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THE WEEKLY GEORGIAN
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WILLIAM II. BULLOCH,
VVBL1IHKR or TIIB LAW* Of THE UNION. AND
CITT AND COUNTY PRINTER.
WEKKLY PAPER—Tiiuxt: Dollars. per an
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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted hi tlio Cholic#*
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ID" Pollncp mint he paid on nil CoMsiunica*
Tlo'l, and letters nf business.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1840.
FROM CHARLESTON.
By the Steam paeki-t Savannah, Cnpt. Freeland,
we received the Courier and Mercury of yesterday
morning, in anticipation of tins duj’s mail. From
tlw Couiicr wo extract the following: <
CHARLESTON, Feb. 15.
By the Br. srhr Admiral Colpoys, Cupl Tucker,
arrived vesiotdsy from Hamilton, [Bermuda,] we
received fib-s of paper, from that place to the
Sihfast.
The wenthrr in Biblice, hud been extremely dry
throughout the whole of the month of January, and
the Coffee nnd Sugar crop* nre n ported a* being
very fine. Throughout the Maud* generally tire
crop* nre said to be excellent
Hamilton, Jiin 14.—‘The Duniiih schr Tom,
-Smith, master, 27, day * fmm.St. Croix, bound to the
Brandy Wine*, up the D-Iuwnre, U. S., in ballast,
unebon-d on the 6th Inst. nenrtheForta. TboTorn
experienced av.ry sevein huriirnne on the 20th
Dec. to the wustward ofBertnudo—w.i* thrown on
her beam end* and the crew were compelled to cut
Rwny both raa»ts, ft-r tho preservation of their lives.
The Portogoeae Sluve-brieauiine Ulysses, from
the Coast uf Africa, hound to Cuba, with 529 slaves
m b ard, wns captured by H. M. Sclir Skipjack, Lt
Wright,on ill.* t»t Dec lust, off the Is!* nf i’ines.—
The Skipjack had just gone out on a three months
cruise. We.understand that time wnsnnthingsu*
picions in the-appearance of the Ulysses- when first
■ten ,l*ut her subsequent muvement created a d-ubt
a* to her character, and clm*u was given. A Imgc
proportion of these sluves me fi males; and thn
whole, with bui very few executions, nre between
the ngea of 9 and 16 years. They are to bo nppren-
ticed.io *uch person* ofnpprovcd character, us may
apply lor them.
Feb. 4.—Shipwreck —'The Danish brie Aurora.
Capt Jacob Zuidt-rdec. from Havana, bound to Am*
sterdam, with n cargo of sugar, honey, mid aegHrs
•truck on the rocka to the north west of these Is.
land*,- on Friday last, during the thick weather, and
filled almost immediately. Every cxenion wns
t|mdu on the partof her Ag--iit, Thus R Tucker,
fo save her cargo.
National Convention at Baltimore.—In th
Convention to nsaemhy at Bnhimure early in Alav
nextfoi tha purpose uf nominating Candidate* for
the l’re*idency and Vice Prusid-mcy, Sou'll Car-
ollnn ought to bo lopreserued. G-rargia is moving
in this matter and surely ourStuto h is as do--p no
int rest in this subject at any of bar sister Slates.
Withtlie election oftho next President is cooimtipiI
mwt'ers of great moment to th-Smi h. Tin re will lie
another tariff controversy and thurn arc other <ub-
jeers hi agitation, in which'this section of the Union
has an abiding and powerful ioiere*t It will not
do far S. Carolina to manifest an itidiffori-nce on such
an occasion. The S-nth will move in nlmo*i no
undivided phalanx for tha reraloctinii of Mr Van
Boren, and tho more, decidedly it nmnifest llrisd «*
position, in lhuinitint»ry maasitres.'lic in -re nssur. d
Wi'l bn the moral ctr-ct of such a tntn : fo«iai n on
the other States. Apathy in this matter m iv result
in consequence* perhaps t*i Ij.t hmujfter rogreticd
Charleston Patriot, 13/A inst.
NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY
The Thilndelphiu Seminal of the 8 h ihst says
It was rumoured at tho Exchange ln*t evening, on
, the authority of " g^n 1 leman from Wiithinglon, that
Mr. Fox, thn Britt-h Minister lind transmitted to
.tiro Secretary ofStnte, the uUimrttun\ of the Briiich
Guvsromant relative lo the bn.und r y quest bill."
Flection of Bishop.—We learn that the Rev. Dr
C. E. Gadsden, long the pious nod esteemed Rec.
tor of St Philip’s Church, in this ciiy, was yertcr.
day elected, by the Epimopu'lan Convention in
session in lliis chy, Bishop of tho Diocese of Sum h
Cinolimi, by a majority of one Vote among the
Clergy, nod of gevon votes, um-mg the lay delegates
w-h» we/c members of ihe Convention. Dr.Gndsdeu's
mmpotor fur tlie office wns ih< Hi v. S'ephen El
|h.tt, the gifted, ndmiicd and pknis Professor of
sacred litcrutuic in tho i'outli Carolina College.—
Char. dour. 15th m»>.
The. Northern Frontier.—It is not generally
known (says tho N. Y. St ir) dint order* have been
transmitted by the British Government lo the au
thorities in Upper and Lower Canada and Novn
Scotia, to place the whole line in an immediate
•late of defence ; and fortification* and redoubts
will be erected from Mucknnnw to I’ntsnmnqundHy.
The principal points, we have no doohtt will be on
tlm coasts of Lake Erie and Ontario; on the Sr.
Lawrence and tho N. E. Boundary. It is already
said that exten*lve barracks nre in progress oferec-
lion opposite Detroit; that Fort Midden Is to Ire re
paired; two steam frigates built nt Ch ppown; and
other works of importance in the province of Nw
Biuiifwick,
From the New York Gazette.
Hair BrkaHTH EsCAFK.-We have rarely hoard
of a more hair breadth escape than one thit took
place on Friday night, in the esse of Mr Cochrane
of this city. That gentleman and his lady attended
Dr. Cheramun’s grand pnrty in Broadway, and
hnving taken a gentleman of the party into tho rnr*
tinge, for the ptirpnge of leaving him nt his lodgings
at the Astor House, the driver of l lip carriage, after
the gentleman got out, left the reins of. hi* horien
moment lo put up the step* and shut the door, when
the horses took flight; thodtiverin attempting to
regain tb«* rein#, stumble and fell, and cat rage and
horses started nt full speed down Broadway.
Believing that they would run to the stable, Mr.
Cl kept cool nnd, ensy, hot having passed the Bow
ling Green, he had n* he had good right to have
fears that they would plunge into the rivet. The
cose was desperate, and n desperate attempt must
be made to avert the intending peril. He attemp
ted to break a passage through tlte front window
to jump upon one of tho h-rscs, to stop their pro*
grass,hut failing in that, and theh »r*-a hnving al
ready reach-d nearly the end of Pier N", 1, E. R.
Mr. Cochnine sprang through the door and a'tcmp-
ted to throw himself before them, but ho struck the
Toro wheel, was run over by it, nnd in seising the
bind one. was in tumo unaccountable way, which of
•r.uurse he cannot account for himself, thrown some
fifteen or twenty feel from the cod of the pier into
the rivet! This distinen i* ascertained by the
breadth of the ice from the end of tho pier—Mr.
C. being thrown heyo. d it, or of course he would
teaklM
i'l-y io th*cnn\fy«fio*uf pMMftft'f*, •huuMkralr'
mum lime and without any increase of expetutv
itni'-i oil tin-inmlyrisn. . ■
I w * ‘• signally jinf rtmre" In satisfying Vf,
*1 bfoii tInn thu I
Department ought noLtnaU
io inct . NM> I # ex looses Ihr tha simply of 8avannlh
iateria.lv
, , .... sui-plyora
: r 'h it his Company ouitht.tit fake the IfciD# n't
tlirouah Judge. Way* **. He
VOL. I*
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, IS40.
mil that pi opus (in I was ini.-ialrol lo,embrace trttl/
and | hut they mint have tire same/
No. 52.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1840.
From Havana.—By the btig Sarah Ann Alley,
Capt. Bowih<n, arrived at this port, from Havana,
we are indebted to our Commercial friends for the
following:
HAVANA, Feh 8.
Rico hn« been quite pWy recently nnd sales have
been effected as low a* 1r*. The brig Delaware's
cargo is still unsold, holdrrs ask I2| rs. I have no
doubt of a small improvement shortly, particularly
n* little lias been coming for some time from ymtr
place and Charlt-sloo. -
HAVANA, Fob. 8.
Hoop* $45*60; hoards W P22a26; I* P lumber
25n30;shingles 4a4|; bean* I0nl2; beef, No lnfi.
lOul4; hu ter 16a20; candles 17nlBj; sperm dn54;
cheese 14a18; codfish21; corn 4a5; (lour !6)ul7;
onions 3}; pink I4ul8; potatoes2|d3;rice5}: soap
luintlj; hnm»7J*t0; lard 12|xl3; eoffeo 7Aallj
triage 5jtiGJ; sugars assorted GJ I0ju8 12; white*
lOjn12.
Exchange—Ori London, I2alQ4 per cl prem; N.
York, par
Freight*—To Grant Britain, nnd a mnrket, £3
17* 6du £4; France, 85fpvr tun; U State*, $1 j per
bax »ugni
The Savannah Republican.—Mr. Jamrs Ct.B
land hi* formed a r.o-pnrtner»hip with, Mr. Wtt*
Liam Hooan in the editoritl direct ion of lira Savan
nah Republican. *- .
Governor nr Virqixia —After eight balloting*
in the Lcgiilatuie of Virginia, T. W. Gilmer, the
Whig Candidate, wo* declared duly elected Gover
nor of Virginia.
(D*The Long Bridgo over the Potomac,
Washington City Intelligencer informs it* render*,
lin* given way before the immen-o laidics of ice in
tho river, “two hundred* uf it having been entirely
swept ii way, including thu draw nnd tho building*'
occupied by-the bridge keeper on the Virginia aid"
. f the rivnr. By this untoward occurrence, travel
ling to and from the South will be seriously impeded,
ami much inc-<nvenienco arise to the citizens of this
District especially."
Tiw Chain Bridge above Georgetown ha* also
been considerably damaged.
The George Washington for Liverpool today
takes $55,000 in spec!.*.—N. Y. paper 7th intt.
as
have been killed instantnneously.Thn horses instead
of plunging off the wlimf. turnedn*thnv came to
that point, and by the sudden whit I Mr. Cochrane
wa« sent into tho river.
Mrs Cochrane aftri the horses had turned their
course, got out of tlio door without difficulty, and
was immediately taken sine of hyncnup'eof watch
men. In the meantime her husband had oruscled
out of the dock some how or other, nnd made
directly for the amble in the hope of finding hi*
lady. There lie found the earring- and hor«e«, sure
enough, but ■ o wife. Frantic at this discov-ry he
inn hack to th" pier nnd found ins lady safe and un
hurt.
It is on the who'e, uIhiui a* romantic on adventure
a* we have inard of for s«me time, and it giv»* us
great pl-asure to.Icnru that Mr.C. notwithstanding
hi* Hou' le and triple p. ril*,is bj no means danger
ously injured,
A new Surgical OrKRtTwx—Tlte ingenuity
of mtpi wil , after a w bile construct human bodies
auiIm. \Y., ... (1.1 in it... t.#.iit«villo ihnl
Dr. Cob-don. of thu eilv, l-ns supplied u now lower
jaw to a mrpen'er. who Inst liis jaw by an acciden
tal blow fioinsom-ipam of u steam engine.
Woman is tlte morning stur of infancy, the day
■•ar of mmhoo I—the evening star of ngc. Bless
our »!*rAj may we ulwiyshttk in RieU infi vruce till
tss rrc sky high.
CONGRESS.
We glean from tho proceedings of three days,
g ven ill the Washington pafiers.
On Monday (10th Inst.) n string of resolutions
was submit ted by Mr. Benton seeking ihenpj oint.
m-nt of u C-nnmiiteeon the subject of iinportvihma
from for-iutl rouiitriesiind the advantage of pros*
peeli* ly iihoiishiug duties on c.-rinin urticlcs, trod of
muking tli- Import at inn of some free io nil no-ions
On Tu-sdny(l l h) Mr. Buchaunn, presented n
niem-irinl from the repre'cntiitives of tho religi us
S.ii-i ty of Friends in IVnn*ylv-inin. New Jersey,
nnd Delaware, and nlsn fonttuen memorial* from
citizen# of the city vnd county ol IMiiliidelphin, re
monstrating agninstth employment of hl-tnihound*
in the war against the Sc-idn-le Indians; nnd mov
ed their reference to the Commit tee on Military A -
fairs.
Af ors-ime remark* from Mr Benton, Mr.Buch-
nnnn. Mr 1’ieston and .Mr Lumpkin, the metnuii-
nls were referred lo'suid Committee.
Mr. Talimndgn pics-nted the petition of a num
ber of.ihe citiien* of the Sto'u of Nt wYork, pray
ing I lie pussn-e of a general bankrupt law ; wh’cli
wo* referred to the Committee on the Jiiiiictary.
Mr. Alien nddr-**sed th- Semite on the repuitof
tho Aunmption of the Stale Debts.
ri.ottinA TEuntTonr.
Mr. Walker presented a memorial from inhabi
tants of tho Territory nf Florida, praying tho ad-
in : «aion of that Territory into the Union a* a sove
reign State; which, with the memorial from Eu<t
Florida, heretofore presented, praying a division of
the Territory, he moved to icier to a Select Com-
initn e of five. Carried.
Me<ir«. Walker, Nurvoll, Davi*, Brown, ami
S vier, compose th -t Committee.
Mr. Smith, of la., addressed tlio Senate on the
subject of the Atmmption of the State Debit.
In the House on the 10th inst. on motion of Mr.
King,
Rftolvtil, Thnt the Committoe on Commerce bn
instructed lo inquire into the expediency of erecting
a custom hnu«a and marine hospital in the city of
Savannah, and report by bill or otherwise.
Resolved, That the committee on naval affairs be
intttuctcd to inquire into the expediency of employ-
iag ntmed steamers in the revenue service, i ‘Head
oftho vcss> Is now in use, and of making that ser.
vice it brunch of thu navy in all respects, except so
far us many be ncces-ary to leave the general direr*
thn of it with tlte Treasury Department, and report
by bill or otherwise.
Resoloed, Th >t the Committeo on Nnval Affairs,
be insr ‘cted to inquire into the expediency ol con-
stmeiing steam baitcrio* for huibordef nfio and re
port by bill or otherwise.
Resolved, Tltnl the Committee on Naval Affairs
Im> instructed to inquire into tho expediency ofrs a-
bli*hingone or more navy yards on the S. Atlantic
coa-t, ami report by hill nr oilier wise.
Resolved, That thH Comitteeon Naval Affairs be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of crusting
the rank of Admiral in the naval service, and re
port by hill nr otherwise.
On motion Mr. Warren,
Resolved, Thnt the Committee on the Tost Office
and I’ost Roads b- directed t-> inquire into tlie pro
priety of establishing by law tin-following mail route,
via from Louisville. Georgia,by Huwkinsville.Ame-
ricus, Lumpkin, and Florence. Georgia, to intersect
tlie route from Columbus, Georgia, to Montgomery)
Alabama
From Mneon, Giorgio, by Americus Lumpkin,
and Irvintoq, lo.nrersect ih. Mobile route at Blake,
iy, Albania. Tlie mail to he carried twice a week
in four horse coaches on each route.
From 8tnrke*v lie, Georgia, by I’indertown, to
Thomaiviile, Georgia.
On motion of Mr. Habersham,-
7Ze#o/pcd„Thut tho Commiitee on the Judiciary
be instruct* d lo inquire into tlie expediency of in
creasing the compensation of the attorney ol th- Uni
ted State* for the district of Georgia, and report
upon the aamt? by hill or other wise.
Mr Hand of N-. w York gave notice of lit# inten
tion toa«k leave tu bring in a bill lo establish an
uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal all act*
heretofore passed on that so ject.
On motion of Mr. C H Williams,
Resolved, Thnt a committee, consisting of one
mcmlier from earh Slate, be appointed to inquire
into the expediency and ptopiiety of creating a Na
tional Bunk, with leave to report by bill or other
wise.
Mr. Wise offered the following resolution, which
lies ovc :
Resolved, That a «eiect comm illee Ire appointed
to inquire Into th- justice and cx|n dh-nev of reduc
ing nil tlie salaries of civil officer* of the United
Sta e* which may be reduced by law upon a scale
proportion^d io the present embarrassments of the
public Tre asury, and ol the people, and in aceor
dunce with die specif, standard of a " hard money
Government."
Mr. Hubbard offV-rcd.the following which lie* oven
R'soil ed, That the Committee rnr the Post Of
fice and Post Roads bn instructed to inquire into
the expediency of establishing a ilaPy line of post
coaches forentrying the inril from tire terminal ion
of the Gergia iwilr.iad wnsMsnlly, through the
Tennessee vallri). to Mnnphu, so as tu form a
ftiM-ndy line >-f cm.muni-u'ion hr tween Cb 'ries'on
Mini Savannah, on tlio Atlantic, and Mfmphif ""
the Mi si>.i| pt. ,
Resolved. That the Cnmml'tee on the Judmlury
lie .nsuucted to inqii'ra iota the expediency of
li.blul'liif a uniform system u( baokrup'cv In the
United Plates.
On Tuesday and IVvbiaahj the memorial of tha
Nritfdaai Rood Convention at Terre Haute, I nd.
came tip on the motion to refer it. Tho *|ieoker s
were numerou^' Mr Pickens hud the floor on the
subject, when the House adjourned.
Other *nt resting resolutions which were offered
in both House*, we mint defer fot the present.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1840.
FROM. CHARLESTON.
By the steam packet Savannah, Copt. Freeland,
we hnve received tlie Courier mid Mercury of yes
terday,in anticipation of this day's mnil, from which
we extract the following;
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.
ST. LOUIS EXCHANGE DESTROYED!
FIRE RAGING!
The St Louis ‘Exchange,' with ita mngnlficent
dome—cost 1,700,000, is, at the hour wo write,one
ma-s of ruins. The fire broke out this morning at
4} o'clock. In the fifth story,Irom the spark* esanp
ing through a cracked chimnoy. Tho keeper of
the Hotel h*d been «ht»wji this flaw in the chimney,
it is said, some days ago.
At 5 o'clock,it was seen thnt the fire wns ragin*
between the slating and plaster ing, and that it could
not bo arrested..
The alarm was now general, and tho lodgers,
.many of them, barely escaped with their clothes, su
rapid was the progre»xof tlie fl.imes.
About six the great Ball Room fell in with a
tremendous crash.
At 8 o'ciookr'the lofty dome of the rotunda was
on fire, tho (lame* mounting to an immense height.
Whiln we write, tiro building* on the opposite
side uf St. L'utis street, flouting the Exchange, sic
beginning to burn.
Where tho (limes will be arrested it i* hard to
Thn Citizens Bank in tho rear of the Exchange,
it i- Imped, will escape, hi it i* fire proof nnd sluiuis
separate from all other walls.
The whole con of the Exchange wa* $1,700,000.
md it is under mortgage for $1,400 00H,
The Improvement Bank to which the building
belonged, hn* in circulation *ome 900,000 in hills,
■nd scarcely any specie on hand. Tho New Or.
loans Insurance Co. «»f this city, nnd the Phtcnlx,
of London, have small risks. There mny he others,
but we cannot stop to ascertain.
The ins* of this building will prove disastrous in
the extreme to tho 1st Municipality. The rotunda
wb« tit-must mugnificcnt ill ucturo of tha kind in
tho Union.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
The Postmaster General litis tnftde a proposi
tion to tlio Baltimore nnd Philadelphia’Railroad
Company which, it is thought by the Baltimore
Post, wi I prove satisfactory.
VIRGINIA.
The joint vote on tlie Utli In I lot for Governor,
was Gilmer, 83; McDowell, 68; Nicholas, 11.—
Mr. Gilmer's term of serv’ce. comm-oices on the
3l*l of Match next, to continue for three yems.
CONGRESS.
We nre not in receipt of tho proceedings of the
S-twln on Thursday lust, (13th inst.)
In the House, tin* unfinished business wns the
memorial of the National Convention at Terre-
Haute, (Indiana) composed of d. legates from
Ohio, Indiana and llihuii-, for the purpo*n of re-
commencing such measures ns may hu host calm-
late-Lto insure the final compl tl-«n of thu Cumber
land Rond with the least pos.ilile delay, which me
morial Mr. D. had nunned tu infer to thu Commit-
toe of Ways and Menus.
And the question being on the adoption of the
following instructions, hcretol'oro moved by Mr.
Casey;
'• Ami thnt said commit tee lie Instructed to re-
pmt n Kill ,imkiiijr hu niijirnnriutiun ot'ono bundled
nnd fifty thousand dollar* for each of the Status of
Ohio, Indiana, nnd Illinois, to he expended On the
National R->nd in said Stains, in the year 1840,
under the direction of the War Department; sniii
nppiopr'.ntinn to lie subject to nil the restrictions
mid conditions of farmer appropriations on saiil
road."
And for which instruction* Mr. Pirkenson Wed
nesday, moved tile following ns a substitute:
*• And that thn memorial be committed to the
Committee of Ways ami Mcm-s. with insti uctions
insider the expediency of reporting n hill in fa-
5-T*5
(R'SeWlt GEORGIAN.).
Nr, Editor.—l bad given thn reader* of ymir
Paper, a pledge to reply, this week, to tlte article
•ignitl ** Verita*" fiilaaC+'riilny's Georgian, hy ipa.
king snot; n statement of facts, as would present
the whole subject mider dreeussl'in, in the plainest
light. But ms you have declined giving me tho
iintne ofthenuihor. 1 only have to sny, that com
mon rumour ascribes it lo such a source us uttiv
to prevent me from con'inning this c -n‘rover*y. . If
lam mistaken u* to tlm uuthmvhip, the iinprussion
can easily lie effaced by pulling me in possession
of the mime of thn true Huilmr. In this event,
■hall redeem fully my former pledge—hut under t
other eire. umslai.ee* can I consent to continue this
discussion. If “Veritas" will permit you, sir, to
give meld* name, you are at liberty to place Oi
an equol footing, by giving lo him the name of
OLD SCHOOL.
CORRESPONDENCE
fie/wren (be Centra/ Roil tioad Company and
•/Ac Post Office Department.
NO. I.
Tho President of the Savannah Rail Road Com
pany, Savannah, Gu. is informed that tlm Depart
ment proposes to inti adady; mail from Augusta,
and a tri-weokly mail Irom Mii^'-n, bufh in connect
with tho mil rood. The company is then loro in
vited tu muke a ptoposu) for carrying the mail daily
from Savannah lo tlie icrmintHiou of tln-ir road, at
ns early n day as practicable.
S. It. HUBttlK, 1st Asst P. M. Geul.
Post Ollicc Department, )
Contract Ullicc, Nov. 19, 1033. j
no. ir. f
SAVANNAH, Nov 28, 1838,
S. It. Hobble, 1st As-t. P. Muster Genl.
Washington City. D C.
Dear Sir—Your letter of thu lDtli inst. has been
placed before tho Bnaid ofDi.'Oclors of this Institu
tion, and it has determined to decline muking an
offer to transport tho mail on tho Central Itnil Rond.
Tho company is not yet prepared to enter into a
contract requiring so much expense, and no grout
anxiety and tioiiblenstlietranspoiiatioH eftliuinail
daily, deliverable at a cenuin hour ami und-r the
|mnulih-a g orally understood lo bo oxavtcd by tho
department. The company lias fur some time putt
carried tlio Macon mu 1 for thecomrncior ndisiunce
ot 4(1 miles without lailuro, and mt.cli tu tho con
venience and sniisfuction nftint community. Tie
sum required for this service by tlie company is
modoiutc, und in hdr proportion to tho contractor's
pay, tho design being to ucromnroduie tho public
rulher than to profit the stockholders. We will
continue to cnr.y rite mail fur Hits contractor# of Ian h
'routes, on such terms ns we nun make wilt tiwm,
an-l use every exert .on to in-uro puiirtuality. It is
oxpecicd that (iU miles of the road will lm open hi
tho early put l of January, and aft< r that iiiii--, thin
iln/ progress of the work will bo ui the rutu of 4 to
5 miles p- r month
Yury rcspi'Ctfully,
Youi ohi'dirnt s- rv't,
HURT. HABERSHAM,
President, pro tern.
vor of tlie measure.”
Mr. Pickens being entitl'd to the floor, yielrd h
to Mr. Cove Johnson, who made an effort to have
referred to the Committee on Military Affair* the.
bill from tho Sena te, now on the Speaker's table
providing for the armed occupation of Florida.
Also, to Mr. Dromgooh-, who mud« an effort to
have referred tu tlie Comm.-ice of tlie Whole on
the state of ti e Union, tho annual message of tlie
Preddent of the United States.
But the efforts in both cases proved unsuccessful,
Mr. Pickins then proceeded in his remarks, in
opposition to the appropriation for the Cumberland
road.
Mr. Proffit, of Indiana, followed, nnd caused
much merriment.
Mr. Marvin, of New York off-red the following
amendment;
“ Also, that tho Committee of Ways nnd Menqs
be insTurled to report a bill in accordance with the
estimates contained in the report* from the chief of
tho Topographical Engineers to the Secretary of
War, utnl communicated to Congress by the Presi
dent, making appropriation* for 1840 for tlie con
tinuation slid contraction of the Cumberland Rond
and the navigation of rivers, for which appropria
tion* have been beret- fore made."
Mr. M-accepted tho following modification from
Mr. Bnmurd, who then moved an adjournment:
“Unless in any particular esse the committee
shall beofopinion that tlie particular work ought
to becntirelydiscon'inued.atid in such caso(ifsny)
the committee shall submit to this House the rea
son* which lead to #u«‘h conclu-ions."
After gran ing, on motion of Mr. Black, the *e-
|e?t commi'tee on Printing until the 1st. of March
to si', thn House adjourned.
No. III.
SAVANNAH, 24 April, 1039.
S U. Hobble, Esq 1st Asst-P. Master,
Washington City,
Dcai Sir—On the 28'h Nov. nut. this Company
nd-trussed your department in answer in yours of
10.h, sunn- month, declining t that lime any con
tract tor rim transportation of tho. moils hence to
Aug*iAla nnd Mar-on. Wo trow have 70 mi'r* of
run ■ u-nyle:e ami in ns-, and aspect to njwn an
other son ion of 10 mill'*, about th>- ht ol July,
mid shall bo prupnred nt tluil lime, to luke both
mails from this ciiy to the fcl) rjiilu Stat.ori, which is
aliutii 5(J miles liom AngiHULaml the nearest pojnt
tliqt our r-mJ wifi approucli tmthat rity. At that
point w« -bull ho nh-iiil 70 mjies Irom AidMgnvide
und'JIO to 114 fr-in iMhcoo. Wo are willing to
liiki- bfth the Mm on trod Augu-ta mails, d ri y, lo
that point, on urol nlior Jst July lor tliesoni of $12,«
ooo por Mnnuin. mcaivioc the mail* at the most
utlicc, tu Savannah,duily, Hi 12 o’c.loc' , M. alia de
livering th-m at thu 81) miln Station at S| P. M.—
receive them, da ly, ut tho 88 mile Station nt 6
o'clock, A. M. uml dulivui them at the post office,
Snvannuh, nt II o’clock, A. M. We will deliver
the following way-mails, us uftsii as required, at tin
following points:
Edcum.iilaitlieUUmileSta 2 miles from post office
Springti- hi do 30 do 5 do do
Armenia do 50 do 4 do do
JurkMiul-oiodu 50 do 17 on do
Tho Mill Haven olli-ts i* about 10 miles above
Jack-onboio, and Biuck Crock ulfice is some 15
miles Inflow Jacksmiliuro.
If tins off r lm aci'epted—you n'r-ady hnve a
ioiitrnct for the Augunu inuil with Mr. Gui-drnn,
and Capt. Wiltherger is ready to mike an offer for
u dnily mail from tlio houd of our road to Macon—
i a-k the favor of un enriy un-wer, that suitabli*
arriingumciit* mny he rnn-lc. If the department
• hall decline this offer and lo mnko the Macon mail
daily, wo must, alter tlte l»t July, d-oltne to entry
it, as wo cannot ntfoid lo run b times a week (which
we aro n-tW obliged lo do,) for the compensation
which is mudo lot a tri-«eoklj mail.
Respectfully,
Your obedient sorv’t,
W. W. GORDON,
Prosidcmt.
In the Scnafo, on llthinst. Mr. Lumpkin pre
sented the petition of ■ number of citizens of l’nul
dinp county, Georgia, praying tho establishment of
■ mail route; which was referred Di the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Remarks of Mr. Lumpkin, on same day, on the
memorial* from Pennsylvania, remonstrating against
the employment in Florida of Blood-hounde.
Mr. Lumpkin said tlie long- r he lived, the more
he wusopposed to war* and fighting, and he would,
rejoice at the approach of the day when no resort
would b • neecssniy to such s ingutnary measures.
Bui, from the courso wli-ch li id been pursued in <he
Senate and elsewhere, he felt bound lo sny that hi*
views were different from th-ae of many others on
tho subject under discus-ion. As s member of Con
gress, or if he was eonm-ctcil with tlio Executive,
ho would not recommend a recourse to tho measure
which hHs been so much denounc' d; hut if he was
an inhabitant of that Territory, whoso field* were
devastated, and whose wnmrn nnd children wore
butchered by the ferocious and wily savagwbe would
think it Jin more s crime, if he had a trusty dog,
to trace the lurking Indian toldslair, than ho would
to shoot him down wlicn he found him. Ho con
fessed that he could see no objection to uiu these
animals, which would not equally lie against the
use of wbai are consid.-ird legitimate means of war.
f-re. Holding these opinion*, he felt h-mud in can
dor to express them. If tlie inhabiinnts of Florida
have resorted to this men-s of t-nnin-iting a p ic
treated and destructive war,i> was not the firetlimr
that hV**!-h<>unds had been employed on t 1 U eon-
riuent In the eontiuU with Indians, He would
didgo himself, if neoessary, t* produce sintote
"f some ofo«ir States, in whk-h x ptemium
*.Mlks
was offered for rxl-lng hl-aal h-mnds for the t'kj'nrss
purpore ef hunting dow»
Di takb Rmse malls direct from the driummen! xt
the rate ol$l2,ftU0 per fetmum uf $IM per fnite,
and asked the dtpiitmertt to make tlio mail f„
Macon dnily as well as that to Augusta; to this
propo-al nuaniwet was returned, and so important
was this oqject considered to this community ihui I
wus deputed to see the P.att Master General, and to
emleavour to efteet it. I found tlm Post Mn.iit
G. nrnil, taburing under the mistake that Judge
i Wayne bad in our la-half, offered to take these mail*
fur $6 000 por annum nr$7.Vp» V mil.-, but on refer-
ence to Judge Wayne’s letter, It will he found that
it is a lei ter uf complaint thnt the Augusta mnil con-
tractor was not perl mm ing hi* duty, astautnent of
the nfler wo iiud made to that cuntrac or,and fuilhet
that wo were willing to do the duty for what he had
contracted for. $6,000, but nothing was said by him
of tlm Macon mail, and our disposition to take the
Augusta mall for $6,000 wa* founded on Urn expec
tation that we should be puid a like sum for rim
Macon mail. The Post Mnster General, however,
say* that when the route nftwois common they aie
merged into one and the sm vice of both must bo
done for whnl wns paid before for one, nnd he de
clared hi* dcreiminuiiun to oblige one of die con
tract uis to do the service of both or to dUcnniinue
the direct mnil to Macon, and to givo'us a mail com
munication with Mac- n only by th" way uf Augusta,
and has refased to listen to our applicati-oi,
This company cannot d*. tho service ibr$6U00, or
fur lets than $ 12,01)0, but at a heavy loss. To pe
form it, it Is absolutely necessary to hnve four loco
motive* arid theiralTetidnnt*always lii readiness,nntT
two con-tan ly running, • ach of the latter,ut the feast
of twenty five d/dlars per day, and though tlm sum
a»ked for the transportation of the mnil will not lm
the only remuneration the company will receive by
running tho rnr#? yet passengers, freight, and moil
money, in the aggregate, will not yield more than an
ordinary interest upon our capital, ami wo canuot
but think, that the additional security and grant fe
licity given, by this mode of transportation a fair
*ubj. ct if compensation, and, which in the history
of the department hn# nlways been paid for. li the
Post Mn-ter Gom-rul can have tho mail between
Aiigustnnnd Savannah, and Macon and Savannah,
curried with equal convenience, nnd nt a !e*« cost,
nnd can satisfy tlie claims and expectations of tlm
public, ho should ceitmnly do so end there would he
no complaint, hut if tho public expectation and tlm
commercial importance of plnco*, d-tnun-l a cm
veynnee concurrently with tlie Imp .entente in
transportation, which are only mude by largo expen
ditures of individuals, the post office dupsrtment
cmnot reasonably avail iuelf of the improvements
without paying un adequst-compensation, or refuse
togivean ndoquntn compensation,by making tlm ex
pectation of the pub ic.tliai it will bnve tlm bum-fit of
Urn improvement for mail transportation a ground for
reducing the price which should bo paid for iu It
seems to nm (1 trust -it would appear so to you) lint
lh - first inquiry iu 4uch u case rhuuld he, does tlie
public interest nqiilreu dally communication by mail
Ihmwih-u Macon and Savni.n -h und if this he uo-w.r-
ed affirmatively, the next i*,lbr w hut sum can it now
he doi.n and will the amount lie more than should bo
paid for tits accommodation ot the pub c in this
respect; it may hu mure or less than the dttpui iiiioin
lm* he.-n giving for tlio xi.rne service, hut if mure
and i ho duty is done in one half tlm rim», increased
•peed rhuuld lm paid for. It may huilial the whole
post office revenue of this place will not pay the ex-
jmiites of all the mnil revenues to this ci y, and es
pecial y tf slllho- xpcnso* I e slmiged tu ibis office,
nnd no allowances mud. f r thu receipts of the mail-
hence at Augiis-n, Macon, l hn.lesion, &«. hut my
full belief is, tlint increased facilities will very soot,
irmovfl this objection, if it .hid-now louiid-d, and
oven if it do not, I ennnot believe that, we are.
therefore, to he isolated and out i.R* l'iotn a pr.-pei
c immuidcstlon With our own interior- Wensk tlie
establishment of a dnily mill between Savannah
'and Augusta, nnd hf-tweeq Savannah and Macon,
hy vynyof the Centra] Rail Rond, the whole cost o'
Which to th^ departmetii, wiil u.it exceed $23,000;
nnd it U our firm convicri-n that tlm revenue from
these two routes will, a yaar hftnee, if they do not
now, exceed (Id* stim. ,\Ve shall,Tor the present
and uiitii definite uction carVbo had at Washington.
Continue to givo to iheso mails the facilities
of our ro-)rt| hut. If denied What, we consider rea
sonable and just, we must doeiioe to hare any con
nection wi h the mail. I know tlm cn ■seq-mnees
of this coarse will be Such aa I shall pvisunolly dc«
preenfe, but this Company will be sustained b> this
community when the fact* shall be mads know ii
why the benefits of a daily cotnmunioalion with tiie
interim by the rail road, wa* denied them. I
ought to have remnrkfd thnt Millcdgrville, the
sent of Government of Georgia, is on the
line of this travel, as ate also, the towns of
Louisville and Sandersvil e. All of which, besides
Macon and tlie intermediate country, are equally
interested in this application, and memorial* from
the citizens of Savannuh and Macon, (signed liy
every ritizen who hud an o: partuniiy.) have been
presented lo the post uffiro department, asking the
establishment of a daily mail.
I trust thnt \ou will pardon the liberty I have
taker, and beiievo me to lie,
Sincerely and respectfully,
Your friend ami obedient serv’t,
WM. W. GORDON.
VI
No. iv.
SAVANNAH, 15th May, 1839
S. R. Hobble, Esq. 1st Asst. I’ost Master.
Washington City.
On tlio 24th tilt. I addressed • proposal to the
Department in relutiou to the transportation of the
Macon and Augusta Mails, bunco as far as our road
is finislH’d, lo which 1 have no reply. I'ermil me
to cull your attention to that letter and to ask the
favor of an early uns * cr.
Kcsp. cUnlly,
W. W. GORDON, President.
No. V.
SAVANNAH, June22.1,1839.
To his Excellency th- President of tlie U. States,
Washington City, D. C.
Dear Sir—Tho object of my recent visit to Wash
ington City, wo* to endavuur to rouviricejtho Post
Master General of tho claims which this city hn* to
a daily communication by mail w ith tha interior
central part of Georgia and to shew him tlint thn
offer fifth- Ccniru! Rail Rood Company, at the head
or which 1 am, to bo tlio meant of tlint communica
tion, wus a«r asonable at could be afforded, but I
wns signally unforiumite in my efforts. It appeared
to mo ihut the Post Master G noral intent upon fa
cilitating the transit of the Great Northern, Western
nnd Southern Mail, und upon making the Depart
ment a sou ice of revenue, nvi-rl-nked considera
tions connected with my application and which are
-f suffi ient weight to produce a different determine
tion. I wa* ndvard a had inten led to have spoken lo
you on tiie subject blit feeling* of delicacy pn rented
when l had the opportunity, and aflerwaidt the op
portunity was w rating.
Will you ullow me now to trespass on your atten
tion anil to ask your action on the subject. S nan-
nah, as y-<u ore w. 11 aware, is tlio principal seaport
of tie- rgiu, but to approach it l.y Inn I ran nirty la-
done from nny quarter through wliHt may l>ecalled
a derail of 100 mill #. It istlieomlet of 100,000
bugs of cot‘on from Macon nnd the medium of it*
reiuro supplies. It is (resides th-' principHl nutlet
of lhe.prw.iuco concentrated at Augusta. A daily
mail between litis and Augusta has for y.-nr* past
been carried hut at the slow tni.-s • tend rat mi
Stage irnnspnroii-n* over a heavy, san-ly country
nnd a tri-weekly mailhfltwo o‘this and Ala-on lm*
alsoaxUiod for a fowr years past, requiring from 36
to 48 hours for its transit. Within tho last two
years h rail rend .’<nn>nm.icutton ho* been hecun be
tween this city sod .Uur.«n und is now complete for
80 miles. For il.i* di-l-.n«w tin. root* is common
Ik>i|i to Augu-ts nnd Macro, Tlte Rail Road
(jumps.iy, .1- siroo* to extend to th-country rha ben
efit* and facilities of ••• wroks, forv.- for* year part
relieved the mail contractor* for ■)*•• distune the
read was croiphto and was content to receive ft uni
those eontra. lor* paymsuF for it* setviea# at tlie
rates tec'ived bylhem ft'on rer* dep«r in..at, s'# the
oomp ray wai exemi i from all fa.p"tis.bi!ifL‘» r>l
cumiucfor*. But being about lonptra th* rail road
•n ‘Id* p .bit the co.offend ut tiie Ju^asmosai
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, >
July 3d, 1839. J
M. Van Duran, Preridrnt uf.the U. Sta'es,
Now York.
Sir— Herewith you will receives letter of W. W.
Gordon,Esq., I'resid.-nt of the Savannah and Macon
Hail Hoad Company, complaining tIta-.this Depart
ment declines making a contract wj-h that Compa
ny for the transportation of tlio Mail on their own
terms.
To enable you to understand the mnttsr, and also
to mret certain misapprehension* which Mr. Gor
don has imbib'd, I de-nt it my duty to put you fully
in possession of the fact* of the cure.
Mr. Gordon states his object in a recent visit to
Washington to have been “to convince tlie Post
Master General nf tlm claims which this city (Sa
vannah) has to a daily commmd. alien hy mail with
the interior central part of Geurgia, and to show
him that the offer of the Rail Road Company at
tiie lieud of which I am,to lm tlie means of that com
munication, was as ran - unable ascoul-l he afforded.*'
And to explnin hi* failure says, *' It appeared to
me, that the Post Master Genera', intent upon facii-
toiling the transit uf the great Northern, Western
and Southern Mails and upon making the l)e, art-
mrnt a s-imce of revenue, uvrr.ookcd con-idcratiiros
connected witli my application* wli.clt are of suffi
cient weight to pntdaca a different determination ”
If Mr Gordon h id statrd to you the reason* which
I gave him for declining hi* npplieati-n, it would
have saved me the trouble of making this explana
tion.
Savannah is not on any gryat line of mail com
municaiion, and solar ms regards tiie approaches to
it by Und, stands In wh‘tt Mr. Gordon says “may
be culled a desert of 100 miles." The mail I-ties
which iu, ply that place, therefore, cannot fie made
to supply’other coitsid- r*M« places at tlte same
time slid are maintained lor tlio '.rimosi exclusive ac
commodation of that singh city. In adjusting Urn
mail service lor its ncrommod.itien, the i’o*t Mas ei
(jj-nersl j* bound by his genet a) duly to th* whole
country as well a* tlte o 1 ligations of law, ,to Itave
“doe regard to th-- pred-ctiveness thereof" in re
venue to the D- partment.
It w shut last foil that the mad service was let
in iheSuinlierir seetion mid tlw new e-ntmci* l-mk
effect on the first day of Janusay ltsL Not boing
nppriz-‘d that so forge a [anri-in of this Rail Road
would *•« *o-n I o completed, the Department ad
vertised for ihe former service,- viz: a dtrilv four
h-rse post coach or -tuge hoe to Augusta and a.tii*
w-rky line to .Mac-m. The lowt«t hid for post
coaches on the Auxti ta line was $18,006, and on
tho Mnrofi lino $l2,0liC. At the time of (lie letting
in Sepiembet, the lA-pnftlmenf learnt thin lh se
high l-'f t* were ailribul-tble tu tlie acticipalkm that
Htonit 80 miles of tiie ruM road w oil’d -oon Ito com-
pleied. wlrn almost the eiitlfe rt.-v-l would be wih
dsawn Irom tlio old io.id« ie.,vi<>g rlro eoache- to run
without | assenger* nnd with tlie mail* roily. Not
doubting that the Rail lb-ad Company wu« us ready
to uesomiroalo o the penpfo of 9nvmirtah ss they
now piufeMt-ibe.lhv Departmentdeierraht'd io ah
ter it* ar-it c- me I* and coiceu rale the two lines
at ii«e -ermirri t'-ri* nf the rail fowl, \i, ij» hup# that,
tlie Go onNiiy wed I la-como rimlruotoffl jht th« ha.-
net* • f nt* dldaliee. Tltnl Comp*.,y, fore §yer,
•iHimt rilin’ p u\mr, under the -re.-mf adwrtl*. •
mem any owe thin ttml. r tlte hifot, tee moire any
off t. Anxious to give 'for; eotifo-ri » e« ,.n . h
foist m id arrsiig III#. I ynii d'-de, tha D-poiUaa. i
addressed them on the 19thNuvemli«r, a letter from
the colt "act office, imho following efleeLvixt
’ I lie rresiilontof theSavunnah Rail RnadCom-
pnny.Gu , is informed, that tho Deitartmnot pio.
pose* tu run a dnily mail front Augusta and a tri.
J n, *l] from Mucnn, both to connect with the
rail read. Ti e Company I*, therefore, invited to
makes proposal.formiiivuying the mnil daily from
Savannah to the terinitiHtion of tlinir road."
A reply wns leceived fiom tho 1’iesident of the
Company,dated November28ih, declining to make
a proposal and condudi g as follows, viz t
"The I’ouqmny I,a* lor some time past carried
tho Mmooii mail f r theroutriictora distance ol 40
mile* without iailure,atii| ouch to tlm convenience
and satisfaction of the community. ’1 ho sum re-
quiretl tor' hi. s. t vice by the Company, is moderate
i" '"* r i-nipontun to the contractor s pnv, the
dtsigoTeing to necomnualate tlie public raUu'r than
to profit the stockliulditrs. We will rontipuu to
carry the mail for the coiilrretor* of both ruuteson
siiclt terms us we can make with lln-m, and uio
vverv exertion to insure punctuality.
*' It is expected that 60 mile* of ihe.rosd will lie
open iu thoesily pan tff Juuuary, and after that
time the progress of the work will lie at thu rale
’ol 4 lit 5 miles permntuh."
In tlie menu time tiie Department, hating had
no otter Irom tin- ltuil Road Conipauy, hud accept- tl
u daily post coach service from Augusta to tho
point ofjmicti..q on the railroad, nt a cost of $2.1)00
>er iinioim,’ u tri-weokly stage service front Mac-m
to the same p.dnl at $3;500 and a proposltioti fttr
sulley service on tin* line of the railroad 1 to Suvan-
nuh, nt $5,05i), uon-litionnl upon the refusal of the
Company to take the contract. After tlie letter
above nuuted from was received, the De;>urtntem
ordered tits- sulkey s- rvice und its arrangements
werecomplt te.
From this narrative yon will perceive. (1ml if (ho
services of lira Rail Road Company were not
secured for the benefit of Savannah, tlie fault was
not with the Post (,)ffiee rtmerttV Both ntili-
lloly ntid hy a piivgtu commqnieiition, it invind the
Company to fo-como the currier of its nitails forthti
better Hci omm Marion of tlint place, hut thfly omit
ted to make any offer under the public advance
ment# and dtjchnril presenting any propusui what
ever when directly solie.iuul lo do so.
These foci*, sir, will enable y it and tlie people
of Sn> aimnli to judge, wliether the failure lo engage
tha services of the Rail Uoud Cum puny, wns tlte
fault iff the Department or of tlio Company them'
selves
The motive* which injured tlie Company to do-.,
dine becoming eoiitractors, ware not unncistood l»y
thu Department; but the «inct)iily of their declara
tion thnt “ we will continue lo carry the mail for
the contractors" the avowed design being * r to oc-
conmodatethe public ralkn than profit iKc stock
holders," was not doubted nnd no tioublw was an-
ieipaied on thut sroie, It wn* u tloog, however,
before it .wns iiiiileratooil, that the views of the
Company laid changed, and that tliey had hec’-roto
■lA irons to entry the. niui s for the Department
rather than die contractor-. The first communica
tion itiilieaiing thnt change, wa* a letterft»tn Judge
Wayne ilateil an ti.o Itlih of Aptil last. In this
letter the Judgo, after some preliininiiry rental ks
anti refoi'r og tiir-ctly to a c-mveiration wMPtlle
iresideiit of rite Cotni'Uiiy, says, •• it (thu It. R.
Jnmpni y) trill undertake the daily transportation
on its mad for fhe di s'a nee to which it trill 6*
finished in July for five hundred dollars per
month.
It wn# thought singular that the Company should
soon desire to ch toga itich nlritude; hut n* tlio
''Department desired to secure the certainty of tilt
rail r-aid iransnortotioti lur the accommotlulon o'
Snvunna)i, it tU-i not huiitatu to aci-ede to ibis'pro-
p it inn, ullliuugh it would ndd $350 to the cost bF
the service.
About two weeks nfterwartls the Department
w*s i.tii'prisrd at • rect iving a communication (rtriii
lh. President *.f llie Company taking no tndi. e of
t'to proposition through Judge-Wayne, nod asking
$12,006 for, wh it was understood lo he th*« mom
service. Till* surprise wus not tlio less from nn
iniimstbrn at tlio ouMcluaiiio ot the loiter which tan
hs follows, viz:
•*«lf the Department shall decline this-offer and
to mnko iKe Macon mail dally, wo must, oftei* tho
1st July, dcqligo lo curry.it,'as wn cannot afford to
run six limes it tyoek (which wo ate now obliged lo
do) for the I’omjrtroyaifon which (s rHade tor a trl-
Wcokly ttipij."
Thu Dcpaiiment had no tri weekly mad- th ittr
knowledge on the line, the Martin tri-weekly mnil'
being hy its urrengcmein* merged iu lira Angus a
him" mi tlio idrininuti-u of the read; but it subse
quently uppesred, that tho Augusta mail was still
running un the old ro.nl uni tliut thu Mucnn mail
was carried, without authority or authorized-com-
pontutiim, all tho way tu 8avantmh>
On thu28ih November lust, the Company were
willing “tocarry tlte mail fur rite cnatractois on
i-'ich tern s ns itcmild make with them," duclinirtg-
nveh to make n proposal to* the Departmenton
the 10 th April they wore willing to catty it daily for
$6000 a year as indifl'tied through Judge Wsvnn;
hut on tue 24th of that month, lh'-y demand $12,-
1)00 und tel| the Department rimy will nnt entry it
at nil after the first nf July unless this otter lm ac
cepted and unless also the Mucnn mnil be made
daily, thus prescribing what arrangement ahull be
made on other route* 1
This prnpoitd would have been instantly rejected
hut for tlie p- ndcnr.y of a negotiation with thu Rail
Road Company Irma Augusta to Greensboro’ for
tho transportation of tlm grant Sotnli’-rn mail, Upon
the result of which, If .unsuccessful, it was content-
(listed to nltempt nn arrangement tW send'it thiongh’
davaro ah, of which this otter might bo mude tin)
basis. F- r this reason it was do.flrmined to givo
it no answer until the other mniter was decided,-
and this explanation wns given to Mi 1 . Gordon.-
The next incident was tlie vfolt of Mr. Gordon
tlm .Department. He brought a proposition
from tho pres, nt carriers of the Macon-muii- ta put
dnily faur-horra post coach- service ori that lino at
an inc.v vo of cost from $5,566 to $9660, nnd look
the ground that tlie Company Would- not curry the
sinil at all unless the Department Would give them
Die $12,066 demanded, nor unless it would put thu
Macro mail in post ci.achei with the view of ir.-
creasing the travel on their toad I-
Not deem-ng it noceiaaiy to recapitulate the
profes-ionsand course of tlie Company in ref rent e
to the mail, I conirri ed myself with giving other
and sufficient reason* for not acceding to these de
mands. In tlm fu>t place, ho was told, that the
present cost of the mail service for the supply of
Savannah, is • great as can be defended in jusi ice
tu the rest id tins country. It ha* a daily m ril for
Charleston. S. C. at a cost of $ 13,60(7 jn-r anmitn.
It lias another daily mail from Augusta at a rO'-t o:
$8,556 w jib a branch irj-wocklv to Macon nt $3,566.
Tl.eso lines ncru-s whnt Mr. Grod.ro says *• muy be
called a desoit of 100 mifos" foe the supply of
B«vannab,eo«i $27,650 por annum, without taking
m;o account rim Du-ien moil which costs $3,460
inure, or tlm rivet mail costing rito further sum of
$3,866
The wlml«- tmif revenue of Sivnnpob fot fttfl four
last quarters was $26,683 68, fairing short of th*
present coal of supply, after ma -ing nil doe allow-
miicms, alrout $6660. Mr. Gordon's proposal wtiuld
have added $6,856 morn ‘o this balance, v'z: $6,356
for cltanging rite sulky service into rail road -erv ice
and $3,560 for making the Macotr branch daily.
If, thrrefnre, his propositi, as ki/dbeeiYaccepted,
it w.-ulH hnv- nrode the supply of Savannah cost
■bout $16,660 nnnmly more than it nntdunes.—
1 remind, d Mr. Gordon that while the Department
relies ujtnir tlie cities inntii.tr rpinrt- rtf f.-r rt surplus
to support unprtalaciive routes in th" country/ h bad
made tor exception of fftfvnnoah and already g|!yen
all awl more than ail its revenue lo H* own aupply,
and I endeavored to satisfy Mnr that it Was nof rCa-
sonaide or ju-t ro nrfl on oilser fHirtw oT Ui6 coiin'ry
for so heavy a balance a* Ms propMal detfrand d —
And us to roe eoiuihion that tho Depart mant sb-.uld
carry the Macon mail daily in fhur-hotsc rOaclies,
he wus informed, that the power letrffltsriVrirtto the
fteqWrney and mUntX r of eot.Veying ifra mails on
fh" AKgifd-i mnii , M ...
fot Conveying ill.- .Miu nii mnil. JJ» finally foft m«
not (inly a.M-rting ih.it tlie Company wonid fwH\n
in Tlu-f if. rt.ni.rf., hut m imnling that* the contrary '
tor* on the Mac ii line wroihl nbamlflJi tlm mail un- *
lea* tlint ine w n* madu dally and ibvtrcoitipfBiriuImt
increased. jgao ’
1 think, sir, the people of Savannah tbcWralre//
on being apprisril of the facis, (Fill M^chfo ri.il tbrf -
department Inti dttiw rtii ftror.ld do wiih|»roprlety..
for their necommtHla.inn, nn<( tlint if they shell bo
nut to any (t.conveiiioiice H Will be the limit nt tho .
Rail Road Company. It aexiivisly sought a con
tract with that Company last tall, but did nut
sheered. It readily ass.-med in thefr proposition
through Judge Uoytm. il ls now WHHng to elo»(T
a contract tip-m that basis, cnncedingjo ihft’Com
pany the boors of departure and arrivuf, t6 that thm*
malls mny be carried with their tiavt-l nffil.w/ltliouf
ariililioiihi expense,
Huwi* it with tlie Rail Rond- Company/>Wfierf
tha Departm. nt advertises fort mail senrira tqac
commodate Savannah, they urtr 'ailrntv Wltehif
ff-advertises with sjiccial r. forrnce tq theemjd.iyj
mem and accommodutinnbf their road, they are tlili
silent. When directly invited to .tnakoVpippnsI-
llonf they expressly deoliuo, preferring toOptry lbs
mail for tlie contractors, declaring ;h<-ir object to ba
“ toncc-imraodnte tlie public rather than id .prdft*
rim stockho'd-M." and that they "will continue to
catty the mails"Sec. - Changing their views foF
what tensoU. I know not, they propose through
Judge Wayne to cmry a daily mail for $6,000!.-
Scprceiy waiting for a teply, ihry ntnkea .demand
of $12,600 for Inn some service, insist that the' D»-
R nritnont shall'suppnrt a daily (tost coach line frrtra
Imran to bring thi-nt passengers, nnd threeten h*
case these ^\trmi(i|fna(y dumnnds art* not complied
with-, tonbmwlou tha mail,aJtogelborf .Docs this
look like a “design lo accommodato tbo public
rattier than to profit the stobkholdeiV’f Is tfifs'
tlie manner the Company inland Vedeeming tlitf
pledge by them wlieulhey declined becoming edrf-
tractors and sa il to the D purtmrntwrt will con-
fitifoi to entry (lie mnil* for the contracfd'n» rt f
No rensun whatsoever has been given by tlto’
Company for changing their minhs nnd preferring
io bocontracror* rittlierthnn subraontrnctora. Thaf
only reason for not*adhering to rite proposition
through Judge Wnytmis, that it was intended (O’
flffibrnrte oiily the Augustrt mnil. Wheoit is con
sidered that the Muci.it mnil, if made duily, would
not iivorewe thirty pounds in weight end would be
cinifid with (ha Augusta mnil, not aridfag a dol* ’
far to (he CrtlWpally's expenses, lh.- tvusonablunesr
ol lim drfriund of tut aildiilunnl $6,600 forenrrjdnrf
it rtlrty 6e nppreciafed, and k may Ira peiceived
how the Company are carrying out their “d.-sfon
■ccommodnU' the' public ruriior Uinn to profit thu
tiAl-kh.dders.-" When it is Considered, that (Tiff
Cbro-li with four hot so* which it is demanded a* sr
sine qua non, thut tho prtphrlmpnt shill support
lb run daily overt 1 (ft) irtilos to Mu'con, would not
hnvo nnavurnge rtf thirty pounds of thnil' that 1 or
to haul,the teuionnhlenoss of tlint demand mny nIso-
bo appieclated- _Whcu it j* WUiidbi'odL
wl.olo mail which would bo carried hy tlio rail.roiul
dhfly, embracing tho Augu-ta- tiiid Macon Bngs,
would nut, ns 1 veiily belioved ( evrtrngn 200poumra
doily, of Cost the Compiirty $1,600 a year (foCariy
it with their, paasetigvr trnlttli.rit mnyreotiW 1 . be de
cided Wlielher g6,0U0, yielding a- oleftfr profit «f
ffiorotlUh $5,6l)U,i's not a rod'sutiuhle Compensation 1
for the *< rvico, and whether, in reitising it and He-
man-ling $12,000, the Company life uoniniuu by
n “dosignto iieCotitynodiif.'. rite public’ raiher'thanf
to'.pMfii’ rile #nick holder*." .
The remfows why (his Company- made no* offer
tiitd’efjhn ikdvertisenie.it* rtf -lie Detriment,-refus
ed mnMng'n propusttl when- specially invited, at d
have how become ho anxiolis to make n direct rthrt-
tTurtt,-a'ro left to, infcrenrft, hut cun scarcely be
titi'tuheo.- MV.GttVdbli h I'otin* y»u, rimt for rite
80 mileMuf rail rood cutnrt'rtled, -‘tlie route is com
mon b--tit to August tf and Maeon.” Tlirt' natural
rhstil'rtt W.-rWuhiicipate-l, v'.zf thut thn fraVel 1 would
nhnridon both tlie old roads und- eehtriifrt’ dprttf
tlio rail roud, irt Cbbsequ* mat of which the expenstf
ofeurrying tilB nlails rot iln»*o roads, would be great-'
' ly Uilgmouted. Accordingly lira llldk npiler the first
advertisomeuc'Were $18,636 on thu Augrtstn' rathe
nnd $'12,006*011 the Macon raUto, making- $30',000
’ ill dll. ff riifcse had Iraen noc. ptrd'atin tbo HAH-
Road Company had mndh’un aii uiigeiimiii witb the'
cofitrafctyVa rtn both to cart 1 )' the tlkad for them at a
proportion of tliefr ni.y cuiresp.ro.ling wiih tho
length of the niil ! rond,-u wonid have given 1 them-
about $IC,006 par ahritim', IbhVitig’ fo tbrt contract^
At nn'extrav.igaui ComjKilis.-itiiro fot the balance of
(heir respective - rtnites.- As die service wa* let Un--
rfertbo second mJVerttisrtHienr the Maputo Cut)tb’.wM
tcrntltmied ut Its jonedort With tlie railroad'and' tBe*
Aogiisio routo ie(nt $0,556, of which 0.050 was ft.r
sulky srtrVirtrt alohg tlio like of tba rail roadv Of
uolirtro, nil the Company could then ekpeet ar sil'.-
dbtifrticirtrx Wnb $5Jj50, the’eriiiro compensation for'
the sulky semen,- Yon Wiil find eyhlHnct In Mr.-
Gordon's latter, that tlio Company espuefod affligh-
rti fl.mpeiisntldn nstub-contrai-rors thah 1 Can now
Ira rvafurt-d', nnd it'is tint diflicuit.ro 1 iniUgide thnt
disappointment inthut ies;ract, cuurad the sudd n
oliHiIgto ifoilirtir views Und mudo lliem anxious it's-
illkeup.ro ihemse|. cs“ i|iu respunsildlitira of oon-
traCto-■".vhil'h'liiey WardIrafureso,desirous to avoid!
.But tho Department having *i)n<ecdcMfitl'jiniiog
conirndt-atf renshri file talus nhtwiifistttodliirf'. .thy
refusal o r the Ruli Krind' Cot
that m nn case whatsoever would'a bidder for
•crtiflaoi) one rootrt,- be prtrmhftd to dictate what
service should bo put upon number.
I ir/ormH Jiiov 'fott,-o« »fo'-WhoW(h« fll'part-
tnmtieoobf r.te curticm to giro m-ra.ilian ifo-lr 0,^11
off r through Judge Wayno wit ch- •<* fladarstoml
to bn for precisely tbeitrrttr 1 eorvian and to 1 shrove
.ill p»i*i4)6«n k jectk'ni« tha seora of'axpao*. 'rti'ih-
i-onv. niert'-e, I as-urerf Wm that tit# Compao)
»,**!
•h old U at liberty >0 raforl their ow« 1‘Oyrs,
I- Company tl»- bid and thfHr
anticipated iht.nupoly of the travel, ought' ihny, be
cause their cliicilintions for h‘gli pay, Without “ tha.
usuiil losponsibiliriet of cuntniciors" buyo bccnBaf--
fled rtlid‘Hfoappiiinte.1, n-iw to ahundon thoir clioscn 1 -
pinl.iutl, iksi-V that live Department shall pVvrtiunf
all it* .ir. a- gement ftw tljo pitrposiYrtf giving them,
more nfotiey;- evert run n dully p.i-t c. ach lipb 100
miles to bring tln-in t>a**-mgois, und tin eaten not to.
carry tilt) rtlall »f nil unless th se d- mu nils, a.I-nnd t; ^
singular,-shail Ira e<.inp1t- d wiihT Ought ihvy^potf
rntifor “to co. ri’iiim to carry the m-ii frtrt »ha c-m^
irnclurs” for wlrut ri)< j rtim get,- A* they pledged-
tliomselVes-to do,-mal'take' enre lo mannge.bcttca. -
next rime 7 f* it 1 iglitV 1 Hurt they should come down'
upon tlte Department' With memorials from* th* x ^
busin-ss men ol Snvanmih- Ond Mucoo, with' lh.ea4* - * .
(opue rke people of SuVmlnnh to inconvenience' hy.
rrfouds P mu try tho tnails nndhy opprtafoto b-gh.rt
authorityfoconri’iirmy'itctioit', for tbo purpose of-
aflcomplisliingdirectly thnt wtiicli (Hey fitotto''foilietfl .
to aui-ompIFsh ikidiVectlyf
In my .ipitiiori,- the Ifopftrtt'rtYrht Would have rfontf
no wrong it it hud refused tftV treat with the Rail ;
Ruud C mpnny at nit Vrti'ifor ifteiir nroposirioh thn/
Judge Way art'. It! Wus not irnvmuhlc in them, effort
refrtsing in Novembt-r to make any proposal what
ever, niul hravirig tho d.q-a'itiiu.-nl to make the best
atrangrmrills tfcou d- without then* aoistuace, (tf ,
ask ti.o t ext April that those arrangements should
hoh.okeu up for'lln i- i.c ou.m-xlution. But ha« rtg
no feeling un (lie .ul.ji-ct and la!lieV{ng. it urfyaira „
tiige -us totliepi-opl* ofSuviiminli to »ecure the .IH ,
reel resiromdlolit) o.' tlio Und R.>ad Company, I .
■rrt idily itCei-d--t.i’rheir proposition. And iiolw rth-
standing rim nttitude shra-' (Tssufued' by them, ! am .
still rcudy to close A Coniiuri m-Curding to- lhat'puK
posit-on wh.ntuiriliey‘sl.nir'brc'otira witling. In
the I'neait time, 1 nu«t ilr*'|rabjJn of Savartrtah mV
Irecomiog app-Rt d of tlm foros, will cxoW rate lira
Drtpnr moor ft tu all blnmefor m y ineonvrnience ,
they may soffory if the Hail Road Company shouty ,
refuse to curry ti.o' rhuil as promised hy llrara -m '
November lust or to contract for Its traiwprtrtaiimt^ ..
i.ccmlirtg to thoir propositi-ur tbrortgh' Judge-
WaynrtV .t, '• ' ■ \S.
I nust lira contests of Mr. Gordon’* letter WHl
be considered a soflkitfMapjufogy for uoubllng you ,
with this lung rxjK)»itf-n -I ilie m ittcr'in quastiotf. .
Wrh the high- ->t cou^Hi r.'.tKm, ; •' ' 1
Yourcdieiiient-eivsnty \ ' ’ . . '
AMOS KENDAtl.-,' - ■ i .
P. 8.—Ou roflect : on litrsni it proper ttf srttiii .
harewhh-tho papers rt (erred Iff marked (J) lo (.4)
inclusive/
Sf ~ . .0 ot
- YU. - m A , ■ ‘
tost OFFICE OEFARTWMtT, j
ao.h July, iff
W.- W. fioitn .tr. Esrp President Ceotr
Rot/rfaml fiftrtkinlt Cu/SavtonojUi, Ga/ •
Sib—The PVe.fdenf »f the (Jmfed States. Ltfv-» . •.
iltf consMvred your leper nt the rtit and are ...
report thWmin. d.ied th" 3.1 fnst. tots trsn»tn Urtl >
to nfo. with the folfoWmg emforsement ppon tW( •
ihr. variutf* routes, was one of rirahicltssl attribute* leirr Mp-r, y«> . • -. . - - • v;
atid most responsible duties of tiro Di-piirirrtrnt. and “The Prasirf-irf finds tW.fifficS^nf grtiflfml for /.'/
“ ji.rerft remralMtWflifase-rhjito.copy tff »btf; whuki • v j
^^rsjSlJJly/ytfqf 1 Hi pr4gff.ofl> ''5
m \vil£(g V>iW-iit tiraprngregsnfilmtfifoirptosorejj-
•• wWd>m*.dflit iwemaryfof
e lo Indie U top own acilon.
Be us Wired sir, that nothing which Lett
thut the regiaer, coir, ha.ols and power tiray em- wW^im «p|fBttoia w*eesine, pnveot ruy a us ding,