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THE WEEKIiV GEORGIAN
II riBLUlUO IN THK
City of Savannah,
nr
WILLIAM II. BULLOCH,
rvllLIIIIKN or tiik law* or Title KKtbn, AM»
Cirr AND COUNTY PNINTKR.
WEEKLY PAPER—Th«k* Dollars. per nn
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Postage paid on nil CoJaxuniCA*
Ttotta, nml lattera nf business.
SUNDAY, KKBHUAUY 14. 1041.
Voi.. II—No. 60.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, PEHRUARY 20, 1841.
Wholo No. 102.
CANT PHRASES.
Any man who upend* hi* tin e in reading tho
ephemeral literature of the prcient day, niu»t ho
struck hy the frpquar.t occurrence of cant phrases-
dr. tngiva the tin* and plain nume *»T the thing, hy
. tho volt quantities vif .lung, in the work* of men,
who certoinlyknnw better. In vain do wo look for
the homely sweetnes' of tho Eli**l»ethnn literature,
or the policed *ty!c of the *uhjeela of Queen Anne.
Even tho burly vigor,and awkward magnificence of
Johnion, lin* at la*t ren*ed to be Imiinted, und our
whole language seem* about to bo rccu»t ill the
mould of tlnng.
Now wo are nwatn that thi* manner of writing
oripeoking, hn» it* ndvnntngos, nnd, so far, *ome
excuse. It save* time; it save* trouble; and, more
than nil, it *aves brain*. It i« murh easier to *ay,
‘“proceed the entire twine,” or“OK," than to «•
pt«f* iho vhW.*i idea in plnin, *impj.q KngTTeli. Tim
••'ndviintagc* of this mcrtiodlire ao ohviou*, that a
writer In tiro Knickerbocker, aoma year* ago, a«
several of our readera may remember, proposed to
sterentypo sucji phrase* in a oonci«o and di*gui«cd
fom s cajling tho fir»t of the.o expressions, for In-
stance, by a more leomed nume, “To Pancboiire,
thenco “Panchorism," Pancliorlst,'* and so forth.
Certainty it is mote easy to *av Pnnclmrist, than to
•ay “a than who advancos tha entire, &c." But
where it all this to rndt In England.Coleiidgo
with hit metnphy»ico*ihoologico-nnn*en*ico-pro*
fundity, k-tl the way, introducing mathematical for
mula*. and Greek philosophy and Gormnn clmidi-
ties*, into out good Eugluh tongue. Then Tlioma*
Carlyle, with his “English in German worde,”
camu forward; and ho unhappily hat his imitator*
in ihi* country. After him, though at an iminun*
surable distance, come, smirking nnd curveting, tho
motley group of mngnxinc writers. Wo mean
thtwa who write what is facetiously termed tin*
light rending, in the English Monthlies. It should
be called, light writing. Every one must have
•observed bow ambitioudy they imitate the sbubby-
gci-teel langaage of llio London Cockneys
Kvon Blackwood, that Prince of Magazines, is
sorely dt Ajed with this thing. With utl, tho wit,
solid sense, cod genuine force of that periodical, it
has, nobody ct n deny, toumuch tinsel and gewgaw.
If wo turn our v.-e* to this country, whaT do we
sect Our Mugazlne.. indeed, arc fieo from this
fault. The 'flush writing Is left to the newspapers.
And free v barn some of u... both in the political
paper* and the penny pre*s, averted ourselves of
our monopoly. Wo nuver hear r^w of a man's air
sconding from hi* cieditor*; heisbnly “G. T. T.
Tlicro are no vagabond* now in ouV happy land,
only a fnw thousand "loafers.” Wlp ever reads
now of anything being prrfeclly right t lij- “O. K h
Now, I ask ngnin. where is ull thi' to end ? Why
even ia convenntion we meet with Aicli phrase*.—
And is onylhing done to remedy the evil! Yes!
sumo writer* nnd mnny speakers, itfll exist, who
manfully npposo lid' barlmrous innovation} who,
without being prudish, are yet di.creet, who love
an easy style, but believe, with llio old snying, that
“ensy writing is sometimes bard rending."
But wo must expect to see this corruption cftrii.
ed still further. The people rule in politic* in thi*
country, nnd they are about to do so in England.
We doubt not their capacity in so doing, for they
ore awoke to their own Interests. Bui tho people
are likewise beginning to make laws for language*;
and tho best writer* mu.t now be content, not to
lead, but to follow.
Now tho mass ofrendorr, and wrltors, have
neither sufficient taste to guide thoir rending, nor
sufficient reading to create a taste. So they giope
on in darkness, doing what they can to deface the
noble structure of our language. One feel* inclin.
od to exclaim
••The name of English tongue is past and gone!
But a reaction i* also coming. By theso very
moans, the people will be forming themselves to
something better. Without subjecting ourselves to
the charge of enthusiasm, we may *ay tbit tl.e time
is approaching, when tlm wlio'e people will bo pre-
pared to npprecine not merely Penny Magazines
and the works of Box. odmirnblo aa both of'these
are. nor be contented with Crocket Almanac*,Jnck
Downing, and Harrison songs, but will demand
and receive such bunks ns men of genius can w rite,
and o nation of cultivated and refitted tastu delight
to read. *
(Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
If there is any truth in what we hear, the FJori
da war is at last approaching an end. A letter
from Gen. Armistrad, to tlie Secretary Of War,
rend In the House this morning, states that ho has
entered into on arrangement to buy every Ifvo In
dian for emigration at thirty dollars a picco, and he
will furnish for boot one rifle, one blanket, and ad
the other necessary thing' to administer to the said
Indians'corporeal cnmfotis. Since tire announce-
tnenl of this, the General stute* that several squaws
•nd warriors have come in, and gone nut to bring in
tho test. But in older to save him .-If agwitwt hui
in the fulfilment of hi* premises, Gun. A.nsks Con*
gross, through the Serretnry of War, fur $100,000 ;
and tho Committee on Military Affairs, through
their Chaitmon, Mi. Wnddy Thomp«on, of S. C.
presented to the House this morning no nmendnrent
to the Naval pension bill, asking such appropri
ation.
Tbe Houre, after (lie reading of the journals,
•resolved itself into * Committee of the Whole, on
motion of Mr. Jones, Cbnitmnn of the Committee
of Ways and Means. The vote stood 82 yeas to
92 nays, and the Speaker decided the question b>
voting In the affirmative. Mr. Clifford, of Maine,
was appointed Chairman. The bill making oppro
priations fur Revolutionary Pensioners was then
taken up,ami Mr. Thompson moved tbe a mend me a 1
alluded to above. It was supported by Mr. Preffit*
of Indiana, in a short speech.
After Mr. P. concluded, Mr. Guiding*, nfOhio,
a rank Abolitionist, (and of course a “Whig,") rose
and addressed the Committee in opposition to the
amendment; und went et length into an examina
tion of the slave question. As soon as lie touched
upon this, Mr. Black, of Georgia, called him to
order, and Mr. Habersham supported the question
raised by his colleague, ^But a* the subject of In<
dians bolding slave* was derided to be relevant in
a discussion on the Florida war by a vote of the
House, Guiding* proceeded in one of his usual in*
rendiary speeches, which lasted about two hou.s.
Most of tbe memlter* left the House, but about 4
o'clock, Mr. Coojwr »f Georgia g»i ib* floor, and
replied at length to tbe argument* of tho Ohio gen-
tlemsn. Mr.C. was interrupted by Mr. Evans, of
Mai*#, who denied one of bis statements, viz; that
negroes bad been kidnapped from Georgia, and
carried into Maine, Mr. Evans stated that, on tbe
contrary, citizens of Georgia bad entered his State,
end kidnapped negroes thence to tls*>ir own Slate.
Mr. C. then net.t on in reply to Mr. Gidding*'
ttstmssti, Inst wee nstempt'd by a cry of fit*
near bis dwelling boo**, when U gave way for a
motion to rise, and tbe House adjourned.
Tbe B**bnspt bill was again up In the Senate
(Me morning; dw eymtUo pcuditf beta# tbe amend’
m*\ ad Mi- Oentoo to im to4o cerporstirwi. Mr
St-sier, of Aikansaf, made a short spot-cb ngutns
Llio amendment, nnd Mr. Wright of New York, au
exrellcnt otto in favor of it. IK-foro taking any ac
tion, the Senate adjoinneJ. There is «» probabiL
by of the passngn of the amendment or bill.
Dan. Webster resigns on tho 13th prox, nnd u
Mr. Chase is *pokcn of u* Itis successor. The
great Hereof Log Cabins anil Hurd Cider enter*
thi* muddy region to-morrow at 11 o'clock, tia
Baltimore. Ho will be uccompnnied hy ttindiy
hundreds of disinterested friends, who joined
him en route.
Fine day yesterday for du<-k*. First, snow—then
s!cet, and then rnin. About twodoz-n »f the mas
culine gender only, listened to a vety pro*y seimon
of ..ur Chaplain at the Capitol. To-duy is sunie’
what better.
It is rumored here that Mr. Cuthhert has resign*
ed, and that Mr. Forsyth hu* been appointed in
his place. I heard it from ono of your own mem*
A*r»;
Six alarms of fire tank ph** yttfcrdny.-oTTbr
which ended in smoke. It i* said thuy get theta up
hero for want of other amusement.
THE BANKBUPT BILL.
The New York Chamber of'Commorco hy a vote
of nearly two to ono, has Indefinitely postponed tho
proposition to memoralixo Congress ih favor of n
Bankrupt law that shall embrace Bank* and corpo
rations.
The Inauguration.—A conTfnitt«*econ/poserl of
thirty citizens, has b*cn appointed at Washington,
charged tvi'h the duty of*making proper urrange-
tnenl* for llio recaption ol G«m. Harrison, nnd cm
powered to call a public meering far the purpose of
adoptingarrftngi'fnents forhp’propriato ceremonies,
on tho day of the Presidential limiiginiuiuii.
The Extra Session.—A* nn extra session is
talked of, it may lie well enough to remark that the
following States have nut y«t elected their Repre
sentatives to tho next Congress: New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vitgitdn, Nsirili Caro
lina, Maryland, Indiana. Illinois, Kentucky, Ten*
nessce, Alabama, nnd Mississippi. Tornl, 83 mem
bers; of whom the greater part will not regularly
he chosen till August or later. Cunscquonily, thft
usuuliUtc of election mutt !>o anticipated, nr seve
ral of the States will not bo represented at said ses
sion.
Great Pottage.—The great Liverpool steam
ship, on her last Voyage from England to Egypt-
wfth tho India mail, made tho passago from Fal
mouth to Aloxnndrin in 14 days 1 hour, having stop
ped in the port ofGibra'tnr anil Mulla38 hours.
Brasilian Minuter to the United States.—Mr.
Gnspar Joso Lisboa has received tin* appointment
of Minister, to reside at Washington from tho Km
pci or. He sailed from Rio on the 15th ufDccom
1.^- - •Express packet for Falmouth.
Tito Alexandria (D. C.) Gnzcttu of Tuosdny last,
says llint lh« banks in that pluco will continuo to
redeem their issues in specie.
SPECIE PAYA1EN 1*3.
Hib Augusta Chruntclo of Friday obicrvess-
“With our own Ranks ull is quiet, and there is on
immoveable determination to sustain their present
position, arid such is the confidence of every man
in the community, lu their uMIhy to do it that there
is scarcely a dollar asked for. Indeed tko Presi
dent of ono of *our principal Banks, yesterday re
sponded ro the question, “Has your Bank suspend'
ed again,"—“No offa has, said he, given us n
chance to-day, for no demand has been mado upon
usfor Specie."
Resumption in North Carolina.—Tiro Wilming
ton 'Chronicle of yesterday says “ The Bunk of
Cnpe F«*ar arid tho Bank of rim Stnte, in this Town,
resumed the payment of their liabilities in spcciuon
Thursday last*
Iiu.lces to Windup the of the bank. Under
ibis act, ti.o (Jnii'-sS Stall s Bunk of Pennsylvania,
lennsylvHiiin Bank, North America Bank,Cummer
crnl Bank, and many others, are exempted from
• lie |» i.allies .if ilicntuiYe ac, by the clause which
Iras been plut-ed in italics. .
the Philadelphia Standard of Saturday 1
1IIR BANK' —Tfm Wall Sliver clique have sue
reeded in bringing down the credit uTlIio Philmlel
Phia in«tiiu*inn*nine more. This, hnwnvei, dues
not prove that tin- Philadelphia in-titutioo' nieinru
I'ahle of meeiing all thoir jum nnd honornhle engage
tnnnts. It only prove* that llm New York Bank*
are, at ihi' niomonr, doing a greater liii'ines* than
our Bank', which w ere neivs'urily obliged to curtail
their busine-s, in order to prepare fur llm tesump
• ion. While .mr banks wore on .need in preparing
lor llm stnigglo, ilm Bank' nml Brokcm of Now
link bad full leisure, and ample moan*, for crowd
ing in nil the im-nediiiln liuhilities of ill— United
States Bonk, nnd thus to rommeiico a run upon it.
If but half the hnnkeis nnd joint'tuck coiNpanios of
Grunt Britain were to combine in n similor manner
ngniiisl tbo Bank of Kiiglnnd,oruoy other bunking
hui'totieii in ilm world, iho result would bo tho
same. No bank thnt Usuc* paper is prrpannl to re
deem tho snmo in the comse of twenty I'mir hours;
ull bnnking irsnsaciinu* being necessarily nnticipa
lions ufpnyinom to bo made at aJixid time. A
bank which gives out its notes on turn counier, ami
is almost immediately obliged to redeem them in
specio on tho other, hail better stop at once, or re
fuse to m ike specie p <ymeuis. Tho refusal of its
rirites hy other bunks, or by llio cnmnmrrial world in
general, would in fact amount to n fsi'ure of the in
stitution, whether it be solvent,or not; and this case
no doubt, occurred with llio United Slate.' Bank
und ull tlie test of our bnnking institutions, which,
yesterdny, liutl to follow tho exnmplr. We me
glad, however, to onnounro to our renders that tile
City Council' resolved, unanimously, lu tuke the
nolo' of tho United Stoles Bark in tleposii, nml tlint
ull thn Bank* hnvn ugreed to tin ilm same. The
notes of the United States Bank, therefore, vill.
as usual, be taken in deposit at all the Banks in
the city and county of Philadelphia.
TUESDAY, FKBUARY 10, 1041.
The Philadelphia U. S. G azette of Tuesday says;
• ‘We learn that there was a general meeting ol
delegate* from the different Bunks of tho city nnd
county, held at the Philadelphia Bunk ln*t evening.
Wcnrc informed hy several gentlemen who attend
ed the meeting, that the object in view was to regtu
late tho ttusine*«intercourse with cncli other,'tirh
as settling balances, interest, nnd limiting the n
mount of iniichiodnes' under revere restriction*.
It was determined that the Banks should pursue n
restrictive and enutidu* policy, limiting their issues
us fur as possible, and generally to adopt such a
couile-, riii would mu*f readily loud to an curly re
sumption of specie payments."
SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Tho Richmond Whig of Monday, remarking mi
tho 'existing stnte of tifluir*. thus speak* of the hunks
oflitui city: “We are pleased to ,uy our banks will
pay no respect to tho cuurse of tlie Bank of llm U.
Slates- They will go alo-ad in resumption, und
mrict ilm nngugemenu of their charter. Tlie follow
ing may he regarded ns official:
“Upon the receipt, Saturday evening of the in
tel igenre, that the Bank of llm United States hud
insp-ntlrd *p<*rie payment', the offirersof the Bunks
of this city held a meeting, nnd decided to continue
speein payments, regnrdlus* of the course of ilm
Bank of ilm United States. The public may lie sir
tisfird that our banks will carry out the resolution to
pay »pecle."
The N*-w York correspondent of‘the National In
lelligencOr clrt*es his letter asfollowst— 1 '‘Exchange
tin England has advanced to 108] a 108. At this
rale, sjiecio will lie likely to go out, os the amount
of bills in market, except tho-eofllm United Sin es
Bank, is small. U. S. Bank stock sold tit the Uro
ker's Board to slay til $0). and at tlm second Hoard
at 32, cash. Exchange on Philadelphia and Unit!
mure 88 a 87. U. S; Bank notes 10 a 15 |N-r cent
discount. There is nothing else miked of in the
city but the suspension Very Jitlht business has
Iiuuii done, nor will thorn bn till tho worst is known.
There hak been ao run upon our banks, tlmttgli vari
ous reports to ihul efTect base been circulated."
In reference to the forfeitures of the charters of
the Pennsylvania institutions, the National Gazette
contains the articlo which ollnws:
" The following arc tho enuctmcnu providing fur
t?.e resumption of specie payments hy tbe bank* of
this State, passed by tho Legislature lo-t spring.
“ 'That the several Incorporated banks of this
Comm.inwe.ihhare hereby required on, from and
aftrrlbe 15th of January, 1641, to pay on demand
all their notes, bills, deposit*, and other liabilities,
in gold and silver coin, except suck as may hate
been madeandcreaUd under a special agreement,
under penalty,’ Ac. Ac.
“ •Resolved. That if any bank within tlm Corn
monwcailh shall at any time after the said I5tb of
January, 1811, refuse to pay on demand, its note*,
bills, deposites, or other liabilities, in gold or *ilrei
coin, except such as may have bein made anderea
ted under a special agreement, it* churter shall,
for any such refusal, be declared forfeit a* herein
provided '
“The act goes nn to sav that any one who lias
been refused gold und silvur hy » bank, shall moke
oath or affirmation before thn Court of Common
Please of tha county, orlmfor* the President Judge
thereof, of the fiset; it shall be the duty of tbe Court
to appoint tbe tenth juridirisl day ibarenftrr for the
hearing hf the case—notice thereof to Im* given,at
h»*it eight days, to lit# president or eeshler of tins
batik, tad also la the Deputy Attorney General,
»b»sa doty it will Ins to proaoeulo oa the (tart of
ib» CowHnoawealdt; and If the allegation charged
»hlll be substantiated by tlm testimony, to lit" Mill
faction of the Court, tha said Court shall ImtrHniieie
Iv cease the mum to be iied in such Court,ind ther.
the r barter of nook beak shall be declared forfeited.
• provide* 4 the* made for tbe epfewimem el
THE MAGNOLIA or SOUTHERN MONTHLY,
nr p. c. pkndllton.
The January number of this Mugnxlne was yes
terday laid upon our tahl.t.
Tlm leading article is from die pen of Wu fill.*
Stone SiMMs/Esq. author of" Guy Rivers,” " Ths
Yemasscc," “Damsel of Darien,” Ac. Ac. Tlm
author In* chosen very appropriately for his subject.
Southern l.iteroture 1 its condition, prospects
and history. Tills nrticln i« lira lirst of a series of
h tiers tot hr Editor, and from its depth of thought,
purity of diction and grucufulnais of style, u, art
from dm very intern.ting nfituri! oflii* subject, will
br read with ph*n*uru by every ono. Ilia writer
treat* Iris subject in a manly and independent nnm*
tier,presenting it in it* trim und proper guilt,although
that may in sumo dogren ho n loitniliiiting nun |n
tha ovor tcndiivc and jrnhni' SiintlmriH'r. Hi' re
marks in relation to tin* influx of foreign books und
diccnntluctots of sntnn of our periodical press, tie
lorvo tho attention nnd thought of every Southern
reader.
Rut a* our limits will not allow n» to enlarge too
much on one article, wo will pr.icin.-il to nuticu casu
ally snmontlmta in this number.
Tho next is n trumdution f ilia Gorman ofScliil.
ler—of bis celohrnicd Gcorsterclmr or fihost-Scpr.
which i* said to huvo created tho greatest s.-nsadun
in tho literary and poliiisul circles of Europe of any
thing of its kind w hich porhnp* has ever nppenred'
But wc are not prepared to judgo of it ns n wholo,
as it is to bo continued through future numbers.
The Dream of Youth, by A. B. Mkkk, Esq
Thi* i* truly a poetic dieam, told in easy flowing
measure, and characterized by n fervid imnginnliun-
Reveries of a Busy Man.—This is a short arti
cle, nnd another ndjecdvo common to be placed with
tills may bn well used lit connection. What will
the ladies think of this sentencoT A* a rare com
pliment, no doubt, they ohould do so nt oil events.
“Archimedes said, ilmt if ho laid n spot large
enough to place ids fulcrum on, Im could mnvo tho
earth. I would give him u space twice as broad im
lhis,|nn.l defy him to muvu a teaman's trill. I would
as soon think of hnrnes-in^ a northeast wind—or,of
reasoning analogically with n howling Hyena, nr of
seeking, hy tlm persuasive tones of nloqimnce, hi ol
ter the course oi n tlreak of lightning, us lu attempt
to turn a worrin’n from her fixed purpo*-, whether
lint purport* was for good or evil. A woman's
mind! Ah. tint is n continent, that ilm boldest na
vigator will never reach; no northeast pussngo
through a summer s n will over lend him lo ilm
much loved *hoVe. And jet how grand is it In its
mystery—h»w ang* lie in its iitiribiih-»!
The Ruins of Jamestotcn. By thn author op
“Tho Cavnliers uT Virginia.”—Till* articlo derives
an interest from the fuel that Jamestown is llm old
est settled {tuition of North America, nnd it is
written hy one who is familiar with the scone, hav
ing heretofore giVen u novel to iho public, thu inci
dents nnd sceues ol which wero principally from
this spot.
The Massacre of the Sciolcs.''—This is man
ifestly written hy one who possesses true poetic
feeling; but it i« unfortunately marred by smiio er
ror' of tlm pre«s.
Sir Isaac etc ton's Apple.—This is nn interest
ing scientific article from tlm pen of IVofcssor Hu*
clermnnn, of Emory College, It explain*, in on
easy and comprehensive munni-r, iho girrit iliscnv.
cry of Newton; und bring' within lh« scope of every
reader the principles of universal gravitation, tlmt
great law of nature to which inmimeruhlo worlds
s obedient
The Infinity of the Heavens. From the French
of Liiinailii.e; by Mis* Mary E. I.ee, of Chillies-
this is a specimen ol this lady’s production
possessing mure ihnu oidinuiy merit. Tim Editor
has'ecured in Imr a valuable poetical contrilmiei-
Tlmro are several other interesting articles, both
of prose nnd poetry; two of the Irttter nre from
tlm pen of our follow citizen. Judge Charlton. They
possess, in ho small degree, the merit which usual
ly belongs to the poetical Writing* of ibis gentle'
man; betraying, in this inrtnnre, a more than ordi
nary depth of fueling and fervor of imagination.
We have only room fur a casual glance at another
prose article in ibis number, winch promises to be
of considerable length, and cannot then-fore bn
judged of until finished; It is the Knights of the
Golden Horse Shut—it traditionary tulu ol tlm
Cocked Hat Gentry in tho Old Dominieu—hy lire
author of the cavaliers of Virginia.
Wc have five chapter* of tills story in llio January
number, which api-car to Im written in «n casy.yrt
forcible mannrr,'r't'ing furili hi- charactert in a clear
light to tliv mind af tha reader, und bringing hi«
conns mid actor* by no ordinary power of descrip
tion, boldly «o the view. Ono furget* ho is rending
a story, and feels a* if looking up in u picture,which
though crowded with figures are all rondo to star (I
boldly forth, ami possess a separate u-ul distinct
character. Tho author lias chosen perhaps llm
mo*t interesting field for ■ novel, that could Im found
in all thi' country, and we shall follow him with no
small ih-fri e of interest through lira future dovo|o|«
muirt of bit character* und incidents.
MOVEMENT OK TlUJOrS.
One hundred ami twenty recruits under th* com
mand of LUm. Mock, U. 8. A, arrived balow on
Saturday in tlm ship Gaston, (.'apt. Chadwick, and
embarked on Sunday for Florida, In tins ataaniar
Isis, Cnpt. I'iirhar.
T11 KI'ltKSlDKNT ELECT,
General llarnsvn wee bora on tbe Bib ol Fabry
gry, 17IJ, ead wescoonquemly ijl ye tri n f $/»
on (be 9ih mil.
FROM FLORIDA.
By tlm nrrivnl of tlm steamerCImrh’t Downing,
Capl. Door, we loccimd ilm Nrtrs #f Friday; but
rim copy of tin* Herald, alluded to by our Correa*
p»iid.-nt, wu« not received. Tho AViee lias no in
telligence from tlm sent of War,
Correspi ndenre of the Georgian.
HERALD OFFICE. {
St. Augustine, Fcbruniy 13, 1841. J
You will peiceivn that our paper uf yesterday is
quite barren of llio usual Florida topics—liotiae
burning' nnd murd.-r*. Yus, sonnnuriou' soporific
ha'lodeil rim Indians for • w-iide forinigbi, which
is so fur, so good.
Wr* hope, how-ovnr, for better tiling'—thorn wit i
havo put tlmmsHlvus in comurunientiou with lit*
military nuriioritir*. profess frien lly intentions
nod tho renuindor, wo trort, (though nlnuidv
fifty time* duunived) aro waiting in quiet suspotiKe
until limy nre fully a'surad llwv may approach the
white' in safety—those whose bands uro ataiimd
with tho blood ofn score uf victim', may naturally
possess unquiet.not to Say districting coti'clence*.
Wur, you will perceive, is wholly suspended—
every tiling is merged in riegociation; but unfortu
nately, we, of nil nation*, are |lm most bungling in
negocintion* where Indians nre concerned. Tho
Engli'lt, French and Spnri’aids have managed them
like nn “old glovo,” hut either heenu'o they nre
crooked slicks themselves, or more probably, b«-
rnure wc send crooked sticks to treat with them,
our effort* nto constontly ondlng in mistrusts, delays
and embarrassments.
We have, however.received intimations that time
lias taught experience—that practical nnd common
seitso vlow* nre in progress,/rom which good re
subs aro anticipated, and without considering it u
matter of much consequence, whether a few stroll
ing famfliu' do, or do not, lounge about the postsof
the iuturiur, fur the sako of tho pioking' und steal
ings, wo indolgo inn hope that some of the sterner
wnniers limy soon ho found assembling to deliberate
nt least, upon tlm question whethrr it bo none
profitable to emigrate rids summer, or lo wnmk pri
vate vengeance upon tho hatod whites, for one year
longer.
Timm Florida Indian' without Chiefs, except the
low-loss port Unit lenders of little hands, mo tho very
vagabonds of vagabonds—tho runaway scum und
refuse of the various tribe* who have Gilbert., in*
ha 1 ited Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, nnd con
sequently the must difficult of oil mankind to unite,
for any purpose whatever.
Resumption.
Rut lililebns ln-nn dono in tlie way of specie, since
1st. in". Our Bunks Imve paid promptly whenevrr
n demund lm< been made, but tlio people seem lo
prefer ibu bills lo tlie specie. The amount which
hu' been drawn from llio Banks ,|<ics not exceed ton
thousnnd dollars, nnd u grind dual nf that just enmn
out f.»r an nlring, nnd lin* gone bock.—Columbus
Argus, 10th inst
WEDNESDAY. FEBUAllY 17, 1041.
THE U. S. BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Tlie Pliiludclphla North American of lOtli inst*
conclude* a well written article on “ Our llank*’.
tlm*— 11 Let our sound institutions snveiliemsrlves,
and let those that lire not nn puss into liquidation-
As for lliu United Slntns Bunk, if she is not to close
her business then rcducu her charier to her real
cnpital. Site carries ton much sail for Iter ballast:
there nre no two opinion' about thn;."
Tha sumo paper say* that ottho meeting nt winch
Mr. Dallas presided—“A wuim discussion nroro
on the question of omitting tho L’nitcd Slates Ihixk
from tlm list of those recommended for IcgGlativo
uid. The propnsitinn lo inrlutlo It foiled."
The Wuihlngton correspondent of tho United
Stale' fiazi-tte writes:
Mr. Van Ruren lias given notico to his liori'oliohb
tlint Ids domo'lic mrnngoment* will be terminated
the QUth in", after which day he will lake lip hi*
rc'idoncc with Mr. Gilpin, the Attorney (ii-nenil,
und remain there until Ids filial depuiture from the
"jut of Government.
"\VIHTEFIEi7lir~
Ncwhiiryport.in ratent of territory, it the small-
e't town in .Mii'tacliii'etts—containing hot nhont
640 ncre*. Hero in 1770, the celclonted White-
field diod, and the liousu in which that event took
place is still staioling.
The New York Earthquake.—A writer in tire
Journal of Cumtncicu supposes tlint thn lute shuck
felt in that vicinity is to ho attributed to nn explo
sion ol hydrogen gn' mixed wriih Htmosplieric air,
taken place nt somo one of the mnny paint' wli-re
hydrogen issue* from llieemtli.
Complimentary.—The “National Society of lire
City of New- York," have tuh.-Jjril.rd to 200 r.-piet
nf Mr. While’* Messengers for the present year
This U not only a II itleriug compliment to the pub.
Ii-her, hut n compliment from tlie North lo the
South.—Petersburg lafrlliprnerr.
ARRIVAL oFGEN. HAHIU'oN AT WASH-
I NOTON.
Th-t Intelligencer of thn idili inst (wleito nur-
mtivo we nm«t nhlirrviaie) state*
That the President Elect of tire United State*
readied the city yesterdny l.y the morning train of
Car* from Bull imnre, bet w een II nnd 12 o'clock.
iirrnngcmonM for hi* n-c-ptiou, nude hy
tho city commim e nnd licreinfore nnnuimced, were
cniii.-ii oiii im folly ns tha very inclement state of
lin weather permitted, (snow lulling hcrivily at the
time.)"
He was addressed hy tho Mayor nnd “replied
briefly.” “He said that a long anil intimate
acquaintance with the citizens of Washington h <1
Inti Inns it-) room todouut reception, from tlie Mayor
and ih-uo whom Ire represented, us cordial ns tlmt
with It Ire now experienced. Whatever difficultly:
hu might encountei in the mlmini.traiioii of the Gov
rtirnent of the Unhoi, he said he hud o most plena
ing iditicipution of happinoss in his social relations
for rite lime which ire might reside amongst them.
Wills re-jrecr fs the unpropiliou* circumsltirice*
of tlienffiiir* of tire Di-lrirt,to which tlie Mayor hnd
alluded in his Address, Gun. II. said, whatever tluy
miglit he.hu begged him tohalievu that no motive
wanting lo induce him, hy nil llio h-g-il in.-u- s
within Itis power, to contribute to thoir improve
tnenl or refuiihuiinn.
Mr. J. A. Blake, President of tho Washington
Tipjiecnnou Club, was then inir«duc«tl to General
Harrison, nnd iimdo him u brief und nuut udiliess
behalf of lire Club, to which the General re*
pli id in appropriate lertr*.
After this ceremonial, an hour was sprnt in a
personal introduction of mitt) hundred citizen* to
llio General, wliorippeatcd to hu in fine hculihund
spit its.
Thu committee then escorted him to his lodging*
at Gntlshy's Hotel, nnd soon after left him to him
self until half pml 4 o’clock, whim iho cnmmitirere
turned to tho Hotel, nnd by previous arrangement,
entertain.-d at dinner the General, the gentlemen of
the suite, (Messrs. Chamheis, Tmld. C'oprlaml.and
If. Wioklifl-, jr.) lira gentlemen of tho Baltimore
committee who hud ullendnd bird lo Util icily,and
lire Mayors of Georgetown and Alexandria."
We understand that Gen Harrison will attend at
llio City Hull Oh Thursday, from the hours of one
o'clock lo three, |u receive tha visits of Indie*, to
gather with such gemli-nien a* have ladies Undar
•scoit —Ibid.
General Harrison remains, during Id* present
visit to the city, attire National llotal, where the
city committee engsged lodgings for him# It bad
been his purpose |o lodge nt lire private resilience
nf an old personal fttsnd.fW. L Bir.t, K*q.) but
Im swbaeaoenily acr#jrie.|tU an amtiredftt'oni tan
dared reltlnibt tlteetiy.—Ibid,
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Tlt'tugb this bill c.m loudly tbit session Irerome
u law, wo extract n ili*cu*i>ion,exhibiting lire views
of prominent tnninbon of tire Semite.'
FROM FLORIDA.
The Republican of yesterday, lias the follow-
Ing:—
By tint nrrivnl of the steamer Gen. Clinch, Cnpt.
Brooks, front I'ilatka, we nre In receipt of the
subjn.ocd letter from one of our attentive currcsnon
dent«.
Tito nows i* of a character to justify the cheering
hopes wIm-Ii we Imvn hitherto expressed.—Thu fol
lowing letter is very satisfactory, e« far a* it goes.
Tire $108,800 requiied liy Gen. Armistrad shonlil
ho forthcoming ussoonnsriiik long winde.l Congress
enn forwnnl it.
Wo hear nothing tlm« fur «*f the most warlike
band of all the MickniuUi.-s.
Correspondence of the Savannah Republican.
.... FLORIDA, Feb. 10.
I be mercury in llio thermometer of our littpos is
sfill rising, and l now have the pleasure of storing
that the band of Cutsnh Tustonuggee, (Tiger War
rior) has faithfully enmo in and gnno to Tnmpa.
I his is tho putty surprised by Col. Ki|pv,it number*
72. A* 1 understand Col. Worrit l-co ep'etaiing with
Col. Ilaroey in the cverglailes, I think from the of
forts of such brnvn and energetic spirit* we Imve
much to hopo~b«>sh|es they lepm to ftavo ndnpted
tlie proper rtfodooTfigltting tho Itulinn*. You will
prnbuhly lu-ur of their opperation* via St Auguslinu
• oon - Your* truly.
1‘- S.—1 slinll write again hy next express.
THE RACE WEEK.
Thn annual meeting of the South Carolina Junky
Club,ami the sports over the Wasliingtoh Risen
Courso commenced this week, and it is believed
tliut tlinto will bu n very genornl nod numurou' nt-
tendniice,as tbo Races will cuntinue only four days,
nnd the reputation of llio contending liorse* being
of high standing.
lliu trank itself, hits boon ploughed up,during tho
w inter, nml the quantity of rain that Iras fallen for
some weeks past has made it heavy—but if the fino
weather continues, much can be dono to improve it
within lliu two day* tlmt intervene before tlie com
mencement oft Ire Races, (Wednesday next.) This
will, we hope, be looked to,a* it should be n matter
of prido with tho Club, to put their beautiful truck
in such order n* to onnhlu the mihlc coursers In mnk e
tlie bust lime, thereby establishing their tcputatlnii
for speed.
Tlrera arc our or live stable* now hero. Col.
Hampton has hut two horses, but they are good ones,
uinl it frill ho hard woik lo prevent him from hand
ling rim two lirst day's purses. Tho Mexican Gen
rial, Santa Anon, will, it is supposed, lie met on the
four mile day, by Ids former opponent, nt Augusta,
Omega—und on Thursday, thu gazcllo-like Funny
wHIrionhih'** him* t«» contend with the fleet Nancy
Clarke, from llio stable of Hnmmuhd, who, by thu
w-ny, never leiivot on inch of ground uncnnlrstcd.
Mr. II. lias ulso Mary Elizabeth and Highland
Henry.
Mosir*. Richardson Si Sinkle: Imve four hurses
in their stable, among them La !y Cnva.atid otheri
of note. Mr. Rowo has two horses, Sidlkuhatcheo,
Ity Vuitiimtiiis, nnd un imparted Mulatto filly, of
much pronti-o.
Mr. G- W. Cramer,tho proprietor of tirespncimis
Citizen’* Stand, bus Hire rally thrown It open for
the accommodation of spoctntors, mid' will hnvo Ids
refreshment room* well supplied with luxuries ofnll
kind*.
If the weather should be good, wo niulolpofo n
brilliant nn4 lively gala weok.—Ch. Courier, 15/A
inst.
Wo had a slight fall of snow yesteidiy afternoon,
just onotigh to whiten the ground, but dissolved in
a few miliums after It ceased snowing —Ibid.
Tribltte to the Memory of Chanerlhe Oceans.
•nre.—Chancellor Harper's rhi-midr of rito lute
venerable p ons nml leurnol C'lmnrelor Dessnns ire.
will ho deilvcreil In thn Clrndal- Church, this duv,
In-font llio Sooth Carolina Bur Association.—Ibid.
Tliocnmpaintivu progress of rite Clergy of lint
Ep scopnl Church in tire United State* Isim follow;
lit 1001, there were 102; in 1011, there were 233,
in 1320, there were 310; in 1832, then* wero 538;
in 1040,there were lfl-*9. of whom 13 mo Bishop*
ami tho remainder are ITesbytars nml Denmm*. Tho
t.iimber or persons, including thn commiiiiirnuU,
wins intend And support rite Church in llio United
Slams i« estimated nt 1,000 003.
Of llm Clergy of the Church of England in the
American I'lovitice* nml Island*, ilu-ro wero 412,
of whom 8 mo lllslmps. Oftlte Clorgy in England
nml Woles there are 18.000. The number in Ire
land. Scotland and tho East, is not known, it may
safely Ire put down nt 5000, so that tho wlodo nnm
her of Clergy, of tho I'roiesinnt Episcopal Church
in iho World is nltotit 25.000.
wa« Ills own. Tho rnnseqimnca will Ire, that al
llio' they will a>lopi tho jirnlerMfi nfilto mens
uM h>* prematnrely anrltwioim-.du '! u'dv f.-jtesbo
fore lire country, ho will never |>a l'residsnt l/Ttho
Uniieil States. I am sali-lled tlint ibis I* iosoUihI
oil nlnmtly l»y a Inrgo portion of llm wldg pnilv.—
In tint mono time, tlm Ifopnbliciin party are Imming
uUa to lire next l'residuncy ; and lit y will concen
Unto their support an that man who bo«t reprn
sent*, and will vuforro their principles.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The di'cuttiun on till* Bill was resumed in tha
Senate on Monday, 8th inst.
Tho S»nato refused to ie-cnmniit thn hill to rite
Committee un tho Judiciary, hy u voto of Hi to 3q.
Mr. Ilnhhard iltnti moved ntt nmemlthsut to tire
first secihiti of tlm bill, tire purport uf which was ro
irclttdo bnnking nnd trading incorporation* within
it* provisions, nml Ire called fur lire tiya* and noc*
thereon.
Mr. Clay of Alabama had given nn intimation a
few tluy* ago that lie should vote again" including
banking incorporations in tbo bill; Ire bail made u
motion to striko not n clause to tlint offer l, nt ilia
lust session, nml on referring tn lire Constitutions of
llio old States, Ire wn* confirmed in tire detorminn
tion tn which he hnd cutne. . lie then rcml exit nets
from llio Constitution of Alabama to show tliut
banks wero established by rite sovoroign authority
nf lire Slum—in sumo of which, in fact, the Stnlo
held cii|iitnl—nnd therefore ho cnntemlod that Ire
as a Senator from Alubnmn, could not eonimt to
vato to extend * itch a provision of till* bill to suclt
Siam incorporations, ns tire State would necessarily
houffaoied hy such nn cnaciniuat. Ho wns oppos
oil in every point of view to tire inierinaiMling in
Stall 1 institutions in tire manner proposed, or to
their assbming powers which did not belong to
then:.
Mr. Hubbard agreed solo modify UUamendment
as to make it take effect »n tbo l*t ufJuoaary,1642.
He then said it had been contended, nnd properly
contended, tlmt Congress possessed tho power to
pas* n bill to eslabliibaimifoim system oflmtikrupt
cy, nnd (lint it might Ire passed for lire relief of tire
debtor, as well a' for tlie benefit of tlie crndiiortnow
it struck him tlmt no natural |ier*niis should bo in
cludod, more than the artificial. It was not every
Stum thut bacoma Stnrkliohior* in tbo bunks, but
diil it tnnko noy difference whether it was tlm Statu
or n member of lire Stnte thnt Iteld lire stock ? So
fur us Itis knowledge uxtendud, where the Statu
wo« lire stockholder, tilings were munngod ns bad
as they could be, nml with less enro nml security to
lire public than whom lire iiniituiiun* were compos
ed of individuals exclusively. Ilul w Imre was tire
difference? Take Alabama; her Constitution gavo
her the power to established hanks; but did it sny
thut sire should hold tire stock in ail future time T
Did it providu that it riioulil never ho surrendered
and liecomo ritu property of individual* utuny fu
ture time?
Mr. Benton, If any body will buy it.
Mr. Ilnblnir.l. Yes, if uny body would buy it.
lie look it tliut it should ho handed over nt tire
f ilen'tiru of the Stnte, und when so iransfurred llint
l should liecomo the properly of imlividuuls. lie
asked whether llicrveulsof the Inst few year* hnd
not shewn it tit Ire high time llint the bank* should
ha brought within some suclt provision? There
wit* not itsnfvctil mid sound institution In tire Stain
in which Im lived but would desire such a prnvi
•ion, for it would go cffi-r.tuully tu secure thu credit
nnd tn eivo efficiency nml valun lo institutions of
till* kind. Tlteso incorporation* hnd peculiar pli
vllego* conferred upon litem—they could muko
tit ir hills riirrunt ns money, nml thon they could
suspend when they pleased; nml it struck him lliot
the Itoldei*oftlivir notes should luivo a remedy, by
making tlrese incorporation* subject to the opera
lion of n hill of t hit sort. Now what security had
thn holder* nl*their nuli-s? If such u prevision ns
thi* hail been lom-luforo in operation, would tbo
bill holder* have surtniued lire losses to which limy
have been roinpolletl lo submit hv ilia failure of tire
hank* to redeem their paper ? lie win willing nnd
desirous that lie* hill should Ire utndn u* cuinpio-
liottsiva u« possibb; ho wished to relievo tha unfor
limn o drill or, nod also to secure tire rights of tire
honest creditor, umlriiurn wore no more unforiiinaiu
debtor* in tire Inml than thorn who wore obliged to
toko lire papers of lire banks; and with tit so views
Im made liis prepoiiiion.
Mr. Sovier was astonished that ilia amendment
of iho Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Ilul*
hard) was mil broader llitin it was, nnd tlmt it wns
tret literally provided tlinl t he indebted Stoles should
Ire put up at auction. Why did nut tho Soon tor
carry bill Id' principle, nml sell the Stoles when
limy foiled to pay their dividend-? lie (Mr. So.
virr) wns opposed to all such projects) and as long
im he un'there, offend whoever it inny—Mr. Vun
Boren or any one eU —he would votn against
them, - * - * * • -•* - - -
road
iaasi,
... under a cuian.i.
11, plane
m
pi law* over
Shipwreck,—The schr Julia Wordon, Parker
innsler, which ■•rilml li»n<:e, on Thursday rimming
last,for Asliepoo, in hallasi, with u crow consisting
oftlte captain nnd two men, was capsized on thn
•nmii night, ins do ofSt. Helena Imr. Cnpt Barker
nnd n negro, tire properly of Mr. Turnbull, wme
drowned. The other mnn, after having been In-bed
to the vessel for l2lioir«. wn« fortunately fallen in
with, the next morning, almost exhausted, by Cnpt
Morgan, of lire schr Hey ward, from Comhalmn,nml
brought Into this port on Saturday. Tho scltoonor
will, it J* believed, Ire saved.
We also learn that the schr Margaret, Cnpt Law
ronce, from Comhahro, for till* port, with a cargo of
20 hales cotton and 22d Mils rice, want ashore on
•he South Urea er, on lire afternoon of tlm 12th
in*t , ami is n total loss. The steamer Southerner,
which loft here, on the I3ih, for Savannah, was
nhingtide several hour*, nnd it is probubl* she took
off thnerow nnd cotton,end proceeded tin her voyage.
—Charleston Courier.
(Correspomlerice of the Char. Mercury)
WASHINGTON, F.b. iff.
General H irriron arrived here yesterday in the
midst of n snow storm. I heard a few gun* fired
nml ono bell ringing, but doubtless snow in a great
killer of enthusiasm. Tire tno»t violent exhibition
af it, I saw in a little black child; following,! wo larg
eroire'. Seeing it ligging h.-li-nd mid rVying must
bitterly, in the snow. I stopped ami enlh-d out to
lire Inrgerchihlteti dnd insisted, with seinen'perity,
that ilt-y sh-nthl stay for it, ami help it along. To
which ono of them quickly replied—•• E no cry for
da snow, mu'*n; eery for go down llio hid for see
General I lurrisor." I had to get n negro girl to
eleiiti iny hoot*; for my tnnln servant in tho house,
bad gotre to see the Gonernl.
An Kxna Session is still in agitation. The Mein
la-r* ol tlie Hon*e have laid a meeting upon tire sub
jecl, but adjourned over, without tlaiertnining the
question, weiring, for new light. It is clear from
lhi«, that a majority i« nppo«od to tire proposed
cull. Indeed I do tret doubt, lhal two thirds of
th.-in ate opp-tsed to it; lint wlrelhfi they will throw
ilremse!**' between Mr. Clay aad Gen. Harrison
to arrest It, Is another thing. It Isolear Mr. Clay
ha* tiddxH loo fasti and a large portion of tha patty
ollemiad al liiaassiiinpiiun of Irading era doggedly
di.inclined lo follow. A tkilul pane leader will
never *!mrk tha pride ami self love t.f the members
nf his party. K*en when leading, lie mights If ires
sihle, in appear Im them to follow. Dm Mr. Clay,
*aems lu Itave thought, fteiD General Hgrrison
down.—that theta was hut ana mind—re* will
worth roftaulitwg in tka wind# wljl|psrtjf, sad that
of action! nor flan ilia States latarrvnt ar
with tha operation' of tha Ft deral Oowwnaat In
it* legitimate srtba.e. If ||* Slit* Legislature J«
corporated banks, we cannot iniicb |h«tn. Aad )fi
relation to tha UnitodStota. Bank, tbo court brluw .
hus decided thnt it could not ha Interfered wlihl.y
btoio authority. Ha would not go Into this atgu
mtnt, but umlrr avi ry view la which Ire bad ‘dWl
itritplatcd it, he cmiidsred It tha baldest astumn
lltre. rtrewerever prapose«| to Ireconferml.upstt
ilia bn oral Goveinremt. If we ran orarnfla Sisdo
h'gislstion in regard to iiiaurporatluos, what act of .
n Stnto ran Ire considered sacred from our inierffrr
enci? Tho very basis or thu argument is that tha ’
Smuts are not capable of doing their duty, ferid we,
patriotic we, step in and do It fur them. Tho Sena
lor from Atkansus bad not In Itis opinion, pushed
lire argument tnoMr, whanlre sold If you placed tba
lrtctH(w«aa^"“i™ , “— “
sion uf Irehh^
the Stnto Iretsi-lfln the sstna po»T..__
nr|Uincnt wns In foco of lilts tact that
never nttempied to ex.cnd Iter bankt
incm potations.
Ho i Iren entered into lire question of lltaaipadlah
cyof this measure. To include thi-selncnrporations
in n hnnkrupt bill, would Ire tn place four fifths of
the btt'iness men of tho country in a commission of
haokriiptry. Tin- L&nka have now owing to ihedt
front the community, at Ica'l five hundred million
of dollar-; und to subject ilium to a bankrupt law
would snhjnctevury mun who ownl them lothesaika
nroci-ss, ami your cummivsiuiiers ofinsulvency Would
iinvi- Imlf thn property of tire Uo'on in their Irende,
I’tthlic Iceling wuohl n-lrel against this slate of things
nml your law would be inipoti-nt. w ,
Mr. Clay ol'Alubama, submitted a few farnarV*
in reply to lire Senator from New York. Every
Stoto had a right tu dc«| wills her institutions as sha
thought proper. Tho Senator said that Now York
hnd placed her bunk* under llio operation of• bank
rttpl law. Tlii* sire hnd u perfect right to do; but
diil notovuiy Senator perceive tho diffurenro Ire
tw een the State doing this herself and the Federal
Government assuming the power to doit? But
suppose we incnrporaio this amendment into tho
-! ill, uml it is attempted to ho enforced upon tho
hanks of New Yotk, will ilrero not be,u conflict ofju
risdiriion between the Stole und United States Coin
misaiom-i* of Insolvency, and, if»o, which will pre
vnil? If tire cutiisc pursued by New York in loll
matter be liom-licial, let it Ire imitated by other
Stale*; but it i* no nrgumunl for this Government to
assume thu power ofplucing iho proparty ofa Slat*
lit the bunds ol u cnmmLaiuner of the Federal OoV
ernmont. lie then, ut somo longsli, described tire
conirectitin buiucun tit? Statu ancTthe banks of Ala
btuua, I lo lutpud g-at lumen w nuld look lo lh« con
sequence* of this doctrim; uml If it was attempted
lo be curried out, ho thought it very probable iKOy
would soon lu-ur from tlie States who were interest
ed.
Air. Wright hnd hut a few remark* lofaake In n
ply A* to tho connection of'ibo Stole Alabama
with Iter blink', ho would ask if the Slate oidctwnr
ledge)! herself bound to pny tire notes, and oilier
liabilities of tlie loinks? lfshodid nut, he could
liot see tho forco of tint' Senator’s argument. Then*,
as to tho argument uf tho Senator from South CAV
olina. Hu any n that within tItuir respective spheres
tire jiiritiliction of tho Federal and Slate Govern
ments must nut conflict with each other, and instan
ce* the decision of tire Supreme Court in tho case
of McCulloch, to show thut tho Stales TtaYd nopoW
er over a cumpan v chartored by tho Federal Gov
ermiieiil. Now thi* ducUfon of tbe Supreme Court
wns no law in him. It presupposed the Federal
Govnrnmeni had power to charter it banking Incor
pi,ration, which he d.-oied. But suppose the dec!
sion correct, what did It amount to. Only that a
law ol Cmigres*. constitutionally pnssed, is superior
to the Inw ol a Stnti; und the Senator says ergo,
this Government cannot tnx corporate property
created hy tire Stnte. Is tho Senator willing tossy
tit it nil property which might be covered by aotaflf.
incmporatton shall he exempt from taxation? flew
York has passed a Inw by which all religious>ocl«
tics may incm potato thoinralves, with .ut furthsr
nnprul to Stole It gislntion. Shahns power to pan,
giving to mechanics, to farmers, ond to every dais
wire may apply (or it, tha same privileges, and that
to cover ull tire tiroperiy of tho Stale by acta of fa
corporation, and thus tuku it out of ii>° touch of tba
taxing power of this Government.
Mr. Culliuuti snid Ire hud nqt ndvnnced an argu
nrent, hut meroly laid tlowp A principle, that each
Government wn* supreme in its proper sphere. Aa
to tire right of this Govornmani lo charter a Nation
ol Bunk, tire Senator know his opinions; they ware
the same a* hit own. The real question ti\ talk case,
was, when llio two pariitt* hnvo rights, and thtfV ox
. II-' friend from Alnhnnin [Mr. Clay] had
n provi'iun of tint Con'tiltitimi uf thut State
In jti'tilii-ntii hi* vote; llm Cmi'litiilion ol tire
State of Arkansas rontnlm-d a sltnilur provision;
ifthuhntil;ssu«pi'mled,it was for tlm Stnto to
intoifora with the -icent* acting under her n mi ho-
rity. What right hud they, sitting in thatSrnnlo
cli'itnlrer, ns lire servants of tho States, lu criticise
tholi-iii-ulrel.l uf their masters nt home? Ho was
‘Pjiuscd to n'l stirli pioji-ci*, nml so long as ho re
in litred tln-rn onin'irocie I, bo should contintre to
votengniti'i thi-tti. B-**iili*s, tire country was now
*»ninwlmt eiiitiarrnssod, and if ever there wns n
time for lint exerciso of forln-nnilicit nml cltnriiy,
thi* was tbe time for lire exerciso of those virltlv*.
Mr. Ilendi-rsun w-n'el'til to Ireor the lan*uuge
which lsn-f just /alien from the Senator from Arkuri
sit*. Thi« w i* a quo.timi of power nml (sfronstitutimi
at tiglrs it'll were0 ij'iesrimi of expi-dremy,he might
vote for ioclading hank* within lire provision <,f the
Senator from New Hampshire; but hu could sec, no
mote than could the Si-ntitor from Arknn.n*, tire uu
thorlty limy pns»es*ed to include thn hanks, which
were hut tut ctnnnn'ion from or n scintilldrion oft lie
S-atcs, seui forth to Ire recalled ut pleasure. If
they c mid interfere with uny {reriion of the sovereign
ly of tire Stoles, they could interfere with nil their
sovereignly Why, Ire might nsk. with lire Senator
from Alkali'll*, were not the Stute* t!rein«i'lvci In
chided in rid* hid? fm they got into debt. If they
coo'd indole th incorporation* of thn Stales, why
cmilil they not include lire Stoles them*-Ke»7 Why,
iu hi* opinion, tlreru could nut b- u greater arroga
tiou of power than would be ai'Uim-il hy the Con
gressuf tire United Stnte', if tins amemlinent shmtld
lie adopted. It would Ire lo give this Government
supremo ilwniinioti over tire States, and to toko it
from the people in their sovereign capacity. Ha
u’ljvcted, limn, lolhis proposition, us a simple quet
tion of power.
Mr Wright »p"krnt mmo length, a report of
which will lie given Irereuflor
Mr. Smith uf Connecticut followed, nnd contend
ml for the right of Congress to ex end it bankrupt
luw lo bunking institutions. Ho nrgtted tliut, if lire
•-X -rcise of lire .liven-lgu power of n Stole in tire in
corporation of tle-.r io.i.imions excluded them from
tho operaiion* of this law , tire exeratsa of similar
sovereign power would exclude trading operations
also. Tlm w hole lrem-fic.nl upuniifon of the law oa
innln nod commerce wdl Im thwarted by iho action
ol* tho Store L-gi*lu'oie*. So for as thu States may
choose to give charter* of im-orpniniion to their citi
xens. they aro entirely exempt from its operation.
A state, if it thinks proper, may incorporate all its
i-iiizcnr. There i« a g-uerul luw of incorporation
in the SluUnifCuiiiieclicMt, by which every citizen
of tho Stnte may Ire inrorporated, and of course, If
tho doctrine contended lor by somo gentlemen bo
correc-, wlil be exempt from tire operations of this
Inw. He held tb it n Store h id no right to divest
Itself of its sovereignty In itrs manner, if tho effect
of doing so would Im io crcnio privileged desses in
tho common! y.
Mr. Calhoun ro«e nut to protract tlie debate, nor
toeoiet at large Into tlie argument upon the puint
itnmndiately in di*ro*rion|hui to reply to a remark
of tlm Senator from New York, who Imd adduced
th# unly argument in favor of including incorpora
tions which hml the semtilancn of plausibility. The
Senator sny* that If wa have llm puts or to pass a
law, operative ujhiu natural person', in their Individ
ual capacity as dtlMnsuf u Stnte, he can see norvu
sun to prevent nor including tltuio persons asrecia
led in companies with corporate powers gr4nte«l by
State UgLIaturas He oan aee noreasonto exempt
an artificial burly from tlm operation of a law to
winch tlm natural body Ueuhjeei. Now the *»ty
fact of lids lualy hiring of Slain rieailoo I* rite raa
son why It should Im exi-mpt from the operation or
our laws. This Gneerenwat esciwt ceatml erlfl
iaia.reie>‘Unh«6 ate* In tUrapproprisle sphtre*
erci'e become* ittrumrmiiWle, w lilclt must give way?
und Ire hud mi ire*Uutinn In saying, in the case sup .
posid l»y lire Senator, from New Yorlc, tbe lexlag
power of lire General Government would bo ptfe"
mount. Tire mere fact that in Engl nd, whence we
hnv" diuivrd this law, its form and it* language, It
is nttver applied to incorporations) should beconclu
sivo with us. Ho repented, whathe had before said,
tlmt Ire considered it tire boldest ussiitnptioii upon
lire rlgfiU of rito States ever attempted by the Fade
rul (i.iVe'rnmeiir.
Mr. Hniiilerson rose, hut yielded to a motion fur
adjournment,
And rite Senate adjourned.
(Correspondence of the Charleston Courier)
Tire l 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
•blunt elect is nt tire National I*
will co to Chillies city county, on Friday, aud io
main there for some rlajs. , - •■ - t
At 12 ii’t-l.ic-k, this day, ha waited on the Wf*l-
dont of lire Ut.ito.l Stales, uccomimnied by hU stifle; ,
I leurn that Mr. Vhh Boron rccuivcd him with tbn
grcnti-st kindliest und courtesy.
1 tiitdersiniid tiiat General Harrison it free In ex
preksing his views nml opinions on public affairs,
choico uf cabinet officer*, Sic.
It is mn believed hero that he ho* fixed on more
than two im-info-rs of his cabinet' viz: Messrs. Web,
stei tin I Crittenden. Tin*, n-st aro io diubtflill,
tliongli it i* sopposril that Mr. Ewing will probably
be rolledrlthi-r to lire Treasury ortho Post Office,
We uni to huvo u gloomy spring in the cummer •
rial w mill Even the Bosiuniun* begin to c|**l>nnd,
tlreir prit'|N-ctt for n good spring business being
darki-ired liy lure events.
It sirems firohnhlo that tho speedy call of Con-
tress will Ire urged hyull who urn in favor nf etlab
idling u imtiouul hank. Tho removal of tbe Bank
of lire United States of Pennsylvania, and other like
rubbish, will no doubt facilitate tbo establishment
ofn new national bnnk.
Mr. Clay Insists on an extra aesiion, and it will
undoubtedly bo resorted to.
[ Proto the Richmond Whig of Thtesday 1
THE RICHMOND BANKS; , ,
These Institutions continuo to pay cash. Thera
wa* yesteidtiy more cull for sperio than on any day
•:nc« tire resumption; yet the demand was consider
able, and ovidently proccpilrd from the wish lo pro
viilo change against a possible suspension nnd from
no panic nr distrust, it it urgttnd that .iflh'o Vlr
gitiht Bunks roiiiinuo to pay bullion, whiln those far
titer North Itnvo suspended, that their notes will
command a premium, and concentrate in the hand*
nl Brokers. Is it likely that Broker* will ventuzo
upon thi« speculation, when tire Bank* can at aflj)
moment, hy scaling up their vaults, nip it in tbo
bud? It seem* Improbable to us. A domestic rdrt
is apprehended by no one—at least not to any sen
ou* extent.
It is hoped, nnd generally expected, that tho
smull note bill will pa»s tho Senate in a day ok '
two. *lt
It was reported yesterday eyjmiag ri^atlbn Banka
in IVlenburg, influenced hy the events at PbUadrk
phis, Imd ugain suspended. ■. , ' ' : '
f From the Baltimore Ps*
SUSPENSION OF SI’E
Tho exper once nf twenty d
demonstrate that tbo Foanaylvanla Bank of tbe
United States hud mndo a prematura effort to ro
sume specie payment'on tho 15th of Jaaaaftfo-f
For. after malntOining such payments on oil her
liabilities for twenty days, during which period that
Bank paid out eim million! of dollars, Incoin.shO -
wa* compelled to suspend again, ob Friday lasL~
Thi* suspension, ohtha part oftho U. S. Bsnk, pro
doc.-d fin-h • run on tba other Philadelphia Banks
both from hwlders and note depositors, as lo induce
them nil to suspend on Saturday. Tbe Detawaro
Bank* nl«o fell hack upon the suspension mansuro* •
on Saturday, at in their vis* ihe only meiediv of .
safety for thorn, after It had been adopted la FfcU
* tC|» mornli*,, .cfc-idinf lo .tiM.1 nlmd a
P hia. WS* such as to prodoco numemos eaU* oa aU
nor banks oo StlurjUy.ior speck. It k pwhahto
ilmt at least $200,0W) in coin *kro paid wn that,
day. And thesk rail* wero mndo In most instances
probably hkilinso who had no dittrast of thosolm 1
m and stability of tho banka, but from nn antlelpa
lion that a suspanatow hew feslMkAw$tl4
sion I t Philadelphia, and tlwrefmo from X Irish td
provide for thrmielvei a lUtls stock of M bkrdm*,
ney*’ rurrenoy.
Thw* aot'eli sriooi haws proved Nmti.
th* hour of *f«*i»f this ra*t*HI|i the Bt
