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~ PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. !
APRIL 5, 1851.
Augusta, April 5, 1851.
To the Members of the City Council of Augusta:
Gentlemen :—That period in our history
has arrived when we have met, for the last
time, to legislate for those who delegated to
us the powers with which we now stand
clothed.
In 1846, your Police Committee compiled
and presented to Council thirty-one Resolu
tions, all of which were adopted; and the
29th of them requires “ that the Mayor shall,
at the last regular meeting of his official term,
give to the Council his opinion, in writing,
in the form of a Message, on the operation of
the City Ordinances, suggesting such amend
ments, if any are necessary, new laws, and in
general any thing which, in his opinion, may
improve the police and government of the
the city.
I have, from time to time, during the past
year, brought to your notice such defects as
I have discovered in existing Ordinances. And
I have also suggested the passage of such new
Ordinances as appeared to me necessary to
the public welfare.
I would recommend you to take into con
sideration the propriety of requesting our
Representatives, in the next Legislature, to
have the first section of the third article of the
Constitution of our State so changed, by
striking out the words, “ being a sea port town
and port of entry f as to enable the Legisla
ture to pass such laws as will give to the
Court of Common Pleas, jurisdiction over “all
minor offences committed by free white per
sons; and which do not subject the offender
©r offenders to loss of life, limb or member,
/r or ,to confinement in the Penitentiary.
X so recommend, because the act of the Le
sgislature of Georgia, passed on the 24 th of
J&ecember, 1835, requires, that “ when any
person shall be summoned and shall appear
before the City Council, to answer for a viola
tion of the City Ordinances, and upon an in
-4 vestigation of the charge, it shall appear to
the City Council that such individual has
committed an offence punishable by the laws
of this State, it shall be the duty of the City
Council to bind over him or her with good
and sufficient security, to appear at the next
term of the Superior Court of Richmond
county, to answer tor such offence, &c.
If jurisdiction of these “ minor offences ”
against State laws are given to the Court of
Common Pleas, which holds its sessions four
times a year, the Superior Court, which holds
its sessions only twice a year, would bj re
lieved of many comparatively unimportant
eases ; cases, the criminality of which consist
more in the indecent and profane language
used, than in their actual violence, and they
would be brought to a more speedy trial.
It is thought by some that the City Coun
cil have the right to impose a fine in such
eases, and to discharge the offender. My
Hfc. opinion is different, and having more than
j|| once sworn that I would support the Consti-
I tution ©f the State, which virtually prohibits
\ the exercise of any such power, I have felt
constrained to follow, as the rule of my con
duct, the Constitution and law to which I
have referred, and from which I have quoted.
It may be proper for me to say, that in my
opinion, the Legislature cannot confer upon
Council, the power to try “ Criminal Cases"
because the passage of such a law and a con
viction thereunder, would be violative of the
right of “ trial by jury"
For the purpose of ascertaining the Value
of all Real Estate in the City of Augusta,
there aie ei s ht persons elected annually by
the City Council, whose duty it is, to asses
and value the same. Suchjassessment when
made, is considered as establishing the value
by which to estimate the tax to be collected.
Toe duty imposed upon assessors so ap
pointed is laborious, and there is no compen
sation allowed them for the time thus devoted
to the public service. Moreover we know,
that during the last year, we have found it
somewhat difficult to obtain, in this depart
ment of the public service, the services of
some gentlemen whom we had elected.
I therefore recommend, that Council take
this matter into consideration, and if satisfied,
that the present system should be changed,
devise some other mode, such as the election
of one or more assessors, who should be con
sidered officers of the city, and as such be
compensated for the trouble incident to the
office.
But whether this change be made or not, I
would suggest, that the City Council, cause
a separate survey to be made of the Real Es
tate lying in each Ward, which would show
the locality, front, depth and the names of
the owners of lots, for if the present system
is continued, such a survey will save the as
sessors much of that time, which they have
heretofore given free of charge to the city;
and we may expect from them greater accu
racy in valuing Real Estate.
In the Charter of the City of Augusta we
are especially charged with the “ care of the
poor.”
During the past year, the City Council em
ployed Major Isham Thompson, to take the
Census of the city, and he was “ particularly
requested to ascertain the number of poor
orphan children in our community.” He has
completed this work to the satisfaction of
Council, and the fact is made to appear, that
there are 383 orphan children in our city.—
Os this number 43 attend private Schools ;
67 attend the Free School; 273 do not attend
School at all; and about 46 of them are under
the age of six years.
Major Thompson was requeeted to inquire
into their “pecuniary condition .” He reports
125 as “poor," and is of opinion, that about 75
of them are destitute o i the means of support.
It is this class of our population that I would
especially commend to your care, and I most
earnestly recommend the establishment of an
Orphan's Asylum, believing as 1 do, that it is
our duty to provide for the support and edu
cation of those, who, having lost their parents,
' Kave scarcely any other refuge, than in the
benevolence of the government under which
they live. It is a measure, that not only com
mands the sssent of my judgment, but the
warmest feelings of my heart—and in saying
so, I feel, that I but echo the sentiments of a
k very large portion of our citizens.
\ You have but to approve the measure, by
taking the initiative steps towards its estab
lishment, to secure for it liberal contributions
now and larger testamentary bequests hereaf
ter, and in this way, the City would soon be
relieved of the expense, that would attend its
establishment at first, and we should, as a peo
ple, be happy in the reflection, that while we
have invested almost untold thousands, in
the purchase of and the construction of works
which have added largely to our revenue and
are fast developing the resources of our City,
we have not been unmindful of those among
us, who are in a state of destitution and or
phanage.
The cause of education has not altogether
escaped your but yet nothing has
V been actually done by Council in this respect,
the last year, beyond the gilt of the
of five hundred dollars to the Au-
MHMkFreeflSfcool.
location of this school, the size of the
id KaHjng, it* limited means and the number of
who do not attend any school, alike
demand, that this institution should be more )
liberally encouraged, and that one or more
should be established in other parts of the
City, if, as I think we do, wish to see the in
telligence of our people keep pace with the
daily increasing commerce and prosperity of
our city.
One of our oldest citizens has recently de
parted this life, and by his will, has made, it is
supposed, ample provision for the education of
the children of the first Ward.
The amount, therefore, that would be ne
cessary to keep in successful operation, our
present Free School, and to provide anoth
er, is comparatively small, and when once es
tablished, we may reasonably hope, that others,
following the good example of Mr. Houghton,
will not in after years, when disposing of their
wordly goods, forget the great cause of educa
tion.
The 47th Section of the general ordinance
of the City prohibits “any person from acting
as Vendue Master in the City of Augusta,
without a license from the City Council of
Augusta.”
I hive decide 1 in the Police Court, that the
City Council have not the right to pass such
an ordinance, because it conflicts with a law
of the State, passed in relation to the same
subject, which subjecs the offender to a pen
alty of five hundred dollars. Council should
possess the power to pass such an ordinance,
and I have no doubt, that upon application
to the Legislature, it would be granted.
I would also recommend,that a new digest of
the ordinances of the City be published as
soon as possible, as many of those now con
tained in our published volume of ordinances,
have been repealed and amended—and again,
a number of other ordinances have been pass
ed, which do not appear therein.
I have thus, in a brief and plain way, called
your attention to such matters, as I think are
worthy of your consideration —and at the
close of this my official term, beg leave to
thank you for the kindness and courtesy
shown me, while in the discharge of the du
ties of my office, the burthen of which has
been very much lightened by the aid received
from you, and the ready and prompt manner
in which you have met and discharged the
duties devolving on you.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
T. W. Miller, Mayor.
Regular Meeting of Council*
Apkil sth, 1851,
Mr. Maharrey offered the ( follo wing Preamble
and Resolutions :
Wheueas, Many citizens are desirous that
a change should be made in the present mode
of electing the City officers, and that such of
ficers should hereafter be elected by the peo
ple of the City, therefore.
Resolved , Tnat at the election of Mayor and
Members of Council, to be held on the second
Monday in April, the yoters who may be in
favor of such change, be requeued to add on
the face of their tickets, "By the People” and
such as are opposed to the change, to add on
the face of their tickets "By Council,” and the
managers of such election keep a record of
such votes and make return thereof to the
City Council 1 .
Mr. Coniey moved to lay the Preamble and
Resolution upon the table, which motion was
lost.
The yeas and nays being called for, were
Yeas —Messrs. Conley, May, Harper and
Dearing—4. •
Nays—Messrs. Foster, Slack, Tutt, Mahar
rey, Hatch and Robertson—6.
Mr. Foster offered the following as an
amendment to Mi. Maharrey's resolution,
which was accepted by Mr. Maharrey, and the
original resolution was withdrawn by him;
Resolved, That the question in relation to
j giving the election ot officers to the people,
i be submitted to the voters at the election to
be held on the 14th inst., in order that those
who feel an interest in the matter may have
an opportunity or expressing their wishes in
regard to the same, and that the Managers
make a correct return of the aame.
Mr. Dearing offered the following as a sub
stitute, which was passed.
Resolved, That the citizens of Augusta are
competent to judge for themselves, and that
when they deem it necessary to make any
alteration as relates to the election of City
Officers or other matters, they can and will do
so without instruction from their servants,
the City Counci*.
Dr. Dearing called for the yeas and nays,
and they were;
Yeas —Messrs. Foster, Slack, Tutt, Mahar
rey, Hatch, Conley, May, Harper, Robertson,
Dearing—lo.
Nays—oo.
Mr. Maharrey then re-offered his original
resolution, w’hich he had withdrawn, and for
which he had accepted Mr. Foster’s amend
ment.
The chair decided that Mr. Maharrey’s
motion was out of order.
Mr. Maharrey appealed from the deeision
of the Mayor, and the vote being taken, the
decision of the chair was sustained.
Mr. Maharrey called for the yeas and nays,
but previous to their being taken, he with
drew his motion.
Mr. Miharrey then moved to reconsider
Dr. Dearing’s resolution, which motion was
lost.
On motion of Dr. Dearing, that portion of
the proceedings of Council in relation to the
election of City Officers by the people, was
ordered to be published.
A true extract from the minutes of Coun
cil, this sth day of April, 1851.
L. L. Antony, Clerk Council.
Regular Meeting' of Council.
April 5, 1851.
By Mr. Conley, passed unanimously:
Resolved , That the thanks of Council be
tendered to Col. John Milledge, for the very
able and eloquent eulogy pronounced by him,
upon the life, character and services of our
late lamented President, Gen. Zachary Tay
lor.
On motion of Mr. Maharrey, the above Re
solution was ordered to be published.
A true Extract from the Minutes of Coun
cil, April 5, 1851.
L. L. Antony, Clerk Council.
Regular Meeting of Council.
April 5, 1851.
Mr. Conley offered the following Resolu
tion, which was unanimously passed and or
dered to gbe published.
Resolved, That the thanks of the City Coun
cil are due. and hereby tendered to His Hon
or T. W. Miler, Mayor, for his dignified and
gentlemanly bearing towards the Members ot
the City Council during his official term, and
for the impartial manner in which he has pre
sided over the deliberations of the City Coun
cil during the past year.
A true Extract from the Minutes of Coun
cil, of April 5,1851.
L. L. Antony, Clerk Council.
Rev Geokge H. W. Petkie. —This gentle
man, the beloved pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in this place for twelve or fourteen
years past, has received, and accepted a call to
the French Protestant, or Hugunot Church,
in Charleston, S. C. This determination,
though unavoidable under all the circum
stances, has filled our entire comm tnity with
unfeigned regret. To the flock of hi* pastoral
care, the loss will be irreparable; while to our
community but few can be found to supply his
place as a citizen. We have never known a
man more universally popular and beloved fa
all the walks of life, and by every class of so
ciety. His public ministrations have been
marked by distinguished ability, and a pious
zeal for the spiritual welfare of his charge;
while in his private intercourse with his peo
ple he has never failed to prove a Christian
and friend. Zealous without bigotry, all his
relations with other persuasions have been
most cordial and kind; and, irrespective of
denominational tenets, it has not been unusu
al to see him mingling amongst them, and in
their pulpits and altars, dispensing his labors
of love.
We unite in the universal regret for the de
parture of such a man from our midst, and
tender him, thus publicly, the affectionate re
membrance of our citizens, their hopes of con
tinued and eminent usefulness in the wider
sphere to which he has been called, and their
best wishes for the welfare and happiness of
himself and family.— Washington ( Ga .) News,
3 d inst.
[From the Wilmington Journal, 4 th inst.')
An Aching-Void in “Memory’s” Waste.
“The Cat may look at the King,” and even
editors are sometimes so far honored as to
catch a glimpse of the celebrated humbugs of
the age; and occasionally, though not often,
to be slightly “taken in and done for by them.’
Our friend of the Commercial, in his Tuesday’s
issue, pathetically marrates the manner in
which a certain professor of memory, named
Mr. Theophilus Nixon, who delivered lectures
here some time since on the science of “Mne
monics,” got into him about a feet for adver
tising and printing, for which he forgot to
pay—a strange omission in the case of a pro
fessor of memory. Our friend of the Warren
ton News also dilateth on the great honor he
enjoyed by riding in the Car on the Raleigh
& Gaston Roard with Madame Anna Bishop,
the chevalier Bochsa, and another singing
fellow, whose name we forget. But the War
ranton man’s luck did not end here; for he
actually had the painful pleasure of getting
the southeast corner of his left big toe smash
ed, mashed and chawed up by the rocker of
Madame’s chair. Happy Warrentonian!
Boohsa he describes as most transcendently
and sublimely ugly—and he is. As for the
other singing fellow, he growled and swore
in bad English, until the passengers forced
him to keep silence under pain of being put
out. It would seem that this amiable party
got into a squabble, all around at Fayetteville,
last week, and would not sing. Unhappy
Fayettevillians! Cruel Anna! Unfeeling
Bochsa! Unrelenting ’tother swearing fellow!
I —But just observe the painful impression it
makes upon the Carolinian. The sorrow and
anguish which oppres < the sensitive heart ot
our romantic friend Bayne, find vent in the
f dlowing strains of woe» —Hear him and weep:
Got in a Pet for $6. —The celebrated and
brilliant Madame Anna Bishop, and the no
less highly accomplished (?) accompaniment
player, Monsieur B 'ebsa, arrived here on
Thursday last, and did not give a grand con
cert as they advertised.
It appears that their serene highness could
not condescend to speak to the proprietor of
the concert room, and learn the price, &c.; and
just at night when they found the price was
$lO (the room was reserved for them two
nights, as they postponed from Wednesday
to Thursday, but they only calculated to pay
for one! Clever in them, wasn’t it) they
swore like the army in Flanders, and refused
! to vouchsafe a single note of harmony, not
i withstanding they had taken in a number of
! notes from the citizens for tickets.
It is said when they told Monseignor, Hans
Von Bushaw that he would have to pay ten
dollars, he foamed at the mouth and swore by
his mustaches that he would not be imposed
upon in that way, particularly in a little
| Yankee country town, when he was from the
j European cities, and from the great city of
! New York? Phoo! He was not to be im
! posed upon. Five dollars was some in his esti
j mation. He said that in Raleigh the man
, promised to charge him nothing, or a mere
trifie, for the room, and afterwards charged
him forty dollars. It is outrageous that they
i should be charged for a room to sing in! We
| hope Col. Brown did not charge them for
: board!
What we consider the cream of the affair,
! is, that the town has saved about S2OO, just
because the musicians wouldn’t pay $5.
. We did think that there was gallantry
enough about here to duck, or at least to give
a Calathumpian serenade to such unpardon
able petulance and arrogance.
Not the least amusing part of the business
was the long facts and “Oh my’s” of the ladies,
and the sos the gentlemen; the former
that had spent two hours at the toilet, and
the latter that had soiled their white vests and
stretched their new kids, just to be disap
pointed.
{From the Savannah Georgian, sth inst.)
New York Politics and Conservation.
To our par excellence Union men; to those in
favor of Union “at all hazards and to the last
extremity,” the contemplation of the public
sentiment of New York must be highly edify
ing. Byway of giving them all the “aid and
comfort” at our disposal, we publish the fol
lowing article which appeared in theN. York
| Day Book, March 31st. As the abolition cloud
i rises and spreads and darkens it becomes im
perative upon them to cry louder and still loud
er “Union.” "Union” the "glorious Union'’’
*lt is useless to deny that the majority of
the people of the State of New York—leaving
out this city—are deadly opposed to slavery 6
and have fully made up their minds that it is
their religious duty to do all in their power to
destroy it in the United States. To use the
words of an old merchant. The state is rotten
with abolitionism! Take out the cities of N
York and Brooklyn, and we can scarcely name
a town where the out-and-out abolitionists
would not have a majority of the votes in a
contest with the silver grays or old hunker
democrats. So determined are the people in
the western part of this State to destroy sla
very some way or some how, that they look
upon what are termed Unionists in this city
as their natural enemies, and they insult and
taunt members of the Union Committee with
cowardice, knavery, treachery, &c. &c. Coun
try merchants now in town go boldly into the
stores and counting-room of our citizens and
begin to taunt them with having sold them
selves to the South. They call them dough
faces! men who have no souls! no patriotism!
no minds nor principles above dollars and
cents! They tell us that the Southern people
are knaves, tyrants and thieves, and that they
have no respect or regard for them whatever.
And as for dissolution nor secession, their
language is, “Let them (the South) go! they
have always been a curse and a burden, and
the sooner they go out of the Union and use
themselves up, the better. Their negroes then
will all run away, and they will have to go to
work themselves, as we do, and get their liv
ing honestly.” Any one at all acquainted
with the course ot the Albany Evening Jour-
nal and the N. Y. Tribune, readily sees that
this language is of their teaching and comes
from their school. The patronage given to the
tribune in this city by our merchants and
brokers, and to the Evening Journal by the
' v party, has enable them to circulate
t irouga this State and Ohio thousands and
thousands ot copier of the«r cheap weeklies
niied wuh the«e sentiments and slurs against
New Yorkers, until they have po soned the
public mind an x turned the current ot feeling
dead against us.
“Since the opening of rmr avigation and
the arrival of such vast aumh. • q- country
people, our merchants and the Union Com
mittee seem to have become convinced that it
is useless to attempt to change the current of
public opinion in this State. It is all one way,
and directly opposed to the efforts of the
Union Committee, and in favor of high hand
ed measures against the South. It is as com
mon as to hear men speak of the weather—to
hear a merchant say—“O it is idle to attempt
to stem this abolition current; New York and
Ohio are all over abolition, and the people
will listen to nothing but anti-slavery, free
soil and the repeal of the fugitive slave law.
The President might,” they continue, “had
he taken strong measures last fall, and come
out with spirit and determination and remov
ed every higher law officer and put in their
place friends of the compromise, have boken
up the Seward faction, but it is now too late.
He has done just enough, and that hesitating
ly. to get the hatred and contempt of the free
soilers, and not enough to inspire confidence
and courage in his friends.”
“I tell you,” said one of the leading com
mittee men and a merchant on a Saturday to
a company of merchants—“We shall have
non-intercourse with the South in less than
five years, and I shall prepare for it. Seward
is as eounning as the devil, and as ambitious
as Caisar. He has been here and made a Union
speech; he thinks to quiet us and make us be
lieve him our friend, and he has quieted a
good many, but he is a devil and he sets the
snares of the devil. The state is as completely
under the thumb of Weed and Greeley as the
members of a catholic church are under the
thumb of the bishop. We have been cheated
and humbugged all our lives by these fellows;
we paid for printing a hundred thousand
copies of Seward's higher law speech when we
paid money to Draper and Grinnell for the
whig party, and now we are paying to print
sermons to counteract it. We have paid for
and supported the Tribune for ten years, be
cause we thought it a whig paper, and now we
are getting abuse from it. In short, gentle
men, we have been turning the grinetone to
sharpen the knives which are to cut our
throats.”
THE CONSTI f UTIONALIS Y.
Augusta, ©eorgia.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8-
Appointment by the Governor.— -Julius
M, Patton, has been appointed by his Erfcel
lenoy Gov. Towns, State Treasurer, vice Wil
liam B. Tinsley, Esq., resigned.
are requested to state that the sale
of Fancy Articles at the Masonic Hall, by
Seignor Yito Yiti will be continued this even
ing. See advertisement.
!gyltalian Opera.—Those who wish to
secure seats, can do so by calling at the Box
office at the Theatre, any day this week, be
tween the hours of 11 and I o’clock.
E3s**One of the northern mails due last even
ing came to hand. There will be two mails
due this evening.
Concert Hall Theatre.
The entertainments for Saturday evening,
were, “ The Money Moon,” and “ Used Up”
and drew an excellent house, both in num
bers and respectability. It is proper to say,
that every evening since the opening of the
theatrical season here, the most marked de
corum has prevailed—a fact creditable to Our
city, and one rendering the Theatre an agree
able resort to the many ladies who have
graced it by their presence, and thus ad’Sed
to its attractions. 1l
We would always rather say agreeably
things of those who strive for our entertain
ment, than find fault. We will, therefore,
enter into no detailed criticism of the per
formance of “ The Honey Moon,” for al
though there was some good acting, and
there were some passages effectively giv
en, the representation, as a whole, was a fail
ure. This was owing, in part, to some of the
subordinates being imperfect in their parts,
but the leading characters were not persona
nated throughout in a style to win plaudits
from an appreciative audience.
“ The Honey Moon ” was not the attraction
of the evening. Very many went expressly
to see Sir William Don, as Sir Charles Cold
stream, in “ Used Up,” and every evidence
was given that they were highly pleased. He
personated to the life the young and wealthy
Baronet of twelve thousand a year, who, hav
ing run through the usual round of excite
ments, pleasures and follies, and found that
there was “ nothing in it” had become com
pletely blazee, and, like the Persian King,
sighed for a new pleasure—any thing that
would produce a sensation, and make his
pulse throb ten beats faster in a minute. Had.
he been better supported, he would have ap
peared to better advantage, but he had to do
his own work, and that of others also, for he
frequently had to act the part of prompter.
Weaver, as Ironbrace, however, did himself
credit; and Miss Sinclair, though she was, at
times, in need of the prompter, conceived ancl
played very well, the part of Mary. In looks,
bearing, attitudes, and in movement, gesture
and intonation during the first act, Sir William
gave an excellent delineation of the gentleman
ly ennuee “to the manor born.” The trap
door scene with Ironbrace, whom he supposed
he had murdered, and whose ghost he fan
cies he beholds, was one of considerable dra-
matic power. Sir William made a very decided
sensation in it upon his audience, and convinced
many present that he could do well in the
highest walks of genteel comedy and of melo
drama, if he chose to turn his talents in that
direction. We would not doubt his success
in “ The Stranger,” in “ Claude Mellnotte,” ot
“Don Leon,” or “ Petruchio,” or “Sir Peter
Teazle,” did his fancy take that direction. But,
perhaps Sir William is a philosopher as well as
a man of the world, and concludes that he who
has won reputation in one line of characters,
might act unwisely in hazarding a failure in
an untried field —for failure is never half so
bitter as to those who have tasted the sweets
of success. Independently of this, eccentric
comedy chimes in with the taste, whimsical
though it be, of Sir William Don. But we
[ will close with the remarkably novel obser
vation, there is no accounting for tastes.
We believe that Sir William Don was much
more appreciated on Saturday night than on
any previous occasion—the audience being
enabled to recognize in the manly, well dress
ed Sir Charles, more of the qualities supposed
to attach to Sir William, from his position in
jift, than in his low oomedy displays.
Mi< Mason’s Benefit—Great Attraction !
It will be perceived by the advertisement,
that Mr. Mason takes a benefit this evening.
If gentlemanly deportment, merit as an actor,
and untiring exertions as Stage Manager, to
make the entertainments at Concert Hall
Theatre acceptable to our citizens, give a
claim to public favor, then the patrons of the
Drama have good reason to turn out in full
force. But, in addition to this, a most at
tractive programme is offered for this even
ing. “ Lady of Lyons,” “ Rough Diamonds,”
anc “ Widow’s Victim,” are of themselves,
worthy of a crowded house. But an extra
ordinary attraction is added in Mam’lle Fitz
james and Signor Caresci. They are both
celebrities. We are assured by those who
have seen them that we cannot speak of them
too highly. Mam’lle Fitzjames is second only
to Fanny Ellsler among all the distinguished
danseuses that have visited this country.
Mr. Kreutzer, a distinguished Conductor of
Opera Orchestras, accompanies them, and will
lead their dances. .
The Rhode Island Senator. —The Balti
more Sun says : “General James, the newly
elected Senator of Rhode Islond, has finally
defined his political position. He says in a
letter to the Providence Post, “ I have never
on any occasion, nor to any person, said that
I was a whig; on the contrary, I have always
belonged to the old democratic party. I am
in favor of a judicious tariff; such an one as
will effectually protect the labor of the coun
try, by taxing, lightly, the necessaries of life,
and heavily, the luxuries, and also of internal
improvements.”
New Motive Power. —An engine has been
completed at the American Machine Works,
in Springfield, Mass., in which air takes the
place of steam as the, expansive force. It is
to be sent to the World’s Fair. It is said to
work well, and shows (that air can produce
the same effect as steam, with one-twentieth
part of the fuel, and less dangsr of explosion.
A patent has been secured. If Ml this be true,
the inventor must have found some new way
of making available a force which has often
been tried before, with no success to be com
pared with steam power.
The Cunard and Collins Steamers. —
From a statement complied for the London
Times from a parliamentary document, it ap
pears that the Cunard company receive from
the British Government £145,000 per annum,
or equal to £3,300 per voyage, while the
Collins line receive from the American Gov
ernment 383,000 dollars per annum, equal to
£4,000 per voyage—the Collins company un
dertaking to make twenty voyages out and
home in the year, and the Cunard company
forty-four voyages. The former, therefore,
gets double the pay of the latter.
Encouragement or Domestic Industry.—
We observe by the advertisement of the Black
Oak Agricultural Society of St. Stephen’s
Parish, that premiums are offered for the best
specimen of Democratic Cloth fit for Jhe win
ter wear of the laboring negro, and made of
cotton warp and wool filling—and also of Do
mestics of cotton both warp and filling
—to be awarded at the anniversary meeting
of the Association on the 22d inst.
Further per Baltic-
New-York April, 3—lo, P. M The mail stea
mer Baltic arrived here at 7 o’clock this evening,
bringing seven days later intelligence from Eu
rope.
England. —The Papal Bill has been so modifi
ed and curtailed as to be acknowledged by no par
ty; yet it still occupies the time of the House of
Commons.
France. —The correspondent of the Times says
it is impossible to deny that a reaetionary move
ment is evident ameng certain legitimist circles
in the Fauburg St. Germain, to accept a prolon
gation of the President’s powers. The Siecle, ia
refeience to the circulation of rumors that France
would assume a warlike position on the German
question, says : “ So long as a good understanding
subsists with England, there can be no war on
any such account.”
A council of the ministers was held at
Elysee. The news from Berlin, Dresden, and
Vienna was the principal subject of discus
sion. The council decided that instructions
shou d be given to the French minister at Vi
enna, informing him of the attitude France
will take should a contest arise between the
Great German powers. The views of the
King of Prussia met with sympathy in the
council. The Moniteur states that the Presi
dent had received a communication from the
Emperor of Russia, notifying him of the mar
riage of his niece with Prince George of Meck
lenburg.
Germany. —Complications have arisen in
Germany. Prussia and Austria no longer act
in concert, and the secondary States coincide
with neither one nor the other.
Prussia supports the pretensions of the small
States which Austria opposes.
The conference at Dresden had not been re
sumed, though the day of sitting was past.—
At their former meeting, Mons. De Montneu
fle and De Schworaberg, the delegates from
the two sovereignties,fixed upon a place of ar
ranging the formation of the Central Govern
ment, leaving nothing wanting but the ratifi
cation by the sovereigns. On Montneufle’s.
return to Berlin he found his Dresden adver
saries had not been inactive at Berlin with the
King, and the aspect of affairs was entirely
changed. The King's views were entirely
different from what they were when he left
him. Frederick William indulges in visions
of ambition, and regards this as a favorable
time for a rupture with Austria, broken as she
is in power, and her armies diminished. The
determination of the second Dresden Confer
ence supported the views of Saxony, Wurtem
berg, Bavaria Hanover, while the proceedings
of the conference in relation to the German
powers presents a powerful obstacle to the as
cendency of Austria. This seemed to favor
the point of establishing a confederatian which
may revive the hopes of the national party,
which,threatens to increase the rupture bet wetn
the cabinets of Vienna and Berlin.
It is believed that Prince Swarzenburg has
sent an official reply to the King of Wurtem
burg, stating that this sovereign prince, in
stead of being opposed to his views, coincides
with them; does not think the time has come
to carry out the project of a German confed
eracy.
India.. —The overland mail from Hindostan,
and the Indian mail arrived at Suez on 4th
March, with 70 passengers. The Bombay jour
nals announce the surrender ot Fort Dahrowr,
in the Nizam's dominions on the 4th of Feb
ruary. A portion of the Prince’s territory
has been made over to the East India com
pany, as an equivalent tor a debt of 60,000
pounds due the Puniaub.
Four hundred and fif.y miles of canals are
under construction.
The sum of 10,000 pounds sterling has been
stolen from the Oriental bank.
Commercial affairs have Improved in Bom
bay. The import market is brisk. No increase
in prices. The high price of cotton is produ
ced by holders being indisposed to sell. No
change in other articles.
The commercial prospects in Calcutta and
India generally are better.
China. —The death of Commissioner Linn
is confirmed.
Fears are entertained of another insurrec
tion in the disturbed Chinese provinces. The
health of the troops at Hong Kong has been
much improved. An extensive band of smug
glers has been discovered there.
The Markets. — Liverpool March 21 —SV r e
have to report a better teeling in our cotton
market since the arrival of the last steamer,
with an advance of &d per lb. in American,
and a better feeling ih other descriptions. This
improvement arises from the belief now gen
erally entertained here that the crop cannot
exceed 2,200,000 bales, which has given con
fidence to holders, notwithstanding the less
favorable accounts from Manchester—yarn be
ing very quiet, and some descriptions of cloth
almost unsaleable, which has induced manu
facturers partially to resort to short time.
Sales of cotton for the week reach 42,630 bales,
of which 32,790 are American. Speculators
took 18,749, and exporters 3,700 bales.
The official quotations are, fair Orleans
7|d., Mobile 74<L, Uplands 7£d; Middling 7|,
a 7d., Ordinary 5| a 7d, 5 \ a 6§, 64 a 6f.
The stock in this port amounts to 491,000
bales, of which 306,000 are American, against
a total stock at this period last year of 490,000
b ties, of which 320,000 were American.
In Havre cotton is one to 2 francs higher.
(From the Savannah Georgian , sth instant.) §
Democratic Meeting'
* A meeting of the Democratic Party cf Chat
ham County, pursuant to a call, was held in
the Exchange Long Room last evening. On
motion, Hon. Thomas Purse was appointed
Chairman, and C. S. Harris Secretary. The
Chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, the following resolutions were of
fered by R. H. Griffin, Esq. and adopted :
Resolved, That the Democratic Par y in the
several counties in the State, be requested to
send Delegates to a Convention in Milledge
ville, for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for Governor.
Resolved , That the Democracy of Chatham
county respectfully suggest the second Wed
nesday of June next, as a fit and proper day
for the assembly of such Convention.
The following gentlemen were, on motion,
appointed by the chair, a committee to nomi
nate delegates to said convention, viz: R. H:
Griffin, John Bilbo, A. J. C. Shaw, Col. T.
Verstille, Dr. J. P. Screven.
The Committee reported the following gen
tlemen as Delegates : Hon. Thos. Purse, Hon.
John W. Anderson, Col. Geo. P. Harrison.
Which nomination was unanimously con
firmed. The Committee of Five were autho
rized to fill any vacancy that might occur in
the Delegation.
On motion the Meeting adjourned.
THOS. PURSE, Chairman
H {Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
NEw-Ycmk, April 4.
The Market, —The Cotton market has. re
covered somewhat its lost ground, and 6000
bales were sold this morning—Middling Up
lands 11£. Rice is quoted at 3 25, at which
130 tierces were sold.
New-Orleans, April 3, 4 P. M,
The Market.— The Cotton market is quiet
2000 bales only having been sold this morning
at easier prices—Middiing.lo a 10&. There is
a large stock of Rice on hand, and the article
is dull at 3iJ. Bacon Sides have advanced to
8£; Shoulders 6 eents. Mess Pork has also
advanced 50 cents.
[communicate©.
Mr. Editor lam one of those who be
lieve that moral justice, with common sense
will prevail in the end if persevered in, over
all the intrigues and chicanery that ambitious
men, assisted by the power of money, may be
capable of inventing. I will refer to' an event
in my own life. Some few days since, I gave
an expose of a final and amicable settlement
between Col. John McKinne, of Augusta
&a., and myself, of a forty years bussiness
connection, in which our fate was sad and
gloomy. It was occasioned partly by an un
foreseen misfortune, on the one side, and on
the other, by ambitious men, regardless of law
or justice, depriving us of our valuable pro
perty, viz: the Augusta Bridge.
It is a remarkable fact, that every one of
those lawless men, who so boidly acted in de
fiance of law and justice, have sunk into their
graves, while John McKinne and myself are
in good health and spirits, warring for out
right and defending our property. The fol
lowing article may be regarded as another
evidence of the truth of my belief.
It will be seen by the document of the pro
ceedings of the Legislature of the state of
bouth Carolina, at its last session 1850 has
fully protected our vested rights in that ’pro
perty, the Augusta Bridge, in defiance of an
application by nearly the whole Town of
Hamburg, with the Town Council and
Bank of Hamburg at the head, to deprive
McKinne and myself of that property.
The memorial was referred to two commit
tees; the one declined to act on the subject
at all, the other reported against it. This
shows in what light I am held by that pub
he body and that my acts and services
through life to the State of South Carloina
and the public generally, are appreciated.-
Ihe Legislature looked upon justice, and ac
co-dmgly it was meted out.
After the result above named, what pros
peet can the Honorable City Council of Au
gusta promise themselves, as regards the
building of their contemplated Bridge in
open defiance to the laws of South Carolina *
Will they act with an arbitrary power, re=
gardless of consequences ? If so. should they
not expect lor me to have as much resolution
to defend my vested rights in mv own Sta e
aa they have to violate them ? 'And should
that Honorable Body dare violate my vested
rights in the State of South Carolina, may I
not dare to invade their vested rights in the
State of Georgia, on the same grounds ?
I shall reier to the subject again.
Hknjry Shultz.
Park Hill , near Hamburg, S. C. Aprils,
i Memorial of the Town Council of Hamburg
praying for a Charter for a Bridge across
the Savannah River.
The above memorial was referred to the
Committee on Incorporations, which Commit
tee was discharged from the consideration
thereof, on the 11th December, 1860, and the
memorial was ordered to lie on the table.
On the 16th December, 1850, the memorial
was taken up and referred to the Committee
on Roads, Bridges, and Ferries, which Com
mittee made the following R port:
The Committee of Roads, Bridges, end Fer
ries, to which was referred the M emorial of the
Town Council of Hamburg, praying for a Char
ter of a Bridge across the Savannah River, re
spectfully ask leave to Report: That they
have had the same under consideration, and
recommend that the Prayer of the Peti
tioners be not granted,
The above is correctly stated from the Dro
ceedings of the House of Representatives at
the annual session of 1850.
Thomas W. (Hot**, ) A
Clerk H, R- IjP-
Gekimbtets Deecmbtr 21, 1850-