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to regret in utter hopelessness the | cace of mind .
that she has broken forever.”
1 rose as 1 concluded, ati 1 walked to tha win
dow. for it w. s a moment of weakness over
which ! had no control, But the effort was not
sufficient, and l buried my face in my hands.
I was roused by my cousin’s gentle voice, and
■-he laid her soft white hand upon my arm. “Har
rv," said she, “if I may trust this moment’s sor
row, your peace of mind—it is not broken for
ever.”
“Agatha,” said TANARUS, “it is not to such as you that
I should betray the secrets of a weak and miser
able passion. It is not with such as you that 1
should contemplate the frailties ot an erring sex ;
but I cannot forget that such a fair creation has
been to so little good.”
“I regret it with you—but I have seen Gabriella,”
she continued, “i have known her—she was un
worthy of you—yet her troth was plighted to
another, she could break none with you.”
“Good God ! What other?”
“And do you then.” said Agatha, gravely,
“flunk so fichtly of the duties of a wife. Be
l'eve me it is the highest station which the heart,
or the ambition of woman should aspire to. fcj'ne
is charged with the dearest interest of one more
responsible in life than hevself---his most tender
dignity is confided to her care, and if she break
her trust, if she be wanting but in the smallest
portion of this silent bond, she violates the most
solemn engagement of her life, and is forsworn
before God ami man in the vows wljicli she has
taken upon her in the presence of both !” She
stopped, and coloured at her own eloquence.—
“Harry,” said she, “what do you regret 1 your
psaco of mind ? Let it return to you- -let not the
caprices of ati ill-guided woman weigh upon you.
There are some thanks due for the return to a
duty from which you should never have wan
dered,”
“I nm grateful,” said TANARUS, “as grateful as I can be.
f feel that it is beneatli me to dwell thus on the
memory of such a woman. But when you have
loved, Agatha, you will forgive a weakness, which,
like an early deep-rooted disease, still continues
to sting me with poignancy, in utter defiance of
the Iccche's utmost skill. Oh, Agatha—dear
Agatha—you have never-never loved ”
The expression of her countenance caught my
attention just then, but she was silent.
“Have you ever loved?” critd TANARUS, forgetting at
the moment all else but what was belonging to my
cousin Agatha. She smiled, but her smile was
followed by a sigh.
A strange feeling came over me, and I caught
her hand. I scarcely knew what I said, but it was
not of Gabriella that 1 spoke or thought. There
was a slight flutter visible in her countenance when
IlMfAßtii’tyJ s .h® listened to me with calmness;
cated her hand, and glided'frorn’t eTtr »-
Ti -nthf soon sides. —I well recollect when 1
first saw this expression, I looked attentively, and
turning an eye around ami contemplating tire
world, true indeed, thought 1 “beauty soon fades,”
1 have seen the blushing rose unfolding its tender
Laves to meet the warm gaze of the morning sun,
and have almost envied in my soul the volatile ga
iety, and beauty, and innocence of the flower.
But when I retired at evening and stopped to give
a passing look at the flower, it was gone—some
rude hand had dashed it to the ground, and 1 left it
with a sigh, exclaiming, beauty soon fades. I
have seen those whose path was sparkling with
hope, and anticipations of pleasure already begun
—and, yo(, ere the sun was far advanced towards
the met. Sian, it was veiled with all the melan
choly darkness of midnight.
It were vain to hope in this world, that the
things now bright and beautiful, should be long
so. No, far from i! ; the brightest seem to he the
first to droop ? 1 fade away. There is a tenden
cy to decay it. rery thing' that is earthly. Na
ture is coniine Ply suffering change by her phe
nomena, or yisriiog her own beauties to the de
forming hand of art. The mountain is sinking to
a level with 'he valley and the waves of the ocean
are rolling <t\ er what was once habitable land,
And yet love the scenes of decay—they give
a melancholy pleasure sweeter than the music of
the gay irrtoJity of life. 1 would rather gaze on
the inou I daring i uins of some ancient castle, or
the crumbling of some huge monument, than see
them in (heir proudest days. Iliad much rath
er gazer pon the tree or shrub, that, with keen sen
sibility, arts off its robe with the first wintry blast
oi October, than upon the evergreen, that resists
the sorarest touch of Boreas. Beauty soon fades,
and tb«re is nothing beautiful that we may love,
w ith the nope of its continuing so. If seems but
as yesterday that I assisted in eonveying to the
grave the lovliest infant L ever gazed upon. It
was the first pledge of connubial bliss, but it was
too be mtitul for earth, and in the midst of the
caresses ot the tender mother, it closed its eves in
death With slow and melancholy steps we pro
ceeded to the grave, and taking one last look at
w. tint was lovely, heard th<* cold ( bids tumbling on
the roflm. Ihe mother and father wept, and e
aen *. who seldom yield to sympathy turned from
the scene with a tear in contemplating how soon
bo?uty fades.
'"Zr of* 11 1 ft •. ’-—Mr. Colman, in liis Agricul
iv mi Address last week, illustrated the folly of
irodern female education, by an anecdote. A
young man who had long remained in that Use-
Das' state designated by a ‘-hall pair of scissors,”
* t last seriously determined he would procure
hull a wile, lie got the “refusal” of one who
was be; util .1 and fashionably accomplished, and
took her upon trial to his home. JSoon learning
that she knew nothing, either how to darn a stok
ing or boil a potato, or roast a bit of beef, lie re
turned her to her father’s house, as having been
weighed in the balance and found wanting. A suit
»vas commenced hv the good lady, but the hus
band alleged that she was nbt “up to the sample,”
and of course the obligation to retain the conimo
aujfc"'** no* binding. The jury indicted a fine m
a few dollars, but lie would lw.ro given a fortune
yatliev than not to be liberated from such an trk
sorpe engagement.—“As well might the farmer
have the original Venus do Medici’s placed in his
kitchen,’’ said the orator, s sonic of the mod
ern fashionable woman.” ‘•lndeed,” continued he
•it would be much better to have Lot’s wife stan
ding there, tor she might answer one useful pur-
J>°s< ; -jic might SALT Ills BACON !”
Northampton Courier,
11 yon wish to annoy a little man, qui/ihim a
bout h s diminutive stature. He wiil atlVet to
laugh at himself, but will, for all that, hate vou
like the devil.
•Some cue has defined a kiss to be ‘the stri
kin'', »t t»o jlali against auothrr.” Til® hdw
h k«i yrtc
From the Franklin Farmer.
BADEN CORN.
We publish below a letter from Mr. W. M.
Green, which presents a strong proof of the pro
lific quality of this excellent variety of corn—We
have tried it two seasons in Kentucky; and we
consider its value firmly established. We have no
doubt it is by far, very far, the very best variety
of corn in America: and we cannot refrain from
recommending every one, who can procure the
genuine seed, to plant in preference to any other
variety. A farmer iu this neighborhood planted
a field of it this season,which notwithstanding the
drought, yielded 90 bushels to the acre; and the
gentleman whom he procured to measure it, gave
it as his opinion, that if tha season had been favor
able, the crop would b.webeen 125 bushelstotlie
acre. Our field wbAch produced this Baden corn,
had received no manuring, had brought a crop of
com last year and was shaded by a dense woods
bn two sides. We have seen a number of crops
this season of Baden corn, fir exceding in the a
niouyit of product, any we have seen or heard of,
i'l Vela!ion to the ordinary varieties. We have
fuily heard of one unfavorable result. A friend
writes us that lie had “no variety which did not
stand the drought better than the Baden. ' But
it lias done well with all others; and we do Not
hesitate, therefore, to recommend it as a variety
whose value has been tested bv experience.
Horse-Shoe liottom , Russel County A </., ?
October . r >, 1856. )
Dear Sir : —l planted last spring, 20 acres of
the Baden corn, and am much pleased with it.
It will yit Id me as much again to the acre as any
variety 1 have planted, (and I have about 150 a
cres in corn.) It grows taller and the stalks are
much larger than our common com. I can find
no stalk in my held of Baden which has less titan
two ears on it. Four ears to the stalk is about an
average. Many stalks have seven or eight ears
and some as many as twelve ears of good sound
corn. We have suffered very much withdrought
in tliis neighborhood; the gronnd has not been wet
to the roots of the corn since about the 20th of
June. All the fodder on all my corn except the
Baden, dried up by the time the corn was in roast
ing ears; but the Baden kept green, so that I sa
ved a targe quantity of fodder from it.
1 planted one acre and tour square rods in a lot
by itself and manured it highly with green or un
votted stable manure, for the purposa of raising a
brag crop. I planted it oil the 9th ot May ;it grew
very finely and promised a very abundant yield
until the drought set in: and when it commenced
firing and before it was in roasting ear, many of
the tassels were perfectly dead, and the fodder all
dried up above the ear. I cut it up on the 15th
of August, put it in shocks and a few days since
shucked and measured the corn-—of which there
•was l.rbbls. and 2 1-2 bushels. I have no doubt
f "asnn had continued wet, I would have gath
cr 1 nl », ‘ ,l r'.'V V " J 1 n nr 35 barrels.
1 sent to Maryland and procured my seen
Baden himself—2 bushels at a cost of sl9 25.
I have planted Ruta Baga, and Mangel Wurt
zel. The Ruta Baga, has done no good. I was
probably cheated in the seed. My Mangel Wurt
zel has done well and I think it a valuable corn,
k'ours respectfully,
■\VM. M. GREEK.
Since the above has been put in type, we have
received from the Secretary ofthe Franklin Ag
ricultural Society, the following account of Mr.
R. W. Scott's Baden corn, to which a silvercup
was awarded :
Being called upon by Rob't. W. Scott, ofFrank
lin county, to measure one acre of Baden corn,
will state, that l measured said ground accurately,
and coun’ed the number of ears thereon, which
was 10,878, and then shelled out what I believed to
be an average car, and upon a fair calculation 1
believe there is 17 barrels of corn on said acre ol
ground. The corn-was planted in hills four tee*
each, with two stalks in a hill generally, and well
cultivated. I also measured one acre ofthe same
kind of corn planted in rows four feet wide ; and
in drills the other way about one foot apart, and
alter having measured said ground and corn, as
above, will state that there was 12,180 ears on
said acre, which measured thirteen barrels of corn.
1 believe the above pieces of corn suffered much
from the drought from their present appearance,
and would have yielded much more with an or
dinary season. Given under my hand, this 29th
day of Sept. 1938. RICH. G. JACKSON.
The subscriber offers the above acre of seven
teen barrels for the Franklin Agricultural Sorittv’s
premium for the best acre of Baden corn, an 1 also
for the Editor of the Farmer’s premium for the
best acre of any kind of corn. The rules of the
Society requiring the mode of cultivation. <Vc. to
be stated, the subscriber would state as follows:
The ground was old exhausted ground, restored
by clover and manure to secouml rate hemp ground
and was selected because it lay consider blv re
mote from any other corn ground. Between five
and six acres were broke up with atwohorse plough
in the month of April; immediately harrowed
with a large harrow, laid off in rows four feet a
part north and south andjplanted with Baden corn
on the Bth of May last; the seed was raised by
the subscriber last year, from seed presented him
by the lion. John J. Crittenden, and was entire
ly pure. About two thirds of the field was planted
iu hill four feet apart each way ; a part had some
times four and often three, a part sometimes three
and often two, and apart generally two stalks in
a hill, and this last was decidedly the best corn.
In the drill corn, the plants were left about twelve
or fifteen inches apart. About three pecks of seed
was planted, in the field, which was more than
enough, as the corn came up remarkably well aud
stood, at first, greatly too thick ; it was thinned
and sukcred three times, out was still left general
ly too thick. When the plants had about four
leaves, a large harrow was run over them the same
way of the planting. The hill corn was afterwards
stirred four times, and the drill corn three times
with a triple shoved or cultivator, of Penitentiary
make. This was all the cultivation it received, ex
cept to cut some scattering hemp stalks, large
weeds, Arc. after harvest. Like other corn it suff
ered greatly by the drought, the ground not be
ing thoroughly wet after the corn was in tassel
The stalks were tall and vigorous when green; be
tween five and ten silks were frequently seen on
a stalk, though, on account of the drought, the
greater number of ears and nubbins observed on
a stalk, was seven. After ripening, the corn cur
ed remarkably fast and stalks, held their blades un
commonly well, though part of them had sited,
and the weather was very dry. Many of the stalks
fell after curing, either from being too weak for
the burden of grain, or from being too thick for
the wind to pass through, them. After the corn
and blades were well curetf, the whole was cut up
on tli« 2d and off of Oct. and put into seventy two
lavgc the vjwafcuved acre* ftinp Painfully
THE GEORGIA MIRROR.
kept by themselves. At the proper time these
will be carefully shucked) to themselves and the
whoie produce measured and certified to the judg
es, in case there is a contest for the premium,
and in case it i« directed by them or desired by the
competitors.
After the corn is shucked and entirely dry, the
best top ears w ill be shelled seperatelv al *d offer
ed for sale at §3 per bushel; being put iu strong
lineu.bags for persons at a distance.
ROB T. W. SCOTT.
LocustJUill, near Frankfort, Ky. f Oct. 9, 1838.
j&*«ss3ia»»iKfc
IN SENATE.
Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Bills introduced and read first time.
Bv Mr. Brvan : Amendatory of an act to make
permanent the site of the public buildings iu the
town of Lumpkin.
By Mr. Jones: To change the mode of electing
Judges. Attorneys and Solicitors Geueral, and
Generals of militia m this state.
By Mr. Springer: To prevent fraudulent voting.
To strike from things taxable the caput or poll
tax.
To lay off' the State into nine Congressional
Districts.
RII.T. J.OST.
To reduce the price of grants to fortunate draw -
ers in the Laud and Gold Lotteries, and to regu
late other fees thereon, and to repeal all laws re
pugnant totlie same.
The bill to carry into effect the first section of
the third aitide of the Constitution of this State,
organizing the Court of Errors, was read second
time.
Mr. Cone moved t» commit the bill to Ist June
next, which was lost—yeas 23, nays 59.
Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The Senate reconsidered so touch of the Jour
nal of yesterday as relates to the rejection of the
bill reducing the fees an Grants.
Bilh introduced and read first time.
By Mr. Springer; r J'o authorise the business of
Banking.
By Mr. Janes, of Greene: To incorporate the
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia.
By Mr. McFarland : to lay out and organize a
new county from the counties of Floyd and Wal
ker.
By Mr. Foster: to debar any execution frotrr
binding property until after a levy is made, and lo;
other purposes.
By Mr. Calhoun : To alter and amend the Ist
section of the 3d article of the Constitution.
By Mr. Polk : To alter the 3d, 7th and 12th
sections of the Ist article, and Ist and 2d sections
of the Constitution of this State
A message was received from the Governor,
transmitting the Report of Judge Andrews upon
State***" 1 * * r ,v> » defects of the penal code of this
On motion of Mr. Alexander,
Resolved , That so much of the Governor’s
message as relates to the subject of claims, and to
our intercourse with other States, and the Genera!
Government, be referred to the committee on the
State of the Republic.
That so much as relates to the Judiciary be re
ferred to the committee on the Judiciary.
That so much as relates to the Military, be re
ferred to the committee ott Military.
That so much as relates to Internal Improve
ment be referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvement.
That so much as relates to Common Schools,
Academies and Colleges, and so much as relates to
the Lunatic Asylum, and the support of the deaf
and dumb of the State, be referred to the commit
tee on Public Education and Free Schools.
Thntso much as relates to Finance be referred
to the Joint Standing committee on Finance.
That so much as relates to Banks and the cur
rency, be referred to the Joint Standing Commit
tee on Banks.
Thursday, Nov. 15.
Bills introduced and read first time.
By Mr. Scarborough : To incorporate the Fort
Gaines Steamboat Company.
By Mr. Baber : To legalize and make valid cer
tain proceedings of the Senatus Academic us of
the State ofGcorgia. and ofthe Board ofTrustees
of the University ofGcorgia, ami to prescribe the
number of said Board ofTrustees that shall be ne
cessary to constitute a quorum.
By Mr. Harris, of Warren : To define the lia
bility ol securities, on Guardians, Executors and
Administrator’s Bonds.
Mr. Echols laid the following resolution on the
able, which was taken up. read and agreed to.
Resolved , That his Excellency the Governor be
requested to cause the act last session of the Le
gislature, entitled, an act to alter the 3d, 7th and
12th sections of the Ist article, and the Ist and 2d
sections ofthe Constitution of this State, to be
laid before this Branch of the Legislature, togeth
er with a copy of the Executive order directing
the same to be published in conformity to the re
quisition ofthe Constitution.
Mr. Baker laid on the table, a memorial from
sundry citizens of Cass county, relative to the
Western and Atlantic Railroad ; which was on
motion refered to a joint select Committee of the
Senate, to join such as may be appointed by the
House of Representatives.
Air. Harrallsonlaid on the table a resolution rel
ative to the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
The following message was received from the
Governor:
Executive Department, Ga )
November 15, 1838. \
An account against the State for one thousand
six hundred and twenty-eight dollars, has been
presented to this Department, for its sanction, by
Mr. Patrick 1.. Robinson, for printing Bank Re
ports, for tlie use of the Legislature. The ac
count is not only very large in amount, but unwar
ranted bylaw, or the practice of this Department.
The subject is referred to the Legislature that jus
tice may be done to Mr. Robinson, and the State.
The correspondence ofthe Department with Mr.
Robinson and Governor Schley, is Submitted for
the information of the Legislature.
I a.so suomit to the Legislature, the account of
Air. Robison for printing the Laws and Journals
ot the last year. Some of the charges for extra
services were not paid. If in the opinion of the
Legislature they were proper charges against the
State, an appropriation should bo made for their
payment.
It is very desirable that the duties of Public Prin
ter should be so clearly defined, and the charges
which lie authorized to make for printing, so fixed
by law, as to prevent the embarrassments which
this Department has frequently met with, iu set
tling accounts for public pidminw.
QISOFBE ft. GILMER ■ j i
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .
Monday, Nov. 12. |
The House took up and passed tile bill chang
ing the time of holding the Superior Courts ot
Bibb county.
Tuesday, Nov. 13.
By Mr. Shaw : To provide for the call ot a con
vention to reduce the number of the General xVs
sembly of the State of Georgia, and tor otherpur
poses therein named—[2oo copies ordered to be.
printed.
By Mr. Ilaiuinond : To alter and amend the
tliird section of the fourth article ot the Consti
tution.
By Mr. Ball: To appropriate monies tor the
relief of invalid soldiers, wounded in the late year
with the Creek Indians, and for the support and
uiaintainance of certain widow sand orphans there
in named.
By Mr. Sullivan : T<> appropriate all monies
now due the couuty of Sumter, for and an ac
count of the Poor School Fund, stiil remaining
iu the Treasury, for academical purposes m said
county.
By Mr. Ball; To exempt the Justices ot the
Inferior Court of several counties in this State,
from working on roads.
By Mr. Patterson: To alter and mend the 4th
article and second section of the Constitution ot
this State, far as prescribes the manner ol holding
the elections by the Legislature.
By Mr. Stephens; To regulate the proceedings
iu the several Courts ofthis State, where free ne
groes or persons ol color are concerned, fa.
Mr. Pitman, of Gwinnet, presented the petition
of sundry citizens of Gwinuet. Jackson, Hall, and
Walton counties, praying the creation of anew
county; referred to the Committee on Petitions,
without being read.
So much of the Governor’s message as relates
to the necessity of providing, for the settlement of
public accounts; was referred to the Committee on
Finance, with instructions to report by bill or oth
erwise.
W edn-esday .November 14. ’
The Governor transmitted to the Legislature
the Report of Judge Andrew# upon the subject of
the defects of the Penal Code ofthis State.
The House took up and agreed to the resolu
ution offered by Mr. Mosely, relative to the ap
pointment of a Committee, consisting of one
from each Judicial Circuit, with instructions to
prepare and report a bill to reduce and equalize
the representation in the Legislature.
By Mr. Pryor i To change the time of holding
the Superior and Inferior Courts in the Chatta
hoochee Circuit,
IN SENATE. Friday, November 13.
Mr. Bryan's resolution, authorizing the Gov
ernor to send ten copies of Scott's Mi Hit ary Dis
cipline to the Colonel of Stewart county, for the
use of each "battalion of said county, was taken up
and agreed to.
Saturday, Novcr/iber 17.
Bills Introduced and read first, time.
Mr. Metier: To amend an act to incorporate
the Insurance Bauk ot Culun,t> u «
By Mr. Cone; To alter and a;r 4 »>nd a part of
the first section of the third article; «f the Consu
tution ofthis State.
By Mr. Shaw : To repeal an assented to
December 26, 1837, to establish a general system
ot education by common schoo'ts.
The following message was received (tom his
Excellency the Governor;
Executive Department Ga j
Noiveinber lfl 1839. $
T transmit to the L'-gyslatiue the report oi the
Commissioner appouitf;d to superintend the im
provement ofthe navigation ot the Chattahoochee
river; together with a copy ofthe contract made
by him with Col. Asj, Bates. By the act of 1836,
the Legislature apt /ropriated twenty thousand dol
lats, in addition to twenty thousand previously ap
propriated, for the improvement of the navigation
ot the Chattahoochee riv-r from the Florida line
to the city of falolumbus, and for the purpose of
removing the «hoals and obstructions in the same.
1 wonty thousand dollars have been received by
the conltrac-tors. and application is now made
to this Department, by the commissioner and
contractor, for the remaining twenty thousand
dollars of the appropriation, under the Ifllega
tion that they arc entitled to it by the force of
the agreement entered into between them. That
agreement 1 do not consider to have been made
in pursuance of the intont or requirements of
the law; neither has this Department any means
of ascertaining the quantity of labor employed,
the expenditures made or the extent and value
of the improvement's executed by the contract
or, or the time which the commissioner has
been engaged in the discharge of his duties. I
therefore refer the subject to the Legislature,
well the request that such disposi'ion may be
made of it as may secure the public interest, and
render justic to tire contractor and commissioner, i
[Signed] GEORGE R. GILMER,
which was referred to thoComyiitteeon Finance.
MR. ECHOLS’ RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, A connection between the General
Government and corporate monied associations,
the effect ol which is to make the movements ol
the former dependent upon the operations of the
latter, or, bv an alliance between them, to create a
combined influence superior to the power of the
people, is contrary to the spirit, and at war with
the character and institutions of our country.
And whereas, experience has signally demonstra
ted the futility of such connection for all good pur
poses, and recent circumstances have fortunately
dissolved it; and whereas, the advocates of mo
nied power have assumed such connection, and
the establishment of a Bank of the United States
to be indispeitsible aids to the general Govern
met.t in its fiscal operations; and whereas, the
preservation ofthe fabric of our Government
in its’original simplicity and purity, is matter of
paramount importance , and such simplicity and
purity are best preserved by the collection of the
revenue by, and deposite of it with officers selec
ted by. and responsible to the people, to be dis
bursed by them under proper legislative restric
tions, and if the revenue be so collected and dis
bursed without agency of Banks, temptation to
raise a revenue out ofthe people beyond the actu
al wants ot the Government, is to a great extent
removed ; and whereas, the sentiments of the peo
ple ot Georgia on questions essentially involving
the purity, permanency, and consequent well be
ing of our institutions should be so proclaimed as
not to be misunderstood ;
Be if, Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State of Georgia in general As
sembly met, and it is hereby resolved by (he author-
Wj ofthe same, That the recommendation of the
President of the United Slates to despense with
agency of Batiks in tho collection and keeping,pf
the revenue, meets with our assent and co-opera
tion.
lie it further resolved fay the authority o.;
That the measure of seperatiug the Government
from rhe monied institutions as embodied to Con
gress at its recent session, is a measure truly re .
pulihean, and can only excite the opposition of
those who are the advocates ot’ a Bank of the Uni
ted States and the friend of a monied aristocracy
Be if further resolved &fc.. That the General
Government is able to conduct its fiscal operations
without the agency of a Bank of the U. S. a u )
to create such an institution with the immense
powers which are demanded for it by its friends
w ould be to construct a vast commercial and po
litical machine alien to our institutions, the very
movements and operations of w hich would destroy
the genius and annihilate the spirit, if it did no ,
entirely subvert the form of republican govern
ment.
Re it further resolved, \c, That we will rally a .
round and support the present administration of
the General Government in the effort if is malii,a
to sustain the cause of the people against tL eat °
tacks ot Bank monopolists, by endeavoring pertnv
neatly t° sever tl;e Government from the Bank,
Be it further resolved, Ac, That we war not with
our State Institutions so long as they continue u
confine themselves to the objects for which they
were created, A: are content to revolve within the
legitimate sphere, that they are corporations crp-i
--ted for mere commercial purposes, and should not
attempt to grasp political power, which they most
assuredly do when they seek to link themselves
with the Government.
Be it further-resolved,fee. That a copv of the
previous preamble and resolutions be forwarded I
by the Governor of this State to each of our sen
ators and represent atives iu Congress.
MR. HOWARD'S RESOLUTIONS.
House of Representatives of the General Asms- 1
bit/ of the State of Ueorp ta, Aisp. 14, 18J8. j
Whereas the question of dispensing with Banin I
as the agents of the Government in the collectioil
and disbursement of the Public Revenue, and tlnl
accompanying question of the Currency mot-1
proper to be employed in the fiscal operations
the Government, are both of agitating and exci-l
ting character, as well as of great importance nj
their consequences, it becomes the right (and uufl
der the circumstances of the excitement ) the dull
of the General Assembly to express freely thnfl
opinions in relation to branches of this import,ufl
subject. The Independent Treasury, or Sulfl
Treasury system, commonly so called, involrfl
two questions, each ofgreat importance, but tvkoH
ly independent. The first has for its object tlfl
divorce of Bank and State, or an entire tiiscoH
nection oftlre Banks with its revenues.
ond seeks to determine and establish the
character of the currency most safe arid
cut for the (lovernmeut and least oppressive to liH
people. ■
In regard to the first, we, the representaiireH
the people of Georgia, influenced bv a settled
vicrion ofthe unroll- tmionality of a
ii .nk, and of its inexpediency also, shmiM
it extremely impoh'ie to entertain a"\ Vis :
i h i a ofsm h in mstiturionever beeomi.i; *'
agent of the Government. We are eo
’■used m ;r,o introduction oft he ,»-.>*?,! >•
tits or <!« posit:, ri- xofth* pn to.si- • 1
*ud >he influence pf that extr.-avlci-r- -
age. resulting to the {(pointing power fr->:
.....v.Vt riier that power be
•* with the Executive or taken into the M ■
ic'faongres., ;.m to prevent
d.iney , fsueh a system from swelling the
ti'te to ,:t unnecessary and dangerous
during fluctuations in trade and prices,nntH
!>> the iiK-rease of the revenu«, but from
ces frequently made of those corporations
positarms and agents of the public money.
erlv rejecting bo:h of these agents for
er goo-1 reasons not necessary to le set krtH
necessarily results that the Government
duct her fiscal transactions through the
her own officers appointed lor that c
pose. m
Tn regard to the currency most proper toil
ployed ; while we arc fully sensible that gj
silver must forever remain the basis and res
ofthe value of property, and that vre ' v3 -l
favor any system which would endangert!
sonab'e certainty the paper based thereon,!
not at all times be immediately converts!™
other words, reduced to gold arid silver at*
of the holder ; yet we do not see the nei'B
conducting tire operations ofthe Govemiß
clusively iu the precious metals; as it®
that the trouble of conveying the sp«B
Bank to Custom House and from ( ustoi;■
to Bank, would be productive ol some inß
cuce, and if that inconvenience can be i'B
by devising a system of combining all
tips which paper affords as a medium. * rj ß
certainty of value which the circulation otßj
clous metals secure, it would seem that**
become as perfect in our circulation as j'B
ot the thiijo i■ susceptible of.
systems which can lay claim to perk<‘ l
imperfect vs the Sub-Treasury system
under proper guards, with' its details
believe it the nest system 'which has } '■
for the general J
In devising and discussing the pi 3l *-
lated to secure safety tt) the revenue B
nience to the Govertmi*.ntand its peep.
not be overlooked that in t.h' ?s -jiß
federacy a circulation is deni--' , a
needed that will maintain equal
the Union. The bills of a Hruik d“V
States would satisfy fully all expectatim
venence from such currency, blit as I'M
ton efthis Legislature that even lw" 1 W
power to charter such irist tution, tn<- B
ency ofthe measure should forfid
tion ; they propose a system which'
none ofthe characteristics of a lb' 1 "'; B
a convenient and safe medium ol .''‘“’J,*
out any violation ofthe powers of t‘- e
or rights of the people. The g overll “ ■
pelled to raise sufficient revenue to
rent expen es ol the year, upon nl ’||H
does not appear to this body, any" B
objection to the government - * J B
notes limited by law to the amount
ry, redeemable at each point to
the amount of revenue received a
These Treasury notes issued
iu tlie-Treasury, would form a sille (ta
medium of circulation and renu >1
means of payment would at all mu’ B
Therefore, 1. Resolved, J
should bo commensurate witbt B
the Govrenmeut. .r-Vitrrfß
2. Resolved, That the est: ’ b c , ltll tß
Mortal Bank iu any form is !IfK ° n _ ,vB
3. Resolved, That had Congu _ ,B
charter a Bank of tho United l ' t * . ’ B
of sire! i p.owfcr wis'»fd be bisM I