Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, December 27, 1839, Image 2
ii i iiiiM ! i eaga?want 'JWamMwu
on the l*J:h instant, to which they beg leave
to refer the Legisl >tun\ \v!
The debt* nnd liabilities of the Compan\ vt;
inay be stated as below, bur, before present- ai
in? thy tabular form, it may be well to ex- st
plain, as regruds one item,on which depend*
the character of this whole application.? ec
On the 20 h December, 1837, an Art was m
passed to lend the credit of this Stare to in
the said Rail Road Company, lor a lorn of' in
$2,000,000 upon the piedge or mortgage J al
to the Slate, as security of all its property j rr
then in possession, or which t might here- j in
after acquire ; but authorizing the said |
Company to purchase the R til Road from j $
Phirlnston to Hamburg, and to give the j 0
owner of said Company lien thereof, in j ir
preference to the mortgage or mortgages 11
of the Sta^e-" The purchase was made, j t<
and one-third paid down in cash?not'*s \ g
were given fur one other third, payable Is; j p
January, 1889, secured by mortgage- on ! r
one half of the shares bought; and other j C
notes were given, payable 1st January, 16
1840, f >r the other third, secured in like j *
. manner by mor'gnges of the other half of J t
the shares. The fi-st and second pay. 11
ments were made in full, and $43,585 have j c
t*?en paid on one third?leaving due to the j t
Stockholders of the Charleston and Ham- (J
burg Road,8802,715, payable 1st January. I
1840, for which they hold mortgages on
near 9,000 shares in that Road. Th'-se <
mortgages may be foreclosed, and these
shares sold as soon as the notes are due, to 1
wit: 1st January, 1S40, if the notes are no: I
then paid. 1
There w 11 be then du*, on the 1st Junu-j
vary, 1840,
To Hamburg Rail
Road, No'es and . }
Alorrgages, $862,715
Tt? CoiiTuctors j
Banks, dec. .502,715
Hue 1st Jan. 1840, $1,365,215 |
Dae in the com se
of 1840, to Contractors,
and for
interest on loan, 573.307 20
* ' 9 j
$1,938,522 201
* The means fo meet these are,
*> ? _ .r.l . a.i
Daw nee cm me
000.000 Boirls,
guarantied by the
btaxp, and not
sold, $222,222 22
Income from Ilam- j
burg Road, 120,000 00
Ksiimate of four in. j1
Raiments, and nr- J.
rears, 1.000,000 00 J
Balance of Bonds
in England, 01,000 00 ,
Dcfi.-ii to be prori. 11
ded for. 505,300 00 I
$1,939,522 20 !
It is to meet this deficit, and io put iin- '
mediately ai the disposal of the Company,
n fund for tiie redemption of the stork in
the Hamburg Road, which is mnrtga ed o
pay the $902,713, due for its purchase ou J
the 1st January next, th.v apf kmtion <s now ;
made for an advance on the State .sjbsrnp- ,
t-oii of 8d00.000, ?u six per cent, stork ? j1
The Comm Uee have strong assurances. (
that fie stork thus granted, ?ili be read iy
rereived in pnymvnt of the notes and tnor
gagrt held on :!;e Hamburg slnr<-s. A I
very large amount has pa*s?'J in'o the J
Banks, and oth r public institutions, which.'
it is understood, Will w>th praiseworthy spui
aid in removing the cm' urrassments, of tl?Company,
by exchanging them for s'o?'k*.
It should be borue in mind, that some of ;he
Banks having suspended specie pay men s. j
cannot be in n condition to resume withou 1
realizing tin ir resources, and that having
depended on these notes as a resource, nothing
will replace them except rash orsu-h
s'ock as is now asked for. With the aid ?f
n is advance, aad such other credit nn.i | I
means as the Company n;ay be ab.'e to bring (I
t<? berr, the Company fn 1 great cmifi i?*i.o* | i
:n being able to redeem a!! sbar-s un I r! |
niortgnge ; and this Committee s>-es no!,
reason to question the >r condus'ons. |i
The notes and mortgages given for t!icj(
shares in thn Hamburg ro >d, have in a great ' i
many instances, and to very Urge amoun s |;
parsed out of the hands ol the origin ii now. i <
? rs ; and ujv, as stated before, to b?* found J
in Banks and other puMic mstitu'ions. i <
pledged fa* monies Ioin'd. Tlvse loans!:
are dun the 1st of January next. The nof's l
are indorsed, nnJ the credi' of mercantile< j
men and others, to a great amount, is hang-!;
ing upon their payment, if not paid, there is I
too much reason to fear, that a great1 I
amount of them wi'l be forced, ond t! r 11
rnor'gnges foreclosed on the shares pl"dg- j'
id, for their payment. Nothing short of j '
this proposed advance can save thcm;j'
fchould they be sold, in the present depress J'
<>d condition of the s:oc!t market, and great j1
scarcity of money, it is believed they will! t
be sacrifice d for a less sunt th in that they j ^
are bound for, and the balance unpaid by ' s
their sale, wii) be a debt stiil owing by the ^
Company, of which the Stan* is the largest 1
stockholder. Ituillal.o lose its lien on "
that half of tiro shares for the .securing i's^ If I
on tfie endorsement of the $.2,000,000 of 1
bonds ofthe Company. The value of hev 1
shares may be estimat"d by looking in o "
the receipts upon that road, which have "
risen from $166,000, in 18*34, every year, u
until ia 1939, they are $412 000. "The H
month of November has produced 865.000 it
which deducting 827,000 expenses, gives
$38,000 nett income. ! si
Upon tho balance, which will ho ,JUo hy [ ci
the Company on the 1st January, and du- j ei
ring the year 1840, the Committee arc in-! 1!
formed, that the Company \v 11 be able to' h;
make nrrungemtnts so as to procure j fti
such forbearance as will enable tli?*in I it
to call ia their resources, which are I fr
very fully set forth in the report of the S
Committee of the House of Rcprcsrn- at
tatives, before referred to. A ron-ider- is
lihle amount>s due to banks, an I a larger j I''
mim to contractors, who. if assured of ihe| \u
jmy men', in the course of the year, will, it is j <ii
wed known, accede to arrang^m nt3 which p<
%vm ?*Ve the t.nio desired. i p<j
xujra
The Committee now proceed losct forth e\
fiat will be the effect of the proposed ad- in
nice ; first, on the affairs 01 t'e Compaii).
id then on the finances of the State, and its v.
tcuritv for its indorsements. di
The Company, with the aiJ thus extend- th
I, it is believed, will be able to pay off the bi
lortgages du" in January, and then apply it
9 whole resources to the fir; sh ng t^e ro <1 ei
? Columbia. On this road SoijO.OOO has u
ready been paid, and con rants have been j?
lade. a.id are due. and falling due, to tin it
mount ol about $500,000 nior *. In i? is
r"sent s'ato, to abariilon it wonid be a !oss c
1.000,000. To complete it. will add $1,- j *
00.000 to the security of the State for its j h
lHors'-ments of the Company's bonds, s
iMius this advance will enable toe Com any u
) free half the Hamburg road from inort- t
ages having a priori y to the Slate lion, n
living by ;t SI.500.000 to theStu e'ss'vu- I
itv, and at the same tim** to complo e I'm I:
Columbia branch, adding it at its cos', ol i
ill,600,000 also to that S' curity. looter (
vorris,the advance of $100,000, ofs ock, by
he State, will enable the Company to ad I
hese two roads unincumbered to the se:urity
of the State. This additional s^curi
canno: be estimated as worth less than
52,500.000, and is est i ma ed by some ? i
Jo worth $3,000,000.
The influence of th s measure nn the finances
of die Stale, and especially on it*
i> ink, are also deserving t'<? hi ?s: ear' In
cons deration. It w ll b renu mbered tun'
the St ite has issued the fol owng stocks :
Six per cents., redeemable in 1840, $800,000
Five 44 44 44 44 1842, 20O,o00
Five44 44 44 44 1S45, 250,000
Five *4 4 4 44 1846, 300,(KH)
Five 44 44 44 44 1850, 10,000
$1,560,000
Besides it has issued?
Five per cent. subs, to the S. \V.
R. R. B rnk, 1858, $200,000
Six 44 44 Fire Loan, 1858 1,0(10.000
?v ? u M u ihTW. 1.000.000
82:200,000
Pot the 8200 000 of five per cent. sub.
scripiion to t!i?? South \V eslt- rn R.il Road
B ?nk, the di v i'Iff?<Js of that Bunk will mos
probably be ample prov sion, an<i it is not
taken into the estimate, which ilio Commit
toe now su'omi . The d"bi for rebuIding
of Ch irleston i* $3,000000. Th>* interest,
received from those borrowing i1, is
suppose I v\ ill pay the interest on it, an I 'ha;
sum is also left out for the present. Tieamount
then left, is, as s u'ed above, of s v
and five per cen's. 81,500,000
To pay these stocks, and
interest oil them, a sinking
fund 1ms been created by
ieveral acts of Legislation,
composed of the profits of
the State Bank. These
profitsjnmv amount to $918,000
To be paid 1st January
next, $S00,(KM), of 6 per
cen's. and the mteres' from
1st October, on the public
debt, $61,500, 861,508
Bal. ofsinking fund 1st Jan. 1840, S^G.oOO
The Bank capital, in the
fiscal year, commencing
1st October, 1836, and ?ndin?
1st October, 1-37, was,
anginal oapit. I, $1,156,318 18 j
Surplus revenue, 1,0(11.422 09
Sinking fund, 510 714 4b
$2,660,455 03
And the pro.
fi'a were 8-01,205 37.
Fill < *jntat, in
1837-S $2,736,143 11
Tlie profits $193,530 84.
The capita!, in i
183S-0, $2,907,000 00
The profits, $210 000 00.
The capital for 1^39-10. <1 <n n
islii'd by $"?GI,5'?0 00, paid
1st January, 1M t. for six
per cerO*.? w II oniy be $2 045, hOO 00 .
And when ii is born in nriin , that *o 1
I a roe a sum has to be paid in January n?'X .
(rum tee Bank, it wil readily thai '
its operations can no he expected to be as I
profitable or vigorous, the en>uing season. '
ind it will b" Uiisate to cairn! tie on more (
than $130 or 140,090 of profits, even if die I
Capital now in it is left. Bu as the subjeript'on
of t'-e State to Lou svdl-.Oineinn- <
mi ? .it u....,i r\.r?
ill filiu no' ii -?iwi? jv i iv'uu ii 11 11 > in
xpressly directed to be puiil out of the
' surp'us rrv nu -1' on d'-posi'e in the B oik i
,jf the S .ate. (every installment of which <
subs'mots Sod.UUO, of that wlii<*h is estima <
!. d as above its Capital.) it is man'f st, it i '
?o <Jruwii, to 'If extent required to met ^ni.iwmon
s now ex.sting and running rap:d !
V to maurity, that tha active business ot the t
Bank rnusi be greatly curtailed, and its
irofils lessened, and the community made (
o feel a heavier pressure v hen they area! '
ea<ly staggering under difficulties nlmos; [
usuppoi'table. II it should be so, that this :
ipphcation should fnl, and the Company be
-emitted 'o their own resources, they have *'
lone other lb?ri the installments from the
5 oeknoM?T?. it will require at least, 8 in- '
talmcnis from the State, and all th?i o'le-r i
i'ochhold r? to raise money enough'o pa\ i
heir liabilities These cannot he called u I
iften? r than one in *v> ry 60 days, or s \ v
??*r year. Siv ins aihn?-n's call* .J f<.r n
810, will Ir?w S3lM 0i>0 >ut of you |\
? nk * id two in tn first 120 days of 1841 "
ill draw &'00.' 00 rn 're, being i^o-iSi > <
I" the advance u sited for. The conditio:* u
) which these pay men's would re luce your e
lank, would be unprofrable impo'ency? n
ivitirig attacks, by 'ho tasks you 1 av<* >?s- i
gned if, and hardly capable of making re- n
stance, ifassailed. It is beli- ved, ti nt thus b
rippled, it would not be safe to rely on it
itirely, to pay ofFthe public debt dun m I!
942, 1845 and 1846 ; while on the oilier
in J, if me Bunk is permitted ;o retain the vv
inds now in it, and used as Bank capital, s
is confidently believed that it may be able. l.<
om the sinking fund, to pav. not onlv the Ji
locks already issii"d, ::nd due in 1R I2, .r>
id G. luii those which it is now propose 1 io n<
sue. And ttiis en in ly fiom the p;(?Hls. :li
av?r? it at 'hMf-nd of ino operation, with
jpresent proposed capital, whole and tinministied.
Ttic issu" of the Stocks pro- pi
>s?>d, w ill in point of fact,be at most a post. "
uiemcnt of out payments, and will, in as
ii ui artnHwmnmwwMgw- HWIB^I
Trv point of view, work kindly upon the
ter< st of the Smto and the people.
It has O'-en objected, that su< h an ad
nco, by the Slate, will perhaps, induce in.
vidual Stockholders to forfeit and 'Itrow
in works on the Stato. \ cur Commit ee
flleve that the eff-et will he exactly the
;ve:se. It will infuse new ?pirit and enrgy
into individuals, and e.rcite llr m o
i:w hop.;s and ex- rtions?it wiil go far to
ive new credit to the Coinp.my ; and thus
icrease their means ;o go oi. But It re
! one fact which seems to the Comm ttre,
exclusively, to negative such a result? '
,ould he against me interest of the Sock
olders to do so. A short sahiner.t w ll
Itowths. If the lload s fiiislied to Col?
im'iia at the estimated cost of 1,600,000
se w hole amount of iiuuilitiesnow due, anc
u h" paid, for the b I moe on 'he cost o
I irrihure lload, "he Columbia R<? el rnotiev
>orro *eil on tite credit of i;?- S ate, uik
.. i i e ,o.. .. .i P: .
llOllty UUIIOWl-'J IIUIII lilt: our ami V,| 1
JdumciI. wll be $4,524.71'
riie property of tliH Com(>
ii> consisting of tnose
two Roads. the subscrip.
lion o Slock wi 1 bo $9153,001
in.iking n hnlanen in favor
of ne Company of 84 i30,?231
Besides ibis. b\ the 7h and i9i? S ?
boil oi liie Ciiarn r of lb?- B oik. very foi
i< cure of a shar*'. in I ?e Rid Road Ccmp.i
ny, produces a forfei lire of its rorre?p??ri(
i. g shoe in t,i> B ink, to the Bank Corpc
rat'on. The rupj al paid into die B:'??k? 1
$1,445 000, and if forfei t d, woul I j?o to th
S a'e and such S;of kholdi rs as continued :
pay up their instalments, making a He;
loss to .such ScockboMers as for cited. N<
iod ed, would a oif? imre bv lot- Sock ho
?t, Iree him from his liability to pay h
propnr ion upon all contr.ic.s ma<le befor
too lorfeiture d H ired, so that whie he In
Ins share, tie is liable to pay until ifie deb
of the Company an* discharged.
Your Comin t c -, :?fti-r mature consi<
cration, have come to the concl.ison. ill
:be application should be _ian ed. and ? >;
s x i undred ihousiin I dollars < S < per cei
S o *k should be issued and dHiver-d to s
Company, is an advance on too pnyrnei
ofdie sliap s of tbe S < < k in s nil Coinpin
upon ti e terms and conditions set tortu. i
a B I!, which tiiey b- g leave to repor; In r<
Willi.
Ail of which is rfs;>"ctfully submit'-id.
I), fc). HUGblR. Chiirnan.
We have riot thought worth while to a
temp a j-k'-trh of the anomalous pmcec
ings o! lie memlcrs of Congress,at Iht*
meeting in tli?' represee a iv? s Hail, pri
parntory to a r-'gul ?r organ zit'n ;. A
a sample of the disorder which soiiict.mi
prevailed, we copy b<low, from tic N.
tional Intelligencer, a kid ill part of t1
repo t of the proceedings a day or tw
be tore they came to the election o! JSpeal
er.
Tne Chair suited ihat 'In* p"ivh'?g que
t on was oil mi appeal 'akeii i?y the g< n li
ill "! ironi T-'imes- e ( Mr. r<nn?-\) hni t'
decision ot lu- Ch er, made jes'cr t y. th:
tne IIM'lon ol Mr. Rid!, O! S Mlt!) C -I
OI'll >, t'? ! *V Oil lee th|e .1 resoltlioo o fieri
? it- \r i.. i l i. ,
OV :>1; >* i.sr. o. v iru'int, n-ui o*ni <i* ?-kj?
u the iirgutirr% I ue a\es hoing 116, u
h noes 115, he vo es of Mr. Na\lor. i
P* nns\ lv.?n u, and of ?!? ; Coirnnun hims?
t>? ir:?i included in the neg !ive votes ^?ivr?i
T**!lers were Hem in led ; wb reuj.nn ti
Chair appointed M .ssrs Cu\e JolihSHii at
Carter. of T?'iinrs r, lo a<:' as T?ai?*rs.
Mr. J< niier inquire I of tf??* C air ?vh**t?it
fu* cr-'Jenliu!* of Mr. Naylor wer?* on tl
CI* rk's fat*! ? Trie pplv of he Chair vv;
lolaiiv ina.id bl by 111<- Kepor er froin II
1*1 IS'S of Or err !" " Older !" V\ h cf? fllim
lia **ly arose.
l'.ii* House jiien (Iiv*and Mr Jo'.i
< >n reported lliat the .*ves w? re J 1*2. ?n
[ o11i*?i not personally acquainted w it a ;
tne iwinbers from New J rs- v. ?.e was n
form <1 b\ gc*nt|r m*n ar nnd him, and b*
Itevcd, that tfa* five g**ntl *inen cl r ni ii
si'a s on commissions from ilu* Govenu
nf New J r.vy, and also Mr. Nay lor, hti
vo'ed.
The noes were declared fo b" 118, fii:
gentlemen Irom New Jursy c! nin off s- a
jri ?'i I*.*rt fie ;fe of the Secretary o Si.
if N w J rsy having voted,i: was-aves 1 It
noes 118: deducting dsptitd voteg,
would bf ayes ltlG. no s 114 So I
II use derided not o sustain the decision <
tne Chair.
Mr. Smith, of Maine, observed that t||
I'sput* d vo'es. whether ad mited or rejr ef, <
would not change 11 if d* cision : fur, drr?f
nng t|ie 4 from N'*w Jersey in the n< g.ifix,
here would still be a clear majori y ?f ?w?
veti ndmif'ing all .be six cout* s'ed affirtr
five votes
Mr. W. C. J rbnson sai I tint', whe'hf
bey did or .not, s'ill morn individu.,|s ha
ro'ed as members frorr nvv J(*rsoV thn
he C?n .K?itutt"n iillo*'*"' " nar si-,re . nn
?<' proti-sMi the adiinssj^n 0fjh,,
o'^s.
;\f r. W;9..siid ha' l!'?? rH?.!u
e.shrday l>y t';e g'iiitlrivii Irom M; ssa
'njs' 'N (Mr* Hri:V5) !hn r ! o' :,
j,-.. 1 H . .J <ijw ,| ; A f
riiisT h . 0-iNtTved, aIi-i' r h - Jl,} ,tf ;
I 'K? V nf C)T DOI, I hi' IIm: . I.
?n^> u - ... ,
o risrre dor. ; it umst .<* <?*? < ,?r ? ,| j.
vide cm !h<Mlisjni 'I v 11'*, y, W <J,
i.in'le 1 or hp C iii.r wh-t was iIip
f rv iho 11 ) :?-*? ?
Mr. Turi ' V railed for tie; reading of Mr
resohi'mn.
'I'll!* Clear s i' th^t " !* undcrsandinj
ms 'hat 'he merMng was now to deri-le
'riatim, on the rig'o of ?<-h ??f* me immd
lts prodii'-iitj; commi si<ni.> fr a Nea
re \. n trii'r !>v name.
Mi. Wi?st'. I mm - tfiat 'In* i;n !.?
put on Hrsi nam", and 1 ii* inain
n ,>r< ? io:i<< (jii' s'ion.
Mr. Turm \, I ri?r? f;> order.
(Loud ci >> ol " Oid? r ' order !"?" Thf
evn>u? rjmstion has been moved ?"?
Ord r !"?Take your seat !"?Others,
; loud, of u No, no ! Go on ! Go ahead !"]
Mr. Turney. A report lias been made
by the tellers, and i l ave moved for the rea
diti'j of a resolution ; and the Chair
[Loud cries fiom ail parts of the House,
"Older ! order ! Lei the Chair preserve
oid? r ?" *' Take your seals ?" " Qu'S
iion ! Ord? r ! order !"'J
Mr. Tuniey continued to address the
Clia r, amids: violent noroar. I have no
ide. (sui I tie) that you shall sit there to decide
just such questions as suit the wishes
> of your pnry, and rcfu>e 10 put quest ons
, that are moved, and are in order. The
I louse has ad< pled rub s of order, and no
regard is paid to 'hem.
LS n uts, of1* (Jo on ! go on ! go it ! go
. ai'oi l !'' in ngled with cr es. clapping, his,
suig, calls for order, and a universal din, by
I wh'oli the voi e of Mr. Turnev, who spoke
I vv ii i gr-at rapidi y. and a' the lop of his
. voice, was so drowned as to he rendered
J tifiiniell gisde. lie was heard to exclaim,
/ J * 11 tit s is to he the course of things, the
j soon' r we ran change 11 into a rowtne belter
!' Titere was much movement in the
II muinflOPii IVi*rn n.'l I 111 'I r
IIUIIM:?11111*1 in i'n. in- ... ..
Ii?"!?many left ih ir s ats. V oleut ? pi h)
etsand exclamations mingled m il.? dm, and
- thing* appeared fi?r it lew mini] eg S'TlOUsIy
to threaten the break-ng tip of lit* House i,.
o contusion. Soon, however, the noise in
some <)> gree subsided. -m ']
Mr, Turn- y was heard to say. I appeal
' from the decision of tin? Chair. I slant
' here and app nii ; and I shall continue to np<
>- peal as long as you So decide. You liavi
pai i no regard to order ; and it is impossi.
>? hie we ever can ave any order so Ion a:
? you s t there. You semi determined tt
r carry your point, right or wrong Then
>r is a in 'joriiy of votes uncontested wind
' have decide ' o reverse your d cision, an<
is y<-t yon sulT r new questions tn ho moved
I appeal?g'-mlcmeii may halloo 44 order'
st at me nil 10 morrow morning?I will stain
ts j,j.re and appe.il till candlelight?1 neye
will submit to it.
Mr. Ingersoil, of Pennsvivani.i Wil
the Ch or hear me a f?*w words ?
a [The npro <r was renewed, Cries o
1,1 " No ! no / Sh down ! you have no bus.
ness lore / SitJown/" Other I ud shout
r,t of" Go on, go on / IJear him ' Old i
order /"']
'u [ 4 Down ! down / 44 down / " No, no
i-' 4> V s, ys?lv has as a good a r ght a
-iiiy other inni." 44 Go on?go ahead?
leiir him /"J
Mr. Wise. I call gentlemen to ord> r
f. will no: -lie C air or ler g-n lenv ti o t .k
I t '"ir se.tts : D le us have or <er; le; g- n
' ilein n .nke their scats ? Do let us n-.v
,r or i- r/
e- Chairman. Gerclernen will take h i
seats The meiulvi> wiii onserve o id r /
.s [*4 Do.di ake your scats.'' 44 Gu ongo
ahead /")
The Clerk now precee l? d to re d til
remln ion of Mr. HrL'gs agreed i ? hy th<
'(? 11? 11->4; % '?? eul-iv, which is ..s follows :
n ' - i' ? .? Mr
I; [ino/xru. 1 ilU t Oil ill'; um.iv.i "? .'?
II .o.? Id lay Mr. Wise's ms ?s i 'oi
on f|jf- <h >!' . or on Mr. Wi e's m so
' l.j i n itself, t e ulvrs sh-dl count .'II .li
ivijo ifi iy pass t?* tw? ii hi'iii ; mid
''' iT'inv | a*s wlioso ru'H to vote i* (1 sau r.
i tellers shall r? |?oit tii ii* names to tin
(I'l.'i'r, ni i r t; ?? iiiiiiido.' of \ot' s on linti
l'-s is reported. ior loo clci'is ua ot i
*d IJolJSC.
id
of [ ?' tht course of a g iod I?-al of r!i?* Ra n
ii k rvl of uproar ?nd ? .? f-* on, n was fin d!
" deeded iiiat die v ?.? of Mr. N >lor lror
1 : pcniiKv Iv 'iiin slioulJ lie ooUoicd (iimvs 111
id I v
noes 11*2) and that the \oi- s f i:ios?* froi
r i ?\?*w Jors y hodia;? t ?e (iov no 's < ??.
v j mission should i<ot o- counted, noes 1 *2v
,s ; including 3 odi Ne v Je s \ w jo hold to
I cpriifuMte of ilr* Secretary of Stale : ave
f. 117
uicludmg 4 from N w J rv\, who c
course voicd tna their own voUs shoul
d. ! i O Hit 1
.?;
| .STANDING COMMITTEE- Ot THE t7. S. SENATE
( hi Fori*i?j?:i K i itions? M ssrs. Bu han
L { an.Clay o K? to' kv, Bonne, Allen, Brown
, j Oil FlII.IIICP. Messrs. Wri"hl, 0t*|| OI
II I - - . - . -- . . ?
) Hubbard iNiriiolas, \\ list" r.
jr | On Comnrvrre?M ssrs. K ng, DivN
{ Ku^jjl s. Mou'on Novel.
e i On Maniilncures.? \|<*s?r?. Lumpkir
2, i Pies on, Buchanan, Alien. K.i'"h .
it Oji Agrieui'iir".? Mes-ra. Mouton
? ' Sf?"iirf?. Linn, B. own, Smith ofConn* rtieu'
>1 i (in Mill aiy Affairs.?Messrs. Benton
j Preson, W ill, Pu ree, Nicholas.
?" On the Mditia.?Messrs. Clay, of Ala
J- j Inm". Smi;h, ol Indiana, Pnt-lps Fulton
> j Tap;?"n. '
r. I On Naval AfFiiis ? Messrs. Williams
, Southard OuthiMTt, Strang.', Tapp in.
i- Om Public Lands.?Messrs Walker. Ful
ton.Clay, of Al.haina, Prentiss Norvell.
t On Private La.ul Claims.?Messrs. Linn
d S- ver, Clayton, Mou'on. Reits,
n On liuliao Affairs."? Messrs. Whit- o
d Tennesee, Sevier, Lmn. White, of Indiana
ir | P , I,,s.
OnCl ims.?M ssrs. llubbarJ, Younj
d : Mer u k Will.ims, Betts.
i- On It'> do ' >na? C' inns.--Me* **s
S ..i ?' ' o.h e. lent. \\ e i-, ol Peiilie.ssee,
' i\> i. h . t Vitt n I mi. Itnhirv. mi,
: I () .lie Jo M ssrs. Wad, Chiy
d : fo. . S r C< i S n t1.. ?,! In-I ?n >
1 O ? le p.,s' O ii e ...i i P<?? It .ds.?
M? ss' s. It.,hi. s<in, Luoipk ii, Ko;ght, Fult
. on. I ! ii '? i >Dii.
i On * ils uri-i C I'-als.? M nvsr* Ynnnfr
I llu'ii leiNOti, Spline* , SmiMi of In
| diann.
I ; Of1 P- ? M <<rs. P imco. Pr.Mi i-s,
?'\V ,?.R.C>-V<?.
j p,,r ( i?l '!!' ' of ' '1' ?I > I I M SM >
M'-r < k. , Lumpkin. S u.!,
i C .\t>n.
J I ():; P.'iM-litS .!?' I 'III- I1!! ' fi? OiTl s.
i's Strang', Davis, Pi n <.<>, Koninxui.
I Sp'MICC.
On ill'* Continent Fund of'h" Senate.
. ?M ws. Kn'C'if. Fulton, Lttmpkm.
On F?nroll*'d Bills.? Messrs. Smiih, oflnI
diana, Henderson, Phelps.
From the Charleston IWercury. v
Columbia. Dec.21s. 1339. p
The Legtsl.i'ure closed its session this v
day after ra ifyiit?? the following nets :? T
1. An art to release the ti lu of the State j
I in certain Escheated ptoperly to G. H. I
Tronhohn. j
2. An net to authorize lh? Slier ff of t
Marlborough D str.ci to l<?d e in the Jail oi e
hiV n Ijoining distucts, persons comm tt< d i
to hisennrge, and for oilier purposes there- (
in mentioned. (
3. An act to prohibit the digging of C-1- i
Inrsin future wi hinthe limits of Towns on i
the Sen Board. I
4. An act to assertain the representation ;
of the State.
5. An act to restore tin* S daries of certain
officers of eacn branch of the Legislature.
C. An act to provide a remedy in certain
cases of d? bts inn hue.
7 An act to author ze the Commiss oners
of the poor, for Pendieton Dis r.c to s"ll
certain real and p- rsoual property and for
other purposes.
8. An act concerning he office and duties
of Ce rks 11 gisters of M -sue Conveyance
and Comm s>:onersof Locat'ons.
9. An ac* to authorize the formation of a
! Company for the cons'ruction of a Turnpike
road through BlythesGap.
I 10. An act in relation to the October
i Term of the Court of Law for Charleston
' n:
U1MIKI11.
An net to revive and amend an act,
entitled an art to incorporate the Union Insura
nee and Trust Company of South Cirt
olina, rat lied the 19 u of Dec. 1838.
12. An act to regulate the Fees of
l Clerks Ordinary and Sneritr.
I 13. An act to prescribing the mode of eleetnn;
Clerks. Sheriff* and Ordinaries.
> 14. An actio grant a Cliaiter to Issac
j S Railev, to establish erect and use an lly
driulje Press Dock in Charleston.
1") An act o authorise tho Hon. Josi ih
II J. Evans on" ' ( the Judges of il ls Sla'e.
to be absent for u limited time,
I 1G. An act'o extend the Cnarer of ihe
South W soru Rail Road Rank.
s 17 An act to regulate the office of Con.
stahles,
18. A a art to al or the tunc of tli? sit* ?u
f of the Court of Equity in the thud Circuit.
19. An act concerning the rights of Execu
ors and A im mstraiors m purchase
jirop- rty at th? ir own S lies
20 An aet to amend the act end led ,4an
] aci to nut an :s?' ili?' form iMoii of ie* Ciiarles*
fou. George-own and ud Saints Rol fluid
Company.
21 An act to cx end the time of pay.
Ilietil ol til last instalment of the increased
capital ot tin* Rmk of Ch reston.
22. An act .o raise supplies for the year
is:*9.
13. An act to extend the time, during
which loans may lie grane-d under the net
to r> hu id Ch irleston.
24. An act t-? redoc a = an I cl tis- s
( ot acts ui irDtion 'o ... i' m die Sare
into one .n j, ,m j to nl.? r atiJ amend tic i
H.atili _
i 2">. An act to incorporate ccr a n Vr !! ??'
' >. S.M'iftM's ; rj i Companies, and to amend
err .i.ii charters liert tuiore granted, and for j
( other purposes.
Jo An ?<t to link'1 appropriations |..r
the vea, I *<39.
27. An ?c to rs ilihsli certain R?.id.s
? l>: iiitr- s and KerrieS.
^ 28. An ac concerning h" oili 'e and duties
of Ordinary.
29. An a< t cone -minn the office duti?'s
\ r*
' and liahihcs of Cornie r,
ti 30 An act concming tho office duties
. and iialti i ies of Sh'-rilf.
> 31. A n act *o p ovi In for an advance
b\ .he S:nte on i s su'iseript o.i to rh?* L ?n?
1 isvdle, Cincin nitt and Cnarl* s on R.ulroa t
s Company,
>f 32. An act concerning the offi e and duj
tit s ol M igts rate.
NORTH-EAF/rCKN BoL'NDARY.
Mr Featliersfonliangli. one ot the British
f'ommissio icrs for exploring the Boundary
lint; between Maine and N?w Brunswick,
ma !e tlit- annexed remarks nt a public dinner
at St. Jotins, New Brunswick, on the
39t?i ultimo. It is the only an h-nbe s ate.
ment ofthe re?til;s of the r'conr.oisance that
we have yet seen. The following toast
w s proposed:?
Tt.e Boundary Q ips ion?An early, ami
cahle and eqn table settlement thereof, ac
i, cording o the true intent ni.d moaning o
. the Treaty of 1783, without any compromit
ise of the honor or integrity of the wo (Teat
Nations.?[Immense and conunwd cheering.
Mr. Feathcrsonhnugh rose and said?
I, "
Mr. Pr. si h ir,?the almsum which you i
have made to me in the toast which has just j
heen so warmly received, and the rtistingushed
manner in which y? it have been
pleased to receive me at}our festival, may
appear to give you and the gentlemen present
some claim upon me for a passing noI
'ice of the official dunes in which 1 have
for some time been engae nf.
* * * *
I h Jirve I do not transcend my duty !
win u I st te that aftei a long and careful
study of tne history of the i ase, Jti ' an ( x.
.im:.uiion ,rl" .vith dig' nee anu tn .gy,
ot 'he physical geography oi l. oritorv in I
1 s,ai!*', in fill liie points ps?cuuhI to inves i- ;
gat'Oii. it is my convi'tion that : e failure to |
bring this grave matter to a fin 11 issue ts '
to he entirely aitril>u;ed to defer ive ipfor- (
nation and a fatal ernhiri .-m i.va^i m?d
h v the renuir ne res. "| s eur f . r. !
* |i? ??! I II* IV(*:ity Oi ( ih ill. IV C : !i . >i
rulf. fr r the r?iii>jr?.r u? i ,
all U'.af ?'l .i ill 'I 1 ' ? ' ?'l M ': lc ?
o nor t J fcviiit f'r - prurr ss \ - i.'.-.i .1-I
ite.il in;.(?k ><l. > !o ret l? >iii? k i?vv11
.) tti" unknown. K;11 ? ?? < r?ii*-I n!?
1 ..r :?*''' Of' tuo I .!? .- oi (J!l ! is n".orv?'(J
? hc rrqun* t?? t oin V link own i
k:io?\n. T!i? s? cu.iJ ar ?!? I t?v?* i ?
i>nnii ary hrHv.xt ?; o coniri<<? :n b? ?jin at
the: Xorth ?est A i^l<! oi N? ?% i a
point whi< h in v r ha?t rmv existence, an
which never was established or set apart
by any nurvoy, c h?%r .f ?direct or indirec
kind. Its position depends upon the pre
ions ascertainment of two lines, and the
loint of coincidence between them would,
vlien established, be the point where the
^orth-west Angle would he, and that where
he Treaty directs the boundary to begin.
jut since neither of those two lines have
,ret been ascertained, and the point of d?'parure
of only one of them agreed upon, it is
tvident that the North west Angle of Novia *
Scotia, which is to be an effector result pro'ending
from causes, the inherent power
->f which we are yet ignorant of, is at this
moment a nonentity, and must remain so
until the precise direction of the two lines ?
b< f<>re spoken of is mutually agreed upon,
and established. This a sufficient reason
why i.ll attempts to bring the dispute to a
happy termination hitherto have failed, the
words of the Tieaty directing us to begin
at the end, instead of the beginning and to
pursue the enquiries from the unknown to
th" known.
Gentlemen, I do not wtsh to conceal from
you who are so much interested in the matter,
tiiat the investigations in which I have
bf-en of late engaged, have produced results
which ought to influence Governments that
desire no territorial acquisitions at the expense
of justice and the reference due to
Treaties, as I am persuaded is the case ^
with the two Governments now negociating
on this important subject. The defective
information it is hoped and believed can be
supplied. I say this much because the rumor
is being busy about the declared intention
of ihe State of Maine tc proceed in raking
possession of the whoie territory in dispute,
w ithout awaiting the peaceful proceedings
now in progress betwixt the Federal
Government and that of Her Majesty. I
do not b- lieve in these rumors. Tne State
of Maine sets too high a value upon the
pea *e now happily subsisting between two
! countries, and will, I have no doubt, await
the consti utior.nl action of their National
Government."
The amount of nil tins is, unless both
Jovernmeots agree to compromise, by
"split irig the difference," they are as far from
<1 sfMih-ment nsever. And if so, they will
I us usual quarrel for a million till thev spend
fifty in liions, and then end as they begun.
Mr. F<a:hersonhaugh left St. Johns|at
early hour next morning, for New York,
i via St. Andrews, on his way to England.
Col. Mudge is now here, and it is probable
Mr. Fentherstouhijgh arrived last nitht.
iV. Y. Herald.
Correspondence of the Commercial Adverriser.
Washington City, Dec. 7, 1833.
**T irn about, wheel about and djjust so. ^
Amlev ry time you turn about jump Ji:n
Crow."
There is a li'tle merriment among us just
now, a* the expense of my honored friend
T. II. h *nfon, of Missouri. Ho received,
if seems a specie cheek for one thousand
dollars for his mileage from St. Louis to
the cap tol, but such was his sudden and
unaccountable detestation of the specie feature
in tne check, he instantly sold it to u
broker in this city fur ehvrn hundred in the
pnp'T of our suspended banks, and is now I
mid' r.stnud, meeting his current expenses
with these bunk rag ! Verily truth is stran- *
ger than fiction. He who but a short time
since dazzled and bedizened the whole nai
on wi h the splendor ol li s golden dreams,
an<l ro'led he Mississippi buck to its fountain
hcai] .1 solid column of virgin gold, now
barters away even the real ty of his visions
for the rags of a suspended bank !
THE Sro\?E FI9HERV.
When at the Island of Rhodes, I went
to the sponge fish'-ry, which is curious and
interesting. It is a laborious and danger- Ak
ous employment, hut so lucrative, that five
or six successful days afford those engaged
in it trie m-ans of support for an entire year.
The sponge is attached to rocks at the bottom
of the sea, serving as u retreat to myriads
of a small crustaceous animals, which
occupy its c.?v ti s. The fishermen dive g
f ?r it to the depth of even a hundred feet,
and sometimes continue for five or six minutes
under water, unless the quantity of
sponge they may have collected becomes
inconvon ent or unmanageable, when they
are hauled to the surface by the crew of the
I boat to which they belong. The divers occasionally
fall victims to sharks thst attack
them under wner. The sponge is prepared
for the market by being pressed 'o d'slodge
the anim.dculae it contains and afterwards
in lye to deprive it of rnuciingious
matter. Mars. M irmortt.
TOIVCPCDAV^P AP T* f T A T tJAlire tl
i na.^pr vr vimu rv?*r.a#
A noi uncommon cause of loss of vital
powers is the young sleeping with the oged.
This fact, however explained, has been long
remarked, and it is well known to every un- ,
prejudiced observer. But it has bom most
unaccountably overlooked in medicine. I
have, on sevoial occasions, met with the
counterpart of the followii g case : I was,
a few years since, consulted about a pale
sickly and th.n boy, of alrout five or six
years of age. lie appeared to have no
specific ailment, but there was a slo w and
remark.<bit* decline of flesh and strength.
A
ma oft iu energy of all the functions,? *
what his m< ther very aptly termed, n grad.
u.iI blight- Alier inquiring into t;.e history
of the ca?c, it came out that he hud been a
roc jit an i plethoric child up to his third
year, when his grandmother, a very aged
p u^r.n. took hi?-s o s| c? v. j*h ; that he socn
af'? rw .r Is ?o-i ;?.s good looks ; and he had
co'itin.j. .j p, deciii.e ever since, notwith.?
i s m0di( iii,i! treatment. I directed ^
"i .. " . r. ip.tr trom Jus ageu parent,ana ^
! ? ? >? ! I? .i ti.n os.Hiirge of air, &c. The
- orvr\ a >r..pid, it is not with chM.
?> v *) i ?li't?i!ity is induced by this
>o of ;?hs ta vital povver. Voting
"? ??> .'*>; married Jo very o'ti men sudor in a
s i! ?i ma rvr. though not to the same cv.
i n\ T: eso facts arc often well known to
t 'O aged themselves, who consider the in vikfeni
e l'tvonb> to longevi.y, and theretore
often illustrate the selfishness which, in
m> e pe-so.is. increases with thr/r years.
I)r. Copland's Dictionary.
S \ y Thousand African slaves havebcca
. u?i d on the coast of Bra2.'! in the last s.s
months.