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mL . ■ . S.— VOL. XXXVII. *MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1845. mu aaonaiA tournai. 18 PUHLMHKD TWICE A WKBK OUtllHO TIIK HrSSION OF TIIK I.KUISI.A rUIU. A 81> WKKKI.Y THE HLUAINDEK OF TUN YEAR, BY PETURHON T II W E A T T, EDITOR A.Sl) PROPRIETOR, AT TIIIUSIS DOLLAR* KBR ANNUM. IN ADVANCE OR, FOUR DOLLARS AT THE END OK THE YEAR. No «nb»oriiilion wlllbe received for It’.. Ilian n jeiir, nor will „ny iinner toe ,li.cunlinn.ulM»'i/.i//«rrtvirii;'> , « art paid. TI,. p. U er will not be sent .o snv pcv.nn on. ol the- S.n.e, uniil .lie*ul>.cri|.tini..noneyla paid in advnnceorantiarac.ory '*'v!)VeYn'-i'liMENTS are inaarted nl 75ccn.a per.quare for li.o lira, inaertiou, and Ml cent, per aqnare for earl, inaer.ion llioreafler. A aqnare in.lie Journal .a a .pace ol .en line, in a nail.ype,. onlaini.ifl a. it does one hundred word. .« Malnaon.ANnS.bv Ado.ini"tra.ore.Exer ...ora, or Unar'diaiia, nra required by law, to be held on Hie firs- Toe.davin the luonlh, nelween liie hour, ol ten in Hie lore- II ion and three in liie afteinnott, nl tlie Court-house, ill Hie county in which the landia eituoteil. Notiee ol iliese soles mini lie e i ven in a public gazette SIX I V DAYS previuua to * Saleso'fNBHROES niuat be at a public auction,on the Aral ... • »-- usual liouisol mile.nl the .vliere il»»* IrtterH leol«mrn unslii|*,mn A linyr been Front Tiifiilav «t the month,betw pUceofp tblio euleein th«t torv, of A.lminiatrntion or C«uonlianHhi|*,n»o> tin - f . sd'first elvioK SIXTY HAYS iiutioe thereof,in one of the public gazelles ol this State, ami al Iho door ol the (. bouse, where auch allies are to lie held. Nolicefor the .ale ol Paraonnl Property, in nut '^r^r^ri^iols^rs-Mhur^'muatb. P NoiiccHia^lh.itlon Will be made the CourtorOrdina. rv for lonve to sell LAND, inust he publiuhcd lor FOLK MON HIS. given n No * foi l.' 11 Nr.miOlvS, most he pnMDhetl (or h'r absolute ahull be made |.\)l7lt MOM I’lM,before unv or< '''(hTATl'ollafor letter, of Adiniuiatration, innal be published rt.vJJ",;H-Z ilianiiaaiiin from ndministroHon. .no’Mly ,tx month*—for diamission from GnnrdinnshtpJot It/day*. RuiKsforlheforoclosnreofMortNrtco must ho piihlmlipd JW. - ■ a -rAs—t'ora.tnbli.hlnK 1 oat pokiere,/or rAc lull, ,,-e id O,ire ui. nlht—lot eompel lug titles Hum r.xecii iSr. '.r Admluielratora, whore a Hon 1 !,been given by the emuinued according to these liie legal requirements, unleaa otherwise ordered. Ml business of this kind eontinncB to roceive prompt ntten- tiou i.t tho Olfiea of the GROUP! A JOURNAL. NO. 2, CHEAP SIDE! AVip Hoods Arriving Dully* S dft ARS-‘dO Hilda, couaialing nf prime Si. Croix.Port llicn, Aluscoviidn, and New Orleans—12(11) lbs double re fined Loaf For snlo by WRIGHT & STETSON, ( dllFFEE-Kin lings, iiinong which ml / (dd Government, Java, 111°, Cuba, end S ale by M AN AE FLOEB- Lyl trial to he appreciated. iv l»e found Lost ; Domingo. For WRIGHT &8TRISON. superior urtiele—needs but ‘or snip bv Will PUT & STRTSON. ,20 boxes ofColgatr’s make. WRIGHT & STETSON. _jcls. For snle l»y WRIGHT & STETSON. boxes Sperm, 20 boxes Adamantine ■« bu “ 8 " uU & Su "’ a - te’i!IT & STETSON. S OAP andSTARCH For sule by OEUAUS—10,1)00 of Superior hi S hoes—moo prof Kip Bruin M M acke hel Fur sale by_ QlLS—Sp.vm, Lt» TREASIIUY DEPARTMENT, ) Milledgeville, lot It December, 1845. J To the Honorable the President of the Senate: Slit: In obedience to a call of a resolution of the Senate of tho 9th of this instant, for a statement of all the monies which have been drawn from the Treasury on account of the Penitentiary, from its organization to tho present time, I herewith submit that statement. I have the honor Yours most W. H. to be, respectfully, MITCHELL, Treasurer Appr’tcd in 1812, for erecting Pen’y building, $10,000 “ 1813, “ “ M U 5,000 “ 1814, “ “ H it 6,000 “ 1SI5, “ “ it ii 10,000 “ 1816, “ “ ii ii 25.000 29.000 “ 1817, “ “ <i ti “ 1818, “ “ it ii 30,000 1819, “ “ it ii 25,000 “ 1820, “ “ ti ii 4,000 “ 1822, for defraying expenses Pen’y, 10,000 “ 1823, “ “ ii ii 10,000 “ 1824, “ “ ii it 10,000 “ lb25, “ “ ii ii 10,000 “ 1826, “ “ ii ii 10,000 “ 1827, “ it ii 10,000 “ 1828, “ “ i( ii 5,000 “ 1829, “ “ ii a 5,000 “ 1830, “ “ tt H 3,000 “ 1831, “ “ it tt 8,000 “ 1832, “ “ ii ii 12,500 “ 1833, “ “ ii ti 5,000 “ 1834, “ “ ii it 8,200 “ 1835, “ “ it u 5,000 “ 1836, “ “ n it 5,000 “ 1837, “ “ it n 15,000 “ 1838, “ “ a tt 10,000 “ 1839, “ “ ii it 3,000 “ 1840, “ “ ii it 20,000 “ 1841, “ “ ti tt 10,000 “ 1842, “ “ tc if 9,500 “ 1843, “ “ “ tt 32,000 “ 1844 and 1845, re-building and support 10,323 $370,523 43 For unh* bv WRIGHT & STETSON. OEASSES-Nc, ’ Orleans nud Culm. For calc by WRIGHT & STETSON -Nu. 1 and 2 in whole nod hull' barreln WRIGHT A. STETSON. ALT —350 Bucku, Jurge h S B-V?®?."®"® 0 ^Ry&HrAHTKIWJNT' B AEE HOPE AND TWINE-Moolis of Itu 200 lbs of Twine. For eale by WRIGHT &. STETSON. I KON—10 ton. of Sweed and English. Cast nod German Slr-al. For sale by WRIGHT S l*E I >ON. N AILS—JOOkegi wurm cut, iiBaortcl ai/.ua. For sale liy * WRIGHT & STETSON. rpOBACCO-A few boxen of J. tlemeii's Tobacco “ For h uperior Gold Leaf Gen- lo by t WRIGHT & STETSON. rpE A—Imperial, Gunpowder.JI. 1 bv and Hluck. Fur sale WitlGHT & STETSON. L I.HE—A few borrelaiu good order. Foraalo by WKIIillT^& STETSON. A XES—lb dozen superior cast steel. For sale by A. WRIGH T &. STETSON. MKOCKERV and GLASS WAHE-a large V^/ adsortnjpiit. For sule by \\ UUjH I & ^1 L T.^ON. W A J^ H BDCKETnawdBROOgjgg W' C OOLERS mid MEASURES-alargy^assort ment. Fur sale by WR1GII IASI E 1 SON. FlNDO «’-«LANS-8X I(i 1(1X12 Ac., a aupi- riur article—For sale by WRIGH T A S TE I SON- ale by FACTORY THREAD-iRallnumhers^For.. QSSIABCBCS- B ED-CORUS, Shoe Tliretid and Sad I- rons—all superior articles. For sale by WRIGHT A STETSON. -JZWIVES and FORKS, and POCKET- IV KNIVES. For sale by WRIGHT A STETSON. pAOUIOKS, GIUBLETS, HA.1IHEKS, and FILES. Fur Sule b WIUGIIT A S TETSON. B ROAD UUdSIlillglillg 'tuclicta. Fur sale by WRIGHT A S TETSON. QIIEEP SHE IKS, Cufpy Coinbs, Spades O aad Shovels, Fur sale bv WRIGHT A S TETSON. S' 1 c lOFFEE-.tllI.LS, Wattle Irons, and Frying-Pans. Forsal.-bv WRIGHT A STETSON. O 1 TON CARDS, and Plough I For dale by WRIGHT ASTI P OWDER and Shot, PcrctiHHioii (Japs, White WuhIi lirtittlien, Sand Faper mid many other articlea, ull of which will bd fluid LOW Kit than at hiiv other lionsn in ibis city,by WitlGHT AND 8TKTSON. (Vlilledgcvillc, Sept;23, 1815. 5*2 tf FIFTY DOUjAKSKUWAUI). S TOLEN from tin* Subscriber, in Cumpbeii couniy, (•«., cm tho l5lhol August iust, a negro hoy about twelve years old, by tlie nunc of It VFE, balouging to Tliomus Fitts, ami hired ity tlm Subscriber thin your, dark complected, lurgo front teeth, large chili, upeuk* tjuick when s|iokeu to, well grown to hia age. A Ihh, stolen the Banin night, by cutting a hole in my trunk, sonic twenty five or thirty dollars. The above reward will bu given for tho negro anti thief, lodg ed in an^ in to jail. or forty doilura for tin thief, with snllic* inut proof to convict him: or ten dollartt for the an id boy, lodged in any safe jail. J.G.SILVEY. .CPThe ColuiubuH Knqiiirur anil Wetumpkn [Ala.] Whig will please publish the ubove three months, ami lorwartl their accouiiIhto me. J.C.S, Martlittsville, DoKnlh co., fin., Aug. 06. Tl CU A BILL To be entitled an Act to provide for the distribution and management of the Poor School Fund, and other purposes : lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is here by enacted by the authority of the same— Sec. 1. Tlmt on the first dny of November next, His Excellency the Governor be authorised and required to dis tribute to the Inferior Courts of the sovernl counties of this State, ns a Common School Fund, for the education of the Poor, the amount of Capital Stock of the Banks of the State of Georgia and Augustu held by tho State for the purposes aforesaid, and all intermediate dividends declared thereon, in proportion to the number of poor children whom the In ferior Courts of this State may respectively report to the Governor, on or before the fiflecnth day of October next. And the said Courts shull cause correct lists of the poor chil dren between the ages of eight and fifteen years of their re spective counties to he made out, setting forth the names and residences thereof, us to districts, who arc incapable of ob taining the rudiments of an education without public aid ; which lists shall be certified by said Inferior Courts, and transmitted to the Governor on or before the date last men tioned. 2d. That in making distribution of the stocks according to tho mode herein provided, if any fractional sums should occur, thut Ilis Excellency the Governor be authorised to draw a warrant therefor, and retain so much of the stock aforesaid, which shall bo sold when at par, or when the div idends thereon shall, with the price for which the same mny he sold, put the stock at par, and proceeds of such sale pla ced into and become a part of the funds of the Treasury. 3d. That it shall he tho duty of the Grand Jury of each county, nt the l-’nll term of each Superior Court, to examine into the condition of the Common School Fund, allow such amounts ns mny have been contracted by the Inferior Courts or its authority, report what amount of suid fund has been misapplied, lost, or otherwise unavailable, mid in case of any loss, the same to be replaced by the mandates of the Supe rior Courts to the Tux Collector of such county to assess an amount on tho tax digest thereof, which shall lie equal in amount to such loss, who shall proceed forthwith to collect nud pny the same to the Inferior Court; to the end that the fund hereby distributed nmy be permanent, and incapable of impairment. And it slinll be the duty of the Inferior Court of each county to report, or cause to he reported, to ihc Clerk of tho Superior Court, five days before the Fall ses sion thereof, all necessary information relative to said fund, ns will enable tho Grand Jury to discharge the duties hereby required of them ; and in ense of failure on the part of the Inferior Court to make such report, thut then the Judge of the Superior Court slinll have full authority to compel such report to he made. And if from any cause whatsoever, the Gruud Jury should fuil to examine and report at the Full term of the Superior Court, as aforesaid, that in such case the Grand Jury tit the ensuing term shall he required to do so. 4th. That each County is hereby mude a Trustee of the fund to ho distributed fur the eduention of the poor, ns here in provided, and it is hereby declared thut the same shall in nil future time he considered ns n permanent fund, nnd that the profits thereof shall be faithfully applied to snid purpose; und in case of its misapplication, or other abuse, the Slate expressly reserves to itself the right, by future legislation, to reclaim the suinc of cnch and every county which shull fail to perform the duties herein required. 5th. Thut tho Inferior Courts arc hereby prohibited from selling, or otherwise disposing of the stock hereby appropri ated and authorised to be transferred to suid Courts for the purposes hciein specified. From the Charleston Mercury.] OUR POLICY (!) AS TO OREGON. The readers of the Mercury know in what estimation we hold tho Oregon Territory nnd the clear and unquestionable title of the United Stutes to it. We need not repeat on that head. But granting our title to be good, though disputed by Great Britain, and granting that the country itself is as good as the title, we propose, with these concessions, to consider wlmt policy does interest, and then what policy does honor re quire us to pursue. On the score of interest, doubtless a policy which will with most ccrtaiuty, at a cost proportionate to its value, secure to us this land of promise, will he the best. Doubtless the Ore gon territory, as well its any other object, may cost more than it is worth. For instance, is it worth, at the most fu- vorable estimate, a war with one of tho great powers of Christendom?—and if it is, are wo sure to obtuin it by such a war? Leaving out of the estimate, the misery nnd de moralization of war, and considering it only a question of money to be spent.—how' many millions of dollurs will it cost the people of the United States to support a war with Great Britain ? For the mere expense of the army and navy not less than fifty millions a year. But this is only an item;—the cost to the citizens in the destruction of commerce and indus try, will he far greater. Count up this cost through a series of years, and when you have satisfied your love of round numbers,—then ask your self, if we are sure by all this enormous waste of getting the territory at last ? How indeed can wc gain Oregon by a war ? As soon as it is declared, where will its boils full and its fires kindle ? On the Canada frontier, on the Ocean, on our seaboard.—any where hut in Oregon. There it will be for tunate for our settlers, with a thousand miles of mountain and wilderness between them and the Mississippi valley, if they are let alone by the British occupants. If there is any war there, it will be waged by tho settlers, unaided by any militaiy expeditions from the United States. To say noth ing of the impossibility of transporting armies with all their cumbrous appendages across the wild and mountainous inter vening country, we shall have quite too much on our bunds at home to think of making campaigns in Oregon. We shall not assure our “exclusive jurisdiction” there by war.— That will be the very last battle field. We must couquer Great Britain in every clinic and every sea, before we meet her in Oregon. We mast sweep England from Cuimdn— wc must demolish her fleets that cover every sea—we must trample under foot the flag anil the pride of tho Anglo-Saxon in Europe, before we can have time or means to take pos session of our estate beyond the ltocky Mountains. Now, not seeing how wc shall accomplish ull this, wc do not sec how the United States will obtain Oregon by war, even if it be thought worth the cost of war. But. our honor inay demand war, nnd (hen of course cost and consequences are of little moment. Wliut has Great Brituin done? She hns extended the protection of her laws over her subjects in Oregon. She has not attempted in any way to molest our citizens in that country, or to contravene the terms of our treaty made with her in 182G. Can honor require ns to do more than Great Britain has done ? If we, as she Im3 done, extend our laws over our citizens in Ore gon, what more does honor require ? Neither this nor any precceding Administration has complained that Great Brit uin hns in the slightest degree ever violated any of our trea ty stipulations with her respecting Oregon. Nothing tojusti- fy retaliation, or to demand precipitancy on our part. Hon or then mny demand that we go ns far as she has gone in es tablishing control in Oregon, but it cun require no more. For these reasons we submit that neither interest nor hon or require that we should give the one year’s notice stipula ted in the ttcaty of 182(5, preparatory to taking exclusive possession of Oregon. But there are other considerations that also condemn this course. It hns been only within a few years that our people have turned their eyes to Oregon. They arc now passing the mountains in a stream of coloni zation, and in a few years will have the mastery ofthe coun try. Is it not folly to arrest this natural course of things, by which the territory must inevitably and peaceably become ours,—because we will peaceably have secured a foothold in it which war cannot touch ? But still higher considerations urge us to forbear any hasty movement, which will give Great Britain the advantage in a contest for Oregon,—if a contest is unavoidable. The nn- tion which gives thc.notice for the termination of the Conven tion of joint occupancy, must follow it up by enforcing its jurisdiction over the country. If this is not the design, it is mere trifling to give the notice. And if it is the design, as the President leaves no reason to doubt, then wc become the aggressor,—we break the pcuce of the world. Now, why should we take this position when neither policy nor honor re quires it? Under the Convention of 1826, we nre gaining strength every day, unci Great Britain is losing it. The country is inevitubly and rapidly falling under our power, without cost and without blued, and neither cost nor blood cun now win it. Let us leave Great Britain to act the aggressor, if she chooses to do so. Let her give the notice of the termination of the Convention of 1826, nnd then at tempt lo enforce her jurisdiction over our people in Oregon. If she does jo, wc will light for iho tight, und in the mean- lime will begaining power for the contest. If she does not move in the matter, the territory will surely and naturally he ours. Whilst therefore wc disapprove of that portion of the President’s Message which recommends the year’s notice of the termination of the Convention of 18215, preparatory to ex tending our “exclusive jurisdiction” over Oregon, with its certain consequence,—war,—we approve of so much of it as ndvises the extending of our laws over our citizens there,— which is no more thnnGreat Britain hns done. It may also he advisable to raise and so to dispose an additional military force, us to protect the emigrants on their way to Oregon, ns the readiest and most peaceable way of advancing the set tlement of the question. If there he uuy wisdom in our councils, it will he settled by one of two ways—emigration or arbitration. It cannot be settled advuntageously to us, by war. There is no dearth of crime in New York. 11,404 arrests have been made by the police during the last three months. NO. 17. A w,v Case—Death of a Lady.—The Rich mond (V a.) I imes has the following notice of the death of a lady, which occurred in that city Inst week : “A lady representing herself us Mrs. Agnes Thompson, front Philadelphia, not long since arrived und took up her abode in the lower part of the city. She was young—about 24 years of age—very pretty, and showed all the indications ol gentle breeding. She was a stranger to all the neighbors on her arrival, but they soon bccumc acquainted with her. she soon fell ill—her disensc consumption; hut the kindness ol her neighbors mitigated, as far as possible, the horrors of her condition.—She hud with her two young children, a son and daughter. Her neighbors of course felt a natural curi osity to learn something, of her history; but all thut they could glean from her was, that she had been attached and enguged to a gentleman when n girl; that her parents ob jected to the match, and that she afterwards married another. While in her lust illness, a gentleman visited her several times under circumstnnces of great mystery. He entered the room on one occasion, while one of the neighbors was present. As soon ns he discovered the presence of a stran ger, he endeavored to conceal his fuce—walked up to the bed kissed the sick lady, asked her some questions, when the neighbor, not wishing to embarrass their intereoiiroe, left the room. Whenever this gentleman visited her, he left her supplies of money. On the 21st ult., she fell a victim to her relentless disease, lcavinsr two small children dependent up on the charities of neighbors. 1 “ We make this statement at the request of one of the neighbors, in order to acquaint Iter friends with the fate of this inUtcrious female.” Government Patronage.— 1 There arc 33,000 persons in the pay of the Federal Government, and 54,000 in that of the vurious State Governments—and these may be supposed to maintain on the average three persons each, making an aggregate of 261,000 deiiendunts on the public puise.° In New York there arc 400 persons employed in the Custom House. In August, 1845, there were 4000 applications for office ut New York, or 0 applicants for each office. If the same proportion exists elsewhere, these 87,000 office holders would represent nearly 800,000 men engaged in promoting the success of their |mrty, with the hope of obtaining office. Double this number and you have an army of 1,600,000 men, actively enguged iu the corruptions of purtizan political war fare. Affairs in Canada.—We learn that des|intches to Lord Metcalfe came in the last steamer from Liverpool, au thorising him to return home, in consequence of his indispo sition. It is said that ho intended to have left Montreal on Wednesday, whence he will proceed to Albany, and by tho Western railroad to Boston. State rooms have been en gaged for him on board the Britannia, which will lenve Bos ton next Monday, Lord Cuthcart, the communder of tho forces, will act as Gov. General till a successor to Lord Met calfe arrives from England.—J\ r . Y, Herald. Earthquakes.—Sixty-one earthquakes have occurred or the coust of Chili. An earthquake ut Lisbon, the capital o Portugal, in 1775, shook nil the seas of Europe, the nortl of Africa, and the West Indies, and even Lake Ontario It lasted only six seconds, but in that time it destroyed out quarter of the dwelling houses, all the public buildings, nnr 30,000 inhabitants of Lisbon. During an earthquake al Lima, the officers of a ship says that the ship was violently tossed, the surface of the water boiled, nnd was covered witl ffslies. One of the chain cables belonging to the ship suf fered partial fusion, lit 1765, three quarters of the city o Lima, and 120,000 of its inhabitants were destroyed by ui earthquake. J Important.—The Boston Post says:—“Wc lmve good ground for believing tlint the English Government will im mediately recall Mr. Packcnhnni, who it is understood, hns been placed hors da combat iu the negotiation about Oregon with Mr. Buchunau, and send n new Minister to this country to adjust the difference between the two nutions upon n.ore liberal terms than have heretofore been insisted upon by Greut Britain.” The New-York Journal of Commerce confirms the above Prison Business.—The State Prison or Penitentiary ol Louisiana is easily managed, it would scetn. The following paragraph, front the New Orlenns Times, shows how: “The Penitentiary at this place is leased for five years, tc several gentlemen of Kentucky. They |iay nothing to the State; they take all the material on hand from the State at u fair valuation, nnd retain the mnteriul they nmy have on hand, at the expiration of their lease. The State ulso loaned the lessees $15,000, nt six per cent, interest, to enable them to make a beginning in the manufacture of bagging and rope, It is understood the system works well, and that it will he quite profitable to tho lessees. The most |irofitable brand carried on is the cotton factory, and it would he still more so if the factory were enlarged sufficient to employ the entire force of the Penitentiary.” Congressional Proceedings by Telegraph. W» made arrangements, a few dnys since, for a daily rc|)ort of tin proceedings of Congress, to he forwarded by the “Magnetic Telegraph” uftcr the adjournment of Congress, so that u< shall publish the proceedings as soon as they do in Washing toil. Both houses of Congress usuully adjourn about four oi five o’clock P. M. The report will then he made up nni transmitted to this city. The provision is lo have this worl commence about the 15th of January.—Philadelphia Ga zclle. of The Tallahassee Floridian states tlint five or six samples Sea Islund Cotton raised in Middle Florida, were exhib ited in that jilace, and declared by competent judges to he worth from 22 lo 30 cents a pound. Tho best specimen was raised on a light sundy soil, which produced about 325 pounds to the acre. Tiie Oregon Question.—Rumors and anticipations in regard to the President’s Message, had occasioned some ex citement oil this subject. It was rumored thut the President would take high ground, even higher than that of his inau gural address. The subject, it is said, had occiqiied u great ilcul of the attention ofthe British Cabinet, during their lute frequent nnd protracted sittings. Willtner &. Smith re mark: “There appears to he something very warlike in the wind, for the activity on the sen board, and in the naval ursc- nuls, is as steady and unremitting as when we noticed the subject a month or six weeks ago.” Hudson's 13 ty Produce.—Tiie annual importations of furs and skins by llie Hudson’s Bay Company from that quarter bail just la- ken place. One of their vessels, Hie I’rlnce Albert, arrived iu the London dueks two or three dnys ago, und llie oilier vessel, the I’rinco Rupert, arrived a few days previously, with immense cargoes of every description ol iho most valuable furs and skins of unimuls abounding in that place. WiVmerJf Smith's Toms.