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r ;-"!V ryj>a~T{--rv»r—— gr—eWM*** J 1 i—hm MACON: ‘Saturday 2KXorn£ng> December 9, 1037. 2V We return our thunks to the Editor of tiie “Geor gia Messenger” lor the use of the Document con taining tiic President’s Messsagc, from which we make our extracts. OCT In our column? of today wili be noticed the pros pectus of M . C. A Higgins, of this place, fi >r Issuing a in uglily price current, or Review of the Macon Market. Ir w.'ii, no doubt, be well worthy the attention, not only of our own Merchants, but of many others in the up country. kT Our friends of the “ Carolina Patriot” will please •excuse the mistake of our?, which led us to call them the Democrat instead of the Patriot: it was not observed until some days after publication. 3k'?* 'Pile brigade of mounted Volunteers, under the ’command of Gen. Nelson, has been received and mus tered into service, in Florida. The brigade are now on their march to join General Jessup. Cotton. Wc have been politely furnished with ihe following table, showing the receipt, of Cotton in the Macon mar kr , stock on hand, together with the prices, on the Ist of December, viz: Receipt of Cotton, in the month of Novem ber, 1837, 2-2,033 bales. Receipt of Cotton, previous, this reason, . 8,530 Total to this date, . . . .31,472 Same time last season, . .31,185 Stock on hair l 16,4% Same time last season, . 11,220 Prices, strictly prime, from 9 1-4 to 9 1-2 cents. Common lots, from 7 to 8 1-2 cents. Freights, to Savannah, b v boats, 53 ooprrbnlo. By boxes, 83 00 per bale. To Charleston, by boats, 84 00 per bale. By boxes, 83 50 per bale. To Darien, by boats, 83 00 per bale. By boxes, $2 50 per bale. Since the above, prices have declined a little, and we would quote to-day, strictly prime, 9 to 9 1-4; common lots, 7to 8 cents. Cotton is coining in very freely—aver aging over 1000 bags per day. There is now a g :od prospect for rain, and we are in hopes of soon having a good beating River, when, as a mutter of course, Freights will decline. The Legislature and {he Banks. A great deal of aaxioty is manifested generally by the people, in relation to what course the Legislature will pursue in relation to banks. This is the all-absorbing question ol the day. It is a measure on which that bo dy has not yet acted, and of course there is no positive certainty as to the course it will adopt. But we learn Ir an a correct source, that the expression of sentiment most general among the members is, that the prudent course will he to let the matter rest; that legislation un der existing circumstances, cannot be of any immedi ate benefiq or result in good to the country at large.— I he Banking interest and the interest of the people, arc ime, in a great degree, being mutually dependant upon each other. The sufferings of the people cannot be better relieved, than by the favorable action of the Leg islature toward the Banks. And perhaps their non-ac tion, so far as the fixing a set time for the resumtion of specie payments, would be the most acceptable course to the intelligent people, as well as the most prudent and beneficial. ’Tis a matter whjch should bo regulated and restrained by commerce, (or by itself,) and the ne cessity of the times ; which, will work best, by being suffered to work alone. Legislation can easily injure, but not so easily benefit, by any enactments, which tend to coerce into hasty measures. It is not a matter in the examination of which, we can so easily arrive at positive conclusions; it involves much interest, and likewise much intricancy and refinement, as to the probable consequences dependant inon forcible mea sures on the part of the Legislature, in bringing about a speedy resumption of specie payments. Which if done, before it had become general throughout the Union, the consequence wo tld be a loss of our specie, and a con sequent stoppage of trade. The most favorable course to be pursued, appears to be this, that the Banks here wait until the Banks in New-York, New-Orleans, and other places resume, who took the lead in the suspen sion, and who bear so great a commercial relation to the whole country that their movements aflect it almost entire ; which, when done will be speedily followed by ril the Banks throughout the country ; or at least those T;r.r arc in a situation to do so—it being as much to their interest ,03 it is to the people’s ; the rest should suffer the consequences of their own fault. There is little or no news as yet from the Bank Con vention in New-York,further than maybe found in our columns. We should not wonder, after all the con ventions, committees, and extra sessions if the matter was to rest just as it did before—and finally come to a conclusion by its own natural workings.' Cotrr.T of Errors. —The bill creating a Court of Er rors, which was passed in the Senate, was lost in the House on Saturday: the vote stood, ayes 6 nays 61. A motion was made yesterday for reconsideration, whi-di was lost—avs fH, nays 7b. Thus is the measure, for! the present session at least, put to rest. The Volunteer Corps. The indifference (and in some instances opposition) manifested by our elder and more influential citizens for the encouragement of Military Corps, lias often been a subject not only of surprise to us, but of remark in others. Tlu re is no city in our State, or, we will venture to say in the S uthern states, that cun boast ot two better Vol unteer companies than we can, —so far as relates to their discipline, appearance, and the character of the individ uals that compose them; yet, still, little or no encour agement is given them by our older citizens. The mer chant rather discourages the spirit du corps which he sees developing itself in the young man in his employ,— his youthful ardour is checked, by sage admonitions, on •he folly and inutility of military exhibitions—like a school-boy who is punished for allowing his attention to be drawn from his books, by some passing object of attraction; he is directed to attend to hjs business, and disregard such idle and frivolous exercises. This should not be so. These military associations should not only ibe cherished, as ornaments to our city, but they should jbe fostered as affording us, in times of trouble, assuran- ces of protection. Situated as we are, with no police to depend upon ; in cases of fires or domestic disturbances, to whom are we to look, for a defence of property, or of life, but to our Volunteer corps ? They are till well armed and equip ped—and ready, at a moment’s warning, to answer any call that may be made upon their services. We would but direct the attention of ottr older citizens to this subject, and (where the interests of all are equal ly a? stake,) trust that they will view its importance in the same light that we do, —and that henceforth, their efforts will be fjr the promotion of associations, at once etlicient and necessary. The Central Rail Rond. Three hundred tons of iron arrived last work for this road in the ship Mersey, (says the Savannah Georgian of last Tuesday,) from Liverpool ; and iron has been ordered for sixty-nine mi!e«, of which that far twenty right miles has been already received. For the infor mation of our country readers we will add, that seven teen miles of the road have been completed, nineteen more are graded, tw.niy-jtmr more under contract and in progress, and nine more (as wili be seen by reference to the advertisement of th Ilngineer,) are ready for contract. In addittion to the seventeen miles of the road completed, timber for forty-three miles has been contracted for. IF/* We once heard a friend remark ♦hat., “cash was die great sympathetic nerve of creation, and a man without it was like a loped off member, who soon with ered away, neglected and forgotten.” The idea is a little fur-ietched, but it is nevertheless a good one and a true, which every days experience exemplifies; not wiilistandmg that charity which many boast, to feel for the wants of the poor. We have ielt ourselves Intel v, very nigh without the pale of this all-enchanting, all circulating-lifc-and-cvcry-thing-preserver. The resolution to authorize the Central Bank to bor row 8150,00:), was roterm and to the Senate on the srhinst. by the Governor with his reasons for disapproval. Tiie report of the loss of the steam-boat ?>I mmouth and the drowning of 390 Indians is untrue. The amount of taxable property in the state of Ten nessee amounts to 8117,836,136. The “ Big Ship” departed from Philadelphia, on the 29th November. he number of lives lost on the Mississippi, during the season, by the various steam-boat accidents is 746. The proceeds of the Woodworth benefit amounted over 83,000. A hog weighing 1,600 lb?, is being exhibited in Cin cinnatti. He is on his way South, and goes by the cog nomen of “ Buck Eye.” A convention of Editors in Virginia, is to be held in Richmond, on the Gdi proximo. From Florida. The steamer Poinsett, C ipt.ain Trathcn, ar rive?! yesterday from Black Creek. Our advices from Fort Mellon are to the 29th ultimo, (last Wednesday) inclusive. At that time General Jessup was there. The Cherokee deputation left the camp near Fort Mellon on Tuesday, headc 1 bv Co-a-hadjo, for Powell’s Creek, 50 or 60 miles off, where Mi canopy and Sam Jones are to hold ;i council. They took no white man with them. They were expected back on Saturday last. Inaddittion to the above we learn that a few days since eleven Indians escaped from the fort at St. Augustine, and that Philip’s son Co-a coo-chee, or Wild Cat, was among the num cl'* Georgian, of Tuesday. Di :covery of Mammoth Hones. Two of the gentlemen engaged in the Geo ’ogica.l survey of Ohio, have recently discov ered in Jackson county, the fossil bones of an animal of the most .astonishing magnitude. A tusk measured 10 feet 9 inches in length.) and 23 inches in circumference at the largest) part, and weighed, when taken from the canlu ISO pounds. The largest tooth weighs pounds 1 ounces, and the other bones are of corra ponding proportion! Btjklington, Nov. 26. Canada—Engagement between the Loyalist* and Tat riots—l 6 and wounded ! By the steam boat franklin, which arrived at 9 o’clock this morning, we learn that an en gagement had taken place between 200 of the British regulars and tiie Canadians at St. Den nis, in winch the latter were successful. The loyalists lost 10, killed and wounded, and two brass pieces. Captain Malcorn is reported as mortally wounded. r l he patriot loss was not known. It appears that the patriots have made a stand at »St. Charles, about 20 miles lie low Montreal, and are preparing an old French fort. Their number is stated at two thousand! or more, well armed and furnished, and that! tiiey have eight brass pieces. On Wednesday! a detachment of eight hundred regulars and three hundred volunteers left Montreal, with the intention of breaking up this post. They .landed on Thursday, and had taken up their line of march for St. Charles. The advance guard, consisting of* 200 regulars, had pro ceeded as tar as St. Dennis, when they were attacked by the Canrxdian populace, and after a severe engagement driven back, with the loss above stated. On Thursday nig? )t a steam boat arrived at. Montreal, bringing the bodies of the slain, when anew detacaiiie.it consisting of the en tire regular force of tiie city, was immediately j despatched downti.o river. Tie next boat will undoubtedly bring us further and more de cisive particulars. All seems to depend on; the result of this expedition, as the entire regu lar force of the government is engaged in it.— The patriots have foundary at set. Charles, and are casting t el r own camion. Report says that the patriot force of St. C. is under the conin'find of two French officers of distinction, trninc ! under Bonaparte. Os tills, however, wc have no nothontic informa tion. CVanada. Nothing of importance had transpired at Montreal, as late as the evening of the 21st inst., [Tuesday,] f 0111 the disturbed districts— beyond tiie arrest of one other individual im plicated in the uiikir of Thursday—a smith, who is said to have unbindculled Messrs. Dav ignonand Demur.ty . the prisoners re-wued near Longuevil. The 0_• ported arrest at Montreal, on the Saturday following, of Mr. Louis M. Vigor, a represeiiUit ve in the House of As sembly, and Pre*i< te it of t .0 People’s Bank in that city, on a c* large of treason, is con. tinned by the Gaze t‘e. The confederatecm of the six count!??, so of ten alluded to m t >0 accounts from Canada, as among tiie orgamzorl revolutionary movement' jof tiie day, embrace;* tiie con - dies of Rh hclien, St. Hyacinthe, Ro’ iviiie, L’ Acad.e, Cinmbly and Vcrchercs. 'XN:e object of the conic oru jtion is seif.govern meat, so far at least as to j provide for toe ad. ninistration of justice and j for mutual defences independant of tlie legal tribunals of the country, and tiie peace estab lishment. St. Louis (Mo.) Nov. 20. State House Burnt—Part of the State Li brary and a!/ike Hoik and Papers in the of fee of ike Secretary of State destroyed. —On Wednesday night last the State House in the City of Jefferson was burnt down. The fire as we learn from ;i letter written by a gentle man of that place on Thursday morning, is supposed to have been communicated by ;> brand from the fire in the room occupied a: the office of Secretary of State, (which is in the north west corner of the budding on tin second story,) rolling down on the floor. Tue fire was discovercl about half past nine in the evening, but had advanced too far to be slop ped. All the papers in the office-of tie Score tarv of State were destroyed, and about half the State Library, which was kept in the adjoin ing room on the same floor. The Auditor of Public Accounts o ccupied the two rooms im mediately under the S et iry’s room and the Library, and we ar< * gratified to learn tout near ly all the paper;; iu liis office were save? 1. Tin burning continued until about 12 o’clock in the night, when the root* lei! in and the flames sub sided. "W e have ; lot learned that any blame is attached to those Laving the custody of the Secretary’s office- No one lodged in that room, and it lrid Vxeen closed for the night.— Phis house was originally built for the resi dence of the Gove * rnor, but has been used o. late for the State f l ouse. Kxecpt the loss of the papers, th(? other is but si>i dl, the house not being worth more than about $12,900. Republican. The conscience to il ;iy, will not hide n mole-hill, lo morrow it will Lti-le a tn >un!ain.—Bciavkr. Philadelphia Exchange. ) Nov. 30, 1837. \ The l . 5. slap of the line Pennsylvania. You will observe by our papers, that tiiis sti. penduous and magnificent specimen of naval science, departed from our harbour yesterday at 20 minutes after 10 A. M. with a tow boat on each side of her, and proceeded down in a most majestic style—the wind was light from *?. M. (ahead ;) strong Hood. Notwithstand ing, it was gratifying to see with what ease they tow ed her, of course with not much speed, but tiie facility they made, must be attributed to ti;e fine modei of her bottom, as well as to tiie power of our tow boats. They passed the ear (the place of the greatest apprehension,) witiiout e\cn touch;: although the tide had fallen two feet. The. ship chew 21, and at high water we have 24 feet there. Let it not be said again, that sloops of war, or even frig, ates, cannot approach our harbour with perfect ease and safety. You can spare us one now and then. She anchored off Chester, (twenty miles lx low.) where she awaits an addition es 390 men from Boston, (arrive don Thursday evening, and proceeded down to join the ship.) \ou will see her safe in your harbour soon. Hank Convention. The convent on sat again to clay with closed doors. We have, however, a pretty correct report of what was done. There are about one hundred and fifty delegates present. On ly six of tue banks in this city are represented, as follows : George Ne w bold, of the Bank of America; Albert Gallatin, of the National; Mr. Worth, of the City ; C. W. Lawrence, of the State ; Mr. Palmer, of tiie Merchants’; Mr. Fish, of the Tradesmans, and one other not known. The Delegates are from eighteen States. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, are well rep resented. From Georgia, one—Alabama, one—Mississippi, one—Kentucky, t\vo. The ,i-‘netting was fully organised by the appoint | meat of Samuel Hubbard, Esq. of Boston, as ! President. A committee was appointed, who examined : the credentials of the delegates. The meeting did but little business, but there was a good deel of discussion. 1; is evident that them I are about fifty persons capable of taking part jin the debates, so that it is covin th; t them will be a good deal of discu sion. Mr.Gaila tin, who is a real floor member in all deli! era ;ti ve bodie.; in winch lie takes part, occupied the tune of tiie convention in speaking fit length. N. Y. Daily Express, 29th, uli. Steam Navigation across the Atlantic. Very extensive preparations are making in England to secure the success of the plan for establishing communication by steam cav;ga llon across the Atlantic. A me moranda of’ the progress of the plan has been furnished t e Journal of Commerce by a gcnlleman from England. Restates that there are three gi gantic steam ships now building for Ihi pur pose—one at Liverpool of 900 tons burthen; one at London of 1700 tons, and one at Br;s --■: JO to is. 9 ; hitter was ltu in July last, and is in London clocks receiving her engines. She will be entirely completed by tliefirst dnv of January, and will makeher first voyage to New York in March next: fhv is owned by a company of gentlemen in Bris tol, called the Great Western Fleam Sbh> Com pany, and is interde ‘ to run regularly between Bristol and New York. r■ ■ is;*.: jftt w s.*tnrt-PSc?w-X£.r. ■.r-ryn'.r « Hacon Volunteers ! A TTF-ND a C mpany j, er-in,; ;jt the Court House, on Monday Kiuirr, at 7 o'clock. Bv order. HOLMES, Ist Senft. December 9 7r Orrmsu’s and Northern Apples, \ FEW hundred fine Sweet (trances, and a few -a- barrels Northern Apole?, just received and for salt? at * JAMES LEWIS’ Confectionary, Mulberry-strre t. December 9 7 L . For Sale, A N experienced ami wduable House GIRL. Sdd 7 * f-T no fault. Apply at this ( nine. December 9 7r Negroes to Mire. "jJTWO Blacksmiths, four Carpeac r?, two rarriatf -h. Drivers or House servants. A! - , *lO Field Hatty r > be hired low to any responsible phinter who will ta-w he whole of diem. OSSIAN GREGORY- December 9 7p Nerrroes Wanted. , 1 AA NEGROES wanted on the Monroe Rail E™ <l i.xfxJ' near Macon, for whieli liberal wa-res wj*. ie paid. LAUDIS &, RUSSELL* Enquire of E. Russell, Macon. December *.) 7n __ Georgia Insurance ittitl Trust Company. r \ PIT A L ONE MIL- TON POT, L AI’S ALL PAID A’ f |p! UTS company continue® to insure dwelling: hous? ?• u stores merchandise, e> in v.r re-houM*S aim f-!rni?ure, aqains - 1 v;-- Lv tire —-*-and tabes inland end Hy ri ie risl son f * rn -a fhv »rnble as« ’ 1 ' rerp ' stitutions. Claims fori 3 are settled withjwowiptnfc;. and U« relitv. Apply to b • DAi , A-*-® * December 9 ‘ ' " ;a7