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From the .Veto York Evangelist. . Value ok i uakactep. No voivne man who has a jtist sense ol { his own value, will sj>ort with bis own char- | acter. A watrhtul regard to his cihr*wuer ; in yearly youth will be ot mcoiceivable Vaine to him in ail the remaining years «<l h**tvte. Wheo tempted to deviate from strict propriety of de|ionmeiit, li should ask himself, can 1 afford his? Can i en dure hereafter to loo* back upon this ? It is of amasiug worth to a young mao to have a pure inn*.l, for this is the founda tion of a pure character. Tire mind, in order to lie Kept pare, must he employed on topics oi thought, which are themselves Ipvtty, chastened, aud elevating. Thus the niHvi h till til its own power the selection of themes of meditation. If youth only knew how dura ric ami how dismal is the injury produced by the indulgence of degrading thoughts, if they only realized how liight t’nl were the moral derformities which a cherished habit of loose imagiuat.oi! , re duces on 'he soul; they would t>i.u them as th* bite of a serpent. The po'-er of books to excite imagination, is a fearful etc wieut of moral death, when employed in he service of vice. The cultivation ot an amiable, elevated r,ml glowin' heart, live to all ilio beauties ei nature, aud all i :n* bublinntu sot truth, tnv;gorates intellect; gives to the will in - dcpoitueuce ot baser passions, and to the af toction. that power of adhesion, to whatever is pure and good, and giand, which is adap ted to lead out ilic whole nature ot mail into those scenes oi' action and impression by. wtiicii its energies may tic most appro priately employed, and by which its high destination may lie most effectually reached. The opporiuuites of exciting these faculties in benevolent aud sell denying eli'orts, for lil t welfare of our fellow -men, arc so puny aud great, that it is really worth while to live. The heart winch is truly evan gelically benevolent, may luxuriate in an age like this. The promises of God t.re inexpressibly rich ; the mam tendencies of things so manitestly in accordance with them, the extent of moral influence is so great, and the effects of its imploymeats so visible, that whoever aspires after benevo lent action, and reaches forth to. those tilings that remain for us in the true dignity of liis nature, can find free scope for his intellect, and ail inspiring themes for his Lean. UNFORTUNATE AND AFFECTING INSTANCE OF LOVE. The daughter of a country curate in Hampshire being reduced, by the death of her ictlier t*> the hard necessity of seeking some mode of subsistence, con id find no other than going into tlic servic ■ of an old female friend ol her mother, as her maid.— Kmely (that was her name) had received from her parents the best education. Hie was handsome, had a very pleasing figure, •wan sensible, discreet, and of the most mud -est deportment Unfortunately for her, a .young gentleman of good fortune, who was friend of the family with which she lived, ■frequently visited the house. The master and mistress keeping only one footman poor Kmely, who generally assisted in serving the tea, had thus an opportunity of seeing the voang man, an i fell in love with him before she was ava e of the progress of that sentiment in her heart. Win n she did - perceive it, her reason induced her to oj - pose i , and she made many ineffectual ef forts for that purpose; indeed, so violent were iier struggles, that her health became . : —v -ir~.u,i ht them. llei mistress, wi. i loved her tenderly all -r haling con- Pulled several physicians in vain, sent her to "the house of a friend at twenty »> l les dis tance, to try w hether change ol air would not be of service to her. The absence of the object of her affection, no doubt, eon tributed to her recovery. She returned to Iter mistress; and having the same oppor tunities of seeing the young rna i as b lore, h p r passion revived. Firmly resolved to conquer or die. rather than give away roan attachment that increased in spite ol her, she relapsed into tho most deploi ible state ol health. Pile physicians not being able to discover the cause of her diso der, thought that she must be abetted by some deep sorrow, and pronounced her danger ous. Her afflicted inist-evs entreated her to entrust her with the secret, and to in due* her to uo it, told her the danger she wa.s in; and promised not only not to be tray her confidence, but to do her utmost to obtain the means necessary for her cure. Overcome by tlie affection of her mistress, she acknowledged he* passion, begged her to conceal it from him who was the object -olit. and received the news of herapproach •ingdissolution which would at last deliver her trotn an uulortnnate passion that all her efforts had been unable to vanquish.— 11 t mi-tress could not help informing her It* shmd of tiie discovery. 'J'hey agreed to suttnti the young man upon the subject; and finding, by degrees, that iie had ob served the meiit of Kinely, they prevailed upon him to pity her situation.* He con sented —asked to see her, (she being pre ion sly prepared by her mistress,) entered hi'o conversation with her, testified the greatest desire to see, Jier health re-estab lished; and even went so far as to say that • he could recover, he would be happv to tHarry i.er. “.Marry me!” cried she, WM-mg far arms and fixing her eves upon t'i) “marry:” and thiowing her head I'res. sh instantly expired.— „Y. Y. Ah. Appwent Death jc/dch contmued for twenty ,:a •; —h” Jrcunnd—A young man died in tile hnspita? at Rnnderborn, who could not ( ,>e ■ ■'* ’ 'til thr-e weeks after he had 010 cire* 1 , , least to all appearance, his last bre .in Ir was not till the twentieth dav is: ■' the ciraractcristic phenomena of death . a.-a luyna iilest. The circumstance of the a -e were tlre=e. Tl>e young man had been alo tiitre before cured of a tertaiu ague, when 1.0 t e : et«tered the hospital, showing some indications of a piuinsis, without, however, presenting au v well marked svmtoms of the ii ewse. in either respects, no disturbance •of tns health. i the day he “iad is eyes were sndden •y- opened. ai:d lor some minutes we found ■.*ii irregular beating ol’he pulse. Several ■Miiali wounds in tilting from cauterisations, to which we thpri had recourse to rouse him. suppurated the second third and »he Otb the hands of the Imdj .v-je turned back; from the fifth to i’ie ninth day theie exhaled from half the hody an abundant sweat free from order, t awards the end of the ninth day there •ope a red over a considerable part of the ‘V‘ sa! region serous bullte. similar to those >1 puenpbygus. The limbs still preserv- V- ! ; lr natu, ' al suppleness, and on the 18:h in' lips still retained their red vertml i • color , • jine days the forehead continued • rrowed witti vertical wrinkles, and all this v c; the coo.n. nance presented an expres s'- by the face of a dead noil/. 1 lie ffj.lv was kept for nineteen days ma w.r.n it exhaled not the least J-rßtul «,4 «>*. an 1 tjicrc was observed on no i:j *• **}■** aay cadaveric iiuditv.— The emanation was very considerable, a cir cumstance which,if it had not existed, might h. ve served o explain the different phetio mena.—Dublin Joucnaloj A]t<. kaland Chem cuL Hcuncc. From the .\(V York Timm. TR EM ENIJOI'.S CON F LAGRA T ION. Almost before we have had time to read the account of one of the most disastrous fires ihat ever occurred in Philadelphia, we are called upon to record the details ofa con flagration still more calamitous at home.— Bel w ei, the hours ot one and seven o’clock yesterday morning, properly to an amount of which it is impossible to form a correct estimate, but which may o* safely said to I have exceeded in value fifteen hundred thous and dollars, was destroyed by a lire, secccU only oi magnitude to that in December, lddo. Asa prelude or accompaniment to this ' wholesale destruction, we had on the night | of Saturday . id the morning of yesterday, ; no le; .linn six other fires, all within sight 1 if the City Hull. One iti Albany and Cariilo . streets, which commenced about six o’clock. on Saturday evening, ami one at the same hour in Brooklyn, both of w hich were visible at the same time, lighting up opposite points, of the horizon. One in Eldrjdge street,one on Fifth Awnue, and a third at Jersey City broke out about midnight. There was also a fire at Bed Hook, in the lower part of Brooklyn But nil these, last mentioned fires were mere flashes to the devastating eonfla gratioti w hieli commenced about 12 o’clock on Saturday night, in W ater street, and has laid thirty brick buil dings in ruins, materially damaged twelve more, and slightly injured srv oral others In the confusion necessarily incident to such a sudden and astounding calamity, we can only gi.e an imperfect statement of individual losses. We have, however, been at gieat pains to obtain the most correct and copious informa'ioii possible of the several disasters, and proceed to lay the re sult before our readers, commencing with tiie Great Fire ov Water street, Front STREET Fui.TON* STREET, ButtLINO SLIP, aSd I'li.tciier street. About 12 o'clock on Saturday night, flames were observed issuing from the third story front windrws cf Stephen A. Halsey’s fur warehouse on the east side of Water Street, No. 189. The alarm was given by a captain of the first district watch, but in consequence of most of 'he engines being e uployed at the fire in Kfdridge street, which was then raging, it was more than ail hour before the firemen were on the ground. From the building where the fire originated the flames rapidly spread over the entire block hounded by Water. Fulton, 1' rout street, and Bulling slip, which, with the exception of the store on the corner of Pulton and Water streets, buildings Nos. 20, 24 and 26 on Fulton street, the store at the corner of Fulton and Front streets, and No. 198 (next door) in Front street, was totally destroyed. The follovviug is the ac count of the buildings and slock cousumed on this block. water street. 181, Corner of Burling slip, owned by Adam Tredwell aud occupied bv John Hunt iV Cos., who vve believe lost their entire stock, but were fully insuted. 183. Owned by Mr. Lorillard, and occu pied on the fust floor by 11. K. Shackerly, and the lots by Pollen and Colgate for stor age. Pollen and Colgate were insured for Soo.000; loss $30,000. lH.i Owned by William Howard Esq., I lesident ol the Union Bank: uninsured. Occupied by ,1. W Brodie. for dealer. 187. .Same owner; uninsured. Occupied by A. 11. Center <te Son, fur dealer. 189. Owned by S. A. Halsey, agent for the American fn> Company, by whom it was occupied as aI .t store. Insurance on the building nd slock 875,000, I.oss $200,000. AH Mr. IPs. papers were, vve believed con sumed. Idl Owned by Mr. L< til'anl. Occupied ’ v Gilbe;! and Jessup as a paint store.— Stock .vii I to be fully insun 193. Owned- by Welles the celebrated I aiisian Banker. Occupied bv Simeon Dunn and Cos, as an agricultural ware lie use. 195. Sain** owner. O copied on the first floor by .1. L). Sparkman as a cor!; store ; the , upper pint as a drug store. 107. Same owner. Occupied on the first .’loot by Dcwv {c Everett crockery dca lers; the upper portion by A. Hotchkiss dealer in clocks. Tim whole of the above buildings are a complete mass of ruins. i lie iaM nameand believe, the gnater portion of the goods stowi ii in (Item ait* entirely consumed. FLUTON StkKMT. £C am! 31. Owned by Charles Mo watt —considerably damaged—fully insured. Occupied by J. \V. Burges, as an eating house, grocery, bakery Ace. Stock unin sured—loss about §7OO. V3. Owned by ,1. S Scliermerlitrt*n, total ly destroyed ---insured. Occupied by N. .’c D. I> iad ford, dealers in wooden ware, who vv.'ie insured for §B.OOO, enough to cover their less. 20 Same owner. B inding little injured. O. cnpud in part by A. L. Thompson, dealer in wooden war-*. Loss considerable by !. range and theft. Insurance sufficient to cover loss. A! occupied bv .1. hettell, dei!.** in lrui;s, who was a serious sufferer fiomthefr, committed by persons having the GppcuTuticc of firemen. Uninsure^i. F lio.NT Street. COif. Conerof Fulton street. Owned bv J. S. Seheriiiprhorn. Bui'ding uninsured*. Uccupied by '| human Tiuesdi-11. commis sion. merchant. Stuck half lost by breakage niiil tin'it —f ull v insured. ITS, .-Kime owner. Roof slightly damag ed. Occupied as the warehouse of the i Hope '‘ills, Stock injured by water—ful v insured. HiC. Same owner. Occupied by M. Ben nett, huiterer, on the first floor, the upper part by 1. C. Ashley, wine dealer. '■bl. Occupied by Johu Wait, as a fruit store, on the first floor—up stairs by Crane and J ollc.y, gin and alcohol dealers. ,9 -’ Oo apied by W. E. and J. F. v..uir % as a wliGicsadt* grocery store. mo. Occupied by S. L. Mitchell, com mission merchant. lbS. Occupied by S. R. Mitchell for cot ton storage. IW. Occupied by P. Balen & Cos.; on Hie first floor, np stairs, by R. M. Demill, agent for the Darien Packets. 184. Occupied by Jewett, Son <s c Cos dealers m white lead— office of the Sauger ties Loinpany, insured; up stairs by (DC. r owler oil dealer. 182 Occupied by R. Hicks & Sons, shir. Chandlers. Loss on stock about SBOOO. Burlimij Slip. paJtly < sa C ved Pied Gootls fc PiCd n“ the fnst flour byThomp -1” \V w COnUel, c , OH Pf' rs ; upper part bv b. \\ . W est, as a dwelling. 15. Occupied oa the fiwtflooi by J. & Ticabout, as a t'»o store; the cellar by t Bonsell cooper, and the upper pait by Col. Henry Mtoiiii, as a dwell tug. The above three buildings were burnt to the ground and but little ol the sloe* was s avcd in the two last. On this block twenty two buildings are completely in rums ! water street— next sine. Soon after the fire commented on the east side oi Water street. the brouu uooden corni ces, more than two Jett in width, ol the stores lc6 and 188, opposite, igDited Irmn tlierjn ten.se heat, but were speediy quenched by the engines. The flames, however, spread to the adjoining stores, injuring the roofs and upper portions ot the following build ings: 182. corner of Burhug Slip, occupied by W. Halsey A Cos. as an oil store. 184. Owned by J. N Bruce, msured, oc cupied by Z. B. Gardner, as a saddiety. 186. Same owner, insured, occupied by S. King, as a cork manufactory. 188. Same owner, insured, occupied by J. A. kissam, tinman. 190. Same owner uninsured, occupied by A. Megary, mathematical instrument ma ker. The goods in the* above five stores were more or less damaged by water, but chiefly saved. While the fire was raging on the east side of Water street, a quantity of burning em bers, from thence, driven by the strong south ea>t winri.aliton the’ops ol th e wood en dormer windows, projecting fiom the roofs of a row of otherwise fire proot stores * extending from No. 104 to 175 inclusive, on I the west side of the same street, Lelovv llur ! ling slip. These fire proof buildings sur mouuted by tinder bores, were all destroyed j--the rear walls alone remain standing.— j The following are the particulars. 161. New building—-unfinished—-erected 1 on ground owned by W. Tost; not delivered ! up by the builder. 166. Owned by Eli White, said to be in sured. Occupied by J. 6c L. Brewster, hatters. Loss, SSOOO, fully insured. 168. Owned and occupied by Eli White, fur dealer—said to be fully insured. 170 Same owner, ---said to be insured. Occupied by R. & 11. liaiglit & Cos. In surance, $ 140,000. Loss $120,000- 172. Owned by R. & E. T. Hoyt, Dan bury, Conn. Insured fors3ooo only. Oc cupied by W. A. & A. M. White, as a fur store, who are injured lo nearly the amount of loss. 174. Owned by William Howard, Esq. uninsured. Occupied by John Hunt 6c Cos. dealers in hat trimmings. Stock fully in sured. Besides the above, the rools of the stores. Nos. 176 and 178. owned by W. Howard. Esq., were damaged, aud the contentssome what injured by water. Stock fully insured in both. The first was occupied by Alfred Scion—the latter by E C. Boughton, both fur dealers. We understand that the clerk who slept in tlic store of A. Neton, menaced with a brace of pistols the firemen who attempted to enter, and after driving them off, succeed ed in quelling the flames with buckets of water. Fletcher Street. Some ignited particles from the main bo dy of the flames also fell upon a cooper’s shop fronting on Fletcher street, between Water and Monroe sts., which caused the total destruction ol No, 18 occupied as a cooper’s shop, and 20, occupied by Ross, Du (tie Sc Son, coopers, both brick buildings —and materially injured 22, a tavern. From the rear of these premises the fire extended to tiie packing-box manufactory of'L. Wat kis, fronting on Water street, a wooden sin and, which was entirely consumed, toss ssoo—-uninsured. '1 lie tire also communicated to and partial ly damaged the rear of the brick stores Nos. 161 and 163 Water street, owned by Wm. Fust, Esq. The first floor of the former was occupied by F. C. Wilipanh. as a cap store, insured in the Neptune for SIOOO, e nougli to cover his loss- The upper stories were tenanted by J. H. Monarque, as a can store, and by M.B. Marckvvald. The latter store was in the occupancy of the Boston Leather Company, insured in Boston for S2OOO, enough to cover the loss. The fire was complexly subdued at 7 o' clock yesterday morning. lruc in Brooklyn. —\\ bile the above fire was raging, flames were seen to issue from a stable adjoining the steam-plaining mill of George Thatcher, in Front, between Jay Budge Streets, Brooklyn. The fire quickly communicated to ihe plaining mill, whirl, contained a large quantity of lumber, and in a tew moments the building was in a sheet of flame. From thence the fire spread to the two story brick dwelling house adjoining occupied by two families, and tiie inmates were glad to escape without saving a particle of their furniture. All the above buildings were entirely destroyed, together w.ih sever al .sheds and outhouses, and the rearofthree or four frame buildings on Jay street, were considerably scorched. We understand that all the buildings were owned by Mr. George Thatcher, and the loss is estimated at $15,000. FiVr in Albany Street.-- About six o’clock on Saturday evening, a fire broke out in the frame dwelling house, No. 8 Albany street occupied by a family named Hoffman, which together with No. 6, occupied as a barber’s shop and dwelling bouse, and No. 3, as a porter-house, was entirely destroyed. The duelling No. 2, and the blacksmith's shop, No. 10, were damaged by the flames. Tin* large five story building, 127 Washington street, occupied for the storage of goods, was also slightly damaged. The flame's caught from a chimney, and spread with such rapidity that a great portion of the furniture in the houses on Albany street, was consumed. Estimated loss, SISOO. In consequence of some sparks blowing over from Albany street, the house of Mr. Oakly. No. 1 Carlisle street, cougbt fire, as also No. 5, in the occupation of Mr. Gra ham. "I he flames were subdued, after des troying the roots ol three houses. Fire in Eldridgc Street.— About mid night a carpenter’s shop, situated on Eldiidge .Street, and in the occupation of Carpenter am, button, was discovered to be on fire. Fierce the flames spread through the block to 1* orsytb street, raking some ,]. ze „ or twenty houses in its course. A fireman fell Iron, a ladder into the flames, but was finally rescued alter receiving considerable iniuiv. Jusr as the fire was got under, the down town alarm jrg-m to ring. Fire in the Fifth Avenue.—A fire broke out in thev.jth avenue, we believe „„ the corner of Sixteenth street, about one o’clt. k on Sunday morning, by which two houses were destroyed. We have not the panic ' Jersey City.— At the same hour as the above, a fire could be distinctly seen Jersey City—apparently an extensive hre al lied Hook. —At three o’clock yesterday afternoon a two sto.v bricu hml dmg occupied as a shoe store and dwelling house, at Lee. Hook, was together with i's , eonuuts, entirely destroyed by &•*. From the Charleston Mercury. MONEY MARKET, The probability of a suspension of the New Yoik Banks continue to be discussed with much ardor—the Philadelphia press sneering aud sowing panic seeds, while they ol New Yoik, with perhaps only the fxc-'ption of the Star, are not only firm for the policy of cash payments but confident o* the ability of the banks to maintain them. Couside.abie specie had arrived at New York aud more was expected, to meet the demands of the steam packet lor Liv erpool. We find the following paragraph in the Exjiress of Wednesday evening : “ We understand that the accredited a gget of Baring Sc Brothers, now in this city, has offered to our banks the credit of that house to the amount ot one milliou, if nee ded. as a fund to draw upon, so as to ol>- viat 1 ) the possible necessity of shipping specie. It is believed, however, that the \ shipments of gtain and flour will he to an extent amply sufficient to cover all ’he ex change required: and that the o fieri tig oi Messrs Baring, by their agent, will not be acted upon. It will remain as a stand by, in case of unforeseen difficulties. ” U B. Stock Batik had fluctuated be tween 70 aud eU fioin Monday tiil Wed nesday morning, and it was said she bad oeen in the New York market buying up her own slock. The Herald states that the Stonitiglon Railroad, of which a mort gage is held by the United .States Bank, is about to be sold uuder the hanin er. As this road does not pay its daily expenses, the price ol it will show the amount of dis interestid love for the cause ot internal im provements which experience has left u niong us. From flic Columbus Enquirer. THE SUSPENSION. In our last emission, we noticed the sus pension of specie payments on the part of the Phila<lel:>i»in Banks. This movement we have since learned, has been followed by the Banks in Baltimore, Charleston and Macon, as well as those of our own city It is unnecessary to inquire particular v, into t'x causes of this disaster in trade—for disaster it must be considered— whatever may be the necessity or excediency of the movement. The Institutions of New York refuse to accede to the measure and declare their determination to pay their bills as here tofore. From this fact, and from the un pleaseut feclimr which evidently exists be tween the Banks of New York and those of Philadelphia, doubtless the cause of an animated rivalship in tiade, it is somewhat difficult to comprehend tlie object of the movement and predict its result. It is also uncertain to what extent, if to any, the U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania is inv Ived in the late disastrous speculations in Cotton. Her friends in this country as well as the Eu ropean correspondents, affirm that her em barrassments arise not from this cause, but sole y from the Post Notes which she is sued to sustain the Merchants and which were not paid when they fell due, because of the decline in cotton and the extra de mand of specie required by the Bank of En gland, in ordertomcet her engagemets with the nations on the continent and to the East. The most palpable reasons however given, is that it would prevent the shipment of spe cie and enable the Banks to relieve the ein barrassnn r>ts of the people. The first ob ject is desirable, provided it can be attained without too great a sacrifice—we mean of one interest to another, of private and indi vidual, to corporate rights and privileges.— In the first place, w e are opposed to allsus pensions, unless in case of final failure.— Suppose a private individual were to place himself in the position of these institutions and refuse to pay his debts and affirm in the same bieath, that his means were amply sufficient to meet them all. True, the resort in law is the same, but our sentiments of moral honesty would not permit us to sanc tion the movement. And yet, there may be circumstances in both cases, in which the parties may bo perfectly justifiable. Those circumstances are when the good or the ne cessities of the community require their as sistance, and when that assistance is in good faith granted. In ihe present case we admit the necessity, but must question either the ability or willingness of the Banks to assist the people. How was it after the late sus pension? It gave no ability to accommodate, or even to casli business paper at the coun ter, but it gave the ability to sell Bills of Exchange upon the North at enormous rates of Exchange! It gave the Banks fa cilities 'and opportunities to forsake their legitimate business and become brokers. Should such be the case with the present suspension, the people cannot, they will not sustain itr- Tlic planter, the merchant and the private citizen, cannot consent to be :lius fleeced for the benefit of a few soulless corporations. The speculations in ex change, on th° part of a lew Institutions in he City of Augusta alone, created nearly ill the embarrassments cf the last cotnmerci d year. I lie only remedy of which we arc tpprised, is, for the Banks either to reduce ixcbanee during the suspension, by consent o a mere nominal value, or to make their mtes payable after their resumption, either it their own counter, or in New York, in vliicli latter rase, the people co ihi h ive the ■.’.mice of paying the exchange, or risking !.e remission of the notes'of ourown Banks. BANKS AND SUSPENSION OF Si’ECIE Pa YM£Nts. We learn from the papers, that the Banks in [ hiladelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Petersburg; Washington Charleston, (ex cepting two) Augsiita, (excepting three) Mihedgeville and Columbus, have suspen ded specie payments- That a part, at least, of these Banks have resorted to this alter native rather from considerations of policy, than of necessity, no one can doubt.— Money for some months past, I as been ex tremely scarce. Whatever may be the ex tent of the crop eventually, we have daily, evidences before us. that there is not mon ey enough afloat, to buy the Cotton as it comes in market. The inconvenience to the merchant, the planter and every member ol the community, is most severely felt, and the course that our Banks should pursue at this crisis is the common, almost ihe only theme of out door conversation. It seems to ns, that our banking institu tions must ultimately in this matter, suc cumb to public opinion. That they can sustain themselves, and protect their pre sent issues, we entertain no doubt; but to do tins, they must necessarily stop all new engagements; by pursuing this safe, and for them, conservative course, they incur the odium 0 f a large portion of the com munity; by adopting the alternative, in re gard to the necessities of the public sus pending specie payments and expandin' their issues, they incur on the other hand', the censure of another large portion of the community, who never can be brought to justify, upon the score of expediency, the violated faith of inouird corpersifions. lint these liatik suspensions arc radical y wrong, at variance with good faith, equal ly obuos tou* to law aud good morals every man whose principles are not distorted by coiisider.ittons of interest, must allow. A spurious aud irredeemable currency is to oc deprecated, and we have no hesttatiou in say ing. that I lie mauagers of every solvent Bank, if they daily regard their obligations to their stockholders and tiie public, would much prefer |>aying out tlnir specie, to a suspension, provided the consequences would not result in a general bankruptcy of their customers. The banks at the South : re placed in this dilemma --they can prelect ’hemselves, by abstaining iroin any new engagements, while if they do pursue this cunseivative course, the produce of the country will be uiibought, the Merchants ruined, and their own out standing debts jeoparded. We hope that whatever is done, will be with a view to the future, as well ns the present, and that should our Banks be so situated as to expand their issues, that they take good 1 care not to flood the country with a curren cy that may eventually prove spurious. Macon Messenger. PLANTERS’ Sc MERCHANTS’ CON VENTION. At a meeting of Planters and Merchants, hebl in Convention at Macon. Ga. Tuesday Oct. 22, 18.39. On motion of EG. Seymour, Esq the Hon. T. Butler King was called to the Chair, and C. A. lliggins appointed Seeretaiv. Members as Delegates reported thcniselvcs lo the Meeting. From Georsia — Cdvmhus —D McPmi gald, Jas R. Jones, A B Davis. T. Hoxic. Jno Wolfolk. Jas Candler, John Warren, K. McKenzie. Macon —l. G. Seymour. Thus Hardeman. Wm. Hamilton, C. Collins, J. Cowles, J. Lamar. E Beall, G. Jewett, C. Cotton, A. Clopton, J. Goddard, D Flanders, L. Eck ley, J. \. Nisbet, D Gunn, .1 T Rowland, C A Iliggins. John $ M Baldwin, J 15 Ross M Bartlett. Mdledgevil\e —J R Anderson, B T Be tnune. Fort Gaines —John Dill, C N Sudduth. Jones county- A H Flee ellen, Q W Sini’.li Jas Gray, Jonathan Parrish. Troup county R A T Ridley, Henry Long. Ths Cooke, Wylie Waniock Win M Roberts, John E Gage. Sumter county--- John W Cowart, Jos. Sprutehens. Basil Lamar. Haris county--- Dr David Cooper, G H Bryan, Martin Crawford. Stewart county— Jno D Fids, J T B Tur ner, N Robinson. Monroe county - James S Pincknrd, S \V Burney. W 41 Pope, W S Norman, B F Harris, Jesse Pope, Amos W Hammond Coweta- county- Angus II Stokes, J E Robinson, Twiggs county —E Wimberly, John L Hodges, Wm M 'Tarver, I E Dupree, Pev ton Reynolds, Nathan Land, Willis Hodges, Janies Harrison, Philp Cook. Craxrford county— Sam’l K Rutherford J A Miller. MernwftJier county— John II Jossey, W P E tor. G n ou >ty- - T Butler King. ji.u'xima-- Russell county--- M \V Perrv, R $ Hardaway Pleasant Phillips. Bnxhaur county—C\ya9 C M ills. Mobile-— John K Blocker, (hern county-— John J Collier. Perry county-- 1, 1 r pson.* Florida — St. Josephs--- J W Smith. Leon county-- John G Gamble, Wm Wy att. On motion of Jerry Cowles. Esq. Dr rimmas Lloxie. of Columbus, was nomina ted President of the Convention aud unani mously elected. On motion of Jerry Cowles, Charles A Iliggins w its appointed Secretary of the Con vention. Dr Thomas Iloxip was conducted to the Chair; and after statins'the objects of the Convention, announced the Convention as organized and ready to proceed to business. On motion of Thomas Butler King, the Convention then adjourned until to morrow morning, 10 o'clock. Adjourned. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1839. The Convention met at 10 o’clock A. M. agreeable to adjournment. Dr Tims lioxie, President in the Chair On i’otion C C Mills of Alabama, Thai the Convention be opened at its dailv sitting by prayer to the Throne of Grace Carried. The President requestedthe Rev Mr. Cas sels of the Presbyterian Church, Macon Ga. to open the meeting by Prayer Rev Mr Ca-sels peifnrmed that duty. And the Convention proceeded to business. '1 be minutes of the Convention of venter day was read by the Secretary, and confirm ed. The following gentlemen presented them selves as Delegates to the Conven ion. Georgia — Savannah. A B Fanti n. Macon. RII Randolph, Hon E A Nis bet. Scott. Crawford Cos II B Troutman. Columbus. K McKensie, J D Chapman. Augusta Win Longstreef, J S Combs. Vt use: gee Cos M Torrence. MilledgeriUe l L Harris. _ Henry Cos. A R Moore. A V Mann, M G Dobbins, II Varner. Lee Cos. Lev Jrio. Davis. Alabama, Perry Cos M Gangdom South Carolina. James Hamilton. Florida, Leon Cos. II \V Breeden. (In inittion C C Mills, Ala, That Jones Kendrick of Wilkes county, Georgia, be in • vited to take a seat with this Convention, Carried. f)n motion T. Butler King. Glvnn co Ga. That I homos M C Prince ol Ala, be request ed to take a seat with this Convention. Car ried. On motion T. Butler Kin?. That Ilenry •Shultz of Hamburg, S C be invited to take a seat with this Convention. Carried. '1 he gentlemen appeared and took seats as members ol the Convention. On motion E A Nffbet, Macon Ga l nat Uriah J Bollock be requested to act as Assistant Secretary to this Convention. Car icd. On motion T Butler King. Glynn co Ga That a Committee of be appointed bv the President, to Report to this Convention the objects ol its assemblage. Carnied. On motion G C - AI ills, Ala. Thatthenum ber ofthe committee be fillc J with 21 Car ried. The following Report from the authors of the “Cotton Circular,” issued from New imk i" July Inst, calling this Convention, was read and submitted by Gen, James Ham ilton S.c. previous to. tliePre;idem appoint ing the committee of 21. A Resolution was adopted by the meeting of Southern Planters and Merchants, held in Pie City of New York on the sth of July Resolved, I lint Gen I Hamilton be au thorised by this meeting, to make prelimina ry arrangements with four to five houses in Liverpool, and with three or four in Havre, to take the agency of receiving and dispos ing ol such consignments ofCottou, from the Botith. as may go forwarded in accordance ' with suuli urea as may be adopted by u Convention proposed to be held in Macon Ga. on the 4th Tuesday in October next. And that he be requested to lay before saij Convention, what he may do in the premises subject to its consideration ami approval. t beg leave to report to this Convention that 1 have performed the duty comprehen ded witbiu ti e restrictions ol the ahove Re solution. On my ar.ival m Liverpool, on the 15th of August last, 1 lost uo time m coi.fering witii the following houses. Messrs. Humphries Sc BuJuie, Prince & F urtame, Molymux, WealfieHy & Cos. Purtou, Parker Sc Cos., Hcltord A: Cos. ' And on the Bih September, with ihe fol lowing .louses in Havre. Messrs, Delaui ey & Cos., Dupnsseur Jc Cos., Pitsey, Veil Sc Cos., Lewis, Rodgers & Cos.. Ilottenguir A: Cos , \\ ells Sc Green Bouncfie, Boisgerand A: Cos. To all which houses, 1 explained fully the measures which had been suggested by ifi e meeting at N York on the Mb July lasi,for the consideration of this Convention, and the duties which it would be expected that they would discharge; under the proposed agency, that by placing them under uo ad vance in fact, aud merely as the acceptors of Bills, drawn by or endorsed by the respon sible banks at tlie South at long Sight, it wou .and be expected that their attention would be directed to the most advantageous sale of the respective consignments confided to their care, and to acting m entire concert togeth er in reference, as to the be*t interest of those whose property they might hold. It will be perceived that in submitting the above lis of Houses, with the understanding 1 have had respectively with them, that 1 Have discharged that portion of the duty con fided to me. Therefore, with the simple expression of my opinion, it merely remains for me to say, that every confidence may be placed in tiie ability and disposition of the gentlemen composing these Firms to carry into effect those mens’ res which now form the subject of the deliberations ol this Con vention. It remains sot the Convention to make the selections from the above Houses, or to delegate the tmst elsewhere, as they may deem proper—all of whirh is respect fully submitted. Signer!, J HAMILTON. Macon, Oct 2°nd, 1839. On motion of K A Nisbet, Macon Ga. that the Hi port just read by Gen Hamilton be received .md reierred to the Committee of ■ 1. Carried. Jus G Gamble, Florida, Submitted the following Resolutions, with a request that tiny may be referred to the Commitee of 21. Resolved, 'Flint the Convention disclaims all intention or w ish by i’s actiou to obtain lor American Cottons, higher prices, than such as wiil mu unify rt suit from the law of supply and demand. And the necessity tor the meeting of the Convention would not.ha/e existed but lor combinations ami measures adopted elsewhere, for disturbing the operation of that 1.. w. Resolved, That while our habits and in clinations lead us to prefer Agricultural pur suits; we are well apprised, that, it ii shall become necssary, we can employ h portion ot nnr labor in the production of Colton \ arns, upon terms which w ill enable us to sunply the Weavers of Europe, as cheaply as can be dune by the Binish Manufacturer. Such a conversion of our labor however is not desired by us; nor, unless forced to it in self-defence, will we have the disposition to break up the commcicial rot ncxion which exists between the Cotton Planter and Brimh Spin ers. Resolved, That it will be expedient to lake measures annually to procure correct information of the extent of the Cotton Crops ot the United States—and that a Committee be appointed to prepare and re port to the Convention, a plan tor attaining said object. On motion C C Mills, Ala, that Cos! Gamble’s resolutions he received, and te lerrcd to the Commute of 21. Crirnl. 'Fite President announced thcfoUewir g gentlemen to compose the committee of 21. I - Butler King of Glynn Cos Ga Janies Hamilton Os South Carolina. M Langdon, John R Blocker of Mobile Alabama, Win Lougstreet of A u gust a, L Upson of Alabama, M m Wyatt Florida, A Ii Fit v elffn of Jones Cos (lr>, J T B Turner of Stewart Cos Ga, John Woolfolk of Columbus Ga. R S Hardaway of A!ab-- ma, J (I Gamble of Florida, D Alt*: *ongal of Columbus, Ga, A Pi Fannin of Savannah, Ga, J J Colli* r of Green Cos Ga, 1 L Harris of Milledgeville, Ga, I G Sevniour,.Wm Hamilton and John L iinnrof Macon, Ga, E Wimberly of Twiggs Cos Ga, J G Gage of Troup Cos Ga, On motion T Butler King, Glynn Cos Ga. That this Convention do i ow adjouilj until to-morrow moruing, 10 o’clock. Adjourned. FURTHER EVIDENCE. Y. c arc enabled to place before onr ren ders ihe opinion of Thomas Slidell, Esq., the l-niti l States Distr-ct Attorney for Lew Orleans, which, we need hardly remark, is confirmatory of the former legal opinion given as to the legality of the •'mammoth Lotlnnj."-—Syltester's RepotLer. “I have examined the extract from the Laws ol trie Legislative Council of the Ter ritory of Florida, as published in the **Nrw Reporter,” upon which is based the Lottery Scheme advertised by Messrs. Schmidt & Hamilton, 1 ; *n also informed that the Com mis ioners named in that act have entered into an arrangement in writing with Messrs. Schmidt he Hamilton, t*» adopt the scheme hi question, reserving to said Commission ers the supervision and control ofthe cntcr pri/.c, and that this arrangement has receiv ed the judicial sanction ofthe tribunal indi cated by the Statute. It appears also that the Statute is uurepealed, and that its pro visions have never been otherwise consum mated. 1 “Upon this statement of facts, the question is proposed to me---Whether, consistently with this Law of Florida, the Lottery adver tised by Messrs. Schmidt A: Hamilton may be there drawn f “An affirmative .answer to this inquiry seems to me obvious. The terms of the Statute are broad The amount of money to bo raised (or the purposes contemplated is not limited, and must be left to the rea sonable discretion of the Commissioners. The Scheme also is undefined by the Legis lature, ami its choice is left to the tame rea sonable discretion, the Commissioners being expressly empowered to adopt such stltetne ‘as they may deem appropriate and advisable’ Moreover, the personal confidence w liich the Legislature reposed in the Commissioners named in the act, and “the good faith, rt quir ed in its conduct, are substantially satisfied and secured by the reservation of their su pervision and control over the management of the enterprize I therefore consider, that tinder the statement ol,facts submitted to me this Lottery instead of violating ttic provis ions of the act, Is on the contrary such a