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FRIDAY EVENING, July 80,1839.
STATE RKiinl' NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CllAllI, ES OOlKi II ERT V,
or CI.AttH CnllNTT.
ICX* The lirpuldican will ho issued during the
Summer, on Mend aye, Wodiieedaya and Fri
day*.
Car* (aa every rpeci' 1 . tif the Khncumoit i* their
enemy) ntul may talker bo cviit'idotcd of set-
Vico, in eating a few leaves that rtiado the Grapes,
preventing the rsysoftiioauii to eel on.
A. G. O.
THE LATE JUDGE CLAYTON.
The following is the concluding put of a Die-
eoit.o, delivered in tho College Chapel, Athene,
•la., at the funeral of the llun. Auovstii* S.
Cj.sttos, by iho Rev. WniiKrooitu Sutra,
A. M . of the Melhudiel Episcopal Church.
On ilia Wednesday morning hcfoia he died,
being attacked with violent spasms. hi* family
suppos 'd that he wee about to be taken away
ftom them. While overwhelmed with grier at
the anticipation of hie loss, they wept around
bon, ha ministered consolation to ihpm all —
ThiuogUuui the day those paroxysms continued,
end io ilia .ifternoon were still more violent It
was in the close of one of those agonies, that its
distinctly, though slowly, ottered these woide:
“Oh,w'ltal darkneet what dtsiii.il darkness!
how profound ! physically speaking—but all is
bright beyond.” lie lingered until Friday
night, slowly sinking t and throughout all this
time, nevar did he see in to lose sight of the
great object of his faith an-l hope. Frequently
and emphatically would lie any, “ Blessed be
Uod,"—" Blessed he God forever."
And when at last his hour had conn, it pleas
ed God to give him a calm and easy passage.—
As we hung near him to catch Ins last accents,
faintly and sufily we could hear him murmur.
•Tho way is bright'—' Here's room'— 1 Ovei
Jordan'—' Enter iu’—‘ Door is open'—"This is
Heaven'—' I'm so happy’—' It is endsd's—' I
mu through'—' Blessed Cc-d.' These slum sen
Unices-he would frequently repent, in soft and
gentle whispers. Uot they were sufficient to
indicate what ware Ri.eaerciac* of hit mind as
lit parsed away. Doubtless, could we have
seen aa he beheld, we should hove witnessed the
ministering ipirilt ee ihey gathered round,
beckoning himouward to the throne of God —
Without a groan nr a Simula, or any of the
pangs which usually attend the dissolution of
man, uiir brother sweetly breathed bis spoil into
the bosom of his Father end hit God i illustrat
ing wh.il one has so beautifully said or the
Christian's deatht
‘■He seta is sets lbs morning elar, which gees
Not down behind the darkened west) net bid—
Obscured amid the tempests of the sky)
But melts away lute lhe light oflleav'u.”
Froiis w hat hat baan said, and from Uia brief
review which we hava taken of our brother's
history, wa learn, first, the goodnasa and long
aullenng of God. Ilad our friend bean taken
from us one year earlier, how diffiironl would
hare boon our feelings I Hilt it pleated God to
spare him ; end this long-suffering and forbear*
aaca led him to repentance. Is there one here
to-day, who his long lived in the neglectof those
sacred end important thiugs -, and whose bean,
now aerkmsly impressed, is bordering qn dcs
pair, thiuking that It has been put oltiuntil it it
too Lie. In the instance we have just been
consi-lorihg, let him learn that God is giicinus
and ready to forgive t yea, our God is merciful.
And if he will repent and believe, he may yet
obtain that blessed hope which can inppnrl tils
spirit in lhe hour nrhoavinsi trial. Bui let nn
one presume to defer this interest, because our
brother found pardon at so Lie a day. Let his
own words proclaim to you the folly of such s
course, and remember, that while lie rejoiced in
the paidonmg mercy ofUod, sought and obiiim
cd at ao Iota a period, he fell, that he hail lost
oceans of hjppinttst by not beginning earlier.—
These oilcans of happiness yon may enjoy, by
devoting i it so If to God inearly life.
Uot as dimples of this kind are comparative'
ly rare, wo te irn secondly, that such nianifesia-
lions ofdivine grses, are intended for the bene
lit Ilf nil within the range of whose observalien
they come. Be St. Paul eouiemplalad his con,
veuion. “ For this causa I obtained utsrcy,ihat
in me Dial Christ Jesus might shuw forth all
long-suffering, fur a pattern to them which
should hereafterheliere on liiin Iu life everlast
ing.'' Ilera was a miracle uf the grace of God i
a brand plucked from the burning; eliosen aa a
vessel to hear this grace, fur the encouragement
of all who may seek Die Lord. Thu testimony
comes not from one who wae presionsly prejii'
diced in frror of Christianity, end from whom
you might have eipected it—not Rom one whose
sincerity yon might doubt—nut from one terri,
lied into a confession ef sin—but from one
whose early prepatteseious ware hostile to
Christianity, but who, from being sceptical of
its truth, became the subject of iis power, and
cheerfully testified of itseicellence—flora one
who hod been acenatemeil frankly and fearlessly
loavuw his opinions—from one whose intellec
tual vigor we all respected, and who retained
that mental power to the last. l!e now adu.cri
es yon in those words which we have brought
you from his dying bed, and culls upon you lu
turn uuio the Lord and liro.
Lastly, sve learn how complete is ihe victory
which Christianity enables us tu achieve over
Die powers of Death and lhe Grave. For while
we contemplate the closing scene of our broth
er's life, and mark the good man as lie dies, we
cannot hut feel that ■' ilia saying has keen bro't
to pass, Death issw|jlowed up in victory. O
Death I where ie thy cling 1 O Grave ! where
is thy victory ?—Tlie sling of Death is sin i and
the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to
God, which gives us the victory, through our
Lord Jcins Christ."
" Oh! may wo triumph so,
When all ont warfare's past;
And dying, find nur latest fsa
Uudar our feet at last!"
K7" Neither of ilia steam sliipa had arrived at
New York, up to 4 o’clock, P. M. of Sunday
last.
IT Wo know of n-» circumstaiico of late,
that has canted more regret ilian hearing nftlie
decease nfthoRov. Wn. V.Trucnen, Minister
of lb* Unitarian Church iu this city. It is ela
ted that Mr. TincHkn died on board tho brig
Savannah, on his passage tn New York. MY.
T’s inieiitiun on arriving here last December,
Va have always understood, was tu remain
among us pcrmaarnlfy—kill being a naiiva of a
northern city, (Boston) nnsl becoming d'-biliun
ad finin close study, ha was advised Io visit hie
family at the North. But, alas! ha is tu them
nn innre. We cannot speak in stronger terms
o' M r. Tnacmn. than by saying Diet ho was a
gentleman, a scholar and a correct and pioni
man—one who not only gained the esteem or
his Congregation, but was universally respeelr
ml. The Unitarian Society have been deprived
ofa young man whose talent and progressiva
research would havo dona credit to the world.
CTlie Mercury stood at 90 inNevr-Yoik on
■mi Saturday at 8 P. M.
S3* It L said the Cullen crop of Eastern
Texas will this year fall little ehert of 80,000
bales.
XTTho Baltimore American says i—"A gem
Reman of this city who has e field of fifteen acres
filled with a crop of flaurshing Moms Muhicau,
Iis, has told the crop dining tilt prtsent week
for the sum oflhuty two thousad five hundred
dollars.
tTGen. Scott arrived at Chicago on Ihe
9th instant in the steamboat Illinois. The Chic
ago American states that ho is bound for Fort
Winnebago, with a view to quell tb* hostile
epirit manifestsd by the Indians.
U-TTIra Richmond Compiler says, it is goner-
orally understood in that city, that Wiuian
Ssi.ncir, who ie a resident o( Richmond, hae rei
ceived the appointment ef United States Treasi
nrer.
The National Intelligencer of the 93d iiisl.
«ay«t—"Mr. 8. arrived i„ Washington a day or
two ago, Ae the appointment wee, according
to the Jacksonian usage, tn be conferred, of
course, en a partisan of the Administration, it is
due to Air. Hainan to say that the President
could not have selected from Ihe ranks of his
political friends a gantlanian or mors honorable
repots."
3T Estract of a loiter In Uio editors of the
Augusta ConelUutionetiet,dated Csrroll County,
July 10.
“ For two weeks pest ws have had fine sea*
sons, which will make our Corn crape fine.
Our Wheat crap is the roost abundant wa hava
ever made in this 'county since its first settle
ment, The Oate crop was almost an entire
fsiluio, owing to drought at the time it should
have been growing: in some places stonnr in
jured it,
TOST OFFICES IN GEORGIA.
The following poet offices have been discern
tinned;
Pino Level, Crawford County.
Broouilawn Valley, F oyd County-
Chapel Hill, Twigs County.
Tho billowing post masters hava bean (point
ed:
Win. 8trnfford, Florence, Steward County.
Win. S. Underwood, Crees Plains, Murrey
Co.
Hawkins F. Price. Ellijity, Gilmer County.
...
DISCOVERY OF MUMMIES AT DU
R.ANGO, MEXICO
From the Taos Star.
A million of mmnmiei, it is staled,have lately
been discovered in lhe environs of Durango,
m Msiko. They ere in a silling posiure, hut
have the same wrappings, bauds and urn.inieius
ef Ilia Egyptian, Among them wus found u
poiguard omit, with a sculptured handle,
chaplets, necklaces die. of alternately colored
beads, fragments of bones polished like ivory,
fine worked elasltce tissues, (probably our mm
dern India rubber cloth) mocassins worked like
those of our Indians to day, bones of vipers, dec,
It rematui to continue these intersiing researches
and America will became another Egypt to
antiquarians, am! her mins will go. back to ihe
oldest periods of llio world, shewing, doubtless,
tint [ho ancestors of die Aluntezumms lived on
the Nile and that their Insurious civilization was
broken up end overpowered by the hardy hordes
of Asiatic Tartars, wjpi caino down from Bein
ring's . Strain and llio Rocky Mountains.
The scenes of Atilla and Alario in Rome and
Greece, were rehoarsed at ail oarlier day on tho
shares of California and llio plains of Mexico. [I
i< unknown of the mummies ebovo mentioned
vvlial kind ofembalnient was used, or whether
it was uilrous depositions in the cave where tlioy
were found. A feel of importance is slated, that
the shells of the necklaces ate of a marine shell
found at Zacatecas, on the Pacific, where
Ihe Columbus ofRieii forefathers probably there-
foie lauded from the Malay, lliuduoaton or
Chinese coast, «r fruat islands iu Ilia Indian
Ooean, f
( Communicated.)
M it. Editor—Can you inform the inhabitants
of Brotighlon-slrael, hew they are to get any
•leap o'nighle t Twelve o'clock comes every
Slight amidst obscenity, ribaldry and blasphemy.
The pump at lhe earner of Bull and Broughton,
streets is the head-qiianera for the celebralinii of
their Saturnalia. Old Janus himself in all tha
piide and pump of bis power*, 'never pre.-i Jed
over more diabolical or infernal orgies,than those
which nightly pollute Uio air in Rial region. It
seems that tha little negroes ofYammacraw are
enlisted into 1 faction opposed la those ef (lie
Lower Creeks, end Lst night Rie bailie cry re,
sounded—Ysmmserew to the rescue!!! Do
we live in a land oflaw and ordei t or are al'
the element* of discoid turned loose? Is old
Satan’s thousand years just out, and bai ha got
loose and come amongst ns 1
Will the Mayor just lake a walksomoevening
before niuo in that direction ?
OLD MORALITY,
'‘Janus is supposed by same writers tn have
originated lhe Saturnalia. We ourselves think
old Jackson was the real author.
f Communicated.)
TO THE LOVERS OF GRAPE.
A moat pernicious insect, infecting the Grape
Vine is now iu existence Willi us. It is the
Larva (Catlerpillar) ofa smell Zigane (Moth)
about half an inch long, black all over, except
Ihe thorax which is orange, llio specific name
nel known, at least not by Linnee. This insect
is very prolific, Rie female produces from fifty Io
seventy eggs. In average about sixty. When
thesa hatch, we will supposo Rie half to ho
-females, who will produce an equal number
and thus one female in spring, has an offspring
this month,July, ofI800 little Larva, who, if
not destroyed will not leave a single leaf on tbs
stock, As ell plants receive Rieir principal
nourishment through their snifuce, the leaves
being the greatest part, it is easily demonstrated
that when this vehicle for nutriment doee no
more exist, the Grape cannot come to perfection.
The progress of this destroyer may be choc lied
iu their very beginning. The eggs of one
mother are not scattered on diveree leaves, but
one individual, one and there close together.—
They are so small asscarcely to ha discovered
by the naked sys—hut they will make themselves
visible when Ike shells hurst and the little ill,
mates eat tha undor surface or tho leaves and
there leave a hyaline spot as a mark of Rieir
presence, those must be cul. There ere oilier
Lnrvn of ftom two four inches lung producing
Tour diveree sphinges,which aro in sparing num
For tho Savannah Republican.
It is tho vulgar belief that whatevor is prlntsd
must ha trtlo—that u newspaper article canno*
be doubled; yet, it ie as much a truth that all's
net trna that is prinlod, as that “all's not gold
that glitters."
Tha natural resources of tha Stale of Georgia
and lhe City of Savannah as Ilia seaport of the
Ststo, aro probably unsurpassed by any other
State or City in the Union t and every ono Wl!
o incur, that the prevent is the time for miking a
proper application uf those resources—and that
Georgia is ths channel through which ought to
pass to the Ailautic, the trade of tha West. But
to place our city In the position which she ought
to Occupy,-requires more thill mere words.—
We may talk of nur “ beluved Savannah,” the
“ Queen of the South" and to forth, and boast of
our llrtdgo, our Canal, and oar Rail Read, yet'
notwithstanding all our puffing, ompty words
Will no sooner makt a Cuiniiieicial City than
did die imaginary faasl of Rie llannicido fill the
e-aving stomach of the Dervise.
, Allow ine to put e question inter not. Are
we all to eel as Espaliers and Importers for onr
own Stale, leaving nut of the question the trade
of tile •' mighty Weslt” Call we offer the re,
qnirile facilities to secure the patronage of onr
iasmedLL neighbors I In fact,can wo aredil the
traders in ear own City, end immediately under
our own eye I It is a notorious fret, that none
but a cash business can be dune liere —therefore,
in Ihe name of all that is rensunabla, how can
wo tempt strangers to trade with us, while in
reality we are unable to trade with each other!
and what reason eon we assign for this t We
have Drones in ths hive.
it has beau aaserted we waul mere Banking
Capital—that may be; but it is not long ainee
wo have eeen an Institution nftliis City apply,
ing for more Capital, with Rie Leistering them
in Ria face that the Capital already granted hod
not been subscribed for! I would therefore
suggest that we cannot coniistouily apply for
mere Banking Copital until the stock already
on hand can he disposed of, and Riou properly
applied.
1 would ask whether il would be of more
heneGi to the City that the Banks should die-
count tho gaud business piper ef ont merchants,
by which wa would be ouablod Ip keep pur af
fairs on a proper fooling with rival Cities, or
discount the Notes of professional gentlemen
and otlien, to enable them to Increase ths ex.
lent ol Iheir Plantations, and number of Uttir
Negroes, and sometimes lo maka a flourish al
the " Springs" in ths North, while tho money
is wanted for tha legitimate bnsineia of lire
South? Let those in the direction, of money aft
fairs look at tho freight lists from Charleston to
Ui'is piece end observe their inorease, end they
will at once perceive, that until ws can be as
liberal aa Charlestonians, we never Can hope to
cope with them. From our inability to glre a
reasonable lima upon our merchandize, ws
drive merchants of small capital to Charleston,
end assist that City In raising up a monopoly
that will ultimately bo our own ruin. Ilad aa it
is to hava our imports thrown into fin North, it
would ba slill worse to foster and support the
only rival we have in the Southern Country.—
Ifit he an evil that we hate to depend upon the
NorRi for supplies, we have tiro consolation to
know the origin of that evil to be at a distance.
Yet, by the suicidal policy of our monied Institu
tions, wo a nucleating a groat inercanlilo antag
onist that will vary aeon eclipse us in the strug
gle for supremacy.
Lately, however, onr flatterers have becotns
•tool—they seam aware that some foundation
necessary foravon so flimsy a superstructure as
flattery—although those in fits direction of our
v-irisur schemes of improvement may ba per
fectly satisfied with their reasonably good salaries,
a id believa that while diey ars faring sumplu
out!/ every day “ all's wall," rhay will not,
withstanding find it difficult to eonvlnee the
community Rial " public spirit” only applies to
ones self.
Any one by looking around him, even if be
elevated above feeling lhe present distress, or
perceiving Ihe black prospects ahead, cannot
but see iu the very apathy that petvades our
merchants, that they at least are aware of what
'• in store for them ; even now many of our
most industrious and persevering men, like ths
mariner upon the burning wreck, seat them
solves upon tho magazine, and almost wish for
Rio final explosion that would overwholm I hem
together with the authors of Iheir trouble.
The Fall oftlte year ia approaching, money
cannot he collected—let ilioso who have Rie
power relieve Rie pressure, and enable our
merchant* to begin the W inter campaign credili
ably to Uieiniolvca and to the City,
GASTON.
or the feelings vtbkh pervadod the hnsnm ofol.
moat every Olio iu tilieutlaiiee upon the dial.—
The counsel oh the part of llio Suita nbly die-
chergvd Rieir Ruty. Tho dining speech oftho
Solicitor General was an effort of cool, Ouini*
p i'sloneil reasoning upon tho law cf.lho land,
woll calculated to impress iipim n jury the ne
cessity of .discharging llioii solemn duty, how
ever excited might Rieir sympathies be in bet
half of tho prisoner.
The prisoner was charged with the iimrdor
of Searcy, who, upon his deelli bed, affirmed,
satire witness in twhelfofthe Slate (Dr. Case)
testified. Riot '-lie was in Ilia back ynid about 9
o'clock, 1*. M. and hoard u noise ill the direc
tion uf Mrs. Thompson's lionao, and knowing
Thompson had been iittoiiealed during llio
day, supposed he was abusing his mother, and
Wont up to see the cause ofllin disturb,-iiico,and
when he arrived within n few yards of tho house,
the prisoner mailed upon him, without speak-
him. nmJ then cul liim with a bowio
knife," of which wound* hediud.
Tha deftniQQ wo* chiefly plucorf upon nejpn
living tha dying decimation* of tha deceased,
by a connexion of circumstance* in ditect con*
flict with tha statement undo by the deceased
tn sxtremis Tho counsel fur the defonco on*
donvored to establish by those circumstance*
that deceased was shot in tho bed room of de*
feiidant’s mother. No espies* malice wosprov*
en to ducesied. On the contrary. Iinbits of
friendship with the tons of tho deceaseds a* also
with the deceased, eiiiled previous and up to
the time ofkilling. The counsel fur accused as*
•niiied that it was a nowense—that note prece*
dent was to bo Annul in tho luw books either
way—iti reference to the right ul* a sun to pun*
i«h with death, ill llio heat uf resentment, the
nduUoter uf his inothur. Tint was nut denied
un the prut of the State,utid the Judge,in chow
mg the Jury, a**eiited to tliu declaration ofptis.
oner's counsel that it wa« a novel case.
Tin? sum of Fivn Hundred nod Ten Doll,us '
iti expuudud for FoMuis and denis.
Thoriuhi iif Six 1 IiiikImmI niul Ninotyieight
Dollar* iu charged fur < utimge Paper.
Thosmn ofThrco Huinlmi mid dixty-oiglit
Dollar* i* ciuirgud fm Dttlnnsk and Muruuiu,
for wlut mu i.i iKitalnled.
Tho imiiii ufOno Hundred nnd N’innlyilwo
Dollar* U expended fur otto du/.un of C baits—
Sixteen Dollars each Clmir.
Tho stun nl’Twonly vi\ Hundred nnd Fifty*
throu Dalian i« expended for cnipeiing tliu hull
uf the House* of Itrnruseiitalive*.
Thus nnufOne Hundred Dollars b expend*
od fur washing towels.
The sum of Ftmr Thousand Three UAndred
and Sixty-six Dollars is expended fur horse-
hire.
llio sum of One Hundred nnd Forty-five
Dollars is expended for one singlo newspaper.
(Uio (j’Iolie.) and this in only one out of many.
These aro but a fow out of many of the
waatsful expeditnret exhibited in Ihe list of com
tingont expenses oftho lionao of Represents*
liver: Look at the following list uf extravagant
and outrageous expenditures of public money
in the Executive Deportments, immediately
under tho eye and inspection of tho President
of the United States, mid you will be able to
form tome idea of the manner In which tlie
People*! money is woitefully and wickedly ex*
ponded.
General Putt Offics Department,
In the (Joueral Puat.Ofiice Depattment wo
find tho following ntiuitint expended lor the
following purposes for one year out of ihu con.
tingont lunJi. via.
For washing Towels, $58 22
Dinners (at Taverns) for Chirks, 188 74
One Almanac, 12 00
Newspapers, 387 00
Counsel for State and Prisoner, and order in
which Ihoy addressed tho Court!
BALDWIN SUPERIOR COURT.
An adjourned term of the Superior Court
forth# County of Baldwin, was held in Mil 1
ledge villa, during the last week, Judge Hill
preliding. The Geoigia Journal stales that,
Criminal cates were alone brought to trial,
and resulted in the following convictions:
Wm. Newman, indicled for an ‘Escape* from
the Penitentiary—found guilty, and seiiteucod
to four years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
He was recommended by the Jury to Executive
clemency.
John Hodges, for unlawfully trading with
sIavor; was found guilty, and sentenced to sixty
daysiinpriioniiieiii in the common jail, and fine
one hundred and fifty dollar*.
Juntos Mcliiio, for 'Larceny from the House,'
wav found guil y, and senleuced lo llitee years
in tho Peni'.entiury.
Juntos Wood, ‘unlawfully trading with slaves/
two indictments, was found guilty, and seiHeii.
eed to pay on first indictment, fifty dollars; und
on second, one hundred, with forty days im
prisonment in Ihe common juil.
The Grand Jury found ‘No Bill' In tho case
oftilntu v*. Ragsdale, for tho killing of Mur
selwhite. Public opinion, as well as tin enlight*
cited Grand Jury, considers Mr. Kagsdalo as
having acted only in self defence.
TRIAL OF THOMPSON FOR THE
KILLING OF SEARCY.
It is impossible for us to picture to our readi
ers llio intense interest which the trial of this
young man. s youth uf only nineteen summers,
excited in our community. Tho novelty of the
case, and the circumstances that induced him
to take tho law into his own haudo and perpe.
irate the deed, were sufficient of thetntolves lo
create unusual excitement favorable to tho pris
oner; but when we add lo this llio thrilling elo*
a neiicc oftho nl-le counsel who couduotod tho
ufertco, language would fail us, were wo to
attempt to convey to our renders any just idea
lut. Washington I'no, E*q. Stale*! Counsel.
2d. Iverson L. Harris, fc*q. Prisoner's "
3d. Robert V. Hardeman, Bute's
4th. Francis II. Cone, Prisoner’s "
5th. Win. Y. Dansell, State's “
oih. Augustus H» Keunan, Prisoner's 41
The Solicitor General, Col. Foster, then
wgfHn bshslf of the State.
1 lie Jiidgu'e charge was able and impressive.
.*ho Jury rotired on the second day of the
trial about dusk, and after an absence of about
hours, relumed the following verdict:
Wo, the Jury, find the Prisoner guilty of
» oluntary Manslaushter in defence of his inoth*
if, aa tha relation of husband and wife; and
pray the Court to extend to him his utmost
clemency,"
The Court pasted upon the Prisoner the short*
e*t term of imprisonment iu the Penitentiary
mat the law permitted, vix: two years. The
I risonur, during the trial, conducted himself
yjnh great doceucy aud modest deportment.—
His personal appearance was well calculated Uf
f Ucu the deep sympathies oftho community.
ttjF The following powerful stray of facts,dc.
monstrativo of the spendthrift Van Bursn ad
ministration, of its wasteful extravagance,
criminal profusion of the different offices at
Washington, indeed of the enormous squander*
ing of the money of the people,will nstonUh the
reader; but at ihe same time it will elucidate the
mystery which ha has hitherto vainly Hied to
solve, of the mode by which our Government,
which, during the administration of Mr. Adams
eost us only 12 or 13 millions, now under the
economy of Mr. Van Buren, casts us forty mil.
Boat, Tlie following article is mostly founded
on documentary etldenetf we adopt the article
as our own, aud challenge its, denial; or its re<
futation.
People of Georgia, read and refl*et.-»Mitfr<f*
gevilt Recorder.
On Ihe 30th day ofSeptember last, at a time
when the government pretend* i to be so poor,
that it had to borrow money to llio amount of
millions; or what is the same thing to issue
imaamy ooiea bearing interest to that amount,
there was theti in the hands of agonts nf the
Governmentuimcaauutcd for, to the amount of
hear fifteen millions of dollar*, nearly three
hundred wagon loads, had it been in silver.
That this statement is true, appears from Do'
cument No. 2, furnished by the Government to
Congress, at the comuiencuineutof the lost
siou.
1st. There was in the hands of tho officers
nnd agonts or the Cluartermasler General’s De.
partment, and unaccounted for on llio 30th day
or September last, eight hundred and twenty
thousand nine hundred and eighteen dollars,
2nd. On the same day there was in the hands
Cf tho agents of the Medical departmonl unac
counted Iff fifteeu thousand seven hundred and
sixteen dollars.
3rd. On the same day tlnre was in ths hand of
tho agents of the Paymaster General's Denari,
merit unaccounted for, eight hundred and tun
thousand six hundred and forty-four dollars
(See Doc. No. 2. p. 142.] J
4th. On the same day, there was in tho hands
of tho Commissary General, and unaccounted
for, tweuly’iiine thousand seven hundred and
twenty four dollnrs. [See Doc. No 2, p. 148-1
Gil). On the same day there remained iu llio
hands of the agents or tho Engineering Depart
ment unaccounted for, two millions mnety*roiir
thousand eight hundred, and sixteen dollars.
[See Doc. No. 2, p. 187].
6th. On the same day there remained in the
hands of the agents of the Topographical Bureau
unaccounted for, Amy fivo thousand nine hurt*
drednnd sixteen dollars: [duo Doc, No. 2,
page 331.]
7th, On the snmo day there remained the
hands of agent of the Ordinance Depuiimout,
ai.d unaccounted for, ono hundred and thirty
eight thousand eight hundred and sixty ono
dollars. [See Doe. No. 2, pago 31)5.]
fills. On the vaine day there remained in the
hauds of the Mgents ol Indian Aftahs, and un
accounted for, two millions four hundred and
nineiymne thousand four hundred and eighty
four dollars.—[See Doc- No. 2, page 505.]
9th. On the same day there remained in the
hands ofanoilmr set ol agents attached lotiie
Department of Indian Afluirs. unaccounted
for, six millions five hundred aud foriy’seveu
thousand five hundred and sixty*ooo dollars,
[See Doc. No. 2, page 567.J
Thus you see, that while the Government
was actually borrowing money, it had iu the
hands of ns agents, unaccounted for, near fif*
teen millions of dollars on tho 30th September,
1838.
Of the before mentioned sums of money, It
is ulreudy ascertained (tut about eighty thorn
•and dollar* had been lost lo the Government,
hy lhe defalcation of two of the agents in
whose hand* it was placed and how much more
of it has been lost, and will bo lout, it is hrn
poMiblo to tell, but that much of it will be lost
there can be uo doubt.
The contingnnt oxpomov nf the Homo of
Representatives of the last Congress, for tho
year 1839, (exclusive of the members daily
pay and mileage,) amounted to tho enormous
mini of Two Hundred nnd 8eventy»Two Thou
sand Dollars. Somo of tho items of which, I
am sure, will greatly surprise you. Ono item
of Throe Hundred and Billy-eight Dollnrs is
for making pens fur tho members. Did you
imngino, fellow citixaus, that you wore send*
ing members that could not make their own
pens, or were too lazy to do sol Did yon
imngino, that n large sum of money was to be
tukeu out of tho public Trousury lor making
pons for llio inomber* of Congress when Ihey
are fiudshed wills penknives nt the public ex*
S ense, nnd quills, to make pens for themselves.
•liter items iu this enormous bill of coutin.
gent oxpontei, ore equally extravagant and die*
2listing. Some of which I will quote from
Document No. 6, oftho third session of tho
last Congress.
The sum of Thirty two Dollars and Twentyi
five cants !• charged for Buufl*.
Amount,
Tn the War Department.
The follow ing vizi
For Newspapers,
Washing Towels,
Carpeting,
Hack hire,
Feeding one horse, (one year,)
•Lighting Lamps.
Sluiiotiary,
Paid for uoso Dushos for War Office
fan*, when those opinions are bnsed ,in„wit
I"™ 10 '' r, !;«y»« I'ntati bandldaloCu,.
vornor, wo will bn i-.nnp,-1.,| to oxen ,tr."
111 Ota hiu-iRnpromislii, Federalist t|, a „ i !i *
't-" in-il.l ha. boon, docs uoicsist ntlki»
"fU.p«"li .Ogrgia. Tl‘o C'1,
„ ^ it appear ilia I, „
Hint he noiodisavows dod‘ffti« , s which hah,!.-
tinio-d dtllinjt lita |. ..I pul,to at lift., •„
•!•""» Injustice to tho private virtuou if
045 US
•?84 08
95 60
1038 15
38 00
183 00
114 00
3130 60
50 CO
Amount 95589 93
In I As Treasury Deportment for out year.
For Fuedin, ono hoise. *100 60
Soaps, Ac. (10 31
Washing Towels, 164 (II
Carpeting, 80S 83
Matches, J“ y|
Towelling, 45 63
llsck hire, 8 85
Subscriptions (but for ssbsl ss* or. oof.
told,) 44 00
lea,
Sundries,
On. largo Easj Chair,
Another Chair,
Another Chair,
Newspapers,
But or Secretary Forsyth,
Care of Cluck,
•8.583 3114
Publishing Rule, of Treaeuty Offico, 674 70
Fil. Board.,'Hat lloolu Sec. 44 00
69 601
80 77
34 00
13 00
13 00.
977 93
C 00
75 CO
•3,850 094
In ths Nnvy Department its ear year—rat
For Book account to 10th Aug. 1837, 9184 37
Account fur April, 1838, 880
Bill to August, 1838, 189 73
Bill to dole, 93 44
[What thus kills ars for waara not told.)
Washing Towels, 33 70
Keeping llutso and serrice, of 0 hoy, 341 39
Hack fill., 0 00
Ice, 9 40
Paid for Newspapers, 450 70
Do, for llio Turf Register, 3u 00
Do. Glazing am) making brsad bozes, 5 87
Do. zorsice iu bringing up tirazra, 94 68
•1741 60
In retard 10 Rio eubj.-cl of defalcations on the
part of Receivers of public inoneyo erising from
Ihe aalea of pulilio land. Flam a stalanienl by
the Secretary of tho Treasury, contained ill Doo,
iitnenl No. ill. dated Ilia 15th of January,
1838, and an additional atalentant by tha same
officer, dated January 80. 18*39 we find that Ihe
whole antoiiut duo Irani I .and Receivers, who
ere on tho list of defaulters,to bo 91,073,837 41
Uf which (hero accrued prior
to March. 1839, 9448,159 13
Sines Rial limo 845,678 38
, , , „ 91.073,637 41
So that yon perceiys that for tlw forty yesra
beloro this party came into power, only 9418,.
159 13 wot abstracted from the public Treasury,
while ill a shoil period since, Ihe people have
Ion by Ihe Land Officers alone,'zioht iivitoncn
asd TWZitTrnrc thousand,ix noaoitzir aso
SKVZNTV-ZIOIIT DOl.LAns AND TWt.VTT ZIOHT
CKMTid end of this an m upwards ofg300,000 has
been lost in tha twanty.two months and seven
days immediately following Mr. Van Bursn'a
inauguration; more thou was lost in llie-wholt
forty years preceding Gan. Jackson's lima.
And tliir,too,wiihoitt taking into lhe account the
Swarlwouland Price defalcation for upwards of
one million and a quarter of dollars more; be.
tides others ill addition. Dooa this look like all
lending to the bneineit ofthe people? Dost this
look liko a faithful discharge of iheir duties ss
•etvanla of those who placed them in power?
They tell yon llioy lind no law to punish do-
faultert 10 the General Uovernmonl. How then,
I would ask, did this same parly contiive 10
keep Toliiae Welkins incaicereled in 0 prison,
for four years fur Ihe aunt or lliros or four
llinii.niid dollars, if thsro was 110 law on
Iho subject? Thera was 110 law wauling, when
the ezample could be made loeerve Ine pile
pnsos nf party, hilt when such robberies by
wholesale are perpetrated, not an effort!, insue
to recover Rie money.
CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
Wo havo just lud tho pleasure of riding 0-
vor 80 milesofRti, splended /food, on a short
trip lo the ancient city of Oglethorpe. We
were highly pleased with the appearance of
.the work—the Rond ia firm and, durublo, and
the Locomotives and Care ere of the most ap
proved construction.
The Company ere progressing steadily and
rapidly nn their way to tliii city. Hundreds
of laborers are busily employed along on Iho
line, throwing up embankinanu or making
excavations, as the nature of the country de*
inonds —Many others aro angnged in ine am
iheia.
and laying
perslriiclnre, levelling the liinl
down the rails. Several miles above tho pro
sent depot are already completed.
The Company especia to have some 85 or
30 milos further of lira Roud in operation hy iho
85-h of Decomlior next—und Rial in Iwoyoare
tlioieuftor, Rio who!s Road will be completed lo
Alacuni
This Rend is already rocelvinzo considera
ble portion nf lira Northern nnd Southern trari
el—traveller! going from Alabama 10N. York
or Charleston, con go as expeditiously, and
nl a smaller expense, by way of AIncon and
Savnnnuli, thrin by Grconosboro, and Augusta
—Many ufuur merchants aro ordoring Iheir
goods this summer, by Sevannsh and ilia Csti>
tral Rail Rood.—Alacon Telegraph.
From ths Qeorgia Journal,
WHO SHALL BE OUR NEXT GOV
ERNOR?
Anxiety upon thta important auhjoct, hits
induced many of lira Van Buren pnnors to give
utterance 10 iheir thoughts, during the last two
or throe weak,, in a stylo that plainly indicates
they begin ireful the slender foiindniloii upon
which Rioir hopes nf electing Jndgo AlcDonnld
are based. Ths see good reasons assigned iu a
Savannah paporwhy judge AlcDonnld should
ba elected, ws shall notice occationalty during
Rio electioneering canvass. Al present, if we
may be allowed to giv. explosion to our opin
lira Jndgo, hill it is n'cmirso Riot [i
who aro mil In b,- dup-,1 in this matter' L,a[
nut count,nance iu any parly, or A
Ilian, hnr nur own pall, eu are proi mi .,i7
pimo. nnd Will do su before iho elucil.n.i”
Judge AIcDumildlu.advocniedallthoduciiiiieV
and entertained all the sentiineme. Run • '
gu.ah Rm high toned Federalist from h, ,*2*
and pal!lotto tUpttb(taaii. Bill it L
llio demerits ofjuitgo AlcDuimld. n.“
Rial tho Stole Right. Parly espect to ,kci'
In lha en.mug coldest. Tho thoracic, ^
political principles nfJndg,. Doughorly ,,. ,1
accomplish this. Ilia firinuass n m.itm- T
hi. ability a. a jurist, mJSK Vt^fc
men, tndhiatinn.su a man, will deeid, ȣ.
IS to be our Next Gavernoil ||o, alien,, .m
"at Ira found retracting Ids opinions for ofrf
.volt though Ins party should demand ,|,. r
ignobts sacrifice, to sustain it before ths cSuuijJ.
From ths NittirlucviUe Recorder.
Whoever mnkas the attempt, lioweveidnvamr
to lira nun, will find Insiiperahta dillL.lm ^
d.-fining lha political principles of Atari inv,*
Unroll. Alllf yet this vmy diffimR. h„,
van ages. For iiislnnce-,|,n.awho npn
say ha was opposed In the lest war „ „i
leading menti, „r, h . p , l0 J ",
easily prove from receded facts, 7 Bui
Mends, he was m favor oftho wnrt .1 • •
likowisotrue; forafior trying hi.inmost m t r ''
Mr. AladUon will, D.it,?
denouncing the war measures aril,e Prag j
Hiding It m ho popular, lie turned a me 0 n«'
denounced Dow,it Clinton, end clamoredf„, ill;
war. So Irawa. fur R,o tariff by his vet, ,»r.
against ,t by hisp edges. Andsnofever, ,|’w’
1 j, 1 .* f?'? 8r J n * l "ran ""HI grnidiiwif, i
scribed by Major Jack Donning when ho coil
pares Jus political rayolminne with iho soma. I
sate ofa cal III tha air, which. HoiwiHwtsndiaf
all iis eirciiinvohilions, was certain tolishil
have bean .shibited lliruugli tTio whole «,«,
of , ta | raarR..sa |, dui,p , ",cip |, dpoliiici.o. IV, i
will for tliu tuna Centura uursclvtsto one sd«l
men of Van Buren sincerity to show th,EZ
prmoxaitauA* ,W ,,lls 1,18,1 .inhta
llu odvocalea claim fiir him decided seimtr
and opposition to tha system orinie,M,lim pr „, b
munis by ilia Federal Gorarumcnt, and do
nounco othars for their advocacy nf It.
Adams’tdiniuislralioii wa, denoniiced ftriu I
course nn Ibis subject, in Rra strongesi tent
•nd mast properly denounced, by Ihosawhiisdi I
liarad to a strict coiislruoiion. Wo had honed I
Rial Rra signal defeat of lid, Atimini.lrslm 1
would have brought back lira Govenmisat is io
original and r.onsliiutioiul sphere of s-tljx
Leriti lily >o for aa loud pretension would lud
ry beliel, wo wore nmhorized lo amicipate lha
result, undor iho adminiaireiion of ileitis Yn
Buren. Now would lha people believe tlwt i.
vary democratic administration, of such hue*
ful prelun,ions, had expended in thisrsiynt
tarn uf internal improvement, to much dsnsase
id. more in oil, year than Mr. Adams’ least is
his whole term offunr years!!
..'^•“PP 0 * 0 . ,*lre> I'uii^at .tthnlnt nur finds
difficult locredita fact so startling. Ws iariej
•uch to inspect lira expenditure ofeaeli.aiulir
tormina lo Iheir orilira soli,faction lbs Ad
What shall we say nf inch liullmv, iniinciiiad,
(also pretences? Wa can only nay tint raids
and conscience are unities net to be fas ala
Rra Van Buren vocabulary t ami aaMi.Tae
well said of Air. Van Buren in relation lo h
Tariff kill, in which Ira lied deceived him, "jJ
hava deceived us this tinra.lhnt was year luk
but if you deceive us again, Rial will Is J
fault.’ Surely with inch evidences ofuilnw!
sines,lly nn lira part ofAlr Von Llursn, in if
hit political courso, il inualonl||isnurnnn U
if wo suffer ouraelvaa at this lata day sgsii
Iw deceived him.
AUGUSTA,July» I
Monti MuUicaulis. — W. Iiovo hoard tiuiM
ms Aluliioaulistaavti made good (rasns, y
provender for caul., i!kc„ but it has I
In Augusta In make tha discovery llu
makes good Tea. In fact wo were I
sample the other day put up in paper, ■
wa pronounced, on Rra amoll, fine Ily.onT
but imagine our atirprise, on making ths i
quiry (as good Teas aro scarce in litis inarH
where il could ba obtained, when wa ntn
formed Rial instead of Hysun, it was pispi
Alorua Aliiliirauli,II Tliero was juil s'
enough fore drawing, so that wee "
obtain a aiipply for tiiiltwa learn,
from lira individual wliodid maka tbassi
that it made good Ian, and that if props, I, |
paiod, Ira thinks good judges oonld net
ihe difference between it and the best I.
The way it wa« prepared was as ftiloiri.'
leaves war. iu the first place cut into .mall **
lira rolled up and pntaway ill theahsilau
and after remaining in that eiiuulion somi
nr aiz days, Ihey wero placed in lha suafc
fow hours. If ih. Morin will maker-'*
good-by to iho .ilk fever, which at tfit
lline li raging—good by lo our China trw
an independent fortuira to our Alorni J
caiilia planters, for their wild cslculslicssl
be more Rian realized. Wo hope if iny f»J
discoverici are mode lo this now brandy
will ba coininunlcal.d to us, and if they.
surcead, those whn make their fnrliuie vrr
collect who gave Riem Ilia first ideA—0
lutianalist,
' ST. AUGUSTINE,July*)
Indians at Drtitjton hUnd.—Wj
land is situated Lake George and #
owned by Z. Kingsley, E»q . '.
on tho farmistice elfected hy. G*"- i
comb, in ful! confidence ofthe stnesnVi
Indian, on the completion of that J»f*j-L
wook, a rumour was afloat that tnseiiew/J
visited it and told tho negroes• theroon 1 1
mu3| Isnvo, as “next moon.’ os ioon
should havo collected Iheir corn, tasy
to renew the war. We were nolii*'
give all credence to this slatement, o0 *
the story was told by mffMt* .'® r ,» J1
tln*ir relations respecting Indian* i»»*l
cd out true, blit because the
situatod iu that part of iho Terrill
of the “noutral ground*; and «• .
think Uiat they would comment
predatory excursions earlier than tw
negroes, however, on Wedne-oay • (T
down the river nnd staled lo Lieut. I
commanding ofticor at Picolajs* wj J
number of Indians had oppoired o ih *1
and Uiey had left in consequence ol
NEW ORLEANS,MJ
From Tczas.-Mr. Alcoa ,L" b " nt “ie
tor of tho Uuitoil Stoles at *»**>-,
this oily on Moiulay night [In tl>»
lutnhin.
By the above oriivol w. Jtavo reesi 1
papers to Iho Iffift Hill, . . „
Doprcdulions were frpquonl »
Itootl of Bezar, commuted l>» “ b a™
gee mingled with while", wl, “ r - L : I
tntliscrtmiiiately. A company w« I
pod oitd nenttolhniqnortor. .|
Tho rumored arrival offunr
can troopain tbo victmly lhl J
od iom> ozeitemont nimfiig ^
Texas, who wore preparing » ,n
giv. a Pod Account unll* 1 ®' _
A considerable detachment of j'
Iu that qunrler. l
This coteinporairaoiia n' 0 *®" 1 ' „„l
diaus olid gAlozicans indicate* , ^
combination and concert botw . |-
Toxnliis, wo hope, will bo a o'
allied powers..