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COTTON M VXI TACTrr.r.
In an nn’.'e ;*<lvo* titiug the erection of tnamifac-1
luring - i i'» !>' i tet>*« in that vicinity, the Louisville'
Journal has the loli.iwing interesting statements relit-I
live to the coth i tn inulacturc:
There is a re.'.tsrkable fact connected w ith the cot- I
ion inaunfiictnri>, which must strike the attention of'
nil who investigate the subject, and seems to show I
clearly that tnen are not so prone to run wildly into |
new spccnlationis as many superficial observers im- j
aginc. On the contrary, tltev generally go into in
novation-. with t rc.-it reluctance. The fact to w hich '
we allude is, that the cotton tnanttlar lure existed thir- .
teen hundred y !'r, on one sole of the Mediterranean !
Sea, before it classed to the other. While all Eu
rope admired th? beauty, the comfort, and the luxu-i
ties of cotton go ods, and while Lombardy, Piedmont'
and Flanders wi re applying their energies and skill ;
in the mamifte rre of woollen goods, the cotton traf-1
sic, so superior ii; every respect to ail other sources ofj
prosperity then known, was suffered to remain in the
hands of the inhabitants of the Indies, and the whole
world was tributary to that favored region.
Not the least astonishing I art in connexion with
this subject is, that notwithstanding th great demand
for the article, so extensive, indeed, that the legisla
tors of Europe (particularly of England) inflicted se
vere p indtics upon the wearers of cotton fabric-, on
the supposition that its extensive use serioudy endan
gered the woollen traffic—we say notwithstanding
this extensive demand, the native* of India supplied
it by hand labor exclusively, if we except the slight
results of tlnir very rude attempt Btn spinning wheel.
The w hole manufacture was made by the hands of
that industrious people ; *-v> n the endless variety of
patterns, the thousand-, upon thousands of figures in
calicoes, were all painted by the hands without ma
chinery. So p. rfect was the art that evert Herodotus,
the father of hi noiy, speaks of the proficiency of the
inhabitants of India in coloring their “ vegetable
wool.” as he calls it, in the most glowing terms. We
repeat the fact, that this remarkable culture and man
ufacture was confined to the original cultivators and
manufacturers ; r the long space of thirteen hundred
Dur ng t c curly part of the 16th ebntury, a species
of straggling manufacture of cotton w as commenced
in Great Britain, lm» being confined to mere hand
work, the enterprise was very sluggish, and languish
ed almost to decay.-—lt was frequently the case that
a weaver spent hall a day in walking over a largo dis
trict <4 country in search of cotton yarn to supply his
loom lor the re t of the day; and his cotton cloth, by
this means, frequently cost him more than its value.
V7e speak from a full knowledge of the subject when
we say, that, but for the integrity and enterprise of
British mechanics, this stupendous aim of British
strength, this stain e of incalculable wealth and power
to Great Britain, must have come to nothing. About
the year I -38 a new era opened upon (he cotton
manufacture, and through it, upon the prosperity of
not only Great Britain, but of the world. A few En
glish mechanics did more to swell the prosperity of
the British Empire to its present dimensions than th*'
efforts of all her civilians and warriors bad done du
ring preceding centuries. A very poet artisan, na
med first ci-covered the art of working cotton
by machinery, and, though he took out ■ patent in
1738, which fully described the very machinery put-<
ented many years alter by Arkwright, he died poor
and friendless, while Arkwright, bv his cotton ma
chine . became one of the most opulent men in the
British kingdom. H irtgraves, another poor mechan
ic, made great improvements and discoveries in cot
ton machinery I tig before Arkwright ever turned his
attention to the business, yet for want of skill and per
severance, he, too, died poor, and almost neglected.
So completi ly did lie surrender his whole soul to
the success of his machinery, that be subdued all the
other feelings ol his nature to it, and actually separa
ted from his w ile because, in the fullness of her affec
tion, she broke some of his first patterns in order to
induce him to give up v.hat she considered a wild
speculation, and to return to his tonsorial operations
for the maintenance of his family. Though one mob
after another broke bis machines to pieces, he still
persevered, and won his signal triumph over as grewt
ob>la< lcs as ever opposed a human enterprise. He
lived to see himself the author of so much prosperity
to his country, that he was used to saving that he
would pay off the national debt; and, bad not Wil
liam Pitt been born, the prediction might have been
verified. It is interesting to record ol Arkwright
that an insult thrown at him by his enemies at Man
chest* r, on account of his humble calling in early life,
rankled in his heart long after he bad recovered from
the injuries inflicted by mobs. Some malignant wag
had thrown up his tonsorship to him, and he declar
ed long afterwards, in the midst of his prosperity,
when lie was making arrangements for extensive cot
ton manufactories at Larnark, Scotland, that he
would “make a razor in Scotland, that would shave
Manchester elemi enough.”
Immediately after the success of Arkwright’s ma
chinery, the Cotton trade of Great Britain increased
328 per cent.; and, from that period to the present,
the increase has been constant, until the capital now
employed in Great Britain alone does not fall f»i
short of two hundred millions of dollars, and notwith
standing full tliree-i'ourths of the manufactures are
carried on by machinery, the business affords employ
ment to three hundred thousand persons, who direct
ly draw their support from lhe trade. The labor
saving machinery made a demand for cotton goods,
which, without the. machinery, never would have
been created; and it is questionable whether in cen
turies to come there w *ul<! have been twenty thou
sand per.-ons employed in die business, but for these
labor-saving imivliim s. This is the reason why they
are so valuable to the poor.
THRILLING.
Doctor Laudert, an eminent French Physician in
New-Orleans, relate, that durieg his frequent rides
through tin- oil! i . nt Greets, his attention lias almost
alway- be* i> i triii *»-*! as he passed a house where a
poor Litnilv liv *|. I lie fa idly consisted of a man
and hi- wifi' bud) rather young, and the latter good 1
loolAn. with <i little infant stniling in beauty, about
ten moodis old. He was led to notice them from the'
appear nice of content that lived there, and their be-' i
ing frequently on the banquette before the bouse.
After the f. vet set in, he still saw them for some days, <
happy as usual, Inn at length lie “ missed them from
their aci u-trnm d place.” This he did for two days, l
until the third, feeling uneasy for them, he stopped i
his gig h* fire the house, alighted, and rapped at the i
do*,r. No one answered ; there was silence in the :
mansion, lie pushed open the door and went in. , *
There lay the husband and wife on the floor both ! ;
dead, and the former *l* cay ing. The child was alive i t
with jis little arms around its dead mother’s neck ■ 1
vainly trying to draw tin- sustaining fluid from the *
breast. Such is ‘ life in New-Orleans.’ ! !
From the New-York H'hig.
“ DO.v’ r GO THERE.”
The scenes of our boyhood are oft remembered,
and as the stripling rises into manhood the lessons of
his youth become the lights of his after pilgrim
age. No one perhaps ever lived, who has not felt the
indescribable sensation of a full heart, when met with
the tender, yet overwhelming parental reproof for
some youthfid liberation. Parental authority ever ex
ercises a nobler or more beneficent prerogative, than
m hen to the correction of youthful error, it brings its
hallowed affection and unshaken justice. When he
beholds the smile of justice satisfied, or benevolence
kindly extended to his faults, be endeavors to do bet
ter and to deserve the kindness he receives. In the
fulfilment of the many duties of a parental character, I
there is high accountability, to which many are alto
gether insensible. The habits of the parent are too !
oli the sole inheritance of the child—and his tastes,
principles and pursuits are often fashioned by the most
trivial attentions or neglects of the parent. But enough
ol this for the present moment.
AVhen a mere youth, the curiosity natural to all
children, frequently' led me beyond the limits of par
ental licence. One afternoon, as I wandered into a
neighboring church yard, to scan the monuments that
told the brief story of its silent inhabitants, the sun
had cast his last declining rays upon the tall trees be
side me, ere I thought of returning home, or of the
command I received at my departure. The sense of
; disobedience confused me—a’.td I sat down silent as
the marble at my feet. From this reverie I was arous
ed by a shrill call from the nursery of weeping wil
lows on one side of the grave yard —ami had not time
to answer before she stood at my side, an aged domes
tic of my father’s dwelling, clad in an unusual garb,
wk..u. I suouhl now know better how to compare with
some of those female singularities that tlxj master spir
it of Scotland so faithfully portrayed. She ltd me
hastily towards home, betraying at every turn evxlent
fear ol the ghosts and spirits, the most marvellousyto
ries of which she had been wont to pour into my car.
fahe led me by the hand, now wondering at my temeri
ty, now chiding me for disobedience to my parenti,
and now pitying me for the punishment I so richly
deserved. for having frightened her almost out of her
little was. She wound off her lamentations with an
emphatic charge, “ never to go there again.”
‘ Don’t go there!’ said she, as we passed a gang of
wrestlers—• there will be broken limbs and bruises—
don’t go there.’ We passed successively the retreats
of the idle, haunts of the dissipated, the assemblies,
of the profane—and my guide, as she hurried onward"
earnestly repeated the injunction—• don’t go there!’
In the course of a long lift, 1 have witnessed the
various characters of men, and wondered at the facil
ity with which passion may lead them estray —and I
have a thousand times thought of the simple warning
ol my guide, and longed to whisper it in their ears.—
When youthful companions urged to the wayward
chase, to some evening route or revel—the withered
form of the old enchantress stood before my young
eyes, and 1 could no longer yield to their solicitations.
And now when 1 see a young man about to enter
the gay assembly of the thoughtless, and vicious per
haps to join in riotous excesses, dabauchery end ga
ming—l could wish to avert the evil, and tell him
1 ‘ never to go there.’
When I see the young mechanic, dependent on his
daily earnings, the merchant’s chirk, w hose salary will
scarcely keep him in decent clotlies, nightly wending
hi ; way to the theatres, I could wish to whisper in his
ear, ‘ don’t go there.’
V7hen I see the young entering the gin palaces, or
the rum shops, the illuminated billiard rooms, and
dark bowling alleys of the metropolis—l could wish
some spirit would put the thought into their mind,
« Never to go there.’
And the fair, too —when 1 see them apparently with
no pul suit but pleasure, wasting the golden hours of
morning in sleep, and the live-long days in gadding
about the streets wasting the earnings of their fathers
on feathers and frippery, ami becoming the pets of
gallants and whiskered coxcombs—methinks they had
better ‘ not go there;’ for m age creeps on, and they
percha’nce get no husbands, they may need those
friendships w hich prudence and industry nbver fail to
secure, and without which old maids are miserable
creatures.
Finally old maids and young maidens, bachelors
and married men, wives and children, when flattery
allures, or vice or passion •alls them to forbidden plea
sures—when the customs es the jay world entice them
to join the circle of extravagance and swell the crowd
of dissipation—all should be taught this salutary les
son, ‘ don’t go there.’
PHILOSOPHY OF ADVERTISING.
A late number of Chambers’ Edinburg Journal
contains a very interesting article on the subject of
advertising in the public papers, by an “Old Trades
man.” His ideas on the subject are certainly worth
the attention of all who are anxious for business, and
•re simply aad briefly as follow s : —The first utility
of frequent and regular advertising is this: —there is
at all times a large class of persons, both in country
and town, who have no fixed places for lhe purchase
of certain necessary articles, and are ready to be sway
ed and drawn towards any particular place which is
constantly brought under their view. Indifferent to
all, they yield without hesitation to the first who asks.
Then, in tte country, a considerable number of per
sons, who w ish a supply naturally open a communica
tion wi.lt tli.it address, which, perhaps, leads to much
ulterior bttsuiess. People in the country are also lia
ble to L* favorably impressed by the frequent sight
of the name in the newspaper.
The advertising party acquires distinction in their
eyes, uiaJ thus they are led, in making a choice, to
prefer him. But by far tiie most important effect of
advertising is one of an indirect nature, that conveys
the impression that the party —pretending or not pre
tending, quackisb or not qitackish—is anxious for
business.—One who is anxious for business is una
voidably supposed to be an industrious, attentive,
civil man, does every thing in the neatest and most
tradesman-like manner, and in gen’t'ral uses every ex
pedient to gratify and attract his customers. —People
of course like to purchase under these .circumstances,
and the system of advertising assuring tl.’em that such
circumstances exist at this particular shop, they select
it accordingly. Such are the opinions of the old
tradesman alluded to, and they are certai.rly support
ed by fact; for wherever a regular system of adverti
sing is practised, and no back-drawing or unconquer
able circumstance exist, it is usually seen to be attend
ed with a considerable share of success. One feature
;n the philosophy is the subject must be carefully at-s
t.tnded to. A faint and unfrequent system of a**ver-)
tising does not succeed even in proportion. “Dr ink i
deep or taste not the Pierian Spring.”— Sunddn/
las.
Anecdote.—“ Bear Fofteii.” —Every bodv,
we suppo»e, lias heard of Dr. Sylvester Graham, <4
brau bread notoriety. With all his peculiarities, lie
is a man of no inconsiderable talent, and is possessed
|of a very happy manner as a lecturer. It was our
■ fortune, several years since, to listen to one of his
i lectures at Brunswick, Maine ; in th'- course of which
lhe related in suppport of his “philosophy,” many
amusing anecdotes. We i ecollect one only of them,
and that was given nearly in the following language:
In the army <*f the Revolution was an Irish soldier
by the name of Foster, n imrkable for his agillity and
stiength of body. He subsi-ted dntitvly on vegeta
ble food ; and so active was he, aft to be able to take
a musket in his month, run on ‘all-fours,’ and leap a
1 five rail fence with the greatest ease. By this and
similar feats, he received the name of ‘Bear Foster,’
by which he was ever after known. At the close of
the war, Bear Foster penetrated a long distant into i
the forest, in one of the States; built a small shantee,
took to himself one of the ‘ last best gifts,’ and liver!
in comparative seilusion. Years passed away, and
the habitation of our hero siill stood alone in the wil
derness. At length, a friend and companion in arms
of the venerable Bear Foster—for be had now be
come venerable in age—arrived at the settlement
nearest his dwelling; and, on enquiring for his old as
sociate, was directed to a narrow path leading into
the wilderness, with the assurance th;<i by following
it a distance of six or seven miles, he would find the
residence of him whom he sought. He commenced
the walk, went on and on, until at length he heard the
sweet notes of music. He paused to listen, and as
certained that the mellow sounds came from a con
siderable distance. He proceeded still further, when
again listening, he distinctly heard the air nC his fa
vorite and much admired lune of “Yankee Doodle,”
and the footsteps of some one upon the floor, keeping
exact time with all its Rotes. One moment more
brought him to the door of his old friend, when, be
hold! silting in one corner of the room, merrily chan
ting Yankee Doodle, was the happy dmne of the for
est, while his old companion, the identical Bear Fos
ter, was drumming out the tune, in a sprightly shuf
fle, at the age of 84 ! — Washington Metropolis.
DISCRETION.
As a jcwaJ of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is
without discretion —Pror. xii. 22.
The fair female who has a chaste taste, correct
judgment, and fixed principles to guide her conduct,
will not be offended with the sentiment expressed in
our tex*., nor with the simile used to illustr.t* it. Such
as have not a just ideaof the figures of oriental lan
guage, may thing the netaphor coarse and improper;
but those who have, will view it as one of the beau
ties of composition, cnlculatt d to give the sentiment
a more striking effect.
How can we picture to our imagination a greater
contrast, than that wbidi presents itself to our view
in a be.utiful woman, whom the Lord has made to be
the ornament of her sex, and the fairest jewel of cre
ation, destitute of discretion in her conduct. Her
beautiful countenance, arid lovely form, will like a
jewel set in diamonds, attract attention ; but when
she is discovered to be destitute of good breeding
and a modest carriage, die more she is noticed, the
more she i« despised. Ai the ornament changes not
the animal that wears it, the name, the habits and
the appetites, will but appear the more disgusting.
A is beautiful, but indiscre.t. Her person is
calculated to attract notice, to please and charm a
stranger at first sight; but her indiscretion causes
her friends to feel incessant anxiety and often poig
nant grief. They often wish she had been less fair
and more discreet. She gives frequent occasion of
gratification to her enemies, and cause a blush on the
cheek of modesty. She forgets that the ornaments
of a meek and quiet spirit would heighten her natural
charms. Her attention seems to be exclusively devot
ed to dress and fashion, while she neglect, the culti
vation of her mind in useful knowledge and piety.
She ought to be grateful for the influence heaven has
given her, and be the more careful to direct all her
steps with discretion ; thus might she be the delight of
her parent, the joy of all her friends, and an orna
ment to her sex.— Zion's Herald.
“18 HE RICH.”
Many a sigh is heaved, many a heart broke, many
a life rendered miserable by the terrible infatuation
w hich parents often evince in choosing a life compan
ion for th»ir dangiiters. How is it possible for happi
ness to result from the union of two principles so di
ametrically opposed t*> each other in eve y point of
view a» virtue is to vice ? And yet how often is wealth
considered a better recommendation to a young man
than virtue ? How often is the first question which
is asked respecting a suitor of a daughter, “Is he
rich ?”
Is he rich? Yes, he abounds in wealth; but does
that afford any evidence that he will make a kind and
affectionate husband ?
Is he rich? Yes, his clothing is purple and fine
linen, and he fares stnnptuou.lv every day but can
you infer from this that he is virtuous?
Is he rich ? Yes, he h»s thousands floating on eve
ry ocean ; but do not riches sometimes take wrings to
themselves and fly away ? and will you consent that
your daughter shall marry a man who has nothing
to recommend him but his wealth? Ah! beware!
the gilded bait sometimes covers a barbed hook. Ask
not, then‘lS HE RICH?’ but “IS HE VIRTU
OUS. r ’ Ask not if he has WEALTH, but if he has
HONOR, and do not sacrifice your daughter’s peace
for money— [Louisville Repub.
My Law Noles.— No one can measure the harrass
ments of a Lawyer’s life. Mr. P. once was in a great
pucker about his witnesses in a Land case; I said to
him abruptly, “ Mr. P., here is one of your witnes
ses.” Where?” “There,” said I, pointing to Ar
chy’s Scotch Terrier, whieh entered the courtroom.”
Mr. P. looked at me savagely. I opened the second
volume of Espinasse, at the Index, and pointed to
him my authority. “An old Terrier is good evi
dence of a boundary in ejectment.” He laughed and
forgot his trouble for half a minute.
Time is evolving continual change, but suffering
nothing in nature to perish. Even the words and
phrases in sciepce which fade away and seem to die,
do only change their uses. The phrase “to suffer a
common recovery,” once so familiar to the English
law\ is now unknown in our jurisprudence. But it is
not dead; it is well known to the Medical profession;
for every patient who comes out weak and crippled
from his doctor’s hands, feels what it is “ to suffer a
common recovery.” Well may this phrase say. as
the body of a criminal said on the dissecting table
“ w hen the Lawyer forsakes me, then the Doctor
takes me up.”—Mw York Courier.
The Stale debt of Massacliusetts. is nearly 5,000,000 of
dollars. The greater part of it lias been create*! by the loan f
of the credit of the State to the Western Railroad.
1 STATE RIGHTS AND UNITED STATES RIGHTS.
I . 7
Igflibs ©S’
U'JIE TSJUE ESSUE.
SUhll ours be a GOVERNMENT OF THE RANKS
or a GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE? Shall we
hore. a (JONSTITOTIONAL T/kEASURY. or «n UN-
NATIONAL HANK? Shall we
have a CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY of oold mid
silver or one of IRREDEEMABLE PAPER? Shall
webve under the despotism, of a MONIED ARISTOCRACY,
or under the. safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ?
[Washington Chronicle.
VISILE s
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26,1839.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
3 OBgrV F T EL
ELECTION LN SUMTER COUNTY.
A letter to the editor, dated Americus, Nov. 21, says—
The election held in Sumter county on Monday last, to
determine the contested election between Pearce and Pick
ett, resulted as follows;
Pearce, (tJnion) 315—Pickett, (State Rights) 268.
Mr. Hunter, of Crawford, on Wednesday last, in the
house of representatives, laid upon the table a preamble
and resolutions expressive of the opinion of this Legisla
ture relative to the suspension of specie payments, by a
portion of our local banks, and pointing out the course to
be pursued in relation thereto.
On Friday last, in the legislature, the following elections
took place:
For Major General Eastern Division, Peter Cone, of
the County of Bullock, was elected—and for Slate Printer
Wm. S. Rodgers.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the HOUSE, on Monday the 18th inst:
The bill introduced for the purpose of repealing the law
prohibiting the circulation of bills of a less denomination
than five dollars, was lost.
Ib the HOUSE, on Tuesday last, Nov. 19.
The bill to bind the property of debtois after the ser
vice of a writ from the Superior or Inferior Courts or sum
mons from Justices Courts <fcc«, was laid on the table for
the balance of the Session.
The bill introduced to compensate Barden Billings, for
the apprehension of Chas. Haynes, was laid on the table
for the balance of the Session.
The bill for the relief of certain widows and orphans,
and certain invalid soldiers, sufferers by the late Creek
War, was lost, —yeas 68, nays 110.
Thn bill for appropriating a sum of money to make a
good road from Salem, across the Look Out Mountain,
t* Lafayette, was laid on the table for the balance of the
Session.
The bill to alter and amend the 48th Section of the 14th
division of the penal code of Georgia, was lost, —yeas 38,
nays 135.
In the .SENATE, on Tuesday,
The bill to amend an act to incorporate the Habersham
Iron Works and Manufacturing Company, was lost—ayes
35, nays 36.
The engrossed bill to add a part of the County of
Greene to the County of Morgan, was laid on the table for
the balance oftlie session.
In the HOUSE, on Wednesday, 20th inst.
The bill more effectually to suppress negro meetings,
was laid *»n the table for the balance es the session.
The bill to authorise and require the Clarks of the In
ferior Courts in this state, Sheriffs and Jailors, to adver
tise all estray horses, mules and runaway slaves in two of
the public gazettes in Milledgeville, was laid on the table
for the balance of the session—ayes 133, nays 43.
In the HOUSE, on Thursday, 21st inst.
The bill to lay out and organise a new county out of the
counties of Cass, Murray, Floyd, and Chattooga, was
lost—yeas 31, nays 143.
The bill for the relief of James M. Daniel, was lost—
ayes 52, nays 119.
In the SENATE, on Friday 22d inst.
The bill to define the liabilities of the several rail road
companies of this state, for killing or injuring hogs, cattle,
or other property, was lost—ayes 31, nays 50.
“ COUPON WARRANTS.”
In the bill introduced into the Senate to amend the act
authorising the sale of scrip or certificates of state debt,
the 3d section proved quite a poser for many of the mem
bers. It read thus :
“ Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all coupon
warrants attached to such scrip or certificate of state debt,
as may be, or have been issued,” &c.
“ What kind of warrants are coupen?" inquired one of
the members in a whisper;
“Cow pen! I never heard of cow pen warrants!
It must mean tho pledge of Georgia’s cow pen lands. I
will not vote for that cow pen warrant law.”
“ What! Pledge the best land I have for the statw—
I’ll vote against that law—its not just to poor people —its
a bad law or it would not be dressed up with such lingo 1”
“Let s have it referred to the committee on education,”
said another.
“ It would be better to say the judiciary.”
The conversation continued sometime, and the learned
section was riddled and explained to infinity. This should
be a lesson to those who indulge too freely in technicali
ties, to abandon the use of them, when they are addressing
ordinary individuals. Men will seldom vote fora mea
sure containing such abstruse legal phraseology—they are
not qualified to vote understandiugly, and their safest poli
cy is to oppose it.
It is proposed to hold a National Convention of those
interested in the cultivation and manufacture of Silk in
Uie United States. The city of Washington is named as
the place of holding it; the tenth of De cembw, the time- (
JIONOnABI.E ALFRED CUMMING.
We regret much to learn that the Hon. Alfred Cum
min*.. bi. l : sent in his letter of resignation of lhe Mayoralty
of Augusta. The reasons which have induced him to that
step are not expressed in the letter in which he tenders
his resignation. Is it possible that Augusta is about to
lo»e the services of this truly worthy man? Mr. Cum
ming has elevated himself higher in the affections of the
inhabitants of our sister city, for his great exertions and
personal privations, during the prevalence of the scourge
which recently afflicted her, than perhaps has ever been
the good fortune of any citizen of lhat or any other city to
have attained. Disservices are spoken of with admira
tion throughout our whole State. The city Council have
passed a resolu'ion requesting Mr. C. to withdraw his re
signation. We hope ho may be induced lodo so; and that
he may long continue, in health and prosperity, to elevate
the character of the city over which he presides, with so ,
muc'n honor to himself and usefulness to his fellow citi
zens.
P. S. Since the above was in type, a large and respect
able meeting of the citizens of Augusta, was held, when a
resolution was unanimously passed, earnestly requesting
Mr. Cumming to withdraw his letter of resignation. We
ate pleased to notice that Mr. C. has yielded to the wishes
of his fellow citizens, and withdrawn hts resignation.
THE HERO OF NEW-ORLEANS.
A meeting of the Young Men, of the City of New Or
leans, was held on the evening of the 14th instant, at the
Conti Street Hotel, sot the purpose of inviting Ex-Presi
dent Jackson, to visit that city, on the Bth of January next.
—arid also to take into consideration, the propriety of
erecting on the Battle-Ground of New Orleans, a Mood
ment to perpetuate the triumphant victory, and mark the
spot where the chivalry of Louisiana and the West, glori
ously repelled a foreign invaderand saved the “Beauty and
Booty" of New Orleans, from the insulting and plundering
hirelings of a ruthless British soldiery. A committee of 2T
was appointed to carry out the purposes of the meeting.
The citizens of New Orleans, have also held a meeting,
inviting the “OLD HERO” to participate in the festiv
ities of the Bth January next.
We have received lhe first number of the Quincy Her
ald, a new paper, published by Mr. Joshua Knowles, in
the town of Quincy, Florida. It is as handsome a sheet,
as any we have seen for a long time. By the way, we
know you Joshua, and wish you much good luck, —lots of
advertisements, a good subscription list, —(with the situ
qua non) plenty of job work, and lots of “aiblins." Josh,
have you quit singing psalms?
The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times of lhe sth says:
“ There arc some strong premonitory symptoms in tho
conduct of several of the banking institutions in this eily,
of a speedy resumption of specie payments !” The same
paper says, “ wc are well assured that the suspension will
not be carried beyond the ninety days, by any one bank
that is able to pay. There is not a solvent bank in the
commonwealth that means to brave the law in the hands
of Governor Porter, except driven to it by actual neces
sity.”
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.
In ths House of Assembly, the Whigs have succeeded
in obtaining a majority of about eight, and in the Senats
about six. But it is admitted on all sides that Mr. Van
Buren will obtain the vote of New York, for President.
MISSISSIPPI.
The election ret :rns from this state are troly cheering
Gov. McNutt is certainly elected ; and thef Van Buren
majorities in both branches of the legislature, render cer
tain the election of Mr. Walker to the United States’ un
ite. Well done, Mississippi.
Baron James 11. Hackett.—Qur countryman, Hackett
the comedian, is officially announced as the Baron Hack
ett, since the death of his cousin at New-Orleans. The
London Court Journal of October 12th, has the following:
Died, at New-Orleans, U. S., on the 22d of August
last, of yellow fever, Baron Hackett, of Hackett’s Towo,
a native of Holland, whose ancestors emigrated from Ire
land. He was an aide-de-camp to the Prince of Orange,
and served with distinction in the French army, particu
larly at the battle of Waterloo, and at tire siege of An
twerp. The Barony of Hackett’s town was originally one
of the Irish peerages that have become dormant and the
dignity devolves upon the cousin-german of the late baron
—Mr. Hackett, the Americarr-eomedian, at present in
London.
Silk Culture—Greatest Cocoonery.— It is stated in the
Bridgeton Chronicle that the Cocoonery at Germantown,
Pa., belonging to Philip Bhysic, Esq., is the largest in the
world. He has fed this summer two millions, (2,000 ? 000)
of worms with great success—and has 400,000 multicaulis
trees growing on his grounds. He intends planting about
sixty acres next spring for his own use, and expects to
feed 15,000,000 of worms by year after next. He is full
in the belief lhat the Silk business is destined to be very
extensively carried on by Americans.
It has been asserted that the Democratic party of
our Legislature, would adopt the most active and
harsh measures to chastise those Banking institutions,
of our State, that have recently suspended specie
payments. Some bills it is true, have been offered in
our Legislature, w hich would, partially, seem to war
rant the opinion which has been expressed. But the
Democratic party will not sustain any policy against
the Banks, which must ultimately fall upon the peo
ple. It must be apparent that an effort to compel our
banks to a prompt resumption of specie payments,
will induce on their part, a speedy curtailment of their
discounts, they will cease to renew the paper of our
merchants and planters—and thus will be compelled
to force payments from those indebted to them, while
lhe greatest sacrifice of property, must follow as a
consequence.
The Legislature will constantly bear in mind, while
legislating on this subject, the peculiar condition of
the commercial world. They will not be so precipi
tate as to crush our batiking institutions, but will pur
sue that policy towards them, which the dictates of
an enlightened judgment ami prudence would sug
gest —and they w ill not forget the people who are
greatly indebted to the batiks, and who are now una
ble to liquidate their obligations.
But, while the Legislature will undoubtedly pur
sue a liberal, it will likewise adopt such rigorous mea
sures of a general character, as will guard the coun
try against future suspensions.