The Weekly Georgian. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1839-184?, November 16, 1839, Image 2

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niai) war iiktuhn no moiik. «i, *. i»*i u *» -•■** i?:!: Thon wilt return no mw». I knr it in th* *M»pw» of »*•" wllM " In Omn'i miI1»» w f i 1..WW. bff.ll! uf .111 r«M» ... . . Nn mom th* ««ir4lfcn t«»n« OftliT sweet voire, lb" 1 rn in'il in music shrlmw, 1 SUII miitxl*' Itere, it* •"»" Soft melody uf sound, with echo's mocking mo,n ' Thou, wb« wort nnre in bright, So Hhe'ii senbwim on life’* way, A star amid lb* »d*h»s . SMninf tWefood. nfar.1i cWsr nml steady light. Aim) ih-n to droop. ami die, And wit no mom u» Iinx**r in t*m my Of Uni liluwgfrntle rvr ; ttonmr Wl to brtng ri* holy U**m «■" ni|h. Ami wa ar»ln to mrrl ta the oM place* ifam wont to trend. Whisp'ring inmmvmn t«wt, Yet bearing nm thy inn^nor tby advancing fact- Oh! happier far than wr, tfappiar thin nr. the pair unconscious dead; Tim spirit wing's* ••* free Knows not the mourning subof low breath'd mi*ery 1 nrvrr B»k'd if thou, Clinging ao family to my heart string* Item Tbst freezes Co Id'st to thr mandate bow. ip li fa's lirnwi and bind's with ice •in’ l only knew tlmt Ufa, With thee, did Hko n aummrr -fay appear. Where no rndwamind. or •true. Or angry bresth rmld bfa*t our joy*, and pleasure's rift*. dull T clone to the# as clings Thn shipwreck'd mariner to thr fast stay Ths anrrv water briar*, ( Till one dread wave draw* nigh, nnd doath i toc«in rings. Oh! mlshty Doath—In «»rh We must not build teif h-.pes-fa forma of rl iy \Vi> t ream re up too much. "For ’lit • fearful t' ing, to lovo what thou may’at touch." September, 1030. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H, 1839. OFFICIAL VOTE FOR OOVERNOR. Governor McDonald received 34,934 votca. Judgr'DntJOMMTT 32 007. Majority for McDon ald 1,82>. In 1837, Sciit.nr, 33,417—Gilmer, 34,118, • Majority far Gilmer, 788. (fVom e*r Corrrsps^mt.) LLg,|le*M,fi App'intmen'i by ike Governor. Timms* I) Han I*, Jamaa U. I lm nr and E<lm'd. A', flla*f«Tck,f*ccintariea of the Executive Dcpail* 0KHL and K. 0. Wright, Mraarn hr, 8| OOVERNOR GILMER'S MESSAGE. Oor late Gumnor having retired lo private life, It U not our dvsire to diaturb hit privacy. The ill health with which he la unfortunately viaited al«o xlatma forbetrancs at our Imndi. It is oo desire, therefore, to find fault, tlmt induce* us tu com ment,epoti a portion of Ida message. A high duty which we owe tu our State, our City compel* u* to f»a« wot over la alienee this poitiun. We would a«U, throughout tho Indignation Mr. . .QibwOr haa eahiblted againat tlm suspending Bank*, |n thU State, where do we find any mention of the BaakoUtliUCUyl Tfwl( perseverance bt. redenming tlmlr note* in tpucle receives nut a word of. commendation. No elngbi wurd uf encouragrm nil la given to litem.— .Now, We do not m. antoaay how far the indignation of tho fate Governor ia correctly directed against the appending Banka, hut we dn mean to mj that ‘ hie haa given the " go-by" to tlm Seapnrt of hi* Stale, Not one word !«i bedeigned to throw awey hftob It. One would have auppoaod that the Re- proaentativri of the people would have been made acquainted efflchdly, with the fact, that all the Dunk* of Saynnnah enntinued *;«cle payment!. Rut, nut am The " Loco Koco"Cliy of Savannah, and the ! eourie puraued by her banka,woa u aubject Iwneuth the ootice of Ida lato Excollency, Why a uf I) n . oautn our City and our Bunk* generally, wore •■"politically nppnied to him. Tld*, wo apprehend, I* t fb® true reanm. W# believe Mr. Gilmer, o« a man, ‘ to bo Inmeat. The Integrity of Id* private lifa wo .fiiall not. Neither would we, if wn could. Out . .In thla omi »lun to duInjuiticc to Ina itu'.hina politl -•ally oppoMnl to him weuh*orvu tint apirit of tlio biupr partisan, an evidence of illiherulity, and o want of magnanimity townrda Id* politicul oppo. noafa. Hmce it I* that while uur Dank* am exert- . Ing n»ery effort to peraeverane* In' paying ipecie; M our mvrchnnti, and' uur whole community ! atrAlnlogevery nerve u» au.'taln them—and nlthmigh ghU porwverknce ia more worthy of praise, ■* theao •Tutru artj made In tha face of a *u*|M>niion by ‘ many of tlio Banks of tha State, and of acvural in . C^wleatun, Ills Excellency derma tho m met un worthy of any, much loo, honorable mention. Thera U another p.uiionof the mctnige to which WO would coll otteutioit, in the hojio tlmt t|i-* I^-gi*. Ixturo, If It haa tint era thla Itoen done, will temedy tho omiaaion. Tliut lltc condition nf tlm Hunk*, at : j thla time, fa a auhjuct deeply intmuiin- to the ^o- pie and tbclr Repretentative*, tmut Ini admitted.— ■The a 1 torbing topic Ifofarafhe LegUInturd will In- "The Dank*." Wliat fa their conditionf Whitt . their circulation f Their depo.itra f J'he amount of epeeiat The amount of debt* due tlirin t Wlmt proportion good! Wlmubad ? What doubtful f— \Vhat la |p ho done with thoae of litem, who have auapende^t Ha* their »u pension aiik-fi fraiii mi»- cooduct, or been forced U|N>nthem bycirciimitntieca beyond their coni nil 1 Tlieae, omong other*, eon. nected with tho Uanka, ate the abaurbin^queiiiona ~ of tho day. They demand tho patient, enlightened and imnnUat* attention of the l.e*i«luiun«. It it the first aubject to which hi» Kxcrllency.lt wna aup. poind, would have directed the attention of thnne whom it wa* ilia high prerogative to addrott, and would have spread before them the dneumrnu tic. oeasary to elucidate tho view* expressed Iw him. H-»w much ho* public expectation lieeit disappoint ed t Not a aolitary llepotti by any utw ortho Dank* was aubmittcl. Tlm Lcgislatuie weie told that thr Bosk Report* were ao “uumcraua and extruded rttt cof i?» amid mil In Bud. out t« ,raim|i,i>y ll» mo,ap.” Tlm, Were dirncuxl in tlm K.muliif ofioe la bant urn tlm coalition till ha n,a'... Tbi, atom I, unpaiil'tna' la. Win ! Uaa.uw of iha dm l,y. .bleb mail naarmril, .rin- i„ ih, ,ninn nf lb. lam^.lalurn nn ihl. imponuil l. T io. Wlmn ikn Ra'pnni .to mdaivtl by I In' la-ji.lnnirr. In bn .Hnlal, >• tlm, nnj.i bn. Inmnbla ihn nniinlmn In .. y uwdmn.iqlm.iy. tbonriiiiwl, nni,t bn .ant ,1 lb. n»W of bain, |n.l, fmm tlm f,lo, nf llm Dnp.tt- V • :.V*£ *T Mt ’ *•"» —by nvtUiif a.,|.Wf for lhu,innlnr. In till. .,y, tnuah more nf tli. nablie = - 1. ..WWT "ill l» aipnttdod in dal <,lnj llm .eiin. of V ■ «b« contmillrn. ami Ihn t.M ll.mm.. ,h,n |r o.tr. ■ 1 • • flat* I, tf joamury. hod bnnn ,m l .b 7 nd by tlm F.«. - eifir*. 0..I has any Kxacnttv* herctofor* omj led Ui fay these Rcpocu before Uw ,V?gisUtoref Ii thiatbr period, •bow all tit her*, whleh .pistiSra llir otniisi n f Theta ar* qur»tioa» wa fasvu su he auawrrrd by thr ruloguu of Mr. Oil met. Tu our bumble aalf they appear difficult to he aplwsl la a mautje* Iwuunfale uj dyer gwafaomu. ft saiUnictury to tlu> poupU. MILLKIM1KVILI.E, 11,1838. After the reeding nf the Jeurnal, a meaaege from the Scaate was rwedved, aMkwnefag the eppolvt. ment uf a Committee of Conference, im the part of the Senate, lo meat the Committee on the part of tlie House, relative tu ihdr disagreement aa Ui tho lint.nf brinyin, Ml Miwl" nbodlMi.. »~l l!"" •nimultM Ihn Juiul Cnmmlun.1 on lb. part of Ibn Son,m. (I rnnl jnt llmni ynl ) Tlm roll of llm connlla. ... nalW. T»a bill, fnnn ,imr cinioly ant. Intfodocml by Mr. Mlllnn. non In «llow ron.1.bln. lo mildn williln any part Jif Ihn limit, of llm rily, llm ollmr la amoml cartaln Ibn Mdltla Urn M, far a. limy rnlala la llm l.l lle^mnalof Onoriiia Mllllla. Ajolnt r..a lullnn ... ronrarrml In bria|ia( on Ihn nlnmlim of OH, nr (Innn.al id Ibn 5,1 llrismln, and Sollrllijr. for llm Cowot. ami Chnllnlwimbro Clreuil.. Tlm olactiua for Stain 1 limm aSicnr. .ill mmn on la. mono, al 10 n'nlimk A. M , t,rnntbly la a joint mrnlutiun. Tlm fullo*la| I. llm rn.ull of llm bal. luting* liekl to-day t For Solicitor of CliaUahooeltee Circuit. | *t ballot* 3 ballot- j. II. W.lton, US 161 (nhmlod.) Jnn. C. Ilamilloo. SJ US Jo., tlaaliin, • 105 l-Wltk 5 For Sollnlliir of Ibn Cowou Cireuit. I.t llnllul- 5.1 bnlbrt. 3.1 Imllol. Niml D. Knlflit, .VI si Ififl (nlnniod.) II. A. TlminMmm.'IIS US S7 J,,,. M.Cnlhntin.lIH 1"S blank S Sami. IVillir.nl. 15 S Knr flri,mllrr flaiinrnl 5d l,rlffi.ili. Ilhb llial.ion. lit li'illol. 3d bnllot. Cal. T. J. Holmo., 110 157 (nlnclad.) Cam US U» Picknlt, H * nioni s UI. no .mull mnilnr loljolhran.h our nlrrlam. »bma limn, or. Sill .otnr., for of Ihot ,»a« nara- Imr dim. llm Gnonral Ammlily or iba Sum of Onor- gia consist. The Hon. John Korayth arrived hero yestonlay, no hia way to hia plaatation in Twigg*. Tho Union Democratic member* of the Legislature at.d the ciiiuns nf tlio same party now hero fmm other section* of tho State, soiled tho opportunity of ton dering lo him a public dinner, which, much to their disappointment, he refused. 1 subjoin the cuirts- pomlnnc*. I regret myself that ho fait obliged to dn sw, as 1 wits very anxious to hour a display of that eloquonce which hu* gained him ao distinguished a reputation aa nno of tho ablest and randiest speak ers that ever ro*o upon either door of Congres*. Copy nf tho loltur to Hon. John Korayth. MILLKDGKVILLK, Nov 10,1839. Sin—Tho Union ami Democratic member* »»f lh« j-ogislHture, and tho ahimns «*f tlio aame patty from various section* uf our State now at thi* place, hav ing heard of your arrival hora, and being doairou* s,f showing, in the most public manner, the high esti mation In which you are held by them a* one of GeorgA'a favmite sent, ami aa the aide, consistent and untiring advocate of Democratic principle*, have appointed tlm undersigned a Committee, in their behalf, Ui tender to yea a public dinner, at eh time a* may suit your convenience. We execute tlm duty assigned us with the most lively satisfaction, and sincerely liope that y«Hir en gagement* w II permit you to gratify the wfahea which we entertain, Individually and ns a party, nf offering a public testimonial to your worth In your private ami poMic capacity. (Signed.) Your friemls. THOA. GLASCOCK. MICAJAll HENLEY, JNO. L. LEWIS, Ms FREEMAN, jno. ii. watson, i*. u. Cone, WM. S. WHITFIELD, J AS. M. KELLY, FRANCIS II. CONK. J DUNAGAN, JOHN RATES, I J. R. STANFORD, I). C. OA.MI*UELL, CHARLES MURPHY, KKUUE.N JORDAN, RICH'D. D. ARNOLD, llENRY E. W. CLARK, Committea Ac. To tho Hon. John Forsyth. * To which the Committee received ihn following reply t MILLKDGKVILLK, Nov. II, 1839. Gentlemen—I have hit I tho honor lo receive voor flattering enmmutdentiun of the 10th hut. invitinr nm to a public dinner in the name of the Union ami Democratic momhera of tho l-gfalature ami of tho r.lifaeiu of the aame party now in Milh'dgnville, Indispensable engagement* of private Inuinoa* call mete llm horde* of the .‘Suno Immediately! tlm af fairs of my plantation are lo be looked loand ar. ranged before l return to Washington, lo which place I am uiidiu obligation* to repair by the 33th oftlil* month Under tlm** rircomataticoa I must inly upon tlm persor.ul kindite** which prompted to excuse mu for must ro«poctfo.|y declining your invitation. A manlfesluP'in of pithlia estenm from menthols of tlm legislature and other citirent of G, orgia, would at nil times bo grateful to me, hut fa puiticu- Intlysonln moment when tho Stnto has been re dimmed from the .inngely false p-oiti-m in which it had imenplareil by ilmeirar* *-foui poli ieal np|M>- nenls. WMtlhe warmest acknowledgements for tlm ntorv limn kind icrituin which younonirntmicatioii ia funveyttd, I am gentlemen, with evety semi, ment i f teganl for yourselvca and tlmao-you repra - Silt I, your fiiond and fallow litinn, JOHN FORSYTH. To Messrs.'fhU« (Pascock, John L Lewi*, John II Watson, Wm S Whitfield,Francis li Cone, Jolm Dates, DC Campbell, Reulmn Jordan, Ifeorv E W Clark, Micnjnii Henley, M Fiecmnn, P I) Cone, James M Kelly, J Dtmagan, J R Slnnfoid- Charles Murphy, Riclianl I) Arnold. Mr. Forsyth left hero tilt* morning, westward. Tim Mdlctlgeville races commenced to-day. Tlrnre was n soil taco thi* morning, several entries, butaa llioie was a more interesting iace among DijicrlsM tlm State I louse, I did uot witness Ue/tn. Yours, • ■ —-Jter TaaMN aolrawey of poseod Deo... Tealtorand SSSSSK field, •ff’utaom.) To repeal tho act education by comma mm • * ,k * iMIijaiMm of ibU Sula, InMitntbiMoftba II—(hy Mr. Whit' a general system of .>7 Mr. Parker.) INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Wo publish to-day, tlm inaugural address of the Governor, and tha spcochaa of the President of tba Senate,and S| maker of t Im I louao of Representatives, on tlm organisation of l fame bodes. These produc tions speak for tlmmielvea. That of the Governor, la markod by calm deliberation and freedom from rhapsody; qualities well qml.fied to insjiiro coofi deuce in hi* ndministr ,tion.—Federal Union. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF CHARLES J. McDonald, esq v Pt live rid in the Home of Repreientalivei, on Wrdnenlay, Noo. 0, 1QJ9. FKLI.ow-ClTixxxa:—Regnnling tlm office to which I have been called by the pi nple, a* a itust reposrd in mo fir their benefit, I promlin you that it •hall be discharged ia «uch maon tu »lnll, in my judgment, best affi ctuatoits objerl. The present is, in many respects, an aui|iiciuti* time for calm and wise deliberation. I'll* mea-un a adopted by ymi for tho ncquiiitioti of oor territorial rights, carrietl out'by tlm cn-rgy c.f yiHirowu Exocutive,suitxinrdl»y tin* prompt and acnloua co- ipeiation of the lederal authorities, liavo happily ti-raitna e<l a subject which ha* longlmcri one uf angry and einbnrrasslng controversy with the General Uovernntl-nt. * The almndunment of the oHjectiona'-lo policy of high, unnec -s«nry, protective lurid", ami uf the exercise uf fiocstiouotdn and doubtful power* by llm National Government, has been followed by a state of quiet and hirmuny lathe Southern section of tin* Union, which is without a precedent in the history of (he Republic. The spirit of fanaticism too, which, for a time, wore an alarming aspect, and seemed tu threaten danger lo tli« confadurncy itself, ha* been met ami aitbdui-d by tho sober reflections of tlw people, clearly demon*!rating bow auf.-ly "error nfopini.ui may be tolerated, when reason is left free lo combat it.” mu NEW.YORK fiTATE ELECTION. It k impoaalbbt to know the result In tbo But* Election, Rt both skfas claim a victory, uatil w aoo the whole return*. Three «m may raped by fiat* urday’s mail. Tlm New-Yortl Commrreiol, osrl other "Whig" papers, claim a majority of 18 oo J'dnl ballot, W« shall see. At the tanas lime wo would not im surprised, if it takas another eh-cti m to regenerate the Empire Slat*. Tim events uf tlm winter will d -uhtless open llm eyas of tlio jmrqili- to lle-lr liua interests, nnd New York, hy next foil, will Im prepared to return Democratic Van .Duran Elect >r* to the Electoral Ct liege, and hy the tide uf the Keystone State, lb Granite Sia:e, and oih**r Democratic States sustain themea-ures u f h*T Dcpoblican Son. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. Balm of Stocks at the Exchange. 09 shams U.S. Dank..,..,..,, 08 50 do do . ,s. 38dnys 00 59 du do ,,s.39days 60 50 do do ......cash 07| 25 •lo do ...•••.... 071 25 do do 07| 50 do do i...3 days 07 23 do do , next week 07 20 ’do Merchants' Il»nk... ......... 98 30- . dn Mechanics Bank... 80 19 do Bank of Slate of New York.... 91 59 . do Bunk »f Commorcu. scrip 9(1 155 do do do 99 309 .fa N [. Am r. Trust & link Co. 31 a 32 Exchange.—Nothing doing iirhillsun England. On Philadelphia, 874 a 87^ Stocks have fully supported vestor lay’s prices, und in several description* an advance has Itcon ol»- tninod. United State* roso J; Formers’ Trust 2|; Delaware A Hudren 3; Harlem 14; Utica &Schc- nccuidy 1, and Mwhawk3|. While lids state of tldnga augurs well for the pcrmatM-ncy of our political institutions, it enables the Stuto Governments to devote ail all their facul- tb a and energ es to the improvement of tlm moral and intollnctual condition of the people, nnd lo such subject* as ahall promote their prosperity and bomdneaa. Whatever you undertake for the accomplishment of thoae cardinal object*, nnd which promise* to the muple oqtiivn am benefits firrburdensendurad, ahall tavo my support. The power vested in the Executive arm' by the Constitution and statutes passed in pursuance nf it, for lira enforcement, of the laws, ahall be faithfully and impartially excited fot this purpose; bill in the perform nee of this duiv, 1 look with confidence to tlm aid which tour wisdom end patriotism shall give me—io tho support which I shall have in the scrupulous observe cm of tlm laws by all good cili- cans—and,to their r girl administration by all public fund lonni lea. Undue . xeilrnv-nt fa, stall limes,inimical to ra tlonal amion. Let ua thon, while engaged in the public service, forget all those unkind fading* anil animo.i'iu* which sumatimes trow out of an anima ted political contest; let * nobler rivalry for llm gen eral good assume (heir place, and with the blessing of Him,in whoaehands a>etiled -aiiniesof nations, wo mny hope that our labors will be signalised hy '* wisdom, modi ration nml # juatjoe," and result in tlmlncraused haiqiincsr of *an approving people. Gkncrai. Bakkiko Law.—The decision of the Supreme Court of thi« Stain, declaring the Dank* nstahlishe,! under the General Bonking Law to he informal, created quito n annaition here yeatenlay. Tho decision is, tlwit th* se Banks mu in their nature incorporations; nnd ihcrofore, that in order to bo constitutionally authorised, the act under which they were eatnblialml, should hnvehoen pnssed by a ma jority of the two thirds In both Hoiisr*. which it wn* not. Of eunr«a, if the Act itself is unconstitutional, it is either iptofaclo a nullity, or it must Im imme diately repealed, or pnssed hy the constitution'll majority. An evening paper presumes that theca«o will lm carried up to the Court of Errors; which is n not her nnme for tho Senate, acting in a judicial character. Its fate there, willinvolvi the continued existence of the Free Dunks In thuir present shape. —N. Y. Jour, of Com. SPEECH OF THE HON. R. M. ECHOLS, On taking hia teat at President of t\e8ennte. Gentlemen nf the Smalt: Being called upon by a majority of this body, loact aa your pii'iidiug officer, du inr the present session, brings me under renewed obligations for tlm hoour conferred U|*nii me. Feeling adistrust of my own apiliiy to disclMrge the important aud nr- duuusduties incumbent on the chair, agreenhly to your expectaiiini, causes me tu enter upon itmsedu- t>ea with lest coiilidcocu than I shuiild otherwise dn Tlm short experience which I have had in the capacity in winch you »mv« culled mu in art, conviu. ces me tlmt, without the support of tha Scii'ite, the duties of the clta'r cannot bo disr.hnigcl with that dignity wh ch tlm importance of its station demand*. Relying, however, iiprai your aidnn I co-opertiun in the perform.mee uf lit •■** duties, I indulge the hope, tl at the husin»ss of the session will not only bo conducted h •rmoidoitsly,but result profitably to the people In the discharge of my duty, I ahull lm gnvorned hy senatorial usage mid »inh rules ns you may udnpt for iheg ivernmen' of the session, as-uring the Sen- ate that Hny eiror which may be committed, shall not fa* intentional on my part. Tlm *e*sion upon which we have now entered, is one in which th" whole community leel n deep and abiding interest; and I avail myself, gentlemen of tills eariy opportunity of givin.-it as‘my opinion, that we sho'ild committee a system of rigid econo my in m.iki'ig 'he various appi"priuli"n» which may be asked lot, Tho condition ol'lltocountry requires it, und the people expect it In accenting tlm homo which you have boenpleas- rd to cuufcr upon mo. I lieg leave tu tender to the Senate, my humblo acknowledgements. From the Harrithitrg Kcyi'onc of November 0. "PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL ELECTION. Governot Porter has i*»ncl his writs to the aim- tifli of tho several counties composing tlm Congres sional district lately represented hy the Hon. Wm. W. Pi tier, commanding them to hold on election to supply tho vacancy on tho Twentieth of tho pre sent month, (November.) This, it ia presumed will nflh'd tho successor of Mr. Potter amplu lime to rake his aent in Congress on lira first d ly of the se*«ion, nnd enable him to participate in the orgninizntion of tho Hstl-e. As it is dmureble thnllhe FedoralisU should lm frustrated in ill ir infamous nttemp s to SMUGGLE into tho National n>umiU five citizen* of New Jersey, who were a MINORITY ntttm bal lot boxes, hut receivud the rertifina'a hy mean* nf a base FRAUD on the part of u couple of Federal clerks, which was aohsaqueiilly rntinived at hy tha Fcd-Tnl Governor of that State, tho cmir-e of Gov ernor Port Kit in naming ihnenrlieat possible day for tlm holding efthe election, it in the highest de gree romniendnlde. F ram tlmcnmploxion of the dUtriet.we are confident that none hut nn u'lcnmi-mnifaing Democrat, nml an mlv u-ale of Van Buukn and a CnssTiTUTiONAt. Thkasuht cun possible succeed Mr. PotTKIU Such an uno will Im nominiitnl ai d elected. MISSOURI CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. THE LEGISLATURE. Front the Mdledgovil'e Federal Union of Tor*, day, the only pnporof t|ut ciry and date, received yMstenluy, wo glean that some important met- suiesure uireiidy mtiodociHl. That |*aper oltacu ves; "Mr. Dtinifgnn'* motion to suspend the prase- ,! e,u ‘ tv “** 'Atlantic Rail Rond, Im- cution uf tho Wrsti-m * ymid tho Cross Plain*, in Mutray county, may he considered tho most impoitnnt. 'Tb® next in* mi- ptirtnnce are, Mr. Branham'* three blits: one to repeal tlm encuurap-uuet* to thegrowersof silk— *»ne to repo,I the Free Banking Law, and one In am-nd the act of 1832, relative to tlie solvency of the banka. The Governor, )l wifalm recollect-d. BgMt»w-lo Urn (House pa Thursday bmulrwl aod im copies nftboaeiql annual n-ciunumnd* in his annual message, tlm repeal of tliu Free Banking Law, and a modification of th* law. granting a bounty on silk. Un this h*| qoea rim. we are inclined lo think that same modification is necessary. But wa are fa. fmm thinking entire repeal cither necessary or po'.irio" Rills Jure been intnHtaced. in the Senate lo en- ermraga a direct export and import trade with fo- reign countries, and to authorise the fomiatiuti of Job* Stock Comp tnhrs, for the purpose of dealing in foreign aral d uue*tic merelundiao and produce —(hy Mr. Star,ford.) 1 *h* onlvMCy «* ? i®”rtotion* ol tbi* Stall), p issed 34'hlfac 1833—(hy Mr. Branham.) ' P Jo anwnd tlw s-ver.l acts authorising theeon- * A,Un,lc R*i* Road, ao *?J" Com mi-si oner* and Chief En- glntcr to *u*|iei*d operation* fa,on Crosa Plain*, ia Murray arairuy, to lu.vilfa, tlu l to at-tborii'lim 10 nak® purehusa of land* from Mividml*, at null* abm plarea for depots, on *«id read, to be laid out In town lot*, nml .liap.Md .^f.^ ri*i*auf iiShimuJ end torep al so mud, uf a.ld nnu • 1 r ■; . 'fopurtsoftbe B*uks were ordered tub® printer) for , the toe nf tlw.Hpusfi, jV - -, »i»i i* In Ibn Ilmi«0, bills have bean iatreduead "T» - Cnurt fir.llw Cwt-mIo. of Ri—», 500 coX.™,. S.i«lnbf fru«S-<4iMr. Uny.) Sl'KECII OF THE HON. JOSEPH HAY. On taking kit tint a* Speaker of ike Home. To your kindness, gentlemen, 1 am indebted for having ngnin been invited to th" occupancy of the Chnii , during tlm peiuhtiit sc-sinnot'ili Legislature, which luys mo i.nris-s renewed ohligutions, to the Imst of my ability, failhfully^ind impartially to dis- charge tlm duties devolving on th" n| pointment. You will plciisv, gnuth-men, accept my tlmnks of- faml in tliu sincerity ofasy In urt, for tlm honor thus csfiiferred. In ihefaw r marks that I may make.in conforming to a prai-tice.hoig sinn* ostabliriicd.you will excoso me fiw offering a lew idoua on a subject immediate ly connected with tho ohjimi of our assembling tu- getlmr. m Twenty years ago, thishrnnehof tho (ienoral As sembly whs coin|Mi..d nf ninety-'wo member*; it now cumi.ts of two hundred nnd ciriit members. Buttiottaiih*tunding this vn-t tncreusu in nitmbors— notwithatMiiding this linll, nltnnugh unco enlarged, is now rrowd' d to ovnrllowing.isis tnbehopmlthat tlie numlx-r w ill not ho suffered tu cmlmmu* our pro- coolings—to retard the |.regress of Itiisiness—nor, ndd a singlo day to ilia length "film aossiun. d have long Iwen of the opinion that, in Gnorgis, there is, prrhapa Um much legislation. That when rim wants of th" country, requiring immediate leg islative art on had bcca attended lo, tin* f- wcrtlie laws passed al uuy one session, the bcttci for (lie people. The state nf Georgia Is now in tha possession nf her entire domain. Tlm whole of her territory i* now organized. Her counties ami county linea, general ly we I defined, and county site* selected and incurpirated. Her citiea and towns, under the government of wall ordered police regulations Pioviriont have been made to afford aid and pro tection to our roads and rivers uur judiciary, with a few exemptions, is |<erhapa, as prrfact a* the judi ciary of anv nf our sister state*! and lire various re sources of ihe state are at this very tlma being rapidly developed. Than in the ab-cnce of so many nf the hithe rto fruitful aourccf of Irgiriaiion, can we justify ourselves aud remain two in mills in session at an great an expense t-> the country, G -nt lemon, a rigid enforcement of the rules of the House, ami tire preseivation or urdvran.l harioony in our deliberation*, shall b« my firat old.-ct; anil for any failure oo mypart.orfor emus aniniumi.in ally committed, 1 reapectfnl.y ask f»r that indul gence that I believe you are nlway* willing to ex tend to your presiding officer, KT Why will some of the New-York "Whig” paper* continue to stylo tho Journal of Commerce Loco Foco f It I* as consistent in its opposition to ibn General Government, and its measures aa any on# of it* *’Whig" co-mates, tbit we wot of Gen tie men " Whigglos" do endeawM* to agree amongst yout selves. AMERICAN TURF REGISTER. The November number of this entertaining woik is embe.|islmd with a plate tptgrevi d hy Dick, after Torn tea, representing "Wild Duck ibooting."— It Is a beautiful a'eel engraving. Tha contents of tbfa number support its high claim to tlie considera tion and patransga uf *11 genuine sportsmen.— " Race Horses, Bote* aud pretty Women," I* a bold god piquant articks—for wtyrfc some wm of Ibo latMr, who may pride boradfon Anwxonlon matU«, should slap ibo taoeydmx «f tbo ontbor oo tbo ears. Now York, published at tbo offioo uf |be Spirit of tkt Timet I W. T. Pomp, vdl«or-|3 iWISK From the. St. Louis Argus of Oet. 29. GLORY ENOUGH FOR ONE YEAR-GREAT DEMOCRATIC GAIN! The following returns of tlio ulecrinn held in this rounty yostardny, un* more than gratifying lathe Democracy nf rids city. They indieaie that wh have n-duc-d the Federal nvijori'y in 8l. Louis county Irom more than eight hundred votes to about four liuielivd We have effected 'his, notwith-taudiog our candidate was totally n stronger to the people oftliisipnrier, (indindespitno|* the cx'raor linnry otlorls of tlm Feiloralists to increasn thoir majority, hs they Imusied thiy would, tu more than a thou sand ! Our streets were thronged with their carriages, and echoed tu their music, whiln n st< nmbont was chartered In convey their voters in Cnroudalet. In fact, thi* city-wn< ransacked fruni ihn Big Mound tu the Bridge, nnd no exertion vvus spuied to bring nil their voters to the polls. When tlio result wn* declared, ustonishmnnt und mortification prevailed Among them, and they crept away to their homes, without oven pausing before the hou e.« of Dvnio- ciau to groan! The Democracy ol St. Louis caine nobly and voluntarily to tliu rescue, and in thenume nf uur glorious cause, wo b d ilium all liaid The following are tlm returns so Inr us received: Jamkson. (Dent.) Gnt.viai.Kr, (Fed.) A WAB. . . journal, the Ar fol lowing W Ihicbto " ‘ - priMecuted'ln Florida dnTing the piWfnl wit Ft orida War.—'Th# season for #eil*#"p« having ratnrned, ami (hg public mind, in the army» as well as out of It, bsing somewhat agitated by tbo rontradirtnry nature nf tbo report* In clrculatl m, we have m »da enquiry thitwn might inform our resdrrs what measures were contempUleil in Ute sppiuur.hing campaign. hen. TavIoi, by tlie zealous nml Intelligent dls- churgrt of his duties, having given satisfaction tu the Department, will run'it.ne in command. 'i lie troops m«w in Florida are (Im thlnl regiment of artilleiy, n portion of the second drag-.*»n«, the first, s-vond,*ixth and seventh regiments of infantry. The third artilleiy. having lieon mrirh reduced will l>a -ent to the nor b. and be ndinved* bv* the fit*’ Ar tillery, which has been recruited and is now full.— The companies of tlie second dregm»n* that arrived at New York in the spring, being now full also will return to Florida, and the regiments of infantry now there will remain. It i« Intended to drive tho enemy out of the set tlements hy occupying tlio country within nml north of a line drawn from I’ilstka lo the month of the VVithlneoocliee, including Fort King, tlienro olong tlm uesmrn coast, to ihn Apalachicola, antfrby main taining post* as low down as tbo mouth of th" With- hcoorfo-fl. The inh'ibi'anls will be aimed, and tlm define" of their fireside* nnd neighborhoods confined t» llmm, with such assistance from the regulars ns occasion may cull far. Tlm posts on tlm Atlantic const and at Tampa Buy will be continued, with *urh others ns tin- Commanding General may find expedient. Experience having mum nf illy proved tlm imprac ticability of forcing ttiu Indians from their swamps nnd hammocks, so familiar to them but inaccessible to ns, no further ait*-mpts wilt-nt present bo made; leaving to time aud tlm gradual spread of the sett! - merits thonccoinpHihtn mi of an object unattainable hy or-ns. Tbo report so extremely circulated, nf conferen ces b-tween the Secretary of War and Major Gene ral* Macomb nod Scott, are entirely without foun dation; no such conference* have bean h Id- Equally uuf .undi-d is tliut of send ing7.IJ00 troop* to Florida, if uIIot regulars, now out of the territO'V, were taken from their present stattans, th--y would not nmoum to the number nnm**d. The tiorilmrii.n-uth- western nnd southwestern frontier* tin* qui'ous much nxpoii-d. und stand ns much in need of defence, us il'N.-stli.* territory of Florida. Tlwic h-s been no design entertained heretofore of sending tlm eighth infantry into Florida, its presence being considered essential to the m dntennnim of neutrality on the bur* d-r* of Canada. Tho fourth artillery will bo out- ■ionesl ImtweenC'eveland. Uliio, nnd Fort Gratiot; nnd the second artillery will be divided between Fort Niagara nnd Buffalo. It is believed that some additional small vessels will lm built or purchased, nod sent to the coast nf Florida, lo prevent depredation* by the Indians upon wrecked vessels and tlf ir crew*. Connected with the foregoing rom.irks.n re’ras- p et ol rec •iite*.uits in Florida will nut bo inappro priate. During the last se-smn of Congn sa un ap' prialion of $3,0u0 was made'for the pinpnse of holding a treaty with tho Seminole Indims." In virtue of this spprapriation General Macomb was sent to Florida; and being the General-in-Chief of'he army, it was thought that his rank would huvemure weight nod influensf with the Indians that a civilian c-*uld have. Gen. M. held conferences with some of tho chief*, and finully entered into an agreemtnl (tit- re wn* no written tren'y) withChittoTusteiiug- gee, tho nrknow lodged succes-o of Ar-pi-uckl, or Sam Jones; (tlie latter, it U understood, has never held or exercired any military eotiimand, hut stands in the light or a counsellor utnong histriho-) One of the slipu'nt ons of lids ngr.-nment was the estab lishment of ii trading pottnear the month of Syimhcl river. Tho mis* on of Col- Harney, torairv into effect this stipulation, the surprise of his party, llm mnvsncre.jtif a portion mid the eseapooftlie rest, are familiar to all. Sum Jon- s and his tribe were at the time in the vicinity <<f Knit Lmiderdiih*, dutuiii afaiut (Oil miles, and have no' co y denied all parti cipation in or kn'iwledgeof the m issncre, hut up to tliu fat -st nd ien* contiiiiio to manifest u neutral dispn.itiim und an intention iu ub.de hy flio ugreu- in 11 witli Gen. Mucumb. Tlm approaching campaign then will j artake more of a ih-feiisive limn off-iiNive eliarac rr, ns it will ho confined to driving tlm Indiana from the set tled portions of Florida, where tlmyliuvnrummht- d deprsdiui'insulmost without cheek. It h iving been found impossible tu fin cu the Indims faun their fu*tio-*<r*, uny further uiiempt loeffm-t ilia' object would only bo atieinli-d with a tieudless sactifico uf lifo mid money. •Riga Uweerttresthel irtli*# Apeln.* all fo* I fiomtom, ami Irrieg them, body end ndml- <al<Urs lien <d a bank arfatoctn<y, nran-n- * unis. Try ov7ry meosure, then, ol our itoiw.kytho Democratic test. If tlmy tm, go fur them; I ml if,on llm c.mirnr*, He prineiplrs disappear. HALT; it, do more then halt—turn bnrhielMjreirnr* the fain steps that hate Lem takm, until THE SOLID GROUND OF DEMOCRATIC I'RI.NClI'LES SHALL HAVE BEEN REGAINED. From tie Boston Daily Advertiser 17/1 imt. Gxi.it —Tlm wind tow red* night on Tiiuisdav ha'ih-d Tran N. E. to B 8. E. and tlmro v»o« every indication nf a severe blow, which proved cm reel’, at llm w iod inerenied tu a gals after miu*»-i, ivuch* irig it* h'-igbt about one o'clock testenbiy in■•ruing. Tlte sky wnsvHiy black,bit tliu ulmn-plicio ladow was lint ob-C'in-d, und the hghlscould bo discern ed witiiout ilifficull}. F* 1 ® J'ri(? Clia*. Welts, of and for. this port Trim Philadi-lpbia, with coni, was reported by tlie'lelo- graphicsiatiunyesterday, at I’oim Aldermn, tohave gone ashore onNuntnsket Beach, and.In liavn gone to pieces; nml that all hands hail undoubtedly per ished. From otltei sources wo learuVout tlm shut tered remnants ofiliut vessel went nslt'oeon Nno- tnskot Bench und tliut it was piobiibls- that tlm ves sel, winch hud no pilot, find struck on tlie Hard- •og Rock*, and ilioru Ih-cuiih- n wreck, nr was after- wards run towards tlm. Ix-uca, and went to pieces. There is a bare |Nissikilit> only, that her crew es caped. Brig Wave, of und for Ihitb, rcc ived some dam- “g" SLtbo end of one of tin- wharves. Scrir. Uceiin, Cook, ol and from Newburypoit for this port, put into Ipsw cb harbor and drugged u-hnre with built nncbnrs uhiuid. She was fill) of water, but wa* expected to hu got off. She bad 30 or 40 bids, sperm nil, and 500 bbls. apples, nil of which will bo saved. Supposed lo be no insurance. A biig-went ashore on Plum Island’ ut fiist *up- P"*' tho Murylntid, for Newburyport, which left this pun un Mon fay, but arrived there on Tuesday night. Shu bad bilged yesterday morning, and the crew wure scon fashed in tin* rigging, the sea break ing over thorn. As the wind hauled South, tliu peuplu from the shorn uiiduubturlly wore able to go to iheir MFsistnucn which they could not do on ac count of tliu viiiboica of tlm gale wilin' they were firstiiisruveied.il is reported by *• me tofa-aschoon- ei» but Mr. George, keeper of the l.ights, proceed ed to Newbury putt with the news mid stilted that she wa* a brig, and was on rim Snli bury sido of tho island ulmnt six niilns from tlm Lights. St. Louis Carundtdut Munchesl' r Fiurisuut Men i mac ^ 371 49 107 01 33 928 176 08 71 7 1250 849 Federal majority only 498 Thu vote at Manchester and Merriin.m is given tip to 3 o'clock, when, our inform tilt states, ncstly all thu votes had bean pulled We copy tliu follow iug letters fan u tho Commer cial ofihn 7-h RKrusiTonr or Tint Ankricar Irstitdtk, ) New Y."k, Oet. 31, 1839. j Sir—The mem *ers of the Institute, regret tbit you were unavoidably prevented fruin attending tlio closing ceremonials of thu twelfth annual fair, li was intended that tlio formal presentation of tlm guld ininlnl awarded you at tln-aieveinli numnlfair, nsexhibiturof l|m United States ship Ohio, con- -tnicti d by Henry Eekford, shuuld huvneoustituted a part of tlm closing exercise* of the fair, mid tliut Urn p.-rfortnnncu of llm part -*f the Listitute slioulil liavu lawn tlitongh Gen.. Tallmti'lge, tho president, in view oftbo iiudioiiee convened. As you were not present on this occasion, I have been requested, onlwhall of thu Institute, to transmit rim medal to you. Your obedient servant, T. A Wakkman, Cor. Soc. ToCummodorc Ciiarlks G. Riooxlv. U. S. Navt Yard, Nxw York, 7 November 5, 1839. ) Sir—I have been honored hy thu roc* tpt of u fat ter frtmt you,of tlm 31st ult., as corresponding sec retary to the twt-l th annual fairuf tlm American In stitute, accompanied by a Si'lendid wrought gold medal, awardeil me bv the president nnd mumbsrs of the eleventh annual fair. I nm highly gratifies! that on Its rim l find placed, "Cummndnro Uidgely, exhlbitoi; Hemy Eckfonl, ronutruoior," for to the latter is the nation imfabte I fur that incomparable specimen of naval architeetnre. This noble ship, the Ohio, is iuiw afl<*t in th- Mediterranean, nnd her gsllntil coinmandor, Cum- moJore Hull, is the very-best nssurum-e you can have that ihemmto which yoihava scl cted, and p| iced on tho medal—'‘‘U. S. ship Ohio, the best specimen of naval architecture. Imt her final in triumph or *ink with the brave," will, whenever re quired, laj ca riodouito the very letter. I pray vnu to assure "Gen. TulimaHge and the mon-.b- rs" my most grateful regards for this hirh mark of distioctiim: und to yur-faf, you must permit me tu express how in ich 1 am gratified for the courtrusu nuimer in which it was presented to I tin, d«tr sir, verj- sinrerelj. Your frt' nd mul obed'. sur.’t, Chaulks G. JtinuM.r. To T. B. Ware max, K*o. ‘ an In* Cor. Sec. American Institute, N. Y. The Stateet, Peter Burton, foe killing ef O. |Es //a*//.—TMa trial closed Ssinrd iy night, hav ing oci-npio I the Court from Thursday morning un til that lime, and if *u'u*d in th * acquittal of Mr. Burton. It excited the moat Intense interest, arul the Court House was crowded from morning until late in the hvenlng. We haw seldom heard n case in Court, conducted with mare ability on bulb aklea. Tho Solicitor. Cel* Hunt, of Charleston.nod J. D. Tnulfwell. Ea»V •• ihopftye- ciiti'in. Cnl. Brest'HI. Col. Gregg, Mr. DeStitasure, nnd Mr. B'ack, for the Defendant. After on ab. uf a few ndoutei, the j«ry brought In • wr i» 5. C. Advocate, dki "not fuUl^m-CoinmhU, i From the. Boston Transcript, 7th inst Sikqui.ar Accident and MntAcut."'uA Escape. —One of tliu must singular n>-cidents, a.-nmipanie I by a most mirnciilmis i-scnpe, that wu have ever lmd oci-asi'in to record occurred yesterdny in l'mtiand place. Mr. H-dlund n resident there mi reliirnins (mine from his morning’s work, to dinner took into hi* nrms his little chiml—n girl ab..ut twoyears old —and whs walking with it playfully about the house when, finding tin* -rutile in the attic, open, hu as cended the s airs to look out. While he was stand ing on the steps a favorite kitten iff the child's rail by them and pussi-d to the roof. Thu child exhibiting n wish to natch tlm kitten, the father thongbtlos-iy pliu-edhei (ihechild)ini llm ridge-pole of the liou-e, (n brick house, tbreostories high) whiln he wont on tbo ifisiftortitqli young pus- -y. He bad b-ft the child liui a moment, when it lost ire balance, mlfad ov*r, nnd sliding from thu roof wu- piccipitai.il on to tbo pnvcm.-nt below. To •he ultiir nsiiiiiirimioiit of ilinsprc'amrs ofthisaw- fill scone, rim child wn* tuk.-n un, not only alive, but witiiout thu fracture of h bone, or nny signs nf interni.l hurt or Imrin. Her flesh whs sligh ly bruin ed, but ihi* morning rim was ns cheerful nml, ap- piirrntly, in us cooil h.-ulili a* t-viir, piuticnlarK at bren I *"■•'• - 1 - ■ • • • • — • • - - kfnst time, wln-n she laid tu as' ifnotliing hud linppemd. "These remnrks were prepared for tlio Chronic*® ofOe.iolM-r24:hui si"Ce they w. re wr.ttnn, iiifiomil lion lm* fa-on ret-cive.1 wiiich render- it inexpedient to withdraw the 1st artillery at present fmm tho Cunadn frontier. Thu third will ther f<re remain in Florida, until the exig.-ncl- s of lire service at nt Imr point* will ullow uf ire bring ru'luved. From the B >y State Democrat, WE GO WHERE DEMOCRATIC 1'RINCI- I'LES LEAD. " HV go where Democratic principles lead. When they disappear, we halt" This is u nuhlu sentiment, und was given, we hu- lleve, by Mr. Secretary Wo.'dhury, ut n 4tb of July celebration. Al wliat pariimi'iir time or place w.- do not reci-llcci, nori« it mil-riiil, so long as item- bodies troth* of vital iinpirtmiee to th" successor tin* prinnipfa* of Dcmocrai'y, and is alike applica ble tonvery patt of the Union. I Fir ga where Democratic principles lead. Who ever cuii suy this in sincerity and truth is n gmol Democrat, an I will do ranch low-irds advancing Democratic principle*. He will not rest satisfied with half way mensutes— nwill not for a moment sacrdie..-priuet|'ln to policy, but kr< ping u rteudy eye on tlm cardinal toincipI' S nf D'-niucraey, will pursue bis cour-e, whfttevi r may stind in th" way, fear es-ly and independently. In »lt rt, lie will go where Democratic principles lead, und be will go no farther, nor any where « l*e. Now, where do Democratic principles lead! Do tiny lend to the enactment of tinequa. and arbitra ry laws? Do tltey lead to the ostublislimcntofGov- From the Pennsylvania Inquirer. THE COTTON CROP O’-' THE U. STATES. A- the p'-riml is rapid y npprenehing when we shall fat able to form sum tiling like n definite idea as to the nctitil -tut.* of tlte rnlton crop nf tlm Uni- ted Sint-* for I839,as c.itnpan-t 1 with fiemer years, the prase, t iiifiirtnaii-.it w tliin our reach upon the subject, will, no doubt, Im lonked upon with intn- rest. Tlm crop of the ycur rndi-g Sepicinfa-r 30, 1838, wn* 1,0(11.-197 lades. The tutiil crop this your is now estimated ut I,3(j.i.lj90 bales. De- crease, 435,799. cn.Nstt.u I’TloN. Tutiil crop of tliu U. Stutes, as nl.ovn al. A.ld— Stuck on hand nt tho com meiiecment of thu year, (1 *t Oet. 1838.) In the Southern pur's 31 065 In the Northern port* 15,730 [kilo* 1,305,098 Make n supply of Deduct therefrom— The export to for eign ports, 1.1172,494 Less Texas and oth- ei foreign,included, 1,406,098 4,025 ernment on niopertyf Do they d cla e that th- gteat iHNlyuf thu poo.de are incapshlo of g- ing t emselvori Do they drclnrr, or lend the nd- v-as.it-** of llmm to declue, tlmt our G-ivernmeut is tlio worst Government on thu face uf Go.l's euitli! If limy d-declare ami do tliesu tilings, then is it time to look inioriicir miturn and effort. But, is it not rather the fact, that, in these measures and doc trines; D.-nmcratie principles huve diiopp»aredl If so, then is it tune for those who cherish our Re publican institutions, snd ute acting with thu party whose leaders promulgate tlio above Jnciritie*— then, is it time for this class to hall nnd take an ohsrrvatio ; look into thentuasuros and principles of parlies a ‘rile mure closely. If they will do this, whocan d"ubt tliut they will withdraw thoir iullu nco from a party whose leader* manifest no love for the people, no fault hi Democratic princi ples. There is little danger tobuapprehended from the doctrine of Federalism, wlt-li it is open ly deelured; but there are athuusundwaysby which it nticmpts, or its a Ivwa cs nitcmp', to ivit it upon the. pni.plo of thi* country, which ate. nt the first sight, and hi- fine they ate fully oxamined, cnlcululi-d to deceive nml load astray even many of tliusu who are re-ally and h»nc»ily afachcd to Democratic frincipfas. Thore are many who.lesirv and honestly wish to go win-re Democratic principles faud.whoare pur- ••d ig an entirely different emtrsu. Tin* c-mtes from want of-ulti ieniexumii at on and re-flection. Tlicru arco her* who are wdling logo wh -iu D- tn mralic principles load, provided tlfir interests will be pro moted llmre-by. S ich men cannot l-a tolu-d on, lor with them pa'riotism and principlo arc m< rosmuii- duty ntuiters, Wirarog-.ing through a ctisis at the present time which lemand* the em-rgies of the whole man, ami of evt ry man that can be brought out. Those who are nut fur Democracy nro against it—a positive assent to its doctrine., is not enough—action is re quired; pr impt, energetic, bold, unflinching action i« wante-l, and nothing els.*, at the present-time, tu ensoret the ascendancy of the Democratic pa-ty in Mas-achu*e:u at the approaching election. If Democrats will but carry out Democratic prin ciples, go tt-itrr Democratic principles lead, they will, a* certainly as truth i« omnipotent and cranial, passthrough the crisis, come out of the contest vic torious. There are questions growing out of our State le gislation, wined the petqile will be called upon to decide at the ballot b*x, either for or. against. If the act of uur fag'ul it-w* are in arcordanee with Democratic principles, lotus sustain th<-m; but if they ar - opposed to them, if we find that Democra tic principle* disappear, are we nut hound to call UjiMi the good people «(tills Commonwealth, upon lb“aa wfai have acted w.th the dominant pirty— f.f we hsdjeve tksre ate many good Renublleon who have h"r*twfor* voted with the " Whig" nar- ty—to halt? The people uf Massachusetts are De* utoctatk- WoMBaotboUovo (nt o owuNgt U**t Slin ks on hiitnl at tho rinse of tho year, (1st Octo-- Jier, 1839.) Iinlin Soutlf rn ports Oljoul lo tliu Nurthi-m |n»rts 20,400 -1,007,779 Burnt nnd Inst ut N.O., Do Moliilo l)o Darien 3,049 310 51,701 1.123,100 annfnctiircrs, 1838—9 282,990 Do. do. do. 1037—8 246 963 Do. do. do. 1036—7 222,519 Do. til. do. 183 *i—0 ' 236.733 Do do do. 1034—5 216,888 Do. do. do. 1333—1 190,113 Do. do. do. 1832-3 194 412 Do. do. do. 1831—2 173 868 Do. do. do. 1830—1 182,142 Do. tl-. •lo. 1029-30 120.512 will fa oh rrved, by tlio above statement, that g ■! SATURDAY, NOV. I«. 1839. Flscul tln-rrrr! still beer thy sway, Umliirim’d through age* yet untold ; O’er earth's pmud realms Uty stars display, Like morning's radiant eloudt unrolled. Flag of the skies! still peerless shine, Through ether's azure vault unfilled, Till every hand and heart entwine, To sweep oppression from the world. FOR PRESIDENT. MARTIN VAN BUREN. * FOR VICK PRESIDENT. JO JIN FORSYTH. Subject to thi'decision of a National Convention. THE SABBATH. Wo rejoice tlmt a subject so Interesting to Print ers Inn morning office, ns that of dispensing with labor en the Sabbath, I* eghntrd In- our columns. Wo have long observed the peculiar hardship upon ^riiis useful class of our community, to bo compelled on each sticressive Sabbath to repair to the Print- ing case, ins tend of to tho llousn ofGod, nnd would long since Imvo changed tlio day of publication from Monday to Sunday so as to put our hands on tlie same footing with nthertradesmen, wlio.onSundnys, liavo un opportunity of withdrawing their minds front the care* of the week, and fixing them, if ihoy desire; on higher subjects. Our plan would ho to duto our paper (hitherto Issued on Mondays) on Saturday hlglit, or Sunday m rning. It could ho dolivon'd early on Sunduy mornings, (except to those who would prefer to re ceive it on Monday mornings.) Tlio same objec tion that exists to a Sunday paper In the largo cities of the North would not he valid here, for ibey would not l»e hawked about here for sbIc, hut merely dc- livo&l nt tho houses nf subscribers, who, as free agents, could rend, them, or nut, on Sundays, ns they pleased. Tho useful merhnniu would thus have new sources of rational enjoyment opened to him, which nron-iw debarred him, nnd nn Mondays, would return with fresh vigor t'Ahis weekly task. Thore is s 'mi'thing, too, duo to the Printer, whoso daily htbois nro. generally, as constant and fatiguing ns those of any class of our citizens. By this innovation, if approved, the In elligenco hy Su day’s mails would Imvo to liu over, one day. instead of thru hy S ittmlay's, as it now is, nnd fjfa* would feel the gratification of discharging a duty ho owes to tho law, whether Divine or Human. Wo but follow tho example of a into of our^on temporaries iu .1 siring such n change, and our dis. position has long since been to lend, but we were do.* terr. .1 hy the reflection that business men would famsidcr the existing arrangement n* n necessary evil. Our siiimiiiiii from necessity, and nut our will* lias, so far, c.-iucntcd to it. ARMY MOVEMENT. C'ol Ttvtons, and Adjutant Ashetnn, oif the 2nd Regiment U. S. Dragoons, arrived here, via Ciinrles- •on. a day nr two since. Capt. W. W. Fowler, Lis. N. R. Lawton, and Wnt. Ilnnlin, with companies A. K. A II. arrived on Thursday in tlio packet ship Hilnh, Cnpt, Hnnimund, from New York. Contpnuios G. I. A K , with the Intn I of the regi ment, mny soon ho expeeb'd in tho nhlp Trenton, Cnpt. Bonnntr, from New York, S ol. Twiggs, Capt. Fowler, Lieut*. Lawton nnd * din, with companies A. E & IL, left yesterday ^ nft-rno -n, in tho slcuuwr General Clinch for Gurey's Ferry. tir The Army and Navy Cltroni do says tlint nt a General Court Martini held at the Navy Yard New York, of which Comma. C. G. Ridgely wo* Presi dent, Lieut, A. C M tury, nr tho navy, was tried on charges and sprcificatlnns prefiured ugninsthim, hy his commanding officer, Comm r B. Pngo. jr. The fidlwi ig is an extract fmm tlio senteno* of the Court! " Tliu Court, after much delihi'riilioii find t'.e act used, Li A. C. Maury not guiltyS»f the charge* exhibited against him by Comman-lcr B. ’’age. nnd they do therefore, honorably acquit libii." ActiutTTAr. or D. G. Ouhe—The trial nf D. 0. ORMR.whirh lias occupied the attention of tho U.S. District Court at Washington, for nonrly a week. Iinskcrn brought to a close. The jury, in about ten minutes after they loft tlio box, gave a verdict of not Guilty. SAVANNAH THEATRICALS. " Tlio play, the play’s tho thing." RllAKSrKAHr.. It there is a tfarn-n*-- in the crop compared with tliu pre. edioe year of 415.799 Imfas; but if wo deduct 159,909 hales included in tlmt year, which wero ha- Ifavcd to have Imlonged to tlio previous vrar, tlio actual ditr.-n-uce of this year compared with the fast will fa* 285.799 hales. Tlie estimate of the quanti ty take-, for consumption doe* nnt include onv cotton manulticturod in thu States smith nnd west’of Vir gittia, nor nny in that State, except in tlio vicinity of Petersburg, Virginia. These statistical details are derived from thu pri% ces current of New York and tho prices current of New Orleans. We subjoin, also, thu following valuable table of tlio exports of the yeor ending the 30th of fast Sep tember. Gn at Britain, 797.500 hales France, 810 140 " North of Europe, 31.517 " Ollier foreign ports, 12,935 •• Total, l,072,4u4 " Exports for tlie yo«r ending September 30. 1838: Great Britain, 1,105,155 hale* rmnee, ^ 331.480 •• North of Europe, 68.099 " Oth r foreign ports, 25,895 " Total, 1.575,629 A PALPABLE HIT. We find I'ler.ill-.wiiig in nn exchange paper. It is tmigu"d tithe lust: — Theincnnsist.-ncyof some men. i* apparent lo nny hut th-m-rive*. Same years since a very worthy mercli <nt aent a subscription p-ip-r to a sentl.-man, request mg him to give an hundred dullnix ip uid in supp-iriing n Temperanre mis-ianary in thi* city— the^-iitfanini told the lid who hr .light him the paper, that if the merchant would call, liu would give hint something of more vain* than the hun dred dollars, snli-*tied. The merchant promptly opimnred—the gentleman remarked to him, "I can give you n-» money, hu. I ran give you advice wh’ch will lie better than money." "I find," said 'h- gen- rieuiau to the merchant, "«n a careful examination, that yen import and soli morn than fan thousand bogheads of rum each year—my advice to y..u is, ut begin rtformation at home. It will bo better than preaching abstinence to your neighbors." On Thursday evening fast we visited ri,e Theatre fur tlte fiist time, and were pleased to sou a highly rospt-rtahlu nndienru awaiting the rlsn of that cur- tniu which screened from our view thu inner tom- plein whirl! dear Tiiama plays her gambols, as womankind e’er should and will do, ns her own sweetheart listeth. No distaste to Thcniricnl* has hitherto pivveuioJ uur attendance at the Snvunnah Theatre—but e ve-- is over which we ur no mortal can have controul.hovo kept tt* from witnessing the intmoniip reform tlint lias taken place in tho profession of the *• Sock trad ^ Buskin," of which Will. Siiakspkarr, tlm deer, stenlcr, nnd whilom, thu Itorschnldur fot cavalier*, during tlm reignoftltat selfish mnnuroh, HARurolf HtriotiiNn, who iiuitp/lthn white nnd rod rusns of York and Lancaster, for rite nu rc. nary purpuso uf ostaldisliing hi* own claim to tho English Throne was the Great Refortnnr. Tlio company af present playing in Savnnimli.aru not afano rcsp.*ctnhle. hut really the best Stock Coin, pony wo ever hod thu pleasure of being acquitted with. Mr, F-.rbxs is n gentleman of the highest ch'irocter in his profession—of amiable deportment, and uno whn<e randhig in all his parts is unexcep tionable. His knowledge of theatricals is exempli' Tied by the ehnsteness of his acting. His conduct n-v a manager is host shown by the hearty welcome with which he is received in every place which be I has before visited. Having said so much of the mannger.letnssprak of the company. Tho Indip*, ns a natural conse quence have thu sway. Mrs. Barrkr, in the "Love Chase," can scarcely l»o excrll.'d in the part o "Neighbour Constance,"—Mrs. Hikers, as th* fa'rtly •' M’irfow Green" was a', must inimitable. Nor shuii'd wu forget Mrs. Cletk, who did well,ax "Lydia." Tho otliur female performers played (he pail- allottod them.* e Chartists coming to America —Thu Sheffield Iris says that numbers of Chartist mrclianfa*, iitrh as cutfars, grinders, file makers, See. Iikv*Emigrat ed to Amuriea. rimI that many others are preparing to follow: TH® Iris names two fndivMna|s who lurve thus shandom! lltoir eouttlry, Mr. Wostrn- holmt.utmof the dpfagates la the NntlnnalC'oavfii- timi.nnd Mr.CbaUtnon, tserstary totlw Working Men's Association—both cxccUsat wurkmcn, As we hare spoken of Mr. Forbki before, we ran only say "Master Wildrake," lust nothing by hi^Jprcsentation. Tho mudurn Shakspeare— Knotvi.es, would not hlnsli to see su apt a repre»' - n« totiVe nf his fnv.'tiie hero. This is. praise enow. Sir William Fmdlove was enacted by Me- Col* lins, in a manner that rrmiuds us of the palmiesi days of Wm. Faroe*—THE only real Lord Ogle- by, we ever saw- • Master I'rueworth, by Mr'PgAitsoti, was a very* excellent perfonuanre—vlhat gertt|vn»an eon, if bo pleaso*, walk in tbo highest grade of those charac ters wldtAt honest Bgx Joxsos, end- Jog Fletcher luved to depfaturo. The 4n«t by Mr#, jtsid Mr. ^iglUo, sras excel- Mr*, and NJr. (fuogT, are fine dancers , the lady, especially. Wo eoaclnd* ow present foK nnt far. by *c quaiaUng eurfricods that (li y will fin's Jisvborgo '