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a /u the weekly qeorqian II nitlNII II Til cur or ■•nuuuit» vrUAIAH II. BttLLttClt) ^VP1>1INBR or THI LAW* Of THE CXIOX, AMD c»rr AMD coufetV rxixrxftv WEEKLY PAPER—Them DeLLial, prthn $lm,—Payable U ad vthcv, ADVERTISEMENTS Insetted it U* Chs.ftw Ui rates, OTPoMan must b* paid on all CottxtrKicl- »i9«a, and UUera ofaulriess. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1840. OUR LEGISLATURE. Wa bar# do advice* from Millcdgjvilla latar than Wliat we yasterday published, the Intelligence In our eolunoa tin* morning being tha remainder of our Correspondent'* letter* received on Friday atoning. Tha reason Is—yesterday's mall failed,caused a* we learn, by the stage being prevented from reach* ing the upper station of the Rail Road by tha height of the water* about six mile* above the Rail Road, and in the vicinity'of-Williamson** Swamp. We are therefore left to presume that a U. State* Senator ha* been elected, and that the Legislature an* progressing h\ the work before them. Wo shall in oor next lay before our reader* the mult of theit labor*. We extract from the Correspondence of the Con. *titutienaliit the following, not before noticed. • . MILLEDGEVILLE, 1st Dec. 1840. ®y the winter arrangement the August* mail Vuosesnow m7 inthomorninginateod'ofJSo'clock: X was not in time to send this letter by this morn dog** mail. The following paper was read in the 8enate, this morning by Mr. Miller, and on hi* motion, it wa» ordered to bespread on the journal of tha day: 11 The undersigned, Senator*, who voted on Friday last against , the resolutions, which passed the senate in relation to a notional bank, the tariff, and inter nal improvements by the General Government, take this mode of expressing their opinions on those sub jecu: premising that they voted against laid retrfu tk>n», because by the operation of the previous ques tioo, they ware farced tovote ioror against the whole, when, if the vole had been taken separately on each resolution, they would have voted in favor •f *ome of them. ",Fit*t. Wo believe tbo General Government to beoneof delegated and limited powers, and that itcanttot. without usurpation, exercise any power not saprettly granted by the obusthution, or which I* not necessary and proper to carry into effect a power granted in that instrument. And we believe n national bank a necessary and proper mean* to 1>o used by. the General Government, in the colftc- tipn, transfer, nnd disbursement of iu revenue; that it will Jend to equalise eichangvs, and to afford a sound currency to t(io people of tha United States. "Second, Wo believe that the power to impose • tariff for tbe protection of domestic manufactures, or to appropriate tho public revenue for internal improvements iu the several States, is not granted to Congress by the constitution, and is not necessa ry and proper to carry into effect any power granted by that instrument. "Third. We believo that the exercise of any pow or pot expressly granted or not necessary and pro. per to catty the power so; granted into effect, is fraught with manifest Injustice, injury and ruin to tbe prosperity of tha Southern States, and danger* •at to the continuance of this union. Fourth. We believe tbnt the State GovernmeWU, deriving thsir powers directly from the people of thoTestwctive States, may do any thing for the ben <efit and interest of the people, which is not prohibi* led by tho cunstitution.of the UniledStates.or these of tho respective States. ' Andrew J Mjllur of Richmond,- -Charles Kennon of Hayris, George H Harris of Burke, Jam* 8 Cal* lniuh of Muscogee, Peter J Williams of.Baldwin, C W Christian of Elbert, J S Vincent of Clark, D.B Creech of Montgomery,' Levi J Knight of Lowndes, James Godatd of Jones, JohnC Widdhueref fifing* ham,T J Wxrthen of Washington,. James Holmes of Houston, Jasper MGondpr of Hancock, A Thom* •a of- lOglethorpe, Eli Glover -of Jasper, John N Williamson of Newton, George Stapleton-of Jeffer- ton, Daniel Noel of Deoatur, James Strickland of Ware, Henry Strickland uf Tattnall, U J Bullock of Bibb, Thomas W Goode of Upson, Jamea Griggs of Putnam, L Bryan of Stewart, Jarrell Beasley of Troup, John Harris of Warren, Ben B Moore of Lincoln, A. B Reid.of Monroe, S Spencer uf Liberty,' John Ryan of Macon, M P Smead of Talbot,* Solo mnn Smith of Bryan, Joshua H Tryerof Telfair,- J M Mintar of ‘ Marion, Oliver W Cox of Henry, Stewart Floyd of Morgan, Th E Biookshear -of Thomas. ' J 1 ‘ Vol. n—No. 40. SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, t84». ; Whole No. 92, To Amend the second aectlon of ad Act entitled ar net for the better protection of orphan* and their estates, passed oa tbe 18th February! ITM.approv ed 22d December, 1R28. HOUSE OF RRPRKIKXTATIVKI. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Bills Introduce A and Rend tho FtrH Time. Mr. Brown uf Bibb, for the relief of Thomas BlanoetofBibbcpunirt*. Tbe following message was receive 1 from the Senatoby Mr. Bailey their Secretary. Mr. Speaker, tfap.$enate has passed tire fellow* ing bills:—. A BUI to.altrrand amend an act, entitled an act, to amend an act, to carry into effect the. sixth tec tinn of the fourth artiofa of tho Constitution! touch: ing the distribution of intestate estates. . Mr. Stevens.: To define nr make certain tira line dividing thocounties of Hancock and Talailerre. A bill toamfod the act incorporating the Bunk of Milled geville. with Banking and Insurance privl* leges, located at Milledgevlllet and to changa tha name of said Bank. Tha House took up tbe report on tbe bill, to alter and amend the several acts' tb relation to taxes. Mr, Toombs moved to Strike' out tbe words "stock cattle above the number ol," fiom tbe second seettbn, and was fleeWed in'the negative— yeas 78, nays 93. Mr. Hotchkiss moved to strike out the words, horses and males above the number of," from the second section, and Was decided in the negative— ysas65,nays 113. The House thert took a recess for the purpose of allowing the Electoral Cbllege the use of the Hall,' in pursuance of a resolution adopted yesterday. ■ The House resumed business at 8 o'clock P.M. Mr. Osborne bflet+d the following additional sec tion, which was read. And be it further enacted, That all ! public race tracts or turfs, *ptly a fax'of the sum of two hundred dollars, to be levied and'collected from the proprie tor* owing the same. . ’ The 8th section behl* then under consideration, Mr. Taylor moved to fill the blank with 314 cents— yeas 89, nays 82. SOUTH CAROLINA. Tha mail ,of this forenoon will probably advise us, for whom the Elsotor* have rest their ballots. These gentlemen were chosen on the 30th ult,- and are*—John Crawford, Jas. -J.-Caldwell, Alex,' ander Mnxyck,H. G* Johnson,' Wm, MoWilile, J. S. Jeter, Wm. H. Cannon, John Buohnnan, T. J. Goodwyn, John JEL. Ashe, pod John Jenkins. RESUMPTION. The N. Y. Express of Monday says—Thp ptAllc mind does not seem to be fully settled.upon the re sumption, by the Philadelphia Banks, of specie pay menu in January next. * A Writer in tbp American (Phila.) Sentinel <wptend* at length, that a gener al resumption there is impossible, and exchange on Now York, we remark has risen. Richard Child, a retired merchont of Boston, while baloring under alienation of mind, killed him* self on the 28lh ult. Mf, Child way independent in his circumstances, a retired merchant, nmound* ed with .all tho comforts and elegancies of life—a man who stood high in the estimation of his fellow* citisens, and beloved and highly respected by his neighbours. The New York Express etetas that the Mayor, Mr. Varlan, U sorloiiily ill, and that his life i* con sidered in imminent danger. He had an apoplectic fit last weak, and is now suffering under tlte effects. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1140. U.B. SENATOR* Hon. J. M. Barrier, It will be seen ha* been elected Senator of UilaStata for alx years, from the 4th day of March next. t MEXICO AND TEXA8. The intelligence from,Mexico lx ilia Picayune of Istinst. cuntradieta tha story ofthe capture and fnaasacre ofthe Americans, allies of tha Mexican Federalists, aa narrated In tha Crescent City of 30th uk. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. , Monday, 8 ibDc., 1840. At a special meetiag of Council this day, present the Chairman, Aldermen Dillon, Shaffer, Lewis, Cuyler, Hopkins, Boston And Butler. The following persons were elected Vendue Masters. S. PhllbrlcV, Octants Cohen, F. W. Hsloemana. and T. Walsh. Council adjourned. 07 Tha brig Wilton Fuller, Capt. OlRoRNK, of. this port, made her (art voyage hence lofts# titan five days, and in advance of th* mall* - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS CONTIN- UED. . * . •... (From our Correspondent.) SENATE. Wednesday morning, Dec. 2. . Tha Sennto met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Echols of Wolton, moved to reconsider so touch of tho Journal* of yesterday as relate* to the passage of the bill, to alter and amend an bci, entitled an act to Amend an uct entitled an act to carry into effect the 6ih section uf Iho 4th article of the Constitution, touching the distribution- of intes tates estates, on which motion the ysas and nays were required—yeas 28, naya-36. Mr. Holmes of Baker, reported a bill to amend an act, entitled an act to grant to Thomas Spaulding and hi* associates, the right of constructings Rail Road of wood, or digging a Canal from the Ocmul- gee to the Flint River, with certain privileges. Ap- S roved 22d December, 1827. which was read the rat time. Mr. JonesofPaulding, reported a bill, to form a now county uf parts of the counties of Paulding, Cobb, Campbell and Carroll; rend the first lime. Mr. Calhoun called up the following Resolution, to wit: Resolved, Thot thoSennte and House of Repre* Aentatfves of the State of Georgia, will meet in the House of Representatives oh Friday next, |h*» 4th d'ay of December, 1840, at 12 o’clock, M*» for tbe puroose of electing a Senator to represent the Slate of Georgia, in the Senate uf the United Slates, for six years, from and after tbo 4th of March next. Mr. Dunagan offered the following substitute to the original resolution. Whereas, it is contended by a portion of the pre sent Legislature, that a majority of the voters of this State are in favor of tbe.creatton of a National Bank, and that it is constitutional and expedient, and con aequemly, they are in favor of electing a Senator to tbe United States Congress who will cast his vota in favor of such an institution, and a'nother portion of tbe Legislature contend that a vait majority of the voters of this State are opposed to a National Bank, on the ground of its unconstitutionally and iu dangerous tendency to subvert the reghtt opd liberties of the people in general, and particularly on tite grounds of iu unequal and prejudiced bear ing upon the interest of this State, and consequent ly they are opposed to the election of any man who wiil cast his vote, or give his influence in favor of stscb an institution; and a* tho session ol tbe present Congress will end on tho fourth of March next, and lire new Senator will not lake bit seat till tha first Monday in December, 1841— Therefore be it Reiolccd, That in order to give the people an opportunity to speak out distinctly on this momentous question, that the election of a-U. States Senator be postponed until tbe meeting of tbe next Legislature. _ Mr- Graves moved the Senate now adjourn. On which motion the yeas and nay* wore tequired.- Yeaa 33, pays 47. . ' Mr. Miller moved to strike of tbe substitul* the words another portion. Mr. Spencer called for the previous question. On which call the yeas and nay* were required to be recorded.—Y«ra» 47, nays 34. So the call was sustained. . . . . Tb« original resolution was then read and agreed On nxHion of Mr. Holmes, of Baker, the Senate adjourned until 3 o’clock, P. M. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Several bills from tbe House of Ropresenatives were **v#rally taken up and read the second time, aqd referred to • Committee of the Whole.— Among them are, A bill to pardon Jackson Mahon, of Baldwin co. A bill to extend the corporal* limits of the town of Forsyth, in Monroe county. To repeal an xet entitled an act to organise tbe Adjutant General’s office. To alter and amend the 9tb suction of the Judi ciary Aet of 1790, and lira Istsecilon of ax act relative to Exectutois, passed 14tb P*«. 181L A bill to amend an ect relating to usuilous con* tracts, assented to 23d December, 1822. To amend an mi entitled an ect to estAblWra tribunal for tbe trial of slaves within this State, passed the l«th December, 1811, so hr •• relates to lira county of McIntosh. Bold Experiment.—Yhp Now York Sun Xratex 'that the Great Western steam ship, company are now building at Bristol, England, an,immen**lfton steamer, to run between that port and New York, which, If it succeeds, as It most probably will, will change entirely .the system of steam navigation. It is constructed-with Iron § df ap. Inch thick, tightly joined together with rivet* end with ribs, and keel of cast Iron. It I* divided Into small cempqrupents, so thnt should a hole be knocked into any pattoflt, which seems impossible, only one -compartment would fill, andthe bont could never sink. But what i’s tbe most extraordinary about the construction of this immonse boat is tho manner of propelling it. It is to Work by a screw placed behind, on the prin ciple of sculling,which is to turn round under water at the stern,thereby saving the use or paddle boxes. In case this succeeds it will be of great utility In ermed steamships, ns then, having no wheels, on t he rido, shot would not injure or Impede the mnn nor of propelling thorn a* It would now. The ves sel, which Is the largest yet made by that company, will be finished in the spring of 1842, and is caloula* ted *o bo tilt fastest on the lino. The Remaine of Napoleon.-Vi• learn from Cant* Hunt ofthe ship Tarquin, from Manilla, via Si. Heitae, that a French' Tri^oto, the Bblle Poule, was at tha latter plncis for the purpose of convey ing to France the remalnsbfNopoleon. The dis interment was to take place on the 13th of October. —Jour, Com., 30th ult. From the Providence (R. l) Herald ofbStk ult. LADY WHIGS. They tell a story of a certain lady of this- city, a constant attendant at the log cabin pow-wowi, who boasted that she “ now understood the whole mat ter, and was very certain the monster, Van Buren, would and ought to be put down.” "And who, Madam," said the gentlcma with whom she was conversing, “ do you think will heat Van' Burenf General Harrison or Tlppecanoet" " Why, Tip. peennoe, to bo sure,” replied the good l«dyl But this is not better than the following, from the New Bedford Mercury, A clergyman in this town having recently unltod _ couple in the holy bonds of wedlock, callodat their residence shortly ofiei ward to pay his respects to the bride. A sprightly conversation ensued, of course, and among other pleasantries, our clerical friend inquired of bis lair entertainer what she thought of tha connubial state. '* 0.” said she, with ebaracterstio rendinesa of reply, "Xth'nkit will go for Harrison!" Decision against'SkUptaetere.—Mr. N. W. Chofcc, ono ofthe shinplsster bankers ol Baltimore, was broughtbefore a magistrate, in that city,for re fusing to redeem his shinplasters. Chaleo set up, as an argument in his behalf, the illegality of the surrency bearing bis own signature, stating that it was not recognised by law. and that, therefore, he could r.ot be compelled by law to psy it—or, inolh- er words, that ha was not responsible for his own obligations. The court was of opinion that no law could, in troth and spirit, be recognised, which would facilitate the operation* of fraud—conse quently, Mr. Chafee, counter to the opinions which have heretofore Iwen given by magistrates, was (From bur Correspondent.) MIJ.LEOGEVILLp, 4lb Dec, 1840. Dear Birt—Both Houses assembled to-day at 12«'clook, M., to proceed to' the following elec* lions, vis: .United State* Senator; Adjutant Gen eral for 8th Divislpn, Georgia Mllltiit, end State Printer,.* 1st.ballot for United State* Senator resulted as follows... . J. M-Berrien, • 153 elected. M. H. McAllister, (no candidal*,) 117 Blank, 2 Scattering. 6 1st ballot for Adjutant General 8lh Division, G. M. Mr. Knight of Lowndes Co;, 198 elected. Dr. J.G. Sloppy of Twiggs, 83 1st ballot for StstdPrlnter, as follows* . James W. Jones, 83 R. M. Oime, .■ 12 Mr. Rogers, 110 Scattering, 2 2d ballot. ' ■ ’• Orme,. 102 Jones, 55 - Rogers, 108 After 2d ballot Mr. Jones' name wri withdrawn. 3d ballot stood thus, Orme, I4l elected. Rogers, 118 Blarik, 13 The House then adjourned until 9 o'clock, to morrow. The House was engaged until the elsctioni came on tbilmorning on the General Tax Bill, taking it up by sections. This being x bill that materially con- darns all the citisens of the State, requires that the subject should bo well adJuitrdi The Senate was engngnd on some IooaI matters this morning, before the elections came on. Hines Holt, Jr. of Columbus, is the nominated candidate by the Harrison party for Congress, refill the vacth cy of Mr. Colquilt, and Gen. T, Glascock also, by the Dempcratio, for the same office, aa I have al ready Informed you. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. HOUSE OF ftXrRISENTATIVIS, ) Thursday, Dec. 3, 1840. J The House resumed the unfinished business of yesterday,'on .the bi(J “to alter and to amend tbo several bra sets Hi'nrlaUctn So laxn;" J ' The following section, "And be it further enacted. That the tax op the real and personal estate afore said,for the political year 1841, shall beono of one percent on the value ufthe same as aforesaid,"be ing under consideration, Mr. Chappell moved to fill the blank with one tonih, wh'ch was decided in tho hegntlver-yens 19, nays 169. On motion uf Mr. Stephens, "one of one Mr cent on," was stricken from the section, and "ihreo cent* on every hundred dollars of," inserted in lieu thereof. . - Mr. Roberts moved to lay the report and amend ment on the table for tire remainder of tba session, which was determined in the negative—yeas nays 105. Mr. Barclay offered *he following addition sec tiun t And belt further enacted, That all Banking Com panies shall (relaxed 31} cent* upon evory one hun ched dollars of their capital atock, not invested in real and reraonalestate. To'Which, Mr. Chappell offered tha following amendment: "And that such, tax on such Bank atook shall be returned and paid as under the laws heretofore passed," wlrfoh was toceived, when the additional aectiou, as amended, was adopted by tbo House. On motion of Mr, 7’oombs, the report and amend ment* were postponed for furtherconslderation; On-motion, the order was suspended retake up the resolution from the Senate to bring on the elec tion of United Status Senator at 12 o'clock on Fri day next, which resolution refcejVd tbo concurrence oftho'Hause. The.order was suspended when Mr. Slilea intro duced AB1I1 to ascertain th* AUnsliretional qualifi cations of voters at elections held in the county of Chatham and city pf Savannah, attd re ptoYide for the detection of frauds at said .elections, Tbe House then ndjuutned until tomorrow morn ing, 2 o'clock. Friday, Dec. 4. Bills lntfodueed and Read the first time. Mr. Rodgers introduced a bill to authorise tbe President and Directors of the Central Bank to make Mtlfeownta with the Bank of Darien end it* branches, or either of them,. Tho House took up the report and substitute on the bill "to add a part of the county of McIntosh to he county .of Liberty, and also a part of the county if Liberty to the county of McIntosh—and ' the same were referred to n select Committee. Mr. Flournoy of Washington, introduced the fol lowing resolution: Resolved, That from at.d after Monday-next, no more Bills shall be introduced into this body of the General Assembly, during it* present session. Mr. Osborne from tbe select Committee, to whom was referred the Governor’s messege and accore charge# preferred Ctntus of Philadelphia.—The census of the city and county of Philadelphia just token, is as follows: Number of inhabitants, City 93,873 - " . County 165,049 Total, 258,922 Tba rumber in the last census, 1830, was— City County 108,484 Total 188.961 Th. Inore... In lb. popnl.lloo of the Cl; J InMn | f 13.JJ0 " County 58,565 years, Total increase, 69,961 fllnr,.-Sion. lb. I.».l“ ih. bonllMJ— Prmh wU»r»U*.bw,il.ln. Tbw-OTrtw pey and support tiranw ' of tbe Preildsat ef tbe United States to a tingle Charles j. McDonald. Tha following message was received ftom the Senate, by Mr. Bailey, their Secretary. Mr. 8peeker—Tho Seuatt have passed tbe fol lowing bills. - A bill to niter and amend tha 80th section ofthe 10th division uf an act, enfltled an act to reform, amend, and consolidate fee penal laws of the State of Georgia, approved 23J Dec., 1138. A bill to elter nnd amend the 8th aectlon ofthe Jwdtelary Act of this State, passed the 10th Feb., 1799, nnd to define more particularly the fees of Clerks. A bill to regulate tha time of holding the Superior Courts of the Souther* Circuit. A bill to corporate the village of Palmyra, In the county uf Lee, and -point Commissioners for ‘Sesame. . ' A bill to exteqd the Incorporate limits of Athens, In Clark onur.ty, and to change the plan of holding lira election fur, officers Bahrein. A bill to authorite purchUera of city lots and iota .of land in thocities nf Macau and Columbus, and in lira reserves thereof, re redeem them from forfeit ures, tu which they desire tbe concurrence of the ^Tho House took up the taporiq* the bttl re niter ond amend a part of the first section of the 3d arti cle uf the Constitutiqa of the State of Georgia, and agreed thererei The. bill eras road tbe third time, and ware yea* 91, nays 82, not A constitutional ma jority so the bill was foot. . • The House took up and passed the bill to grant the tights and privileges of. otitenship to certain perrons and their dewndantsbfibe Cherokee tribe uf Indians—yetis 111, nays 72. . The House took upland passed the bill toamend .tho act of incorporation uftno Mo<*y Creek Metho dist Camp Meeting Ground in Habersham county. Alsu, tho bill for the relief of James L. Daniel. Also, the bill to attach the Flint River Blues of Macon county to tho 2>l Brig. Btb Dlv. G. M. Also, the bill tu amend the act incorporating the citvcf Darien and all the act* relating thereto. The House was joined by tha Senate and pro ceeded to the election set apart for tha day, an ac count of which was sent you yestordxy. ; After wh’ch the House adjourned until 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. Dear Sir i—There is considerable rhange, ami reaction now in tha minds of most of the members relating to the Bank resumption on the 1st February! and I am much inclined to think that no law will now be passed for so early a resumption. : The general tax bill was called up to dsy and de ferred for the present. I B7 -By the Steamboaf Charles Downlnr, Capr. Dorft, arrived yesterday from St, Augustine, w* re? ceived the Hews of the .4th |»ff. from which we ex tract the following! | ■ , v, f,u • 8T. AUGUSTINE, Deo 4. Head Quarters—Arm* of Florida, { „ , ■ Fgnt KtNO, Nriv. 23. J Order No, 84.—4, The portion of Florida oorupi ud by regular trobps is, for the greater convenience of.the Mrtlce, divided trfto UlXlriots, as folluwst The •* Atlantic Distrioi" to comprisa the posts on the Eastern coast and on tho Picotato Wad. Head Quarters, St. Augustine. ,• - The “ St. John* Distfiot" to comprise tha Ports on that river and B|aok Crnyk. Heud Quarters, Pilatka, » " 9$, Wa **hi Distrkt"re comprise the Posti from Fprt Holmes to > 6rt King, ami any that in* be established on the Ooklawaha River. Head Quarters, Fort King., PjrOl ock to Wacahoota., Head Quar ter*, Micanopy. The “ WncasHisa DUlrtcv" to comprise the Posts of Wacas nsa, Fort Farinlng,xttd Fort No. 4; with the interveping country ns far as tbu Wjlbiuooocbee. Head Quarters, Foft Fanning. The " Withleco'nfiee DioiHoi** tp .comprise the country on the Gulf, from, the Withlaoooabee to Postward from Tampa toward* Tohopkellga and the Kinlmee River. Head!Quarters Tampa. The "Southern Diitrict” to include the country on the Western coast, South of Tampa Bay. Head Quarters, Fort Armlstend. 1L The 3d Regiment of Infantry will be pasted as follows:—Fort fanning four companies: Fort Waccasossa, two companleii Clay Landing, two companies; Fort No. 4, two companies. HL The Batialion of ih 0 Infantry now at Fort No. 4, will repair to Fort Clinch, and re occupy that post. Major Hoffmann, , with the companies now at Tampa, will proceed to the saute point and establish his Head Quarters. IV. No permanent .quarters will be rreeted at any of tho Posi* to be established under this or|W: the constructions of thnf.kind being confined re blockhouses ond other, establishment* for defence. ■ V. Each District will be commanded by the sent orofficerserving witVthe troops in It. Order# both general and special will be distributed from District Head Quarters, to the various Po#|# and commands, and ihe commanders nf Districts will report dirert fo the Head Quarters of lha Army, in Flaridn. VI. The commando* of Districts will inspect their cnmmnnds u* often as rho service may require, and moke report* of the condition and efficioacy of ihe troops, especially.witb.rtgnrd re their health. • VII. Tho Officerji of th® Staff Departments iu each District will.pfiey the requisitions, of the com mander thereof, arrd. furnish every facility for tho prompt supply and transportation pf. Subsistence and other Stores. By order of Brig. G«m , l. Armisfead, . W. IV. L. BLISS, Act’g. Adjt. Genl. Disposition of regiments. The Atlamio District, garrisoned by 3d Artillery. WEDNESDAY. DECEMDkR 9, 1140. BANK DIVIDEND. Tbe Planters' Bank of this City, It will be seen, has deolarede dividend for the last six months,xt the rate of eight frar cent; This lions four well con ducted Institutions, In which the State held stock, but the wisdom ofthe last legislature ordered it sold that tho Central Bank might loan out the proceeds to r small portion ofuur chitons nt it* per cent. They had much better, in our opinion, have set it epait aaa fund to diffusa the blessings of education among the children of pur destitute cittun*. Tba Marine Firo Insurance Dank of this city,, have also declared a dividend of four per cent for the last six months. The Savannah Insurance fit Trust Company, re- cently deciaiedjtr* pir eent for the last stx months. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS^ GEORGIA. It is a source of prida and exultation to tint eltl* ten of Georgia, who remembers the dark days of 1838 and '34, when friends of Rail Roads In thft Slate were/rw PMfgfor 5«<ssMJs.-aod a torgo nunr- ber of theta now cunvincod of their utility and ol their present value and Ibture,importance to their State* stood with folded arms, while the actions ad vocate of these improvements sounded their ndvan- togei—It is, we repeat, a source of pride to witness tho great unanimity which now pervades at lean a majuiity of tho people of Georgia on this subject. Wc well remember when with our humble abili ty we portrayed the benefits of ao enlightened ays- torn of Internal Improvement*, and re illustrate those benefits, pointed to the great Erie Canal, which haa done nearly at muoh ns her noble harbor to elovate the o|ty of Nnw York to her proud emi nence, and to constitute her the Tyre of Amerioan cities. How enviable the fame of that man, who, with tbe foresight of a Statesman and the ardor of a Pa triot, planned and executed this highway for tbo people of Ike Empire State t His would be the proud consciousness, if alive to realise it, of having himself erected, with the vol untary tribute.of q free people; a monument to proclaim to future generations hi* public virtues. A monument too, not of sculptured brass, whoso al most alone use is to interest the passing traveller, (for the maimments of the good and great; are the hearta of titftii 1 . Cdtmtrymon,) hut one, whose daily benefit* (except whepshocked by tha rigor of a Northern climate.) uro -patent re all. Instead of the lofty column soaring to thatfides, and as it were spurning an association with th* earth from which it springs, tile afttlva mind of Clinton,, turning from the pursuits of national politics, whehibts ambition coiAdbo, perhaps, gratified by the applause of the age in which he lived, fixed its energies upunhU native State, and instead of bufidtng castles in tbe Clouds, sought to commune with mother raith,to dilcover Its capacities to ylefd blessings upon hi* follow man—to mafte its spil tributary to theaggran dlcement’Of his native dtate, and by gradual but Certain approaches of lira axe and spade, eventually to effect a matrimonial Union between the briny waters of the Atlantic and tha mountain stream# yrhich glide from Lake to Lake, seeking an alii- •rail, are left to dyretyiopon Ilia rasouraes of our nal live or adopted Biatel to dMalppo by foots thaim- mrnslty of that wealth, which hidden in her soli' require* hut Industry end a freeman's energy re, bring to light| restart]* by argument tho unbeliever in the effects of human enterprise, And oonfirm the timid in their belief. These are amprig nurdutios> and rejoiced are,wo that wahtvo found a neighbor, who, though differ ing In viaws of man nqd measures, can, if necessary, wlold a trrtachant hlads, in mowing down the preju- dices of those opposed to tabor ih this our doy nnd generation. In tid* great contest we should never forget, that whatsoever eur family squabbles, tho successor our Stata works dosignsd to promote tho prosperity of our people Is dependent upon unity of action. . A Roman magnanimity to live or silo for one’s couutry,should bavlslbls In all. Tho motto— 1 "Uni- ted See stand, divided we fall"—should exclto all to an honorable emulation for their ctAintry’a good. From the Savannah Republican of yesterday. INTRRNAUMl’RUVEMENYB IN GEORGIA. Canal isowned by tbo Stata of Now York, and man aged by Commissioners appointed for that purpose. Its navigation 4s dosed by ipo at least five months of tho year, and yot ko extensive is tho business The Electoral Ticket w« 1.1,1 fAVsw our Correspondent.) milledgevilm:, Dec.-, is Dear Birt—I forward you all it °f *!»• Hbuso of Representatives on S being nothing of much intpoiiai atb on that day. By a resolution ortho House ndo| tha last day for presenting bills, snd t now bsfore the Homo for their third wa may suppose thoso which tra of -the most Im portance to tha internal concerns of the Stole, will requlrt and consume much time in debate. I am much Inclined to the belief that the bill be fore the Hottsr>compelling Bank resumption on tbe 1st February, Is now finding fess supporters than when the bill was first presented, a* ihe general opinion* ofmcmbrra nfboth parties in the LegUIn- ' turn have undergone a changa on tho subject J there seem |o bo none but.who are for resumption, hut it is thought that ti(C period set apart in tho bill Is too . early In the present situation pf commerce and the staple uriinlA of tiler country. - It certainly is rather a i»orplrxlng question, but In nil leglsjatipn the good of the whole country should bo token into .consider ation, and not that nf on interested few. The bill will come upfor uction on Wednesday next. • Hunts Saturday, 5th Dec. The order wni suspended when Mr. Hprdage of fered the following resolutions which wrVoagreed tot Resolved, Thot ihq/ulo of this Hopse requiring SlaiaUxpin.il! 1 'Mtimied^felrEn^Vsnt- ,ho “J or '’ , " cul,,al « in alphabetical order be dls- $12,600,600-and tho Now York ourrespondant of pensdd with nHer Monday next. Resolved furlKif, That the t|mo ofthe meeting of this Htjusu shall,bp 9 o’clock in the morning, and 3 o'clock in the anernoon. after to doy, until •otherwise brdcred'liy this House. Mr, McDjiffieintroduceil a bill loirre rent tho cm- 11 ploymrnt ol slaves or free persons proqiar^ts cap tains or patredns of boats ond boxpV upon tho Oak mulgeennd Alatamaha rivers, excapHn cnies'there in spocifibd) which, was read the first time. Gfi motion of Mr. Roberta, thoprdur was forthqv sujpendUd for the purpsio of dffering a resolution rcquirlng.ihe'Commltieo on Fiqsncei to whom was referred ablU tp lovoyoml collect a tax-forthoyear 1841, to rettlrn soid bill by, 10 o'clockpn Monday; next, and report thbrenn./ The House took up'tlie^roport on the bill for th# ’ relief of securities hnd endorsers, which was,amend: oil nnd agreed to. Tho bill was rend tho third tinio end passrd. The HoUko'then adjourned until Momlay tournlng • 9 o’clock-. ■ ■ penyiog documents, relating to cherg egeiasl the principal and subordinate keepers of the Penitentiary, alleging cruel treatment ef the convicts, have bad the same under consideration, end beg leave to report. That there wes no evidence produced to tbe com mittee that would leed them to (or warrant) tbs conclusion that tbe cruelty complained of in the Go vernor's communication could be sustained^ On motion the House took up the report end greed thereto. • Mr. Murpbey of DeKsIb,introduced a bill to ena ble persons owning lands to maintain tbe action of trespass without bring In tbe actual possession or occupancy thereof. - Mr. Toombs introduced a bill re define the dig nity of open accounts in tbe distribution of de- scendent estates. Thefollowing message was received from bis excellency tbe Governor, by Mr. Harris his Secre tory, which was read pad laid on tba table. Execotivk Dimhtxmt, J Millodgeville,2dDcc., 1840. $ ' Accompanying this, is transmitted tbe copy of a ettor from the Secretary of State, informing me of ibo imperfect condition of a pert'of the publio re cords. Tbe means of correcting them to • consid erable extent are now within tbe power of that offi cer, and ft is due to tbe holder# of lands under an- dent grants issued between tbe years mentioned In tbe communication, that the correction should be erode. I also ley before the Genera! Assembly, copies of resolution* passed by the Legielatere of Vermont, recoin mending an amandeseat of tbe aeostitstiM* of foe Ualtfd fitstee, which will restrict tbe eligibility The “ Micanopy‘District*' to comprise the Posts ancewlth the/iverof a thousand isles. Monyu from Fort Wherlock to Wacahoota.. Head Qunr- wave was turned from its oastorn course to the beautiful St. Lawrence and genily pressed into feW* lowship with the mqjeiilo Hudson. It wasan in tercourse of the rivers of earth, promoted by mpo for his and his children's welfare. Well does the writer of these crude reflections re member the pjeasure]be • perlenred In having first uqvalled. re hji sight die Clintonian yf»y from the Hudtun to Lak&Erle. Agriculture and Commerce smiled at every lock ofthe great Canal through which partod dtecrowd ed boat, and towns and villogrs with the Impress of infancy, but the vigor nf an Infiret Hercules, wel comed to the comforts of a city the delighted travel ler. That delight was enhunced on our pnrt, whan we reflected that, although Ihe contrast with the condition of our own State was mortifying, th* light which had kindled up the bills and valleys of New Yoik, was bring revealed to Georgians. Many of them waVe aroused. They even behrld their elder neighbor deriving the fruits of a spirit, which sought to Iwy upon a slrer State, Whose citisens were immersed in sloth, the profits of dis posing o Jthelr valuable products. They soundid the alarm through the preis-ond in the halls o le gislation. Their efforts were so far successful W* to procure from a jealous legislature,-pYlvilegrs which enabled them to proc ed with manly Vigor in their task, and tho result Is thnt Savsnnaii and Macon may ev*p now rejoice In thn offspring of their enter- prise—TAe Central Rail Road, and tlraircitfteqs in iirnc* present and to come, when:asked to show what thay have done to enhance the political gran deur of the Etopire State of the South, will point to the bars of iron, which, when nil Wp, will reach almost two hundred miles, andcxclaim—Those are thn offerings we exhibit as evidences of a sealou# and dr voted love of couni r). WUItb'a Representatives of Goorgla, with such examples as ihe untiring energies at, u OOAdou, a Okwik and a Dearino in the work of State regen eration display, rofflsn to summon all their feelings of patriotism, and urge with speed the completion of tho Western and Atlantic Road1 Quarrel as they may, for a brief period, as to the election of Senator—the saspension of specie payments—the merits or demerits of the Central Rank, end Iasi,not least, tho virtues of an Independent Treasury, we look In the hoorofeoot and dispassioned reasonfor that enlightened LegUlatfon which will make Geor. gia an independent Stole—her people prosperous end happy, and her supremacy of position on tba map of these United States evident to all. Sbo is emphatically the Keystons of the Southern States i v - r —correspondent of ilio National Intelligencer writes, but a few days since, that the business ofthe Canal is increasing so rapidly, thaUltti proposed enlargement estimated to cost twelvo millions more is demanded immediately ’! at whatever cosh and that if It wero now complet- ed, thenmuiult of.tolls, beililo nu'ylng the intera.t on tire debt still duo and the debt about to bo incur red, would inashurt spaceof time, extinguish too principal. Wo remember to have toad tho annual report of tho Canal Cotomlsslonsabout a ycor since, In qhlcli they state that some of tho bends of tho State, bearing an interest or6 per cent, were sold in 1825, nnd wero payable in London in 1845. Tho Commissioner* li'iving abundant funds on hand from tho lecripta of tho Canal, were anxious to anticipate the payment ortheso bonds in 1638, but tha capital ist* wire hud mado the loan, refused to taka the monry and givo up the bond* until they should full due. This is a striking commentary on the system uf making loans abroad for objects of tills nature, particularly whan wooan pronounce,with perfect certainty that signal success will follow close upon ah outlay of this kind. Wo regard thn entire success (if the State Road as perfectly certain, 'f hut of the New York Cannl was problomatlcsMiighly so. . The Erie Canal cast, say 424,006,001)—und is closed five months of tha yoqr. Tha Suite RoU.Roadtwhlohl* as.impor rant to tho interests of Georgia a* the Grand Ctnul 1# to New York, is re cost by the lure ropnrt of tho Commissioners the very moderate sum of $3,000,- 000. What gives the Stnta of Georgia ftn immense u-lvantnga, is thut private companies ore construct ing more thun twice as much nf this grant lino of 1n tercummunicaiioti aa xho ie. Th|#condltlonof things ghres to the State no assiirDnco orimmofilatedncame fro.m her exiumditure, wldch she would nut other wise have. It gives to the State the ndvnntbgos of nn internal Communication during evory season of, the year from the Atlantia re tho Tenneskee river, with only on expenditure of $3,000,009 nn her part, this sum.being necessary to'construct a.rond cover ing one hundred and thirty five miles nf tha whole distance, the chasm being hlled up by tha Savannah and Mnoan, the Macon urd Forsyth, and Fnriyth and DeKqlb Rail Roads. We. do not leliuvo tho St. Johns District, Ooklawaha District, " Micanopy District, " Wacasasia Diilrict, " Wiihlacoochee District, Tampa District, “ Southern District, " . 2d Dragoon*. 2d Infantry. 7th Infantry. 3d-Infantry. 6th Infantry. Bill Infantry? 1st Infantry. KT The Governor of New Hampshire has im. mortolixed himself in these days when Words are so plentiful. His Annual Meesage occupies but one newspaper column. Electoral Vote of South Carolina —W* learn from verbal information, that the Electoral Voteof this Sure has been -cast for Martin Van Bnran for president, and Mr. Tote well, of Virginia, for Vice President.—CAar. Courier of Saturday. . Fixes.—The elegant mansion, the seat of Daniel Ridgeley, Esq. eleven miles from Baltimore, destroyed by fire on Monday night of last week, Mr. Jenkin Lloyd's steam engine factory, on East Fells Avenue, Baltimore, shared the same fete on Istinst. ' Destructive Fire in Louisville.—K mostdestruc live fireoceusred'Oh the24tb ult., in LoosviOe, (Ky.) It broke out in Main between 5tb and 6ih streets, In the extensive wholesale Jiouso-of Messrs. Ho- wire,-Allison So Co. They property destroyed-ie valued at$30,000 insurance 313,500. -KJ immense ‘advantage to the Slate in this regard has been iuffioien’tly thought on'or faommentea on. Cer tain it is that the State does not seem to hnvo render ed re those works any m knowltdgmont of vh* vast assistance she Is to derive from lh«m, for their re peated applications for aid hoVo 'boon disregarded. ThAnks however to rhe energy and prudence dis played id (HA management ofthe uffalrs. pf these pri vote companies, they condo without aid from the State, arid (hey nre going straight forward aver hill and over* valley and rjvsr, ind fel/l clasp logoihor with band*'Ofiron, all tha vosi Interests nfihls Sidle. Tho effects of tho N4w York Canal, distdticnd all colfcfilailon. New mines were dUno'vrfrtdtmd work ed, new sourcesuf industry weredevuloned,villages and oven allies sprang op where Itrit a short time be fore was heard tho woodman’* nxo ond tho cry of wild beasts, Tho realisation uf its benefits has been more like fancy'than (fkaWiirid, undlRpdtnbiufaois. It was as though the times of iho criohOUte'rs had uome again, when under tho magic wand of some po tent sutceror, Ihe gloom of the silent recesses ofthe woods, gfve* (deco 'to brightness and beauty, ond the rock* and envoi ns ond stream* aro changed to palaces and gothlc halU and murmuring fountains f hu effect In proportion to our population and re source*, will not be the less surprising in our own Stute. Our Rail Roads when half coris'ructad, begin to yield prodigious profit*. The small frac tional purtsure being rapidly filled up and in Mny, 1842, the whole lina ofIl'dl Ruml from 8avonnu)i to Ross' Landing, whh h Is fifteen miles buyorid the North Western boumlry ofGeorglu, will bo In Tull operation. Wefocrn that the contracts just offered on the unfinished portion oftlie SnVantiah ond Ma- c»n Ruil Uimd, I. e. betworn the Oconee and’Oc- mulgou have buon sought with the utmost avidity— that an immense number Of proposals hove librn handed in. This lo iks writ. We only regret that the Dirtdturi of ibis ROtiH haven’ut remlved tocoin pleto the Work by tho 1st of January, 1842, Instead ofthe 1st of May, 1$42. Thu well known maxim “feitina lenl’eIs well enough applied to human affairs gem-roily—but •pred. speed, rapidity of execution, on the safe ba- already establi^herhond immediate fruition ought (Correspondence nf the Augusta Constitutionalist.) MILLEDGEVILLE, Deo..4. Mr. Harris, of Burko, introduced a hill re amend the ect incui porating the Augusta and Waynesbo- rough Rail Ruad Company. By this bill tho books of subscription are to bo opened nt any lime hereof tor by th" cummlsshjper#, bnril the sum required viiall hnvo been subscribed. The commissioners to receivo subscriptions for any numbur of shares from individuals, compunfet and oorporatiuns, to be paid for iii work nnd material* \u bo donft and furutshed for the rail road, pr. in monoy. Tho rand to be com monced at any point tliut may be detorminrd on by the commissioners, will: thn Central Rail Rond, at any tlmo hereafter, after the sum of $3|.0,0U0 shall havo been subscribed. Tho bill to repeal the 3.1 section of the act of 1838, regulating tho granting of retail .licenses and sole of spirifoous liquor* was tfjooiod to day by the Senate, yaas 7, n'hyt74. Tho bill contemplated tlroropeal ofthe oath provided for in tbu act of 1836., In the House, today, Mr- Roger* introduced a bill lo authorise tbo directors of the Central Bank to make settlement# wills tho Bank of DtiHlrt and its branches, or, rltlsor of litem- The principal features uf litis bill are the authority given to the director* of the Central Bonk to receive ihu notes of tho dobtois of tho DurionBnqk. anti Its branches, in payment, or in loilleilien'tnf lire bills hold by the ■Cumral Bank of tho Unrien Bank or its branobes| the note* of such imiltiduals, with two or mbie sat isfectory endqrinrs, not to exceed $2 QUU each, whfch notes, so received,.to be considered ar origin aldlscuunu by the Central Bank to such individuals and subject to thn interest und reduction which are provided for In tho charter of ti.e Central Bankf and thn bill provides also, tit'll) should tha Central Bank not bo able tomukoiuch settlements, then the bill!'6f the Darien Dunk nml its branches, may bo loaned by the Central Bank to the dubtors uf the Darien Bank and lie brunches,under suols terms und restrictions as will tnsure-ih)* payment of tho notes discounted under this section ofthe bill, into the bank of Du'rlen and its branches, spree Sisil ^ , [( ^ r r'-er-r to ba now' the watchwords. Wo publish again a paragraph in tha Republican of yrsterday 'fttorning, which exhibiis the rote of progress ol tho line of Road beyond Macon It I* nn annooncrmantwhich ought to be celebrated by (be firing of cannon, which in times of more prosperity tlin'd the present, would wake up the slumbering energies of every section of this fiiate like the sound of a trumpet. This declar xtlon it forbore*Wet, for the interests of Savannah, and of that great geographical centre ef our State, Macon. It is not for any of our affectionate tympa tidsing cities—out-of the Staid Of Georgia. Heaven forbid that we should plant longer end make any more Rail itnids for their benefit. Hoards Rail Road.—We understand that the Munroa Rail Road and Banking Co., have closed the contract for 1200 tons yf Iren, tube delivered in Stvaonah,from the 15th of JanuaWt to.tbe 1st of March,Wexit and the road will be completed with Wo hove received frum Columbia n pamphlet embodying the siutetm-nts of the condition of' All our banks up to the lit of October last—an analysis of which we lay before our readers below, CITY BANKS. Circulation, Dtposiies. 8pteit. Sink of the St of Bi Ol 8453,480 8420,037 $109,318 8. W.IL hond Bank 870.573 01,246 977,033 BanknfOhatlealon 178,913 326:430 303,987 Planters and Mechanics’ 340,040 164,328 917,965 Bank of-South Cqroliua 931,910 133,715 131,095 State Bank 995,313 104,766 . 03,449 Union Bank 10,031 170,710 46,817 Total. 91,030,883 81,433,258 $1,234,387 The Dunks of the city should bo further credited with $240,000 of notes pih.u'pally of each other and with Exchungo Foreign and Domestic to. the amount oi $1,182,306. The rirdinnry discounts of the Cfty Dunks amounted at the date of their state ment* to $7,843,795—their capital paid' up to $9,574,685. Thn City Bunks moreover hold of State, City and Corporation Stoqjfs $2,!5f^J46, probably the least available portion 'of theirbsseU* Bond* from nnothrr large item with some of-the banks; but wuhxve not time re extend this enumor- ’ stion. It is quite nppafont that our hanks ore in ‘n condition to expand to an extent eqiial tu the legiti mate demand* of trade, as Soon as the roitraitt of the suspension at ound them is removod. COUNTRY BANKS. * „ l . ,, WrettliUtoa.^ DsposUts. 8pseU. Com. Bsnkt Columbia $431,080 $$4,089 $70,059 Bank rifC* rod cn 995,753 17,890 71608 Bank of Georgetown .943,546 ^1.646 ; 56,538 for har w.t«r, nol only .ock lb. brMd AlUntto Iron wOnfin«ilM3» mil,, from ikUplio., by iho .Im,0m.Wp.rf.ll mil... rod,.tar roln.bl.] »!«*»» -'»-»• lta.M,lb* ..p.,u,^,u,. staples,and return to her tbe luxtiriesofeveryolimei More Steamships.—Tho N. Y. Herald sey#,— Brown Sc Bell," on the East River, haye on iho stocks two steamships of about six hundred sons each, which they are building fur the Spanish gov ernment. Their models are .suprrbt They will shortly be launched. These steamers, wo uoderstand, ere to be a sort of coast guard around.aod about Havana, M a tenia*, and oihsr Spanish ports. Ireland and Holland.—Mr. O'Conssll, In a speech recently delivered at a repeal meeting in Dublin, made tbe following observation (-*" Mr, Barrett stated on last night, in bistddressnt Drog heda,* most Important fact, wpely, ibattb# whole soil of Ireland belonged to 10,000 individuals! while the eoil of IIollsoJ, which U not more (ban one third the sire of Ireland, is divided helw proprietors ef Und." but her ClteUaboocbes, as if coquetting with the’ River God* of tho Savannah, directs her course where she can have more admirers,and glides silent ly into the Gulf which laves the shores of thefertUo Alabama. Csn eny thing but Ignorance conquer a people possessing such advantages! Any thing save a criminal indifference retard the movements of those engine* which Am to link with steel the citisens of tbe sea-boerd with theft brethren of tbe moon, tains? Let not these vampire# of ,a Peopls’s pres parity exist, but cherishing, as of late years, the. aspirations for State aggrandisement based upon a Georgian spirit, let our dtisetM in mass, urge on tho work and. through thsir represen- teUVet, insUtea People's prosperity and happiness. Forbearing to pres* more at length the Necessity of such works, for we believe All not convinced are becoming s«, brb pause to Introduce to Our readers the evidence of a contemporary) who, with lira ex perience of A Civil Engineer, based on that course of study and observation neoassary to qualify lUoh an officer to judge correctly, has in several numbers portrayed the valuable stores of prosperity develop- •d by s proper system of Ir.temil Improvements,— When w* find him advocating the perm arrant gran, dear stfoer native State, we shall always hail him with pleasure as s sealou# and able champion inbercaure. When tb# excitement of parly poll. i4s subsides, end Hire lb# ildnoT tb* Smooth, W oUlprtattully rlwwl M,.»,tta«lli«i. to tho-terminos ofthe State Road is contracted for, tube paid with Company Bonds at from ono to fivo years—thus the riompletion of thikVoad Is rendered certain by tbe 1st day of May, 1842.—Macon Afsi- senger. The Journal of Commerce says:—"The PhUsdel phia Loan still remains rinfini she'd bashtesi. Mutiny.—The Beston Daily Advertiser ofyssteri day sayst "One of ths crew of the brig Hollander, which arrivodat ibis portyasterdsy from Cronstadt, knocked down the first officer with an axe, on the 20tb ult. *n<! injured him vtiy badly. Several of the Hollander’s crew have been token on bomd the Revenue Cutter Hamilton for safe keeping;” THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE VOTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. From the South Carolinian Oi Thursday, pub- Usirad at Columbia, we bare a confirmation of tb* vote bf odr neighboring State. That paper says t— "A meeting of the members of tbo Legislature, on the subject of tbe vote uftbl* State, fur President and Vice President, was bold in tba State House oh' Saturday errning last, tbe Hon. Angus Patterson, ? residing. Resolutions were offered bv Col. B. F. srry, or Greenville, nominating Mr. Van Buren, for Presidrnt, and R. M. Johnson, for Vice Presi dent. Col. J. O. Brown, of Barnwell, moved to amend, by striking out R. M. Johnson, end insert ing Littleton W. Tax'well, of Virginia! wltioh was advocated hy Col, Brown, Hon. J. S. Rheir, and Albert Rheir, Esq., and opposvd by Col. Perry, It. W, Hlngfllien. Em., and Major J. R. Henry and finally adopted, with but very few dissenting vota*. The resolutions, as emended, were then adopted Merchants Bmk (Oheraw)S38,073 14,208 U1.839 Bink of Hamburg 949,175',- ^8,148 • 114.413 Tool 1.067,731 107,079 491,457 These Bank* hold $54,635 of each other's notes, and ExcUr.'gi* Un Clmrle.ton and New York to the amount of $516,338. Tho entire Discnuriia of the fivaCuuntry Banks amuunt to $2,106^11, tbougft if this statement were applied strictly to the dftcouofc line, it would bu subject to some modification. The., returns of the Banks hoWeVcf do nOtenablo us to- toakeit more accurate; The cupital of Iho fivo Bank* is $2,268,350. Wo have not taken . inio ao count tha branchea of the Bank of the sftte atCo- lumbia and Camden; nqr ls, ft necessary to ?tia;pye. ■. seating of a suffiofentiy accurate tabla .of the condi " tion ofthe currency arid bankofraratiunsof iho BUtB. : The suspended debt of tha Banks is another Item ' ofgreal interest—especially to those Itkf are iafar {/{but it 1* probably calUd home to tham often and . feelingly enough,wititbut our opening the sore; This iiem 1* by no means a* large a* might be qxpeoied from tbu long and multiplied embarrasiqieriis ofthe country, but It ia still large enough to pussle both tbo bunks and their creditors.— Charleston Alercu , ry, bthiust. VIRGINIA. Tbe General Assembly convened oil .Thursday last. In the Senate iho la;e Speaker Mr. Nash, (Dem.) was ro-slocted by a malorityofone. In tha House, V. W. Southall was elected Sp< er. Tho vote was for Southall G7 Goode 56 This Indicates nearly thn Whig majoril House. Notices of about ahulfscore - ' •lootioMmaikthe first day’s proceedii promise or n harvest of contention. Thu Message uf Gov, Gilmer l« msnt, wSim It we must examine Mercury, Mint. l.tOdin. US