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UI,UMA > Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1839.
Vol. Ill—No. 47.
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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
f MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 22.
Tire.
The Charleston Courier of Saturday soys,
about 11 o’clock last night, a lire broke out in the
work shop of Mr. T. C. Tharin, Wheelwright,
in King-street, next the corner of Mary-st cot,
which was soon enveloped in flames. It then
communicated to an adjoining building to the
South, belonging to tho same gentleman, which
with a corner building, occupied by Tolle as a
grocery store.
The flames then crossed the street, and attacked
a building on tho IV. E. corner of King and Mary
streets, owned by Mr. H. Joye, and occupied by
him as a grocery store, which, with one or two
other small buildings, were entirely destroyed.
_ V
By the Logansport Herald, extra, of April 6th
we have nev s of the decease of Gen. Jo ax Tip
ton’, late a Senator of the United Slates from the
State of Indiana. At tho .moment of apparent
good health, he was attacked, on the night of the
4th inst. with what was called an appoplexy of
the lungs, of which ho expired on the afternoon
of tho following day.
General Tiptox was a native of Tonn sso
aged about 55, and had during his life rendered
\ valuable service in different public stations.
The Nashville Whig states that $5 notes of
the Union Bank of Tennessee have been ingen
iously altered to notes ofSIOO.
The i ommercial Bank of Rodney, Miss, gives
notice that its Post Notes have been mutilated
and altered, and that the flank has none incircu
ation over J5lOO.
From the Charleston Courier.
I| Commercial Convention.
Cuaulesto.x, April 18, 1839.
The Convention met at 10 o’clock, A. M.
The minutes of tlie previous meeting were read.
The following additional delegates appeared :
SOUTH CAIIOLIJIA.
Colleton District —John Uoyle.
TEN .X ESSEX*
Memphis —Theophilus A. Field.
Mr. Hobson, of Madison, Ga., stated that he
was absent when the vote was taken yesterday,
in his delegation, on the motion to lay on the
table, the resolution for the revival of the
Southern Review, and that, although lie was
satisfied such a Review, would receive a zcal
ous support in Georgia, he thought it an in
appropriate subject ot action for the Convention,
lie asked leave to recoid Ills vote in favor of the
motion to lay the resolution on tho table. Leave
was granted, and Mr. Robson recorded his vote
accordingly. The result of this vote was to di
vide the Georgia delegation equally—Yeas 17,
Nays 17.
The Convention then took up and adopted
tho Report of the Committee of Twenty-one, on
a Direct Trade with Europe.
The resolutions of Mr. King, appended to the
Report on tho Taxation of Commercial Capital,
were then taken up.
The Hon. v\ m. C. Preston, moved an amend
ment or substitute for the resolutions, which was
accepted by Mr. King, and sas follow’s:
Resolved, That this i onvention earnestly re
commend to tho respective legislatures of tho
Southern and South Western States, so to frame
their legislation, as to remove any unequal burden
from trade and commerce, and the accumulation
of commercial capital, within their respective
territories.
The resolution was advocated by Messrs. King,
w\. P. Hayno, McCord, Preston, R. Y. Hayne,
*and Hunt, of South Carolina, and Miller, of Au
gusta; and was opposed by Messs. Felder ofSeuth
Carolina, and Longstreeland Skrine, of Georgia.
Tho vote was then taken by Slates, and the
resolution was unanimously adopted by Slates.
The report was then taken up, and also adopted.
Judge Longstreet withdrew the scries of addi
tional resolutions submitted by him, and o(Fired
the following as a substitute, embodying their
principle.
Rsolved, That the Chair appoint Committees,
and designate their several spheres of operation,
whose duty it shall . e to call meetings in their
several districts,and to recommend to them to in
vest a portion of their surplus capital in limited
partnerships, with merchants, in the trading
cities and towns of their respective States, and to
report to the next meeting of the body the result
of their labors.
The resolution was adopted,
The Committee under this resolution are the
Delegations of the respective Districts.
Under the resolution ot Col. A. P. Hayne,
passed yesterday, the President appointed the fol
lowing Committees, to take measures to ensure a
full representation in the Convention to be held
at Macon, Geo., on the Ist Monday in May, 1840,
and to attend the Legislature of their respective
States, to promote the objects of the Convention.
Suul/t-CaroLna. —A. P. Hayne, 0. G. Mem
ininger, A. G. Magrath, John C. Ker, Edward
Frost, James Gregg Andrew Wallace, U. Ewart
R. Boyce, John Caldwell.
North-Carolina. —W. 11. Haywood, Jr. of Ra-
V leigh; John Burgwin, Ncwhurn; .las Owen, Wil
mington; D. Reinhardt, Lincolnton; E. J. Hale,
E. W. Willkings, J. W. Sanford, Fayetteville:
—Gen. Patterson, Wilkcsborough; Jas. M. Smith,
J. W. Patton, Asheville.
Georg'a —Benj. E. Stiles, T. H. Harden, Sa
vannah; C. J. Jenkins, John Hones, Augusta; J.
Cowles, D. C. Campbell, Macon; Win. Bearing,
Athens; J. S, Calhoun, Columbus; J. L. Harris,
Milled gcville.
Tennessee —Alexander Williams, William S.
Kennedy, James Park, Campbell Wallace, Robert
King, and Jacob P. 1 base of Knoxville; Onslow,
G. Murrell, Jam s Fyffe, Richard C. Jackson,
Athens; and Theophilus A. Field, Memphis.
Ahhama. —Abner M. Geliee, James, E. Bel
scr. B. F. Porter, B. Sherwood, M. Tarver. Ab
ner Lipscomb, Ezekiel Pickens, Jno, Duncan,
James Abercrombie, James M. Beckett, Winter
Payne.
Mississippi. —John A. Quitman, of Adams
Coun y; Preston W. Farrar, Wilkinson; Thomas
B. Ives, Yellabosha; John Bell,Pontiloe; T.M.
Tucker, Lowndes; Thomas J. Green, Warren;
J. B. Morgan, Hinds; Doctor—Siller, Rankin;
r Roger Barton, Marshal; Chapman Levy,Attala.
Fl, rida. —James Gadsden, George T. Ward,
Samuel H. Duval, Robert 11. Berry, Wm, J.
Mills, Hardy H. Philips, Henry D. Holland,
Richard C. Allen, Hiram Nourse, Thos. M.
Blount.
The Hon. F. H. Elmore, from the Committee
of Ten, read an able report, full of interesting and
cheering detail, shewing that goods may be pur
chased cs cheaply and on as good terms, in Soulh
c n as in Northern Seaports; and indeed that
the direct importer can lay down goods in Charles
ton 10 per cent cheaper, than they can be laid
down in Charleston by the way of New York.
Tins report led to much discussion, in which
Messrs. Preston, Elmore, Longstreet, Bones, Ste
phens, and Boyce took part.
At the close of the discussion, Mr. Elmore of
fered the following resolution, which was adopted.
Resoloed, That the report be printed with the
proceedings of the Convention, under the super
vision of the Committee.
The President having retired for an interval,
Mitchell King, Esq., one of the Vice Presidents,
took the Chair.
On Motion of Gen. Hayne.
Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of
the Convention be returned to the President for
the able, dignified, and impartial manner, in which
he has discharged the duties of the Chair; also to
the Secretary, for the diligence and skill with
which ho has performed the duties of his otliee.
On resuming the Chair, the President made his
acknowledgments to the Convention, in an elo
quent and impressive address.
On motion of Mr. Hearing,
Resolved, That the unfeigned thanks of this
Convention be tendered to the citizens of Charles
ton for the kind and liberal hospitality, extended
since our first arrival in this interesting city.
On motion of Mr. Hearing,
R solved, That the thanks of the Convention
be returned to the Committees of Twenty-one
and T n for their able and important reports.
j On motion of Mr. McCord,
Resolacd, That the thanks of the Convention
be returned to Mr. Abbott, for his kind and liberal
appropriation of the Theatre to the use of the
Convention.
It was announced that the proceedings of the
Convention would be printed under the direction
and at the charge of the Charleston Delegation.
On motion oftho Hon. F. H. Elmore, the Con
vention then adjourned sine d e.
ASBURY HULL, Presidsnt.
RiciiAiin Ykadov, Jr. Secretary.
N. B.—ln the report ol the proceedings, yes
terday, Abner McGehec, of Alabama, instead of
Mr. Pollard, of the same State, should have been
mentioned as advocating the resolution to revive |
the Southern Review.
In Mr. K ing’s report, on the taxation of com- .
mercial capital, the present estimated average val- (
ue of slaves was printed “three hundred” instead
of ‘-five hundred'' dollars. (
From the Charleston Courier.
(Jon vcmioil ,
An decant and sumptuous feast was given, on
Wednesday last, at the New Hotel, to the Dele
gates of the Commercial Convention. The en
tertainment was served up in the spacious area of
the Hotel, (yet unfinished, but already risen to
its former proportions, from the ashes of last
April's conflagration,) which was elegantly ar
ranged fur the occasion. The entire space was
canopied with an awning, and the interior and
sides were decorated with wreaths, transparencies
and emblematical devices, producing a very fine
effect. Among the decorations was a painting,
executed by a i harleston Artist, representing the
harbor of Charleston in 1850, crowded with the
noble steam ships that are to bring the wealth ol
the world into the lap of the fair Queen of the
South. The viands were excellent, furnished by-
Lee ; and the wines were exquisite, from the cellar
of Messrs. M’Neill & Blair; and about 450 per
sons sat down to en joy the good cheer, which was
enlivened by the music of a skilful band. The
Hon. Henry L. Pinckney, Mayor of the City,
presided, assisted by the following gentlemen as
Vice Presidents:
Hon. Robert Y. Hayne, Hon. Thomas Ben
nett, Col. A. Blanding, Hon. J. Hamilton, Gen.
Edwards, Hon. Allred Huger, Rene Godard,
Charles Edmondston, James Adger, James Rob
ertson, and 8. P. Ripley, Esq’rs.
The utmost conviviality and good feeling pro- ,
vailed throughout the evening; numerous elo
quent and soulstirring addresses were delivered;
wit sparkled, and humour relaxed the facial
muscles; and every thing conspired to promote
“ the feast of reason and the flow of soul.”
After the repast was over, the following toasts,
regular and volunteer, added to the enjoyment of
the occasion, the regular toasts being given by the
Presidents and Vice Presidents, successively, who
prefaced them with appropriate and spirited re
marks.
llSort.All TOASTS.
1. By the Mayor. — The Commercial Conven
tion —The city of Charleston extends a hearty
welcome to all who are alive to the interest and
resources of the South.
2. By the Mayor.— Commerce —The hand
maid of arts and civilization. May the Southern
States speedily contribute their just proportion to
extend and advance its general prosperity.
In compliance with the reiterated calls of the
meeting, the Hon. Wm. C. Preston, rose and
pronounced a speech worthy of bis lofty renown.
Commerce was his inspiring theme, and he
brought to its illustration and adornment the force
of genius and the jewelry of eloquence. His sen
timents were truly Southern, yet liberally patriotic;
and while he advocated the cause of Southern
Commercial independence, he urged only an
honorable rivalry not a war, with the enlerprizing
North. Ho gave in conclusion.
The Merchant Pair ots of the Revolution —
John Hancock and Henry Laurens.
3. By Gen. R. Y. Hayne— Georgia —She
boasts a people unsurpassed in enterprise and
chivalry. South ( arolina regards her as a noble
“ partner of her toils, her feelings and her fame.”
Mr. Stephens, of Crawfordville, responded to
this toast, on the part of Georgia, in an animated
and efleclive address, and concluded with the fol
lowing toast:
The people of Charleston and the interior of
Georgia —They are united in interest, let them
bo united in feeling.
4. By Col. Blanding—Kentucky—Hergene r .
ous reception of our Representative demands o ur
warmest gratitude. May her past doubts be so on
removed; and her energies, which, when on®
engaged, never’lire, be enlisted in the greet work,
winch is to connect her with Georgia and Alabama, j
as well os the ' arolinas..
Col. Memminger was here loudly called for and |
who ro-e and stated that, in the absence of a Rep- i
1
res motive of Kentucky, Ire would undertake to
express her obligations for the compliment paid
her, and showed, m an instructive address by how
many affinities, commercial and political, ’ Ken
tucky was hound to the whole South. Col. M.
; [°{^ l " ded b ' V ° fferins the Allowing toast in her
The people of Kentucky— As remarkable for
their intelligence us tor their frankness and hos
pitality. 1 heir sagacity cannot fail to seize up
on the advantages which are yet offered them by
that tide in the allairs ot men, which, if not taken
at its present flood, will ebb from their shores, ne
ver to return again.
5. % the Hon. Thomas Bexjjktt— Alabama
ie i loneer ot civilization and commercial en
tci prise in the South-W est. Although a younger
sister of the Southern Slates, she is excelled by
none in the elements which constitute a wise, pat
riotic, and prosperous community.
E. A. Holt, Esq, a Delegate from Alabama,
expressed his acknowledgments in a few remarks,
and concluded by offering the following toast:—
1 übl. c .spirited men- as lights on our way to
lead us on with safety and success in patriotic en
terprise: may they be thickly set through our
Southern country.
0. By Ker Boyce, Esq.— Tennessee —She has
ever been guided by the purest patriotism and the
most enlightened wisdom. Whilst her gallant
defence ot JVew Orleans ennobles her us the for
mer, the liberality ot her literary endowments, and
the munificence of her schemes of internal im
provement give her a just title to the latter.
Mr. Jarnaghan, a delegate from Tennessee, gave
expression to his thanks in the name of this State,
with much point and happy humor, and conclu
ded by offering the following toast:—
Hie City ij Charleston —A concentration of
the intelligence, chivalry and hospitality, for wdich
South Carolina is so deservedly conspicuous.
7. By C. Edmonston, Esq.— North Carolina
—She was up and doing when the battle was
fought for Independence jrom abroad, she is not
found wanting when we strive for Independence
at home.
Edward J. Male, Esq. ofNorth Carolina, made
the response lor our near neighbor, and in the
course ot his remarks he alluded to the circumstace
that the distinguished Senator present from
South Carolina had spoken of several of the
Southern States, as having been asleep, until of
late, and had once spoken of North Carolina as
buried in a protracted sleep. He was very glad
to announce that his native State, whatever she
may have been, was no longer asleep, she had ri
sen like a strong man from her slumber, and was
up and doing in the race of enterprize and im
provement. She was rapidly developing all her
resources, multiplying her facilities of internal and
external intercourse, and was making such pro
gress in manufactures, that ere long she would
be found importing cotton from her Southern
neighbors, and exporting her fabrics in return.—
He gave
Ihe City of Charleston : May she continue
to fight the great battle of Southern commerce,
until her sun shall have reached its meridian—
and then may it be commanded to stand still for
ever.
The remarks of Mr. Hale brought out Mr. Pres
ton, who humorously conceded that he had on
one occasion, at a meeting of his constituents,
'■-V x ■ ' y -. i N-a, Car
olina “the Rip Van Winkle of the South,” hut if
he had imagined it would have given one u,u,
that it would have travelled beyond the walls
of the building, where it was spoken, he would
never have uttered it. He was free to confess,
however, that it may have done North Carolina
some service—and he had freely mingled since
with her generous people, and believed in his heart
they had forgiven him for it. He admitted that
she was now W'dc awake , and a worthy compeer
of her sisters in the race of enterprise and glory.
8. By Gen. Hamilton. The City of Augusta:
She first opened the book, long sealed to the
Southern States, in which was traced the course
that their wealth and patriotism required them to
pursue.
Mr. A,.1. Miller, of Augusta, made a happy
response to this toast, and offered the following:
The Hon. Hugh .S'. Legare— A worthy son of
South Carolina—Wc have heard of him in Geor
gia, and desire to remember him.
The loud plaudits, with which this toast was
received and the deafening calls for Mr. Lcgare
brought forth from that gentleman one of those
thrilling bursts of unpremediated eloquence, which
alike enrapture the audience and mark the geni
us of the speaker. Few men possess the rare
gift of speech, instinct with rich and profound
thought, which charactesizes the discourse of this
accomplished orator, and invests him with a spell
of wizard potency. His allusion to the Steam
Engine, rendering commerce no longer the sport
of the winds and waves, and destined to equalize
the ports of the earth in the competition for the
trade of the world, was most striking and felici
tous. The effect of the exclamation—“ The
Merchant is abroad—a greater than the School
master —civilizing, humanizing and blessing man
kind was electric. Wc attempt no sketch hutcon
tent ourselves with saying that the effort was as
brilliant and masterly, as the united power of rea
son and eloquence could make it. Mr. L. con
cluded with the following appropriate and beau
tiful sentiment.
Commerce —The best hand-maid of Christian
ity—the true foster-mother of civilization-her spir
it is “good will among men”—her smile is “peace
on earth.”
9. By the Hon. Alfred Huger.— The Republic
of Texas —The blood of her people is of the Sax
on die, and liberty is their instinct. Her warri
ors sprang from the South and the West, and
their spirits are invincible. Her exhaustless re
sources recently made manifest by one of our most
distinguished citizens, give new evidence that her
course is onward, and her triumph certain.
Gen. Hamilton, who had just returned from a
visit to this young and kindred republic of the
South, responded for her, in an eloquent speech,
painting the beauty of her natural scenery, and
describing the exhausllcss fertility of her soil and
the cheering abundance of her resources. He
ended with the following sentiment:
The Republic of Texas —Our first child—-a
thrifty bantling—having a most extraordinary
family likeness.
111. By Gen. E. H. Edwards.— V'rglnia —
From her geographical position she is placed as a
Sentinel “on the outward wall” of Southern In
stitutions, to give the alarm on the approach of
danger—when asked, “Watchman, what of the
night 1” may she ever answer in unfaltering ac
cents, “All’s well.”
Col. Arthur P. Hayne, who had attended the
late Commercial Convention at Norfolk, responu
ed for Virginia, and shewed how warmly she was
with us in heart, although absent in person. He
gave
Major General Winfield Scott —The soldier,
scholar, and gentleman—a noble son of Virginia
i —the pacificator of our border war.
11. By S. P. Ripley, Esq . Florida —The
I {and of. beauty, fruit and flowers, “May peace
’ "oon ngain bo within hor walls, ami plenteousness
' within her palaces.”
< 01. James Gadsden replied, with warmth and
eflcct, in behalt of the youngest sister of our
■ Southern family, and gave.
Free and unrestricted interchange of the pro
ductions ot our labor, the conceptions of our
minds and the sensibilities ol" our hearts, with
every part of the world.
1~. Uy James Robertson, Esq.— Great Britain
—Our father-land, from which our principles of
liberty are derived, and our commercial prosperity
must receive nurture and support.
J his sentiment was received with loud and
long continued plaudits. After the noise sub
sided, Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul to this
City, Wm. Ogilby, Esq., rose and made his ac
knowledgments in a neat and happy address. He
alluded to the kindness and hospitality he had
often experienced in this city, and to the existing
difficulty on the North-Eastern border, between
his nation and ours, and deprecated a war between
countries, wbese mutual interests were so closely
linked with the preservation of peace and cordial
relations. He made the gratifying declaration,
that recent experience, while in his own country,
authorised him to say that the feelings of his fel
low countrymen were of the kindest and most
friendly character towards our flourishing repub
lic; and he believed the cloud of war which now
cast a shade on the horizon would soon be dis
sipated by the sunshine of unbroken peace. He
gave, in conclusion.
The Southern Stales —May the value of their
foreign imports soon bear a just, proportion to
that of their exports.
M.ssissippi —Her soil yields, to her, products
not more rich and powerful than the generous
yeomanry, who defend the free institutions she
cherishes.
The Hon. Hanson Alshury, of Mississippi, re
sponded, shewing what noble efforts his yoing
State was also making for the improvements mid
devclopement of her resources. Ho concluded
by giving
'Fhe Commercial independence of the whole
South.
VOU'NTKKR TOASTS.
I!y the Hon. H.L. Pinckney, Mayor, and Pre
sident ol the Day— The Governor of South-Car
olinux He has done the Slate some service and
she has suitably rewarded his deserts.
(iov. Noble made a brief, but impressive res
ponse, and concluded with the following toast:
Agriculture, Commr re and Manufuctnres
And, although last, not least, the mental illumi
nation and moral improvement of the people—the
great objects of the especial care of every wise
state, and enlightened community.
By ( be Tennessee Delegation, through John
11. Crozie r—Gin. Robert V. Hayne. President
of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston
Rail Rond Company .- He who governs the
power of a people to overcome foreign enemies
deserves the.r warmest gratitude and lasting re
membrance, but he who superintends the ener
gies of Stales to bind kindred spirits close in the
bonds of friendship, deserves all that head and
heart can bestow.
Po this compliment Gen. Hayne responded in
his usually felicitous manner, taking occasion to
dwell with force on the advantage of the ap
proaching connexion between the South and
eat, by means of rail road communication. 1 n
fcrSsV.?. ion he alluded to t hancnti..- r- » a P‘
proaemng ,n j,..imu ,ui uuTopc, and gave
By B- F. Fleming— Direct Trade ; May the
wealth that has been carried from the South and
South-West be doubly returned by direct impor
tations to Southern ports.
Chancellor Harper .- Distinguished for the
extent ol his legal attainments and eminent abili
ties, for the profundity and purity of his political
opinions—but more than either for bis intense
and uncalculating devotion to the interests and
institutions of the South. He carries abroad with
him our highest i steem and best wishes for his
safe return.
By Col. B. P. Hunt— La Belle Prance : The
early friend of our country—when wo were an
orphan among the nations of the earth, she took
us by the hand—America will never forget her
debt of gratitude.
By R. Yeadon, Jr.— The author of “Georgia
Scenes” — Judge Long-street .- A name which
awakens mingled associations of literature and
mirth—the press and its patrons alike long for a
second edition.
Col. Blanding rose and alluded to the circum
stance that a distinguished and scientific Engi
neer, the Chevalier Gcrstner. of Russia, who had
constructed the first rail road in Austria and the
first in Russia, had been presentduring the even
ing, being on a visit to this country, by appoint
ment of his enlightened Emperor, in order to ex
amine and become acquainted with our rail roads.
He then have
The Emperor of Russia —The noble patron of
intelligence and worth.
By R. Yeadon, Jr.— The Kingdom of Prus
sia: Her enlightened system of popular educa
tion almost justifies the application to her govern
ment of the poetic line.”
“That which is best administered is best.”
By Col. T. O. Elliott— Free Trade; It has
become a great cause in which the whole South
will be indissolubly united in defence of its rights
and enjoyment of its benefits,
f- By Mr. Winter— The Bunks; May they
continue specie payments for ever.
By Mr. Milliken— The Ladies of Charleston:
May they always find loves worthy of them.
By a Southron— The Northern Stales .- Our
rivals not our foes—let us emulate their noble ex
ample of industry and enterprize.
By Mr. Sanford ofN. C.— One of the objects of
a Southern Commerial Convention .- A full,
free and undisguised expression of Southern feel
ings and opinion, regardless of foreign interpreta
tion.
By J. Cowles, Esq. of Macon.—The enter
prising and energetic people of South Carolina,
and the hospitable citizens of Charleston.
By J, Atlgcr.— One of the elements of a
direct and free trade. —lndustry, honest and
persevering industry—let us teach it to our child
ren both by precept and example.
By Col. Hunt.— The Mechanics of Charles
ton; An essential clement in the success of
Southern enterprize; may they increase in num
bers —they cannot increase in respectability.
By B. L. MT.auhlin.— The spirit of Com
merce; A direct export and import trade.
By J. N. Frierson.— The Southern Stales .-
Linked together by the strongest ties of interest
and friendship, may their course in the great work
of reform be onward, their motto “united we
stand, divided we fall.”
By Mr. Sumter.— The termini of the South
Western Rail Rond, the points through which
the problem of a direct trade will be solved.
By a Northern Guest— Steam Boats and Rail
Roads; May their increase, from Maine to Tex
as, lend lodoaway unjust prejudices and perpet
uate lor ever our glorious Union.
By Jno. Milledge, Esq. of Augusta.— Our love
for our Country .- The heart of the Southern
man expands over the whole length and breadth
' oL° U n!r I'r but where is the obligation to love
. neighbors more than ourselves ? Why
should others reap where we sow ? y
■ • R - McMillan.—May the proud spirit,
which now excites the people of the Southern
states to secure to themselves a direct trade with
Europe, never falter until the glorious work is
fully accomplished.
Uy Col. lllanding-ne Delegation from
1 ickens Co., Alabama : We hail them as the
ol apuiriotic County andpafriotic
’J’o which Col. A. Davis, Delegate from Pickens
county, rep bed in a warm and eloquent address,
meliC " C Ui e<l >y oi,l ' rins the following senti-
South Carolina mg native Stale, Alabama my
adopted State: Firmly and happily united in
the great cause of Southern rights mid Southern
institutions.
| By James T. Gray.— Georgia and South Caro-
Una United in interests, they should be in action
Uy Mr. Bannister— The New Hotel— May it
Idl n bright Page in the history of Southern hos
pitality and Southern comfort.
I) y Mr. Wood.— The Power of Steam—
VV bother applied to Kail Koads or Steam Boats,
may the object ot this Convention progress in the
same great magnitude.
By T. C. Casey, of Augusta.—The Iron Union
of the Western Rivers and the. Southern Sea
board, rivetted by the golden ties of affection and
interest—Foreign Commerce will hail with her
richest offerings a power so attractive and com
manding.
By Andrew MeDowall.— Our distinguished
fellow-citizen, Col. Memmenger —He has realized
the Roman design—having entered the Temple
of Fame through the Temple of Virtue.
By Mr. Lutz.—May the day soon come when
Our harbor shall be filled with vessels, our ware
houses with goods, and our hotels with country
merchants. J
By Lt. Pinckney, TJ. 8. Navy.—The West,
the South West, and the South Atlantic Stales
united in the direct trade— l'ritt Juncta in uno,
they will and must succeed.
By a Volunteer.— American Seamen —The
only powerful arm of National defence, which is
not dangerous to liberty. In peace they enrich,
in war they defend us.
Important legal iiecision The Boston
Times reports a decision of some importance t 0
commission merchants, which was last week mud e
by Chief Justice Shaw, the other judge concurr
ing. The decision was given in an action brough,
to recover the value of goods sold for a less price
than the limit of the consigner—advance having
been made on the goods at the time of consign,
merit. It was ruled by the Court that a commis
sion merchant having received goods to sell at a
limited price, and made advances on the same, has
a right to reimburse or indemnify himself by sel
ling said goods at a fair market price, though be
low the limits, if the consigner refuses upon ap
plication, and after a reasonable time, to repay
the advances.
— TTierc s.
of ten lots in this city yesterday, at an auction, ii
the square on which the Bank stands. The lots
were about 22 feet front on Main street. The
highest brought five hundred dollars per foot, the
lowest three hundred and forty dollars. — St,
Louis Republican.
Alarming. —The morus multicaulis epidemic
has broken out in Kent county, Maryland. The
Bugle thus explains the lending feature of this
epidemic, and its singular effects upon the good
people of Kent:
“Arc you gardening 1 says one. No; I am
planting morus multicaulis ! Arc your potatoes
in the ground 1 asks another. No; I am plant
ing morus multicaulis !! Have you any lettuce
plants? queries a third. No; I plant the morus
multicaulis !! ! Have you seeded oats ? asks a
fourth. No; lam planting the morus multicau
lis! !!! Are you ready to plant corn? inquires
the fifth. Not quite; but I shall be when 1 have
planted my Morus multicaulis !! !!! It is said
that an old lady actually sold her silver spectacles
and an antique snuff box, to pay for a share of
morus multicaulis stock.”
A letter from our Bangor correspondent, dated
7th hist, says, orders have been received from head
quarters at Fort Fairfield, to erect barracks for
150(1 men on Thomas’s hill in this city.”— lirigs
Pullet m.
BANK REPORTS.
Mechanic’s Bank Augusta,>
April Ist, 1850. 5
To his Excellency G. R. Gilmer, Gov. of Geo.
Sir: —ln compliance with the law, I herewith
transmit the semi-annual statement of the affairs
of this Bank.
I um very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
A. SIBLEY, President.
A Statement of the Funds of the Mechanics'
Ranh, Augusta, Ga., on Monday April Ist,
1839.
HR.
To Capital Stock, 151,000,000 00
“ Bills issued, 1,194,247 00
“ Bills on hand, 911,307 00
“ Bills in circulation, 282,830 00
“ Reserved fund and undivided
profits, 75,934 17
“ Unclaimed dividends, 3,260 00
“ Amount due other Banks and
individuals for collections, 54,923 06
“ Amount due depositors, 80,776 72
“ Certificates of deposite, 9,340 00
“ Specie certificates, 10,530 00
“ Time Checks, 212,357 65
$ 1,730,01) I 60
CR,
By Specie in vault, 153,516 29
« Notes of other
Banks, 64,645 00
218,101 29
“ Discounted Notes running to
maturity payable in Augusta,
considered good, 492,209 75
“ Exchange running to maturity
in New York, Boston, Prov
dence, Philadelphia and Bal
timore, good 480,598 00
“ Exchange on Charleston, Co
lumbia, S. C., and Savannah,
Ga., 113,853 78
“ Exchange on Mobile and
Montgomery, Alabama, 25,287 77
“ Exchange in the interior of
Georgia, 8 58 g fll
“ Bills and Notes under protest, 42,134 96
Os wliich is con
sidered good, 31,328 99
Os which is
doubt.ul or bad, 10,805 96
“ Dills and Notes lying over (not
under protest) all of which is
considered good, 9 060 67
“ Bills and notes in 5uit,7,261 48
Os which is
considered good, 4,437 40
Os which is
considered doubt
ful, 2,814 08
“ Merchandise taken in payment
of debts due the Bank, 8,797 65
“ Oity of Augusta Scrip, 6,440 00
“ Loan on 23 shares of Georgia
Insurance and Tiust Compa
„ ,/ ly i 8 Stock .’ L 636 80
Keul estate in Augusta, 31,329 05
“ Amount duo by other institu
tions and in the hands of
Agents, 271,805 26
“ J rotost account, 05 75
“ L'urrent expenses, 10,788 83
“ ouspensti account, 2,00 U 00
$ 1,730,001 60
State of Uf.oikjia, City of Augusta,
Personally appeared Amory Sibley, President,
and George W. Lamar, Cashier of the Mechanics’
Bank, who being sworn, say, that the above state
ment was taken from the Books of the Bank, on-
Monday, April Ist, 1839, and is believed to lie a
coirect exhibit of its affairs on that day. They
further say, that the estimate of the value of the
paper belonging to the Bunk, was made by a
Committee of the Board, and approved by the
Board of Directors at their regular meeting, on
Wednesday, April 3, 1839.
A. SIBLEY, President.
GEO. W. LAMAR, Cashier.
List of Stockholders in the Mechanics’ Bank,
Augusta, (la., on Monday, April 1, 1839.
Names. Shares. Paid. Amount.
Welcome Allen, 20 *lOO 2,000
J. M. Adams, 170 do 17,000:
Foster Blodgit, 30 do 3,000
Estate of F. J. Drown, 4 do 400
H. Bowdre, pres. 33 do 3,30)
Ge >rgc Collins, 63 do 6,30(1
Amory Chapin, 63 do 6,300
Cash’r B’k of Augusta, 66 do 3,600
Sam. Dowse, guard'n for
Marin Whitehead, 35 do 3,500
Sam. Dowse, guard’ll for
Rebecca Whitehead, 35 do 3,500
Georgia Ins. & Tr. Co. 5000 do 500,000
Arlemas Gould, 100 do 10,000-
Jane Holden, 4 do 4<>o
Martha Hughes, 4 do 4t)o
E. G. Hyde, 5 do 800
Hadley & Owens, 8 do 800
George Jones, jr. 24 do 2,400
Marshall Keith, 350 do 35,000
G. B. Lamar, 330 do 33,000
G. W. Lamar, Cashier, 99 do 9,900
James Lamb, 25 do 2,500
W. W. Montgomery and
G. W. Crawford, trus
tees for Anna Gould, 25 do 2,500
Elisha Mnnton, 112 do 11,200
Thos. 8. Metcalf, luo do 10,000
Celia G. Metcalf, 100 do 10,000
George If. Metcalf, 100 do 10,000
Lorano D. Metcalf, 100 do 10,000
’l'. S. & G. H. Metcalf, 350 do 35,000
Wm. B. Maclean, 31 do 3,100
Philip McGran, 10 do 1,000
Fanny Moore, 6 do 600
John Morrison, 10 do 1,000
James McDowell, 20 do 2,000
James H. Maxwell, 30 do 3,000
Owen K. Metcalf, 20 do 2,000
George M. Newton, 65 do 6,500
John Nesbit, 10 do 1,000
Robert Nesbitt, 20 do 2,000
Thomas Nesbitt, 30 do 3,000
Mary Ann W. Nesbitt, 30 do 3,000
M. E. Phini/.y, 5 do 500-
Thomas J. Parmelee, 50 do 6,000
John J. Palmer, pres, 100 do 10.000-
Padelford, Fay & Co. 212 do 21,200
Planters & Mechanics’
Bank South Carolina. 245 do 24,500
Moses Rod’, jr. 25 do 2,500
Wm. P. Rathbone, 170 do 17,000
W. J. Rhodes, guard’n
for M. E. Walker, 60 do 6,000
Rankin, Boggs &, Co. 25 do 2,500
A Sibley, 335 do 33,600
Josiali Sibley, 30 do 3,000
Lucy Smith, 100 do 10,000
Joel Smith, 126 do 12,500
John Smith, 150 do 15,000
A Sibley, trustee, 25 do 2,500
Isaac L. Tuttle, 300 do 30,000
George Thomas, 45 do 4,500
Ann Urquhart, 4 do 400
A. J. Miller and J. U.
Jackson, executors of
Ann Urquhart, 16 do 1,600
Asaph Waterman, 40 do 4,000
E. B. Webster, 57 do 5,700
James B. Walker 90 do 9,000
Rebecca W alker, 30 do 3,000
Susan A. Walker, 10 do 1,000
James Whitehead 60 do 5,000
Robert Walton,Cash’r, 75 do 7,500
E. P. Holcombe, 4 do 400
10,000 *1,000,000
MARRIED,
In this city on the 13th inst., by the Rev. C. W.
Key, A. L. Massanoale of this city, to Mr».
Esther B. Hanks, of Bridgeport, Conn.
Consignees per South Carolina Rail Road.
Hamburo, April 20, 1839.
11. C. Bryson & Co. ,S. Knceland & Son, Clark,
McTeir & Co., D’Antignac & Hill.T. Dawson, Mr.
Richardson, J • Newell, J. 8., J. M. & W. Adams,
Reese & Beall, J. T. Langino, T. Edwards, Stovall
& Simmons, I. Moise-Mrs. Ingraham, Anderson &
Adams, J.F. Benson,H. L. Jeffers, G. Parrott, H. R.
Cook & Co.
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