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IVi.l ll.u iiicr s it >i as liioii'.iii'.cnts
of w isdmii, ami if we an? lint lo <!c
g*'iuT;itu into a nafion of iiirrn spec
ulator? it llie allertiqt<“ gaudfftag
r\;> lotion < ;ui:l con tractions of a v:-
vioaslv alnimlunt cunency m e not
to U; regarded as the whoN-oine pul- |
MSionsofour life-hloo 1, tin: lime i* |
uot far distant when mo:i w ill be |
noh i.no I fVi-n to hint a doußl <d tin; :
correctness of the d-iell-iiies wiura,
are t Ilf re set tollli. ami will IdtiMi!
as mm ii at iheiragen v in liringini; !
nli'iiit tin* mail revolution ot 1640 ■
us ili.'-v miiv f join hi it. Unless it
lie false Mit thorn is a power in!
tru o .vim- i inn I at last enable it
t > i r?• j m • t— Hal ss it is a rhe. islied
foliy to .nuk that error cannot la>l-j
injri sv iv the minds of tin; most
en 1.,.; ■• 4 jieople of tin; tin*
da> *• iii;mii lie very remote when it
will li.: j cause of wonder to reflect
upon me results of the recent polit- j
ical <t.tin(>isrti. It is ever, now a
familiar lot, that throughout the
rativ iss which termii ated with such
disaster lo the friends of a sound
euireucy, not a serious attempt was
intuio ny ail the opposing champions j
who entered the field against tin:
executive, to prove that the cardinal j
points us his policy were false!) |
fmin led. iNo one dared to meet the!
true .pie-lion—that of the Coiistitu-i
tioiii.l Fee usury—face lo fact*. ;
Vague generalities and denuaci. to
rv epiiiieis were ail that could he
extorted, and the giants of whigge-!
rv eon! I liml little else to say for j
tli trn selves tint cl a m nr- for ‘change,’ >
and were a.I ashnneii to tamsackj
the kil •!• is, pai loi s, and j a?d chain - j
hers of llie presidential mansion foi j
the m .fen its of | heir noitorv. Eve
ry word, . Vi t> aciiiin, every move
ment p‘ oi ed tiial they were foil)
•ouscioiis of the intrinsic weakness
oflheir <• mo*, and il is not too onedi
to infer til if the knowledge which
they then possessed will gradually
spread toilie pimple, and that the
community will -o mi seevvhv excite
ment and muse w.• i e suhstitilted tor
discussion and ligament.
The ad ui mi M ration of Martin Van
Btircn may i nufideutJy challenge
comparison with any that preceded
it, and in all ihe essentials of wise
and judicious government, it will uot
lose >y the hi il. It is true that it
h is not been distinguished hv start
ling toil brilliant strokes of policy.
It h ■ not agitated the public mind
by Oi--. v peered ro(//ts d'etnl, nor has
it iie. ii characterized by fiery dem
onstrations which rivet attention
and rouse tin; passions id’ the com
munity. There was no imperative
call for such movements, as there
w is under the presidency of Andrew
Jackson; though it is clear that had
Mr. Van Boren been so disposed, he
could easily have made the occasion,
and have at least plunged us into a
war with (ireut Britain, relying up
on the martial spii it for a re-election,
and it would not have failed him.
But, while endowed with unshrink
ing li illness and possessed of abun
dant net ve for every possible crisis,
he disdained to ssven e from the line
vv li ch lu* regarded as that of duty,
and was tun elevated in character to
stoop to t he m inn fact tire of pupal a r
ity He thcreiorc moved calmly
onward, indicating to his fellow cit
izens tlm m >de of seeuritif a reason
able a id end mug and nestle. prospe
rity fir themselves, and using all tile
its^iiires nf htinfijeure anil hi
intellect ! coiviiiee ihnn t i;i ( the
rn.iruenoe tiont, at leas;, of a run*
fur tin* evils iimli i which they h ire
stiff ■rul, is tii 11 1 * * 11* power, lie)
brought abou! that ronimenrenit nt j
in the greatest measure which lias ,
been c.imeil the Deelur tioii
at’ lo l jM*iib nee, and if it is to he
Rest rayed —if the people are pre
pared t-> recede and to throw aivvay
all that excellence and labor have
trained, the ‘eprourh is not upon the
President. ILs wisdom is certainly
not comp! wniscd, success is not the
measure of merit, anil it !)*•■ has taii
r.l by being in advance of popular
hfeliigence, the future will place
idol among the ablest statesmen
. ho have shed honor iijion their
. vmtry. The prudence, sagacity
I resolution displayed during the
four vents —the complete refw
u on that has been given to every
aler, eiihei personal or political,
ii.di has been breathed against
,—have won foi Martin Van liu
j i>• i a sj ace in history with which he
i.iv he proudly content. When
tbe sun of his fortunes was high,
•\e tdiouhi have hesitated in thus
■ ‘Vpressing our full estimate ot his
afrits, hut now Hint he is shoal re-;
>: i .g from power, an honest irihute
cliuiacter cannot lie mistaken
fj. ii ittery.
BE. :‘K CAT;. IIING AT 13 ARB A DOES.
S’ > effect tois nirpose a gSwinier
( ;ii a <l3O Wis foil fed an i iccepted;
i*:,- hooks, i lotaer i:iijiicuitmis
foe „ aagot. ~ pioctin-d, ami tile nt
teii'i ifiee oi <i wary i>• irk h < erm n
ohlamcd —• < noted hind was he at
hooking the so.-iuvv ers. (in the
i, v a .poitiied I >r this snort, Sea
„ vc, and oiyseit. taking our guns,
walk :!i0 ti*: s*avoaioiu jm ffat and
stony summit oi the ctnii taut cvet
look the sen, shooting, ns we went,
. the mime; oit.s . a*, et - hi! and s tn-it
e uh.e.f ti: *■ vVe. inps <>>‘d
‘ • ‘ *
•i il is. The ‘ ill rs ‘•( ihe par )
It ii ~i: iad • a>-t mhh I. ano onr i
- was (lie signal t< commence
J operations. The imr.e, w liich Imu
been letnered to tt large stone, was
| now brought close to the ege of the
I precipice and hied; the k.oOil being
‘caught in a bucket, and then dis
charged into tin* sea, while yet
warm, to allure the sharks, whose
extraordinary and strong powers o j
j scent are 100 well known in need’
imminent iiere. As soon as (beau
linial showed symptons ot lainting,:
| lie was dispatched h\ shooting him
| in the head with one of our fowling;
! pieces, which had been previous)’
j loaded with led! tor that pnrp'.*-*‘;
J his hotly opened, the lungs and liver ;
(excised to serv e I lie purpose >1 fiait,
aI id ills Cn rca~S tlirow It over the ei.il
‘upon tile ledge before the e ■ ve, and
; there coo fined bv a rope, to >•<
to aff.l’d additional sivi.t to the
i
j fish. These rev oil tug ;u eii.-maui-te*
! cotieludcd, vvt .'e: cmtiied min t
cave; ami baiting on. iin< •, th evv
‘them and sundry pieces ot unarmed
ha t into the water. In a tow into
bites up rose ihe rapac.ous -It . U-.
jand we could plniuly distingni-b tie
! ravenous musters sailing about maiiv
i feet under the vva ei in eager seareli
!far their prey. Sticli of the Ho tting
I pieces of bait as were vv;tf' and out
■fiom the ledge, were imme i iat' , ly
‘seized upon by them, hut. siitinge
Ito sty. they swam round and inuud
‘the baited honks without touching
line. Disappointed at our want of
j success, most of tile party dispersed
j tlk ii?selves about tin: cave, either to
! bathe in its deep basins, or to ratn
’ Ide about in its recesses. 1 liowev
jer, retained my line, and remained
] to wait in expectation of eat rapping
j some incautious and less discerning
i [i'll i hail tiiose vvt; had already seen.
I had kept the line in my hands
•mine ten minutes or more, when
becoming tired of not striking one,
I resigned if to a gentleman with
whom I had been conversing; he
had scarcely taken it into his hands
when it darted through them with
such rapidity, us nearly to teat off
one of his nails, while the blood spun
from the injured finger.
“Stiike! strike!” shouted I, and
my companion having struck his fish
bravely, gave up 1 he line to the black
fisherman, who had conn* to os on
healing trie clamor I made. i!<
i managed tile matter in good style;
and after about twenty minute’s
play, .‘•m eet ded in bringing the
shark to the side of the ledge !’<>
land him was now a nice point; so
jumping on the ledge at the risk of
being swept off by the sea as it rose
upon the ruck, the fisherman, with
the assistance of a keen sport sun. n
of our party, contrived, with •uueh
diflieulty, to drag the fish on tln
ledge, from w hence he was liaii'eit
lip into the cave hy additional lines
and ropes attached to him, and then
despatched with no little triumph
and exaltation. VV fiat joys ever at
tend the dost ruct ion of t bis creature!
i But is it to be wondered at? Is not
the shark the most dreaded, conning,
and rapacious enemy of our race?
and is In* not on that account most
bated? \V lien we look at his formi
dable range of teeth, bis small,
craft', piercing eye, his immensely
powerful tail, the lioman tyrant's
very amiable wish reverted to my
mind, ami I wished the whole tribe
of sharks was commuted into one,
ami that one the dying .shark of tile
cave.
TIIE GRATITUDE OF THE ELEPHANT
Elephants not only obey the voice
of their keepers in his presence;
but some, even in his absence, will
uerform tasks which have been ex
plained to them. ‘T have seen two
(says M. D’Oshouvillo) occupied in
heating down a wall, which their
keeper hnd desired them to do, and
encouraged them by a promise of
fruit amt brandy. ‘I hey combined
their efforts, and doubling up their
trunks, which were guarded fiom
tojiu v h\ lenthev, thrust againM the
stmngest parts of tile* w.ill, and h\
reiterated shock- continued iheiret
forts, carefully ohserv mg mi f Ikiv
ii.g with their eyes the i fi :• ■<( the*
equilibrium: at lost, whin it aus
sufficient ty |nosrnd, umkiog ore*
violent push, tliey soadi-i.! <:<* w
hack together, Iha the’ a i
he wounded, and the wls T r,t :e .
; t uni Ming to the ground. ’
A soldier at Poudichmy was •
inistnmed to give a certain quantity
of arrack to an elephant every be e
he received his pay; and having one
day become intoxicated, and being
pursued by the guard, he took le
i fugo under the elephant, and there
fell fast asleep. The guard in vain
attempted to drag him from this
as\ him, as the animal defended him
with its trunk. On awakening,
however, the soldier became dread
fully alarmed at finding himself un
der such an enormous creature. —
file elephant, perceiv iug his feats,
immediately caressed him with his
1 1 link-
The folio * iag instance of the sa
gaetty of the elephant is related by
Or. Darwin, who had <t from some
gentlemen of undoubted veracity
who had resided in our East India
settlements. The elephants that
Lin; used to curry the buggago of our
‘armies, are each put under the care
.1 anal ivc of I lindo-tan; ml v\ hi.e
i i;i- pt-i'.'OU end hts wife go min the 1
woods fll < dl< i t !i-;> ves am; branches !
ini’ the loud, t hev fix him
r ; ,b. gioomi h\ a h • zlh of chain,
■ami lYeuwentlv lea ve a child, vet un-i
able to walk, under lus protection,
v Inch the intelligent animal uot only !
’ defends, but as ii creeps about, \v lien i
it mimic-, i ear th * ext re :n:lv of l tie j
chain, lie win > l‘h Hunk gently
round, and brings it again into the
centre of the c.itcle.
j The elephant showed, by constant
ill. Mi ion of his person, that he!
jives much annoy'! b\ in- p rsoeu
, *,i-, tiie mosquitos; and the keeper
brought a little nak; and bis ok thing,
;as round as a ball, which in India
! lif V call a child, laid it hum lu foie
he animal with two words in Hin-1
do>tuner—“VVatcl. e,” and then!
; walked away into the town. The ’
‘elephant mi'iiediMtclv in. ke ~fi the
• .si r g est pail i.| f in* bong b, so a * t o
make a simsllei • i •i <■ co-ivenis sd ■
AUisk. ami dirm t>-d bi-. w iioh* attei.- 1
tue.i to th-- cbdd. a ~:i, 1"; ;!, • in.r t tie
itJtle I u:! pot i ■! i•i j! n ■., ;. ii;ldii vii ig
!;i ‘.vsiy ‘*v ci . si. -< * 11 M - winch came |
uee< it; ’ii!’ be COili for Up
!w- rrjs <• 1 two noau , icgai (Hess ot j
illtuiselt', 11: o(’ tin- k(-e. er reUirncd.
I’ was i ly a he..til iful siibt, and
; causing innch i flection. Here was
pi monster, whose bnik exceeded
that of tile infant by st least ten
timiwiiid tinies, acknow lodging that
the image of lus Maker, even in its
lowest degree of perfection, was
divine—silently proving the truth
of the sacred announcement, that
Hod had *‘givc:!i to man dominion
over the beast of the field.”
A Young- Prisoner.— At (he Luton
potty sessions, on Wed esdav, the
clerk, calling to the olncers, asked
if the prisoner, Joseph Hyde, were
there? The officer said ‘Yes;’
when Ihe clerk, with all due solem
nity, read the warrant against the
defendant for wilfully and malicious
ly breaking tin; windows of John
Fox. Alter this ceremonial, the
clerk asked, ‘Where is the prison
er?’ ‘Met<*,’ said the officer, point
ing to a pretty little hoy, between
three ami four years old, who was
quite delighted at being placed be
fore the magistrates, standing oil a
form. On beholding this terrible
offender, the Court burst out laugh
ing, in which the child joined. Tin*
magistrates asked who could have
grained a wan ant against a child
like that? Tin clerk said the wife
of the complaint't t had applied or
it without stating- the boy's age; if
she had done so, lu* would not have
grouted it. Mis. Fox here came for
ward, and amidst roan, of laughter.
Remanded justice against tin-; child,
wduun she snv ‘wttii In i own eves’
break tin* windows. Tin; magis
trates immcbinrclv dismissed tin
vv arrant. — P d\oxl (io zt-Ut .
r’r.t i t t V- on .
i I EN :S i Z +
i’.i
i :>.i iive in.:’.- lir-i ,ut.i r> yli ii iHr
S e.il-i sweeilv tienibitisg in be W cst;
AnJ emu on l.ue- ba in- ik\ aid ear li;
An i v -|ier b sink lo rest—
Tben, gazing oil (he scene around
Wuti beano, and <tee|) siiiiness fraiii>ht,
Ti.l memoig wakes -m i ihyfoml heart
Xleds in a ili.v of lende.esl iho ghi!
Cens z a tnoi.
W r !i> n mid the li .lints of summer’s hour.
Whence light and -ono and bloom are (town,
With sofienM aead (h.ui .interest long.
I.:Ue one by some bright roin ?on
While t. tiune ear e-*nb whisjieied tone
Os wj i'i’s tar— be bough—ihe air—
A reqmern note lor summer stents —
A murmurin’. 1 of when ? Ob! when?
t’en-ez a moi
Wh n the free -lance of diy A;!: e.
The dark and Utcp- gubo'titd is laid
U:xj|i tile some hallowM muse.
Wh ii gol ‘i n huesbiuh g-mnng mad*;
And eliaim’d t>y an Kiyxian dieam.
A spell, as and M.eng,
Thy spirit. r;i|X aiid ravi.-nM. <.v. r,.<
i he dear, dear ivitciicry if sots*.!
Pci!-1 z a m i.
And wj,en m fashion'd hal s—wh**re throng
Her volants —the £ti) —the f.*ii
Ti ‘lll gl<d< S! Ot, — ihe jiii i <i|.e —
Since ray. s> fairt-si of <ln m th> r<!
Trail ~. a|< l l *• . nti;c a. ;-p and lm.iv
Cai'chi irons the sp.rn- mm ;i!h ;
Win it dazz'inu !ov lines, ami msiiil
H- utl every hcaii L-encaih ihcirswnv!
i'tUL-i z a line
J..M I
*T• hik of me.
Fi on the Charleston Mtrcm—.
WHAT DO WK LIVE Fi 11/
W"!in< d>.* •ts live t i? is it In ..•■
1 he i|tor< .f forttme’.- |>.-v.-e *
Tn lamtt'h out hark oil p :•> rr ‘s se t
And H at ne-'-a; .■ *sn hen- ?
To waon inn. :n ni'e dr*'amr
Ot ■!m srs be o-iin . ;
To eh*an ■■ l ■ t< : n: scenes
Ti.f Me. ff , 7
■Altai.! ■ ■! tel
‘I tie m- ‘ ..... -mi,
That i.-.e’ , . ere- -e R! SKI- and
n . tiit . ’ a<< 4< > . - I;
To liiart* in w s ■ • .. ed
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Wt < - :..- in . <• ...
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To ‘ fist Mali a- < ;.r i \v t
Aid fiaJ i.u> i.i.ie- m
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MURDER.
Mr. Abraham Suydam, of New Brunswick,
N J , who lias been missing saiee Thanks
-1 •;viiio’ l)n V , in ‘liii chv, it is now ascertained
i O o
‘ has teen cruelly murdered by a man named
i’eier Robinson.
; “ Robmson is a carpenter by trade, ami
I purchased the lot and received the money lor
! bauding ihe house on cred . irorn Mr. Suy
| dam. ah. iSoydam was uuuoubiedxy induced
ito come to tin? non sc- •• Robinson under ihe
: -iviu.se oi pay mg ai hi.- : b igati< ns, us tne
itiof gfge ho;:- s, iio ei , wO. v. ere :i.i louad in
: R,..< tuscu’i- pus.-ess!on.
It buiso.t, n s who ami hrciliov, are se
j cured. i .
‘i'here ne io i nhauevv o u uoubi
i. i'i gn.u.
i- t. ; y -ua-_- t. in.- suspicious cireum
- . . n<; ti- undue', and behavior
i, . , ..... o.t .la ai.enuon of me au
pheriues oi tuat piaoe. He was sceu s >U*'-0:
dti b*f pcsses?;on a gold wmU I*, tied was u'.'it- j
jpuaiiy uue'h ot unub-; ; and It - was heard to j
I soy that .e- ur,u pa a Ln :.i the sum ot rao;:ey ;
! winc h In liau b rrowed .rom Mr. cnydarr, m
jonlcrtor: i-e the ue-i-t -age vvh.ch was mi ;i.s
pn perly, but ,V- c.:d c.o and ire icke iha inort
j-a..e lo -.he c erk’s ntr.- e, f- r fear oi being
i chargee, wait the murder o. Mr. o
j e.-tcao.y if. r.was arrested and ex- ;
jainiueti beat-re the Mi-yoroi New iirunswicb, j
and lr.>m ii.s contused manner and con’radio- i
!t. ry staien-er.tr, it was do-enaiued that li s j
i house should Le searched. Acvording'iy the ;
! Mayor, eccompau.cd !•'. severs! constable.',
a at a it .mber o; cnizens, proceeded to Ro
binson's hones for the purpose of searching it. i
Every ro< nt, no, k and corner of the upper
stories oi ike house were searched, but with
out success. At last one of the constables ’
proposed to a.‘j< to .ho cellar, and see 1
what coni ibe <hs. overe Iti era i’uia pro
por ition co vised ;ae greedcs: tropical .on on ihe j
pan ot ivobu;!?o”, ivno s'rong'y remonstrated .
against it.
lie stated tint if he floor of his cellar was
remove *, it \v> u’.J eadaegor the safety of the j
building, ami tin-re was note ling what would .
ioe the cot, e<|ue;ices. This on;y unde the i
party mei t ;e more convinced of Robinson’s i
iguil-, and they immedia'ely commenced ope- j
I rr*.l,o::s by removing the p.ank or the cellar.;
j.v mvc Li*.. r i and the ear h underneath only j
j!; and been removed, when the dead body oi the i
i • t :i.i'i-tui.a'e lu;-. Euydaui was found. ILs |
: kt.ii ivas to*;i and to Le itrea tfu'ily fr,;ctured, |
tan. li.s head was oornb-y uisiigarcd by the
,-a iks of biovrs w Idch had been inti cted on it.
! iT; m the Mi-.e of his body, it is supposed that
| hew to murder, and eight or niuo days ago.
I iicdu.son was u;i]y conmii'ted.
Wi.en lire train of cars ie:'t New Bi-tins
jw.ck kifit evening, the coroner was holdi
jan inqueol over ice body of the murdered
identic man ; and the wife and brother of Ro
! bic-soa have been arrested an i imprisoned, on
suspicion of bciivy concerned in the diabolical
deed. The greatest excitement prevails in
New Brur.sw.ck.
We learn that Mrs. P* ydam, in her evi-1
deuce, - ays that she recollects mat ner hus
band toid her ho had an appointment that
meriting at 10 o'clock, but would return in
season to accompany her to church.
Robinson, it is sad, has been in the city
siine the murder, and purchased lumber.
The watch found upon him did not belong to
Ur. fctuydam, and die unerenee was that he
might have changed it in New York. But
white prep-ring die present articl* , a gentle
man has caked to say that Mr. Suvdam’s
watch had been rout, in Newark, where it
had been pledged by Robinson.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Mr Eehois, of Walton, Chairman of ‘he
Select Committee, lo whom was referred
the Governor’s communication in answer to
a resolution of liie Senate calling on him
for his views and recommendations, in rela
tion to the course necessary for the Legis
lature to pursue, in order to afford such
temporary relief to the people of this State
as the emergency of the times demands,
begs leave to report the following bill:
A BILL,
To be entitled an act to authorize the sale of
Scrip, or certificates of Slate debt, bySris
Excellency the Governor oi :h!s State, and
to place the proceeds of the sale thereof in
ihe Central Bank of Georgia, to be loaned
out by the Directors there of, under certain
restrictions; and to provide a permanent
fund for the redemption of the principal and
interest accruing-on sa : <J bonds.
Sec. 1. Be it .'enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Slate of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it ia
hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That h r the purpose of enabling the State to
afford such ream to the people as the exi
gency of the times require, Ins Excel'em y
the Governor of this Sta-e bo, and he is hereby
au hor.zed immediately alter the passage of :
th s act, to execute the bonds of this State to ;
an amount of not more than two millions of I
dollars, m such sums as he may think ad visa- 1
the, to sec urn, the sale thereof, redeemable at !
the end of six years, bearing on interest of not
more than eight per con', per annum, pa ve b o
annually, at sued place or places v.xthia this
Si ate or the United Sla tes, as may be agreed
upon.
And be it further enacted, That the pro
ceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be placed
in the Central Bank, to be loaned out to the
Citizens of this State, by the Directors thereof,
in sums of net more than one thousand dol
lars lo any one individual, < ompnny or corpo
ration, at a rate of interest equal to the
amount of interest paid on said bonds ; which
loans shall not be made fora longer per and
than three years, and to such persons only as
want the same to Le used in (ho payment of
debtr, and not tor purposes of speculation, to
to be ascertained, as near as can be, by the
Directors of said Bank : Provided, the notes |
for the same fchr.ll be secured by undoubted
endorsers, under the seme regulations and j
restrictions as at presen■ provided for by law.
And be it further enacted, That all debts i
created hv loans made under the provisions !
or this act Aia l b ; kept separate and dis’inc-t
from ail other debts due said bank ; and the
principal and interest thereon shall bo kept
!; acred, and t-hall not be appLed to any o her
purpose or used in any oilier way than for the
redemption of said bonds and the payment ot
the interest aborning thereon.
And be it further enacted, That the faith
and credit of Ihe .State of Georgia, together
with the whole oi the capital stock owned by
he Central Bank, and tne assets thereof, ol
every desertion, le and ihe same b hereby
sacredly piedgfd fer ihe'punctuu! redemption,
ot the entire debts, pr.neipai and interest, that
may be incurred by ihe sate oi said scrip a
•he times and places agreed upon at the sale
thereof.
| And be- it fur her enacted, That the scrip
j i r certifii aios of &ate oe.it i/.'iii be authenti-
I cate;l hy -.he signature ot lus Excellency the
!• L vernoi-. Lecreiary of Elute, and by such
i f-<:-:ii or .-'nmp a= ins Excehency may enter and
j d.rect.
Vnd le it further enacted, That ail notes
uhsvcumed ; by the Ce.ural Bank under tiie j
j provisions oi ; his act, which sJiali tail due, |
ain/ paid out or renewed wkhai th.rty days j
if; snail te the duiy of tiie Board ;
ci i>.redors to place aii such notes in suit ler ‘
coucct.on. j
And i-e .1 further euaced, by the authority !
.it; the same, That for the purpose of pro
urmg as early a sale as possible, Ins Excel
lency the Governor be and be is hereby au- ;
tborised to procure the agency or such person i
or persons as he may deem necessary u-r the !
purpose of carrying out the objects of this act. j
And be it further enacted, That all laws or
parts of laws militating against the provisions
ob this act, be and the same are hereby re
pealed. ,
Mr N 0 R!T Y RE PORT.
The select committee to whic h \va3 referred
the message oi ms excellency the Governor, in
relation to the adoption oi some “ constitu
tionai measure oi relief to tiie people, for ihe
calamitous .consequences of the unprecedent
ed failure of the cotton crop,” have had the
same under consideration, and beg leave to
report as follows :
They ehtireiy concur in opinion with his
exceiitncy the Governor, that “suspension o;
the operation of the law would infringe a
wholesome provision ot the Constitution; and
violate the moral.ty of private contracts.’
But they are o. opinion that “ the sale of State
Bond , the deposit of .heproceods in the Cen
tral'Bank to be lent to the people, would not,
in xmr, if at ail, operate to their relief.”—
H.s Excel en-.v, in his annual message, said,
“It is impossible, and perhaps inconsistent
,v. ith the principles of sound policy, for the
Government to undertake to prelect the citi
non from the consequences of imprudence 01
miscalculation. A reliance oi’ this s.rt vvoulu
beget a dope tdence destructive of individual
eu'erprisc, engender a . l cherish habits oi
re kid.’ s’-ocui'i i>n, and foster a spirit of iu
diiiereuce to xc iv-3 and .mbis nous pursuits,
hostile to toe w xfare of s-.'ciGty.”
And Levant sour c.t set is have miscalculated,
avd been I sappom .ed, *u relation to tue cot
ton crop, (a iaei wed known to us before tin
session of tiie legislature,) his Exceiie.u v
now recommends that very cause which he
considered imposed).e and meonsisteut wtli
the principles et sound policy; and a reliance
upon which, in li s opinion, tended to produce
hostility to the welfare of society. Concur
ring with Ins Excellency in the views ex
pressed in ins first rnecsag®, as above staled,
.ve c nit not approve of the hep *rt. ore from them
recommended in ins last. ILa Excellency m
•he first message recent nenJed the Sub
l reasury System, because it wrested “from
the hands of the Executive all the patronage
they welded . arougii the dews it ba.tks, their j
s’ or id: alders and debtors,” beeau-e it con id
:* bestow no i Ivors nor pun. haso na inilaeuce ”
Can he recommend the scheme now proposed
by h.m on she same grounds ! Does not
every or.o perceive that die very argumen’s
he advances in support of the tavori me:.s----j
---j use oi the present a Iministration of tiro Gene
ral Govenmien*, are dostractive of t.'ie favor
ite measure oi h.s Excellency ! Besides,how
can the bonds of the Slate be negotiate ! fur
he purjiose <t’ lending the proceeds; when
the bun is now authorised by law cannot be
negotiated hr the purpose of comple iug the
Wextern and Atlantic Kail lionr!—a great
work of in'oraal improvement, from which
the S.a'.c expects an income.
His Exce heacy draws a distinction between
the debtor who has spec elated and lie debtor
who has no-*, which we can duly appreciate—
but we apprehend that it will be impossible
for the Directors oi the Central Bank to ap
ply the distinction in their distributions, and
that the specula*ors would be more beuciitled
by the sale of the bonds and distribution of
tiie proceeds than the other cb.es of debtors.
It appears from .ho last report of the Cen
tral Bank, that the loss to tiie Slate by its
operations since it was incorporated, up *o the
present time, is probab’y $309,000; enough,
in the opinion of the Committee, to Le paid
for the experiment, (whit h that institution
certainly was,) and which, they tear, wil no!,
be the only cost of the experience of the sys
tem, by the State—espe; ially if his Excel
lency's measure be carried our. And if ilid
management which has characterise ! tiie in
stitution for son.e years past, with few excep
tions, be continued under the operation of the
plan proposed by his Excellency, they ‘eel
assured that the foi’h and credit of the State
can only be faby sustained, if at ai’, by one
rous taxation lor ;he pur]lose of meeting her
engagements. If we have any regard for the
j morality < i public contracts, we should apply
the resources and energies of iho S ato to the
performance of what she lias undertaken; and
not, by the adoption of the plan proposed,
place her in a situation in which it may be
truly said, she has used her sovereign power
to contract, debt, and pleads her sovereignly m
bar of the creditor’s demand.
The committee, being fully impressed with
the belief that the measure proposed by Ins
Excellency is not expedient, ask to be dis
charged from the further consideration of the
same.
LIST OF ACTS
Parsed during the session of the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, in the year
18-10.’
I. Vo legalise the adjournment of the Su
perior Court for the county of Thomas, and
Ito change the time or holding the • uperior
1 Courts in the county of Bulloch.
2 To pardon James Hunter, of Chattooga
j coun y.
] 8. To create and organise anew Judicial
! Circuit, to be ended iiie Southwestern C*-
icuit, and to appoint the times of hold dig the
Superior and Iriicrlor Courts in said t in uit.
4. To repeal an act to establish a General
System of Education by Common Schools, as
sented ;o2oth December, IS 13, Che.
5. To amend an act incorporating the Bank
< f Milledgevdie, &c.
0. To authorise John .T. Dodd, of the county
of Floyd, to establish a ferry, on his own land,
across the Oosteaauly river.
7. To change the names cf certain persons
therein name-d.
8. To repeal an act entitled an act to exempt
certain persons fromjuryand militia duty in the
county of Mclntosh, pased tils! December,
18139.
9. To change the time of holding the Supe
rior Courts ol tne Cherokee Circuit, so far as
relates to the counties of Union, Gilmer, Mur
ray, Walker, Chattooga, Dade and Floyd.
10. To authorise the justices of the inferior
Courts of tiie county of Pike to apply the
county funds of said county for the support of
the invalid poor of said county.
11. To amend the charter of the city of Ma
con, so far as respects the time of holding
charter elections of said city.
| 12. To authorise the justices of the I.honor
i Court of the county of Macon to levy an ex
j’ Ira tax for the year 18 U.
| 13. To portion Jackson .Mahon, of the coun
i ty of Baldwin.
1 i To alter and fix the time of hold.eg the
Inferior Courts in the county of Muscogee.
15. To amend an act entitled an act.to es
tablish a tribunal for the trim of slaves wif kin i
1 his State, passed 10; h Dec. 1811, so far as |
relates to the county of Me In os .
16. To Icgitiuiatise and change the name of j
Stephen Handley to that , ; f Stephen I larris. j
17. To repeal an act assented -8 ‘i i)ec.;
1838, to compensate b ~jnd and petit jur.os : u
| the county oi Macon, and to compensate the
! j el t jurors of Jones county, so i,r as ielates
| to the countv of Macon.
| 18. To add a part of the 25th district of.
j Chattooga county to the county or hboyd, ani
* ore fully to define and provide r the run
| ningoi the dividing hue between the counties
: Chattooga and Floyd.
i 19. To incorporate the Upson R lie men, and
;o give to the members tkereol certain privi-
I h'ges.
20. To consolidate the calicos of Receiver
jef Tax Returns and Tax Collectors of this
State, so far as relates to the county o! Ap
pling.
21. Authorising the sheriff-: of Lincoln coun
ty to insert tlie:r advertisements m one ol the
newspapers published in the city ot August;.,
or in any newspaper pubiisned ui the iiiorth*
ern Judicial Circuit.
22. To exempt James Hall, sen. of Irwin
county from the several provisions of me acts
of the General Assembly concerning pediers,
and to onthorise him to engage in tiie business
without license. j
2,3. To repeal so much oi an act entil ed an
act to compensate grand an! petit jurors oi
certain counties therein mentioned, so 1-ir as
respects the county of Emanuel, assented to
23d Dec. 1837.
21. To amend an act entitled an act to regu
late slaves and tree persons ot ecu r i.i th
counties of Mclntosh and Liberty, asso-ued
to 2ist Dec. 1839.
[To be continued.)
Isaac Kidder. —The Boston Courier tells a
prettv fair anecdote ot this individual. He
was a graduate ot Harvard- isanc slut ered
right badly, but lie was a chap ol cone.dura
ble humor. One day in crossing a meadow,
he came to a ditch; so, said he io himseif,
I-I-Isaac, 1-1-1 bet vo-yeu a lia-ha-half pint
yo-u-ou can’t jump over.’ ‘ Done ; sanl he,
‘done !’ So going well back, he started,ana
running smart, he gave a leap and went over.
‘ Now,’’said hr, ‘I-I-Isaac, you o-o-owo me a
biif pint. \e*s-e.--, but I-f-I 11 bet you mo
, ..her half pint yc-o-ou can't jump ba-back
again/ * Done/ said lie; and not tiding the
j-ainj exertler, he s:ru<.k ins ices against the
opp-site id.ib, ami all sprav. :i g into the
vim ii. Y\ hen i,e had got lumscit out as well
-s he co.a !, he shock hansel! and said, * Now
i-i-i svi -, yo-o"oti ami 1 are sq-squnr •/
■ ■ill , , .
ii A ihl, Ol illh^AiAJ.
G’Ji.UMiIL Ja DEC. do, IMO
i 1 1 ‘ < 1 -stion ‘* .ne ■J the in.) i sleudh, hosti it <,
‘.'■s i";’ tt-iinst lilt t, sand farm of uui Cnitis
•iJ ‘ l*• -i-.Lc u ‘.s. ui tii’y iiihr >o strong oi.ii i.ni. .
n it: nr nt. ite it iiuit it ruai.st beshakm at thus mo
thiil. But suppose 3 serif* oj unt-. n-<-.r<: events shoutd
trrur. sujliciei.t to brill _ it,to oout.t tin cam, ilmcij of u
ti -;>u:.i id tr tot ament la met a c< isiit of tr. :t tfuii
~tr or to u riii stt Vie ro jislt os oj ih, pr.flc in the
/n.:> ir tail’ ll m s-ies ; ti is i/uti-. . likt li < \ttrain- g
•.v h.” a,-.niche* fieri, part of the an ) U aeliog fly com
■ii'i ’tl ri'fi.n phot-sax. May 1/1 u c-nticssl Moment upset
toe it i r ime t I <lcttn aa xoiernmait ttfs. u hich is
unsls.r the ■ ‘i-salasti of any sef constitutes! ai-lhontux,
ar uny oil er authority thsiu that of the nminn or its re s.-
•U-jr t'u.trtioKar.i-s. fl'h, tan sjtstru tic , ecu/ n t it. --
Bank ‘ the United Slat s u ith all its (--ranch I .
■e in time of roar/ ft a iyht i/ictat, In us the t .r-,re un
-h-ju! ‘ -ir.ee] t ar t>:’thflraic it* aid. On; it n r thin to
lire ’’urther growth to an iundt.slio i so yott'e-fvl. s.>
‘'—Thomas JeffCrsox.
FOIi CONGRESS :
JOHN 11. WATSON.
We sre sorry to see our neighbor of the
Argus so nervous on the subject ol G. ven <-r
MaJonaltl’s rePef message. One would si p
pv se from reading his editorial of the Gh!
.r.stanh that some mighty scheme, naught
with w,de-spread and irretrievable ruin, had ,
been engendered in the brain of il s Excel
lency. What is the stupendous •n.ectul
.njus.ice and oppression whali has been at- .
tempted to he imp sed upon the good pe‘-p'e
of Gecrgi?, and what ere the uvvfiu cotme
'[itences to follow ns adoption !
It appears that subseijueu’ to the trims- ;
m esioii to the Legislature oi’ the annua! mes
sage of the Governor, early in November:
and after the re eptma of explicit information
of the failure >t the cotton crop, and the con
sequent (hsasiers and revuls.os s a'.teudiag !
: ho progress.or the ensuing year; t! o F..-.e
----culive, mindful of h.s duty ,u the Chief Ma
igisirateot the State, aud tiie guardian of >i.o ■
iiterC3tK of Ins cousiitueuis, appr.xed the Le
gislature of the anti.ip<red condition of tiling •,
and suggested the pr*>};r.cfy of Legislative
act ion on Lie subject, lhe representativoa |
of the pec-p’e, as might have be on expected :
aber lie rasii and iiijudicioii.-’ measures uh pt- j
ed by them—measures winch can operate no >
oihcrwLe titan to in rer.ee ti.e m. snug da -
oiders ir.d ibrangem mtsin the inot.eta/v and ,
i business relations of tlio State-—dedii.ed ac
tion on the subject and referred the matter
to the Govert or for his consideration. That
officer promptly responded, and suggested a
plan of relief.
And what is this plan, so hideous in the
eyes of lhe Argus, and, tairabUc Jiclv, of Die
Whig presses of Georgia ! Tibs, a: and this
only—that as manifold and indescribable die
would folk.w the passpge of the Resumption
Bid, by the rapid acid sudden curtailment oi
bank issues, and the almost entire ahsem e cf
n circulating mod.urn—the evils could be, in
some degice, mitiga e.l by the introduction oi
two millions of dollars, on the credit of the
State, if. he 1 legislature had Leon < ( alert o
tlx the period oi resumption, after the pro
ceeds of the present crop had fc n mahiie.!,
end anotiter crop was in the nnrke*, (Novem
ber nex - ,) -here would have been no ocerr: m
for an e.rtra message; nor a y necc*. v ibi
the recommendation oi <* new, and, cs the Ar
gus is pleased to say, “.lie most ex riordina
rv ri eastue ever etnat ating fro-m ;i c E.-.ccti
■jlve of a Slate.” Nor, h..s r!ia uovr-rr-or bv
the suggestii ns in bis tx‘ra me-sage, said
aught conflict ing wuh the principles embra
ced i;i his late annual mess -go, that tv, as i
- wit lithe principles o's an.'j*>d <v f r
tiie Government to undertake to pro ect ,he
citizens from the conseriue ices o* inipr-Vom c
or misc-alciilation/’ Tin; whole aim and de
s'gn of the Executive v. ere to arrest the biov
iiiflicted by the passage of the Kr-am.piio-.- !
Mil; andtoi/iield die people 10-m he etie-'j !
of the “impi-ndeare anti mk-ca]ci;Jatlo:: ’< /'■■ r
afen's, as far as it could be do eby Coitsr.itu. ;
tional legisla ion:—agents over w! on, \ y he :
time-being, they lire! no control; and who had ;
adopted the most crude and ill-dh esfed me-- I
acres on a subject, but little understood, and
more than any other requiring mild aud cau
tious iu’erference. The publ’c. voice uudoubt
edly demanded some riec’si-e movement on
the part of the Representative body to restore
(lie currency of the Slate to a sound condition:
and to bring i f , within a specified r-erio- 1 , to a.
specie standard—but it was not expected cer
tainly ’hat the members would act as mere an
tt.-mal.nns, without the slightest deliberation; a
mutual interchange of opinions and views; and
a full survey of (.he whole ground, as the En
quirer of to-dav has gravely intimated; and
least of al 1 , we venture to say, was it expect- ■
e 1 that the selected time would lie on the in
stant, without a moment’s warning—at ape-1
riod when the proceed? of the present crop Ind j
not been realized—when it was known tin*
these proceeds would be inconsidoral/e—and.
even onderthe mrr* favorable aspe tof things,;
u iHsual gloom and depression would soon per- i
vn/e the S‘at°.
The Whi ••pre-.- - ?.®’ re kind enough’osav that
> His Excoßencv, in the cour ° he pursued, w-s
seeking po'ricai ca; it ah May it not be said j
wi’li far greater pr- * r'e’v, and a much nearer l
j approacli to tl.etro h, that the Whig party in
the Legislature (having the con f rd, to them ■
belongs dv responsibility,) bad the same tan. :
dable object n view, when they urged a mea
cure, (resumption Ist February.) fraugh’ w'-ii
such and refid consequences—vvhich can be x - :
j pr ved by the candid judgment of no relied- ‘
! -r-g and intelligent mar—a measure that can
j not fail to increase the embarrassments of l’ o
j people; and, probably br'ng dishonor oil Ihe
, credit of the S'ate. But, how supremely ridi
culous it ir—‘be pain cf repressing a smite ’
’ while making it. must be awful—for the Whig
! party to charge this action of the Executive
to political eonsidaral ion-, after the occurren
ces of tlie last six months—a party vvV'di has !
resorted to every imaginable trick and device
to create political capital—-to things animate j
and inanimate, human and divine—to thine? 1
earthly and unearthly—from the cider barrel!
and the coon-skin, and “every creeping thing •
that creepeih on ’he earth”—'o things ii.
“Heaven above, and in the waters under i.ho
ear h;”
But to return. Suspension, in ‘he abs'me',
Is wrong—in violation of the granted privi
leges—and ought to be corrected at the earli
est practicable moment. No one denies this
|lt is sound in both morals and politics. Bi
: unforeseen circumstances pniduced the cm- -
‘pension—the Legislature had. saactioned it,
j until the emergency which leu to it had j> *
[ ed away; and it was the dic‘a:e of prudence,
as well .as of sound policy, to bring the Tmb
to .heir proper and legal position, by degrees,
and with as little disuivbauce of the great in
terests of the Elate, as was consiste.il web tic
mildest and moat indulge.r> f .mis of ‘egis alien
Mas such been tiie course of ;he Legislature?
Events trau.p:r;ng, and to transpire, will tell a
tale long to be remembered.
His Excellency saw the inevitable tendency
ot this great measure of legislative wisdom,
and gave timely no* ice to the representatives
of the people. His suggestions were unheed
ed; and suspicion is sought to be attached to
tin purity es his motives, and the correctness *
of his recommendations. What were those
recotumo bat ons! Simply, tha two niiiiiciis j
of dollars should be obtained on the fa.th 01.
the klfate, and dlstrihuicd withui its border. .
on the pledge of adequate securities, ‘i h.s is ;
the simple proposition of the Governor;
and would there be any risk incurred by its,
adoption—ary violation of tiie fundamental
law? Questions can an ! may yi-*® ‘ “ to 1 !.
utility andexpc'Ticr.cy of tlr§ measure, and the
inconvenient .es of the exqieriinent; but they
are speculative opinions merely, unconnected
wills principle. They refer alto- e: her to mat -
i era * f del a 1, and have no boar.ng on cons ti
ll.tional j-iover. Is 11,ere any co .slittiiiannl
prohibi ioii tc t.he employiLeut cf State red.t
nary e.eni! None uha'cver. All admi‘,
ae believe, as ali have doLei*, that a. Statehaa
■he cons!ituticnal rghtto c< n’ract 1 ans on
;lie puLlic fai'h. Are there then no pc ssible
c- rctiuii tanct-c- —no extr.A rd nary loniirgeu
cie-, which wt uld nuthor.se the empb ynitnt
of tins grant of power—his appendage ot
| sovere gn’y? or is it to remain, at all lane.- ,
u.d n any [.< t>ition of things, a rorinTmt pow
er—uMerly worthless and useless 1 None go
(this far—not ever, we i.elie.e, the Editor of
Abe Argus, wi'h all h e tendency s'o u.tn istn,
;ad Ills aptitude loj u.-h every op.nion o ,ts e.\-
jiiomtpT limits, whereby truth becomes inti
j mately blended with error—the most benefi
cial desk ijs are perverted to evil purposes,
• rood practicable ihe.rits are over brown by
the eeceibric absurdities of their dircipl is. —
V* e s;.y to the Editor cf the Argus, will great
. drdereuce, and in all sincerity, aba nil n your
ua.se gods, your impracticable doctrine o , and
be ushered into the true rod living fold, “to
go no more out forev r.” .The middle is the
j true ground; and the only one on which wo
jean rear a pcrmanml foundation. Our con
stitution, trial g l>r.* us bn war!-: ; t civil lil.er*
’ tv, was founded in cemj remhe; and b_\ con
'cession only, can it : e preserved. Indulge no
longer in visionary schemes of reformation,
nt r sigh for the happy days of man’s perfecti
; b lily—but, discard ng tiie hazardous priuci
; pies of a new pliih sophy, silence Die questions
which ih w divide the republican interest, and
:that are likely to ii:treduce inveterate eviis
among tborc who arc desirous to associate on
: j r i.c p'es of general policy, ‘i’he odds against
us are tearful. The Whig parly oi the U. Stales
i is a great party-—great in numbers, -in inllu
-1 once, in talents and in wealth; and then how
!rid-, oil! hew iirmeasurc.'.biy ritb, in the
• variety v-f its principles, and in all the ele
ments of and evolution. Fight phantoms no
■ longer. There are no eyecir- s at your c’
. bow, nor mor.eto's threatening you w ith run ,
nor are there any Lt>i g<b!ius c. neealed in
i the vvh.&key or the Soe bonds. Both are
serv cable, when adtuin stored in medera
i tier, a d us a nwditune; and it is in the 1 otter
character bin Ex:e!'e::cy p.n.pcscs to use
b t ite ! o ds, to lcliove ihe eulieiings ol a
dis'resfed j eop’e.
j If it be within the constitutional eompeten
jcy of -a Slate to contract loans, upon what
i occasions, and for what purpose?, should money
i be thus ra sed! The ai swer at once suggests
itself-—When the object to be accomplished is
[public and genera 5 , and advantageous to the
i whole people. What is tie proposition of
I Gov. McDonald? To borrow two millions of
j dollars, to be distribu ed on good scour t es;
; or, in other word?, to keep a suflic'ent. amount
jof lnonev in circulation to answer the imme
diate and pressing demands cf the people.—
j This money to be ellaiecd, too, in the only
’ manner in which it would be practicable
|to procure so ,forge a sum—on t he fa.itli
[ of the Stale: and *t is din’ribuled in such form
; cs to secure i‘s return, t r the grea’cr portion
j of it, in season to meet the principal debt and
| iuteres* —having in the meantime 1 ept the
people alive, during the on gicss of the revo*
lotion atte’ dant < n l!.*e resumption of the
harks. And la not. this a be’ori , public aud
general, pervading every r-mitication of so
ciety, and whose tenia j influence D felt m
everv grade and condition of life—fn m the
mansion of tl e'tl ickT.re.athirg city to the log
hut of the mountaineer} Ar-il wotdd it l e
possible to use the credit, of the State in any
form to make it more widely or mere deeply
lei ?
‘i’he wire and far-: i fitted objection hero
mea'B r—this ivi r.ey will I e loaned to ccni
j p'lrativciy ie.v ir.diclduri’s. 1 m.- y ret none,
’ and, ! a.hdiv. in mtiuy ca.°e. ! ,* the securities
j will bo found ns llicietr, aud witbaii! having
j derived the siiglTost ndvautay.e, 1 mr y bn
i f< reed <t> aid in m ski* <: op a.ny it uses vvhich
jnr v occur. Admit i\ .aj,d *ou ruo ytcat
j 1/I eneutteil. A. owes B CAT/, if li.c two
: mi l on 1 an b: con r c'.oo, and ibe li oney 1
! put in cir* n’r I. on, Dio clelit r discharged wi'h
i <nt any materia! racrifics on li e part of A ,
imi ho :.rains bis small me •us !<> aid in iu
! crov-ir.g h s worldly e't On the cmPra/*,
ii the usual amount of m ;ney in circulation
he withdrawn, < rtfce gren'er pc r ion of il, and
its place len am u: s -ij.-rhcd, hc.vv is A. to j ay
B!Oly in one wry—-1 y the dispi sal of bis
urope/.v, and ! hi.-- property, under erdiuny
circumstances, worth 8-7U9, owing to the
dearth ol fuud.-, brings Ibw s'ands
the caee now! A. is bankrup*, rnd B. ’ores
g.’LKI. In the firs* case, A. re*airs his pro
, perty, with the ab :i i ! y to liquidate the new
dob’ .agieeal iv to the terms of ti e 1: ai ; aid
• is in I'ossc.-s on of the ent ire sum due him.
!Now which is the most dcsiiah’e situation f* r
B, to lose -S‘’’i.9, or receive will tie
1 risk < f It.avi’ig to pay $!() or J@ls, to make
|up any deficiencies w ldc h may result from
j the loan cf the two millions} But A. may
j not he fortunate enough to !>orrow SSOO, or
’ oven ijjillOO, of the State. Adnii! it, au.l still
iie is supplied witli money to discharg-e his
i obligations. How many individua sin a com
i mu'iity me known to the Banks, or v.dieae
names are ever found on a Bank ledger! cue
,in te , one ii twenty, or one in a hundred,
-i a! ye’ every dollar in circulation issues from
I these Banks; and how, in what manner, can
| a Bank note be obtained except from :he ir.-
i Tiiutimi which creates it? Ite ! ! y this ur
l gument against the benencial iniiuence of
; lie Governor's plan is too slender to require
i a moments attention. Two millions ol <m!-
I lars are added to our circuia l ion, arid in tie
■ I'wds of the per pie; and the individual who
: sever entered a Bank, obtains Ins portion
with the same erse as the immod.a o bor
rower.
In conclusior, wo Leg to refer our rea ’ers,
; and eepecially our neighbor of th t Argus, to
•wo cccurren.es of recent date, wh.ch iiius
: irate and confirm our position, that resump
i.iOii vviUiaut reference to time, or surrounding
[ ircurast-ince?, is not necessarily right; and
ghat the eu ploy men tof State cred.t is not
’ always wrong. Some twelve months since,
i die Legislature of I’ennsylv ania were faver
| ing a project for imaieiiiate resumpt on. Gnv
j omor i’orler ot that S a:e saw the mischiefs
• .vii.ch would result fro n such j;r mature ac
tion, an !, with the sagacity of She Statesman.,
and the independence cf the M gisara'c, -
co’iu cnaiu eJ the measure cs unwise and im
’roper, arid as certain to result in the prastn
iou of the cred.t of the Sia e, and another
, suspensior, bri vgiug vv.th accumulated evils,
i Can any one duuh*, af er the experience ot
1 the past year, ha I resumption teen pressed
I >n Fonnsy.viun?, the alarming conseqaences
; foreseen by-Governor Porter, wou! i most cer
: tair.lv have followed}
Yv’kat would have been the condition o:
; t’iiO city of < h r e tor, alter the devouring
i element had destroyed ncr iaireo*. jv r. or?,
iiad not the State of faun ?i hero ina, bv the
temperarv loan of her credi , elevated uer
j again into Ji;e and prosperity? And can that
S ato, bv any possibiii.y, lose ad<lb r? Is
g tiie properly iinpio.ed, amply sufficient, in
anve.ee, to “and- charge the amount of the
debt and in*erect}
Oar iim is admon sh ”.s to dose. We shall
continue the subject next week.
TEXAfT
This young republic is making giant strides
towards an equality with older nations. Her.
laws, salutary in their cSed, are administered
promptly and justly; her revenue is on the
nvrease; her population, which will bom*
comparison with more Lrvvard nations, be
bee i greatlv augmented witliin the last year,
an 1 Jier future prospects must be grat tymg ; •
;/! wljo ere in fawr of t? e extension o’ m'-