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f HUM TWi *. T. COMMT.tICIAI. AllV. OCT. 24,
frmw Yi\vro\»fc,
By the Her cutes, ('apt. Cobb, which arriv
ed tale last evening, in 35 days front Liver
pool, 'lie Editor* of the Commercial .Irnxr
tuet have rereived English papers to the loin
of September. The Harvest in Great Bri
ts,, Iv.d been Much injured hv a succession
of heavy rain*, and a great advance had ta
ken place in the pr-ce of ffinir. The own
ers of the ship, we understand, received the
intelligence yesterday morning, and imme
diate!} dispatched expresses in every direc
tion. ’ During the day large quantities of
flour were purchased for shipment. Thirty
five shillings had been offered in Liverpool,
for a cargo of Philadelphia flour, and refus
ed»
It is affirmed by several editors of Conti
nental Journals, that the Emperor Alexan
der has positively made his lasi arrangements
for an immediate attack on the l urks, and
that he is only w ailing for the assent of the
other great powers of the Holy Alliance ;
to whom, as well as to. Great Britain, he has
specially communicated the nature of his
plans and the principles of Ins policy.
Tlu Baris Moniteur, the official French
Journal, says it is affirmed that the Emperor
Alexander, faithful to the principle which
forms the basis of the Holy Alliance, will
take no decisive step without the precious
consent of his high allien ; and on his ac
count courier* had been sent off to the Eu
ropean courts.
The Moniteur contains an »rtirle from
Frankfort, dated the sth inst. stating that
the Itussians had passed the Prutli ; but
their presence on the Furbish territory
would be no interruption in the existing
amicable relations between the Continental
Powers. *' A Declaration,” adds tins arti
cle, “ is shortly expected on the p*r| of Hie
NiMsian Cabinet, declaring that
ti n of the Hussion army in Tut kef have
the same object in view, as the occupation
ot Naples bv the Austrian army-”
I lie Courier of the 14th of September
•ays, “ with respect to the probabilities of
war at the present moment, we nave from
the first seen no sufficient grounds to justify
a strong belief that it would take place.”
The Hussian Ambassador bad lelt Con
•Unfoiople, and arrived in safety at Odessa
on the evening of August 13.
It was reported in London on 'Change,
that the Turkish Government bad offered
a tree pardon to all the Greeks who would
re'iirn to their allegiance, within three
months front the date us the proclamation.
The Plague bad made its appearance at
Algiers and Morocco. Barcelona remained
nearly in its former state.
A naval action took place between the
Creek and Turkish fleet* on the 25th of Ju
ly, in the channel between Samos and Chius,
which last' d three days, and terminated i"
the destruction of the Utter ; consisting ot
17 ships of war, and 32 transports with
13,(W0 troops on board.
In the Mores, the Greeks had been redu
ced to submission.
A desperate battle had been fought in
which the insurgents had been defeated with
a loss of .3000 men.
Tripalitra has been reduced bv the army
of Ypsilanti.
The people of Madrid were in daily ex
pectation of disastrous events, in that capi
tal Those who Itkd any thing to lose were
leaving the cny. General Morillo was said
to lie at the head of a counter revolutionary
protect. He bail been put on his trial. The
M> lister in war had been dismissed to satis
fy the club, Fontunu iTOr ,■ and all Ins col
leagues had threatened to give in their re
signations in consequence.
The King nl England was on his pas-age
from Ireland, having been detained hy con
trary winds.
The squadron having the King on hoard
had been obliged to put into Milford Haven,
whence they departed on the 11th. A part
ot the vessels belonging to the royal squad
ron, arrived at Plymouth on the 12th. Fite
arrival of the other stops with the King was
momently expected. The London Courier
of the 14th, says, " Our letters from Milford,
11 istol, Plymouth snd Portsmouth, giving
no account ot hi* Majesty’s appearance, we
must conclude that the Royal squadron in
its attempt to heat round the I .anil’s End lias
stood over to the Irish shore ; ami if tile
wea'her was as tempestuous on that shore
as it "'as here oil W ednesday, his Ma jesty
would perhaps be obliged to put into Cork
harbor.”
The widow of General Moreau died in
Bordeaux in August last.
Lord Lauderdale is stated to be confuted
to his bed bv severe indisposition, st Dunbar
Cast. in Scot lorn).
Flic Duke of Wellington had returned to
England. A report was published in the
London papers, that a son of Marshal Ney
had challenged the Duke, which in a note
from the Duke, under Ins own signature is
contradicted, in which lie sh)s, “ the whole
statement is false.”
/-irei -pool, (Market) Sept. 15.
We have experienced during this week
much unsettled and wet weather, am?there
has, consequently, been much activity in ottr
Com market. Large sales have been made
(with to speculators and dealers in w heat, at
an advance of Is, 3d. to Is. fid. per bushel;
some purchases have also been made in Ca- !
nada W licav, in bond, at K*. 9d. to 9s. per :
bushel. Oats have advanced fid and Barley
(hi to 9d. per bushel on our former quota- I
tions. In Fresh American Flour, some ex '
tensive -ales Imve been made stand above
30s. per hbl. and JltoO to >JIKJ Mils, sour,
(free I iir home u>e.) have changed hands at i
an advance of 4s to ss. per hbl. Canada
sour Flour, in bond, has latterly brought 355,
and free, 40s.
Rice, in consequence of the bad state of
the weather, ami the advance in the Corn
Market, has been in great request, and ahuut
800 tierc s Carolina have been sold ; or
dinary at Iss. to lfis. fid. and good at 17s. to
20s. for line.
We have experienced this week, particu
larly since IVednesday, a very animated de
mand for Cotton (rom the dealers and spin
ners, who, being much out of stock, have |
come into the market with great confidence; j
Hie holders generally have met this demand j
freely ; considerable business has been done,
and an advance of l-3tl. per lb, realised up
on "ea-lslands, and l fd. upon most other
descriptions. The total sales amount to
15 3do hags, of which about 1500 have been I
taken on speculation. The sales i icludc
0600 Upland*, at 8 1-2 to 10d. for ordinary
to fair, and 10 to 11-1 lor good fair to very
good ; 2250 Orleans,at 9to lid. I'or interior
to fair; 11 1 4 to 12 1 2d. lor good lair to
go id ; 1320 Fwnne-see. at S 3-4 to 9 1 2.1 ;
900 I - amis, at 13 1-2 to 13 1 2d. and lo
lo.ld. ; 45 stained, 10 1-2 to 12 1-2 d. At
the public sale* of Turpentine this week,
2000 bbls. of good quality were taken at 12s.
6d. to 12s. 9<i. Only one lot of 500 hbls.
Carolina Tar has been sold at 13s. No sales
worthy of notice in Bark. Only 100 bbls.
Boston Adies have been sold at 38s. fid.
Pearl Ashes have been in fair request ; a
boul 2(<o bbls. Boston have been sold for ex
port at 395.
The sales of Colton the week preceding
September lOtli, were—42l Sea-Islands at
15 1-4 tu 24 a 2d. ; 1794 Bmveds at 8 1-2 to
10 .3-4 d. ; 333 Orleans, a' 8 1-2 to I2d ; 320
Tennessee, at 8 1-2 to 12d ; 320 Tennessee,
at 8 1-4 to 9 l-4d.
The average price of wheat Sept. Ist 545.
7d —price* below which it is prohibited 80s.
Extract of another teller, dated Sept. 16.
Deferring to what we have already writ
ten to you by this conveyance, we have now
to state that at our Corn Market to-day the
prices again advanced considerably ; Eng
lish Wheats 12s. a 13s. ; Irish, 11s. a 12s. ;
Canada, in bond, arc now held at 10s. ami
foreign at 7s. a 7s. 9d. per 70 lbs. Fresh
American Flour sold at 355. in bond, and is
now held at .36-. a 535. ; Canada, in bund,
held at 38s. a 40s. and sour flour free lias
been sold at 42». per hbl.—The buyers from
the distant parts of the country all acknow
ledge that the injury doing to such part of
the crops ns remains in the fields is irreme
diable, the grain being sprouted very much
amt becoming of little or no value. In this
immediate neighborhood it has become very
bad within the last few days, and if the
weather continues damp and warm much
longer, it will be worth nothing.
P. S. —Letters from London this morning
advise a further advance on wheat of 6s.
per quarter.
Lovnox, September 12.
We have received this morning the Paris
papers of Sunday last. They speak with
great confidence of the fact, that the Empe
ror Alexander will not take any steps with
respect to Turkey, but in concert with all
his allies, and England is particu'ariy men
tioned, though she is not a formal Member
of the llolv Aihai.ee. This is precisely
what we have all along contended would he
the policy of Russia, who would not venture
to embark in an individual war with Turkey,
without better grounds for personal inter
ference than have yet been made ma nfest.
She could not do so, indeed, without excit
ing that jealousy, and producing those feel
ing-, which it is Iter obvious interest to
avoid.
BntsTOL, September 12.
The Wellington packet ariivcd in this
port, this morning, from Bnblin ; she saw
the royal squadron yesterday morning at 10
o’clock, about 8 or 10 n iles from the month
of Milford Haven, standing across the chan
nel, with the wind at W. S. W.
The following is the answer which, it is
said, the Hois Elfendi have despatched <li
rect to St. Petersburg!!.
“ 1. That a I the measures which have
been put in force hy order of the Porte, in
the various provinces ot Turkey have been
directed against rebels, without any inten
tion ot attacking the Christian Religion.
“2. I hat the execution ot me Greek Pa
triarch, tar from being an assassination of the
Chief of the Greek Church, can only he re
garded as the just punishment of a Bailor.
Wdh respect to the outrage offered to lus
remains, it can only he the subject of accu
sation against the fanatirul populace. It
gave great regret to the Porte.
•‘3. That, doubtless a just distinction
ought to have been made between the guil
ty and the innocent, in the sanguinary ex •
enttons which have taken place ; but in ci
vil commotions, it happens too often that
guilty excessi s cannot he prevented.
“ 4. That 'he Porte engages to re-con
struct the churches and chapels which have
been destroyed or despoiled'; and to make
reparation, as far as it shall he in its power,
for the disorders vt Inch, toils deep regret,
have taken place.
“5. flint, finally, the Principalities of
Wallachia and Moldavia, would be immedi
ately evacuated by the (Homan forces, and
the former order of things re established,
when the rebels shall have been expelled
thence, and peace and tranquility restored.”
Loxnox, September 13.
The accounts from Smyrna state, that an
engagement between the Furkishand G eek
fleets was daily expected. borne Turkish
troops were embarking at Scalanova, Imt
were prevented by the Greek fleet appeal
ing off' that place. File last accounts men
tion, that both squadrons were in sigtil of
each other off Stanclno, and neither appear
ed inclined to commence the engagement.
The Greek fleet is represented to be from
100 to lid sail—the l orktsh squadron not
so numerous, but reinforcements were daily
expected front Algiers.
Paris, September 9.
Prince Demetrius Comnene, who accord
ing to the Journal of Lyons, resided, in Pi
edmont, and was there offered the Grown of
the Greek empire, by a solemn deputation,
died on Saturday in Pans, at his residence,
No. 23, Rue-street, Dominique. He was a
Major-General, and Knight of St. Louis.
And has left a brother, M. George Comnene ;
and a niece, Madame the Unclieas d’Abrautes,
who reside at Versailles.
Letters have been received from Odessa,
dated the 15th of August, w hich confirm
the news of the arrival ofthe Baron d’Stro
gonotf at Odessa, and that of the departure
of three couriers, which were despatched
to the chief ot the army m Bessarabia, to
| the Admiral of the fleet at Sebastopol, and
to Ins Majesty the Emperor at St. Peters
burg. They add that M. M. the officers
composing the staff' of the French frigate,
which conveyed M. Strogonoff lo Odessa,
were received w ith eager gratitude by the
authorities and the most distinguished in
habitants.
Gazette Je Fiance.
Extract of a letter from Fans.
“ You ate no doubt aware that the object
of Lord Wellington’s visit to Paris was for
the express purpose of urging the French
government lo join us in a league, offensive
and defensive, tor promptly opposing the
projects of Alexander, tou are aware ot
ins having had conferences with most ofthe
I foreign ministers at Pans; his interview
J with the King are said to have been ot the
j most interesting description. My u torn-.ant
asserts, that we have otfered to restore the
old limits of France lo the Rhine, Savoy,
the Isle of France, and one or two of tiie
j W est India colonies, on condition that an ar
n.a should be put in motion toward* \n>-r.a.
while our naval and military torces Simula
co-operate in the Baltic ami Mediterranean.
Louts i- said to have entered into the pro
ject, and referred l ord Wellington to the
Minister at War. The latter was equally
wail disposed ; hut he proved, hy official
documents and private information, that
there w ould be no possibility us forming-an
army to act with effect in such a scheme,
while, if put together as constituted by Na
poleon, the present dynasty must be sacrific
ed as a matter of course. The Uulce’s con
ference with Pazzi di Borgo had for its ob
ject a remonstrance against any addition of
territory or, indeed, a declaration of war on
the part of Russia ; with a threat, that if
Alexander’s views were followed up, a ge
neral war in Europe must be the conse
quence. Having failed in our efforts here,
ii is supposed we shall look to Spain, and
those other means of creating a party in our
favour to which we have often resorted on
former occasions—With respect to the ac
tual slate of things between Russia and the
Porte, no one here believes peace can be
preserved, or that the autocrat will forego
the golden op|>ortunity. Nothing can be
more popular than the projected war amongst
all classes in Russia ; and the best informed
persons there say that Alexander is urged
on every side to commence hostdities. No
thing, therefore, but unconditional submis
sion on the side of the Turks will lead to a
pacification. In this latter case, will the Ca
binets of London and Paris acquiesce in the
new arrangements.”
Onrssa, August 14.
No person here has any doubt that hostili
ties will speedily commence—it is even tho’t
that the couriers which have been dispatch
ed to the fleet and head quarters, were bear
ers of the necessary instructions. A formal
declaration by our august sovereign is now
looked for.
Extract of a private letter.
Acosacne, September 5.
The courier of Vienna, which arrived to
day, has brought the important news that
the two Rusdan armies, commanded by Celts.
Sacken and Wittgenstein, have been in full
movement since the arrival of an extraordin
ary estafette from St. Petersburg.
On the oOtlt ult. the Aulic Council of War
despatched several messengers to the Gene
rats commanding the Austrian troops canton
ed in Transylvania, and in the linn nit of
Teincswar. /
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Sjf7YJ TE L ft GISL.I TURK.
From the Georgia Journal EXVIt.I.
(jovexnoT’a Message.
Exrcutivb I Ibi’a IIT '! I. V1' —C BO 111. I», >
-MWeiheville , 6th November, 1821.5
Fellow-Citizen-, if the Senate
ami I Fate of Jlpretentativet,
YOU have again convened as the repre
sentatives of the people, clothed with the
authority of Legislating for the reneral good.
Regarding t lie period as auspicious, l indulge
the hope that it will be zealmislv improved
tit giving strength and durability to those in
stitutions which it is the pride ami the duty
of every patriot ai. I philanthropist to cherish.
You have intrusted to you the destinies of a
rich and rising state ; rich in her genius and
resources, and rising in her consequence
and importance as a member of the Union.
The constitution, in distributing iis re
quirements, has made it the duty of the Exe
cutive to ■* give to the G literal Assembly
from time to time, information of the state
ot the republic, ami recommend to their con
sideration such measures as he may deem
necessary and expedient.” In obedience to
this command, 1 proceed to lay before you
such subjects as present themselves io my
mind, as being proper tor Legislative consid
eration, In a state like ours, undergoing
continual changes on account of the exten
sion of its limits, much local Legislation is
made neces-my, which might otherwise be
avoided. Th - leading points to which.your
attention might to be more particularly turn
ed at tins time, appear to me to he Public
Education and Internal Improvement. To
define the objects, and to trace the effects
of iltese, would be all unnecessary labor, be
cause they are already obvious to every at
tentive and observing mind. But that the first
should not be overlooked or forgotten, those
who have gone before us, have directed in
the 13ih section of the 4di article of the con
stitution, mat “ the arts and sciences shall be
promoted in one or more seminaries of learn
ing and the Legists Ure shall as soon as conve
nient!} may be, give much further domttions
and privileges io those already established as
may be necessary to secure the objects of
their institution. Here an obligation is im
posed, the wisdom of which becomes the
more manifest, when we cons der the char
acters of those who founded our repub
lic, and the concurring opinions of dis
tmguished statesmen of the present day.
But a still higher sanction is derived from the
father of our republic, who has said, “ that in
proportion as the structure of government
g.vea weight to public opinion, it is essen
tial that public opinion should lie enlighten
ed.” Under the influence of principles like
these, the endowment of a University and of
County Academies has at different periods,
been a'tempied by the Legislature. It is a
fact however, much to be lamented, that our
literary institution's have not as yet answered
the expectation of their benevolent founders.
The reason perhaps may be found in a want
of age and experience, and in a disproportion
between the means furnished and the ends
intended. We have now, I consider, pass
eil b yond the embarrassments of the first,
and our increasing resources are sufficient to
. bviate the lasi. The Legislature ot 1817,
acting under tb s belief, appropriated the
sum of -38 thousand dollars for the future
establishment and support of Free Schools
t o'oughout ihe State. This fund has been
increased by the addition of lauds designa
ted in an act of 1818. The .ystein of free
schools seems to hive been ingrafted on the
original scheme a» suggested in the consti
tution. While I consider it more benevo
lent in design, I fear it will be more
difficult to b- carried into fleet. With
a view to a furtherance of the plan, a com
mittee was appointed at the last annual ses
sion, to pre ire, arrange, and digest a sys
tem for free schools, and to report tne same
to the House of Representatives on or before
the 10th day of the present month. Lo .k
--ing to this com iiittee fur an examination ot
the subject in detail. 1 nilnlge the hope that
such result will be furnish d as will operate
to the g< net ai diffusion of knowledge amongst
the i’e'litqie part of our population, the
resources of the state when reduced to our
control will be sufficient to support the most
liberal encouragement of the University,
County Acviemies, Private Schools, and In •
ternal Improvement. For the advancement
of these objects, resources we v created and
to these they ought to ne applied.
You w ill discover from a report of the
Surveyor General herewith transmitted, that
fifty lots subject to be drawn for in the last j
lottery, remain undisposed of These to- |
eether with districts 12 and lo in Appling ,
county, and tte very valuable fractions and
reserves furnished by the lands lately ac
quired, form a fund with which the Legisla
ture mav conduct an extensive enterprise of
any description for the respectability of the
State and the good of the community.
In connexion with this subject, and *n com
pliance with the requests of the Legislatures
of the States of Maryland and New-Hamp
shire, I lay before you resolutions cl those
Legislatures relating to a ipropriations made
by Congress for the purpose of Educat on.
'These proceedings are so sound in principle,
and so ably supported, that l consider them
en itied to particular sonsideration.
Resolutions have been passed heretofore
in 1817 and 1819 directing an investment of
the Free School fund, and the fund for inter
nal improvement in sate and profitable slock.
These resolutions have not b; en carried
fully into effect. The omission has arisen
in part from the difficulty of finding a suffi
cient amount in market which could be con
sidered both “ safe and profitable.” Al
though the resolution did not so direct, yet
l considered it good policy to make the in
vestment in stock of the banks of our own
State. In looking to the condition of those
institutions, a great difference is found to ex
ist in the price of their stock; some at so
great an advance beyond par value, and oth
ers so much below it, as to render it equally
imprudent to purchase either. If individu
als remarkable for tne prudent management
of their funds, have well founded reasons to
curtail ‘heir stock property, those reasons
become stronger when applied to this im
portant appropriation. But the present and i
future generations being <iee ; ly interested j
in the product of the Free School fund, it
becomes matter of concern that it shotrtd be !
so managed, as to be safe and productive.
How this is to be effected w .11 be for the Le
gislature to determine. By an examination
of the charters of tne different banks, it will
be easily ascertained winch affords the most
security, and experience will settle the qties
■ - tion as to pufit. I won d suggest it as mat
ter of proper investigation, whether the ca
fntal stock of such bank, cuuld not be so en
argeil as to admit ih<= investment of such
funds as the state might wish to dispose of
in that way,
'Tne Internal Improvement of the State, l
consider as an object which well deserves I
and will no doubt meet your serious consi
deration. I lie state has certainly acquired
that strength and maturity which enables i
her to take efficient measures upon a sub
j ject so immediately coimec’ed With her fu
ture growth and prosperity. The extent of
our territory, the amount and value of its
productions, the capacity' to afford a mar
ket for other S ates, render it a matter of
tht first consequence, tiiat the facilities of
intercourse and transportation should be as
extensive as possible.-- The improvement
of our highways through the agency of road
laws, has had a fair experiment. This lias
been a fruitful subject of Legislation, and
but little benefit has resulted to the commu
nity. In fact, the difference between the
effect produced by the present road laws, & j
no laws at all, would not, I consider be very i
striking. Whether the defect be in the law j
or in tiie want of its execution, the conse
quence to the community is the same. O- i
titer states have made advances in this de- 1
! partment, highly to their credit, hut more I
i conspicuously to their convenience. Dilfi
| cuities seemingly insurmountable have been j
overcome, and points originally remote have I
been brougnt in near connection. These
great and desirable objects have been effect
ed by the means of Turnpikes and Naviga
tion. In the first Georgia has made no ex
periment, and in the la ter her experiments
iiave m a great degree been unsuccessful.
These lessons however in the sciiooi of ex
perience, will be profitable, and we shall be
able to proceed more advantageously for the
future by avoiding tile errors ot the past.
There arc great and leading market roads
in the ■state, winch might be subjected to
the Turnpike system, much to the conveni
ence ol the community, and perhaps to the
individual profit of those who might feel
disposed to embark in such an enterprise.
1 am of opinion that such a work would suc
ceed best by the incorporation ofcompanies,
and by uniting the funds and exertions of
individuals with those of the State. In any
plan of internal improvement, much aid was
anticipated by the Legislature from the ap
pointment of an Engineer. No appoint
ment, however, has yet been made. 1 lay
before you the correspondence winch has
been had upon the subject, by which you
will be the better enabled to determine whe
ther the office should have been conferred,
or tor tlte present withheld. For the pasi
year no satisfactory survey cuuld have been
made, of any ot our rivers on account of the
continual rains by which they have been
flooded. The law creating this office pro
vides a competent salary, to attract the at
tention of one of competent genius and
practical information, and none other ought
to be selected. Upon his draughts, reports
and estimates, it is probable much Legisla
tion would be founded. It is therefore the
more important, that they should be such as
to form a safe reliance. A wasteful use of
the public treasure lias already occurred oy
large expenditures on useless or impractica
ble works founded on loose and erroneous
calculations. The improvements which are
progressing upon the Savannah, Tugaio,
and Oconee rivers, will be more fuliy ex
plained to you by the documents herewith
transmitted containing a correspondence
with His Excellency the Governor of South
Carolina, and the reports of different boards
of commissioners. The policy of that slate
seems to be liberal and energetic, and 1
should hope that none other will be adopt
ed by Georgia.
Proceedings are still pending in the dis
trict court ot the United Stales, in relation
to certain Africans introduced into the state
in violation of law. For a time these pro
ceedings were delayed by claims interposed
bv William Bowen and Miguel De Castro.—
Upon the dismissal of these Claims, it was
hoped that no further obstacle to a speedy j
d. vision would have presented itself. But j
while an allegation was in progress, at the
instance the state, for the purpose of a
condemnation of the proper y, a new and
unexpected clam has made its appearance
in the name of Jour. Madrazo, seeking a re
covery ot the negroes on hand, & me pro
-1 ceedsof those that have been sold. For want
! of such condemnation, the resolution ot the
l last Legislature, directing a disposition of
! the Atricaas h as not been complied well.
I This last claim having been repre-ented to
ine by the counsel, employed, as being pro
secuted by counsel, able and nuinerou-., to
wu : Messrs. Harris, Charlton, Kulioch,
Wayne Js Wilde, 1 have engaged the servi
ces ot assistant counsel, Messrs Davies and
| Law, and directed an early deter n 'r?«V n
i the case. From a late interview w ilh Judge
j Davies, I have reason to eSpect a decision
on the second Tuesday of the present month.
But from the invention of those claiming to
he interested it may be protracted still long,
er.
I communicate to you the proceedings
of the Legislature of the state of Ohio upon
the subject of a contest between the Bank
of the U. States and certain officers of that
slate.
The fund arising from the sale of fractions
in the years 1806 and 1807, has been so des
laved in its collection, as that considerable
loss is expected. For further information,
I refer yfiu to a correspondence with the
Solicitor General of this circuit, and with
J< hn W. Burney, Esq, a copy of which is
communicated.
Soon after the adjournment of the extra
session of the Legislature in May last, as di
rected by resolution, I wrote to the Secre
tary of War. with a view to obtain an en
largement of the instructions issued to James
P. Preston, Esq. the commissioner appoint
ed by the President to settle the claims of
our citizens against the Creek Nation, under
the late Treaty made at the Indian Springs.
I transmit you a copy of the letter and the
reply. The commissioner proceeding un
der the enlarged instructions, has been for
some time at Athens, and as 1 am informed,
has acteil on a large amount of citizens
claims. Claimants are still presenting them
! selves, and'l consider it proper that the
commission should continue open in this
! state or elsewhere, to meet the exigencies
of those who have not come in, either from
want of information, or from the difficulty
!of procuring testimony. It is matter of
; congratulation that these demands, so just
and so old, are about to be ascertained and
satisfied.
The Governors of Alabama and Tennessee
have been written to upon the subject of
a further acquisition of territory. The sub
ject is deeply interesting to the state, and to .
the individuals who compose it. Until we
stand upon the whole of the territory which
we own and carry our settlements to our ul
timate limits, any general and permanent
system of nubi c improvement will be at
tended with difficulties ami measurably re
tarded. Copies of the letters above alluded
to are laid before you.
A statement of warrants drawn on the
Treasurer, during the political year eighteen
hundred and twentv-one, and a list of Exe
cutive appointments accompany this mes
sage.
Two statements, one by the President of
the State Bank, and the other by the Presi
dent of the Darien Bank, as required by
resolution, are in the Executive Office, sub
ject to your examination.
The printing of the Digest compiled by
1.. Q. C. Lamar, Esq. under the authority of
'he slate, has been contracted to be per
formed by T. S. Hannon. By the contract,
the delivery of the requisite number of co
pies, was to take place by the first day of
March next, yet I have assurances that the
books will be ready for distribution in the
course of your present s- ssion.
Bv the copy of a letter herewith commu
nicated, yo't will be informed, that the Hon.
Freeman Walker, has resigned his seat in
llie Senate of the United States. This re
signation is to be regretted, that gentleman
: having been enabled by his talents, and dis
: posed from principle, to be serviceable to
his country, and to give efficient opposition
I to some great and leading measures, by the
success of which, it is believed, the southern
interests would have been materially affect
ed. file appointment of a successor will
devolve on you, and it is d. sirable, that it
should be made as early as convenient.
A question of some magnitude has lately
been submitted by the Legislature to the
decision of h,e people, A statement of the
result you will find annexed, by which it ap
pears that a large majority are opposed to a
conventim.
The constitution under which we live has
been in operation near twenty four years. It
was formed it is true, when the state of our
country was cemparatively rude and uncul
tivated, yet partaking of the republicanism
for which our fathers fought, it has led us to
an elevation from which we have a full view
of our growing prosperity. In these times
of public excitement, 1 am of opinion that
the people have decided rightly in not com
mitting their safety to the storm. It cannot
be supposed that this public excitement has
escaped my attention, and no man more than
myself regrets its extent, and the painful
feuds whiehfit has produced. This regret
would be greaily heightened, if, upan a dis
passionate review of the whole ground, I
could believe that the cause of such dissen
tion, could be properly attributed tt> myself,
file impartial observer must have discover
ed the true source, and having done so, must
be prepared to acquit me of all accountabili
ty. Fis no matter of surprize that parties
should exist, for they are always to be found
where the people are free: and no evil is
to be apprehended until they degenerate in
to faction. When this occurs, the public
good gives way to the unworthy feelings of
disappointed ambition.
Amid the struggles which have taken place
for some time past, we have heard an honest
difference of opinion temperately expressed,
we have seen the warmer conflicts of party,
and we liave seen too, some of the works of
faction. The traces of the latter are to lie
found in some of the attempts which have
been made to disparage my administration, t
Os this character, I view these proceedings,
which, in the pretended form of Legislative
privilege, and in language heated and in
decorous, express a censure of one of my
official acts, as being “ a departure from the
essential limits of the constitution.——This
act may have contained too much of energy,
and produced 'oo much good to accord with
the views and wishes of some, yet I feel that
it is consistent “ with the unalterable princi
ples intended for all times,” and shall hate
no fears in submitting it to the decision of
the wise and unprejudiced. I was a Geor
gian before the constitution was formed, and
have reason to remember some of the events
which gave it birth. 1 have witnessed its
growth; and in its maturity was called to
administer it. I have done so, with a con
scientious regard to its principles and the
sanctity of its character, and with a zealous
endeavor to advance the interest of the com
munity. That 1 may liave erred, I shall not
deny, and from error there are none exempt.
Mi const:: hand term of service is about to
expire ; I return my grateful acknowledg
ments fur the dignified trust so honorably
conferred, and hoping that under the irfiu
enee of harmony and gpod feeling, you may
legislate to the advancement of public educa
t ii. • tt-.-rnal impvovemen , go. .i or.lci and
1 am t our fellow-citizen,
JOHN CLARK.