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SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1840.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY S3, 1840.
From Havana.—By iho schr General Warren.
* Cap). Baker, at this port, from Havana, we ar* In
debted lo our commercial friend* f»>r the following
extract of a letter and prices current.
HAVANA, Fel. 15.
. Rice U selling at 11 Jail | rs, nnd v nn •'sea-jelly.-
Ail kind- ol.provisions l»w. Sugar 0 10u7 1 Ij mo*
lasses2| rs; cufleo 818| ra.
Freights to Europe £4 4; U Sintra $11 per hlid;
$1) per box sugar, 5u6 rs for coffee.
Exchange on London ll| per ci prom; New York
1$ per ct niem.
. . A Te-sci was taken up today at £4 10 fur St.
Petersburg. ■,
HAVANA, F.b 15.
. .Hoops 50*60; board*, W .PJ$u24i 11. P lumber
25*30; shingle* 4*4 4; boons 8a 10} beef I On 15; but
ter 16u25; ciiitdles I7ul9;. -perm do 42u54; itndfi-li
. 2 4; corn 4u5: flour 16ulG 4; hams 7u4 10; lard 1 la
15; mackerel 5 4n&;oninn* 5-4; pork 14*16} pota
toes 2 2m2 4; .ice 5 7;soap 8 4 .9 2; qnflVe 7 4*12}
triage 5 t 4nG 4; sugars Msuitud 7 10o7ill}; browns
51a7}honeyQI.
. Exchange on London 11J perct prom; New York
ln2 per el prem. • • •" ’ ' •
Freights to.Great Britain £4; Franco SSalOOc: for
U.States $14*1) per boxsugar, 4 r# b.igcoffee; $41
4| bbd mbla‘*-es.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHD AY. ‘
The day, consecrated in the affection* of the mil-
linns, who compose the people of these United
States, yesterday dawned once mure upon its,mil in
its light we were led to admire with renewed ardor
the virtnesof the warrior nnd the stntesmnn,whose
public career, was like tho sun of the firmament,over-
shadowed at mom by thick and portentou* clouds,
but gradually dispersing hy it* 'gentle influence the
mists which obscured Its rising; until nt noon R
breaks forth in splendid majesty, diffusing upon nl 1
It- cheering and animating beams.
Wa*hingtnn was burn thut u western hemisphere
might rejo’ce in the glowing light which fn low- the
track of the Sun of Liberty. Like the course iff
the luminary thnt turns the night into d-iy* was th'
course of those eaily settlers, wtio, coming from tlie
eastern hemisphere,* sought .the shore* of a
world, thnt they might freely enjoy the blowings of
Libcny Tho same yerfi 1 in which the inf-ut Wusli-
ington first drew the breath iff life, the earliest
colonists of infant G-hrci* embarked on the ocean
wave to'seek the bluff of Sivannah, and to found
the youngest of thirteen o lollies, who in nun bid'
century, were destined lo close a protracted -I Min
gle with a mighty power, with which centuries are
as weeks, and to oxtoit nn acknowledgment of the
Indepen dence of a young and promi-ing Nii'h'it —
Now, connected, ns they are by tile lies of mullin'
dependence, the clangour of ihe bntdc field l
changed fir social Iniertourae, never, wo mist, to
be severed by tho sword; nnd all unite in
Toreticitig tho memory of Him, whose virtue*
quired for him the endearing title of Father'ofhi,
. Country.
■ 'W»Thave rot space to dwell on the nrtions of 1I1.
renowned Wa-bikotoh. They are insrribe.11
the heatfs of his children—and even Foreign*;
admire his hrilflant career.
In our City the spirited vnlmvrer CompBnie-
pnrmh.d Salute* wen* fired in honor of the day,
and the Phoenix Riflemen contended for their tin
mini prise.
t .The shipping in po t, jtntnrnlly displayed their
ciihirs, and tlie flag of Old England ,** aved in u i n
with the si or* and stripe- of the young Republic
exhibiting that respect for (he Pay, which tin
magnanimous seamen of Biitntn never decline to
render to a iViipIo, who, though once •* enemies ii
wur,” are now •*«In pence friends.” •
The New York Courier of Saturday, 15th, oh-
lervcs—■“ The wentber is extremely cold—wind
north west last two days, blowing a gale—Therm
34 deg.”
New York Star, 15th says, “ A heavy papering
rain last night, and a warm south w ind, which blew
at times nearly n gale, carried aw ay every remain
ing vestige of ico in our bay and rivers h renhouts,
and today wo Imve n bcnutifiil mild spring morn,
and the gM waters are alive again with the whim
•oil and the smoke of steam rs. We prognosticate
an early spring end active busy year.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 21,
LATE FROM FRANGE— DIRECT.
The ship Olympia, Cupt. Gray, arrived tit thii
port yesterday, from Havre, whence she sailed
the 29th Dec. ,
Our attentive correspondent* have forwarded u
our files of Pari* papets to tint 25th inclusi ••, ex
tracts from which wilt be found below — Courier.
I*AU1S, Dec. 25.
The Outre Mer suites thnt the phonos in the
French colonies propose to h.ivo a consultation iff
thu French Bar, with u view to' establishing their
claim to an i. dminity, in the event of the abolition
ofrtiinniHl slavery.
WohiiVtf secn u letter from a psasenger In the
Vharc, tho Iasi steamer that arrived ut Toulon from
Algiers, staling that Abdul Kudur was at thu head
of hi* best troops In the recent engage mat mention
ed in Marshal Valeo's la-t telegraphic dispatch, and
that he lost several thousand men in a regtt'itr pitch
ed battle. The 3d Light Infantry wus murched oil'
tii the Plain a* soon if* it had landed nt Algiers.
A letter from C<*n»tnntinople of the 28 tilt, am
ted by the Augsburg Guzctie,aay»: “The arrival
of Prince Wulkuuski on .tlio 18th, with despatches
for M. de Bountonicff, has produced a great sensu
tion amongst the diplumatists.
The English and Kus-iuu Ambassadors havi
been unusually busy, and have hud nttmero*
conference*. with Resell! I I'ucltn Soon" after-
wauls M. Caldelveue returned from Alexandria
it.appears that although holding n mission under
the Ottoman Porte nl thu Couit of the Pacha, lie
has acted rather in tho Interest* of France. He
ha* brought the answer of Mehcmit' Ali tolhu pro
positions of the D.van. The C* nut de Pontois im
agined that th • Porte would find it acceptable, but
on the contraty It lias been repudiated, nnd since
then affairs h“*e taken a different torn. The other,
powers have come to an understanding sinco the)
have discovered tlie intrigue- of Fiance, and M
de Pontois has sunk in cie<li'. The Sultan may
therefore'look to the future with tho greater coi "
drnce."
A .Prussian «< Idier, who h d been n courier
Frederick the Great, d*ed a shoit lime »iuco in the
Militaty Hospital iff 13m hn, m th** ago of 1117.
The Si ne had ris**n to nearly 12 I'eot last night,
by the scale on the bridges. The Wharfs and the
low grounds above nnd below Paris ate fl-*oded.
The Debut*,i« it-Mii‘dy«i»ifflhediff-*njatacouoi*
from Algiers, <*b*civ. s trial lire Aral’s havo not bee
able to penetrate tlie .Mas-1* in lorcu. and that,
soon as the moving, col mi.* were otgnnized, tlie
Arbs werehenten on • very po-nt. Even liefo.e ll
u riv-| ol tlie hulk iff me leiiil'or, mnelit-, 1
Frencli troop* ln*i h* enn 1 lo lo fucu tile ••si- siiy
ev-ry point. uml lo keep lino .it n consiilo'ubb di
tauce,-o a-t»c<nib|i-th* mio preserve the pf.p.-i
t) of .the e ivinr >s of A girr» fr.im altai k. mid lim
l» the ical lo—e» to ihe fun.s which w* re loir t b
the Aral*, in she, fifltt «tj>s Tint lb hits nd-ts tl«.
may a. jienr *itrpii»i< g th t tl,.-r*ii-*ll r*v ii.f<uco>i
Wnirli the army of A giers it'd rcccM*!, sh<
liaveu’.u'di-d it to u -uni*' tl.i* r.tfi- *iv*, wild, tin
were pr* viou- y 10.5 0 1 t.H clf»w in 11 for tl .* fi.
but that lidssurpr se wi 1 et-ase when it it Know
that, COi fidtugllic gie«| in ||| iff Alelei Kn'h ri.o at
tuck wa»coi,ti*m|>ia 1 *1, and die army was no* j r*
vidad with • veiy *hlpg i.iun di'ilistipe-
rations. Itnq>i red aoiet .(n)*u* iir^iii.i^uflie sup-
piles.
The Debate, in tbu course of an ai tloi« onFiw.....
comm rce, insists on the ptopriely giving extension
to R by a more liuensi a «rritii|eineiil a wuu Lu^la,.d.
It observes tbit a* tint French lariffi* more favour-
uble towards the United Stute* than to Engl tud.tht
articles received from the former not being of »
nature to excite .jealousy among French pr sluc-r-.
like those of Eniluod. ti c amount of trade catried
on with the United Stan** is 46 per cent, of the whole
amount ol the inde of Fiance, where** the trade
with England, which is iho richest country of thr
world, ami whionha-a populatiun n third larger
ihan that oftlio United Stales, isonly 12 |»cr cent.
This, the Debate attributes' to the high duties im
posed m th- first instance upon Engd-lt goods, and
which led to severe reprisal* in England It adds
thnt unles- tlie error of supposing that countries will
•nl with France, wUhiUL.eniteciiiig a reciprocity
interest, ha. got rid oft.there cannot bo inuuhini:
provement ill trade,
TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS..
rntsT axsiihst •
Monday, Feb. 17.
In the Senate, tho chief pari of the day was taken
in the presentation of petitions n*p«'i ts, &c. Mr.,
eips, of Vermont, who wa* oiiiitled to the (lour
the report of the selec. cummiriee pn the As-
sumptioo of State reins, being indisposed, its Tur-
Iher ctinsiderution wa* p“*H"'"cd tl 1 to-morrow.
The Senate hold a short Executive session preview*
’"^HuSoF BKCSiSENTATIVES,
Mr. Jones, Chairman of rite Committee ol Ways
mid Moan-, moved to suspend th* titles to cnab c
liim to intrmluce a resolution thnt the House wm.
• morrow, at one o’clock, re.umoUio. on-ideratton
of tho pension lull, • r •
Mr. Lawience, of Mass.by leave, made a lew re
marks in support of the motion. .
Mr Waddy Thompson, of South CnroltiiB, suid
ho must object; he never would consent to take up
any bill by preference, so long "» tho bill for tlie oc-
cupiitlon of.Florida lay upou tho tnhlo, w htlo the
cries of massacred women mid ch ldran wen; tia ly
coming op and. ringing ill the ear* of tho House.
Mr. J tines said that, ns objection was mnilo, he
must insist on ills motion to suspend the rules; unci
lie demanded tioyeus nnd tinysr which were or
dered, and weio yeus,166 nays 1, Mr.AV. rhomp-
n. - «,!••
Tha res dutinn wa« then adopted,.
Mr, Cuvwin concluded his speeeh on tho Cum
berltindrond question,. Mr. Bvll followed, until ho
gnve way to u morion to adjourn Benue tho House
ii'ijourned, the .Speaker presented the inflowing
message I tom th* president of the United btute*;
To the Itouec of nrprteenlalivteX
I sunmit pi Congre-s acummunteutiun Trom tlie
Seer, tnrv of t ho Trea-ury, repenting suggestions
roiuuin< d in his Annual Report, in regard to the
tiece-ity of an ear y provision, by law, for rite pra-
lection of ih*i Tr« nsury againt tie* Huctiou* and con-
t ngettcies to which its ic cipK ure exposed, with
iiilili.ioiinl f.ns nod rea-ot.s in favor oftlie propriety
if lit legisFil! ri rlesired.
Tit** a 1 plieutioii os-uin**s thit altltnngh ihe mean-
•if t».f Treisury f.»r the w holey nr maybe eq-.ul to
ilio i*xp.m*lit nos of the y *«t rite Depaiimam may,
Iin'hwilhttnialitig. ho r. ndeifd .muh.c to in • ci 'he
■rla’ms opon it at rite times when they ml due. llii^
-pprelicii-toii arise* tartly, lr*un thecilcnm-tance
lit.it tin- largest proportion of th- cliaigreoppn the
T ea ury.ine.luiUng thep:iym*'iit ol pens! ns atul the
ivdeoiption of Tr* u-uiy notes f-sll*lno iti the eaily
imrt of llsti* v»» n ,vix. tlie moiilli* of March mid .May,
while the iv* *iirco* on which it might ruho.wi-e
,ely t*’ disohatge lit m cannot ih- madeavniluble UU
tli- In—1 huff iff sire year, and partly front li e fa* t
liar 0 por) jolt of lim means of the '1 itnisury c**intsts
uf dol*l* due fr *m t anks, for some of whuh delay
bus already h.-en usku.l, and which may not ho
puiietttnliy paid.
Coiirideriug tha iiynri mi* rnn««*q tencts to tti«
nbnracier, eredit, nnd loudness oftiini:*.na|iy,wlticli
would r* suit flow a failure by lit- Goyeretn . t,.
lor,even -*sh ri d period, to meet lim eugagemoni-
ihddhe u.i|ij.wdirg of such aci.niit.gene.y can only
be effect it d*y gnarded ng linsi by il.nexerci-o: nl 1 g-
iwliitiv* nuiliorhyi that tint period when *ueh tli-n.
tddty must ni i-o, Ifatnlh ni-d which at the com
menct ment of the xo-sion was. ompurative.y romou*
has now nppronchod so near as a low day-, mid that
tho provision osked lor ison v ili*eli*lod to enable
iho Ex-uctiye f-» fulfil oxi?ting rddiga ions. -mid
uhielly by aniicip iting funds not yel duo widtoui
making any udditinn* to the public t titden* I nnvu
■|p> m>'d ihe subject ofsullirieni urgency nnd impor-
t.incoagain to u-k for it.your early anention.
—Fabruaty 17, 1840. • M. VAN BURKN.
On motion of Mr. Jones, th- ninivo tnessngo was
referred lo ilie Ceniniilten uf Way» ar.d Moans, an
ordered to bo. printed. -
v’sion* contained inlhenct pas-ed the twelfth day
of O* toiler, in tlie year one thon-and eight hundred
anil thirty-even, ent iled “ An ael toauthorite the
issuing of Trenttiry not* *," ami in the subsequent
acts in addition thereto, be, and the same are here
by, renewed, nnd made in full fi.ree, excepting the
limitations c nee.tilng tho times within which such
tunes may bo issued, and restricting tho amuunt
llien-of ns htfreatpr provided.
Sec 2. And bo it further enacted, Thnt utdartho
egulations and pruvi-lon* contained in said act,
Jhcasuiy note* tnuy be ia*ued in lieu of oilier* here
after or heretofore redeemed, but not to exceed, in
• he amount of notes outstanding at any ono time,
tho uggregule of ll vi*. million* *>f dollar*, and tube
redeemed sooner Ihaii one year, if tho means uf the
Trousuiy wi 1 pointil liy giving notice sixty day*,
ol tji-iso notes which the Po^nrtment is reudy to
redeem: no interest to bo niluvycd thereon after the
expiration of said sixty days.'
Sec 3,.And belt further cpncterl, Tliat this act
shall continue in furcoono your, and no lunger.
Tho bill huving been twice toad, was,
On morimt of Mr. Jones, referred Ri the Commit-
ten of tlie whole on thu statu of the Union, and or
dered lobe primed,
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
Thvreday, Feb. 20,1840.
Council met pur-unnt to adjournment.
Present the Mayor, Aid. Donsler, Wagner, Good
win, Waring, Cuvier, Anderson, Duvis, Butler,
Drysdalo, Didon.
Tho re-ignati.m of Messrs. Rnlf**ur, Lewis, Wm
Patterson and Ferril, as Commissioners of Filo.
age, whs accepted.
The following report was made by two of tho
committee on Finance.
The Committee on Finance, to whom was refer
red tho memoriul of tlio Snvmnnh, ttgecrhee.and
-Alatamaliu Canal Company, respectfully ropori—
That they hnve consid red the said memorial, ex
amined tho document*, and had interviews with
several ol the Direcior* of. tho Canal, and they
now submit briefly tliuir views oh the subject. The
work commonly known a* thoOxocchee Canal, lea
ding from a point on the Savannah River wiihiti
tho corporate limit* of the City; to: iho River,Ogee-
chi-o, was cnnrtiiucted sown l y* urs ago, at a cost
iff about $20l).0lHJ, nnd was designed as the com
mencement of u Canal 10 connect thu River* Aluto-
rnnltn and Savnnnuh. Ow Ing to the improper con*
sinictiun of wooden inwt* tid of »tuno, urhrick locks,
and other injudicious opt ration* of tho company,
tue Cnnnlin a short time b. came of hule.u-u for
the trai'aportniion of produce, and so largo wa* th-
sum expended on it, f at ihe sloekltoldurs becumo
d.*pir>ti d and suffer, d thu work to go almost to
ruin. Two years agon low enterprising ciiixins,
believing thut tlie work might h** revived and made
n-el'ul uud pr.-fi-niile, purchased the stock of thu
State, and of nom.i iff tho lurg««t slinreholder*. in
cluding Banks, ns well a* iiitlivl *
from tl e Legislntuiv. the right
i.-al, notuulv to the Ahrnmuha, loit also to the Flint
and ChntttiliriiM'hcc liver*. Thus lo-nrguuized the
present Directors of tlio Cnnni Company, conifh*
ed to improve the work by tlio ereriiuii • f u brick
lock at the River, by widening tliw Caonl a- far in
the Augusta road, ni.dliy miring the Hunks freni tli.
river, 10 the first lift lock so as to d’speieo with tin
latter, and intend *d .1 their means wouol a low to
rnisnthu Bunks of the Canal at number section of
i*. They borrowed from tlie Banks <>f this City,
on the faith of tho wink, the sum of $20,090, nnd
went on with thu improvi-tneni* referred to—lo lit*
prosecution of tlie-e impeovcin> ule, -Is- y have ex
pended die sum tl-il-ra s* d, mil now toiled they
cannot.compile them w 1 limit rim > x, on dthieof a
litrib>*r sunt iff i hmu $25,1109. Tlu-y tire withou,
means, nml have been Compelled to m-pend oputn-
•ion*, eid) rite io.-k m thu iiv> r, un I thu einh.nik-
inmits unfinished. ’ I11 thi-stuie of riling;, tluy qi-
jieiri lo Council f m iCnoilnsU the loan iff $25,099
toenahln iluthi to linidi limit work* It herontt.**
mtcis-uiy to enquire—1st. I* it the interest of the
c.htxi-ii* of Siiviinnali to grant tIdalounl 2d. IJns
Council ih**' menus to ftiini.-li the money withou
uiiifairiiiBsii.g tin* Trea-ury?
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1049.
(Ep By the Br. ship Superb, Copt. Hamilton,
we huve received Demernru pu|ier* of 5ib and 6th
. Tho Leonora, thirty day* from Liveipoal f
arrived on 5th inst. with aecounts-of tlie same date,
ns have lu-cn received at thi* port hy tlio Olive
Uronck.
STEAMER LIVERPOOL.
Thi* steam packet, when she put into Fayal,on
•It* 31st Drc. had-even day* fuel un board, and
-uflicient to take herto England, hut Cupt. Engledue
w-Kulii not tun the risk ugninst time, n* he hnd con-
leaded ngninut very severe coles a rid liead winds.—
Hi* decision dues him credit. The Company hnd
beep prudent enough 10 send a quantity of ffoul to
Fayal, to provide for surh nn emergency.
WASHINGTON RACE COURSE
THIRD DAT’s RACK. -
Two mile Hems—Purse $409.—Thu following
are the nnrr.es nnd’pedigrees of the hnr-es.
Col. A. Flu !*-« cl*, f. Herm.ono, 3 years old, by
imported Non Plus, dam Leocadin.
Col. Wnlton’* b. c. G.mo. 4 yours o’d, by Eclipse,
dam Betsey Richard*.
Col. P. McRaVch. h. Equinox, 3 years oil, by
Gohnnna,dnm Janet,
Mr. Ra lclilT* Adriana, 3 year* old, hy Mulutto,
dam Oct uvia.
KKSCLT.
Gone 1 1
Equinox, .2 2
Hermmiie, 3 dr.
Adriana, * 4 dr.
Time, 1st hent. 3 m. 53s.-42*l heat. 4m. 3*. .
KT Tn-MAS CARVBn, nn infidel .to tho day of
his dentil, died suddenly .nt New York, la-t week
nt the advnuced ago of 85 yepm. He was the
irioud and di-ciplo of Thomas Paixb.
CONGRESS.
In tlie Senate, nn Tuesday, Feb. 18/ Mr. Limp*
kin presented iho politionof a 'n'im|n*r "f citix-ns
of Paulding county, in tho State of. Georgia, pray
ing tho cslahlish'nent of n mail route} which w n-
referredto the Comniiiiee on the Post Offico and
Post Ronds.
Mr. Phelps bain? absent, the Gl-*be says, Mr
llulihnrd made a very able argument upon Mr
Critenifen’s re-olutio/i, priiposing to pay State debts
out of tlie ■ attonnl fund-. He. opened sums new
nhdnrgm lvjews, nml ti'geil them with great force.
Oil W- due-day, (19rii) Mr. Clay of Kentucky
ml.lres rd the Senate nt ienitlt un tlie sol,j.-ci.
TIih 11*10-0, un Ttl-sdav pasenl t!i« Bill in iking
approjniatioii# for tint puyrren’ of I(evu|ii|iun'>ry
and o iier p* iisiunrrs.of the Do te.I States, f„r tlie
yrirlHIH.
Till! New J rsey subject w-i- li-fore tb.i II use u|)
fm -il.iv and We lni--d >y, ihi the morion tr, huvn nil
pr,tiring done nrc* s-i-ry lo f,ci i|*(i* ill- iovisliga-
ion. hut no imig dolt in* wi* aeeifm|i|i*'ii-d.
’.Vr J W, Jones, rliaiimn*i .ff ihn Ways nnd-
M -nii-C -nt iiitlu**, lo p 'Ml s-doti, rep..rt«d tliofoi.
low ing h lit
A.BILLmlilitioiin't * th- a- ton thu subjuci iffTreu-
-II,V HOTS.
See l. Be it enacted liy tins Aerate uori llc4*«» -•
Pepiu-entHtives • frie-Lui • »i .*,..*le-nl Am-rc.i.iu
C’ongiei* assiwulcd, I i,al Um ivguistums and , re-
. 3d. WI I tho sum
iis'-ed, comI'ieu* the wmk and render it of value lo
iliu pul’lic,h< well ns ihn Stnckhriders, nnd will
tho wnik when finisliod, bu adequate sccuri y for
the moiii-y loaned.
First, ilm Corpnraiion of the City is n shnrelinl-
dec to tin*.oxtoiii of ten thinisninl ilultars, t ash paid?
it ha* in eominon witli thu oilier slian-h Iders re
cently advanced, ns a loan to the company, ilio -uni
of $500. nnd i- under un engagement to pay lor tlie
cinliuukmeiilR of the Canal, when thu smne pn*s
through public property I tlio city own* land on
the Canal, at three points, viz: (iO feet nt Canal
street, 60 feet nt Bryan street, and 390 feet and
upwnrds. immediniely no.ih iff tlie Augusta roud
If th- Canal is rend* red nnvignh'e, ns far ns tlie
Rail Road, for vessels drawing 11 feet wmei (and
the design is to render it *0) the propeity of the
city now worrit little, wil he adapted for wharves
un both sides of tho Canal, consequently, bo grcot<y
increased in vnluo. The increase of the vulue ol
the property, (lie Commitn* think, would not fall
short of one third of ihe amount asked to he len
All the lundoncneli side iff the Cannl, from the
lock to the road, would direcily feel the influence «•
the contemplated improvement. It is within tin
corporate limits, and linhl*- to inxarion, bn-ed m
vaitiaiion. Th • iiddillunal luxes from this riurac
and Trom the increased value of all the lo s west
of Farm street, tho C mu.ineo ostimatn, would
be about f ur hundred dollars annually, and tlio
sum would ho increased slid 'mote if the lots on,
nnd io the tielghboriiooil of. tlie Cuitul lie well im
proved. By these meiins it «pp. urs to llio.CWi
the revenue of the City would he c**n-iilernbly
niigttionted. But lou ring limber into the subject,
the CoiniriUtet}.view ns tin* groiilcst benefit result
ing fr m ihn compfeiiun of this work, the -aving to
tlio iidiiihiiaiits in ’lie los* of firewood Hnd the es
tablishment of thi- port ns the best lumber post in
tlio Southern St »te*. Experience Inis prayed even
under the imperfect working of this Cunai hitherto’
that tho price of firewood is reduced one dollur per
curd, it.i- estimated thut ut least 25,990 cords of
wood are annually sold to the udinhitnnis in the
pity, beside* a largo qu unity to tli- various Steam
Mills in the vicinity, and su-nmbtints going hence
down the river. It is also true that wlion the
(■anal is open fur the passage ut r inging timber, the
price of thut ert’cle I* very mu-h reduced. \V e have
seven steam saw mills in operation nnd building,
wiihiu our view, and these will b4 able to saw n
very heavy amount ol timb-r unnuiilly. If she
Canal is put in operarion O'her mills will be erec
ted, for the -upply of timber from tlie unrolled
forests of the Ogo chee and Cnnonclieo will than
hd abundant. The Gormnitiec cannot doubt that
the lumber trade would givu employment to many
nddiiioiirtl ships, lenntuii nnd 1'ihnrer*. and bring to
the city grout increase ot capital und wealth. And
moreover, iho C'ommd'oo look upon ihe com: lo
tion of this Canal und its successlul opomiion ns a
sure guarantee that nt n day not far distant, a* they
believe, when the pecuniary emburrnssmeiu, of the
country will havo be* n overcome, the rominuni-
catiori wid ho extended to the AlntONiulifl, nnd even
to tlie Flmt snd Chaualioochce. Can any one
(ioulit that h canal uniting the waters of the Gulf
of Mexico with tlm Atlin'ic, would increi *e the
wealth end importance of the State at large, nml
the p nspority and granJeurof this city especially?
Util wu cannot havo surh u mininunb-u'iim unless
we reconstruct nnd lint-h the Cunai under recon
sideration, that beuig tin* first link in the chain.—
If the Dir-ct- r* o, tlio Compat-ydo notob ain this
oan, tlu-ir whole w-.*rk mu-t he nbnndoncd, nnd
with it, *hc si Item- of ennyitig the Canal nt a fu-
ur- day to.tho Cliatt.ihooeheo. Tim city would, in
-•cli c-isc, lose its ioves'mei t ol $10,999 wiilioul
the Itopu of realizing n:iy henefit wlircvor. An*l
lu lit-* rvfiil 01 such an u'>niidmin)ent in the present
condition of tlio Cunai, the eon'siilenition is not to
im .lisrey.ird d ihm the la-allh of th» city will be
*eiiau-ly t fln'-geioualy oflen.d As cunrdisns of
ilui puliiic weal, it w id be ihe doty of this body to
l*iok tmu inis matter, ai d wbut* ver mny be the ex
p,-use on ihi- view we mu-t meet it—and meet it
I’f niptR. The Conimitler ..re therefore of opin
ion Hist it is limiter *ff deep interest to the cil’ren*
of 8-vnnuntilo cram ih s |m n. Second, Council
luu the mu it s of lorpi«li|ne lim amuunt of a mohav
wiihout riilisir-s-rn’i; the ’liensury. It recent-
iy d-tenr.tmd, hy Urdinaure j ns-ed In v rriio »-f
l'd* power, gram* d by the legislature, In raise 011
Imn s sum not uxeecding $ IHO,III) I, at n 1 truer st
.mi t-xructb •; ihiiO por coat lor tli" pu p'liff'ui
i.<»nirit.utiiig to-w-rks ul iuitroiM Impure ment.—
ii; the u*'u*j uf turdficatr* in sums of our, twoaud
thnm dollar*, it Is found that the money can be
rai»fd without the pavim-nt of any interest: for the
neeessitie* of tt is community and of the whole
seaboard of Georgi<,f-r sente sale circulating me
dium under tin* d - linin'1 at inn of five dollar-, are so
gr nt us loculi loudly fm tell-l in this regard. Tl es-
certificate- furnish this reli- l, nnd it is not nssumiug
too much lo sny that they will he a safe ciicuinti g
medium, acceptable to the pimple and tlie hunt.*
for many y* are |„ The menus, then, are ut
lined—the sum ran he loan d nt an interest iff six
percent, nnd then, whilst giving aid to tlie Canal
and relief to the people, the city run la* udilmg to,
instead «ff diminishing its Trou«urv. Third, The
Inquiry remains, will the sum of $25,009 lie suffi
cient to finish tlie canal; und will th* work then
fttrflisll otliqnaie security far tho money lonnoil?
iho Committee hove linen pressed hy tip* considera
tion that heretofore-the nffitirs of the Canal Com
pany have not beeti judiciously or pmlitahly man-
aceil; It bus been suggested hy some who admit
the importance ofthe e niemphilcd work.,that they
would withhnld their a**eiit in the proposed
lonn, hecun'e they Imve not sufficient assurance
that the amount now • asked will bn enough
tu finish tho work. It lets been further sub-
gested that o*timaies hi herto have net been suffi
ciently farce, that errms hnve l»-en rontmlticd, and
that wrongest imutes blunders maybemmio again
The Committee nsk* d leave t» refer to tilts 0 timn’es
annexed to the memorial; they have been mnd<*h>
thoso capable of formi-g a correct judgement&tliey
amount to less than the sum of $25,999. If enoi
lias heretofore been committed, the Committee hn<
overy confi«lcnco that with tho present direction of
the Company, these very errors mny he turned to
profitable account; gniuing wi-dom hy experience,
they will goon to tho completion of tli* ir work with
econ my aiiilguod/iinoiigHinem. In this connection,
it may be well to^bst-neihosame misapprehension
seem* to exist, ns to wlint was the esiimntes for
building the lock and raising '.he emhankmonts on
tho river level. It ha- been .affirmed that tlio e«ti-
mnla wn- $20.090,und hence thqttum was only bor
rowed from tlie Banks. On looking ut riia report iff
Mr. Reynolds, the Engineer ol the Company, it will
lie found tlinl'lio estimated the cost of tl.u lock ami
other improvemonta below the first lift lock nt up*
w-nids of $31,009; and, morcov r, be iutimutud, as
anm*t of lii* estimates could n*it-. he based on exact
calculation hut nn judgement only, that tlio amount
might be considerably nnlmnced, Tho Director*
w-h**ii / they »|Mi|ieil tu ilia Btuik* a-ked a liiannf
$50,006. but tlm Hunks wereutiwilling tu lend uv* r
the stun of$20,000, a«d ihelaitui stun wn» accept
ed under 1 lie hope, and expectation ilint it would
'pity'for the lock; tlio 1 mhunknicni, ii was believed,
w uld ho |uiid for hy the owners of luud on the
Cannl. and for further necessary sums,tho Company
trusted to the uxpeitatinn that tlwi stockbold-is
would ndvnnrn. Thi-y have, been disappuiuled nml
the ren-on iff iho increased cost of their wutk is to
lie found chiefly in tlio fact flint failing to let it
contract tli* y were obliged in ent ry it on. mi Com
pany's un-omil. Thq Committee rely strongly on him
the estimnu* of Mr. Reynolds, nml they I nin fioiti
ilmi thu impmvcpimii*. ns coiiininplatLMl, ciinliofin
ished beyiiiid doubt f„r $25,090,
In crin* liisii.it, j lit* Committee recommend thut
Council b ed tltp-um Hski dtit tin nnumilinterest nl
0 per cent pnynhle in 5years,th*- Company to pleilgu
tbuir ent re wmk «x security fur the loan nnd to
pli-ilgc »o much of the net lulls lo l e icccivod ne
will pay tim im rtMt annmri'y The {-cuinbruncc
on tho Can.I amount-to $20.00*),. bring lor the
amount i>oiruwuil I'rain tin* Dimka. With tin-pie-
sent In n, if grau:ed,ilie wli-de lies* will he $45,990,
nml the Commit tee cannot doubt that when 'com
pleted would Iks worth to the inhabitants of the city
1 sum la- exceeding ti ns am n-ff.
[Signe.1] R R CUYLF.R.
M 11 MnALLtSTER,
ContmitD:*,
The-Committee .read a I, tp-r fromL O Reynuhh
tlie Engineer uf the Gunn. Company, accompanying
1 In* nbuvc repor*, in wliicli letter he expresses thu
upi-rimt thut $35 OflO.willctimp Cn tlie work tptiie
Ogeeciieo. lie makes tlie i-stiinnut/riirn.his general
knowledge of the CiiiidI. He stntes the most ux*
pensive part of ilm wor\ is done.
The following was offered us 11 counter report from
two of 1 ho Committee on Finance.
, Davis, Butler, Drysdale—Nays, Aid- Waring,
and AW. Goodwin.
Aid. Goodwin, then offered the folia wing pretest,
which was nnlerrd to Im entered on the minutes.
- Protcet of R, M, Gaodeein
Because—The finances of the city will not ad
mit of loan* 10 any purpose whatever.
Because—The City hn* issued its Bnnd« to the
amount iff $500,000 imlwhich an interest of $35,901)
>rr annum, W to be paid in Mml-annual payments
the City of New York.
Becaii-o—The entire City prnperty, with the rev-
antics uf theCity me pledged for the ultimate m-
•mptiun ul the debt of the city.
Beenu-c—If tho City cun spare any iff |i* lands,
It W li/ll.ty bound to pay ihe unfMii the extln-
guisliment uf the debt nn with ? per cent interest I-
now'paid.
Beeiiusn—The Cltv has paid upwtirds nf $10,000
toward • making tho Canal, which with Interest for
12 vents, will \vo in a mount $20,000 lost to the City.
Because— No s curliy other ihnn the Canal Is of
fered to the City, for the loan asked, of $35,000.
Because—Tho Cannl nnd it* appurtenances,are
alrendy mortgaged to the Banks, for $20,900 bor
rowed from tliem.
Because—The citizens of Sava,molt, have direc
ted the City Council t*i incur 11 debt, when th*- pra
»er time shall arrive to facilitate a communication
»y Bridges and Team Boots between the city and
South Carolina, and if tlio present imans of thr
City nre directed to oiherohiertsj another loan mu»t
bu resorted to, tu accomplish the instruction* uf the
citizens.
Became—'The present proprietors of the Canal
purelmsed the snmn from the original stockholder*,
on ns|>eculiitiniiata low sum, sny from 6 to $10 per
slinre, what had cost $100.
Because—Tho City did reftisetoaid the original
stockholders in constructing the Canal, to comple
tion, which was one cauio why the stocks of suid
Canal b< ciitnu of so small vnluo.
Bccansi—The city could not injustice now loan
to a few, what they before rcftis* d to the many.
was cott-ldervd In eomml't- eof the whole, and thun
laid.aside tube n*ppfle*L the New Jer-ey sub.
joctcam# upon the pending mui| *n r to print,eer-
tain doeitmonts, bill the morning boor explied with-
out any decision. ' v , •
WASHINGTON RACK C,OURSF„.
Fourth andlaet day e Race,—Three mile Hems,
Five Itor-es, out »ff the number tnndicappod, cun-
tended for thepiirse,vitt Mr. Slnklcr’s Jm.et Bark,
lev. Cut. Sltiglatuh’s I’rim fillv, Helen, (tlie vlrjirf
or the Colt Purs*-on .Monday,) Col S|-buu’s Meri
dian, Mr. Allen’s Ziiridn, and Mr. Kdmnnstun’ii
Mary Klizalietli, and.were plueed hy fbe Steward*,
In tha nltove mimed order. ' ,
Firet Heat.—Janet Won the hent by several
lengths, Mary, 2.1, Ztirlda 3d, mid Meridian 4th.
Helen, finding she c.nid not m iintnln.her place of
secoml, dropped off, nnd trailed round, just falling
within thu distance post.
Time 5m, 45s.
Second I feat.—Janet again came gut ahead, 7.*.
rtJa 2d,‘ Mary 3d, and Ilelen 4ib. Mei idiun had
nu place in the heat.
Time 5in. 56)«.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, |B4D.
ID" Our Reader* will find in bur column* ex
tract* from the militia Lnws nnd the Punul Code,
which are published under direction uf the Colonel
uf the first Regiment.
Thu office of Provost Mnrshnl.h!tshoert conferred
upon Mr. Gkorob J Hkki.rt, who Is aulhurlicd
to collect die fine* and give recepta to Defaulters.
Excr ut Ions will, when paid, be marked eatitjied,
nnd filed asexecn'luns Issuing from Courts uf jus
tice. ' ' *
THE CANAL COMPANY.
Atn meeting yesterday of the Directors of th*
Savannah, Ogceehre and Alntnmnhn Canal Com.
puny. Wm. Cradtrkk, jr. Esq. wa- unanimously
elected President vice Amo j Scuddkr, Esq. re
signed.
Celebration of the 22d.—Tin* Georgia flnssnra
punt ilia day nut of tnwn, nt Mr. Jpiickes' win*re
l toy |-raniised for two prlxes, nt tho Head,' Rinr
nnd Target. A pnir iff-l’ls'ol* was the first prize,
which was won hy private Win. B. Fleming. A
Red Plum" wa* the second, will'll was awarded to
private Oliver 8. Burroughs.
Thr Phanix Rifirtneu —Tills corps contended
for tin ir am uni prize, on ihn 93d. We underhand
ihhtlho shouting wn* excellent. The pria-* .wn*
won by honorary member.James M. Folsom, hi
throe shots measuring 10 indies m e-eighlh*
The FinnncoCommittee nppoinferf lotuknchargo
of ilui peiiri-11 ol'ihe Ug ecliee Cmijil Company for
ilu- loan of $25,099 tonid them in th" construction
of vermin ini'ruvemrnis and iho conipleti >n uf the
w. rk, have lu-eii divided on the propriety of grant
ing the prnyr *ff thi* petitioners.
Tin* undersigned poitiun uf tho Committee report
thm, iiotuiUi.-tiindiug the imporiunt i-ffecis which
wou'd result to ilm city at large from tint Cunul in
n.pcrm-ineiitiy unvi>:ul;le cundition, tli- y dliject to
griiiiiiug ihe loan for numercus reason*.
Fir-t—Because, iIip city debts nlieudy incurred
fur internal improvements, tender it nt least im-
pm-leut to lend or give |nr«e sums of muney which
are even confessedly u*r!iil ut tin* pic-rnttitno.
Se.O'ul—Been me, I lie true policy of tho city ton-
si-is in paving off its heavy di'bi 11* soon iin prar-
licuhle, in order to gn*rtl ianips< the m ccs-lty of 11
I envy taxation nt a limn sooner 01 Inter, and foi
1 hut purpo-e it should nppiupnute all the surp'iu
fund*.
Thiid—Bernn-e. the Company propose to borrow
at 6 percent, while the city is aciuufly paying 7
per cent on it- houtis to its creditor*.
Fourth—Oecnu-e, the security offered is not suf
ficient 10 ‘in-lira ibis community thut the money will
Iw punctual y piuil, nnd in tho uncertainty which
prevail* at present uud which i- likely to prevail
-nmerime in the'in-met’iiy concern*of the country,
tin* c.iy Treasury might he uinhnrias-ed liy uity
Hiltue on ihu part of th* petitioner*.
•Fifth— Bicuuse, nitlmiigli the Cannl would
bi'iiefiein 1 Ui the citizens of Hnvunnnli generally, yei
thu chief benefit would accrue to n sma l number of
individual-, into v*h sp linn.ls ihe stork hu* been
concentrated; nnil thus, iho huid"tiof the city debt
which weighs on nil citizens would l>e uunqunlly
felt, because, the Canal would hu unequally prelii-
ab e.
Sixth—Bcciio e, thu community hut al>cady, in
its pr.vme and corporate capacity expended lurge
sum- on ihe Canal: and their duv -nura.
Seventh—B cause, th" Cunul, widened as it will
lie, mug h. come n son of extensive hasin of fresh
vv 1 tor, nml in tho autumns aggravate tlie unwhole-
-onielm-N nf ciiniule already hanging over thnt
margin« f the city
For these reason- the umh r-igncd portion, of
your Committee iccommend thu following, as thu
result of tt.eir dciib< rution:—
Ri solved. Th .t thu eonihtiens offered hy tlie pe
titioner* ure not r i*-h us to ii ducu tlds Board to
grunt 1 heir prayer, or, in l etter trrms, lo boirow.
money at high interest to lei d to them st a low one,
nnd moreover, oil security nut certain uf iu punc
tual reiinbtirsem* nr.
Resolved, ! hn $50,090 of the 100,000, recently
deiermin* d to he horrowi-dlbrobjeclsofiittcinul im-
provem- nth" npprnprhiied to iho pnrclm-e of the
City Bunds, upon which this community is pay
ing an interest of 7 per cent.
(Signed)
WM. R. WIRING.
Ii M. GOODWIN.
A Merino rt Coyler moved, that tint first report he
adopt* <1, which v»ui carried. He offered thu foi*
I ’Wing resolution:
Resolved, Tim? tlie sum of $25,090 he, and thu
same is hen liy diiecti d to le raised l,y his llonot
he Mnyor uud tlio <l*,inmilt-e on Fluniic**, under
the Ordiuuiin*, entitled hii Ordinance to r.d-envney
on lonn, for tin* purpose of contributing to work* ot
imernul impro vene-nt, ar.d to improve rim city »f
Savunniiit, " and be loan’d to the Suv’ii, (Igeechre
and Alatam ilm Canal Comp-ray, un •• rm>r'gi*gc ul
thei canal,atCper c-mt iiittf-"*t, ptvald*- ameiul’y,
Uu* principal sum ol the end of five y, nr*."
Alderman Waring rn- v<*d, iliatllie (i *1 roi'lutinn
accnmj anyieg the report, made by im nnd Abler-
mull Go-hIwin, Ih-acia-pod u* a sulo.tiiutn for the
resrdiition offered hy Alderman Ciiyb-r— widely in *-
lion wa* rejected.
Aid* Hopkin* moved M amend the re-oju'lon by
•~tr*king rut* 6 per c lit, nnd pm ling .117 perce-i.
whicn arnendne nt wn* accept’d
It was moved hy Aid. Cuyl-r, that tlie reptnf
and fo*o|’,tmn lie n.|-»j.u-.l—on wideh mution, the
yLtuaml Nay* were required by 4M Waring, snd
seconded hy Al l. G->.*d'v,n, it' d W"re t|. foil *w<—
yuu», Ald.bviMl«i, Dtlim, Wa,uur, Cuyier, Aodrr^
. LATEST FROM .FLORIDA,
By the steamer IV f m. Guetan, Capt* Fninsett,
have received the St. Augustine Nows of 21st Inst,,
from -which w»* ext ram tli.* following t
ST. AUGUSTINE, Felt. 21.
Numerous signs of Indian* have been soon in thr
mti||liluiriio*iil ofiivcrSunt due; and i irgn trails huvi
lioeii seen extending nurtbwurdly, -opposed for thu
Oketf.firi-iiofcee Swump.
From NetcSmyrna.—On, the 2 fib oft.,a party
of wood cutlers belong fog to ilia garrison al New
Smyrna, f were fired upon hy tho Indians, haffu
mile fiom 1 ho Fort.—They wounded one man, cap
tured three milskels, end n spare Junket or no. A
•ally wus made hy thu garrison, nnd as usual, tin
success. W briti tho troops were pursuing them,
un- Indian luid ihe temerity to v- niuro within »lgh
- f Ii-garrison with u soldier Vjaokut on,nnd in.rangc
•ff three six pounders.
Cupt. Mickler, rf iho Volunteers,pr •ceededfrom
hi- no«i, ut llowlcti’s Mi ! lson Monday morning ut
d yliglit, and trailed the Indinns to the Tomokn
river. Why was information delayed in being s**nt
to Cnpt. Mickler on Saturday night, nnd whosuduty
wus it to have dene so?
THE MAIL.
Sergeant Cercopolynnd his command, recover
ed a laige portion of tlie Northern Mull oh Monday
in*t, which wns delivered to th" 1'nst Master.—
Some iff th- letiera were turn. They were found
aimiit a half milu from tin* read, whither the In
dian* hnd drugged the wheel* and frame of the light
wntnn,, snd left some remains of a hog which they
liaif slaughtered, belonging to the mnile irrior.
On Wednesday l>*m, a party ofgent) rfien started
in »iu"st o! the lost Jacksonville Mail. Proceeding
to iji"prnne of tho murder of its carrier, they trail'd
tho Indian* about two miles in n northwesterly di
rection, und came to B sm dl cluster of trees w' ere
they had rusted for s«mi* time, as their hnrseshad
lain down, and where lin y emptied th- cnnlents of
the mail ling. But one letter wa* injured, nnd a
few packages of nnw#| upurs opcii-H.' The genrir-
men who volunteered to •eorenfor this pnlilio pro
perly, nruentiilnd to ilio llninks of {iho country, as
well ns any remuneration whi- li th** Post Master
Gimcral might awnid. Its reception would Im ap
propriated to n lieiievo'i'iit ol'jtct; and ns far as
money can go. would alluvia u the sorrows nf one
who ha- been a * vere sufferer by the murder.
Thn Indian* are supposed to have um--uuied to
twelve or fiftuen; and tlio inf-rences drawn hy these
gentlemen, all womlNmciiand famiharwiththeclnr-
Hctcr of 'ht* enemy, is, tha' but a portion h «ve gone
off with ilm ImrseNf-as no foot trail* on visible, pro-
ncihigSotiih.
SAVANNAH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
This society held it* monthly meeting, thi*'. even
ing, at First Presbyterian Church, Die Pro idem
J. Camming. Esq. in tb* Chair. Meeting win open-
1 <1 with singing by tlie Choir, and prayer by Rev.
J. L. Jones.
It w a* unanimously voted that Rev. E. Sinclai.
Im invited to de'Rer an (iddre** before this society.
A vine of t|r*nks was thru passed to Doct. Wm.
A- Cnnith’-rs, for his aide ami 1 loqtnmt address
delivered before the such ly, at it* last meeting, end
n request that he should re-d«llvcr it, at, some time
to hi* d »lgn 1 ted hy himself. The question, •* I* h
expudient to qdd lo the present pledge of this no*
ciety. another pledge wliiuh only excludes ardent
spirits, leaving it optional with u member which to
sign" wn* than laid before, th" meeting for di*cu«,
-ion. Mr. Wm. King ndvo* ne.l energetically, and
m length, the utlirma'ivn of thu question, Hnd
pcr<on apjiHuriflg to ink" the negative side, it
wn* nv*vttd by John M, Clark, Esq. that the meci-
ing ho adj”iirh"d to Wcdnc-ilny evening. 4 It March,
for the further di-enssinn of the qu .tnm.
Mr. .los'-ph Foil, then moved, th.-t D*«ct. Jame,
Holme* lie invitid to nd lrcN#<.uriMciriy at * ntefn-
lure time, conven e .t to loinsolf. One name wa*
.■dried to the foinl almin-nce pledge.
Meeting wa- enncluded with prayer hy ihe Pres,
idem, Olid adjourned.
JOHN INOERSOLL, See’iy.
/ CONGRESS.
On Thur-ihy la-t (20 Irin-t.) after a opeeclr front
Mi. Sev er, m lav«i uf the general principles of
•lu 1 cpu.t,adverse to the t**umpt.oiiul bus.e debts,
tha Senate refo-ud byavnteof I6lu27, ip,enter-
1 tin thu mniionof Mr. C:<*y, of Kwn'uuky, to pga},
p noihw»’f'.|"min*U’lini oly. U wes.tlnn postpon
ed nulil Monday. In um llmnu, iheCunsa. BUI
The Washington corrospondent bflhe Charleston
Courier, under date of the 15th, says t—Among
the memorials presented, the other day, was one
frt»m tho Executor of the late Dr. Thomas Cooper,
of Columbia, praying remuneration on account of
the fine imposed on the d-ceasod, under the alien
undsodltion law, Thu will of Dr, Coopei'accom
panies thepciitlon, nnd in that itisti ument, it is en
joined on his Kxpcutur, tu presnoutu his claim upon
Congress, "until the samu bo recoveied." -
CORRESPONDENCE
Between the Central Rail Road Company and
the Poet Office Department,
tCOHTIItUKD.] *
XI.
CENTRAL R. R. & BANKING, CO. OF GA
{Savannah, 14tA August, 1039.
Hon. A. KkniuLL, post Muz or General,
Washington City, D. C.
StHt—III reply to youn iff the 6th hist, not from
any disposition further tocngiujo you in n contro
versy which has hern as unuxpeoii-d to us a* It bus
lieen to you, or to prolung a correspondence uf tin*
character whii'h you, have ch sen lo make it, hut
thut thr imputation* ugninst thi- company, which
inyutir couuiurion you write, will be mode n reroiri
in your office, may not Im thoru rend without -u. Ii
rpiyand refutation as I shall now rnuk>*. There
ate hut two |Kjmi- in your lettei which requirepnr-
ticulnr notico at this linn*, ns hIIoLu l um lain to
heli* ve h:is before keen answered. 1st. I t will nut
bodolih-d hy you, that Mr. Piitt wns sunt out bv
you, Io • u«d und nicertnih wh* tlier the great hiafl
could be carried hy the wav of Savannah and .Ma
un, ut all • vents, tie camu Imre nt tin* agent 01 tue
Ui-|*artinrni with that avowed object, ami was so
r-cognl-ed in thi* coinmutiity; l saw him hut 6ne.",
and limn hut lor a lew minuti s. He wu brnuglu
to my office by'Cnpt. Wlltbcrger, uud then siutml
hi* olijuct, to lie io know whether If a>i arrunae-
iii'-ut w«w mad" to brine ihegreat tori! from Wil
mington to this plaee, itiis' company weu-d on rea>
suitable t* rms undertake lu par. in ilm traHsporta*
i Ion nl it hence to Maonn. My prompt, reply wm
Utut the company would tuther iiul .ako a direct
entru’ t from tIA deiiarimmi', but would as snnnas
arrangements could be rhx to, «uy 1st' July, take one
from Cupt. W, on su -h terms n* Capt. \Miibcrgei
•huttld Mmu. CitpR WlUbcrjjor nam d tlm sum o
$175 a hiiltt,ns far ns curried on th-t Hull Ruud. I
a«seqted 10 tho same, and Mr. l’litt uhservad ih.it
it was leuiunuble, and thnt hu would Imim diu aly
an on in iVilinloclun. andunituHviir, .
letter ami disavtiwid the offei which
;•»"*!,to huVe U.u nimiii U4iv.il,
Washington. wl.l h t)». up, went IwiUaw*..,-.
•le|Hiitiiii hi di iinr Ifti. rs innrle mce *ary, p) oltf
nut h ive tu+n mniht nml vo, v»h..ri corre-pondgna
•AtMld have f*i«t*i M lit ihv CnOipuiti and ihe Depart-
jHq-t it. n |h4i.I. I 11 th I M«r ignore need .Rifs
' i I'i' • T 1,1 . ,0 i n * }’ *"*}•' riuH/ jgiftoitteilaM I
-7.' e* Wsyiio’s letter vtt.gwMu
•notfei lr*ni n*. a ri • -mli needed to. Judgtf
'• ne i.bs.'i t uii.l I- nnm I immediately hnvar
t tin III Iter exp'- lie-', hut 1 fern a> re tl*JM yo 1 I*"- •
tar 1.137th \p .| m*\,- r unite u. Ms hands,-lsh.nl
wilt®in .lu.lje ih*igi.,| im will pro aid) Meyuil.
in tlie nnius** or i n* smnn.o ami if n< eetssnr adff
hisM-uratw ih.t w.* « mM ,.uv« r mada acq.aUWd
with the . Hpunis of 1.1 Ihi* r whether rec ived hf *
him or not. 1 oui ■«»*),nq tion u.at the cartiag* of
tlm mail wimH mn im ruMo •-tir* > xpmi-rs over $100*
per annum, Is not wc l f urnl.d, f„r we can cany
IMNsengma anil freight hy tin* same train, «!*.*
speed ol rrjyrl and punctunlli.v of arrival are not In*
disttensnble, hut when we undertake to carry-ll.o
mall we must .throw, off all freight rare and incur
tlie addlti'innlccst of trains fur freiglil nxi lusively^
I fuel wirianit-d in tin* as-ertfon that tlm ibrriuge
of tlm mail cnta.ls on uf nn axpensi; of ut least tne
•um we hgvo gsked over wnd abovehut would
othnrwUn bntnrurred To every pa rtof your leimr
beside* those two point* I conceive an answer l»
ulrei.idy furnlsln d you in my Inst letter and it.isnuite
sufficient to any that in my letler.tp theFresirfenr,-
n* lim rnnuacts for the great mail wun* afreudy\.
pi’tlbcled, 11 vvniconridurvd.unnecessary to n”tl*:e*
whet ha* been .passed between Mr. Flitt and thin
Company, ns thu remedy could iltenjhe furnished for
ths Injury which w« hnd sustained, norwn*itrnn-
aid’-red mccssn y in my loti Or to tha President to
disavow any nfler mad.* by Judgn Wayne, a* 1 hnd
then recently hud ah Intel view .with J?u Jq which
I Jt-I *4 may SttOU diffCP
.but in a hasty peiutal of that letter, endcuvuuredr
and I hope hud surccccdud in convincing ynu ihat
no offer was iniunded hy the Judge to huve be. a
made. You did not then shew me a copy of your
latter or inform nm that yuu Imd written iu -
Yon havo been profuse tn your letter of ektrge*
against us of absurdity, vacillation, cupidi y^ ui.4
many other epitbeu. of the kind, aumetlmee U>b«
•ivate individuals,
n ving in it tii; innHtry was- maim, tu g'»ua ibi.w
I i;ut sUspectittK the dhpurtment of-a. purpose tre
y It. off, in order lo fnrro tl^z Charleston and'
gttsia Companies into rnensUies," Stt, 8te\—
go until Wilmingtnn, and endeavor t ’effect such...
rangem-ut us would bring this tiiuii liy tlm way ol'
buvaiinuli. hy which he s.dd ho 1 xpeeii tl to inuku a
saving of some hours In the. Iran* t of that mail
fr* m Wilmington to New Orleans. We purtetl
with the understanding that Mr. I’lht was to rn*
duavor to iiMj’ioe ih" U i.mlngion cumpnny to run
their boat* to. Bavagnah, hut in them- en tfmo ha
wished Cup'. Wiiibcigcr to •ucvrUiin whether en
•irrangeniunt could bu maJo with ri,o Savannah.
Slitnm Puck’ll coinjiuny, Ui iuii d.uiy to Cnariuston
wtih ilmmail, ll bccuii d 110} suveoid wdtli the Wil-
mingion company. Captain W. undertook to a*
ocriain the fact, nnd Ins Inter of the 27tli January.
wa« in acoi.idaiico whit this undertaking, and with 1.
r quest of Mr. Pdtt, expressed in twoletteix from
nun to Cupt. Wilibrrger, written Irum Clrarla-;
*t'<n, «>f d .U'tjc 2l)ib and 24th Ju umy, In ilu* la •
mrl’itter, Im expresses himsulfas follows : "p|c*sc
do me thu favor to answer all tlk-su questions
under cover to the Po*t Master General—I leave
Saturday evening for Washington} I
am very anxious that thu mail should ha taken thro'
Savannah and hope ihnt the citizens liter* wdl ahl
youinyoiireiimtpri'Oifi’CCn-sury." Wew re Simple
enough to iK'licvu tli ,t Hum. wosa prosprot ol'gottiug
this mail thruuglt our city, uml hpmedintely In
creased at’ a considerable, uni vt ilintfitm for any
other purposes, an an irces-aiy expenditure nui
moiivif power, with e view t > bu prepared for the
duty, if he should,su.ceud in making the arrange
ment, and, thu*. according to your most - happy
quotation of th" fable, "grasped nt tlie shadow ami
lost the meat;" a* tlm ruiu.l proved ihat an offur
thus obtained Iro n us in flittering ns-mui ce*, was
used only lobring into th mcusun siff the Depart
ment anothei lino. You quote a letter iff pri’itosnls
from C'apt W. of the I6t<* January, and ask whether
that is to he considered a* iho offerof tHb Company,
and, for ih" purpose of your v ry Ingenious argument,
you assume ih'it it wu«. I now an»«fer,' niicquive.
eaily. that Cupt W. wns no agent, pro.idenl, of
irthvi represeniutiv** of tlie Company, further flixi.
to say to M>, l’litt th’t, this Cuinpin y would tub .
) spurt in any a-ra.igcmciit fur the transport'll! 1
of tlie grearntail 011 reus-inabln term-, and when
u't rwsn’s, an interview wna had befween Mi.
Full and myself, <vun this authority was supe -
seded by the terms than named by him, assen cd u*
by me, and pr<iiinui*ci'd rcMonaldeby Mr I’lliii. O;
his idler of I61I1 Jan. neither I or any of ih"t'”mim
iiy had any kmiwMged,and my iinprcs-ioi,, Mint riiui
■if tiioso of the Company who .ictcri whh rue, wn
that if Mr. i'litt succeed’ d in ihirse iiriniis’ inpiii -
which lie preposed to endeavour tu effect,ihi-
Company would rewrive for ihe tia”S|M>rlutioii uf
the mml (in which ofcuuise wus includi-t) 1 ht Mu-
con ns a we*n-rn mril) $l75 u mile. iN'i’ihing was'
a dd of thu Auguatu mail nor did ft enter Inru.O’ i
iliaaghts a 1 the time, I ui (fit had been con rah n d.
my bell f miW js,’fiat n 1 a diilonal charge vii.nl
have b>*rn in dcf’r,it, Hu desi a lu wus it inn.-
sidcred hy us tu induce the ipm portutiun of ih
greu* mail lliruti-hthis place on nuy terms that w.
could possibly iilliird. Thu*, .-ir, ln-tead «t gras; •
ing to overienfi!i tlie doparin.uni mid Dt obtah. $3;'tl
11 mile, you will p. rcelve that wo only eX|K u eri
$175 a mil", u much I ssstim than is now paid h
you "ithoi totheCliarl NR'ii or O. qrui i Hail Ifiiu l.
jr-youpaytotbc f’uii.er$l{p9e mil"} At lotlmhirer.
$237 50 a mil", as 1 understuud from you. Tim
cond, |” im In ynur lelicr'iiiB'eriiil fir me toutiVwer.
is th" fnc thin you did un tli • 27th .ff April, reply
DiJudse Wayne's letter nflO'li of s-imu m •ntb. /
You «tn niu mii i he t 'umpuny l«u ju*tiee wjien you
»ai that you ri” nut doubt Unit wc knew nothing ui
your lam raff 27th April to Judge Wayne. We
• annul m.w douhi thut surli letter was wri'ten, bt|*
it ism-’-i extra *rdiaary that wo were not appriz’-d
• •fit- Thu copy winch you have sent shuws.tio
have heeii .*f a character to havo Milrd Judge
Wayne's attention au<i to have required hipt itnuu •
didteiy to ha* 0 inf< rme*i os of it* contents, hut be
did nut do on, nnd nn the- contrary nn my return
foutnl in ihenorreinondenceof privt
hut. I confess that I have known so little ol public
men ns to havn supposed, that in a grave matter nf
official bu-lness, temperance of language and.chare
iiy uf ju.lgmoiit w»uld rather huve .beenatudVd.
But I unricipui. yitui teply that you imva been pnw
vnk’ d in.this cuurse by tlm nppea made by fne tor
tlie Frusidum and by thejnnguage used in that ap«-
|*"al "ltd In ry l* tli*r tu you. Now. sir, although l
admit that ttio intorlrroncn nf the I’rosident'. ought
never tu bujnvukad on light occasion!, with any of
the departnit > nt4tnd that inch interfureuce woul«f nl"
ways bp nzubject of great delicacy, yet after an utr-
sut ccsaflil Intcrviuurwithyou, in which you assum*
ed better to know what our Company could do thuir
I, its, I’li'snlont nnd to know whut were tlie cloime
of tjn* chy, bettor, tlnin I whosn every interest is
here, whut othor ciiurse was there to piir-U", Thi*
tn Im sure has not succeeded butjtwas th" deruirf.
resort, it was my duty to hnve made the appeal
uml I do nut regret thntrit was made. .
In my letter to the I'realdcnt l entrant' call
to min i 0 phrnso or expre**ion .ibtit retried
on thu department nr attribuied! to ii oilier fTiat*
grwitauunrinn tn its main Intcraiti-rlhft ynu-.n ii-'ril
un that letter was of 0 dlffi’re.nt chntaitVr. Vi ut
ns*umed thnt we know thnt which we hail riou'arrd
we did not, and llierofore infer and erguu that. we»
hud h’.-un Insincere, inconsistent and grasping f Itnd
much -tra-s uod play is mudo by you- on pqns of*
our correspondence and (unhrrtiming ns I Humbly
conciuvo it to ho in a bidi funotlonnry in tho dire
charge pf an official duty) cut ling s.irpuami aw
levelled by you hgniust Us for lmvitig dared W qurre-
lien Rio rlgHtlmusnoss of ydut jn.ign»|*nt. In otjfd
reply to your h*nort, 1 did say.that " this Company'
belli ving th.t tb inquiry war miiitMii gnud fil w
and nut suspecting 1 hn
pl-ty'l.
Augusta.
And the fuctir justify ma n* 1 coneelvo In tblw
d#rh>rnihm» Wlntt was tbu tihjcc'.’of.Mr* Flitt'9
visit tu SaVtHinahf. Wus. it. really no ascertain
the practicability uf adopting this louterer was It
to ajnirtv tho other Cnmpanie# into measures by,
trdlwlosurenf wliatb" hud drtiwtrfiom ua. IftHe 1
fdrofer, nxy.qffcr wns-less l.y $62 50 per mile than ’
wit* ufierwatils given tn the Georgia ru .dy $25 per*
tnll" le-s than is given tn thn Chnr’<**foq and Ham"
burg road, and the contract sic uld imve bven given
Iliu*’ ll th"latter, Iheu ueltiii; 1. tu.i toiumpl«tfr
that wo had hi'cn Induced by rlflusw liopes, held 1
out, however faint, tu incur unn oussn’y expand!"
turcs.' 1 did nlsii.'iii tbit It’ltHi . flatly nonlrndict
the' nsserrinit mrtdi*, that- ynu littil acceded tn an*
offer madu by Judge Wayne; Tin contmdlctiim
was tnuriu ttmlur circumstances,that even youalluwr
to Iiuvp been in some measute MiirtanD'd, of even
.you bulb-vi! thnt the exigence iff y*ur Ict'er of 2X
April was then entirely unknown to ns', and in im--
nurtatice to the is-ue tiien bet weon us, wus such that
I could not have .dreammi of its existence witl.out *
my. knowledge. I do pot deem irnocestmy for nnr
to notice your ficquent tveum nen to mir letter eg* -
the2Uth Nov. last, ns the ohnnge of droomstaitec#
which ha* induced a changu in mir course, has
already Im on shown. Nor do I derm it-necessary
in reply purticulnrly tn ymir many effusive romarkr
uf alD-mpU of this Rail Ilond Company to make
the deportment minister tn its emoluments witb. ittf
•idi qUUDi servjci*,. Eiillic-u it thut here, where the
niunih- re of thi* Boeni are-known, it will not be
believed that evon lo profit the sD-ckholdCre-, wouldl
this Company nttampt to overreach tho department}:
ami ita uispqriritin to accommodate ibe rommuid". ■
ly will not he illut'.ted,even llimigh the depat tmcntJ - :
•hall llmlf tim Inturcot r-e nf-tlie diy with the bite-
rior to a sulky mail, rather than pay* a fi.lr and) "
reasonable coir.pen«utitm (hr the chiriage*-of the* •*
mall on tlie rail road. Inromprei’cn-lhte at* ii up*;
pear* to y>-ur department, that we should refuse ire
ruiry hoili mal'rfiir $6000*.* and' yct will toke one* ' ^
for nnthii1$ f nn, intrilweni puliiic wfll underetuml '
thnt we decline t” reiali wa *eivhte fur what'ue*
know tb‘ hn nil inudequ-itc cnmpensatltin,—whilst
we Will mitke a»’ nlftnt to niudi-eto the public a Nsre
viCeesseniiiiht” it Witli-’Ut charge rather than if -
should -uffer for the wtitifufi snrh- •nviev. For
that pnldic wi l peict’.vp. ie onr itcrmii, the luoi >1 it
the d’-purtniunt. tn the. plunrit'ide of Its p *wef r
with* 41 cnlrnliWiiit.’l intiMi pnibtt'dy have cut its
Off front n I dir ct I'loiitii niicarion with C'rtHralandl
\\ e*turn (ieoigiu, me! lull us n nn u In nthati hy tl m
way of Aug’i-tii. i hnt public will understand why
we drcli ed M rnliy tlio AUgu«m mnll tn la*, that
a contract nlrrmly existed 1 for.a- rtittl|l,hetweyn this- '' f
city ui,.I Augur u,- and because the fwpmqAnee nf
1 i«i• c-.iiiiiiuiricatioii is such, lin t) even tie d'l*"*'
nu 11 wnild hesitate «»tiiR 1 rtq t it. Otircomplaint ■ ■ ’
■I i.j istiiradun" n«, Is, n* ; nu imve properly mre -
I, i«(.o d to U*. * f rim riiiiputhtiot s cast hy y«m o»
•sistl relit, persist* d iu nyyini}- •» of wiinliuutinc
(• con'tael Imm ”*, aaovun we ate not-gui-ty of
1* ah/ll il.ly iff cmisiilering iko depot intent nndet*
III ohlign.i’-n 1” uceepi u hid not XHtisfnctory to it.-
jfotir pcipii iii ui, tuat If j-nce is t” Im incrvit- •$
whqiu se.'vico 1* ihtiiuiisltcd how much i*tu bcp« *1
f r no service ut »ii" dwsnutrequirefn.mu* a solo-'
ii-11, ns 11 h< d fiirmod no part nf out argument and W
• u-Nuiiivii by yon rnk lor rim purpos. • of your** *
1 now conclude, *,r. w'luti Jms U>. ii on iiuplea'iintf r*
tusk to me, hut one. th - porfoimM-ce of which T -
,-ouiii n**i will' prop r f#' ti”g*0t whut Usfuo
w-lf orthc Company. I h ivoonly to reqpost
tut’ you will causa a copy • f Juuge Wuyne’s luttos'
t>t Ii- m nt to mo and that this IciitirmNy be bled I»
your ollic" 10 serve us occusluu niuy require*
lam,Sir, 4ra/. *'% .
Very respect fuffy,-
, l our uDuil'i’ servant . /"!< *
W. W,GoUDON f - v-
... Rjrefden
- • **VK ;
Nu.jXir.- 7
Pmt U/r t c r.' Dark hric e - Nt;'V '
beptemher ll; l839,'. , '"l" * ~
W. W. Oo-d.in,' E-q. Pr. si*lent\Central R.'-R. &
. Bunk’g Loinpy. - ; , * - -
' SajhArah/Cki^. .-
Slit—Your letter iff Ihtr Mtli ult!, wn 1 received
in uiy-nliseiict* und. w ill tx- placed nn file «• yniu "de
sire. If to my ci’iitmiinicnilda*', I have indulge*! in
rpitlieiN n il :.o* essai y to prcreitl thesubjoct oleariy
i»s lie* nihitl nf he rc uler. or which are_J“*tiy
April, ui be u proposal fr.*m. tliis Company to cur
ry tU mail fir $6,000 he ri* cl nd d« in* that it
waa impossible that his letter -h. uldsdmft of aeclt
construction, •* hd laid no Miuiipi.iy t” mnke any
smli offer «r any htfenri *u to do •*.* Had your
l"lt r ol'27th Ap it, cuius Di his hands he would
then, If nm before, hive apprired.ua.ol it, but he
did out do so, and Tapi sUurtgly of the impressiou
Jhat be tbehinldltW he bad never received any an*
•war thklk leftor nf 10th April I cannot too for
cibly eaprees my regret that this hlierofyonfrof
the271U April was not known to Ihi* Com'.’najfS
Had Ubeen. wn should at -noe huve oorrrcu**i toe
niuundorstai dlug of tlie depertmeui of the Judges
sivetijnu pofsonBl'y, ort” the members ut your
Cumpun ,-I ' , c “***
iu licwtu lira
_ - - . w ii twcessniy
from Washington in June last, wh.M 1 acqnninu tents of your
ed liim w ilii yiAir undttrs'aiHjhignf hislutlur ut lOt.i
Auril. lu hs it iitiMMWul fr.m ■ I.w • ... .....
Issnmptiou that the cjinege uf tbe ma'I would ivAT-.
increase out exjmaee* over $ 190* 1** annum»- JJf
M , 11 founded.f 1 woce »c rry pujrengjn^ ft. IWliB
hy ihe saute scnIii, wli 're #pe«n. ’ff nrW *nd pone-
uidiiyof arriving are n»t ui’ibipdnsaUhftHit when
we ito.ienake.to carry tlm mail we mu»| tin ow - ft
a || fteightiw• *, confine ourielves excluslve’y n* *b»
pesieogeroarsMiid incur theaddnl«y«|coat of trai ts
fo> f eigbl cxoiusively, aod’l'tojfdyariajMt'ojn in*
.iscriwztbdt ihh can higd < f tb** hraiKintails upon v „
u» an expense ”f a !">♦ 1 t* e suin^wi* Ksve - ■Vi'n,,
dter and above, frit twrelidoth. iw :«e . .f eu, t •
Tn o* viate »he .V.fii. u.itc*du e p.» re - ^ l Wt~-
|,Us* fu pet mil tue trsins^ui tnri.n D awii Li-u