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‘JVi.‘ whole. Tn short, taking every V.*a ig into eensidvraiinu, the l>riusJi Umpire, in power and strength. utay bt* slated a the greatest that ever existed on wih, as it iar surpasses them aii, in knowledge, moral c ha tac for ami worth* On her domini ons iln* sun never sets 5 befotc h;s cvrni? j ravs leave llie spires id Que -Imm k. hi- morning lh*aros huvs shone 3 hours on l*ort Jackson, and while oinking t*i*otu the waters ol Uake $n >vrn.r. iis e) t* opens upon those •A she < ang**s, THE SEW*. WASHINGTON. .Tax. A. tSv’2. ft Vnus t avr- beers tv-mr vkr r] hyt wo were vp v er> ’ “incr ot our P'.'p’nos. nnd ‘hat whenever we vn, u-r fr\ m comrnpw l , it whs vprv caXitt* .is -1 Our iiioas on ttio subject mav appear sin/- til r but praise? übon infl’scriminatelv be. stoW P'l have alwavs abut fprwlencv:pr’uV ison frrT\'.]’ rr (1, when iiot’t f x"’ tpd unties an* netJec tod v 7 * cn *4ev would bnvo be on fhlfilVJ ; and lb r*'wf rs (>• die hipnr.ft rri.nd ’-Pmain s'a'ion a’” un>mprov"d o ben men, srp not s'imulat d ’’ XbpidP'* thv ’hose power? can he made to attain a hu.d pvd^f-or'nfperfection bv ronstan’ and nrntrross’ve r -\ r‘ion?. We have frequent ly a - ‘madvertrd on dir passive rondur* of die r, r r-ur s’ itr lepblaMiro f or some yrx s past ; a>.d we believe wi'h jeno ! author* itv <0 do so : tli r lepibiative proceedings were befn.w us; i f was impossible not to remark ■?>;. ‘hr welfare and best interests of the s’air ha 1 not hero well attended to The proceed ings of the last legislature draw from us. no’ r lufctan'ly, such praises onlj as the members l*av- ariplit <q ex; -act from Eu ir constituents: tivev have done their duty, but much jet re main to be tier formed. The laws dmt have been passed, and for wlnch tin- lepida'ure must receive the thanks of 3 * people, are (he laws for lie permanent endowment of du Ihuversity and theerec'ion ot nto w collf fre and lice ai Athens, and for the l rmanent endowment of the county Acude v i- s—to inert ase die funds for the support of fr>o> schools and tor toe internal improvement of the sia'e Tin* advocates of these tnt u sures intended to go further in the appropria te for school- and Internal improvement; be’ 7 hcv found hat if tiiev asked more than He y did, it was probable he bills would nut pass as an opposition had been man tested to increase t!*e appropria toi.s already made by peer.-dinjr legislatures. We will remark Iters that t)i four representatives from Wilkes voted in 1 ■or of the bdls; and when a morion wa.. nv*d< i> teconsiilrr one otMicm, which motion ii * and succeeded, would have probably de feated l.e nlrn-.s of the friends of i iteraal im jrrov’ Mien’s, our representatives voted m the ucjc ;ve, and the morion was lost to reconsider, y a Iff, nays 49 Ameliorations in our system of t > ■’ mstruc'ion must soon take place; au ‘tit- <lav is noi far distan. when Georgia s'.; and ;> • have to took abroad tor objects of im • in. h; regard to roads atvl canals, a topoghraph i-a! i upinrer must 1m- appoin ed before he system adopted can fc.. carried into full opera tion ‘flit appoin mtni depends on die Exe • uiivf* j and we have been informed that no puns were spared to procure a person well puabued to perform all lire duties of the cilice. T\oiic could bo procured from our sisters ates As tlie oHico lias i (it inci nbtilislitd, and .bat ij nocossiif> sonielhiiig uli on il be m Mos respect it our opinion tha we tr- “ to peek nr home for such an officer. T~ ,! ‘’’ “• 5 requisite are great, it is true, but i* v < . i niar, in Georgia bat can fdl die oili ; T!;p fxpeiimc! at all events onahr to \- • lu’ Cover nor having the power o re rt ‘ ‘ .1 !’ *’ person ppoin-ed. cm Id not dis cbj g if)- ‘ ies able a.-.<f benefic.a'lv to tin *it e Bt sidt s, it a Georgian were to be up poinh'd, ami lie shot Id perk.nn die du.ies sa litd'.ctorily, it would excite die vOuths of <k’oid!a to sillily those branches of,he hcierices Inve beecn hi'her o negltcicd bv us. Ilnbl its, nif'iisWion, lorfifiaiioiii, siif. v i ,! tr. Sic. woultl acquire more atn-aciion; ai .l b’ a spirit c< emulation pervading- the -binds of our young fieorgiite.s, die s'a f would anon hold a respectable’ rank in the scientific world. On Afondav next an i lection will take place .or county officers. The folhwing gentlemen 2i e candidates for the several offices. S7>er/j: li j. Wlldds. Clerk Sup Court. JOHN DYSON. Tax Collector THOMAS ANDERSON, JOHN Vs WILLIS. Tax Receiver. ‘ J} ,0M AS V 1 LAUGHLIN SACKIIELD WALKER. Coroner. JOHN HIIM.EY, THOMAS E COMBS Vick Inf. C'curt. OYRUTON W 1 NT,FIELD M S liOC Gin ON, JOHN II ALI DAY, FIMIK A* M BAILEY. Surret/tr. THO'I IS BABER, ’ D- C HEARD, r A It ETON WELLBORN. ~ \ Tr: ‘ ‘ n r>s beer made in the Portuguese „ Ics ‘.be utility ami necessity of die mar • - a t>v* °f priests. .A” art passed the legislature of South Car ounri :nffi c ting the penal’y of death, wi horn te - • , fir 0 f clergy, on any person convicted of * ,:e murder of a slate. We are indebted to Col Campbell for * <* r ‘ of the following report, memorial ai.d TV” u .'V.s, adopt'd in our legist* tite, and w h:ch we hasien to place before our readers The Selet l C nnimitfee to v'i;om v s opened the eoninsunioafioouf llis v .xro!!enoy ti e GuvorLor, up or !ho subject op oJaim? A'hioli a*- n-Tt] in lavor of certain of ♦ur fLizcns for miSiiMA verviecs render ed in the years 1792 3 and i.. un t\cv the audioriiy pf ifie IVesidenl ol i i i iletl Slates, have bestowed : F ti e eieren* o, an aMention. ii in i pi ‘ ('onioned so (he iinjioi i inre ot the suhjo! I, at least as cxtensiAe s tlu it lime would cdir.it. Your Coir m idee cann t v ithimhi an cs- i 1 f ‘-(‘ir ‘taj.ii>e, itjat set < vie. si-erth tei t■: ei- .m-f. hi ? |, sauc . i I:x>ns ; at such hazardous periods j -hr.d so fitTiGneiui ni iheir rc -iiDs, sheL*d brve prrsfd r e. eton • * L Vitiitut IhestiiD'A nquita!, which M nslilutes tiie soldin par. JDil heVicvibg, as jour ( n.n.iiie-. dv Ileal r.eiilter the justice of the-ialm, r.or the dispositiort to sbii‘-f\ it, has beer in-paired by time, tiny have bail re l ere nee todt eniiuMs by which t! cy ute irdui id li> tin ret oiiiißei.i!- aiion i ‘ a euurse, in ihe tui tebs of v liil* they haw- a t ordidi-rt hope. Your K ( ii mi‘tee submit the fol low il£ IV; , moria!. 1 l.e IMt nional uftlie legislature of il.i Scot* of Georgia, (odtelh e sider voi ihi I s.ited hiawb shewelli : r rLat yoni iremoi allsts feel oon strair.id ‘l.e highest ergau ol'ilie vei tiint ni toun ke tiiis i(>- p< a! iudbihalf of a p-itiu” cf the vitizei s oi’;be state wlw se iuUresis licit 1 Isieu big forgotten* or re memhi red, hm to he disregarded. You- it eiiioi iadsts (lieriah r.o he lief that ‘hi* protiaeud mgleet lias prui-eeded limu a dekheraie loten tio) topraeiiee, tow’afds (xeurgiu. an an o ii j us; n*.—and yei they ;ie *ai a loss ii as>ign a reasonihlt* a pology lor tin* fn quet { itji ion ot sin li well four-dtd ilnnanas. Geor gia, from her exj*o.-<d aril Domier has \ei Imps ionml it nr les.-ary io susiuin no re oi the cru firit*s and t\ tferings ineidenr tt In dian aggiessioi,, iliaf. r.ny state in the lid on. Although she was dec id slit original eoiilederation ard bore ihe full pertien ot tle burthen hy \vh*t*li the colonies weoppres sed. yet ibe treaty ofpeaef cl I 78d did in i furnish that lepose which resulted toolhns ol the sans and wl.ii! idie so aidetuly wished. Her ago: ies w er e of 1 o gc; duraHos* and even no; alleviated by the rcilretioti that she was sullrt in she < aue o’ liheHy. lU i < ncm> was sun ue aim her wai iai e was For pmtei.Uon t ;I ly Y* !■: rneint rialists pro eed to e oiiinri ii ; e (tic grounds of their reli anrt* J<.r sue*ess. io (he year 1791 the frontier of ;h<‘ state whh k was bounded by *-a vuge.s, was upwaitis of Four hun dred miles in extent. The t reek ai'ii C her.-kee nations were nuiiit rous and warlike ad wrough’ up (o desperaf ion hy repeated def. ais aid :he (oral iliseomfiiuui of a more for midable ie, with whmi they bad lately in eu in dose nllianee. Ki was against (liese that Georgia had to make her defence. She was young, her popnlaiini spai te 6c her resources few. Yet being a mem ber of the f nion she was euiiiled tr*. prtitetdion. With u view to its al tun nieid, ti (M tmmuni a'low w s Uiaile to die m>ly e.u!he, i<y . *.•< bl< ol u(fording uul. In the lali cf that y'?r lu Secretary t.f War u: der ihe<lirei*tiois oi <Lc Pi'fsjtlfbi vi , *(- t 1 (lie Goernoi oi lu orgia wiih u liisereliot; snli i) !o (be . xi^cnn; v, hich \va cxeici. eti in a dcinatiG ujiob ihe agent o( the L. Stales ii * liin.i.shn g sappl.e?, to jpfiiit rations at Oili’ run staiions lor ihe Dili ilia (hai might he railed ii-io si nice ’I lu ol edierrc whi< li the agenl yielded (o lie demand, i at least eonelosne rh\it he did noi question its authority; and the addi tional tact (hat (he general govern ment pain tiie expense oi* the sup plies, is conclusive lhai the author ity existed, and that it avus of the highest order. Your Memorialist s see no distiaetiou beiweei- the ot i ga<ior to pay ior the supplies* a’d the services rendeied by those who ret-ehtd them. Rations and toy are irseperable, ar.d form the ..e ----cessai v loneomiuuits of a soldier in servii e. Under the same authnii t> a line of forts were built from the seashore to flic mountains, and garrisoned hy suUi .ieiii force r l his plan was in pursuaoee of die au thority delegated whieii required that the op .rations should be pure ly ‘'defensive.” Ji Georgia had t*o oduuted the enici'pijze wit to-lit depetiiU'aee and wullu; vest.aim, ils ihara. er would hate been thf ierent. The murders e,;d aggres sions of the spring of i 793. made those tiibis -heohjee-s oi just veu geaii. c and a war ofexiermi* ation* si i: any ase, would hate been here justiliahit. But the state, having ho original authority’ of her owil) iHii. uiii her lovii rmity to the rules w lticli were pr,sailed Being a mei e ageot sue had bin to execute tin will of her piim ipai, and lout :v,il ut.g expressed isnuer iimitatii-ns V'bob cos! Ihe livesoiTuaoy of cur eitiztns. 1 hese iimitaiions a.e to he u.tu and j a oon.rmmiea ion fom the Uar Deparlmetu. da -d ir May Gp.d w en, from *J “ Gecigia was dimmed to avoid ‘yjfhisire lapcfliliojis” 1 he? eonsit orations of policy w*re •ot pud.caied upi n ?[•* ‘■o-e r > of ou- t.J:. fui were founded t.pon oiiru'laiioiis ••wall foreign powers” r.itd iiic pcfuler.ey of treaties with fheNortliern fudiaus.” These facts iin* adverted to, for the purpose of shewirg wiih the greater certainty, lirai (Uorgia did not a- 1 for herself, but that site was paying obedience to her federal head. Another cir i umsianee Parties this posit inn be yond dispu'e. and here is not to be Hai ml in oar staluie book, on file, or of record in tiie s ale of Georgia, | anv legislative autliorily for die j sen ire w ! ; i-*!i was rendered during j those periods—Mo one however, i douh s, eitlier the performance ! ofihe service, or its hazard and se verify. The only’ question to he settled is, who is responsible for the c\pe -e ? lour memorialists in di: lamisog all liability on tlie | part ofticotgiaj will ever contend . dial a most solemn obligation upon dm United States—an obliga tion doubly sacred, involving as it dors, *he faith of die republic, and | the pledge of die repubii *s father. instances are no • wanting to i peeve fhal ‘he like service, during the some periods md rendered un dec du* fke aiidioi ify hos been com peiDatcd from die general treasury, | Georgia was rot alone during those : dmc? of trial, in her exposure to ! the inclusions of savages. The sftue of Souih-f’arolina, the north and south-western teiritories which liave vim-.* been divided irto ri? h and ilmpidiiug sfaies, have lmd their periods of hostility ; and ah'hough they pas ed *he hounda r y of tlrfen dive waTxre, ad actually i r tided the enemy's cmmfrv, and ‘lns too agaiast liidts-s, yet these ha*e ne ver been icdiV'e-l to the humiliating r.eeessUy of epcating heir h? i>?i-a tio i. ff vc he t> ld *.!iat we have slued end over our rights and that our dew-antis are- ssak* \v answer that as be wcc ) g .vrr*i*ner-‘s we know oo limitatior, at and ? *itlic suhje f has been fixqneo- i b ougf.t to puoDe n,;i*.c hr fto aide atid vi gituni ***presen u(v)* of tiie t>. a*e. It may h- the misforjwno-of Georgia that the cvDlera e o f ‘ the p.erform ain eof ftjesr es, i not so Foil and satisf'o ov vns could Ive w islunl, snit be dele* <s feor*eeds from no o missi- nos lie?* >w . { may he her fin ther misti>; un;e that she is com pelled so • fen tc repeal her appli cation, bus ‘his dev -not impair the strength ofliev She renews the subject on If is oecasio > under increased h *pes < fm eess, believing that there is no dis position on the pact of he general government to wiihhokl f om one stale the things that are hors. Your nieniorhlisfs Ifa v c to 0 re(ev i!te following (jocuments in fc npp ’**l of tlieir viex\s upuu the sub jec# under j/ v. -ligation. L* fter fr m tlic ie *re(ar*y of War * D> :he (loverut.r of Georgia,dated 27iJi O (ober, 1792. letter between the-same parties, dated Stub May 1793. Another lelfe? between :ho same parties, dated 10th J i ie, 1793 Svi-i'cas 'y of XV ar to the Governor of South Carolina. \ letter f;o'D the Secretary of i Wav* to the Governor of Georgia dated 19<b July, 1793. \ letter from the Swetary of Mar to Gapidit) Gonstanf Fieeman, dared Adi -srpt i 75:5 A letter fj - in tiie of War lo the Governor of Georgia, dated 22hd Febt uarv, 179i, and a letter of the same da e to Mr*, fla* hershani, collect.r of customs, and also to a ,f port of the depart ment of iVac, ‘la'ftd 3rd. Febi nary, ISO3 The whole ol ti>csc if is pre si! ned will he fund in the ofß e of the Secretary of War. The a mounts which are claimed for the services reader and. are sju* ifi-d ih (lie and euiuent lasi abo'erefe red'o. Your mem rialists pray tiiat the subject may re eive (he considera tion to which if is entitled, and that the icsulf may he to ihe benefit of the iiizens of Georgia. Ihe ouimitjtee also recommend (lie adoption of (lie following reso ld fins. Res lived, That his Rxcellency the Governor he requested (o trans- i mil copies of the foregoing pream- : hie and memorial to tiie President <4 the United States, and to our Se- ‘ nators and Kepesentaiives in Con- • gross.— And that he also forward su li documents and information as i he may pos-ess or ho able so obtain, eal ulat’ and to facilitate inquiry or ef fect ihe end intended. -ind le it further resolved, That our Senators in Congress he in structed our Representatives re quested to use tlieir lust exertions io procure an appropriation or other arrangement finally adjusting the pumts as set forth iu •be foregoing memorial. ® ‘ Agreed 20'it Dee. tS2t Concurred Ucu, iS2I, Proceedings of Congress, Compiled from he National hu.elliger.cer. DECEMBEU 10. 1 Several resolutions were adopted in Ihe House: among which there was one for the appointment of a committee to enquire into (lie expe diency of occupying Columbia Ri ver, the territory adjacent there to, and of regulating ihe trade with tiie Indian tribes; and another for instructing tiie committee on the Post Ofli ee and 3 ? ost Roads to en quire into die expediency of provi ding hy law for prohibiting printers and editors of newspapers, from be ing mail contractors or post masters, ami also prohibiting post masters from being mail contractors. DECEMBER 11, In tiie House, Mr. Sergeant, from ’ the rommitfee on the Judiciary, re po, ted h hill for toe establishment of an uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the l nited States. Mr. Uaanon submitted for consideration several resolutions which embrace the organization an improvement of ; the niiliiia of the several states and territories of the l uion, and of the ■ regular army of the United fetates. DECEMBER 12. In ihe Senate, vir. Johnson io ; troduevda resolution, proposing an ; amendment of the Coos*notion, bv which the Seriate of the U Mates snail have appellate ja .sdiction is mi controversies where the judi cial power oi the United Suites shall be so oousirued, as to expend io any a*e in law or equity, arising under the constitution a ,and tiie law's ofihe United Stases. Uhe resolutions j va* twi r read, and made the order | of he day ior the second Monday \in January. The nnnaai riqiori of ! the ; secretary of the Treasury was , received by he House. DECEMBER 13. the report of tiio Secretary of ; the Treasury, was received by the { Seuave. In the House* a select couuniite'e was appointed on tiie me moiitti of ihe President and direct ors ofihe Ra >k of the U. Slates. Owingio the death of Col. W. A. i Trimble, a Senator from Ohio, no oilier business was done. DECEMBER 15. To the House, Mr. Hill present ed a resolution directing the Secre tary ofihe Treasury u> report whe ther the Indian title to any lands, has been extinguished by the United States, and, it so, on what condi ■■ lions. .1 motion made bv M. Gan non, was rejected, to take now un der consideration the resolutions he submitted in relation to the militia and array. Mr. liiiiner sulimilfeil e , two resolutions, which, on motion ol’ !\lr. Moore were ordered to be laid on the table, his object being to refer the subject lo a select commit tee. | DECEMBER 17. j The Senate appointed, by ballot, < the several standing commit>ees. In Ihe House, on motion of Mr. Gil mer, the resolutions he submitted on the 15fh, were lahen under con sideration. After some desultory remarks and a luotion made to re i fer Ihe subject to the standing com mittee on Indian AtFaii s, the resofu tions were adopted, so modified b> Mr. Gilmer, as to read as fellows: Resolved, ‘Thai a committee be appointed (o (ake into consideration Ihe treaty nude by the U. Slates with the Creek nation of Indians, made on the Bth of August, 1814. and the treaties made hy the United States and the Cherokee nation of Indians, on the 8(h of July, 1817, , aod the one made 29th Feb. 1817 Resolved , That the articles of a greemenf and cession between thej United States and the State of Geoi>i gia, entered into the 24th of April, 1802, be referred to the same com mit (ee, with instructions to report whether the same have been execu ted aeeordi g to the terms (hereof:, and also the best means in the o pinion of the committee of execut ing said articles of agreement. Annual Treasury Report . J \\ e cannot give all the details of this interj esting document: in a narrower compass g.ve enough for ou- readers to know the sent and anticipated situation of our natUft*fj treasury. * vvv The nett revenue during the y~ar 1818 amounted to 526.095.700 65 IS2 'J 15,284.546 *9 . * 13 estimated that the gross amount of du ties on merchandize and tonnage, which crued during the three first quarters of the present year, exceeds g 14,088,000. The payments in die Trea sury to ti t e 30h September last have amounted to gifi 219 197 70 And the payments during the fourth quarter are estima ted af 53,595,278 14 Making the total amount estimated to be received into the Treasury during tiie vear IS2 r l .. . „ , 515,314,4 75 84 *o which s added the ba- in Treasury on l , rSt January, l&l. 1,198 461 di g 21,012.937 05 The expenditures are estimated as foiicws; The payments made to the 30(h September 47 During the fourth quarter the payments estimated will amount to 3,580.000 (>►s Making the aggregate amount 519,235,28 b u/ Which deducting from the revenue, will leave a balance in the Treasury on the first oi January 1822 1.777.648 £T j Amount of the public debt, unredeemed on I the first of January, 1822, is est mated at i 893,423,605 78. Os the Estimates of the Public R r* * nine and Expenditure for ihe year 1822. The diminution of th<i revenno from imports ami tonnage, whi. h occurred in 1819, advanced with progressive force through 1820, and reached its lowest point of depres sion in the first quarter ol (he pve-j sent year. The duties secured in that quarter were 727,000 doll tra less than those of the corresponding quarter of 1S20; whilst the amount secured in the secocd and diinl quarters exceeded that of the same pe>iod<<f <he preceding year by 1,172,000 dollars: thus prese ■■ting otj the 30th of September I -t, u aggregate excess of 443,000 d< hirs> for the three lirsr quarters of 182 t wlii’ li sum, there is just reas-a to believe, will he considerably aug mented at (heend of the ear. Whilst (be duties have progres sively increased, the debentu 03 chargeable upon them have t ons.d erably diminished* the amount T debenlurea issued from the Ist of January 10 the 30ih of September last, being 952*000 less than was iasued during the same period of the preceding year. The same causes which, in 181£ and 1820, effected so great a re duction es the revenue arising irons imp rfs and tonnage, were felt ira an equal degree in the sale of too public ? .a ds. I'oose who. fr om an anticipation of their resour., es pre viously totiiose yea 8, we*c u ahlo to purchase foreign m. rchand.se* were equally incapable of fur fi ,s- Ids, or of dist in rging ed with ihe govern rchases aDtecedenily al report of the Trea ommcncement of tiio )f Congress, the re le public lards for the e estimated at rno changes should? ho Seeling the obligati jisjidi me purl b.asers were (he. up s Pri l puielßJl in tlfeir pjiof;n# Hut, a? <he close of that an act was passed for: the relief off the purchasers ol‘ public lands, j which so far obliffa tion at to induce thei UommittCe Ways and Means lr> estimate proceeds of that sour<|fc of revenue | only 800,000 dollar.l It ! >as iienJ iiown, however, i!>J’ ‘ho lo the 3(h of last fl| I'llWlll'lflllllllll'lllwjß <il the whole year are now cstmSlß ed at 1,300,000 dollars, ■ This result in relation to thiS ; publi” lands, and (he improvem nfil ! wliidi has taken place in the reven- J ue arising from imports and ton-J nage, indicate a favorable cha.igij in ite fondition of I lie na'iouj fr o; -^B J WBBHk li BH esH vM not exfl unless B * ■ - JS