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' " 1 L ~ ■• '' • - -•■ -''■ ■ - MMi --i MB —B ■' 1 - ii. ' .-JII-. WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST ‘22. !83fr. 96 T!1 K CHROMt l-F, AND SKNTIXEI. PUDUSHF.D, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Broad-street. TERMS: Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year. Weekly pap r, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at the end of year. ) CllKlNini. I *’, \ND aRNTINRL. A ! (iIST A. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21. \ver. Canada.— The Quebec and Mon 3. papers report that Sir John Colborne is about to he superseded in the civil government of the provinces by the Earl of Clarendon, late min ister to Spain. The story runs that Sir John has the option of remaining as commander of the forces, but will not; and that he will embark for England immediately after the arrival of his suc cessor. Audubon's Ornithology.—The Boston At. las, in stating that the last chapter of this stupen dous work has been completed, remarks:—The conclusion has been attained of an undertaking, which, unrivalled for the boldness almost amount ing to temerity with which it was commenced, the perseverance and untiring zeal with which it was carried on, and the fidelity, industry, and ce lerity with which it has been completed, wiil rc main an enduring monument of American enter- / and science. S Correspondence nf the National Intelligencer. Xew Yoiik, Aug. 15. There is, perhaps, a turn in the money mark et,and things may he a little better. The ad vance in stocks is an index of more ease. Post notes sell on lower terms. Less shinning and shaving are done in the streets. The banks dis count a very little, and this is more than they did, for but a short time ago they discounted none at all. Hopes of good news by the Livevpool are more animated. There is evidently a better feeling in the street, whatever may he the condi tion of the money market. Branch T. Archer, and Messrs. C. R' p Jones and Hamilton Bee are appointed Commis sioners of Texas to run the line between that Vqouiitr’ and Arkansas. ' “His Rkpchmcix Mutsrt.”—The Mon treal Herald is highly indignant at us Yankees for presuming to call Mr. Van Buren His Majes ty. Hear him: Mr. Van Buren is accused of assuming the airs and hearing of a throned monarch, although we never heard of a king living at a ta ern and get ting his bill paid by a subscription among his friends. Monarchs may be called paupers, hut they are so on a very grand scale, and they are able thereby to pay their grog bills themselves. The Purity op the Elective Fiiax riusK. —The Louisville Journal says; During the Tennessee flection. Gen. Jackson, spent the whole day at the Hermitage Precinct, lighting like a madman against Cannon and Bell—never theless the vote, as given for Cannon and Bell in the precinct, compared with that given to their opponents, was nearly as two to one. The roarof the toothless lion has lost its terror. V, Another Biibsut War.—The Missourians ’’ * and lowaiuns are just now engaged in a most sanguinary war upon paper, about the boundary line between those lw o powerful empires. It seems that there is a small portion of territory, over which the authorities of both claim jurisdic tion, and it is very evident, that that portion of the world is likely for a time to he governed too r Ajuch. The lax gatherer from Missouri lias made ins appearance upon it, and the intimation is ) verv plainly given that if he again comes, quar-/ be found for him in some jail in lowa^ The Querist. Addressed l» the Citizens of all Parties, and of no particular Party , by whatever name they are designated,’ to Farmers, Miehanics,Mer chants, Trad rs, Sec., hut more particularly to the Planters and Exporters of Cotton ,■ to all, in a word, who. as true patriots, trek to promote the prosperity and happiness of their country* “Strike,but hoar.” “Homo sum—ct humani a me nil alienum puto,” Terence. “Truths would you teach, to save a sinking land ; All fear—none aid you—and few understand.” jy AN OCTOGENARIAN CITIZEN OF PHILADELPHIA PREFACE. Impressed with a thorough conviction that the prosperity of this country is indissolubly connect ed with the regular course of the colton trade— that with respect to that important branch of the national wealth, we have fallen into egregious er rors which have produced most luinous conse auences—and believing, moreover, that the sub ject is susceptible of some sound views which have not generally been taken of it—l have pre 6umcd that, anxious, at the dose of my career, to promote the prosperity of a country, to which I am larcely indebted. I could not better employ a few days than in presenting to the public-the re- I suit of reflections on the subject, which have been spread through nearly twenty years. W hether i be r j,rht or wrong, the discussion cannot fail to > , e f u i If 1 err, it would afford afa r oppor tunity for other citizens to refute me, and to es tablish the true theory of the trade—if otherwise such alterations may take place in the manage rncnl of the production and trade, of and in this "t article, as will to a certain degree secure us from a return of the enormous evils which our incorrect system of want of system has entailed on us. , I propose to consider— 1. The great and rapid increase of the produc tion and consumption of cotton. “. The various fluctuations in price, and their C T eS fhe wise and earnest admonitions received rom Liverpool against our course. 4. The remedies. Increase of Production and Consumption. There is no instance in the history of human 1 industry of such u wonderful increase in the pro duction or consumption of any article applied to human uses, as has taken place in the case of cotton. The imports into Great Britain from this coun try were. In 1800 10.172.313 lbs. 1810, 13,363,987 “ 1821, 101.180.4(16 “ 1830, 209,830.471 “ 1833, 237,925,122 “ The great increase of consumption caused, but did hot keep pace wilh, the increase of produc tion. I shall confine myself to the case of Great Bri tain, as data respecting the consumption of the article on the continent of Europe, arc not here attainable. The consumption in that country for eight years, from 1801 till 1808 inclusive, was 455,545,998 lbs. From 1820 till 1827, 1.336,249,959 “ And from 1828 till 1835. 2,250.812,477 “ Shewing an increase of 500 per cent, between the first and last series.— Porter's Progress us the Nation, p. 205. The. export and value of our cotton for twenty two years inclusive were: 1816 to 1820. 475,924,757 lbs $121,408,338 1821 to 1825, 762,811,790 123,726.148 1826 to 1830. 1270,732.237 130 122,182 1831 to 1837, 2680,434,536 319,140,911 Thus it appears that while we increased the quantity in the second series about 50 per cent, the increased value was only about two per cent!! and while the export of the third series was nearly 150 per cent, on the first, and about CO percent, on the second series, the increase in the proceeds was only about six per cent!! and while the quantity' in the fourth series was above /five fold that of the first, the increase in value * was not three-fold. Fluctuations in Prices. It is remarkable how liable ibis great article is to be raised or depressed by a small addition to, or diminution of. the coming crop. Some years since it appeared, by a circular letter of I ’nipper <SI Benson, that the arrival of 8000 bales of the new cotton rather earlier than usual and a Heal ing rumor of an increased crop, reduced the price above a penny a pound. Insignificant ns this re duction mav appear, it nevertheless amounted to 2 or $3,000,000. Tiie fatal year 1825 holds out a lesson that ought never to be forgotten by all concerned in the cotton trade, and is in fact applicable to all other trades. Our export of cotton,in 1823 was 173,723.270 lbs In 1824 it fell to 142,360,653 “ An idea was propagated in this country, wheth er from candid belief, or from sinister views is un certain. and was current in Europe, that the ex -8 port of 1825 would not exceed that of 1824, and that a deficiency won d take place in the supply. The consequence was that the price rose from 9 l9 pence. The export, however, was 178.- 450,457 lbs.; this small difference only a'out a fifth of the whole, reduced the price gradually from ! 6 A al9 pence in April, to in December! ! ! Prices of Cotton in Liverpool during the year 1825. Pence. Pence. January 1, 9 all June 30, 12rJ a ISA 30, 8i a July 31, 8 a 12’ March 1, 12 a 14A Sept. 30, 7 a lOj “ 31, 13 a 16| Oct. 15, 7J alO ? April 30, 16J a 19£ N0v.26, 7 a 10A May 31, 16i al9 Dec. 31, 6$ a9| Can it for a moment be doubted that, had the export, of 1825. been below, or even only equal to, that of 1824. we should have escaped the tor nado that spread devastation over the entire com mercial world, and at one fell stroke blasted the hopes and prospects of some of the most estima ble families in the world. Admonitions of the Liverpool Merchants. The Liverpool merchants look great pains to prove that the planters ought to diminish the cul ture of cotton, and that our merchants should not glut the foreign markets as they had done with such deleterious effect.* Nothing could be more judicious than their admonitions. But they pro- duced no effect. Gluts took place from year to year, and prices gradually fell, so that the increase of quantity produced no corresponding increase of proceeds—but often, ou the contrary, a re duction. Rented es. On a full view of this interesting subject, it ap pears that the evils that exist in the trade in col . ton arise from two causes—the first, that notwith / standing the wonderful increase of consumption, production generally out runs it—the second the extreme and pernicious irregularity of supplies, sometimes increasing and at others decreasing ten or fifteen per cent from year to year. But in this case, as in most others, however easy it may be to discover the evil, it is difficult to de vise, and still more to apply, adequate remedies. I venture to suggest two, which would be effect ual, if carried into operation. But they require a concert of opinion and combination of action among the mass of those interested in the planting and exporting of cotton, which, wilh so large a body, are scarcely attainable. Great, however, as is the difficulty, it is probable that were one or two of the mighty master-minds, whom public * “While the imports continue to exceed the consumption great as it is, the prices must con tinue to decline, and will no doubt become so low as to cease to remunerate the planter for the ex penses of production, and thereby, diminish the future growth.”—Bolton, Ogden & Co. Liverpool, Jan 13,1821. “It has been a matter of considerable astonish ment to us, that American cottons hav e continued to arrive in such quantities, bought at high prices, compared with what they will bring here, and IN THE FACE OF THE REITERATED DIS COURAGING ACCOUNTS FROM THIS DUR ING THE WHOLE OF THE YEAR. W e are decidedly of opinion, that we cannot look for any permanent or considerable improvement in this article, until the prices get so low with you that the planters have no further encouragement to ex tend their cultivation.”—W. ea James Brown & Co. Liverpool, Aug 8, 1822. “If your growth cannot be increased beyond the produce of the last crop, the consumption will, in I all probability, so far as American cotton is con- 1 cerned, soon overtaue the supply ; in which event an important advance might he reasonably calcu lated on.” —Curwen i s. Hagerty, Liverpool, Nav. 1, 1822. “We are aware that discouraging advices are not , well received in the United States ; but when pros pects appear so gloomy as they do at present, we feel on all occasions constrained to fura sh them.” —Archibald Grade, Jun. Liverpool, Jan Ist, 1824, “A diminuth n of import, real or anticipated, or further reduction in the prices, seems to he the on. ly ground upon which the interference of the spec ulators can again be expected.”—Bolton, Ogden & i Co. Liverpool. Bth Jan. 1824. To these wise hut unfortunately unheeded cau tions. it may be objected, that they are somewhat antiquated. True —they are somewhat antiquated. Butthev are of that eternal soundness, that ren ders them as applicable now, an 1 will, in one hun- | died years, as they were in 1821,2, 3or 4. i | ex-geneies almost always cull forth to meet ex- ' isling emergencies, to devote their influence and, I energies to this paramount object, one or both | might he carried into operation, and place tins ■j great branch of American industry ami resources ! on somewhat of a stable footing; or, at all events I reduce the evil within narrower bounds. One plan is, to divert a considerable portion of the capital and labor now superfluously and in deed injuriously employed in the culture of rot ton, to some other agricultural employment—for instance* the raising of mulberry trees and silk worms, corn, wheat, rye, &e. Cropper A; lien son, of Liverpool, in a circular, dated 9tli month 271 h, 1822, urged this course on our planters, and concluded by emphatically stating, that in this case "they might certainly sell their surplus Cotton at any priee.” This sound advice unfor tunately passed unheeded. The other plan is, lor the parties concerned, or a sufficient number of those most largely inter ested. to form an association, ami erect large store houses in the different ports of shipment, (or the purpose of storing up a portion of a superabund ant crop, till the state of the foreign market* would warrant shipment. On these deposites, advances, at safe prices, might be made, sufficient to meet the exigencies of the planters, while they secured the association from loss. I feel confident that the immediate and deci sive adoption of this plan of storing cotton, with out wailing for the erection of warehouses, would arest the crisis with which the commercial world is nt present threatened. With respect to the first plan, it is strongly im pressed on my mind, that, in the early settlement of Virginia and Maryland, when tobacco was almost their only article of export, such abundant crops were raised as to glut the foreign muikels, and ruin the parties concerned. The legislature ol Virginia, if I recollect rightly, passed an act restricting the culture of this article, which, in a year or two, restored the equilibrum between de mand and supply. I supposed that this was stat ed in Wynne’s history of America, but on exami nation I find Ibis was an error; nevertheless, the fact is indisputable. The policy here recommended, although novel in this country, is as old the days of Jacob and his sons, when granaries were established to store away the abundance of one year to supply the defliciciicy of another, by which means prices were maintained at an equable rale, and such ruinous iluctuations of price prevented, as arc ex perienced here in the cotton trade. Granaries areal present in use in <arious pans of Europe, to store the superfluous grain, and hold it in re serve for years of scarcity. The Dutch, in the days of their prosperity, when they monopolized a large portion of 'he commerce of the world, and when their ports were entreporls for almost every kind of mer chantable goods, bed large magazines for the purpose of storage, and withdrew the various ar ticles in exact quantity to suit the demand. ISol satisfied with this system ; so fur as regards spi ces, thev burned the superfluous quantities—Sir William Temple’s Works, folio, * 01. 1. p. 69. M. CAKEV. Philadelphia, July 18,1839. the <t,f eh I ST. “Nil actum 'eputana, dum quid esset agendum.” 1. Does not this nation possess as many and as signal advantages as ever fell to the lot of any other nation, ancient o modem? 2. Is it not nevertheless, in an abject stale of dependence on foreign capitalists to carry into opera!ion nearly all its important national under takings ? 3. Can a policy be sound which reduces such a rising and powerful nation, possessed of such trausceiulanl, and, may we not say, unexampled advantages, to so pernicious and degraded a situ alion ? 4. Is it not worth while to pause, and ponder well on the unceasing increase of our enormous loans in Europe. 5. Do our Slates, or our corporations, or our citizens generally, calculate the extent of the ru inous clli-cts that arc likely to result from the heavy interest we have to pay that quarter of the globe for those loans ! 6. Is not Great Britian encumbered with a debt of about 800,00' ',OOO pounds stei ling, with an an nual interest of £29,000,000, (nearly $150,000,- 000) and a military and naval establishment, which cost in 1836, £12,112,968? (about £6O, 000.000.) 7. Does she not, moreover, labor under a most oppressive excise on almost every thing eaten, drunk, or worn by her population and even on the light of heaven they enjoy ? Amount in 1836, £13,666,010, (about $08,000,000.) Interest, $1511,000,000 Na>y and army, CO.uOO.OcO Annual expenditures, $210,000, .110 8. Does she not, spite of these overwhelming disadvantages, lay almost all the nations of the world under contribution by her manufactures and her commerce? 9. Is she not also able to furnish us and all oth er needy nations with loans to the amount of millions on millions of dollars ? 10. Can a policy which not only struggles with, hut overcomes, her enormous disadvanta ges, he other than sound? 11. Ought not our statesmen, soaring above the contemptible, the narrow-minded, the misera ble prejudices of party spirit, scrutinize our policy and that of Great Biitian—compare them in their results—ascertain the causes of the radical dilfer ence—and strain every nerve to correct any er rors in ours ? 12. As our imports have for many years so uniformly exceeded our exports, was it wise, or prudent, or politic, to hold out, by large additions, to the list of articles free Irorn duty, such strong temptations to increase the former, not only to the speculating spirit of our own citizens, but to that of the merchants of foreign nations; thus i overstocking our markets, and 100 often ruining our native importers? 13. Would not sound policy dictate to our government to counteract that tendency as far as permitted by our constitution, (rather than to accellerate its movements.) whereby to prevent those rises in exchange which so frequently pro j duce a pressure on our monied institutions and I on our citizens general'y ? 14. Would it he believed that the articles free | | from duty during seven late years were nearly I j four-ninths of the total of our imports?* 1 ‘Statement of the Exports and Imports of the Uni- j ted States for seven years, ending 18.37. it is however, to be observed, that the amount of the I latter would be greatly increased if we could ! procure a statement of the smuggled goods. Exports. Imports. free of Duty I Kil, $81,310,683 $103,191,134 $13.456,6.6 1832, 87,176-943 101,029,266 14219473 1833, 90.140 433 103,118,311 32 447 950 1*34. 104,336 973 126,521,332 68 303 18 1835, 121,693,577 119,895.742 77 940493 1836, 128,663,040 189.9*0.035 92 >56 181 1837, 117,419,376 1 10,989.217 69|24L029 j Total, 730,740.926 919,726,137 267,785,211 ~l IT), has it nut frequently happened tliat the re- i peal of a duty on this side of the Atlantic, has I immediately operated to cause a proportionate in- 1 crease ot price of tlie article abroad, so as to di- i ininish our revenue, without easing the burdens I of our citizens ? I Id. Would not the United States be an infin- i itely more advantageous customer to Great liri- i tain and the other nations of Eutopo, were our I ex porta,to bear a fairer proportion to our imports, ' by which we would escape those fluctuations 1 trom a high state of apparent prosperity to extreme I depression I I 17. Do not those nations sutler far more by i our years ot distress titan they gain by our years I of delusive prosperity ! Dees not their conduet in their exce-tsive exportations bear some analogy to that ol the boy with the golden-egg-laying , goose! IS. lias not the policy of the United States constantly tended to increase the quantity of the grand staple product of the country so as to glut •the European markets, and to produce those ruin '<mu fluctuations of price which have almost pe riodically spread desolation over the wide expanse •of our country, and blasted the hopes and fortunes ■of so many ot oar most valuable citizens, planters as well as merchants ] 11). Has it not olten occurred, that an increase of the amount of cotton exported has not only not increased the proceeds, but actually reduced them and sometimes ruinously 1* 20. Have not the sagacious Liverpool mer ■chunts frequently pressed on the consideration of our exporters the ruinus consequences of this sys tem, and strenuously urged them to adopt a dif ferent one 1 - I. Was not the Dutch system sagacious and itic, which guarded against glutting the for «««;n markets with their spices, by limiting the ocdtivalion or destroying the surplus quantity 1 22. Would not the Dutch policy respecting the spice trade,so far as regards limiting the exports be occas.oitully advantageous to the cotton plan ters; and would they not probably ptocure more lor fourth-tilths of a superabundant crop than they .receive for the whole ? 23. Is it not highly probable and almost cer tain, that had the quantity of cotton withheld from the Liverpool market last year through the instrumentality of the Hank of the United States been pressed on that market, it would iiavc pro dured such a reduction of price as would ha'e had a most ruinous effect on all the parties inter ested, cotton planters, American exporters and English importers ? 24. Does it not appear from the statements herewith submitted that a moderate reduction ex pected of a coining crop, by exciting a spirit of speculation, raises p ices in a far higher degree than the expected diminution of supply ? 25. On the other hand, does it not almost in variably happen that an expected increase of the crop reduces the price in a far greater proportion than the increase of the quantity ? 20. Having lully ascertained that the eause of the evil is the superabundance of production and exportation, are not the remedies obvious 1 27. Are I icy not, to withdraw a portion of the capital and labor employed in the culture of cot ton to some other description of industry, and to adopt some means of withholding supcifluous quantities from the foreign markets 1 Table if the Exports, (,c. of Cotton.for twenty years, H* ££ p- (A *3 jl-g C- £3„ Price of Uplands • •3. gn S in Liverpool on I " £2 £, the 31st Decein ■ 73* 3; ji her in each year. I Vi P Pounds. I Dollars. Pence. 1816 81,94 7,1 16 24,1U1i,(T00 a 204 1817 85,(149,3661 22,627,614 18a a 234 IMS 92,471,178, 31,334,368 17* a 20* 1819 87,997,045! 21,081,769 12i al4 1820 127,860,1621 22 308,667 a Iojf 476,924,767 121,468,338 ’lB2l 124,893,405 20,446,5 0 8 a 104 1822 144,675.095 24,036,058 64 a 84 1823 173,7:23,270 20,145,520 ! 74 a 9i 1820 142,369,663 31 947,401 s| a 104 1525 176,460,357 36,846 6191 6.j a9J 762,111,79;)' 123,720,148 I 782 i 204,636,415 25,025,214 | 67 a 74 1827 294,310,115 29,359,545 ! 6 a 6? 1828 310,599,463 22,187,229 I 5# a 6' IS2! 261,837,186 26.575,311 | 64 a 7 183( 296,459,102 26.674,883 j f)| a 7,', 1,270,732,281 130,122,182 [' IS3I 275,315.787 25,289 492 1832 322.078.952 31,724,684 183: 329.689 104 36,191,105 1834 384.717,907 49,448.402 1835 3.17.368,092 6496-1,302 / * ■ _ ' 699.370 772 207.614,985 1 Having in page 3 stated the pernicious effects, in 1825. of a small surplus of cotton, it may not be useless to present to the reader the effects of a scarcity of a different article. In 1799, the Grain crops in Great Britain fell short about six-seventeenths, or n little more than one third. The government felt alarmed, at the prospect of a famine, and took all possible meas ures to avert such a calamity. The distillation of spirits, and the manufacture of starch and hair powder, from grain, were prohibited, the bakers were prohibited from selling bread under a day old; potatoes to a great extent were used in the manufacture of bread; bounties were given on the importation of grain, and large importations look place in consequence—of wheat and flour, equiv alent to 10,025.437 bushels; 67,985 of barley; 479,320 of oats; 300,695 rwt. of rice. Notwith standing all these precautions, wheat rose from 6s, 2d. in January, 1799, to 12s. Bd. in February 1800. So much on the important chapter of supera bundant and scarce markets. As the subjects herein discussed are of para mount importance as they are wholly unconnec ted w itu parly politics—and moreover, as the sug gestions of the writer, if correct, have a direct ten | dency to disseminate sound views of the policy of i thevounlry—and to promote its strength, power, | resources and happiness, it is confidently hoped that the prin ers of newspapers generally will re publish the essential parts of this essay. Let them he subject to the ordeal of the severest criti cism, and their errors, what ever they be, undergo the most merciless castigation. i POSTHCRMT. | Emm the prostration in 1833 of the protecting ' j system of 1824. the establishment of which cost such persevering efforts—a system which cleva * Interesting synopsis. Exp’ts of 1-19, 87,997.645 11)8. Value $21,081,769 ; 1821, 124,893,4110 “ 20.135,600 1823, 173,723,270 “ 20,445,520 I +Tl.is was the celebrated bubble year. j led the country from an extreme to n degree ol prosperity, and which was prostra ted lull us much hy the misplaced economy, the impolicy, and the apathy of its friends, as by the hostility ol ito enemies—from that period, 1 sav, I had determined never again to touch the subject ol political economy; hut the unceasing vissitudes in the allairs of his country, tfroni a most envia ble prosperity to a gloomy adversity, and vice versa, seem to call upon every uinii who can “wield h pen" to “do his duty,” and try to deve lope the causes of the pernicious and extreme fluctuations which succeed each other so rapidly; and, it possible, devise a remedy. I therefore have ventured, once more, to enter the arena. +lt cannot be amiss to refresh the memory of those who deny the effects of the tai ill’, of IS'i 1, In stating, from iri'tiftagable authotilies, the deplora ble situation of the country previous to Hie adop tion of that system. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Crawford,in a report dated Feb. Id, IS2O, stated that “Few instances have occurred, of o distress no general and so severe, us that which has been exhi bited in the United Slates. A deficiency of the revenue having occurred in the following year, it was proposed in Congress to have recourse to an excise. The Committee of Ways and tV)cans, to whom the subject was referred, reported against the measure, as “ unwise of that season of i-.xtrcmr. distiifss” —adding, that “if imposed, it would he difficult In collect; and, if collected, it would in somcparls of the Union he in paper little available." Livk YaNKKKS.—The busy, hustling, indus trious, and lively spirit which pervades the in habitants of the New England States, is well des cribed in the following sketch. It is from the pen of a foreign traveller, and he certainly does justice to our enterprising population. “In travelling over the kingdom of Naples, and contemplating the wonders of that favored land, its fertile soil, its genial climate, its adniiru rahle capacities for commerce, and the contrast exhibited to all Ihese advantages hy the sloth and ignorance of its population, its beggars, and bri gands —I have been siruc k with the whimsical imagination of the scene that might ensue, were a plain Yankee taken from his plough-tail, and placed on the throne of the Two Sicilies. His majesty would begin a regular overhaul of the whole body politic the morning after his corona tion. ‘What’s this 1 seel” says the king.— ‘Where art ynnr overseers of the highways— your sehooi committees—your select men 1— What idle fellows arc these 1 What are these hells ringing for every day 1 What means this crowd ol ships lying behind the mole with no thing to do ! or this manna, the water’s edge of my great city, where I see no piles of merchandize, no trucks, nor dray earls driving about with goods, nor half the business doing in a month that is dune on Uoston Long Wharf in two hours! Come, bustle, occupy ; set the hu’.zarom to work upon the roads; send the childicn to school; make a railroad here, and a turnpike there; bridge this river, and canal that; hang the Calabrian robbers; give the monks a rouse; go into the churches, and strip me these trumpery shrines ; sell the gold and silver and jewels with which they are heaped, and the interest, of tiic monny will support all the poor of the kingdom, for I'll have no beggars or idlers while my title is Jonathan the First. People shall mind their own business, for I shall abol ish these foetus, which come every other day, and arc good for nothing hut to promote idleness. Henceforth there shall he no festals, hut fast, thanksgiving, and independence. Set me up a newspaper in every town; lake me a census ot the population; fine every disl ict that don’t send a representative to the general court. I'll have every thing thrashed and set a bucking, den to the vernacular speech,for dolce far riionlo shall be routed out from the Italian.’ ” Now Jonathan the First might not understand quite so much of the antiquities of Pompeii, or the beauties of the Callipygian Venus, ns Ferdi nand the Second; yet if the Neapolitans would not make a profitable sirup by the exchange, mine is no true “Yankee notion.” For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. Stanzas. 1 gazed upon the placid stream, That slept in calm repose, Beneath her suit and silv’ry beam As Phoebus downward goes; The silent waters moveless lay, In peaceful stilncss there ; As onward sped the closing day, With all its ruddy glare. As sank ihc sun behind the trees Pouring forth a flood of light, Each leaflet fluttered in the breeze, And rustled its delight. The golden rays that lit the sky, Now chang'd to paler hue, Andfadinig was, the gorgeous dye, 'Jhat streak’d the ether blue. The solemn eve drew on apace, With still and noiseless tread, And o’er the scene, with matchless grace, Her spangled mantle spread; Eaah glitt’ring lamp, of night’s blue arch, Now flash’d with silver’d light, And o’er th’ expanse, took up its march, Now veil'd in purest white. Oh give to me the twilight’s hours -, Its pensive scenes so soft; How winning then are beauty’s pow’rs. How sweet the sighs they waft! He who can view a s< ene like this, Nor feel the charms of Jove, Will seek in vain terrestrial bliss; For nought bis heart can move. Oft as I view each fleecy cloud, That glides o er Nature’s dome 1 feel my spirit in me bow’d, And solemn thoughts o’er mo come; And as they dim and i..dc away, Within the liquid space, (see in them life’s fleeting day That leaves behind no trace. : i Then look upon those flectingrays That gild a Southern ove. And see them fading, as you gaze, In shrouds that night doth weave ; Then t ustnot life’s gay, smiling dream, Tis false as Ocean’s wave; But bui.d thy faith, on hopes, you deem, Will live beyond toe giavc. SELWYN. Sui'k k notion on Mam'agc, anrl/he lan wge Covenant . —"l ve Itocn nlecrecl toven ,J.re on matrimony myself. and I don’t altogmliev ,H \ k HI spekilalc in that line for or.c while. It on t juct suit a rovin man like me, It’s n con ,'deralile of u lie, nnd then it ain’t like ahorse L*d, whore, il you don’t like the beast, von can .at it oil ■ii a rufl'ile, or n trade, or swop, or suit inrscll hotter, hut you must make the host of u id bargain, ond put up with it. It ain’t ofun au meet a critter cl the right mettle; spirited, 't gentle; easy ot the hit, sure footed ami spry ; > hitin. or ki. kin,’ or racin’ oil—refusin’ to go, > i rutin in hack; and then clean limbed and good i image. It s about the diflicultest piece of husi i ’ss 1 know on.” M All R I ED, f'a the 1 Itli inst, by the Uev. Mr. While, Mr. r./cgiAii Pomif.r, toMiss Mary Martha Hikns, ' oli ol Jeticrson eotinty. DIED, I u Sunday, the ISth inst. James Carswei.i,, in I e 2Mb year o( his age. be was bom in the County ” I)o ' vn - Ireland, nnd for the Inst 12 years a rest i 'at of this city. Ihe deceased had no immediate inti cos here; but his unobtrusive and retiring i aimers, together with his mnnv virtues, endeared 1 11110 !l number of friends who now sincerely i 'grot Ids loss. On 'Monday, the 10th inst. Mr. Jonathan Elms, ■■ native of Tbomastnwn, Conn., and for the last . i years a resident of this city. oii' ignees per South raroliun Rail Koatl. Hamburg, August 20, 1539. Haird (c Howland; Stovall, Simmons k Co.; J. IC. ; H - J'ora; Kerrs d Dope; S. liufovd; Clark,Racket i Co ; G. f. Dnrtic; 1. H. Plant; T Dawson; Sol noeland & Son; A. fc J' A. Snyder; C. Frazer; T # ichaids; .1. & J. Mcßrydo; Jeffers & Houlwnre; J. . Henson; J, W. Stokes; George Parrott; J Levy. MARINI? INTELLIGENCE. CHARLESTON, August 20. j.rnvcd yesterday —Schr Virginia Antoinette lare. New Orleans. Cleared —Schr Rattler, Kelly, VVe t Indies. H’ent In sea yedeid'iy—iir brig 'l ino, Richnrd m. Savannah; schr Delight. Brown, Philadelphia. :. L ' ,O Kl.vr, Four Dwelling lions son jlj the west side of Broad street, below the .subscriber s residence, two others on El s street, and two on fell.dr treet, twb others on i idge Row. tor a small grocery. Possession given i the first day of October next. Apply to P. 11. MANTA, or W4t JOHN MORRISt N. tl f. undersigned continues to transact a general factorage am> oMMfcsroi* hum -1 ESS, and solicits a continuance of pnt.onage. John c, holi o >i be. CHnrleiiton, S C., August 19, U>3». swim Ihe subscriber otfers for sale his resi i tlence near tlie Turknelt Spring. 'I Ire ‘ i ■ [ .H* House is very commodious and in good .•pair —the lot of about live acres is well shaded, nd lias a large garden, which is good at all seasons, dth an abundant supply of the purest water. Fiona s situation and advantages, it maybe made one f the most desirable places in the neighborhood of ugusta, for a winter as well as summer residence. I 'here is also a joining it about thirty acres of 00. l land, a pa. t of which would be excellent for ultivation and pasturage. Also, f ive Thousand trees of Mortis JMulti rnlis, some of which are now 9 feet high and 44 irhes circumference, from single cuttings planted ' i February last. VV. C.vTLIN. trwlm t»eo. It. Roinl & ILinking (Jo. f Branch at Augusta. <y DEPOSITED in sums of live bundled dollars and upwards, bearing an interest of six per ent. per annum will be received at this ( ffice >r periods not less than ninety days, subject to the rderof the dc|>ositurs on receiving ten days notice f Iheirintcntiun to withdraw nov3o wtf J._VV. VVILDE Cashier. BEALS’ II V kJ6 UESToit ATIVi:. valuable discovery is now introduced to .1. Die citizens of Augusta, with the fullest ■oufnlencc and assurance that it will effect the ob ectof its app icalion, viz ; A CO DELETE HES- I'ORATIOS OF THE HAIR upon the heads of those who have lost the same, and have thereby become bald or partially so. Numerous certificates might be given to show how successfully this compound nas been applied, never having failed in a single instance.) Its virtues have been fully and sathfctorily tested, 'the heads ol those that were entirely bald, have been by the application of this restora tive, covered with a luxuriant growth of beautiful hair. None need despair whether old or young, of hav ing their hair restored. For salo by ROBERT CARTER, Druggist, Broad st. and at T. If. PLANT’S Bookstore. Where certificates of its successful app’ication array be seem June 21 ’ swtf THE THU 10 POMADE mvJEVS.. i.N XTENSIVELV used in Europe, never before \ introduced into America, an infill ible cure and a delightful preventive of Chapped Hands and I.ips, kc. This elegant article gives a delicacy of fragrance and that natural healthful appearance to the skin no other preparation of t.e kind has been known to produce. It immediately removes PIM PLES and other disagreeable ERUPTIONS, pre vents BRUISES from turning Mack,cures BURNS and SCALDS, alleviating pain, and preventing blisters, it is also exceedingly useful for SORE BREASTS. So invaluable is this compound for every inconvenience to which the skin is liah'c, that none who have proved its benefits will ever willingly he without it. Sold in Glasses at 25 and 50 cents each, with full particulars, and directions for use. For sale by ROBERT CARTER, Druggist, Broad st. and at T. 11. PLANT’S Bookstore. Where certificates of its successful application maybe seen. june 21 swtf MAC lIIIVEIcY. MILL-CASTING'-. Iron Work, Cotton and all kinds of MACHINERY, furnished of the best materials and finished in the best manner, hv “ The Savage M.nufnrturing Company of Md.” who have made arrangements wi h Messrs. Sto vai.l, Simmons s, Co., of Augusta, Ga., to be their Agents, for receiving consignments, who are au thorised to receive payment of bit’s and expenses on delivery by them, of the above described wont sent to that section ol the south converuobt to Au gusta Prompt attention will be paid to all orders dressed to hose gentlemen, at AugustaMrrTßos. Lansdsie, Superintendent of the works at the “ Savage Factory,” Maryland or to GE iDGE WILLIAMS, Agent, aug o w.>m Baltimore, J}—A. FOR KENT.—'The property of the un ' -.1 dersigned, on Broad, Campbell and Cen -1 r 'MM . Streets, on Mclntosh Street, near the Presbyterian Church, at present occupied by .Mr. | Stockton. Apply to McKENZIE & BENNOCH. July 2 wt f N. B. The occupants of the property for the I year ensuing Ist October next, will give notes pay ; able quarterly, and pay for the use of the Hy drant wat .r. J