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A fire broke oat in Third-Street, VUiladclphia
on the tali inst. which destroyed alidtit twenty
buildings, and injiired several others.
FREDERICK S. FELL,
CltY PRINTER. . .
THURSDAY EVENING, ft!** 19, 1826.
At a Meeting of the hoard of Health, yesterday,
Cal Johx Shellmas, was unanimously re-elect
ed Chairman, and I. K. Teft, Secretary,* of the
Hoard for the ensuing year.
We have dccupied a large portion of our paper
today with the defence of the Darien Bank, n-
gainst the charges of Allen B. Puwell, Esq.
width tvere published in the Republici»ii*ifThui-s-
d&y last. The next day after these ddtuincnts
fc erc Teadin the House of Representatives, Rlh
?ow KLt, it is said addressed a letter to the Speak
er, csplnuatory of the letter Of 9. Wood, Cashier
at Macon. We have dot been able to procure \
copy of It. It shall be published as soda as it can
be procured:
A letter from Havana of {he 7*h inst lays:—
“The produce of the Island is in hnimdicd de
mand: Therfc a nothingpolllifcal ohtupbrtanfce to
communicate at this time. Atiotker coiivoy is
daily expected, of whose arrival I shall duly ad
vise you. The fcreole population are very much
dissatisfied, with the existing state of things, and
-almost any change would be acceptable to them;
but 1 very much fear from their la*y and inert
dispositions that it will be a long time before they
will exert themselves to any purpose.” *
One hundred and fifty-nine Canal Boats, arrived
at Utica, N. Y. during the week ending the 3d
iuSt.
TOE /.YD/.4.VS—We have accounts from niil-
iedgcville of-Friday last, by which we learn
that the Indian Chief Gen. McIntosh, tvas not
hurhl or scalped, as has been reported, but was
taken from the house end buried; and that the
Indians say they did not kill him in war but in
jmrsuance of a law declaring that any Indian
selling the land, or treating for a sale; should
forfeit his life, A report pfttailed lit Mitledge-
ville, that a great Council of thfc Indians was tb
have been held bn Saturday last, to consult on
‘be Subject of going to War with ttit party favor
able to the treaty; and is wai thought that a civil
war would isnsbe. It is expect- d that the extra
session of the Legislature which couvenes on
Monday rieit, will be short—and that the survey
of the lands as Originally contemplated when Gov.
froup Issued his proclamation calling the mem-
ben together, will, in consequence of the ex-
(itement among the Indians, be preveuted for
the present.
In the Legislature of Connecticut, the Govern
or transmitted a communicaiibri (Kim the War
Department, informing them that an Engineer
from the U. S. Engineer corps had becii directed
to survey a eanal totiie from Lake Memphrema-
gog, through Barnet in the State of Vermont,
thence through the valley of the Cdnbecticut, a
long the Connecticut river, to tide waters of Long
Island SouVd; and requesting the state to send an
agent to Ineet the Engineer at Barnet on the 10th
instant :>tbts route would afford a water commu
nication With CariadA
Notice has already been given that applicatioh
will be ihade to the Rear! Legislature of the State
of New York, to incorporate the Accommodation
Bank, in the City of New York, With a capital of
/oilr iru/Nan-—and by way ofrecoiUmendatldn to
the scheme, the applicants propose to make two
great Raft Roadi, one from Lake Erie tdthe Hud
son river, and one trom Lake Champlain to the
same riveir.
DEFENCE OF THE DARIEN BANK
The Circuit Court Of the United State* com
menced its session at MilledgeviUe, bn the 3d
Inst. Judges JpnNSON, aad Cdvler, presiding.
The Court after going through considerable busi
ness, adjourned on Thursday la.t, to the regular
term In May next.
THE CROPS.—We have conversed with sere-
M intelligent planters from the southern, middle
nod western parts Of out state, who infarm tis that
iho Cotton crops art by no means as promising as
they were last year this time, owing to the ex
treme wet weather that prevailed during the last
month, and the cold and bleak winds which have
beet: experienced since the plant has come Up.
This weather has materially checked its growth;
and it is feared that nothing like full crops will be
realized the present year, it appears by the fol
lowing article whirb we extract from the Colum
bia Tellescope that short crops are also calc ma
ted on In South Carolina “As far as we can
learn from every quarter of our State, the season
Si unpropitious to the cotton crop, on account of
O defect th the seed, Occasioned it is supposed
from the long period of wet weather which oc
curred before the lost Crop was gathered in.
£reat part of what btif been planted has failed to
come up. Since then a large proportion of the
jJr.nt that has made its appearance above ground
died from the coid nights and dews which we
•are experienced this spring.”
The Charleston Mercury, id noticing (he meet-
itfgbeld in this city, relativeto the disposal of our
late acquired territory, remarks— 11 Having read
some of the articles in favor ofe lottery, we think
the views entertained of the matter by the meet
ing extremely judicious,and shall be glad to learn
Avreafter that the Legislature lias defeated the
project to dispose of Important public property in
that way.”
We hope that tbs anticipations of the Mercury
Aay be realized. -
tPr-om the Charleston Mercury of Tuesday last
Our postscript of Saturday morning, relative to
the rise of Uplands and other cottons, at Liver-
jjDol,wa* substantially trtfe as regards the accounts
by the General Drown’.' f That vessSJ brought let
ters of the evbsmiK of Safuraay,- the 2d of April;
at which time priCoi had risen twopence higher
on most descriptions t>f Upends, than what ti
Were during the month ot March: We repeat our
former language—this Hfdmation ti foAxct and
authentic.
, [In addition fo the above, we learn from a gen
ileraan who arrived in town lift Evening, from
CuaHeston, that up to Tuesday last at IB o’tlock
it was confidently believed, that the advlccs of the
^Cotton Market at Liverpool brought by the Gen ;
■oral Brown, were to the 8th of April; up to which
time Uplands were quoted at 18:$d.- In conse
quenceofthlsfew or no salts vrefe made in Charles
ton od Monday and Tuesday last, hbfdhrs Were
Anxiously VobftTifg for further and more authentic
advices'.- The April pafcket was hourly expected
at New-York, which will no doubt, furnish such
information; as'to reiifeVC all cfoubt* of the real
Mate of the CottuA Market, at Liverpool:—Sav,
Kir.I
ftUtB
The National Intelligencer of thd' lOtfi inft
contains a statistical view of the Commerce and
Navigation of the United Stare* for the year end
bag Sept. 30, l'824rin remarkiilg upon it the Edi
tors observe.
Bank of Darien, Oct. 10; 1824.
To His Excellency, Geo. M. TltotP,
Governor, Millfedgeville.
Sir—I herewith have the honor of han
ding you the report of the Committee, ap
pointed to reply to the letter of resigna
tion of Mr: Allen B. Dowell as a member
of this Board, and to the charges made
by Riin to your Excellency ogainst the
members of this direction.
I remain, your obedient servant.
(Sighed)
TUOS. SPALDING, PrtsH
Bank of Darien, Oct. 12, 1824.
On ^notion.
Resolved, That the President, Mr. Scar
brough and Mr. T roup, be And they are
hereby appointed a Committee, to reply to
Mr. Allen B. Pcwell’s letter of rCsigha-
tion as a member of this board, and to an
swer the charges made by him 16 the
Governor against this direction.
Extract from the minutes.
EBEN. S. REES, Cashilr.
' Bank of Darith, Oct'. 1$, 18B4;
The President, in behalf of the Com
mittee. appointed to reply to’ Mr. Allen B:
PoWell’s, letter of resignation as a mo tu
be r of this board, arid to answer the char
ges made by hifn to the Governor against
this direction, submitted the following re
port in a letter addressed to his Excellen
cy the Governor, which was read with its
accompanying documents, and unanim
ously accepted, nnd a copy oxdered on
file with the Cashier.
Extract from the minutes.
EBEN. S. REES, Cashier.
“It is a document of so’ great interest, that in
the present dearth of news, we are of opinion that
We could not offer to our readers any thing more
inviting or acceptable. This-iptelligible and ac
curate wble affords abundant food for reflection,
rind for the speculations of political econoitaists,
to whdm wc leave, for tfee'pfesent, the pleasure,
nod tlic labor, of making deductions from it'. For
the information of our readeik, however, Wallace
in contrast' below, the result of the aggregates of
tho Statement of (lie last year with that which
preceded,* thus sjipwing 'tkeir increase rind de
crease.
1823' 1824 Increase.
Imports, 77,579,267 80,549,007 2,969,746
Item. Exports, 47,155,408 60,649,600 3,494,092
Ear. Exports, 27.W3.622 25,337,157"'
Total Exports, 74,699,030 75,986,667 1,287,027
Am. Ton. ent’fr, 775,271 860,033 74,762
far. T«b. do. 119,46^ 102,3677'
crons*' 2;206,4C5 *
tfe 17,101-
To His Excellency, Geo. M. Troup,
Governor.
Sir—We are desired by the Board
Directors of the Bank of Darien, to reply
to your Excellency, .upon the subject of
the charges which Mr. povrell, a late Di
rector, has been pleased to make agains t
the Board; and here, sir, we can assure
you, that obr greatest difficulty consists,
in understanding Mr. Powell’s charges;
For much of nis litter would seeftr to os
rather directed against thfe discretion of
the Stockholders, in the selection of the
persons they KaVe been pledsid to eofifidff
their rights, to, than to Any actings of the
Directors themselves:—But ff we are to
Underhtatid Mr.' Powell, as specifying
three offences committed by tfclei Board of
Direction, we wilt reply to' them as con
cisely Sri possible;
First. We arh charged with cliffeiingge
Herally with hipi in Opinion.
Secondly: With violating out faith
with’General Floyd, and
o- With disebtiuting drafts on
oavafitiah'acceptances.
,. . f; To the first, we must say, that it HRs
been a great misfortune to the Bank of
Darien, that Mr. Powell should have dif
fered with its direction, as He.has for sev-
,eral years past; employed all the influ
ence which a s’eat in the Legislature gave
him, to divide and distract its councils,
and to impair the high credit, which he
actings hatfc given it, both abroad and at
home. But the Directors of the Bank of
Daricu, see nothing in tho education, in
the acquirements, or in the character of
Mr. Powell, to induce them .to prostrate
their Own opinions before his, when, in
exercising this right of opinion, they feel,
they Have but exercise<fa r'ight secured to
then! by their character.-
, II. To the second charge, they sfriy that
they fee}' the greatest regret at having
; Gen. Floyd’s name thus thrust upon your
Exceirepey,, and upon tl’ie Legislature;'
and if they haVe had art indignant feeling
at arty part of Mr. Powell's letter, it has
arisen frorti' this' indelicate' exposure of
private, transactibns.
the request, und its President vab direc
ted, as ho Was goiug to Savannah, to ar
range the ttansiers with Mr. Molliiicailx.
And it wijis aerbed between the President
am\ Mr. Mollineaux, that Messts; Law &
Jacksoii,. the attorneys of Mollinotiiix,
should draw the hssigtihietitri Uf the
Mortgage; transrtiit (t to Darien, to bo
approved df by the Bbdrd of Direction,
have it, then proveti and recorded; when
upon its delivery to the CAshier of tho
Bank, thus executed, he would give n check
upon the StuteBank for the amount; Be
fore any of these preliminaries were com
plied with, Mr. Mollinenux wrote the let
ter marked No. 2, bearing date 16th of
June, and answered by the Cnshier, in the
absence of the President, by letter mark
ed No. 3. But before such answer could
have been received, Mr. Mollincaux wrote
letter No. 4i Hearing date the 81st June,
declaring the assignment should be sus
pended uritil November, .and indelicately
intimating that Messrs. Law & Jackson,
were forbidden to deliver, the papers to
the Batik of Daricft. Here elided tlite
whole negotiatioh: Here the promise
which the Bank had madfc to Gen. Fioyd
expired., For they might; or they might
not, be able to advance such a sum of
money at a future period;—arid so it hap
pened; for in the month of iaiidary fol
lowing, whqn this proposition was renew
ed, the condition of the Brink of Darien,
h: d.greatly ehdngcd. THe house of R.
Richardson, 4b Cb. bf Savannah, tvlio
had been their .agent for the purchase of
bills, bad failed; rind a large 6um of mon
ey, which tiy special arrangement With
that house, was to have been paid in New
York, and to hate been placed to the cre
dit of the Bank, with the Treastiry of the
U. States, had been protested, arid its pay
ment thr a long tiirte suspended, if not
endangered. The disposeable funds,
which the Bank had in June, were absor
bed in this, and other necessary purposes.
The Board of Direction had therefore, at
this second Application, the painful duty
of refusing Geri. Floyd’s request, Mr.
Powell and one other member only being
in favor of it: But there was rfeithcr ex
citement or irritation on the occasion. So
far from it, Mr. Powell left a personal
request with the Cashier to the President,
which was promptly complied with, see,
Cashiers certificate No. 5. Although at
the moment, Gen. Floyd might have been
diappointed, we are happy to know, that
after he had consulted with his counsel,
Messrs. Davis &, Berrien, and after ho
knew the motive of Mr. Mollirteaux’s de
lay which was to force a payment for
82000 of opert account which he held n-
gairist Gen. Hopkitis’s estate, before he
transferred the mortgage, he became sat
isfied with IKc propriety of the course pur
sued; and happily for the Bank pf Darien,
Judge Davies, ail liotforabty member of
the Seriate, is Iritlniately acquainted with
all the bjrcumstaricea of tbiri case; and
will render justice as td _ the upright pro
ceeding Of the Boer'd of Directors of the
Bank ... .... .
|ll. To the third charge, We hiy, that
iinhappily such has been the monied situ-
a tiori of the resident inhabitants of Dari
en, that their interchangeably endorsing
for each other, would have added little ad
ditional responsibility to their paper, most
of them being already as deeply indebted
tp the Bank as was warrantable, either to
their own feelings, or with the discretion
of the Board. Thus situated, the only-
trade calculated, to be of any service to
the interior country; or to the town itself,
within the reach of its diminished resour
ces, was that of buying what produce
might be brought down the river, and al
lowing the purchasers to draw bills at six
ty or ninety days sight, upon houses of
high standing In Savannah or elsewhere,
which bills were required to be accepted
before they Were discounted. , In
stead of their being less, there has been
more than cpmmon strictness jn this mea
sure; and the consequence has been as
the certificate ,of the Cashier, No. ft, will
shew the Brink h&s' bever lost a dpllaf by
this course. The charge 6f partiali
ty, in the exercise of this discretion, is rts
unjust &b it is untrue, and would have been
disprovett had any case been specified.
We trusfWe shall now have satisfied your
Excellency as to the three charges Mr.
Powell hns brought against the Board of
Directi-rs, in thCir Collective capacity;
The rest of his letter, appears to have
been intended rather by (be abuse of the
President,- and dark allusions to other
gentlemen, to induce you to rippoint his
friend Mr. Kimberly, who hris been a
standing candidate for Director these sev
eral-years. Mr; Kimberly was appointed
through the instrumentality, of tf gentle
man in Savannah, and at the sacrifice of
a very respectable member of the Board,
(Mr. Barringtori King, a native of the
town of Darien',) for a single yerif a Direc
tor—The Stockholders di'd- not approve
rtf the change, and the,,next year he was
Iqft out; while in the Bank the President
thinks that Mr. Kimlferly was to Wm'a ve-
ry rtnoffending irtCiriber. After taxing
his remembrance, he can recat, mot A Sin
gle difference of opi'niort', and as ;impos
sible is it for.him to fecal, any evidence of
cfellency will reconcile this exception with
f ... ,
the declaration in his previous letter.
As to tho undue influence exercised by
thb President Over the Board, we have on
ly to tcqiiCsl-ydil to rtdd the nauies of the
Director^ bn (lib part of the Stockholders,
when you Will rbcogriisb iti i&oait .of them,
gentlemert knowri aud esteemed from Sa
vannah, to St. Marys, arid \idl6Werii feither
orn in the county, or have grown old ih
it* . . . - ,
And now \ve may conclude this long
communication by referring you to a let
ter from the Cashier of the Branch Bank
at Macon, marked- No. 9, in which you
will see Mr. Wood the writer, states him
self to lie authorised by Mr. Powell, to
say, that if the .Board of Directors feill
appoint him, (Mff. Powell,) Cashier at
Macoti, ih the event of a vacancy—lie
would withdraw the letter addressed to
yolir Excellency, and retire from the Sed
ate! to thi§ lcttef of course no reply has
ever beeh made, tifld to Mr. Wood; wlio
resides at Macon, within thirty miles of
MilledgeviUe, you tire referred for its ve-
rifleation; ,
. But Co sliow your Excellency that Mr.
Powell is not above askiug trifling favors
of the Board of Directors, whom lie so
misrepresents, his letter marked No. 10,
is transmitted to you,
feubyiitted by the Pfcsiderit ih belirilf of
the Committee.
sufficient notice being given) nnd has com
pelled me by otlibr means to raise the
tpuds it sliould linve supplied mo with, I
think it necessary tb inform the Board,
as I leave this on the 25th inst. that noth
ing'further cun be doiie iii the business
uritil my return early iii November, nnd
that I have desired Mess. Law 4* Jackson
to retniri the deeds subject tb my control.
I remain gebtlctheri, yoiir obedloiit ser
vant; .
(Signed]), .
Per A. L. MOLYNEAUX,
WM. C. MOLYNEAUX.
- To the President and Directors
of the Bank of Darien.
I'etuscr.
No. 5.
Darien,
Bank of i)arien, Oct. 19, 1824.
I do hereby certify that when the dis-
cdBsinh took place at tne Bank relative to
the last application made by. Gen. Floyd,
and referred to ih tlie repilrt of the tom-
miitee; there was no appearance of irri
tation or displeasure manifested by any
Director presetit, arid that they Beerded to
separate in good Will und harmony; and
further, that while tlie President Was en
gaged, Mr: Powell left Ivitli nio a verbal
message tb request him (the President)
not to forget bis pfohiise to Write a cer
tain letter.
List of Directors oh the part of the Stock-
holders.
'John Kell—Formerly rt Representa
tive und Senator from Liberty couuty—
Solicitor Get-oral of the Eastern District.
Charles Ikes/.—Respected and esteem
ed in Savannah, Liborty coQnty, and Me-
Intosh—and could at any time these three
years, h&ve been the Senator.
Henry Harford.—Nineteen years ago,
a Representative from the county of Mc
Intosh, and who has held more proxies
than the President or any other person.
William. Scarbrough.—Formerly a Di
rector of.the Plahters Bank, and Presi
dent bf the Insurance Company, Savan
nah, to within a few monthsof his election
as a Director herb. .
Henry T. Hall.~The only young mem
ber of the Board, on the list, nnd he, Mr.
Powell hns uniformly voted for—and left
with him his proxies.
THOS. SPALDING, Pns't.
No. 0.
Bank of Darien, Oct. 19, 1824,
I do hereby certify that the Bank of Da
rien Ims never as yet lost, on discounted
acceptances in Savannah, but have always
beeu promptly met When at maturity,
(Signed).
EBEN. S. REES; Cashier.
No. 1;
Darien, April 3,1823.
The undersigned as one of tlie acting
Executors, of tho estate of the late Gener
al Francis Hopkins; deed, wishes to con^
ccritrate, as much as possible, the dftbts
of said estate, in'the hands of one general
creditor; ahd to offer stick Security,
niay be deemed ample. For the acebrn-
plishmetit of that object he proposes to
tlfe President rind Directors of the Bank
of Dnrieh, a transfer of, the Honda arid
mortgage, bif the rc.al rind personal prop
erty, held by Mr. Mollincaux for semir
ing the pkyment of ri debt due to him from
the estate of a special sum of eleven
thousand dollars, payable on the first of
June next ensuing, with two years in-
tciest due thereon. . The un dersigned is
also desirous of running a note in his
own name, for the benefit of the estate,
with a view to meet some demands in
curred by the current expences of the Inst
year. The interest on these several sums,
will be paid until other outstanding debts
of the estate can be paid, when the proceeds
of the crops will be applied annually, to
the extinguishment of the principal of the
debt, due to the Bank of Darien.
JNO. FLOYD, Exec’r.
(Signed)
Mollineaux of Savannah held, upon a
'considerable prirtlbri df the property of
the lath Gbri. Hopkins, which he seemed
determined to foreclose. Anxious os we]
to oblige Gen. Floyd, as to prevent ri s:
orifice of Gen. Hopkins’s estate in the
summer months. The Board agreed tb
Capacity. * “ Indepcnd* riVe” or “|striCt-
integrity,” in Mr. Kimberly calculated to
excitff bfe jealousy.
Mr. Kimberly hac done'much to injure
the Bank of Darien, qs' his letter marked
No. 7, wilf sheW; His language at Ma-
, conVand elsewhere, . Had been communi
cated to', the B’oard" of Directors of the
Bank of Daririn', and the President was
insfrtiefed tp'rinqutre of himself, whether
he hrid' used 6Uch language. In. order to
do it'as delicately as possible, an officer
of the Bank, known to be intimate With
In the month pf April, Geri; Floyd, id ri
letter riiarked (No.) 1'requested the Banli th^.^as directed to see him personally—
;of Darien, to p»ke up a mortgage, that Mr 1 . Mr/Kimberly’s reply is before your Ex
cellency, and you ^yyill' appreciate it—A
letter of Mr. PowriU’s’written a day after
the letter to your Excellency, add mar
ked No. 8, in its last scriie'rice excepts the
President of the Bank of Darien, fromthe
members whom he thiriks should be fe'ft
out of the Board of Direlubti i y our Ex*
■ No. 2, . . ;
Savannah, ICth' June, 1823.
Snts-—Mr. Jackson, of the firm of Law
& Jackson, will inform you by this even-
iiig’s mail of a certain mortgage for 811
111 ll,' on lands rirtd rtegrbes, due by the
estate of the late Frartcis Hopkins, hav
ing. bCfen made over rind assigned by me,
to the Bank bf Darien,, agreeably to an
arrangement between Mr. SpaTdirig rirtd
the Exectirors'ta the said estate. "Messrs.
Law & Jackson retain the documents iq
behalf of the Bank bn riiy being notified
by the Cashier, or .other proper riuthorft;
of the amount of the priuclpal, brting a
my credit with the Bank.
1 shall feel obliged by thq business being
arranged as Speedily as corivenierit, arid
permission beirtg granted tome to value
upon the Bank.
I subscribe with respect yoiir obedient
servant.
(Signed) , , .
Per A. L.-MOLYNEAUX,
WM. C. MOLYNEAUX.
To the President and Directors
of the Batik of Ddrieh, Geo.'
, No. 3. . , .
» , ,. Bank of Darien, June 19, 1823
A’. It. Molyneaux, Esq. Savannah.
Sir—Your letter of the 16th. inst. is
at hand, and Will bd laid before the Pres
ident as soon as fie returns from the I-
slarid, when it shall he duly attendedj
lam sir, very respectfully, your ‘
Servant.
(Signed) . M
EBEN. 8. REES, Casliier?
No. 4.
, Savannah, 21 st June, 1823
Gentlemen—-Nearly a fortnight since ]
addressed you, on the subject'of ri' mort
gage held by me on the’property of .tbc
estate of Gen. Hopkins, and Which;, by
un arrangement iriade with Mr. Spaldin
the Bank agreed to priy me'on my nia
ing ail tirrangemdrit of the same. Messrs
Law & Jackson hav’e held the deeds on
the part of the Bank, properly executed
to them, and subject to that compliance
of that, arrangement. However, ris the
Bflrik has not thought proper to write to
.(Signed) ... , v
EBEN. S. REES, Cashier;
this
No. 7;
Macon, August 125lh, 1824
Thomas Spalding, Esq.
Sift—S. Wood Es<b called on me this
morning and read to me an extract of a
letter from yoti requesting hint to' ask of
me answers to the following question^.
Whether I Bad circulnteda report in the
western counties that the Bank of Darien
would be barikrupt front the dumber of its
bad debts, add whether! had said that but
for the depreciation of the stock of
Buuk I could pay aft nty debts.'
As these question's appear aimed at my
credit as a merchant particularly and for
some purpose easily conjectured, I think
proper to give art answer that will put
misrepresentation at defiance, and will
also uid iti givltig the Board a chance to
adopt uny measure they may think proper.
. To the first tjuerifioh I nhsWer, that I
have given it as niy opinion and again re
peat it, that ,th$ Brink of Darien must 4
veuttfaily fail, provided the policy pursu
ed for the lost two years is persisted in.
This Opinion I have given to individuals of
yprir BoaTd arid when asked on the sub-
jebt have given it here, but have not tak
en any paths to circulate said opinion, hav ;
ing visited no part of thri state but where
my busitiess called hie.'
To the second question I answer no—
As 1 never entertained a doubt as to my
ability to pay my debts even with all the
loss on the Darien stock—My losses oth
erwise have been great, and I no doubt
have said tbnt the loss on this stock would
distress me. It is well known to you that
I have no enmity to the Darien Bank, on
the contrary that I would do every thing
in my power to aid in its prosperity and
that of the city of Darien, as my interest
would be particularly ^ promoted by .flic
prosperity of both. I regret therefore
that any apparent disposition should be
shown by your Board of u character,which
to say the least, looks suspicious.
Your obiidie nt servant.
(Signed) ANSON KIMBERLY.
not to the Presidetit."
va^eiaum, gentlemen, yourobedi,
(Signed) ALLEN B. POWe Ll
NiTo.
Thomas Spalding^sq:’ *
Dear Sir:—Yoiir favor of thnooi
have received and most SS,S 8t M
knowledge the SpriliriiliSce $H? ^
lv feeling towards me which I hXS
dy experienced and that gen er o sl i rc ?;
spim Which in conferring mvp rc ,2 ° f
poinlinent in u manner fescued
despair, and placed within my read. ^
means of being useful to mV femilv V.
On refleclion I have .fflfiShe
idea ot applying lor the situation
Alabama, considering that I had u
continno my excrtious in the sdrvlcarf 11
Institution, whose liberality has be?/ 011
ercised towards me, arid where
a presumptiori thclt my tune niav |,! 11
fully devpted to her interest. O,
iriy friends Have Written on to tlietr Inf
respondciits iriqtiiriHg the probability !
my appointment should I iriaketh Ce i!
but do answer have beeu received;
Capt. Powell left hrite this momin,
ter having spent a couple of days M
Iri-tt conversatiori, he mentioned iMh
Bell was about rbsiguing his situation i.
tlie mother Bank. If a vacancy ,!}
tHus occur aud it should be thought thai
cpiild be useful to the institution, 1 A
be glrid tti receive the uppointment. a
if tins arrangement should bo e fTecieJ
and produce a vricancy here, Mr. p 0We n
intimated that he was ttiuch pleased J
the section of the country, and would ac
cept of it, and as to his fitness after il*
Branch became organized, and by pi
f : him ri clerk of some experien
oubt not but its iuterest would be effetv
ually provided for. The recalling of h,
letters to the governor, I am authorised ti,
say would bri no obstacle ih tho way rf|
such tin arrangement, in which case Iii
decliriing ri re-election to the Senate w«U
be a matter of codrsfe.
I shall proceed to orgritiize tho Bruit
art sooii ris the books arrive; so far mo
receive notes for cbllectiofi, and slielbe
hrippy to receive any furthT' ‘
I remain sir, yoUrs truly; . .
.(Signed) k WOW.
Macon { 10th Mliy, 1824"
,, - No. 8.
,, . f Wayne Springs, Jari. 22,182£i.,
To tlie President and Directors of the
Bank..of Darien;
GF.NTt.r.MEN—Taking into Corisideratiori'
tny difference of opinion with a majority
pledged forth with (Sen'eral Floyd arid
takiiig into consideration tfie propriety
of allowing Merchants in Savrinnah to
give letter^, of credit to persons in Darien'
fotvlrirgA amounts, arid they to be allowed
a* lrtoney icithiiut an i
to draw nioney ioithdut an] iridoxser.
when tfie drawers nanje cnrirtOt be said
at
there muaf be angry feelings between ns—
I bav'e therefore determined to resigrt' riiy
seat arid lay fey reason before the Legls"
ature (Who elected nie) arid let theni be the
umpire Detwrtriri ris. . ,
i haVe recommended to the Governor
to appoint Mr.’Anson Kimberly, or James
Smith. ES'ip in' fey place. I have given
him the character of both without expen
sing a preference for either. In’ coming
to this determination, I lmve corisulted .no
one, feittlier is there any person in Mc
Intosh county that knows 1 have resigned
/which I did last evening. (
jf. lri thtis taking rtiy leave of the Bank
Darirtn; I cati' assure you gentlemep.
has niy best wishes tor its property—
the sume time I confess to you I have my
feats arid always Shull, as long as the
(dectitiil df S)'tbfck‘fiiS1der Directors is con-
dueled oii the principles it wy£ at the first
eledtibrii Wheif Cpl'. Jqliii McKinne
.Ari.gu!fta, Mr. Lrictfs of MilledgeviUe, and
Henry M. Terrell rnride tiieir'triumphant
entry in Darien, arid the mantlor those
elections lirive liueii carried oil eror since.
I do not mean to soy that at that elec
tion and tlie election since” thnt there was
none elected that was suitable persons.—
When I mean is the members at thip elec-
rtioti; the elaction since including tllti liiSt
there is btit/cw who ever, in my obiiiion
ought to have been elected—nrid Fain
.equally tif opinion that n small revision
mo, or theiil oa tht iwbject^alUi 1 due bKoiao lictes-
*
No. 10.
- • • Darien, August 23d, 11
The President and. Directors of the Bi
of Darien.-*
Gentlemen—l offenyoti nay note form
hundred and fifty dollars; The objectrij
this note is, 1 oWe ctfnt; fi. W. Rus<4
fifty dollars for corn, arid I luive aeban
of exchanging the negro girl ChSr)olri
that I got of,old Mr. Holzeriflorff, foil
valuable fellow by giving one liuodn*
dollars iti the exchange. As this girl h
been ri ponstrint .expense, I am dfciirouii
the exchange—If convenient to tlie Bi
to lend this uuiourit, I would like to payl
fifty dolfnrs, at tlie next or first renewal
and the one hundfed when' tfie sixty da]
shall expire on the $100. . If this is»
corivenierit, I rotist pay the whole §1A
when due. », r ,
Respectfully yofir otft.’ sellout.
(Signed) " A.' B; FOWElL
B.’ Powell, Esq. agaiust the
tffe* Bank of Darien, Report—
That they have examined the said
munition arid accofeoanvine document
to
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In the House of Repreiehtdfwcs, J
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The joint corqmittee on Banks.'to wtal
Was referred the communication of ib*l
Governor relative to the' charges of Aha I
Irectonwl
and are of opinion [hat the interest of til
state as ri stockholder in the fluid ba&l
does riot require that the same si
made the suhject of legislative inveetip-J
tion.’. Tiiey are the more willing to ntwl
at this tifee, ari' investigation under wl
rthrirgri's friade by Mi;.' Powell, afl thej»*f
tetid to.recommerid the appointment®* I
committee to examine into the condiMl
of this? arid other banks, arid report w»J
next legislature. As this ctiWu?ijfe$|
their examination, must necesflnrilyjWj
their attention to those point's on n , h* 1 |
the charges are founded, the j°' D * ®"JI
mittce beg lpaveto recommend the foil 51 '!
ing resolution: . . , ,jM
Resolved, That the committee onto* I
be discharged from the further considtv I
tioriof the commumcatipn, °f hi« CJ *j
icncy the Governor relative to the ciu |
ges of Allen B. Powell, Esq. aguins]
Bank of Darien,and that the parties]]
leave to withdraw their respi
Approved, Dec. 18, 1824.
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• were
|of
Mr. Crawford.—We state witl
thut this distinguished and upright
paid a visit to our village,' during the
week. He was received with the
stratioris of respectful regard, _'vlnc .
springitig from the impulses of then
are to the truly virtuous,, piore gt®, ^
than wheii accomprikited with extern r
rride. , -..I
It is a source of satisfactiori. th ..
,are enabled to state that his hen
rapidly improving, that his. return <
own atmosphere, and to the calm J
ments and peaceful occupation ot nts .
bids fair to restore hjm to CfiQ
vigour.' HTb mind is by the ac ^
edged admission of all who have h ^
pleasure of seeing him, as V, S°.
sever, and refutes in,the., most c ° ny ,. ltcr
manner, the base critummes
from Fredericksburg. thttt went i * J
of the sycophantic presses whtcM». n
in slrittders oii his fairfame.
>.Athens (Geo.) Ccntinel, llthinst.
me
TBo Editor of tho “Mairif ^M ,lirct l
states, that Mr, Rufus King
deluded to decline the Mission 4 #;
—but that.such arrangements IravC
made as ; will induce one_..of Kifl ‘^^l
his family to nseortpapy hirii)