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cd—he lost his voice—he burst into tears, ami
1 threw himself into the arms of 51. Lafittc, exclai-
j tninff—‘my father—iny father—died on the scaf
fold !’
A LECTURE ON JEWELS.
Tout Pouts, a trusty cobbler, at the Hoar,
We have been very favorably impressed with
The Spanish church, and the subtenancan parts
of the building have overflowed. The damage
extended to valuable goods in shops and stores.
The injury done to the streets is also very great,
and it will require months to clear it, and no in
considerable sum for repairs
CONGRESS.
a new project, which has been suggested to us, & j of the first of the wickets of the Sally-port lead
which if ever carried into effect, must, and will ihg to the baths having been forced open by the
advance the prosperity of our town : namelv, the j pressure of the flood rushing against it, will pro-
estahlishment ofa direct line of stagecoaches be-! bably, more than any other, give an idea of its
»f the
Jltid drunk, one day till they would trust no more; I IWPon jj lis .,] ace aiui ' "Macon, The mail is now I power when it reached the lower part
And wending Immeu aril chanced awhile to stop ; carried on horseback, is tedious and unsafe; there- town.—Com. Adv.
At the gay window of n goldsmith s shop. ] f ore f ew ] ctt( . rs arc entrusted to it. whilst on the |
His hat bung o’er his brow in moody slouch,
One hand was thrust into his empty pouch.
And ono into Ins breast.—lie stood there thinking
Upon the different modes and joys of drinking.
“Alt, ha!” at last, said lie, “now that’s your sort!
This purple stone is like to good old port.
Full rich and wnrm: and that one. y
Is just the colour of your amber ale.
Dclirioto stuff!—and yon, ofdeepei yellow.
Is idd Jamaica rum, so strong and mellow.
contrary, should it be transported in safe carria-
St. Augustine, Jan. 30th, 1835.
gcs.less time would bo occupied, nnd more con- To the Editor of the Georgian:
faience placed in its regular and safe conveyance. ; Sir.—l am sorry to inform you that our City
The inhabitants iu.tbo interior whoso interest it j was visited by fire last night. The establishment
is to use the waters of the Altainaba to convey of the Plorida Herald with all its type,: press,
their crops to market, would, by a direct line of papers, &c. w as completely consumed—not a
•llow pale, : stages, lie enabled to follow them, without being single article was saved, and the proprietor, an
obliged to make a circuit of some hundred miles I industrious, honorable young man, way not ins-
to do so. The merchant will find it to his inter- | ured, and has lost every ihiug he possessed. As
. .. J cst to support this direct line, either for the nur- i you may know, be had bu’. a few mouths com-
Arc not these,diamonds. z.onks, as dear & bright • p 0SC 0 p mf-ctiiiff his stock of goods shipped from ineticcd the editorship &c. oftho paper; and was
• lS drops ol p II resit ^ID| 1 y all'll! f lie « »I,n \ T n •*« 11 •«, LX.. «... I * A .n • „ »n1rn ..Uinntiwr fir»»* < !>t» luc iniliicfrrr cnnnnrf ill IF mi firrail f»s • Imw «tni!
, . « r «— ..... me norm ro
And, that green stone, of huu so bright cV fine, ,| 1C \ T 01 -j| or
What is it like ?—this plaguy head of mine’! ; j s useless to i
What do w o drink that’s green? now let me think. vantages tha
the North to Darien, or here to take shipping for by his iudustry supporting an aged
or the steam boat for Charleston. It mother. If ever a young man deserved the sym-
atlempt toeuninernte the many ad- J pathyaud benevolence, of a community, lie of all
.... that must inevitably grow out of an es-, others merits both.
Green; let ate see. what is it green wo drink! taldishmeut of this kind, either in connection In addiiiou to this establishment, a carpenter's
^ °. ni ’ rc l’^ !l w, ' co which well he knew. , v jf|, the Charleston s team boats, or the line of shop, and a house belonging to Mrs. Woorlrtifi* of
*•1 hose jeins are.like some other things in hue. packets to that place and to New York now in i Charleston, occupied by’ Mr. John C. Clelaud
1 lint rnhy (tone is like the drunkard s now, successful operation. We cau not speak from , was entirely consumed. .Mr. Clelaud is a great
file yellow ones are like ,iis sallow check, j experience as to the roads, hut wo are informed i loser, as I believe all hi* furniture was liurnt
J be purple bruises and black eyes besneak. L- ■■ •*
Those crystal drops are like his poor w ife’s tears,
When she beholds him drunk, his curses hears.
And thinks litnv ( banged ho is, how lost, bow
menu ;
And, Tom. that other stone, so brightly green,
Js—like the grass, that round thine ow u shopdoor,
SENATE.
Thursday, Fkb.5, 1835.
On motion of Mr. Waggaman, theSenate pro-
I he circumstance , C eeded to the consideration of the resolution sub-
I mitted by him, for the appointment .of a belect
Committee, to inquire into the expediency of es
tablishing a branch of the Uuiled States Mint at
New Orleans.
On motion of Mr. Calhoun, the resolution was
amended, so as to add to it, “aud also another,
somewhere in the gold region of the South At
lantic States.”
The resolution as amended, was then agreed,
to, and op motion of Mr. Waggainan. the Com
mittee was ordered to consist of five members.
The Senate having balloted for the Committee,
it appeared, that Messrs. Waggaman, King of
Georgia, Bemou, Calhoun, and Mangum, were
appointed.
The following resolutions, submitted yesterday
by Mr. Clay, were taken vp, and adopted.
I?fSo?re</, That the Committee on the Judi-
father aud ciary he directed to inquire into the expediency
of making further provision by law, to enable
Indians or tribes, to whose use and occupancy
lands are secured by treaties concluded between
them and the Uuited States, to defend and main
tain their rights to such lauds in the courts of the
United States, iu accordance with the laws aud
constitution of the Uuited States.
Resolved, That the Committeo oii Indian Af-
hy persons well acquainted with the route, that, j A great quantity of lumber owned hy a Mr. fairs be directed , to inquire into the expediency
belter roads cannot be found in anv portion of Baldwin at New York, was also destroyed. . | of making further provisions by law for setting
belter roads enunot be found in any portion of
the State—and we feel satisfied, the inhabitants
of Jacksonville nnd Hawkinsville. through both
of which places the stage will run, as also these
of Hartford and Marion, will in a moment sec
the decided advantages to them of such u linei
Begins to grow, siuce ti.ou wilt work no more- J n| „j , ve believe will bo at auv tunc ready to fur-
1 om heard Ins wife » rebuke, but ne’er replied, • • ■ . .. - . ..
~Shc ue’er rebuked before, but she had sighed.
And wept in secret;—now her time she chose.
Nor chose it ill. Next morning Tom arose.
Kept at his work, tiore’cr went uenr the Boar,
Thus steady. Iicvijfciv rich; paid off Lis score ;
Noraivor lecturetfupou jewels more.
[London Journal.]
»BUSINESS TO-MORROW”
—Said the Theban Governor, as he smilingly
laid by unopened the letter that would hnve in
formed him of a conspiracy agaiust his life—
“Business to-morrow”—the answer was his death
warrant, and ho sealed it with a smile ! That
night be was assassinated. Whoever has read
history, aud investigated the causes of great e-
vents, cannot have failed to note how often the
scale of success has been turned solely by the
weight of time, and yet, ns if iu defiauce of rea
son and experience, how many are iu the daily
practico of nutting oIT “business till to-morrow"
which should he' done to-day ; and this, tuo,
rather from habit thau indolence. There is no
subject upon which there have been more maxims
established than this : no theme more fruitful to
the preacher than the value of time ; still the
waste .of it is the source of failures, poverty and
even death. Now, tfio business is put off till
.•<o-mor:tvw." and then the succor comes “too
late.” There is not a more universal error than
■ procrastination; none so'insidious, and uore pro
ductive nl more misery. None so insidious—for
wo often bear men descanting upon tiie folly of
wasting tijne who are iu the daily practice ofile-
ferring wb.it could and should bo doue at once.
Strange fatality ! that blinds, to ruin us. This
foible is common to all classes of society, the
merchant puts off the insurance ofa ship, which
was wrecked “yesterday” till “to-morrow the
farmer puts off his harvesting till “to-morrow."
and then finds that “Iasi night” the frost destroy
ed his crop—tho carpenter defers building till
“another day,” until death approaches him with
“Your house is fiuished, sir, at last,
A narrow house—a house of clay,
Your palace for “auoticr day ”
{Bangor Courier.]
thersuch an undertaking, and lend it all their aid.
The beuefits arising to our town are self evident;
and we do not hesitate to recommend it. in the
most earnest maimer toomvcuerchantsl and to all
who feel for the prosperity of this most eligible
spot, which is designed hy nature for,a most ex
tensive commercial sea-port. Add we would
earnestly recommend the project to the deliberate
reflection aud consideration of the inhabitants
of Jacksonville, Hawkinsville and Macon. — Da
1 rini Telegraph.
From the X. Y■ Evening Star.
India Rubber.—It is iticrcdihle to what nume
rous useful ol jei ls this invaluable article is now
applied. We stepped iif yesterday to Raymond
& Co., No 211 ’Pearl street, the agents far the
manufactories to the east, and were surprised to
see so many articles of use manufactured from
the India Rubber; aud we particularly recom
mend ladies and housekeepers, if it is only for cu
riosity, to call aud see for themselves how far in
genuity connected with domestic purposes cau he
carried.
Among an immense slock, we examined air
beds, air cushions, and air pillows, of drilling and
silk; light aud excellent articles. Large and
small aprons for ladies aud nurses ; caps aud
capes; baggage ami stage covers; broad cloth,
camhlet, and drilling coats, cloaks and jackets ;
pea coats ; firemen’s coats; cloths, of various
kinds, saturatsd with the India rubber; velvet
cushions; gas hags; gaiter hoots; hoses hand
reins, life preservers; leggings, long, and short;
with and without shoes and soles; mail hags;
prunella bootees and shoes, for ladies; thorough-
braces for coaches, carriages,' &c.; wrappers,
pantaloon*, and a variety of other specimens.
the rates of postage might he reduced,- and the
expense thrown ou the Treasury.
Mr. Ewing said the honorable Chairman knew
beforehand that he himself would agree with Into
ou this amendment. That there was no occa
sion for his formal speech, with which he had fa
vored the Senate.
Mr. Grundy explained.
Mr. Ewing'said the discussion was wholly un
necessary. as the «mcndment would probably
pass without objection.
Mr. Bibb rose to move a slight alteration, He
was anxious the amendincn’ should pass. He
wished to modify it by striking out (in: word
“ thereto,” aud insert "to the General Cost Of
fice."
After some further conversation between Mr.
Gruudy, Mr. Knigln; and Mi. Bibh, the amend
ment suggested by Mr. Bibb was agreed to, aud
the amendment was concurred to.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
ainenumetit proposed by Mr. Grundy, as the
I6tb sectiou of the hill, providing tor the pay
ment of all debts due hy the Department on the
31st dav 1 of March next. '• . '
Mr. Southard opposed the amendment. This
paving of the debts had not been called lor by
the Departtoent. He did not wish to interfere
its affairs unasked. He thought, as it was an
appropriation, it ought not to be incorporated in
the bill for reorganizing the department. He
w s opposed to making appropriations iu the
dark. It was not known what sum this would
take from the Treasury. 'There was to, he a
commissioner to be sure ; there might be some
’■ ! safetv iu that. The debts, however, were whol ;
Mr. Mangum. in a few words, which were only
partially audible, expressed a hope that a refer
ence to a committee would be ordered, aud ihj,
there would be an early report. AtpreseutL
did not fiud himself prepared to vote on the sub.
ject, without further iuquiry. He moved to ref tr
the resolution to the committee on the expend,,
tures of the Senate.
Mr. Benton replied, that he had resumed hi,
seat so as to give any Senator the opportunity
io make a reference, if it should be considered
proper, and intending liimsell to make no serion
opposition to the motion. Ho was not acquait,'
ted with the committeo which had been uam^
and he would therefore state the views whj f j,
had actuated iiim in .submitting the resolution
He regarded it as an inherent right in evert Coe
gross to elect its own officers, in the same" nia n
ner as it provided its own stationary and f Ut .
In the next place, the joint resolution, adopted
in 1319regarded the Public Printer asanotlicty
of tlic House, lie was created a publicofE.-,.
by law. lie was an officer of very comprehensive
character. and a very important one, iu cou«.
queiice of the great control which lie was able
to exercise over the debates from the mouths of
.Senators. In the first place, it was its inherent
right, and 2dly, it was its constitutional right na-
der the law, for each successive congress to elect
its own officers. lie considered the joint resolu-
lie tion of 1819 a> already a dead letter, aud fit a; J
proper 1,0 he disregarded. But while it remained
on the statute book, it might he astamhliug-bit,^
o 7 * , w • • ; i saieiv iu tit,ii. iiiuouuis,
! apart a district of country we^t of the .Mississippi ^ it was not stated whether they
Fiom the Baltimore American. | river, for such of the Cherokee nation as maybe
Attempt to blow yr the U. S. sctiit. Ex I disposed to emigrate, and occupy the same, and
TKRPRfSE-—We learn from captain Smith, at j Tor securing in perpetuity the peaceful and uudis-
tjds port on Saturday from Monte Video, that a i turbed enjoyment thereof to the emigrants aud
their descendants.
t)n uiotiou of Mr. Ewiug. the Senate resumed
the consideration oftho bill changing the organi
zation of the General Rost Office, as a committee
of the whole.
malice or revenge, had contrived to deposit© in 1 The amendment proposed hy Mr. Grundv', to
the powder niiigaziuecoals of fire wrapped.up strike out the provision, “that no ipereaso of
compensation shall be allowed to-moro thau dou-
diabolical attempt had, been made, in the first
week of December, to blow up the U. S. schoo
ner Enterprise, then lying in the harbor of Mon
te Video- It appears that a mulatto seaman be
longing. to the s'chocuer, from some motive of
iu linen- They were, however, discovered and
removed before any mischief was done, aud the
design of destroying thevesseland crew frustra
ted. Tiie investigation which succeeded the
discovery, showed that the crew of the Enter
prise had all been at their proper stations except
the mulatto in question, who was found in the
boat alongside, where it is evident hehud gone to
he out of the reach of danger. ThoU. S. ships
Natchez. Ontario add Erie, were also lying ;it
Monte Video at the time of this affair, and when
captain Smith sailed. Com. Rcmshaw Was. hold
ing a court martial over tiie mulatto, who, it was
supposed, would he executed.
Augusta, February 11.
Tiif. Wkatheb—Ou Friday. Saturday, Sun
day, and M< nday morning, was the coldest pro
bably ever experienced in this place. Oir Satur
day evening the mercury was doivir tozero, and
on Sunday morning, two. degrees below it—some
say. four, in other places. The river has been
pearly covered with floating ice, and had it been
low, would probably have bceu frozen over.—
The iagunes and ditches around the city are all
thickly frozen over ; and. the water of pitchers
and bnsms was frozen to a solid mass on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday nights, even in rooms
where there was fire all night. On .Monday af
ternoon it moderated cousidemhlv. and was much
If yon want to make a sober man a drunkard,
give him a wife who will scold him every time
he robies-home.
If you want to retido* your husband uiihappy,
blame him for every tiling he does right or wrong.
Ifyou wish your sous to become tiplers, make
it a point to use ardent spirits in the morning—
before dinner—when cold, wet, heated or fati
gued ; and occasionally recommend 'its use in
their presence.
And, finally ; if you would always have a
clear conscience, be an heuest man and a Chris
tian, and if you would not lie everlastingly
d.mined. r.\y the pkister.—lYestern paper.
Louis Philippe's relucts nee to condemn even a-
troeious criminals ^o the scaffold, from a feeling
derived from the dreadful circumstances of his fa
ther’s death, is evinced by the nnecdote related
below, iu the Quarterly Review from Ssrrans.
Pending the proceedings against the ex-minis
ters. when, ns Sarrimssneerincly observes, Louis
Philippe and his cabinet was seized with a sud
den fn of hurnanitv. n general order was issued
manufactures, the demand from that section of
our country will lie consideinbla and increasing.
Farmers and those working in the opeu'air.
should fortify themselves with the preservera-
Singular and most important invention—
Mr. Parker, of thestntc of New York, has disco
vered a composition which wiil harden like stone,
and yet may he worked in a soft state as easily
as mortar!—Exposure to the weather causes it
to petrify aud become actual stone, requiring a
hea*.y blow with a hammer to break it. Mr. P.
has recently completed a sectiou of canal as a
specimen of that intended to bring water near
New York from the Crotcn rive 11 , h may be
cast in moulds iu the fiorm oT pillars, fire places,
vestibules, and is not dearer thau brick. Jts
value is incalculable for huildiugs, cisterns. &c M
situate in wet or damp places. It is undoubtedly
one of the most important inventions of the tiny.
The American Institute have awarded 31r.- Par
ker a gold medal.—Troy Chron.
A Ride Gratis.—We learn that a few days
siuce, while a young lady was crossing one of
onr streets in the vicinity of the Staje House,
which afford the hoys an opportunity to practice
their favourite, hut exceedingly annoying amuse
ment of coasting, she was struck with a sled,
which came with prodigious force, trijiped up
her heels, and laid her fairly, on her back, as a
to suspend all capital punishments throughout I sailor would say, “fore and aft," across the slej.
France. It happened that a murder hail been j The poor boy instead of being overjoyed, was
committed in a distant department by a mother sadly frightened at such an unexpected accession
and daughter on their husband, and father, under I of freight—hut the impcins which die vehieie had
peculiar atrocity; they had been condemned and | already, acquired was . so great, that he found it
were now in prison awaiting punishment. The i impossible to check its speed ; he therefore wise-
local authorities, snvs Sarrans, pressed the exc- j ly judged it best-to make the most of Ids bargain,
cution, stating that ihec was so much exaspera- ; and with admirable prcseuce of mind, steered
tion.against the malefactors, that, if the sentence | iho sled wi*h great care, avoiding all obstacles.
milder yesterday. We understand that there
has beetf a heavy fall of snow, ,!o the uepib of
All these articles, from being prepared with In- five or six inches, about 00 or 70 miles to the
diaruiiber. nre impervious to water, and are most j north-west, and that the very high wind, during
valuable for the preservation ot the. health. Wo j the extreme cold, came from that quarter.—Aug.'
are convinced that when the western states shall J Chron.
appreciate the importance of this new branch of
was not promptly executed, they could not !»o
responsible for the public peace. Dupont bro’t
the case before the cabinet, who agreed unanim
ously on the necessity of making at. example.
Dupont then stated the case to the king, anti fin
ding him adverse, insisted ou his hearing the mat-
.tcr debated beforo him in cabinet. He asked a
week’s delay, to prepare: himself to hear »hem.—
Dilring that week, the king, pale, fcelde. and with
a trembling voice, had never ceqs®, repeating
that ho wou'd rather rc.-ign his crown in h11 its
newness, than sign a sentence of death, Tloally'
said Lnfitte, ‘I pity the king,- I think 1 am myself
a good natured as another ; but 1 cannot com
prehend bis extreme uneasiness? At Inst theilay
tor :he discussion arrived.- The king came wr.h
hsggqrtl eyes. Iremhling hands, and fcelde voice,
;m<l said I am ready to hear you. .The Duke of
Broglie fir^t spoke, and left nnlhpig for his col
ic. igu s to Id , they were unanimous—ibe laws
m.st be executed. Aftersomeminutes ofmelnn-
at the same time bawling out with the lungs of
a slcncor. “Hold on Ma’am, hold on—keep your
feci well up. and there is nodangcr.” The dou
ble loaded sled sped with the velocity of an ar
row—and the astonished damsel, who never tra
velled at such a rate hofore. ami probable never
will again, even on a rail road, or in nil air bal
loon, found herself, before she had hardly time
to tako breath, or scrcem for assistance, sate-
Iv landed at the bottom of tuc hill!—Boston
journal.
Stage Accident-—The Bridgetown (N. J.)
Observer of the 31st lilt, states ou the authority
ofa geinleman Who was a passeugcrat the time,
that while passing over a bridge on Monday last,
a little below New Hope. Pfi., the bridge broke
down pud, precipitated the stage containing six
passengers, with the four horses, a distance of
about fifteen feet to the bottom of the canal, in
which was about threa feet water. Three of the
choly silence, the king" said, *1 know my duty ;. pnsscugcrs were hint, ami one of them, a ladv.
you arc unanimous; I submit. ’ M. Dupont then badly; the stage broken, but the hor>cs were ex
gently moved the warrant toward him for signa
ture.—th“ king uttered a cryofhnrror. and push
ed the paper away. •Sire,’ said Dupont, *my
heart is as tender as yours, but I ain responsible
for the execution of the laws, and wc must finish
th. afl iir; besides it is in some degree a com
mutation of punishment that you arc about to
sigt- for we propose that von should remit to one
ot i.V parlies the mutilation with which the Jaw
aggravates the puqishment of t parricide. Let
ill 1 . • done with delays. Sire, for justice has
it . m -essiiios,* VVedu notthink that this speech
. >v, 1 either a fonder heart or logical head, it
• iied in id events to subduo the king. He again
1 a fuitker delay of forty eight hours.—
■ rigned. Tha day nftcr, Lafittc, then
;.ois! r. went into the rlmct ; the king
iscd his yes all night; be attempted
what he called weakness, but ho-could
licuiatc three words : Ms emotions incibas-
tricatc-d with but little injury.
Water Spout.-—’The inundiuion and loss of
property and fiver at Gibraltar, copied from f n
late file of papers received from that place, which
took place on the 17th of November last, was
the effect of a water spout striking against the
rock. It hurst about ten o’clock, afier a loud
clap of I blinder, preceded hy most vivid lightning.,
and accompanied hy a heavy fall of hail over the
north division of the rock. The immense body
of water at once descended from the mountain,
ploughed up its sides in different parts, aud an
enormous quantity of sand, soil and huge stones,
ihu- loosci t'd and hurled down with irresistible
strength and rapidity through the gullies, ami
Murder—An atrocious murder was commit
ted* on Monday evening. last, at a place called'
Florenccville,' iu this city, with a large-knife, on
a man named Ricbardsou, from Vermont. An
iuquest was held over the body yesterday, and
from evidence adduced to the jury, they came to
the conclusion that he was murdered hy a man
by .ibe name.of John Gray, from Lmcoln county,
iu this state, whqhaSfled from the state, hut offi.
cers arc now iu pursuit of him—he was traced
as far ns Hamburg, and is supposed to have lied
to South 'Carolina. On the body of the deceased
were found =several pieces of counterfeit 25 and
12^ cent pieces. Well executed, a specimen uf
which can he seen at this office.—Const.
MERCHANTS* AND PLANTERS’ BANK
CASE.
The Counsel for the Bauk (says the Augusta
Courier.) moved for a uew trial ou Saturday
morning, on fourteen grounds. The Court, on
uiotiou of the defendants, which was resisted by
the Slate, ordered the grounds to tie filed, and
to operate ns a supersedeas, fill a decision ou the
motion for a uew trial. The case is to he argued
by brief, ou or before the first of May, and it is
expected that the opinion of the Court will he
prououuced at the Jiiiie Term. The following is
the judgment of tho Court, which is superseded
hy the motion for a new trial, till that motion is
decided :
“ It is considered hy the Court here, that the’
liberties, privileges, aud franchiser, to wit: that
of being a body, politic and corpoiate by the name
and style of the Merchants and Planters Bank,
heretofore used, enjoyed a ad exercised by the
defendant, ho seized into the hailds of the State,
aud that the said defendant do iiot r in any man
ner hereafter, intermeddle, use, have, eiyoy, or
exercise any of the liberties, privileges and fran
chises ■ of .a body politic or corporate; but that
the defendant be absolutely forejudged and ex
cluded from holding, using or exercising any of
the liberties of a body corporate- or politic, and
that ihe'Stuterecover Ms costs, to be taxed. &c.”
bio the net 'amount of postages received ou the
route,” being stiil uuder consideration, - r
51 r.'Ewing further opposed the amendment,
and said, when it was in order, if the amend
ment proposed should he rejected as he hoped
it would, lie intended to follow up the principle
embraced in that part of the hill, by offering a
further ainendmeut, that there should he no in
crease of compensation on any route which was
iu existence more than ten years.
■ Mr. Grundy decliued discussing the proposi
tion, because he saw plainly that it was n-jt to
lie adopted. The great evils uow complained-
of, were improvident extra allowances. The
hill required the Post Master General to report
to Congress, within ten days from tha commen
cement of every session, what allowances he had
made, the reasons for them, and the services for
which they.had been allowed, which be thought
were sufficient guards against the evils complain
ed of, or auy others to he apprehended. The
limitation to double the amount of postages on
the route was very uucertaiu, and iu case any
thing should happen to obstruct the progress of
the mail on anv route, if there was no discretion
left to the Postmaster General to semi on the
mail, it would have to lie until hy the regular re
currence of the mail it could be carried on. One
thing should bo observed, that as much security
and certainty should bo given to the contractor
as possible, and then he would have a greater
inducement to make a low bid. He did not differ
from the gentleipiin from Ohio upon the prin
ciple, but bo did i: Jt think the machine would
operate advantageously without some discretion
being left iu the Postmaster General oil this sub
ject.
Mr. Porter was opposed to granting any extra
allowance whatever, and had prepared last night
nil amendment embracing his views, hut he had
since yielded to the solicitations of his friends,
and would not now press it, but he thought the
Inconveniences which the public would sustain
by taking away this uuliinited power, would not
he so great as granting extra compensation in
auy shape. , ‘
Mr. Ewing said that the law hefo’re was ns im
perative aud explicit as to the amount ofservices
which was to lie performed, as the present pro
position, and it tyas disregarded, and should
we pass' another, and then another of the-same
tenor. •■ .** ■ ,
Mr. E. proceeded to show that tho connecting
of routes, as managed by artful contractors, was
a most fruitful' source of abuse. He did not
think any danger would result from authorizing
the Postmaster General to discontinue routes
when he might find the'puhlie iuterest required it.
That the same discretion was now used by-the
He did not agree with- the hono
were those due last year, or those uow due, or
those due a mouth hence. It would he throning
open a door to the grosses! extravagancies.—
There must be something more than the resigna
tion of a ederk before he could place, auv confi
dence in that Department.
Mr. Grundy sab 1 the Department was iu debt
—that was not doubted or denied, and tie were
about to 'take'away its means. That being the
case,. all he asked was that its debts should be
paid, and if we- made Aq'-.suoh provision, we
should, by taking aivav its means,, be the cause
of ils creditors loosing their debts, although the
money was advanced fortlie benefit o F tin* Peo
ple. He, therefore, saiV.no re a -on for calling
on the Executive, or the Postmaster General, on
the subject; But the minority of the committee
were of opinion, that if we thtik aifray ttye means
of the Department, we ought to pay its debts —
lie admitted that J the Postmaster General had fiq
right to bind thwUnited States by alonu, aud he
so voted at the last session; but if the Depart
ment should go on, it would redeem' it9elfs We
all thought it, would be unwise not to reorganize
the Department, anil if we did so. the question
onlv. was, was it right to pay the debts, or suffer
the creditors to lose them ? Without legislation,
the creditors would got their debts, and by doing
i so, they would lose them. The Postmaster Ge-
neraf would never say that he had made an ap
plication to Congress for aid ; for he did t.ot
make it; but it ivas a suggestion of himself, on
the part of the minority. One pari of the Com
mittee thought it ought to he ndvauced. anu an
other that it ought not. Aiid he eould not agree
in the piopriety of the remark, that this was not
the proper place for introducing the provision.—
What place uas.so proper tor suf plying the de
ficiency as the bill which deprive ! the Depart
ment of its means ? If tho principle was right,
to pay them, the amount ought not to deter the
Senate from granting i;. If the ‘security pro
posed for ascertaining 'he correctness and justice
of the debts was insufficient, ho had no objection
that the names of any other persons should be
inserted that gentlemen desired.
Mr. Ewing objected to the amendment because
it was not the proper place in which to inser; it:
the only true mode of making the appropriation
was hy introducing a bill for the purpose. But
it was unexampled Ho ask Congress to pay the
debts of a department. Was. such a thing ever
heard of, with regard to the War or Navy De-
pa tments. How- were we to know that the
debts were actually contracted? Before he con
sented to vote any thing for the purpose, lie was
determined to know what these debts were. Bu!
some of those debts .consisted of drafts which
: were not payable till September. 1835. for anti
cipated services, and if we shculil agree to pay
them, it would be allowing the service to he ren
dered or nor, just as the creditor pleased.
Mr. Porter thought this was a most extraordi
nary call upon the Senate, to vote away, one,
two, pr three hundred thousand dollars without
knowing anv tiling of the propriety of the ‘debt
contracted. The amendment said ;*!! the debts
up to theolsr March, and every thing might come
within its provisions, no matter how it was ap
plied. He would inquire what reason there was
for roposing. all this confidence in the head of thr
Department. He did not agree with the hono- D epa ' r {,nent. If it was jusih due, and the mo
ruble chairman (Mr. Grundy) that the revenues j was hnne^tlv bprrowed, could not the books
of a route were to be calculated hy the incomes j ()e thown cou i,] nol acC oiiiits bo produced ?
arising from postage between auv two places, ; His stl0y „ est objection to this amendment, vvaS
hut from all iho proceeds arising liom postages , tJje putting off the production of the accounts til!
on that route. He thought this to lie the letter ! af(pr the nl |journtnt'nt 0 f Congress. Mr. P. here
and spirit of the hill. ! alluded to a letter over the signature of the Pro-
Mr. Clay said lie was opposed to all extras, to si( i PI , t a , i( i rftssf , (! to his musliments. and pnblish-
all allowances whatever. These allowances ^ at New Q rlean> | nst summer,, stating that he
were founded on tile interest of contractors and j wag r | )arcP{ i hy it with having voted against an
the discretion of the officer. That all good gov- a pp ro p r j al j on f ()r ,] le ,-Hjef of the Post Office,
ermnents should endeavor to lestrict discretionary Iai;t Bpssi „ n . He recurred t« the iourn.dsto show
power. It follows from the nature of man, that | thal he ha(1 uot go vote<]> al „i fp0 'ke at length on
the subject. When Mr. P. concluded,
Mr. Gruudy rose nnd moved au adjournment,
THE CHEROKEES. .
The lato movements of these people and their
ulviscrs and friends, satisfy us that the policy j support itself—that suitable checks should be in-
all discretionary power will be abused. He was
for striking at the root of the evil and oppose all '
such powers. •(
The amendment was disagreed to.
The Senate next proceeded to consider the j
I5th section, submitted hy .Mr. .Gruudy a3 ail
araendmend; in the following words : “That the
expenditures for the transportation of the mad
and nil other expenses incident thereto, shall
not exceed the revenues of-the Genera) Post
Office.” &e.
Mr- Grundy thought the Department should
of the State-and the General Government, with
regard lo them, will be consummated during thb
present ,session of Congress. No less than three
distinct delegations from tho nation have repair
ed to Washington City—the hostile party dele
gation, opposed to emigration, hi aded by John
Ross—-the- emigrating delegation, he alcd by
Johu Ridge—and the. best bargain-that can-be-
made delegation, headed by JUDGE UNDER-
\Y ,, OD. The memorial oftho emigrating de
legation was presented to the House of Repre-
Senmtivps on the 10th iust, by Mr. E. Everett,
and that of the hostile party to the Senate on the
21st, liy' Mr. Frehugliuyscu. Tile former is in
favor of the emigration of the whofo tribe west
terposed, and not leave a boundless discretion to
the Department—that without the restraints con
tained in the proposed amendments, it would he'
in the power of tho Postmaster General to ruin
the Treasury, lie concluded that the Depart
ment should nni he permitted to go boyond its
revenues. Congress would lie obliged to make
the appropriations after the contracts wore made,
and all the motives which gentlemen had so much
feared, might bo brought to near before the ap
propriation should be made, and Congress must
pay all the charges.
'Mr, Ewing said ho hoped the honorable .chair
man (Mr. Grundy,) wotdd bw equally zealohsfor
the pnblic treasury. He believed that $800,000
of the Mississippi, aud the latter proposes t6 sell | would be loft after defraying all the expenses of
to tuo United States for. the use of Georgia, all J the Department. That the incomo of the De-
their lands not needed for theifowu personal use j partment would 'oe more than sufficient to defray
and enjoyment,, on the condition that they'be • all ils expenses. His only objection to the a-
mendnicnt was, that it held out the idea that its
allowed to remain, and be recognized by the
S'ate as equal in political privilege:, with other
citizens of Georgia. The best-bargain-that-
can-bo-niade delegation has not yet been heard
from —Southern Bantu r.
to some gentlemen, and therefore ho moved to
strike it off, and that each Congress hereafte?
should, electits own officers.
These were the views which operated on
In move the repeal of the resolution.^- lie ^
other reasons, which ho should-be ready to five,
whenever the resolution should be taken up caiu
passage.
Mr: Poindexter suggested that one of the too.
sequences of the passage ot this resolution ivoold
he, that Congiess w ould, at every short session,
he left liming the vacation of nine months witk-
out any public printer. Between the 4th iMartk
and the bcginniug’of December, there would be
qo pnblic printer.
One o r the questions which the Stales decided
for themselves was, that which related to the
time <>f electing their representatives to Congress,
and some of ihe Slates made'their elections
more than twelve months iu advance. Aud the
question pow with the Senate was, whether the
public printer sbouin tie elected nine months iu
advance, dr that < ’oogress should he left during
that nine months without an} public printer?—
In reference to the two House* haviug the cliow
of their own officers, In: would oilly remark, flat
either House had the power -to go into the elec
tion of a new printer during thesessiou.il thcuue
already employed did'not behave properly. He
thought the rule as it now stood much he tier thau
wouid he that.which must.ho.acted on if (be jam!
resolution was repealed* He hail merely tlirunn
out these views for the consideration of the com:
mitree.
Mr- Mangum rose and said, that lie wished,
ou reflection, to give. a different, direction to the
resolution thau he had previously indicated.—
He considered the joint .resolution as equivalent
in all respect* to a hnv. He thought, ihere f nte,
that the present resolution should go to a commit
tee wriiich would he c.ouipeieut to examine the
law on the subjpct, aiid which would go into the
investigation. . He-would, therefore, uoiv move
to refer.Ibe joint resolution to the cmuftiittee on
the Judiciary. He concluded with expressia;
his hope that tho committee would at once loot
into the subject, and make a report.
Mr. Bemou said, he apprehended the xhcb
object, if there was any object at ail to be accom
plished bv referring the resolution, was, fot the
purpose of bringing in arguments w hich would
influence the committee, and iniluce it to reject
the proposition. Now, Be- thought this was a
inuderti couceptiou, and one not to be found ii
the rule* which regulated all Parliamentary pro
ceedings. The resoJution contained no details—
it was a single tiling; and he was of Opinion that
there was no ueceSs ; ty for sending it to a com
mittee. If, however, gentlemcu wished it logo
to the Judiciary committee, then the effect would
be'to consign i> to.the tomb of the Capuicts.—
But. ns to the idea of having a printer in the va-
a tion, he held it to he an abuse growing out ®f
the resolution which lud bfeen passed some years
[go, aud ail abuse, too, iu direct violation ui die
amc. IIoiv, he asked, was the public printing
xccutcd prior to 181S? W hy. precisely oo ibe
s-an"e principle .as: the-fuel; stationary, &c. w*
supplied, under the direction of the becretary of
tho Seiiati: and Clerk of ike House. The reso
lution had passed on the 3d of March, anil tie
first part of it announced that il was to r^gu
late. the.prices of the public printing, while llie
Iasi clause provided for the immediate elecrios of
printer., immediately alter the approval of
the President was rnmtnuiiicitted,' Congress cier-
ted a.primer, w hich ho presumed was done a
bout the tiourof midnight on the 3d of March-
Now, what were the terms of that joint resolu
tion? They were, that >be prinu r should S 1 '®
bOtid to the Tilerk for the prompt aud acc |,r * 1 *
execution of ihe priiiiiug. The first.w;dd, tl ,fu '
Was for the “prompt’ execution, &o. • And wiwt
he ivotild ehquife. was the next provision ■ ''
if lie fail-to do it- promptly,.’’&c. die Cirrk
of tho Housei or the becretary of the Senate, wus
to go on as formerly , aud have it done at htiO’
peuse.
The idea of having a '■printer during vacating
was,.ho would again repeat, a great abuse*—
Now, he would state what he know to be trite—
that.-so soon a* the Printer was made a pem*'
treat officer, he went to w ork- Blit he (.nr I : '
JOINT RESOLUTION'AS TO PUBLIC ton) here wished to sav, that this oxpr<>-i< n«“
PRINTER.- not intended for A or B Wei!, be went »
* The joint resohitiou to repeal the joint resolu- work in order to discover what ought to • F' 1 ',
tion of 1819, ronceruing the election of Public j tedi to create that kind of expense yyhirh ”''
Printer, vras rcticlft second time. j hitherto been wholly unknow n to their i rl ,*
Mr. Benton said it was the usual practice tort ‘ memory proceedings. Now. this was riooe. ia
fer acts of this character lo a committee. It was i direct contravention to the terms of the- resolu.!'
not-so in every case, but it was a rule adopted in j of-1819. ' es, the Printers went to work, eo t
pursuance to such matters ns required the exam- j stantc, to rumyge the files ol t e
illation of a committee. The Force act. he he-1 their imaginations to the rack, to (iud wn ^
!iove v. a* lint n !. "i d w> a committee, at least 1 might consider no. c**nn 1“ In t*: itli« tl. 11 '
an objection was made to that -course. The j g6i the document the belter. And thee- ■ -
rule, therefore, was not to he regarded asiriiper- i would persuade the members to bring iu •• 1
ative. There appeared to him to be mitliiog in j lutioit, inwards the close of the session, s« a *
the supervision of i obtain them a job to occupy then presses
□ration, mi l to give them great proa*
so successful 1
which prevailed, and
The. Senate adjourned.
to
they
lis resolution w hich required the supervision of
a committee. It might, with just as much pro
priety,be at once der ided by the action <>f the
Senate itself. A particular reason which opera
ted to prevent him from submitting this resolution
to the action ofa committee, was that a resolu
tion, similar in its character, two years ago, w a-
referred to a-coinmiitee, which was usually more
active iu its movements than any other commit
tee of the Senate; yet th.it committee did not
find time to'act upon the resolution, so as to re
pnrtit, until the timo h id gone hy when the object
fjr which it was offered could he effected. 'The
ib=»
To the Editor of the Georgian :
Sir—Bo pleased to nnnpunc
Stewart, of Glynn county
the vacancy of Judge Wayne in Cou
is firm, intelligent, and incorruptible—a decided j he observe
productive of much more injury than was at [Union mao, and a worm and efficient supporter pay the monoy, whilst another expended it. He
first supposed. The ramparts and streets were of the present Administration, and/or Air. Van agreed with the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Ewing.)
overflowed^ and tiie steps of the former, and the i Buren as the successor of the illustrious Jackson. 1 that the revenues of the,Department would he
pavement of the latter, torn up aud carried a!ori£. ’A SUBSCRIBER. amply sufficient to support it. He feared that
whole income must be expended some how or | committee did not report hack the resolution un
til the election ofa pi inter had taken place, which
it was the design ofthe joint resolution to prevent.
Then, indeed, itwes reported, and without any
alteration, even so much as the crossing ofa I
or '.lie dotting of an t.
His first objection, then, to the reference of the
resolution was, 1st. Because the resolution re
quired no supervision of a committee, and 2dly
Because a resolution <>f the Same kind, formerly
required, w as not reported to the Senate until it
was too late for any benefit to be obtained from.
it. He was therefore opposed to a reference of
the resolution to a committee.
other.
MreGrundy was glad, he said, (ho gentleman
(Air. Ewiug) had come to the support of the
j amendment. There had been ail attempt here-
: ioforc to throw the expenses of the I’ost Office
Col. Daniel Department on the Treasury, lie was for res-
as a candidate to fill ; trio ling it* expenses as much as possible. There
He j was a principle in politics that should always
that one set of men should never
the vacation, and to give
een this praettr
members, who had been 1 made their ' l,, ‘"' rfU
dupes, were perfectly astounded, w hen tin J 0 * 1 '
to see what was the cost of the printing;
N(.iv. ivhar w as th>- slate of things at h“' k
meat? Why..the Senate had (in its intuit .-J
which, cost £: 16,000. and w hich he belie'^ 1
be rot worth a-straw. He would uod«-’ f, ‘ l ”. c
■ 1 “ me member of the' cn ;
word of this 'tocBjgJ
Again:
uf which
It. eudM***
say, mat mere was no
ate. who would read ot
although it had cost $40.01)0.
wore two other documents.' one
in oulv the dnv before vesterdav
009 pages,- and most of them roDsistet
is called table work, therefore. Would
price of ordinary ' v "' x
1834.
believed, three times the
but he spoke tiudei correction. Tin
tiered to he executed on tire 9tli of - ^
and, it was but just laid upon their tabl * .
let gentlemen Inspect it and see how;
ter it enutaiued that had not been printe. ^
There were the monthly sta’enieuts j 111
weekly statements of the Ban!* ofthe
&.C.
The other job to which he had all«d fl1
iris