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r Ttilv last, there was due to 1 Department, from Postmasters, , h 7; o L 28 ; from late postmas- contractors, 8*256 749 31; er , ‘ „ o tal amount of balances [* a To Si Department, of 8391 - [ !) ‘ These balances embrace a’ delinquencies of postmasters , contractors* which have taken | k!cc strict’ the organization of the: Ltmcnt. There was tine by | .Dcnartmcnt to contractors, on of Jt.lV IttfS 6+ - I The transportation of the mail,j rilhin fce years past, has been tlv extended, and the expendi- 1 r „‘ s os the department proportion-; I'lv increased. Although the post-1 ‘ which has accrued within the) iVthree years,has fallen short of; c expenditures 8262,821 46, it .pears that collections have been j v' K le from the outstanding balan es to meet the principal part of ,e current demands. is estimated that not more than I‘)jO UOO of the above balances can, !; collected and that a considerable 1 (r t of this sum can only be reali-| ‘ e d bv a resort to legal process.— , tfinc improvement in the receipts or postage is expected. A prompt, t endon to the collection of rnon yes received by postmasters, it is jelieved will enable the department n continue its operations without id from the Treasury, unless the xpenditure shall be increased bv L establishment ot new mail A revision of some parts of the ost office law may be necessary ; nd it is submitted, whether it fonld not be proper to provide for tr appointment ot postmasters, mere the compensation exceeds a ertain amount, by nomination to tie Senate, as other officers of the ;eneral government are appoin- Having communicated my views and Congress at the commencement if the last session, respecting the nconragement vhirh ought to he iven to our manufatures, and the rinciple on which it should be junded, I have only to add that lose views remain unchanged, and .at the present state of those coun ties, which xve have the most im ifrdiate political relations and grea t commercial intercourse with, Peis to confirm them. Under this ipression, I fecommend a review Ikhe tariff sor 1 the purpose of af oMing such additional protection c hose articles which we are pre yed to manufacture, or which are acre immediately connected with hejdefencc and independence ofthe the actual state ofthe puplic ac oi|its furnishes additional evi- ofthe efficiency of the pres n! system of accountability, in re to the public expenditure.—. H e moneys drawn from the reasurv since the fourth of f artll eighteen hundred and seven pn, the sum remain ing unaccoun- W for on the thirtieth of Sept, last s i ,ore than a million and a half of 110 ars less than on the thirtieth pf September proceeding ; and putngttie same period,a reduction bf learly a million of dollars has kefi made in the amount of the ptiiittled accounts for monies ad- M:ed previously to the fourth of piafch eighteen hundred and se reneen. .It will be obvious that, r! roportion as the mass of ac poiilsof the latter description is pßinished, by settlement, the di picutv ot settling the residue is PC eased, from the consideration |a, in many instances it can be Utfnied only by legal process.— more precise details on this fv’ refer to a report from M irjt Comptroller of the Treas [ Coc sum which was appropria te at ! ' le session, for the re- P”° Cumberland road has r en applied with good effect to L A final report has not kh Kt ‘ rt * Ceivc d from the agent [ ° a '’ appointed to superintend Iv * BOOH nail is received it L 1 communicated to Con- L Ij i n ’ I >n triotic and enlightened L ens \’' ho have made the sub t, ‘- 11 o 'J ect ot pa.ticular inves- L™ ave suggested an im pticeSUll greater impor le * 1 :irc “ opinion tliat L * *** of the Chesapeake and IL r * )e con, iected together bv C “!• 1 u, ® canal, and at an ex- h Co s oort of the value and Lined If °, l the oh i eCt to ,H ‘ t)h ‘ liihcd it l)c nccotn* f 3 lm possible to ralculatc the beneficial consequences which would result from it. A great por tion of the produce of the very fer tile country through which it would run will find a market by that chan nel. Troops might be moved with facility in war with cannon and ev ery kind of munition, and in either direction. Connecting the Atlan tic with the western country, in a line passing through the seat ofthe national government, it would con tribute essentially to strengthen the bond of Union itself. Belching as 1 do, that Congress posseses the right to appropriate money for such a national object, (the juris diction remaining t 0 the states through which th e canal would pass,) I submit it to your consid eration whether it may not be ad visable to authorize,by an adequate appropriation, the employment of a suitable number of the officers of the corps of engineers, to examine the unexplored ground, during the next session, and to report their opinion thereon. It will likewise be proper to extend their examin ation to the several routes through which the waters of the Ohio may be connected by canals, with those of Lake Erie. As the Cumberland road will require annual repairs, and Con gress have not thought it expedi ent to recommend to the states an amendment to she constitution, for the purpose of vesting in the Uni ted States a power to adopt and execute a system of internal im provement, it is also submitted to ; your consideration, whether it may I not be expedient to authorize the j Executive to enter into an ar rangement with the several states through which the road passes, to establish the tolls, each within its limits for the purpose of defray ing the expenses of future repairs an and of providing also by suitable penalties, for its protection against future injuries. ~ AN ACT ~“ ~ ? For the Incorporation of the Town of Macon, in Bibb county. Be it enacted, &c. That Oliver H. Prince, David S. Booth, Samuel Wood, Charles J. McDonald and Seth Ward, are hereby appointed Commissioners ot said Town ‘and shall continue in office until succes sors are appointed according to the provisions of this act. Sec. 2.—That on the first Mon day in 1825 and on the first Mon day in every year thereafter, all persons, inhabitants of said Town, entitled to vote for members to the General Assembly, shall assemble at the co.’rt-house in said Town and by balot elect five CommisYion ers who shall continue in office for one year, an and until successors are elected ; at which election any two of the Justices of the Inferior court or two ofthe Justices of the Peace of said Countv not candidates shall preside. And if it shall so happen that such election shall not take place on the day herein ap pointed any one or more of the Justices of the Inferior Court, or J ustices of the Peace for said coun ty, may afterwards by giving ten days previous notice, hold the said in the manner herein directed.— And in case of the death or remo val of any of said commissioners the remaining commissioners shall have power to fill such vacancy un til the next annual election. Sec. 3. That it shall not be law ful for any of said commissioners! so elected or appointed to enter on the duties of his office until he shall have taken and subscribed to the following oath : I, A. B.dosolemn ly swear (or affirm as the case may be; that I will well and truly per form the duties of a commissioner by adopting such measures as shall in Jiny judgement lie best calcula ted to promote the general good o f the citizens ofthe town of Macon. hire.4th That the said commis sioners shall have full power and authority to make any by-laws, or dinances, or regulations ; and pow er to enforce the same that they may deem best calculated to pro mote the general good of the citi zens of said Town : Provided al ways that no law, ordinance, or re gulation, shall be contrary to the constitution and laws of this state, or that of the United States. Sec. 5. That said Commissioners shall have jurisdiction within the present limits of the common and Town of Macon and the twenty acre lots under lease from the Ge |neral Government on the cast side ofthe river Ocnjnlger. jFcrcfgn faUcUijjnue. Great disappointment was expe rienced by those who placed confi dence in the King’s promise of Am nesty made at Cadiz ; and a spirit ot disaffection had again manifes ted itself. The town of Cabra is said to have again declared lor the Constitution, and Ballasteros to be again at the head of a respec table force in the mountains, crying out for the “ Constitution or death.” A letter from Bayonne says:— ! Jaen is not tranquil. The deser- 1 tion is considerable, and the pris- ‘ oners of Riego’s corps escape as if ! by miracle from their prison. Bal- , lasteros, it [stems, circulates as an order of the day, copies of the Royal Decrees,both that of the 30th ■ September, and those since publish ed;’ / There is no intelligence of the surrender ot the fortresses, garri soned by the Constitutionalists. The same editor adds, “It is understood that the Cortes tried to relieve themselves from the want ot money, by endeavoring to induce the United States to embark in a loan, the security of which was to have been either a mortgage on the Island of Cuba, or the sale of the Royal Demesnes that Island.,’ The morning Chronicle says, it was w ell known in Paris on the 16th ot October, that France, Spain and Portugal had concluded a trea ty, for the,restoration of the Am erican Colonies to the legitimate sway of the two latter powers. Much jealausv is said to exist in France with respect to the conduct of the English government towards the South American Provinces: “ Advices from London state, that an under Secratary of State has been promptly sent into Spain to deliver to King Ferdinand a positive demand on the part of the English government on the subject of the claims of England upon Spain. It is affirmed that this demand leaves no other alternative than the following; either that Spain pay what has been promised,or England will pay herself. “ Another letter from England speaks of the sudden departure of twelve superior officers, (four of whom belonged to the corps of en gineers, and eight to the artilerv) for Jamaica; It is asserted that f, om thence they will proceed to the new states of South America. This event has excited a sensation in London. ** It is said that the Council of Ministers which was held yester i day evening may have had some relation to these proceedings of our neighbors.” A Madrid article of the 10th ; Oct. says that a contribution of G,000,000 francs was to be levied on that city. ‘I he King had issu ed a decree disbanding his army. A letter from Madrid, of lltli Oct. says tliat the utmost terror and dismay prevailed in consequence ofthe king’s vindictive conduct. During the campaigns in Carraccas, a boy appeared in the tent of Morillo. drowned in tears. The Chief desired to he informed for what purpose lie was there. The child said he came to beg the life of his father, then a priso ner in Morillo’s camp. “ W hat can you do to save your father ?” asked the General. ‘I can do but little, ” said the boy; ‘but what I can shall be done.* Morillo seized the little fel low’s ear :— ‘ Would you suffer your ear to be taken oil’ to obtain your fa ther’s liberty ?’ demanded he. * I cer tainly would,’ was the answer. A soldier was accordingly ordered to cut off'the car by pieces. The boy wept, but resisted not. Would you lose your other ear for the accomplish; nient of your purpose r was the next question. ‘ I have suffered much, but 1 can still suffer,’ replied the boy.— The other ear was taken off by one stroke of the knife. ‘ And now,’ said Morillo, ’ depart, the father ot such u son is dangerous to Spain. He must pay the forfeit of his life.’ The maim ed child passed from the quarters of the General, but to witness the execu tion of his father. Connecticut yet !—A hog 2fi months old, owned and fatted by Mr. lhomas Way, of-London —weighing twelve hundred and fifty pounds — girth six feet, four inches \ and length nine feet, w as ou Monday last shipped lor New Orleans.— Advocate. An expedition destined to explore the route for a canal to unite the wa ters ofthe great lakes with the Missi ssippi, has commenced ita labours. WEDNESDAY, DEC-17. Owing to the extreme length of the Presi dent's Message, we are obliged to Oinit many articles prepared for this day's paper. We hope, however, that the interest of this docu men twill compensate our readers for the ab sence of our usual variety. We are unwilling ly obliged to omit about two columns of it till next week THE LEGISLATURE. Ry reports ot the proceedings it appears that but little business has been completed the week past. Very few hills have been introduced, and none passed of much interest.—Among the latter we notice the one for altering the time of holding the Superior and Inferior Courts in Flint circuit. —one. for the record of births in the several counties, —one concerning bills of exchange, and a hill to amend the penal code. The bill to establish a Loan OJJice is postponed to the next Legislature. The committees, on Agriculture and Internal Improvement—on the Judiciary—on Ranks, andou Finance, several ly made reports, ol which we inav take some notice in our next. Considerable time has been taken up on a resolution recommend ing to the people of the United States a suitable person for the next President —which passed, recommending \VM. 11. CRAWFORD as such, in Senate, Yeas 34, Mays 19 —in the House, Y’eas 67, Mays4o. From the MUledgrvillc Jnnrnnl There is no state in the Union, perhaps, in which the real state of the public treasury is so little known by the people generally as in Georgia. The reports of the Treasurer have, indeed, given an nually a lucid account of the expen ditures of the past year, and of the state of the cash account. But these reports have deceptive, not from any deficiency in the reports themselves, for the Treasurer has< in every instance, done his duty faithfully, but from the circum stance that these reports have not been considered in connection with the list of appropriations which have been annually made for pub lic purposes. For instance, in the report of the 1 Oth Nov. last, there appears to be a clear balance in favor of the state of £425,775. — Now, to anv one who takes this report by itself, unconnected with the list of appropriations, it would seem that the state has on hand this large amount of money, ready to be applied to any purposes the legislature may direct. This we candidly conless was our impress ion was so stated in this paper, a few weeks ago. On further re flection doubts arose ; and we set ourselves to enquiring into the facts of the case. We found that a fund had been set apart and pledged for the en dowment of county accademies. That a fund had been set apart for the support of free schools. A fund for the purposes of in ternal improvement. And also a fund for the redemp tion of the public debt. These several funds have been set aptrt by acts of the legislature and solemnly pledged for the pur poses above specified. They ought not—consistently they cannot be touched for Other purposes than those for which they have been appropriated, because the state is liable at all times to be called on for them. They are to be consid ered as debts due by the state for the redemption of which the faith of the state is pledged. How then stands the matter? From the report of the Treasur er to the committee on finance, the following account is made out. Balance of the proceeds of the fund for the endow ment of county academies, after deducting the Gover nor's warrants drawn there on up to 31st Oct. last, £17,042 40 Proceeds of the free school fund paid into the treasury up to the date above men tioned, 59,08 G G 6 Proceeds of the fund for internal improvement, 57,500 00 Balance of the proceeds of the [fund for the re demption of the public debt 134,445 00 Appropriations not drawn for, viz. Balance. of the appropria tion made in 1821, t0 pay for the states shares in the Planters Bank 20,000,00 Appropriation by the act ofthe 18th Dec. 1819, to pay for the states’ shares in the Darien Bank 1 - 5,000 Appropriation in 1822, f0r the Altamaha river 5,000 Balance of the appropri ations made to Reid & Ter- . roll in 1818,for clearing cut the Oconee river 5,00 k) 571,073 00 Cash on hand, the Treasuaer’s statement, on the 51st Oct. last, to meet these appropriations, 425, 775 GO Balance against the state 45,297 45 Thus it appers that more than all the money in the treasury has been already appropriated \ Yet it is proposed to establish a loan office, and distribute thereby 8500,- 000 of the public treasure to indi viduals on mortgages on real es tate !! Connected with the public funds there is an important fact which ought to be made known to the peo ple generally. The public taxes have been, in many instances, with held from the treasury by the col lectors, for some cause or other, which we have not ascertained.— Nearly one hundred thousand dollars of the public money is in this con dition. This large amount is in the hands of different collectors, who are reported by the Comptrol ler general to be in an ears at the treasury. We will publish the list shortly, and let it speak for itself. The cancelling decree of King Ferdinand cannot be intended to apply to the P lorida Treaty.— Some of the Eastern Editors guess, that it will be so constructed Impossible ! the man is not infatu ated enough to attempt it. The treaty was made by him ; the Cor tes subsequently did no more than explain some of its provisions in relation A t grants of land. But if Ferdinand should meditate such a gross breach of faith, he may as well whistle to the winds. The. United States will not condescend even to parley \Vith him upon the. matter. The territory is ours.— It is a part of the Union. He may as well attempt to wrest Mississipi or Massachusetts from us. The idea is too preposterous even to be discussed. Rich. Enq. Inr The Rev. GEORGE HILL will pre actl in Macon, in Slaughter’s building, on Sunday the 21st. instant Pleasant Mount iYcat\em\j IS now open for the reception of pu pils, in which will be taught, Or thography, Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography, Book-keeping, Geometry, &c. &c.— It is situated near the junction of the roads leading from Fort Hawkins and Stone Creek meeting-house to Marion, Twiggs county. The situation is high and pleasant, with a never-failing spring of water. Good board can be had in respectable families in the im mediate neighbourhood, on reasonable terms. Terms of tuition moderate. WM. JOHNSON, Teacher. Dec. 17. 39tf. Iw I V, LOST. LOST or mislaid, in July or August last, a Note of hand, drawn in favor of B. C. Whitaker, by Z. &. J. Fuller, for the sum of Nineteen dol lars and fifty cents, due the 25th De cember, 1823. I hereby forewarn all persons from trading for said Note, as it will be paid to no one but the sub scriber. B. 0. WHITAKER. Bibb Cos, Dec. 12, 1823 c 3w39 Georgia—Jelierson County. WHEREAS Decy Pool applies for letters of administration on the estate of Joseph Pool, late of said county, deceased. These are, there fore, to cite and admonish all and sin gular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be oad appear at my of fice, within the time prescribed by law, to Shew cause, (if any,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under ray hand this 29th day of November, 1823. It. U. Shelman, c. c. o. 39—Gw* (CTW e are authorised trt an nounce M. R. WALLIS a candidate for the office of Tax Collector for this county. ( are authorised to an nounce JAMES HOLMES a candi date for the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for this county. (fcj* We are authorised to nounce Wm. M. PURVEAR. a candi date for the office of Coroner for this county ‘iUMS ’ or EVERY DESCRIPTION, For sale at tins OlTico, t S