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THE DEW DROP.
I am a •peaking drop cf dew
Just wept from yon silver war,
But drop* of dew nave very few
To care for what they are; ■
For little yo dream, who dwell below,
Of all rve wandered through,
Ye only know I sparkle so
Because I’m a drop of dew.
I flashed at first with waves that whirl
O'er the blue, blue, tossing sea, .
If here eddies curl o’er beds of pearl,
I wandered wild and free,
I ill 2 chanced to spy an elfin king,
And I danced before his view,
When tbo merry thing, with his glittering wing,
Whisked off the drop of dew.
The evening air with sweets was fraught,
And nway we flitted far,
When, quick ns thought, I was upwards caught,
To you lovely vesper star;
,\nd Pin very sure a gentle charm
That bright thing around we thiew,
For au angel form, in her bosom warm,
Enfolded the drop of dew.
But I slept not long in you starry bower
In the hnsoiu of my love,
For in a shower, to this primrose flower
She sent me from above.
And soon its moonlight leaves will close,
lint they'll hide me not from view,
For the wind that blows o’er the young primrose
Will kiss off the drop of dew. Amelia.
GEORGIA IJvOISLATUKE.
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GREAT ECLIPSE.
Wo find the following useful article in the
last number of the Southern Literary Messen
ger. It will be found worth preservation lor
futuro reference.
Eclipse of the Sun in 1838. The sun will
he eclipsed, visibly throughout the United
States, on the 18th of September next, between
3 and 6 o'clock, P. ill. Tho Eclipse will not
be a total, but annular; that is, the moon, be-
iug too near the sun to hide it entirely from
our view, will leave its margin visible, like a
luminous ring (annulus,) to those beholders
whoso placu makes the mooli pass directly be
tween them and the sun’s exact centre.
The tract of country to which the eclipse
will be thus.ccntral, is stated in the .American
Almanac to be the following:—
Beginning to be visible in the unknown re
gions near tho North Pole, the central annular
eclipse will puss through Kamtchatka, in Asia,
the British Possessions in North America, not
far west of Hudson’s Bay; Lake Superior,
Wisconsin Territory, Michigan, Lake Erie,
the North East part of Ohio, the South East
ern part of Pennsylvania, the West part of
Maryland, Northern part of Virginia, Southern
part of Maryland, Eastern shore of Virginia,
and into the Atlantic Ocean; its course being
from N. W. to S. E. TIte eclipse will be an
nular, over a space of 420 miles wide.
The ring, in the places where it may be
seen, will continue only front four to about six
and a half minutes.
At Baltimore, the eclipse will begin at six
minutes past 3, I*. AI. The Ring will be form
ed at 2i minutes past 4; and be central at
27£ minutes post four. The eclipse will end
at 40 minutes past 5.
At Raleigh, within about two minutes of the
same time. But there, no ring will appear.
The Sun will be a very slender crescent.
This cresrcnt will he wider and wider, with
horns less and less sharp, as we go south attd
southwest, or nortli and northeast, from the
path of the central eclipse.
This path iirst touches the earth at a point
near the North Pole, a little cast of the meri
dian of Greenwich. In a few seconds after
wards it attains its greatest northern latitude
(88»,) whilst for the first 8-minutcs it moves
rapidly westward, until it is 98> west of that
meridian. In ten minutes after passing out of
Virginia, into the Atlantic Ocean, it leaves the
earth, at a point about 34 * north latitude, and
5$<*west longitude; just one hour, 48 minutes
nud 32 seconds after its first touching the earth;
having traversed a somewhat circuitous track,
of 5000 miles in length; and (as we said be
fore) tho whole annual path being 420 miles in
breadth. It reaches, in width, from Fairfield
county in Connecticut, nearly to Raleigh in
North Carolina.
The counties of Virginia, through which the
exact centre of tho eclipse will pass, are Mor
gan, Berkley, Jelierson, Loudoun, Fairfax, and
Acroinac.
This will he the last central eclipse of the
Min visible in the United States, until that of
May 2Cth, 1854; which will be also annular.
The next total eclipse of the sun will be Au
gust 7th, 1809.
From the Gazette de France.
Speculation Extraordinary. M, Roblin,
-an old French captain, has obtained an act of
incorporation in France, and proposes to form
-an association, with a capital stock of540,000
francs, for the purpose of supplying the mar
kets of Paris, Marseilles, and of Belgium, with
oysters, which is to be carried into ctTect by
jnoans of floating oyster beds.
TIte projector of this novel scheme has pur
chased the Isle of Plaissaucc, on whose shores
are seventeen vast native beds, alleged to fur
jtish the finest oysters in all France.
It is calculated that by the employment of
eight Hat boats of 70 to 80 tons burthen, and
two steam boats of 40 horse power each, the
transportation could be very ntucb expedited,
and the article itself preserved from damage, to
which it is so frequently liable when transport
ed in the present ordinary way, by wagons over
land; and as the proposed company's means
would allow them to furnish a much better ar
ticle, at reduced prices, the consumption would
naturally increase, and it is anticipated the bus
iness would afford handsome returns for the
use of the capital employed.
According to one of the calculations subjoin
ed to the advertisement, the annual consump
tion of the capital is supposed to exceed
4,500,000 dozens of oysters, all of which are
now brought here in carriages and are three
days and a half on the road. More than half
the amount required was subscribed at the time
<the first notice appeared.
IN SENATE
Thursday. Nov. 30.
Mr Sheffield moved to recousider so much of
the journal* of yesterday, as relates to the rejec
tion of the bill to compel tho defendants, iu cases
ai law, to pay in addition to the cost now provi
ded for by law, the attorneys’ fees ou all promis
sory notes, &c. which motion was lost—yeas
15, nays 36.
Mr Stall, chairman of the select military com
mittee, to which was referred the resolution
relative to tho compiling and priutiug, iu pamph
let form, the militia and patrol laws now in force
in this Slate, made the following report:
That they have had the same under their
consideration, aud unanimously recommend the
following resolutions :
Resolved, That his Excellency; the Governor
he, aud he is authorized and required to cause a
sufficient number of copies of all the militia aud
patrol luws now in force (together with such as
may lie enacted during (lie present session of the
Legislature) in tho State of Georgia, to be com
piled, printed in pamphlet form, aud distributed
throughout tho State, a sufficient number to
supply every major general, brigadier general
adjutant aud assistant adjutant general, division
and brigade inspectors, colonel, lieutcuant colo
nel, adjutant, major, captain, and subaltern ofli
cer. with one copy each.
And be it Jutther resolved. That the said
pamphlets shall be priuted aud distributed with
the Laws aud Journals of the preseut session,
to each county.
And he it further resolved, That the clerks
o( the Inferior Courts, throughout tho State, are
hereby required to deliver the same to each
officer, ou opplicatiou, and take their respective
receipts for each copy so received
And be it further resolved, Thatjhe pamph
lets shall be the property of divisions brigades,
regiments, battalions, aud companies; aud to be
delivered to the successors respectively.
Mr llilt laid ou the table the following reso
lution:
Resolved, That his Excellcucy the Governor
furuish this branch of tho General Assembly
with such iuforruatiou as may be iu bis posses
sion. relative to the uecessity of providing for
the defence of the Cherokee counties of this
State; aud what emouat of forces, mounted or
iufautry, will be necessary for said service; as
well as the best method ofraisiug and organi
zing the same.
Mr Lamar offered the following ns an amend
ment, which was agreed to:
“Aud what force, if any, has already been
organized for that section of country, &c. in
readiness to net for that purpose-’’
Ou motiou, the rules of the Seuate were sus
pended, and the resolution was taken npami
agreed to.
The Senate went into Committee of the whole,
on the special order of the day, to provide for the
protection of the citizens of the Cherokee Indi
ans &c. tho bill'was reported with amend
ments;
When, on motion of Mr Duuegan, the report
was laid oo the table for the present; aud 100
copies of the bill ordered to be printed.
The Sena'.e wont into Committee of tho whole,
on the bill to amend an act to incorporate the
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia:
the hill was reported without amendments, aud
taken up by sections.
Mr McDonald offered the following, as au
amendment to the third section:
“For the purpose of making a permanent en
dowment to said institution ; aud to raise funds
for the support of the same, and for the erection
ofbuildiugs;” which was agreed to.
The bill, as amended, was read the third time,
and passed.
The bill to lay out a new county, out of tho
comities of Coweta, Meriwether, Fayette, aud
Pike, was rejected.
A message was received from the Governor,
transmitting a copy o£ tho semi-annual report
of the Hawkinsvillo Bank, this day received.
Fridat, December 1.
Mr Echols moved to recousider so much of
the journal of vesterday, as relates to the rejec
tion of tho bill to lay out aud organize a new
county out of Coweta, .Meriwether, Fayette and
Pike, which was refused.
Mr Powell, of Melntosh, introduced a bill to
amend an act to incorporate the Georgia Lumber
Company.
Mr Mcl.ennon laid on the table a resolution
requesting our Seuators aud Representatives in
Congress to call on the Postmaster Geucral, aud
urge upon him tho establishment of the mail
route from Millcdgevilel, via Irwiuton, Dublin,
and Mount Veruon, to Perry’s Mills, Tattnal
county, which was discontinued some two years
since.
Mr Murphy laid ou the table a resolution,
requesting aud authorizing the Governor to par
don the Cherokee Indians notv confined iu the
Pcniteutiary of this State, whenever tho Cherokee
tribe of Indians shall remove to the Wc-st.
The bill to alter and change tbo limo of the
meeting of :he Geueral Assembly, and :o alter
certaiu clauses of the Cousiitutiou. was taken up
in committee of tho whole; one huudred copies
ordered to be printed, and made the special or
der for Wednesday next.
The Senate took up the bill to incorporate the
stockholders of the Montgomery Railroad Coin-
pauy in the town of West Poiut, aud of using a
depot on their owu laud in said town—which,
after being amended, was passed.
Saturday, Dec. 2.
Mr Powell, of .McIntosh, presented the petition
of James Troup attd others; which was referred
to the Committee on internal Improvement.
Bills introduced and read first time:
By Mr Bond: To make permanent the county
site of Mariou, at Tazewell.
By Mr Gibson: To make Clerks of the Supe
rior nud Inferior Courts of this State, and their
securities, liable for all moneys received t»v said
clerk*, in their official capacity, to define tbe
amount of their bond, aud the mode of collection.
By Mr Camden: To authorize grants to issue
iu tho uame of informants aud purchasers for
parts of certain Jots of laud, ;u the county of
Cherokee, which have been condemned as frau
dulently drawn, aud which have been partition
ed aud sold under au order of the Suporiar Court
of said county.
By iUr PowciL of Talbot: To repeal au act
incorporating the Trustees of the Baptist Church,
iu tho (own of Talhotton. Talbot couuty.
Air Coao called up the resolution instructing
our senators aud representatives in Congress
relative to tbo ro-esiakUshmeiit of the mail route
from Millcdgevillc, via lrwintou, Duhliu, &c.
aud after ordering ou amendment to tbo same,
the resolutions were agreed to.
Mr BealL chairman of the sub-committen to
which was referred tbo letter of W. Poe, relative
to the new edition of Prince's Digest, reported
resolutions providing for the payment of the bal
ance due on said Digest.
Mr Burns laid ou the table the following reso
lution;
Resolved, ffe. That his Excellency the Go
vernor be requested to furnish each branch of the
General Assembly with all the information that
may be in his possession touching the expressed
will of the people, as heretofore expressed, by a
vote for or against the following subjects, viz:
Reduction of the number of the General As-,
serably; biennial sessious of the Legislature, aud
a Superior Court for the correction of errors; and
Miss Wilbcrforce. When Mr Wilberforcc tho number of votes that have been given for aud
"msa candidate for Hull, his sister, who oneday 3 ®™ Dsl c;ic ^ of tlie aforesaid questious,
accompanied him, was applauded bythefree- Ihe , ru!0S of the fee.mte were suspended, and
applauded by
in m with a loud huzza, and tho cry of “Miss
Wilbcrforce forever.”—Upon which she wit-
■ily replied. “No—I hope no: Wilbcrforce
for ever.”
the resolutions was taken up and agreed to.
.Mr McDonald laid the following resolution on
the table:
Resolved, That our senators in Congress bo
to endeavor to cause a law to be passed to rema-
aerate citizens of Georgia for all services perfor
ated by them, for all property lost or injured by
them, in the late war against the Creek aad
Seminole Indians, and to reimburse the State of
Georgia in ail sums paid out on account of such
claims and services.
BILLS PASSED.
To compensate the grand and petit jurors of
the county of Bibb.
To compensate the grand aud petit jurors of
the county of Mouroe.
To more effectually protoct the rights of wi
dows, orphans, and the heirs at law of deceased
persons iu this State. Sec.
BILLS REJECTED.
Making it lawful for any executoi, administra
tor of au estate of a deceased person, and guar
dian of orphan’s estate, to advertise in the county
for dismission, as therein provided for.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Nov. 30, 1837.
Robert Boyd, Esq. member elect from the
county of Jefferson, appeared, produced his
credentials, and took his seat.
Mr Goodwin introduced a bill to prevent the
circulation, iu Georgia, of bank bills issued by
the late Bank of tbe United States.
BILKS PASSED.
To incorporate tbe Habersham Iron Works
and Mauiifacturiug Company.
To incorporate the town of Troupville, in
Lowndes county.
BILLS REJECTED.
To add a part of Cobb, Campbell, and Carroll
couuties to Paulding county, and to create a
new couuty out of tbe same—Yeas II, nays
121. 1
To compel persons owning and having charge
of plantations uud slaves, iu couuties other than
their residence, to pay taxes fur tho same iu the
counties where they are situated—Yeas 51,
nays 94.
A message was received from the Governor,
informing tho House that he had assented to tho
act for the pardon of Benjamin Sou'b.
On motion of Mr Meriwether.
Resolved. That the Directors of the Central
Bank be requested to communicate to this House,
as soou as practicable, the probable monthly
receipts of that Bunk, commeui-iag on the 1st of
December, 1837, and eud : ug the 3llth November,
1838, designating tho amount to be received on
discount account, aud that to be received on
reduction of notes in each of said months.
A resolution was adopted, offered by Mr Ste
phens, requesting the members in Congress from
Georgia :o use their influence in having estab
lished, and carried into effect, a mail route from
the town of Decatur, Alabama, by way of Law-
reuceville, Cassville, Rome and i'ummerville. to
be carried iu four horse stagecoaches, at least
three times a week.
Mr .McFarland also offered u resolution, which
was adopted, requesting our members in Con
gross to have a mail route established, and .put in
operation, from Rome iu Floyd county, to Ross
ville, in Walker, by the way of the following post
offices, to wit: Arumcliee. iu Floyd. and Islaud-
town, and Chickamauga, in Walker couniy. the
mail to be carried three times a week iu two
horse post coaches.
A number of bills were then read the second
time, after which the House adjourned.
Friday, Dee. 1
Bills introduced and read first time:
By Mr Watson: To pardou John Mahon of
the county of Baldwin.
By Mr Jeukios: To lend the credit of the
State of Georgia to the Savannah River Etti-
bankmeut Company, aud to create a certain
income for the use of said company.
Mi Meriwether, from the Committee on tho
Judiciary, to which was referred the bill, to al
ter aud define the rights and liabilities of parties
in actions of ejectment in certaiu caces, and to
adopt the rules uf pleading in relatiou thereto.
Also, to authorise the guardiaus of miners to
receive, recover and remove from tho Slate of
Georgia, property belonging to their wards, aud
to which they may be entitled in cases, &.c.
Mr McFarland, from tbe commute appointed,
reported a bill, to appropriate money for the
purpose of opening aud improving the road from
Lafayette, in the county of Walker, to the Murray
county line, in a direction for Spring Place.
Air H. G. Lamar laid on the table a resolution,
authorizing the Goveruorlo deliver the necessary
number of swords and pistols to tho Bibb county
Cavalry—which was agreed to.
BILLS PASSED.'
To amend an act, to authorize the Governor
and Secretary of State to correct any errots that
may have taken place, or which may hereafter
take place, in issuiug grants iu any of the land
lotteries of this State, passed 22d December,
1827.
To incorporate the Indian Spriugs, iu the
county of Butts, and appoint commissioners for
the same.
To incorporate the Savaunah Foundry am)
Steam Eugiue Factory Association.
To appropriate a sum of mouey for the relief
of the Chatham Artillery.
To authorize certain commissioners therein
named to raise by lottery, a fund for the erection
of monuments to the memory of Green and
Pulaski, in tho city of Savannah—asstuted, to,
30ih November, 1828.
bills rejected.
To uiaiiuniit William Woodlief, a man sl.ivo,
the property of Scaboru Jones, of Muscogee
couuty.
To* lay out and organize a new couniy, out of
the counties of Habersham, Jackson aud Gwin
nett.
Saturday, December 2.
Bills introduced and read first time:
By Air Calhouti: To require the Clerks of the
Superior Courts, in certain cases (herciu named,
to certify under their hands and seals oi office,
that certain executions issuing from Justices’
Courts, and which may be intended to be levied
on real estate in couuties other than tboso wherein
the same were issued, are gcuuine.
Air Cone: To authorize t/to Justices of the
Superior Court of Camden couniy, or a majority
of them, to appropriate a part of the couuty fumis
of said county, to the repairing of the roads of
said county.
The bill of Senate to establish aud organize
a Court lor tho Correction of Errors, aud to
regulalo the proceedings thereof, was taken up
aad rend tbe second time.
Mr Bryant moved to make tho same the spe
cial order of the day for thd first day of April
uext, which was determined iu tbe affirmative—
yeas 68, uaysGl.
YEAS—.Messrs. Allen, Antry. Biackshear,
Shaffer, Smith, of Hancock, Solomon, Steele,
Stephens. Stroud, of Clark, Sumer, Toombs,
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That to
secure the State, all the property, real andper-
Whitaker, Winn, of Gwiuuett.
REMARKS OF AIR POWELL, OF TALBOT.
Mr fiunagan's Bill being vender consideration,
viz: “-4 Bill to be eri tiled An Act, to prevent
the Banks in this State from issuing and cir
culating Banks Bills under the denomina
tion of Ten Dollars.”
Air Powell, of Talbot, said, he felt constrain
ed to notice a few of the remarks made by gen
tlemen who advocate the bill. The gentleman
front Hall had manifested much feeling in re
lation to the fate of his bill; he calls on the
opponents of the bill to stand up “square to the
front,” and tells the Senate they shall meet the
question upon its merits. Mr Powell said, he
for one would shrink from no responsibility;
he should not dodge the question. If the
Banks have abused their privileges, and acted
corruptly, he was willing that they should be
properly castigated; those abuses should be
ferreted out, and the real and true situation of
those Institutions made known to the commun
ity—And if, as gentlemen suppose, wo have
rotten, broken Banks, among us, let them go
down. But (said Air Powell,) before ho could
consent to join iu this indiscriminate crusade,
or war against the Banks, he must be permit
ted to cuquire, who are to be the victims 1—
Are the Bank men alone to be the sufferers ?
No sir—The consolidated returns from the
Bank Officers of the State, show the situation
of our Banking Institutions to be as sound, as
any' in the Union ; and they would, he had
no doubt, bo among the first to resume specie
payments. But the policy of coercing them at
the present moment, would be ruinous to the
best interests of this country. The staple
commodity of our State has already been de
pressed in price in our Commercial Cities, from
an apprehension that our action here will lead
to the present difficulties and embarrassments
of the Bank. They perceive the mania of
certain politicians; the hostility towards the
Banks; the continual slang of fraud and cor
ruption. Hence sir, they are deterred front
according the usual facilities to merchants and
cotton buyers. Mr Powell said, be could see
no necessity lor avowing himself either a Bank
or Anti Bank tnan.—But so far as the interest
of those whom he bad the honor here to repre
sent, is concerned, he should feel it an imper
ious duty to cherish our own Institutions, es
pecially those who have managed their affairs
with fidelity. He said, he would confess he
had felt none of the embarrassments spoken of
by the honorable Senator from Hall, in relation
to the Rag money.—We have but little trouble
to get rid of those bills which the gentleman
deems so worthless. As for hint and his people
he had only to regret the dieftiulty of procuring
this worhlrss trash. It answers all our pur
poses—it pays our debts, and the specie would
do nothing more. It is certainly a most in
auspicious period, to meddle with a subject in
volving such momentous considerations. He
for one must oppose all such legislation, see
ing that the agricultural community are the
debtors to the Banks of this State, to Abe a-
mount of fourteen millions of dollars, it must
be maoilent to all, that in the war which gen
tlemen intend waging with the Banks, the peo
ple, the cotton growers and fanners must be the
sufferers
Blount Bowen Boyd, Bryant, Camp, of Camp
bell, Carr, of Crawford, Gaudier, Chester Chris
Watson, Wellborn, of Rabun, Wellborn, of Union, sonal, and all foe rights and credits of each
Company receiving the benefits of this act,
shall be bound for tbe payment of the princi
pal and interest of all Certificates, signed 'as
aforsaid, and delivered to such Company; and
the property of each Stockholder -shall be
bound and pledged to the State to the amount
of the stock hemtay subscribe for, and the State
shall have a preference over all other credi
tors.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That when
any person or persons shall transfer his, her or
their stock or any part thereof, the property
of the assignee shall be bound for the amount
of stock transferred to him, her or them, for
which the State shall have the like preference ;
and the assignee shall be at liberty to mortgage
or pledge to the State, property to the amount
of stock transferred to him or her; and if the
President of such Company shall be satisfied
that the property of the assignee, thus mort
gaged or pledged to the State, is of equal val
ue to that which was mortgaged or pledged by
the assignor, he shall certify the same to the
Governor, upon which the Governor shall re
linquish and deliver to the assignor, the mort
gage, pledge or lien giving by him to the State
and shall give a certificate to such assignor,
that the said property is free from, and unen
cumbered by any lien or claim of the State,
created by this act, which certificate the said
assignor may have recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of the county in
which the properly is, and also in the county
where the owner resides, and which shall ever
after be a bar to any claim of the State on such
property.
1 Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That a
Stockholder in any Company, wishing to free
the whole or any part of his property mortgag
ed or pledged to the State, under the provis
ions of this act, may do so bv mortgaging or
pledging other property of equal value, and
the President of the Company, tf he believes
the property thus mortgaged or pledged in ex
change, is of equal value to that first mortgag
ed or pledged to the State, shall certify the
skme to the Governor, upon which the Gov-
ernorshall relinquish anddeliver to such Stock
holder the first mortgage or property pledged,
and shall give a certificate that the State has
no lien or claim on said property, which cer
tificate may be recorded as directed in the fifth
sett on of this act.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
each Company which shall receive Certificates
from the State, shall pay the amount of the in
terest aud principal of such Certificates into
the Treasury of the State, ten days before the
same shall fall due respectively, and on failure
to do so, the Comptroller General is hereby
authorized to issue execution, iu the name of
the State, against the Company, for the amount
which may be due aud unpaid, to be levied by
any Sheriff, first on the property of said Com
pany; and if that should not satisfy the demand
then upon the property of each Stockholder
and his securities, to the amount for which
such Stockholder may he bound; and the said
Sheriff shall sell said property at Sheriff’s Sale
after giving thirty days notice of the time and
place of sale in any newspaper in which the
Sheriff’s Sales for that Judicial Circuit may
be advertised: Provided, That said Com
pany may, at any time before the sale, stop
the same, by paying lho amount due and all
costs to the Sheriff who has the execution, and
any Stockholder may stop the sale of his pro
perty by paying the amount due from him,
and his proportion of the cost.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Tiiat the
General Assembly, on joint ballot, immediate
ly after the passage of this act, and tri-cnuial-
ly thereafter, shall elect five Commissioners of
Internal Improvement, who shall hold their
offices three years, (unless sooner removed for
misconduct) and as much longer as the Legis
lature choose to elect them, and who shall e-
lect one of their number President, who shall
be styled President of the Board of Commis
sioners of Internal Improvement, and they shall
appionta Clerk, whose duty they shall pre
scribe.
See. 9. And be it further enacted, That
said Commissioners shall employ a competent
Civil Engineer and such Assistant Engineers,
and other persons, as may be ncecssary to car
ry into effect the provisions of this Act; and
the said Commissioners are hereby authorized
and required to carry into effect an Act pas
sed the 21st of December, 1836, authorizing
and directing the construction of a Rail Road
to be known as the Western Atlantic Rail Road
of the State of Georgia ; and they shall have
entire charge and control of the location and
construction of said Western and Atlantic Rail
Road,and of the construction ofsuriiotherRail
Roads, and Public Works as the Legislature
may hereafter, from time to time, authorize and
direct; and tho said Commissoners arc hereby
authorized and required to have the principal
Rivers ol* the State examined, and their chan
nels cleared and improved, so as render them
navigable for steamboats properly constructed,
at all seasons of tbe year, to the cities of Au
gusta, Milledgeville, Alacon, and Columbus,
and to such. ph»c<? on Flint River as jpay he
found practicable.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the said Commissioners shall from time to time
make estimates of the probable expense and
cost of the works under their control, which
they shall laybefore the Governor, upon which
the Governor shall and he is hereby required to
issue and deliver, to said Commissioners, State
Certificates in the manner prescribed in the
first section of this act, signed by the Trea
surer, and countersigned by himself, for the
amounts specified in such estimates which, cer
tificates shall not bear an interest of more than
five per cent per annum, and shall not run
A BILL, To be entitled An Act to autliroizc aud re
quire the Governor and Treasurer of the State
of Georgia, to issue and deliver, on certain condi
tions, to incorporated companies, State Certificates,
upon which they may borrow money on the credit of
the Suite, alter giving to the State good and suffi
cient security—to appoint Commissioners of Inter-
nal Improvements, nud to authorize said Commis
soners to construct certain works of Internal Im
provement, and to require the Governor and Trea
surer to issue to s id Commissioners certificates,
upon which they may obtain money on the cicdit of
the State, to pay for such works.
Section 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia in General Assembly nut, and it is here
by enacted b</ the authority of the same, That
the Governor of this State shall • be and lie is
hereby required, upon the application ol the
Directors, of any Company now incorporated
or hereafter incorporated bv this State, for the
purpose of constructing a Turnpike, Rail
Road, Canal or Slackwatcr navigation in any
part ofthc State, to issue and deliver, under
the provisions hereafter set forth, to such
Directors, in such sums as they may desire,
State Certificates of debt, signed by the Trea
surer of the State and countersigned by the
Governor, (and the said Treasurer is hereby
required to sign the same,) to bear an inter
est not exceeding six per cent, per annum,
and payable in not less than twenty nor more
than fifty years after date; which time and a-
mount of interest shall be left, undetthe above
restrictions, to be determined upon by tbe said
Directors and the person or persons from whom
they may obtain the funds: and it shall be' sta
ted in said Certificates, that they arc issued by
the authority and under the provisions of this
act, payable at the Treasury of the State: and
the State of Georgia shall be and is hereby
bound for the payment of said Certificates,
which shall also be stated in said Certificates:
and the Treasurer of this State is hereby au
thorized and required to pay tho interest on
said Certificates according to the contracts or
agreement therein expressed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Directors aforsaid shall be entitled, as here
inafter provided to apply for and receive said
Certificates for one third the amount of the
capital of said Company, as soon as the stock
is subscribed for, and so soon as one third of
the work on the Turnpike, Rail Road,
Canal or Slackwater navigation shall be com
pleted, they shall receive one other third, and
so soon as two thirds of such work shall be
completed, they shall receive the remaining
third of the capital of such Company in said i more than sixty years, for the payment of
lian, Cobb, Colley, Couc. of Camdcu, Conner
Craft, Evans, Floyd, Ford. Friar, Goodmau.
Greene, of Campbell. Greene, of Marion, Hamp
ton, Harris’ Ilatcher, Henderson, Hill, Hilliard,
Horton, Hunter, Must, Jones, of Fmukliu, Kemp,
Landrum, Lausdoun, Lcuiou, Lockhart, Aiuhoue,
.Mays, AlcArthur, McCray, Meadows, Mitchell,
Peuticost, Pittmau. Pollard, Reid. Rivers,.Rob
inson, of Jasper, Rogers, riharpe, Shipp, Smith,
of Appling, Spencer, Stafford, Statham. Strick
land, Stroud, of Wallou. Ward. Weaver, Welch-
ell. Wilkinson, Wilson, Wmu, of Oglethorpe,
Young.
NAYS—Messrs. Brewion, Brown. Bull, Bur
nett, Calhoun, Cainp of Henry, Carroll, Clark,
of Camden, CJark. of llall. Collier, Crime.
Crawford, Dobsou, Duko. Dyer. Fitz
patrick. Fraoklin. Gilibs, Goodwill, Cray, Green,
Hammond, Hard age, Joukius. Jobiisntu J\el/y;
of Rabun, Kenan. Kina, of Greene. Lainlntiii.
Maxwell, M’Douald, M’Dowcll, McFarland, Al-
Kindley, .Meriwether, Mosclv, Moye, Myers,
Newton, Parker, Patterson, Peoples, Price of
instructed, aud ourrepreteBtairres be requested, J Gilmer, Quarteroiau, Reeves, Sanford, Scarlet,
Certificates; and tho certificates of the Presi
dent and Chief Engineer of said Company,
certifying the amout of work done, shall be e-
vidence to the Governor of that fact.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
before any Company now incorporated, or
hereafter to be incorporated, shall receive any
Certificates from the Governor, the Directors
or Commissioners of said Company (as the
case may he) shall require and take from each
which, the State shall be bound. And the
Commissioners shall dispose of the said certifi
cates to the best advantage and shall deposite
tbe money received for them in the Central
Bank in Milledgeville, which money shall he
and remain subject to the orders of said Com
missioners, or a Alajority of them; and the
said Commissoners shall annually, at the meet
ing of the Gctferal Assembly, render an ac
count, either jointly, or severally, of their pro
Stockholder a mortgage, to the State of Geor- ) ceedings and transactions, to the Governor,
gia, upon real property worth at least as much
as tho amount of stock subscribed for by .him,
or such other security as they may deem suf
ficient to secure the payment of tho interest
and principal of said Certificates, as they, may
respectively become due,and if any Stockholder
shall refuse to jnty'the instalments of principal
and interest, as they,become due, he shall for
feit to the Company his stock to three times the
amonnt of the principal or interest du6 and
unpaid. ’ ’ • ’ ’ *
which he shall laybefore the Legislature; aud
three of said Commissioners shall form 41 board
for the transaction of business, and in the ab-
of; and the said Treasurer is hereby required
and authorized to pay, as the same may become
due, to the holder of each and every Certificate
issued under the provisions of this act, or to his
or her,attorney authorized to receive the inter,
est due on such Certificate or Certificates.
From JVno York Papers
FROM LOWER CANADA.
At one o’clock we received the Montreal
Herald of Tuesday. That, paper states t) lat
an extensive search has been made for Air Pan.
ineau, but without success—we did not know
that a warrant had been issued for his appre
hension.
From the Herald.
Alalo, a constable, arrived in town yester
day, accompained by the blacksmith at Lon;,
ueil who took off the handscuffs front 5j r
AI’Avignon and Air Dentaray, the two prisoners
who were rcscured, andalsoby two inhabitants'
who, we understand, have made depositions
before the attorney general.
One habitant has been found dead in the
thicket beyond Longueil, where the cavaliy
was attacked on Tuesday last. Two compa
nies of the 32d regiment are to leave town this
morning, in order to meet the seven prisoners
who will be escorted from Chambiy by two
companies of the Royals. A few ol the individ
uals against whom warrants are issued, hare
been seen skulking about St. Antoine,Cham
biy, and other places adjacent, attemping t 0 stir
up the habitants to acts of violence.
On Sunday tho congregration of the church
of St Antoine was addressed by Mr Cartier, a
young advocate of this city, who recommend
ed that a “liberal regiment” should beiromedi-
ately formed, w hich he would lead to death or
victory in attempting to release his brave com
patriots from the gaol, but he met with but lit-
tie success, as at the muster his regiment, in
cluding himself, numbered only four individ
uals.
The Populaire mentions that Papincau left
town on Friday last in company with O’Calia-
ghan and Ovide Perrault, and crossed the riv
er to the island of St. Tlierese to hold a confer
ence with Girod, who had left a short time
previous for Varennes, but on their arrival
there lie was not to be found.
The three rebels then started for the United
States, calling on their friend Dr Cote on their
way, to whom Pupineau said, that he was a-
bom to raise a force of twelve thousand men
in.the States to aid tho Canadians.
It is reported in town that the, following is.
dividuals haVo expatriated themselves .Mr
Duvern.ty, Wolfred Nelson, F. Malo, of Poke
aux Trembles, DrolotofSt. Alare, Dr. Dunn
of St. Charles, llodolphe Dcsivieres and Dr.
H. Ganvin, of this city.
Capt. McDonald a magistrate for this dis
trict, on his way to this city da Frid?y era-
ing last, was arrested by five men uriued :.d
accoutred, who presented their guns ciosi u
his breast. One of them snapped his piece,
the powder flashed in the pan, but fortunately
the gun did not go off.
Captain AIc’Donald then asked the remits
what they wanted to do with him, when they
replied that he must go to Dr. Kimber’s resi
dence, to which he was taken. The Dr. thoafn
engaged in serving the patriots with ammuni
tion* had the humanity to liberate Captain Mc
Donald, and sent one of his men to escort liia
to Bunker’s hotel, were he remained.
Lord Gosford has issued a militia genera!
order, declaring that all resignations extond
from officers in the militia, by violence cr
threats, are accounted null and void, and tie
said officers will still be considered as huldirf
the same.
The commander of the forces lias autlioiw
the entbodyingofthree volunteer corps indt p »•
dent of the ward organzition, under Use nan*' |
of t lie Royal Irish, Scotch and British fud&i
each corps fo consist of one hundred oien us-1
cur .i captain and two lieutenants.. A K'
of 65yalry 11 ior the name of the Queen s If
Dragoons, -amounting to fifty men is also » k
organized.
It was currently repotted at Monies**
Monday that.-the People’s Bant had stopr-
payment. Its notes were refused in depu-t
at the Montreal and Nortli American Ban®;
The five persons arrested in Qm bic.u’
Alessrs. Morin, Legare, Chasseur, TrudfH
and Lachance, have been admitted to tof j
82000 each, with two securties in the saner j
mount. They arc to appear for trial in AI 41 ' I
and keep the peace In the meantime.
St. A crass, Vt- N"'- *
Passengers in the Singe who left .Monti" 3 *
evening, and arrived at Higligntc this cvenmj.jyj
THAT THE PATRIOTS ARE GAINING 8
CHARLES.
Frequent Skirmishes have taken place,
generally favorable to the Patriots. .
Yesterday and to-day firing was heard w
rectionofSt Charles. - -v,y
They contradict the ramot so current tw .
24 hours, that the Rova(ists had taken at. t -
routed the Patriots, killed 3j0. and taken Ge"
prisoner. • _ c - - L
The greatest excitement prevails in the c -j,l
Amidst (Jje multitude of rumors it is nbn-'' 1
tv ascertain tint axact truth. A day or txv0
bly furuish something decisive.
fcATER STILL.
Ten o’clock r. k-Wc learn front
credit, that on Saturday at II p. it- iJieBr.li ;.l
the Patriots—there was hard fighting, 011 ® 8 I
a while the Patriots were put to roniusion.
A reinforcement of 1,800 Patriots came up. ,1
the British in the rear apd routed them. 1 ‘ .^-1
ists had retreated to a wood and constant »c I
the Canadian troops wore pouring in one 11 ' I
the!"-j
tier
"file Royalists had burned the viU*ge®^®_
We look hourly for further iutcIlig« B
result is doubtful. . r
Great fears are entertained at Montreal»
sion from Terrebonne where a large P' 1
was collected. ^ rUrk* ^
Almost all tho regulars were at St.
Volunteers were barricading the streets o
Canada. A gentleman who arrived ' n r C .',iu!”!
from Canada, informs the editor of the 1 ' 0[ i«r 5 l
disalfi-cied persons engaged in the ate
had retired to Sr, Ci.nrJ.-s, where U"‘> 11 fi-'l
possession ofthe seat of Du Bartho t .S‘’fre ■' « v : y-
for the Provir.ee. They have there, it«W
army of 3000 men. A force ofSOO had t*. ky
gainst them, but it was feared that the l°j*»'
diem could not be relioilon- Papineau 13
with the insurgents.
The Beacon of Liberty is blazing*!^I
ida. A second battle J
\ve
sence of the President they shall elect a I in their Browsers, with
earnest in Canada
iugton has already been fought; - Lj
final results will be equally glorious
- Queer Bed fellows.—The e<l -
ald says, that a hundred men
sident pro tem; and all orders to draw money
oftt (rt’tJic said Bank* shall be-signed by three
or more of said Commissioners; and the said
commissioners shall deposite in the Treasury
of the State, as the same shall become due, an
amount of money sufficient to pay the inter-
i cst on such Certificates as they have disposed
and fixed.bayonets. We shouldIrjd
\vith something else.—Portland J-
— — . c 0 m e
Good Cause for Rejotctng- ■ { j )e jF i
the federalists are rejociing bccaus ^
once in their liyes voted for a I 1 -
clectcd.