Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-01-14

Georgia.-The legislature of this State adj
journed on the 22d ut. The famous GUAR
antne Bill" having reference to difficulties
between the Executives Of Georgia and Maine,
growing out of the refusal of the latter to de-
liver up certain fugitves from justce) finally
fell through.
A bill to repeal all laws prohibiting private
banking, was rejected by the Senate, III to 20.
Wmois.-Thc legislature of this State as
semblcd at Springfield on the 9th ult Gov.
Carln's message was delivered on the Ilth
ult. From brief synopsis of the message in
some of our exchange papers it is believed tina,
Tho s,..~ - i-,~st, -s,ouufc dUuut ner nnanccs;
and the progress of her internal improvements.
Pennsylvania.-The legislature of this State
met at Harrisburgh on Monday last The ex-
pendituIes Of the State for the currentyeaI
are represented to be SO 1909, 3Ol 81 Amount
ofthe receipts, G,97I.40O.
South Cdroiind.-The result of the deliber-
atoms of the South Carolina legislature, (now
adIouined) on some OF the more important sub
jects OF public policy, is thus stated by the
Charles,own Mercury, the leading democratic
journal in the state.
"They have rejected resolutions recurring
the Bank Of the State to abstain from specnla-
/ ton IN stock and TO withdraw her circulation
OF small bills; they have granted an extension
( OF time for enlarging the capital of the bank
/ OF Charleston, because, if required now. the
stockholders might find it necessary to let the
/ unsclect public into share of the speculation,
/ they have recharered the Rail Road Bank. in
/ depcndent OF all obligation 10 assist in extri-
/ caung The X. X. Co, thus sanctioninp that
/ monster "a corporation which NAV be lirally
/ bankrupt on one side, and blooming i'm fresh
! youth on the other); they have voted to run
/ TIC state 100000 further in debt TO perfect
their lien on road that has thus far little molc
Than paid the expense of keeping it in opera
/ 'lon; they have rejected bill imposing penal.
ties on the banks for suspending cash pay
men,s, and compelling them 10 resume within
a reasonable time.
| We cannot therefore say that the great econ.
omcal principles TO which we thought and still
thnk the state warmly devoted have advanced
any nearer 10 their consummation by the de
alterations OF the present legislature. We re-
gretto say on the contrary that those princ iples
nave been repulsed, evaded or forgotten. Nov
"'"" H'eh lrdInple on principles which the'
hi"nASA'"~ "sis"o',' lodge % u Jest, and whici
Their constituents hold TO be important, il i
always TO be suspected that they are governe,
by SET interest An observer therefore woult
be apt 10 say that the majority Of the legisla
iure were contractors for the rail road or hol
ders OF lis stock shareholders of the Bank q
Charleston or the Rail Road Bank, or debtor
OF the banks in general. We use the disJunc
tive, because it is always possible, whan Their
are many men with each some private obleC
10 gain, that the various items should be lumpeC
and that six little minoriiies, on six dliierer
projects, should 50 judiciously combine as I
carry them all Tor the public good (of Gao
oiher)"