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■ our fiscal affairs, I recommended the adoption ) °; . he system wnich is now in successful opera l „' The system affords every requisite facility "the transaction of the pecuniary concerns of ;- e Government; will, it is confidently antiripa -7i produce in other respects many ot the bene gV which have been from lime to lime expected j-orri the creation of a national bank, but which ! c3 ve never been realized; avoid the manifold eviis inseparable from such an institution ; tli j finish, to a greater extent than could be accom plished by any other measure of relorm, the pat- , ronagc of the Federal Government —a wise pah cV in all Governments but more especially so in j one like ours, which works well only in propor- j tian as it is made to rely for its support upon the i unbiassed ami unadultcred opinions of its consti tuents ; do away, forever, all dependence on cor- j porate bodies, either in the raising, coi.eclmg, j Ufckeeping, or disbursing the public revenues ; Ljd place the Government equally above the temptation of fostering a dangerous and uncon ctitutional institution at home, or the necessity of adapting its policy to the views and interests of a .{ill more formidable money-power abroad. It is bv adopting and carrying out these prin- I ciples. under circa instances the most arduous and j I discouraging, that the attempt has been made, j I thus far successfully, to demonstrate to the people j I () f the United States that a national bank at all j I times, and a national debt, except it be incurred i I at a period when the honor and safety ot the na- j I ti on demand the tempoary sacrifice ot a policy, ; \ w hich should only be abandoned in such exigen- I c j eSj are not merely unnecessary, but in direct j I and deadly hostility to the principles of their j I Government, and to their own permanent wei- j I fare. Tne progress mads in the development of these positions, appears in the preceding sketch of the 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 for which this Government was instituted have been accomplished 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 mv that was ever before arrayed against the pol icy of an administration; that this has been done when the ordinary revenues of the Govern- ! merit were generally decreasing, as well from the operation of the laws, as the condition of the country, without the creation of a permanent j public debt, or incurring any liability, other than such as the ordinary resources of the Government wilt speedily discharge, and without the agency of a national bank. If this view of the proceedings of the Govern m ment, for the period it embraces, be warranted by the facts as they are known to exist ; it the army and navy have been sustained to the toll extent authorized by law, and which Congress deemed sufficient lor the defence ol the country and the protection of its rights and its honor ; if its civil and diplomatic service has been equal- | ly sustained; if ample provision has been made | lor the administration of justice and the exe- j cution of the laws; if the claims upon public j gratitude in behalf of the soldiers of the Revolu tion have been promptly met, and faithfully dis- | charged; if there have been no failures in defray- . ing the very large expenditures growing out ot lhat j long-continued and salutary policy ot peacefully removing the Indians to regions ol comparative ! safety and prosperity ; if the public faith has at all tunes, and every where, been most scrupulous- ; ly maintained by a prompt discharge of the nu merous, extended, and diversified claims on the , Treasury if all these great and permanent ob- | Jecls, with many others lhat might be slated, have, for a series of years, marked by peculiar obsta cles and difficulties, been successfully accomplish ed without a resort to a permanent debt, or the f aid of a national bank ; have we not a right to j k expect that a policy, the obje. t o. whica has been to sustain the public service independen ly oi either of these fruitful sou ces of discord, will receive the final sanction of a people w hose un biassed and fairly elicited judgment upon public affairs is never ultimately wrung ? That embarrassments i.. the pecuniary concerns of individuals, of unexampled extent and dura tion. have recently existed in this as in other commercial nations, is undoubtedly true. J u I suppose it necessary now to trace these reverses I to ifieir sources, would be a reflection on the m | teliigence of my fellow-citizens. Whatever may I have been the obscurity in which the subject was I involved during the earlier stages ot the revul- I sion, there cannot now be many by whom the | whole question is not fully understood. Not deeming it within Lie constitutional powers of the General Government to repair private losses ■ sustained by reverses in business having no con- i I nexion with the public service, either by direct I appropriations from the I reasury of by special leg- ! ■ islalion designed to secure exclusive privileges ■ and immunities to individuals or classes ia preler- II ente to, and at the expense ot, lire great majority 11 necessarily debarred from any participation in I I them, no attempt to do so has been either made, t recommended, or encouraged by the present i.x --■ ecutrve. I It is believed, however, that ’he groat purposes i I for the attainment of which the Federal Govern- I ment was instrtu eo have nut been lost sicht of. I Intrusted only with certain limited powers eau- B tiouslv enumerated, disli ctly specified, and defin- I fd with a precision and cWamess which would defy misconstruction, it cas been my constant aim j to confine myself within the li nits so clearly mark ed out, and so carefu 1 ly.*uarded. Having always | been of opinion that the best preservative of , the union of the union of the Slates is to be found j in a total abstinence from the exercise ol all doubi ful powers on the part ol the FedcialGovein.ient, i rather than atlemp’ to assume them by a loose con struction of the constitution, or an ingenious per version of its words, I have endeavored to avoid recommending any measure which 1 had leason to apprehend would, in tire opinion even of a consid erable minority of ray felloe-citizens, be regarded is trenching on the rightsol the Slates,of the pio visions of the h flowed instrument of our Union. Viewing the ggrtgate powers of the Federal Got • eminent as a voluntary concession of the 8 tales, it seemed to me lhat such only should be exercised as were at the time intended to be given. I have been strengthened, too, in the propriety of th.s course, by the conviction that all efforts to go beyond this lend only to produce dissatisfaction i and distrust, to excite jealousies, and to provoke resistance. Instead of adding sliength to ihe Fed eral Government, even when successful, they must ever prove a source of incuranie weakness, by t alienating a portion • f those whose adhesion is in dispensable to the great aggregate of united strength, and whose voluntary attachment is, in my estimation, far more essential to the efficiency of a government strong in the best of al. possible strength —the confidence and attachment of ail those who make up its constitut or elements. Thus believing, it has been my purpose to se cuk- to tne whole people, and to every member of the confederacy, by general, salutary, and equal laws alone, the’ benefit of those republican institu tions which it was the end and aim of the consti tution to establish, and the impartial influence of which is, in my judgement, indispensable ta their preservation. 1 cannot bring niyseli to believe that the lasting happiness of the people, the pros perity of the s tates, or ibe permanency ot their union, can be maintained by giving preference or priority to any c ass of citizens in the distribution us benefits or privileges, or by the adoption ol mea sures which enrich one portion of the Union at tire •xpenseof another ; nor can 1 see in the i <terfer en e of the Federal Govern;; enl with the loca legjslatun and reserved rights of the States arern for present, or a seemity against luiure dan |*l«. the first,and assuredly not the least, important step towards relieving the country from the condi tion into which it has been plunged by excesses in trade, tanking, and credits of all kinds, was to place the business transactions of the Government itself on a solid baris ; giving and receiving in all loses value for value, and neither countenancing u&r encourag ng in othersihat delusive system ol credits from' which it lies been found so difficult tu «*cap«, and which has left nothing belrind it but be wp»ck« that mafic iti fatal cai©sr. That the financial affairs of the Government are now, and have been during the whole period of these wide-spreading difficulties, conducted with a strict and invariable regaid to this great fundamen tal principle, and that by the assumption and main- i tcnance of the stand thus taken on the very threshhold of the appioachmg crisis, more than by anv other cause or causes wha’ever, the commum- i tv a‘ large lias been shielded from the incalcula- ] b!e evils'of a general and indefinite suspension of specie payments, and a consequent annihilation, for tne whole period it might have lasted,of a just and invariable standard ot value, will, it is believ- \ ed, at this period, scarcely be questioned. i A steady adherence, on the pan of trie Govern- i ment, to the policy which has produced such salu- j ry resuits, aided by judicious Slate legislation, and , what is not less important, bv the industry, enter- ] prise, perseverance, and economy of the American j oeople. cannot fail to raise the whole country, at | an early period, to a slate of solid and enduring . prosper! y, not subject to be again oveithrown by the suspension of banks or the explosion of a , bloated credit system. It is for the people, and their representatives, to decide whether or not the , permanent welfare of the country (which ail good citizens equally desire, however widely they may ' differ as to the means of its accomplishment) shall | be in this way secured: or whether the manage- j , ment of th** pecuniary concerns of the Government, and, by consequence, to a great extent, those oi individuals also, shall he carried back to a condi- , lion of things which fostered those contractions and expansions of the c urrency, and those reckless abuses of credit, from ihe baleful effects of which j the country has so deeply suite red —a r> turn that ran promise, in the end, no better results than to re-produce the embarrassments the Government has experienced ; and to remove from the should- ! ers of the present, to those of the Iresh victims, ; the bitter units of that spirit of speculative entci- j prise, to which our countrymen are so liable, and I upon which the lessons of experience are so una- i, vailing. The choice is an important one, and I sincerely hope that it may be wisely made. A report from tire Secretary of War, presenting ' a detailed view of the affairs of that department, accompanies this communication. The desultory duties connected with the removal i of the Indians, in which the army has been con stantly engaged on the northern and western fron- j tiers, and in Flor.ua, have rendered it impractica- j ble to carry into full effect the plan recommended 1 by the Secretary fur improving its discipline. In j every instance where the regiments have been c n- j centratcd, they have made great progress, and the i i best results may be anticipated from a continuance !of this system. During the last season, a part of i ■ the troop.-, have been employed in removing Indians from the interior to the territory a-signed them in ; the west —a duty which they have perforn ed effi- j ' ciently, and with praiseworthy humanity; and that portion of them which have been stationed in Flo rida. 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 rny message of l s 3B, and of the wisdom and expedien cy of which I am fully satisfied, has been continued ii active operation thioughout the whole period of my administration. Since the spring of 1837, more 1 than forty thousand Indians have been removed to their new homes west of the Mississippi; and, 1 am hapr y to add, that ail accounts concur in repiescnt i ing the result of this measure as eminently beneli ! cial to that pcop’c. The emigration of the Seminoles alone has been ! attended with serious difficulty, and occasioned bloods: ed; hostilities having been commenced by I the Indians in Florida, under the apprehension that i they would be compelled, by force, to co . ply with j their treaty stipulations. The execution of the j ireaty of Payne’s Landing, signed in 1832, but- not j i rtified until 1834, was postponed, at the soliciia | lion of the Indians, until 15.36, when they again ; renewed their agreement to remove peaceably to I their new homes in the west. In the face of this } solemn and renewed compact, they bioke their | faith, and commenced hostilities by the massacre of j Major Dade’s tommand, the murder of their agent, i General i homp-on, and other acts of cruel Leachr | ry. When this alarming and unexpected intelli- ‘ gence reached ihe seal of Government, every ellbrt | appears to have oeeu made to reinforce General j | Clinch, who commanded the iraops then in Florida. Gen. Eustis was despatched with reinforcements fiom Charleston ; troops were tailed out from Ala- j ba i a, Tennes-ee, 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- j ganised a force at New-Orle.tns, and without wait ing for orders lauded iu Florida, where he deliv erer over the troops he had brought with him to j General recoil. Governor Call was subsequently appointed to conduct a summer campaign, and at tne close of it, j w..s replaced by Gen. Jesup. Those events and I changi s took place under the administration of my j predecessor. iXotwiih-tandmg ihe exertions of the experienced officers who had command there for eighteen munihs, on entering upon the admmistra- i lion of the Government 1 found the Territory of ■ Florida a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenuous i effort was immediately made to bring these hostili- j ties to a close; and tin army under Gen Jesup, was icinforced until it amounted to ten thousanu men, ' and furnished with abundant supplies of every des- [ | cription. la this'campaign a great number of the | | enemy were capture ! and destroyed; but the char- I ; acter of the contest only was changed. The Indr- ; j ans having been defeated in every engagement, I dispersed in sn ail bands througho t ihe country, I and became an enterprising, formidable and ruth- j 1 .SB banditti. Gen. Taylor, who succeeded Gen. j Jesup, used his best exertions to subdue them, and j w-as seconded in Ins efforts by the officers under j h s command; but he, too, failed to protect the Ter- ! rilory fro n their depredations, by an act of sig- ; j nsl anil cruel treachery, they broke the truce made ! with them by Gen. Macomb; who was sent from Washington for ttie purpose of carrying into effect | ihe expressed wishes of Congress, and have couli- ! nued their doVastatLns ever since. General At- ! mis ead, who was in Florida when Gen. Taylor left j the army, by permission, assumed the command, and after active summer operations, was met oy i j propositions for peace; and, from the fortunate co i incidence of the arrival iu Florida, at the same pe- I God, of a de egation from the Semrnoles who are ; ! happily settled west of the Mississippi, and arc now 1 anxious to persude their countrymen to join them i there, hopes weie for some time en ertamed toat the Indians might be induced to leave the Territo ry without further difficulty. These hopes have proved Tali cious, and hostilities have been renew ed thioughout the whole of the Teiritory. That this contest has enduied so long, is to ue attributed to causes beyond the control ol the Government. — Experienced generals have had the command of the troops; officers and soldiers have alike oGtin guished themselves for their activity, patience and | enduring courage; the army has been constantly ! I furnished with supplies of every description ; and we must look for the causes which have so long | procrastinated the issue of the contest, in tne vast extent 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 for marine hospitals on the rivers and lakes which I was authorised to select and cause tube purchased, have all been designated; but. the appropriation not having proved sufficient, condG tronal arrangements only have been made for their acquisition. It is for Congress to decide whether those conditional purchases shall be sanctioned, and the humane intentions of the law- carried into full effect. The navy, as will apoear from the accompany j ing report ot the .-ecretary, has been usefully and honorary employed in the protection of our com merce and citizens in the Mediterranean, the Paci fic, on the coast ol brazil, and in in the Gulf of 1 Mexico. A small squadron, consisting of the frig- , ate Constellation, and the sloop-of-war Boston, un der Commodore Kearney, is now on its way to the j China and Indian sea-, for the purpose of attending ; to our interests in that quartet; and Commodore Aulick, ia the sloop-cf war Yorktown, has been instructed to visit the sandwu h aud Society Isl ands, the coa-ts of New-Zealand and Japan, toge ther with other port' and islands frequented by cur while ships, for the purpose of giving them coun tenance nd protection, should they be required.— Other smal er vessels have been, and still are, em ploy ed in prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the United States,directed by alts of Con gress; and those which have been completed will shortly be laid before you. The exploring expedition, at the Iqteitdate, was preparing to leave the flay of Island-, New Zeal and, in ftmher prosecution of objects which have ; t-,us far been successfully accomplished. The discovery of a new continent, which was first s. en in latitude 6Sd. 2s. south, iQjjgirude 164 d. 275. ewt ? and aftsmarss Iq lat. 606. 3south, long. • r - r[rr ..- ¥|[T - T ) mrM ni| - || iMuiiniiimi 153 d. 354. east, by Lieutenants Wilkes and Hud- t -on, for an extent of eighteen hundred miles, but v on which they were pievenled from landing bye vast bodies of ice which erncompassed it, is one of c the honorable results of the enterprise. Lieut o Wilkes bears testimony la the zeal and good con- c duct of his officers and men ; and it is but justice e to that officer ta state that ne appears to have per- s formed the duties assigned to him with an ardor, ability, and perseverance, which give every assur- o ance of an honorable issue to the undertaking. A Ihe report of the Postmaster General, herewith C transmitted, will exhibit the service of that depart- t ment the past year, and its present condition. The c transportation has been maintained during the year i to the full extent authorized by ibe existing laws; some improvements have been" effected, which the public interest seemed urgently to demand, but not I involving any mateiiai additional expenditure ; i the contractors have generally performed their en- 1 gagements with fidelity; the postmasteis, with few exceptions, have rendered their a counts and paid their quarterly balances with prompt!- ‘ tude ; and the w bole service of the department has maintained the efficiency for which it has for se veral years been distinguished. The -acts of Congress establishing new mail j routes, and requiring moie expensive set vices ou i , others, and the increasing wants of the country,!, have, far three years past,carried tbe expenditures ; , something beyond the accruing revenues; the e» ! 1 ces< having been met, until the past year, br the j surplus which had previously accumulated. That surplus having been exhausted, and tlie anticipa- j I ted 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 ment exhibit a small deficiency at the close of the i last fiscal year. Its resources, however are am- j pie; and the reduced rates of compensation for the | transportation service, which may be exacted on 1 the future lettings, fiom the general reduction of 'prices, with the increase of revenue that may rea- i sonably be anticipated from the revival of com- j mercia l activity, must soon place the finances of tbe department in a prosperous ond’tion. Considering the unfavorable circumstances which , have existed during the past year, it is a gratify ing result that the revenue* has not declined, as | : compared with the preceding s*ear, but. on the cun i trary exhibits a small increase ; the circumstances i relerred to having fiat! noother effect than tu chock i the expected ii come. It will he seen that the Postmaster General sug- ! gests certain improvemants in the e-stabiishrr.ent, j designed to reduce the weight of the mails, cheap- ! en the transportation,ensure greater regularity in ; the service, and secure a considerable reduction in . the rates of letter-postages —an object highly de- | | siratle. 'The subj ct is one of general interest to i the community,and is respectfully recommended to your consideration The suppression of the African slave-trade has 1 received the cont.nued attention of the Govern- | ment. The brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus, j have been employed Curing the last season on the coast of Africa, for the purpose es preventing <uch j portions of that trade as was said tube prosecuted under the American flag. After cruising off’ those parts of the coast most usually resorted to by slavers until the commencement of the rainy s ason. tiie-e vessels returned to tbe United States for supplies, and have since been despatched on a similar ser- i vice. From the reports oi the commanding officers, it ; appears that the trade is now principally carried on ) under Portuguese colors ; and they express the j opinion that the apprehension of their piesence on I the slave coast lias, in a great degree arrested the i prostitution of the American flag to its inhuman j purpose. It D hoped that, by continuing to main- i tain this force in that quarter, and by the exertions j of the officers in the command, much will be done \ to pul a stop to whatever portion of this traffic may j have been carried on under the American flag, and to prerent its use in a trade which, wrrile it vio- j kites the laws, is equa ly an outrage on the rights ; iof others and the feelings of humanity. The es- ! j forts of the several Governments w ho are anxious- | | ly seeking to suppress this traffic must, however,! I be directed against the facilities afforded by what j | are now recognised as legiti nate commercial pur- ! j suits, before that object can be fully accomplished. I I Supplies of provisions, water-casks, merchandise,! i and articles connected with the piosecution »>f the I slave-trade, are, it is understood, freely carried by | vessels of different nations to the slave factories; j and the effects of the factors are transported open- j ly from one slave station to another, without in- ! j lerruption or punishment by eh her of the nations j to which they belong, engaged in the commerce of that region. I submit to your judgments whether i this Government, having been the n-st to prohibit, by adequate penalties, the slave-trade —the first to declare it piracy—should not be the first, also, to i forbid to its citizens all trade with the slave sac : lories on the coast of Africa ; giving an example to : all nations in this respect, which, if fairly follow : ed, cannot fail to produce the most effective re i suits in breaking up these dens of iniquity. M. VAN BUREN. Washington, Dec, 5, 1840. ■ O,the “Moxsteii”!—A letter from Washing- ; : ton says: 'The Bank of the United States is now i paying off its bonds due to the government, and ! paying them in specie too, Tnis is a fortunate supply for the Treasury, which according to all ; accounts, was getting quite low. COMMERCIAL. AUGUSTA MARKET. Monday Evening, December 14. Our Cotton market to-day has assumed no new feature from that reponed in our review of rriday : last. Our receipts arc unusually light, the quan tity offering is tberelore on a limited scale Prices range from S;f to cents for middling to fully fair ; qualities; observing a prime article, in square I packages would command 9J cents. Money is ex tremely hard to obtaiuon bill*, and we see no hope for a change for the better until our Legis lature determine on the course to be taken with regarl to the resumption bill now in agitation. Exchange —On New York, at sight, —di 6 & cent for current funds; Charleston (So & ct; Favannah 2S 2$ ’> ct; Philadelphia cent; Lexington, Ky. par (S 3 j? cent; Richmond 4 (S sjy cent; Specie commands 'a 4r> cent prem. Bank Notes. — Savannah Banks. (S - **ct. prern. n‘ Columbus Insurance Bank... .4 (S - “ “ Commercial Bank, Macon, 4 (a - il “ i Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) s'a - “ *- j Agency Brunswick, “ S(S - “ “ Planters’and Mechanics’Bank, Columbus, I (a - “ disc’nl. Central Bank, BCS - “ “ Mijledgeville Bank, par. Ocmulgee Bank. ~h (a- “ “ Monroe Rail Road Bank, 12| (S - “ “ llawkinsvillc Bank, 7 (S “ “ Chattahoochic R. R.& B’k Co.. 1 (S - “ “ Darien Bank, 20 CS 25 “ “ Bank of Rome, Union Bank, “ 50 (S ~ “ “ Southern Trust Co. 4: 30'2’- “ 44 All other Banks now doing business, at par. Specie Paying Mechanics’ Bank, Insu rance BankofColumous, Commercial Bank of Ma con, and Brunswick Agency in this city. Mobile, Dec. 9tb. Cotton. —Arrived since the 2d inst. 3.573 bales, including 11 from Florida, audexparted during the same period to Liverpool 1314, New-York 791, Boston (if!, Baltimore 397, New GtleanslO—to gether 3 128 bales; leaving on hand and on ship board nut cleared, a stock of 16,093 bales, against 9,444 same time last year. The activity in the Cotton market, men tioned in closing our last report, has prevailed throughout the week.the pretensions of ho ders having been fully maintained, though reluctantly yielded on ; the part of buyers, who have taken sparingly foi immediate freight engagements, and small eastern orders. We also mentioned that the pretensions • o f some holders were beyond what many of the purchasers woui4 concede, and in giving quota- tions we were governed to some extent by the views ol both parties. Since then, however, buy ers nave given in, and we alter our quotations ac cordingly. The Great Western’s accounts, though ol 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 sales 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 Caledonia Brauder has been sold at public auc tien, about 399 bales, but as the sales cannot he considered a criterion of our market, we deem it useless to report them. LIVERPOOL CASSIFIC ATXON. Good and line none. Good Fair 10 0 Fair 9i 0 9i Middling 0 Ordinary 7 $ 0 S MAKIXK INTELLIGENCE. Charleston, December 14. Arrived on Saturcay —ship Saladin, Tenney, N. ork ; ship Dublin, Scholfield. Philadelphia; Br, brig Paget, Brothey, St. Vincent; smack Charles- ! ton, Latham, New York. Arrived yesterday —schr Sun, Wilson, Boston. Cleared —Br. barque Medora, Harrison, Liver pool ; brig Delaware, Ross, West Indies. Went to sea on Saturday— brig Yeoman, Good ing, Bordeaux. H Vlt R ISON NOMINATIONS. JUDGES Ot THE INFERIOR COURT. Judge B. H. WARREN, JtuLe VALENTINE WALKER, ROBERT ALLEN, Esq. JAMES HARPER, Esq. WILLIAM P. BEALE TAX COLLECTOR. Rev. WM. KENNEDY. TAX RECEIVER. COSBY DICKINSON. CQ' We are authorized to announce JAMES A. FULCHER as a candidate for Tax Collector for Burke county, at the ensuing election, dec 15—21 (D’We are authorised to annouoce LEON P. DUGAS as a candidate for the office of Receiver of Tax Returns. dec 15 q3*The friends of Captain M. P. STOVA LL w ill support him lor the office of Colonel of the l<)th Regiment, at the ensuing election. dec 12 We are authorised to announce ROBERT A. WATKINS as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Richmond county. dee 1 4-td {U j~ We are authorised to announce GEORGE M. WALKER as a candidate fur the office of Re ceiver of Tax Returns. dec 12 Clj We are requested to announce JOSEPH BUIiCU as a candidate for the office of Receiver of Tax Returns. ' dec 9-ts dj" We are authorized to announce ANDREW MACLEAN as a candidate for the office of Re ceiver of Tax Returns dec 1U id Iloime i’aiutiug, Paper Hanging, and Glazin;;. It . F . S PE I, MAN, Jr. shop near the Upper Market, Broad-st., Augusta. rrT ECONOMY, NEATNESS, AND DESPATCH, dec 10 ts W . G . N 1 >1 MO . CO M MISSION MF.RCH AN T. Office in the lower tenement Masonic Hall, nov 9 ts JOII N . J . IS YKl> , NOTARY public, \\ ill be thankful to his friends for any past of bu siness in the above line, which will be attended to wun rectitude, Ac. oct 24 L. PENNEY, M IMA TUIIE PA IN TER, Masonic Hall. Specimens may be seen at his room, or at the Book Store of H. A. Richmond. nov IS-trwtf ANDREW J. IIANSELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW , nov 25-ts Dalohnega, Ga. W. It. CUNNINGHAM, & Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS , oct 31 Savannah, Ga. 2m JOHN it. STANFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW , jy!7] Clarkesville, Ga. 11. 11. OVERBY, A T TOR NE Y A T L A W, feb 25 Jefferson, Jackson county, G AUGUSTUS REFS, A 7 TOR NE Y AT LA W, sept 5-ly Madison Morgan county, Ga. CdT Dr. W. S. JONES tenders his professional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity He may be found at his residence on the Norm side of Green second door below Mclntosh street, or at the C hromcle and Sentinel office. (L? EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At "sight, and at. one to twenty days sight. Bor sale oy oct 23 * GARDELLE x RHIND, THE READING ROOM Attached to (his 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 linn oi two or more $lO O. 1 COTTON OSNABURGS.—A few bales | LN| just received on consignment, and will be I sold low, by [dec . 2-1 wj ' W. G. NIMMO. ON CONSIGNMENT. —11 bags Rio and Cuba COFFEE just landing from boat, and for xaie by (dec 9-dlot HOPKINS & STOVALL. INRUSH GARDEN SEED—A large and ex ’ tensive assortment of fresh English Gar den Seed always on hand, and suited to the ap | preaching season, at wholesale or retail. All or ; ders from merchants. Planters, and others, execu-* | ted with neatness and despatch. I nov 30 w&trw GARVIN S; HAINES. ADVANCES will be made, in Checks at sight , on Cotton consigned to our friends in Charles ton. GARDELLE & RHINO, nov 4 ts 11ME. —300 casks Lime, first quality, and in i good order, expected to arrive, will be sold low from the wharf, by oct 28 ts ‘ GARDELLE & RHIND. Cl HINESE COTTON SEED.—The subscriber ) has fir sale a quantity o* the above Cotton Seed,tvhich producei a bush from eight to ten feet in height, and yields from two to three thousand pounds to the acre. H. C. BRYSON, nov 7 tt 357 Broad street. X ft EADY MADE CLOTHING.—Just received Xlj a large supply of \V inter Clothing, compri sing almost every article in cur line, which are of fered for sale Iqy.* by J. D, CRANE &. CO, nov d&w2m RICE. —A fresh supply just received, and will , be kept constants on hand, and for sale in quantities to suit purchasers, by nov 20-ts GARDELLE & RHIND. OIL?. AND FAINTS.—PaIe Winter Strained Lamp Oil, Pale Fall Strained Lamp Oil, Whale «« Train * Linseed * In quantities to suit purchasers. Also, a general assortment of Paints, Window Glass, Btc. &c. For sale by GARVIN & HAINES, oct 14 232 Broad-street. FRESH BEER AND CIDER.—3S hbls. of John Taylor’s superior Cream Ale, 30 bbls do rider, Just received and foi salebv dec 15 trwGt ' W. St J. NELSON. IN, WHISKEY, kc. —5 pipes Holla;.d Gin, W of superior quality. 30 bbls. Gin, Phelps’ brand, I 40 bbls. Whiskey, 10 bbls. Domestic Brandy, 50 boxes Hull & Son’s Candles, 25 boxes Sperm do 15 casks Cheese, , ( 10 firkins choice Go>hen Butter, Just received and for sale by dec 15 trvvfit W. & J. NELSON. A SITUATION WANTED—As Teacher in an J\_ Academy or Family, by a young man who recently graduated at Yale College. Testimonials as to moral and literary character from the faculty | of the College can be produced. Please address j H. S. T. through the Augusta P. O. dec 15 Irvr&wlt* j NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. annual meeting will be holdcn at the I Eagle & Phcrnix Hotel, on Tuesday, 22d in | stant.al O’clock, P. M. WM. T. GOULD, Secretary. (Zjr 3 The Anniversary Dinner will be on the table at half past 7 o’clock. Members intending to partake of it, will please notify one of the un dersigned before the day of meeting, and also report : the number of guests they may invite. T. J PAR MELKEa „ ... , i W. I>. RATH BUN, > omm,ttee J.M. ADAMS, > Arrangements. 1 dec 15 td. KENTUCKY KNIT SAXONY AND MERINO WOOL SOCKS. JUST received and for sale by the subscribers, : 200 pairs of fine Saxony and Merino WOOL ! SOCKS, knit bv the Jaaies of Kentucky. dec 15-dkw ‘ WM. H. C RAN E St CO. NOTlCE.—strayed or stolen from the subscriber, in Jefferson county, on the 6lh day of December, one common sized black HollSE, about six years of age, w ith a lump or lather a scar on his left fore leg. Any person that will deliver the Horse, or give information so I get him, shall receive Ten Dollars. Direct a let ter to Louisville, Jefferson county. dec 15-wit’ WILLIAM CLEMENTS. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Annual Announcement. riNHE exercises of this Institution will be re- X sumed on the Sixteenth of January, 1841. j Applicants for admission to the Freshman class , will be examined critically as to their knowledge of tne Latin, Greek, and English Grammars (pros ody included), also upon the AnabasU of Xeno | phon, as contained in the first volume of the Col ; i lectanea Gi.eca Majora—or any equivalent selec . | lion in the same volume; also upon PLny’s Let j lets—or hallust —or Livy. Above all, they will r be expected to evince great readiness in Arith -1 | metic. 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 the lirst book of the (Jdyssy, or their equivalents. The odes of Horace, with attention to prosody ; j with Tacitus' Life of Agiicola, and his Germany. J In Mathematics he will be examined on ad Day’s Algebra, and on the first three books of Playfair’s I Geometry. i Punctual attendance on the first day of term is desirable, a« well for the sake of the Student as . for the good of the instilution at large. Good Board may be obtained in private families at from ten to twelve dollars per month. toilege fees, including Tuition , Room-rent, Servani-hire, Library, Stc., Fifty Dollars, payable I in advance, viz : thirty doilais on 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 i before Commencement. 3d. The last week in ■ October. Vacations.—One week after Commencement da} r , and from November Ist to 15th day of Janu , ary following, j The Faculty is organized as follows ; Rev. Alonzo Chi;uch,D. D., President and Pro lessor of Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics and Po litical Economy. James Jackson, A. M., Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chymistry. B. Hull, M. 1).-, Protestor of Mathematics and _ Astronomy. • Malthus A. Ward, M. D., Professor ol Mine j ralogy. Geology and Botany. Rev. William (Lehmann, A. M., Professor of Greek and Modern Languages. James P. W added A. M., Professor of Latin, Aichteology, and belles-lettres. ( HARLF.S F. McCay, A. M., Profeisor of Civil Engineering, and adjunct Professor oi Mechanical Philosophy. , Nahum H. W ood A. M., Tutor in Mathematics. James Jackson, inspector and Librarian. C. E. McCay, Secretary to the faculty. A. HULL, Sec'y Board of Trustees. Athens, December 11, IS4O. dec 15 4t [OST. —On Thursday evening last, 10th inst., A between 8 and 10o’clock, when passing from ! the subscribers Store to Messrs. Russell & Hutch insen’s Auction, to the sale of Mr. Hobbvs Books, i one common size calf-skin POCKET BOOK, con - taming one $5 bill of the Central Bank of Georgia, i some little worn ; one $2 bill of the City Council '■ ' t Coiuml us, very much tom ; one $2 bill of 1 Brunswick, Marietta; one 50cent bill of Bruns , wi- k. Marietta, Ga.; one $1 nil! of Whites’ Fac ! tor v money, Elbert county ; one $1 bill of Ruck i ersville; one 37=) rent bill of Central. R. R. Ga.,and ’ various small b lls oi the Ice Company and Georgia Railroad, all amounting to about sls. The prin - f -pal contents of the Pocket Book were various Promissory Notes given to the subscribe., and some j small accounts which arc of no value except to the owner. [dec 14-3t] JESSE WALTON * f . } LOST. - Tuesday evening, the Bth inst., a Calfskin s Pocket Book, about half worn, containing ? one hundred and thirty or thirty-five dollars—a one hundred dollar bill on the Georgia Railioad HarJi, a twenty dollar hill on the Merchants’ and 1 I R anters’ Bank, Columbus, the others not recollect ■ j ed. It also contained two notes on Howel Har grove. amounts nor date not recollected, —also a . bill of groceries, bought of C, B. Hitt & Co., and a . Tavern bill. I suppose 1 lost it at the ticket office . 01 the Georgia Railroad, as that was the iast place . at which i recollect of having it out. A libera! rc . ward will be given to the finder bv leaving it with j C, B. Hitt & Co. DAVID HOLLEM AN. nee 10 d()t % ' NOTICE. LRERT ADAMS would respectfully announce to the Ladies of Augusta aad vicinity that he has just arrived in this city with a newly "invented machine for pressing Bonnets, and is now piepared 1 to Bleach, Press, and alter Straw, Florence, and 1 Leghorn Bonnets in the best and most fashionable style, removing the spots and cleansing them so they will be nearly as good as new. Orders from the country solicited, which will bo r nromptly and faithfully executed. Charges will 1 be reasonable—and no work delivered until paid t for. r I N. B.—V\ two or three Girls who have had some experience in sewing straw ; also, seve rai ippientkes to the above business. A good assortment of fine Leghorn and Straw 1 Bonnets for sale. Rooms up stairs, round the corner of Campbell • and Broad streets, formeily occupied by Messrs. A. J- Sr T. W. Miller, sw3m-nov 20 DRUG STORE. WM. M. D’ANTIGNAC, (Late Turpin & D’ Antignac,) has removed two doors below his former stand, to the Store recently occupied by E. W. Spofford, and is now receiving in addition to his former stock, a large supplv of DRUGS MEDICINES, ' WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, BEST SPERM CIL, WINDOW GLASS, &c. Sic. All of which will be sold low, and on accommo dating terms. Having purchased the notes and accounts of th late firm of Turpin S: l>,Antignac, he particular, requests those iateMed to Brake early payment ' oct i PUBLIC SALE'S. P.l W. E. JACKSON. On Thursday 17th Inst., :*t 11 o’c lock in front of my Store will be sold, if not previously disposed of at private sale 7-5 Shares of the Capital Stock of the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company. dec 11 Valuable Real Ext ate . BY W. E. JACKSON. On the iirst Tuesday in January net :t, at the lower market house, will be »old. The lot and improvements on the North side of Broad street, at present occupied by W. & J. Nel son, having a front on Broad street of 52 feet 6 in., and extending back 180 feet to Jones street, ierms at sale, \\ . H. NELSON,} Surviving dec 11 __ JOHN NELSON, y Co-part’rs. Administratrix's Sale. BY RUSSELL & HUTCHINSON. ON the first Tuesday in January next will be sold at the lower market in this city, in obe dience to an order of the Inferior Court of Rich mond county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, the following properly, belonging to the estate of Michael W aggoner, late of said county, deceased, viz: one house and lot whereon he formerly re sided, on Broad street; one tract of land (his for mer summer seat) containing one hundred and forty acres, six miles from the city, well improved; and three Negroes, Joe, Stephen ’and Peggv. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors. FRANCES M. WAGNER, Adm’x. November 4,1840. Administrator's Sale. BV RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON. ON the first Tuesday in January next, will be sold at the lower market House in the City of Augusta, within the usual hour of sale, all the Real Estate in said city, belonging to Jas. Lcvericb, deceased. Also, Ten Negroes be longing to the estate. Sold by order of Court for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said de ceased. Terms cash. P. H. MANTZ, } Admini- J. A. CAMERON, \ tratonv October 31,1840, Administrator's Sale. BY RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON. ON the first Tuesday in January next, will be sola at the Lower Market House in tho City of Augusta, within the usual houis of sak, one Negro man, named 808, belonging to the es tate of Mary aobnson, deceased. Sold by order of the Court for the benefit ol the heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms made known on the day ot sale. P. H. MANTZ, October 31,1840. Administrator. Administrator's Sale. BY RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON* ON the first Tuesday in January next will be sold at the lower market, in obedience rt> an order of the Inferior Court of Richmond county, three negroes, viz: Billy. Sandy and George, belong ing to the estate of John Hatfield, late 01 said county, aeceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and credilors of said deceased. JESSE KENT, Adcn’r. Novemuer 4, 1840. SILVER SPOONS, Silver Forks, Ac. A assortment, for sak by b oov 3 CLARK, RACKETT A CO. RENT.—At low prices, until the R r Hjf lst October next, the following Stores and ~ U “ Dwellings. Possession given immediately. The Store No, 205 Broad street. “ “ 209 cor. Broad and Campbell sts. The Dwelling No. 207 Broad street, over Russell A Hutchinson’s Store. The Cellar under Brown A McCafferty’s Print ing Office. I he 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 Hydrant*. Apply at the Bank o's Augusta, to GEORGE M. THEW. sw3w TO RENT. —The Store on Broad str., OTCTf No. 247, now occupied by Messrs. J. VV. SyS * T. S. Stoy. Also, the two Stores above, being Nos. 249 and 251. Apply to July 25-trwtf HENRY H. CUMMING. BROUGHT to Richmond county Jail on the the 7th of December, 1840, a negro man, who says his name is WILLIS. The Ammm., said negro is about thirty-five years of age, dark complexion, about six feet high, and says he belongs to Mr. Leavy Turnipseed, 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. SHOPP, Jailor. SPLENDID CARPETS. SNOWDEN A. SHEAR have received from New York a large supply of superior Ingrain, Thre Ply, Brussels, and striped Ventiian 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 invit the attention of the public. oct 27 NEW FALL GOODS. OE. A J. C. CaRMICHAEL have just re • ceived in ad Ution to their Fall Stock, a handsome and complete assortment of Staple and fancy I)R\ GOODS, which will be offered at low prices, at either wholesale or retail. dec 5 ts BOSTON RUM. —jU barrels now landing and for sale by J. MEIGS. dec 8 trw2w HYDRAULIC CEMENT CISTERNS. f|NHE subscriber having had several years ex- JL perience in building 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 WANTED. CIEALRD proposals will be received until the furnishing United States Troops, stationed at Au gusta Arsenal, with 120 cords good Oak Wood, j upland growth. The cord to measure 128 cubic I feet, and to consist of straight round sticks, cut iff lengths of 4 feet, and to be not less fc than 3 inches in diameter, nor to exceed 10. Sticks of larger size than 10 inches, if reduced to 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, ROPE, &C. /A f X PIECES 44 inch Bagging, 1$ a lbs. »)UU per yard; 200 coils Bale Rope ; 50 ps. heavy milled and bleached Sacking; 1 bale plaid ami striped Hemp Carpeting. For sale by GARDELLE A 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 us, at very reasonable prices. All orders for Instruments to be made tet order, executed at shortest notice. GARVTN A HAINES, dec 1-ts Druggists. A GREAT B ARG AIN O FEE RED! 11HE plantation fifteen miles from Augusta, in Richmond county, late the residence of Gen.. David Tayloy jr. Enquire of Mesers. James and Augustus H. Anderson, Burke county, or Colonel Henry H. Gumming. Augusta. November 27, 1840. sw6w WATCHES— Fine Gold and Silver Lever, and Duplex Watches, warranted to perfoim well. Also, Independent Second Watches, for timing horses- For sale very low by no? 3 CLARK, RACKET! & Co.