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rame tmwise doctrine. He vm called to ac foiial in the severest manner. .The Irishman rose to explain, ^Mister Speaker, by postheij ity I d:d not mane got ancist?f3, but the gitie ration that immediately sooecaded thim,-and hence I say that a* -postbevity can do no good to us, let postherfey tatoe $are of itself.'^ ^The gentleman^* xcaseas for not legislating for posterity are eqenliy lucid with those of the Irishman. [Here &c-fonghteT" became so loili, aad continued so Ion ig. that Mr. John son caught the infection and laughed too.] Thb sum*-. gentleman tells us, sir, of his. vncing-for the kill brought iu in 1834 by Gen. Gordon. . Chairman, when the ayes and noes on that bill ware taken, just where our distinguished Senator now sits, [.Mr* Webster was sitting on the platform on the left of the Chairman. All eyes were turned towards b:m. He blushed to the eyes? pretty good for a lawyer.'] I wax /philosophizing* Some mcmbers.tttrbed palei-?-sOfi)e red? -some fidgeted? son^e were silent, and Mme"walk ed out of the House, when their names- were called. -*But the-oW"hardened -sinners,- the regular green bag politicians, never -blenched or Mushed.< ; They voted with al the sang frotd of the Indian. Among thelatfef,! no ticed my able friend, the mem her Jfre ov Vir ginia, Mr. Robertson. [Convulsed laughter. Mr. R. blnshed this time.} He talks, Mr. Chairman of divorce* Why, air, he tried to marry the people toith*ssam? measure to 1834; ft was a skeleton, then, he says. Now, I have no love for skeletons. ? ? How is it that this love has cooled down when the Ctiairman-ef the Committee of W aysaisd . Means has given his skeleton 3?h,. blood,,fok: property and beauty 1 .. He Is now opposed to the Sub-Treasury! means-.? then, he was for it. Was it because the gentleman, being scarce of tfeslr aOd "Mood himself/felt ? syih pa thy* towards Gen- Gordon's bony skeleton! ?{Mr. R- is v?w thin.] F offend me ftoin such nuptials ! - - [Poor Robertson looked as if he could shoot Johnsons Laughter louder than ever.] . . ? - Mr. Johpeoo continued for one hour and a half inthis felicitous strain, exposing the vani ty, folly, ignorance and rascality of the. poli ticians on the floor, of the House. I have. f ?? the marrow of his discourse. He wonad up by -showing the disastrous effects ?f Mr. CaSkosoV amendment upon the pro ductive labor of die eountry. . iOUISFILLE, CUfblNT^ ATI AND CHARLES . TON RAILROAD. ?. Is -consequence of the extensive circula tion of a report,* that - tt is the- intention of this Company to ubando* the route through this State, and to substitute a route through J Georgia, we have been requested to publish the following extract from a recent Address of the President to the Stockholders ? from" which it will be seen, that this report is en tirely without foundation. The views of the Stockholder*, astndicated by the late pro ceedings at Flat Rock, are here fully ex plained. ? ' ? The measures which it is proposed at this time to .pursue, may he classed under the ftltswing fceads, viz:? 1st. Tho -purchase of the Charleston Rail Jload, and pushing our connexions through that Road into Georgia, Alabama, and the whole of' the South West. 2d. The extension of a branch from Branchville, or some other convenient point, to Columbia, and from thence as far as our means may permit, by the best route, (which ever that may prove to be,) thro* the centra of the State, towards the mountains. J J. An application to the Legislatures of Tennessee and Kentucky? through* the Pre side*. (who has ' been appointed by the Stockholders a Comflv'ssio/ierto thfc^JStates,) ? for their concurrence m the act granting banking privileges, and also-for pecuniary aid, with a pledge that any amount srhich may be contributed by these States shall be ap plied to the construction of the Road within theirrespeedve limits. ~ r It wiflbe seal from thi&Jtatement, that no 53ca exists at tin time, either' of abandon ing- enterprise, or changing the direction ?frthe road, nof is it believed that a single rofeeould have been obtained in the Con vention for either of these propositions. rtiatwc to what has been called the Georgia route, coBcerning wh^ch much has of late keen orntten and published,? the present views -die Company, so far as I under stand-&em, axe that a route through Geor rtaeeuH not he substituted for one running tkstngk the centre of South CaroGna, with out pES&Knn* the following results, viz 1st. The immediate forfeiture of our Chastens, 'both tor the Road and the Bank, and the consequent 'dmeofcttion of the Com pany. Our Charters hart been granted by the States of North * and South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, and net by Geor gia, aalthey do not embrace a Road passing thiangh.*fcsc -Stale, but through the other States above mentioned. 2d. But if this were not so, the adoption of a route through Georgia, in the plaeeof that propose*! across our own State, would im mediately alienate from us Nortli Carolina, Tosnoaeee ana Kentucky, and we should be regarded as having deserted them on selfish considerations, after making a solemn com pact for the execution of a. joint enterprise for common objects, equally beneficial to all. 34, There is every reason to apprehend, that a large majority of the people /of our own Slate would be alienated from tho en^ | terprize, should the present plan be aban doned and a route through Georgia be sufc stitnted in its place, and that the State itself would withdraw th ? subscription o fa mii lion of dollars, if -it was not. to,J>e_appIitd to making a Road withiit (^ur own limits. To whatever extent o.ur Road may he car .*i ed* it is indispensable, if we I*iean to secure* iW fir g ps ft either of the Legislates? or the people of South OoBna, that tjs-c grouts ifceough the centre of ?State should not be abandoned. In conjunc tion. with such a Road, they may consent to the purchase of the Charleston and Haoi fWi&sad* thus saaidiog us to push ^jjr through ?(hat' Road into Georgia, Alabama, and tie South W est ? but *&ef n*tfr jriil consent Ahat the resources of tWftat esha? is to a Read running on tbs fevlhcr*. b&4*r-qf the State ? to Augusta, and it that ??#t fearing our State entirety^ The people of two or thrac d'?tri?ts might be content with this, hat what would the rieplc oC thf odi^r portions of the State say -r do, with r^fard to such a proposition T A ^voad carried thjwtg^ Columbia, and from $epc? by the bfst route, whichever that may profetft be. to the mountaiz?, will' interest gtate< aad-running nearly through The cepttfe be within striking distance to die people Of every part of the State, who rrj&f eon no?t themselves with it by short {.ranches* ox bf. f * Hoad on the Sonihara fcoand^r.<^me ISUu couid not poaiess these advantages. Our jroer^iCT. therefore, would seem to be this ^ti53wselves advantages to ft* \ Charleston Hail Road, and at the w to extend a branch from fffa* ^ . route lnmbta, as a first step- w| aUcadtj S;bISvKS!ff'?" Kr'St the most friendhr relations, will meet us a Viis-nsi fooiwheue* they will construct a Rofd exteSlPg'ro frl thcTe %il the advantages to be, derived from the connections,, will, therefore, be secured to i thrpugh the Chnrlestoh.andllfrmWg Road which is already made to pur ^lids. Bu whv stop here ? Can any one doubt the ira . mense advantages that must grow out of the ^extension of a branch to Columbia, thence ^ far as our means may permrt, towards the mountains and beyond them, even as far as Lexington? It may be said that Tennessee, North Carolina and Ken tucky, will aoi *id a*ia,the eptetpnze. -If so, then (mr Rwtt^iv Of timiwe, not be ex tended beyond the^ftmtts -of; out* own State. But w^r ? application now about to be made_ to_?them, before ttme ttrJsflTeh a conclusion.? At all events,, let, us -not abandon them^-nt der the ^prehension thai they may abandon, us- Our true policy under the existing cir cumstances. seems to be-very obvious,. " >? to secure bankin^rivlleges to the Company, to be used Hereafter, vwh%Ji credit shall be restored; to" obtain aid from the Western States, tf practicable; ami- if not, to ascer tain their the execution oC the onemaf ^o} ecff to 'obtain ^Cifaries . ion Rail Road, and make- arrangement, for extending a tonchjp .(Jo^tpbia- rh<^ are the measures recommenced by the sfocfc holders- at- ttnwr ^ meeting, and ? which it t* hoped all will cordiaMy imicvr. * Nothing, I am aware, i^a*^ihan to excj.te d^trast ; !w&fc confidence) jsD&only "a plant of slow hxrowtb," but ]t ma^be blighted almost with , * breath. It'iaou*. determination, however, Uago steadily fomird with the work jom. mitted to our hands, in full Teliance that we shall be sustained by the Stockholders a Country, Should webe disappointed in this, aod a failure shaH be the consequence-the fault shall -not be ou*s. , , ROBERT Y. HAYNE, President. , ! t ? IC ? * 4 ' 1 T* From the fforX#* American, Oct U- _ The second grand result then of the Whig triumph in this State will be the early and sure resumption of sptttcjpayments. . We do not liazihrd this assertion lightly. Our city banks bsyejby. a steady and corat^t system of curtailments, brought downjheir loans very much. TheBCtrcufation has^attbe same time been diminish?*, wh.le the do mestic exchanges It As It was here upon the Jfiaboard'thatthed i astrnns suspension 6r**?S hence throughout tbecoantfy. it should first be terminated. Character and in terest are alike coneerted inbrtigmg it about speedily. The tendency of alt things is en couraging. Wltbr confidence revived, and experimental quackery at an end, commerce will revive too: the cfops going for ward, with out anv thing Tike the ordinary orders for im ports from J>road, V>K tend to reduce the premium upon foreign exchanges, and rather turn to than from our shores-the c"rr*? ? specie. All these elements examined and de liberately weighed h^e practrcal men who will assembled hert^ the 27th. wi# enable them, we cannot doubt, to designate the pen-, od when-wTthoot rom*?nlookedforinteira? tion or catastrophe- ^tbe bankrof New York may and wiE resume specie payments; and when the banks ofNetflftrkdo smothers must follow. iSorac inconAaiettce and sdtt* toss wfH ? while things are in ***** of transition ?be doubtless experienced^ no loss -or inconvenience that can <ST should, be weigh ed an instant againST the kigh obligation, mor al and political, ^aff'patties, to co-operate in restoring, at the earliest practicable moment, the only true standaxdof value, ham vxsney. It would or cours^be idle in us, with our limited knowledge and means nf judging, to pretend to say when precisely this penod will be; but we bfeardti?!?, we apprehend, m stating, that before the 1st of May, isl and within less than a year, therefore, from the period of suspension ? the banks of th?f city will < From the Missouri .Argus. Nov. 9. Mob at Altos, ItxiNOis? the Rev. B. P. Lovbjot KiU.^ A5PHis Abolition Press DESTRoiEn.?The infatuated Lditor of the Alton Observer to at length fallen a victim to his obstinacy in the cause of the Abolitionists. Disregarding the lino wn and expressed sentiments of a large portion of the citizens of Alton, in relation to his incendiary publications, afid, a^frwuld seem, bent upon his own destruction, l*e formed tbe determina tion, to establish another press for the propa gation of the odiotis and disorganizing ^princi ples of Tappan and .his. eastern confederates. But his temerityJia* received an awful retri bution from the hands oTan infuriated and law less mob. The following particulars of the tragical outrage, is contained in a postenpt to the Alton Telegraph of the 9th instant : * L.VME5TABLE 0cCTR*5CE.? It IS With the -deepest regreat that we. atop the press in order to state that, at a late hour last night an at tack was made, by a number of persons on the ware-hopse clip. Messrs. Godtrey, Gil own ac Co., for the purpose of destroying a press, intended fonbe AHon Observer ; which shocking to relate, m the death of ? two individuals-? t lie Jtfey; E. ]P. LOVE JO\ , late editor of tlje Obsmer, and a man named BISHOP. ^ Sewnrothen- were wounded ; two severely, and Oje, others, slightly. - We Can add no more af thanthatthe Plants succeeded ??ffedtmg their object. 1 1 ? i" ToV e SloekffMAersin lJie 60.C K IftOX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. AT & meeting of th# 'J* Wd^tihe Chewkeelron Worlw, l^thSe^ tember, 1338, the ft.ltewiBf.Rwtolntwns w?re pa?ed, of >hieh an coneefnetl ^ the wfcond, third, and fourth injtal Stockrm lb? South Carphna Iron Man jaentt on Jue as follows, viz: 25 utacmring lV*y^JrJatorv 25 pf-r cent, p^r cent, on the . 18K-**?n<l'25 por cent, on the first of Janoary r^^bove pavtnenti at the Tliat a farioroto meet dnv? thereafter, with time required, ^ ??~paid) wffl intereet, (from the ftawr IflTpay^ ant already be co n*kiere<l a forfeiture of the ^aoom ? ^oidw, to tho use of 1 WM^GIST, President. 4 ?aetinjrof the above Comjmny wilt take | plaee for Jannary, 1833, on the 16th of the month, a Cfe orokeo Iron WoIJ^MES A BLACK, Agent Kings Mount Iron Company. 5o* ? 48 ^ f?ovia?K* 25th, 1837. .ac^tobekaowoaod treatj^^ } LEGHAND. ; - ' 47 3t 1% KKAt^LBTTK* PR^ S^W^^ E&CV&* tc *h Aen*W*a?* DctfX&h Me TcU+- J {* Columbia Scuscotc. j 5lfl'?|?A?,'llOVE>!8ERi5, lilt* The iud vdlilnw? tff ?fins Statutes at Large of Sot/Trt Carolina," is published, and to be had at Cunnrogliam's Bookstore. It is a royal Octavo, of 800 pages, hand somely bound, f)rice ?3. ' The 3d volume is about half printed, and will soon be finished. We are gratified in giving to our readers another essay from the correct and. spirited pen of M Agricola," and in being able to promise a third one in our next. ?? , > f ? The Legislature assembles on Monday, next. We know of no business of impor tance to come before it, *and expect the ? Session to be somewhat shorter than usual. The Charleston Courier is publishing a ?'letter from Mr. Legare to a Constituent, " in which that gentleman defends and enfor ces his course against the sub-treasury sys tem. If we can find room, we shall publish : it in our next. We are indebted to the politeness of thfc author for a copy of ^Lorenzo and Oenalas ka, b^ Joseph Rocchietti," hut have not had leisure to look, through it. It may be had at the Bookstores. The New York papers state that the late election has already produced a most benefi cial effect on the business and prosperity of that great city ? that property of every des cription has risen in value, and real estate is enhanced twenty-five per cent. U. S. Bank stock in Philadelphia is at 125. A duel took place a few days since, near the Roanoke, in North Carolina, between Gen. Dromgoole, Representative in Con gress from Virginia, and Mr. Dugger, of Brunswick county, Va. Mr. Dugger was shot Through the body and expired a day or two afterwards. It seems to be expected that two new U. States Senators are to be elected by the i Legislature of Georgia, Mr. King having declared his intention to resign and Mr. Cuthbert being expected to do so also. Mr. Forsyth is spoken of as one of them. The Ricktnond Whig , a paper conducted with much talent and industry, and of great ? iufluenfce, has declared in favor of the Spe cial Depositepten. The Enquirer has done the same. The Compiler has come out for a National Bank. These are the three pa pers published at the Metropolis of Virginia. As far as we have seen, every, paper of note in that State is opposed to the sub-treasury system. We are gratified to perceive that the "hard money htimbug" is fast becoming abandoned. Even the Charleston Patriot now says "We are not the advocates of a circula tion exclusively jmtiUtt* -? We have never contended for such insane doctrine. In re gard to paper mone^ we are iorregulatien not exclusion ." - . The general tone of the press shews, we think, that the discussion of this subject is inducing such a preference of the Special Deposite plan as to render it most probable that it will be adopted at the next meeting of Congress. GOVERNMENT I U5UES OF PAPER MONEY. The measure just adopted by Congress, of supplying the wants, (or rather, the prodigal ity) of the Federal government, by giving it power to issue Treasury notes, we regard as exceedingly dangerous. It is in effect estab lishing agovernmentl$ank,underthe controul of the President. If it isallowed to strengthen into a system, it will prove very disastrous to the currency, the commerce, and the liberties of the country. .Give any government the power of making money, and it will never quit making it. -The process of turning Paper into gold is too plea sant not to be largely exercised. Abundance of money occasions extravagance in its use. What need to care about getting into debt, when you can pay it off with the product of the paper-mill ? As the work goes on, the quantity of mo ney causes it to depreciate in value. To make up for the depreciation, an additional quantity is issued. This occasions a still greater depreciation, which is again reme died in the same way, and again produces the reaction, And thus it goes on, in geometrical progression. The credit system follow by the old Colo nies, ought to be a warning to us. We have lately s^en North Ca^olioa and^ gf assachuse#* broughtlforward as examples. The experi ence of South Carolina, being more ample, is more instructive. Let us look somewhat into its history. : The first Act on this subject was passed in 1703; the title is." " An Act for Raising the Sum \>f Fonr Thousand Pound* on the Realand Personal R?tates,and ofand from the Pro6taand Revenue* ofth? ? Intobitnntt of this Province, and establishing nfHUb of Credit for satisfying the Debt* doe by the Public on account of the late Expedition against St. Augustin. After imposing a direct tax of four thousand pounds, the Act proceeds, "And whereas the said tax of four thousand pounds, herein mentioned, is raised to defray and satisfy such persons from whom any goods, provisions, ammuni tions or vessells were taken up for the late expedition against St. Augustin, and to satisfy the debts now owmz by the pablick, which would not be done pre sently without pressing too ha^l upon tne inhabitants of this Collony, and that it would also be hard upon the persons who hare trusted the country to be so Ibw witbont a due payment of their debts. For rem edy, tkereof, and following the examples of many great and rich counfies who have helpt themselves in their exigences with fundi of credit, which nave fully answered the ends of money and ?i*?n the peo ple bestdeta quick pireulntion of the?P trade and cash. Be it enocieaky the QOthpriiK aforesaid, thnt it ghall aqdmay bf lqwfi}H to a no for the publick Receiver, together with the assistance of Colonel James Moore, Alexander PVirris. Esq , and Jamcs_ Serurier als 'Smith, Cqmiqutfionpft hereunto appointed, to make or cause'jp fye. iQade a certain number ofBiHsof Cred it. the fewest begining at fifty shillings arid the high txrt jollity pounds, amounting in etl to the sum ot &t Thousand I*i>aads ; which mHb&t shall by the said Receiver be given tn payment onto such persons uflt? tyhomthe country is indented. " Andbe it further enacted hy the authority rjforesaid, ^nt the Receiver for the time being snail receive and take in payment of dues, duties or taxes coming to the public, w said bills. -? And to make the said bill valuable amongst ine people, Beit enacted, That twelve pounds per cent, interest per annum shall be allowed on the said mils. And be it further enact rd , That the said billi ?hall l?C reckoned and taken from the day of the ratification of this Act to be agood payment and tenderin law, and if nnv person of persons shall refuse to take and re ceive the same in payment, he or they so refusing shall forfeit double the value of such bills so refused. In 1706 an act was passed which provides that " the publick" being unable at that time to pay all its debts, 44 those persons whom this preseut Assembly shall judge and nomi nate to be most in need of their money," shall be first paid, and the order in which the other creditors are to be paid to be determined by lottery. The penalties against those who refuse the 44 bills of credit" are re-enacted. Tn 1707 an act was passed to the following purpose. "Whereas, it hiehly concerns us, the representatives of the paople of this Province, to keep up the publick faith and credit* and knowing it to be our duty, in Honour and justice, to satisfy the publick debts, as als<?to finUh the fortifications about Charlestown, in vrder, therefore, to perform the same, and that all former bills of credit may be called to nnd cancelled, ^nJ others made and established in their rooms for l^h^ payment of the said debts. Be it enacted, That immediately from and after the ratification of this Acs, it shall and may by lawful fo add fbr tbe honourable Colonel Thomas Broufhton, . Xandgrave Thomas Smith, Captiip Thomas- .Neirn, pWfS^m&mith atf>Hiciuutf Bradford. Esqra^Com ? missionecs thereunto a- pointed, who are heYebv re f<qarrOd to undertake and perform the same, to make or cause tu be jnade, a. certain number of new bills of "credit, to ihe value of eight thousands pounds,' which said bills shall by the Receiver hereinafter named, and by the Receiver for the time being, be given in paya^ent, to such person and persons to whom the otfontry is indebted. . And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid. That every person or persons in this Province now piissess edafany of the former bills of credit, shall bring the same to the public Receiver in Charlestown, woo is hereby required to take the same ai d exchange and give to such persons such and so many new bills in the room thereof, as will amount to the like sum and val ue of the old bills delivered up, \ And moreover, if any person <y persons shall refuse to take and receive the same in payment, he or they so refusing, shall forfeit double the value of such bills so tirfuaed." The next act is in 1712, but it is not now extant. The title is, ,-^n act for Raising the Sum of Fifty-two Thousand ! Pounds, by stamping and establishing new Bills of 1 Crei it and puUing the same out to interest, in order to rail in and sink the former Bills of Credit, and there by give a further encouragement to Trade and Com merce." The consequence of this mode of 44 en couraging trade and commerce" is, that in 1715 we find a direct tax of thirty thousand pounds imposed, for the purpose of redeem ing a part of the bills of credit. It 1716 fifty thousand pounds more of bills of -icredit are issued, and to provide for their redemption and that of the preceding ones, atA of ninety five thousands pounds is laid oh the citizens of the Coloney. The act has tbtffollowing provision. **And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, Thjltin rase any merchant or plnnter.or other person having any goodie wares, merchandizes, corn, rice, peafte, pitch, tarr, turpintine, or any other commodity whatsoever, jind being willing to sell and dispose of the' same, and shall refuse ro sell the same for the aforesaid hills of credit of Thirty thousand Pounds, JBve Thousand Pounds or Fifteen Thousand Pounds, st'airiped as aforesaid, being duly tendered in payment for the same, he, she or they refusing shall and may be prosecuted by indictment at the next General Ses siohs of the Peace to be bolden for this Province, and be'ng ihereof convicted, shall for every snch of fence or refusal, have a fine set on him by the Chief Justice fof the time being, of tre the value of the meftey so tendered in payment. ' [We wonder that this plan of keeping up th^credit of government paper by indicting tho$e who refuse to take it, has not yet oc curred to that profound financier, Mr. Wood bury. We recommend it to his considera tion. It will be quite as legal, as most of his measure* and more efficacious. -7$ie next act is in 172*2. "Whereas, it is very uncertain what quantity of Bills of Credit-are now current in this Province, many of thert being counterfeited, and they .>eing now so old that it is absolutely necessary that t hey should be call ed inand reprinted ; and whereas,by reasonof the late great- floods, many of the inhabitants have lost their crops, and most have suffered so much by the same thatlhevare rendered .incapable to pay the yearly tax accessary to be raised for the support of the Gov ernment of this Province ; therefore in order for the reprinting of the Billsof Credit now in th.s Pmvince and paying off the publick debts and providing for the contingent charges af the Government, " Beit ' nacted , That there be printed the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand jounds, m BUls 0f it further enacted, That all and every the afortoatd bills of credit, to he printed and isued out by virtue of this Act, shall be current in all pay ments for the sum of money therein mentioned, and shall he taken and deemed a good tender in any person shall refose to accept any of the said bills, beinslehdered in payment, that the person who shal have tendered the same may o?any action brought for the sum so tendered, give such tender, refusaland this Act, in evidence, on the general issue pleaded, which shall be taken and dee?nelas an al^lute dis e' if the said debt, and shaU perpetually bar the ?from recovering such sum so tendered as a This is as far as we have yet traced the subject. - In twenty years, the quantity of bills issued was increased from six thousand to a 'Hundred and twenty thousand pounds, and; became so much depreciated as to bp worth only 15 or 16 cents to the dollar! Specimen of the early legislation of South Carolinar-extracted from the 2d vol. of the Statutes at 'Large, just published. laying a Tax or Duty on Skins or Fvrrtifor the publick use of this Proving and jfcegulating the Indian Trade.? A. D. 1601. r: Whereas, in the former several invasions of this .Colony, the want of a publick treasure hath occasioned such delays in the prepara tions, tfnd in providing and setting forth such necessafr provisions, men, arms, boats and ammunition, as might easilv (by God's bless ing ) have repelled and utterly defeated the en emy, which for want thereof, have inflicted and douc great depredations on the persons of theire Hajestics subjects and estates in this Coilooy; the settled part of th'isColtoir^^cannot pos sibly upon the like occasion, if any such hap pens (which God forbid) personally give their SsisUDce m defence of this Collouy, Be It therefore enacted by the Pallatise and the rest of the Lords and absolute Proprietors of ^is Province, by and with the advise and consent of the Commons, in this present Par liament assembled, aod it is enacted by the authority of the same, That a tax or dut^r be laid and; leavyed <*n all. Skins and Furrs ex jjorted froru *ay part of this Province, frota In?} after the ratification of this prose-: Act, acccffdftig to subhf rates and in such manner and forme as hereinafter folio weth, tbat jsto say, for ev try Deer Skin not stamped or tann ed, three pence, for every pound averdupois of Bearer, searenpence halfe penny, for every Otter Skin, three pence, for every Fox or Catt Skin, one peony, for every Boare Skin, six pence, and for every Racoone Skin, one halfe penny* THE LATE WHIG VICTORIES. At length the efforts and constancy of the Whigs are beginning to be rewarded with success. We are, we confess, fully as much surprised as gratified at the result of the late elections in New York. So deeply did the people seem to be sunk in degradation and folly, that we scarcely honed to see, for ma ny a day to come, the altar of J.'l^erty in this country kindled with a new flame; Certain ly we could not expect that the fire would first burst forth in New York, a State here' tofore the chief support of the dominant par ty, and which had just put Mr. Van Buren into the presidency, by a majority of 28,000 votes. The Assembly of New York now con sists of 101 Whigs, and 27 Vanites ? the Senate 11 Whigs and 21 Van Bttren. Last year there were 34 Whigs and 94 Vanites, and 5 Whigs and *27 Vanites. Whig gain 50 or 60, DOG rotes. ? ? - " ?= In. Massachusetts^ ^ 'there it net enough Van Burenism left to make a remark Upon.** These are deattH^blowi tothetjriAn^ now in power. Tne results we thwk+ivilf'fee, A speedy change in the oamptmtioa of both Houses' of Congress. . The destruction of the hard money hum bug. : The abandonment of the smb-treasury scheme. The turning out of Mr. Van- Baren from the Presidency, at the end of bis four years. A reform in the administration of public affairs. COLUMBIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES. Monday Nov . 20, 1837. A sweepstake, 2 mile heats, for colts and fillies, 3 years old, entrance $100, h. f. 14 subscribers, 2 started. Col. Singleton's ch. c. by Luzborough dam Phenomenon, 90lbs. - - 11 Col. J. H. Hammond's br. c. by Eclypse dam Arcadia, 901bs. - - ? 2 2 Time? -4, 3, and 4, 9. Tuesday, 4 mile heats . Mr. M. L. Hammond's ch. h. Hickory John, by John Richards, -dam by Hickory, 6 years old, 120lbsi.- - 11 Mr. R. C. Richardson's b. c. Del vi lie, by Bertrand, jr. dam Coquette, 3 years old, 90Ibs. - - - 2 dis Col. Hampton's b. f. Mil wank ie, by Bertrand, dam Rowena, by Sumter, 4 years old, 99lbs. v - 3 2 Col. J. H. Adams's g. c. Leiber, by Monsieur Tonson, dam by Oscar, 4 years old, 1021bs. - - v" - 4 dr Time ? 8, 8> and 8 13.; . Wednesday r 3 mile heats. ? Col. Hampton's ch.f. Charlotte Russe, 4 own sister of Trifle, 4 year?old, fttlbs 1 1 Mr. M. L. Hammond's b^g. Blue Black, by Van Trqmjvda^i hy Sir Archie, 6 years old, 117lbSt2i r ?> .2 2 Time ? 6, 2 ; ' and 6, lifr . . A Colts' Stake, for .3 y^a rs old colts and fillies, 6 subscribers, 2 staged. Col. Hampton's b.f. Emily, by JSuiilius, dam Elizabeth, by Rainbown87lb?. 1 1 Mr. M. L. Hammond's ch. e.^Gerow by Henry, dam by Fclypse, 901bs, 2 2 Time ? 3, 56: and 3, 58.v Thursday , 2 mile heats. Col. Hampton's b. c. (imp) Monarch, by Priam, out of Delphina'bysWliis ker, 3 years old, 901bs. - . - I \ Dr. J. G. Guignard's b. m. Gabriel)*, by Sir Charles, dam by ShylQck,. 5 years old, 109lbs. ' - ^ 2 dis Mr, R. C. Richardson's ch. m. Betsey i Baxter, by Crusader, dam by Little Billy, 5 years old, 109lbs. 3 2 Mr. M. R. Smith's ch. c. Short, jtob bin, by Marcellus, dam by Darling Dove, 3 years old, 90lbs. - 4 dr. Col. J. H. Adams's g. c. Lei box, by Monsieur Tonson, dam by Osctr 4 years old, 102lbs. - ~ die* Mr. P. McRa's ch. f. Ellen Percy, by Godolphin, dam by Bedford, 3 years old, 87lbs. - - - . dis Time ? 3, 55 and 3, 58. Friday , mile heals , best 3 t Mr. M. L. Hammond's ch. m. l^ra Harrison, by Eclypse, dam by tSla tin, 4 years old, 991bs. ' -J- * * ^1 Mr. R. C. Richardson's b. c. Delrnjp, ? * by Bertrand, jr. .3 years old, 901&. 2 dis Capu Colclough's ch. h. Wi!cox,;fy ^ Sir Charles, out of Wilcox mart, years'oW, UKtb* 3 Mr. P. McRa's ch. g. Eclat, by <W*1 phin, dam by Kosiusko, 4 years *' ?i 102lbs. - ? ? ..: b 4 3- 2 Time? 1, 37: 1, 54 ; 1, 57, :. REMARKS. The course rery sandy and heary. Tuesday's race. Hickory John, certainly a rery fine horse, finished the 2d~heat with a hoof split, and the race wduld hare been won by Milwaukie had there been thirty yards further to run. Delrille was distanced by the mistake of his rider, who pulled up after the 3d round. Wednesday's race excited special* interest, Blue Black being regarded at present as the crack horse of Georgia, He wasi, however, beaten with perfect ease by Trifle's splen did sister. Near the Judges's stand, there waj WOT? *hap a distance between them, when Col. Hampton, with characteristic njag^ nanimity. dieted the ip^re to be Willed in and not to cross the line until her adtago oist had ?aine^ the distance pqft* J ' , The colt tape was pretty, hut was hand I somely won by Em"*- although-* starting betting was 9 to 1 on Georgia* ? Thnrfdafs n* The winner on this occasion, Is worthy to &e is the same stable with Charlotte Russe. Gabriella had a very bad start, which lost her 70 or 80 yards. Friday . Delville% iu the second beat, hap pened to get a start so bad as to lose him more than a distance. Saturday , The Hampton plate _was open for entries to-day, but the b. c. Monarch (imp.) entered by Col. Hampton, finding no competitor, will walk round the course and I take it. N COMMUNICATIONS. M*? Editor ; ? I now propose to consider the Sub-tfeasary plan, and the proposition to demand the dues of the government in splfie. Before entering upon the subject of the Sub-treasuries, it may be well to disen cumber ii pf all influence from the assertion so often made, tn^' in 1834 this measure re ceived the undivided support of the op pOtf* tion. This has been so often asserted .by the new converts, that if they do not believe it themselves, they may have persuaded otherv of its truth. I meet the assertion wills a flat* and round denial. Out of Congress the pro-' position never waf discussed or ewesidered by* individuals or by the press, and M Coqgreas* it received no snch sanction as fFwir" Kpiiftfll ofr. The proposition to tefet the subject 'to a committee, with instnictioWto'rej&frt&is best plan of dispensing with banks,* -did* ceive nearly the whole opposition votfe . Et ery one knows that a vote opon a question of . ... this sort is no committal whatever in frrsr of the measure. It is a matter M courtesy to the mover, as much as to say, Go to the committee with your proposition ; make it as perfect as you can, and when it comes before the House we will consider of it. Snch waa the real truth of the matter, as every one ac quainted with legislative proceedings knows, and as was declared by Mr. Wise to have been the case from bis seat on the floor, and without contradiction, and as is proved be yond all doubt or cavil by the fact that whetr this measure itself was voted on in the House* it only received thirty-three votes, and only three of the seven State Rights votes from this State. It will not do to say that the smallness of this vote was on account of the details of the bill ; they were within the con trol of the House ; and if the principles had been approved and adopted, those details could have been perfected. Gen. Gordon, the mover of the measure, expressly said-?-. 41 It is true the amendment is elementary on ly ; it proposes the germ, the distinguishing feature only of the plan I propose ; but, were this agreed upon, how easy tcould it be to go on and perfect the details .** Here is the great principle nakedly pro posed, with ample power to perfect the de tails, and only thirty-three votes are found in its favor, whilst the vote of ninety-one, on the mere courtesy of a reference,' is vaunted as a decisive expression of the views of tbg oppo sition. Such -a trick may serve its turn with" those ignorant of legislation, and, X. way add, . of every thing else^ but if I tm not mistaken it can 'deceive but few. The measure was not even proposed in the Senate f where were then the 'State Rights sentinels of that ? body? When this great conservative mea-' sure was proposed, a measure which was qpt only to cut down the then terribly increasing, although now harmless patronage of the ex ecutive, (that patronage which is now pre cisely what it was then,) but was to produce that separation of the government from bank* which is said to be the sovereign panacea which is to give health and vigor to the trade and resources of the South? most stnwge that they not only did not rally in support of a measure of such inappreciable benefit to the whole country, and especially to the South, but that they were found adfjcatiog a recharterof the United States Bank,?n in stitution now said to be unconstitutional, hostile, if not fatal, to the public liberty, de structive of the rights of the States, and of the peculiar interests of ths South. It will be remembered that this was in the sesision of 1833-4, just at the close of that .unequal, dangerous, and gallant conflict KrhiA oar State had been for ten long years waging against consolidation and Northern influence, when the cockades were not ye t taken oflT our hats, when, almost without a figure, I may say, our beaicon lire* were yet "blazing? was it at such a time that the most trusted and trustworthy of 'our statesmen proposed to give to the federal government, arpron* ^ consolidation and to anti-Souther? tende%-. ties as the sparks to fly tlpWh, this most dangerous aid' }xTe*jistityf *ui-$k^hetn ajpl consolidating eugtpel'1 I j* nU sincerity that I aoi wte ttof $d aOv X. ? hatrfc too much respect for than to thiak otherwise. But | confess that if^tjiey ?*?... right now in all the terrors which they ex press of a. United States Bank, it is a rery great subtraction from my confidence-!? them as leaders, that they were then so very, very much iu error. A United Stat- Bank is no more dangerous now than then, howetor rt may seem *> to thoae who Tiewed ,t through the different media of party fttflneo^ . npi ?o excuse to say that it wasonly preposed It* recharter for twelve years. If that institution has half the power now attributed t? k, twelve years is the same as twelve hundretf; it wool* hare spread its cancerous rOots all over the land, and any future renewal ofijs charter would badly taw !??? H ? said that >t was oeceesaiy to recharter that bank that it might "no-bank th? meaoiog ?hat the cpoouj h.d g?oe *'*>. femkiag s^tem th^ it mold can*M fe mucbw fering to check it alTtf once. - it-So happed A* *** has 8on? ***+ as far sinbe in the banking system ; that the disease of banking is twice as b?gh at it waa then; and therefore &e danger Of afcbdek * twice as great, *d4. the wisdom as muoil