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, our fiscal affairs, Ire am mended the adoption l } t he system wnich is iaw in successful opera ‘a< The system affon •• every r-quisite facility ~r th e transaction of th pecuniary concerns of ; v ’ f Government; will, i is confidently anlicipa- produce in other re iects many of the bene which have been fro lime to time expected In the creation oi a n tional bank, but which . a v-c never been reabz i; avoid the manifold li!' inseparable from ueb au institution ; di minish, to a greater exit it than could be accom plished by any other me sure of reform, the pat- I fjnage of the Federal G -vernment—a wise poli- ; t -v in ab Governments ! it more especially so in o '„ e like ours, which wo ks well only in propor jian a? 0 •* made to relv for its support upon the unbiassed anu unadultet d opinions of its consti tuent*; da away, forevt , all dependence on cor porate bodies, either n ; the raising, collecting, .afekeepm?’ or disbursi g the public revenues ; oi,! plaee the Goverm ent equally above the temptation of fostering dangerous and uncon f,Rational institution at lome.orthe necessity of jjapting its policy to ti 3 views and interests of j .till more formidable 1 icney-power abroad. It is by adopting andlcarrying out these prin ciples, under circamstat res the most arduous and : jjicouracing, that the Ittempt has been made, thus far successfully, to Remonstrate to ti e people 0 f the United States lilt a national bank at all times, and a national dim, except u be incurred j a » a period when the Inlior and safely of the na- j tion demand the tempo* ry sacrifice of a policy, ! which should only he abandoned in such exigen cies, are not merely unnecessary, hut in direct gD d deadly hostility t<f the principles of their (government, and to thfeir own permanent wel fare. | Tne progress made m { the development, of these positions, appears in the preceding sketch oflhe past history and present state of the financial concerns of the Federal Government. The facts mere stated fully;authorize the assertion, that all the purposes fori which this Government was instituted have beenjaccomphshed during four years of greater pecuniary embarrassment than were ever before experienced in time of peace, and in the face of opposition as formidable as any that was ever befori arrayed against the pol icy of an administration; that this has been I done when the ordinary revenues of the Govern ment were generally dedreasing, as well from the ! operation of the laws, |as the condition of the country, without the jrealion of a permanent public debt, or incurrh i any liability, other than such as the ordinary resiurces of the Government wilt speedily discharge,Jand without the agency of a national bank. If this view of the pijjnchedings of the Govern ment, for the period it embraces, be warranted by the facts as they aryi known to exist ; if the army and navy have j<een sustained to the full extent authorized by l).w, and wnich Congress deemed sufficient for the defence of the country : and the protection of j-:s rights and its honor ; if its civil and diplomatic service has been equal ly sustained ; if ample jrprov.sion has been made for the administration >{ justice and the exe cution of the laws; il the claims upon public gratitude in behalf of ti e soldiers of the Revolu tion have been promptl met, and faithfully dis charged ; if there have 1 een no failures in defray ing the very large expen itures growing out of that long-continued and sab lary policy of peacefully l removing the Indians t regions of comparative j safety and prosperity ; f the public faith has at ; all tunes, and every vvh« e, been most scrupulous- | ly maintained by a proi ipt discharge of the nu merous, extended, and iversified claims on the Treasury ; —if all thesr great and permanent ob jects, with many others bat might be stated, have, for a series of years, marked by peculiar ohsta- 1 c!es and difficulties, bee; i successfully accomplish- 1 ed without a resort to c| f permanent debt, or the aid of a national bank I have we not a right to j expect that a policy, ie object o. whica has j been to sustain the pubj c service independen ly j of either of tiiese fruit! >1 sou ces of disc>.rd, wtU receive the final s.aictic 1 of a people whose un biassed and lairlv ehcitif l judgment upon public affairs is never ultimaUiv wrong I Tbat embarrassment* 1.. the pecuniary concerns of individuals, of unex mpled extent and dura tion. Lave recently cxi ted in this as in other commercial nations, i ; undoubtedly true. To suppose it necessary no y to trace these reverses to 1 Heir sources, would *e a reflection on the in- j teliigenee of my fellow- ilizens. VV hatever may have been the obscurity a which the subject was involved during the ea ier stages ot the revul sion, there cannot nowoe many by whom the whole question is not f lly understood. Not deeming it withii the constitutional powers of the General Goveruro nt to repair private losses j sustained by reverses ii business having no con- j flexion with the public service, either by direct appropriation* from the reasury ot by special leg- i islation designed to sc ure exclusive ptivileges and immunities to indiv luals orcUsses in prefer ence to, and at the expe se of, the great majority necessarily debarred f )in any participation in them, no attempt to d so has been either made, recommended, or encc a iged by the present Ex ecutive. It is believed, howev r, that *he great purposes for the attainment of W ich the tederai Govern ment was instilu ed ha - i not been lost siuht oi. Intrusted only witii ct am limited powers tau tiousiv enumerated, dis ctly specified, and denn ed with a precision a: 1 clearness which would defy misconstruction, it :as been my constant aim \ to confine myself withii the Units so clearly maik ed out, and so carefulh guarded. Having always been c«f opinion that fiie best preservative of the union of the union the Stales is to be found in a total abstinence fro& the exercise ot all doubt ful powers on the part vr: the FedeiaiGovern. I. ent, rather than attemp' to sume them, by a loose con struction of the constitjuon, or au ingenious per version of its words, I lave endeavored to avoid recommending any mesSnre which 1 Lad leason to apprehend would, in tli iopinioi. even of a consid erable minority of ray fSUoA-citizens, be regarded as trenching on the rig|lsof the States, of the pio visions oflhe h llowcd|iustiument of our Union. Viewing the ggregate awersof the federal Gov ernment as a voluntar concession of the Mates, it seemed to me ihat sin 1 only should beexeicisrd as were at the time int< idea to be given. I have been strength! ied, too, in the propriety | of th.s course, by the a iviction that ail oiioits to go beyond this tend onl; to produce dissatistaclion i and distrust, to excite aiousies, and ro provoke resistance, instead of iding stiengthto the fed eral Government, even rheu successful, they must ever prove a source iiicuraolc woaiviiess, 03 alienating a portion * f t|o*e whose adhesion is in dispensable to the g|e*t aggregate of united strength, and whose tii.untary attachment is, in niy estimation, far mor essential to the efficiency of a government stron in the best ol al, possible strength—the confident 5 and attachment ol all those who make up its justit ac-tu elements. Thus believing, it ha been my purpose to se coie to tne whole peopl ,and to every member o. the confederacy, by gf' * ra * r salutary, and tqua laws alone, the* benefit f those republican institu tions which it was the ad and aim of the consti tution to establish, and the impaitial influence of which is, in my juugetr 01. mdispeusa jle to then preservation. Icanno bung my sell to believe that the lasting happint s of the people, the pios peiiiy of thee tales, o the permanency ol their union, can be maintain d by giving preference or priority to any c ass of. tizens in the uis.imuion us benefits or privileges' or by the adoption ct mea sures which enrich one joilmn ol the Union a, th •xpense of another ; m can 1 see m tie i -terfei en e of the Federal « overn;; ent with tne loca legislation and reserved ights oi the SUU s a rem edy for present, erase urity against ’uiure dan |*n. ...» rhe first, and assures y not the least, important step towards relieving ie country from the condi tion into which it has b en plunged by excesses m trade, banking, and c edits of all kinds, was to place the business tram unions of the Government itself on a solid ba<is ; iving and receiving in all cases value for value. ; id' neitaer countenancing nbr eacourag hg In oth rs’ihat ilelusiv® syslemol credits from which it h s been 'oand so difficult to escape, and which has ?ft nothing behind it but he *l*ck« that mafic it fatal c-i«f t. now h «5 ha? h WI a s alrS 0f the Governme nt are theiSirtJ b a P<?n f U i mg the whole Period of s-rirt ? P,t, - ad K i , n? difficulties, conducted with a net and invariable regaidto this great ftindamen tcn-PnreClPfe’thnd the assumption and main tr of tne stand tiius taken on the verv an'v nth° ld ° f lhe a PP loacbin « crisis, more than by any other cause or causes whatever, the communi ty a large has Leea shielded from the incaicula- J ‘ e e • liS of a ?c-ieral and ind. hmtp suspension of consequent annihilation, tor tne whole period it might have lasted, of a jus: ' f ! , ld ', a . V . anab!e staridaid ot value, will, it is believ- I e d, al this period, scarcely be questioned. A steady adherence, ou the part of the Gorern 7vr*!'V the - p , ol l c y which produced such sala ry remits, aided by judicious State legislation, and wnat is not less important, bv the industry, enter prise, pi ise\Ciaime. and economy of the American j people cannot fail to raise the whole country, at .m ear y p>‘.iod, to a state oi solid and enduring pi ns pen y, not sub’ect to be again oveithrown by i it- suspension of banks or the explosion of a (redit system. It is for the people, and heii representatives, to decide whether or not the peimanent welfare of the country (which all good desire, however widely they' may 1 litter as to the means of its accomplishment) shall ! bo in ti.is way secured: or whether the manage i rnet fthe pecutoary concerns of the Goveinmeut, and, by consequence, to a great extent, those of j individuals also, shall be carried back to a condi- ! tiop of loings w iiich fostered tiiose contractions j and expansions oflhe currency, and those reckless ; abuses of credit, from ihe baleful effects of which \ j lbe country has so deeply suilered —a r> turn that j j can promise, in the end, no better results than to j re-produce the embarrassments the Government j has experienced ; and to remove from the should- I ers o. the present, to those of the fresh victims, ! the bitter Units of that spirit of speculative entet- i ; prise, to which our countrymen are so liable, and i i upon which tire lessons of experience are so una- 1 vailing. The choice is an important one, and I sincerely hope that it may be wisely made. A report from the Secretary of War, presenting a detailed view of the affairs of that department, accompanies this communication. i he desultory duties connected with the removal of the Indians, in which the army' has been con stantly' engaged on the northern and western fron tiers. and in 1- lor.da, have rendered it impractica ble to carry into full effect the plan recommended by the Secretary for improving its discipline. In : every instance where the regiments have been r n ; centratcd, they have made great progress, and the i best results may be anticipated from a continuance •of this system. During the last season, a part of | t.ae l oops have been employed in removing Indians from the interior to the territory a-signed them in the west —a duty which they have perform ed effi ciently, and w ith praiseworthy humanity; and that portion of them which have been stationed in Fio rina, continued active operations there, throughout the heats of summer. The policy of the United States in regard to the Indians, of which a succinct account is given in my message of IS3B, and of the wisdom and expedien cy' of which I am fully satisfied, has been continued ir active operation throughout the whole period of my administration. Since the spring of 1837, more than forty thousand Indians have been removed to their new homes west of the Mississippi; and, I am hapry to add, that all accounts concur in represent ing the result of this measure as eminently benefi cial :o that poop c. The emigration of the Beminoles alone has been attended with serious difficulty, and occasioned bloods: ed ; hostilities having been commenced by the Indians in Florida, under the apprehension that they would be compelled, by force, to com ply with theii tieaty stipulations. The execution of the treaty of Payne’s Landing, signed in 1832, but not j ratified until 1834, was postponed, at the solicila j tion of the Indians, until 1836, when they again ! renewed their agreement to remove peaceably to | their new homes in the west. In the face of this I iolemu and renewed compact, they bioke their fail! , and commenced liostihlies by the massacre of Major Dade’s temmaad, the murder of their agent, General i homp.-on, and other acts of cruel t.eaclu ry. When this alarming and unexpected intelli | gcnce reached the seat of Government, every elfort I appears to have oeeu made to reinforce General j Clinch, who commanded the Troops then in Florida. ■ Gen. Kustis was despatched with reinforcements ; from Charleston ; troops were called out from Ala- I ba na, Tennes'ce, and Georgia; and Gen. Bcott was I sent to lake the command, with ample powers and ample means. At the first alarm, Gen Gaines or ganised a force at New-Orieans, and without wait ing for orders, landed in Florida, where he deliv erer over the troops he had brought with him to i General !*colt. Governor Call was subsequently' appointed to conduct a summer campaign, and at tne close of it, WuS replaced by Gen. Jesup. Those events and changi s took place under the administration of my predecessor. iSotwiih-tandmg the exertions oflhe experienced officers who bad command there for eighteen months, on entering upon the admiuistra- | no* of the Government 1 found the Territory of j Fi» ida a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenuous I effort was immediately made to bring these hostili ties to a close; and th. army undei Gen Jesup, was leii forced until it amounted to ten thousanu men, and furnished with abundant supplies of every des i crip tion. la this*campaign a great number of the | enemy were capture! and destroyed; but the char- I acterofthe contest only was changed. The Indi | ans having been defeated, in every engagement, dispersed in small bands Uuougho t the country, and uecame an enterprising, lormidable and ruth l.ss banditti. Gen, Taylor, who succeeded Gen. .les jp, used ius best exertions to subdue them, and was seconded in his efforts oy the officers under Ins command; but lie, too, failed to protect the ler ritory fro a their depredations. i>y an act of sig nal and cruel treachery, they broke the truce made with them by Gen. Macomb; who was sent from Washington for the purpose of carrying into effect lhe expressed wishes of Congress, and have conti nued their devastates ever since. General Ai mis ead, who wa.> in Florida when Gen. Taylor left | the army, by permission, assumed the command, i a nc. after active summer operations, was met oy i propositions for peace; and, from the fortunate co- | incidence of the arrival in Florida, at the same pe- i vied, of a de egation from the Beminoles who are ; happily settled west of the Mississippi, and are now i anxious to persude their countrymen to join them j there, hopes weie for some time cn eitamed tnat ; the Indians might be induced to leave the Territo- | ry without further difficulty. Those hopes have i proved Tali ctous, and hostilities have been renew- | ed throughout the whole of the Territory. That this contest has enduied so lung, is to ue attributed | to causes beyond thecontrolot the Government. — | generals have had the command of | the troops; officers and soldiers have alike oistin- , gulshed themselves for their activity, patience and ! enduring courage; the army has been constantly J. furnished with supplies of every desciiption ; and ; we must look for the causes which have so long procrastinated the issue of the contest, in tne vast ex ent of the theatre of hostilities, and the almost insurmountable obstacles presented by the nature of the country, the climate, and the wily character of the savages. . ! The sites formaline hospitals on the rivers and lakes which 1 was authorised to select and cause i to be pu-chased, have all been designated ; but tiie j appropriation not having proved sufficient, condi. j tional arrangements only have been made lor their j acquisition. U is for Congress to decide whether those conditional purchases shall be sane uoned, and the humane intentions of the law earned into full ( elfeqt. The navy, as will appear from the accompany ing renort ot the .-ecretary, has been usefully and j honorably employed in the protection ol our corn- ; merce and citizens in the Mediterranean, the P aci ~ sic, on the coast of Brazil, and in in the Guff of Mexico, A small squadron, con-istmg of toe lag- j ate Constellation.and the sloop ot-war Boston, un der Commodore Kearney, is now on its way to the China and Indian sea*, for the purpese of attending | to our interests in that quarter; and Commodore Aulick, in the sloop-cf war Yorktown, has been instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society' Isl ands, the coasts of New-Zealand and Japan, toge ther with other port* and islands frequented by cur wiiale ships, for the purpose of giving them coun tenance and protection, should they be required. — Other smal er vessels have been, and still are, em ployedin prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the United States,directed by va 09,11 i atts of Con gpjss ; and those wh;ch have been completed will sh3rtly be laid before you. The exploring expedition, at the lateitdate, was prep- 1 ring to leave ihe Bay of Island*, New Zeal and^m farther prosecution of objects which have thu ! f ar been successfully accomplished. The di.roverv of a new continent, tyhich was first s. en in latitude 68d. 2s. south, longitude 154 d. 275. w. 6*. n-. lo3d. „s 4. east, by Lieutenants Wilkes and Hud son, for sn extent of eighteen hundred miles, but m which thev were pievented from landing Lv vast bodies of ice which emcompassed it, is one of the honorable re-ults of the enterprise. Lieu- Wiltves bears^testimony to the zeal and good con duct of his officers and men ; and it is but justice to that officer ta state tnat ne appears to have per lormed the duties assigned to him with an ardor ability , and perseverance, which give every assur ance o ; an honorable issue to the undertaking. The report of the Postmaster Genera], herewith transmitted, will exhibit the service of that e'epart ment the past year, and its present condition. The tiansportation has been maintained during the year to the full extent authorized bv ihe existing laws- * some improvements have been* effected, which the \ public interest seemed urgently to demand, but not I involving any rnateiial additional expenditure ; i the contractors have generally performed their en- I with fidelity; the postraastcis, with I -ew exceptions, have rendered their a counts an<; paid their quarterly balances with prompti tude ; and the w hole service of the department has maintained the efficiency for which it has for se veral years been distinguished, i The acts of Congress establishing new mail routes,and requiring moie expensive sendees on i others, and the increasing wants of the country, I have, for three years past,canied the expenditures j something beyond the accruing revenues; the ex j ces« having been met, until the past year, by the I su :p ,us which had previously accumulated. That j surplus having been exhausted, and the anticipa | led increase in the revenue no' having been real ■ ized, owing to the depression in the commercial j business of the county, the finances of the depart | merit exhibit a small deficiency at the close of the S 1 last fiscal year. Its resources, however are am : pie; and the reduced rates of compensation for the i j transportation service, which may be expected on i i the future lettings, fiom the general reduction 01 ' j»prices, with the increase of revenue that may rea- i sonablybe anticipated from the revival of corn- j j meroial activity, must soon place the finances©!’ | the department in a prosperous ondition. Considering the unfavorable circumstances which | have existed during the past year, rt is a gratify- j ing result that the revenue has not declined, as j compared with the precedingy-ear, but. on the con trary exhibits a small increase ; the circumstances relerred tn having had no other effect than to check the expected income. It will he seen that the Postmaster General sug- ' gests certain improvemants in the establishment, ; | designed to reduce the weight of the mails, cheap- j en the transportation,ensure greater regularity in j the service, and secure a considerable reduction in j the rates of letter-postages—nn object highly de - I sirable. Ihe subj ct Done of general interest to i the community, and is respectfully recommended! to your consideration The suppression of the African slave-trade has received tiie cont.nued attention of the Govern ment. The brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus, have been employed during the last season on the coast ol Africa, for the purpose es preventing such | portions of that trade a« was said to be prosecuted ' under the American flag. Alter cruising off those 1 parts of the coast most usually resorted to by slavers 1 until the commencement of the rainy s ason. these j vessels returned to the United States for supplies, I and have since been despatched on a similar ser- | vice. i ! From the reports ol the commanding officers, it 1 appears that the trade is now principally carried on ; under Portuguese colors ; and they express the opinion that the apprehension of their ptesence on 1 tiie slave coast has, in a great degree arrested the ' prostitution of the American flag to its inhuman purpose. It is hoped that, by continuing to main j tain this force in that quarter, and by the exertions i of the officers in the command, much will be done j to put a stop to whatever portion of this traffic may I have been carried on under the American flag, and i | to prevent its use in a trade which, wnile it vio- i lates the laws, is equally an outrage on the rights I !of others and the feeflngs of humanity. The ef | forts of the several Governments who are anxious i ly seeking to suppress this traffic must, however, : be directed against the facilities afforded by what are now recognised as legiti nate commercial pur | suits, before that object can be fully accomplished, i Supplies of provisions, water-casks, merchandise, and articles connected with the prosecution of the slave-trade, are, it is understood, fre«ly carried by vessels of different nations to the slave factories; and the effects of the factors are transported open ly from one slave station to another, without in terruption or punishment by either of the nations to which they belong, engaged in the commerce of 1 that region, I submit to your judgments whether this Government, having been the trst to prohibit, by adequate penalties, the slave-trade —the first to declare it piracy—should not be the first, also, to forbid to its citizens all trade with the slave fac tories on the coast of Africa; giving an example to all nations in this re«pect, which, if fairly follow ed, cannot fail to produce the most effective re j suits in breaking up these dens of iniquity. M. VAN BUREN. Washington, Dec. 5, 1840. o,the “Moxster”!—A letter from Washing ton says: The Batik of the United States is now paying off its bonds due to the government, and i paying them in specie too. Tnis is a fortunate supply for the Treasury, which according to ail accounts, was getting quite low. COMMERCIAL. AUGUSTA MARKET. Monday Evening, December 14. Our Cotton market to-day has assumed no new feature from that teporied in our review of Friday last. Our receipts are unusually light, the quan tity offering is therelore on a limited scale Prices range from B.f to cents for middling to fully fair ; qualities; observing a prime article, in square j packages would command cents. Money is ex j tremely hard to obtaiuon bills, and we see no hope for a change for the better until our Legis i lature determine on the course to be taken with j regarl to the resumption bill now in agitation. Exchange —On New York, at sight, @ G i cent for current funds; Charleston —(3 5 & ct; Savannah 2 (ct 2$ & ct; Philadelphia 4(a 5 p i cent; Lexington, Ky. par (3 3 cent; Richmond 4&> | 5 cent; Specie commands —(a 4 cent prem. Bank Notes. — ' Savannah Banks. (3- s*ct. prem. ■j Columbus Insurance 8ank....4 (a- “ “ Commercial Bank, Macon, 4 (a- “ “ | Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 5 (3- “ i Agency Brunswick, 53- “ “ Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, ! Columbus, (3- “disc’nt. I Central Bank,. 8 (3- “ “ j Miliedgeviile Bank, par. | Ocmulgee Bank, 3- ** “ ' Monroe Rail Road Bank, - “ “ : Hawkinsvillc Bank, — “ “ I Chattahoochic R. R.rfe B’k Co.. 1 3- “ “ j Darien Bank, 20 320 “ “ j Bank of Rome, 12$ 3 “ “ ! Union Bank, “ .50 3- “ Southern Trust Co. i: 30 ■a - “ All other Banks now doing business, at par. Specie Paying Bar Mechanics’ Bank, Insu rance BankofColumous, Commercial Bank 01 Ma I con, and Brunswick Agency in this city. Mobile, Dec. 9th. Cotton. —Arrived since the 2d inst. bales, including 11 from Florida, agdexparted during the ( <ame period to Liverpool 1314, New-Yoik 791, Boston 611, Baltimore 397, New Oileans 16—to board not cleared, a stork of 16,093 bales, against 9 444 same time !ast year. ’ The activity in the Cotton market, mentioned in closing our last report, has prevailed throughout the week.the pretensions of ho dors having been fullv maintained, though reluctantly yielded on the part of buyers, who have taken sparingly foi » immediate freight engagements, and small eastern orders. We al*o mentioned that the nr»ten«ion« 1 o f some holders were beyond what many of the purchasers would concede, aod in giving quota- tions we were governed to tune extent by the 1 vie ' V3 01 parties. Since then.however, buy ers nave given in, and we miter our quotations ac cording-'.. ' ie threat Western's accounts, though of an unfavorabie character so far as the foreign cotton markets are concerned, have had no visible effect upon our market, on account of the small stock on sale. Our saks since this day week are estimated at only 3,000 bales, and the siock on sale at 3,500 to 4,000 bales. Another portion of the cargo of the I Caiedonia Brauder has been sold at public auc tien, S99 bales, but as the sales cannot he considered a criterion of our market, we deem it useless to report them. LIVERPOOL CASSIFICATtOJT. flood and line none. GoodFair jq (fc Fair 94 (iy 9i -M-doling tfx Ordinary 74 0 8 MARIXE INTELLIGENCE Charleston*, December 14. Arrived on Saturcau —ship Saladin, Tenney, I 'iorl; ; ship Dublin, Schollield. Philadelphia'; isr. ! brig Paget. Brothey, St. Vincent; smack Charles- ! ton, Latham, New York. Arrived yesterday —schr Sun, Wilson, Boston. i Cleared —Hr. barque Medora, Harrison, Liver- I pool; brig Delaware, Ross, West indies. H ent to sea on Saturday— brig Yeoman, Good- ! mg, Bordeaux. HAKRISON -NOMINATIONS. JUDGES OF THE INFERIOR COURT. Judge B. H. WARREN, ( VALENTINE WALKF-K, ROBERT ALLEN, Esq. JAMES HARPER, Esq. WILLIAM P. BEALE TAX COLLECTOR. Rev. W)I. KENNEDY. TAX RECEIVER. | COSBY DICKINSON. | (Hz’ " e aie authorized to announce JAMES A. ; FULCHER as a candidate for Tax Collector for ; Burke county, at Die ensuing election, dec 15-2 t Cfj" W e are authorised to announce LEON P. j jDL (iAS as a candidate for the office of Receiver of i : Tax Returns. dec jj C/’The friends of Captain M. P. STOVA LL will support him for the office of Colonel of the 10th Regiment, at the ensuing election. dec 12 ! jXj* We are authorised to announce ROB ERT A. \V ATKINS as a candidate for the office of Tax | Collector of Richmond county. dec 14-td iKT" We are authorised to announce GEORGE i M. WALKER as a candidate for the office of Re- ! ceiver of Tax Returns. dec 12 (O' We are requested to announce JOSEPH j I Shin.ll as a candidate for the office of Receiver | | of Tax Returns. ' dec 9-ts (I> We are authorized to announce ANDREW I MACLEAN as a candidate for the office of Re- i ceiver of Tax Returns dec 10 id House Painting, I’-tpcr Hanging, and Glazing-. U. P . SPELMAN, Jr. Shop near the Upper Market, Broad-st., Augusta. (Lj' economy, neatness, and despatch. dec 10 |f W . G . NI MM O. COMMISSION MERCH AN T. Office in the lower tenement Masonic Hall, nov 9 ts JOHN. J. BYRD, NOTARY PUBLIC, Will be thankful to his friends for any part of bu siness in the above line, which will be attended to witn rectitude, &c. oct 24 L. PENNEY, MINIA TURK PA INTER, Masonic Hall, Specimens may be seen at his room, or at the Book Store of H. A. Richmond, nov IS-trwtf ANDREW J. MANSELL, A TTORNEY A T LA W, nov 25-ts Dalohnega, Ga. W. R. CUNNINGHAM, & Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, | oct 31 Savannah, Ga. 2m JOHN R. STANFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, j jy!7] Clarkesville, Ga. B. 11. OVERBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, feb 25 Jefferson. Jackson county,G AUGUSTUS REES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, septu-ly Madison Morgan county, Ga. -Dr. W. S. JONES tenders his professional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity He may le found at his residence on the Norm side of Green second denar below Mclntosh street, or at the Chronicle and Sentinel office. EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight, and at one to twenty days sight. For sale ov oct 23 * GARDELLE K RHINO. THE READING ROOM Attached to this office is open to subscribers, and strangers introduced by them, every day and eve ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until 9 o’clock. Subscription $5 ; lor a firm or two or more $lO | \JO. 1 COTTON OSNABLTIGS.—A few bales | J ust received on consignment, and will be ! sold low, by [dec i2-lwj W. G. NIMMO. ON CONSIGNMENT. —71 bags Rio and Cuba COFFEE just landing from boat, and for sale by (dec 9-dlOt HOPKINS fc STOVALL. 1 FRESH GARDEN SEED.—A large and ex- | tensive assortment of fresh English Gar- ! den Seed always on hand, and suited to the ap proaching season, at wholesale or retail. All or- j tiers from merchants, Planters, and others, execu ted with neatness and despatch, nov 30 w&trw GARVIN & HAINES. ADVANCES will be made, in Checks at sight, on Cotton consigned to our friends in Charles ton. GARDELLE & RHIND. nov 4 ts 11ME. —300 casks Lime, first quality, and in j good order, expected to arrive, will be sold low from the wharf, by oct 28 ts GARDELLE & RHIND, CHINESE COTTON SEED.-TL. subscriber ) has fir sale a quantity o* the above Cotton Seed, Which produce* a bush from eight to ten feet in height, and yields from two to three thousand pounds to the acre. H. C. BRY SON, nov 7 ts 3-37 Broad street. Readymade clothing.—Just nerved a large supply of Winter Clocking, compri sing almost every article in cur line, which are of- i sered for sale Iqw by J. D. CRANE & CO. nov 1 \ dkw2m RICE. —A fresh supply just received, and will , be kept constants on hand, and for sale in quantities to suit purchasers, bv ~ nov 2C-tf GARDELLE & RHIND. j OIL® AND FAINTS.—PaIe Winter Strained Lamp Qil, Pale Fall Strained Lamp Oil* Whale « Tram * Linseed ** In quantities to suit purchasers, d AHo, a general assortment of Paints, Window Glass, fcc. kc. For sale by h GARVIN & HAINES, r oct 14 232 Broad-street. Fresh beer and cider.-35 bbls. 0 f John Taylor’s superior Cream Ale, 30 bb! * do Tider, Ju«t received and foi sale by dcc 15 trwCt "W.& J. NELSON. Cl IN, WHISKEY, kc.—s pipes Holland Gin, I of superior quality. 30 bbls. Gin, Phelps’ brand 4U bbls. Whiskey, 10 bbls. Domestic Brandv, 30 boxes Hull k Son’s Candles, 25 boxes Speim do 15 casks Cheese, 10 firkins choice Go*hen Butter, Just received and for sale by i dcc U r> trwfit W. 4J. NELSON. A 91 Fi AT ION W ANTED—As Teacher in an ■km. Academy or Family, bv a young man who recently graduated at Yale College. Testimonials ■t- to moral and literary character from the faculty ?. 1 College can be produced. Please address H. S. T. through the Augusta P. O. NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. | annual meeting will be lioldea at the ! JL Ka * le & Hotel, on Tuesday, 22d in | stant. at O’clock, P. M. W M. T. GOULD, Secretary. | CT The Anniversary Dinner will be on the j table at hah past < o clock. Members intending j to partake oi it, will please notify one of the un i dei signed before the day of meeting, and also report i the number of guests they mav invite. T. J PAR.MKLi.Kx _ W. P. RATH BUN, C. Committee of J. M, ADAMS, 3 Arrangements. | dec td. KENTUCKY KNIT SAXONY AND J merino wool socks. LBT received and for sale by the subscribers, 200 pairs of fine Saxony and Merino WOOL j SOCKS, knit by the iaaies of Kentucky. dec 15-dfw WM. H. CRANE St CQ. *rV__NOTICE. —Strayed or stolen from the A subscriber, in Jetferson county, on the ■ii ii 6th day oi December, one common sized black HuR.SE, about six years of age, with a lump or rather a scar on his left lore leg. Anv person that will deliver the Horse, or give information so I get him, shall receive Ten Dollars. Diiect a let ter to Louisville, Jefferson county, dff 1.3-w4i* WILLIAM CLEMENTS. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Annual Announcement. THE exercises of this Institution will be re sumed on the Sixteenth of January, 1841. Applicants for admission to the Freshman class will be examined critically as to their knowledge ot tne Latin, Greek, and English Grammars (pros ody included), also upon the Anabasis of Xeno | phon, as contained in the first volume of the Col i iectanea Gueca Majora—or any equivalent uelec ! lion in the same volume; also upon PLny's Lct { ters—or Sallust—or Livy. Above all, thev will | be expected to evince great readiness in Ari'.h --( metic. j For admission to the Sophomore class, in addi , tion to the above, the applicant should have read ■ and completed the first volume of the Majora, and i the lirst book of the Odyssy, or their equivalents. .The odea of Horace, with attention to prosody ; with lacitus Lite of Agricola, and his Germany. In Mathematics he will be examined on all Day’s Algebra, and on the first three books of Playfair’s Geometry. Punctual attendance on the first day of term is desirable, as well lor the sake of the Student as lor the good of the Institution at large. Good Board may be obtained in private families at from ten to twelve dollars per month. College Fees, including Tuition, Room-rent, Servant-hire, Library, kc., Fifty Dollars.-, payable in advance, viz: thirty doilais ou the 16th of Jan uary, and twenty dollars on the Ist of August. There are three Examinations in the year. Ist. During the first fortnight in April. 2d. The week | before Commencement. 3d. The last week in ; October. \acations.—One week after Commencement day, and from November Ist to loth day of Janu ary following. The Faculty is organized as follows .• Rev. Alonzo Church, D. D,, President and Pro fessor of Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics and Po litical Economy*. James Jackson, A. M., Professor of Nslural Philosophy and Ghymistry. B. Hull, M. I):, Protessor of Mathematics and Astronomy*. • Malthus A. W ard, M. D., Professor ol Mine | ralogy, Geology and Botany. Rev. V\ Ilham (Lehmann, A. M., Professor of Greek and Modern Languages. James P. WaddelA. M., Professor of Latin, j Archaeology, and belles-lettres. I Charles F. McCay, A. M., Professor of Civil Engineering, and adjunct Professor of Mechanical j Philosophy. Nahum H. VV ood A. M., Tutor in Mathematics. James, Jackson , Inspector and Librarian. C. F. McCay, Secretary to the faculty. A. HULL, Sec'y Board of Trustees. Athens, December 11, IS4O. dec 15 4t LOST. —On Thursday evening last, 10th inst., between 8 and 10 o’clock, when passing from the subscribers Store to Messrs. RusXell & Hutcii insen’s Auction, to the sale of Mr. Hobbvs Books, one common size calf-skin POCKET BOOK, con taining one S 5 bill of the Central Bank of (ieorgia, some little worn ; one $2 bill of the City Council of Columbqs, very* much tom ; one $2 bill of j Brunswick, Marietta; one 50cent bill of Bruns wick, Marietta, Ga.; one $1 oill of Whites’Fac torv money, Elbert county ; one $1 bill of Ruck ersvillc; one cent bill of Central. R. R. Ga.,and various small b lis of the Ice Company and Georgia Railroad, ail amounting to about sls. The prin cipal contents of the Pocket Book were various Promissory Notes given to the subscribe!, and some small accounts which arc of no value except to the owner. [dec 14-3tj JESSE WALTON. LOST. ON Tuesday evening, the Sth inst., a Calfskin Pocket Book, about half worn, containing ; one hundred and thirty or thirty-five dollars —a I one hundred dollar bill on the Georgia Raihoad Barffi, a twenty dollar bill on the Merchants’and I P anlers’ Bank, Columbus, the others not recoilect i ed. It also contained two notes on Howel Har j grove, amounts nor date not recollected, —also a bill o; groceries, bought of C. B. Hitt &: Co., and a Tavern bill. I suppose I lost it at the ticket office o; the Georgia Railroad, as that was the iast place at which I recollect of having it out. A liberal re ward will be given to the tinder by leaving it with U. B. Hitt & Co. DAVID HOLLEM AN. uec 10 d6t % NOTICE. A LBERT ADAMS would respectfully announce J\. to the Ladies of Augusta and vicinity that he has just arrived in this city with a newly invented machine for pressing Bonnets, and is now piepared to Bleach, Press, and alter Straw, Florence, and Leghorn Bonnets in the best and most fashionable styie J removing the spots and cleansing them so they will be nearly as good as new. Orders from the country solicited, which will bo oromptly and faithfully executed. Charges wiL be reasonable—and no work delivered until paid for. N. B—Wanted two t>? three Girls who have had some experience in sewing straw ; also, seve ral apprentices to the above business. A good assortment of fine Leghorn and Straw Bonnets for sale. Rooms up stairs, round the coiner of Campbell and Broad streets, formeily* occupied by* Messrs. A. J. Si T. W. Miller, sw3rn-nov 20 DRUG STORE. WM. M. D’ANTIGNAC, (Late Turpin k D’ Autignac,) has removed two doors below his former stand, to the Store recently occupied by E. W. Spofford, aad is now receiving in addition to his former stock, a large supply of DRUGS 4 MEDICINES, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL. BEST SPERM CIL, WINDOW GLASS, kc. kc All of which will be sold low, and on accommo ißing terms. Having purchased the note* and accounts of tb late firm of Turpin & D,Autignac, he particular, requests those indebted 4o make early payment. 1 oct i ts PUBLIC SALK'i^^* IIV W. E. JACKSON. n n X h v, r?day I ;\ h Inst ’ :lt 11 oV lock in front of m> Store wul be soM, if not previously disposed of at private sale * a Shares of the Capital Stock of the Georgia Insurance and Trust Cooumujv dec I 1 * ' Valuable Real Rtf ale. BV W. E. JACKSON. * n tlie lirst 1 uesday in January nej;t, at the lowei market house, will be »old The lot ami improvements ou the North side of Broad street, at present occupied bv W. i j. son having a front on Broad street of 52 feet 6 in and extending back ISO feet to Jones street ermsatsale. W. H. NELSON,3 Surviving _ dec i! £°H N N ELSON, y Co-pa , t Administratrix's Sale. B\ HI SNELL A HUTCHINSON. ON the fir.t Tuesday in January next will b« sold at the lower market in this cuV Tn obe! cienre to an order of the Inferior Court of Richl monJ county, when sitting for ordinary purpore, tne to How mg property, belonging to the estite of * lichaei a*, goner, late of said countv, deceased siiVt ° nC O,IS V and lot wh «reon he formerly re' lo d, on Broad street; one tract of land (his for mer summer seat) containing one hundred and tor i acres s,x miles Horn the city, well improved; and three Negroes Joe, Stephen and Peggy. <„ld tor the benetn ot the heirs and creditors v , I \ R ;V SCKS M - WAGNER, Adm’x. November 4,1840. Administrator's Sale. BV RUSSELL k HUTCHINSON. ON.0 N . the ,j lSt r L ucsdav in January next, will be sold at the lower market House i n the 1 u >y° f Augusta, within the usual hour of sale all the Heal Estate in said city, belonging to jas. Levcnch, deceased. Also, —Ten Negroes he longing to the estate. Sold by order of Court for the benefit ot the heirs and creditors of said de ceased. Terms cash. P. H. MANTZ, J Admini- J. A. CAMERON, s traters October 31,1840. * 3 Administrator's Sale. BY RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON. ON the first Tuesday in January next, will he sola at the Lower Market House in the tityot Augusta, within the usual houis of sak one Negro man, named 808, belonging to the e*-' tatc of Mary deceased. Sold by order of the Court for the benefit of the heirs ami creditors of said deceased. Terms made known on the day ol * ale - P. H. MANTZ, October 31, 1840. Administrator. Administrator's Sale, BV RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON, ON the first Tuesday in January next will be sold at the lower market, in obedience Tt> an order ol the Inferior Court of Richmond countv three negroes, viz: Billy,Sandy and George, beloiF ing to the estate of John Hatfield, late’oi said county, aeceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. „ JESSE KENT, Adm’r. Novemuer 4, 1840. SILVER SPOONS, Silver Forks, &e. A goo» assortment, for sale bv lIOV 3 CLARK, RACKETT & CO. fij- fJL f D RENT.—At low prices, until the lst october nex U the following Store* and 4f 1 dwellings. Possession given immediatelv. I he Stoie No, 205 Broad street. ‘‘ 209 cor. Broad and Campbell sts. 1 he Dwelling No. 207 Broad street, over RuaarU & Hutchinson’s Store. The Cellar under Brown k McCafferty’s Print ing Office. The Dwelling on Campbell street, fronting east end Jones street. The Dwelling on Campbell st., next the above, near Reynold street. Rents payable Ist April and Ist October, by notes with approved endorsers. Tenants to pay for the use of Hydrants. Apply at the Bank of Augusta, to GEORGE M. THEW. dfC sw3w Jbzz-JL "TO RENT.—The Store on Broad str., hirjlfffl No* 247, noiv occupied by Messrs. J. W. T. S. stoy. Also, the two Stores above, being Nos. 219 and 25 i. Apply to July 25-trwtf HENRY 11. GUMMING. BROUGHT to Richmond county Jail on the the 7th of December, IS4O, a negie man, who says Iris name is WILLIS. The *■.- said negro is about thirty-five years of age, dark complexion, about six feel high, and say* he belongs to Mr. Leavy Turnipsced, who resides fifteen miles from Columbia, S. C. The owner of the said negro is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take him away. dec 9-trw3t Lawrence T. SHOP?, Jailor. SPLENDID CAR PETS. SNOWDEN k SHEAR have received from New York a large supply of superior Ingrain, Thre Ply, Brussels, and stuped Venliian CARPETS, of rich and splendid patterns, with Rugs to match. Also, superior White Welsh and Gauze Flannel*, ’ and a great variety of other articles suitable for t h present season, to which they respectfully invil the attention of the public. oct 27 NEW FALL GOODS. Oe. k j. c. Carmichael have just re • ceived in ad litiun to their Fall Stock, a handsome and complete assortment of Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, which will be offered at low prices, at either wholesale or retail, dec 5 ts BOSTON RUM. —50 barrels now landing and for sale by J. MEIGS, dec 8 trwSw HYDRAULIC CEMENT CISTERNS. FINHE subscriber having had several year* ex -1 perience in building Hydraulic^Cement Cisterns, upon a new and improved plan, v itli filters attached to them, in the State of New York, would inform the public in general that he is now a resident of this city, and is prepared to serve the public in the above business. Residence on Jack son street, south of the Mansion House. dec 10 trw3m JOHN N. SCOFIELD. WOOD W ANTED. SEALED proposals will be received until the 251 h inst., by the Commanding Officer, for furnishing United States Troop., stationed at Au gusta Arsenal, with 120 cords good Oak Wood, upland growth. The cord to measure 128 cubic feet, and to consist of straight round sticks, cut iaf lengths of 4 feet,and to be not less,than 3 iachc* in diameter, nor to exceed 10. Sticks of larger size than 10 inches, if reduced lo proper dimensions by splitting, will be admissible, but no cord shall be composed of more than one half split wood. Augusta Arsenal, Dec. 1, 1840. trwtd BAGGING, HOPE, AC. p* PIECES 44 inch Bagging, li a lb». i)UU per yard; 200 coils Bale Rope ; 60 ps. heavy milled and bleached Sacking; 1 bale plaid and striped Hemp Carpeting. For sale by GARDELLE 6. RHIND, oct 23 ts SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. A GENERAL assortment of SURGICAL IN STRUMENTS of the best English and Ame rican manufacture, kept constantly on hand and for sale by u«, at very reasonable prices. All ordeis for Instruments to be ma.lt to erder, executed at shortest notice. GARVIN k HAINES, dec 1-ts Druggists. " A GREAT BARGAIN OFFER ED ! riNHE plantation fifteen miles from Augusta, u» Richmond county, late the residence of Cm. David Tayloy jr. Enquire of Mesers. James ami Augustus H. Anderson, Burke county, or Colonel Henry H. Cummiug. Augusta. November 27, 1840. «wtiw WATCHES.— Fine Gold and Silver Lever, tod Duplex Witches, warranted to perfeim well. Also, Independent Second Watches, for timing horses* for very low by n oi 3 CLARK, RACKCTT * C*.