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HOIUDAY.
UJIL JLJ-a-g=
, DtCT*»*rfl(n
„ CONORESilONAt ELECTION.
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MhhMMptd; will tt). pUc. M ib» 4m
niml Tiioxit Guicocx of
• hrarln, l« lb. Damocmle c.bdU.to, .ml
JCoL Ht.M Holt, UK HortWoh i*»
|dldtlp. Dcmoctltl, abut U[i tilop od thatrfay,
i rail/ .round j-our old Jllciid'JND.
DEMOCRATIC MEKTINti.
Tlio Federal Union, and Rundaid ofTuaada;
Ditfh.i.thn fullowlng nnnunncemrnl; .
A mueiing of tho friend. of lhaD.mner.tlo Rejiub
1 lican party twill bo held at tho Scat'nfGoverntacnt,
ontHrttdoy; tho 17th lusti, for Important purppse*',
,pf wbMt:our friend* from everycounty, are Invited
toOttemla Wo trust ns'tnany as can Ho »o, will be
* a f CONGRESS.
A* thi* Body mot oo Monday Iasi, and the Mow
sage j We presume, was tijsitsmltted on Tuesday, a*
ua^ji'We ^y rfMlee it Tomorrow Morning, un-
lea*-tiie ann'W on the Rail Roads detain* the. Mail.
T^q'vrilltfolt^ree''Mails duo todairfrom tho
North, arid tho Cbarli*iton Patriot of Monday nf-
temoon remark*— M Tho Northern Mail lo-dayiv
not,beyond Walden. u The paVsenger* by tho Wil
mington boat were nut in possession or any papers,
and report tbit heavy anow storms at the North
obitruotrd tint |msmi:6of tha mall." .
Tlil* CboHe»in|i,Mall of M unday,' was duel here
yesterday, though under tlio former arrangement It
w^dld have been dud'oti Tuesday. .,
As Congress It now in session, will nol ono of
our member* intnnfoce a- resolution calling on thd
Post Master funeral. to , suite tfio reasons why a
community, »o comrporcinl in tbelr pursuits, as that
bf Savannah, iadnprived of the privileges extended
to .Charleston and other- oitiqaf ‘ Why thoujd our
Mall, when' (tarrives fo Charleston in tho forenoon
Of tho day, not be transmitted without delay toBa*
Vahhih^whWeltbtolohgyt^by^thquIdUiecomtherV.
cial cqmmMnityiof.ChafieiitpK baire.a daily advan-
"^tefcedver that of Savannah, by tbo arrangement of
thin public convoyiiriceT' AVU ii not^, tho mnrlh&nt
of Charleston may send on - hi* agent to tbi* city,
And pencilingforoiWntfort denied tOoUrWerchartti,
he msy operate much to itio adtrinUge of his prfo -
cipal, and tn the Ihjttry of our Unvuspecting citizen.
Such ho* too long berh the fiasV. 1 Wb have el--
1 tided toltuntll wjjifo tired. Lot U», subject bd
brought before Congress# ttnd let out People aacetr
lain'with certainty whtnbef thb interests of a large
aqd respectable community have beeh jeoparded, if
not *acrificed by the Post Master in Chief, merely
fo gratify a few citizens' of South Carolina, tint of,
Charleston. ; • ..
Wo desire to sen all interests forwarded as much
bs faoi’siblB; ; :but where .those of thef^o comb In
tbllls'lon with the many, tho former, as, contributing
less t6 sustain the department,!should .yield-to the
laifor.' ' V:- '' ' ‘
< ; 11 internal improvements. 1
\Ve extract from the massage of Governor Git*
wch, of Virginia, that portion which treat* of tho
Rail Roads and Canals, whlch^tho intelligence of
herpeople ht>. started- into existence. Although
tho worits aro nbt-yet completed and consequently
their beneficial effects not Jfol, visible in (heir full
extent, which, as tha .Governor justly remarks 1
*'csnnot be estimated in dollars and ebriu," -yet tbe
results promised by them", when completed, have
served td inspirit tho . friends of Internal Improve
ment in that State, and to exhibit in b ptbpeir light
the advantages of.enlightoried Legislation.
Wlint ; would Georgia bo at ibis day, bad not
aoihe of her citisens, 1 wedded not to self, >ut actua
ted by a'HdfcjbMdvb ortfdUntty; fit .1833, ‘4 and %
united in pressing upon the Legislature tha impor
UWo of works so’ essential to'tbo pVeservation of
U10 Slate'IVodi^fiiiwjgn'infiuencr, and lo iufoanbe
her to that degVdo oflndepbndmco as a sOOiul com
munity, which she should redUh. 1 \f.
* 'Thd State* of lh|s tjn|nj^ jfibp' Ib'dividulill, ; ard
rot wholly iiulo’prmlpnr. ..Leagued lor common <fc-
Jinte all thOir, elTorts to make lhamselves indepoh.
ddnt incuense tho slin*,ip? Rational Ilidopundoncc.bo-
queathodihem by on heroic ancestry to.clieriih and
tra'diniit iofiiliirO gt>HerittIon*. : ' But no individual
with ills pride of ptan inherent In him, Would culti-
Vale total dependence. .j•*. Ift ■-
KOr the high .mijiddd it Is .time Onough, WheH the
etierdachmeints ordge or tho exactions of disease
dentand tt, to trust to thn stafTspUrnOd in the Vigor
ormanhoo^. orcall on the drm of friendship to
sustain bim at every step;
As wllb tlio man, ^roud in bis strength, loihouid
it bo with Slates. In their.day Of intellectual and
physical ability, thoy should pit fdrlli all their enct-
gics to work out that degree of independence allow
cd to oi/ory thing humilnj'fijf thb greater tiwir eh
forts—tho brighter.lho ^bsult* of thoso efforts—tho
htbro respected do they becomU in that hational
confcdorucy which was cemented by the blood of
Patriotitw , ,UL V, / » r*h II
Thb Stultis, oho Xnd dii^nto Ho\V striiggilhg for
bggr'amiisament. Thd shining example orN. York,
ifiberiErio Cunnl,’ has Waked up, early nr late,
the Rip Von Winkjes Wlio Wert slumbering as If
. for cehturles, and the 'ltjgtft of bcidnddi o* applied.to
the wants of man, stroiims belbra bis recently hot-
uighted vision. y ■ '■
\V« Hvo in dn ogo of aXparinienU, but they, ore
tho bxptrrimonts of cultivated science, and witli the
example of this voyage of Columbus which disclosed
another world, oor lot is to seek new improvements'
for a portion of that world, exhibiting, ns it already
does, tho revelations of three and a half centuries.
The labors now invoked must achieve great things,
provided a proper-spirit guides them. Beneficial
ly applied, they will open new source* df a Nation’s
prosperity, ®t»d strengthen the bond of National
unions '• '
‘WhofiVtrivln^ fo ifompleto the grtitt Stotd Road
with, OUr own means,it .will not bs for oursel ves
only that millions arc .expended. Opr brethren of
tho Western States smile oij'our iabors’and rejoice
ia the progtess of Georgian enterprise. They hail
our Rqbd as a^trik in thot great Vhsln of national
bnirlmuniciiiiun, which sefve# to prothole sdcial in'
lercourse and to rivet those tie* Which every Amtrri,
can sbould f«el, ono for the otlWr. as brethren of
one common family; Sectional feeling moy lie too
muclVenimuraged, except when assaults of an
constitutional character are , attempted upon our
hearths and our firesides. Then, and whenever,
they occur, we ennnot be too. closely united in
pelting at the threshold such unwarrantable aggres
sions. • -But may such scenes be averted from our
country# and- may we, hand in hand, proceed to the
work set before us—to improve our condition by
opcpl^g now ayenues of prosperity from the seaboard
lo lba mountains, leaving to tbe work* of Nature (or
Ait if required) to enable u* to glide Into the river
of the;Wbst, and ‘leavitfg itt water* to scale itt
WeiithrhWnV dnd held sweet fellowship witli the
}M»npl^ qlj tbe you ng but vigorous Western States.
• Georgia lias hitherto fora long lime occupiodan
isolated'petition. Theearllortnterprlseof our Car*
olina neighbors ibsmrd to cut ofi* Eastern from
Western Geol-gia/ The worst counsels prevailed
to widen the brvacW created by extraneous influ
ence, and even within our .ken, the heart of the pa
triot sickened, whsn be reflected that a people,
great In their resodrees, threatened by their supine-
ness, td 'be tributary to a suporior enterprise I but
ibq.i|inal len*tbbur*t from Uie east, dispensing
Jtt rays'over the wsil.and fertilizing (so to speak)
the nentsl energies, end ere long,the harvest moon
will rise in lief rflltlgeoee, when those who have
borne tbe heal of tbi dey, moygniher In the fruit,
wblob'lbelr Industry has spread bsfore them, Fal-
ter then, men ol Georgia, in tin work you bsvo
coptnsoriofd. 'Tom not b«k, Ilvproseautfvoi
free people, but urge Uie share which Is to turn up
tho gfoued tar the peUtlcci sslvstlonjof year coesth
(Pmt ear Otmkmini.)
UII.LRDORVlt.LE, Ilk Dm.; U«C.
Amt 8ir i—Thl. nwMit t.-lil kn. nm
-J b, tb. Hoom In RKlIni ib« ioHMlj HMD 11
o'clock, Node It lmpo.ilbl'11 thooU ^TMJooio-
tfie reports of Committees having been tailed hF,
Mr. Stilts atlereil and rt'id it counter rsjwrt ofr thb
minority of ths Committee, to tho repdrt Hy tU
idajdtlty of tU Committee, by Mf.’Toqmhsi iobto
ilajl since, on the investigation of tnoaffairs of tha
Central Bank,’recommanding the abolitian ol that
Institution. To-morrow la%et apart for iho action
of tho Houston that bill.' The next bill in order
was the bill to make a. now Jmliciul Circuit in lids'
State, to lie coiled th«i Sutith Western Circuit, (as
|tassedby the Senate soma days sheet) rids bill
was passed—yens 115, nays 01. Tlio n«U' bill In
order was the bill as passed by tho Senate' aonie
days since, for hoMing Biennial Sessions of the
Legislature in the State; this bill wasplto passed—
yeas 160, nAys 19.
A bill passed the House .yesterday abandoning
any further appropriations towards carrying on the
Western and Atlantia Rail Roadln this Stnte.whicb
bill was reconsidered by tb* House this morning,
in order that the subject should bo more maturely
considered, and if possible, torievise *On» means by
which this great project should not go to thewall—
and to avert the folty of engaging in so great an fed-
icrprise.nnd abandoning it before completion. Mitch
disposition is ntanifestrd with members fo/cin early
adjourentent of: tho Legiiduture; and n resolution
passed tl.o House yesterday, fixing the 1 Dili intt,'
for adjournment j boll would judge'' lYdrtf the Un-
pohrtnt bushels lo be nfcto^ upbll, and tho tardy
progress of business, tho Legislature will pot ad.
joufn sUsoon, unless they:shonld engage Irt- night
sessions.*- Much tim^is taken up in eaillng for the
yeas hnd'mtyi} and very often on unimportant that-
2* - , itESUMPTiijN, 11 , 5*
t*. S.—t Would odd, the bill, for RdtfihptioH bf
Specie Faymenuof the Banks of tbit State, as pass*
Sdby the House# has been noted on in-the Senate
this morning; ; rite bill passed—yeas75, rinyi 9. ‘
A
We arCjObliged^tq a friend for the ilso of the fot-
Ibwing letter t—It is only necessary tosby that our
editorial waa almost in type before this astounding
intelligence Was received. . . . .. -ai 1
MltLEDGEVlLLE, Bed. 8 T 12 o’clock. .
Bear Sir:—This ha* been quite a big day in the
★ay of LegUlutidn. The Bi-ennial bill ha* been
carried In tha House—160 to 19. -Thb New Cir
cuit bill' ha* tilso’beeh carried in the Hdulo.' The
bill from the House for. resumption of Apecte pay-'
i nents, is now, under discussion in the Senate., Mr.
Gordon rhoved to sirikaout that part repealing the
4 per cent; law, and after a severe battle carried it
by a largd thhjorlty. A moiiqh was tlion made to
strike out 1st qf Febhjnry, with a vleiy of Inserting
a taler day for resumption, which was lost by a,
lak-ge majority, f Uey are now going on discussing
and amending tha bill, and I have'no doubt it will
P*SS.^ ^ \\P '
Vestetday a rctolulioh Waa introduced in tho Sen-
e by Mr. Gordon,from the Internal Improvement
Committee, to pay thd scrip issued by the Commis*
siondr* in sttaail Sums,to be redeemed ate fitiureday
by rdgular stock scrip, and which is. now in the
the hands.of it large number of individuals who are
unable tb raise stifficidnt sums of.it to.entitle them
to thd regular scrip, ahd aro therefore at tho mercy
of rapdcldu* Ipdculatofs. This aroused a perfect
nest of hoineU, and was postponed till Wednesday-
In die Hotlio, the bill of ,tha TnU-rnol Imprnvo-
tnent Commitleo to raise a tax to pay tha interest
6n the State Rail Road debt, waa negatived by a
largb ttinjority—thdtia, a motion to lay oh the table,
was carriedi That Vote however whs reconsidered
this morning and tl{e subject opened again—hut I
do assure you that i there it not the slightest pros
pect of ady thing heing dono either, to carry on tho
Bute Rond or tb retrieve the ruined credit of |he
State. That ningnific'eht'work will bd suflereii lo
(lie for Wadi df sustenance^ or at least iosluptbar
fdr.the present After having been originated and*
brought tb its present state of advancement by<our
party, the very moment It hat fallen into tha hands
of the rrfonAert \t\* put to death, and tho'eredit,
honor# nod even honesty of our State |s sacrificed—
blastfed—dMd louts
Some. Of the better part of tlio presont majority,
t think;' wrtt getting heartily tired of their patty,
arid wish thomseives again in the minority—then
they had n common bond of union, a principle of
cohesion Which kept them together—opposition td
bur patty. But now, exerpting only in the elections,
thby are
I'Likfe stiibhurn steCr*,by brdWny. plouglimeu broke,
And join'd reluctant to tho galling yoke,
Alikedisdain with servile ndekt to bear
TH* unwonted weight, or drag the croaked Share,
But rend the reins and bound a different way,
And ail the furrowa in coilfdsidn lay."
Never Was a pdi ty in siicb a dilemma. They aro
aft-aid to Idy tdxcs tb redeom the pledged fuitli of
tho State, and lhay dread to abandon ull honor and
principle td far, Us to .sacrifice ilie honor or tlio
country entirely; and place Georgia in th^Gazettiis
as adi-honest; insolvent debtor. I beliovo however,
they Will take the Idlter eoiirse.
Since writing tho obovo, tHe resumption bill lias
passed tho Seriate by a large majority. (Iat. Feb.)
It will go back to. tho House fur concurrence, in
the retention of tho 4 percent provision, which no
doubt will prevail and it will bcconib n law. -
Mr. Stiles has just made a minority report on
the Ccntral Bunk which was read, and made tlio
order for to-mdrrnw. I did not hear it.
I intended tb fill this sheet# bill it is hedriy lirtio
for closing the tnail, and I Will close hy remarking
tkkt our friend being in the minority; bus taken up
the practice of Medicine hero ntid performed some
great cures. His Materia Medica consists solely of
Brandy and Sati. Our other friend onnnot be
brought to the Salt b\lt takes thd Brandy kindly# and
U now nearly well of il cold which hus for a tong
litpe neatly confined him.' '
lis-awssM*. .
waUiieSaiisaiS
«k- MM, »k«kM l)ik MM,I k. .r.I.M Mr.
umxMMMlIy.Mn ricila iW MMIM. Mr.
JM., CM.tliuUMr.tly ifttallllrd, '
FRIDAY, DKCKMBER U, 1140.
eau bu MMlu VaM, Id by itavtaf Mi
iiwrei^ngofAbffifoiifwfilii 1 1
in<lcbatf#n|rd Investigation. His
by a strict sensa tof duty to Mft Boyce, to his tth
E bats, and ta all (blur* members o( the BenatV,
in u preliminary objection to the right of that
y to try tbe charge* at all; fend, secondly,
that, if they assumed jurisdiction, the chsrges
Were so > vague, loose, and Impossible to he
adequately .met, that )ustlce could not bo done.
Every lawyer wiil utiderttind the analogy between
|bis memorial and sn indictment, and will *eb the
validity of the objection. Counsel were heard before
tlio committee on either side, and the committee' do
hided in favor of jurisdiction, and recommended
that the cosrass/udd proper spedfioatlens. On this
report, the Senate resolml Itself into committee of
fho whole, and beard counsel. • Mr. B, U. Carroll
opened tbe case on the constitutional lawoftheqttes
lion made, ami argued it with ability and force.'
Gov. Wilson followed, in a speeeh diMlngulshed by
veryoousldcrtibla power, and setting forin to (he db
testation of the Senate the gross vtelationa of tho
elective franchise prnciiscl in Charleston; Htt eu
logized tho diameter of Caroliniana, 1 spoke of the
horrOr whicli membetfe of that boriy from tho pure
hirof the mountain! and llie Mila must fed At CUr
•alt wateV enormities. He charged much of this
coriuption upon the foreign and floating populntioh
of bub City,'end closed with an appeal to the Senate
(o put an effectual barrier to the flood of crime
which roVeted the loWlands# to purge the Augean
•table of Charleston District# und maintain their oWn
proud purity.
Col. Hbnt failowod.on the other lido,- and Ithried
babk tho charge of original eorruptton upon the ve
ry mbri noW foremost In the defence of purity. He
remnrkdd thrlt ihu best mnteriul for making a saint,
★si an did sihmtr. -He repudiated thb allegation
made against our adopted citizens And demonstro
ted, with great foree, that all this crime was justiy
chargeable on those who introduced it first. '
; He argued that the Smite had no jurisdiction at
*11, and that if they had, the couso could not be tri
ed On that document. Ha placed the dilemma thus.
The memorial Is acknowledged bythit report to be
vogtie ttnd inaccurate; but, if yoli permit council to
pdt in speCiflcdtidn*, it centra to be tho paper which
WasOilgitiaiiy rigned by the aubscrihera;
How could the Senate know that the aigners would
opproVo end endorse the volunteer specifications bf
counsel. Col. Hilut dilated open the enormity of
the precedent which would bebsiablished.nnd which
Would throw an arbitrary power ihttt the hands of
the Senate, whieli might, in tithe bf politieal'excitu
ment, be to the Inst degree mlsdliioVohsjand,in fact,
fatal to liberty. T fcntinot glvayoii an ides of the
legal doctrine mtilntsihbd by Col. Hunt, With such
force and power My limits will Mdt petmlt. 'His
peroration wn* of the highest order of iHipressive
eloquence,-full of bold statement of-Undisguised
facta, and appeals to naltihd justice ohd equity.—
One.of bis strong poin;SWs*, that Wit hod t unamend
ment wf tha Constitution, tills offence remained id
the jurisdiction of the Court of Session!, and there
only; and that the Sentttb, intrylHgit, waa usurping
judicial functinns.expressly granted tn another body.
To this amendment, if brought forward, he pledged
his uid, and invoked ihntofall honest men.
, . j SOUTH CAROLINA* • )
The election of Governor by the.LogUlat e Was
to have taken place yesterday.
Cul. Richardson and Col. Hamrilotid ate the can
didates. The Charleston Mercury remarks— 1 '• Wb
have little doubt that Cul. H. will obtain ovary Whig
vote in the House, and that rftaby of hia purlisana
are only Whig! in disguise. Let our Demochitie
friends watch the enemy, nor suffer unr ranks to bo
broken at this crisis, which we assure them U more
dangerous than they seem to suppose. Efforts are
making to build up • Whig party here and, every
where in the State. Circutmtanoea have encour-
aged lhetn.”" r ' / . * m
We learn from the'Charleston papers that for
some days tho Senate has burn occupied in the dls-
cuision of the Memorial of sundry citizens of
Charleston, praying that tho seat of the Hon. Her
Boyce be vacated, on account of bribory end cor
ruption used nt his election* Tho question . has
created great intorest in and out of the House, und
the Senate Hail has been crowded with tho talent
as well as the beauty of the Slate.
( Corrttpondcnce of the Courier.)
COLUMBIA, Dee. 4.
I wish it were within my power logiva you some
adequate idea of tlio progress and conduct of the
enso arising under tbo memorial against Mr. Boyce.
You havo been advised of the technical or regular
course upon the presentation of that document by
Judgo Huger. It ia signed bv three hundred and
thirty two persons, many of high respectability,
otlters of every shade and variety of character, Whi'th
dr these persons knew what tfiey were singing or
not, Is a question for them. I eunceWo that many
doomed it tube merely a question of protostod eleo
tion, and signed in that faith. Thu Impression made
however, by lit# reeding of il# was that It wo# a
•hargo ufa disgraceful rrim# upon tho sittln| mom
bar. Oar. Wilson, tbo counsel for tbo m*moruliits,
did however, beta* the commitleo,abjure any eucb
intention oa tb# pert of the s if nets, end It Dooly Jus
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS CONTINUED
From our Cefrespondent.
BOUSE-or BErBESXHTATIVxl.. ,
r - . g alur j 0 y > 5,1, De„ ;
Mr. Tanner, moved to reconsider so much of the
Journal of yoslordny, ds rbintes to the rejection of
tbo bill, nmondatory~of tlio hud laws of tbi* Stntb;
Tho Houre refused to rd-consider.
On motion of Mr. Mufpliy of DeRdlb, thb House
agreed to re'-consider so miidh of the Jourmll of jres-
terday.a* relates to the rejection of the bill to alter
and amend a part of the lstSectiUn of tbe 3d arti
cle of the Constitution of the Sto’te of Georgia!
The House resumed tho tinfirtishbd business ! df
yesterday,it being the Report on the bill toestablish
election distrlcu, and to alter soute already es*
tabliahed in the several counties therein named, and
regulnlo the same. -
- Mr. Chappell offered the following additional'
And belt further ennated, That the etectionpre
cincts in the county of Bibb, bo abolished, Witli thb
Exception of the prbcinct at' tb^ Court House in the
town ofMtconi 1 .t - .‘i.- ■* >
On motion to receive 'the amendment, the yea*
and nays were required—yeaa 70, nays 83. So
the amendment *r®» rejected. > . jj.mrOM
Tbe report waa amended and agreed to.
Tho bill wna read tho third time und pneaed.
Mr Neal laid on tho table a resolution to author
ise tho Commiasiunera of the Westorn and Atlantia
Rail Road, in case of cm t uversira between Con.
tractora and Engineers on said Road, to coll upon
disinterested Engineers to measure and estimate
the work Bone.
The order wns further suspended for the purpose
of taking up the following hilt ffum tha Senate.
A bill to organiso a new Judicial Circuit to bo
called thn South Western District, nnd to.uppnlnt
the times of holding tho Superior Courts in said
District; which wns read the first limo.
BiU Patted.
To compensate Grand and Petit Juror* of Dooly
County.
' To amend an act; entitled dn oat. to give to Mu;
sons and Carpenters, aniduumbruncofor.debts doe:
on account of work done,- and materials furnished
in building or repairing Holise*, on such houses olid
the premises fo which tkoy.mny ho uttochod, dnd
toi epoai all laws on llm subject, so far as relate* to
tho counties of Richmond nnd Mclntoih, and in the
cities of Savannah, Macon dnd Columbus, passed
ugd Decdmhilr, 133-1; so ns to give' to Puinters In
the city of Columbus the. like security for debts duo
on acconnl of Painting dune oil bodies irt r^id city.
Tlie following mrbiafln wds rechivrd from His
EXchllUhcy the Governor bV MK Glascock, his Sec
retary# which Wai refefred; together with the ac.
cdttipdHyiHg dpciimbnts; to a Sclccl Committee,.
consisting of Messrs. Pitts; Liddlo, rind MorHt; cf
Murray* _ .
EtKCbTlV* DlFARTNEX-f, I
' Milledgcville, 4th Doc., 1840. • J
t hdVe thb honor lo Iny before llm Genernl Ai-
sembly, thp copy of a letter receivodfrom Captuin
Berry W. Gidouh.of Cn-a courtly, clHithingpny Ibl'
nervides lehdered Hy a VtKuntee^ Mounted Crtinpa*
ny. rai#Ad under the uct of 1837, for tile protcctibn
of tbo Cherokee country.
Yoq will receive,accompanying it, tire doedment*
referred to byCapt.GjdeoH; Which will facilitalti an
investigation df the claim presented.
CHARLES J. MbDONALD.
The HoUsb took up the report on the bill.to ex.
lend the time for taking out greats for lands in the
counties of originally Early, Irwin, and Appling,
and to provide for ibb diipositidn of the same not
granted Within the time extended —which, oil tho-'
tion, was made the aperiiil order foe Tuesday next.
Bill* read tecond lime.
A bill lo amend,tho charter of the city of Macon
as respert* holding charter elections.
1 A bill to appropriate a sum of monpy lo repair
and put in good order the Old Federal Road, and
to appoint commissioners to effect tho same,
i A bill touching election precincts in the county of
Bibb. '
A bill to authorise the corporation of the city of
Maeon, to learo Martin S. Hardin tml his associates
that part of the Macon Aesafve, known as Napier’s
old field.
A bill to compel nil persons who nre not eiiltons
of the counties of Dooly, SdrWch, nnd Early, to pay
taxes for siicii property in the said counties of Doo
|y, Scrivon, and Early,
A bill to apportion Mia Representatives ofGlyun.
eoumy, according to the census taken in the year
1840, by tit* Deputy Marshal or tb* U. Steles*
A bill to provide for those teachers who have
taught under the provisions of tb* poor erhoul lew,
end ere y*t unpaid,
A hill toilter and amend an act to,alter and a*
mend tbe several Judiciary ecu In forte in title Stale,
SO fares relates to Junta* Courts.
A bill in ImiM liable ilia asseu of Banks in certain
cares in lb# payment of their debts,
AMU more fully redefine the fore of Sheriffs,
Coroners, ud Cansieblee, U tide 6mm ia cattalo
(&*A Geological Commuaieatlua received from
kfMtion. will |» Inicrtnl. If lb. MDMolUU »>|-
lw.lt h».nM loth. E*lur.
It* l.n.r flint mt FlMMlt fcoriMponiknl D
Written with tha spirit of is sdMlor. Weak! to
HeAvtn that dur g*llent little Army, cohjd 1 rxtir
pate the Savage Sirminute ahd fo*p lb# regard of
ihalr lucres*—the gratefoi aVnilca of their coimitjr-
men. _
OUR LEGISLATURE.
In addition tn the letter from our Correspondent
wliirli wn publish, we observe in the Journal of
Mnndny’a procn-dings in the House, furnished by
him; that Mr. Toombs on (hat Hay, introduced a
bill re repeal thr act incorporating tho Bank of
Darien, and the acts amendatory .thereto, .and to
provide for tho settlement -or the affairs of said
Bank. ; '
! TEXAS.
We publish tho Bulletin account oflhcTexana
gallant defence against tho Mexicans, befog moro
in dotail thnn wB published a day or two aiiikefrom
tlio Picayune. _______
GENERAL GL’ASCpCtC. - t >
Wo regtet n» learn froriithe CottlUUUonaiiil or
Wednexd ty, trial the General has declined the
nomination by tlio Democratic forty rs their condl
dato for Congress, hit private nrtanjchldnli being
Such ns to rcquirn his pcriondl attentiot. ot home.
D3*The Prosidrnt, who is tb be, on tlio 4th of
Match, nhdtlie President who would be, (Hon. H.:
Clay,) aru itaVeliing in Kentucky in compuny,
LAFAYEtffc COURSE,
Col. Crowell’s r. f. Mary Watson, took the purse
(two mile han't*) in two heats, boating Col. Ko«
nan’s b. c. by Andromontof Pet. Time. 1st hoot
4 in ; 2d do 4 m. 4 ». •' - / .1’,
(From onr Correipondent.)
l-LOtilDA, Nix- 30,18,0.
Tlio enclosed order will givo you an idea of tbo
campaign now in course of prosecution# and in ad
dition, the 2d Infantry, under tho gallant Riley are
in the field, operating South of Fort King.' Tho 8th
Infontry have moved South. 'From, Co)» Worth’s
well known activity ond .energy; of character, we ex-
peot much. It is rumored that tijo Prasldont eletq
is |ilddgfed lo end the Florida 'war., If he begins by
ordering fifty'thousand men into the Territory hoad.
od by Gen. Scott, or any other officer, ofjike coar-
ageatid energy, we may iop«, but,wiiirout tho num
ber of troops mentioned, no officer be his skill what
it may, can reasonably expect to win laurels in tills
‘desoiato region. I have seen something, of Florida
and I con toll the powers thot be, or hppo tube,
lhal the Indiana cannot lie mado to slirrgntler, will#
oiit thu adoption of sumo such plan nS tjiavo men-
tloneti. - Forty five thousand square mUrs of bog
end swamp, offord too many > forking places fur a
lavage foe and the Indians foci and know' It.. ^ve
ry campaign begun and prosecuted linco .’35, ha*
only tended to convince thorn of it; dflho resources
'■df their rountry, nnd hi df tho folly With our. pro-
, t, Dre. f, IMO. ★
Dear Slrt-Th# bill as passed botk Mawas aftka
Lefilsletare la (hvdt arBkaafcl Sesitae, aa MlUaff
tbejouroel of tbe Hdtta ihls motaing, was reconstd
rrrd. It srems theta are soh>s constitution*! Sch*
r'vlln delation Id lh# framing of tbe W l, tn lbe
Wa> iris WllWnl (Vsrtoed, It pievrn:* aay fort bar
legiklatlohoflhe Blst# until 1143. ItUatjutere
Whether fold) present clrcttmstanees j Ihd bill may
ntA be rod a drill yet. ri Us been tbe misfortune
of tha present Legislature, in get many Important
bills on the way, end under foil sell, then run them
adrift,
We had quit* a noisy debate in the (Inure la«|
evening,on llm subject ol nn application ,ofo ge»t|f|-
mnn, made t» preach a sermon in tho, llrpirsenta-,
live Chamber tn night. This gentleman was by<
the nnmnof Philo Brownian, a resident ofMncdn,
l tarn, and wns said |obe v q respectable man, and
of talents, but a Universal!*!. In tha cuurso ufHe-
bate, In oppdiltiun to tha appllcahl, many hard say-
fogs Were uttered ettainrt his persuasion, he heir g
present re Witness t’m scehr. Tha House finally
refoted Mm the liberty of the use of the Hall. This
★••made a matter of reconsideration this morning,,
dn rending the joul-Hari; un which mufch debit* en
sued, hbd thn Hnusn again refused the gterttlomnn
thn libdhty uf thB U«e of ih«t Halt.
Thn Houle this'morning took up the Appropria
tion BilHn relation re reducing lira salaries of all
tbo civil officers ’df tho Stile, and thought they
should conimince such a business it tbelr oWn
doors by redbeing Urn-pay- per diem t»f tfirmbotSlI
this was then a perplexed quJKylgn uf lcgislatfon
for a man to legislate against hln#s»If these times o r
reform. They proceeded nit far oh this sttbjeoi of
legUiatlon bofoh) it whs suspended for the- present.
Tho next business in order W44 tho Bill for Abo)‘
jailing thb CentralI Bank i this is the third time this
bill hhs been mode tho special order of t the day, and
is.now postponed forthe order of. the day for, Friday
next, by n vote of 04 >yeas, 82 nays. The hour of
12 o’blooU hashnw fl-rived, and thali-usu but just'
got through reading the Journal.
8 ATURDAV,.DECEMBER 12*. Iti40.
THE STXTE ROAD,
sent f.iice of, seeklilg tb accoiiiplilh tlie/bbject for
wlilch wo were iehl hor?.* Tho country must be
swept ai with a net—so spoke ben. JacksUn Jloe
years ago, nnd our experience ifteV ah expenditure
of millions, goes to prove his sagacity and foresight.
In my last letter fo you, t msmioned the exist
ence of an armi*tta» And thn liopcs Gan. A. fiityt-
toinodoftenriinaiing . the war by treaty. I also
made mention of my want of fuiib in the" Seminole,
nnd aO for my predibtiun then fentbribinod and ex.
pressed, • has been verified. You. are now to bo
made aware—on# hired red and thirty warriors as
sembled in the neighborhood of Fort King, and huv.
inflfensied upon Uncle Snm’s rations, and amused
our Governors with tales ns smooth as those that
fall from Lady’s lips, they took to the hummocks
ono fair night, without even so much ns bidding tho
General farcWoll. Ybu rauy cry peace! pence! but.
Micro is no pence, and so long as Government com
pels us to respect the delusive white flog (under
whoso folds the most 'shocking murders have been
committed) and extend the usages of pi vgtad-war
fare to th»escoundrels, just so Jong- will we con
tinue to hear tbe-cfacks of the rifle and witness tbe
bloody effects of the gleaming scalping knife. Must
our cry for succour ascend to Heaven without
toochiag a responsive chord in your bosoms? In the
name of a bleeding nnd injuted'pebpio, wo ask how
long these tilings hre to bo borne. This land of
flowers, as tlio Spaniards once delighted to call it,
is already whitened by th« blenching bones of our
Inhumanly murdered wives and children, and tho
north it'rooking' with the ’ blood of. our murdered
•nidiurs. Alas! too few in number ever to win
any thing save that hair-loom of: an American Sol-
diet—a gallant death in lh* face of the fo*. -
Head QiMtiTKitS, Aimr or FumiHA, J •
Fort King, Nov; 15th, 1040. j
'Ordei No. 57; » ' •
I. TheTnditfnahuvirig acted with ilicltusilnl wonl
of faltli, thu nrminticb is qt an end \ the commanding
oflicors of Districts# Regiments, and Posts vUi.
therefore be prepared to act offoiiiively on tho pro-
m.utgntion of this Ordei;.
Ill Col; Twiggs;2d Dragoons,wili repair toFort
Raid, to dairy on operations' in that quarter; he
will toko withhlm onoofthoCompaniesdfDragoopa
now nt i’nlntku • .one squadron will bo ordered to
scout tho country froth Fort Reid to the OpklhtVaha,
and such disposition made of the rest or tha com
mand as will rend to the adnoynnee and destrt|Ctipn
of the encmjf." t ,
III. Thn Commanding Officer at Tnmpa Bny
will immediately take measures to apprize the com
mand nt tho Annutelign Hammock of the renewal
of Hostilities# who will thereupon scadr tho country
on tho Southern banks of |ho Witlilncodchio; tho
thren Companies of the dt|f Regiment, now nt Fort
No. 4, will bp put io'motipn dnilie Northern babktif
that river-.« ;
IV. Four Cbmpnhies of tho 3d Infamrj'# how it
Tampa# VHlI iminctiidtely repair to Fort Fartrflrtg,
ahd recelvo tho |WU Comphtita of ike' 1«|# Who wil)
t^roujion jojti tho Head Quarters of iHu Regiment j
thocommundat Fort Fonnirig will Seoul- tb* iVacns.
■assa country down to the -Wlthlacdochit; should
the balance-of the 3d Infantry have arrived, four
Companies will proceed to ro-osmblisb Fort Dey*
nsud, and are to be employed in scouring Uie enun*
try around it ] ihq other twUCoinpanim w»ll rtimain
for the present at Tdmpa.
V. AYugon trains-will be escorted by thirty men
on all occasions, ahd by a greater number when'
ammunition and arms aro transported.
1 .VI. Should tho enemy hereafter appear with the
White Flag, they arete be made prisoners and dill-
gontly guarded until further orders.
VII. Tho Deputy Quartef'Moster General Is In
structed to procure immetllaikly tho proper number
of wagons and leume.fortho sufiply of tbo uoops in
the Bold. Tho Staff Office; s will furnish tho neces
sary transportation and supplies to carry tbe abuv*
order into effect.
VIII. The General Commanding has reason to
bo giotlfUd with tho real nnd bnergy lierelufoh) dis
played by Gliicert and f roups Under hUtiomtnand^
and in calling for increased onergy on. tbelr piirt,
ho is confident that Ids wLltos will b« met, and ho
nnticipatns ilia happiest results from thb approach
ing nctivn campnign. •
By order of Brigadier Ccoaiul, Armiimed.
(Signed,) W. IRVING NEWtON.
Ltat. and A, D. C.
We rqju'co to iiear that thd mnjoritjr in favor of
reconsidering the action of the House, laying Un the
inblo tha bill to raise s tax to pay tho Interest on
thbStbte Rail Road debt, was ai decisive ns that
by whlah the bill was on the day previous rejected.
Wo ennnot believe that the Legislature will adjourn:
wlihdut polling all bills necessary to presorvU tltti
hnnur dnii creuib-ot the State, arid to Sustain tlldt
great wiifk, which, whdit completed, will redound
to* tho fntn'ri of those, who, jVlth a spirit, of State
pride, foyor with tlmlr voices siicb works of Iritur-
nal Improvcmont nnd Stato aggrandisement.
Wo oannril believe that a Work whibll halt already
cost'the Stnie nearly two milllotis'will bo nrroitod
for want of funds, which qou bo proyi<M«.. If suoli;
nn eVont shuuld occur/ tho Legislature, df 1840
Would acquire u title to notoriety little to bo en
vied. We will not dwell upon such a prop peel, (till
Wlylng iipon tlio iritelHgenco and patriotism whtbh
guide, more or levs, every measure for; the pros
perity of tho peoplQ, ★e; await, with anxiety, tho
next irituiligence from the seat of Government.
Since tho dbove ★Ai irt type, we have received
'bur Milledgcville Correipbudbniie# tb which we
fer our readers. m- ];•.
thci
MBmags
kair«r Peursimre, the anew was as Jeep H il at-
qavatrd start of the i.»-.d, that It was believed tha
Mrs could proceed no farther, and aaveret gautto-
rasa got out to walk tn tfrituwa, among whom was
Oen. Thumps©*. Tha cars were, fiuweVar, foreai
an, and while goibi pretty rapidly, tha Mwmatlv*
propelling iWshi, they dvertook Gen*. Thompibn,
who being In thn ihlddleof tha ttacV, arid dtlihtr
seeing imr being seen, fie was knocked down, rind
the whole train pasted uVer him in a state cf Insen
sibility We «tw trUly hspnjr to add, howaver.that
«lihou|h much bruised about tha feoe, yat twenty
Hrur hours after the accident, he was deethadby aur
geons and mliahs to have received no material Inju
ry; arid It *a# imitated that hd would be able to
proceed, with his follbw passengers to Washington,
as soon.ns tlio weather should Moderate and the
road become ImSsable With safety. Geh. Tltomnson's
brtilses were oldrfiy hbuut the fuse, which was purled
h the snow nnd must havfi bben ctit by the ico and
tonas, «ith a hiclt It came In bohtoct. Thera was
no Ihdtation Whatever hf Iqjttry to his head; and ai,
though there was a linn sbraness about tho knees,
iidboHe Has Injured.
0'rom our Correipondent.) ..
MILLEDGBVILLE,Dec, 10.
&*ar 6Vrf—Ths House of RepreieatetlvU* took
Up tho ApproprisMHn Bill again tdttfay, arid after
Somri tithe paiwed thereon, wont Into tha copsldtra-
Mon df lucol bills, t think, after to-day both Hduse*
will engagu in Nigiit Session*, ds it Will evidently
bo netfetkaiy for thbm to du so, to adjourn on tho
lOth inst; “No Important matter has trtnspired
Slncu My luit.
Georgia legislature.
id SENATE—December 0.
The Senate took up the following Vesolation
which wns amended arid agreed to. , .
Jteeolved, That tbe DirectUrt of thb Central
Bank pay in current funds, tfia scrip or evidenoa of
doht Issued by ;ho Cdnitrilssionors of Mhi Western
and Atlantic Rh!I Road, au far ds suhh scrip may
have been lisitud before Ibd adoption of this resolu
tion; ' . ..•• .. j - . •) - tk -;.„ .t .**-• ■
The following relollitlon wak taken up and tedd.,
Jteiolofd, 1 ljut tho Directol-i of thb Bank aball
rocoivo ul| strip dr certlfoatos of tHe ComibUsloners
of tHo Western aild Atlarttfo Roll Road, founded oa
State stock pfrid out for work dune, Or right ofwtiy,
previous m tills dale. In paymerit offII debts du*
i aid Bank.ai;d said pirttctorsljhall have full atiihari-
tn dispose ot the amount bf scrip received by
sm.as psyHitnt oforUsaid ,
And ou.tho question aball iHte rbsolUdanbe agreed
, the yeas dud nays were required—yeas 26, nays
•5™- «
Hm.
nplnlun uf il.U
•* (b. Ml Ik.I .ntiulM
coeds tbe aata of tba stocks n« i
in the Savannah and Aurona
Thu folluwIriE rcsidut’brt wds tdken up dnd read'.
Retolved, Thutn Committee of -■ - bo ap
pointed to meet such Cnmmlttco ns may ba appoint
ed by tha lliitifo of Roprcsonjatives, whh power lo
•ond fur persons and papers td eftaniine Info tho
cundilfonand progress of thb WelterhdnU AtlaHtlc
UhII Road—to know what contracts have itan
made—lww ; they have been fulfilled; knd how paid;
and to enquire ond ascertaiH Ull thing! concerning
•aid road# and report the same tb Mil Legislature.
Mr. Cono nfovfed to lay thn resolution on the tablo
tho balance of tlio session—yens 62, wtjs 17;
Tha Sttimto took up the following resolution from
h>t Uousuof Reprosqntativos, nod od the question
I H |j|‘ i—ybas 47„-
in ute oavERMta and Augarta Hanks,
MkjWy iWWmikHi nn„|, , L ..„
w* r.iih an* tumiw oft!. Si.n—.
lUMri, - lW ulH-.cul,, ,
In eonmiln, ib. on*tu ofil., OmM ft
moi..j|-- or lu tuti., wm*,. Mr In.bilh,
««lr enninnent. .l»« fnm ib. Del br «l
bltllon m llklr curreDcjt »hkb dcnred.
lb.MlUT.1 ton.rqiicnc. of |„ r.Kndrb b„„,
pred.wi s, t«,Ul«U*. MiUii—u mU
otMicd l>, tb. Mm,. 0 ,ilkatt rfD" *«.ir «i«
^JSSB^SSSSSISBSZ
In pibfwrti.n w-tb. cxcc*. In Um., u Uftn. d»
depnolalionInnlofc j..
™* CommluM, .libon,fa dm, ih1.V, tt .b.^t
ilnl.tbe director, lb. CninU Da.li mad. » •
Injodicluii. appropriation'0, tb. 8t.tn noeb. in ibn
Savannah and Augusu Banks, set cannot unit* fo
pronouncing upon them Centura for not refosieg to
tn.in ih.lro.nl.MM, tb. ino.iubk molt oT
which', Would han bren qidkb to tkMMMlo tbo
currency, cod to decide £o-Jd faith uni Bow*"
of the State." ^ - - -.*m#ii«i»* A
We would resprctfolly recommend, that
Iwn hundred thuiMand UoUara of stock ybs
by tho State, in the Bank of this. Stare of G
nnd the eighty five tbewaand dollirs in the
Augusta, ed much at will ba suflioieu, (Irit
Hit foods atrdsdy firovided for the purpose,) be die*
posed alimmodiutely after doe notice given, il nbc
loss than p»h, at public auction,in th* cltta of Sx<'
vnitnaW and Augusta, smi th* proceeds thereof !» ’
appropriated lo tha ektingLldtroMt of (he debt of
tho two hundred thousand still doe to tba Phenol*
Bank fo New Yotk, nnd also jq.lhe payment of the '
twenty two thousand dollars intatat upon
bonds bald In London, which arrive at mdtartty fo
»!>«of,Mkrch, 1841; nnd that
the remainder of said stock; after ncvrtdfor ta llm:
Minl4nliU.llnlcrb.tof ■WMiyt»o|MiMWI*alkr 1
which fnll. duo on tbo LboJonUhMtbotbo lM*
of September, lit.l, ba applied to tU. MUftptb
of thn circulation of the Central Bank.
. Wo find now in the vault* of tbo Contra! Bank,,
eighty eight thousand four hundred 1 and foqy enve*
dofisls or thn bills ortho Brink bf Darien, wh
not now Answer nn> of Utb purpMoa of i
This Bank,' vie Tear, Will not ba tibia fo feUfifc ,1
payment of its liabilities in apacl* rit tb» d
nnt-d by tbe bill, prissed by tble Horiro, fi
nays
n. Goolnjg.
rtconcur, the yens iihd nays were-
00. So tHu Senate concurretl. , r ,
. Wherefcs^Mie creatinti nf the ••fitceV *
cal Surveyor of this State'* in vulvas tlio Slate in on
Litmlel ekiMjpdltura ofs'uYenyl thotlsiind (foilarx With
nth titgdtfcing nny adequate advantage .to the peon
le Uiereof, *u* 4
Be it th'erefunt resolved, byUtoSenalbahd House
Cr By the brig Fete llanoter, Copt. Cirri,
we yrstrrday received the I’biliidvlpbfg'’ (U. ff.)
OriMtfoofSdiusi.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee.3.
Mr. Eldriigt again.—’I bis individual was pul
nfOB his irissl thismureing, fo the Court of Generel
Beseioes, upon charge* similar to those fur which
I he was previously tried and acquitted.
THE CENTIUL BANK. --
W# lay Iwfore eur renders tho Minority Repflrt or
Mesirl. Stiles and Whitfield, two.-of tho'committee
tu wliom was inferred tho duty of enquiring into tbo
situation and manngomunt oftlmCentral Bank,end
into the expediency bf repealing its Charter. The
Roport of tho Mnjurity We publisfwd on' Saturday
last,with tho BUIreporfod by thesamo., .!
It Is ramurkablo ami worthy of notice, that‘while
the mtyor.ty argue ihafftho Charter of the Central
Bank ought tuba repealed,"- in which -opinion we
fully coincide with them, yet in their reported bill
they Introduco a section nforely tu repeat'the Act
pf2lst Deo. 1830.
I Tho Act of 1830 is merely omondatory of the
Act of Deo. 22d, 1820, aslabfiiliingsaid Osnki 'I
The Jit section of tho Act bf l830, am|iow#ri
tho Directors tn cltciiIhto Its 'riores to any amount
not exceeding doublo tho Capital of thu Bank. The
2d section authorises them to- refuse'ispecio pay
ments af its - bills to the' ngohi of any Suspended
Bnnk, nr the holilL-rsofits bills. '
■f ho 3d section cnipnWcrs Srild Directors to sell
Ilie Staie Stocks so sotin as par value can bo ub.
juinod for thn snitlo. Tlio 4th section onsets that
f n pnrl bnly of tho Stock bo sold, the Dired'ors on
the part of tlio Stele shall be appointed, ns hereto
fore. Tha Silt section rblntrs to the School fund.
Tho 6th ifcpbals all laws militating against the riot
of 1830. -,i ' '
Now, tho Act nf.Drq.ijOt 183d, qot only nnlends
but extends .the charter ufsaid Bank until tho first
of, May, 18 . , . ,
Ildnce ihe nocciSity, in our opihjbn,. nf ^heallng-
thn Act bf ld3d, sa.well as thatbf 1830, ifit Is de
sired to repeal the Charter uf tfio Central Bank.nnd
the • e vlow seeni^ to lijsvo been token hy lb"
minority ★hose roport we this morning publish* '
iiAFAYETTE COURSlS;
The purse of $400—(two mile hpets) fires rekon
on -Wednesday Hy Col. Crowell’s. b; f. Nanny
Clerk, winning both heats. • She bad thlfce cbrape-
'tfows. '
Time—1st heal, 3m. 36s. f 2nd, 3m. 36s.
WELL DONE, MISSOURI I
Mlisnuri lids given Mr. Van Boren abollt 7,000
majority. _ ‘ if \
/ROM CHARLESTON^ i I
By the steam packet Sou/herhlh, Cipt. WAK-
BERSiE.'woyesterday morning received tha Patriot
of Thursday afternoon# vVotuarn frnni it thn; “ the
Wilmington Bniit was nut Iti sight at linlf past two.
o’clock.'f tf tills Boat nrrlvcd nt Charleston aay.
isubsrqunnt hour nf that dny rtr evenlngl ivk sheij
douhih-ss Hava tlio Message this fdrrfnoori'l rHalR-
But if ndti'ta miistbebotlieht to expect |t. "
Tha i following eriirnct frofii the Conner of
Thursdsy^xhiHitsthe rniiso ufihe irpeated failures
ol tha mails from tHe North.
CilARLEiliiN, Deo. 10.
The J^ai/e.—the-Wilmington busi brofight lid
moil, jrasler.liiy, bbydnd Peidriburf, (Va.j) onil
thtre will he five riorlb'ertt mulls due jhis day.—
From tha particulars given below, it will be seen
.Mint we have little clirinco of receiving a northern
mail fur n day or two. yet; and that w* will there'
fore in all probability be disappointed os to the ex
pected re-ccipl of the President’s Message to-day;.
Heavy Bncno Storm at the Forth and Impattable
Condition of the Mail Routt.
A gentleman has 'favored us with the following
intelligence, dai ived from a letter, dated Petersbuig,
(Vn.) tho 5ih inst, addrosred to him by a passen
ger in lit* Wilmington boat, which left this city on
the-1st ins*. The Boat-atrivmi at Wilmington af
ter a tolerably smooth but long passiig*, aboiit 12
o’clock# poon. on the 2d inst, long after tbe ndrllt-
era ears had H ft] nnd the passenger*) were comnell
ed id wait until half past JO o’clock thu next day,
when they took tliri eiirs (t|w. next boat duo'from
Cliartaton nut having.orfiVedJand rtuiched Wehlon
nlMiut If).o’clock 1*. M. Sduii after leuvlng Weldon
it began to sh-ot and atfuw, arid about 3 o'clock A.
M. when within 111 mil** of Petersburg, it became
unsafe tu proceed furtlier End the butt remained kin
tionury until about 8 o'clock A- M. Fdnber pro
grass was Mien mod# by main (ate*, and IVtersbiirg
was rearhed.about noon, (o* lire 4th lost.) where
tlw passengers war* still remaining oa (be 5th last,
and were likely to retain » day or two longer. Tit*
cars, which left Petersburg an tba morning id Ute
JuUMlita Ulchtfiuitd.wereNUipned focoufoquenai
ofihuovsriurning uf the locoroullrt. Tlw eUgfoeer
sod two of 1 lie attendants Mere injured- ^
PnwidentUi Eieapt of the Hut, W*Uy Tkomp
> • . f*,/r*n*6k**ktag Death.
W# derive# Irons tbe seres source, tbe foUowfog
ohtiilsltod. ( . . . ,, (K | ».,■'■*#-•.■•)
. A proamlifoitml rasolutirins was, taken -tipand
agreed to, nuthuriging our member* in C*ngreys,to
nogitoiatu fora Mull route to bo opuned; front ilia
city of UrunswloU In thi>criunty of Glynn; passing
through Wriyncsvilie.WBreabnro', Traupvftla, Jhom
niVille, Dunaanlvillo, to Tailuhss»ee, or Utrtbjli
Quincy to Clmttuhoochbe, Klurldi. .
, l'ho Sonato refilled to concur with tlie House
tho BUI ns relates to (ho claim uftlte heirs .of pa
McCulloch, against tha Btatobr Goorgla—yeas
nays,41.' 'if'.- •* •.
Mr- Echols of Walton, to ported tha following bill)
To repeal on arii, entitled an net, to altar nnri
amtiHil en act, more effi'ctuslly to secure to tlio sol
vsney nf all Banking Institutions, in this State, as
t ailed on the 24th Deo,. l83g, prissed 21st Decern
it, 1833—which Was rpad the first time. .. ,
Alin/ri bill to' (huvido fur, tho election ofmembet
itito, n out to provide lur tno 1
of ibe UgUiettiro drthlv Stafo, read ihe Drat tlm*
The Senato then adfutlrnod until 3 o’cfook'P. Af,
Tha remainder of Ibe ovenlng ebssida Was liken
up in reading repri-tv of fcdthmiltccs. ’"j.. ,
HOUSE or REPREIENTATIVESl
, Tuesday,- Dec. 8.
Mr. Hardeman moved totecamkler so much of
|be journal of yesterday, os-refotos to the Indefinite
postponement of tho bill lo .autliurlzs the ,isiue of
State Bonds Iw the Cummlssionerf oftlib Western
and Atlantio Hail Road, to create it revenue to pay
tlie interest dh ilia builds of this Slutb, end gradually
to pay the principle tliereuft wliaretipen tint ybasantt
nays Were required—yeas 081 nay. 63. So the tno
lldrt preyolled. .. .... * .
Mr. Hotchki!i moved to rvcohstder so much o
Iho Journal of yostpi-day as relates to tho msm**
ofthobillfonfijiuniun the reprriontuiloh .
bounty, epcqrding to tlie census taken in the year
1840# by thb deputy. Marshal ofthe " " * - *
ilion was lust. x<
ia| of yastpidsy _
I fonpjiortlon the re/HTsentrilioh uf Glynn
‘ "n in the year
Urihed Sfotbs,
\ ns 82, Nays 80.
Mr. 8ti|esthi>n offered, and road a report from
‘ lW
which moth*
Ibeminorlty afiha.committe* oh tlioCbrilfol Bank,
as Cufintfr. id.lhb report nude by a majuritv of
Mint committee sumo days since. 210 copies ot*
Herod to bri printed!- , ( ^
Tho Hoii«b t*mk Up tho rripnrt nn the bill moroef-
fobualiy to prevent tlie Lstn-ing ond circuUMnrof
bills, notes, &c. under ibe dunuminatinnoffivo dul
Inrs, which’, on motion, was postponad ihdefluaieiy.
Yeas 104. nnys 60. , . . tit ....
Mr. Slita; from ijie Commitleo tin Finance, to
whom waa referred the bill to apprdpriHta in Joey
for the pblitlfcnl year l841,rbmirtrd a subitltuio for
Id hill.
Tho Hollie to.ik tip this AHprripriaiirin bill ^nd
filled spnie blanks; Seven doilars.por day were ol-
lowed fo the PresjdeKt-nf the Sana'a and to tbe
SpeAprtJf tna House. Foup dollars fys; every twen
ty miles travel to ahd from the scut of Government
were allotted.—Yeas IP I, nays 71. .
Alio the ropqri dh the bill to amend the road
laws of CaiHdeu County, and vllsblisb a ferry across
the Great Satilla rivet; And for other nib pores, and
agreed thereto. The bill was read the thiid time
und passed. .1: . .t:i !
Tbe Sprnker submitted a communication from
Philo BrawnsUrt) rtiquesling tha use of the HXll df
iha iluirteof lieproseniritivas, on.to-murtnW even-
ing, for 1 ho nUrpose of delivering n sermon oa UtO
doctriuq of Univanaliim.
Mr. Toombs moved that tbe House refuso to
grant the request; Whereupon the yeas Etki heyi
were ordered to be reoordod, and itnre-jeiU • 77,
navs 60 So ibe use of iBu Hill was refused.
Ylte House then adjourned until 0 o’clock to-more
row morning.
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C B N T tt A Ir ,BA N K.
MINORITY RkpbRT. '
Mr. Stilel/iJri fho prirt Uf ihe tHinbRiy .of tbe
Committee# fo WHeth was rtifotraJ Mibduty of id
qttiririjf into the situation and moneglHobnt d( t the
Central Bank, Und Into the expedleney of rajiriaiing
its charter, and who do nut tfllbgatber accord witU
the report already submitted by th r Chairman of
that Commit foe, beg leave respectfully to present
tbelr view* In the following
REPORT t
The Resolution under which this Committee was Military Pqpd ta (838,',:
appoiatal, embraces thro# object*: 1st. An Inqtri* •• 1839,
ry into the situs tion of the Central Bank; 2d tb* f “ ‘ '
management of that Insilhniooi and fo Mill 3d plabe,
tbeexppdtactbfrepeMibf Its eHartrh
Tb* kUAallon df foe institution Is egpoved in the
fopori of iut President arid Cashier, lo bis Exeel-
Irncy, the Governor, bearing dot* on ibeseonh-lday
of November,•ightceo hundred and forty,and which
Report# tble Committee bellovo to bo correct,
A* toils mktdgtmenl, with a view to tho repeal
bf its charter# tbe aodrMgobd (ire of opinion, that
tbo reel is mH ■ toned oiio, tie Improper menage-
itmm should ho more Modtfmn 1 good system, «£■»
proper nMEdgombat ba ilfoWefl tucbmlbrbd « twd
one;
Opposed 10 tbesyiofo upon pribtl,»tr,wb hsfo Ht
Inves tigs ted the mxxsgrmeat of tb* Bank With (bet
ford tiny, which, with otbeHftlings, w« sbdutdhsie
coneldored afore Imperelivet tret from oor oxambw
ikm, wa find tb* lets of tlre peorieM dbocrors one*
reined Hi iter by IbgLUtivu nctloa, of the prroedeate
6f for tat Mia, ptftU tf rarer** tf clrtumatumta,
from lie tarnat t rosperobs eiwatta, with m tver*
fftwiag ttaeory.au abstfoo© cfdta*ait©orracty
nt per ihttni|iwut rkn Btiter sttiiloNf tlw|aM|t
•umpti-in of specie payment* by tfia _
stock banking companies of the Stale. W«can fm
ftratiaS
the nperntion of a gekerat hw upon this subject: :
Nor teitn ,Wb t UH ilia, oilier hand, deem It jttsi td attire 7
it llie subject of a legislative infliction, ril an bsrttar a
period tfijn tho fost.of the sdspendod Bank* df thi! 1
Stnto. We would therefore r*Cumm*tod,lH»t,lip«h! !
the failure of this (D rta) Bank to corribly wltU
tho term! of thb bill roqillrlng,* testlmpilori of Mb
ole payment* on tho 1st day of Febroalry, 1341; uti '
tin* event of.Its becoming n law,) thal tfiea. III the
rxrrcWa of tba repress right of thhSiftto.lU tbbrteb '
10 darmrii iltnd oonildered rebelled; Hhd thb Institd
tinri placed into tin hand* or CmnniirtKinrrs-kn'd
Its affairs'brought to a closo wkti a) iittiedehqr rie
Wo ilti riot ap|t: vd of, and . tiriol concur iH Ihb
lone, which oliarnclerttZ? the rormar Report. M
•loving at tbi-y dp; that ttrrg Utptftt should Have
fur its object, miner the elucidation of troth. Urea
the indulgence orieeiingiahd Mint its purposes woakl
bo subserved rather Hy an unvarnished statement of
facts,Uian the employment of urwstiibltsbsdoeoertra.
, Agreeing with tbo detebreted Burke, tlret'tMi -
y Rebatrie is the Stxf in modem times," and tytflf <
in prindpl* adtrerto tp any ednriakkm between Gov
ernment and Banks, thek aib bffctfaile, nottbead
voorites of the Central OjlposHH afiwelfe
thri lystem upea
B illy based: Add
by no rteans can wd allow the sanctity of legislative
precedent foiriciln# us to its tolorathMi^now tbit
the causes 4 »» hiclt spoke it Into belai
ed to axis —and whan lime baa allow!
soeyer benefit its oporatiuris Way llrtvo fitfi
dividual*, h has be*ft.of dHbtdbd Ibjurytotbe finOH*'
cea, end tho credit bfihoSidtia.
: Wb; therefore,^-‘do hu Only eocoM'Wltlr theta«
1839—but a* such • bill tabid fall far short of aa t
eomplisbing tha avowed otyeet pf tbel Reporf. ibis
Committee.would rbcummchd; that in said bllt. bb
E jmbraced, the raped of tbo not ‘ nf tbe 2»th 1
hibrk 1833; by which the rbarter of iHat fasti
1 ilcoriiinlled and ex’endbd until thd 1st day
of May, 1850. '
jTod ta.ihbredver iecommend, ifcat adcti KirUtdr
legislation to bad upon tho subject, as will most *A •
fi-etualiy protect tba .hill holdersrtjpni U.L,lh,
depreciation pf the Hills of said Bank noW indrdu
latidn, and reliryn tfio Strita front ilia iriipiitsUotlef
(.riving vliJlriteil Her gBod folth god infogriiy to bar
citfifuiis. WILLIAM HrSTfLES.
WM. S. WHITFIELD. *
TREASURER’S REPORT.
A Statement of Receipts and PajtUSnt* It. lire -
Treasury of ibb Strito «r Geoigls; from ibalit 1
day of November, i 830, to tb* 31st dsjr ofOctiw'
^brr# 1840, botH'dayii jncliisiv*.. ,
Fit amount* recolvod on ih. r.liowiii, AccdiiliUl
to wilt , . ‘ ’ 1 *' J
SieioStock;
406^15 28
91JS8T00
■ft
8sS
075 00
85 00 .
132 00
e iyidadd on Bank Stock,
umman’ School Fund;
Tax on Bank Stdck;
VenduojTat# , # >
Sdiri of Fredauleat Lots;
TaX bn l’edlers, • v - -
Ftiid railed by.tat on Gold Lott)
Chrrokco Land,
Lottrrv of 1827,
. Lottery of 1881J
4 Lottery of 1830;
, Head Rights; - -1.073
Cbbroko* Fractions; •.
' FrnciioHv of 1827, -
FNrilfolrsof 1822, 48 00
Columbus Lots, 94 50 1
Macon Lots, * 31 30’
Lots undrawn in Appling; 18 Do-
piduildirnt Lots', ; ' IfiOOi
Indian Spring Reserve; O-OO-
Lou 10 and 10ff, V.' • 2 00
Reverted Luu In Wayne County, 15 00'
.as2=s. v Wfe
B.t.nbo 0fC»»ii femAinlng U tb. Treutf *:-i.il
tJ,<-Stl:o3l.tOct. -3-J. 11.TT6 83
'"'■■'z ;.A im«o is
BukSunb. ' iliilte-OoT'
.Papal’ Medium, - 2,787 73 -
Macon Bank Bills,
Counterfeit Morcyj'