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" We will cling to the pillars of the temple of our liberties, F. DUJ ISOE, Publisher PIERRE F. LABORDE, Editor. and if it must fall we will perish amidst the ruins." PROSPECTUS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE PIERRE F. LABORDE, Editor. In entering upon the duties of a public Journalist, the Editor deems it neces sary to make known his political princi ples. This he will do in as brief a man ner as possible. He is of the siraitest sect of the State Rights School of politics. On a strict construction of the Federal CoM pact, depends he believes, the value and the very existence of the Utiion. To promote this greatobject,he will labor faith fully, and with zeal untiring. lie is op. posed to a United States Bank, believing it to be unconstitutional, inexpedient, dan gerous, and peculiarly oppresqive to the South. Heis in favor of the Independent Con stitutional, Treasury scheme. He believes it to be the safest, the cheapest. and the most simple plan for collecting and dis bursing the public revenue, which has yet been proposed. His paper shall not be a mere political party sheet. Agriculture and general literature shall mpet at his hands, a due share of attention. lie will endcnvor to make judicious selections for the farmer, and will cater for the delicate appetite ol will use every exertion to make his paper as miscellaneous, and as uefuIl as poIsmsible. He will publish articles on all subjects of interest, "From grave to gay from lively to severe." During th season of business, he will publish every week, the prices corrent (if Hamburg, and Augusta, and occasionally of Charleston and Columbia. TER 3S. 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Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All conmunications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will be promptly and strictly attended to. W. F, DURISOE, Publisher. Feb 7, 1839 The thorough bred Horse W JILL stand the ensuing Spring Seasoi commencing on the 10th of March at Wm. Edward's; 11th at Mt. Willing; 1tth al Perry's Store; 13th at Coleman's o floads; 14thatMaj. J. C. Allen's; 15th at Avery Bland's; 16th at Edgefield C. House; 17th and 18th at t. Ward's: visiting each stand every ninth day, until the 10th of June. He will be let to mares at Eight Dollars the single leap Trwelve the season. and Fifleen to insure. In every instance the insurance money will become~ due as soo:. as the mare is knowe -to he with Coal, exchanged, or removed from the Distric't. A compan. of seven mare's steall be entitled to a deduction of W1 on each mare, by each man in the club becoming responsible for the whole. R. W ARD. Description.-Her Clhne is a beautiful blod bay. 15 bands 3 inches higli, of stately form, prese.nting a commanding & heautiful f'roet; in fact, hsfore band is remarkable fine. He isa sure foal getter. He has ru~and wvon mnan races in this State, Virginia. and Maryland. When he left the tort, he was regarded one of the best three-mile Jorses in the State, and two iniles ttnequalled, and althontgh he - has rut many hard races, he never broke down, and htis limbs are yet as fine as whlen a colt. A1 three years old,afier winning the great stake al Baltimore, (see Turfliegister,) lhi' owner, Wu R. Johnson, of Virginia, was ofi'ered and re fused five thousand dollars for him.. His colts are generally very promising, pat taking of the old Sir Archy stock, his sire; are extremel, ocile and gentle, lnearly all making gofaiyhorses, (whcere the dami of good temper,) a very uimportant consideration. isi prnce too, is much lower than any other hore ever stood in thus country, whenm his color, formn, size, performances and fine Pedigree art taken into consideration. Pedigree.-Her-Cline was got by Old Sir Archy ,his dam, G eorgiana, was got by Col. Alston's Gallatin, son of imported Bedford: his g. dam byCalypso. by imported' Knowelcy: g. g. dam byEclipse. (son of imported U bscurity,) g. g. g. dam by Skipwithm's Fig ure; g. g.g. g by imported horse Bailor's Feairnonghet, out of a thorough bred mare. WM. R JOHNSON. March 4, 1839 f 5 Notice.. ADISSOLUTION of the Firm of Drake, Rhodes S, Co. took place on the first dayt of Septemnber. 1833. by mututal consent: Per sons ihdebted to them can settle with C.Rlhodes or N. Ratney at Pottersville. COLLIN RHODES, One of the Firm of D. RI. & Co. Pottersville. Feb'25,.1839 d 4 POLITICAL. Feom the National Intelligencer, 27th tult. INVESTIGATING COMM1ITTEE. PART I.-THE ' D1 FALCATIONS OF MR SWARTWOUT. 1. The extent of Mr. swartwout's Defal . cations. Conclusions of the Committee 1st, That Mr. Swartwout isa defaulter to Government, as appears by his own re turns, as adjusted from time to time at the Treasury Department. in the sum of one million two hundred and twenty-five thou sand seven hundred and five dollars. and sixty-nine cents. 2d. That this amount of indebtedness has accumulated upon the face of the quar terly accounts, regularly returned by him for adjustment at the Treasury Depart ment, without the omission of any of ei:h er items, debit or credit, thereon, until it became ;in absolute defalcation. 2. The duration of Mr. Swartwout's De . falcations. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That all moneys received by Mr. Swartwout as collector prior to 1837, were regularly accounted for by hin in his quarterly returns to the Treasury Depart ment. 2.. That so much of all moneys receiv ed by Mr. Swartwout prior to 1837, and accounted for to the Treasury Detariment in his quarterly returns, as were not paid by him into the Treasury. were returned by him under the tacit acquiescence of the accounting officers of the Treasury; and regularly carried forward, debited to hitim self, in the balance of each subsequent quarterly account rendered by him to the Treasury Department, to the close of the term of his ofice.- - 3d That his omission to carry a debit to himself of the noneys received by him from the Treasury, or from other-4ources, prior io 1837, to the close of accounts kept only at the custom house, called his cash accounts, and his carrying a debit to him self or any such it ems to any ot her class of accounts kept only at the custom house, called suspense and :nsettled accounts, or by any other name, would not operate as a concealment, innocent or fraudulent from t he Treasury Department. of the trite cash balance in his hands. First, because neither his cash account, nor his suspended and unsettled account, nor any other sub on~liuate neenuint, Lore t - dt- tawini house. was ever exhibited to. or fornied the basis ofany quarterly wttlemeut made by him with the accounting offmeers of the Treasurv. Secondly. because in his quan terly accounis settled at the Treasury De parmivent, the aegregate and true balance ofoall subordinate nccounta kept at the cus ton-house, includina both his cash ac count and suspense account, was unifortm ly, prior to 1837, carriedt into his quarter lv account under the item of "cash and un settled accounts." 4th. That the defalcations of Mr. Swart wout, by means of fraud and false returns, commenced in 1837. and not-sooner, and have existed since that period; and the defalcations thus accruing, added to the moneys previously retained by him, ac cording to his returns -to the Treasury De partment, and by the silent acquiescence of the officers of that Department until the close of his term of-oce, cons, tute the aat.regate of his defalcations at the present period. 3. The causes of Mr. Steartwout's Defal cations. CAUSE 1. The irresponsibility of Mr. Swartwoui in pecuniary character, at the time of his atppointment to office. Conclusions of thee Committee. 1st. That at the timn' of' Mr. Swvart Iwont's annointtment. andl of his teapp~loint ment to office, he was wholly irresponisible in pecunhtry reputation, and wtas involved in dlebt. 2.1. That at the time of his appointment and reappointment, and for the whole pe riod he w'as ini office, lie was notoriously encaged in larije andI hazardous speculai tions, anti deeply embarrassed by them. 3d. That his pecnniary responsibility and consequent involvements by hazar dous speculations, constitute one of the primary causes of bis defalcat ions to the Government. CAUSE 2. Culpable disregard of law, and neglect of otficial duty, by the late na val officer at New York. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That the late naval offier at the port of New York throughout the term of his service, fromt 1829 to 1838, wholly dis regarded the requirements qflaw prescri hing-the duties of his offee. 2d. That the said naval oficeer for the same period, wholly disregarded the in. structious of the Comptroller of the Tr-eas urv of November'10. 1821.. 3d. Thnat sail naval officer, by so dis regarding the requairemente' oflawv and the instructions of the Treasury Department, culpably neglectedl to keep the accounts, andrecor-ds appertatining to his office, atnd therebi rendering the office nugatory as a check on the accounts of the collector. 4th. That if the duties ofrsuid naval of fic-er, se authorized and directed by exist itng laws, bad been e-xecutedl with'proper care and vigilance, they would have ren dered it impracticable for any fraud or er ror in any of the accounts of the collector of said port, to escape immediate detec tion. 5th. That the culpable disregard of the plaitn requirements of law and of Treasury instnrucinns prescrihing the dties of naval officers. fly said naval officer, anti his con tinued neglect of official duty, i,4 a prima cause of the immense defalcations o1 the late collector of New York. CAUSE 3. Culpable disregard of law anl neglect of official duty, by the Pirst Audi tor of the Treasury. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That the first \nditor of the Treas. ury has been guilty ofculpablo disregari of law, and neglect nfduty, in examining and certifvmug the correctness of the ac counts of the late collector at New York, without having compared them thorough ly with the vouchers accompanyine thv saei; and also in transomitting -,aid ac counts to the first Comptroller. cerified for revision, while the most importani vouchers therefor were retained in his owc office. 2d. That no fraud practised by the said collector in his weekly returns of cash tt the Secretary oftle Trreasttry, could afrec1 the true and just settlement of the account of said collector at the Auditor's office, at said weekly returns form no part of the ha sis of the settlement of said quarterly ac counts by the auditor; and tlerefore fur. nish no apology for the neglect of the Au ditor to exatine the sate thoroughly. 3d. That without the aid of the register of bowl accomtts of collectors, required by law antid Treasury circular to be kepi i-y the Auditor, to enable hin to deteci frauds and defalcations, if any exist, the said Auditor could have thoroughly exam ined said Swartwout's quarterly accottut during any quarter said Ali-litor has beet in offmce. inasmuch as the original quarter ly accouote were retained, against law. i his office, and furnished the same means o comparison as a register would have fur. nished. 4tb. That, in the culpable disregard o law and negect of duty. as aforesaid, by said Auditor, is frond a primary cause why the defalcations of said Swartwout it 1837, and subsequently, escaped every de rection, and have resulted in the probablh loss of the public treasure. CAUSE 4. Culpable disre'ard of lay and neglect of duty by the late and pres ent Comptrollers of the Treasury. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That the late Comptroller of thf Treasury, George Wolf, E.q., no-v col lector of the port of Philadelphia. ww guilty, while in said office of Comtp troller, of culpable disregard of law an( neglect of duty, both in regard to the bond! of collectors filed in his office, and the re cords thereof required by law, and in set tling and certifying to the Itegister, the accounts of Samuel Swartwout, late col lector, without having transmitted to hit the vouchers therefor required by positivi injunctions of law. 3d. That said Comptroller is also guilt, of culpable disregard of hw and.negieet 0 duty-1st. In not having sought and as certained from the "invoicesand appraie ments" at the custom-house, either t brougl the Solicitor of the Treasury or otherwise the true atmount of Sw.ertwout's laim up on the 8201.000, retained by him in L-oint out of oflice as suggested in the letter of the district attorney that was before him, da led A pril 25, 1838. 2dly. In not caus ing the account of said Swartwout to h forthwith stated; or instituting tiuie therefor; itnmediately on the neglect oi said Swariwout to return and settle his ac counts at the expiration of the time allow. ed him by law for that putrpoRe. to wit: it the early part of July, 1388. 3dly. Ir coutinuing the same neglect, and forbear ing to issue warrants of distcess agaitsi said Swartwout and his sureties, from the R1st of Angust, 1838, when apprized bN the letter of the First Auditor tbat said ac counts still rtnain unsettied, utntil the jonth of Novemtber, when the deteetiot of Swartwout's larger deltcation wa cotntunicated from Ne'w York. 4th. Trhat the adtninistration of it it marked with such si nal ineficeieney, a: well as neglect of duty, as render ougato ry many of th - mort important checks up) ona the First Auditor, and collectors, re ceivers, anti disbursers of thet. putblic mo neys, which the laws creamitir and regu. lating its duties contemplated and htave sufficienty provided. 5th. That mn said disregard of latw and neglect of duty by tho said Comptrollers, and inefficieacy of the office as now admin istered, is to he found a'primary cause ol the immense defalcatiotns of the late col lector at the port of New York, and con. sequent loss of the public tmoney, CAUSE 5. The discontinuance of thei use of banks gs depositories of the puiti( moneys, and permitting the satme to accu mulate in the hands of Mr. Swartwout. CAUSE 6. The negligence and failure of the Secretary of the Treasury to dis charge his duty, as the head of the Treas ttry Departtment, charged by law with the superintendence of the collection of the revenue. Conclusions, of the Committee, 1st. That, of late years. importanm hooks of records, designed to contaitn a condensed statement of the accounts and liabilities of collectors of customs, wveekly, monthly, and quarterly, have been per. mtitted to fall into disuse in the depart ment of the Secretary of the Treasury, andl thereby render nugatorv many of the essential checks utpon defaleations of that class of officers, arising. from existing lai and Treasury regulations. 2d. The negligence and failure of the Secretary of the Treasury to discharge his duty, as the head of the Treasttry depart. ment, charged by law with the superifiten. dIenco of t he collection of the reventue, andi his want of a correct appreciation of thme before named records in the superinten d ence'of the co'lect ion or the public reve nues, and the conseqient neglect to con tinue and complete them, are justly regar dled as a primary cause of the escnpie from detection, for so long a period, of the im. inense defalcations of the late collector it the port or New York. 31. That the Secretary of the Treasury has been wanting in a proper discharze of his duty in ollice, in pernit ting Samuel Swariwont, late collector of New York, quietly to retain the sum of$201.000 after being out of offiee, under pretext of in demnifying hinself agatinst claim< of im portets for dtiies paid hin under protest. and liable by him to be refunded, while it was known to the Secretary of the Treas ury, within a few weeks thereafter, 'ttat said Swartwont was tiealeeting to refuand such protest money, as he claimed to dto. and that the saie were being relunded, from necessity, out of other acerning re sources of the Government by said S wart wout's suteessor itt office. 4th Th'it tihe Secretary of the Treasury. h-is been wanting itn a proper !ischarge of his duty in ollice, in permitting the pres ent collector at New York to retain under his own control, and sulbject to his own use, comningled with said collector's pri vate flinds, pirrge and accainiaiiting sum11S of the public moiney collected for dtuties paid itnderprotest and ngainst the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States on the subject, also against the for ier tsages of the Department, amd iti slead of causinig the sumne to ie paid into the Treasury Department of the United States. (To te concluded in our next.) SPEECH OF MR. PICKENS. Substance of the remarks of Mb, Pickens 'of S. C.. on the motion ti refer the Pres-ient's \lessage and Documents relatotag to the douin darv 4tnestjin. S1r. t'jikens rose and said that lie desired tat trespass fior as short a time as possilte. tpon the at entioolifte lIlotc. The stbject under consideration, was p:infuylv delicate aid deep ly interes:ing. lie desired to say nothing thai Woutld precipitate us. directly or indti ectly, into that which all wise mten wotuld like to avoid. Mr. P. regrerted that gentlenei hal thoigltt it neessary to go into tthe detatla of the past his tory, of'this controversy; he wivtold rather avid that at presetit. Ile had listenel witi pro. fotnnd attentito. to whatftad lall n fr an the v-nerable gentlenian from \fassachus.'tts. (311. Adatms.) itnd and eitirely agreed with him in otn- observation partienlarly. and that was. -Iit at preretnt he was willing to "foorget the past." It was a remark fill of wisdom and patriosti. He also desired to forhear an exatnation. or tecosItre, Mlat hr.dt ocetirred in tle progress ofthis tnipleasati controversy. 11r. P1. would prei:r to ieet the prestnit -tute if t4e qnestiol -to sland it on tie issue atow made-and a--t inder the cireaiumstances with which twe wi-re :ir.ded. The got emana (Mr. Adams) had oibserved that hte lt ler-tooid tile messare oftt se Presi-lent, low bef;re .s. made a propiosit.ion to leave tile adjaistmnit of this eon rov-r-iy. tt the governmemvzs of' itaine and New 1r1 a wick. &c. Ito this. .ir P. tlouight the aet Ie tan hal minstaiderstood the mti.4-s:age. Mr. P had no opportitity oljnlrin it<, --otitents. ex ct.lpt v tie la.ty readitng given ofit by tile clerk, tat the doki an:l e lhad coive'rsed with no genatletnan as to i:s .tnbstaice: buat Ie il. derstood that part which the. aentleian refer red tt, nas rather advising and expressmig a hope that both the Givenor of klain--. and New Brunswick. iighit panse. and tlat those lwho had heet captured oat hath sides might be mutually re-leased, and that the itilitia ordered out might le peacelilly disbanded. It wias ratlier an exlpre-sion of adesire, that ftngs night take this direction, and th afliir lie termina ted. than lonvig- it. as was sit.,poscd. to Nev Braunswick, and Maine, to settle and ad lst it. This waa lir P's. understanding of that part of tt' message. Dta the gentleman (%fr. Adains) had pro notinced the message too pacific 'or hin. Now. thei paeific tendency of it, (if it were)was to him ( . ).) its liliest recomnaendation. lie tuonght it was dulie to tat' dligty of ithe mnat ters involved. that it shion'd bie pacific. lIt. couhlse - no aobje--tian to itsa piad "-hara'ter at presetat. M.-. P. dtepreenatedt the allisiotns adte to the probabhility oaf wa'r i we shuld toove tith delicacy oan that pint. ie hadt listeaned with deep, paitn. to that p..rtion of' the reiarks of' ithe itntimtated thait. it' the Presidenit stip:aaascd that peace "otald be pre'servedt. Ite was .nistakei. The gentlenman had saidi that it wats notw t'oo Itate for thtat, for thte cotiflict of arms had alrra dy taken place, itt all paohability. oni the frain tier. He hoped a'td tnsted thtat in thtis, the gentlemnan was mistaken. Others had made siamilar remarktis. He (Mr. P.) earnestly desired that peace might be preservedt; Ihe find no atotnbt it would be. Imbecility and intdea'isiaon itowt, at this jnnetare, woitdd britng war; bitt decisiona anid firmaness would preserve peace and otur honior too. As to the controv-ersy of' the past. Mr. P. wouald desire to say bitt lit Ie; he would, how ever, take this occasion to say that he hasd ex amined it; anad, as to the question of the loca tion of the traue line. itoder the treaty of 17t83. there was not a jury of twelve meni, etn in England. who, under oath, could refuse us a verdict uapon the facts of the case; it was a quaestiont too clear for coniroversy. Atad. as to the pose-iasion ofthie partieniiar sectiotn ofe-conn try where the conflict had taken place, it had for thirty years beeon settled by our citizens, ann der grants frota- Matstsachausetts. The tareten sianna of excltnsive itnindiction set up by Great liritain, arose from the ground that shte cotnsid aired our sovereignty as comencing aonly from the declaration of inleniendtence, or the tre-aty of peace; and that, therefore, in all dis pitted territory, she wouald exercise jurisdictiona from Ite claimsi oaf prior saovereign~ty. This Mr. P. considlered raither a fi -tion. The trea ty of1j7AS wvas signed by ind'.petid,-nt egana's He woutld Itere say, ini the past, Mfaint' land been wroniged-.teeply wroned-by whom he would not ntow say, hut he would say she bad also wronged herself. The gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Cushing) had alludedl to other points of difli enilty betweet us,~ and Great Britain. and to one in which thte South is vitally interested. Yes; Mr. P. said he held in hit hand the corren pon dence recently published betweent the British Cabiniet, through Lord Patmerston, with ouar Minister and Govonnment-, it related t en vessel that had bee-n driven by,storm, upon the coast of* Bermuda, with slves bi-te thlis section of couatrv, destined for New Orleavs. and woich haI been seized by the British authori ties and liberated. L le e the Speaker intima ted meat it was not in order. but Ai. P. said be did i.ot intend io disiiss it.] N'he Briiish Cah inct, in this cirrepondecnc , had taken the ground distinctly, and so cotmnettiiieated to or Uoveinmeni. 1ha. the' could not, nider any circun-tances. recognise the riget of , p:erty in persons. They iad c. 'ei;tltiity. in the case of it.e ol tie ve.4e., (ile l.nter;re.) pts. itively rel used i deinuity, bec I. :. apipened after tieir act of emiatecipttion to the WVest in dia Is.a ds. Mr. P. had pernsed this correspi ndence with the deepest iIIee:Dation. Tha' Gov--rn tenit had by it so: up the right. to decide for us. in what our prope' iy sioturd co ri .t. It struck a high-iandt d blow at our indepen dence. dut he would Iorhear to pursue the subject, and oily say that, rather tia submit to iU arroganet asslnumptions, lie would prefer to see the couintry from the P'atapsco to the Sa bine, laid low ine one sioking rum. This was oinee aeiongst the many poil:is at istue between its. and Great Britain. to which the getlenan (Mr. Cishinig) had a.lided. The controversy on the Northeassern beounday. wad presented a tangible issue before us, and he thienght, tei more decided the mnoveinei:s were, the better fir th.- peace or tle two counitries. lie thought the strong mi hIary movementsol Maine, if con eldtc~cd vi:t judgmenm, won .d teid to preveIt eonifict: tiat if oniv small niumber ei both Sides. and erttally divided. were to mee:t, there would be greater danger of coitlict of arms. lie, therefore, dilflered with the gentieutn from Massncehuseats. litrthest from him, (-i1r. Lincoli) itt .is "cesure it ont the -iovernor of .avins in his call for a strong artned force. [.3r. Litcoln said that ir. '. had miisinder stood him: that he referred to the first move ment to drive 1f1' tres' assers, and increly said that that was a military movetieent ] Mr P. was glhd to mider.tand this from tle Lemntuane, and what le intended to advance wag., that the mo-t decided mtovenents at this mieire wiuld be in theeel the ittost peacea hte. He deprecated any thing that might final ly tend to war, between us, and (reat Beritaini; fie hoped there would be ot) occas-on to make that last sad appeal. Int if it was threed upon us, lie wot:d pledge his till upon the conetest. In this mitter, to a trai-sient observer. at first sisht. .iini might seein to bmaone interest ed bitt w:.- are all hound together inder s:acred compact. we belonged to a cominmon co.i-der acy, and had a conmmi couitry; antd although I represet a r'itote section. yet the cause of aitt was otir caucsc. A nd if w-r mitelaeto , (whieh inay Goi ine his mercy avert.) althowcali it witild he desolating in its'effects :o my sec tioe ofc iitry. yet we lad mnttch events be fore. Oir treamure had been advaned and oir bond shed itn a -war, for those who w. re reinot. from us: we could do it again, not. i:h sta.itdiig the.ir un'-ind :e-s t,, us. Not only does o'er thonor call in the present case, bit it is so "ltoninat'd in the bond." and dreaulfill as its ell'ecis tna be ipon my couintry. yet yon shall cut from the "111ocened of hlesh," a thougli it shoind take fi-nm mv heart the last "droip of blood." The crisis calb-d teir pridentt, wi.se, firm roni its. .Nfr. P. reopretted that some retlt'inen, seiceel to speak as if war was certain. He mlnged tritm the i-sage. and papers noew before ees. that there wouild be no pemntent coutli--t. It' fielt a-scirvl that the IIi -re's . eel the tw e conicne;. wore deeply ident ifled ite peace. ad their wisdom and jus lice wnWd preserve it. [Int. if we wecre te be draLged i into a war, the world shild know that we would go itnto it. as isbcelinneoucs. t: SLAn Cv.-Th Itecorderyvs tercday gave judgment in the case of Cal cita, the slave who waes brought here from Porto Rico. Hk Honor decided that according to the consitiintion of the United Sinie,, nt the lews of tite State of New York, :ell Slaves brought iteto this State from any foreign conitry, become ipso facto free the Moment that they land there. AteL that the laws which authorise the leve holding States of thee Uuion to leriug their slaews, atnd hteld them to lahbor here her the sp;cC elf nine mtothIs, do ito, apley to the slaives brought here from tany foreign ct'Oitry, After H-is Honor had given this deci sione ihe caused cit inierpreter to inform (Un;lcita that shte was noe lontger a slave.but free, andi might leave hter macsler or re maecin with hunt, ande stay ini this coutry or ereturn t) her owno. juse as she chose. Caeleita ine reply said thaet she hadt a bus hatndl and parents itn her neative Iland, and was determtined to remain as her emacster's slave, andc return to leer own counttry. Jour. oj Commerce. The Slave Bill.-We are highly grati fled to lear'n thact the Bill tier the protectione Iof the slave owners of Kentucky passed the Senate of Ohio by a vote of 26 io 10i. Somte amendments were made, thoughe not sucli as to weaken the force of the hill as it passed the House. The amendments will doubtless be at once concurred in bey the latte.' body, when the bill will become a law. The bill, itW its prescent sham pe, it is undersiood, is entirely satisfactory-to the Kentucky commissioners; and we re joice thcat Ohio has takeni so prompt. so just, anti so proper a course in relation to this matter. It' will tend to strenigen those feelings of friet'dship between Ohio and Kentucky, which every gao-I citizent ought to desire, and will prove to eohr neighbors, that thee people of this State arte always disposed to extened to Kentuicky that courtesy. kinednescs anti liberal feeling, w.hich sine S tate ought to extete to aenotht er, atnd which is chtaracterisetic of' the d'igni ty anti patriotism of so enligheteneda n om treonwealth as Ohio -Cincinnati Whig. Promotions.-WVe learn that Commatn ders Siocklon, McKeever and Zantzing er, who were nominated to lice Senate *as Post-Captains in the Navy of the U. Statese were confirmed by that body be fore the close of the sneinn. STATEMENT OF T11E2 DANK OF HAMBURG, MARCH 6, 1889. SLIAHBILTrEs. iCapital Stock, paid. $00,006 13ank notes in circulation. 701.715 iurp ids 1u4d. 18.284 40 Profit, fro-n1 Ist Jan. 14,674 15- .12,958 55 0i% ideuds unpaid, 435 50 Deposites, 49,344 66 $1,064,453 71 ASS VTS. Bank Lot and Builditig Account, $13,827 94 Bonus and Banh+ing, ,10,1219 .17 Continrem Expeii-es, .982 94 Judginmtit, (nadonhbted,) 12,192 66 Notes in suit. (undoubted,) 11,153,06 Suspended debts. on which there will b,- a loss of 4 to $5,000, 13,354 58 Excainage receivable in Savannal, 299,997 79 Charleston, 199.848 :11. Ne w York, 108,946 61-453R,792 73 Notes receivable, 18814-4 10 Due us in Savannah. 13:,997 24 Charieston, 7,97 74 " New York, 30,329 76 Blills of other banks, 34,599 12 Specie, 207,877 67- 212,476 79 $1,084,453 71 *$350,000 of this Exchange is payable in thirty davs trom this time. Th'le whole amount of Exchange discounted since the 1st oif September, is $1,187,060 71. List or Sto,-kholders in the Bank of'Hamburg, South Carolina, March uth,-1839. SAM ES. 0. SIIARES. nE5lDENCE. Adams & Burrotighs, 81 Savannah Ge. Jim. Bauskett, 31 Edgelicld C. H. 11. I5oulware, 16 Hamburg. S. U. David unch, 10 Edgefield Dist. \Vhitfield Brooks, 16 C- W Jno. Blair. - 5S York, S. C. A, llarbot, Guardian, :10 Charlestoi, John Bryce, 321 Columbia, Rtoberi Bryce, 24 C It Bryce, 60 Jno. urvee, Adminis trator ol' the estate of James "IcFie, 0 J. & It. Caldwell, 50 Rohe-t Caldwell, 20 Jno. Caldwell, 36 Peter Crovat, 20 Charleston, John Dunovant, 237 Chester I. Dunmn, 10 Columbia, Adatm Ed.ar, 132 C. .1. f nrman, 79 Charleston, Jno. Finleg, 5 Laurence; T. Goldsmith, 18 hmf William Garrett, 200 Edgeffeld, James Gillun, 40 Abvitle. N. L. uriflin, 16 Edgefield C, it. A. tinrdvil, 100 Augusta, Gco, William Hiolmes, 20 .0 i. fntehison. 1000 Hanibuyg, S. David Htitchison, 100 York, A. 8. itchison, 100 Jine Houston, 5 Abbeville, Leo., flerkinwrath' 5 Charleston Johno Irvin. 400 (TreloateN. C. Johni Irvin. 1 Truslec, E 79. A 'S. JmiC, 43 Scriven Co. Gco. Cha:,rl-.. .J. not. 95 Charleston, S. C. If. L. JeifieY Co. 16 Hamburg, S. C. K. rumgh: & iLooe~oy, '29 hmoCtahS K riairleson, 5 Viliair, Kitiler, 1 0 Columbia, Roeller; Latint. IbO York. .. W illilti,, Law, 10 Columbia, Is.aac Lyonis, :9 1 Mary If. Lowndes, 5 Charleston, Robert Martin, 10 N, Marion. 12 Abbeville Robert McDonald. 90 Augusta; Gc6. B. F. McDonald, 27 Haniburg, Jajo. E~. McEondeld, 4 Hemburg, GorAe Pugsaott, 301G , It. B. Rhett. 67 Ilainwell, G. S. Snjowden; 101 Coumbiif, ~ J. AV. Stokes, 247 Hamburg, S. IV. ~Yok "V -tak, 8 John Smnithi, 37 Laurence 'ist. Joei Smith, 156 Abbevillo.. John Srin.g4 5 York. 8. C, if. IV. Sllivan, D nsergS. C A41- 31. Thew, 38 A:gm. Gem JhTr4lor -t 95I mo. u;'h.iler, ~ony 20 :i-ut;Go William Kigt, 160Yok ; .3ary Yi one, 5QClmia ;c Robert0Martine1 NHara. . 12TCISNCsn, forbetrhestM od of90mte SeIa4 waGensbe harrtt 30e1ea c nda ee her f.reds. 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