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- BY GUIEU A THOMPSON. AUGUSTA, (Ga.l SATURDAY HORNING, APRIL 29, 1837. YOU; XIV.— NEW SERIES, NO. 118.
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THE CONSTITUTIO N A 1.1 ST.
OFFICIi IN MACINTOSH STREtTf
Third do<>r from itie N. W. corner of Broau SUeot.
Bairs of LAND by AJiniiiislrators, Lxiculors, or Guar
•bans, arc required, by law, to be h ;id on lire first Til•s
- in tlie ino.i’.li, b,■tween the hours often in the fore
noon anti three in the afternoon, at tire Court-house in
which t!ie property is situate.—Notice of these sales
■lust be given in a public Gazette sixty days previous
to the tiny of sale.
Bains o X-iGUOES must be at public auction, on tin* first
Tuesday *f the month, between the usual hours of sale,
at the place of public sales in the county where the let
ters Testamentary, or Ailmiif nraiion or Guardianship,
may have been grunted, first giving sixty days notice
thereof, in one of tile public Gazettes of this State, and at
the door of lb-i Court-house where such sales arc to be
held.
Notre for thesale of Personal P-nperty must be given in
like manner, forty pays previous to day of sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Estate, must be
published for forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordi
nary for leave to sell LAN I), must be published ior tot'R
MONTHS.
Notice for leave to sell. N EGItOES, must be published rot K
months, before any order absolute can be made by the
Court.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 13J7.
50“ The Express Mail yesterday brought us no
thing .of a cheering nature. No improvement for
the better iu the New YorV market. Matters were
■ little easieriti Philadelphia. In New Orleans no
change for the better. The citizens of Jlohilc have
had a meeting, for the purpose of laying before the
Governor the necessity of an extra session of the
legislature.
JCr The editor of the Chronicle and Sentinel, to
gether with his correspondents, may rest assured
that they cannot succeed in their attempt to draw
\is into a paper controversy. We have more im
portant matters to attend to, than to devote our
time, ami occupy any portion of otrr columns, to so
unprofitable a contest as that to jght after. The
editor of the Chronicle and Sentinel and his cor
respondent cannot, therefore, make us abandon the
stand we have taken, by any remarks and abuse
they may again publish. We shall endeavor to
deserve the confidence of our friends, by a faithful
discharge of our duly as editors of this paper,
especially at this lime when gloom and despondon
cy surround us; when disasters of every description
ore of daily occurrence, and become the harbingers
of still greater disasters; and when it is so highly
important that passing events should be speedily and
correctly promulged. We have been long enough
before this community for them to appreciate oar
motives; '.lds community can, therefore judge be
tween the editor of the Chronicle and Sentinel with
his correspondents, and uc. 'i h:s community w ill
render us justice, because we ask no more at their
hands. Tins is the last time that vve wid take notice
of the ebullitions that may appear in the Chronicle
and Sentinel.
DANK REPORTS.
We continue in this day's paper, the publication
of the Rank Reports, in a correct form. In the re
port of the Mechanics’ Rank there was an error 1
committed, which the Milledgeviilc paper, in which
the report originally appeared, has corrected, thus:
Whole amount of specie, ©185,591 18 i
Should read, $106,501 IS
EMIGRATING CHEROKEE 3.
We copy the following information respect
ting the removal to the west o. a portion of
Cherokee Indians, from the Joncsborougii, Ten
nessee, Sentinel of April IJ.
A party of 460 Cherokee Indians, among
whom was the distinguished chief, John Ridge,
passed Tuscumbia, Ala. on the Itiih ult. on the
way to their new homes beyond the Mississippi.
The Alabamian, printed at Tuscumbia, says
that the deportment of these Indians “was per
fectly correct , and their appearance indicated
the enjoyment of much comfort.”—The atten
tion which is paid to the wants and necessities of
these people, and the particular kindness mani
fested towards them on all occasions, reflect
great credit upon the Cherokee Conmiissioagrs
and Superintendent of the Removal.;. We have
been pained to learn that in too many instances,
a shameful indifference to the comfort of the -
emigrants lias been noticed in the conduct of the !
agents who ha ! charge of the affairs and re- :
removal of the Creeks, and other Indian tribes;
but the government has taken care that there i
shall bo no just cause of complaint on this sub
ject hereafter. In relation to the Clicrokccs, we
feel fully warranted in saying that nothing will
be omitted by the officers of the Government
which will contribute to Die health, comfort and
satisfaction of every man, woman, an d child, of
the tribe. We understand that another large!
Early of Cbcrokccs will s T art for their future ;
omes in the early part of'th»; approaching sum
mer.
mr w c copy the following from the Federal
Union of last Tuesday.
The great Western Rail R ind. —Georgia has
taken up the great work of internal improvement.
§hc begins by constructing a RAIL ROAD,
from tile Chattahoochee to the Tennessee River.
The people feel anxious to see the work in pro
gress, and it is due to them, that the steps taken
towards it should be made known. We have,
therefore felt it our duty, to enquire at the pro
per source, for the information submitted.
The law authorizing the construction of this
road.received the sanction of the Executive on
the 21st Dec. 1835. As soon as it was known,
that this act had pasaed both branches of the
Legislature, Gov. Schley requested W. W.
Gordon, Esq. who had become acquainted with
Hr. M’Nicl, the celebrated engineer, to write to
him, offering the appointment of engineer for
Georgia on this road. The letter of Mr. Gor- !
don, written for this purpose, bears dale the 19th
of December, two daj’s bclorc tne law was as
sented to. From tins date to the I4tn ol March,
several letters passed between Gov. Schley and
Mr. M’Nicl, fjorn which it appears, that the scr
vices of that gr-iitlemau could not be obtained on .
such terms as the Governor thought it proper
to close with, on the partot the Slate. During
this period, a similar correspondence was opened
with Col. Albert, and closed in the same way.
About the Ist of February, Gov. Schley for
the second time, since he held the executive i
office, visited his farm in Burke county, aud his
place of residence in Richmond. Meeting there,
with J. E. Thompson, Esq. engineer of the Ath
ens railroad he requested him to open a similar
correspondence with Col. Long. On the 17th
of March, Col. Long writes a letter to Gov.
Schley, from Washington City, in which he
consent* to resign his commission in the army
of the United Stales, and to accept of the ap
pointment of engineer lor Georgia on terms
which the Governor has consented to.
Gov. Schley's letter accepting offer of Col.
gar* x Mi.
Long, bears date 27th March. Col. Long had
now gona to New Hampshire, from which he
replies to Gov. Schley on the 6th of April, that
he will in all this month, arrive in Milledgeville,
and that a suitable corps of assistants will fol
low with the necessary instruments to begin the
survey in .May.
Thus the citizens of the State, who feel a
i lively interest in this matter will perceive that
not a moment has been lost in this undertaking.
! The oblainment of an engineer of reputation
! could not be effected without the loss of some
j tunc. The great demand for this kind of talent
at the present lime, suggested the difficulty at
i once, and the efforts of Gov. Schley were made
I with corresponding energy. We think he has
j been peculiarly fortunate in procuring the ser
j vices of such a man as Col. Long. And we
j congratulate the people of the west on the pras
peel cf having all their doubts solved, as to the
I practicability aud value of this great underta
! king.
GOV. CASS’ APPEAL.
TO THE PUBLIC.
[concluded.]
But General Clinch himself considered a less
force than that he named, and even a less force
than that placed at his disposal by the Govern
ment, adequate to the objects he bad to attain.
He did not call to his aid the company from Key
West; and it is very important in this inquiry to
| remark, that while General Clinch now accuses
the Government of neglecting his application for
j a proper force, during that whole season the com
pany at Key West, placed under his command
i the preceding February, almost in sight ofFlor
i ida, and not more than one day’s sail from its
i shore, was left by him upon that island, ami nc
j ver reached the sphere of bis command till the
’ 21st of December. The order authorizing Gen
eral Clinch to call it to his aid, must have reached
him the beginning of March. During nine
months, then, deducting a few days ncccesaryto
communicate his orders to Major Dade, and for
that officer to crossover to the main land ofFior
| ida, General Clinch considered his force suffi
; cicixt, or ha was guilty of that neglect which he
j now charges, and, as I trust I have shown, vain
j ly charges, to the Government.
And what stronger proof can bo given of the
assertion already made, that the hostile move
i meat of the Indians was unexpected by him, who,
; of all others, was charged with watching and
restraining them, than this failure to employ, for
I that, purpose, all the force placed at his disposal?
j But still far!her: General Clinch, in his let
; ter to the War Department, of April 1, 1835,
j after stating his belief that an arrangement
I would ho made which would quiet the Indians,
, and be satisfactory to the Government, says that,
; “should the chiefs come to the conclusion to re
; move quietly, it would ha still necessary to keep
the present force in Florida.” The chiefs did
I consent lo remove quietly, as lias been already
shown, and the then “present force” was kept
in Florida ; and nothing more did General Clinch
! then demand. In all this is there any evidence
, ofncgloct? I leave the question to the great
| tribunal of public opinion.
i So passed the first period of the Seminole
1 difficulties. I will merely add, upon this branch .
ot tlie subject, til at Gen. Thompson, in a letter#
; of June 3, 1835, some lime after the conclusion
of the arrangement, reported that Rowell had as
sented to it, and that he had “no doubt of his sia
j eerily, and as little that the principal difficulty
| is surmounted.”
Thus matters remained till the fail, without
j any intimation from Gen. Clinch that an addi
[ tional force would be necessary. The first sug-,
grstion ofthisnature was made on the 12lh of
I Oh ober, by Lieut. Harris, I think, in a personal I
I interview at the War Department. But as Gen.
i Clinch had not asked for the increase, it was not
1 judged proper positively to direct it. But he was
j authorized to call for two more companies ; one
from Pensacola and one from Mobile, if he '
j thought them necessary ; and orders were issued
to the commanding officers of those companies to j
| hold themselves in readiness for an immediate ;
I movement.
i On the 21st of October, a letter was received |
from Gen. Clinch, dated on the Dili of that !
month, “ in which he suggested the propriety of |
| being authorized to call into service 150 moan- I
I led volunteers, to aid in the removal of the ladi- !
ans, and to suppress any difficulties which might
: occur.” (Seethe report of the Adjutant Gene
ral of February 9, 1836.) This report thus
! slates the result:
“ But as this force was required to aid in the
removal, and to prevent difficulties which were
anticipated, and not to repeal hostilities which
had commenced, or which were ijirn impending, i
i Gen. Clinch was informed in answer, on the
22,1 of October, that there was no appropriation
authorizing the measure, and that the President, ,
under existing circumstances, did not consider i
that the case came under the constitutional pow- !
cr to call into service additional force for the de
fence of the country.”
Tins was the view of the President respecting
his own powers. Jam neither responsible tor it,
| not called upon to defend it. I imagine, how
ever, that every dispassionate man who looks at
tlie facts as they were then known at the scat of
Government, and at the conslitutionai powers of
the President, will fully approve his decision.
The report of the Adjutant General continues:
“ But he (Gen. Clinch,} was authorized to or- '
dcr two more companies, viz : those at Forts
Wood and Pike to join, which, with the two com- !
panics placed at his disposal on the 15th of Oc- ;
tober. made four companies of regular troops, in
lieu of the mounted men. On the 3Jlh of the
same month, order i were given by the Navy Dc- J
partmentto Commodore Dallas, to direct one of j
the vessels of tlie squadron to co-operate with
j Gen. Clinch in his endeavors to effect the remo
val of the Seminoles.
“ In a letter received on the 31st of October, '
Gen. Clinch requested that three companies of |
regular troops might be added to his command. ■
He was apprised, however, by previous orders, j
that four had already been placed at his dispo- :
| sal.”
Gen. Clinch has complained that these troops
ought to have been sent from the north, rather
than from tlie points whence they were ordered, j
I This was a question for the proper military offi
cers of the Department at Washington to decide,
j having reference lo the wants of the service and
the position of the troops. The subject was rc
; for rod to them, aud the selection was made of
i the companies enumerated. One loading rea
| son is obvious. There was still ground to hope
j that coercive measures nnght not be necessary.
It was, therefore, thought belter to place these
additional troops under the orders of Gen. Clinch,
at the nearest points to Florida, where they could
remain, if not wanted, or whence he could spec
dily draw them, when necessary, than to order
them positively into the country from a great
dislance.. As to the delay in their arrival, I
neither know any thing of the cause nor feel
the slightest responsibility. There was a fault
or a misfortune somewhere, not in giving tlie
necessary directions, hut in their subsequent eve-
I cution. It is not necessary, for my purpose, to
• inquire where it was. Most assuredly, had pro
per diligence been used,the companies from Pen
, sacola, Mobile, Lake Ponchartrain, and Key
West, could have reached Tampa Bay, before the
periods of their actual arrival, as shown in the
report of the Adjutant General,lo wit: the27th
of November, and the 12th, 25th,2Sth, and 31st
of December. And it appears conclusively that
this delay did not originate in tlie want of lime ;
for tlie Key West company, which might have
been called into Florida nine months before, did
notreacli there till the 21st of December, nearly
a month after the Pensacola company, which
was only placed at General Clinch’s disposal on
the 15lh of October. .
Tlie last measures directed by the Govern
ment, before the commencement of actual hos.
tilitics, arc stated in the same report.
“In his communication fiom St. Augustine,
dated the 291 h of November, received on the 9th
of December, Gen. Clinch reported that, should
he find it necessary for the protection of tlie
frontier settlements, he would assume the re
sponsibility of calling out at least 100 mounted
men, believing that the measure would be sanc
tioned by the President aud the Secretary of
War. This approbation was communicated to
him on the same day ; and, in addition to it, a
letter was addressed to the Governor of Florida,
requesting him to place at the disposal of Gen.
Clinch any militia force which that officer might
require. Os this. General Clinch was informed.
He was also informed that, at the request of Ge
nera! Hernandez, orders would be give'n, through
the Ordnance Department, to issue 500 muskets,
and the ncc< s?ary accoutrements, to the militia.”
H ere terminated all the demands of Gen.
Clinch for troops, prior to the commencement of
hostilities; with this exception, however, that,
on the 9th of December, he suggested the expe
diency of substituting four companies from the
north instead of tlie four ordered from the south,
as the latter might not reach the country. But,
as tlie moment when the letter was written, one
of these companies had already been two weeks
at Tampa Bay, and all of them were there be
fore the letter reached the War Department. So
that the suggestion was evidently impracticable
Now let us sligl ly review this matter. I
pass over the first per. 'd in order not to encum
ber the subject, and bee use an arrangement w’as
made which for some L v e seemed to promise
permanent tranquillity.
General Clinch had eight companies with him,
and ens more within his reach ; and these, as
lias been shown, he deemed sufficient. His next
demand was for three more companies, and this
was succeeded and met by giving him four. lie
asked for 150 mounted men, but the President
did not feel authorized, in the then state of af
fairs, to cal! for them. He then subsequently
stated he should ask the Governor of Florida for
100 men, if lie should find it necessary for the
protection of the frontiers. The President, be
lieving that circumstances were then sufficiently
menacing to justify this measure, gave his sanc
tion to it; and in addition, without any demand
from General Clinch, he placed the whole rnili.
tia of tlie Territory, through the Govcrnoi, at his
di^asal.
as a matter of fact, General Clinch hack
* far greater force under his command than he \
ever required. Ido not mean that he had col
lected them together : with that I have no con
cern. I have only to show that proper mea
sures for that purpose were taken by the War
Department. And I hafre shown that these
measures ought to have given lo General Clinch
the full complement of regular troops he asked
for- In addition to which ho embodied 500 mi
litia ; and that force was with him, as stated by
the Adjutant General, at the battle of the With
lacooehic, on the Slstof December, 1835. Why
it was not in the engagement has never been sa
tisfactorily explained. I believe Gen. Clinch’s
personal conduct on that clay was beyond all rc
i proach, and never was the honor of the Ameri
j can arms more nobly supported, than by the re
■ gular troops. But this most favorable opportuni
; ty of terminating the war, by striking a decisive
| stroke, was lost. The combat was sustained by
j about 200 regular troops, aided, it is said, by
twenty-five or thirty militia. And why was not
j 'he whole force in action? A narnw stream
! like the Withlacooehie ought not to have pre
| vented American riflemen from crossing upon
logs—upon raßs—by swimming their horses—to
take part hi the struggle, unequally hut gallant
ly mamained by their countrymen within full
sight. More especially as there could be no dan
ger from the enemy in crossing, the regular
troops covering the banks of the river. If I re
collect correctly, the regulars crossed early, and
it was some time after they had effected their
passage before the action commenced ; the du
ration of the action I have not the means of as-
I certaining. The enemy was repulsed by 200
I men. Who can doubt but that there was force
i enough, had it been properly directed and em
ployed, to terminate the war at once ? If these
509 spectators had been brought into action, and
the enemy broken and pursued by the horsemen,
the victory might have been as decisive as any
of those gained under happier auspices in the
same section of the Union. If these troops
were prevented by insurmountable obstacles from
participating in the contest, Gen. Clinch owed
to them a full development of the circumstances.
If they were prevented by any less justifiable
cause, Gen. Clinch owed to himself, to the regu
lar troops, tojusticc, and lo his country, a plain
and unequivocal disclosure of the truth, bear
where it might.
So much for the year 1835. But Gen. Clinch
extends his charge against the War Department
to the year 1336, and continues his ac-usation
of neglect, asserting that a competent force and
competent supplies were not provided “early” in
that year.
I suppose it will be conceded that the Bth of
January may be fairly said to be “early” in 1836.
Well, then, on the Blh of Janaary, authority
was given to General Clinch to call for any
amount of force he might require, from the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alaba
ma; and this measure was taken upon the re- 1
sponsibility of the Department, and without any
afiplication from that officer, and the necessary
requests were transmitted to the Executives of
these States. And on the 10th and 13th of the
same month, upon the suggestion of the War
Department, orders were given for the employ
ment of three revenue cutters, and for the co
operation of Commodore Dallas’s squadron.
I suppose the 17th of January was “early” in
the year 183 S. Well, then, upon the 17th of
January, fearing, from the intelligence, which
every day became worse, that the communica
tion with Gen. Clinch might be intercepted, and
he thus prevented from executing the orders of
the Government, Gen. Eustis, then at Charles,
ton, was directed to proceed to Florida, and to
take all necessary measures to keep open the
communication with Gen. Clinch, and to re
port to him for further instructions. Gen.
Eustis was directed to lake with him the garri
sons at Charleston and Savannah, and such a
portion of the South Carolina militia as he might
> deem necessary. Aud the Governor of thal
Stale was requested to supply him with the
■ force.
I suppose again, that the 21st of January,
: 1836, was “early” in that year. Well, then, on
the previous day, the first intimation reached the
i Department ot the unquiet disposition of the
Creeks, and of the probability of their joining
the Seminoles. It instantly became apparent that
much more extensive operations might become
necessary than iiad been contemplated- It was
immediately determined to adapt measures to be
taken to this new state of things, and Gen.
Scott, with ample powers, was, on the 21st, or
dered to take command iu that quarter. It is
i enough lo repeat, that be had unlimited means
’ Lulaced at his disposal.
Teonfine myself to the measures taken for the
employment of the proper force. This is all
for which I feel the slightest responsibility.—
IV hen a force is directed to an v point, the proper
military bureaus of the War Department make
arrangements with or without the conjunction
of the officer commanding, for all the materiel
which can be required. And that officer lias,
besides, tlie right to make ids requ sitions, and
it necessary, to make purchases for every thing
he needs. These are details into which no head
of the War Department can have time to enter,
and it is precisely for their execution that the
military bureaus are instituted. The Adjutant
General states, in the report before mentioned:
“ I have not considered it necessary to detail in
this report the orders given by the various mili
tary bureaus of the War Department, to provide
the necessary means, such as transportation, ord
nance and ordnance stores, and provisions for the
operations in Florida. All the measures in re
lation to these subjects, wjiicii appeared to be ne
cessary, were duly taken.”
Ido not recollect ever to have heard it inti
mated that Gen Clinch’s operations were crip
pled for the Wc nt of any supplies for tlie force
placed at his disposal by tlie Government. Cer
tainly, if such had been the case, he ought lo
have represented it, that the proper inquiries
night have been instituted, and an adequate
remedy applied. Without the Adjutant Gene
ral’s report, it might have been taken for grant,
cd, from the absence of all complaint by Gen.
Clinch, that there was no failure in the meas
ures of the military bureaus at, Washington to
proportion his supplies to his force; but the re
port of that failhful and accurate officer sets
the subject at rest.
I feel 1 violate no confid nee la saying, that
there was not a report received ot the opera
tions in Florida, from the first apprehension of
difficulties, which was not submitted to the
President.; nor a measure of any importance
taken, which was not approved liy him. It is
well known, that from the practice and organi
zation o. our Government, the heads of depart
ments arc in daily communication with the Pres
ident, and that all questions of much interest
are discussed with him} and to those who know
tlie habits of rigid scrutiny, which Gen. Jackson
carried with him into public life, I need say,
that no question could be presented to him
which ho did not carefully and fully consider.
Iu the examination of papers, he was remarka
ble for the most patient attention; and I will say
tof him now, in his day of retirement, what I
would not have thus publicly said of him in the
day of his power, that never have I known a
man who brought to every subject quicker pow
ers of perception, nor a more intuitive sagacity.
I do not resort to this authority to shield my
self from responsibility under the constitutional
prerogative of the President. I feel and ac
knowledge my own responsibility to tlie fullest
extent, and am prepared to meet it. The meas
ures directed by me became •iv measures,
whether approved or not by the President; but
I confess, that the opinion of Andrew Jackson
upon these subjects is interesting lo rnc. I need
not avert to the reasons which give peculiar val
ue to his views concerning the operations in
Florida; to his intimate knowledge of the coun
try and of the Indians, acquired during years of
service there, in a military and civil capacity;
and to those personal claims to consideration,
which will be as undying as the history of our
country.
With th se reflections and statements. Heave
the charge of Gen. Clinch to the judgement of the
American people. If they think that tlie inca
pacity, or misfortunes, or dissensions of military
commanders arc to he visited upon my head,
I have only to submit, with as much resignation
as may he. But I hope hotter things from tlie
impartiality of my countrymen, I have receiv
ed during a pnblie life more ofthan thirty years,
many favors I neither expected nor merited. I
am encouraged to hope that when I ask only ri
gid justice, I shall not be found a sunpliant.
LEWIS CASS.
Paris, March 6, 1837.
BY EXPRESS HAIL.
[FROM OUR COR ’
QJjlce of the Mobile Register , )
, April 24.
Dates have been received at New-Orleans, of
the 28th ult. from the City of Mexico, and much
later from Tampico, Metamoras and Vera Cruz.
There is no political intelligence of much
moment. — The Mexican army at Matamoras, is
represented to be in a most deplorable condition,
and very discontented.
Santa Anna is said to be playing a cunning
game for restoration to power, and with every
prospect of success.
The French Fleet, composed of a frigate and
three brigs, has arrived before Vera Cruz, to de
mand the reparation required of the Mexican
Government by France.
An English ship of war, has arrived before
Motamoras, with dispatches.
Three arrivals at New Orleans, brought §270,.
000 in specie.
Office of the New Orleans Courier , \
April 22. S
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
A number ot the personal and political friends
of our patriotic fellow-citizen. Colonel Richard
M. Johnson, repaired, this day, at noon, to the
residence of B. Z. Canonge, Esq. to partake of
a repast tendered by him to that distinguished
gentleman and his friends.
The total absence ot show, bustle or prepara,
tion, denoted the true republican style in which
this social entertainment was got up; in truth,
it approached nearer to a meeting ofintimate and
valued acquaintances, afrer a protracted absence,
than any thing ofthe kind, we can remember ev
er to have had the pleasure of witnessing.
Colonel Canonge, having proposed the toast—
“ Richard M. Johnson—Vice President of the
United Slates. He lias served his country gal
lantly aud patriotically in the tented field, and
equally so in the councils of the nation ;”
Which was drank with enthusiasm ; and the
rapturous applause having subsided—
Colonel Johnson eloquently responded. He
depicted in glowing, but faithful colors, the
it means used by the Opposition to appoiht rulers
,e over the People, without their consent ! He al
so narrated a few of the many spirit-stirring in
cidents of his .eventful life, and of those who
a were the first to convert the wilderness of the
e West from the abode ofsavage animals, and yet
c more savage man, into flourishing States, where
g millions of industrious and intelligent beings
.1 arc added to, and shed lustre upon, the human
c family. His object in visiting us was to pur
s chase a small farm in Louisiana, now that the
e partiality of his countrymen, in elevating him to
i. the second office in the gift of a free and virtu
. ous people, had enabled him to do so. He ex
s pressed the deepest sympathy for our fellow-cit
s ■zens, because of the embarrassments under
'which they so unhappily labored; but hoped that
j the clouds which now overshadow the comracr
-1 cial horison. would soon be dispelled ; and all
. then would become serene and tranquil, as the
r sufferers were generally meritorious, and worthy
» of the smiles of fortune. And predicted with
i warmth and confidence, that New Orleans, the
I j Pride of the Valley, the Emporium of the Great
, W cst, would still go on in her bright career of
1 prosperity; pledging himself that no energy
r should tirfc on his part, no exertions be spared,
I nothing left unsaid or undone by him, but that
, all his efforts should ever be directed to the uni
• versal good of our common country.
- The lateness of the hours deprives us of the
: means ofgiving more than this cursory sketch.
Wb can only add that those who were fortunate
enough to be present were imbued with the
strongest feelings of satisfaction at the choice of
Vi ce President.
BANK REPORTS.
OFFICE AUGUSTA INSURANCE BANK
ING COMPANY.
April 14th, 1837.
Sir: —l beg leave to hand you the Semi-annual
Statement of the affairs of this Institution.
, I am, very respectfully,
PETER BENNOCH, President.
To his Excellency William Schley.
Statement of the Augusta Insurance and Banking
Company , on Monday morning, April 3, 1837.
DR.
To Capital Stock, 472,675 00
Deposits, 33,077 08
Dividends unpaid, 1,524 60
Surplus and gross profits, 55,017 65
Amount due other banks, 48,623 83
Rills issued, 653,000
On hand, 341,433
In circulation, 316,507 00
967,490 21
CR.
By Notes payable at Augusta, 395,026 10
Bills of Exchange/rn New York,
Charleston, Savannah, and
Macon, 331,143 10
- Bills and Notes lying over, 7,24184
Rills and Notes in suit, 2,019 45
Rills receivable, 6,093 45
Rank Notes sent for redemption, 9,505
Amount due by other bonks, 123 13
Amount due by Agents, 39,052 57
Real Estate in Columbus and Augusta, 10,991 77
Insurance dues, 10,721 21
Damaged cotton account, 1,953 63
Losses paid, 33,5i9 99
Incidental charges.«. 4,228 76
Protest account, 12 .»*■
Bills of o ther banks, checks,
tc. 33,31* ~
Specie in vault,
Gold, 29,091 44
Do. Silver, 45,441 72—74,533 16—107,845 16
96. ,490 21
At a meeting of the Board of Directors, on Thurs
; day, 6th, the following report was presented, and
accepted:
“The undersigned, a Committee appointed to ex- i
amine the Notes and Bills of Exchange of the Au
gusta Insurance and Banking Company, have per
formed (hat duty, and are of opinion that there is
the sum of Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Eigh
ty-Five 97-100 dollars in doubtful paper, and One
Hundred and Ten dollars in bad paper.”
(Signed) JAMES HARPER,
JOHN COSKERY,
D. W. ST. JOHN. !
Augusta, April 3d, 1837. !
Personal y appeared before me, the President and
Cashier of the Augusta Insurance and Ranking ’
Company, who being duly sworn, certify that the
foregoing statement, and list of Stockholders an
nexed, are correct, unsettled accounts and claims 1
excepted. PETER BENNOCH, President.
ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
Sworn to before me, this 11th day of April, 1837. 1
F. A. MORGAN, Notary Public.
List of Stockholders of the Augusta Insurance and '
Banking Company.
Alexander, A. L. 100
Bunce, W. J. 50
Bennoch, Peter 12 j
Bones, John 23
Do trustee T. A. Rones, 13
Do do M. C. W. Bones, 13
Do do 11. Longstreet, 2
Bryson, estate of W-. 10
Clarke, Samuel 100
Campbell, estate of J. 495
Campbell, Robert 59
Crump, Phil p ]0
Cumming, Mrs. Ann 35
Cumming, Wm. trustee of Sarah Cumming 33 '
Cumming, H. H. trustee of Mrs. A. E. Smith 33 !
Cumming, W. and others trustees of H. II
Cumming, 33
Cumming, H. H. and others trustees ofJ.II.
Camming, 33
R. F. Poe, trustee of Mrs. M. C. Davis 33 ;
Coxe, Edward 75
Crwford, Chas. A. 40
Casey, Thos. G. 25
Carmichael, J. C. 30
Coskery, John 35
Cowling and Gardelle, 27
D’ Antignac, W. M. 20
Fox, John 100
Fraser, James 210
Glcndenning, Wm. 25
Harper, J. & W r . 77
Herbert, estate of J. 10
Knight estate of E. 50 :
Stock forfeited to the Bank, 155 1
Kerr, Andrew JOO
Kerr, Richard 100
Lawrence, Garrett, 25 '
Harris, Junah 30
Do trustee 5 *
Hamilton, T. N. 90 *
Mealing, Henry 25
Moore, John JOO
Nesbitt, estate of H. 100 1
Parmeloe, T. J.
Potter, John 50
Peck, Samuel H. 100 !
St. John, I. R. & Co. 1469
St. Andrew’s Society ]0 .
Turpin & D’ Antignac 100
Turpin, W, H. 100
Turpin, W. H. &W. D’Antignac, trustees 180 J
Tubman, estate of Richard 100
White George O. K. 25 .
White, Anna E. 75 ,
Waters, C. trustee of Mrs. A. E. Jackson 100 ,
Walton, Robert 52 ;
Wardlaw, James 25
Number of shares, 5,000 £
• - f
FARMERS’ BANK OF CHATTAHOOCHEE, ) t
April sth, 1837. $ c
Sir: —I have now the honor of forwarding to your
JHI nmiH *<tar»irratTW->»vtnv3Jga—
i Excellency, (he Semi-annual Report of this Bank.
. m obedience to the requisition of the Legislature.
. 1 our obedient servant,
i m.i- r. President.
To his Excellency William Schley, Governor of
Georgia, MiiledgeviJle.
A General Statement of the Farmers' Bank of Chat
tahoochee, on Monday , the 3d April, 1837.
DR
1° W tal Stock ’ 295,525 00‘
Band Notes issued, old’
emission, 322,000 00
Do. do. burnt and on
ha «d, 311,501 00
In circulation, 7 499 qq
Do. do. new emission, 814,000 00 *
Do. do. on hand, 546,270 00
In circulation, 267 730 00
Amount due the Mcrl ’
chants’ Bank of Now
a Y ° rk ’ j , , 131,066 88
Amount due other banks, 46 896 86
I undivided profits, 33981 68
Amount due I nsurance
& Trust Company of
Columbus, 62 814 44
Individual dcposites, 107*544 51
$953,053 37
CR.
f By bills of Exchange
running to maturi
ty on New York, 244,937 03
. Bills of Exchange
"5 running to maturi
go J tyonotherplaces, 203,789 01
Bills of Exchange
•< under Protest, 14,169 13— 467,94* 16
Notes Discounted
t running to maturity, 277,977 54
Notes Discounted
L under Protest, 4,720 00—282,697 54
By amount due by other
banks 6,934 60
Banking bouse and lot, 17,000
Incidental expenses, 2,636 60
Premium paid for charter, ]5*,000
Cash, to wit: '
Specie, . 135.274 47
Notes of Banks in Georgia, 19,607
Do. Alabama and Florida, 5,863
T'n'nn r t $933,053 37
GEORGlA—Muscogee County.
Personally appeared before me, J. S. Calhoun,
1 resident, and JL). Hudson, Asst. Cashier, of the
Farmers Bank of Chattahoochee, who, being duly
sworn, depose and say, that the foregoing statement
exhibits a just and true report of this Bank to the
best of their knowledge and belief.
J. S. CALHOUN, President.
D. HUDSON, Asst. Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before be, ibis sth of April.
1837. A. IVERSON, J. S. C. C. (J.
A list of Stockholders in. the Farmers Dank of
Chattahoochee.
_ ■ _ No- Shares. Am’t p’d. Amount.
Bass, Chas. L. 300 100 30,000
Calhoun, J. S. 449 100 44,900
Cary, Edward 100 100 10,000
Evans, Thos. C. 125 100 12,500
Evans, M. R. 125 100 12,500
Gibson, Patrick 50 100 5,000
Green, Thos. sen. 100 CO 6,000
Hepburn, Burton 706 100 70,600
Iverson, Robert 50 100 5,000
Kilburn, J. K. 40 100 4,000
Kookogey, Samuel 50 100 5,000
Lamar, G. B. 100 100 10,000
McGehee, Nathan 250 100 25,000
Molyneux, E. jr. 250 100 25,000
Molyneux, T. B. 50 100 5,000
Ross, Geo. W. 130 100 15,000
Yonge, Wm. P. 100 100 10,000
Forfeited, 5 5 25
3.0C0 $295,525
J. S. CALHOUN, President.
D. Hudson, Ass’t. Cashier.
COiIIIttERCIAL.
LATF.ST DATES FROM LIVERPOOL,I3
LATEST DATES FROM HAVRE,:::::;:::::;::::maRCII 17
Extracts from Levy's Price Current of April 22.
The pressure for money continues, and our mar
ket is in a more dull and drooping state than it e v er
lias been, at this season of the year, since N ew
Orleans first rose to any commercial importance.
Fair and pleasant weather has prevailed throughout
the week. The Mississippi is two feet below high
water mark.
Exchange —Out Door —On London, 9a 94 per
cent, prem.; France, sf. 174 c a sf. 20c.; New York,
1 a 14 per cent, discount: Philadelphia and Poston’-
lipercent. discount: Baltimore, 14 per cent, dis
count. Exchange on London and France, nominal.
Remarks—Money Market. —lt is extremely diffi
cult to obtain money out doors at any rate what
ever. The arrangement of the banks to renew dis
counted paper for sixty days, taking off tenpercent.
has given partial relief to many persons.
Stocks. —The market for stocks is perfectly flat.
Some small amounts are occasionally pressed into
the market, and sold at prices which we do not feel
justified in quoting.
Colton. —Arrived since the 14th instant, 16,213
bales. Cleared in the same time, 12,773 bales—
making an addition to slock of 3145 bales, and leav
ing on hand, inclusive of all on ship board not
cleared on the 2Cth instant, a slock of 97,010 bale*
Cotton.
The market remains in the same immovable
situation noticed in our last report, and for the same
causes—the impracticability of nogociatmg either
on Europe or the North. The whole business of
the week amounts to less than 2.000 bales, and the
sales were at such irregular prices as to make it
necessary again to dispense with quotations. Ae
well as can be ascertained, however, from such
trifling transactions, Louisiana and Mississippi fair
Cotton is worth about 114 cents, and average par
cels of Tennessee and North Alabama from 64 to
7 cents. A considerable portion of the Cotton now
shipping is either on planters’ or factors’ account, as
many of them will not consent to accept such pri
ces as arc offering at the present time
Sales of Louisiana and Mississippi, 36 bales at 8,
111 at 94, 21 do.select at 124, 136 at 00c.—of Alaba
ma and Tennessee, 100 at 7, 73 at 54, 180 at 64 —of
Arkansas, 28 at 7 cents.
Sugar, New Orleans.—The market was never
more dull and inactive than during the past week,
and the article is evidently s nking in value :—Lou
isiana, per lb. on plantation, 5a 54 dull; in the city,
5 a 6 dull.
Molasses. —On plantation there is none of any
consequence offering for salc, and the article is
without demand at the present moment. In the
city it continues to be very dull; on plantation, per
gallon, 21 a 22; in the city, 26 a 27.
Flour —The market continues excessively heavy;
Flour beime now barely worth quotations, super
fine, per bbT. 5,75 a 6; line 5,25 a 5,50.
Bacon. —Middlings, 10 a 104, Shoulders 7 a 7;
Bacon Hams, 94 a 114, per lb. The stock of Bacon
is very heavy, and the market even more dull than
formerly.
Lard. —A heavy stock and very limited demand
have caused the price of Lard to decline to 7 a 74.
Freights. —The rates Coastwise remain the same,
and vessels continue to be :n pretty fair demand.
To Europe there is very little Freight offering, and
the rate for Cotton to Liverpool has declined to Id.
Cotton. —To Liverpool #d.; Havre, lie.; New
York, Ic.; Boston, 1c
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WTOTICE is hereby given, that the CITY TAX
iI ES for the present year are now due, and that
the Collector and Treasurer will call on the citizens
for their payment, and persons failing to discharge
them when called on, will be dealt with as the or
dinartce directs. JOHN H. MANN,
Feb. 24 fto!6 143 CtdleefOr Treasurer.