The Weekly Georgian. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1839-184?, November 23, 1839, Image 3

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. . • ,;r* • s iWiWWtf^llMMMPSK; JaHUi .• ' ... Jw -Cfeii®®- .‘iM *» • *' • ( w2'i • ; *mDr'i • 4ISM/ «&> fcdi9Wgy«4BI . ■“PL"" .;*£ S* \kiii w»» »«■ | Pm«“ fwtKi)4Mamn»nlnwielh.B «!*«*’• *tfn ^IfH 1 a) which Urai fcytU J«u .roJ.ra.iv*nwlvalii«ld*«<ki'w4 Idok* n*mil» |V^h#J U* *»«*“*. 'u u i 1 productive a»l v»lu0d» «*> ind lifak* th* State. Agsl*. lotdMW*1 tylralew ami olwvf tlm month nf Ren«crv*k,»tt th$ Hmmadi rhrar.tr* inxcl.dic ft*"* 1 «*•*• **• tb« secmd utotmccnl 6v»*. mill* f*r Atjrt •lain, a// i.ine IsnJ. rxrept th .1 *bidt WH*** gw •n.I Inlandswamp, the first of which |w»« •!« *****••• tli** sremid one 11111ahall tnlll per «i»ip,Utnawil Imt three-fourths of a mill per $»*ro. -Ye lliia lacl well known, that much very pr hIihvIvo and now valual-l" lull I, both on account nf •nil and Umlrnr, falls within thl* l**i class. Thu* It 1* t-m, that, lain holieslifttlaMy vrflusble Undofthli clss*. are tateil onlythwh-fttorthsofa mill, whilea «t«itd««l oflaml Inferior (ii quality and value, l« U**\ «*wm two ami a half to si* mil* pjfracre. , Thoa • Inslanrc* mit ofmany, In regif I to the I mil tax, mav, ho auffl.lent for tho pun*" 0 ••'U.tni- lion; lint there It rate fuetdlsclosedby the documents WUh fi -Woh ''"VTI'.'f, , y p olmir la’iil IM, In a vrjr *« lUk •“!' h»-.dm.l nnd mn thon.m.l four IniiidrMWinn acrea’el land will pay mere than oiu-fo'irtli ortho wliutu Inml tMlWnwhl B lint M «*""ih nmtfilm wind", •nHM HI Innnllnn, SB > Innqunllty I. In bn found In ® “« “ft'" ■" t uf whom whu or. on.lnr .l»l» innr M l a t . wl.hmn 0 reference to value, are taxed alike.—Yet there are ^thousands of mechanic*, aiming th« slave* ol tho State, worth fiom two to three thousand d-.lhra. who bring to tlioir mnatera I *rto and corroapomling profit*, ai d fur v limn they pay a Inx jnat eqonl to what n m-rehnnt pnyt fyr one hundred doliam worth of Id* atoek in trade, acillxen «>f n villngn for the *nmu amount in the value of Id* It u*e, and a planter fora common field hand. In a .ayatern thu* unequal inlt*opcrutioa,th idcnn surely l>o noju.tice. Our next enq't'ty will bo Into tho capneity of this ayatern to'fumjdi tlte tvqni»it« nmonrit of money to meet the varinua vxlgoaclea o!' Government.— And here n«nin wo nre met by the ine.pmhty nod loin mice wo have licon comd lering. A tux to l»o relied upon alnad I bo the volmitnrycontrlhnti.in of freemen, and not the'unjoat eatttthm of p .wor.— No ayatern of luxation can bo depended upon which i, not in nceordattci with tho principle* of the G .v ernme.it, and an *u*tHined by an onlighloncd puh- lio opinion na |o command public npprovnl "tnler tho most miiavtiralthi circnm*tnnces. libsides, «er* ,nil,tv in ibn rv.iillr, I. oflbr vmy ...me. id u simil and etfic : ent system of tuxntion. But. theie can bo no oerininty wlt ie tuxes are levied unequally.— Men will not pay willimtly when conscious » a they are denlt with unjustly, and evasions of ilie law w ill bo tho co'nsoqnonco. Jn*t >n proportion as tho-axes sITall bo increased, will the inequality be additionally felt, nnd the uncorininty in the results tltenco arising be Increased. It folio < s them n* n necessary consequonce, tltut lit timoa-of grenio*t need and public distress, least depfeifdunco is to be placed in a system praising unequally on the peo. pie, as ours does. And further, to bo good, it should not only,lit nil times, nnd ninlor nil circumstances, fin.! n hearty' support In pub 1c opinion, hut should ranch all the niuuns and resources of tho poupl-j one half or three-fourths of which might do jwitli difli. cuby, which could lie onsily'dmie by tho whole. In looking nvr our list of tnxn dos, it is scon that very much of thoi wealth nf tho people is not indud-d, so that taxes nro not only Imposed unequally, but partially. Such, then being tho charuclor of the present system, so'unequal in its bearings ns not likely to have a willing support ifexi uid d to meet the possib'u, lin'd oven probable wants oftlw Gov. erhmeui, and so partial as to leavo . without its o;-- , oration, a very largo amount of tho wealth and ve. sources of this State, it Is 'found alike iaadeqmto nnd unjust. As tit Its economy. . Some reform is nbtolme'y tr cosstiiy Imre. 'Ihunccompanjiugilocu- moms will show that of the sum offifty-six thousand twenty-four dollars nnd th'ity-slx rcriis, the Sii.to*. half of the tux assessed in 1034; theiccame into the Treasury but tit'rty-nino thousand one liundr. d nnd tiineiy.iwodolltrstiud eighteen coins the htrxi* sum • nf sixteun ihou*'in>l eight hundred uinl thirty-'wo dollar* eighteen cents, lieving bees nli-o bul nnd |o*t in commissions, and among insolvents und de- faidtiT*. Such a result shows some radical fault that should ho corrected. An exemption of the poor e.'n*se* of ilia people from taxation uooHre. sluca ill- iusoivoui list, und such exemption is re* conrfi-'it led. Collccto s should be held to the strh'iol uccniinthbi iiv, nnd tlioir fidelity insured by. adequ tie | ennltie*, und the commUaiuns ilioughoot tho Si-tlo rendered u dform. And we suggest whe ther it might not lie wol 1 in the sni tiler couedas, where the commissions miglit not be snlficie.i. to stistiiln n separate office, to devolve the coll"cl : on tipno tlie Hlieritf, find whetlfr lid-union miglit no: (without d -ringing the gen Till plan of colleHug ■ our taxes.) both diminish the cost of collection, nnd insure more ability in tliooffiooi filling the joint office* of Collector mid Sheriff. By ref n otice to the tlorument last mentioned It I* seen thntdonhh commissions were pal I hi sixty counties, and in ^ which n sum was assessed 'not very fur from one- half of the whole digest. THK CENTRA I, BANK. For n largo portion of tlie period during which Gemgln Ins ftthied its a Slate, supplies of money mnr' limn nderpinte io the niiuuul uverngo wants of nil ilie brunch s of public expenditure, llnwcd into th<» treasury, from a variety ol sources: y- l»t. Fionrihe cbiifiscntioiis nnd nmercuments to self. For upon thu tln-u uxUiHif #*l* u ♦r>ge anmwl expttnJl<ut« uf ihe Stnte, It lh.uk. I.rlir 1 — ■ ry n* a mi||i»n tlie fivbi, in xii whioli the revolutionary war gavo rise. ’ 2d...From tho disposition made of tho vast ex tent of vacant lands belonging to tho Suite, in tho process of converting tlio sumo from mure public domain to private piopcriy. 3d. From tho payments Received from tho Uni. ted Suites on the debt nf one million, two hundred .and fifty thousand dollars, under tho articles of n- greement und cession ..f eighteen hundred and two —which payments fell dUperseilly along a serios of years. *. . 4tli. Front taxation. By tho operation of, these several sources of sup ply, und their great' pfoduojWuness beyond the oontoinnorniieou* rteeb*dtios of tho Treasury, n cnnsidetiiblo st^ mn»»>,gradually g.mv up in the coffers of tho siilto^ntid thaVlten.loii yf the Le- gisliitnre was diawn to the |u\Vy of resorting to sumo means fur permanently pWrving the fund thus accumulated, niid for making it also ptndur- tive both of fiscal income, and general commeici q benefit. Tlio’sysiem which}- for thitfpuipos-, the L 'gislative authorities of that day\ 'noon mature v citiisTdera'ion,•determined to udnpl} mkj,tiuw in tlie > faCo oftha fiPlilSIlbtwiiicli a ' ‘mfUiiw"’ ‘ . proimiinccd.thtf. ivisest nnd best that c»\^ vnn|1 . beenjiiivised/ -Ii-combines the imp"rqnt\„ HB ;|y ges el'simplicity and safety—ot cerinii) dr(j,j |rr . Iwivi- ..IT «!nai <iiml. •-Ilii"« »hh'h il...r.i'i the nemo of n surplus w*i bfii'H Itniul 4n ibn pohlln ilivnvmvsH ■ mi • , fisc. The garni, liow. vci of u xtanddy « cum.ilit* ing funinj surplus wn» cotitalnrd in llm *y*lem It* scale uf lh« nvc. wn* very that the bringing irf.sr»|w«0'fiil nn nnxli ....slid upwanl or Batik Stock into il.n ... «ii| of sucli of tlio bid slid xecustumed n-sotirces of ri'venmi, s* *ll I remained in activity, wo d.l Inevitably gih* rise every year in oxeo -e* ol rtvelpis Imyotni the uii'goings of ila* Treasury.— An I in p dm of fact, •*» considerable did these nn* nil d • xc* *s,'s of receipts nt once buconte, und so rapid, consequently was tint procss of nccumuln* tion which immediately c unmcticcd, that noiwith- standing tlm supplies from contlscutmns’and iiiiipiv'o munis nnd from pnymnnts on tlio Fcdiml debt uf IBUj.were nil at uncnd,ntid«*f the nnciontresource* .of the State fur re cline, innio were I* ft *-»vo tin lund fund and luxation, and uutwitlistanding ulso the tnbseqiienl bestowal by the Acts of 1033, and the »ui*co"ditig years of one-half of the taxes on the sov. nl ('i.iiniii's, st II it lequircil not more limn the space if ten year* to fill the Tntasury with a larger sni plus thull it hud ever before possessed at any single, time. We find accordingly, that ut the cl of tho year 11123, there vvn* on hand nn idle, unin vested Innid of mere thin half a million, ($-*il3,- 101 77) of c.i-h funds. Besides which, there was also in umouiil of $355,53!) 00 in liquidated dolus duo M tho Statu, and a considerable though anas- certaiucd amount of unliquidated demands Of this entire mu* of due*, liquid itn! nnd uul qui* dated, a mrge portion was undoubtedly worthless:— lh.it nnothcr largo portion, however, win good and colli'utnblc is proved by ilia fact that, out of tliqi. whole, a ballut.ee of not more than $181,221 111 icm lined outstanding on the 5ih of Novemlier, 1838, of wliir.li balance as mochas' $34,940 55 was pronounced to bo at that duto,_good liy u Commit* toe'of Investigatiiui, acting muter the mill unity of tho Lgislathi'o of the preceding year. . We hnvn thus ccrtnin dntn on which to conclude, that' at tho end of lids year 1828, tho Stn'o wiw possessed of outstanding dues that went good and colleetabluto tlio amount at the lowest cnlcu'inion, of $209,317 35 The cash suiplus then on hand,was 513,ltll 77 Making tlio entire surplus of cash hud good debts thon existing to have been $722,419 12 Whilst this-'largo surplus thus existed in tlio Treasury nt tho rinse of 1828—thero were, more over at the same time, strong grounds for calculat ing, that it was destined to great nnd progressive increase For llicro was nothing to prevent the two resources of tuxntion and Bunk Stuck* from producing their ordinary income, nnd tlio vast quan tity of the public dnmnin then recently di-cncuin- hero-4 nnd soon to lie disencumbered of tlio Indi-in claim, rendered it prolmhln that the Inqd fund would ho uiiusiinlly productive for a number of ensoiuq years. Tliesuciicurmtuticcs strongly ensured tlio continued How of yearly excesses of receipts into tho Treasury, nnd authorized tlie expectation that the surplus already grout, would suon be much greater. In tliis exuberance, of tin* finances, we behold oiiveiied ilia grand mid potent cause to which Georgia owes the system of ilie Central Bank. Tlie heuvy surplus, Imtll present mid prospective, which stilted tlie Lcgi-la'iire of 1328 in the face, was the indiili.lnlih-purotiLof that Institution. Itgnvcii-n, during the session of that yn.it, to the interestin') question, whnl should lie done with this a heady large mid still augmenting hoard of idle moneyed wealth in the Treasury. Tlmt it nn lit not to lie suffered to lie there uttoily unemployed, and itnnse* fill, wus mnnife-t enough. Thao what best disposi tion could be made of it, with a vinw at once to the secure ptenervation of the fund itsdi', and to the i-unileriug of it nsmircu of revenue to die State,and of general pecuniary utility to tlie people, wo* the unpmtani problem, which, though it hud lie.cn long previously nettled by Legislative precedent nnd prnniire, w«s 'now revived und thrown open to fresh oonlreveisy and u nnw d'irrniinution. The result was, a departure limn tin* tried system of investing in'Bunk Sl ick*, which hud obtained so long and w rked so successfully, both for the fiscal nnd com* 'merciiil intereslsuf the Stste, und the adoption of tint scheme of die existing Central Bunk. Touching this Institution, the first remark which presents itself is, that the main, and indeed it would he more ucciir.it ! to siy, that the sole object of its crendoii, w as to seive as an agency for distributing turning tlie people, under prescribed restrict ions, loans of the public money at inieio*t. It is believed tint the w hole argument in vindica tion 'of the policy.in wldcli it originated, may l»o fairlynotidonsnd in tlm following prnposidon:—l’lint tlm largo surplus which tlio State possessed at tho’ period of it-e*tubli*litncni, and tlio litturu large sur* plussc* which it was limn foicsoen,mustsoou come to her possession could not, with rufeicnce to tlio three greatoqjecis of fiscal gain, general public uti lity,' mi I the safety nnd integrity of the fund itself, receive a I Alter disposition, tliun.hy being made the sohj -ct of loans, in tho. manner nnd through die agency prescribed by tlio laws, which creute und regulate die Central Bank. In order to a just opinion upon tho merit* of this proposition, it is necessary, in tho first pluru, to take a succinct review of ill-iso operations of the Bank from which » fiscal gain to the Slate was con templated, and to see to what extent, the result lias been realized. At the dale of the first organization of ibc» link, to wit, on die 29:h January, 1829, it emne into pos session of specie nod tin hills of charter-d banks to tlio-mnonnt of $513,101 77 Of Bends, Note*, &«. to the amount of $355,597 90, of which ut tlm pe riod of the first imnnnl report mi 2d November, 1829, $117,340 92 l.ud been converted mu* accommodation paper running in tho Bank, accord ing to the provision of the 2d aecll-m uf tlio Charter,..., 117,340 92 030,412 09 Wlmreby it uppeais that..; 030,442 (.9 was the amount of i lie disc-iunis nnd . means of disc-milting for the fir-t year of its opera'ions. Tlie actual amount of discnunia in Nov of that year, was 578,835 03 Noil profits fin di-ityiur, wore 11,010 20 The sum total of discounts in Nov. 1330, Nett profits for dial Discount* in Novemlier, 1831, were.. Nett profits for that year, discounts in Novemlier, 1833, were.. 1,011,370 22 W profit* for that year, 50.465 J7 N» .annul* in N ivembei, 1834, were.. 1,161,752 37 in Novemlier. 1835, < ts.fur th'ii year, jn N womber, 1336, wore.. 1,192,045 08 for thut year, 57,105 05 lie surplus,commencing with the subscription Bunk of Augusta, in 1811. niul ending with that of the Bank of Darien, in 1318, opened to tho St .to n new. fiscal resource, namely, tliutrarUing fr-mi di vidend* pm i'ldicollyidodurcd tolmr on her sever- „l B mk .tocU. AnH ih.. rich M-s which ha,« ISlIloJ from -hi. p fey, o-mi fo'-a ■—» »** n view to revonuo, hive more than ju-Uliyd the -wisdom ol the cnuhsol*' in wllich it originated.— These inv«*tin«nts became at once "nil luivo ev-r continued a m **i pr »*pt*<* "** »'»urce «T liinrac-, tlio vuioo of which i* gbiind-iAdy evinced »»y the sup plies which it lias yrd led to the Tn» **ury. Thus, in tlio teo years liem'ho b 'ginning or 18.9 to th" c!o<o of 1818. noth- one hundnul Uimisand dollars of stock owned by tlm Stale, in the Bank of Autns'a, tho dividuns received amounted *«*j 816 9 ). On dm eighty timosand d5Htr* m«'ock )ndie Plnnior's Bank of Savnnnaif,* tlm divi lends were $58,800. On tho hu'.f million nf *1" k in die Bank of .Dio Stnte or Geori o, lh * divtdon I* reueh- ad dm sum of $410,600: nnd on dm thive homlred nn l iwautydlvolhmismd dol ur* In thustockof the Bank of Drtrlon. the dividend* in dm same period of tluie amoonted to $178,750, making In th" whole, un ioc-mm of $745,330,90. 'recoiled by die State in ten years from hue property in tip nfure- nt'Oitioned Bank •t«uks. This system of lnvnitin;.in Beak 8fO"ke, had ^eeiurlly the effeciof ebrorblii^ es U we# lotegtl* profit* f.ir that year,. mil ted income to ih" Sinte, with a large t | ie •"siiunt utility, to die trade und bushier* people.-- ’y 'Flint system was nono else than the lnve», nC », of this sin pin* public nmnoy In tho stocks uV.,|d. dien existing chartered Bunks of Georgia. V Dtscuonts in November, 1832, wore. Accordingly, as far back ns tlio year 1011, a OtwVNutl profits for tfinl year,.... ginning was made jiy dm subscription of fif.y thou, earn! tjbUurs to. t)m.Bank of Auguoa, which waii, : RiibseqiHindy raised to one hundred duiiMiind dol lar*. nil of wh/chhas boon pqtd. In tlm next sue- ceemng year, rau subscribvd one hondVed f V thousand dollnrsh* thtfstocH *.* b.. n i, V of Savannah, of which nu men) J nml lias ever been paid. And in e-_ fevT-f ) ward*, upon the chnrtoriug of tlio Bank £inte of Georgia, and tho Bank of Dirien, (fir State beenmo u large stockholder in each of lhe*o institutions—in die former to th-* amount of half a mil-iun of dollars—in tho latter, to the amount of throe hundred and twenty-five thousand dollur*. The aggregate of th-'so investments constitute* uio sum of ..no million and five thou-und doll irs of the Smut’s money converted into commercial Bank rnnital. in wlticii. form it has sto .d for more than twenty years, nnd stUI r -nt litis. The policy of investing in this manner the pub- . : : .!.« j.iK,i.rlnttri|, )(, (llC wxdy lieea •liown ihat on Itef C,|.|til of $1,003,000 vested lii tlwse Iiv k*. site Us trallaeil in IMI yrai# Jest algrto meN'Iutird, a rle-ir i refit nf $74$,WUl M, which five* an Xtetage for each your or$H,Mil 09, and Is equal to an inteivsioi 7 4-l0th* perc, id. jmt annum, un the whom G.pual tlmt ittwsted, If tho Capital amptoyed by dm Central Batik, du ring these same tell years, lutd yielded Xu equal rate istf Inteivst uf,7 4*10 per cent, m* or profit, to wit, aifl Stead of an Interest of 4 7-10 |*er eont.—tlteil the sum total of lit pntllu for dial time, would Itaro been $886,222 56, instead of $565,134 21, whom- hy dm State wrad-l have lieen gainer to the amount oi-rai ,680 291 which sum must consequently bn setd-iwn ns so imn-li lo-s in tell yents, (linige-ililo tu die policy of having dl«caid d dm old Mini well tried system *.f investing in ordhiiry Bank Stocks, for tlm new uud ij'ie-tioiiubio ekper m lit nf the Centr-1 Batik Tlm very tiiifivniablacomparison, in a fiscal point nf view, which ii is thus shown, tlm public inoimv employed*through ill- Central Batik s'lituln* with tlmt vcstixl hi tidier Bunk Mucks, i* uttiibutalile t«i inhenuit and iiicrudiculilu vices of tli- former *ys tom—it system nt tlio wry root of which lie* the principle of sacrificing in a largo mensuro, the gene ral imuicsts uf tlm Treasury, to dm benefit uf bor rower*. llooi'o nil loans on accommodation paper nro undo n six pur cent, ieterrst, when tlid legnl rule in nil iitlier cusus is eight per com., nnd whcnuveiy binly knows dial money iu (icorgiu hits always licon worth oven n higher rate. Hence,'loo, paper of tins sort, wldcli. ui the first institution of tlm Bnuk, wits icquircd to bo renewed every six month*, mid reduce.! nt tlio mtu of tun per ccHt.utcneh renewal, wus ufterwurds subjected lu b a one renowul in i v- ery twelve months, with u reduction of twenty per cent ut each renewal. Tlicso regulations, both in rvgtnd to the rate of interest uud dm periods uf re newal, und reduction,cun ho iegiir-ied in mi other light, limn us Hucriticcs ui the iun r- s-s uf tlm gr ut liudy of die jiciiplo, wh->liuvoa deep slake in tlm prosperity ut tlm public limraces, lor the inlv-nnngo of the comparatively small number win* lire so for tunate us to ohiuiii loans of thu public money, and wlio would lio still favored and foiMiuutu heyiunl most of lliuir equally tneritui'ious i'c.lowmitizuns, even if ihese leans woie mndo m e.glu por com. in terest und lit shorter periods of tenon ul and reduc tion. The cimsuquenea is, that dm whole people must now muku goiui, bv tuxes imposed on their petsoiis nnd prnpei ty, the loss of inure dm it tlirce hundred and twenty thousnnd dollars, which dm State has,' in ten year* stiff-red by tt curing dm public nnuiey. more ns n fund fur imlividtial betiulit, than iiicnl niolemcnt. Then n* regard* till* great un I clieii-licd elijcct of cxti'iiding to the people, in tlioir individual pur suits, ui-l uud eiiernirngaiiivnt lliroiigh the itisitu- mentality of the pil'-lie. money, mi elijoct to which such heuvy liseuI »uerificus have betm professedly iniulii for iln- last ten year*, liuw stands tlm cctnpn rison liotweou the system of the t’nntriil Bank, nnd that uf investments iu the cummorciu) juim Stuck Bunks or tlie Slate? Ceitniti y, it is a comparison decisive against die funner, luuli an tegtuds the iiinouiit, ami iliei fl'ectivcne** of the pecuniary h ip ufforded,n* a littlo oxainiu ilioii will dearly show. It Ims boon seen dint the Co..trill Bunk hit*, for the last ten years preceding die'present, made leans of actual capital livlo ging to the Staio, averaging $1,197,598 57 for each year. Hud all (his cupitul- hecii invested us fii.t us it accrued,' in tlie Stocks nf chartered commercial Bunk*, it w.nild luivo been ■q livid til to $1,197,593 57 of cupiiul tniplevod during dm w hole of th- se.u-n years, in Couiniurciu. Banking. Tlio Central Bunk, on this enpinil, in nlo l"un* no niulu than eqinlin iimuuiit to die nutif uf tlio cnpitul itself. Uur. ordinary cummeiciul Banks would, upon tlie same capital have kept mu, during the w hole louycais, an uvemga amount of loan* equal to double dint cnpitul. 'Fur it will not bo questioned thut,insuch time* ii* provui’od from 1821' to 1833, ii well tnunngcil joint stuck chartered Dunk; fur every mi lion **f cnpitul wldcli it po*se.« •, miglit, liy menu* of its liicuhy of combining i*v • ofi redn widi Innns of cnpitul, linve Mildy furiiisliud to tlm nuuuim of two iii'llhm* of dollar*. From this fact it follows, tliui tlm nit* wldcli tlio Stain has, in the lust ten years, ext'.-.idcd to her citizens, iu their individual pursuit*, by means of dm molded eupital of tin* Central I5..nk, tins fallen mure than oiio million, per annum, short of wluit ini^lit mul would luivo been extended ihrougli tlie instruineii tidily-of th u sumo cupiiul. if it luul been inves ed in iir-litm.yflltitik Stocks. This ceiiulusin 53,971 95 re.. 1,222,642 67 .... 56,530 88 Disciunts^bNovemher, 1837, wore. Nett profitU\r that ye.ir, -2,3113,457 48 - 136,225 64 Discount* in™ No.t profit* Tho afitri „ year* which count- of the the su n mini > p'omber, 1833, were.. 1,951,621 51 at year,••••...... 65,992 57 itatcment shew* tlmt fur tho ton irnces. die sum tot-.1 »f the di*- vu- $11,975,93. 73, and dint ;,>!»* for that time, was $565,- M ASSAC11USETTS E LKfJTlON. The N. Y. New lira, of tho 16th in-t states thut ut 3 o’eluck on Thursday afternoon, returns hud Teen received ut dm Democratic Heading Hoorn, Bu ton, from 276 towns, which give fur Morton 47,818 Kvcuktt, vcrtihle und it demonslrates liow little tho peoph have, in dieir individu-il capacities, been gniners, o rather how much theyiiuve lieen loseisliy die iidop lion of a policy, wldcli went on die avowed ground tlmt any detriment wldcli it might inflict on tlm fis cal prosperity nf tlio State, wuuld he inoro than compensated hy the beiiefii it would bring to tlm private interests nnd pursuits uf her ui izeu*. But niiuthcr important view yet remains to he taken on this brunch of tlm subject; iiun.oly, dm greater olliuienny fur good, which n given amount uf -nail* exnrls wli-n uiinio jn aid of tlm import ml. co'imiuiciul oxcliii/iyes uf the country, than when dispou* d fur mere uccummoduliuii, and iipeu l ui Mi'di Inst, aayit— A setfrre tale wnsexperirnrod at Val|NtMl-n .. llm 24 It ami 23th nf thnltnunilt, during whli It the Chilian *ldp of war Mixtlnagn-ln was totally wn ck» ttl. Tlm new weir Mired hy the d (ring eir.itti 3if l.h tlt. Craveti, of ilia U. 8. Navy,l.icnt, l'olHu*on. •d tha British Navy, and others wil l lu r. nipanie-f them. The sljlp Lilmiind, In her ch'lUlon with tSe Men* •ea|tldn, lost her luiwsprlt, and expeiicncml oilier damage. Tjm I'ertivlnn Imik Cnrinn aim stiff,.ml .other damage besides dm inrsof buwsprii, hy coining in 'outlet with said ship. Much datnngo was occasioned to all the vessels which tlm rimnti.iprod in her transit. Among Ihwn was dm tiidnnnl schr. Cunlm, wh chlost Iter foibniast, uinl was injure.I iu the hull. The French hnrk Ba-qne, uinl tlm nuliniinl ship of wur Coiifedtrecinn lust dmirhowapris. Much other dnmngo wnsinused hy tho tempest, hut WO lliivo not learned jhe pnuicillftis. New Yotk Jenrnulaf Ccmmtrer, Ifiih MONltUK HAIL HOAD. The Report uni l.'stimne „f this liuil Hun I hy llm Chief I'higim or, we have received and shall no tice or publish at l-ngili when we cm find room. ‘•THK OLD 11 KUO ” Our renders should 'kno.v that a public meeting has been held iu Now Orleans, to invite Gen. Jack- sox to till end dm cnni'iUMijuratinii of die evei- glorious battle of New Orleans, {„ that City. The laurels ..f thut genuine man still lluuiish iu their prisditp lustre. DCP Wo wereycsteiday visited hy veiy cold wo** liter, the Therinemnter nt freexing-point, Tim In dian summer has departed before dm hrcmli of dm boisterous w ind# of tlm North. Tlm Harrisburg (I’u.) Hepeiter of tlm I5di inst, states dim Genuinl Gkohuk McCui.t-'ioti, ofCuntre county. Pa, hn- been nominated hy tlie Democnitio puny to hi! tin- vacancy ill Congress occasioned by tlm death of thu Hon. W. W. Putti:ii, the election to he nui-lc on the 20di instant. The Ueportcr says: •’Hu will unquestionably boVeated." Dcmncrndu majority, 73-1 Thirty towns rumaiu to be heard from, which, in 1838, gave Morton,....,., 2.237 Kv ''--'" -3^77-J Our belief is that those towns will give Morton n majority of ul-oiit 301). Slniuld (Id* lie the result, Ids majority will reach lOill). Ms: is K „ nuVUT ’ KLKCTKD over Kverelt and what scattering votes there may Im. dm Federal p .pec to tln> coiilrai'y notwithstanding. Tuts is ixiikkh a (ii.oitmus He- siii.r, and ns Cu|. Stone says, “BHAVO!! Ai,i. ItlOIIT at last!" CENTRAL HAIL HOAD. Wo record this morning a transaction, which if tlm work of an iiiceudiury, a* ills believed to have been, reflect* the deepest dishonor upon llm perpe trator, and one wldcli entitles him to exemplary punishment On Thursd-iy uiaruing dm en-ltirn end of tho lung bridge across llm Little Ogcclme, about 45 mile* fr.Mii tlio city, wn* discovered to bo on fire, wldcli with great exmlinn wn* extinguished after injuring ubuiil 150 feet of tho Inidge, which is 600 feot long. * Met Ii.inics linvo been sent up nnd nro lit work on dm bridge, wldcli will lie repaired in lime (0 allow cotton and othor freight to be transported 011 it, bv Monday next. Tlm mail and pasgongutfl will nnt he delayed hy this accident, as u Incnuiniive i* 011 die read at ci ther end of die bridge, which w ill enilh'c the Coin- pnny to furwunl them wiihuni d lay: Wo refer in llm ndv-itLemniit of the Company, which wo tni-t will loud to dm dotcctinn of tlie perpetr-iter. From the A’. Y. live. Foal, 16'A. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION. I ho intelligence (kiiii Miiissiichus-'ils decides the •Icctiun in favor of Muit.m, unless the numlier of iciitteiiiig votes shmihl be niu- h greater llum is.an- icipated liy Ids friends. We have received the fojtuwiiig hitters by this morning'* m ,,il “ Boston, Nov. 15, 1839. “ By appearances to- lay wn have elected Moitoo Iiv n majority of uhout fivo hundred over Everett. Wo have great confidence dim theie cannui he scattering veto* enough to dcfe.it a rliuicu hy tlm people. Of funnoM, wo luivo prolmtdy seventeen. Besides, in Worcester die dem-icrnlic Sonut-u'* are finir liniiilred a-e-ud of all others, nnd nccui-iling to is iitcnntru your New York laws, would lie di-cliir>'d clmson.— 131 21. To (lrt<(\iii.Vi .i!m r.ito of profit whicu tiio.o resells sli-'W in'li-Lo'Isien made nn tlm Capi tal emp eyed liy dm BltyiV, il mtl't Im home in mind tliiit the discount* un) bo«-d on Cup'tul only, and represent nothing hut bityiUI, slid that consequent ly, whaievec amount of difnumi*i(pnpcr uppours nt imv time to have boon livid l\v ihi Bunk, it is cer tain tint un equal umomK.of ICapituI hud come to the hand* of tne Bank, and whs n,cd in timse dis- ciuiuts.e—Then inasmuch a* <dl ^a.i.emrau for ten yours an monied to $11,975,985-73. which uiuku* un average fur each year of $l,-37 593 57, it I d- lews tiuit the nvnruge amount oftliv,State»’ mmiicd Capital, wldcli the Bank each yaUr employed in dis counts was ul*i the sum of $l,|97 j598 57. And tlie aver age profit thereon for ouch y«*wr, ' v ‘ l » $ : » ,J i* 513 42, which i* equal to an inti restof 4 7-10 hs por cent per milium. . r u Wh ther lids U a gnpd ora badv \>om It tlw State, in u mere financial view of t\ Ti-ftor. de- I Minds on ilie question, whether tho 8 W.,Might not, wuh as niach ease, and u* little peril.flj'r'aliX'd a iM'tt-T profit In soma other knewu me-'jl^vuplej- lug the j'Uhlm money. And bore the or * 1 ed resit Is of her investmen's in dm M tain of our joint stock Bunking Comjuntes xro «t Uinl, and, furnish a decUWa aniwar- 7 0Ml “l* time • Luaiis of die f-inuor churactec. up ui being ui-aiy-eil,iiirii out to be nothing el*iMlinn an instru- mnniukty rlirougli which every man rapidly, nml easily realizes the fruits of his imiustiy uud enter- prize. It is hy menus of such hmus made by Com- merciiil Bunks tu the inerch inis, dial the crop of the laborious husbandman is ronvoripd into money n fair price ns souti ns ii enters dm -treeis • f our cnmmu-r.in! cities. The rnerclurat hnvin« genu in debt to liny the cotton, niukcs dial veiy cotton pay lliudelil, l,y slnpp.iig it in Im sold ut lira sou-purl where the hill discouuied for him hydro Bunk is mail-.' payable Silty like means, tlm wliutcsalu dealur in every species ofineich radise, olunins u dis count of die note on time, givun him liy Itis custo mer, lor die purchase of good*, uud is ttius unaided nl once, to givcu convenient credit tiitlintciiitnmer, nnd terca izo also tho money necessary to pay the debts created liy his ow n purchaser* ns llmv fall due. Ami as all ihesudi«coiint*, both of liilis drawn for tlie purchase of p oJnco, and notes given 011 the s-de of mercluu il : e, are tiuidn oil sluirt time, uud mast lie ptump 'y met in fiill nl maturity. It is obvi ous dial tho sumo money comes, in the coat so of 11 your, to the help of u grout number of persons an,I transiiciii iis. Tims ii nopiiic* a redoulded power f„r good, hy the rapidity and regularity with which it is made tu act. Ktulmling from its cuiilral home in the tespaciiv'u Bunks to which it halting*, and re luming ut quick intervals again to issuo forth, like tlio liie blood of dm human I'ru-ne, itiskcpi runiiing in u ceaseless uud iovigoruiing r-'iind, through all die chiiiitrals of coiniiuncu and Im imess, d’ praising us generous aliment iu nil direction* and over ovray inteie-t. SuicI , it may be sul'ely said of a sysiran iniildi wldcli tt-e money lei liiriliby -Ira Banks,c ram* dins uciively to die aid »f lira vuri 11* transaction* of trad--, a id coines too, lodn- huad*of ilrasu who have produce or liioicluixliie, or some nth r vu.iiu- Ido 1 omuiodiiy to offer in return—dial it is gio illy m-iie ussislunt and encouraging 10 lira industry, prosperity and improvraii nt of md vi-lunls anil dm community, I'uiu a system mi ler wliic.ii dm same money should !)•* dispensed tu those wiio liuvo i ni earn-d it, who wuiu il for a long lime, who luivo nothing 10 offer for it but dieir proinis-ury notes,and who, in fiu-k fur it ns u mutt-'rof nccummoda- tion. uud not a* die price of s-uno nciuui toil, or iis.-ful commodity, which they oiler in exchange,— This hitler is th - Systran of die Central Ban-, a sys tem undoi which tlie public money is set apart tor lira special bo .eiitof tho.e whore only r.|a,in to it consists in the s>length mid resp eta >ility of the unm -s on tlieacc-imiuodation paper which lliuy pre sent. Ami t' ni the large cnpitul which thut bunk luu been f«r ten years dist-muling over tlie State under this system, has been 1 hereby prevented from br.ving a useful efficiency proportionate totlie tic rail amount nf I -an* made h\ means of it, is upon to us Hid" •loubi ns is die fact. Unit die am on itself of thorn loan* liu-b'-en on tin average,one half less per annum, than won d have bt-eu nudi uiz d and sustained by the-time mass of mjiitn 1 , had it been veiled in the Stock ol Comm-raid Banking institutions. Such ha* Ix-eii die walking—uch the results of tiin sy-tran of tl.o Central B ink, so fur as dm two grout objects of income to th.i treasury, und assis- lance to*the c unin.'rciul interests uf tiiccuniuiunity ore conconied. ( To be continued.) Where votes nro so close itis right to speuk tiousljj liut my own opinion i., that Morion isolccl- I'll hy the po .pi,', dim the Scunin will elect 11 demo, ci'iitus its Pii'-idetil, and tlm 1 weshu , l have a sound dcmoc'.ntic I louse of Hvpresoiitetives “You are right in s tying tjjrtd ct ion Imre was cm lucto-l on principle. Tlmih was nu concessii . nocumpimniso wliutevor— Van Boron and die In- dcp-mlrait Treasury, M-.rion und the power of tho people, were the watchword* Set this state d-iwt lor Van Huron by .. majority .»r 5660 next miimnn At die choice of Speaker next December, the whig* who luivo relied on AIu**uclm>olU for ten votes to -wo.in ordertogain a lie, wi I tied liienisulves sadly inisiukun. “ D> pend nn it, Mussachusoit* is democratic, nnd mulling but New Jer*ny urilliuinelie cun keep us out of power in Jqnunry next. '* If you wish in to-t tlio question ns to die nature •if lira revolution wliicli has jn*t iiiken place, look nt tlie vote for rnomberef Cone re-*. Hein in Bos ton Simmer, die Sub Treasury cuinfidiiie, polled a diousaiiii ni-irn vole* ihnn a duiiraciniie candidate eve 1 before gninod." Correapoudenee of the Evening Poat. “Boston, Friday, noon. “Tlm .evero (lection contest in ibis »|ute lias left dm two parties very rlv equal, mid probahly pin- ced Marcus Merton in tlie (iii'ii-riiutorial chair by s i.nc 406 majority ovot Everett hud a bare majority »ver Everett, uud Scattering. I he returns from u'l lira towns in the st to hut six, stand lies: 50913 for Morton: 56225 for Kvcicti, iiicuid tig seine ma jorities in one nr two counties. “ Flu* towns to her from .lend |.*t jour nlraitt equal, and therefore, unless 706 or 800 scattering vote* were cast, Morton is clm*nn. Tlm report tint a number of votes have t.oen .•»*! by tlm elt rofirni' rs fur ladies, mul 11 nb'e question nri*c, simil lliese be counted? Much depends on tlm returns of vo es being accurate, us a whig majority will ret up m them,and will not bo likely to lose any chance of sun ingEve ett, even fnquib'doi* warned toeffeci il MOBILE. We nr" glad to wo from dm papers, that Mobile is ugaiii bt'rii'Mi. g to flourish. MLSSLSSIIMT ELECTION. In addition to die reiU'tis we publishod yesterday from tin Virkaburg Whig, ao can nowcnnfitm the favorable nows from tlio Natchez Free Trader, und the Vicksburg Sentinel, with previous odvlcc*. nil uf the same dot*—tlie I2tu i'-st. S i far die gain to die doin'Trade ticket for Gov ernor nnd Congr *« men is between five uud six hen* drud.’- Wo have certainly gained twulv..*m--inhcr* of dm legi-l iture uinl biiltwo, and it was reported that theie was a gain in three other eoniiiits, net er.U'iwr itvJin this statemnnt of five more. '•The Semite will probably lire equally divided on i opening, as thu whLs have 4 in Suffolk, 6 in Es- — sjtOlilUV, NOVKMHKh, SS. 11)39. Kls c el tlm Ire*! still bp»r thy »wny, Ihi liitiitiMiliruiitih ages yet untuld | O'erearih's proud realm* thy star* .lisplay, Like mnrniiin's radiant cloud* tcirulied. Flag of tlio skies! -till peerless shine, Through ether's nr.ure vault unfurled, Till every hand and heart entwine. To sweep opprcssimi limn llm world. FOR PUB81DKNT. M A It T IN* V A N nUItGN. Sllhj. FOR VJOR PHK8IDKNT. JOHN FORSYTH. ct to tlm decision of a Nadonil Cbinvoiitlei ICTThe Report "f tlm Com:iii*.dmmrt tocom- nmnding u sj stem of Finn ecu for the Stnte, is coin- mencral in ties day’s HVcA'y CSeorpinn. Its grant leqgtli prevent* it* conclusion in this number) our next, however Will contain it all. (Th AritJruiirt — Met*r«. 8ml), tit* Whitley, ami Fnmu*r< On Ckmehea—Me-sfi, Cnmtsf iWilfis •lasimr, ami Dixon,. f Tsllraf. To rom/Minte Omn<t and VetU Jnrori- Me«*ra Ilooomb,Cobb. f Carroll nml Butt, Us changing A'.reres—Mfisis. Da dell, of War- iMi, Deny a fill lire l.slt. Mr. McDowell nffetrd the following, aldcli t»a« ugr.rd to hy llm lj"ti*e| Wherejsi tlm present euilmnnsM'd st . te nf uttr fi. Iianees, iilipos s ilrung oldig.tttuns'til ee many and tcironelimoiit up <n die present L''gldatur t H>: it Keanletd by the S’ mile and llonan nf ftr* pieatnlaUvea q)’the Stult of Ormgi>t, in (lentrul Aaatmb'y met, That the several Joint Kinudiug Cmntn Itettsel'llm two I Ions.*, lie rcqiienlod n ills •vote w (It tlm olecdoH or einpleyment of Cleiks. foxeopthaving first olitnlucd leave,) with oxpecta- imn of pay. WII Introduced. By Mr Count Tiiiiiq nipr.iitu a sum nf mmmy •o pay thu cl'dms of certain volunteer companies, which were net provided for hy llienot uf lust so* M'UI. Tuesday, Nov. 12. >ln*"p1t Daniel, Esq., n nminlmr fnim Twiggs, nt- Iced' d.nnd II iving taken tlm oath, took Ills sent. Mr. Stephens |ireseuteil tlie petition of several of tlm ci lum. of tins Suite, praying for tlm clnuturitig uf tho (u'urgiu Silk Maniifactiiring Gumpuiiy ut Aiigiisin, lUlla Lit induced. •By Mr. Tarver t To ii mend the 26di section of tlm Jndieiuiy net uftlil* State, passed 1799, so far us respects llm stay nf Executions. By Mr. Betlma: To hind thu prunerty of Debt or*. lifter the service of writ from tim Superior nr Infra ior Com Is, or sumumn* freui Jusdee’s Courts, Provided, no execii.ion otherwise huuhluincd pend ing said writ. Mr. Miiuii presented u nmmnriiil from in dry 'itizen* of Tiittiuill, Wayne, Glynn ’nnd Cmn leii lutiulies. which, on hi< tnod.io, was rcfmrcd to select comtniitoo consisting of Messrs. Munn, Biya of Wayne, and McArthur. Sun rt.es,, Sue HU*.... .... .. .5 04 J jllgh ti (Fro The Boston Daily Advertiser, a whig print, gives returns from 201 towns, in which .Morton l,„* u gain of 9,983, and adds: From die i,hove statement it will ho seen that there is little room to doubt that Judge Morton is olrotccl. W. do nnl Ir>n,n tlltil tliiiru ui-ti ninny sen,. luring votes, so tltut tlmru is little pruhihility of a ‘••lusaicui, it will lull like Luisur iu dm root of I’pm- uheicu lioing defeated.” * i our Correapondent.) MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 19 Yc*mrday, in the Ilmira,the I.TII tuulte. dm voire dire wa* lost liy n vote of 135 to 38. This morn ing it was reconsidered, mid ivf> rr- .1 to ill" Judici ary committee. Bv tho first v.ilo it was strangled; it is left to die from inm'tion, o> to ho mute p.-y’t stniuo, with its relies gathered around it, I h ive he ml il suggested, th it in older to t fleet dm same object which dial hill hml in view, viz: ob taining il trial nnd subjecting u erimi ‘til ens*' to a m irespecdy decision,'li'ia is ii <w farad praetic.dde in some cases, a hill will hu introduced to clnrogo the venue, hy removing die trial into seme other county than tlm one where the ofl'mico was com mitted. I hope soma nt"usura of dm kind will ho udnpH'd, n* you knew dial in tlm En*torn Circuit, ill l.-ust, under tlio present form uf the law, it hu* been ilifu-uil iu some cases,nnd impns-ihln in others tu ompanti"! ii jmy, where much public excitement lias prevailed. To-day a Bill dime up for its t.ldrd reading, re quiring all runaways, e*trays, Arc., in dm State, to lie advertised ill two designatral Mlllmlgoville pie „ , vi. f, a nr. i»; Slip N. w Jersey, Dickson, Livnrpuo!.- lupoer »Nfc ro.tnie.. Brig I'doaiior, Joint*, Biltinroiw.—S. l’hllhrlcl Co. ’ Brig Ft Simons, Pdcknnl, West IddiciTe—C.dmrij Miller* Co. - ling Eiiiiiw, Fen mid, I'rovhlraico.—F. Sorrel At Co. > rig (I 11 Lamar, Kldy, Nd « Voih/ Sclir Grand Islniid, Hi’veis, New V«.rk« AH hive i) this ween. Ship Gov Truitii, Butman, Liverpool. Chlp'Trt'Dlpb. Bentiot, New York. Ship Newark,-SouIhrdjN.’w York. Bark GuzellivAllmi, I’ortstnouih. Brig MudUmh Ulllklry, New York, Brig Oglet'.uirjiOj.SnatieM. IJM hnnro/ ig Freelin rpe,.ouniifra. Dili nnm ui, Spark*, 1 New'York* ).,i. .1 #*M.ki.l .H * Klrt Sclir Doris, l’er v, Camden, ’ Mo, Schr Uir.liurd, Watts, Galveston. Sejir Savor mill, Lawrence,'Rulletlge’s pfaritAtfolfr S.i'iinl packet S ivninmli. Freeland, Chnrlusioii, ^ Stomnlmnt Cinritniad, Stnlllt, Bliie.k Creek. - ^ Steiiiuhoui Fl»ri hi, NiM'k, Block Creok.'VJ'. ' ' • Slirap America, Burr, Aewnnrt. ’ } - • ',. Slniip-Betsy Ar Itlradii, 'Adams, I’lirllumf* *. ' ’ Sim p 1'iiarl, Murray, Ogccltcc. - Sloop Angel, Gray, lluriiurd. - sni TIMS DAY’S MAIL—12 MS m CO.lIillEHClAL. Latest hates eioim Livkupooi Oer. 18 Latest dates rttmt IIavkk Oot. 16 Latest dates riimi Havana Nov. a ICT Tlm llritiah (freon Im,I nut arrived ai'NeW' V, .. York, on Monday afternoon. KT A largo mooting having been held.in Atlgtli** tn, utul resolutitni passed tlioront, requesting tlio 1 * -e I-Hm. Ai.eiikd Cummino to- withdraw hL loiter of From the Savannah Shipping and Commercial l.iat, Nov. 22. COTTON—Arrived slime tho 15di Inst.2961 Imles Dplnud mid 30 hnles S I cotton, and rlenrod at the some lime 316!) Upland and 76 hales SI cotton! leaving a stock nn hand, inclusive of all mi shipboard net clenrral en tho 22 I Inst., of 3133 halos Upland nml 16 hnles S I cotton. ’Fin-re Inis boon u straidy de mind for UjilmiJ since our l ist report, nnd .lu ring the Inst two days, nn n.lvaimn of | n Jo in tho hotter qualities Ims been paid. Tlm sulrs comprise 2776 hales, n* follow*: !) at 9; 55ut 9); 22 nt 9j s 201 nt 9J; 391 at 10; 49at 16): 382 at 111.); I ll ai I6§S 556at loj; HI at lllj); 573 at ll)i);.2lat llijji 225 at II. In Smi Idutj there has been sold 3 ig* nt24)t 3 in 25; 21) at 37J. .'•iytiiitiiiu of (he office of Mayor of lliaf city, expr sring tlm lioarilelt-ilioqk* of the community to* * r him, for hi* active nnd benevolent ton!, during tfiiaf-' . T9? : prevuleiicu of the Into disease—that gontlomlh r>‘ •, Vli tuitmd f-r answer, that such an open oxpnjision'of ■' <- 'V tlie wl ho* of II* frllmv-c tlz ns, left liimino altcl^ > ‘v • uuti'u hut to nl't y tlmm, , . - • ,•'• (O’ That stcrlli'g puiriot, John, M. Nilm, hna . hoen numinif.od by the Domnorutlu Convention of • Conner limit, for tho office of Governor. ix, 2 in ?• mpshirc, 1 in B'.''n*table, I in Nn'-tnck- t, 1 in I'lymoiith—15, and .'Mini l inure in .SuH'olk, which would make t cir force 16. Tlm democrat* have 5 in MiVdlesex, 3 in Norfolk, 3 in Bristol. 1 in Plymouth, 2 in llamf.leii, 2 in Berkshire— 6. The county of Franklin is reported to linvo c’io* » a democraticSeunto ,hut app.'urarecs are against it. Tlio very remurknbln rn-iilt bus taken place in Ply.n ralli. county of a father and son on opposite ticko s, mid both elected to tlio Senate—tlie father lev in-rat nml tlio son n whig. 'Flic votes cost were a,* follows: Whole numlier, 9895. S oh Sp-ngue, senior 3940 Seth Sprague, junior 3949 So tho son bent tlie father 9 vote*! Tlm vote for Governor in this city wns 4906 for Kverolt, 3702 for Morton, si'iilt.-riug 26. For Congress—Lawrence (whig) 1965; Sumner (D.m.) 3667. Ev rel.'s majority. 1204; Lawrence's, 1298—dif ference only 94. You me by this thut it was square work and a regular set-to. In the Franklin District there is no rhn’re. bill Dickinson, democrat,leads. Last year Alvord, wing. Imd n great mnj »rily. Thero will probably Im hut *i*von whig* present from MassucLu*ctls nt the opening Congress, in tlm House, one vacancy hy death/au l two too i I to go to Washington. H. G. “ Poateript—4 o'clock. Friday. “Tho returus receiv'd to-day, lifter a careful ro vriion, present tlio following revull, viz; Morton. Everett. cncli and every county wa i In sulis.'i-ilm nnd keep on lie in his office; that is, if n in in iu C'liouleu county lakes up n stray tnule, lie i* te smut up to Millndgcvillo to have it ndvra-tised in n newspaper them. Seme little discussion was had upon it, uud dually, on motion of Dr. Arnold, it wns laid upon the tnMn for the biilnrico of tlm session. A hill lur tlm purpose of musing every county iu the State tn adopt tlm slnn.lnrd of weights und inuu- •tires, n* adopted hy the U. Slates, wns passed. In tlm Senate, tlm hill to suspend the Western und Atlantic Hail Road for tlm present, ut Cross Plain*, was the special order of tlie day. It wnf feared hy snmo tlmt n decision on (Ids imponati 1 iiihjeci would lie prematurely pressed, but fiiriii. nntniy it did not prove *o, and it wus postponed un til Tuesday next. This is ti very important subject and ono on which I am irat prepared to give you any comments. From what I enn gatimr. thero is iiuw ii dispute—1st, ns to whether tho Hoad *hul| remain stationary fur 'lie present nt Cress Plain*,in Murray county, to which p'a. e it ul.endy runs; 2d, ns to whnl paint on dm Tonuesscn Hivtif it shall Im carried. The nin.nrity of tlio Commissioner* have, upon the ruenmnicndnlloii of tlm Chief Kngi neor, s.'l cled lloss* lauding. Tim miiio ity, Dr. i I amilt-.n, objects im this. I send y-.u a copy of tlm report of tlio Commissioner* of die Wc-toni and Atlantic Rail Head. 1 I'uiild not luako lira point, ill di-puto clearly intelligilde to any body, wilii.-iil tlm use of n map. I mils' ihe.i roll out toys l' - with Bfiying with Sir Roger Di Coverly. tint “mu.'li may lio sic.I on both sides;’’ and iiiiI.hs the eucoe'hn, 1‘iquendi lias been .Jn ckral hy 'Im frost, like other epidemics, much will Ira said on both sides. So, under this caution* •.tutenmui ofuTair*. I ui'i-t leave your rcuders to make up their mind* pro imdseon. Your*, * Ocinlier 1st, 1819 1839 Georgin, Nov. 22,. 19750 32965 S null Cnrolimi, Nov. 15,., .21555 24902 Mobile, Nov. 9., 1139 6324 New Orient!-, Nov. 9 93844 59222 Florida, Nov. 2..... . 451 0299 North Carolina, Oct. 25... ....81 Virginia 'Flu* following i* 11 statement 127779 110312 if tlie stuck uf col ton on leind nt tlie respective pine Snvnuimli, Nov. 22 in tiled. . 3179“ 17941 South Carolina,Nov. IS,.. .13163 17392 ■■ Mobile, Nov. 0 . 1922 3923 ■ New-t )rleuns, Nov. 9,... • .72949 33379 Virginia, Out. 1 .. 509 782 North Carolina, Oct. 26,. .. 590 099 Augusta 4 lTumhiirg,Uci 1 .. 0193 (1738 Muriiii. N iv. 1 .. 5585 3.199 Florida, Oct. 1,...... * .. 650 11199 Philadelphia, Nov. 0,.... .. 209 699 New*York,Nov 9,...... .. 9990 1199(1 RICE—In this nrtlrl* tin 113533 re Iras !».*• 966-57 II 11 good lit* of.ilm post note broken Misluslppl- Fiotn the LcnisinuiaA. ' •We have ennvorsed with a fYloud. wlto hns/Jost II rived her rrom.JnoksiiiitlHionpItal nf MUlfslppf .. ' > who informs ns that nffidnl rotjrn* wereradefrid' . 5 v nt llm Secretory of Stale’s nffiro from 21 ootthllet r * which g vo h nvij. rlt nf 2800 jto Gov. McNutt , and tin d 'nio ratio .irtndliit’i.f r.Congress, nnd' Bf gain Ilf 18 dctoi'i'niiltitr motiilierh nf tlto^eglilqtordi' yffir V ' From the II‘dieIln, , • Tlirongh Cnprnln Rus*e|l.*of tlm steomlionf Btof k i; pros*, Ave nre In loeoljt « f the VI ksliu uf the I'ltli itist. wi loll *ny*,Tn>|i''nklngi.f'tne;olca* %■.. • .■ •;.v.v. ’ IlfitYd'. from : MlStWwl i„ iwunty «funtie* nlrraidy iicttvd.'from ;. Gov. McNutt ih nil I nf JudgeTuraer upvynrdxr. 1606 vuti's," nnd'that tluv AdmlnlstrutluD candD -' dates M Congress have nrairly the stints ninjorltt).' • The Sentinel -iiys McNutt's majority wijl ho 5000j; • ' I lu tlie Sinte'. imd that tlioni will ho un ndmlhlstatlbw’; I inujority nf 26 nn JointTitiilnt In tlm T.oglslftlurov ' I T lm Senriiiei'sPsriinnto^WiitlduU, will-hour^ llb'ei^ l xldeduclluit. • , ' . : .’• Suffolk 1164 mnj Essex........ 015 “ Plymouth.... 66 “ Worcester.... 582 “ Nantucket... • 2-55 . Hampshire... 534s " Franklin J> “ B irnstuble..., 419 “ Middlesex... • .. 1826 m.ij. Norfolk...... .. 570 “ Bristol ... 9!« “ 'Duke* .. 123 *» ’Berkshire.... .. 166 “ Hampden.... .. 703 “ 4331 3334 ' 3834 Merton’s plurality, 550 “ No clraicn of Lieutenant Governor, os Willi* fills b'hind Marion, and lira Abolitionists vo'ed for Wendell Phillips against Uuil; 51 were cast in New Bedford in that wa^. D- (*.•’’ GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. From tlie Mi I ledge villi? paper* wo nnka tlm fol lowing summary of pr a-omlings not heforo not iced. Senate. Saturday, Nov 9. Bill* Introduced. By Mr. Miller: To incorporate tlie Georgia Silk .M'.nuliicturiag Company. By Mr. Bat*'*: To •ii|.eal no net fir tho organi zation of tho office of Adjutant General. A.petition was picscn ed this morning in the So- Sen.te, pr ing tfln repeal of llm lic.uufi law, See, T'lm petirion was read, and the Sraiu»e ordered it to lie nn the table the remainder of tie* s.srinn. Mr. Goes*, from the committee to whom was re ferred the petition relating to Duo'el I'.-well's Iming permuted to ira ld.e free ofiux—tuti le n lepor. no- fivoruule to tne same, &u Mraidity, Nov. J|. Dilla Introduced. By Mr. Lewis* To s-ll or lease tlie water privi lege* within tlm incurp rate.l limits »f the city of Columhti*, mi the Ci nilnli-raclme river, and to lay off i.nd sell -o iuucIi of ilia couimonsoa B >y street, xi.uated op tlm ea«t ride ->f -aid r.ver. us may lie r.9ces*ury f r lira pnrpo«rs of lira City Couacil; a‘so. To lay out and or, uiizo n new Jo licinl Circnii, und t. re-nrg'.niw dm Chuunhooclmu Circuit, &e. By Mr Springer: To uxmnpl nil free white moil except lawyer* and doctor*, from caput or poll -ox, on account ofth ir own pulls. Mr. Porter of Green-', promoted u petition from sundry citizens of Greene c .unty,praying the rep-nl ufth" low, granting lirauisa to ret -il ard ut spirit*, wldcli,<m motion <-f Mr.Co e wus laid on the table for th* balance of the ecaaion. [Mr. Porter, on presenting the above,stated that ho vvn ■ oppoacd to llm ob|ool* „f the mmrrpi.ilist*. hut tlmt, ns o purtlon ol Ills co istlluents h:id re- que-te-l him to present it, lie feb il to be hi*-buy to do so—and that, having dwclmrged liis dray, the Senate might disporo of it os they .bought proper J At 3o’clock, l’. M the rieiMtn res -Ive.I i.mlf into a Board of Visito s of the Uiiiverslfy of Georgia, no-1 having tramm-tod «he ordinary hu-ia«ss, the Ti.iartl' ntlj-Mir.l-'.l atue die. HOUSE OF II F.P R ES ENT A ‘FIVES, , SArTtmilAY, NoVr9. Iiv p'irsu'iuce *•» » resolution of yesterday, the Speaker nniton iced tlw following owiiittoerf to con-nbdato hills, On Eteeti IH PrecincU—.Menr». Uuriis, Burk*, , and iTi'dlijis. mail.I thr-iuirli'iut lira week, and (lie sales will reach ahutit 760 e.irksiit $’).. . COHN—I* selling from store at 85»95c, in quail- Uric* to -nit pinclmsers. FLOUR—SnM* of 209 Mils Howard street n $7i| i8| 400 bids Virginia wo understand sob) ot 7\ —Stuck moderate. GROCERIES—Thero romlimes n brisk rotal demand for Coffee, Sugar, Moln**••*, nt quotation*' BACON—Small sale* urn making in this urticle ill nur quotation*. HAY—I* selling on tlie wharf nt 68 i75c. SPIRITS—Io Domestic Liquors we linve no change to ii-itien. Sal"* of N. E. Hum, Gin, Wills key, at quotation*. EXCHANGE—On England, nominal. Drafts on Now York, nt 60days, M.je fair cent discount; 36 day*, 4 )5 pl'r cent premium; 5 day* sight, 8 jtttr cent prern; ut *igh^, 9 percent premium. t? FREIGHTS—To Liverpool£ddull; N.York 75c pet hide. Statement of Cotton, Nov. 22. Ilpl’ds. S. T. Stock onliniid, 1st October,.. 1523 1 IU From the N. Y. Evening Poat, 10/A. ' •' MASSACHUSETTS. The Btistnu Morning Pnstol* Saturday,tDontlonfc , !. s , ' . that tl.i) on reeled aggregates rf the vales as nmdrr ' . . : out ut th- Dvnraciatic Hcjnllng Roams ofi Friday' * evening, were liras:'for Mm tun fll)-,593| Ibr Evereffl . ' r ) >\ 56,23''. giving the liirinern inujoriiy of'Sfl'l, arid) . add t— '-'.v 1 '- '''- v’ “ In Paroiontti, instead of 16 majority for, Ev*v te'; thorn I* 2-| for Mnrteu. DiUbieiiuw, 46 to ho' '• ml 'o I to the above. In Pit'sfield, Jfl In oufMotyw . ■ Has.hum, 10agiiinsl n*. In Burro,21 It) ourftlyore . . '*'. I-icreii-ii'g Mmi.mi’s intkl'iriiy 6“ ‘ lira remaining four-town# wl Merino’* majority. Tboyare— Heceived this week.. |)e, previously,. lia* been ii. . . 4liut county. A fu'.l relurii nnd a co rq t count, wo' <H- feel confident wil' give us a Di inoci atic govori or by' ' gB lie popular vote. ? K . • '. Hkkkhiuuk.—T-.aPiitMfiol 1 Slid of Tliiinid ny'.gjfei > i* the election of the l.wo,jldmo ratio So.oturs for * I'aimii led this week, i)o. previously, •• 3169 5833 Stock on hand, liidlilding nil rra ship* hoard n it cleared on ill • ‘22 1 N ov. DIED. Died, in ’Savannah, on the 28fli October, }dt* ANN PITT', aged 63, relict of the Into Tliuin.’i- Pitt, who for many year*.liseharc'd lira lo-ipon ildc duties of Clerk of the Council io dii» city. At his residence, iu Paul ling eoiinty, Georgia, nil the 4 it inst., GKUUGE J E.MPLEH WlLfON, Goinisellur nt Law. PASSENGERS Per si dp Newark, from NewYo.k— C Emmo"* lady, child and sirvnnt, ,51.s Walts uod-4 children, MrsCariin n >d - hil-f, Mis* Fi’ch, Messrs Bult.ich, H ill, nus-ell, Gordon, Hu liorfor.l, K<nney, Bene dim, Pickard, He. mini, Mange, Daveapart, Kitcli- uin, Daniels, Emmou*, mul 83 sL erngn. Per lirig O^lc h-epe, from Baltim re—Mr* Sew- ell und dn.iglnor, Mes-rs ll.iyil n uud He. rl. Per steiiin packet Si'V -nrnh. from Cimjlustun— Mrs Blake, Mrs Couk, Mr* Boles uud child, Mr- Corbitt nnd servant, Mrs King, M siCorhiu.M- s*r- Minis, Wallace. Hogan,Cook, H.Znrd, Blake and seivnni, Smith, Moure, Co.hn, Capt* Free to onj Pierce. . Pur strumhont Souther.icr, from Charleston— Mi* Clay and cliild^3 Miss (')ay, Mrs Prioirovoi H«v Mr Malotiy, Liutit l’uiae, USA, Lieut Burton USA, Dr Dmiej, Messrs Primrose, Du*cutn Danny. Vaanou*, - Wtls-ni, Gicy.Sc.uhurv. Per steamboat Forest, r, from Black Crock—M s Crcyron, Dr Wi!»on, Hvv Mr Barlow, Mr Locke nnddd-'ck. Per steamboat .1 Sion", fr-oi Darien—Mr* Day, 2 child'cn nnd servant,-.'Miss Cu.iniegham, and Mr Ltoydd. C"ti-'gnee« per Rati Roud Cars, nrr'ved on the.- 19ih—14'2 bides Ci-tl.ni and Hides to l) Poria*& Sen,B -stoii & Handle, Adams & Burroughs, R M Phioizv. Wjmlwrly & Jmm*, Huntington & H>>K c-mbe, C Hurtri lge, E 8lnclo|/ r G L Cope, jr. D S I*n tie. k Consignees per Rail Roud Cars, nrrivrd on the. 2flth—-'kJfl hales Cotton to Adams At Btno-ughs, Wimberly <& J.o es, W Duncan, CUnrt-i-lgo, L Baldwin, Ividd. Topper Si H.tare. Boston Si Rat;, djs, R M Pliioixy, Il Htthershn'm Si a, G LCopc, E Sinclair, Wasliburo, Low is Sc Co, l’ Jclfonl, Fay Si Co. >•63, making it 417.— » . ’ .‘1 will slightly Increasa' : H P - , is—UmoIcIiwmI,' MonNiteSHBiaKg^ and Howe, in Fiunl.lbi; nnd* Mt Wasliffigron/fn^ ; Berkshire, La*l year.they gave 178 [dr - Mortoti,-'^ i,O’ 157 for Everett. Morion will load Everett ot kait"- '5 406 in thn wh -leB'iito. Eycrott 1 ■HE?.- Tlra scmio lug vote* w-- sHlllrallevo will* : l’'^ •ufllaioni tu tiiiloiii ftn dlcoil'tii. Last ycaf, wlnio the AhulitinnisU rutl n distinct lielibt; there \ luit nboul 560 scattering Votes in the State. . year tin) Abnlitiuhlsts 11111 ({ivratipr. Everett ai cnmljdnie. In this city, where tho most scattering? ... votes are to unity given, there .are lint 26. i A' gCn-*'; 1 ' 5 (Imimii from Plvniuiillriiifiii tns us thorn wn hoi ana* ' ?7 re 1 tlmnuti fro.nPlyni.hitlrinfnrtoH us there Wh hut..... ... scattering vot-ior Gnvei|i.ir heiirdof tv h t county.-.> V In Essex county, we are told,,tlmt instead of'150 as.S’ . 11 stuteil, there were 3 hi E sex, I Jn Sulem,-: in Danvers Wo eaii hear of no tnore in the eluclifiii of tlio Iavu.jldmirratio-So.aturs for lint rotiiily, liy nboul 290 nuijori y. Wu hose also V; , <:.s ho votes i r u ver.."r In (but. comity, from, nil but; ' N Mnrlbnn tfglv/^K^Se .wo towns—Mount Wiodib g on and N P —wit rail gave lust year, Moitoii,230j KvcroP,-l72,\,V;’ —nrajorit . 68. T ii-'nt! er' (iiwint In the county- ' . It IW give Mono I 209/1 I Vo nil, 977J.' The other-. jv.? H 1 wns will lie ro.iro M- rt -u's nrajarity to about v -■, •y'.ff I nweny out of thirty town* In nerbhiro, there* Th" Boston D i'y AdvertV 1 ",a vl|fg.print,^Ivesr -. • rvtuins li.om nil the tuwns In tun siine bjltrjrotGl#^ V. . : ; T; mnkos n ttnij. ri y fm .Vh'iion ol only 2'20^That ' 1 :. I Tore * hat , print fci cuis to SIL pose that (lie nlqctfomff Mortauf'. may he avoided by registering us Irregular Ilia re*', . f " < hums of t'.o town uf Clioshho,' jn.Borkslt lO.wiiero'tvT 200 v tea wore given for Morton mid only fived'oY. ' ’ r.vnctt, rquuiy LI nut- h” " 1 * .. ( .v. It, and jilso the returns of Easton, JU Bristfi^ - ■ wliero Mprtoii l.ud n intrinrity of 80. . V,.- . • . mgg - “ - - T'lra pu| ti at character of the MnsrarliurotU^,' IIraise nf Kopretoninti os cani o ho dctcrirth a.l naf;, til the vnounbirs urn filled up. T'lra number of those ‘ is very conrideiuhliqund the olotitiAju.Qiost till toko' ' place previous To the.SCili i f tills month. Ty'hotV/ the ropresentnt vo* meet, they, in joint liallot will*., such of the Srirorir* u* ar.i chosen, tmi*t fill .hu vrt*_, enn -i- s in -he Senate. ehfkiAig li fitii among tho pero ■smi* who leie ivwflvnd ilwjngbes number of votosv in their r. speciivo roiilW.?s. .When, the .Sannto is* ; ... .-.I ful, tlra House of Heprosentatlyc* will rraceedto) ; • • count the votes f..r Governor,’ and if no person U j .^ chu-L'ii. tho IJouso will olect two persons out of the 1 ton. having the highest litimli r of votes, nnd sotld' . tli-ir narr.- s to the Setih-o, who 1 will clipao oi.n .. ; *1: th -ni Governor. ■ t The Buy Stnto Dcmocralof Safarday gives tlw following |i»tnfreiran* from tjiedU^rept c'ttjnitiiisT . The paper was issued in the hfiermidtl jost before- die rail 10 -dear* left the ciy.' - Merton. Everett/ 31173 • ' 503/1