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BY ALBON CHASE.
ATHEWSj' GEORGIA,, TUESDAY, BECEnBER 93, ISIS.
VOL. XIV—-No. 48i V' /.
THJR SOI THEUS BA»SE«.
I, published in Athens, «d? n ftnr yavd* west
of the post-OlBce, every Tuesday mormns.
TERM a.—Three dollar* P*r year, parable in ad
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^'rrkXi betters to th« Editor on matter, connected with
the^Mtaldishnit 't.must bepo.tpaidinorderto secure no-
lire. ——'
DOCT, EDWARD COPPEE,
FROM SAVANNAH,
H AVING determined to settle permanently in
Alliens, may be consulted at bis residence,
West of tlie Bank.
Oct. 9. 1815.
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Wholesale and Retail,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
at the
JTew York Clothing Store,
Broad St., Athens. Geo _
BENSON & CLOSE.
April 01—7—mly.
J. J. RICHARDS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Bookseller and Stationer?
AND
Dealer in Piano-Fortes and Music,
COL L BO K A l'EX UK, ( Opposite tie Port Of"J
Dec. 25. (£I3(D»
\V. II. H. WHITE.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
(Next door to T. Bishop,)
COLLEGE AVENUE.
ATHENS, GEO
Msv 15. 1845.
facl and winter goods.
NEWT0N~& LUCAS,
( JVholcsale and Retail Dealers,)
I NVITE the attention of their friends and cus
tomers to theirlarpe and extensive assortment ol
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
CONSISTING OF
Dress Clcods.
Omhre and Oriental Cashmere D'Lcossc,
Supr. Real Cashmeres, new and handsome styles.
Rich reps. IVEcos.se. shaded fiigures, do Paris.
Do Muslin De Laines,do. do. Grape Cashmeres.
Rich Camelhui Paramatas,
Changeable Alapacas and Bombazines,^
Black, blue-black and colored Bombazines,
I)o. do. do. Alapacas, cotton warp, ‘ >
Extra. superior, real. Luatre and silk warp Ala-
pacas,
Colored Alapacna, English, French and tirodenap
Merinos.
Woollen Plaids, in every variety, for Cloaks and
Trimmings, • < , ‘,v , v
Light French cloth, for Ladies’ Cloaks and Man
tillas, ,
Scotch, Manchester and American Ginghams.
Silk Velvets, black, blue and colored Gimps. Cords,
and Velvet Trimmings, in great variety.
MUSLINS, LACES AND FANCY TRIMMINGS, -j
Organdie and Tailatan Muslins, for evening dressea,
Boliin Edgings, Thread Laces, Linen Tfifnroings',
Bobinet Laces. Silk Laces and Edgings, &c.,
Silk Fringes, Edging and Trimmings, in great Va
riety. ,
RICH RIBBOJYS.
Bonnet Ribbons, cap and neck Robbons, fringed,
Narrow winter Scarfs, rich Cashmere Scarfs, sha
ded Omhre styles.
(D © Of HE US © ^ <
T. BISHOP,
miOLESALE GROCER,
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Feb. »2. 1844.
A. J. BRADY.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER,
IN GROCERIES AIR DRV GOODS,
College Avenue, next door to the Post Office,
Jan. II 1845. Atlieus, Gee.
Sc.
Watches and Jewelry.
SJAFEE S PLATED IFJRE
WM. PT^SAGE,
H AS lately received a new and beautiful assort
mentof
Gold and Silccr Watches, of all hinds.
Gold Pens. Gold and Silver Pencils.
A' very superior collection of
Gentlemen and Ladies’ Broaclics.
Bracelets, Gold Thimbles, <fyv.
Gold and Silver Spectacles
Rich Thibet and Cashmere Shawls, $8 to $18 fi§,
“ Merino Shawls, all colors and prices,
Common Wool, do. do. Fancy Silk Shawls, do. do.
Faucy Silk Goods, in every variety.
Silk, Kid and Wollen Gtoees, all Sites and Colors.
H’DK’FS., SCARFS, CRAVATS,
SUSPENDERS. We.. SEW ASD HANDSOME STYLES.
A large assortment of
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings.
Blark French Cloths, well assorted. Simnnie’s
best do do $8 to $10 a yard, plain black and rig’d.
Beaver Cloths, rich, brown and col’d. Beavers, in
great variety, Heavy Woollens and Pilot Cloths,
for Overcoats, superior French and English Oassi-
merev, new style*. American, do do, rich Silk and
Woollen Vestings, do. do., Velvet, do., water-proof
English Tweedes, common Kerseys, Linspys, and
heavy Woollens, for winter, supr. 8*4,10-4 ana 12-4
Bed Blankets, common 8-4 and 9-4 plain artd
twilled, do.
Carpets, Rugs and Oil Cloths.
Green Baze, Damask Meriiiods and Table Diapers.
Damask Napkins, Towels, Table covers, Fruit
Napkins, -
Knitting Yaros, Orewells. Twist, etc. etc.,
Superior Twilled French Flannels, real Welsh
Flannels, « • .;
Common White and Red, do., of all kinds.
Best Anchor Bolting Cloth§7~ :
BLEACHED GOODS.'
4-4, 5-4, 6-4. 8-4 and 12-4 bleached _ Sheetings,
Bleached Shirtings, and Long Cloths,
Superior Satin Jeans and common Drillings.
■\r
Report of the Secretary of the Havy.
We annex a synopsis of the prominent
poiuts in this Report, which was trans
mitted to Congress with the President’s.
Message; , Sf. 1
.The first portion of the Report is des
criptive of the services of the various
squadrons during the past year. The
Secretary has visted all the Navy Yards
except those at Pensacola and Memphis;
and lip speaks of them ail as in excellent
order. Pressure of business prevented
a visit to die yards at the South and
Southwest. A liberal provision at Pen
sacola of all the means essential to a well
furnished and efficient Navy Yard is re
commended, and a large estimate is pre
sented. Memphis is esteemed ns an un
fit placeYor the Repairs of ships^of-war,
but it is thought lhai, in building steam
ship*, it may compete with Boston, New
York and Philadelphia—with St. Louis,
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. A rope-walk,
with fhe latest, improvements, is recom
mended at Memphis, that, the West may
not only, produce, but manufacture the
hemp used in the American Navy,—
Some of the details of the plan proposed
for the Navy Yard there, have been dis
approved of; it was extravagant, and con
templated the residence there of many
officers, civil and naval, who would have
been, in any event, useless. Congress
is advised to confine its appropriations
to simple arrangements for building and
equipping steamers, and the immediate
construction of the rope walk recommen
ded. ~
The Report advises that the buildings
of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia he
never enlarged, but that, after they are
fell, new pensioners be placed in some
salubrious spot near the ocean, where
they can watch ships as they come and
go, and have old familiar objects within
thqir sight. There are more than a hun
dred veteran sailors in the Asylum at the
presenttitne^ , .
The Secretary does not approve of the
emplo3’nient M'professors and Instructors
tit sea; the ship is pot friendly, to study;
the office of professor rapidly' 'degenera
ted intq a sinecure. It occurred to the
Secretary that the best time for impar-
ling instruction to midshipmen was in
the intervals; between sea duty, when
they might be collected in a body,—
Congress had permitted the department
to pay for migratory professors $28,200 ;
with this sum a school on shore could
be conducted with great success. The
course pursued by the Secretary on this
subject has already been made public.—
He asked for Fort Severn, at Annapolis,
Of thirteen captains, J Great difficulty seems to have occur-
of forty lieutenants, J red in the making of contracts with rail-
at sea. At one shore j road companies. The companies have,
trained on shore,
fiat one is at sea
about seven are
station a major, a captain and three licu-j for the most part, been disposed to ex
tenants have had charge of about twenty-1 act prices beyond the “legal right” al-
eight men. An increase of the officers j lowed; and the Postmaster General com-
ofthe corps is, therefore, not needed for j plains of the large amounts taken from
The revenues of the deparstnent for the
SPKCTACLE GLASSES, TO SUIT ALL AGES.
Silver Ware of all kinds.
Table. Dessert, Tea, Mustard and Salt Spoons.
Silver (.'ups. Dinner and Dessert Forks.
PLATED WARE;
Such as Castors, Waiters, Branch, Chamber and
other Candlesticks.
ALSO
Rodgers’, Wade & Butcher's, and Elliot’s Kni/fr
aud Razors.
Chapman and Saunders’ Razor Strops.
A very superior article of American iable Cut
lery.
GILT AND BRONZED LARD LAMPS,
Superior to any heretofore exhibited in this market.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;
And a choice collect inn of Piano, 1 lute and 1 iolin
Music. Instruction Books, tic.
Silk Purses—Walking Canes, tic. Sic.
REPAIRING,
or Clocks, Watches, Sic will be always attended
to, in the best manner.
Athens. Aug. 14—23— tf.
Sheetings, Shirtings, Osnaburgsi &c..ever-«tyle,
Factory Yarns, and Cloths.
TAILOR'S TRIMMINGS.;
Paddings, Canvass, Linings, Buttons, Sic. tic.
milliuery Article*.
Bonnets, Flowers, Tabs, Ribbons, etc. in great va
riety-
BOOKS, PAPER, INK,
Quills and Stationery, well assorted.
a large assortment of
Hardware and Cutlery*
BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS-i-Bellows, Anvils, tic.
Saddlery. Hardware, &c; <
Harness Trimmings and Harness leather, '
Carriage Trimmings and Materials, • i
Patent Leather, Top Leather, &c. Sic.
HATS AND CAPS.
Boots and Shoes.
Gent’s sup’r. stitched Calf Boots, do do water-proof,
Do. Ladies' Kid and Morocco Walking Shoes,
Ladies' sup’r. Kid Slippers and Buskins, : <■■•< <)
Children’s Shoes, Russet Brogans; heavy Boots,etc.
Saddles, Bt idles. Martingales, Whips, dfc. :
Waggon Collars, Bliud Bridles, dec.
CROCKERY,
LARGE ASSORTMENT.
Fruit Stands, Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, Plain Mould
and Cut Tumblers,
Common Ware, assorted. Tin Ware, Wood Ware,
Cedar Pails and Buckets, plain Iron and Brass
Bound Wash Tubs, Brooms, Brushes, etc.
Groceries.
JULES B’AUTEL.
Watch Maker and Manufacturer
(By trade and patented in lS27,j
R ESPECTFULLY calls
the attention of the pub
lic of Athens and the country,
to his establishment.
Clocks and Iflatches
ate carefully examined. All
kinds of WATCHES and CLOCKS cleaned and
repaired, and JEWELRY repaired toorder.
Opposite the Post Office,
March 27—3—tf.
j?«r
FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
W. H. H. WHITE,
H AS just received direct from New York, his
stock for the season, consisting in part of—
SUPERIOR FRENCH AND ENGLISH
SUPERIOR FIGURED SILK VELVET, SAT
IN AND WOOLEN VESTINGS,
Beaver and Pilot Clotlis,
Also—Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Sdspenders,
Shirt Bosoms and Collars, Drawers,
Cravats. Stocks, Scarfs, Opera Tier,
Goat Loom, and in short, all such goods as are
usually kept ip Tailoring Establishments, all of
which will be sold, or made up to order, in the most
fashionable style, and oh the best possible terms.
Catling done as cheap as at any shop in the
pl 5S£&?3! , 3jr*
75 B »gs best Rio Coffee.
10 •* Old Java, **, . ,,
4 hlids. New Orleans Sugar,
2 “ Portorico, do
2 “ St. Croix, do
20 bbls. Syrup and Molasses.
15 bbls. BlueStone,
6 Kegs Tobacco, (best Virginia,)
150 Sacks Salt,
250 lbs. Lead.
Blasting Powder, Powder and Shot, Indigo, Mad
der. Pepper, Spice and Ginger.
All of which are offered at Wholesale and Retail
for CASH, or approved credit, at a veiy small ad
vance. • ,
Wholesale Terms—6 or 8 months, or 5 per'
cent discount, lor Cash.
Athens, Oct. 21, 1845.
.fust Received.
L INSEYS, Kentucky Jeans, Pilot Cloth, Ker
seys, Satinetts, Broad and Beaver Cloths.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ' Lii
Prints, Alupacba, Shawls, Ac.
—also—
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF i - <
msrwBammaEy. mss maLmmaz
5 Hhds. Sugar. 50 Sacks Rio Coffee, 10 Sacks
lava Coffee, 100 Kegs Nails, 100 pieces Bagging.
1000 Bush. Salt . ,
Sperm, Adamantine and Tallow Candles,
Colt ins’,Georgia and KentuckyPaltcm Axes,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SADDLES!
All of which will be iold at the lowest prices
by r •*!{; A. J..BRADY.
Nov. 25,1845. j; ■ . • ’ ..! r
'THnTt
Isong’s Floor.*,-,>> nf(1>
J UST received. Ten. Barrels Superfine FLQUR,
ground from the be»t wheat, and
it:
as a shelter for tlie pupijs ; the Secrfcta-
jy: Iptf Wrt. £iapteii‘^lie recjuesf, and
school. Wets, i irjmecl lately organized on an
unostentatious arid, frugal plan. Th?
Repot sa^s of it—r.,.. . J( , ; f>(
“ This institution, by giving sonic pre
liminary .instruction to the midshipmen
before their first cruise, by extending an
affectionate buL,^rra '.supervision oyer
them as they return from sea, by provi
ding for them suitable culture beffire they
pass tq. ( a,higher gr,ade, by rejecting from
the service,a,11 vjio fail in 'capacity or
ip good disposition to use their time well
will go far to renpvate and.improve the
Americati navy. The plan pursued has
been unpretending, but, it is hoped, will
prove efficient. A few professors give
more and better instruction than four
and twenty at sea. No supernumerary
pflicer.has. been ordered to Annapolis;
no idle rum* is attached to the establish
ment. Commafider Buchanan, to whom
the organization of the school was intrus
ted, has carried his instructions into ef
fect with precision and sound judgement,
and with a wise adaptation of simple and
inoderate means to a great and noble
end. Let not Congress infer that new
expenses are to be incurred. Less than the
amount that has hitherto been at the dis
position of the department for purposes
of culture will support the school, and
repair arid enlarge the quarters, received
from the hospitality of the army.”
To remedy the -difficulty of communi
cating with our ships in the Pacific, a
public mail trough our own territory to
a convenient port in the Straits of Juan de
Fuca is suggesied. Arrangements should
also be made for getting supplies tor our
Pacific squadron from our own soil and
our own citizens in that region. The
subject of Lake defences is reserved for
*’ * communication.
naval purposes, even on an increase of
the men.
No estimates are presented for an in
crease of tlie Navy, the Department pre
ferring to await the instruction of Con
gress on that subject. “Yet,” remarks
the Repftrt, “it is to be observed that, in
comparison with othar nations, our navy is
poorl3 r supplied with sea-going steamers
—which cannot, indeed, in the present
state of science, form the main reliance
of a squadron, but, as auxiliaries, are of
vast advantage. The Mississippi and
the Princeton are our only efficient ves
sels of that character on the ocean^--
Should it be determined to increase this
class of ships, it is desirable that the best
experience should be consulted in their
construction; and that doubtless novel-
lies, especially sueh ns conflict with the
known laws of mechanical forces, should
bo disregarded.” • >' — .
The annual cost of the Navy is de
clared to he disproportionate to its mag
nitude; and the system of its organiza
tion and preferments, it is contended,
leprives merit of hope, by conferring the
highest rank in the profession without
much regard to capacity or previous ac
tivity in the public service.
The efficiency of the service is said to
demand a reduction in the number ofoffi
cers in active service or awaiting orders
There are so many captains and com
manders, that under existing laws, were
all capable of commands, and each cruise
to consist of three years, each captain
would be at sea once in twelve years,
each commander once in eighteen years.
The experience of the summer just
past has convinced the Secretary that a
large number of captains and of com
manders might, with public advantage,
be placed on furlough, and smaller pro
portions of other grades.. He is of the
opinion that, if this should be done, a
Board of Officers properly constituted,
and the records of the department, with
other information within reach, would
readily make the necessary discrimina
tions.
The number of midshipmen in the Na
vy has gradually become so reduced that
new-appointments begiri.to.be tnade, and
the Secretary suggests that it would be
desirable if a system of free competition
for appointments could be deviseo. Be
lieving that the number of these officers
should be brought within a still narrow
er limit tban/that nt present established
by law, he recommends, that for every
a five vacancies only two should be ap
pointed. A remedy is' needed for.an e-
vil grovfing out of the manner in which
pursers are paid, ' A great love of the
shore has obtained among-these officers,
and it is preposed to break it down by
making it the pecuniary interest of pur
sers to go to sea. Changes in the. pre-
sent law are said to be required to pro
tect the Treasury and to, secure .the
prompt payment of balances by the pur
sers. . ". . •.! 14;•
The excess of officers, it is remarked,
exists almost exclusively in. the biglier
grades ofilhe Navy. • An .increase* of six
acting gunners, is thought to be needful.
The apprentice system will soon be
revived, k Heretofore it has not been
WI10II3* successful, but the failure is at
tributed to defects of arrangement, and
not to the system itself.
The document, closes with some re
marks highly complimentary to the char
acter of American seamen.
Tjae present contract system requires
modification, so that no fraud to the U.
States may, sliield itself under the letter
of the law, or contracts be given out at
prices exceeding the market price.
The balance of appropriations on hand
will, it is believed^ with'the efcercise of
rigi di economv, be, sufficient for the re-
rnainder of the fiscal year. The esti
mates for the next year contemplate no
increase in the force employed during
tbe present. Those for the civil depart-
ment 1 ate precisely the sanfe as were
granted for the current year. For the
improvement of Yards arid Docks a sum
is recommended sufficient only for their
absolute'Warits.;.', 1 ' - v ..
n Tbe evil of the Mpxipe C&itys, a^eVy
serviceable branch of the, service/ is : its
^ Iave no d°:
From the Washington Union.
Report of tlie Post master General.
We make a synopsis of the report of
the Post-master General.
On the 30th of June last, the transpor
tation of the mails covered an extent of
143.844 miles. The annual transporta
tion on the routes, on the same day, was
35,634,209 miles—involving an expen
diture of $2,905,504.
The number of mail contractors on the
day above mentioned was 3,277.
It is stated, that while tlie annual traris
portation in 1845 was greater than in the
preceding year by 224,645 miles, the
cost has been less by $62,791.
On the 30th of June, 1845, there were
14,183 post offices; during the preeedmg
year, 352 were created, and 269. Were
discontinued. •,
The- revenue ol the department for the
period mentioned amounted to $4,239,-
841 80; and the expenditures for the
same time were $4,320,731 99. j ;
The nett revenue of the department a-
mounted to $2,942,21$ 17.
It is estimated, from data given in the
report, that tfiene will be a folling-off io
tbe nett revenue to the amount of forty-
five per cent.; arid under the" supposition
that, the saving^ on contracts .will not
transcend the expense bf “ new. routes,”
and other meditated improvements, the
conclusion is drawn, that the means of
the department for the present year will
be lessened $1,323,997. .
ties M peHbVm j^riborttrihate to their
pay. i The bbrdea has been increased
Although about
were* in summer,
WNBMZ
pay.
within the last year.
payment of railroads. It is alleged that
that mode of transportation, has invaria
bly increased the expenditure, and, in
some instances, two or three hundred
per cent. Of the entire service to the
department, one-tenth part is rendered
by railroads; and yet the companies de
rive onr-finh of the whole revenue. The
English example of conferring sueh priv
ileges, it is deemed -highly inexpedient
for us in America to follow. The Post
master Gencr.d regrets, in strong lan
guage, the resolution of the Philadelphia
ajid Baltimore (Ini(read Company "not to*
convey riail agent stiver their roads * The
course of that company in this respect is
stated to be an exception to the spirit of
accommodation generally manifested b>’
other companies. Serious consequen
ces to the revenue, it is supposed, may
possibly have resulted from the persis*
tance of this conipain’ in that resolution.
The Postmaster General states that,
should a saving similar to that effected in
New York anti New England be realized
in other parts of the country upon the
practical introduction of the “new law,”
then in the “western section,” after Ju
ly next, a reduction in the cost of trans
portation will be effected to the amount
of $335,000; in the “southern section,”
a reduction, in 1847, of S33S, 000; and
in the middle section, alter July, 1S43,
of $1-8,000 per annum. The whole re
duction at the period last referred to will,
upon the hypothesis affirmed, be SI,005,-
000 per annum. But the report states
that it may not be safe to infer a corres
ponding redaction elsewhere to that
which has occurred in New York and
New England.
The compensation to postmasters and
office expenses for the year euding on the
30tli June lastamounted toSl,409,77o 19.
With some exceptions, occurring in the
large towns, this class ot public servants,
it is affirmed, are worse paid in propor
tion to the labor encountered than any
other in theemploymentefthegovernment.
The late law, in the opinion ol the Post
master General, aggravated this dispar
ity, in taking away the franking privi
lege, arid by the reduction of salaries,
depending as these did for their amount,
upon the amount of revenue. The “new
law,” operating such hardship, occasion
ed the resignation of 2,000 postmasters.
But the Postmaster General, presuming
(under the expectation, which was under
stood by the friends of the new law, that
the revenue would not be diminished)
that Congress did not contemplate a re
duction of the salaries, continued them
as they had existed.
In view of these facts, it is supposed
that in a short lime a resort to the treas
ury, for the sup|x>rt of the department,
would become indispensable? Congress
is, therefore, admonished to avoid that
hecessity, upon reasons founded in the
past policy ; ofi national legislation with
regard to the > Post Office Department,
and the expediency of making the Post
Office Department support -itself.
The deficiency for the current year,as
calculated upon the returns for thequar
ter ending the 30th September, will be
more than a million and a quarter; and
it is stated that it will not be less than a
million next year, without an amendment
of the existing law. An increase of the
revenue of the department is recommen
ded.
The rating of letters by weight, instead
of by the single sheet, is said to have
been productive of very injurious prac
tices. Under this branch, the Postmas
ter General goes into much detail, show
ing through what expedients the just
rights of the government have been more
or less impaired.
The report recommends a continuance
of the rates of postage on written com
munications, subject to these modifica
tions : That five cents pay for each sin
gle letter for fifty miles and under; that
ten cents pay for each letter for any dis
tance between fifty and three hundred
miles, until the 30*A June 1S48 ; and after
that time that the ten cents' pay for any
distance over fifty miles; and that fifteen
cents be paid on each single letter tor a-
uy distance over three >v huiidred tqiles,
until the 30th June, 1843, when it shall
the Postmaster General, will, under the
control of the patentees, be the mean#of
f>ecuring much ot the business that has i
hitherto been transacted through the U.
mai ‘S, an d occasion a diminution of
tlie resources oi the department. It is
considered a question of importance for
the government to determine, whether
individuals shall divide with it the busi-
ness °t transmitting intelligence,* or
whether tlie government should purchase
i he telegraph. - T
The power for good or evil which this
invention has supplied, is deemed too
j great to be left ;n the uncontrolled pos- '
session of individuals. - u ;i
This report of Mr. Cave Johnson is’
distinguished for the strong practical-
sense of its author. In all that concerns ‘
economy and retrenchment, no one dan
bfctnorc vigilant and assiduous than thd-'*-
hqu r *st,;m.l inborn >us man who stands at*'
the heaJ of tire Post Office^epartment.
J h(f country is most ably-served by such
a man as Cave Johnson. 7/ :
nt, fiscal year rind
ing in June rii&xL W,’ reduced $252,7*12.
This reduction has bebh aegomplis^ed
bv means of the provision of a- late act
bf/Coiigress. of which the department has
•t oti'.V.: ot*vrui on tutu
cease. •• uj - ;
It is supposed by tho Postmaster Gen
eral that, if other suggestions which he
makes, of a kindred character, are adop
ted,the cheap-postage system may, af
ter the preseut year, be continued, with
out burdening the treasury.
Prepayment of postages, hitherto often
recommended, is pressed upon the favor
able consideration of Gongress, and va
rious considerations justifying the inno
vation are presented.
The report, referring to the law of the
last session of Coogress, authorizing the
Postmaster General to provide by con
tract for the transportation of .tbe mails
between the ports of this and foreign
countries, states that! owing to the condi
tion of the finances of the department, it
has been considered proper to postpone
the making such contracts > until the meet
ing of the present Congress.. ■ -rt
The successful operation of the elec
tro-magnetic telegraph, il is supf J u “
HOUSE OF HE PRESENT ATIVE3.
Monday. Dee. 8,11845. I'
Tlie standing committees of the House*
tor the pivsetti session were announced''
as follows: ■„ ,»
Oj Elections.-— Messrs. Hamlin',. Maine;;
Chapman, .Virginia; IIar|»er,: Ohiri>;>
Chase, Tennessee; Dobbin, North' Car-*
olina; Ellsworth, New York ; McCaugh-
ey, Indiana ; Chipmau, Michigan, unJ
Culver, New York. -_j
Of Commerce. Messrs. McLelland,
Michigan; Tihbatts, Kentucky; Went
worth, Illinois ; Simpson, South»Carol*-
na; Grinncil,Massachusetts; Lawrence*
New York';; Gilec, Mu-yktnd; LeVin,
Pennsylvania; Thibodeaux, Louisiana. -
Of If ays and "Means.—Messrs.
North Carolinn; Dromgmde, VirgitiifA'i
.T. It. Inger.soli, Pennsylvania ; Hu
ford, New York ; Houston, Alabatria;
Winthrop, Massachusetts ; Norris, New
Hampshire; Vinton,Ohio; Jpries,'Geor-i
gia. : •!. ,Ui- s bCf
On the Public hands.—Messrs. MeGler-
nand, Illinois ; Smith, Indiana ; GoUam-
er, Vermont; Hunt, Michigan;' Moseley^
New York; Morris, Ohio; Relfe, Miy-
souri; Blanchard, Pennsylvania'; Asfi 1 -
mun, Massachusetts. \ nil
Of Claims.—Messrs. .Vance, Ohio!;
Daniel, North Carolina; Hoge, Illinois';
Stephens, Georgia 1 ; -Gordah, New York;
Pollock, Pennsylvania; Ligon. Mriry-
land ; Leake, Virginia; Rockwell, Con
necticut. •>».'<
On the> Post Office and Post Roads.*—
Messrs. Hopkins,'Virginia* Kennedy;In
ti inna; Reid, North Carolina ; Cranstori,
Rhode Island; McIIvnine, Pcunsylvania'';
Ptiomasson,K'cntucky; Martini Tenneji
see; Hough, New York; Hilliard, Ala
bama. .•=■ ...
For the District of Columbia.*—Mt^srs. «;■
Hunter, Virginia; McDowell, Ohio;
Ficklinjlllinois; Payne, Alabama; M ueptv r'
•Vermont; Hutu, New York; Ghaptnaa;
Maryland; Sims,-South Carolina; Mt>
Henry, Kentucky*' •••••' -.dj off*'
On Public Etienditurcs.—Messrs. Driii-.'
lap, Maine; Yost, Pennsylvania; Cum- .
n ngliam, Ohio; Russell, New York; Ad
no’d, Rhode Island; Houston, Delaware;
Campbell Pennsylvania; Lewis, iJTew
•York, a •• 'to : •
On. the Judiciary.—Messrs. Rath butt,
New York; Pettit, Indiana; Lumpkjo,
Georgia ; Brown, Tennessee; Buffing
ton, Penns3'lvania; ‘ Constable, Maryland;
Thurman, Ohio; Dixon, Connecticut;
Biggs, North Carolina.
On Private hand Claims.—Messrs.
Bowlin, Missouri; Yancey, Alabama;
Wick, Indiana; Johnson, Tennessee;
Smith, New York; Adams, Mississippi;
Morse, Louisiana; Long,: ;Mar\*larid ;
Toombs, Georgia. >r • : • -s i oMt
On Revolutionary Claims.—Messrs.
Johnson,Virginia; Ficklin,Illinois; King,
Massachusetts; St. John, Ohio; Grider,
Kentucky; Ewing,Pennsylvania; Claxbe,
North Carolina ; Herrick, New York; .Ca-
bell, Florida. . mutt . ; ::;m
On Manufactures.—Messrs. J. Q. Ad
ams, Massachusetts; Woodward. South
Carolina; Stewart, Pennsylvania; Hud
son, Massachusetts ; Yancey, Alabama;
Brown,Virginia; Wilmot,Pennsylvania;
Johnson, New Hampshire; Martin, Kcn-
tuck\’.
On Agriculture.—Messrs." Anderson,
New York; J. Black; Pennsylvania;
Wright, Ne.w Jersey;'Perrill, Ohio;
Grover, New York ; Dockery; 'North Car
olina ; L. H. Simms,Missouri; Erdtnan,
Pennsylvania ; Rost, Ohio.
On Indian Affairs.—Messrs. Thomp
son, Mississippi; Benton, New York ;
Chapman, Alabama; Yell, Arkansas;
Foot, Vermont; Barringer, North Cartdi-
na; Sawyer, Oliio; Hampton, North
Carolina; Cathcart, Indiana.
On Military Affairs.—Messrs. Haral
son, Georgia; YriU; : Arkansas; Brinker-
hoff, Ohio; Burt, Sduth Carolifia ; ’ltarii-
sey, Pennsylvania ; Niven, New - York;
Bedinger, VTrginin; Baker, Illinois;
Thompson, Massachusetts.-' - // h/l; i
On the Militia.—Messrs. Black, Sooth
Carolina; E. W. Hubard, Virginia; Ab
bott, Massachusetts; Tilden, 01ito ;i Rit-
ter, Pennsylvania; Giddings, Ohio; De
Mott, New York;; Kdsall, ! New: Jersey;
S. D. Hubbard, Cftririecticut.' ' o; n i;, ‘-
On Natul Affiini—Messrs. Holmes,
South Carolina ; Bayly,> Virginiaf
,lay; New 5 YorkrT.-W &fog;HGeaf$ta;
Schenck, Ohio; Darragb, Pennsylvania;
Stantotr, Teflriessee-; Ml'CraW, >J^file;
by Wood. New YorlW im*** dii w Thiiogot
KuoO-fl .mid idi Hi!!* vrert oiuacoq oj ^srto