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OF GEORGIA.
Jn Senate, Januaty 21, The resolution
submitted by Mr. Bent >N for hnnroprmirtg the
surplus revenue to purpose* of national de
fence, was taken up as the order of the day;
when
Mr. CUTtI BERT observed, Pin’ the remarks i
be should make on the question then pending, I
would he very few in number, nod very circum
scribed in their extent. The message which
bad just b >et) received from the Executive, con
taining such imnort ms matters for the c<msi .'era- ;
tion of that bodv, renUered if T he less necersarv |
<or him to enlarge on the eid j°ct. even had ii
been his intention to do so. He should, there
fore, occupy hut little of the time of the Senate
on the present occasion. As all discussions of
mis subject must, from its pecither character,
be of a delicate nature, it was proper for him to
wish to avoid giving offence by any expressions
which he might use in the heat nl jl hate, fie
would, therefore, exp-ess it as his opinion, that
there breathed notone American who was de
smans of *i war with the French nation; that
there breathed not one American who w mid not
svert it if in hie power; that there was not one
who would not consider if an unnatural confl ct
between two nations bound to each other hy the
powerful ti«B of interest, and feeling; and that
there breathed not an American who would,
even for the sake ofpeace, with ail its blessings,
be willing to sacrifice the honor of his country.
With these quahficafions, he begged that no con
Structton of an offensive nature might he pur on
any phrases or expressions lie might inconside
rately use in the hurrvof debate. Let me then,
said Mr. C.. urge to those gentlemen who may
he considered inoppos’tion »o the Government,
hutwhoin reference to that body. soMv [the
Senate] were the Croverumant itself, and regu.
lated all it« movements, that the pan they had to
act, was an important one, aad deeply concerned
the honor and interests of their country. It whs
their duty to prevent any foreign nation from
falling into the delusion that th's' might be a
divided neople—it was doubly them duty to do
so. for they had t>iken ii upon themselves to act
ss moderators in the controversy between their
own Government and tint of another count*y.
If, said Mr. C. they have thus taken if upon them
selves to act as moderators, they ought to show
to the foreign nation that they will preserve a
proper portion of firmness with their mildness,
and that although they are anxious to conciliate,
they will maintain, at all hazards the honor and
•interests of* their country. Was this observation
n just one? It was. Did it carry its force to
everv American bosom ? It did; and it was wrh
this view of the subject,'that he should briefly
occupy the attention of the Senate. ,■
The Senator irom \f ns Chair
man of the Committee on Finance, on the last
day of flie last session, reported a hill which had
been returned with amendments to the other
House; which had come hack with an additional
amendment to the Senate, and which amendment
having been rejected, and the rejection adhered
to. the hi 11 was ios f . Tt ha 1 been made a rpies
tion on this very principle. flint fore : gn Govern
ments were not to he deluded with the idea of
any division here, whether the course of the
gentleman was a correct one. He thought it was
not. He had alwnva thought that in the defeat
of the bill, commonly called the “Fortification
'Bill,” the-course of the gentleman on the l ist
evening of the l ist session, was to say the leas'
of it, indiscrete. The gentlemen declared to
the Senate, and to all the world, that it was not
by his means that a bill, so important to the
nation, and in such a doubt fit! posture of our
foreign relations, suffered a failure. He, Mr.
C>, thought otherwise. The Senator had appeal,
ed to (he lateness of the burr at which the (dll
was brought tmi» jhe Senate, Was he not as
much aware then, fhlt itif s“ssion was approach
ing its close, as he was now 7 I? so, was the
tone of his remarks such ns were caleW.'-l“d to
preserve the bill and further its passage through
both Houses at that late hour? Was his coutse
the hapniest flint could have been taken to faci
litate the legislation of Congress on mailers of
such various extent and interest, as were em
braced in the bill 7 If it was his object to have
saved the bill, peculiarly important to the coun
try at that crisis, what should have been his
course with regard to a measure with which his
Committee was peculiarly concerned.
[Here Mr. Webster explained. The gen
tleman, he said, was mistaken in every fact he
had stated since he got up. H®, Mr. W., never
reported the bill. He had no more to do with
it, than any other member of the Senate, till he
moved to reject the amendment, and the Com
mittee of Finance had no concern with the
amendments, or the disagreement between the
two Houses.]
Mr. C. continued. He accepted the corretr
tion of the gentleman. Voluntarily then tiio geo
tleman stepped forward ; voluntarily did he make
those forcible which accompanied his
motion to reject the amendment a s the other
House ; and voluntarily did he cause the failure
of this important bill, if he did so cnu«e it.
How do I. asked Mr. C., establish these facts 7
If the gentleman h.d been desirous of saving
this bill, or preventing the loss of so mtsnk ami
important necessary appropriations, and-of avoi
ding the embarrassments which that loss h is or.
casioned. what should have been h s course ?
He would have admonished the Senate that the
aessmn was approaching its close; and he
would have advised them to avoid all an >ry dis
cussions and irritating topics as calculated to
cause the defeat of the hi!!. Wps this true, or
was it not ? It was. This would have bomt
the kind of admonition to the Senate, calenla
ted to save the bill, and to promote objects so vi.
tally important to the interests of the co uvry.
If there were vices in the form and manner of
the bill which had been Treated in the represmi
tative branch of the National Legislature. which
affected the gentleman’s mind, what nvght have
been expected of him, if he was so desirous of
facilitating the progress of the national busi
ness? That he would calmlv and distinctly have
pointed them oul; have suggested the remedy ;
and aided bv his influence and example in apply
ing it, so that the bill might pass both Houses
in time to become a law. Was this the course
of the gentleman from Massachusetts? He
thought not. He believed that there was n?t a
member of the Senate who was not forcibly
struck by the manner of the gentleman on that
occasion; a manner so different from the grave
and authoritative tone which usually distingirsh
«d him in that House. Abandoning the grave
and authoritative manner in which he had been
accustomed to address the Senate, he assumed
• violence and ardor of expression new to him,
and to the Senate. Suddenly he gave wnv to an
excited feeling, and seemed to be seized with
suspicions of the deepest and darkest character.
* T r *‘- to J’pcnk, as if he had
ta an his political opponents at an advantage, and
waa eterm ned to use that advantage to the ut-
r ap * d into the habits in which his
of: « Os reproasnttnf th*
peop e as suffer ng under the dominion of a ter
lible tyranny, which aimed at the destruction of
their liberties. Then what must have been the
necessary consequence ofnhe language accom
partying such a motion, as the gentleman hm
made? Why to provoke debate ; to make that
■ 'ebafe an angry one; to render the contest doubt
ful, and endanger the passage of the bill. Such
was, and sycli ever must be, the consequence ol
a course of conduct like that pursued by the gen
tleman from Massachusetts. But H did not end
here. Tie amendment made in the representa
tive branch of our legislature, was rejected on
the motion mad-e by the gen lenian—a motion
made with a tone ol indignant scorn, which could
hardly have a hupav influence on the feelings of
the members of ihe other House, including
some of the gfemleman’s own political friends
The bill so returned to the other House, what
f i lowed ? That body insisted on thior ano-nd
merit, an I returned it to ttie Senate. .Then was
the lime for tne gentleman to have signalize )
his nnxie'y for the appropriation, by suggesting
a m idi 1 of dispelling the difficulties which eiood
i i the wav. and ol bringing the two Houses to an
easy accommodation. The g nt'enmn c tud
have pointed out some conciliatory course of pro
cedure, for saving a bill acknowledged t»v all to
■he so important and so necessary. W bar was
Ii 1 * course ? D:<l he recommend anv m »de, ei
tin r formal or informal, to ao dn that desirable
end 7 Did lie ask the other House to go into a
con'ertnee with a view to accornmodaie the dis
ferente between it and tire Senate? No, he
made flint motion so harsh, so'abrupt, and so un-
Coirrnroniising,-tlvat the Senate should adhere to
its di-agreement ; and when he made that rno.
tion to adhere, he preserved the same tone of in
ligaant scorn that had characterised his first mo
linn disagree to the amendment.—-Was he
right there ? Then what was there in this ap
propiiat.ou of the House of Representatives
wh'ch so deeply stirred up the fire of the gentle
man. Those who heard him on that occasion,
and who were not so well read in the constitu
non as he w n», must believe that some express
clause of that instrument had been deeply viola
ted hv the House. Was this the case ? He had
looked into the constitution for the purpose of
fi iding some clause with which tills appropria
tion might conflict, and which had been so deep
ly wounded ; hut ha had looked in vain. He
then supposed that the circums nnce which had
s i deeply excited, the gentleman’s ire, was, that
the appropriation covered two distinct Items of
expenditure; one for the navy, and the other for
the fortifications. Was it this, then, which had
so greatly agit -ted the gentleman’s love of liber,
ty? Was it this which had created such an alarm
in his breast as to induce him to believe that the
Constitution was endangered, and to move him
from his balance and d'gmtv ? Ah ! out the con
stitution must be saved, and the gentleman di
vides 'he appropriation, ih~ee hundred thousand
f,.r one, and five for the other, and ihe difficulty
is surmouired. Here we have the archmagician,
who holds up the magic lamp, by whose light all
darkness is dispelled, and we see the dangers
that encompass us. Luckily, the magician has
the talisman before whose touch ail these dan
gers vanish.
The sagacity of the Senator had left him in
no doubt as to where the battle on this question
was to he fought. He alluded to his own
warm expressions and his violent opposition to
the appropriation, and declared that, although
the foot of the foreign soldier was on our soil,
though the cannon ot the enemv was pointed at
the Capitol he would not make the appropriation
while the danger to the Constitution, 'hat he
apprehended, was in existence. What! Be
cause he cannot make a verbal amendment,
he is Willing, through ihe shrieks of dismay of
affr'ghied virgins—through the burnings o 1 our
dwellings—through blood an) dev istanon—
that the enemy sin I make his way to tins Capi
tol. It appeared that, because the appropriation
was not s v cific, because a long established
practice of the Government (and a very proper
one it was) hid not been followed on that oeca-.
sion. the gentleman could suggest no mild and
conciliating way to restore the ancient nracncrv.
and save the bill from a failure. Now, if any
thing comma from him could have any weight,
he would venture to give some wholesome ad
monitions to those who were such ardent lovers
of liberty as to reject an important appropriation
beca- s h was n t to their view 8 •Ardently spe.
cific. Did the gentleman believe that he would
nreserve liberty against the hard grasp of the
Executive bv refusing to that Executive the
means of defending his country? He Would fell
the gentleman - o r Ter to that history with
pich he was so well acquainted, and lie would
find t’;si whenever a Government was so nm
barrassed bv opposing cheeks, that it wanted
the power of dele.: > t3 couu'rv from for-ign
that the Pv wou'd rally to ttsnu
and vest the Chief u J nb , ount, f (i
power. Was this proposition a-, rnr^ ( 1 ’ e
gentleman? He presumed it was. »
the gent’cm.an in seeking to defend hheri,, 9n *
crifices liberty; thus, then, in indulging those
fastidious scruples, he gives a blow to that liber
ty where it was the most dangerously to be as
sailed. This was so perfect a truism that he
would not dwell on it for a moment.
The institution of governments had generally
been traced to the desire of preserving such do.
mesfic order in the conduct of individual citizens
to each other ns would best preserve the rights
nftho whole; hut truly speaking, governments
had mo e fr-quen ? ly arisen from the necessity
of protecting the State against foreign aggres
sion; for " here would he the wisdom in provi
ding for the individual liberty of the citiz ms, un
til he was gi.’irded against subjugation bv a
foreign i iiem\? The foreign enemy invading
1 tbeooin'rv. his march traced hv violation, rnur.
dor, pltmd-r. and confl 'gration. of what v due
wis iiid-vidua! libeVry v when it had nit been
protected against calamities like those? Thus
ihe scruples of gentlemen might draw down
upon their country a desolating and wide spread
calamity, in seeking to gua'd against d ingers
ex : s trg only in them own ini ghintions. Was
he right or was he wrong? So firmly right, that
lie seemed to he trifling with the Senate in
urging truths so obvious.
The Senator from South Camliha (Mr. Pres
ton) whom he did nut s'-e in his but who
was probably in the Chamber, pronounced th' l
other day in relation to this resolution, one of
fb'*se speeches which always create.l a.mnvpr
fu!. ff >m. Bit never was there a more forcible
example of how art imposing manner and fluency
oi language might cover the greatest absurdi
dnies how the graces of elocution b’jJ the. or
naments of style might accompany the weakest
arguments, than, in this instance. Hid the gen
tleman too, discovered a clause in the Consiini
timi. which forbids the two Houses of Congress
from making an appropriation without the re
commendation o! the President? Did he sup
pose that there, in that hall, where existed the
censorship of the Government (if he might use
an expression of the gentleman’s) the sifetyof
the country could not he provided for without
Executive recommend iiion? Here, said Mr.
C. is that censorship which is to stand between
what is adverse, and all that is valuable in our
institutions and guard them from danger; here
was the part of the government, that with re
flection and con'emplation provided the best
means of securing all that was good, and guard
ingagaiiast all that was evil; and yet the Sena
tor from South Caro'in* has discovered that those
who constituted this censorship were not to be
trusted. All at once, we are (said Mr. C.) to
he sunk into * state of apathy and stupor; to
hav© eyes and not to see, to have ears and not
to hear, nrvl to have hearts and not to under,
i ®uai- Ot! happy condition of passive obedi.
ence to which ihc-y have arrived; and wonder
ful. by whose means they bad been brought to
it. The gentleman remined him (if he might
indulge in a pleasantry m a grave debate) ol a
termagant wile, who finding out a new way ol
provoking her husband, replied to him on ail
occas.oas, saying “whatever is your will is my
pleasure.”
Then there was no clause in the constitution,
as he had read it, declaring that the two Houses
of Congress should have no opinions as to the
foreign relations of the country; none declaring
that when the enemy’s fiaet was on our coast,
and his army on our soil, or, in the language o'
the gentleman from Massachusetts, when the
Can! was at the Capitol ; there was language in
the constitution prohibiting Congress from pro
viding the means of defence. Yet the gentle
man from Massachusetts, if he understood him
right, was for waiting for Executive recommen
dation; that is. when his house was in flames,
and his wife and children shrieking with dismay,
he would not go to their rescue fill his
neighbor advised hmto do so. The gentleman
nnißi go the president and get his sanction,
before iio can provide .against approaching dan
g-T-
There was but one point more thtrt he wished
to reb-r to. Being already exhausted with the
slight ?fi . rt lie had made, affected peculiarly by
disease, and lately disused to public speak'ng,
he might not have made the most appropriate
arrangements of liie subject he had touched on,
and this might not therefore be brought out in its
proper p'uce. The Senator from South Carolina
seemed to have a stong confidence, proceeding
with him to certainty, that there was no possible
danger of a war with France, unless it arose
from our own c mduet. What sort of evidence
warranted the-gentleman in making these pre
diction* with such presumption? Has the course
of the French, said Mr. C., proceeded on sach
sure calculation*, that you cannot dottht from
what has passed what will follow ? Did any
man suppose that the treaty of 1831 would not
be carried into execution ? There happened
what had not been anticipated by any orte. Was
there any member of that body, was there anv
individual in the nation \sho could have antici
pated the strange condition that was attached to
the. fulfilment ofthe treaty by a member of the
onposhion in the French Chamb-rs, and the sud
den acceptance of that condition by the French
IMinisteis ? Whdt, then, warranted the predic
tion of the gentleman from Carolina, that
there would he no war with France unless can
ed by our Government ? He denied that there
was any certainty in ca'culatmg*on the future
course of France towards this country—he de.
n ed that the movements there depended on any
course of conduct that might have been pur
sued at a former period. There was a massol
feeling, a chaos of discordant elements in the
French Ch miners, which must produce results
that no hum in foresight could calcit'ate on.
There was the Republican party, ardently desi
ring for their country the enjoyment ot those
equal rights an i free institutions which they saw
producing such bloss-ngaon this side the Atlan
tic ; there were the Imperialist, burning under a
sense of defeat, anu looking ha k to the glories
and triumphs of the reign of the great Empe
ror; there were the Carbsts. anxiously longing
to exalt the white fl ig over the tn-color ; and all
these embarrassed in a more or less degree the
operations of the partr in power There was
another feature in the compos tion of the Freuds
Chambers worth attending to. They (the Cham
bers) refused to appropriate the money required
to fulfil the stipulations of a so'emo treaty en
tered into by their Government without the
compliance wi h an extraordinary condition,
thereby manifesting a want of experience in the
principles of Government, that they may yet
n»iain, hut which they must attain as till oth r
Governments have, after long and laborious ap
plication. The gentleman from South Carolina
refe'-red to the 'riendlv disposition of the King
of France, Louis Philiippe, towards this country,
fie tells ns (sasu.Jrt r. ('.) of «bc feet good
faith anti sincerity .with w hich the Kmg and his
.ministers have entered ii.to this treaty, of their
anxiety to have its stipulations carried into es
feet, and o’ their exertions to get the necessary
appropriation through the Legislative Chambers.
But of what avail is the friendship of the King,
without a corresponding disposition on the part
oft’ie legislative brunch of his Government?
We cannot rely on the good disposition of the
French Kmg, because he cannot control the
various conflicting elements of which his own
Government i- composed.
In the entire want of the habit of public spea
king, Mr. C. said, he had pas ed over one or
two topics which could have been profitably re.
ferreif to. He would, however, hut briefly
call the attention of the Senate to one fact, and
then close his remarks. Was there a man
there, who did not understand one important
principle in European politics, and one that had
more than once been acted on hv this very
French naiion ? It was, that in commencing a
war ’f was their policy to strike the first and
most decisive blow, Unexpected to their enemy,
and without giving h' rn tnff« preparation
While consuming time hern, 83 'd o- r * w *'h
unnecessary scruples, and comhau’ng mtneers
that exist only in th-* imagination, yottf com
merce may be swept from the ocean—your gat
lant seamen may be dispersed, and your navy,
which has added so much to the nation's glory,
be left unmanned when called on for action. If
if occurs, to France, said Mr. C.. that there is
to he some sign il advantage in striking ns some
decisive blow, what was to prevent her seizing
this advantage, if the arguments of gentlemen
nreva !? Gome what might, he, Mr. C.. did
not fear the result, though he was of opinion
that both honor and p dicy demanded that every
necessary preparation should be made. There
was a 2' al. an energy, and promptitude in this
young and grow ng nation, fqmlfo anv emer
gency, and capable • f encountering and over,
coming the greatest of dangers. Fie relied with
the utmost confidence on the spirit anti gallant
rvofthe American youth, who, without experi
ence, hut stimulated by love of country, and
their country’s honor, could ru-h unprepared
into the rrea'est dangers, and by their chival
rous daring, add new renown to their country’s
flag. It was with the deepest interest he had
read the romantic story of the gallant and youth
ful Blakely, who with a crew of youthful and
inexperienced seamen, proceeded to the Biitrsh
Channel, there cut up the British Commerce,
and bv his victorious conflicts with the enemy,
furnished the brightest pages of nnr naval his
tory, and shed an imperishable lustre over his
early grave.
[From the Nr-in York Courier ts- Enq.]
The Colton Trade. —The annexed bitter from
a house of high respectability in Liverpool, com
ing to tisjor publication front a source of equal
respectability, we willing'y give it place. The
remarks it oon ains on the future prices of Cot.
ton, will go for what they ate worth. One
ground—the exorbitant profits of the grower—
which the writer assumes in support of his po
sition, that the late p-ices of Cotton cannot he
supported, we think hardly tenable, for if it be
admitted that the price of production, in most in
stances, regulates the sellmg price, -till the fre
quent, very frequent examples of the contrary,
should induce us to act on that belief with great
caution. There is, besides, one peculiarity it*
regard to the price of Cotton, which takes it out
of ihe general rule. —The price ot the manufac
tured article has not increased with that of the
raw material; grower and manufacturer have
both been getting rich and not at the expense o'
the consumer, consequently the check of high
prices to tho ecdsvsmer, has not operated as \\
usually does on the price of the raw material. —
Two circumstances have probably materially
contributed to produce this effect. Improve
ments in the manufacture and a cheaper mode ot
transportation. When these cease, and no other
counteracting influence comes into play, then
gradually and in process of time, competition in
the growth may bring prices to that level, which
will afford the grower but a moder.ve equivalent
for his capital and industry; but who can sqv, in
the present onward course of human enterprise
and industry, when this period will arrive,—this
year or ten years hence ?
Liverpool, Dec. 4.183*).
The very large import arrived this week,
seems to hive had the effect of destroying all
hopes which the most sanguine might entertain
of a re-action upwards in the price -of cotton.
A large portion of these imports from America,
are of the new crop of Boweds and Orleans.
Boweds of which a few smill lots were sold
when they fi-st appeared, at 11 -I per lb. are now
quite current at 91 a Iff per lb. and the quality is
beautiful—the quality of the Orleans is also very
good, b t they are only vet landed—a few very
fine have been sold at 12 a 12i per lb.
We regre’to state that the losses upon most
of the late imports are tremendous, particularly
upon Egyptian, Brazils and E is' IndFs, the new
Boweds and Orlea s wh'ch have been sold do
not lose much, if any thing.
Inferior American are per lb. lower—East
India } a i. sea island 1. and Egyptian } a $ per
Ih. As to the future, we assume boldly that as
the high ortcea of cotton for the last two years,
have been founded entirely upon comp.aritive
scarcity at some periods, and in apprehension of
still greater scarcity, and as thi« apprehension is
now entirely removed, we must have a new scale
of prices—for any one to argue or endeavor to
create by any artificial annulus— 1 a scale of
prices, giving to the growers of cotton, 50 to 100
percent profit, is guilty of extreme • folly as a
mercantile man.
The consequence of a war between France
and America, is much talked of. If it should
take plane, which we do not believe, what will
be the effect? Freights and insurance will no
d-mbt be high«r, hut instead of having the
French for rv d buyers in America—that
market will be left entirely to ns and the cot.
ton will have to he brought in English vessels
or vessels bearing our flag——and it is sta ed
that we have not -Kina sufficient; but D itch,
British, Prussian and other countrie’s vessels
would soon fetch us suppl es and prices in all
probability would be as much lower in Ametica,
as to make up for higher freights.
We a*e far from arguing or expecting that in
times when anv article of produce is compara
tively scarce, that prices will not or ought not to
rise, hut in Co'ton several times the last 3 years,
speculation atid folly have given an artificial
stimulus, to prices and in the re action, dostruc
tion and ruin have followed, and at the present
time the merchants of Liverpool, are suffering
dreadfully from one of these excitements.
It may be said these reasonings are out of
place—(lie mischief is done and it is e-asv to talk
about it—but we in all these periods of excite
ment I.ave raised our voices loudly and vehe -
mently against them and this we t hink is well
known.
AUGUSTA, QA.
TueStlay Morninsr. Feb. 2. I SPG.
are indebted to a friend, just returned from
Columbus, for fir* following information :
Although much alarm and confusion prevailed in
Columbus last Tuesday and Wednesday, in conse
quence of rumors of hostile movements on the part
of ihe Creek Indians, no real danger to the city of
Columbus existed at tint time, as was afterwards
ascertained. A parly
thirty in number, had indeed crossed lit? river, hut
for w hat object no one knew. Trie whites watched
them, and finally cnrfce upon them n°ar the river,
when a skirmish °nsir'd, in which two of mu conn
trymen were killed, and one wounded. The conso
quence of this nffiir was the immediate organization
of the militia of Columbus and the neighborhood,
which, it is be ieved, should remove all apprehension
for the inhabitants of that place. The Indians will
not have the temerity to attack a city defended hy a
thousand brave Americans, well armed and full of
Z“al. The spirit of our countrymen in that region,
is roused, and it is their enemies that are in danger,
and not themselves.
It was rumored -in Columbus that the Creeks pro.
per, were very friendly, but that the IVheez and
Hitchetees were hostile, and that the former had of
fered to march against the latter, if it was desired by
the whites, and arms were given to them, for that
purpose. This rumor may be true; but it will he best
to let the Creeks alone, and to svibdno the Uchees
without their assistance. Arras should be given to no
Indian, however friendly he may appear to be.
Besides the above information, communicated by
our friend from Columbus, h» Fared from travellers
who had just passed through the Cr»ek nation, tha,
the Indians w-re generally pacific Jand extremely
«»lanned at the hostileaititude assumed hy the whites,
ami that it was rumored those friendly Indians were
willing U* _g*> down the river and punish the few dis
orderly Indians had caused the excitement.
ET The following loL*«r was received yes
terday by one of our citizens.
“COLUMBUS, Jan. 29tli, 1835.
We have been for a week past very much ex
c ; ted here, on account of Cecilies, Cnsetces, and
Hitcherty Indians, who, hut a few days since
have been guilty of the most barbarous butchery
among our countrymen, and are now’ making
great prenaration to attack and destroy our town
and citizens.
Our Maj. General has ordered one thousand
men to he here to.morrow, from the adjoining
Counties, to repair to the scene of aciit>n, to
stop them in their hostile career, they, the In
dians; are assembling in large bodies at the
Decide town, 15 or 2D miles below here, and
news reached us to night that small groups ot
Indians h ive been seen during t :e day, lurking
around the town of Columbus, as we suppose
to be spies for tiie balance. WV are now rai---
ing a company to start in pursuit of them. To
morrow I expect to shoulder the musket, to
march down the river with the rest of our com
pany, which is in number about'ninety, of the
Columbus Volunteers.”
United Males Bunk.
We copy the following article from the Penn
sylvanian.
THE PLOT DEVELOPED!
We learnt last night from Harrisburg, that on
Tuesday morning, Thaddens Sievens reported a
bill from the Committee on Inland Navigation
and Internal Improvement, to incorporate the
United States Bank, with a capitalof 2B,ol)o.-
OOfl Dollars, for me consideration of a bonus,
)r bt;be to the State, of $2.000,000, to he ap
propriated in part to the purchase of stock ui the
E’mira Rail Road, in certain Turnpikes, for
clearing the Monongahela river, and for extend,
mg the Pennsylvania Canal to Erie. The bill
repeals certain state taxes, and lavs the Batik
under obligations to take stock in other internal
improvements, if required, to the amount ot an
othar rn ; Uion: New rre tare the monster fairly
iti the field, audit remains to be set'll whether
Pennsylvania will sell herself so vilely for a me&s
of pottage. Let the people rise in their might
against it. The time has come.
FIRE.
Yes'erday afternoon, at about half past four o’clock,
the cupola of the Richmond Academy building was
discovered to be on fire. The firemen, with their
engines, repaired immediately to the spot, and, with
iheir exertions, together with the assistance of many
of our chizms, the fire was entirely subdued, after
destroying the lop of the cupola, and burning much
of the lower part of it. Thus this large building was
saved from destruction- We feel bound to mention
th° active and fearless exertions of one of our citizens,
Mr. Spelman, who, while on the building, was most
instrumental in arresting the conflagration. We
must not omit a belonging to Mr. Me Laws, who
act«xl with great intrepidity and eff'Ct on the occa
sion. This negro richly deserves a reward.
Assllier Volunteer Corps.
This day at two o’clock, another Volunteer Corps
from the City of Augusta, viz: The Richmond
Hussars, under the Command of Captain Samuel
Bones, w ill leave our crly to render assistance toonr
distressed brethren in Florida. We have seen them
on parade several limes,and if their actions 4 hu! equal
their looks, they will prove an honor to our city—a
better set of looking men for actual service, cannot
he found any where. They muster about seventy
strong, anti will depart this afternoon at 3 o’clock, in
the -team packet George Washington, the same boa 1
thiteonveyed the Richmond Blues hence We under
stand ih a y will be accompanied to the boat by our
diff'rent Volunteer companies, and by the Lafayette
Military Band attached to the Managerie and Circus,
now in this city, who have kindly Volunteered their
services.
Internal Improvements—Rail Roads*
On the 15th and 16th of this month, books will be
opened, for subscription to the stock of the Georgia
Rail Road and Banking Company. So judge by the
signs of the times, and by what has come to our own
knowledge, a larger amount of the stock will be sub:
scrib ed for thin is wanted to complete the capital. It
cannot b» otherwise, when we take into consideration,
the large section of the State deeply interested in the
p-osperity of the road, and the large number of our
citizens who must inevitably be ben-fitted by the
successful operations of the company. Thirty-two
counties of the State, if not more, will be directly and
indirectly interested in the Georgia Rail Road, when
it is completed, and even when it is completed only
to wlih branches extending to War
renfon. Eatontm, and Mtdison, in Morgan County.
According to the census of 1331, these 3’2 counties
contained a population of 270,003. one half of the
Whole population of the Slate. So that one half of
the people of the State, will be interested in the con
struction and completion of the Georgia Rail Road,
and in th* successful operations of the company.—
And if one half of the population of the Stale contri
hntc to the operations of th’ company, is it unreason
able to expect that ihe stock will be a profitable one?
On the 12th of ibis month also, books will he open
ed for subscription to the stock of the Central Raii
Rond and Banking Company. This stock is becom
ing very popu!a r , and there is no doubt that capitalists
will embrace the opportunity to invest money in
stocks which must, ultimately realiz° profitable divi
dends. A very interesting portion of this Stale is
deeply interested in th° completion and operations of
the Rail Road from Savannah to Macon.
We call lb- 3 attention of the reader to the following
article from the Macon .Messenger :
‘ The Monro° Rail Road Company have commen
ced work, about two miles from this fitv; and have
air ady excavated and levelled a hill which is consi
dered thethi d worst obstruction in the route. Th y
wit* erect a sieam null in a few days wli°re ih-y
nr’ now at work, with pow >r for four saws, fur the
riinvi nience of cutting their lumber.
‘‘As vye exn°ct“d, the lands on the route have al
ready commenced rising, and we doubt much if t)t *y
could now iv 3 purchased for twenty five per c"nt over
the prices ih y were held at twelve months since.
Th° stock is already at a premium, and we should
oortsider any man fie lunate t > have lh° road through
his lands, without requiring any pay for what might
be n e led We understand that most <if the indivi
(ina's on the route have granted the right of way
without compensation.”
'] ho following named gentlemen were admit
ted during last week of the present term of the
Superior Court of this coanty, (His Honor
Judge Schley presiding,) to piead and practice
law iu the several Courts of Law and Equity in
this State :
Zacii. B Harman, of Forsyth county Geo.
P. C. Kain, of Augusta.
B. Labuzan, of Augusta.
T. W. Miller, of St. Marys.
‘
r l he number of convicts in Maryland, which
had a population of 417,000 in 1830, was on the
Ist December, 1835, 404—in Virginia, with a
population of I, QII,OOO in 1830, the number on
‘the same day was only 150. The extraordinary
disparity is to be accounted lor from the fact,
that Virginia is less maratime and possesses no
I irge city, and therefore fewer crimes. Bal
timore alone furnished 90 out of the above num
her.
[COMMU NICATED. j
ELBERTON, Jan. 18, 1836.
At a meeting of a large number of the citi
zens o! the Couniy of Elbert, assembled for the
purpose of paying a tribute of respect to the
memory of their worthy and distinguished fel
low citizen, Gen. Wiley Thompson, who had
f.il'en a victim to savage treachery, whds:
holding a distinguished office, in the service of
his country—who like a faithful office, fell where
he was always found at Ins post, in the discharge
ol bis duty:
Maj. Beverly Allen, was called to *he Chair
and Thomas J. Heard, appointed Secretary.
Simeon Oliver, E.-q. then addressed the Chair
and explained the object of tiie meeting—lie
then >n a very feeling manner, called to the re
collection of the meeting the many virtues that
adorned the character of the deceased, and tiie
many distinguished services which he had ren.
dered his country. Maj. J. N. Davis, and
Thomas J. Clark, E.-q-, also addressed the
meeting, and in their remarks, very pathetically
referred lothe many obstacles and difficulties,
that tiie deceased had to contend with; that, at a
very tender age, he was thrown upon tne cold
charity of tne world, and unaided, save by his
own merit and talents, he became one of the
most useful and distinguished citizens of the
State of Georgia.
Maj. Green W. Smith, then arose and in his
usual fluent manner, addressed the meeting in
substance to the following effect: Thai he had
always been a politic-il enemy of (Jen. Thomp
son, but that he would be doing violence to bis
ewn feelings, it be were not to join in the tribute
o f res p»ci, which was about to be paid to tbei
memory of the deceased. llu coolJ t j ##
testimony, that Gen. Thompson had risen u
the eminent stand which he occupied in the
public estimation by his own exertions and
merit, unassisted by wealth, or infl leniial friendi
and that he knew no man of more sterling inieg.
rity, more unbending in his political courst, \
nor did he know of any man who had rendere
more service to the country or whoso boson
glowed warmer for the interest of his countrj
and his friends. He then concluded his re
marks, by requesting that, the preceedings o
this meeting be forwarded to the Editors of both
political parties, for publication.
Maj. Alfred Hammond, then addressed the
Chairman, and offered the following preambh
and resolutions, which were unanimously agreec
to.
Having received the mortifying inteliigenc*
of the death of our distinguished and WofthJ
fellow citizen and Townsman, Gen. Wile;
Thompson, by the Seminole Indians, for Whom
he was acting Agent, appointed by the General
Government, we therefore, aa the friends and
fellow citizens of the deceased, in view es hi*
many virtues and patriotic services rendered
his country, deeply sympathise With his berear
ed and affectionate companion, Mfs-. Elizabeth
Thompson, in his untimely death;
Ba it therefore Resolved, That this nVeeting,
wear the usual badge of > mourning for thirty
days, as a testimony of respect for the deceased
Resolved, That these proceedings be signet
by the Chairman and Secretary, and that thi
Secretary hand Mrs.‘Thompson, a copy of the
same, and that they be published in the news
papers of the State,
BEVERLY ALLEN", Chairman,
Thomas J. Heari>, Secretary.
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Rond.
I has been on many occasions, publicly an
nounced to this commnnifv, that there has been
recently a most alarming falling off in the Reve
nue of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Company.—As this statement involves results-,
which, if true. Ought to he generally known—
and it not true ought to be promptly corrected—
we have taken steps to ascertain, accurately
from the office of that Company the precise
returns of the business on the Road for fho
last three months, and we have deduced the
following results from the operations for that
period.
We find that the descending trade on the Road
during October, November and December,—
embracing the entire Flour business: and being
that portion of the trade which it has been
asserted, had experienced the greatest reverse,
instead of declining, has actually increased this
year over that of the corresponding months of
1834, to the amount of $2090 01, viz: Revenue
on descending Trade on the Rail Rood for 1835.
$25 333 35
For 1834, 23 243 34
Increase of 1835 . $2,090 01
Again—we find that in the business of Ton
nage and Passengers, together, on the Road,
during the above named months, there has beert
an .ncre.ise of $14,714 45, viz : Revenue of ths
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, for ,
1834 1835. Increas.
Oct. $22,766 59 $29,444 33 $6,576 74
Nov. 17.532 01 21.645 67 4,113 66
Dec. 17,150 57 21.073 62 3,923 05
$57,-449 17 $72,163 62 $14,714 45
[Pairidi.
ji i st a NiF ivrmjtt
BA LTLMORE, Jan 23. Arr. schr. Abaco, Pen-*
dleJou, Wilmington, N.C., JOdays.
Telegraph d, Bremen gal tint Apollo, Bremen.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.—Arr. packet ship
Algonquin, Miercken, Liverpool, D <3 c. 10.
Cleared, brigs Undine, Soule, Charleston; Andes,
Eckfeldt, Pernambuco.
D CT The %team Packet
GEORG WASHINGTON will leave for Sa*
vannah THIS MORNING, for Freight or
Passage apply to the Captain on board or to
A. ROWLAND.
Feb 2 101
DCT Mr. Smith’s next semi
monthly ASSEMBLY, will take place THIS
EVENING, February 2d. Parents and Guar
dians are respectfully invited to attend gratui
tou-ly. The directions will be under the fol.
lowing gentlemen.
James Me Laws, J aS fT. J. Caset, 1
T. J, Pakmei.ee, ( § ( G. D. Comus,
Geo. VV. Lamar, James Gardner, Jr.
Samuel Bones, | 3 | John Millidge,
J.V. Cowling, J * L John J. Cohen.
Feb 2 102 d
OCTThe Stage Office of the
FLORIDA LINE for Mobile, Ala., and of the
Athens Line via Washington, has been chan.
ged from the Globe, tothe BAR ROOM of the
Eagle and Phcenix Hotel.
For Seats apply aa above.
V. RIPLEV,or
R. W. TATE, for either Line,
Jan 20 3m 92
The Augusta Chronicle will insert the above
tor the months.
iLf* VV'e have been requested to state, for the
information of the public, that the Notes of the
Ban cos Augusta, (Georgia,) are received, at
par, in payment for land, afall the land offices
in the United States. Also, that checks at sight
may bn obtained at the Bank of Augusta, on thw
following places:
Savannah, Lexington, Ky.
Charleston, Nashville, Ten
Petersburg, Va. Natchez, Miss.
New York, Mobile, and
Cincinnati, Ohio. New Orleans..
Oct. 2 ~
E CF During my absence, Dr.
Patterson will attend to mv professional busi
ness. F M. ROBERTSON.
Jan 25 +3m 96
The City papers will insert the above onco*
a month.
OCT During the absence of J.
A. BEARD from the State, Mr. Charles Pitts
is his duly authorized Attorney.
Jan. 25 tt 96
DCf*We are authorized to an
nounce, GEORGE D.COMBS, a candidate for
Captain of the 600th District Company, Georgia
Miiuia.
Jan 25 ts 96
DC/ 3 We are authorized to an
nounce JAMES ai. PARK, Esq. as candidate
for Captain in District Company No. 398, Geor-*
i/;a miliria.
Jan. 2 5 ts 96
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