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AMIBBOAUr DEMOCRAT. ilie most perfect Government would be that which, emanating directly from thc-Pcople, Governs least —Costs least —Dispenses Justice to all, and confers Privileges on None. —BENTHAM. VOL. 1.1 DR. WM. GREEN - EDITOR. AMERICAN DEM OCR A T PUBLISHED WEEKLY, IN THE REAR OF J. BARNES 1 BOOKSTORE. COTTON AVENUK, MACON, GA. AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. S3- IN ADVANCE. -JCd Rates of Advertising, Ac. On« square, of 100 words, or leas, in small type, 75 cents for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent inser tion. All Advertisements containing more than 100 and less iha -200 words, will be charged as two squares. To Yearly Advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. JO— N. B. Salc3 of LAND, by Administrators, Executors ®r Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the fore noon, and 3 in the afternoon, at the Court-House in the Coun ty in which the property is situated. Notice of these mus* be given in a public Gazette, SIXTY DAYS, previous to the day of sale. Sales of PERSONAL PROPERTY, must be advertised in rhe same manner, FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale' Notice to Debtors anil Creditors of an Estate, must be pub* jshctl FORTY Days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordi lary, for leave to sell LAND, must be published FOUR MONTHS. Sales of NEGROES, must be made at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the legal hours ol sale, at the place of public sales in the county where the let* ters testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, shall have been granted, SIXTY DAYS notice being previously given in one of the public gazettes of this State, anil at the door of the Couit-llousc, where such sales are to beheld. Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be published for FOUR MON PUS, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. All business oi lhis nature, will receive prompt attention, a 1 he Office us the AMERICAN DEMOCRAT. REMITTANCES BY MAIL.—“A Postmaster may en close money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third person, and frank the letter, if written by himself.” Amo* KnulaU % P. MG. COMMUNICATIONS addressed u> the Editor Port Pud. CLASSES O'QM Ad*i-nlme at Waterloo. On the IStli day of June, ISIS, the battle of Waterloo was raging fiercely. Napoleon and Wellington were in the midsi of their “great game,” and each in tently regarding the “moves” upon the complicated and chequered field. Squad ron after spuadron Lore down upon our gallant infantry, as the big waves rise and break upon the level shore, and then retire in unavailing fury and dispersing foam. Then followed the devastating fire of infantry, rending our brave and living masses into gory fissures, which were closed as soon as made, or avoided by change of attitude; and then again came the horse borne and enthusiastic foe, with cutlass and upliited sabre, to be as often repulsed by our own reso lute and strong armed cavalry. Confi dent in the strength of numbers and the success of other days, Napoleon depart ed not from his favorite and furious sys tem; and firm in purpose as conscious of the unfailing means which he possess ed for siip|Hirting it, Wellington saw the devasting havoc made upon his advan ced bnttaliious, while he despatched aid de-camp after aid-de-camp from point to point, from position to position, prepar ing lor various aspects, availing himself of casual results, or fresh intelligence, until his whole stall'had left him. The directing spirit of the British lines sat apparently as ppotl a review day, di recting his eagle glances over the field, as though penetrating the dense smoke which arose from hard fought encoun ters, and distinguishing individuals a mong the countless figures mingled in the bloody conflict. The hand glass was constantly at his eye, and his favor ite charger, ‘ Copenhagen,” seemed con scious of the importance of his good be havior upon that important day. A few paces in the rear of his Grace, and mounted on a Flemish nag, sat an unpretending young man with a ruddy countenance, and in musty delibrately contemplating the scene of hitman strife in which he took no part, nor in which from his demeanor, one might imagine, was he deeply interested, lie woje a dark green surtout, with drab trousers, and gaiters; a hat of less dimensions than were the fashions of the day inclined o ver the left ear, from under which, for it was firmly fixed upon his head, some wiry, sandy colored hair just showed its edges. In his haud he held a cotton um brella, with which he ever and anon evinced his dislike to the slightest cur veting on the part of his horse by a thump on the fiauk. Here was an odd figure of “Peace and Quietness,” in strange con trast to the surrounding din of war and conflict. Occasionally he would rise in his stirrups, as fresh shouts of onslaught reached his ear, or sudden peals of thunder from a fresh quarter attracted his attention. Then settling down in his saddle, he would wait complacently the result, or watch with undioturbed countenance and amazing sang- f void, the course of a stray shot, furrowing the earth right or left of his person. Suddenly his Grace turned quickly round, as though seeking some body to whom he could deliver an order, when his eye rested upon the unmilita ry personage whom we have described ; it then glanced in other directions, and then returning to the daring but passive spectator. “Who, and what are you. sir?” in quired the commander, in quick autho ritative accents. “.Vie, sir,” replied his companion out of arms, bestowing a DEMOCRATIC BANNER FREE TRADE: lOW DUTIES; NO DEBT; SEPARATION FROM BARKS; ECONOMY; RETRENCHMENT; ARD A STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.— J. C. C. 11.110 U.Y. blow upon the flank of his animal; “my name is Jones. lam a travelling agent of Smith A Jenkins, of Holbom in the hardware line.” Here was a pause, du ring which the Duke seemed for a se cond, and but a second, to withdraw his mind frotn the immense responsibility of his situation; when the last speaker continued, “I was at Brussels for orders, and understood there was to be a fight— so I came to see it. I amrather thinking, if I don’t mind, I shall have to pay for this horse, which I have only borrowed for the occasion. There (pointing to some scattered earth,) that shot would have spoilt my dny’s pleasure; but I shall see it out.” “Mr. Jones,” said his Grace, “I want an order conveyed to a certain position ; wouid you serve your country and oblige me by delivering it?” “Oh dear yes ?” instantly replied the bag man with another whack on the beast, “I don’t mind going a hit; what is it ?” Hereupon the Duke pointed out the quar ter, bidding him inquire for General , and communicate to him a certain com mand. “But it is a question whether he’ll believe me,” observed the wary bag man halfdoubtingly. “Take this ring,” added the Duke, giving him a signet, - and a minute after the traveller was on his way amidst the battle, with an order in which the firm of Smith A Jenkins had no participation. The General’s eye followed him as he escajied the bullets and took h'is course over everal fields, and many hundredsof dead and dying. In due time the effects of the order were manifest, and the ser vice was done. Nothing more was seen of the adventurous bagman. The Duke made many inquiries for Mr. Jones, but in vain ; and he at length came to the conclusion of his having fallen with oth er “good men and true.” Many years have elapsed when a servant from Ap sloy House, announced the name of a visiter, one Mr. Jones. The Duke hap pened to be disengaged, and gave per mission for him to enter his presence, when who should present himself but the “civil” hero of Waterloo, who with scarcely any change of costume from that which lie bore on that memorable day, advanced, saying, “I an Mr. Jones, if your Grace remembers a trifling service.” “I remember a great & personal one, my dear sir,” said his Grace interrupting him, and shaking his hand. “How can 1 serve you ?” “Why lam of the firm of Smith & Jenkins, in the hardware line, and ask the honor of your patron age.” “I shall not fail to exert myself in your behalf,” said his Grace; “but what became of you immediately after yon de livered your order to General———?” •‘I can scarcely tell,” replied Mr. Jones, looking up to the ceiling. “At first I got into the corn field among one regiment, then over a hedge among another, then into the wrong reserveamong the French, then my horse was killed, then back a moug a square while the fight lasted be tween our horse soldiers and Bonaparte’s horse soldiers (and your’s beat ’em fair ly,) and then I got out of a charge, and hid up a bit, and after that I was some times in one place and sometimes in an other; but I had nothing to do with the fight, and so I did’nt join one side nor the other.” The Duke kept his word. If some of the Government clerks of the present day, when they stir for the hun dreth time their winter ollice fire, can find leisure to examine their pokers, they will find stamped thereon, “Smith, Jenkins ‘A Jones, makers.” From the Democratic Review. Original Anecdotes of Washington. “ On one of Washington’s return visits to Mount Vernon, while commander-in chief of the revolutionary armies’ said my informant, whom I shall call Capt. L., “ he come to Fredricksburgh to pay bis respects to his aged mother. And when about to take his leave of her, he brought in a small bag of silver dollars, and plac ing them on the table before her, said ; “ ’Here inolher, not knowing when I may be permitted to visit you again, I have brought you these, to be used, by you as jour comforts shall require, or as your pleasure dictate. And I hope you will be free to accept and use them.” “ ‘You- we e always good and dutiful to me, George,’ replied she with emotion ; ‘ and I have often taxed myself, in your absence of late years, with being back ward in making suitable acknowledg ments to you, and resolved within myself that when I next saw you, I would have a more familiar talk with you, and tell you how much I think of your kind— very kind attentions. But it has always happened, that when I again found my self in your presence,the thoughtof your elevation by your countrymen, or some thing else, which I cannot define, has prevented me from talking to you, as I should to my other children.’ “ Washington attempted some playful reply, hut could not succeed in disarming even his mother of the awe which his presence never failed to inspire in the bosoms of all who approached him. “ Washington, while in the army, was known to be exceedingly careful of hu man lives; and he applied the principle to the brute creation, by abstaining from (the destruction of all animals, however inferior, whenever it could be done con- MACON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1843; . | sistently with the safety and absolute i wants of man, with unusual scrupulous ness. As I was once’walking with him over the grounds of Mount Vernon, a , small snake of a harmless species, np ! peared in our path. I instinctively lifted j my heel to crush it ; when he instantly caught my arm, and in a tone of earnest expostulation, exclaimed, “ ‘Stay, sir ! Is there not room enough in the wojld for you and that harmless little reptile? Remember, that life is all —everything to the creature, and cannot be unnecefsarity taken without indirect ly impugning its Creator, who bestowed it to be enjoyed, with its appropriate pleasures, through its natural term of ex istence.’ •‘ The same system and order which were exhibited by Washington in all his public transactions, were seen in all his private acts and domestic arrangements; even his charities, which were not stinted were nicely systematized. It was his custom, in years of plenty, to hoard up grain against times of scarcity. And when such times arrived he threw open his- store-house to the poor; and how ever irresponsible they might be, he al ways made it a point to supply them in preference to others with all the grain they needed at the old or ordinary prices, for which he regularly took their bonds or notes, but never demanded payment. “ Some writers, in treating of the pri vate character of General Washington, intimate that he was a man of warm, temper, which would often have exhibit ed itself but for his great self-command. His self-command wasundoubtedly great, but I do not think he had often to exer cise it to prevent any outbreaks of pas sion. On the contrary I believe him to have been mild, and not easily ruffled -, certainly quite as much so as men in general. I nevej saw him angry but one time in tny life. And that was consider ed so remarkable a thing by myself to well as his family, that although we knew he had good cause to Ire provoked, or such at least as would have provoked most other men to anger, we were yet greatly surprised, and looked upon it as quite an anomaly in the General’s life.— It happened while he was President and travelling in his carriage, with a small retinue of outriders, from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia. It was during the first day of our journey; and we were passing through the barrens of Maryland, where at intervals •< a few miles, the solitude of tile road was relieved at that time by a set of low taverns or groggeries, at which we did not think of stopping.— But we had a thoughtless young man in our train, who by favor had beert admit ted into the family as a sort of gentleman attendant, and who seemed much more inclined to patronise these places. The General, by his request, had permitted him to ride a favorite young mare which he had raised on his plantation, and of which he was exceedingly careful, the animal being almost as slight in propor tions as aroebuck, and veryhisrh spirited. But the young fellow, notwithstanding the intimations he had received at start ing to deal gently with her, appeared bent on testing her speed and other qual ities, and that too in a manner little like ly to meet with favor in a man of Wash ington’s high sense of propriety. He would leave the train, and riding up to one of these l quoring establishments, there remain till we were out of sight; when he would come up upon the run, ride with us awhile, and gallop on for ward to the next. This he repeated three times, the last of which brought the met tlesome creature to a foam, and evidently much fretted her. At the first transgres sion thus committed against the General’s orders respecting the mare, as well as against his known sense of propriety, he seemed surprised, looking as if he won dered at the young man’s temerity, and contented himselt’ with throwing after him a glance of displeasure. At the se cond, he appeared highly incensed, al though he said nothing, and repressed his indignation, acting as if he thought this must be the last offence, for the pun ishment of which he chose a private oc casion. But as the offender rode up the third time, Washington hastily threw open the carriage window, and asking the driver to halt, sharply ordered the former alongside ; when with uplifted cane, and a tone and emphasis which startled us aIJ, and made the culprit shrink and tremble like a leaf, he exclaimed. Look you, sir ! Your conduct is insufferable! Fall in behind there, sir! and as sure as you leave again I will break every bone in your skin !’ “ It is needless, I presume, to say, that the offence was not repeated, or that the young gallant needed any more taming. “ Here,” said Capt. L., now taking from a drawer and handing me for in spection a deed of Washington’s draft ing, so singularly brief as to be all em braced in seven or eight lines written in a bold hand across a half-sheet of short foolscap, yet constituting, though not one word could have been spared, a bonvey ance of real estate to the grantee any heirs, which, as far as could be perceived was perfectly legal; “ Here is a deed of plantation from General Washington to me, which I show you, not only as a cu , riosity of itself, but for the sake of intro- duceing the pleasant little incident out of which it originate and. Soon after leav ing the general’s employment, I chanced to be riding through the interior of Vir ginia, when I came across a deserted plantation, the situation and general ap pearreuce of which, though overrun with weeds and bushes, yet pleased me so much, that I took the first opportunity to make some inquiries concernftig its own ership, Ac., and was told that it was supposed to belong to General Washing ton. The night after I reached home, I went to sleep thinking of this plantation, and wondering that I, who supposed I knewall Washington’s lands, never heard of it before : when 1 happened* I ktlow not why, to dream that the general made a present of it to me. The next day as it further happened, I rode over to Mount Vernon, the General being then at home. After attending to the more immediate object of my visit, I asked him if he owned such a plantation as the one I had seen, now describing it to him; At first lie replied in the negative, but soon rising and going to consult a book in which he kept a record of all his deeds, he said lie did own this tract of land, but though of value, he had entire ly overlooked it for some years. “ Well, General,’ said I banteringly, “I dreamed last might that you gave me that plantation,’ “ Washington, contrary to his usual habit, laughed outright, and observed, “‘You did not dream Mount Vernon away from me, did you, sir?” “ ‘ O no, I was not so grasping as that, though I honestly had the dream,’ 1 re plied in the same vein of pleasantry; when nothing map* being said, the affair on my part passed from iny mind as a joke, and was forgotten. It seemed, how ever, that rav dream was not so vain a one as I had supposed; for the next morning, as I was taking my leave, the General dropped a folded paper in my hat. carelessly remarking that I cotild ex amine it at some leisure opportunity. I did so, and to my agreeable surprise, found it to be jhis very deed, made out, probably, after I had retired the night before, and conveying, as you perceive, fertile consideration of natural affection, the valuable plantation I had dicov cred.” D. P. T. Montpelier I?., Oct. 1813. Which Dope is Right.? In 1539 the reigning pope of Rome is sued an edict sanctifying the traflic in slaves ; then first carried on by the Por tuguese, Lisbon was then the great slave market in which from twelve to thirteen thousand slaves were sold annually. In 1843 we find the present pope has issued a bull in denunciation of the Africau slave trade. In this case, which is falla bleor infallible? A Fated Family; The hist numbers of the Subterranean contains « sketch of Mike Walsh, which after stating that his father, who was once worth SBO,OOO, became insolvent, and died of a broken heart* says ’ “ The children, consisting of four brothers of whom Mikewas theyoungest and a girl, scattered in all directions, the latter alone staying with the mother. A singular fatality attended them all. One of the brothers fell by the side of Crocket at the massacre of the Alamo. Another were shot in a duel fought across a table inthe .South. The third was burnt in the Ben Sherod, and the sister perished in the ill-fated Lexington. (And yet God is above all!) The mother soon followed, and left him, like Logan, the last of his race.” The following enigma is brought us by a fairy from England, where it has circulated in good society in vain quest of an expounder. It is said the only per son (besides the author) who knows the solution is Mr. Hallam. Isit alone on a rock whilst I’m raising the wind, But the storm onre abated. I'm M and kind ; I have kings at my feet, who aw*A fco* my nod To kneel down in the dust in the ground I have trod; Though seen to tire world I’m known to but low, The Gentiles detest me—l’m Pork to the Jew; I never have passed hut one night in the dark, And that was with Noah alone in the Ark ; My weight is three pounds, and my length is a mile, Add when I'm discovered, you’d say with a smile That my first and my last are the best of our isle, A word of one syllable. Ocorgia Legislature. Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian. Milledueville, Dec. 2, 1843. In tlie Senate, Mr. Powers of Bibb, in troduced a bill for the relief of the Chief Engineer and Fire Masters in the City of Macon. And Mr. Miller introduced a bill foT the relief of the Trustees of the Masonic Hall, in the City of Augusta. The bill to re-organize .the Judicial Circuits, and to equalize the labor of the Judges, was taken lip as the special order of the day, and occupied the attention of the attention of the Senate during the re mainder of the session to-day. On tak ing the vote, the bill was passed—yeas 43—nays 32. In the House of Representatives, this morning, Mr. Crane moved to re-consider the rejection of the bill “for the protection and preservation of the rights and prop erty of married women”—which motion did not prevail—yeas 70—nays 91. The Speaker presented the memorial of a number of citizens of Floyd county, asking for the removal of the Penitentia ry, which was referred to tile Committee on the Penitentiary. The remainder Os the day was spent on the bill to carry into effect that part of the first section of the third article of the Constitution, which requires the es tablishment of a Supreme Court for the correction of errors, and to regulate the proceedings thereof. At dark the vote was taken, and rcstilted in the rejection of the bill—yeas 72—nays 88. 1 think it will be reconsidered on Monday. For the last thirty six hours, it has been raining here, and some of the water courses between this place and the Rail Road, are so higl*i that the mail could not pass to-day. I send you the report alluded to in my last, the Monroe Rail Road report, and Mr. Iverson’s resolutions. December 4. In the Senate, Mr. Phillips, from the Committee on Finance, to whom the pe tition of Mr. Trezvant was referred, made a report in favor of the payment of that claim. Mr. Miller called up a resolution, which was adopted, fixing the time of the meeting of the Senate at 9 o’clock A. M., and 3 I>. M. Mr. Reed, from the committee to whom the subject Os the deaf and dumb was re ferred, reported a bill to amend the act on that subject, providing for the election of a commissioner, Ac. The following bills were rend the third time and passeif: A bill giving the consent of the Legis lature to the purchase, by tl>e United States, of a small parcel of land near the Arsenal, in the vicinity of Augusta. A bill amendatory of the act in rela tion to the manner of collecting wages due to persons employed on steamboats, Ac., running on the Chattahoochie, Oc mulgee and Savannah rivers. A bill to change and fix the time of holding the Superior Courts in Henry, Monroe, Pike and Newton counties in the Flint Circuit. A bill in relation to unexpended bal ances of appropriations in the Treasury, and to require the State House bfllcers to give bonds. A bill to authorize all volunteer com panies now organized, or which may be organized hereafter, to draw arms from the State. A bill to alter the Constitution of this State so as to authorize the people to elect Major and Brigadier Generals of the Militia. Passed by a constitational ma jority. The bill to compel levying officers to take bonds for the delivery of property (house furniture, stock, Ac.,) in certain cases, was read the third time and re jected; The hill (passed by the House of Rep resentatives) to pardon Nathaniel Green, df LUitlpkin county, was read the third time and passed. Green had been con victed of murdering his sou, and the evi dence read on the occasion*seemed to show, not very clearly, that lie was occa sionally deranged; 111 the House of Representatives, Mr. Howard moved to reconsider so much of the journal of Saturday ns relates to the rejection of the billto organize a Supreme Court, which motion prevailed. Yeas 87, nays 85. Mr. Chandler introduced a bill to make due-hills, and other written contracts, ne gotiable in the same manner as promiso ry notes. Mr. Clark, of Chatham, introduced a bill to incorporate the Savannah Port So ciety. Mr. Jones, of Muscogee, introduced a bill to compel all Banks and Agencies of Banks in this State to pay county and town or city taxes, where located. Mr. Howard, introduced in the House to-day, a preamble and several resolutions relative to Texas. They urge the claim of the United States fc extend as far as the Kio Grande; that the citizens of Texas are therefore citizens of the Uni ted Jltates; that the United States cannot permit Mexico, or any other foreign pow er to assume any control over Texas; that Texas ought to be admitted into the United States as one of the States of the Union, &c. Mr. Howard’s preamble and resolutions are so long, that f have not time to copy them before the mail closes. 1 will send them to-morrow.- Resolutions about Western and Atlan tic Rail Road. Kesoieed, That rt is expedient and proper to sell and dispose of the Western and Atlantic Rail Roml upon the follow ing conditions, and with the following restrictions, viz : 1. That the same be not sold for a less sum than one million of dollars, to be paid by instalments of fifty thousand dol lars per annum, with interest at the rate of six per cenr. 2. the purchaser or purchasers shall complete tire said road upon the plan heretofore adopted by the State, within the space of five years from the time of the purchase. 3. That the purchaser or purchasers be placed under obligations to equip the I NO. 33. road with engines, cars, Ac., sufficient to do all the business of the road, and to keep up and continue the same for the space of twenty years. 4. That the purchaser or purchasers lie restricted in the rates of toll or freight, td the rates which other Rail Roads in this State are allowed by law to charge. 5. That all other Rail Ronds in this State shall lie allowed the right to join said Western and Atlantic Rail Road at its eastern terminus. 6. That the owner or owners of said road shall not be allowed to neglect or refuse to transport any article or articles usually transported upon Rail Roads, over the same, to whatever point or place the same may he destined, provided the usual toll or freight shall be paid thereon. Resolved , That the Committee on the Judiciary he instructed to report a bill to effect the object of the above Resolutions. Millkdgeville, Dec. 5, 1843. In the Senate, Mr. Phillips (from the Committee on Finance) reported a bill to regulate the payment of interest on the public debt. Mr. Spalding, from the committee to whom a petition from citizens of Darien was referred, reported a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the influence of the members of Congress, to get the line of stage coaches re-established between Savannah and St. Marys.- Mr. Brown introduced a bill to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to SSO, and to authorize a stay of 60 days on executions. The following bills were read the third time and passed; A bill for the relief of the Trustees of the Masonic Hall of the City of Augusta. A bill for the Relief of the Chief En gineer and Fire Masters in the City of Macon. , A bill to make slaves and free persons of color amenable as accessories in the commission of crimes, Ac. A bill to authorize the .Superior Courts in this •Stale to incorporate Churches, Hotels, Theatres, Ice, Manufacturing and other Companies, and to change the names of persons. A bill to authorize plaintiffs to dis charge persons arrested under a capias ad satisfaciendum , and for their proper ty still to be bound for the debt. A bill to extend the time for fortunate drawers to take out grants to land. (Time extended to Ist October, 1544.) Mr. Miller presented a memorial of the mechanics of Augusta, in relation to the Penitentiary, which was referred to the Committee on (lie Penitentiary. Mr. Bartow introduced a bill to incor porate the Grand Lodge of the Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Georgia, at Savannah. Mr. Bartow also introduced a memori al for the establishment of a Savings In stitution, which was referred to a select committee. Mr. Bartow also presented the memo rial of the Commissioners of Pilotage and Chamber of Commerce of the City of Savannah, requesting resolutions to be passed, urging an appropriation by Con gress to remove obstructions in the Sa vannah River, which was referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements. Mr. King, (from the Committee on the State of the Republic,) to whom certain resolutions frotn the State of New Jersey were referred, on the subject of repudia tion, submitted the following resolutions; Resolved, That we regard the slight est breach of plighted faith, public or private, as a want of that moral principle upon which all obligation depends. That when any State of this Union shall re fuse to recognise her great seal as the suf ficient evidence of her obligation, she will have forfeited her station in the sis terhood of States, and will no longer be worthy of their confidence or respect. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing resolutions to the Gov ernor of each of the United States, with a request that he will cause the same to be laid before the Legislatures thereof. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Meriwether, from the Committee on Fi nance, reported the following bills : A bill to levy and collect a tax for each of the political years of 1544 and 1845. A bill to fund a part of the public debt, and to create a sinking fund for the pay ment of the same. A bill to repeal an act to enforce a tax for the support of Government for the year 1811, and from thence afterwards. A hill to cause all payments from the State Treasury to be made in specie or its equivalent, and to provide for the same—to regulate the affairs and to re store the credit of the bills of the Central Bank, and to prescribe the plan of pay ment of interest on the Federal bonds. Mr. Grieve, from rhe Committee on Bank's, reported a bill to require the Cen tral Bank to issue certificates of deposite in certain cases. Mr. McDowell introduced a bill to provide for collecting taxes from itener ant merchants of this State, and to assess a tax on all capital now invested, and hereafter to lie invested in Rail Road Stock and manufactures. The bill to repeal the act passed De cember 20, i832, regulating the admeas urement of lumber in this State, was read the third time and passed.