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Cd'ttWila €l)vomck-&lu’titind. 4 WILLIAM E. JONES. AUGUSTA, Gv SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 32, 1838. V,„, n._No 154. ** -j,, ii lai'inTir wnww— l published DAILY, TRMVKKKLY, AND WEEKLY, At 'No. Broad-street. T r. R M S ! Daily paper. Tew Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance, or Seven at the end of the year. Weekly paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at the end of the year. ’TThRONIOLE AMI) SION TIN KL. AUGU S T A . FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER «i- The Union Convention recently assembled Milledg 'ville, have nominated the Hon. Charles J. McDonald as n Candidate for Governor. The Bank of Hamburgh, S. C., has declared a dividend of $3,50 on each share of the capital t stock, being at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, for the last six months. Mr. Biddle’s Letter. t. Mr. Biddle has addressed a highly interesting latter to the Hon. John Quincy Adams, cxplana |Ll tory of the course of the United States Bank, in r reference to the suspension and resumption of spe cie payments. We shall lay the letter before our 1 readers to-morrow. I Tiie reader will find iu to-days paper, the roso Jutions recently passed in the House of Repre sentatives, of this state, on the subject of the cur rency. AVe have not time to point out minutely and in detail, the mainfold inconsistencies, absurdities f'and/nrors contained in this rigmarole of political and financial crudities, but as they arc to go forth to the world, as the opinions of the people ol Georgia, we shall merely point out some of them, and ask the people, if they ever desired such tilings to be put into their mouths.—lt will also be borne in mind, that these resolutions, have cost the state something like SIOOOO, and wc now ask the people who “ pay the piper, to institute a Dr *s- and Cr. account, and calculate the interest on it, W. every year, and sec if, ten yea.c hence, they arc benefited by these resolutions to the amu»,t op | » their cost. The preamble sets out with the declaration that sub-treasury involves two questions, each of “great importance,” —first the divorce of bunk and state,—and secondly, the description of cur t reney to bo received in payment of government dues.—Now if the character of the currency to be received, is a matter of “great importance. point ouf, what currency" 'should 1 ' Tie 'iwwived l Why conclude with the tame non-committalism, & that the government ought to be left to do as it W pleases ! Why this fear to express an opinion | upon the specie clause 1 Why expatiate upon the “ importance,” of the question, and then blink . it with a want of independence, degrading to the character of the people, whose opinions they pro fess to speak in this matter! They pronounce any sort of a National Bank to be unconstitutional; deny to the Government the power to create such an institution, and yc t recommend that the Government itself be made a banker! They recommend an issue of Treasury notes, bused upon the funds of the Government in its coffers, and redeemable out of them ! What is this but a bank of issue and circulation 1 The resolution admits the necessity of a national cur. I reney, and these Treasury notes, these bills of the m Bank, are (o constitute that curren cy ! What a glorious consistency wo have here. Deny to the Government to power to create a Bank to issue bills upon the faith of capital in vault, for the purpose of making a national cur rency, and y< t recommend that Government to is sue, notes, bills, yes Bank Bills, upon the faith of public funds in its coders, fur the purpose of suppiping that very currency ! ! It is a settled L maxim of law, that what a man may do himself, he may authorize another to do for him—and if the I Government has power to issue, emit,and circulate notes or bills payable on demand, for the purposes of a currency, why can it not authorize a bank or an individual to do the same tiling? And do the wiseacres of our Legislature expert these con tradictions to be heralded to the world as tire set tled opinions ofthe people of Georgia ? We pro test against the infliction of such gross injustice 1 A majority of (he people may believe that Con gress has no power to charter a Bank, but while holding that opinion, that they believe that body has power to authorize the Secretary of the Trea sury to become a Banker upon the public funds, wo should not do their bolter judgment the injustice to believe, even if they themselves should say so —but out of respect to their intelligence we should still treat it as a joke ! Important from the Western Frontier, By the Express Mail ydSbrday morning, we received the New York Herald slip of the 13th, containing the following accounts of the move ments of tlic Patriots in Upper Canada, and on the Western frontier. News from the VVest.—On the morning i of the 4th, the Patriots, whose number has been variously stated, at from five to nine hundred, crossed the river four miles above Sandwich. This I village is directly opposite Detroit, and about twenty miles above Malden. It was four o’clock A in the morning. Soon after, they attacked the ■W regulars and militia at Sandwich, and after a spi rited action of twenty minutes, repulsed them. The British loss is reported at thirty to forty kill ed. The Patriots lost killed Capt. Scwr, and two men, and three wounded. The British armed steamboat Thames, was set on tire at Sandwich. This was at six o’clock in the morning—and the burning buildings—the j flaming vessel—the red glare upon the waters, 1 and the illuminated spires and edifices of the o]>- posite city, with the noise of the eoutlict, made the scene one of unsurpassed sublimity, which hundreds assembled to witness. Our letter places the number of royal militia who joined the Patriots, lower than our first ac count, and at fifty or sixty instead of two full companies. The Patriot forces immediately proceeded to ward the London District, leaving Malden, the strong hold ofthe Loyalists, for them to guard at their leisure.— Buffalo Mercury. Git eat Meet ino iv Buffalo, on the Nectkaeity l.iw, — On Saturday evening, in consequence of the call, published in our paper of that morning, one of the largest meetings held in this city for many months, convened at the Hall of the Merchants Exchange Coffee House. The room was crowded to its utmost capacity, and it is to be regretted a larger place was not selected. As it was, it is estimated that more than than six hundred citizens were present. The meeting being organized, a committee of three were appointed to draft resolutions, and a memorial to Congress, expressive of the sense of the meeting. Several gentlemen responded (o the call ofthe meeting in brief and pertinent addresses upon its loading objects, which were received with all the enthusiasm with which our citizens arc accustom ed to receive appeals to their patriotism—and the deep feeling with which the great body of the northern people look upon the pending struggle for freedom in the Canadas, and the efforts that are made by our government to restrain that feel ing, by unconstitutional enactments, and daring usurpations of power. Mr. Nichols, editor of the Mercury, first re sponded to the call of the meeting. His remarks wore brief and confined to its special objects, and were received with frequent outbursts of feeling, and strong expressions of disapprobation at the conduct of certain frontier officers. He was followed by E. Cook, Esq., who, in a spirited manner, commented upon the unconstitu tionality of the odious neutrality law, and elo quently defended tiie rights of American citizens to sympathise with those who are struggling for liberty upon our borders. His speech, though evidently impromptu, was replete with eloquence, and was received with the most flattering plaudits. Dr. McKenzie was called for, but after thanking the meeting and the speakers, for their friendly feelings towards Ills countrymen, excused himself from taking any part in the proceedings. The delicacy of his motives were fully appreciated. RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That immediate, strong and energe tic action by the people of the United States, is required, to show to Congress and the Executive, that they consider the passage of the Neutrality Law of last winter, and the action of the cxccu tiv«- -dicers under that law, n violation of their natural right*, all insult to their feelings, and contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitu tion— unprecedented, dangerous and tyrannical. Resolved, J lint the late- Proclamation of tiie President of the United States, virtually making the died of generous sympathy a crime, and suf ficient cause for the with Irawal of the protection of our Government, is not in consonance with p'T.deelings of the. great mass of the people of all Rcsbleexh ie». pic of every cou'trtybe recommended to the pco- Union, to memorialize C*«Vf n State, and in the in its present session, respectfully liiiVkk i !. r ' T ing for a repeal of the odious neutrality law, or such a modification as will render it less objec tionable to tiie great body of the people, and more iu consonance with the spirit of our institutions. Resolved, That we recommend to our fellow citizens in every county on the northern frontier, and throughout the northern slates, to call public meetings on the 39th of December, the anniver sary of the burning of the Caroline, to remind our Government that that bloody outrage upon the lives and property of our fellow citizens has neither b cow atoned fur, avenged, nor forgotten ! MEMORIAL. I o the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: Your memorialists, citizens of the county of Eric, State of New York, respectfully represent J bat in the opinion of your memorialists, the Neutrality Law passed at your last session, vests unusual and extraordinary powers in the Execu tive officers of the Government, of a purely judi cial character, and dangerous to the rights of citi zens as they arc contrary to the express provisions of the constitution. That giving such judicial powers, unprecedented in character and unparal leled in extent, is an anomaly in our laws, and a dangerous approximation to arbitrary power, and liable to constant and gross abuses. ’ That it is in direct violation of those articles of the constitu tion which provide that “ the rights of the people to J>c secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or af firmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to bo seized.” (4th article of the Amendments.) And that a citizen cannot be deprived of “liberty or property without due process of law,” (sth do.) Your memorialists further represent that in open violalion of the spirit and letter of these provisions ofthe Constitution, officers ofthe General Gov ernment have, under pretence of authority, given by the law passed last winter, without process or oath, searched private dwellings, seized private property, arrested and kept in duress our fellow citizens, and in some instances, confiscated private proper.y to public use, and while every aid and assistance has been given to one belligerent par ty, our citizens have 1 een prevented from holding commerce witli the other, by the most oppressive abuse of power, making the action of tiie govern ment partial instead of neutral, and at variance with precedent, with constitutional rights guar anteed to every citizen, with national gratitude, national faith, the exp relations of every friend of freedom and republican institutions, and the voice of public opinion. Your memorialists therefore respectfully ask for the repeal or essential modification of that law. I iiis report was adopted, and those resolutions passed—first, by acclamation, and then, by the unanimous vote of the assemblage. In answer to the call ofthe meeting, the chair man, H. I?. Wing, Esq., made an eloquent and spirited address, to tiie frank, manly, and liberal sentiments of which the audience warmly respond ed. Wc never saw a greater unanimity of feeling. Indeed, the spirit of tiie whole meeting—the tone of the resolutions—the enthusiasm with which they were adopted—the indignation which was expressed at the recent outrageous conduct of Gen. Brady, in seizing American citizens, and American property, by aid of a British steamboat, ! and carrying them, in defiance of all law, into a British port—the feeling of generous and enlight ened sympathy in behalf of the suffering Canadi- I an Patriots, marked it as a deep, strong and de- j tennined expression of public feeling, one which ! cannot be mistaken, and cannot safely be disre- I gn.dcd—and one which will be met, by a similar ! expression ofthe popular will throughout the fron tier states, and we believe throughout tile Union. Let these memorials he prepared and circulated in every county of every state. Let these meet ings be called on the Twenty-Ninth of December, the anniversary of the horning of the Caroline. At that time let the last names he placed upon these memorials, and let them go to Washington, in the same mails that carry the intelligence of those meetings. Correspondence of the Constitutionalist. Mili.eiiokvillf., December. IP. In the House, yesterday afternoon, the bill to appropriate an additional sum of money to defray the expenses of the agent of the Stale, now in London, in procuring a copy ofthe colonial records of Georgia, was lost, yeas 79, nays 80. This morning, however, a motion of re-consideration prevailed, by yeas 99, nays 70. The House ibis morning refused to reconsider the bill lost yesterday, to compel the Owners of plantations and slaves to pay taxes in the coun ties where the same may be situated. In the House, a bill was passed to alter and an ,ud the road laws, so far as to compel the Georgia Rail Road, and other rail road eompan nies, to keep in repair the public, roads, when crossed by rail roads. The House was occupied witli (lie General Ap propriation Bill, when it adjourned to meet this afternoon. This afternoon has been set apart for the elec tion of three rail-road commissioners and bank directors. In the Senate, this morning, a bill of some im portance, which bad already occupied much of the time of the Senate for several days, was reject ed by yeas 38, nays 50. The title ofthe bill was “more effectually to prevent trespasses on real es tates, and to punish (he same as a penal offence.’ By this bill a free white person, committing tress pass on real estate, by entry thereon, taking, cut ting, or carrying away any of the timber, either for building or fuel, &e. was guilty of a misde meanor, and punishment by fine and imprison ment ; the provisions of the bill, however, not to extend to road hands, wagoners going and re turning from market, &c. The bill for the construction of a rail-road from Floyd County to the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, was laid on the table for the remainder of the session. The Public Education bill wan made the order for Thursday next. The bill to incorporate tiie Augusta Academy of Fine Arts, was passed. The bill to amend the corporation laws of Au gusta was passed. Besides several amendments to tiie existing laws, by this bill the choice of Judge of tiie City Court is given to the City Council. Mr. Howard's Resolutions. WIIEH f as, the question of dispensing with hanks as the agents of the Government in the collection and disbursement of the Public Reve nue, and the accompanying question of the Cur rency most proper to be employed in the fiscal operations of the Government, arc both of agi lallng A *.«,lwg n!,0.a..1a» tw well ns of Omit importance in their consequences, it becomes the right (and under the circumstances of the ex citement) the duty of the General Assembly, to express freely their opinions in relation to both branches of this important subject. The Inde pendent Treasury, or Sub-Treasury system, cora r 'jjpnly so called, involves two questions, each ‘ The but wholly independent.— * and State, or aiiL** 15 °l , j( ic L i‘ l •' divorce of Bank • witli its revenue, 'K disconnection ofthe hanks mine and establish the kiiui 0 BCe^s t 0 eter " I currency most safe and convenient ™ ctc [ u * tllc vernment and least oppressive to the poop? °°’ ’ In regard to the first, we, the representative. I of the people of Georgia, influenced by a settled 1 conviction of the unconstitutionulily of a United ’ States Bank, and for its inexpediency also, should deem it extremely impolitic to entertain any lon ger the idea of such an institution ever becoming f the fiscal agent of the Government. Wc are equally opposed to the introduction of the local f Banks as agents or depositories of the public . funds as well to avoid the influence of that cx . traordinary patronage, resulting to the appoint i ing power from such connection, whether that . power be suffered to rest with the Executive or . taken into the hands of Congress, as to prevent . the unavoidable tendency of such a system from i swelling the revenue to an unnecessary and dan -1 gerous extent, producing fluctuations in trade and prices, not only by the increase of the revo i nun, but from the changes frequently made of 1 those corporations us depositories and agents of i the public money. Properly rejecting both of , these agents for various other good reasons not necessary to be set forth, as it necessarily results that the Government must conduct lier fiscal transactions through the agency of her own off- ! ccrs. appointed for that especial purpose. There arc but few systems which can lay claim to perfection, and as imperfect us the Hub-Trea sury system may he, yet, under proper guards, with its details perfected, we believe it the best system which has yet been devised for the gene ral good. In devising and discussing the plans best calcu lated to secure safety to the revenue and con venience to tiie Government and its people, it should not bo overlooked that in this widely ex tended confederacy a circulation is demanded, and very much needed, that will maintain equal value throughout the Union. The bills of a Bank of the United States would satisfy fully all expectations of convenience from sueh cur rency, hut as it is the opinion of this Legislature, that even had Congress the power to charter such institution, the inexpediency of the mea sure should forbid its incorporation, they pro pose a system which, while it lias none of the characteristics of a bank, would afford a conve nient and safe medium of remittance, without any violation of the powers of the government or rights of the people. The government is compelled to raise sufficient revenue to bear the current expenses of the year ; upon this fund there docs not appear to this body, any well grounded objection to tiie Government’s issuing 1 reasury Notes, limited by law to the amount in the Treasury, redeemable on demand, at as many points of redemption as the commerce of the i country may require—the quantity payable or I redeemable at each point to be graduated by the I amount of revenue received at these points I J hesc I reasury Notes, issued upon funds actu- j ally ill the Treasury, would form a safe and ! wholesome medium of circulation and remittance, i as the means of payment would at all times lie j at hand. Therefore, 1. Resolved, That the revenue should be com- | ! mensurate with the wants only of the Govern- | ment. 3. Resoled, That the establishment of a Na- j I tiona! Bank in any form is unconstitutional. 3. Resolved, That had Congress the power to j charter a Bpnk of the United Stales, the exercise , i of such power would he highly inexpedient, im- j politic and dangerous, as its great capital and con' i sequent credit would not fail to give it n rontroll influence over nil other monied institutions, by which it would control the commerce ns well as the polities ol the country, thereby destroying both the freedom of trade and freedom of opinion. •1. Resolved, That the lessons of experience has taught us the utter inexpediency of permit ting the public, funds to be controlled by the local institutions; that the system of depositing in them either upon general or special deposite, is in effect the same, and contrary to sound policy, as well on account ot the partiality and favoritism in granting the use of the government money to these corporations, ns from the political inlluence which such deposites necessarily have over all connected with them, arid to prevent a recurrence ot these effects and other great evils, it is indis pensable that an entire disconnection or total di vorce of the Uovcrninenl from all Hanks should be the established and permanent policy of the Amcriiftii people. f>, Resolved , That (he principles of the Inde pendent Treasury or Sub-Treasury system, is in strict conformity with the requisitions of the Constitution and the practice of the government for many veers. (i. liesul-td, That the government can collect, keep and disburse its revenue in no way so per fectly free from partiality, favoritism, or oppres sion, as through the ageuey of its own officers appointed for the purpose. 7. Resolved, 1' or the convenience of the good people ot the In ted States, that it is proper for the government to issue treasury notes or checks, limited by law to the extent of the revenue on hand, redeemable on demand at all the conven ient points of the Union, in proportion to the revenues received at sueh places. 8. Resolved, That, with regard to the currency to be received in the payment of public dues, the legislature is of opinion that the General Govern ment ought to he left tier to exercise the rights and privileges of other creditors, in the collection of their debts, mid that in the collection of the revenue, we are further of opinion, that, while the interests of the Government should in no case be jeoparded, yet the convenience and inter est of the people should ho promoted as fur as practicable. 9. Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward copies of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. From the New York Herald. .Honey Market. Thursday, Dee. 13. The rate for money in this market remains very nearly the same as for some weeks past. The old hanks are steadily pursuing the same line ol conduct with regard to discounts, taking none but strictly business paper. The description will readily command money at 6 a 7 per cent, but from the nature and extent of the mercantile busi ness which has been done this fall, the quantity ollcring is necessarily small. Thus the circula tion of the old hanks is not large, while the new institutions arc rapidly filling the stale with their emissions, Both in this city and at the West, the amount of the bills out is quite large, and are re mj tur,witli o;r4*ai V.y •Uiaittrs ill goucrul. The cugenwn.i mnnifosted liy tliciwc in stitutions to gel tVifc atari of each other, in build ing up their circulation, may, unless pursued with great caution, lead to disastrous results. The IN, Am. Trust and Ranking Co., has already boon drawn on largely, one draft off 30,000 was pre sented within a day or two. The news received in this city of fresh out breaks on the Canadian border, has had a depress ing eflect on the market to-day. Private accounts have, in a measure, corroborated the statements ol the western pape s. It appears that apprehen sions of an attack have been for some time, enter tau—d by the inhabitants in the neighborhood of Jctroit n.o r , (0 KU cii an extent as to cause the Wair the political J C , ( ' , 0f ..-..1.-,,. 1 , ~ that quarter, and the probable expense to the Unites, whi . wl „ necessarily grow out of these di-itu.i,, , financial men to the consideration of thtr m ’,i ) .,i,i,, course of the federal government with regard to the revenue and its disposition. The report ot , • ecrctnry ol the Treasury recently made, snows an estimated excess of expenditures over the receipts of 1839 of one million and a half. 1 he prospect is that the expenses of the mili tary service will he greatly increased, and the question arises, what course will Congress adopt on the subject, the creation ol a National debt, the recalling the surplus revenue from the Slates with which it is deposited, or a further issue of 1 reasuiy notes,— 1 hat the party- in power will consent to the creation of a National drill, is not to he supposed; but its necessities are such as to render one ot the above measures indispensable at the present session. The favorite movement of the dominant party will be doubtless to call upon the .States for the three instalments already com mitted to their care, and thus tree, themselves from responsibility in ease of non-payment. The pro bability is, however, that the old measure will be resorted to, and arc-issue of Treasury notes he authorized. I util some definite arranginient is made thole ran be no steadiness Tis the money market. Mercantile men have ol late \cars been so much in tiic habit of looking to the acts of government witii regard to the currency, as arule of conduct, that any uncertainty attending an important measure, creates that feeling of insecu rity, than width nothing is more detrimental to financial operations, 'file present and prospective condition of the treasury, renders the sub-treasury ■question of comparatively little importance at this time; indeed of so little interest has it become ■that there are indications ol a division of opinion in the whig ranks on the subject. One class ap «pear to he in favor,of the reinstalment of the U. fB. Dank us the fiscal agent of the government— another set are fpr the establishment of an entire new National bank. Again, there are those whose inclinations point towards a return to the State bank system. These contradictory views and opinions involve the future in a gloomy un certainty which will not he cleared away for sonic weeks to come. A slight reaction has taken place at the Hoard of Hrokcrs to-day-. Sales have been to a fair ex tent, hut prices have, in most instances, declined. Fin a.—Between nine and ten o’clock, yester day morning, two brick two-story houses, at the corner of Hath and Davis, streets were discovered to he on fire. The speedy arrival and prompt exertions of the firemen, prevented the flames from doing any further injury than burning a por tion of the roof, but the interior of the houses were considerably damaged by the water which was necessarily showered upon them. The pro porty belonged to Mr. M’Colgau, and wo believe was not insured.— Baltimore Run, Fitai Railroad Acciukxt. —The locomo tive of the train of cars from Harrisburg to Lan caster, Pa., ran off the track, near Mount Joy, on Tuesday, and being precipitated down a hill, rolled on the fireman and engineer, killing the former and dangerous y scalding the latter. On Wed n idav the curs again ran oil" lour the same pla< c, but no injury- was sustained lb. Nonni ( .vnoirxa.—Resolutions, intended to act in the light of instructions to the Senators/rum Noith Carolina, generally condemnatory of the measures of the administration and particularly of the expunging resolutions, and the sub-treasury «•heme, have been introduced into the Legisla ture of that State. They also express un opinion adverse to the pre-emption act ol* Congress, and declare that the most proper and equitable dispo sition ol the Public Domain, is to divide the pro ceeds arising from their sales among the several Slates of the Union, according to Iho ratio of their federal population. [ Correspondence r.f the liatlmure Cum. Tran script. Mn. Prick and -rue. Dbfai.catiox*.—The New-k ork Commercial Advertiser states that the defalcation ol Mr. Hwartwont was known lo the government officers some time before it was made known publicly, and that Mr. Price, the lute U. S. District Attorney, received a letter from him, in w hich, after expressing surprise that there was a deficiency in his money accounts with the Trea sury, he stated that he had uegorialed a sale of his Maryland properly ora part thereof for $350,- 000, and that it would he unwise in tho govern ment to make a stir on the subject at present, as an agent was coming over from England to exam ine the coal lauds, and as soon as the bargain was concluded, he should he able to pay over to the gi vernincnl a million of dollars. In a conversation between Mr Price and a triend, it was suggested that perhaps it would he well for government to hush the matter up until the result ol Mr. Swartwout’s negoeiations were known, and perhaps the default might lie conceal ed it the deficiency should he made good ; ami Mr. Price replied, “but there’s the stain.” Compare this with the letter to the President, in which he denies the deficicnccs of Mr. fSwmfwout, and it places him in an odd position. The scruples ex pressed in his letter in regard to the justice or con stitutionality of the proceedings against Mr. Swarl wout, and his sureties, are proved to lie mere pre tence, by the fact stated in the Globe, that he par ticipated in the origin of these proceedings, under the direction of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and advised their extension so ns to lay hold of the property of Mr. Hwarlwout in oilier Stales. Mr. Price, so far from objecting to these pro ceedings which he now affects to consider uncon stitutional, officially received the distress warrant I on the 12th ol November, and continued without objection to discharge all his duties in connection | with it until the (sth hist. It is nothing but a ri diculous subterfuge on the part of the attorney, to ' condemn a proceeding resulting from an act of Congress, and recognised for eighteen years in practice, and make it the ground of not only abun ’ doning his office, but Ida country too. His escape was managed with much calculation and shrewd ness, and his departure was delayed until the very last moment before the departure of the Liverpool, when Captain Fayrer was raising his speaking toumpot to give tho order for easting off the last hausor Jus carriage drove down to the wharf, and , he and his sou alighted, and went immediately on I, hoard. The letter to the President was left by i s( ’ ,r J e P®” on , u " Uw,n for publication at the office ot the Connor Enquirer. When lie was seen about to leave, tho fact im mediately wenfito Wall street, and created sensa tion. Upon inquiry, it was known that he hod ■ been buying gold At many of the Brokers, paying H over the market value even for Spanish Doubloons, B aid sweeping the Brokers of their sovereigns. The New Era says— f “It is supposed by some of the best informed 3 men in Wall-street, that lie absconded with con , s derably more than half a million of dollafq— f some say 900,000. It is now said by the Widl ,. street brokers, that ho has converted bonds and j bank paper into cash lo the amount of $300,000. I within a few days, and that he sold one bond of t , 50,000 for £30,000 in specie. It is also nndcr „ stood that he did not leave a dollar in any of the „ hanks with which he did business. The Journal . of Commerce of (Saturday says : '/’lie bonds of ,r Mr. Swartwout’s sureties, wo understand, are not taken away, as was at first thought likely. It is :- understood thsu. there were some $809,000 of „ 1 rcamiry notes recently in tits inn u ls, which t not been paid over to the Collector. The urgen t r y °f <hc Collector on this point is supposed lo g have brought Mr. P. to this determination.” if “In regard to the extended bonds, which were 1 f -aid to have remained in his hands for collection, I amounting to millions, the Globe says, 3 “It is not true that the extended bonds wcrcal- I lowed ton main in his hands after tho-passago ol | the law which required them to lie returned to the , Collector. All those which were entitled to ex . tension, he was directed to return to the Collector, I as soon as the act of Congress was parsed ; and . lie forwarded to the Treasury Department the re ts eeiptt; of the Collector, Swartwouf, for thtm. No e bonds could have remained except tlion-dn suit, s with nit fraud and collusion between him Mid the f Collector. j “ The great latitude, however, given by existing f laws, lo district attorneys, in the eolleetifm of b debts due tile Government put in suit—anil nspe i (dally since the relict laws to tho merchants, and - tin: extension of their bonds wero entrusted to the , collector and district attorney —moke it impossible , to say how far the collusion between those officers may have enabled them to perpetrate frauds on , the revenue and conceal them.” It is well known, says the Express, that he i held in his hands suspended bonds to tiie amount of millions of dollars, and tho street is full of all sorts of rumors as lo amounts paid. It i» ascer tained that within the last two or three weeks large, very large bonds have been paid, and jt is stated that one .individual paid thirty thousand dollars. Whether these sums were paid over to i the government prior to his departure, is not yet known. ’Fite Evening Post contradicts the report of his having lost 540,000 on the election, and says his bets were only >IOOO. The Post adds : “We also understand, that large sums of money has passed through his bauds hut that he lias paid over to the presorit collector for all the hotels re ceived from him, except an amount for which it is supposed he could have provided if he had cho sen to do so. The collector has taken measures to ascertain that amount. When bonds arc sent to the District Attorney for collection, duplicate receipts arc taken for them, and that ends the col lectors connection with them, until the money is returned by the District Attorney. “If the bonds are paid after judgment, the mo ney comes through the hands of the marshal, and not the Attorney, and it is therefore only such bonds as arc paid before judgment that the District Attorney receives the money for. The amount deficient in tins respect, it is supposed is not very large, but wedo not undertake to say w hat farther developments may bring forth. A scrutiny has j already been instituted.” '=■ ~ r r DIED, f n the loth inst. Mr. James S. Speeman a native of New York, aged foity years, at the house of hn brother, R. P. Spelmrn, in this city Georgia, Columbia comity: HF.REAS licnjamin S. Cox, administrator of II James S. DaiuUell, deceased, applies lor ! letters dismissory. These are therefore to rite and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and ereditors of the said de ceased, to file their objections, (if any they hare,) at my ollire, according to law. (liven under mv hand, at ollire, this 17th Derem- I-S3S. idee 2l| GABRIEL JONES, Clerk. iTiu (.OODS. WM. H. CRANE, has lately received a variety of iew good;, which makes his assortment as good as can be found in this city, he will dispose of them either at wholesale or retail, at a very small advance. Country merchants will do well to call and examine his assortment, dec 2 i wlm I AW NOTICE.— WINBOMN J LAWTON A having located himself at JttekSonboro, Scriven county, will faithfully attend to all business en trusted to him. w3m dec 12 "IkTOTICE.—James T. Hothwell, Attorney at i-N haw, Louisville, Cleo., will attend to all legal business intrusted to him in the Counties of Burke, Jefferson, Washington. Emanuel, Tatnal, Montgomery, and Laurents, and lie flatters himself hy his diligence and att( ntion to business, to share a part of public patronage. All communications di rected as auove will meet with immediate atten tion. wßm dec 12 EAW NO I ICE.—The co-partnership heretofore A existing between the undersigned, at Monti cello and Katuntun, under the firm of K. Y.fy J. HILL, was dissolved on the 10th inst, by the elec tion of the former as Judge of the (cmnlgoe Circuit. The latter will attend to the unfinished business of the late firm, as well as to any new business en trusted to him. Oflicc at Montiecllo, Geo. EDWARD Y. HILL, dec I wGI JOSHUA HILL. ]' AW NOTICE.—J. J. U. FLOURNOY has A opened a I.aw Office in Waynesboro, Burke county. He will attend to any business intrusted to his care with promptness and despatch, nov 10 wlm rAYV NOTICE. —The undersigned having i removed irom Clark conniy lu Linculnion, will atiend to the practice of Law in Iho Superior nnd Inferior Conns ol Lincoln county, and liiu ad jncent comities. Business iulrusted to kis care will be promptly attended to, HENNING 11. MOORE. Reference* —Hon. Charles Dougherty, Hon. A S. Clayton, linn. Thomas W. Harris, (ion. Edward Hanlon, Alliens ; C. J. Jenkins, (». W. Crawford, A. J Miller,Col. John Millodge, Willin.n E. Jones, Angnstn Lincolnlcn, March 24, IdtlM. wlf LAW NOTICE. ffWlKncdersigncd having united in the practic J. ol tho LAV. .other their torviccs to lltopublic They "ill atiend the courts of Muscogee, Marion, Stewart, Randolph, Early, linker, Lee mid Sumter, of the Chattahoochee Cirt oil; Houston, ol the Flint fire nil; and Twiggs, Pulaski, Lowndes, Thomas, Decatur and Dool/, oft ho Southern Circuit Ea siness entrusted to their earn will meet wit It prompt attention. Their otlico is in Amencus, Sumter county, where one of them mi.v always ho found when not obsonl on business. LOTT WARREN, out 10 wtf W.M H CRAWFORD PROPOSALS For publishing, in the city of Augusta, a semi monthly paper to he called j The Southern Botanic .1 oitniul, ( and Medical Reformer. “ (iresf name - may give splendor to error, hut cannot transform it into truth.” The papers bearing the above titles, heretofore and at present published in Charleston, N. C., and Washington, ( a., will, very short y, be united, and placed under the control of the subscriber. 'The publication of the united Journals will be eom menced us soon as the necessary arrange merits for punting can be mado. The principles which shall gov* in the conduct rs the new Journal, will be the same its prcdeccs lors have sustained —opposed to Poisons, animal, itinera I, ami vegetable —bleeding, blistering, and the endless train of debilitants used in modem med ication —we shall, from time to time, exhibit the fallacy and danger of the baleful means so often employed in the “heroic” practice of medicine— means, which we believe, are antagonist to th« laws of vitality, and in utter violation of one of live, most incfrr.gifile facts in modem physiology, But in advocating our principles of medical practice, we shall not forgef the respect dun t 0 (hose who may entertain dilletent opinions. -Mon of character and talents are liable to be deceived, but tbeir motives cannot he impeached. Our pages shall not be con fined to the support of our principles only. Essays opposed to the Botanic practice shall find admission to the public, with as much pleasure as tho e of an opposite tendency. The now Journal will contain a likeness of Dr. Samuel Thompson, and likewise each volume will he furnished with from twenty to thirty engravings of herbs or plants used in the Botanic practice of medicine. The paper will remain in its original form, butbe printed in a more elegant style, and contain more reading matter than heretofore. The terms will continue at two dollars and fifty cents in advance per annum. W.M. JI. PRITCHARD, dec IS *tf fljj Twenty Dollars Itewurd. Runaway from the suhseriber, about a gjfcji month tines, a negro girl hy the nnnui M fe- (>l AphoilUine, likely, ami abottl sitt- QjvVn IHIM years <>i age. The above reward will he paid lor her apprehension nnd JSssAdelivery to J. I’. HETZE. tig 27 trwtf BAIRD .V ROWLAND’S Fire ProofWarc House, Augusta Geo. fBHIFI undersigned grateful lor the pntrennjeso X liberally extended to them by the public tinea they have been in the Ware House nnd Goininiftion biiflinoss, beg leave to inform llteir friends that they common to transact the tame at their old stand wltoro business ":ll meet the snrne prompt attention as heretofore. All orders lor llto sale ol cotton will have (lie greatest possible c-tre, and orders for Hog ging or oilier articles ol merchandise will bo filed on the best terms onr market will afford; but not hav ing an interest in any wholesale grocery or other goods establishment, we shall buy Irom Ihose who sell cheapest and ehargo the regular commission for purchasing, which we trust will be to the entire satisfaction of our Who required, ad \antes "ill be made on produce in store, and'all the i suai facilities given nicer friends that ore t«n erally given by regular Commission Houses, ocl 3 BAIRD & UOVVLAiNik— D 3" Each ol tho city papers will publish the above once a week tinlil Ist January next BA K NOTICE. —Tho Trustees of Culvmbia County Academy are happy to announce to the public that they have secured tuc services of Mr. Lewis 1 Potter, from one of the oldest Colleges in New Fingland. He has had ample experience in teach ing, and will give instruction in the Latin and Greek Languages, so far as to fit young men for College, or further if desired, and in all the branches of English usually (aught in Academies. He will also give a course of Lectures on Natural Philoso phy and Astronomy. Tho Academy is furnished with a good apparatus. Tl a School will be opened on the Ist day of January. NATHAN CRAWFORD,-j J URIAH HARRIS'S, {.Trustees. NATHANIEL B.MEV, J dec 14 wtf