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MACON, GA.
Thursday, November 19,1857.
The office of the State Press is on
Cotton Avenue ix the rooms recently oc-
< t riEu by Me. Jacksox Barnes.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS
Communications from different quarters on
nil manner of subjects crowd upon us thick
nnd fast. We have made room for as many of
them as possible to the exclusion of editorial
rticles and miscellaneous matter. Others we
have been compelled, greatly to our regret, to
postpone till next week. Our friends must have
patience; their contributions are always ac
ceptable, and will be inserted with pleasure
s hen received in time.
“TEMPLE "
Our correspondent, ‘•Temple." seems to think
that the phrase "general administration" in the
Milledgeville Resolutions, implies an endorse
ment of the Kansas Policy as carried out by
Walker. We think lie is mistaken. The phrase
was meant to convey just the contrary mean
ing. So thinks the " Times A Sentinel,'' and
so think we. Had it meant anything else, w e
have no idea it could have passed.
BANKS.
We publish to-day, three communications on
the subject of Banks. “Bibb." "Georgia."
•nd "Calhoun," are all gentlemen of high
intelligence and respectability —to each of
whom, we gladly tender a place in our columns
whenever it may suit their convenience tofurn
ish the public with their views. We invite com
munications generally on this subject. The
more light, the better.
——_—.— I
STtTE AII>.
MA'ON AND BRUNSWICK RAIL ROAD
Among the many important questions before
the present Legislature, the subject of State i
Aid holds a prominent position: and without
disparaging the claims of similar enterprises,
we may be permitted to express our gratifica
tion at the fact of the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad having enlisted at the Capital the
good will of numerous influential friends from !
all parts of the State, ami secured the most ,
flattering prospects of receiving that assistance .
to which it is so justly entitled. This great
work of internal improvement cannot fail to !
•'onnnend itself to the favorable consideration '
■if every intelligent and patriotic member of
the General Assembly; for unlike many other
roads, it will not be confined in its benefits to '
a particular section, but on the contrary it will ,
confer advantages, direct or indirect, upon all I
portions of the State; giving toSoutliern Geor- I
gia the facilities so essential to her development
and prosperity, while to Middle and Northern
Georgia it will furnish an additional outlet to ,
he Atlantic, which will bo the means of build- i
Ing up on our coast another flourishing city, I
having an excellent harbor and admirably cal- !
■dated in every way to become one of the
commercial emporiums of the Union.
Former prejudices against government aid to 1 j
such works have been dissipated before the ; (
light of reason and the spirit of improvement; (
md now the opinion very generally prevails ■ (
•hat it is tin' duty as well as the policy of tin
state, under proper conditions and securities, (
,o assist in the construction of such main lines :
of Railway as are demanded for the eonven- '
\nce of her citizens, the development of her
resources, and the exigencies of trade mid trav-
I. This is the enlightened view taken by Gov. 1
Brown in his Inaugural Address, where, in re
ferring to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, I (
iejustly observes: “The benefits to Georgia ,
•rom the construction of this mad have Iwcn
Immense, and are continually increasing; while 1
;o the Cherokee section they are almost be- ’
yond calculation. By the enterprise of citi ,
zeiis. and the assistance of the road, Cherokee 1
has, in a few years, been converted from a
wild, uncultivated region, into one of the most
interestingand prosperous sections of our State, i
The result does honor to the far-seeing states- ,
uuinship of those who planned this noble work.
The example is worthy of imitation, ami in I
my judgment the Legislature, taking care that ;
iho State is amply secured beyond the possi- ’
»ility of a doubt, *hould not he»itatc to eectend \
'hat aid irhieh in necemmry for the development \
father tertian*." Gov. Johnson, also, recom
mends a w ise system of State aid in his Fare
well Message, in which he says: “Augusta,
•savannah and Brunswick are the three points ;
of commerce, at which the productions of our I
agriculture, must find their market and their
door of exit to the marts of the world. The
perfection of our internal improvement system,
as w ell as the interests of agriculture, requires .
that EACH OF THESE COMMERCIAL POINTS SHALL
UK CONNECTED, AS DIRECTLY AS rosslHl.K, WITH
EACH SECTION OF THE STATE, SO that all OUT
people inay enjoy a choice of markets for the
-ale of produce; and the State may aid in the
eonttruction of line* of road projected in refer
ence to each connection*, upon guaranties or se
curity, that prevent the possibility of ultimate
loss."
Sustained by arguments like these, emana
ting as they do from Statesmen of the soundest .
judgment, is it possible that the Legislature can
refuse to lend a helping hand to a road of such
immediate necessity and paramount importance
as the one promised from Macon to Brunswick I
Oar city maybe regarded as the heart of our
Railway system; what she wants—what Geor
gia needs—is another artery leading to the sea
coast. Many reasons may Is* urged in liehalf
ot this enterprise, but they are too palpable to
require further comment. A bill hn« '.ten in
troduced. by which the State—with tlie sim
ple loan of her credit, without the expenditure
of a dollar, and w ith ample security against ;
loss—can do for the Southern portion of her
territory what she has already done at great
cxjiense for the Cherokee region. Justice, gen
erosity and expediency alike forbid that the
Legislature should turn a deaf ear to this pe
tition ; and we have every confidence that the
members from all sections, recognising the
road a« a grig* State work, will unhesitatingly
do their duty by passing the bill. By so doing
they will advance the best interests of the
■commonwealth, and win from their constituents
the meed of “Well done, ye good and faithful
servants."
Wife yV«H-HxG.—On last Friday, Mr. llar
deman, ofthia county, introduced a bill into
the House, making it a penal offence for a man
to whip or beat his wife.
The punishment he proposes is six mbntfis
I imprisonment in the county jail, or one year in
t'ie Penitentiary for aggravated offences.
MONTES PARTURIUNT
The Bank Committee have reported. The
I Mountain lias been in labor, and the Moise is
now on exhibition at Milledgeville. It is a
pretty little Mot .-E—a real Jove of a little Mot se
—a little Mouse, so soft and glossy, that it is
not difficult to suppose tbatit may have been
born and bred in the cellar of a Bank Direc
tor —on the whole, one of the very smoothest
and sleekest of the large and respectable Mu E
I connection.
It seems almost a pity to hurt this little
Moise, It is, seemingly, so meek, and gentle,
■ and unassuming. It seems to look up beseeeh
'! ingly. and to say in the thinnest of trebles. •■» hat
' harm can there be in a poor little Mouse like
| me." Nevertheless, wedislike Mice. In point
• 1 of fact, we hate Mice. Ami we are down on
J this particular Mouse like a thousand of' brick.
One of these little nibbiers can.sonn timesgnaw
■ 1 ft hole through the bottom ot a staunch craft.
He are opposed to this Moise, ami «■■ declare
i war against it.
It had no business to be a Moi st. AVe ex
acted the Mountain, the great, the tow ering,
the teeming Mountain, to bring forth an oft'
spring of a different ami a nobler species.—
Perhaps, a second Bei.-i I i es who would < leanse
the Augean stables of finance. Perlmp-, a
' Dragon, who would guard that golden fruit,
'the (’urrene.v. A {Lion a Mastiii—even a
Ferret, which might haw run the Bank Hat'
in and out of their holes—almost anything
rather than this little Mou-e. We feel towards
it, therefore, like those exceedingly Judicious pa
rents who dislike a child because it Juqqiens to
I be born a girl when they wanted it to be a
boy. or r/c< rrrwr. We should like, if «e had
■ time, to worry it. and torment it, and perse
i cute it. It would afford us great pleasure to
bore holes through its cars, to cut off its tail,
I to scald it with hot water, ami to punch it with
a sharp stick—after the manner of the bad boy
] in the story book, who was alway s pulling off
j the wings of flics and sticking pins through all
! sorts of bugs, as we all remember to have read
1 in the days when we wore petticoat , ami cried
I for bread and butter. We would like to make ‘
i an example of this Mou-e—to use it
•• To point a moral or adorn a tale."
I for the benefit of the Mice family at large.
Unfortunately, we have no time to spend in
| this delightful employment. We can only
i wish this little Mouse all sorts of bad luck.—
We hope the Cat may catch it. and that the
' Terriers may shake it. and that some of the
I stoutest of the members of the Legislature mav
. tread upon it. And if it esnqx's all these, we
i hope that Gov. Brown may catch this little
; Mouse in a little trap, and sina-h its little head,
; and preserve its little skin for the inspection
I of the people.
I Baddinage aside, this Report is weak—very
! weak—weak ns dish-water—weak as the argu
ment of the Know-Nothings—weak as tin- re
liance which people can place in the promises
ot the Banks to pay their notes on demand.— 1 '
To use the figure of Kit North, to compare it '
to a Isitfle of small beer, would be greatly to
belie that highly respectable Leverage. It is
nothing more nor less than an 1
the Banks —anil considered in that light, is well
enough written. But as for anything like a
broad, comprehensive, statemanlike view—as
for any thing like a plan by which the Curren
cy will be protected against Banks Expansions
and Contractions— the Report is absolutely
worthless. We have no idea that it can re
reive Executive sanction in its present form.
MII.I.EIH.CA II.I.i: KIINOLI TIO.NN.
KANSAS AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
We publish, to-day, the proceedings of a De
mocratic Meeting lately held at the State
House. Gov. Johnson was the Pre-iding <lf
fleer of the occasion. Judge TVau.ni;;:, and
Col. CiiAfi'EL, acted as Vice Presidents. Mi:.
Toombs, Mil Btki'liexs. Mr. Seward. and Mi:.
Wright—all members of Congress were unit
ed w ith other gentlemen of w ell know n intel
ligence, on the Committee of Business. Mr.
Stei’Hl'ns reported the Resolutions, and the
Meeting by w hich they were adopted was com
posed, for the most part, of members of the
Legislature, and other leading men of the
Democratic Party, who are congregated in
Milledgeville at this particular juncture of af
fair*. The Meeting, therefore, was eminently
respectable. The “Federal Union" calls it a
' Convention—ami the “Savannah Georgian"
' thinks that it will carry the weight if hue to
! nil good Democrats.
With a little qualification, both of our co
i temporaries are right. According to the litc
| ral signification of the word, there is no doubt
i that this meeting was a "Convention’' ami it
■ we may be allowed to define the term ami to
I limit its application, we agree with the "Geor
gian" that all Democrat*' will assent to
' the propositions contained in these Resoi.u
--i thins. Nevertheless, we are slightly at issue
I with both Journals. We contend that this
Meeting cannot be considered a “Convention,"
J in the ordinary acceptation of that term —ami
, w e are of the opinion that there are some w ho
i are called "good Democrats," to w hom these
Resolutions will not only tail to carry the
! "weight of law," but on whom they w ill fail
jto exert any perceptible influence at all. Un
less we are mistaken, the President of the
I United States w ill be found to be one of them.
We say that this Meeting cannot be consid
ered a “Convention," because it could claim
to represent only those who were present —I e
eati'c it was clothed with no powers dob gated
j from the people—because it assembled of its
1 own volition—and because it could assume to
speak only for itself. A “Convention," on the
j contrary, is the creature and the mouth-piece
.I of the People, and speaks forthem by author
i !,, J-
We had such a Convention in Georgia, seve
■nd months ago. It assembled by command of
' the People, and it was composed of Delegates
I from the Democratic Party of every County in
the State. It declared that Robekt J. W.vi.K
rk. the Governor of Kansas, had transcended
his authority, disgraced his station, and be-
• 1 truyed the South—and it urged Ids recall from
aposition where lie had already practiced ma
ny villainies, and was likely to practice many
. more. We have now a Meeting in Milledge
ville, which in effect, has made the same dec-
• j laration and the same demand, but no matter
how distinguished it may have been in point
i I of patriotism or intelligence, there is no doubt
I 1 that of the two Assemblies, the Convention
i was of the greater dignity. Ma. Bhiiaxav
treated the Convention with utter indifference,
• if not with absolute contempt —and we are
’ therefore of the opinion that the Meeting will
I j not fare much better.
Whew we com« to apeak of the Rr.soi.moNs.
1 ' nxecMifew* that we are somewhat at a loss how
1 I to express ourselves. It is certain that we
cannot disapprove them <n she contrary, l
there is not one of them which does not meet
w ith our coiicurrencB —yet we are constrained
to admit that we have read them without any
of that pride and satisfaction which we promis
ed ourselves, when w heard that a Democrat
ic Meeting at Milledgeville, largely made up of
leading and dl'tingtii'lied men, had taken ladd,
manly, and decided ground, on the -object of
the Walkeii-Bichanan Imbroglio. Our dis
appointment arises not so much from anything
which is «aid in the Resolutions, asfimln a feel
ing that much i- left unsaiii which might very
properly have found a place in the Report.—
We ar.-kept eoiistimtly on the tiptoe ot expec
tation fi>r some bold and energetic expression
of the prevailing sentiment, ami we are ju-t ns
constantly doomed to disappointment. Me
find cold just where we expc< toil warmth —
caution w here we looked fordeeision —and the
whole report impresses the reader as the guard
ed manifesto of politicians who are not yet
satisfied t<> w hat lengths the people are w illing
to go. rather than the [minted denunciation and
. indignant protest ot' men w ho feel themselves to
have been outraged ami deceived.
It seem-to us the Fourth Resolution i-not
ttp to the mark. Sim e the period ot the Dem
ocratic Convention in this State. M ai.kei: has
been guilty of frauds and usurpations which
make his prior conduct highly respectable in
the comparison. Yet the Meeting, coming on
five months after the Convention, and having
information of other ami grosser enormities
perpetrated by the Governor of K ansas, so
far from placing additional emphasis on thede
mand of the Convention. Ims in [mint of fact
qualified it- language, ami. to a certain extent,
emasculate I its ■•fleet. The phrase— irith the
liyht* before w«—is as unseasonable a-snow in
the middle of slimmer, ami gives to the whole
Report an aspect which is chill and frigid in
the extreme. The Meeting declares that M ai k
ei: has in three several instances, been guilty
of a plain, palpable, danycroue riolation of the
principles of the Kansas Bill. It declares, bir
ther, that he has been guilty of illegal inter
ference at the late Elections. Yet with these
repeated violations of duty on the part of
Walker staring them in the face and extort
ing their censure, the Meeting seems to liaxe
been Still in doubt as to the ■ ottrse it ought to
pursue, and could only say that in their judg
ment, "irith the light) before them," this con
duct ofthe Kansas Governor, reepiires his re
call. In the name of Heaven, what other
“lights" are they for which the gentlemen are
waiting? Do they mean to say that this "<7-
legal inters renre" m"y be justified—that this
"plain, palpable, dangcroue tiolation of duty
may be excused—or that other "lights” may
be brought; which shall convince “our judg
ment" that a man guilty ot all this may prop
erly be retained in office ? Do they mean that
they nrc not yet satisfied that WAi.Ki nougbt to
be recalled ’? < >r that they must wait till lie co
erces the Constitutional Convention at the
[mint of the bayonet, before they can come to
n certain and definite conclusion ? In our opin
ion, it must mean this, or it means nothing at
all—and in either case, it seems to us not be
fitting the oe< iL-ion. Here we have a man who
has been again-t us troin the first—a man who
has w ritten against us—a man who has spoken
upfmst us—a man who has nullified law when
it protected us—a man who has decided elec
tions against us by mere Proclamation -a man
who has struck out of existence hundreds and
hundreds of votes with a single dash of his
|, v[l —a man w ho has delivered the Kansas Leg
islature into the hands ot the Free Soilers a
man who Ims been enabled thus to trample on
the law. by his retention in office in the face of
,»ir Protest, solemnly uttered five monthsngo.
tine would suppose that here was a blaze of
"light." to which even the blind could hardly
be insensible. Yet with all this know ledge be
fore them, the Milledgeville Meeting still he-i
--tuted—»till distrusted its capacity to form a con
clusion —and could do nothing more than en
dorse the general Administration of Mi:. But H
ANAN. while it called for “more candles" on
the particular subject of Kansas 1 One would
think that they might at least have ventured
the O[.inioti, that Mm Buchanan is responsible
for TVidker's "tnte illegal interference in the
Election*," for evidently that interference could
not have taken [.lace, had the President con
descended to listen to tlx- remonstrances ofthe
Georgia and Mississippi Democracy. Mm
Stephens declared in his letter that the I resi
dent must be hel<l responsible tor the conse
quence* of Walker's retention in oftiec—why
is it that he does not make the same declara
tion in these Re-olutions ?
It is our opinion tin t Mm Buchanan does
not intend to recall M ai.kei:, nor is it a mattei
of much consequence w hether he docs or not.
While we have been trailing to hear from the
President, and calling for more light*, \\ alk
ei: has been finishing his job, and. so tar as
Kansas is eoncerned, he has left us very little
to quarrel about. Except as a species ot pun
ishment, however tardy and unsatisfactory, to
Waikf.i: himself, we care nothing about his
recall. As a measure of protection to th"
Siiuth, it might have been effectual five months
ago, but it would now be worth to us just
nothing at all. Moreover, it Is by no means
certain, that his neall by the I’ixsii i:.nt, or
his r<jictioii l.y the Senate, will not be alto
gether pleasing to Walkei: himself. In either
ease, he would be eiirolkal among the Black
Republican Saints and Martyrs, and it is not
improbable that this isju-t what he de-ires. In
short the Recall of Walkei: is, in our opin
ion no longer a living issue. Had that meas
ure been demanded and extorted before the
consummation of the' treachery it would have
saved the country a disgraceful spectacle, but
except as a matter of testifying our resent
ment. it is no longer worth w riting about. —
We are also of the opinion, that so far as Kan
sas is concerned, the appeal to the Northern
Democracy is made rather late in the day.—
The horse has been stolen, and though we may
insist that our friends must watch the stable
door, we hardly hope to recover the property
in that way.
In fact, there U but one of these Resolu
tions out of which any practical issue is likely
to arise, and that is the Fifth. According to
(he published Instructions to W Al kei:. it would
seem that Mm Buchanan contemplated the
submission of the Kansas Constitution to a
popular vote. Walker has declared that it
must be submitted to a certain class of voters,
and that ill the event it shall not be so submitted,
lie (TVai.keil) the President, and the Congress
of the United Mutes, will be found in opposi
tion to the admission ot Kansas into the I nion
under that Instrument. This declaration was
made several months ago, and Mm Buchanan
ha' not denied that TValkerw us authorized to
speak for him. It i« tln ret'oro certain, either
1 that Walker told the truth, or that Mu. Buch-
anan retains in office a man who has publicly
belied him. The question is farther compli
cated by the result Os the late Kansas Elec
tions, which hnvinggone for the Free Soilers—
thanks to Gov. Walker—frtriii-h Northern
men with the argument that a I’ro-sl.avery
Constitution will not represent the w ill of the
[icople. Should Kansas then a)>l'ly for admis
sion into the I’nioti, with a I'ro slavery Con
stitution which has not been ratified by the
people, there is no doubt that some of the
Northern Democrats will vote to reject her.
and if Walkeh is to be believed, the President
will be on the same side of the question.—
M hat is more ominous 'till, is the fact that
tills Party w ill not be confined to the North.
' It is already shewing itself at the South, and
zealous in the cause is the "Richmond Enqui- i
rer," the organ and mouth-piece ot Governor
Wise. Should the question be made, we may
therefore expect to see the wheat well win
nowed of the chaff. The least that we can ex
pect is a caving in of party organizations which
w ill he more or less general and permanent,
audit is not improbable that the ultimatum of
the Georgia Platform will be upon us.
Foronr own part, we want no more "tight*"
on that subject, nnd w e are ready tor the is
sue. We rejoice that the Slatcemcn of Geor
gia have defined their position. The Fifth
Resolution is w ell-timed, and deserves the ear
nest consideration of the Northern Democra
cy. In a few weeks, the Union-savers will
commence to assail it. and the demagogues
will deafen us with a stupid clamor about pop- i
nlar sovereignty. We are proud to believe,
however, that the people of Georgia will take •
their 't.-md upon it, and defend it to the last ex
tremity.
It has been no part of our purpose, in these
remarks, to impute any unworthy motives to
the distinguished gentlemen who participated
in this Meeting. Many of them are known to '
us personally, and all of them have our confi
dence and respect. We believe that the cau
tious tone of these Resoli tions is due to no
hick ot innate independence on the |>art of these 1
gentlemen. We attribute it solely to their de
sire to keep even pace with the public senti
ment. and their natural reluctance to advance
to a point w herethe people might not be willing '
to follow. Yet we cannot refrain from the
opinion that it is the part <.f Statesmen to lead
the public opinion—to guide the current, and
not to follow it. M hatever may be true as a
general rule, we .•.re firmly convinced that, on
this.particular subject, the politicianslag far in
the rear ofthe people.—[Communicated.|
For the State Press.
MONETARY.
Gentlemen:—On no subject is the public
mind more seriously exercised, and none in
which it is more deeply interested than the mo
netary and banking conditions of the country.
Although the question is frequently asked —
what shall be done ? w hut course to pursue to
wards the sus|KHided Jbanks ? still we have
had no «[ipro|>riate solution of the difficulty,
and to all proposed [dims, some feasible objec
tions are otiered. 1 think one may very natu
rally feel great diffidence in proposing remedies
for these difficulties. But probably it is only
by suggestions from different sources and a free
discu-.ion of their merit', that, from the mas'
of suggested motives, some system may be
framed which will meet the demands of the peo
ple.
I think every <»ne will admit. a> a ftindamm
tnl proposition, no safe and sudieivnt <y -tvm
can be founded which is not based upon a spe
cie basis. :md the broader the b:r is the great
er may lie the superstructure. If then the
commercial nrecsMties of Georgia demand a
circulating medium of eight millions (assumed
for argument, being the l ank report*),‘t is exi
dent that whatever part of thi* amount be
furnish* d necessarily iu specie, must <*an*e the
retireim i.t of just an equal amount of bill*.
An impression nou obtain*, which if wrong
is too deep for immediate eradication, that an
' absolute specie circulation will not meet the
commercial demands <»four country, the entire
amount of specie in the I nited States being
less than three hundred million*, which is m t
one half of the commercial demand at present.
The feeling in Georgia and I think in other
i Southern States at this time. i*not to pros the
' furf< ‘hire of Charters upon suspended banks,
j True, it is not supposed for a moment, any
bank was impelled by philanthropic views, or
a general the amelioration
of our sjKcies. or indeed, any thing more prais
worthy than self-preservation—still it would
not be sound and judgematical, to exercise mm
\due stringency towards the banks—lest—by
siphus like— the stone should rll and crush
nurse he.*.
Suppose then the Legislature of Georgia
should utter a prohibition again*t the circula
tion of any bill less than ten </(///</;>—the place
that was occupied by pper money of lower de
nomination than tert, would of course be sub
stituted by specie, and consequently to this
amount would increase the amount of specie in
circulation.
Suppose the amount of money in small bills,
now iu circulation, under Ji re dollars be one
million. (I am imformed by a banker this is
about true) it follows that by displacing thi*
' amount of paper, we replace it with specie.
If then the exclusion of bill* under five should
produce a million, there can be no reasonable
doubt, if this exclusion be extended to bills un
der ten, would produce another million to be
substituted by specie. This would then of ne
cessity keep two millions of specie in constant
circulation in Georgia. If in addition to this
amount of specie, the State should require its
taxes to be paid in specie (net *pecio funds) it
would add nearly live hundred thousand to the
above two millions. (I only assume the amount.)
This tax should be collected ami paid out in
specie, and not deposited in banks to be after
wards represented by paper.
We seem now to have an absolute fart of
two ami a half million* in constant circulation,
uncontrolcd by and independent of the bank*.
This amount of specie is nearly double that in
the vaults of all the banks of the State. I think
they report about one and a half million, ami
1 the present crisis demonstrates that rhe banks
cannot sr.fely keep lesson hand for the re
demption of bills. If then to the two ami a
half millions, we add one and a half in the
banks we shall have a constant quantity of
four million* inevitable i the State. The cir
culation of paper currcm\ in this State (from
the bank account*) is about eight million*,
which amount we may therefore presume to
represent the commercial necessities of the
State, ami in cir<ulatim the same money,
paying hundreds of diri. r itdcbts. Now if by
the enactment <f the a’ <»ve mentioned law
half of this amount would of necessity be in
i specie, we may readily < mceive our moneta
ry system in this State v ould be in a *afc and
sound condition. Whilst the circulation in
Georgia is <*on>tituted of >o large a proportion
of s|M-<-ie. it is evident, Evcbange would never
be much against her—and if the protits accru
. ing to Bank* from exchange should be greatly
rediH ed. it would probably force them to bring
their fund*, now <liveiie*l from the originally
intended channels, and put in home circula
tion.
Probably it would be best for the Banksand
I people to establish a gradual resumption of s|w
. vi«’ pay menu.
First —Izft them rv<!< cm all bills de
nomination of dee. the first day of April : these
! bills hot to be lawful circulation after the first
' day of June—on the tiist day of July, all bills
I of the denomination often—and after August
' >uch bills to be no longer legal tender—and on
; the first day of October to resume entirely*.—
It is much to be regretted that tlii* method is
only an ostensible resumption of specie—for
every merchant keep* his accounts with some
bank and depositor his daih *ales. which are
nearly all paid in small bills, and the bank*
will be careful never again to put (hem in cir
culation. but pay the depositor in larger bills,
and it will he only those who feel the increas
ed value of the small bills will bold on to de- !
maud specie—these I think will he tew. Mer
chants who hope to be henufitted by a contin
ued suspension, are fated, to a fearful disap
pointment the policy of the banks is to
expand—and they will not expand until their
condition is much healthier—umi I venture the
assertion that on the first day of April no mer
chant can say of his bills above fifty dollars,
that mu in twenty have been paid. He will
find suspension and limited circulation synony
mous terms. For that reason uty own mind
approves of early ami gradual resumption.
These idea* are altogether undigested, and
merely vague generalities presented with the
hope of eliciting reflection and dnerussion.
which may result in something to ameliorate
our present condition, and protect us from
similar calumitics hereafter. GEORGIA.
For the State Pl ess.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT THE CAPITOL
Messrs. Editors: —You arc aware tlftit on
the 10th instant, by previous announcement,
a very large assemblage of the Democracy
of Georgia. consi>ting ofthe mcinl ers and otii
ccrs of the Legislature, and citizen* from all
sections of the State, convened in the Repre
sentative Hall of the Capitol, for the purpose
of hearing an address from the Hon. A. IL
Stephens.
AVe were, ( with many other*) of the opinion,
that the meeting was called alone for the pur
pose of hearing Mr. Stephen*, but by reference
to the official proceedings, you can judge of our
utter astonishment, when we discovered it to
be a regular bonaJidt convention ofthe party,
called not for discussion alone, but for more
grave and important deliberation.
The meeting you will observe was organized
by the appointment of a President, \ ice Pres
ident, Secretaries and a Committee of three
from each Congressional District to report
! matter for the action ofthe convention. ’I he
committee retired and reported the resolutions
which you already have.
This convention and these resolutions, were
as unexpected, a* they were inopportune, ami
although upon their passage they were declar
ed by the chairman, unanimous, yet in all that
: dense assemblage, we heard but the taint sound
iof “aye” emimitingas it were from'the feeble
voices of a hopelc** minority. But admit, tor
the sake of argument, that they received the
1 unanimous sanctn u ot the meeting. >tiil the\
' are hut “straw" and the only aim that merits
consideration :.t this time, i* the latter clause
ofthe second resolve, (affixed by Mr. Stcpl.un*)
which is inthe*e words “and his (Mr. Jhich.in
au's) general administration thus tar. mct*our
like approval;" had the voire ot the meeting
bcuii sounded on this alone. 1 have no idea it
would have received hall a dozva v< to. Now
what is the use of thi* resolve, an 1 all thi* po
litical “blarney ?" Wby crowd the pa.t . with
along list of additional responsibility and v.
pertluous rcsolv 1 *? for my part. * » 'a* m'
head i* clear and my heart beat* warm tor m>
country’s rights, my vote will n .er be «•.•:*♦ t >
*iistain the a<t* of any administration untilthat
admini*tr:Uion !i;i“ been brought to a *'/■•'•'.
alii *mlisftit' terunnat ot . Im* vnd<; ■><•-
ment of Mr. Bneham. > amov.m* to«nothing
less than an endorsement <»t the ai‘p" it iii > m s
and retention ot that notorious icnegade R l ’
ertJ. Walker, whose traitorous acts ami p.dit.-
cal corruption in the Territory ot Kansu* have
rendered him infamous, disgusting and con
temptible in the eyes of all true Southern men.
ami for Mr. Buch, nan to sustain him, will in
sure his own doom to traitoris.m and sink him
far below the depths of infamy and degradation
1 to which Walker has already gone.
Again we ask. w hat necessity has brought
these resolution* to’the Democratic party? do
we not stand upon the third iu solution ot th<
Georgia Convention? do wo not sustain the
Cimdnnati Platform ? nnd do wo not defend
the Kansas and Nebraska a< t* f ail tin • w e
approve and endorse, ami it is the imperative
dutv of the Legislature to endorse them and
to say to Mr. Buchanan, that I.:* agent in Kan
sas whose political rotteime*s is r,n*urpa*-ed
in this or any age. has violated these principlt ■
by a reckless disregard to justice, Tmd f« r
these acts we will hold the administration re
sponsible, even to the bitter eml.
Yours. Arc.,
TEMPLE.
THE BANKS THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
CURRENCY.
One would suppose in llieir present condition, the
Banks* would show >< n.e hmnih’v and sue f»r indul
gence; but not so. With pi«md clots and haughty
mien, they stalk int«» ourhtdlsof Legislation and g. a
' eiously dictate to the Kepn-rntatives ot the people
the timcand conditioi'* upon v.hi«‘h they wit! again
begin to pay their debts.
There is an impudence that rise* to the sublime
such is the impudence ot the Bank. Mr. Gordon <>t
Chatham, coming from the city of broken promises,
1 allied by blood or marriage to two Bank I‘roidcnts,
makes a report and submits a bill to the llou*e ot
Representatives, condescendingly that the
Georgia Banks will pay the people what they owe
them on Ist November, 1* -*. How eonde-vending
and how kind ' The people must pay, and the courts
stand open to make them pay or bring their property
to the block -but these lordly Banks—oh, pshaw
they arc abuxe ti e Law they will pay when they
get readv, and a* to them, the cov.its must be ch rd
for a year.
The Banks in Mu. Gordon’s Report <!efi:mth argue
that there is no Law on the Statute Book to reach
them for suspending. Simple minded nu n regard
the act of IM(‘ as such a Law, intended to be at one.
preventive and punitive. But the Banks ,*i.y (‘t'tf
Law was intended to apply to them when they su*
I pended in ISJ7, and not new in I*'7. Now if this
is so, the Banks are irresponsible corporation* and it
is high time the Legislature was devising some pro
tection for the people.
There is a deeply >ignificant provision in Mr. Gor
-1 don’s Bill legalizing the Bank suspension. It is.
the one requiring tl.e Banks t » secure the State
' for their Bills, taken m payment <t taxes. A wi*e
provision truly. But why should Hank* claiming to
be sound and solve, t tend* r such security? ami why
should the Legislature thus viituallv <!i-’ru*t ami
discredit the Bunks and yrt by law au’l.- rize them
to flood the country ui'.li their Irredeemable ciicuk;-
tion? These arc gt * e questions, and devolve no or
dinary responsibili.) on the Legislature. But am ill
cr pertinent que*tiou arises if the Legislature find
it neccs&ary >o to protect the State Tt< a.*ury in taking '
■ some half million <4 Bunk not* -. ;> there not si.mc
necessity to protect the people of Georgia in taking
eight ur ten million* of these lying promises to pay
i*un-l_» our will not legist ’
I for the Banks. I pray them to remember the people
—to keep in unud the hardy sous of toil, whose o\er
wrought mu>de.* am.i sWv.Hy brows, and wive* and
, little ones with hands ouUtretche* 1 for bread, present
claims f<>r legi«!fttire protectm in
The song «'f the Banks is, without us and our rugs
Imjw is the produce of the country to be sold. This is
sung by their Directors, Agents, Satellitvs and subsi
dized Press,'.*, until it has really acted like a lullaby
to the people. Th,' good, honest planters take it us
(ruth, that without Bank paper, their lands and ne
groes are valuclcss, and there will be no sale for their
cotton crops. Wo nrc told the members of the Leg
islature are made to believe the same thing. And
under lliis gross delusion and falsehood we shall not
b(*surpii*ed if the Legislature concert*' to* the Ranks
all they ask. So far from being true, the great truth
is that one-third of the intrinsic value of cotton is
L st to the planters by the present system of Bank
ing.
Cottos is equivalent to gold nnd silver in Macon or
in Liverpcol. The planter should therefore receive
for it in the heme n «rket a full standard value. But
instead of that he i« paid for it in a depreciated cur
rency, which is nothing but credits. The consequence
is. that the high rate of Bank discounts comes out of
Cotton. But thi* is not nil under the present sy>
tern Cotton is loaded down by charges and commis
sions, all of which come off of the price. A Hous
ton county planter brings his Cotton to Macon ami
sells it to a buyer in the streets, who sells it to a Ma
con merchant the Macon merchant draws against it
and ships it to n Commission man in Savannah, who
draw* upon and ships it to a New York Commission
Merchant, and there it is either sold or again drawn
upon and shipped to a Commission House* in Liver
pool. At every turn and change the charges and
commissions multiply ami increase. Toll must be
paid at every mill the street buyer, the warehouse
men, the Macon merchant, the Savannah commit'm
man ami bis Cutton Broker, nnd the New York ami
Liverpcol CommisMon men ami their Cotton Brokers
must all be paid. And all these charges and commis
sions are wrung out of the Planters, because their
Cotton must pay them.
But the question is asked, if Bank Credits are dis
pense,! with, how is the Cotton Crop to be purcha*cd
and paid for? I answer, in gold and silver. “Cot
ton is King” ami commands Kings ami Kingdoms.
The coin of the world, w ill come at its bidding, if
Bank credits are abrogated—-Cotton must go to feed
tb.e nations and clothe the world. It must go to keep
Commerce alive it must go to girdle the globe with
exchanges—it must go, or revolution ami wild uproar
wiil upheave society, and dynasties ami systems.
Then Planters turn a deaf car to the Syren Song
of the Bank*. The world must have your Cuttons
ami mu*t pay for them, if you demand it, by empty
ing their <’* tiers < f the picci«»u* metal*. Texas and
Arkansas ha* eno Bank* tml there Planters have a
Paradise, if time permitted, v. might goun further
to illustrate h<»w Bank expansions and contractions,
panics ami suspensions, fall at last with blight, and
dopte*si'»n upon the produce of the country. One
simple id* a, h> never, will suffice. Exchange on Now
York is n >'■■. thru* per cent, premium in Macon. Who
hoses it? D <* the Merchant? N> no ini'ce,!
the Merchant a,lds it to the price of bis goods, ami
the consumer pay .* it.
The grand am! noble object to be attained at last,
is the Commercial independence of the South. If
we can establish the home market, as the regulator
ofthe price of Cotton- if we can compel Emo; >• to
com,* to i.ur Ports and pay our prices in gold and sil
ver for our <'ottons, then n il! we be gr-at. glorii.us
and free. The *hipa sent for our Cottons will bring
over importation •. and so cur cities will be I uilt up,
in*tea<l *»fbeing tributary to New York. Ship, will
come laden with gold, just as they go to China for
Teas and t<» the Sqdce Islands for Spices. M re. the
world will woo ii* for our friendship ami like a h*v« •
to his mistress, will court a proud alliance with
Sunny South.
And now in view of all this, what ought the I
lature t>do - I answer, nothing harsh—n
ra>b. If the Bankshave done wrong, let n<.
I/egi>l,'. t iir<‘ ,!■• a wrong to the Stockholder* l»v any
hasty, or pi.*M< nat,' action. Look at the question,
g,'nt|emr;i of the L<‘gi*latur,‘. like statesmen. Ke
quire the P.mk* t*> resume nt the earliest practir.il
dab , cm! change ihr ('■ n*titnti* n, so that no more
Banks of i**ur >l.all be chartered ami m> Bank Char
ter shall he renew* d. And th* n the Bank* can wind
up graceful!* , ami a new era be graduallv iiiaugiira
t- I. ’ ‘ CALHOUN.
I’>>r t'w State i ’•*•**.
DANK STATUTES.
Tite full •wing three propositions Idd down in a
hit • iiumLer < f th * Savannah Georgian, in ’eply to
Gov. Brown’s Inaugural, uitli apparent deliberation,
an ! d"*it nr,l, *h rl.th **. to iiJhience public opinioi*
on the all important subject of Bank suMpension
ought r »t !■• pas* current in Georgia without com
nn iit. Here they arc :
b : Th:*’ there is but one genera! stah/*'which
touch* * non-syecic-pay ing Banks.
! *l. 'i h i. ’.l.err is no statute up' n the Statute B ok
v'.’u' •; *•* tb.e Governor the t ight t*> nut th,- P.. i'.k*
.t! hand* ot a Rdueher.
•_‘ l. Tit it mi’e** there i* a «•»» i ’!'dans:* i;> char
ter if :* Bank, providing for iiu- tmi'eituiv <4 its
cluirter * n the non-payment of specie, ths re b *> •• < z »-
d •:*/ A.' i f ?!.»• State, Ly uhic’.i ;»ui!i fuif* i’nirv.iu
be consumniated.
1 shall deny two *f th*«e pr*’po-.ifi«m\ «;•<’, -:>;>c<t
they are luis-mnd in law. The editor us the Gcorgi
-1 an is a lawyer of di iinction, nnd douhue-** ronsulte I
‘ am! compared opinions with sw.nie, if m", all, * f
th.isc eminent legal gentlemen to 1• f und iu the
city of Savannah—at least, ! presume so, fr .m ti.<■
fact that tlie propositions arc enunciated a* though
they Imd received general assent; therefore, it i* nc
cessary tobewel! advised in the statutes and tlie i-e
--cord. The first pr,*| option it is unnecess: iy to deny,
f,if there is one general law on the Mibjc' t. and
tb. st teaches the whole mischief aflmds an entire r*--
medy, it is sufficient. But by turning r*; the statute
Book, it will be fecn that acts were passed in b l* 1 ,
I and I*-!-’, “all touching non | erie-paying
Bank*.”
As t > the second prop '<itinn, to prove its rv •rmd
»•,•>>. I qm:*.c from the statute* of Pt I* De*'.. ’*:»>,
Cobb’s Digest, page 115 speaking of the pre’. , u.nary
*.*•}> t * forfeit the charter of a Bank the statute
says, “then, hi* Excellency, the Governor, on due
proof thereof, is hereby authorized and required to
can-,' judicial proce,slings to be in>li:utcd futhwith,
against such defaulting Bank, in the Superior <'.>i:rts
of the county, where the same is located, to tlx* eml
that the charter <f such Bank may bo *h* 3 .tr«*d as
fmfeited ami annulled, am! the assets of the sumo be
immediately placed in the I.amis of a receiver, under
ade*piate security, for the benefit of the ci editors
thereof.” Again, in the art of Bth Dec.. 1-12. this
language is used : “It shall I e the duty < f !},*■ Gov
, ernor, on being notified there f, by th** Judge before
whom ruch case suit lor forfritnre* was detetmimsl,
tn appoint three competent persons, as receivers f
th** same, who shall not be indebted l** said Bank,
ai.*! who shall give bond ami approve*! security, to
the satisfaction of the Governor, in a sum equal to
double the amount of stock subscribed for ami paid
into said Bank, conditioned for the faithful prrform
, ancc of the trust reposed in them whose duty it
shall be to take charge of. and collect, as early as
practicable, the debts and demands din*, am! owing
to said Bank, ami to pay oil’ and discharge the liabil
: ie-- f said Bank.” This act is f* uml in (’ubb’s Di
, g*-st, png*' 1 I s , and ju>t above the clause I have quo
te*!, it is declared “that the power shall I :• < xerci*c*l
by the receiver or receivers, i’bjrct to no control
w batcA ur by tlie aid corpora!i.>a or • otlicer*.”
According to my understanding nf the I r.v, her*-
arc two acts pa*sed in separate your*, b •• am! I- Ij,
authorizing the app,>ihtmetit of a receiver, :;.»•! the
act of 1 *42 expressly said lie G. vetnor shall make
the appointment. These acts, as well a> ;L.•.m.enda
tojy act* of I*4l, I*l2 and I*4;’, have all come up be
fore th*' Supreme Court «.f this State, on the qiie
of their constitutionality, ar.d that tribunal ,L. ..ltd
these act* constitutional. See the case of 11;.h'
ccy, 5 Geo. lieport.*, page 2”'.\ In this •
question was as to appointment us receiver, . .it
wa* deride I b\ the Court that “the statute so >ays
the Lead mdc being ti-tnclial in it* character, is not
t unconstituti mal.” The Georgian, however, i.iay in
tern! i > be umi' istoinl a* holding, that a receiver can
not I e appointed, until judgment or forfeiture is de
clared by the Couit. If so, he is certainly correct.
Ti . i is plain from the se* crul *tatutes theinselve*.
But I would remark here, if any improper conduct
could be shown < a the part • I th,' Bank, j ending
pn,; ee*lin_* f<*r a forfeiture, their asset* might then
be placed in the hands of a receiver or lami d. ami * •-
curitv exacted by an application to a court « f chan
cerv, making out a fresher *•;;>;■ for the interposition
of that tribunal, ami this course has been pursued
against a bank within the personal knowledge the
writer, in the su*j»ensi“n of 1*37: and a* to the (hit I
proposition :
“That unless there is a special rlanse in the char
ter of a Bank, providing for the forfeiture of it* char
ter on the non-payment of apccie, thcrs is no gene
ral law of the State, by which sm;h forfeiture ran I c
consummated.” If it is intended here to assert as a
matter < f fact, that there is no statute of the State,
which by if* term* rcichc' : all Bank* al’ke. I thi: k I
can easily show that there are such statutes,broad and
comprehensive, reaching all the banks us the State.
The act of IMO, before quoted, declares that the
Governor shall issue his proclamation “requiring the
several Banks of this State, their branches or agen
cies, which have heretofore failed to redeem their lia
bilities in gobi and silver, and all other L»ank» in this
*hali here follows the requirement to renew
paying specie, and then the act proceeds) upon de
mand or presentation, and in case any of said Banks,
their branches or agencies, shall then or thereafter
fail, or refuse to comply with and perform the re
quirement aforesaid promptly, then his Excellency
the Governor, on due proof thereof, is hereby au
thorize*!, and ?, //•«/, to cause judicial proceedings
to be instituted forthwith against such defaulting
Bank, iu the Superior Court of tin*county, whete the
same is located, to the end (fiat the charter of such
Bank may be declared as forfeited nnd annulled, and
the assets of th,' same be immediately placed in the
hands of a receiver, under adequate security, fur the
benefit of the creditors thereof.” It strikes me that
there can be but one construction of this statute. Bv
turning to the files of the Georgian of that day, it
will be seen that the Prodamation was issued ; it has
m t been recalled, consequently is now binding on
tb.e Blinks; for the act expressly deelaies that if
they “then, (that is, al the fl me appointed for re
sumption > or fh.rtaftir, fail or refuse to comply with
ami perform the requirement aforesaid.” And what
was this requirement spoken of here? To redeem in
gold and silver their liabilities was the requisition
the only. but positive, inq erative requisition. And
this all the Banks of the State weie compelled, bv
the act. to do, am! none were exempted from its ope
ration, regardless of any clauses in their several
charters, or the absence of any.
But it may be said, ur the opinion held, that nn-
I less such clause is contained in a Bank cb.arter, that
, this act of the Legislature of 1840, and the others
amendatory thereof, ate violative of tlie contract bc
tv. ecu the Bunk and the State, as evidenced aiunc by
I its chr.! ter, and therefore cannot be enforced against
1 a Bank, which has no clause in its charter, uuthuriz
i ing the State to proceed against it. 1 his ground, ouee
so much talked of, in reference to Bank charters. h»ti,
been generally abandoned, even by the banks them
sei.,*. They do not and can not, at this day, claim
to be merely private corporations. Indeed, their
•lignity would be insulted by such a classification.
They an,l they know* it well—apo ver in the
Stat,-; and will doubtless demonstrate before many
days the etliciency of that power, by oWaiuuig from
tic Legislature a remission of their past delinquen
cies u ith a dispensation, for a y, ar in Cut in- -plainly,
to tell t'ue honest truth, against the payment of all
,’ebts. “Oh, what a year of jubilee !’ A aml how glad
ly would these ransom, d Banks, change that recur
ring and happy period from 2V to 7 years, or even a
shorter period. This is a privilege, however, that
n ill not or granted to the people at large. The Banks
lui’ , th,* power to have themselves protected, a.l tlirr
call it. relieved from all »mb-arra.*.«m<mt; bufthc great
ii. mi-ity of the people, t'kor fevmers ami mercliaAts.
ami other citizens, may and must mon through
all the storm of this wintry* and piercing db-x, which
now closes in upon them.
But to return. Banks are not private corporations ;
th,*\ a.- >■ i public corporations ;in this State they
nrc cloth- d with exclusive privileges, and whether
.•\;.H'*s.*,| in their Charters or not, under the implied
obligation to fui ni>h to the State ami the people there
o*. .. >uml currency, convertible at once into the “con -
stitutional currency" and if they fail to do this, their
contract i> at an end —can be rescinded like all con
tract* with individuals ami there being a mode
•tied out ou the Statute Book, bv which the con
’. . u i’h the Slate—while the Bunk iias failed to ful
fil on its part, cm cerescinded to wit: the suit and
Judgment for forfeiture reaching all every Bank bv
it* express term*. I therefor e conclude that a Bank
which has no special ciu! forfeiture in its Charter
for non-payment of subject to a general Haw
of tl.e Stale now , f foln* »n theStatth ai.'L forfeit
ure can be consummated.” At nil events, as one of
the r;tizoii* ot Georgia, I should be please! to >ce all
the Bank* that arc able to di*charge their debt*, doas
t' ■ 'it to ' ■ ncMuscu'tice in good faith to th<
be*; "I th* ir ability pay what they owe redeem their
credit nnd r estore puidic tranquility, and let those
who 11. .:ik that tbr laws <»f the State are ip their favor,
• rvthe fortrmr of that war. Whatever may he the
• •pinion i f I* gal gcutleiiß'ii on this subject, it isexi
•h ;il t!i;;t al! the Banks lune onr opinion, <>n« foith,.
I on" pn.\er their apmi<»n is that thev have sir>-
ned th, ir faith is in the Legisiatuie to f rghe ar.d
i e.li eni them ; ;n;*l their pr uvrr is, “Oh. noble Seiia
t. : . ; .l «- ?:*• us R' pre*»s t»tivcsof the State of Geor
gia, span- u*. in mere} *| ttJvlhy chosen favorite .*,•>-
, ...is. ai.l deliver us from Go v. Brown” 1 rvmai k
is r > .up • i j ulilir c:»rpor riti.cx tkrroie ;* thm they
aie subject !> * : <• <; mtnil and due, li m the Legr*
'■"i :• rj'H'fii hfil ex *:**i*eoflh**s>>uii,l*lis**m’. ui*'f
that twidy. It. however, the 1 *!s *v,!>4
gro.>si » at u*e such pov, ti. ;.i;d j uu iir i au.i. <
unji'i i0e.,11 quasi public v,rp<Matu u.thv, ,• is jot
euin :be(’-»urt !•• protect them »,* wHI SHaßrgizrn*
rr mCideme, injmy or wrong. V •«. will hear m>
ment;.*n made , I sl, •• rule* in the Nottbern law
Books, that c v.uti v in which corporalu ** *U «D»i.
rd I y v, o rh ■ . , y ■> done, e. rw to thr
nt.k’ti of acijuin i.amb< • > a «••♦<!«-,i spoon tlrrv
have but two prummcnl legal rule*. Ist. If the cor-
i ntion wants thrHtivens’ property, they are public
In titution*. “nd. It thr citizens de-iie to compel
tl uni a* public insti»'<ti< ns to irfiaiii from ,Liu aging
the public, tliev as pr i\ ate in.-’Hutions st«u.d on tl;,nr
chartered rights, and dvfv the Legislator*. You
will, however, find tlie-e rule* to be <!e lured from the*
elementary pi inriple* of the English laws— d«faredi
in tlie Southern slmelioldirig Slates - when tl qUK*
• be i raised at d enunc atrd in <>, tgia by tl;>
act of l*'o, nnd its ;unc.ubnrn:sof I*ll, IMS am!
i*K - ., which, ur Sapremr Judicial Tribunal Ims de
dared by solemn judgment to be constiUUimral. and,
of hirer tn the State. The twa proposition
not-nstahrvd by reference h> the acts. Gov Brown,
light in Lt* uiinsk uetioo •■ditht'fova now bhidjugoi*,
.mi ; and ik* hi> functions in riiis iv*|ect are exccit*
tire i-l not legislative^lvc-'Aiill.<fo La-, lij.y in vxecul -
ii g tl.e law wi.ru a ca*e is laid I cf tie him, but would
In r< to nt t bis fogh trust, if lie ••*•■;-■'■!..• act, ir
tna’l- . foilimr, refusing or neglecting to
ir hi couloi iui’y to the statute*
\ icv.rw of th* Bank roport will Lu given next
week. • BUMk
[COMMVMCATEI>.|
The Milledgeville papers
poiirctncnr of Dr. Jobr> i’». Lrwi* rv* St-i»perin-
tend,. nt of the State Road, and Gem Me<’on
nell a> keeper of the PenitcvAiAry.
t’icnie:>, >o far a* they arc knwvn in thksse'clion
ofthe Stat •. are likely to be very acceptable. At
a’l events, truth nnd e.tndor require that it be
-tated. that the old ineanibent* were not
*o; and whether they were or not deserving
ot tlie prejudice existing in the puldie mind
again t them, the possibility of their re-appoint
inent injured the juirty in thi* neighborhood*
and the injury would have been serious if the
firm belief had not taken hold of many that
they would lx? dropped. Jn these cast’s the
Governor's action receives, it is not doubted,
tlie approbation of almost the entire portion of
Middle and Southern (iovu'gia. Let the
purint- !)d, nt go forward now boldly and fairly
to the disuharge of bis duty. L, t all free tick
given F*> gentleineu <’f distinction, as well
as t*> gentlemen who are not of distinction be
recalled—abolish instantly all favoritism—let
there ho one uniform tariff’ of freights for the
r; f i a* well the poor, the small merchant as
v. viHi; the large. Make everyone traveling
on the road pay. an»l pay the same fare be bo
Ex President, E.x-Governor, or Ex'-Cow-Dri*
ver; anti require all subordinates, under pen
ty ot immediate dism’nsiou* to be active, bon
, *(. polite and attentive to all persons having
business with or traveling on the road. Ilion
all m ill be well—the road will make money—
the people will be satisfied—the talk of selling
it cease, and it- management become popular;
,*therwi.-e the public feel no interest in the rex
mov.nl <>f one gentlemen ami the substitution ot
another, if the condition of affair* is not to be
thereby altered. 8188.
MIU.iiPGEVII.LE. Nov. 17. I*’".
house.
The Gommittee on Agriculture ami Internal
Improvcm. nt*, t > \vhonx were referred a num
bui' ~f !>'Jl* t icharter c rtaiti Rail Tb'ad Com
panie*. nnd loan the aid ot the State to cer|airt
Itiil I? »i D, report? I a* a substitute, n bill to
aid an 1 oa-’hiiragi? the construction ot th*'
•(. <u gin Air Line*’* the ‘ Macon *v Brunswick.
• ‘ Savannah, Griffin & North Alabama,
mid the ‘Ellijay Rail Ro^ds,’’on certain condi
tions. The same Committee made a favorable
report on the subject of loaning the aid of tho
-t. e ? . R iil Road*. The biffs ’ff