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tetJTTi COUNTY PUBLIC MEETING-
At a m nuro k meeting of the citizens of tfmis county,
vnoip'jled according to previous notice, nt the court house,
in tint town of Jackson, on Tuesday, the sixth inst., or t >«'
purpose of taking into consideration the subject ot pro 11
biting, bv Legislative enactment, the vending ot < i»u >
i liq iors. ’ When convened, th.- meetingtwas called to order
Uv t’.ic utuni n jus .ippoinf nient <>t the Bev. Jason rter <
Chairm in, and Thomas I’. Forril was req tested to act as
The object of the mooting was exp! lined iu a distinct
and intelligible style, by the Chair. .
O i m ition of A. L. Robinson, E«q. .
Resolved, Tnat the Chtir appoint « Committee .4 (ne,
for iho purpose of icporiing to this meeting, at as cat i
hour as practicable, what they shall deOni expedient, re
lative to the subject matter ot the meeting. _ ■
Whereupon, Cornelius Sinton, Esq. Rev. Francis Pong
lass, J (1 irkness, Y. Thaxton, and Parham Lindsey, Esqs.
were appointed as that Committee.
The Committee having retired for a short time, made
the following Repott: , . .
Whereas, the citizens of this county httvo witnessed wttli
the deepest solicitude, the attempts recently made by a
few individuals traversing various parts of the State, to
obtain expression of public feeling, (as it is said) to pe
tition the General Assembly to piohibit, by Legis a tie
• nictnvnt, the free people of Georgia troni vending dis
tilled liquors as a commodity of merchandize. \\ oen we
view tho character ot the Government under which the
States of the Union have, within tho hall century ot t.teir
existence as a confederated Republic, gradually grown up
from infantile weakness to the present manly power lb it
characterises their national importance. U hen we regard
the multiplied rights, tho innumerable sources tor human
happiness, all secured to the citizen both in tho national
and in our state form of Government: and when we see
the freest people on earth, who have hitherto steadily di
rected, with wisdom and w ith the aid ot the mot al inllu
encc of practical virtue and patriotism, those ample means
inherert in our political institutions to ensure the happiness
of the people. And w>: contemplate the threaten
ing dangerthat may piobably result by Legislative action,
to direct, control, and manage every thing, and tne exert
ing the power of Legislation to interfere with the most
private affairs of the people, wo deem it a duty to ourselves,
to posterity, and to the friends ot tree Governmen‘, tq
jeizo upon this, the earliest opportunity to invoke the pru
dent caution of the Legislature against these rcinttnttc ex
cesses that 100 often have marked ‘he exercise of power.
In renionstiating to the Legislature against abolishing
avd prohibiting, by stat ttory enactment, the vending of
•distilled liquors of any kind, we do not regard ourselves,
bv implication or otherwise, to be understood as wishing to
foster a practice of disgusting intemperance and sotislmess,
■or Io shelter the haunts of any ot those vicious indulgen
ces from rebuke, which ever have, and from aught that
human sagacity can foiesee, ever will remain asanincident
of the social system instituted by man.
But it is the concession that is sought to be extorted from
the people, to permit those who are, and shall be, tempo
rarily vested with tho sovereign powers of Legislation to
gradually invade their private transactions in the most mi
nute detail; allowing not even the vestry, the hut, or the
parlor, or tlto pulice of the fireside, to escape Legislative
censorship, against w hich we protest.
As well might the L’gislalure assert the right and ex
pediency of coiectiug tlm vicious indulgence ot the slug
gard’s gluttony, by restricting, in any manner, the s tie ol
agricultural products that constitute the luxuties oi the ep
icuie; or to grraduatc to tho pastry cook the dimensions
and number of his culinary aparatus, or the compounding
•of his sauces and the variety of bis dishes. And as well
might it be attempted to check the licentious prodigality
of the spendthrift; that the jeweler and toilet-dresser should
be restricted in their sales and contracts, as to prescribe,
by Legislative resolve, either the kind or quantity ot li
‘ quors to be sold and bought.
We trust that the Legislature will not abase its charac
ter, by attempting to legislate upon freemen, so long as
they aro capable of thinking and choosing for themselves
a code of morals, and thus act directly in violation of ev
ery true idea of public and national right ; especially when
we believe that the only result to be gained in thus moving
with violence the elements of society will be only to fur
nish food to that spirit of romantic sympathy that has late
ly awakened in the moral reformer.
We sincerely trust that the time has not arrived, as yet,
that it is expedient and proper to call into requisition the
strong arm of Government to interfere in so private an af
fair as that of regulating one's beverage.
For, although the choice and use of our drink and bev
erage mav, in some instances, be bad in itself; yet, by the
silent surrender of this privilege, the results may be worse.
Who can piedict when sanction is given once for the re
former to operate by public authoiity ; no one can fore
see the end to the modes and forms of his application, ei
ther in privatejjfe or public affairs ; or it; the religious or
political world.
When we look back with all the cautious and impartial
enquiry that we are capable of commanding to the many
new-fangled notions that are conjured up by those who
term themselves refer sters, of every varied cast and hue,
and finally establishing themselves into high and formida
ble associations, it is astonisi’ing that even that gem of
great price, independence of private character itself, could
have so long resisted their authoritative edicts, which they
extravagantly deem paramount to all Government, to all
ollierq ower. We believe that the present project of mo
'Tal reform is the offspring of that spirit that measures the
bed of procuslrs, where fanaticism prbacbes the odious
doctrine, that tin., long legged must be cut off and the short
ones stretched out by force ; and if no check is given, the
time is not far distant when lie who refuses to yield thus
*.o be measured, will have the mark branded on his forehead
und denounced as an enemy of society, because he does
not agree in opinion with these men, as to the mode and
manner of promoting its best interest.
We cannot give our aid and sanction to bigotry and fa
naticism, to hasten the period of millennial felicity, first,
by magnifying any one in the numerous catalogue of vices
to a kind of satanic pre eminence and dominion over all
others, then to excite, the apprehensions and fears of wo
men and children to wild ensliusiams, in executing the
schemes of modern reformers and perfectionists; who
have been, and still are, in other parts of this best of Go
vernments and happiest of countries, assailing with the
deadliest aim, those sacred principles of human rights,
which constitute the very basis of our Government, that
gives all its vitality and comeliness, and endears it to the
heart.
It is to us a matter of deep concern, and one that should
alarm the friends of civil and religious liberty, wherever it
may be known th.it this question has been presented to the
consideration of the people in various parts of the country,
by a class of citizens who to do so, have stepped forth mi
dor tlie sanctified garb they have worn under different aus
pices than to agitate political questions from the sacred
desk; while they at the same lime announce to mankind
that their calling in this life is from the most high God, as
chosen vessels to inmister, while abiding on earth, in the
holy service of the Lord. And who, by a strange intuitioc,
leave discovered that the entire fabric of society is radi-{
rally wrong and defective, and requires to be dissolved at
once. And who would establish upon its shapeless ruins
the Utopian fancies of per fectionism in all existing civil,
political, legal, and ecclesiastical institutions.
They have thus at once stepped upon the ground of uni
versal anarchy, renouncing, in their wildness, allegiance to
all human Government, because they say it is badly con
stituted, and ought to be broken up instantly, Such is
perfectionism carried out; “and none can fail to see what
this doctrine, reduced Io practice, will inevitably lead to.”
It is tint gradual tendency which those who term them
selves as lli ralds <>f rhe ('ross, exciting an interference of
religion with politi s, against which wo protest.
It is that crusading spirit that ever, from small begin- ’
Dings, hi* repeatedly in the history of the world, spread 1
consternation, in its increasing, wide-spreading reach, that
sweeps before it al! that stands in its way. And which,
i ere long, if the sanative influence of patriotic prudence
is not applied, tho end of our Republic may furnish mate
rial for the historian, that would cast a brighter shade over
tho destinies of nations that have passed away, by the
more gloomy picture of our own.
Wo would not bo understood as imputing improper mo
tives to, or disparaging, the patriotism of our fellow-citi
zens, who wo have ever held to the warmest embrace of
our affections, because they have deemed it expedient and
politic to bring this subject to the consideration of the Le
gislature.
But tel ling ourselves as free to express our opinions as
themselves, and holding them only as equals and in polit
ical amity, have thus declared, settled and determined hos
tility with the means which have been exerted, to accom
plish a i end, that reasonable fears may be entertained, will,
with the whirl wind’s destructive rage, sweep over our
political institutions, leaving all in chaotic confusion and
ruin.
In conclusion, wo ut-uld add, that morality and virtue
being the attributes of the affections, but rarely fail to re
commend themselves to the enlightened understanding of
mtn, from their loveliness anil beauty, and never needs
the auxiliary hand of Legislation to implant them in the
heart.
When tho above was read, the same was adopted unan
imously.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That tlm foregoing be presented to the
General Assembly, by the Senator and Representatives
| from the county ol Butts, as an expression ol the public
feeling of the comity.
Resolved further, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by tho Chairman and Secretary, and be for
j w'atded to lite Southern Recorder and Georgia Telegraph
I for publication.
JASON GRIER, Chairman.
i Thus- P. Ferril, Secretary.
VAN BUREN CONSISTENCY IN GEORGIA.
“ Savannah requires more Banking capital than she pos
sesses,” quoth die V. B. Georgian. There is Banking
Capital enough in tho country, and thrice more than enough,
but the difficulty is in using it, as when we had not two
th’.ds as much—and with a better currancy than wc now
have—as before the days of experiment and humbug.
[AT. K. Express.
The above wo-extract from a Clay and Bank paper.—
Hence the indisposition to allow tho claims of a Southern
city. While Savannah has to the extent—about $2,200,-
000, which may be employed in Banking purposes, and
a portion of that sum liable to be diverted to Internal Im
provement, New York, and other Northern cities, over
shadow her prosperity with their tens of millions: and in
stead of the Banks of our city being able to meet the pres
sing wants of the community and the claims of the interi
or, our merchants and men of business have to seek the
aid of capitalists in other States, whose interest it is to en
tice from our own seaports the produce of the State, and
by means of railroads touching our borders, to divert fiom
its legitimate channel the rich products of our soil.
Give us a Bank of the United States, say the Clay
I presses of the North, and we will regulate your exchanges,
!&c Yes,, with a National Bank located in New Y r ork or
j Philadelphia, you doubtless will regulate exchanges, but
I in return for doing so, rhe stockholders will not only be
; repaid by the great circulation all over the country which
' the bills of the Bank will have, thus enabling them to drive
'the bills of sound State Institutions out of circulation;
but the National Bank Directors will take care that ex
changes are so regulated as to be in favor of the North, in
which section the Bank will be located.
Now, apart from the unconstitutionalily of chartering a
National Bank, for the .benefit of private capitalists, and
to the oppression of State Institutions, and of locating
such an Institution in a section of country, already rich
and prosperous, from the tribute paid by the citizens of the
South, for the years of the republic that have past, we pre
fer to see that surplus of banking capital, which the New
York Express admits there is difficulty in using, thrown
among us, for there is more, we can readily believe, cen
tered in Northern cities than can be profitably employed.
Why, then, not let the citizens oft Savannah have a por
tion of that capital, which is acknowledged cannot be pro
fitably employed in New York. The Banks of Savannah
! have been conducted as ably as any Banks of any other
State, and have always possessed the confidence of the
State at large. Yet, crippled often by the operations of
Institutions, alien to the interest of the citizens of Georgia,
they are compelled to curtail their discounts and withhold
from a community that relief, which the peculiar situation
of its members may require. The Southern merchant
purchases his goods from the Northern manufacturer, at
what he conceives a fair credit, to enable him to meet his
paper at maturity. lie disposes of bis goods for cash, or
approved credit. When the time of payment arrives for
Itis purchaser to respond to his demand, he is met by the
cry of “ hard times,” “ the planters who aic my custom
ers, promise to pay when their crops are sold, and other
customers when they can collect.” "Give me two or
three months more, and I’ll pay you promptly.” What,
does the merchant do? If backed by Northern capital,
he grants the time without fear or trembling, though, it
may be, at great inconvenience. If not so backed, be has
to do it, at lite risk of having his paper protested, and dis
honored, and his credit prostrated, simply because the
Banks arc deprived of the power of extending their ac
commodations for the time required, to enable him to col
lect from his debtors.
Will a Bank of the United States remedy these evils ?
We humbly think not. True, it might regulate the Ex
changes, because with a powerful capital and Northern
funds to back its operations, the State Institutions may be
driven from the market, but our Banks with their inefficient
captal, will also be regulated in their discounts by the de
mand for specie or Northern Exchange at the current pre
mium, which extracted from our vaults will be shipped to
ritcrease the resources of the Northern Institution, and
leave the customers of the Southern Branch to look to the
State Bank (crippled in their resources) or to Agents of
country Batiks for the modes of remittance or the means
of liquidating their liabilities.
As.far as we can judge, we would say that while we
have, perhaps, too many Banks in Georgia, we have too
little Banking Capital in Savannah.
It should be the policy of Georgia to promote a mutual
dependence between the seaboard and lite upper sections
of Georgia. The Central Rail Road progressing to com
pletion will soon be part of the Appian way of Georgia,
and the increase of intercourse it is destined to effect, be
tween tlia citizens of the seaboard and Western Georgia
will demand more capital in our midst.
Savannah, unlike New York, is dependent upon Geor
gia for her prosperity. She seeks to make not the people
of Georgia tributary to her merchants, but that those mer
chants may be enabled, by the facilities required by the in
creasing commerce of the principal seaport of a powerful
State, to compete with other merchants, who can now, as
agents of foreign houses with foreign capital at their com
mand, elevate or depress the market more than should be
in their power.
We, to citizens of the seaboard of Georgia, desire to
consume the bacon, flour and other productions of Western
Georgia. In return we ask to supply those who send these
articles to us, with those necessaries (and luxuries, accord
ing to their means) which a thriving commerce conveys to
our wharves. Our merchants are active—are enterpris
ing. Their ships visit the ports of Europe and other for
eign countries—their canvass swells upon every sea.—
Will not the Georgian of the west and southwest, whose
name is ours—whose feelings are out s—whose friends arc
ours—whose interests in life tmd for eternity arc ours, not
respond to the call for united action in our councils, and
in responding blot out the charge of hostility to Eastern
Georgia, and of indifference to the prospeiily of her an
cient seaport. Add, next session, to the capital of her ex
isting institutions, und the spirit which is now spreading
over tho new lots of our city tho handsome public edifice,
or tho comfortable mansion (even in these dull times,) will
receive an impulse which will urge her on to that eminence
which she should occupy as the commercial capital of a
Stalo like Geotgia, and eventually make her the New York
ol tho Southern Atlantic. Georgians want but tho will
—the courage to effect it, and it will be accomplished.
1 hen tho taunts of New York presses will cease, for
we shall be respected ; for then we shall deserve, as we
Shall win their respect.
1 bink of these things, people of Georgia, and in party
feelings, at times necessary for our political security, merge
not the duty of the citizen ; yield not to party exclusively,
what every son owes to his country- —to its social aggrand
izement.— Savannah Georgian.
from the Biunstrich- Aileocate, 17 th insl.
We alluded briefly a short time since to the attempt of
Charleston to cross the Savannah river by her rail road,
in the hope that some other papers ip the State more ca
pable than ours, would follow up the subject. The Savan
nah Georgian made tin extract from our article, but not a
woid have we heard or seen from any other quarter. A
subject which ought to arouse the indignation of the whole
State has apparently been looked upon as though it were
an every day occurrence, and one not worthy of especial
notice. Charleston seems to exercise a dictatorship wer
the Southern cities from which there is no appeal. She
orders, and bavannah and Augusta obey. The situation
of these two last towns in reference to the first is necessa
rily one ot hostility; it is unfortunate that it is so, but
such is the fact, however much present appearances may
i deceive the public. Does Savannah wish to improve the
navigation of her river by closing up the norih branch,
Charleston prohibits it. Does she wish to throw a bridge
across the Savannah river, Charleston prohibits it-—it will
take a few bags of cotton and some marketing from Caro
lina. Augusta builds a bridge across the Savannah river
to Hamburg; Charleston prohibits the use of it to tho cit
izens of Augusta. Notwithstanding all this it is monstrous
injustice if Charleston cannot have and do all she pleases.
In our remarks above alluded to, we omitted the most
important view of tho consequences to this State if the
Charleston and Hamburg rail road should be permitted to
cross the Savannah river. We hoped some one else would
consider this pait of the question. Mr. D’Antignac did
not allude to it in his minority report —he spoke only of
the interest of Augusta and Savannah. But this is trifling
compared with the injuty it would do the whole State.
[ It is well known that Charleston has given up the chim
erical notion of a rail road to Cincinnati. Let any one
look at the map and he will find that if the Charleston
and Hamburg railroad crosses the Savannah, she has as
good a command, if not a better one, of the interior of
Georgia, than Savannah will have with the extension of her
central rail road, or Brunswick with hers. The distance is
about the same. Now if Georgia is determined to crush
her own towns and build up Carolina, let her no longer
disguise the fact, but pass laws at once for the exclusive
benefit of Charleston. Her Great Western and Atlantic
rail road is to be built, it would seem, for the benefit of
Charleston.
Georgia is either to do something more for her seaport
towns or Charleston is tho seaport of Georgia. If she de
termines to take care of herself, a declaratory act ought
to be introduced tind passed on the first day of the session
of the next Legislature, prohibiting now and forever the
city of Charleston from setting her foot beyond the Ham
burg shore of the Savannah river.
Wc have merely given a glance at this subject—less
than that we could not do. More we will not attempt,
while there are so many Editors in the St<te, better quali
fied than ourselves to discuss the matter.
INCENDIARY ATTEMPT.
On Saturday morning last, about daylight, fire was com
municated to the storehouse occupied by Mr. Nichols,
which, but for the discovery and intervention of Doct.
Hull’s faithful man Billy, would probably only have ter
minated with the destruction of a great portion, if notour
entire business street. No clue has yet been obtained as
to the origin of the fire, but the almost universal impres
sion is, that it was the work of some base incendiary. In
this instance the attempt Providentially failed, but con
siderable alarm has been excited, and in view of our i n
protected situation, efforts are making to organize a com
pany to meet such emergencies. Meanwhile additional
patrolshave been establised; and if the author of the
nefarious attempt cannot be ascertained, it is hoped that
their vigilance may secure the town from further danger
on this score.— Southern Banner.
On the cotton ciop of Mclntosh County, the Darien
Herald of 6th instant, says : “Nothing can be more grati
' lying to our citizens generally than to learn that the crops
of the present year are abundant in all sections of the
country. The cotton crop in this county looks very pro
mising and we are told has not been better for many years.
A few days ago we were presented with some grown on
the plantation of our friend Mr. John Hudson, of a beau
tiful texture. His crop is quite abundant, and so far ad
vanced, that he intends to commence gathering it the pre
sent week.—The Planters always have our best wishes
for their prosperity—for when they have abundance, no
body complains of hard times.”
From the N. K. Evening Post.
SPECULATORS AND THEIR FATE.
The Rochester Daily Advertiser gives the following
connected view of the various speculations in the great
staple commodities of the country, in which adventurers
have lately engaged with the help of the banks:
“ At the south, as cotton is the great staple of the coun
try, so it is the article in which the greatest speculations
have been attempted. During the last year Mr. Biddle,
with the aid of his bank, attempted to obtain the control
of the cotton market, in order to equalize the exchanges
and at the same time to secure an enormous profit to the
U. S. Bank. To effect this he entered the market as an
operator, purchased all the cotton he could obtain, sent an
agent to Liverpool, to whom such shipments as were made
were consigned, and thus controlled the Liverpool mar
ket by retaining the bulk of his purchases on hand and
maintaining a constant scarcity in the English market.
The design was masterly comprehensive, and the results
at which Mr. Biddle aimed, such as they were, were suc
cessfully attained. At this point Mr. Biddle left the field.
The southern dealeis then attempted to follow in his
footsteps. But they had neither the magnificent means
of an institution like the U. S. Bank, nor the unity and
energy which characterizes the plans of Mr. Biddle. He
was able to procure any amount of means by the sale of
tho bonds of his institution, but the southern banks were
enabled to lend assistance in the engrossment of the cot
ton market only by the issue of post notes, having but a
short time to run, and rapidly depreciating from the hour
of their being issued. The southern operators have in
deed been successful in engrossing the maiket, but cannot
be successful ill their attempt to maintain the engrossment.
The expiration of the terms which the post notes had to
run will bring them back upon the banks for redemption,
and they cannot be met by new issues, for tho credit of
the bank is gone. The banks must therefore call upon
the cotton operators for the payment of their notes; to
meet this the cotton must he thrown into the market and
the holder lose. This seems inevitable sooner or later;
and such wjll be the result of the attempt at cotton “ hold
ing.”
1 he “ holders” of cattle have already begun to expe
rience the same effects which are in store for tile cotton
monopolizers. That there was a real and extensive de
ficiency in the amount of cattle in the markets, no one
seems disposed to doubt. But the effects of that deficien
cy were aggravated by the attempt of the speculators to
engross the whole market, and force prices to an unnatu
ral height. But this scheme was perceived by the public,
and by strenuous opposition entirely defeated. So that
the speculators in that article was subject to positive loss.
At the west, and in some portions of oor own state,
heavy capitalists began to operate in Flour. But they seem
not to have understood the real quantities of grain harvest
ed the last season. They went into the market early, and
by the effect of their own operations tho prices of grain
were kept tip with little diminution from those of the two
or three previous years. The means of the operators
were soen exhausted, and they then began to enact the
parts of “ holders” asking for an increase of price. But
as soon as their operations ceased, the supply of the unsold
grain in market became greater than the. demand and the
price fell, and still continues to f.dl. The attempted en
grossers must sell—for they cannot continue to hold unless
to incur still greater losses—and sell at a loss. Tho soon
er they do this the better, for the wheat crop of the pres
ent season, larger than any which has yet been harvested
in the United Stales, will bring the price of wheat down
to rates almost nominal as compared with those existing
two yeais ago.
The pork speculators arc mostly the managers of the
local banks of Illinois and the far west. But that specu
lation is rapidly coming to the same result in which all the
others must end. Such engrossments cannot bo effected
in small circles, for the increased demand will attract sup
plies of the engrossed article from the markets immediate
ly around; nor can they be profitable in an article like
pork, for which, when its price is extravagantly enhanced,
other articles of provision will be substituted by the con
sumer, and the demand thus in a measure cease.
The engrossment of the lead market is another specula
tion which has been attempted, but in regard to which
fewer facts lyive transpired. It may bi; safe, however, to
predict a result similar to that which is in preparation for
the other attempted engrossments, as there seems to be
no particular reason to exempt this speculation from the
operation of the general rule.
INFORMATION WANTED.
ADAM WISNER, formeily of Nortliumberland, in
Pennsylvania, who was in the Revolutionary war, as a
minute man, tinder General Potter, and Col. fames Mur
ray, and whose papers have all been destroyed by the
burning of his house, in which his all was consumed,
wishes to know if there are now living any witnesses to his
having been in that war, as without such witness be can
not obtain a pension, to which he is justly entitled and
which ha is very anxious to obtain, in consequence of
poverty brought upon him by tinpropitious providences.
Should this meet the eye of any individual who can testi
fy to these points, respecting his Revolutionary services,
which the law requires, in order for him to obtain a pen-,
sion, they would confer a favor upon an afflicted old
Revolutionary soldier, by communicating the fact, stating
the name and residence of such witness, to the Rev. Oren
Brown, or Deacon Abraham Harrison, of East Grove
land, Livingston County, State of New York.
Publishers of weekly Journals, in the United States,
arc requested, for the sake of humanity, to give the above
a few insertions in their papers.
OREN BROWN.
From the Tallahassee Star.
MORE BLOOD.'
Below will be found a letter from Captain Peyton, of
the U. S. Army, now stationed al Tampa—it speaks for
itself. That an officer so well known for his vigilance
and experience should suffer himself “surprised,” by a
party of Indians, from the fact of having “no defences”—
no guard ’, is truly astonishing The truce, appears to have
exasperated the Indians; they now make frequent at
tacks; and inva'ritrbly effect most serious mischief. They
probably considered it an insult to have terms of any
sort, offered to them by the United States.
Fort Brooke, Tampa Bay, July 29, 1839.
“Col Harney established, some weeks since, a Trading
House at Punte Rassa ; the Indians gradually collected in
numbers to trade, and about 5 days since they surprised
the Sutlers Shop'and Col. Harney’s Camp, at daylight,
and 13 Dragoons and 5 other men were killed. Among
them Dallam, the Sutler. Col. Harney, with 17 dragoons,
and a few other men barely escaped with their lives by
taking to the boats. This intelligence was brought by one
of the boats, with two wounded men on board. Col. H.
is on the way, but has not yet arrived ; they had no defen
ces, and kept no guard, such was their confidence in the
treacherous Indians.”
Respectfully, Sir,
Your mostoh’t. xerv’l,
R.K. PEYTON,
Capt. A. Q. M.
Capt. W. S. Ketchum, A. S. M.
St. Marks.
Rail Roxn Accident.—Ou Monday morning last, about
10 o'clock. Mr. John Flemming, of this borough, of the firm
of Murray & Flemming, whilst engaged in detaching one of
bis burden cars from the train which had just arrived from
the east, while it was yet moving, slipped r.ud fell, when the
wheels passed over his left leg and thigh, dreadfully man
gling him.— Carlise, Pa. Volunteer, Aug. 15.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
An affair happened in New York on the sth inst., which
has caused great excitement in that city. A child five or
six years of age entered a house in Elizabeth street, near
the rear of tho Bowery Theatie; the mother went in pur
suit of it, and having been told that the child went into
the house, she applied, but the persons in the house denied
that the child was there, and refused admission to any one,
until some of the police officers arrived, who entered and
found the child dead, and enclosed in a rough pine box.
The inmates were all arrested and taken to the police
office.
From the Georgia. Constitutionalist,
We copy tiie following article from the New York Star
of the 14tli inst. Poor Major Noah, he had just began to
fire off his big guns, and huzzaing for the glorious success
of the whigs in Tennessee, when the dreadful news reach
ed him that the democrats had Polk-vd the cartridge so
well home through the ballot-box, that the 20,000 lb. Can
non of the west had bursted, wounding, however, only
whigs. The Major cannot account for this accident but
in two ways the first that the whigs must have been asleep,
or that money, the great whig lever, has been abundantly
used. This latter must be taken by the whigs of Tennes
see as a great compliment—but the Major is to be excused,
he only measures other people’s corn by his own bushel,
and knowing well what effect a little of the rhino has on
himself, thinks it must have the same with every body else.
The Major is puzzled that’s a fact—just hear him.
ELECTIONS IN THE WEST.
They say that the Ballot-Boxes “do not lie.” If they
do not lie they tell some very unpleasant truths at the West.
Have the Whigs been sleeping on their post, or has the
money saved from contracts in the Florida war found its
way into Tennessee and Indiana? Something unusual
has occurred to have produced so extraordinary a revulsion,
and we should be glad to know what it was. That this
Government :s badly, wretchedly administered, that there
is despotism, recklessness and fraud in the administiation,
and that there is every where suffering in the mercantile
and trading community, can scarcaly be doubted, Van Bu
ren is not popular—the sub-treasury is not popular. How
then arc we to account for these extraordinary changes?
We know that personal populatity has great weight in the
South and West—that personal exertions will do much—
that the people are attached to favorites more than to any
settled principle ; but all this could not, we are quite sure,
have produced such extraordinary changes, Money has
been used freely—it is the great and only lever of the
administration. Defaulters run off with millions, are ex
cused and forgiven—bow much of the spoils go to carry
our elections? Has the government at last become too
powerful for the people ? We hope the strict construction
ists oi the South who have aided the administration, will
answer that question. They must answer it—when they
vote for the union of the Purse and Sword, wo hope to
hear no mbre vauntings of devotion to the Constitution. 1
We here shall stand our ground—-unbribed and unterrified (
—the North and the East will not give an inch to the ad
ministration, whatever strength it may purchase from oth
er quarters.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship Shetidan, Captain Depeyster, ha* ar
rived, bringing us Liverpool papers to Monday, July 15th,
inclusive. There is no political news of importance.
There seems to be no further change in the cotton market.
On the night of tho 12th of July, the question of Post
Office Reform came up in the House of Commons. Mr.
Goulburn moved to postpone the consideration of die pro
position for reducing the postage to the uniform rate of a
penny. The mojion was defeated by nearly two vote* to
one. Sir Robert Peel then divided the House against the
pledge to make good any deficiency in the revenue which
might arise from tho reduction. He was likewise de
feated, many of his own political frierd* voting against
him.
On the samo day Mr. Attwood moved for a Select
Committee to take into consideraiion the. prayer of ths
“National Petition” for Universal Suffrage, Annual Par
liaments, Vote by Ballot, &c.—a petition sinned by 1,-
200,000 persons.’ He enlarged on the distress of the peo
ple and the hopelessness of relief under the present mon
etary system. He was answered by Lord John Russell,
who opposed the motion; he maintained that an influx of
paper money was ne penacea for the evils which pressed
upon tire working classes; he said ne feared that in every
large manufacturing and commercial country occasional
periods of distress weie inevitable, and remarked that
some of the more intelligent of the Chartists disagreed
with Mr. Attwood in his currency opinions. With respect
to the great body of the people he did not think they con
curred in the political views set forth in the petition. He
remarked that it was highly to the credit of the working
classes that they had remained orderly and peaceable, not
withstanding the efforts to excite them to outrage.
On dividing the House there were for the Committee
46, against it 235—majority 189.
There was a meeting of the cotton spinners of Preston
and Manchester on Saturday, the 13th, who resolved that
their factories should work only four days per week for
one month after the 15th of July. The same agreement
has been concurred in by the manufactures of Ashton,
Stalybridge and Hyde.
The captain of the American ship Noruantum, lying in
one of the Liverpool docks, was killed on Friday, the 12th,
by falling accidentally into the hold of the vesSp).
A destructive fire broke out on Monday the 9lh, in th®
town of Collumpton, in Devon, about 159 miles west of
London, which destroyed one hundred and thirty two
houses, consisting of dwellings, stores, factories, &c. &c.
A later account says,—We understand it has been as
certained, that 145 dwelling-houses are burnt to the
ground, and, in addition to that number, including out
houses, barns, &,c., upwards of 170 buildings have been
totally destroyed. It is impossible to calculate the amount
of loss. When it is considered, that not only the build-""* 6
ings, but also a great deal of the furniture and stock-in
trade in them must have been burnt, scarcely 100 Z. fur
each building will be sufficient to cover it, and that will
make a total loss of somewhere about 15,0001. We fear,
however, it will he found to be much greater. Business
is quite at a standstill in the town, aud the scene of deso
lation is truly distressing, no object presenting itself to the
eye in every direction but blackened rafters, dismantled
buildings, and ruins still smoking.
N. O. Commercial Bulletin,
THE COTTON CROP OF THE WORLD.
There is no subject connected with commerce or agri
culture, which possesses a higher interest for the citizen*
of the U. States, than the production and consumption of
Cotton.— We have, on more than one occasion,devoted our
columnsto theinsertion of information upon the subject, and
our attention is particularly called to it just now, in conse
quence of the publication of a letter signed ‘Cotton Plant,’
in a spirited New York paper, called the Whig. The wti- '
ter commences by stating that the entire growth of cotton
in the world, is set down at 1,000 000000, pounds. Os this
550 millions are supposed to be grown in the United States
—3O Brazil—B in the West Indies—-27 in Egypt—36 in
|l>. - I [.VI ),. »1,.. OAjq DJeXICO
and South America, Except Brazil—and 14 million* else
where.
Thus at ten cents per pound, a price below which it
has rarely ever fallen, this crop is worth $100,00i),000.
For the last fifty years, however, the value (though
often fluctuating suddenly and widely) has averaged 19j.
At this price, the present growth of the world is worth
$192,500,000.
Os this, about 350 millions of pounds are consumed and
manufactured in England—about 150 millions in the Uni
ted States—Bo in France—-259 in China and India
-250 in South America and Mexico, including Brazil--
35 in German}’-—45 in Turkey and Africa— lo in Spain
—-20 in Prussia-—and the remainder elsewhere.
The value of cotton manufacturers in England, is be
lieved to be annually about 170 millions ol dollars— in
France seventy millions-—in the United States, at sixty
millions.
The capitol employed in manufacturing by machi
nery is estimated, in England, 200 millions ot dollars
-•-in France, at 120 millions-—the United States, al 110
millions.
The consumption in manufactures of raw cotton in
all Europe, in 1803, was estimated at only 60 mil
lions of pounds. (Die. of Span. Com.) The whole con
sumption in Europe, in 1830, was about 387 millions of
pounds. In 1838, it is believed to be nearly 500 millions
of pounds.
South Carolina and Georgia were the first states in this
Union to grow cotton to any considerable extent. In 1791,
two millions of pounds were grown in the Union—mil
lions of which grew in South Carolina, and one half million
In Georgia.
In 1801 forty millions was the crop of the United States
—of which, 20 milloins grew in South Carolina, 10 in Geor
gia, 5 in Virginia, 4 in North Catolina, and one in Ten
nessee.
In 1811, the crop of the United states had reached 80
000,000—of which 50 grew in South Carolina. 20 in
Georgia, 8 in Virginia, 7 in North Carolina, 3 in Tennes
see, and 2 in Louisiana.
In 1821, one hurdred and seventy millions of pnunds
were grnwn in the Union—as follows : st) millions in South
Carolina, 45 in Georgia 20 in Tennessee,2oio Alaba na,
12 in Virginia, 10 in North Carolina, 10 in Louisians,
and 10 in Mississippi. _
In 1828, the whole crop of the Union was 348 J million*.
Os this, Georgia grew 75 millions, South Carolina 70,
Tennessee 45, Alabama 45, Louisiana 38, Mississppi 20,
Viiginia 25, Noith Carolina 18, Florida 2, Aakansasntw
half of a million.
In 1833, the crop of the Union had increased to 437}
millions. Os this, 88 millions grew in Georgia, 73 m
South Carolina, 70 in Mississippi, 65 in Alabama, 55 in
Louisiana, 50 in Tennessee, 50 in Florida, 13 in Virginia,
10 in North Carolina, and } in Arkansas.
The next year (1834,) the crop had increased to 457 J
millions, and was grown as follows : 85 in Mississippi, 85
in Alabama, 75 in Georgia, 65.1 in South Carolina, 62
in> Louisiana, 45 in Tennessee, 20 in Plorida, 18 in Vir
ginia, 9£ in North Carolina, and £ in Arkansas. Subse
quently, no certain dale are in our possession; but the
estimate at this time is 550 millions as the whole crop of
the Union.
Thus it will be seen, from 1791 to 1826, South Caroli
na, was the most abundant cotton growing Stale in the
Union. In 1826, Georgia took the lead, and held it till
1834, when Alabama and Mississippi took the front
rank. At this time, Mississippi is perhaps the most
extensive cotton growing State in the Union, south
Carolina and Alabama are next. North Alabama is
beginning to deteriorate as a cotton country ; while tne
worn lands in Middle Tennessee are thought to improve
for this culture—maturity, the vite! desideratum, not