive to sustain. Temperate and
firm intone, we snail support me measures of the ad
m lustration wnite they a. I lie re 10 me policy heretofore
rhsrsrMnxiiig it—but be free to toodeuiM wber/wv
judge it m tie wrong.
The trims nftlie Weekly Georgian will hem single
■ubscriliers. in ihe city or country, tkr*a dollars jwr an
num. payable in advance. Every poa-niister who may
'^. re.nit twenty five dollar* (free of postage) thereby fur
inishing ten subteril’Crs shall re. eivc e.even copies of
-.the Weekly Georgian, and any four subscrilters in the
.country remit ting ten dollars (free of postage) shall re-
•calve/tar copie - of Uie same.
KTOur readers are informed that all advertise
.menu intended for the weekly paper must Le *0 mark
•ed. ami will br charged accordingly.
By Toe late subscribers to the Dtrion Telegraph
will re -eive the Kist number of tiie Weekly Georgian.
Those who dvsiretn be,snn* subic rii era will be ocon
alderedifthoj do not return the lumber by tbe nex-
1st .lay
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During the recent session of tbe Maryland Legis
lature! 418 laws a id 8> resolution* were passed,
being tbe greateat number ever enacted at any sea*
Mr. Hooper! tbe editor of tbe Cambridge (Mary*
land) Chronicle, had a bullet fired through bis coat
while ootning out of h(s office e lew nights sine*.
The Alexandria Cuette says that at the lest term
ofthe Criminal Court for that country, In the case of
the United States vs, R. D, Randolph, fir an as*
•suit and battery on Andrew Jackson, late Presi
dent of the Unitodjitates, a nobt protrqni was an-
•anri by the District Attorney, with tho assent ofthe
Coart.
A Q,I,E Tot,,—The N.» YoA Com.poo-
defl,t pf the Dotton Transcript ssys, thn* a thief tot
-V- l 00 , wS of Wr £n*n • youo, to4jr'i hood ia
BraM!, A. «W,,^1,uifrU miUanr
korlwwUSM mind bow.
corgwn.
VOL. I.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY APIIIL 80, 1630.
No. 8
••URINOt.UT TUB BIG GUN!"
“AS NEW YUUK nuK'-SO UUW THE
STATE !••
The MhoveqnntHtiun*, from the Whig pnper* id
New York, atllmlr first vici -ryiiv.-rtlie Dmimcrat*
trllt nor on our ti /e—> O Bit ISO OUT THE
Btu OLW, mill 4,e OWcfiei-rs tar me It mocni*
f New York, a.ul otlb.*y «r 1929, shine In
•eiiei S uf lit lnr light inn vcf Hint- nyn, as a promuiil
liny of tb • lolinj vict ,ry .if rlyht aa i Justice, ovei
c-irnipii.in, nlcili ioiUni, ami letter <1
TIIE KOIItiK. Si’.CGND IHGUO ir,”
.if llic fit—in *n of .New Y.»rk h i» •p.ikei^—auds|Mik
11 must iff-a mil./.
Tb** follow me ia the g'uriuu* r -suit.
From the *V. Y. Ev mug Pott, 14 A ini'.
Cl.tKtT Till UM I'll
Or 1UK StS VtlRR OvUlICKACr.
The an- ers* tn llic Uaui icraiic hum i in the elec
tions wlncti cloSttl lost evening, is great Ih you I
•ur in tel ei*n*t 11111 • nniinipsiioM.
We liuvr tmrrictl our caudi,iute f-r Mayor, ami
.H-aicu A trou Cmrk by nunc ilwu a tmtUMit.1 ins-
,orny.
In only five wards has Clark ubiatned 4 major
' X*
The probsb litv ia, that lb- Dcmta'iatio lickci
lor Common Council is earned in uleveu ami,
|terbip«iu twelve ol the so enter u wards of ibe
city.
i'HK liXTURMS.—Tho f l owing returns from a.I
• Im wor t* nro os neur.y accuute n» wo huvo b«*n
able to m tku tbein
1st Ward.
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T e annexed tabic shows me number of voles
winch lot- Ihtii rvciv.tl ..uiiug um-h thy ofthe
b-ction. logeih 1 wi ll hv tie agkrvgatti ol thi-y.au
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1 1“ November, 1033, the aggregate ofthe votes for
Govi-roor, wu* 3J, jJ4, uoj for mum-n-rs of Con-
jtre** 39 ti 7.
Common Council—In th? Sixteenth Word, Da -
tel r? 110104.1 iu* dein icruth- cu.id.dute Ii.i* a mu-
jonty 01 114 vote*. Juinns Eottock Ut.* d -m ici-iitio
cu.id.datu lor A'usuuit lm* a majority 01 UU.
toe follow,d.-iiiocr.ilsluve becu elected to the
J.thi noa Council th.Mi 0 -h wu Have uut been auto to
4*ci rmi.i th t exact ma,„r,tics
y.h WurJ.—Tnoa. T, Tulmadgr, Alderman,
1 avmau cunipbuli Astistun.
10;u Ward.—Eii.au t. i'urily, Alderman; Tb **
U. tiowe, Aaaiatunt.
11th nur-l.— Monmouth B. Hart, Ald.-rman,
Cm nr* J Uujj«, Aulotniit,
Ut.i «V ird. -Jxj. li, Coon, Aidirinnn, Cornelius
U. l imp*,w, assiaJUat
17t.i Ward. -UrviJr J. Nosh, Ald.-rman, Freder
ick A. Leo, Hsaista it.
in tho Sovoutli Ward, Samuel J. Willi* the d.-
mu ratio ca.ididitc for Aidi-nuu.i, lias 11(37 vote*;
a,*coin ( ietitur. laato K, Jessup. 1770, giving Win,*
i7 majority Tit.* demacrutic A*ii*taot, Mr. C.m-
4ur,ta tiaoeloch-d
lit thi Twelfth Ward, Ahrtham V. Williams and
N.tUia.iio« J jrvia, Jr. d j.n icr.it*, are oiuuled A.d *r*
.nuHtmi A**istuot. The nu,.irity is pnipa dy m-a.-
ly turee a 1 ilrjd. l'un t.oray f ir d.un wr*oc Co..
toctur in thut ward u 30 i.
Iu in Fourth Ward Union and West; in tho
Sixth Fern* and O'Neil, and in tho Eighth, Cuu.n
ueriaui a .id V.t.id -rvort ail d on • -rat*, tire elected.
The following whig* aro cjoj m to tbe Caai.nja
Council;
1st WarJ. —J. P. rhsnix, Aldjrman; Calvin Da
lis AMUta.it.
*2.id Ward. -C. S. Wo dbuli, Alderman; B Do.
iui.i£, Assistant.
8.d Ward.—Egbert Denson, Alder.nan: EUis
Potior, Annta.it.
lith Ward. -Thomis Lawrence, Alderman {Da
vid Graham, Jr. Ai*Uunit.
lathe Fifth Ward th.* waig candidate fir Alder-
•n in, tlobeit Sin-th, 1* prohuhiy eiacbal. The As-
rfuumt Aid-rnu.i is J m.iifni; it is vaul that J.iseph
A. fijjvjii, tlu dj.n urauo ca.1J.d1to, ha* probu.uy
In Brooklyn, the whig tl:ket for Aldjnnen wa*
elected;
in N.wark, N. J. tho whigi had no oppoil-
.la .
in Gene*ce,N. V. *ho Board of super*! airs coniists
of it'd wuigs and 3 democrat*.
Tbe Nat. Intelligencer of tho 11th says, that M tjnr
General Scott had been in that city lur a lew day*
pa*t,but left 0.1 tbe 10-b, fur N-*w York. Hi* bead,
.juart rs, however, are at Elizabethtown, Now Jtr
tvy. *
Tit* DinnxrtoGm.Scott.—GsneralSmttha*
declined be coraplitnout ofthe public dinner tender-
el nr rithor renewed to him by certain gentlemen ol
New York.
Trcaiurt Nutms.—l oo aggregate amount out-
ttasdiug uuthe l*t ot' April, wa* 7,390,492 dollar*.
On tbe 3th and 61b inaunt fifteen steamboat* ar
rived atPittsliurg, and during tbe same period ten
boat* departed. Some ol* the arrivals brought car
goes uf corn from the Waba*h,fur the cuusuoipliou
of Pittsburg.
Tbe Quebec Gazette of March 39 says," since
last night we have been visited with as violent a
north-east snow ttorm as wo have experienced dur
ing the whole winter."
Tbe citizen* of Pensacola have tendered a public
dinner to captain W. K. Latimer of the U. S. Navy,
who has been stationed at tbe Navy Yard at that
place for soma years, in testimony of their regard for
hii character x* an officer and a gentleman. Captain
L. is about to leave the station, at his own request,
•for tha North.
FROM FLORIDA.
Extract of a latter from a gantlaman to Ms (Hand
in this city, dated Jacksonville, 13th lost
“ Oa Tuesday last a party nf oar citizens, among
whom wars my brothers, foil in with a party of In
diana near NewdsasvUle, and gave them a drub,
bing."
Om. Bam Hovsrug, cx'pmiJeat of Texas, ar.
rind UN. Orleans, on the iOlh lost.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
April II, 1839.
Council met—Present tbe Mayor, Aid. Camming,
Deasler,Wagner, Drysdale, Scuddcr, Goodwin, Wn^
lug, Coyitr, Audi’rsoa, Smith, Posey, DiUno.
Muiutes of tha last meeting were read aud con-
Cr.ncd -
P. O. Shirk, teas sleeted Jailer.
The application ol* the President of tha Georgia
RtiiruaJ u.id Uaukiog company to locate a Branch
of said Dank In this aty, w.uoutho recommend Atiou
of tne co n.nitteo uas.iiin.Huiy rejected. (.Vs wo bare
a reaJy puaiisbed tbe re^Hirt, we deem it uoueces-
«iry to give it hen .)
tin* Com inn coo Finance to whom was nfi-
r. d 11 e Mpp-ii Htioii o «ln* >h\*ii a.1, Og'i'bve, ami
A lamuiia Canal Compa y.
lirll'Gti I'ED, .
Thai t’lf prescio do*, ct.usof llm Savannah, Og**.
•Ih* . ami Amtam ilia Ca ia. Com. any d «igo to im
prove In* •-omlit.oiiul ll|e Cull ,1 liom tills cl y t**
Gaecc.ee lliviT, in reader 11 HiViga 1 lor Inii„ 01
lie i.r-lin.iiy sit.* 11 in 1 «ii ill tmo 1 .mint the wooh*
a.is , ami i.fve-M*!- o, tweive In l Irani III.* nv r
lotoe i-iiilge.it ihu Aoxu-ia r.ut.l. fui tin* j.ui-
pose th -y ..ave I ho roueo liom toe oaim« of llw rity
.lie cum f iwen y lliouMiid do.Ims, Hint from tin
.iiu«i 01 me siockmiolers iu ill - camp u> live do.iu. •
|H-r sliaie, Ihe la lyr loan iu lm r'|HHd Willi 3 |n*i
c in imercsi ufai ilia liiuk* mo |«iid, mii-I ili.*y have
■iliiamod tile coi.s lit of llie lud.vi Imhi* lliioiign
whom* iii'id til.* Cmiiu |»i»*i*»>. m pay tin ino uo*i o
• lie matt «ary i-muaiiKni -nl mu Iheli re-j, ulivel.rfs.
Tm*Coiii|Uiiiy u •« u«ksofCi.Uaciliotio wh.it m-
•lividuais liuvedone to prom teme olyci in view.
n.inv.U, In 1. ill ii ilia su 11 ut live liii.idrud dolons
(ula.i nnereslofU |N-r.-em. i>, Ih iv|hu.Ihs ulmes n 1)
m*ing five dailnis |> r -liaio on to* slock Mbit'll tiie
Cor|M,nilio.i li.dds, ami to pay llie exp-n«e uf ln-
<*iiii>Miik 111.-ul Hir-ugn ill-* Im.iii of ilia cay, cum non-
ly kmianus ih.* Spring till* 10. Ynur comm alee
n ive-isceiiiiin d lie cost 1,1 «u hmn uakinaiit tu.be
|Jd7 3U.au*.
Cmsideriiu thill llie ronteinplme.l improv inn..I
will |*ruto<d'g.e<ii jmh.ic u Hit). .and .hat mectTot*.
al ih** p-e-eut «|mi1 tal arecrors uf llw Cm.hi Con-
piny, are likely to give c.i tracer and fume loibe
ai. HSk which ihu e.iiy uwils, y.mr commait-n . ns ii
liesituiiuii 111 rtH*omni udiiig turn llie uppiicatam t*
Slanted. To till* ea.| iu. loiloaiug resolution* u •
r- s)-ectflldy -Ulaintl. d.
l{. tallied.— ilia llie Ci'y Treasurer lm, and In
is uereliv nu h nix d la pay to llie 1 rea-Uier uf llie
ii.iv 00m ., t'lg -clic-, iu I Aui on .Ii 1 Cunt. Compa
ny. lie* *uui m* five lm idre.i .1 *.l os, uu ui way
•nan -ys in llie city «n*a*u y 11 a Milie«wi*ea)iprupii-
|. d. inn sain * living a loitn in ii p. r ceni.
Re*olmd —*ln-i tin 11 y neiou . r lie also an
lli.ii -x ni 4 el .li-ecie.l t*< p-.y m llie 1 n-a-un r ol* ill
•uni vJnii ii Compa-iy, llie »unioi ill eeloiml.etl unu
Sixty-* veil dollar* It.nl fi ly cents, hpo , llie tialll*
pieliaa ol llie . mlniiHilleoi ila.iu.il ili-ci-y oil.
Ret fos-J.—T a. do- gr ml 1* mi .lie iia* oxpres*
ngr eie.-ni H1.1l me ricln ul ili city In in. edge u
lie wilt, roi Ihu C.liul nil ilia city laii.l islieirli)
recog.ia.d.
It tt CL’VI.KR.
It./It.. M G IGJWIN,
JG&. CUMM1NG.
MM. It. WAUIaG.
Coiiiui, |.*e.
The report was a.1 ipted.
U1 tne •ipp.uut.o.i of M.-. Elijah Ilend *r*nn, the
Co nmitlocou Punliu aa.ns reported Unit tho proper
course fur Cou..cit to pursue was to set up the tuts
No. 6, t.ul7,14 N iw rr t icua »V vL far r*htto tlic
aigu *st hidl.*r at uu/tt i..—.aiiag security from the
•eiSce far .pi irteriy payments—at lilt* sanio timu thu
ou.iJaig now ua tau No, ti, suoual bo so.d lu thu
higirst btdd.r.
Tho repaf* was aJ iptcl a.nl tho Marshal ordered
to soli thu <n.iu m puhiin ouicry.
U i niitu.i of A.d. Cuyier, the Committee on
street* nod rn.ics were i.istrucu*d to re|Mirt 011 tiie
propriety of OiwaingUit structoadCaaal street to
lbs C i.iat, a id re*o to eu juiru if a iy other street*
e:t.i be u.ioti.iucd to the Ca.,a>, with advaatagu to
thu public,
R.-taler.I, That the Fire Committee be instruct,
ml to coaler with th • Caiof Firem ia, upon th j pro.
priety of d nag a.v ty with i'u.* iishl.tg liqi ir to tho
siuvcsa n.i. iya 1 it t.ne.ip i ,4 ia ‘.ag, or after fires.
The r-*p »rt ot* Joha llaupt, Cl -rk of Savannah
Fire Co. ca.icer.iin4 thu state of me various city els-
teras, w.is referred to the Fire Committer,
Tae-lie.nr.ie rep 1 ted ie as I paid iub* the Trrsau.
ryijary fi ia*eolie.-te I 810/ 83; that of excrutions isi-
cnllm-te I tnsre wrre 8I8-1. .
T..e U.*rk ofCourt of (.'.unman Pleas, &<•., rep irte I
be aad paid Into tne Tresaury, for January and March
trraisof • il l G mn 8 ii-l. lagnirfiiie tax oa cases lirougli 1
fiirtua.<e teviiis- Toe s<u|ieritueu.lrut ofthe C-iy WaU-b
re,iortr.| lie iiad paid into t .e Treasury for fee* of
Gu r I Haute a 11 fines by tiie Mayor. Ae. 8197 07.
An OrJInanve to a neii 1 tiie Or.linam-e. granting tick
eu to negroes and pe sons uf rotor, alter Leli ring, wa*
rr nl first time.
An Ordinance far the pQrpn.tr nf keep!-g* in gnml nnler
tne roofs of tiie Imuses, sad the grea CV-.i-urity sgsin*t
fire nf (lie hnui.es and properly oft e ai.ubitanu of llie
eity of Savannah wa* read first time.
Capt. Win. Patter*ii wi. e.mael a Cmnini»*ioner
••f PitUagr ttctli. 11.0 irter. rr*igi,e.l. Kuoeit A. Lew.
is was iinuiinate.1, and his sp.xiiiitnient as a inomovr
nf tiie Huvaiinsli Fire Camp my cnnfi me J,
A mauilnf account* puseJ, 8J.-IM.
A Ijuurne I. -
BR. SHIP COLUMBUS.
Larik Car i*,—I lm Br ship V l*tmhttt, Capt.
i’entrieth, cleared on the 6th insl. at Savannah for
Liv -rpoul, wib 1871 bales of Cotton, valued at
$151,000,
This is tho Iarjeit cirgo ev.»r taken from that
por.—Aegottti Chrnui le, 11 th inti.
N iw, th-ja'Hive ptragriphts Inc irrect, inaimuch
at thecargnof the Cmu nliu«, was TWO timu'axd
righ* h*H Irr I ant 1 •een'g one (9371) bales—in
stead nf 1871. At Urr* is nu credit given to the
paragraph, th- informvion mutt hare been derived
from tome private tourer—or wa* It * typographi
cal error ? Tha amount wa* stated correctly in the
Oiorgisn, tbe day after the vesael cleared Cor.
rect it in your paper, Mr. Chronicle, if you please.
While o 1 this tubjnet, we may sty, that as large a
vessel as could be built, can be loaiml and depart
from this port —aye, nan as hr pi aa tha great lum
her ship e/wmVws, which was built at Quebec, some
10 or 12 years b*Va, to e-tonisb the ockoeys, and
which wa* taken apart after h-*r first voyage.
The WethiogiotiGlolw o/ilie Mill say*:—W*
have been furnish' d for |.iihih-a ion llm following
.■a»j»y -if a letter from (J*eitoiianl C-danel Voi < to
«h** SzcRKTART op War, re*|H«tiagtlienft in Red
Hivci t
IUad QuARTKRt lit Infantry .
Foht Tows.i.v, Mirth IH. 1819.
Sir: I hiv-ih oi{lit y.ej wryild Iw |d- eo-d t
learn that ihe rive. iaf> Is again o|a*n--d. that a*-*,-
ral Imais Iihvm reeeuily pis-ed through, and lha w
live just arrived hi our U> d>ng, six mini* from m.
.'•»rt, ladvp, in part, with puMibstores.
Wim gr,14 r sp*e ,
X have |im* b nu* to h *, ale.
You, v*ry ohed'i »«v'i,
4. II ViJSR,
„ „ U C4 1<j Infantry romnanJing,
Hoe. J n. I’-tiaem.
Brcrrlarg ll'sr, HkiU'f'M
Anntljpr hew L uotijulre, tho Gen. L. L. flrlfiln,
trrived, per iteimdiott, ut th e city, on SaiunUy
lut, (at the Mursa Ra^-Rwi—Huron Trio
graph, 1C.A inti.
1 1 =r—ferns—W—e
“THE WIFE BEAHSO WWNT.'
- U q’llw amusing to ree l the late debate* an th*
Aftttn g t/lan Uw In the M tuachoien* Legfokture,
The multiplicity of ideas of ttUre-temperuee men,
it teetotaller* -ofputiai a^sUneace man, or mtdsr-
ate drinker* -nfauU-winodjHders, and goo,! livers, a*
•saWfited by the "colioctire wl*d.m»" of that sober
Set*. w% oolite la their wav. Much genuine wit
is hidden beneath the generally mxlcat garb of the
decendanu of the pilgrims. Fur instance, the Invr %
tion of the ttrtped pig. was a peculiarly Yankee
trickml rouy nUnr d wievs r- • irted to by th ise
wha w*M opp nod to thu liennso law, are quite as
ingeniuu*. Col. Andrkw, of Salem, a half not
h-ty r, if wo may coin the phrase, thought that three
wat no harm in a man drinking at home, while he
eschew,*d the grogshop*. He proceeded to.demno-
straw tiie advantage of keeping the bottle at home,
over the habit nfswlcginz at dram-shop*. "No
man," said he, “over drinks himwlfup totho wife.
)ratinp*i*nnt in his own houte." Just a* the Co-
lonel uttered this remark, a truant dove flew into
Ihe Hall, through an air-hide in tbe dome, "which
rathrecd and rolled bark tho sound" of his eft
qu-oee. The fou'hered emblem af faithful love
caught tho GiImmI's eyv. and ho lid ird its Rppear-
anco, as a happy omon of " c nclliatlon," Which is
the connubial for " compromi***." Tho sweet rrea-
ture, apparently conscious ofthe compliment alight-
ed on a cornice directly vis-a-vis the Speaker’s
Chair, made three very palpable courtriio*, and flap
ped her blue wings twice.
N *w, we doubt not, the Colonel’s a jolly dog—
one who loves a warm posset on a winter eve, anil
liko go al Sir John, sipj hi* (Imi nfsuk 5 and al
though be is a single man, Iw should not belong so.
for he snys “I am, for mutual attraction, and not
1 mutual repulsion ;yM, cone r.l, and not discoid,
what wo should endeavor to nttnin. I must do
what Icon, and not what 11could "
" For mttmni Oltr ir/s-»« /" Juu the very man
— get m trried, aud to rule at home, If M id im would
but lot him—if not to make the boil of a bad bargain.
Ab. wo promt w tho C'olono), a bravo mvi in the
field, would uever be brought to the" wife beating
point" by tho potent influence of even Master Bar.
lxtcorn himself. Not he I He would compro
mise before bo camo to blows, and never call Mis
ses worse thou a d ifTyduwudilly.
GEN. FLOYD, AND GEN. NELSON.
Wo iu*< 11 wiln po*H*urt* ill,* f*'llowiiiF,*oiinniini-
c .t*o.i ir mi Gen. Chaklks i-1.0rn, received fit
cat.May’* mill. lira corre-poinleiHV u liigli.y
,i..iinr.iOiC to IhiIIi 110**0 gallanl «4lii'vis. \\o li-v-
v.*r iD'tnd any 'if ihe npurls u|lu-4-**l 10, uni.
.iiltf u, i|ii.iiuii-ii willi 11,.-111 liy iheG.-ueiut’s latter
TO THB XniToK UF IMX OKURaiAR.
kAlltrWLD, CANU SN U It NTT, I
Aplll J, tUJJ. )
Sir:-I ail*rsta*H| u |* rapnrtral n-mi the
nounify iliai 1 Werro/eil .be ihe Ueoigi*
itoiips now in ih* # UtoHii'ikte ilistrid, from unwil-
1.1,gn* s* to serve wills Union mm, I won,d hot lake
roo lio ihle lo coiiHh Let till* iiiisnnl lit.«eli„o i,dnl
1 mil su|i|Hi«tfii wa« nivi-iitcd lor some |H*tiy pilin-
■•at pur|H,**>, and for llie heli-l of |n*iimom onuc-
|iiaiiit,*d wi 11 in,*, '\ iieiHlie G.iveroor oin*rrd me
li,*e.Hiioi.iti<l of llie legini,.||| ,,,-iieieJ out for llo*
-ecu ,1 eainp tig,., Mini i„i'„riiit-il nt* that G *11, Nel-
-»*w u4 4-4,ve r*iiK Miiiaei us Lieut. C ,lmol, 1
•t.w*»* r.U iti'ii 111 iImhh w ir-|*i "Agreoab.y u you,
•L-iro. I winugiiiu taae toe field a-a L'o.ooet. i
uiiigi mI ioi aro itiai Gou, ,Na,*oii wi.l act as Li
low ei—myrony reilMtico l# ify t.iih fio-voiuiiterr*,
for i.uiit*. uii ov •>Uiniii,*,ltin, *04 coast." 1 Dy an
iliurity of toe ocui etHiy ol'.Wur, tin* rogime.it wu<
4iiiiii--|.|, excepl lour eompuiii.-s, wlnno Itm (Lit.
. rour jo .r.eu uml, 1 lien. Avlstwi. hr b iviog con-
-eni. U .muoiiiiim ,1 III, Ulas .tL^oi. Uu Gen, ,\ei-
»o.iVuri')Vii at iVtider* ilili, lie ufi!*red ihe com
•11.ml of toe iMtiiMiimii lo m *, winch 1 decline,1
V--O IIH*H*II-F« 1/0104 j II .t/fr-, l, UU Willing IK'S* to
c Iiiimoiid U.11.111 moil, |iiu because my aceeplamv
•1 111* oiler w ilti d iiuve pluce*I me umlar tin* emu-
.11 tml o. 4 .Whjiii of tie L'.S, A tiny, Willi dlilllin*li
.-•I hu miriiy wu re I w.m .uieiy chief. Moreover,
**en, ,\e,aou W0U.1I U,ve fi. vo caciuded eniiiw.y
,10111 too s-1 vtce, lot tn re wa* nu tucaney fir mfii
Ull, IIU I I 14*011 III* p.HCe,
i Have hi way a fieeii siroog y o,>p mo I to the so-
leeuoii 01 iuoil*iijr "lli-:. i» tu*,eiy ir„ni putty in—
live*, uml lotiwf i,ilio.liieaioo ol |*» nic» lo coni|),-
Courage nod HOI it.,** lor wur, tlluolil Im llie oiity
1 eninut) ml nH4i-, ami in Uie seiecliou ol U *n. Nee
•on Iu uomiiimi.l me Imi u iom, G h. U.i.iivi lm*
• vineonl ln» ilun-g 11,1 for party UislinciMii*, aud Uis
ie»|H'Ci ,ur uit.i aiy men .
1 am, v,„y resyieraiifDgi •'
Youruuodi ut servant,
CilAS. FLOYD.
Y«l. )
- 1
Head Quarters IlsTraLioN Gxo V»l.
V.4.11,1 a, tr ,.t rs ill .,
eiaicn, Jl*i, 1U JJi
Gen C. Fi.iitd,
blKt—-tuen I tendered troops 10serve in the
Uk fir.au unoric, u was u, serve u.aWyour none
tn mo.out fioui f hcv of circa os,iii.-.e»iiiec.i 0 11 ml
111* 1 well ui-ole ho IM.inuu u ii a—me coui'ilalid.-r i»
Major, tluw, v« r, asit is, we leuder L t-jymi. It
y -u wiofie pieiseiltoacc-pt toe c ii|.i|iml of Um
04II4II..U, |.|ca«o lo -ij-.il/ it to m/ Ly return ox-
,.res*.
1 uave the h,m 11 of fifing, with very
logo i-oii*ideratm., ami resjavl,
, Y »ur ni «| pUedient s--iV4Nt,
(aigm-,1) C. U. NEufiON.
"I
Faihfulo, Cardan Courtt.
Alaieii 3l
Gxhkral 1—I hail Uie minor to receive u* s eve
ning y ui m.tur «.|T. nog' me ibe r.oinm«>i.| of ibe
oattaiiuu al-tir- soul uiai, ryoui amh ir.iy. 1 appre
ciate uigliiy the innmni ,|e motives wuicli mduce-l
you lu leinl r your * -nice* |wr !>)• Ukefimikee dis*
riel, ami which ore evinced iu y mr pro|M,s.il iu in.
—but i cannot .ic-aytl the coui.uaiid you have dime
me Hie fiouor to odm, for vsr.uus ui*up.-iable rea
sons, win -fin ,ve .ai reference, wfi itever. to me gee
Uu* G -orgMos writ on you lie id, or to ymirse.f.
1 am, willi lug.i respect,
Y mr oa.G,e,it *S. v*nf,
CilVi. FLOYD.
Gun, C, II. Nihon, commanding Georgia Yoiun*
met*.
FROM MEXICO.
By the arrival of tha French ileim ship of war
M jtoor from Vera Cruz, we learn that the conveutiou
entered into between Admiral Uaudm and tbe Maxi,
can C,immissiooers,had been rstified by the Guv-
er.im>Dtuncopditioaaily. This arrangement at ooce
settles tbe dispute with Frauce The mission of tly,
French fleet having been accomplished, it was ex
pected thu itw.vaid ssli for Europe in afow days.
Admiral Bzujin hvl aou-xmee 1 his intendon to de
liver up tbe fortress of Juan de Ulloa to tha Mexi-
cons twonty-four hours previous to hisdaparture, on
his return to Freae*.—S O BoUeHo, 10 th lotL
The New York whig-papers are alarmed l**t Etr
Muon a will be appointed Surveyor of that Fort. (/*
the N' W y. rk meerhteit or h >oe$ , (bgy nerd not
he frightened at the prospect of soohta eveaL—
Both* Morning fat.
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Tho LooiUthw ofthe 11th says, thst ih# arrival
ofthe schooner Sarah Ann from Tampico has jmt
us In p Msessionnf papers snd letters from our cure
respondents at that place, up tn the 31st Match Ust.
Tbe Sarah Ann sailed on Ibe 2d Instant.
From the letters of cmr rorrespnodeoti, It appears
that the liberating armr has changed the plan ofita
operation*, and instead nf edvanelng Into the interi
or, It ha* concentrated iu force* In Tampion, whence
It was to proceed on the 3d Instint to attack V«*m
Cnit. This expedition, which consist* of 1,300
veteran troops, perfectly disciplined, U commanded
hy Generals Urrea and Mexla. All the vessels in
tbe harlmr of Tampico have been engaged in the
service Of the expedition.
Ma?nr G moral Pentta, after conducting some
troops to Tuapan, and executing sumo other mis*
siona entrusted to his care, would return and take
command of Tampico.
C'lMHUltlCA-HCn. N
Mr EniT0K. a *I Kro ive ilmt the committee to
wImioi w -s n* fr rred the applirntinn uf Pre side nl
I) -aring for the privilege «»f eMab'ishing *"B anrh
nf >hoG*-irgU Rail ttoid Rank''in this city, have
reported •infovioulily t«* the m*a«ure'.
I had mn*id.*red ih*. suliject in all It* tearing-,
and cimld see no reas-m w hv such a branch should
lint he located here, and hoped If It should he opnoa
•d hy the committee, their report would, nt least,.
*how *»m* iva«ons for their objection, which miiht
have escaped my hen, hut no reason lias been as.
signed which would lender their objections rvp „
plausible.
The committee seem to place much emphasis on
•h** expression of “ils own convenience." and are
nlYnid to say. you cm nt vutir own convenience es
tablish a bunk, Ac., Ie«t it may never still Mm "own
convenient.*" of the company lo do su, What sort
of an olijecihin I* 'his7 Would tie* oily have Inst
anything by graining it* consent, end wniling llie
concurrence of tne Company; or, on the o her hand,
won d there nut Imvc been a great pr ihnhllity of its
gaining an accession of lumking capital, which the
committee seem perfectly nwareis need'll for Its
cumm.'rct T B*llsuppose this expression hud been
left out, and the sentenre had rend "ranking such
location 011 terras of our charter," ami the request
had I teen gnui'cd, would lira ..mission of thi* ex-
pre»*inn have Imrrcd them the right to suit tlm ne*
tion to ihcii own convenience f No sir; nor can i|
ryasoiishlv Ih* inferrcsl from this expression, that
find Cou.tcil grunted tiie right, the liranrh woulR
nit then Im established her,; uid, if estahh-lieili the
Motion ofthe capital employed would not Iracon*
lino -d Ii *rc perm mently,
Again, tie* commit ee s-em afrsld to grant the
.olvthge to thi* bank, le*t should other hank* iu
the inleti-sr ask the same privilege, th- y c-uld nut
reftite, wilimui munifost patriality. But I ask what
sat of an objection is thisf Have nut our banka
»rtnrlir* in M icon, August*, Miile-|g,*viife. Green*♦
, an.l Alliens, and have nut these cities the
right to petition, and tlm equal right to flip,ct, upon
ground* of mu-ml reciprocity, the privilege ol* es
tablishing hrau-he* in thi* city if they wish? ‘Iliej
surety have too much i.idepi iideiicn to use the po-
rile h.glo »f "mother I want a piece uf cakeftrcauit
you gavo Jack a piece."
Hut ih-y Hd.lure.a* another and further evidence,
that this branch would afford ti* nu relief; that its
eapliiil Ison y one million of dollars, and tha- liaTf
•if this Rinuuiit is already appropriated to die liranrh
at Augusta. Grant 1 his, and m**rr. Grant tlmt of
tire n-mlining half mi.liou, three hundr.-d .h-iu«a..d
•loilnr* is ueeded at Athens. Is this a good twuim
why the remai-lng two hundred thousand should
not lm placed here lo assist u* in our botioeit. Is
gnakery will ever piaveni it lmlng laveilby sioim
or apptnMbrd ami uverthtown by mining.
The seite, too, of the Port, isliipjdly chosen to
•nmmaiul lU whole bnootih <4* tbe tlv* r, and 4be
hhtnd ii*rif, now thatoc-an water is rxcloded, will
fofome f. rdht a* the rain* lessen 'tha sa.lim qua.e
ires ol its soil and pro,luce fir.fi tegatablcs lur the
use of the Gstr.son, la great abutalance.
•TlieGovernmi ni lias been Imluuat* in llsseler*
lion of Captain Mtnsfleid iu *u|a.ri..tend tin* woih.
lie gives it a sup *rvUiun ami u«es a didxenco. to
hasten Ms compietioa that faw of tlm m-*i enter
prising bring to their own affdrs. It U to lie la-
nn nied, however, tlint » work calculated lo d.
eratlit to the .*011111 ry and ca.led fur hy tlm im|NMi*
ana- of our |rart ami 11 .vigoi i.i is o* ire su*|Mmle.|
aft. r ihe first of August next, for the want «4*an mi-
iliiionai appropria ion by th* last Cuugie** nl* fifty
or sixty thousand D .Lars, and ihe lab-mrer* seat’
•‘•red lu lie- wind*. It is to a h ibhliog f ictnra W ho
lee aim iuC-mgn*** agrimi ti ne, audlhendiy pn-
vent n.-ce*.ary legUlari-.n; wa own rid- uiMiiei!
Eilw.irtl J. lilitck, K*q. meuib**r elect to Con
gress was a gueai ol «utr party, ami expressed hiiu
seif highly gra ifi«l wilh'the view uf our mil,la riv. r
from th • oil) tu Ijriree, a/«| siirpri*. d that ev. r an
unfavorable «ompi«ri*..n liv.il be, n mado heiwe 11
our Port and any .hm south uf th • Cm**a|ieake, lm
mariueadvUllages. N-, d u'.t-liuti.d <a:ca»iuii to-
ipiire ha will stund up itronglg for Ihe city of Ogo-
tlior|M>. *
Leaving Cookspitr, we piucee.l>d homewanl, dur
ing which time, ju«t wi.ie enoigli wa# drank lo
give tea expr-s.ion tn Iran-at sentiment. Savan
nah wa* tint point within the circle auiutid which
all the wisliiis express'd, and prayers off'red, in
shape of t.aisl* centered; and it ahe olitalu half
lira blesrings praveil for, her commerce and liclra*
wi I equal those of L mlon.
Arrtvi d at lira wharf, the llmnk* of ihe c-.mpany
were voted in C qitain W rav, for uu earellem dinner,
—uml then on m-oiuu. it w,« iiuauhnoiuiy rcso veil
that we were all s »Ih*i. After w in*h, the compa
ny sepiratud, highly plea-ml witnihu steamer, lur
Capiain, eitr uquiric trip—*iih earli ut her—ami
what is mu.'b to say hi tlrase time*, rac.i one with
himseif. • C.
[for tiik OnonaiA.a ]
TIIE DEER lmi.NKr.lt
Ah I theie ln*g.a-s, that min wi hthe leaden
ryi, and the jaundiced check," suij a friend in o»
llie oiliei day, a* we siuu.l ui the Exchange, anxi
ously extracting lira u|ieiiihg of tin* mail lu rvreivn
a loit. r i-om'eiiiiug a oi*Uint relaiiv-* on lira |u,iiil of
deaili. We limk- d, uml mw a man moving steal
thily along, with a il o,i*iral complex! <n, ami a hea
vy stop. " Now," continued uur 1i1fo1111.ini, '* that
man U perhap*, tin* greatest fiver drinker in Ameri*
Ho drinks it Irum rh-*ice lie is weallhyt
anil, might imbibe gin and 1voter, which Dyr >n
said w« ru lira true watert u.' lixLUO.a—h» migm
quaff * fateful anJ sparxllng Clia.iqnigne—brilliant
Burgundy,—old Mu mini, or thaw mu of X'rn—
but, no I hv loves beer, and that lie *l.| ,ks, until ht
gels 11.1tdumbdoun.l,-red, lap mudd.edl
Tho" English Opium Eater," has lung been a
stariunary charactei, in that pii|.'(mulical n-itiun—
bin thu " A imi nun Beer DrinKui," is u rara
avit. ,
In Englaml, " Mine Host," who loves tire flow*
ing uukaiil, und can extol its manifold merits, is
generally a rubicund fellow; nuta and lieariy, tlra igli
rutlier a laggard in bis niuveniciils. lie curr.n* su
much might, that Ins liglitiras* • f apec> hcannot lilt
him aioit, au i he can only waft bis juke# on high
By 111*- 4*rm.y o.T»i# Jlord ..» -1.^. j,. u | u,u Vir«iuht
weed, und toe potency, and *ig»ui liu inhales lr,.m
the , reduction ol hit .rast fne.nl, who brews d.i
11 lira small an am-aini, •railowenot oee,lii,tlnit we |X. Tne day* ol sank wad lira meriiu knight,
0 LmdtrMm.nct l
*UgMf tbe la tl*«
Rf, RttH I resrhad the litri
Hotret. Wtftti.’ wlmn I'd just 1
Ohm Ite, what shouia I spy, nm
M 8Irit, mm lb« path, and taking hi. seat,f«
tWwerid, jtMMyou or I would, «m tlra long sups,
Wl tlfif b«MMliig|iimpofihodgvhog, a who slated
atRW, with all Ut« «yM bo hn.l, and looked as run*
Ugasafog. Writ* tMdkf! to myself, thi* bates all
Mwa lt. Bat, behold you, a* I p»**ed on, what
•IkLlbMr, but tire Urea tawliaf ml a* buid s. he
co«ld|ln real Irish" Ab,lM«,Sir. Mckhar, UU here
you are, you ipUlpranl 6ad tuck lo y„urself. tlut's
bwugbt ore may a Wk|M9a to look after you, with*
out R fcal It, my podfiLoMha njace tu get lt!-
"Hcra the vilUlnou*. bruta pm 1*1* p.w up to his
snout, msdsa foes atthat i’U ramembtr fo my
dying day."
Wall, said*!, what did an this meant« Did tire
animal speak ilka a hutnao being. ' "f. .
".Sure enough, be did. Sirl as natural a* you of
ma—and maybe I wasn’t frightened to hear blab '
I beganto think h was beet to keep ■ chtt Magaak
my hea l, anyhow; und to* says I, may I make bould
to ax you Mr. Hiookifoo, where you cum from, aad'
whatyou want wUbayadJft. .
" uh t by the powera of lead, if that doesa^l beta
Bannagher, and Dantmgber bates the—, a my
tlaccnt frlund of mine I" said tbe Hedgehog, *
“ Confound me," says I, "If I know what to make
ofall this"' , f . 'j
“You don’t; don’t ye, Brtaii MxxrAF,fretrf
Cappoquin, in tiie county of Wasford—maybe ye
d.in'!? Dldye never know Txuor Malorx, orBlt*
lt McGorZRX.of tire Fort f 1 Maybe,by goxty, sineer
you become such a great man, with your buff afait**
coat, and your blue breeebes, ytm'll know nobody at
ail, at ull." • ' • ‘ * ' !
• Thornier an Wis" #ayeT, what tbe droll do
you know ebou them sank* boysf" ■
•• Don't be after sp ikl'H ‘if e d*oenter,‘|S^ / j j.
thuti even you father was, UrtaN V 1 fays the Imp,
uf a hcdp*h“x»* getting offsmjed, because I bad
swore by the devil.
“Oh, 1 bag p-irdon, Sir," 'ssys I, " ndof^ireafo
m 'ant—nun* at all." . . i
“Well,*hen," say* ha, “now whaturottld gm
give your uuldcrnnias, Ttonr and Billy, to drink*
if y.ui liu-l them here, all thu way in Savannah, Mr.
Me'-iiaxI"
••Oil, its me that I’d fife them thu best nf atilj^f,
and dl.rinking. end tlra lease of the ho«»e in lb*
haignin, Kir."
“Well, then. Brtak, hero we are," and bofore
ya.u could *<yJark Roilntonpiwn werenjyiwu.ofiM^
friend* before my two eyes, ,\u»t as if I only left
hem the day before. I sirecheduutmybaadtotbaio,
Imi ntihoogh riray were before ma.they never spoke/
mil I eweid nut feci them. Tlwre they weri to
my sight, but invisible to my touch» and I took w$
ye* off them a moment to look.fur the rogee of a
hedgehog, andthem ha wras sitting on his kunkare,-
iiikI a Ifig Imdger beside him, with his tail between.
hi« leg*, looking** contented a* you please, I (ben
I.Niknd round for my two friend*, but they bad nfi-
irira-l, un.l whnn I looked back for the badger, and
lira hedgehog, they war* off too. Well, wall, I
could scarcely balleva myself, and. thought J was
-ireuming, but when I felt the warm rays of tbe too
on my f .rebuild, and saw the glorious light about
me, l kn-w that I wa* awake,, and could not hart
iravn dreaming | besides, there 1 was, with my
prayer fowk in my pocket, and on my way to church.
Well, there rautt bo something In this, iay»I,ao4
puisuod my way to church, but 1 had not got mops
than twenty yards, when on cam* the htdgehog
rolled up like a foulUll, and in he tumbled between
my leg*, and the badger turned a aomeraat before
me, and leaped and capered like a monkey, I be
came stark mad In a minute, and cursed them by
bell,book, amt candlelight. In another mlnUft they
were gone, and I was left to myself. I looked about
me, und did nut sac a Christian face—tho ugliest
cuuntena.cn thut evar was placed ofi African
shoul lers would have been a rtllcf to look
not one did I see. A cold purtpiratloo poured
over ihe, and 1 shuddered with deadly fi’ *^
But hAviPff~proyew--n>v--i P - .»■—a. \o
tho Lord, I beUeve, gave mo atnugth, a
M furelif If lira am.i.ini of capital wont tmall,
would it n.itnff.nl sumefacliirie* to out mnicfiunis,
who an* *Vrifil».*.J,c.bined," cram|rad ami won lot-
(•■ml by tlra bu-tiras* Gray now d<* f
Dm having n*fu**d tugianl ihi* privilegs tnthu
Gvurgia Ral. II-tad Company, and h-iving disuppiiint-
I lira li.s|M‘# •ifrnsny, 1 h»-y h.ve turned uur attvii.
lum a* a ;<p •lli stivc tu lire • xjra.li^iivy iff |a*litiiihing
tlra Irgi-liitun- lot an increaN- iff rapi.ai of lira Innks
ultvady I N5Mivd Iran*, ->r tu “create new banks,”n*.t
•i-iubliuf t latoar • calls'’will Iranttvndvdlu. I a.k
what reason nave wn 10 vxjh<i any fov.ras of this
kin*l from mil l*gishitun*f Have wo n..l already
irati-iiinvd and Ira. n rrfusrj; and wlmi now encour
age* iib tu li.qra for what has already Ira.-n ih-tiivd
II •! Wo IiIiiU wv haw luss reason In hiqra for, or
expert suchfiv.ifs from ihai limly! Ilivn n.4 lira
people, whus.* repn**,*niatives vuu urerecumm *nd*-d
tn p*titimi, tufftrrd already enough fruni lira pour
ami pithfi.e |Mili**y winds these institution* have
fireo pursuing i.ivmiiIs earls mhvr and lira pub.ic,
hy tlra prostitution of ihu piivdrgrz wlifoh hnva
iraen gu ireiitved them for la'llvr purp isr* f Uu as
sured lira public c.u.fld- nee is shaken, and that is. *
r ra.a mg cirruinsianc a, we might nsi|e-rei|«ct
a d create, if possible, ihm an ioereate of hank
ing capital, is well In Suveniiah, a* in oilier pan* iff
lira Siam,
A<«m, if there I* an increa** «ff rapiial needed,
why liasn.it that, widen i# already «uti*ciiliod,been
pud In? It wnu.d appear paiad.ixieal lu suppose
III it wm want inure when that which is a-reaily sub.
•eribed is nm psid in. Again, it will lraask.il, if
y«.urvunsmertv iscramp.il, ami ynar pro*ia*ois lan
guish, why did you nm giant tlra Georgia Rail Hum!
Company their reqiresi 7 Wu complain of hunger,
snd wlran a monel of the bread of life is put to uur
very lips, we s,.urn it.
It is my humble opinion, Mr Editor, that we have
dllli* III hope fill from OIJI legislature, imlliing In
e*si**i fru.11 th** sympalhrasufour friend», andl.jr
ihi-aci, have not only deprived ourse.ve* of wlwi we
iiredril, hut Hnva cutoff a relation winch wa* ten gif
from the up couuiry, ami which would doui.t.es*
have tended to uur mutual interests,
A CITIZEN.
win, loved sweet A jink Pack, end who was lira
1 j Hit of gaud Untie QutCKtr, here gone Rover to re'
turn, ami yuu could «* soon seb nu ai* wile in llra«e
d.'geirarete days, as g-*l a warm posset liom her
deinty hand* loib-wr lliy heart. Not iliut ilieda,.
ol'“wnraunJ wassuil" have jiinsnl—-oil, 110!—
hut a change bus tuken place, thank* Iw tnu wisdom
of lid* lira' wisest iff nil generations, since tlra days
of Father Noah, th.i Imm bui.dur,
An! welluili>I whore is uur wisdomT"
Swill we, when w* find h -aid our gu mlou« friend
" Domrar uml bdixvn," cried hu, for ih-iugh a wit,
ill his WN), he is uf Duran extraction uml islinih
ttfti-r lira genuine galliot liisliiuu. " Doiu.cr und
till x.*n." repeated lie, “imve you been iisluep
my g-HHl follow 1 U-iu’i you know, tliat wo ure
||..W Ull ealighleiied |M)opl<*, Mid would mu, aft *i
lira style of out sleep. ui;cie.ors, snppml turli a
nuisance us hii ale house, w h-'ru lioi-y old men.
smoked pi|ies, sang glees and cnlelra*, uu i laughea
III loud as lo disturb lira O-gl1b.111r.11, d. No, ira, ill*
|inhI sir, we lire in llraaf v of riff rm. Mine l|oo
Inis d> purled from among u*, and we putioniz.* no
house lull him that keeps prone llawiiiMs, psien
hillia.d allies, and spirirai* ten pin alleys. Ami
ilisfi ad of “ Mine ll.-st,” with Id* Imlfj-rkin, hmI
while apron, we have inoti exqui-it- bar-kerptnl
with s.lkuit vest*, an I rrah btj >u trie, dan li .a
from ilielr persons—while jei*y |.ck-, i.i-ming
w.tfi Columbian oil, lung dow 1 their cffuniioat.
1 lieeks.
But, iff tin “ Urr drinker," quoth we.
“Ah! that man drinks his gnlluiis a day. He is a
perfect store cask; and if they hail him in London,
bn cou|d nut foil uf being employed a* a portable tun
by Barclay aud Pxaxiin, tlm great brewers, It
is a strange passion, but he cnnool get over It. He
once tried tu do so—but failed most signally, and
basabimiomul himtelf completely to (ft detdaalng
influence Ho driuks a pint of beer, wlran h j opens
Ids eye* in tbe uorulng, at a draught- takes tooth- r
..thisbr.-akfast; aud dues not leave a bar-roan iu
town anvisited through tbe day—at all of which be
pays toll. Ho is convinced that lie docs wrung—
yet is a w filing slave to bis thir.t for beer."
Well he must have very little decision iiihis char-
ron thi ogoaiu*.
Ma. EDITOR!—A few days ugo, I made orra of a
patty I • an eauur.fon duw.i tho Hirer, aa for a*
ly-MM light. Uu rair return through the soulh
cliimral, wucnl.ffd at Cucgspur 1*1 mil, tn look at
Fort Pulaski, m.w being vreria I there. Oar vi-it
.was mado iba m >r* agreeable fiy lira |N,iiivnuss of
(Japi'iio Msndsl-I, who readily answvre l,uir mmj
e-, ulri ■*, ami aniiripated others hy 1 xplamiii..ns
o (h 1 uifeuriim and u*e nf ail we saw. Fur om-, 1
wa* a .prepared tuseea work of *p much m i|il-
tude in such forwardness, a* to show a full profile
uf what tu Ise when It is flashed.
From the Buuih Chmm*l, say three or four hum
dredyinl*, a iliupMiiihscui, bywhirb tlra ditch
that surnMi'id# ihu Fort uf thirty or fitly feet in
wid*b, u f ile with water Tb. Fort has a subter.
raiMiMsf, al 'l-m on arch *s resting their convex
downward a.el equal in d *pth tu thu surrounding
ditch. Tbe conmvM thus form d below are iu
tendad to contain witer for the use of lire G irrison,
Any probable surprise is guaidad against with ab
the mean* that luganuity can devise.
The Fort, when fi iishml, ami furnished with ii*
1 a tery of min lmn.lr.-d ami Ifty, lung thirty 1 wu
p Min lers. will bo *ulB-m*ni 10 repel n--y mirim- al*
lack whieli ean 'ra moil * on It, beyond nay doubt,
tad (he perfect level of (be ItUa-l, tho wide dirch
high strung walls and bomb-proof vaults for Ihe
“ You are mistaken" said nor friend. “ In ail,
save that weakness, be is a man who looks sti-adily
at bis own interest, aud pursue* it. And he his ac
customed himst It so much to tbe um of malt liquor,
that be nover get* intoxicatnd. It only mekes Um
noddled—but never dm* A.*’
Pray, Mynheer, favour us with tha distinction"
•aid wx.
“ Why, a drunken mail will reel and tumble about
—while one who It only muddled, carries tu much
ballast that bis gait is always steady. The best kind
of ballast Is beer •"
“.lie! ha! good morning Sir, we owe you some
thing for your analytic* preeiskiij"
A LOOKER ON IN VENICE.
[ma the ouaaus.]
THE IIEDGEH03 AND THE DAGGER.
About three year* gjo, whga tha writer was a visL
ter ia this city, for a short tima, tha foUawing curiou*
story ergs related tohlm by the peraoa who perform*
the humifi part lh the uie. It is a string* dstail,
but whan imtjioatloo, aad a fertile fancy, which is
ktrewa tw Mi* if tha parson who voally bclUeed
wbrebestgui, are take* Into.consideration there
will be little dwStthu hi was serkras inhls though
“ It wit ot Snhy imraing, Mr. <>*»*,•'
siliBarag M utiff,^'’hi rarer theblrMedssre shone
oaths free ofdty, about ma o'dra*, thst I had
cleaned tad drffipfr myself, and was wsflOcg quiet
I got on very wall until I reached tha ■■
of tlra church. When I got tbare, I paused f
moment, to compose iqyselft end wasjust stepping
[on tiie platform when I felt tho hedgehog perching
La my left shoulder, and saw tbe badger lying qtfietly
before tlra door, The hedgehog soiled roo by buds’
I hi* paws, and whisporod ia my ear, u Crime, Brt-
aw,—coino and toko agios* with your, old crbnleaj
they’re round tha corner, waiting for you I" I ear
member no more 1 but when I came tomy rrcollec*
tion, I wa* lying down at homo in my bed, which I
did not leave for three weok*. Now, Mr. —^ you
will scarcely believe me t but my noigbbon know
that I told the smite story when 1 camo to myself;
nnd I’m assure that ail that I tell you happened, ha
l um, that I staud hare before you! About thite
month* after this occurred, I got o letter front Inri-
land, which related the death of my two old friend*
M Atone and McUovirk, about tha tame daw that
they appeared before mo In Savannah, and I will filr
way* boliovo tliat I saw their ftleheti on that day
I—xud lira badger and lira hedgehog were imp*'of
the devil." . . ‘ :
I Here endod Meehar’s *td^. On qrisrete
him, I found that ho Irad partaken rather I
tho ttn'iii waleit. cm tho night before—'
Touched that he a llicrcd tothe»amoulo tl
I wifi not venture to account for tho sin
such 1 leas a* those which filled thia
but all who have read, know that as strange,
are recorded la legends of olden time. .a
AGRIPPA.
I* dJeefied In Ireland-like.a porcupine, ■ and of
the s aim class.
■ t '* lira Fort”-* suburb of the town ofWexfordr
It “ Fetched'—bellcwd m bo tho apparition. U
person* ubuut to die. •
Dfror Toiasco^- The bng Occlia from Tobas*
L«. re;rart< ilra» lira pnnJnr* iff robesrre (wifh th»
rxi-eption oftlu* fur at thi* mouth of theriver^hwl
declar.-d in fovur of lira Fedvrel st«, und U wa* *.,p.
.o-dtliai lira guriisun of tlra fort would
[fow day*.
I 1 ..--ia .— ■'■■■■ •.
I "The Last uf John Smith,~Alfew York paper
irate* that John Smith hai cut his throat. Causa,
namtUtr.
rara.!'.,4M i;; i,;'.; * ; ~ ; ■ -kfl
From thi 'BW»-Amkea^',: , u \ : •;; r
I From tha annexed statement h appear* tbatjjre .
population ofthe United State* h« increased, in
nuralier at the rate of thirty, three and a thinl per «.
every teh year^aad that at the.tiara of thenextee*-
su«,in 1010, tbe number oflnhaMtaata will amount
to sixteen millions, Formerly/ln making the esU-
roates, attention was only paid to tlra number, with,
out rffmoee to the pasonlar:(fir«i r but, hereafter,
[Uitd-raltw of Congro*^ passed at tho last *e»»icn,
rauchinforrintlon will be co.lcctcd concerning the
wwtUTl. Indtriujr,'products, &c. of the different
Stat.-s,from which accurate opinions may be f.mn-
•d a*tn their TtSMOthwcapahilitiri. Tne rapid i»-
crease of population is 'without a parallel, it i* bo-
|b Uelrcdjn the history of nations, and will show at
nace how idle it U to attempt to draw analogic# in
political economy, where none can fairly cxi.i. Afo
"* r the Am-rbran Rirvolutiott, tho terrkosy of the
United States presented itself as a land of promise,
to which the opprcied of all nations might fly and
pursue individual happiness under the benign inf.u-
oneeofpjpulsr inultutions. The cogestrase with
which taU refuse bis been sought, whilst ft shows
ths condition of the countries of Europe, so far a*
the mats of tho people Is concerned, govs to Ulaw-
trata the d- sire of men to become a free agwst. an,
ilitently with tlra du- orgouixotion of cs*dB»d nreft.
tr.
Ccr.l'j-1 of Whit-s. Free rol'd. Rhcvea.
17D0 2,172,4(14 5D.468 697^17
I’lOD 4.301,18!) 101,333 893W
1810 3,839,001 138,448 7439^1#
lO’IO 7,888.389 233,W4 JJilfl,038 5,838,131
1830 10,337/17 0 319,593 2,009,043 19,380,830
