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n\ authority.
KI)f;(!AT10N.
AN ACI to establish a general system of Education
by common Schools.
Si r. 1. Pt it enacted by the Smote and House of
Representative* cf the State of Georgia,in General
Assembly met, and it is hereby emu ted by the ant ho •
rity if the fame, 'That from and after the first day
of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, the
fundi of this State heretofore known as the Acade
mic and Poor School Funds, he, and the same, are
hereby consolidated, and together with the interest
on one-third part of the surplus revenue, derived
to this State from the Failed Stales, ami heretofore
set apait for that purpose, iduill compose and consti
tute a general fund for Common Schools, for the
State of Georgia.
Sec. 4. And he it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid , That within ten days after the reception of
inch notice,the School Commissioner* shall assemble
together, and elect from their number a President
of the Ho ml, and a Secretary,and shall also appoint
a Treasurer, who shall give bond and security to
the Commissioners for the time being, and their suc
cessors In office, in such sums as they may fix upon,
conditioned faithfully to discharge his duty as
Treasurer, and should any vacancies happen in
such board of Commissioners, by death, resignation
or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the board
itself.
fc'tc. fi. Audio it further enacted by the autho
rity aforesaid , That it shall be the duty of the
School Commissioners in each division, or a majority
of them, to lay oil’ their respective counties into
School districts, conforming, as nearly as practica
ble, to the present Militiaj districts, in the same, in
* manner most suitable and convenient for the pur
pose contemplated m this in i.
Sec. 6, And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That they shall apply for and receive
from the Stale, their proportionable share of the
general fund for I umnuni Education, and shall ap
portion and divide the same among the several
School districts in their divisions, in proportion to
the number of children in each, between the age-,
of five and fifteen years, and shall make an annual
report to the Governor, of the number of School
districts in their respective divisions, the districts
from which reports have been made to them, and the
defaulting districts, the length of time a school has
been kept in each; and also the amount of funds
received by themselves or treasurer, from the State,
and from taxes raised, and in what manner the
same has been expended, and the number ofchildien
taught in each district; which report the said Com
missioners shall cause to be recorded by their Se
cretary, in a book kept lor that purpose.
Skc. 7. And he it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid , That the Commissioners of each .School
division, shall, by this act be, and they are hereby
constituted a body corporate, under the name and
style of the (’oinmissioneis of the f’ominon School,
and are made capable of sueingand being sued ; and
the Trustees ot the several school districts of each
division, shall also be a body corporate, under
the name and style of the Trustees of the dis
trict schools’, with like power* as above, both of
which said Corporations,shall he allowed and enti
tled to own real estate ami other property, upon
which to erect School houses, and for other pur
poses connected with the schools.
Sic. 9. And be it further enacted by the author it y
aforesaid , 'I hat the Trustees shall within fifteen
days after their appointment, proceed to ascertain
the number of free white persons in their respective
districts, between the ages of live and fifteen years,
and return the same l" Hie C ommissioners of the
School division to which they belong. They shall
also receive from the School ( omruissioners,or their
Treasurer, the funds to which they areentitled un
der the law, and on the first Monday of November
in each year, make a report to the said Commis
sioners, showing the amount received, the manner
of its expenditure, the number of children taught
in their district, the length of lime Which a school
has been taught, and the compensation paid to
teachers and their names. They shall locate and
superintend the erection of suitable School houses
in their respective districts, at the most convenient
and suitable places for the inhabitants and scholars
residi ig in the same, shall employ and pay teachers
and vi it the schools, ar least twice in the year.
Sir. it). And be \t further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, 'Flint the Fommi*sioncrs and Trustees
under this act, shall hold their office for twelve
mouths, or until their successors arc elected, and
receive no compensation for their services.
Srr. 11. And he it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Governor,
annually to distribute to the Commissioners of each
School division in the State, their proportionable
part of the Common School fund, which apportion
ment shall be made (by the last census, until the
next census be taken, and then by that) according
to the number of fret: white persons, between the
ages of five and fifteen y« ars, of which he shall give
to said t ominisMoncrs, in each division, immediate
notice.
Sec 12. Andhe it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid. That no moneys received from the State
by the Commissioners for School purposes, shall he
expended for any other purposes, than for paying
teachers and purchasing books and Htalionarv lor
children, whose parents are unable to furnish the
same.
Sec, 13. And he it further enacted by the authority
afore hi id. That after these schools shall have gone
into operation, no Trustees for districts shall be al
lowed to receive any funds from the Commission
er*, unless they shall have made a return signed
by a majority of their number, showing the amount
received by them, and how the same has been ex
pended, and that a school has been kept in their
districts, at least three months in the year preceding
or then ending.
S k.c . 14. And be it further enacted by the authority
afore:..}id, t hat all moneys not drawn by any swell
d ianUing district shall be added lo the amount to
hr distributed the next year, and apportioned among
all the district in such «U\ isions.
Sic. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That should the Commissioners, in any
division, fail to appl\ for, and distribute the fund
received us directed by this law. they shall bo sub
ject to a suit for damages, at the instance of the
'Trustees of any district in sUch division, in any
caurt of law in tins Stale liaving jurisdiction, and
fiie amount of damages so recovered, shall he col
lected out of the private propeily of such Commis
sioners, and not from the funds of the School.
Si i. 17. And bt it further mailed by the authority
afore iiJ, That all while persons between Hie ages
of five and fifteen years, shall be allowed to be
taught ui scholars in the respective districts in
w hich they reside, or in case their location may
make it inconvenient, in Hie adjoining district, by
making application to the Trustees thereof, who
may prescribe though no one over the age of fif
teen years ami under t went \ -one, shall he excluded
from said Schools,
Skc, I s . indbi its rthet enacted by the authority
afar o ud. That in those countries where the inha
bitants are thinly tiled, the Commissioners may,
if they think it best, refuse to lay oil the same into
school districts, but they shall employ a suitable
number M Toucher*, who shall under their direc
tions. teach school not longer than three months m
any one district or neighborhood, *o that every sec
tion of such county shall receive, a* nearly as can
be. equal rdvantag* ? from said fund; ami it shall
be the duly ot the t ommUsLmei' of any such county
in winch the iliaeiMing system maybe thought
best, lo mention Hie same in their annual report;
and so far »* relates to the county of baker, the
Conitnis doners shall confine themitflvc* to the three
Military districts of said county.
Skc. Id. And be it further mooted by the authority
f tremid. That the Commissioner* and Trustees
«*.acted as aforesaid, in the foregoing act, before
they enter upon the duties of their others,shall lake
the following oath before any Judge of Hie Superior
Court, Justice ol the Inferior Court, a Justice of
tie Peace, in tin* county where they reside, vi/;
I. A. 8.,d0 solemnly swear, that I wi‘l fuithlu.lv
perform all the duties required of me by law, us
C.»mrm<sioner of Common School;, or 'Trustee of
i oaunou Schools, as the case may be.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the 11 mse of Representatives.
UOIiEU I’ M. ECHOES,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Colli Dec. 1887.
GEORGE U. GILMER.
Am Ai r to amen 1 an act, to establish a general sys
tem of education l y common schools —absented
to *JGt!i December, 1537.
Skc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
H preventative< State of Georgia in General
Assembly met, and it O hereby ca n ted by the au
thority of thr <!• :(*, 'That the second and third sec
t-on? th« above recite I a**, s*, and the v-nic are
i j hereby repealed \ and in lieu thereof, that each
I county in this state, shall be considered and known
i as a Common School Division ; and that on the first
Monday in March, in the yeareighteen hundred and
thirty-nine, and on the first Monday in January, of
every year thereafter, or so soon after the above
mentioned days, an the same can be conveniently
done, the Justices of the Inferior < ourt of each
county in this state, sha 1 by order, entered upon
the minutes of the court, appoint live fit and proper
persons, as commissioner* of common schools, in the
Division wherein such Justices may reside, and
shall within ten days thereafter, cause a certified
copy of such appointment, to be delivered to them,
which shall he sufficient notice of the same. And
such commissioners shall continue in office one
year? or until their successors shall be appointed.
Tec. 2. And be it farther enacted by the authority
aforesaid , 'That if the said commissioners, or any
of them, shall be unable at any time to procure the
services of a Treasurer, as contemplated in the
fourth section of the above recited act, it shall, and
may be lawful, for the President of such board of
commissioners, to act as 'Treasurer, who shall give
bond and security to his Excellency the Governor,
and his successor for the faithful discharge of his
duty, as'Treasurer. And the said commissioners,
within ten days after their appointment, shall by
order entered in the minutes of their hoard appoint
for each School District to be laid out agreeably to
the fifth section of the above recited act, three
trustees, all of whom shall reside in the district for
which they shall be appointed, and shall he notified
of their appointment within ten days after it shall
be made.
Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That if the
Justice* of the Inferior Court of any county, .shall
not within one month after the time herein before
fixed for that purpose, select and appoint five com
missioners, as aforesaid, who shall accept their ap
pointments, the said Justices of the Inferior Court,
shall themselves discharge the duties of commis
sioners in their division ; and unless said commis
sioners, shall within one month after their appoint
ment, select and appoint three trustees in eachjlis
trict or division, who shall accept such appoint
ments, the Justices [of the peace, and such other
person as the Justices of the peace may appoint,
shall discharge the duties of trustees, in any dis
trict in which such appointment shall have been
omilted ; and the coiniiiis.-donerß appointed by the
court, may fill by election, any vacancy which may
occur in their board, during the year ; and a ma
jority of the commissioners, and of the trustees,
shall he competent to perform Hie duties required
of them respectfully.
Tec. 4. And be it further enacted. That it. shall be
the duty of the Trustees of the School Districts, lo
collect by subscription, such sums as the citizens of
the district may he willing to subscribe, which shall
he applied to supply an amount of money, in addi
tion to what they he allowed by the slate, so as to
enable them to employ a suitable number of teach
ers in the district, provided there shall be no liabi ity
on the trustees for said subscription money,further
limn to transfer the said list ol subscription to the
teachers where such school may be taught.
Sec. 4. And he it further enact </, That the Jus
tices of the Inferior f ourt in the several counties in
this state, he, and they are hereby authorized, at
their discretion to levy an extra tax in their respec
tive counties, not exceeding fifty percent, un the
general tax, which shall he added to the common
school fund of said county, and paid over to the
commissioners aforesaid, by the tax collector, who
shall give bond and security for the same, as in
case of other boards, for extra taxes.
Sec. I). And be it further enacted , That the
trustees of any county academy, be, and they are
hereby authorized, to pay over to the commissioners
of common schools, any funds in their hands.
Tec. 7. And be it further enacted, That liis Ex
cellency the Governor, within the month of Janu
ary' next, he required to cause so much of the above
recited act, us this act does not repeal, together
with this act to he published in the newspapers of
this state, and slso, to cause the same to he publish
ed with the acts of the present session.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted fn/ the authority
aforesaid , 'That Hie eighth, twentieth, twenty-fist,
and twenty-second sections, and so much of the
ninth section us refers to the notice to be given by
a Justice of the peace and Dec holder to the trus
tees of their election, and so much of the sixteenth
section, as refers lo the balances in the hands of
trustees of academies and their treasurers be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES 1)01 GIIERTY,
President of the Senate
Assented to, 29th December, IS3B.
GEorge U. GlLMEß,Governor.
From the National Intelligencer.
The annexed letter from a gentleman in Phila
delphia relates to a lady whose arrival in our
country lias been recently announced in the New
\ oik papers, and whose name, lineage, and per
sonal merits invest liar with great interest for ev
ery American. Wc hope we may consult the
gratification of our renders by giving publicity to
the letter without offending the delicacy of her
whose character and attractions it so eloquent
ly extols.
Pmi.adelpiiia, Dec. 28, 1838.
The curiosity of this city had been much exci
ted some days ago by accounts of a remarkable
young person who was attracting gn at attention
in N ew York, and it has now been gratified in the
highest degree by her appearance here. Before I
attempt any description of her person, I will give
you an imperfect sketch of what I have gathered
of her history, and a very touching one it is, re
plete with unusual interest, especially to Ameri
cans. Her name is A m kkica V Esercci, a daugh
ter of the illustrious house of \ espueei, of Flo
rence, in Tuscany, Nor has this name been in- \
differently given to her. Nhe is a lineal descen
dant of the groat navigator, Amerigo Vespucci,
alter whom this country has received its name of
America. Since the lime when the name of this
renowned discoverer was raised to so much dis
tinction, the children of this house have borne it
uninterruptedly, so that they may nil be said to be
identified with this continent, and to he Ameri
cana in u very lolly sense of the word. The lady
of whom 1 speak, and who is the first of the fam
ily who has honored this country with a visit, is
worthy of every culogium, both on account of the
dignity of her character, her intellectual endow
ments, and a degree of personal beauty and grace
that has given her celebrity such as few of the no
blest Tuscan dames attain.
And now us t» the immediate motive which
brought her, young, beautiful, ami alone, to this
country. She makes no secret of this, and the
account she gives is corroborated from the highest
1 sources. An enthusiast, and connecting from the
i earliest moment the love of liberty with her own
cherished name, she had the misfortune to give
olVence to the sovereign authority of her native
country. Neither her sex, nor her youth, could
prevail to except her from the austere judgments
which, a! that time, fell upon political offenders,
and ohe was banished. Turned upon the w idc
world alone, and with the most limited means,
barely sutficient for her honest w ants, this rigor,
instead of prostrating her, roused energies within
her she had been unconscious of. She went into
a world, then strange to her, undaunted, and her
history and her unpretending merit opened all
hearts to her. This *H Curred about four years ago.
Since that period the Court of Tuscany, which
his nevi been a \< ry unrelenting one, has given
her permission to return home again.
No one who sees her would doubt un instant
| of her unquestionable respectability, but this is
. put beyond all cavil by tic testimony which some
of the most noble and honorable persons in Ku
j rope have given of h r character and conduct, and
jof the regard she has inspired them with. I have
I been told that the ijueen -of France, one of the
j most virtuous and discriminating personages ofour
j limes, ha* written letters in her favor ; and. in
| deed, it i.- said that she is addressed to the imme
diate protection of his excellency M. Ponlois, the
| present French Minister in this country. But
i the very atVcctionatc and cordial manner in w hich
j the ladies who take the lead in society in this city
| have received her. the unwearied pains taken by
j them to assure her of a w elcome, to minister to
| her comforts and enjoyments, is a sufficient proot
| both of their confidence ami discernment,
j 1 ought to *">p here, tnd not attempt adcserip
i cion ofher person, in which i shall certainly hail.
1 At any rale, I shall venture u few words ;
' 1 met her first at a select dinner-party, at New
! York, and I confess I was fascinated both with
. her appearance and deportment. She is about
■ five feel six inches high, and incliningto be stout
i but carrying herself with so much ease and grace
i that every portion ofher person seems to be in
r perfect harmony with the rest. She is about
; twenty-six years old,anil when her line intellectu-
I al features are lighted up, and those dark expres
sive eyes (the windows ofher soul) are beaming
\ abroad from beneath her ebon hair, crowned by
a gold Tuscan Beretto, and her rich embrowned
skin placed in contrast with her black velvet robe
' most exquisitely adjusted to her person, she
stands not in need of a vary rare dignity of man
ner; blended with much affability and cheerful
ness, to make- her one of the most attractive, per
sons I ever saw. Her conversation reveals a cul
tivated mind, familiar with the history ofher coun
try, and her portfolio of Etruscan and Grecian
Vases, drawn by herself, surpassed every ellort
of the kind 1 hail seen. Hut the historic interest
with which this lady is invested throws an inde
scribable charm around her. \ou fell all the time
as if you were in company with a living personi
fication of America. Indeed, who could have
expected to see exactly such a person, and under
such circumstances, in a country which derives
its name from her ancestor I
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGU S T A .
THURSDAY ORNING JANUARY 10.
New York.
The legislature of the Btj.te of New York, as
sembled at Albany on the Ist hist., at which time
die new Governor, and Lieut. Gov. were inaugu
rated. Mr. Patterson, (w.) was elected speaker of
the House of Representatives, by a majority of
30 votes.
I'rom Florida.
By the arrival of the steamer Isis, at Savannah,
the editors of the Georgian have received from a
correspondent the following information, dated
»
OaukvV Fkiiiit, Jan 2, 1839.
Dear Sir, —By the Tampa express which came
in last night, we learn that there are upwards of .
"00 Indians, in at Fort Hrookc, As soon as
Captain Abercrombie arrives, ihp emigration will
commence. His arrival is shortly expected. Re
port says that there is a large body of Indians in
Ocklewuha swamp “Jull of fight.” Col. Twiggs
and stall, leave to day for Silver Spring, twelve
miles from Fort Butler, ami if favored, may hope
to indulge in the anticipated engagement with
the Indians. Thu probability now is, that such
uu event will soon take place, should such be the
case, you will be apprised ot it, by the earliest
opportunity.
The Tallahassee Floridian Dec. 29, says, Gen.
1 aylor with one company of Dragoons and two
ol the 2nd Infantry, mounted, arrived at Forj
Frank Brook, at Dcudmans Hay, ou the 15lh in
stant, and will scour that section of the country
to the Suwanec with his troops and the disposa
ble force that can he furnished at that post. It
is reported that m aiMitiutv to Tigur Toil u nd u\s
band, the Miccasnkies have also crossed the Su.
wannec. This report is doubted. If any number
oflndians are in that section their trail must be
discovered, and we hope some of them captured.
Since the attack of the wagons on the Magno
lia road we have anticipated a repetition of the
scenes of last winter, but the judicious arrange*
ment of the troops by Col. Crecn on this frontier!
has intimidated the savages and kept them beyond
the settlements. Gen. Taylor has authorised the
purchase of one hundred horses, in addition to
those already in service to be divided among the
several posts. This mounted force will bo sufl'T
cient to follow any party of maraudes who may
venture to attack the settlements, and can he
concentrated at short notice for any emergency.
More Indians.
By the Tallahassee Watchman of the sth inst.,
wc learn that letters were received at that place
on the evening of the 4th, giving the informa
tion that while a party of gentlemen from Magno
lia, were out hunting on (hat day they came up
on a camp of Indians in that neighborhood. In
formation being immediately sent hack to town
a party of ten, started in pursuit, and overtook
them, a little below Rockhavcn, and killed six of
! the party. They continued the pursuit, and
| drove them across the river. They aie supposed
to number 30 or 40.
The great Presbyterian Case.
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern
District, the llrst Monday in March was fixed for
the trial of‘the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex
rolations of the Hon. James Todd and others vs,
the Rev. Dr. Ashbel Green and others,” a suit
involving the rights of the two general assem
blies of the Presbyterian church.
The total amount of teas imported into the
, United States, during the year ending on the 12th
l of June last, was 113,888 petals. 181,100 chests.
i Tlio Texas journals speak warmly of the ne
cessity of reducing the tarilV laws. Policy and
I expediency, says the Telegraph, require that our
s ports should be thrown open to the commerce of
’ the world. It is probable that the tariff’ duties
will be abolished by degrees. W ith regard to a
■, national bank, an institution recommended by the
i president in his inaugural—it is justly regarded
’ as u question of extreme importance and to be
I viewed with the deepest solicitude.
b Kentucky.
n The Legislature of this State, having agreed to
lake a recess until the Ist inst., postponed the
bill to incorporate the Southern Hank of Ken
e lucky until the 4th inst. and the bill to ineorpo.
rale the South-Western Rail Road Bank, until
1 the Utli inst. The Lexington Observer and Rc
e
0 porter thinks the probabilities in favor of the pas.
ir sage of the latter. Resolutions passed by the Be
nate, are before the House, to send two Comnds
sioners to Ohio on the subject of abolition and
n slavery, and will probably pass.
h ' 1
y The W cstern Mail.
' The Charleston Courier of Tuesday last savs :
0 . ’ J
q The improvements that are making in the trails.
portation of the mails, both as respects expedition
*■ j and conxenirnce must be gratifying to our mer
chants. We know it will give then, pleasure to
learn that the great Western Mail, is now closed
at onr Post Office at 7 o’clock in the morning
and therefore the communication between this
and Augusta, which, by the old arrangement was
24 hours, is reduced to 10 hours, as letters depos
ited here at half-past 6, A. M. reach Auguste
about half-past 4.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Augusta, January 9th, 1839.
Pursuant to public notice the Faculty and Stu
dents of the Medical College of Georgia, assembled
this day in the College building at 9 o’clock, when
the meeting was organized by appointing Dr. Pan*
F. Eve,Chairman, and Mr. W. M. Unit, Secretary.
After the object of the meeting was stated by
the Chairman, Dr. 1.. D. Ford, proceeded the follow
ing resolutions, (which he offered and which were
unanimously adopted,) by a very feeling and high
eulogy upon the deceased:
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the death of
our late pupil and fellow-student, John M. Conv.
Resolved, That we heartily sympathize with the
parents and friends of the deceased, in their sorrow
under this heax'y bereavement.
Resolved, That in testimony of our respect to
the deceased, we will wear the usual badge of
mourning on the left arm for the remainder of the
present session.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
published, and that they be sent, to the friends of
the deceased.
The meeting was then adjourned to attend the
funeral of Mr. Cody. .Signed,
Paui, F. Evk, Chairman.
W. M. Burt, Secretary.
After the body of Mr. Cody was consigned to the
grave, the students assembled at the College, and
Mr. H. 11. Meals was called to the Chair, and Mr.
G. F. Taylor, appointed Secretary.
It was Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a
committee to make suitable preparations to erect a
monument over the remains of our late fellow-stu
dent, John M. Cody.
Messrs. Andrews of Harris Co., Rusk of Haber
sham Co., Geo., and Bankston of Lafayette Co.,
Alabama, were constituted such committee.
Resolved, That this resolution be added to the
resolutions passed during the former part of the day,
at a meeting if the Faculty and Students of the
Medical College of Georgia. Signed,
H. H. Meals, Chairman.
G. F . Taylor, Secretary.
Georgia and Maine Controversy.
The resolutions, offered by the Hon. J. S. Rhett,
on this subject, in the Senate of the Stale of
South Carolina, were superseded by others in the
House, to which the Senate ultimately assented.
The substitute and proceedings thereon in the
House arc given beloxv;
“On motion of Mr. Burt, the House resolved
itself into a Committee of the Whole, Mr. Irby
in the Chair, on the special order of the day, the
report of the Committee on Federal Relations, on
certain resolutions from the Senate, respecting the
controversy between the Stales of Georgia and
Maine. Mr. Colcock opposed the resolutions,
and offered as a substitute, the following preamble
and resolutions, which were adopted, after a de
bate between Messrs. Colcock, Memminger and
Bellinger, in their favor, and against the original
resolutions, and Messrs. Burt, J. A. Calhoun, and
A. W. Thompson on the opposite side:
“ Whereas, this Legislature has learned with
deep concern, that a serious controversy has arisen
between the Stales of Georgia and Maine, in re
lation to an alleged violation on the part of the
latter, of that important provision of the Consti
tution of the United States, concerning the appre
hension and trial of “ fugitives from justice.”
“And whereas the Legislature has received no
official information of the facts and circumstances
attending this subject, or of the course which our
sister State of Georgia, deems it due to herself
and the Constitution to pursue.
“ And whereas, it is the solemn duty of every
member of this Confederacy, to protect and defend
the national compact, and to insist on a strict and
faithful observance of all its provisions, by every
sovereign party thereto:
“ Therefore Resolved, That, with a view to a
full and correct understanding of the subject, and
the adoption of such measures as our constitu
tional obligations may require, the Governor of
this State be requested to correspond with the
Governors of Georgia and Maine, and obtain oxa< t
and official information of all the particulars re
lating to the alledged infraction ol the Constitu
tion of the United States, by the State of Maine,
and all the proceedings consequent thereon, and
to communicate the same to this Legislature, at
the next session.”
Texas.
The Telegraph of the 2(ith, contains a very
long and no less able message from President La
mar, giving to the Legislature his views of the
state of Texas, and the policy he would rccom*
mend. The following arc extracts :
“With Mexico, our posture is unchanged. She
still seems to cherish the illusory hope of conquest,
without adopting any means for its realization. |
A final abandonment of such hopes, or a more vi- j
govous prosecution of the measures which would 1
at once determine their worth, would be more con- j
sonant with true glory and wisdom, than this at- !
titudeof supine and sullen hostility. It may be- j
come the duty and interest of Texas to reduce the j
question, of her right to independence, to a more
summary than our adversity seems inclined to
give it; and xvhile we acknowledge a disposition
to meet, with alacrity, the first indication of a de
sire for a just and honorable peace, we should
compel a more active prosecution of the war. If
peace can be obtained only by tho sword, let the j
sword do its work.”
“But while the Mexican government has liecn j
l restrained from renewing any serious attempt up- I
I on our liberties, our western frontier has been pol- j
! luted, and our citizens disquieted, by small parties 1
| of Mexican brigands, who war for spoil, and in- i
| vade only to ravage and destroy.”
“Several native tribes of Indians, deriving con
fidence from our forbearance, have waged, and
are waging, a petty, but, in some instances, a dis
i astrous and cruel warfare upon our neglected bor
der settlements.”
“ In the present disturbed condition of our for- i
eigu and Indian relations, the proper security of
the country at large, the peace and safety of our
I border settlements, seem imperatively to require
! the immediate organization of a regular, perma
■ nent, and efficient force.”
“I feel it my duty to recommend to you the
; early establishment of a strictly national bank,
| which shall be the exclusive property, and under
j the exclusive control of ihe republic.”
Houston, Dec. 29.
Our principal enemy lies prostrate, and is capa
ble of injuring us, the savage foe cannot compete
1 with the sturdy pioneers that arc pressing on eve
ry side into Ids hunting grounds ; consequently,
j there will be no necessity for maintaining cither
I a large military or naval force. And the re-
I trenchmeuts that have been made in many of the
civil departments, all prove that the disbursements
of the national treasury, will probably be but a
moiety of what they have been at any previous
year during the xvar.
The Texas Telegraph, of tho 26th ult., slates
that a party of about one hundred Cammanches
recently attacked the house of Mr. Andrew Lock
hart. between Gonzales and Victoria, and captu
red his eldest daughter, and four of the children of
a Mr. Putnam. They immediately retreated with
( hc captives.
Further extracts of foioign rw»o received by ,
the George W ashington and Champlain, at New
York:
London, Nov. 23.
The loan which Mr. Biddle recently took for
the Stale of Mississippi, has been re-sold to the
amount of £250,000, at 98, with a dividend from
the Ist of the present month. Col. Gamble, from
Florida, has refused an oiler which was yesterday
made to him for the residue of the loan for that
Territory; this gentleman estimating the credit of
Florida rather higher than appears to correspond
with the opinions of parties, on the London Stock
Exchange. The Alabama loan, which in my
last communication, you were informed had been
taken by the house ofPalrner, Macillop, Dent, &
Co., is unfortunately suspended, in consequence
of styne doubts which have been discovered, as to
the nature of the powers of the agent; but as the
difficulties are merely of a legal and technical de
scription, the parties arc waiting for the opinion of
Mr. Freshlield, the solicitor to the Bank of Eng
land, who in all probability will find some method
of enabling the agent to receive the money, in
time for shipment to Mobile, to arrive out before
the Ist of January next.
Tltc business has been considerable in other
American slocks, and some extensive sales have
taken place of United States Bank shares at £25
55., and of Indiana at 84r{. The rest of the quo
tations remain unchanged.
In the political world, the Earl of Durham oc
cupies universal attention at the present time.—
His lordship is now hourly expected to arrive in
England, and endless are the conjectures as to his
reception at Court, and probable future political
career. Many well informed persons, however,
arc ofopinion, that he will scarcely he received at
court at all, the ministry being unanimously of
opinion, that his conduct has been rash, passion
ate selfish, and altogether that of a “blubbering
boy,” as Lord Melbourne is said to term him; and
consequently that, as the renewal of dangers in
the Canadas will be laid upon bis shoulders, the
poor earl is about to sink into contempt and dis
grace.
[From the London Morning Chronicle.]
We have heard to-day, in quarters where in
formation on such matters especially may be ful
ly relied upon, that the question of boundary be
tween the possessions of Great Britain in North
America and the United States is on the eve of
being formally adjusted, and in a manner, it is
said, which will give satisfaction to the public on'
both sides, and he in accordance with the views
of the two governments. It is in fact, stated that
communications for some time past have been go
ingon between Mr. Stevenson the American min
ister and our government upon this point, and
that it has been determined to appoint a commis
sion to decide upon the question, the governments
at the same lime recommending mutually for their
adoption that the river St. John should form the
separating line between the two countries, where
by that portion of the province of Maine which
the English have always claimed will h* ceded to
us, and as an equivalent the coast and territory ly
ing between the rivers St. Croix and St- John,
equal in size to what is given up on the other side,
will be made over to America.
By this means Maine will possess almost an en
tire water boundary, and the country between No
va Scotia and Canada will be laid open, to us, a
point in itself of the very utmost importance; more
especially at the present moment, and there ran
be little doubt that the railway which has often
been proposed, from Halifax to Quebec, but ns
often put oil'in consequence of the state of the
boundary question, will soon bo carried into effect
by which means it is needless to say a most im
portant and favorable change will be effected in
our Canadian trade. That the question of boun
dary between our possessions and the United States
should at length be adjusted isotitself of the great
est consequence; not that any serious disagree
ment was ever contemplated from the unsettled I
state of the question, yet it kept up an unpleasant
feeling on the borders, and often led to local dis
turbances, and the adjustment will remove all fear
from the minds of alarmists and ill informed per
sons as to their being any chance of a collision
between the two countries. We understand that
the Executive at Washington approves of the ar
rangement ; and, indeed, that it was Mr. Forsyth
who proposed to Mr. Fox the propriety of ap
pointing a commission, but that the latter referred
the matter to the government at home.
Correspondence of the [Charleston Courier.
Washington, January 3.
The debate on the bill to reduce and graduate
(he price of the public lands, was resumed to-day,
in the Senate, and brought to a close, at least for
the present, by the adoption of Mr. Clay’s motion
to recommit the bill to the Committee on Public
Lands, with instructions to amend it so as to limit
its benefits to actual settlers. The bill, as report
ed, provided that the whole seventy-one millions
i of acres to which it applied, should be thrown
| into market, and entered by any one, at a dollar
! an acre,or, altera certain time, at seventy-five
| cents an acre. There was a restriction in the
I bill, limiting the quantity to bo entered by each
purchaser, to one section; but it was alleged that
t was not a practicable and efficient restriction, j
j The bill as it will be reported, under Mr. Clay’s
1 instructions, will allow actual settlers and cultiva- j
; tors to enter a limited quantity of land at the re- i
j duced prices. This changes the whole character i
j of the bill. It will promote the settlement and 1
; cultivation of the lam! in the new States, without i
I wasting the public domain, and throwing it into !
! the hands of monopolizing speculators. The i
1 success of Mr. Clay’s motion was unexpected, as
the hill had passed the. Senate, at the last session.
The vote on the recommitment was 23 to 20, and
on the instructions, 20 to 17. Messrs. Calhoun
and Preston voted in the affirmative.
There was no other business of interest before
the Senate. Two abolition memorials were pre
sented, and objections made to their reception, ,
when the whole subject was laid on the table.
Mr. Rives oftfcrcd a resolution, the object of
which was to elicit further information in regard
to the transactions between the U. S. Bank and
the Government. The resolution calls for there
| turns of agreement between the War Department
! and the Bank, relative to the transfer and pay
-1 merit of certain sums, the proceeds, in part, of the :
] sale of the bonds of the Bank.
By a resolution of the House of Representa
i lives, adopted last week, the contested election in
| the Territory of Wisconsin, was made the special
| order for this day, after one o’clock. Some debate
I arose on the report of the Committee, which,
however, before it had extended to any great
length, was terminated by the demand for the
previous question, which was sustained, and the
House, by a vote of one hundred and sixty-five
yeas, against twenty-five nays, decided that Gen.
Jones (the sitting member) was not entitled to a
seat on the floor—and that Mr. Doty (the contest
ing member) was entitled to a seat. So Gen.
Jones returns homo.
The proceedings of the House, further than
this, presented nothing of interest, except it may
I he two resolutions—the one calling on the De
partment for a report of all the facts in relation
to the defalcation of Gen. Gratiot—and the otnor
! calling upon the President of the U. States, for
| any information in his possession, relative to the
■ invasion ol the South-Western Frontier of the
i United States, by an armed force from Texas.
I Both these resolutions were adopted.
Steamship Postage. —By the annexed com
munication it will be perceived that there is no
, reciprocity between the British and American
public in the expense of corrcspondcnrc between
' i the two countries. The eliect of the present
state of things is to throw a heavy preponderance
of this expanse on the American side, and impose j
i on the merchants and people of (tie United States
a heavy tax. from which British subjects are free.,
for thcqeinolument of British steamship companies.
Docs not this matter require the interposition of
Congress i — (llobe,
London, Nov. 12.
*■ Dear Sir: I hope our Government will guard
its citizens Irotn any burdensome tax derived by I
loreigncrs, when the laws of those foreigners will
not allow their own subjects to be so burdened. I
allude, sir, to the extortion of postage demanded
by the agents ot the steamers between New York
and Bristol, and New York and Liverpool. The
laws of this country will not allow them to make
any charge for letters going out of the country;
they receive a remuneration when the letters ar
rive, hut not satisfied with that, they exact from
our countrymen and trom commerce both ways.
They (these agents) allow our postmasters ten per
eerat. for collecting such demands. Thus, you
will perceive, our Government officers arc made
the instruments of heavy exactions for a monopoly
unknown to the Government, against its citizens.
“ The only object I have in view, in calling your
attention to this subject, is that of every American
citizen, that their rights may be upheld.”
x commercial. **
Augusta Market.
Cotton.—The recent advices from Liverpool
have had a tendency to cause an advance in the
price of this article in our market. We now quote
11J al4 as the extremes of the market, sales being
effected chiefly at 12} a 13 j-.
Groceries. —Stock on hand good, and business
reviving flora the temporary suspension usually
produced by the Christmas holydays.
New Orleans, January 4, 1839.
Cotton. —There has been a fair demand through
out the week, prices however remain the same, out
with rather a downward tendency, they have bare
ly been sustained the latter part of tile week; hol
ders are however still firm at present rates; the dif
ficulty of neg iciating exchange Inis no doubtopera
ted against business m the article. We still quote
the range for Louisiana and Mississippi from 10} to
It) cents per lb. There was one small fancy crop
sold at 17 cents.
The exports are 10-1,201 bales against 123,253 to
the same period last season, leaving a deficiency of
19,057 bales, which stand thus, viz:
Short to Great Britain, - - - 37,789 bales.
Excess to France, - - 2,017
Ltber foreign ports, - - frill-2,7.97
Short to foreign port, .... 35,092
Excess, coastwise, - - ... 16,035
19,057
Mobile, January S,IS3J>
Cotton —Wc reported in our last 49,589 bales, as
the stock on band including all on ship board not
cleared; smee then wc have received 14,401 bales,
and siiippedto Liverpool 4,460 bales, to Havre 1911
bales, to N. York 3,-tO6 bales, and to Providence I
697 bales —making in all 9,574 bales; leaving the I
stock on hand including all on shipboard not clear- I
cd, 51,416 bales, against 49,343 bales the same time fl
last year. B
Tue sales of the week have been very 'ight, al- B
though lull prices have been obtained for all sold, B
which we estimate not to exceed 2,500 to 3,000 B
bales. The late arrivals have thrown a good R
on the market, and we should not bs surprised if a ®
slight decline in prices be submitted to. The rt- I
guiar prices for the week have been —for Liver- H
pool classification; if
Good and fine, 14} als ; good fair, 14 a 14}; H
fair,l3} al3 j; middling 12} a 12,}; ordinary lit fir
One parcel of good and fine, under particular cit- H
cumstances, brought 15}c„ fl
MARINE INTELLIGENCE. ’ I
CaARi.ssTON, Jan. 9 fmk
Arrived yesterday —Sw. brig Robert, Safstroh. M
N. V ; schr. Francis, Ellcerton, N- V. I Isl
Cleared — Line ship-Congazee, Roane, Boston ; *; f
senrr Harriet,.Fisher, Nassau, (N. P.) schr. Ene. IW
JTye, Bt. Marks, Fa. I
Went to. set yesterday —Dr, ship Courtenay, Elis, KB
Liverpool ; ship Cato, Low, a Southern Pert; Jig Inf
Two Sisters, Haynes,Marseilles; schr. M;ary Sit- I
eis, Potts, Norfolk; steam packet C. vunderlt. fl
Ro-lhw.ell, Wilmington. / Ifr
Savannah, Jan. IS:
Cleared-—Ship Plymouth, Kenrick, Havre; p B
Newark, Thatcher, NT. Y; brig Eleaner, Fitzgeil, fl
Baltimore. K
Arrived —Hr. ship Chester, Lawson, Llverpr fl
schr. ArmadiPo, Emery, Bangor, Me; steanzt B
Oglethorpe, Hubbard, Augusta; steamboat Lar, H
f'reswcM, Angosta; steamboat Col, Jewett. Gn, H
N. V ; steamboat Isis, Pearson, Black Creek; sti. B
boat D, W. St. John, Pundt, Augusta. B
Went torn —Brig Mary Bernard. Pitcher, IIau; B
brig Algongain,Spears, Philadelphia; brig 15, B
Graves, Antigua. B
Departed— Steamboat Oglethorpe, Hubbard, - B
gusta; steamboat Lamar,Creswell, Augusta. I
Savannah, Jan. I
Arrived —Steamboat South Carolina, Gould,l- B
gusta. U
Went to sea —Ship Transit, Mayhew, Liverl t fl
| brig Caledonia, Manson, Liverpool; ship Plymh, I
I Kenrick,Havre; ship Newark, Thatchro-w W
York; brig Eleanor, Fitzgerald, Baltimore.'!* ||
( “ fl
The Rev. Dr. Breckcnridge, of Primn, I
New Jersey, will preach in the Lecture Roof |
the Presbyterian Church, THIS EVENIx - at 4
! 7 o’clock. ft) J
A CARD. I
(Tj- Mr. THOMAS WAYLAND, Princi; of I
the Pendleton High School, is at piesentin thi.ty, I
and can be consulted by those who desire tomd I
their sons to that Institution. The reputat of I
the Pendleton High School, conducted upon tl£n- I
glisb plan, and its exceedingly healthy loion, I
render it a desirable Institution for gontlen to I
place their sons in, especially those- whospemeir I
summer months in the up-country. Hoard aitui- I
tion, fuel, candles, washing &c. IfiOdollars gar. fl
payable quarterly in advance. I
Mr. W. may be found at the Globe Hotel, ring H
this week. ot j- 0 B
FIFTY DOLLARS ItEWAUI) I
g&t RUNAWAY from the s-scrrß
t ber’s plantation at Benda®
Perry, on Savannah riv*, b-B
°fßec. a Negro Mannabß
gt&jSjgSfpl I ed lessee, about 50 yets fl
ajjylsiwhfc/hw/ age, he is very tall andsp®
made, long fare and thn ’®
age, for a Negro, very intelligent, and is geieri®
known by the most of persons, as lie has bren®
Ferry-man, at that place for the last 20 years.®
have a good reason to believe that he is LA®
about Augusta, or J. K. Kilbern’s plantation fl
Hamburg, S. C. H
The above reward will be given to any
will deliver him to us in Goshen, Ga. ,'<yf.c<#fl V
him in some Jail, so that wc can get him. H
M. A. SIMMONS. ■
jan 10 ts FRANCES MATHF-fl
Georgia. Columbia county : B
James Langston, jr. appli-’*®
7 f letters of administration on the cs’-*®
David Langston, deceased. I
These are therefore to cite ami admonish q®_
singular, the kindred and creditors of said
to bo and appear at my office, within the tir.ifl
scribed by law, to show cause (if any they®
why said letters should not be granted. I
Given undermv hand at office, this 7th
1839. (jan 10) GABRIEL JONES, O®
If OUR months after date application V B
made to the Honorable Justices of the 1®
Court when sitting for ordinary purposes, f ®
to sell two Tracts of Laud, belonging to v ®
Allmond, a minor. ■
MATTHEW ALLMOND, OP®
j Tan 10, 1839- 1m R