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About The Macon advertiser and agricultural and mercantile intelligencer. (Macon, Ga.) 1831-1832 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1831)
■ of Liverpool, his views in favour ■L application to mercantile purposes.-, M > Sara adopted the idea, and became j of the Liverpool and Manchester rad ii • a preliminary survey was made, Mr. W.U guaranteeing payment of the expens ■ in 18 -, 4, the same gentleman publish- H“ ‘hlet on the subject. A company of ■J.Li and other gentlemen then appoint ■V committee to examine the most nnpor- I. mil-mads in operation. On the 20th ot H is-1 the committee reported their ex- KLions, and the results were greatly in 11, 'nr of a rail-road. A subscription list was ■ned, and speedily filled. Upon this a ■ nam-nt committee was appointed. Mr. ■vrencc, .Mayor of Liverpool, was chair -1 .Mr- George Stephenson, Engineer. plans, and estimates, wore made.— H! estimated expenses for a rail-road, on the I ® , improved construction, including loeo ■ ive engines, and other contingencies, was Him 0(H) proposed to be raised in four tliou- K ires DOd each. On the Bth of Feb !■ the petition for a charter was Hfentctl'to parliament; great preparations P , , Iv mlo on the one side by the subscribers ■upport i, and on the other side by proprtc- Ef.' oi canals and by land holders to oppose it. B’p.j than live able counsel were employ -1,1 on ill side—volumes of testimony were ■ cn J.mie engineer said that to carry the H,I across Chatmoss alone would cost up ■rds H f£2oo,ooo. One of the counsel ask- Hidm what it would cost to lay it with dia- Hnd-. The committee of the House of H, nm ons before whom the examinations and ■rinneiits were unde, consisted of soventy §h >o members. After three months examin [Jon, they divided on the preamble to the Hi. thirtv-seven in favour, thirty-six against ■ The bill afterwards failed in the house. H;ivc measures were immediately taken i ■ r A I I ...... 1 v . Iffni.n ■r a renewal of the application; errors were ■rrcctcd. The Marquisof Stafford who was Hacficially interested in the Bridgewater ca ■l, was induced to take one thousand shares ■ the rail-road, so that the whole amount of j Hires was increased to five thousand of £lUl)! Hdi. Another contest took place. The J H'tmd petition was presented to parliament i H the 2d of February ; it was finally sue- j Hi-gu!; but not until the battle bad been! Higiit upwards of two months. The bill! ■Led the House of Commons on the Gth of Hpril, and the House of Lords on the 27tli of tile same month. The aggregate pecuniary cist of the parties of'this contest, was estimut cl at above £70,000. The parliamentary aid law expenditure cf the company alone, is sift down in the general account of the com piny at £28,465 6s. lid. or 8126,512 314 elf. The first point of actual operation was oi Chatmoss, in June, 1826. It will bn re* ■ inhered, that before the House of Coin mens, the work at this place alone was esti- Ha’ed by one of the opposition engineers, at ■wards of £200,000. Its cost when actuaJ lf completed, is set down in the accounts of tie company at £27,71-9 11s. 10,1. The whole length of the road is thirty miles, its ■hole cost is £820,000, c r 03,644,444. The ftnd alone cost £95,305 88, and the fencing Hi 0,202 16s. sd. independent of land for ■ations and buildings thereon, which cost in Hddition £41,697. We will not continue the I''- hut refer to the account shewing the gen ■ml item of expenditure. I Mhen wc recollect that the water trans ■artation between Liverpool anti Munches. ■ rwas by the Mersey and Runcorn, a dis ■nee of sixteen or eighteen miles, and thence H t"o canals, that of the old Quay Company, Hd thatol the Duke of Bridgewater, and that I I tween those towns were two of the best Biiriisli turnpike-roads; we may feel surpris- Bt tint any man could bo bold enough to en- Br upon so grand a scale of improved rom- Bunicufion as that by the rail-road, involving Bit expense so enormous as to exceed three lams and a half of dollars. But the matter Bis well weighed before the work was com- B need, and the necessarily increased expen- Bture only kindled the exertion of those who Bov finally surmounted and now triumph in B< dlect exceeding their most sanguine cal H -Mr. Sandars in a pamphlet published in says : B -Notwithstanding all the accommodations ■ c cana ‘ s can offer, the delays are such that ■'inncrs and dealers are frequently obliged ■>cart cotton on the public high road a dis ■ace of thirty-six miles, for which they pav "ir tunes the price which would be charged a r.ii -road, and they are three times as B'.'gm getting it to hand.” lac a\erage length of passage by the Mcr t? and the canals is, as already stated, in ■ nui.ig customary detentions on the wharf, B 1 " estimated at thirty-six hours, longer or Barter, according to the winds and tides— ■ i-.iH ra^e-charge upon merchandize for K _ ‘ bt fojirteen years has been about 15s. I J . n ' | cnnal establishments were de- toe. large too high, 'l'ransportations “ l 1 ,"' is l’ r ' carious, subject to losses and ■ a <l a } b i merchandize has frequently ran transported between New-York and |L I H’ 0 ° 1 ln * ess tlmc ,hi * n l>y these canals. I\, , ' btan^lll g these delays the income on r*>-gewater canal was twenty per cent Br.ra.Mium, and the shares of the old Quav |onipan'v has risen from £7O their lirst cost |' tI’J.H) Nadi. The transportation between ll- < rpool am? Manchester has been before r'M at thirteen Juindred tons per day. It is f 'iinatcd that it u'll he speedily doubled; f., lc ( I ll,ll rify ot coal a’one must lie enormous, r 10 to supply Mie two towns for use E JI !ur ex|H>Bt is one millions of tons per un- F llll ’ or scv('iity.-/evcii hundred and thirty* per day. The number ofpasscn* f _ W"'y is about four hundred, making l::; u V’ ' l|l) P> r <lay. By the rail-road, the 111 < x I M 'nse to passengers alone it is aa.cii will he upwards of £65,000 per i “.ia, and tor the transportation of goods, 11 ( ’ Var ls of £51)0,000. a 1 l,:i hastily glance at this mid. It is J, 1 *" l<-J.Jglh, has sixty-three bridges, ove- 1 , * oVor ,h( * >ver Irwcll, and two Vr J, ,rooks ? / f tl,c utl ra the rail-road runs ton '-dial|, and the common fotule of the •>i.v run undi r the other half. The Liv * , °* ,ko roi, d commences in the 0 y ;ir 'i' in VVapping, where the low fr tunnel is accessible an ' 7 1'yef'ly-two f'"'i depp, fo't’-.six THE MACON ADVERTISER. feet wide; being a space for four lines of luil-vvay, with pillars between to support the w-arc-iiouscs above, which are thrown aecross the excavation and admit of the wagons be low receiving and delivering their loads through trap doors communicating with the stores above. The coal'and lime wagons pass on and discharge their loads at the wharves at the end of the station. The tun nel turns to the right or South-East, till it reaches the bottom of the inclined plane which is a straight line nineteen hundred and seventy yards in length, rising one hundred and twenty-three feet, or one in every forty eight. Ihe cars at this place are drawn in by a fixed steam engine. The tunnel is twenty-two feet wide, sixteen feet high, the sides being perpendicular for fi-e feet, arid surmounted bv a semicircular arch; the total length is twenty-two hundred and fifty yards, cut through rock of every degree of hardness’ from the softest sandstone to the hardest free stone which will scarcely yield to the chisel. T hus for inoie than a mile and a qaarter this i road runs through a tunnel under the very I town of Liverpool, being from five to seventy feet below the surface of the earth. The whole of it is now whitewashed and lighted by gas lights. At the upper end, the tunnel opens into a spacious area forty feet below the surface of the ground, cut out of solid rock, which thus forms oil every side, walls and battlements; from this area there returns a small tunnel) two hundred and ninety yards long, fifteen feet wide, and twelve feet high, parallel with the large but inclining upwards in tile opposite direction, and terminating in the upper Eastern boundary of Liverpool, which is the principal station for rail-way coaches, and the depot for coals for the sup ply of the higher districts of the town, fin the line of the road there is one excavation through rock to the depth of seventy feet be low' tbe surface of the ground. There is also an embankment about tw o miles long, vary ing in length from fifteen to forty-five feet, and in bredth at the base from sixty to one hundred and thirty-five feet. Ovort'ie valley and canal of the Sunkev, the road passes by a magnificent viaduct of nine arches, each fifty feet span, and seventy feet from the top of the parapet above to tiie level of the canal bc low, being thus above tin topmasts am! high j est peaks of the barges that sail on the canal. Chatmoss is a barren waste, four and three , fourths miles over and of so soft and spongy , a texture, that cattle cannot walk upon it— [ this texture is from ten to thirty-five feet in depth, below which is clay and sand. The practicability of carrying the rail-road over this place was seriously questioned and hon estly doubted by many ; it is so fluid that an iron rod would sink through the moss by its own weight. “ The rail-way, indeed, for the most part, floats on the surface, its compactness and buoyancy in the most fluid places being as sisted by hurdles of brushwood and heather, laid under the wood sleepers which support the rails.” p. 10. Having glanced at some interesting points of the road, and given tire distance and the trade that is expected to pass over it, let us advert to the locomotive engines used ns the moving power We will not detail the ex periments made on this interesting subject; a premium was offered of £SOO for the best locomotive steam-engine that would effectual ly consume its own smoko as required by the charter of the company, not to weigh over six tons, to be capable of drawing, daily, on a well constructed rail-road on a level plain, a train of carriages of the gross weight of twen ty tons, including the tendi r and water tank, at the rate of ten miles per hour, with a pres sure of stream in the boiler not exceeding fif ty pounds on the square inch, with several other conditions. For this premium five engines were enter ed ; the competition was finally between the Rocket and the Novelty. On the day ap pointed, an accident happened to the Novel ty, which prevented the trial. But, as many persons attended, the Rocket was brought out to lessen their disappointment, and with a car attached to it, containing thirty persons,was moved at the rate from twenty-four to thirty miles per hour, to the great gratification of all present. The next day the trial for the prize’ commenced. The Rocket weighed four tens, five cwt. and, including her tendi r and two carriages loaded with stone, carried an entire mass of seventeen tons. She travelled in the first experiment thirty miles in two hours, four teen minutes and eight seconds, which was at the rate of thirteen four-tenths miles per hour. In the second experiment she travelled the same distance, at the rate of fourteen two tenths miles per hour. The Novelty, includ ing her water-tank, water and fuel, weighed three tons, seventeen cwt. fourteen pounds ; and had a load assigned her in proportion, amounting to six tons, seventeen cwt. her whole mass in motion was ten tons, four teen hundred weight, fourteen pounds—with this she moved at the rate of fifteen miles per hour, but another accident put a stop to her progress, and she was then withdrawn The prize was, finally, assigned to the Rocket, she having more than complied with all tin requisitions. Subsequent experiments, with both these engines, have confirmed all that was promised from the first; and other en gines, upon similar plans, have been con structed, and perfectly succeeded; no doubt is now left as to the efficiency and speed of these engines, when well constructed. The Ar row locomotive, on the plan of the Rocket, carried a gross weight of thirty-three tons from Liverpool to Manchester in two hours, twenty-five minutes, including two stoppages to take in water. On the level and straight part of the line, she move-1 at the rate of six teen miles per hour; on her re turn with tin engine tender,.and six persons,together with ; two carriages and thirty persons,and In r own i weight, making together tlii-irleen tons, she performed the whole trip in one hoi r and forty-six minutes, including stoppages ; her speed varied at the rate of from cightei i> to twenty-rive miles per hour, the day was wet, and the rail, in places, very dirty, circum stances by no means favourable. On the Ist December, 1 835, t’> Planet lo comotive, took the first ' iad of goods from. ;ancb st> : to I u-rpool, tli tn. i, was eigh tern wap-on?, containing one hundred and As D AGRK L LTUItAL ANI> thirty-five bags and bales of American cotton, two hundred barrels of (lour, sixty-five sacks of salt, thirty-four sacks of malt, wcHiin", together, filty-one ton-, eleven cwt. one qr. o tins must be added the weight of wa-mn* 1 and oil cloths, twenty-eight tons, eight cwt. t-.rce qrs. less ; the tender, water, and fuel. 1 tour tons, and fifteen persons On the train, I one ton; a total weight of exactly eighty tons! ! exclusive of the engine, about six tons"more, j I tie journey was performed in two hours fit', tj-four minutes including three stoppages of me minutes each, under the disadvantage! ot an adverse w ind and additional friction in I the wheels and axles, owing to their bein'*! n \v. On the 15th December last, there were on the road ten locomotives and anotli- j er soon expected; others were to be added, the steamers on the Rail-way had conveyed ' a tout sixty thousand passengers, performin'* nine hundred and fifty-four trips between Liverpool and Manchester, from the 16th of •September to the 17th of December, inclu s've, and in only eleven instances exceeded by half an hour the time fixed for the perfor manoe. Messrs. Braithwaitc find Erickson, have contracted to deliver to the company by the 15th of June next, two locomotive steam-en gines, at £IOOO each, on the principle of the .Novelty, which was of their construction.— Hie weight of each engine, with the requi site quantify of water in the boiler not to cx < ced five tons ; to draw a gross weight of for ty tons from Liverpool to Manchester in two hours, being assisted up the inclinet! plane on an allowance made for lost speed at that place. The presure of steam in the boiler not to exceed fifty pounds per square inch ; not to consume more than half a pound of coke per ton, drawn one mile, and to bo kept in repair by the builders twelve months. On the Ballon and Leigh rail-way, which branches from the Manchester arid Liver pool rail-way, the bans Pareil, weighing four and a half tons, one of the engines that com peted for the prize of £SOO, at Rainhill, drew up, on an inclined plane, rising one in seventy-two, or a fraction over seventy-three feet in the mile, a gross load of fifteen tons, at the rate of nine miles per hour. I here arc already several branches of the Liverpool and Manchester rail-way; separate branches lead to Bolton and Leigh, to Wigan and Newton, to Warrington, to Runcorn Gap, opposite the town of Runcorn, and to St. He lena. Thus the great artery is receiving from the rich veins. Southern Rerinr. _ - - “ Collected nabs Of these most brisk and giddy pared times," l rom the ltaleigli Register. Awful Conflagration! It is our painful and mcluiiciioly duty again to announce to the public, another appalling instance of loss by fire, which will be deeply felt and lamented by every individual in our State. It is noth ing less than the total destruction of the Cap ital oft eState, located in this City! Of that noble edifice, with its splendid decora tions, nothing now remains but the blacken ed walls and smouldering ruins! The State- Library is also entirely consumed, and the Statue of Washington, that proud monument of national gratitude, which was our pride and g’orv, is so mutilated and defaced, that none can behold it hut with mournful feelings, and conviction involuntarily forces itself upon tiirii minds, that the loss is one which can not he repaired. The most active exertions u ere made to rescue this chef de'oucre of Canora, from the ravegesofthe devouring el ement, nor were they desisted fiom untifthc danger became imminent. The alarm was given about 7 o’clock on Tuesday morning, and it was presently evi dent that all attempts to extinguish the fire, would prove perfectly fruitless. The efforts ol tne bystanders were then directed towards the- protection of the Fublic Offices on the square, and the adjacent private buildings, and to the preservation of the official ar chievcs. Y\ e are happy to add, that none of the former were injured, and that the latter, including the Legislative records, were all saved. The beautiful grove of Oaks, of which the Capitol was the centre ornament, did more towards staying the progress of the flames than any human effort, and inculcates most forcibly the propriety of cultivating shade tries in Cities, on the score of security from fire alone, to say nothing of other con siderations. Seldom has the eye witnessed so j aw lul a spictacleas this vast building in on< j concentrated blaze, streaming from even I window and a vast column from the roof, I forming altogether a scene not adequately to ‘ be described. The origin of the fire is not certainly known, huf wc believe the general impression is, that it was the result ot most culpable careless ness on the part ot a man who bad been em ployed to assist in soldering the new Zinc root as he was scon that morning carrying up a coal of fire between two shingles considera bly ignited, a spark from which, in all proba bility, fell amongst some combustible mat ter between the roof and ceiling, which took (ire while the bands were at breakfast. Considering the rapidity with which the fire progressed, it is an alleviating circum stance that the public papers were all sc cured. Besides the papers of the Clerks of the two Houses, of the Legislature, and those of the Comptroller and of the Clerk of the Su preme Court, the fine copy ofStewart’s Paint ing of the Father of our Country, and some articles f furniture of the Legislative Cham- \ bers, were preserved from the flames. It will he seen troin the accompanying Res-j elutions, that the Congregation and pew-hol-j drvs of the Presbyterian Church, w ith laudn hie public spirit, have tendered to the Gov-j ernor the use oftiieir buildings for the tem porary accommodation of the Legislature. -<sVr>- Raltigh, 21 st June, 1831. At a meeting of the Congregation and Pew holders ot the Presbyterian Church in this City, the Rev. William Mc-Piikttehs was called to the Chair, and 11. M. Miller, Esq. was requested to net as Secretary. The meeting taking into consideration the very distressing calamity with w hich the City ofllaHgh and the State generally has th * day been visited, in the destruction, by fire, ot that noble edifice, th“ Statt House, which! was the pride and ornlinen* f-f the State; ad opted unanimously the resolutions: M e learn also, that the use of SesLoji 1 louse! of Hie Presbyterian Church has been pHitelvl nth red to the Judges and Bar of the SuprcniM Court, at present in session, and the offer has! been thankfully accepted. lnthe evening of the day on which the conflagration took place, his Excellency the Governor caused an Examination to be made of John .1/. Mason, John Bell, and William Adams (an apprentice of Mason ) persons who had been at work on the roof of the Cap itol that morning, soldering the heads of the! nails .which fastened down the zink—in or der, if possible, tocome at the truth as to the origin of the fire. No one, it is believed, who heard this examination, can doubt that the destruction which has taken place, was caused by the careless use of fire by said workmen between five and seven o’clock that morning. Poi/lson s Philadelphia Daily Advertiser ot the 18th inst. says—“ The humane who feel tor the calamity that has befallen the peo ple ot Fayetteville, and those who are inter ested for the honor of the city of Philadelphia, will learn with pleasure, that the Committee of Superintendence has been enabled bv the liberality of our citizens, to transmit 89500 for the relief of the sufferers, though the col lections are not yet completed. Collodions are! going on in different towns in the State; Pittsburgh, whose citizens nr e celebrated forj their liberality has taken the lead.” -000- Mr. Berrien has, we are informed, (savs the National Journal) been, in form as well as substance, dismissed from his office of Attor ney General. If report be true, the manner oi this proceeding was brief and uncourteous. [Wehave no authority for believing this yet. j—- Ed, adc. TIIE INDIANS. We learn by a statement in the (St Louis)Mis sonvi Republican of May 30,that,on a requisition front the Governor of Illinois,a detachment of six companies of United States’ troops, from Die 3d and Gth regiments, left Jefferson barracks jester-' day,in the steamboat enterprise,for Rock island, to! quiet some difficulties at present existing-! between the citizens of that state and the Sac awl Fox Indians in their neighborhood. The detach ment is accompanied by General Gaines. No very definite account is given of the origin of the disturbances: the Indians are said to be the aggress! ors—to.have trespassed upon the property of the whites, burning their fences &e. We understand that Governor Reynolds, ofll hnois, has putin requisition a part o'f the militia I of that State. j 'l'hc same paper states, in a postcript, that the disaffected Indians are composed’ of small bands ot the Sac, I ox, and Winnebago tribes; that aj large proportion of the several nations have remo ved udeording to treaty; and tiiat those remainin'*! express very hostile feelings towards the United Statcs > United States Telegraph. Bu.vness of New-Drlcans —The following article, copied from the Nevv-Orleans Mer\ caniile Advertiser, of the 18th inst. will con-1 vcy some idea of tbe business of that Citj r . The Skipping. —Notwithstanding there is' more shipping in tire port at this moment than! there has been at the same season, at any for-l mer period, yet business continues very back ward. There being about cithty th&usand\ hales of Cotton alone lying about the streets,] without any proper storage, either in ware houses or lots, for the whole of it. I here are one hundred and sixty vessels in I P ort > {one hundred and thirty of which are j American,) and they arc quite all taken up. In Liveapool, we perceive hut two vessels i loading for this port. And in all the citiosl °1 *l ic 1 nitedStates, there has been a scarci itv of shipping during the last season. From' ail ol w hicli it is lair to infer the shipping is] | not extensive enough for our enlarged busi ness. | . The business of New Orleans has so pro | digiouslv extended itself within a few years I and is still augmenting, that we shall require immense additional tonnage, to transport our | raw produce. Our municipal authorities will evidently ! have to look to widening the conveniences cf w harfage and the landing of articles, both from the shipping and steam boats. The evil of want of room and convenience, is felt sulli ciently at this moment. And it is equally clear that there is an opening for capital to prepare storage and lots for country produce. The present accommodations arc iiot cxti n-l sive enough. s : / rom tlu Charleston Courier of June 23. 1 rom l aba. —By the brig Catharine, from Iluvanna via Matanzas, we have received from our corressonpents at the former place, files of the Noticoso Mercantil, to the 10th inst. We have been favored with the fol lowing commercial extract: “MANTANZAS, JUNE 18. “Me have nothing material to notice since our last. Coffee has advanced, and will now command 6-9 so small is the quantity now remaining, that little is said of the article ;l the prospect of the next crop is rather favor-1 able than otherwise. There is a good deal! doing in Sugar, and shipments are very- ae-l five. The exports this month will probably! reach 30,000 boxes; prices have advancedl materially, and good qualities arc taken withl avidity, at 5J a 9| rials. Molasses is get-l ting scarce, and now commands 2J rials perl keg. Iliqe, there is a tolerably supply, andl may he quoted at 9 rials. f E negro girl about 5 years old, 1 cart, 1 se s w cond hand Barouche, l* fine Mules nccustom c,! *' work together, with or without a light wag gon, and anew cotton Dray anil Harness, 1 four wheel Cam,-ge fn good repair well calcclated for a Hack, l newly new Baroitche and Harness for one horse. Application to the subscriber at his shop on Bridge Street a litrle above Mr. Cham plain s Store. GKO. A. SMITH. Macon June 28, 182!, 2 j. t y ~ NOTICE. Po the ’ 564/A district Georgia MitiTTA. rfllll. Company w ill muster on their parade A £]v*uihi on Saturday the 16th July next, ami not on the 4th as sonic have hoen noticed. By order Capt. GEO. A. SMITH. Williamson Glover. O. S. .1 Ma<*on Jun* 28, lpgj, gl-tf MERCANTILE I.VTELLIGENCER. ] So the Isuliaia Springs. IT Pr i’P r ietor intends running a four Horse] I V o from tllis P lace by Forsyth, to the ln- I 'im v i niV n ? S ’,jl u (‘“SMhe present summer season, l i wu -i-, A WEEK, commencing on Wodnes-] day the 29th June. This is a part of the Mail] lane trom this place to Columbus. Passengers taking this route to that place will he cntitledlo aj preference of .seats. The Stage will leave here every \\ edneaday and Friday mornings, and ar-l rive at the the same day; leave there on] I hursday’s mid Saturday’s— Fare through, Four] HUGH KNOX. Macon, June 30. 2 l atsurasr. Tuesday, June as, is:. Our readers will please find a palliation for Ihel usual want of ourcditoftal efforts, in the melari-f choly tact, that a deep family affliction has visit—l ed us, to which our time and feelings have been! almost entirely devoted—or at least, we have! been too abstracted from our vocation, to bestow! to it, a full share of attention. (tj” Lothario in our next. i (£r Destruction of the Capitol of North jCaiolina —(See Domestic head.) JFomm or ,/rxv. ; Greater preparations than usual are making j throughout the United States for the celebration jot our National Sabbath. V\ e like to see a spirit like this, for itevidenees a dovotion to our free and happy institutions, propitious to their main tenance and preservation. In no part of the Union, is there exhibited on this subject sucli animated feeling as there is in ( harleston. limit is that kind of feeling which we do not like to see displayed. We fear it wiil jeome to no good. What are called the Nullifi jcation and Union parties are actively engaged in jarraying their forces for a trial of strength tm that jdaj 1 , which proclaimed to an admiring world that r l Nation “was born The Fourth of July is a |i ■ v peculiarly devoted to patriotism, and wel ishould approach it with a veneration like thin j which was felt by the “ wise men’ ’ when they j; . w the star in the East. Party animosities and j political bickerings should be lulled into repose, :and we should meet around the festive hoard like ja band of brothers. God knows we have enough iuf the low, illiberal and malignant spirit of party to encounter throughout every other day in the year, without setting apart the Fourth of July for ho unhallowed a purpose. That we set an exam ple toothers, and preserve unsullied the memory! oi a day dedicated alone to fraternal patriotism,! [vc respectfully propose to the citizens of Macon, that they on that day, avoid in their toasts all ref-| erenee to partizan subjects. Let ns meet around the festive shrine with those social and hallowed Reelings w hich the •ecasion is so well calculated to inspire, and reverentially place our offerings [upon the altar of Liberty, Then “Like a band of brothers join’d, i Peace and safety we shall find.” j j TIIE MACON BANK— AGAINt j Last week, we advised of a sale of this inttitu tion, and of its contemplated organization under a I full new •administration. Since then a full de jvclopeincnt has been made, and the public are now free to know, as we are to communicate, (a privilege w e were restricted exercising-and onel Iwe were willing to acquisce in, from a compla cent desire to gratify some of the old and some of the newly interested parties,) that Robert Cole max has been elected President of the Macon IBank ; Robert Collins, Cashier, Robert Tay lor, Book Keeper—and, James A. Blanton, A1 y'hitthohn, George Jewett, David Flanders, Alex. I/J. Fat ton, Henry G. Lamar, Levi Ecklcy, John I .Martin, and Robert Coleman have been elected Directors. The three first named, were of the old Direction. \\ e take pleasure in acquiescing in the change in the Macon Bank; we do so, under a flattering iand decided conviction, that it is placed on a sure basis, and that an honorable and system-like con duct will govern it. YVe, at the same time would not, as we never have done, disparage those who have heretofore presided over it. In some future time, our remarks will become expanded on this subject, when we shall endeavor to weigh the w hole matter; at present, it is all that we can say, that the Bank shall continue to have a candid hearing and the public shall be put in possession of its wholesome and legitimate character. EDUCATION. W'e have conversed with some individuals, who attended the examination of the Clinton Male Academy, under the charge of Thomas B. Slade, Ksq : they spoke in flattering and exalted terms of the proficiency of the Students and the accurate and extensive qualification of their in structor. W'e could heretofore, and with the great est willingness and strictest truth, have spoken in terms of commendation of the Clinton Institution and its virtuous and classic head ; but for those special feelings of friendship, which can be so easily anticipated, from the ties of relationship, and an intimacy which has existed from our youth, wo have heretofore kept silence—and at this time are brought to do but a sheer act of justice, at the instance of friends. I But so far as our acquaintance entitles us to judge,! we know, that the method of teaching, taught by Mr. Slade, is radically correct, and upon the most improved plan. He has exclusively devoted the four years last past to the instruction of youth and the study of education. During his collegiate course he Was uniformly distinguished for his correct deportment and accurate scholarship , and, since he graduated, the university of North-Caro lina. has conferred upon him the degree o (Master <>f Arts. Wc congratulate our neighboring village that it possesses such an individual toreartho minds of their tender offspring, &. we may congrat ulate the 'State of Georgia that she has a citi zen so entirely devoted to the all-important sub ject of education. j In conclusion, there is one circumstance Which! speaks volumes in favor of Mr. Slade; through his! noble generosity the r.hild of poverty in Clinton! can boast of privileges in point of Education, c-l •id tl ’V* I't St, -71 2 ‘I , l , r . 4 n ani arul nit r •sling Revival L)f Religion Mem.* to be tlm j-Vvtljodist denomination of this city. They Jimv# just held a four days meeting, and from 140 tv 50 have been admitted. We cannot |givc detailed particulars now*. j dj" Me trust that the excellent moral dis- Scourse whict', was delivered at the Grave of our J deceased frieiu.', to-day, by Wor. Mas. Owens. | will find its way to a more general hearing. Sev feral have requested us to ask for its publication : jV\ e do so, and hope it may be agreeable, and Icheerfully acquiesced in Irynur Masonic friend; jwbo has thereby added ano. her hollo around tho jbeauties of that ancient and v vneraUe Institution. 1 OCT We are told, that the resolutions of the jHuoit Club, pertaining to an evidence ofremem ibrance and respect, for the deceased Capt. Dan ■ km.v, will appear liereaftcr. We subjoin th e pro .ceedings of the Macon Volunteers, and the Ma sonic Fraternity. ; T.IIBUTK OK RZSPEf.'T. i Ibe Macon Volunteers deeply syrapathism-r I with the afflicted family and relations of their late Captain, \\ m. J. IXmelly, and anxious to bear tliex mnst respectful testimonial of their hich reo- ar J for Ins virtues as an officer and citizen At a meeting of the Corps held this evening, On mo tion of Lieut. Tyner it was unanimously | “Resolved, tiiatas a testimonial of respect for our deceased Capt. Wm. J. Dane]ly, each mem ber of the Corps present will wear Crape on tho lelt arm for the space of thirty days—and that all absent members, are hereby requested to conform to this resolution.” MACON LODGE; No. 19. > n , , June 28, 6831. i in-solved, that as a testimony of respect for tho inemory of our deceased brother, William J. Uanei.lv, the members of this Lodge wearcrapo on the left arm for the space of thirty days. BENJAMIN F. OWEN'S, VV. M. o. I Cose, Secretary . HKBUlUitf AIBT, I c 1 lie melancholy duty ot registering the death lot our friends—of those we love and cherish, is always a painful one—but, in this instance, tho subject of our remarks, was so united to ourself, am constituting an important pillqr in our social am family circle, that to dwell on his character -nil review the vivid events of his life, as we now jrecall and retrace them renders our'duty a ro'uc put one. Whilst we are putting these lines to. Igo Her, man to his follow man, is paying the iutfc- | s ud requisition of nature. (.’apt YYm. J. Danelly, departed tlus*life, at ns residence in this place, yesterday morning,, the 2/th List, aged 30 years. His departure was premature and unexpected : on Saturday he was in the enjoyment of tolerable health, and mingled I with his fellow citizens with buoyant and cheer ful spirits—On Sunday he complained of indispo- Isitton in his head, and sought the aid of an ex- Iperienced Physician, but even then it was too late: [all that medical attention and skill, and the assi duity of these whose love and duty required it, I was fully bestowed: but the hand of death was [upon him, with an unrelenting grasp. He spun, lout a few hours in the possession of his faculties* land with some slight indications of improvement, Ihut early yesterday morning, those delusive hopes Igave way, and in a listless, death-like sleep, he I bade this world farewell, filly confirmin', his Jown opinion, of the certainty of the event, and Iverifying the sacred truth, “ that in the midst of liile we are in death,” I YY’e do not attempt a panegyric of our deceased ■friend—he is gone i® his long home—hi id as the ■clods of the valley have descended on him, chris - Itianity and liberality enjoin of us, to let all the [foibles and imperfections of his naturu <ro w ith [him to his mother earth. But it becomes ,us to [turn to the lighter shade of the picture— to cherish and preserve the virtues of good deeds which ho' has left behind him. His character was strong ly marked with some of those prominent traits which dignify and adorn our nature; few men possessed a more noble heart, and clear head, which enabled him to hold a conspicuous rank, among his fellow citizens, who have manifi ste 1 their confidence and attachment in the frequer’ stations of honor which lie has held for them. Capt. Danelly was one among the earliest settlers of this place, and for several years was oue of its most experienced and respected merchants—in the growth and prosperity of this town, and the more complete organization of this county, he wax mneh identified. He was for some time, oue of the, Justices of the Inferior Court, and has successive - ly been one of the commissioners of Macon, fi r three years, and Intcndant of the Board thereof, besides several other appointments implying con - fidence, skill and reputation—all of whirl, stiifei.a. he fulfilled with appropriate dignity and sati.-Lr* tion; though not endowed with a liberal educa tion, his mind warfof that order which once rivet* ted on a subject, matured it well, and few are. they whose'lucid, expanded and liberal views could bear a higher test than his. His underra ting firmness, his collected manner, and rigid jus tice have been within the constant observation of this community. In 1829, he was elected a Rep resentative from this county in the State Le*riJ~ lature, and although it has often been his own view that he was in no wise calculated for a. statesman, yet such were his views of men ff.nl measures, that his votes and sentiments were, sound, and what lie always professed, those of a. Republican. He was a warm and i •voted mem ber to his party —and a zealous supporter of tho rights of the state: yet, such, generally, wen*, his conciliating and exemplary deportment, tin t, even his political opponents loved and admired him. But, it was in the different departments of so cial life that his qualities shone mostly cotispio unus. There, he was gentlemanly, urbane, libe ral, and high-minded. His, were not the cold, calculating ethics of that school of hypocrite , w hich estimates the good it does by theprobublo advantage which would accure to itself. No—in his relations with society, his conduct sprung from a purer, a holier impulse. His motives, in all his actions, arose from a desire to do good, that good might come of it. Cant. D. has left behind him a large circle of friends, a wife and two young children, to lament his premature loss. Let the green turf lie lightly on his breast, And angel voices hynin his soul to rest. Fora number of years, and at the time of his death, he command* and the Macon Volunteers, which corps and the Masonic Fraternity, (of which he was a worthy member) have this day manifested the last tribute of affectionate respect to his memory. His funeral was preached to-day, by the Rev. Mr. Pope, of the Mfthodist Clnireh, and at tins Methodist Church, to an extensive, attentive, and mournful audience; from that beautiful tt xt in r'lleb. ft. 27,28, which says—“And as it is up- Ipointed unto men once to die and after this the I Judgment. So Christ was once offered to hear [the sins of man, and unto them who lot.k for hitu [shall he appear the second time without sin uato [Salvation.” | From the Church his remains were taken to the [Grave-yard, escorted by by the Macon Volunteers |t!io Masonic fraternity, and a largo concourse of ‘pitirana.
