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See. 22. All persons having demands
against <m? auch association,, .may. naiiitam
-'acnotis agaihsfltte frteiidetit thereof; which
suits or actions shall not abate by reason ot
the death, resignation or removal trom ot
fice ot such president, but may be continued
and prosecuted to judgement against his suc
cessor; anil all judgments and decrees obtain
ed or rendered against such president for any
debt or liability of such association, shall be :
enforced only against the joint properly of ‘
the association, and which property shall he j
liable to be taken and sold Py execution un
der any such judgment or decree.
Sec. 23. No shareholder of any such asso
ciation shall be liable in his individual capa
city for anv contract, debt, or engagement of
such association, unless the articles ot associ- j
ation by him signed shall have declared that l
the shareholder shall be so liable.
Sec. 24. It shall be lawful for such associ
ation to purchase, hold and convey real es
tate for the following purposes:
1. Such as shall be necessary for its imme
diate accommodation in the convenient trans
action of its business; or
2. Such as shall he mortgaged to it in good
faith, by tvay of security for loans made by,
or moneys due to, such association ; or
3. Such as shall he conveyed to it in satis
faction of debts previously contracted in the
course of its dealings; or
4. Such as it shall purchase at sales un
der judgements, decrees or mortgages held
by such association.
The said association shall not purchase,
hold or convey real estate in any other case,
or for any other piir;<'Se; and all conveyan- ;
ces of such real estate shall be made to the ‘
president, or such other officer as shall be in
dicated lor that purpose in the articles of as
sociation ; and which president or officer, and
his successors, from time to time may sell,
assign and convey the same, free from any
claim thereon, against any of the shareholders,
or any person claiming under them.
Sec. 25. Upon the application of creditors
or shareholders of any such association, whose
debts or shares shall amount to one thousand
dollars, and stating facts, verified by affidavit,
the chancellor may, in hi3 discretion, order a
strict examination to he made bv one of the
masters of his court, of all the affairs of such
association, for the purpose of ascertaining
the safety of its investments, and the prudence
of its management; and the result of every
such examination, together with the opinion
of the master and of the chancellor thereon,
shall be published in such manner as the
chancellor shall direct, who shall make such
order in respect to the expenses of such ex
amination and publication as he may deem
proper.
Sec. .26. Such association shall, on the
first Monday’s of January, and July in every
year, after having commenced the business
of banking as prescribed by this act, make
. out and transmit to the comptroller, in the
firm to be provided by him, a full statement
of; the a flairs ;nf the association, verified by
the oaths of the president or cashier, which
statements shail contain,
- 1. The amount of the capital stock paid in
occofdirig to the provisions of this act, or se
cured to be paid :
2. .The value of the real estate of the asso
ciation; specifying what portion is occupied
by the association as necessary to the trans
action of its business:
3. The shares of stock held by such asso
ciation, whether absolutely or as collateral
security; specifying each kind and descrip
tion of stock, and the number and value of
the shares of each:
4. The amount of debts due to the associ
ation.; specifying such as are due from mo
neyed or other corporations or associations ;
and also specifying the amount secured by.
bond and mortgage or judgment; and the’
amount which-ought to be included in the
■ computation of losses:
5. The amount of debts due by such asso
ciation, specifying such as are. payable on
demand, land such as are due to moneyed or
other corporations or associations i . ..
I 6.- The amount of claims against the as6o
ciotjon.not acknowledged by it. as debts:
f. The amount of notes, bills, or other evi
dences of debt, issued bv such association:
8. The amount of the losses of the associ
ation; specifying whether charged on its ca
pital or profits, since its last preceding state
ment, and of its dividends declared and made
during the same period:
9. The average amount in each month
during the preceding six months, of the debts
due to and from the association, the average
amount of specie possessed by the same du
ring each month, and the amount of bills and
notes issued by such association arid put in
circulation as money, and outstanding against
the association, on the first day of eacli of
the preceding six months:
10. The average amount in each month
during the preceding six months due to the
association, from all the shareholders in the
association, also the greatest amount due to
the association in each of the said preceding
six months, from all the shareholders in such
association:
It. The amount which the capital of the
•aid association has been increased during
the preceding six months, if there shall have
been any increase of the said capital; and
the names of any persons who may have be
come parties to the said articles of association,
or may have withdrawn therefrom since their
last report.
It shail be the duty of the comptroller to
cause the statement required to be made by
ibis section, to be published in a newspaper
printed in the county where the place of bu
siness of such association is situated, and in
the State paper; the expense of which shall!
be paid by such association.
Sec- 27. If such association shall neglect to
make out and transmit the statement required
in the last preceding section, for one month
beyond the period when the same is required
to he made, or shall violate anv of the provis
ions of this act, such association may be pro
ceeded against and dissolved by the court of
chancery, in the same manner as anv money
ed corporation may be proceeded against
and dissolved.
Sec. 28. If anv portion of the original cap
ita! of any such association shall he with
drawn for any purpose whatever whilst any
debts of the association remain unsatisfied, no
dividends or profits on the shares of the cap
ital stock ol the association shail thereafter be
made until the deficit of capital shall have
been made either hv subscription of the .share
holders or out of the subsequently accruing
profits of the association; and if it shall appear
that any such dividends have been made, it
shall be the duty of the chancellor to make
the necessary orders and decrees for dosing
the affairs of the association, and distributing
its property and effects among its credit
ors and shaieholders.
Sec. 29. Such association shall be iiahie to
pay the holder of every hill or note pul in cir
culation as money, the payment of which I
shall have l>een demanded and refused, da
mages for non payment thereof, in lieu of in
terest, at anti afier the rate of 14 per cent,
per annum, from the time of such refusal un
til the payment of such evidence of debt, and
the damages thereon.
Sec. SO. The President and Cashier of ;
every association formed pursuant to the pro
visions of this act, shall at a!! times keep a
true and correct list of the names of the share
holders of such association, and ‘shall file a
copy of such list in the office of the clerk of
the county where any office of such associa
tion may be located, and also in the office of
the comptroller, on’ the first Monday of Ja
nuary and July in every-year.
Sec. 31. It shall not be lawful for aa-v as
sociation formed under the precisions of this
V’k tc fpakfi any it* bills or •rwrtes'of ‘a /de
nomination less than one thousand Uolktis, u>
be pyt- in- <>iccy[ation as money, payable.*:
Iny*otlicr p4ce.,rtHn at the office where the
business of the association is carried on and
conducted,!
Sec, S3. The legislature may at any time
alter or repeal this act.
Sec. S3. No association of persons autho
rised to carry on the business of banking un
: der this act, shall at any time for the space of
twenty days, have on “hand at their place of
business, less than twelve and a half percent,
in specie on the amount of the bills or notes
in circulation as money.
State of New York, )
Secretary’s office. )
This bill having been approved and signed
by the Governor of this State, on the 18th
day of April, 1839, I do hereby certify that
the same became a law on that day.
JOHN A. DIX, Secretary of State.
From the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin.
IMPORTANT FRt,M TEXAS.
By the steam packet Columbia, Capl.
Wright, thirty-seven hours from Galveston,
we have copies of the Houston Telegraph to
the 21 st inst. extracts from which will be
tound in our columns.
Congress met on the 9th inst. and was
opened with an address by the Vice Presi
dent, M. B. Lamar. President Houston was
prevented, by severe indisposition, from mak
ing his communication in person.
The most important item which we can
glean from the proceeilings is a resolution, in
the Senate on the 17th, proposing to with
draw, unconditionally, the petition lor annex
ation to the United States.
The petiti;>n was laid upon the table; but
private letters received in this city by the
Columbia, state that it subsequently passed
that body.
We trust that this rumor is unfounded. —
We are loath to believe that the Texian Go
vernment, or any branch of it, would act with
so much precipitancy in a matter so import
ant in its relations—affecting, either (or weal
or woe, all the future history of that Republic.
TEXIAN CONGRESS.
ADJOURNED SESSION—SECOND SESSION.
Houston, April 9, 18S8.
The Hon. M. B. Lamar, President of the
Senate,-addressed the body in a manner easy,
eloquent, and impressive.
Gentlemen ofthe Senate—ln greeting you
on the resumption of your legislative duties,
I am happy in having so many causes of con
gratulation h> offer, and so few subjects of
discontent to lay before you. We are in the
enjoyment of undisturbed repose, and in the
progress of the most” rapid advancement.—
No enemy appears on our borders. Peace,
plenty and prosperity pervade the land. Our
citizens, industrious and orderly—yielding a
ready obedience to"the laws, are quietly pur
suing- their various avocations, gready to their
individual- advantage, and equally conducive
to the general welfare and national glory.—
Amidst these r blessings, let us remember the
grea t formtain of Benevolence from whom
they flow, and ever bear in mind, that their
continuance-must.depend upon fidelity to our
country, and gratitudeto God.
Recehtjy there‘have been; some manifesta
tions of a disposition on the! part of the Mexi-‘
can government, to recommence-hostilities.
Independently of the vessels of war which are
supposed “to he hovering on our. coast, the
President of JVlexico, in- his recent-annual,
speech.to the National Congress, announces
the progress of“tiishpfepara fions for another
invasion of opr country. His views seem to
be sanctioned And-sustained by that body;
and were it not for the exhausted and dis
tracted eonditioh of the .qounti-y, we might be
ca.lledlaj^iP! ; the battle field, an
insolent -foe, who seek* to rear upon our beau
tfful plains, afT.ehdurihg monument of their
desolation... J j !rest*-wi*h ; Congress to deter
mine what degree of-imporfence ought to he
attached ito IfWfe belligerent indications. It.
is’ hot’ to call ydur. attention to
any afate.tif pnlific-ldefhhce. That duty be
kings to’ another department of government,
-and-wiH-doabrless” be presented in due time;
but I beg leave to. repeat what I have ex
pressed on former occasions, that it is neither
wise nor politic to place too great a reliance
upon the imbecility of an. enemy ; it is far
better tha-t the-nationaj safety should be based
upon our own efficiency.
Free from” foreign invasion, we are equally
exempt from internal commotion. As yet we
are strangers to those political broils and party
feuds which prevail in other nations, to the
prostration, of their energies and decay of
their liberties. Commencing our national
existence under the most favorably circum
stances, we shall he able, in the administra
tion of our affairs, to adopt the roost whole
some and judicious policy. To realize the
high aspirations of patriotism ; to raise our
country to that proud eminence and distinc
tion which she is capable of attaining, it is
only necessary.that we lay. aside all selfish
ness in our” legislature, and direct our views
to the general rather than to individual in
terests.
We should remember, too, that evils are
not remedied,, nor good produced, by mere
multiplicity of laws; good government is the
result of ihe most patient, dispassionate and
thorough investigation. Among the various
subjects that will press themselves upon your
consideration, perhaps none will he of greater
importance than the strengthening of our mi
litary posts; the enlargement of our navv,
and improvement o( our finances. If, in ad
dition to these, weshall give protection to our
frontier settlements, supply some deficencies
in the laws regulating our public domain,
establish amicable relations with the Indian
trihes, and adopt a permanent and extended
system of education, we shall have accom
plished all that the present exigencies of the
country require.
In the progress of your deliberations, I
i trust there will he nil that harmony and con
ciliation so essential to prompt and efficient
legislation, that the various questions of pnh
lie policy which shall arise mavbe calmly dis
cussed ; and that your measures, originating
in the love of country, may he made to rest
on the solid foundation of wisdom, justice and
moderation.
Witlr every confidence in your integrity,
patiotism and ahilities.it will give me great
pleasure to unite with you, as far as my offi
cial station will permit, in whatever may lend
to promote our happiness at home, and sus
tain our character abroad.
Frf>m the Texas Telegraph, April 21.
Mr. F.veritt from the Committee on For
eign Relations, submitted the following report
and joint resolution.
“ The Committee on Foreign Relations,
having had under consideration the situation
of the question of annexation, as it now exists
between this government and the govern
ment of the United States, deem it proper to
submit the following preamble and resolution
to the consideration of the Senate.
Whereas, The proposition which has been
made by the government of Texas for an
nexation to the confederacy of the United
States of America has been met bv that gov
ernment with views and propositions very
discouraging, presenting obstacles and diffi
culties at present insurmountable, and invol
ving the consequent postponement of any ac
tion on the subject on its part to a period to
he determined by, future contingencies—thus
i leaving the people of Texas exposed in the
i meanwhile to alt the trials incident to their
t infant condition; nnil'whereas, a great,and
i unhappy excitement is.tmw prevailing among
j the people of the United States on the subject
! of slavery, which appears m he partially kept
up-by the proposition-referred to—a .result
! mt .amtctfsfed •n’.'bi a ce-sg *o inn-r.eefii—
Be it resolved by the Senate aud House of
Representatives or the republic- of TexaVifi |
Congress assembled, That the'-President be,
and he is hereby instructed, to cause the pro
position heretofore made by this government
to the government of the United States, for
the annexation of Texas, to be respectfully
and unconditionally withdrawn, and thus in
the most decisive manner, refer the people of
Texas, for all the future good they may hope
to receive or enjoy, of social security, to their
own independent and manly energies.
All of which is respect I ally submitted by
your committee, with the hope of its speedy
passage into a law.
S. H EVERITT, Chairman.
The report and resolution were read and
laid on the table.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
It is idle to despond; but we are beaten
in Virginia—We have lost the House of Del
egates. We still retain the Senate. Afier
making every allowance for the exaggerated
accounts which rumor has wafted to our ears;
andafterthe most favorable estimates of all the
remaining counties, we admit at once that the
Whigs have carried the House bv at least 10
or 12 ma jority—perhaps from 12 to 16. They
may even have as great a majority in the
next House of Delegates, as we had in the
last.
They can already count up 48, and count
ing Franklin, 50 Delegates which they have
won, to 26 of our own.
Allowing the counties which are to come
in, to be the same as they were last year,
and we should get about 37 Delegates to their
21.—This estimate would give them in the
House 72—and the Republican party 63.
But as some of the same causes may be fairly
expected to operate upon the residuary coun
ties, as have shed their malign influence up
on the others, though not in the same propor
tion, we ought to allow a heavier majority to
the Whigs, than the above estimate ascribes
to them. We would now cheerfully compro
mise for a majority of 10 or 12.
There will in all probability be no changes
in the Senate against the Administration.
Weshall make one gain. We dare not cal
culate upon any more. We scarcely appre
hend any tosses. The parties, when they
are arrayed on their old party grounds, will
probably stand as twenty-one to eleven.—
Though, we may not have strengh enough,
on joint ballot, to prevent the election of a
Whig Senator to the Congress of the U. S.—
yet the Senate is strong enough to checkmate
the political manoeuvres of the Whigs in the
House. “ No resolution can pass, to instruct
Mr. Roane out of his seat--None can be
carried in favor ofa Bank of the United Slates
—From this galling shame at least the Old
Dominion will be safe. We mean no to dis
guise the truth—We wish to conceal no fact,
however unpleasant to us; or to break off the
force of the shock, by any sophistical glosses
or puling complaints. We, therefore declare
the following to be the state of the game—
We have lost 2 Delegates in Albemarle—l
most probably in Alleghany—l in Amelia—l
rn Amherst—l in Brunswick—2 in Bucking
ham—2 in Camphell-r-1 in Charles Gitv and
New Kent—l in Culpepper—l in Fairfax—2
in Franklin—l in Frederick^-1 in G.reensviile
—1 in Jefferson—l in Mecklenburg—l in
Nelson—l in Powhatan—l in Rockbridge—
-1 in Southampton—23. \
And we-have gained only
Hpoe,-m King George—making 21 neli -loss
against us—equal to 46 votes in the tale of
the House.—This is bad et ongh"; and we
should be satisfied to remain as we were in
the residuary counties. But we can scarce
ly dare to flatter ourselves with sitch a result.
But who is dismayed and-downcast at such
a catastrophe ? We confidently say, not we.
We allow for the causes which have opera
ted upon us—And if we'are wise, all will he
well .a gain next Spring—with the- exception
ohlythat we may lose a Senator of the’Uni
ted States—and that one or two worthy, men
may feel the consequences of the-Whig aspi
rations for the spoils of office. , ‘
We tell the Whigs to make the most of
their victory. They will not enjoy it long.
The Republicans will meet them again at
Phillippi—and under more advantageous cir
cumstances than have attended Ihe recent
campaign. Few parties have, ever gone into
action, under more unfortunate auspices.
The country is distressed; and the sole blame
ofit has been laid at the door of the Admin
istration. Our party has been never more
distracted—torn to pieces in many counties—
wrangling with each other—unwilling to co
operate—and many of them would not go to
the polls. We have fought amid suspensions
and shinplasters—amid the discords of Sub-
Treasuries and Conservatives. An extraordi
nary apathy has pervaded many of of our
counties.—ln several of them no organization
—two or three candidates running against
each other as if such competition would ri end
the matter —whilst in one of the most Repub
lican counties, not even a Republican can
didate was in the field. There has probably
never been so thin a turnout at the poljs, in
Virginia—-The Whigs, like ali minorities are
generally the most active—The day too very
had; and the zeal of the party did not over
come the inclemency of the weather.
But there is a change coming upon us.
The day of resumption of specie payments
is probably at hand. The distresses of the
people and the exhaustion of the Treasury
will be speedily relieved. The Bank of the
United States will attract more and more the
attention of the people. The transactions of
the Bank Convention and Mr. Biddle’s letter
had not sufficient time to make that impres
sion on the public mind, which they are so
well calculated to produce. Before the next
election can come upon us, the Democracy
will be roused. Already the Whigs an- cry
ing out in the fullness of their exultation.—
That they must nominate Clay forthwith—
Already they are declaring that they must,
have a Bank of the United States—and that
Mr. Biddle must be at Ihe head ofit. These
movements cannot much longer be disguise J.
Every day’s developements will contribute to
j enlighten and arouse the People of Virginia.
! They will see, that the issue which we have
jso earnestly announced to them, is the true
| issue—Clay and the Bank, or Van Buren and
ino Bank. And ujion such an issue, what
Republican can hesitate for a single moment ?
i For one, we say explicitly, that we are pre
; pared to sink or swim with Marlin Van Bu
! ren.
The day of re-action will come soon. From
this moment the pride of every Republican
must be mused.—His principles must take up
arms. A better organization will be intro
duced. More Republican presses will he es
tablished. We call upon our brethren to
arouse and save the principles which the Old
Dominion has so dearly cherished ; and for
which she has been so highly celebrated
among her sisters. There is no press in Pe
tersburg, none in Danville, none in Lynch
burg, nor in Ahingdon, nor in Kanawha, and
the presses in the Northwest have felt the in
fluence of those discords, which have affected
our party in the Lowlands of Virginia. Our
compatriot, Haines, must he called back to
his post—and while we forbear to quaFrel up
on the only question which has ever divided
us, we will co-operate in the support of
those common principles and. essential inter
ests W’hich should bind together the Republi
can party. We have fought together side by
side, and we again offer him the right band
of fellowship. . -
All that we want is, harmony, and peace.
Let -this finance qnestidn.be iut'se Hied at
Washington.- --Again arkl again’ we~ say,
“ Settle yourdjspute in^anajTfcable temper;
anJ*march together agiunst ihe Money King,,
who threatens .dictanon :to oiir. country.—
Why *h<mH Messrs. VauTbiren and Rtves
decline any longer a generous co-operation
“ibnbiefpijitHti: service? Away with those sub
ordinate-questions upon which they have re
cently. differed ! Away with every feeling
which-has separated them in the slightest de
gree ! Their party, and what is more, their
country, demands it at their hands. It is not
too late to save us from a National Bank ; if
we lay nil our differences of opinion upon the
altar of our country.” Conciliate —compro-
mise—unite, and rally together. Tell us not
that you cannot compromise this question.—
Has not our country been in more difficult
straits that it is present —and has not a com
promise always “smoothed down the raven
wing of discord ?” The Constitution itself is
avowedly founded on a spirit of compromise.
The leading feature of the present Constitu
tion of our own State is the spirit ol compro
mise. We well remember the morning when
we waited on-the virtuous Madison, and when
the Convention was agitated hy the white
and mixed Basis, anil many a heart was
throbbing with apprehensions about the di
vision ol the Old Dominion: “ Fear not (said
the Patriarch) it will all he settled. I remem
ber the same feeling pervaded the Federal j
Convention. Many then talked of disun-!
ion—hut as soon as it was seen that the ;
ship was about to dash upon the breakers,
every hand was piped upon the deck to save
her Irojn siiipreck. It will be so now.”
And it will be so at Washington, if our
friends are statesman and patriots—and
worthy of the station, to which ihey have
i been eievated by the voice of the people. Let
I all hands then pipe to deck. Adjust this vex
atious question. All will he safe. What
have Mr, Van Buren and Mr. Rives to ex
pect from the Whigs ? Martrydom is their
portion ; unless the Republicans stand togeth
er. The Whigs of Rockbridge have not
even spared McDowell--the able and elo
quent champion of the essential interests of
Internal Improvements—whom else will they
spare,when they have their own party feelings
to indulge; and their own political favorites to
advance ?
For ourselves, we have never gone into nnv
contest with a.more buoyant spirit, than in the
one we are about to enter. We have done
with complaints, if ever we made any. We
will avoid crimination and re-crimination.
We will cherish harmony. We will unite
heart and hand, with every Democrat, who
will assist in saving the Republic. We will
forbear all aggravation, all offence, all wrang
ling and bickering with our political friends.
We will not.dispute about the causes of the
disease. We will unite with all in making and
applying the remedy. If this spirit he gene
rally cultivated the victory is outs ; and Vir
ginia wi|i again be wrested, at the next Spring
election, out of the hands of the Whigs.
From the Charleston Courier.
- . Washington, April 30.
■ :: IN SENATE.
Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, presented a memo
rial, from a number of individuals, praying
that there may :he an arbitration for the ad
justment of the-difficulties between the United
States and Mexico, and for the establishment
of an International Congress to prevent war.
It was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Clay rose to put an inquiry to the
chairman of the committee on Finance. Some
banks, hesaid v had already commenced spe
cie payment.::. It was a good example, and he
hoped it would be. imitated. He wished to
know \vhether there was any intention on the
part of'the committee to bring forward any
measure to aid, strengthen and encourage the
hanks. If there was an intention to remain
still—to do nothing—it may become my duty
(said Mr. Clay), to present a measure.
Mr. Wright said there was no measure of
the character alluded to before the committee
on Finance. \ . , !
Mr. Clay-then said, that being the case, he
would offer a joint resolution. It whs read,
and is; in substance, as follows:—That no
distinction shall be-made as to. the medium
of payments in the -different branches of the
public revenue oc,of the debts of the Govern
ment; and that notes of all specie paying
banks, shall under suitable regulations, be re
ceived.jn payment ofthe public revenue, and
of debts and dues of Government, and shall
also he disbursed, to all who may be willing
to receive them.
Mr. Grundy Suggested to Mr. Clay, whe
ther it would not he well to restrict the reso
lution to the banks in the vicinity of the pla
ces where the notes are to be received and
paid out.
Mr. Clay said that was a matter of detail to
come up, when the resolution shall he received,
li onlyrequirea that the notes shall be receiv
ed, under such suitable regulations, as may
be promulgated by the secretary ofthe Treas
ury.
The resolution was then ordered for a se
cond reading.
The bill to grant to States and incorpora
ted companies, engaged in the construction’nf
roads and canals, the right of way through
the public lands, was taken up, and after a
brief conversation was ordered to be engros
sed and read a third time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Grennel made an urgent appeal to the
House on the propriety of taking up and pas
sing the Senate bill relative to the explosion
of steam boilers. He thought the recent la
mentable occurrence at Cincinnati a sufficient
argument to pass a bill, which would effectu
ally check such accidents in future. After a
desultory debate, the House refused to con
sider if. A resolution was adopted, calling
upon the President to furnish additional infor
mation as to the number of foreign paupers
now in the United States. The special order
was then called up, being the report of the
select committee, appointed to investigate the
late duel.
Mr. Menifee resumed his remarks from
Saturday, and adverted to a number of pre
cedents to show that the course adopted by
the committee was irregular.
Mr. Pickens, after some remarks on the
condition of the Treasury, moved to lay the
whole subject ,on the table.
Messrs. Graves and Wise most strenuous
ly urged Mr. P. to withdraw his motion, as
they wished to address the House in their de
fence. But Mr. P. would not comply. He
said his sense of duty to the public compelled
him to refus^,-as the debate would go on to
the end of the session, to the destruction of ail
public business.
After a call of the House, the ayes and
noes were ordered and the mot'on to lav on
Ihe table, pending which, Mr. Wise declared
it of no use 1o lav it on the table, as he would
demand, as a matter of privilege, his right to
be heard in his own defence. The motion
was negatived. Ayes 29, Noes 167. The
question then recurred on the motion to print
and postpone.
Mr. Adams then took the floor and replied
to some remarks, made by Mr. Toucey, on
Saturday. He denounced the report of the
committee as partial, and ol a party charac
ter throughoi t, referring to some words, used
by Mr. Toucey, to the effect that the hands
of one member were stained with another’s
blood. Mr. Adams asked him to examine the
hands of the “ illustrious chief,” whom he,
Mr. T. had served so faithfully. Mr. A. was
called to order. He then condemned the re
port as unfair, and-gave notice that at a pro
per time he would move to recommit it. Mr.
Cushing called for a division of the question.
Messrs. Wise and Graves then addressed the
House, protested against the whole prtieee
dings as irregular, required that the Commit
tee should report on th efacts only, ard that
thev should then have a fair trial before the
■ House. The question was then taken on the
motion to postpone, and lost. Ayes S3, Noes
’ 109... . - • -
The until the mail
closed* Without the question being taker. .
SENTINEL & HERALD.
COLUMBUS, MAY 10, 1839.
TO OUR PATRONS.
The great trouble ar.d expense attendant
upon the effort to collect out-standing debts
due this office, has induced us to adopt the
following rules, from which we shall in no
case deviat *:
1. From and after this day, no subscrip
tions will be received out of the city, unless
paid in advance or a city reference given,
unless the name be forwarded by an agent.
2. Subscribers residing out of the State,
will find their accounts enclosed in this day’s
paper; and are hereby notified, that if Hiey
fail to remit the money by the first of July,
their names will be stricken from our sub
scription list.
3. From and after this day, all persons
living out of the city, except Sheriffs, Clerks
of Courts, and Post Masters, sending adver
tisements for insertion in this paper, must re
fer to some person living in the city, who will
become responsible for the amount, or such
advertisements will not be published.
April 19 1838.
THE MAILS.
That department of the general govern
ment which controls and regulates the differ
ent mail routes throughout the United States,
is one of great importance to “ the people,”
and should be conducted with the utmost
precision, energy and fidelity. The varied
information which is destined to traverse the
country in every direction, is of vast interest
and importance to the people, particularly in
the present posture of affairs; —each rran is
more or less interested for himself; and even
those who have no personal involvemenl,are
nevertheless, deeply concerned for the weal
or woof their friends. How are they to ob
tain the wished-for information ? Certainly
through the medium of a mail communication.
Newspapers are the valuable and convenient
vehicles through and from which this intel
-1 ligence is sought and found ; and these papers
must he transmitted by mail. How impor
tant then that the mails should be carried
with regularity ; and how necessary that the
Post Master General should be strict and
impartial in appointing such men, and such
only, to control the different Post Offices
throughout the country, as will attend rigidly
and punctually ro the discharge of their du-
ties, and who will feel that they have some
little of character at slake in the discharge
of their functions. We presume to say, that
the worst poss'ble management is connected
with the Post Offices on the various routes
leading through the interior of the State of
Georgia. If an individual resides fifty or an
hundred miles from Columbus, and wishes to
send or receive a letter, or newspaper from
his friend, it were far better for him <o come
in person and attend to his business, than to
depend upon the mails! To show the great
uncertainty connected with the mails, and
shameful neglect practised on the part of
lazy and dishonest Post Masters , we will here
copy from a letter received from a friend and
patron of ours, who writes from Possville,
Walker county, in this State, in relation to
the non-receipt of our paper at that place:
“We are well pleased with your paper,
and would be fond to patronize it, but the
manner in which it reaches us is insufferable.
From about the Ist Nov. last, until some time
in March, we received but one No. of your
paper, ard concluded that the paper had
“ suspended” entirely, until I received your
favor of the “ 18th Dec.” and which came to
hand the 28th March. I learned sometime
in February that a quantity of packages des
tined West of Rome, Floyd Cos. were de
tained at that place, in consequence of the
failure of the contracter of the route between
Rome and Spring Place to carry the mail.
About the last of March the route between
Rome and Lafayette, Ga., was put into op
eration, and by which I received a number of
packets of letters and papers from Columbus,
including some 6 or 8 Nos. of your paper.
Since then I have been receiving from one to
three numbers in a mail, and then for a week
or two, I would get none. Several numbers
have never come on.—Some 4 or 5 weeks
since, your paper reached this office by way
of the Miens , Tennessee , mail. They pro
bably travelled something like 100 miles in
Tennessee on their way from Columbus
here!!! None were received last mail.”
The most miserable arrangement exists
between this place and Florida. The St.
Joseph Times says, that not more than one
out of four of the Columbus papers is received
at that place, and we can with truth say the
same thing with regard to that print! When
the mail pretends to run at all, from this
place to Florida, it is usually about fifteen
days travelling to Apalachicola and St. Jo
seph, and not unfrequenlly packages mailed
here never reach either of those places!—
These are serious evils, and of which we have
] before complained, and think w ? have a right j
1 to complain as much as we please, and of j
| which we will complain long and loud, until j
! our grievance is redressed, and the evrl com
| plained of remedied. By these frequent
’ failures in the mails our feelings are harassed
and our interests injured ; and we call upon
the Post Master General to know why it is
that there is so much neglect existing? Does
the fault have its origin at his office at Wash
ington City, or does it exist with Post Offices
on the different routes through the country ?
however the case may be, it is the business of
the general Post Office to ferret out the evil and
have it remedied without delay. We prin
lers are hard working folks, and onr interests
i must he protected bv the government. The
true end and object of all good government
is the protection of the l ights and interests ot j
| the citizen, and when it fails so to protect it i
j is unworthy of the trust reposed in it, and the
people become the sufferers.
The New York Times, a half grown Con
servative paper, heads an article with this
[foolish query: “The result in Baltimore
will they heed it?” To be sure they will:
and the election in IS4O will shew that they
have taken good heed to their ways, and
have rectified thetr past errors. These “catch
as catch can” elections are no test of the
strength of parties. He who could write
such books as “Swallow Barn ’ and Horse
Shoe Robinson,” must certainly have a great
number of personal and literary friends : and
beside, who does not know that John P.
Kennedy is a man u formed in friendship s
finest mould?”
Bennett says,, “alas! poor Van Buren!
Old Jim Gordon should rceolleer that’
shot hi arrow at the stars.
/TIIE theatre.
This establishment, under the management
of Mr. Hart, opened on Monday evening, to
a full house. The play was the “ Maid of
Munster”—the parts were well sustained, and
the whole went off'with good success. The
Theatre has been much improved, and espe
cially the scenery, which, under the skilful
pencil of Mr. C. L Smith, has been wrought
up to beauty and almost perfection in that
line. The Theatre is highly acceptable at
this period : Hart and Bailey make us laugh,
and a good hearty laugh is worth money in
these panic times—these days of Sheriffs)
Constables, and writs. Oh ! what a relief to
forget the cares of life, and take a full, rich
laugh under the influence of a good comedy.
Hart is the best comedian, and especially in
the “old man” line, we have in this country.
Bailey is always “ full of fun and frolic.” —
Carter is worth his weight in ice, to say “ I’ll
tell you what it is;” and Mr. Young, as the
representative of legitimate tragedy, never
fails to please; while Mr. Clark fills all his
appointed places with chaste and appropriate
acting; and as for the ladies, such is their
personal recommendation, and so “isible are
their improvements at each returning season,
that we feel, in attempting to speak their
praise, we only subject ourselves So criticism
and ridicule. Mrs. Carter is our old favorite,
always personating nature; Mrs. Baily has
greatly improved, both in personal appear”
ance and in her profession, and Mrs. Hart
fully sustained herself on Monday evening, as
(he favorite of Columbus. We thought her
action, gesture, look, voice, walk, were all
sweeter and more impressive ihan ever be
fore; her Kate O'Brien lias not been excelled
on our boards.
Then came the pretty little spring-bird
Miss Meadows; and she came dancing be
fore her audience, radiant, with the light of
beauty and the smile of innocence. She
warbled like a songster of the grove, an 1
danced like a spirit from fairy land. The
multiplicity of her attractions Hung a wizard
charm around the hearts of our young beaux,
and are likely to bring about that result so
much desired, the resumption of specie pay
ments, as we heard a bank officer say on
coming out of the Theatre, that he would
give any gentleman silver for papier who
wished to cast it at the feet of the youthful
actress, as he would cheerfully do his heart.
In very truth, Miss Meadows presents to our
good citizens a most beautiful and interesting
attraction. Maids and matrons, sons and
sires, all should see her; her acting is chaste,
her singing is sweet, and her dancing light
and airy as the bounding of the fawn.
We have thus canvassed the whole com
pany in terms of praise, for we are glad to
see them amongst us once more; but le*
them not think that we have hushed the
voice of censure and thrown aside the pen of
criticism. No—we shall mete out to them
their just and full deserts.
We understand from the agent of the
Georgia Insurance and Trust Company, of
Augusta, that the loss sustained by this insti
tution by the “great fire” at Charleston, do*s
not exceed thirty thousand dollars.
UNION CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
We learn by letters received from Milledge
ville, that the Union Convention met in the
Hall of Representatives on Monday last, when
there were present one hundred and eighty
delegates, from seventy-six counties. On
ballot, the following gentlemen were elected
as candidates for the next Congressional can
vass, to be supported by the Union Demo
cratic party of Georgia.
Robert W. Pooler, of Chatham.
Josiah S. Patterson, of Early.
Alfred Iverson, of Muscogee.
David Campbell, of Bibb.
Hiram Warner, of Meriwether.
Junius Hillyer, of Clark.
Charles H. Nelson, of Cherokee.
B. Graves, of Newton.
Dr. McWhorter, of Richmond.
We like the ticket ; it is a strong one, both
in point of talents and personal popularity ;
and we doubt nol but they will prove “fleet
ones” in the great political race to be run in
October, and win a clear and entire field.
Miss Meadows appears to-night as “ Li
sette,” in the beautiful drama called the
“ Swiss Cottage.” To-morrow night we
understand to be her last appearance. The
Chattahoochee boys will certainly not allow
the pretty maid of the drama to make her
last curtesy without a “benefit,” as profitable
to her, as pleasurable to themselves.
FIRST OF MAY IN NEW YORK.
Six beautiful vessels left New York at 11
o’clock, on the morning of the first of May;
this is the way to “go a Maying.” The
Sirius steam ship, for London; she being
named after a constellation, the skies will be
propitious; she will have a prosperous voyage:
the St. James, packet ship, for London ; a
magnetic attraction from across the water vvil*
draw her home on the “ wings of the wind
the packet ships Hibernia, North America
and Addons, for Liverpool; these all will be
accompanied by music, sheltered by the wings
oFthe eag.'e, and charmed by the tragic muse.
Oh! for a passage across the briny deep.
One other called.the Utica: all ctowded with
passengers, going chiefly to attend the coro
nation of England’s maiden Queen. We
should greatly prefer ti> attend that corona
tion, to the Superior Court of Muscogee
county now ir. session.
Literary.— The sequel to Ernest Maltra
vers, entitled Alice, or the Mysteries, hv Bul
wer, is published. We notice that the work
has been received in Savannah. It will be
ante-dated , antiquated , and obsolete, by the
time it arrives in our city ; just so far are we
behind the spirit of literature which marks the
age.
“ So sxciftlrj glides the bonny boat .”—The
late Ragatta which came off at Savannah
was a beautiful exhibition of the skill and
power of man, both physical and mental.
The distance run was one mile, which was
performed with tide, in six minutes and for
ty-five seconds.
The Augusta papers state that Gen. Scott
passed through that city on his way to head
quarters in the Cherokee country. Gen.
Jesup, we presume,has gone to take tea with.
Mr?, Blair. Bolt offices well fitted.
Old Virginia has caved. Ritchie lameftf a
over the past, but exults in looking at the
future. Ah! most worthy father, thy wail
ings come too late—the great Prophet of
politics have mercy upon thee! Not all the
blood of all the beasts in the Old Dominion*’
can wash away the sin of Conservativeism—
Rives-madness and Ritchie-folly.
The weather here for the week past has
been cold enough for a fire! Old Boston is
growing too familiar—“ Keep your own side
of the platter, grey-coat.”
Hard Times.—Cucumbers sold in New
York a fortnight since, at fifty cents apiece f
The New Yorkers are extravagantly clever.
Prentiss and Word are elected to Congress
in Mississippi. The Whig Hallelus are ma
king the western wilds to resound.
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
At a recent large dinner in memory of the
illustrious Jefferson, given at Clairsville, Ohio,
the following admirable letter was received
and read. It is a perfect sample of the great
powers of Mr. C’s mind to condense thought
and argument:
TVashisgto.v, April, 1838.
Gentlemen: I received yesterday your in
vitation to participate in flu* celebration of
the b rth-dny of Thomas Jefferson, in conv
memmoration of the great principles to which
his life was devoted. The great distance and
my official duties have prevented my accept
aace of your invitation.
I rejoice so see a recurrence of those grear
and fundamental principles of our Govern
ment, which are personified in Mr.
and which it is the object of your celebration*
of his birth-day to commemorate. There
never was a period in our history, in which it
was so important to revive and impress them 1
deeply on the memory and hearts of onr peo
ple. It is in vain to disguise it, that we arc
in the midst of a mighty conflict, on tlxr
result of which the triumph, or the final and
complete overthrow of those principles arr
involved. The union of the political a - nd
money power would be their death, and* the
separation their life and triumph. Ik is at
union far more fatal to free ami popular in
stitutions. than that of Church ami Stale,
which is so carefully guarded against in the
Constitution. Nothing short of an entire se
paration, now and forever, can prevent a
complete ievolution in our political institu
tions, and the property of the country.
To this fatal union may he traced in a
great measure, the departure of the Govern
ment from the true principles of the Constitu
tion, as held by the State Rights party, and
Mr. Jefferson, as its founder and head. It
added the mighty influence anil weight of the
whole banking system of the country to the
side of the National Consolidation party,
which has given, in lire long run, almost am
entire ascendancy to tlreir principles and poli
cy. We are now, and have been for years,
tasting the bitter fruits of this ascendancy,
in the distraction, discord, and conflicts, which
have marked our political history since 1825 p
in the excess of a vast and overflowing reve
nue beyond the most extravagant wants of
the government, and the consequent increase
of the central pmver and patronage, of pro
fuse and wasteful expenditures, of vast an<F
c irrupting surpluses, debasing the public ami
private morals of the community, and spread
ing the spirit of lawless speculation far and
wide; all of which, with their combined influ--
i*nce, caused the present ilep'brnble state of
flyings— t*F si people plunged deeply in debt
without anv fixed standard of value, and at
he mercy of institutions, which, while they
rt fise to pay their own debts, may enforce at?
pleasure their demands against their debfftrv.
Such has been the disastrous result of tins’
union.
The struggle now is on one side, to teirmi-’
nate this fatal union; and; on the other, to
perpetuate it, under the plausible pretext of
regulating the currency and’ exchanges’ of
the country. This is the mere exferittr, sur
face view, which can only deceive those who
never look beneath. They are as nothing*
compared with the great principles which lie
at the bottom. It is far more a political, titan’
a commerc al or money question. Let the
union be renewed, it matters not whether
with a league of State hanks, or a National
hank, —let the money and political power be
once more wedded, and there will he an end
of Slate rights. The great principles, which
you have united to celebrate, will be forever
prostrated, and this Government will absorb
the whole powers of the system, and the
States will sink to dependent and petty cor
porations ; and then we may hid a final adieu
to our free and popular institutions. But on
the other hand, should we succeed in termi
nating eflectually and finally ibis fatal union,
all this will he avoided. For our Govern
ment will take anew and prosperous start,
which, with our past experience, and under
the guidance of wisdom and moderation
would, I trust, perpetuate cur Union and in
stitutions to the latest generation, and realize
the fondest hopes of their founders. In Con
clusion, I offer the following sentiment:
The present crisis. —Let the watchword
of every Republican be, Thomas Jefferson
and ’9B ; and a final and complete s pararmn
t! e political and money power, note and fhr*
ever.
Wilt great respect, Tam. &c.
J. C. CALHOUN.
From the Apalachicola Gazette..
THE STRAIGHT CHANNEL.
By a reference to our shipping list it wilt
be seen that the Brig Enterprize, Captnii*
Holmes, from Charleston, arrived this day.
We notice this arrival, from the fact that she
is the first vessel of ten feet draught, (the
depth of the channel at ordinary tide,) that
has reached our wharves.
Among the improvements daily taking
place for the advancement of the prosperity
of our city, there is none which will. he. at
tended with more important results than tha
excavation of the straight channel in our bay..
Nor is it of greater consequence to Apalachi
! cola, as the grand emporium of the trade of’
| this part of the country, than to the regions
along the course of the rivers of which it is
the outlet. Until this valuable work haff
reached its present progress towards comple
tion, it was rare that the winds and tides con
curred so favorably as to admit of either the
uninterrupted arrival or departure from our
wharves, of vessels drawing more than eight
feet By the practical skill, industry, and per
■ severence of our fellow-citizen, Capt. Hurd,
I we have this new channel opened ihrough
’ our bay, lessening the navigation to and front
i>e ocean, the distance of five miles, and af
fording a depth of water fully equal to the
wants of by far the greater number of ves
sels trading to the Gulf of Mexico. And to
day, to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt
its practicality and usefulness, we find the
brig Enterprise—a large vessel of her class—-
under ordinarily favorable circumstances of
wind and tide, passing through it uninter
ruptedly to our wharves. - .
The deepening of this channel, while it
has been a work of no ordinary magnitude,
speaks loudly in favor o* the perseverance
and energy of the Engineer by whom it w*as
accomplished. By reducing the distance to
the ocean, making our port accessible,
and of course lessening the time and expense
of navigating our hay,” it has cot'(erred ad-;-
vanjages of the highest ..imp<]£j;ya>'^, , o -the
welfare of this part of the country,*