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5 tocckln jfllbttg Ncnjspaptr—0cuotcb to News, politics, Citcraturc, ©cnevat Jntclligcitcc, ^Agriculture, &c. fcc.~forms: fo»u UDoIlars in aiioancc *-*- t* '• ■ ■ ’• _ i 1 1 rUTT r, ITn r* 1 mrrrTT\r,1\ I TT ^r/\ irT^-r ~ „ . _ ,-t:nofI IUOABV TTrtT TT-, r-r, itt-tt -w~r -m r-n -w-«rv • I., NO. 19. ATHENS, GA„ THUESHAI MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1847. VOLUME IV. NUMBER 31. 3)u&Ifs&etr ZV crfeln, O DOLLARS A YEAR! INVARIAOLY IN ADVANCE. &HXISTV &. T. M. LAMPKXN, Uusturcsi directors. ALEXANDER & CO., Wholesale A J. BRADY, Wholesale and Retail • Dealer mi Groceries and Dry-Goods, College Avenne, next door to the Post Office, Athens, Ga. Letters of Cnaiiod Notice to Debtors and Crccltiori Four Months' Notice. Sale of Personal Property, by t bbt. * A SA M. JACKSON, Attorney at La •* *5 ■ il Watkinsville, Ga. April 2: 4 00 1 A LBON CHASE, Bookseller and Sta tioner, Broad street, Athens. Jan 14 iekly Wr Notice ^ ed sixty turn previous tc »-The .ale of Person must bn published forty 9T Notice to debtors i be published forty day.. Mr Notice that Applic of Ordinary for leave to published rona moxth.. If publish i continuance. If publish- still l»e charged 75 cents each time. vltcn the number ofinsertions is not rill be published till forbid and charg- sale of Lands and Negroes, byAd- Noverahcr 2. 1847 j f 1 & W. J. PEEPLES, Attorneys at yJ • Law—Offices in Athens and Gainesville, Ga. Clark, Walton, Jackson, and FranUhn.ofthe Wt« kin and Forsyth, of the I of (he Coweta Circuit. C.Peefles, Athens, W.J. Peepi.es, Gams NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Newton <&, Lucas, i A GAIN invite the attention of their friends and customers to a very largo assortment of j Maple and Fancy Dry floodn, j Consisting of plain, English and French Merinocs, i Plain Cashmeres, D’Lancs and Mohairs, Supr solid color real Cashmeres, Plain and changeable Goat’s Hair, Snp’r satin striped Goat’s Hair, Extra sup’r cm it’d cashmere Robes, 12 to 818, Plain Alpacas, in every variety, Plain, striped and figured Alpacas, Black Alpacas, 30 cents to 81 00, Black and colored Bombazines, Black Queen’s cloth for Cloaks, Extra snp’r silk warp Alpacas, Fancy cloakings for ladies, Handsome linings for Cloaks, Rich high colored plaid Cashmeres, Small Pin ids for children; Twilled Fr'h Ginghams, Scotch, Manchester and American Ginghams, French, English and American Ginghams, Calicoes, California and Oregon Plaids, Silks.—Dress Silks, black Silks, Visette do Visetlo linings, ‘ringes, gimps, &c &.c Heavy colored Fringes for trimming dresses, Heavy black 6atin Fringe for cloaks, IllllOyS.-— Bonnet, cap and neck Ribons, Velvet neck Ribons and narrow Scarfs, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Scarfs and Cravats, SUSPENDERS—new and handsome styles, tnuallna. Ucrs and Fancy Trimming's. Snp’r emb’d Tarlatan and Swiss evening Dresses, Plain colored evening Dresses, in every variety. MILLINERY ARTICLES. Bonnets, Flowers, Tabs, Wreaths, &c &c Shawl*.—Rich embroidered Merino Shawls, SuptfCnhmcre do fownTf* winter Shawls of every style, Ifcjjey Silk Shawls. | TAMES BANCROFT & CO., Dealers “ " e j •) in Dry Goods, Groceries, dpc., comer of Broad ! and Spring streets, Athens, Ga. Ap 22 M allory, ferry & co., whole sale and Retail Dealers in Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c., Broad street, Athens, Ga JOHN II. NEWTON. FREDERIC IVfEWTON & LUCAS, Wholesale and Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard- I , Cloth*, Casslmeres BleJck French Cloth, well « try stipr Cloth G to 810; < tender of his services in the Storage and sale of COTTON and other Produce, at his firc-prool Warehouse, Augusta. Ga. Aug 7,1847 PEEPLES & CAMP, Wholesale and JL Retail Dealers in Groceries, Dry Goods, Ilard- , Crockery, &c. t No 7, Granite Row, Broad St. no CZ.l Knv fi 1 R J. MAYNARD, Book-Binder, (over >• the Southern Banner Office,) Broad Street, ©owcnior’s message. Executive Department, ) Milledgeville, Nov. 2, 1847 j Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatices : The measures to which it is my duty to direct your attention are few and ob- They shall be remedial of de fects in existing laws, or suggestive of policy. The present mode of taxation rests upon the accumulated leg islation of nearly half of a century, amid all the varying circumstances of its pe riodical suspensions and revivals, change rkqftabtc staples, increase of pop ulation, and enlargement of territorial The profusion of lavs on this subject has made their execution embar rassing and doubtful. Within one-third of the entire area of the State, the class ifications of the qualities of the soil, with pecific discriminations in the tax on •ach, amount to at least sixty'. Even counties are subdivided into a series of classifications in this respect, which are not authorized by the value of the free- ! hold or its productions. Geographical! points constitutiug limits to which cer-; tain rates of taxation shall extend and where others begin, are designated by names that are generally unknown and almost forgotten. Sometimes vague language is employed as descriptive of the quality and position of the freehold. Nor is it less to be noticed that that por tion of real property in the State, lying northwest of the Cherokee line, as descri bed in the tax act of 1828, is assessed indefinitely, certainly without that pre cision as to varieties of soil and specifi cation as to rates of taxation which ob tain in other portions of the State.— These imperfections require correction. present year, will entirely extinguish. Yet amidst the prosperous condition of our fiscal affairs, a reduction of taxes cannot be safely made. After exhaust ing all the available means of the Cen tral Bank, still an estimated deficit ex ceeding S200,000 of its bonds will re main unpaid, and for which the State is liable and should promptly pay.— Moreover,fifteen thousand pound of ster ling bonds are oatstanding, which were sold by Messrs.Reid,Irving &Co., under their agreement with the State, and which it is important should be redeem ed at the earliest convenience of the Slate. In view of these liabilities, it is not perceived that any surplus will be _ in the Treasury at the efflTof the next i per cent., payable two years, unless the military claims on the United States should be paid, and the bank stock owned by the State, but solemnly pledged as a fund for the edu cation of the poor, should be sold. Even then a high duty will remain to be per formed—that of preserving public credit in its honorable position, by the creation of a sinking fund for the redemption of the public debt. The public debt of the State, as gen erally understood, consists of bonds is sued at this Department for the construc tion of the Western and Atlantic Rail way. At this time its aggregate amount may be stated to be §1,679,875 60 of which $1,435,2*50 are in Federal bonds payable at the Treasury. .£15,000 in sterling bonds sold by Messrs. Reid, Irving&Co., previous to 1843, and £15- 130 6s., also, in sterling bonds, as a bal ance due to this firm for their advances made to the State in 1839. The semi annual dividends of interest as well the principal of the sterling bonds i payable in London. For more detailed by the present Legislature; and in case; the State serious injury by a diminution 1 is deemed necessary, and may proba- of its assets, were fully detailed to the bly be obtained by your urgent remon- Financial Committee, which assembled strance against further delay in the pay- in this place las year—its motive and ne- meat of these old claims, cessity were then explained—that I con- j During the past summer, from repre- sidered the bonds thus redeemed as so j sentations made to me, a number dfex- much money in the Treasury, and would ecutions were ordered to be issued be immediately converted into cash against certain Banks for taxes due to the whenever the public wants required iheir! State. In the absence of every kind of | sale or even sacrifice—and that in <*iih- evidence that ought to have been found er event their destiny would be as safe | in the office of the Comptroller General, in the hands of the authorities of the j confidence was reposed in the state- particularly to bring to an early yonclu- j State as under an auctioneer’s hammer, ment then made. This was strength- sion this oldnad perplexing tratfe&ctiftn. I Its end realized mv expectation. The . ened after reliable information had been The amount of£15,000, heretofore! Treasury has suffered no sacrifice—the! received, that an execution had some mentioned as having been sold by Reid, j public creditor has encountered no de- | years ago been issued against the tnsur- Irving & Co., bears an interes&of five nial or delay. j ance Bank of Columbus, but returned London, but ex-1 The reportofthe Treasury made to this; in consequence of some irregularity as oeeding the rate of six per cent, when i department in compliance with the act j to the officer by whom it issued. The estimate is made of the price at which j of 1843, exhibits its available means no j paramount lien created by the la$ law the bonds were sold—the difference of hand to he $63,546 59. Of this amount of 1804 lias brought in conflict the,State of deficiency of means in the Treasury, that then it may be supplied by a loan. But it is not supposed that such a de ficiency will exist, as the surplus and ac cruing means of the Treasury are deem ed fully adequate to pay all necessar}' appropriatons, and this debt. ■*•. The proposed alteration only trans poses the objects for which the toon-may be authorized, and has been suggested to meet every contingency, and Whilst in the act of amending our sys-1 information as to. the periods when all KT BISHOP, Wholesale and Retail Gro- X • cer, No 1, Broad street, Athens, Ga. lege Avenue, Athens. W ILLIAM A. LEWIS, Attorney at Law, Gumming, Forsyth county, Georgia, :t with prompt and faithful and Vesting*. ssortod; Simonas’ex- _ _ ra black beaver Cloths, blue,brown and black Beaver Cloths; Pilot Ciotl)9 and heavy Woollens for overcoats; supr French. English and American Casimcres; rich silk, wool len and velvet Vestings; Tweeds, Kerseys, Lin* acys and heavy winter woolleni Ready y • ’ rock coat) Blankets 8*4 10-4 12-4 bed blankets, negro blank ets of all kinds. CARPETS, RUGS AND OIL CLOTHS. Green Bazo, damasks, mcrinoes and table dia] damask napkins, towels, table knitting yarns, crcwells, twist, &c &c. Flannels.—Super Welch Flannels, Plain and twilled red and white Flannels, TAILOR’S TRIMMINGS. Paddings, canvass, lindings and buttons. Bleached Goods.—4-4 S-4 12-4 bleached Sheet ing*, bleached shirtings and long cloths ^ . best anchor bolting dcthsT books, paper, ink, quills, &c kc. j HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. Blacksmith’s tools, bellows, anvils, hammers and | trace chains; weeding hoes,-Collins’, Simmons’ | and Davis’ axes. Saddlery Hardware.-— Harness j j cn * ce C 0 f arrai trimmings and harness leather; carriage trim- j Wl „ hc fittcd mings and materials; patent leather and top leather. J , 1)C pnrpose c ■lata. Cap*. Root* and Show. ■ derimr the i Gent’s super stiched dress boots; extra super light water proof boots; Ditcher’s heavy boots ; mens’ coarse and fine shoes in every variety; ladies’ su per kid slippers and walking shoes; children’s, mis ses’ and law’s shoes. . Saddles, Bridles and Martingales. Whips, collars, blind bridles and buggy harness. A large lot of Crockery and Glasstcarr, Tea setts, dining setts, plain, and cut tumblers. TIN AND WOOD WARE. • Plain, iron and brass bound wash tubs; Brown’s brusber, &c; children’s willow wagons. GROCERIES. Seper Rio coffee; old Government Java coffee, SugaT, syrup and molasses. Crushed and loaf sugar; Extrfine Teas, Pepper, spice and ginger; Liverpool and allum salt, VAN IIOIITCN & BARRETT, COACH-MAKERS, ATHENS. gRftl Cog leave to inform their friends and the SiiSfLnuhl c generally, that they occupy the OLD dtand on the south west corner ofthe square which fho Methodist Church stands—where they e on hand several VEHICLES, and are constantly ions of CARRIAGES, with neatmjss and despatch- >, 13*7 ly atchci. CONSTANTLY on hand, a splendid assortment of Gold and Silver Duplex,Patent Lever, An- &$3 chor Escapement, Lepine and Verticle WATCHES, selected with care and warranted perfect time-keepers. THE NEWTON HOUSE, B II. MARTIN. Ur. J. B. CARLTON, the Bank. Riflo powder, blasting powder, shot and lead, Blue stone, tobacco, ropes, cords, &c. All of which is offered at a small advance for cash or ap proved credit. NEWTON & LUCAS. Athens, Oct. 14, 1847- Auction and Commission Business. L. W. SHACKLEFORD, H AVING made such arrangements with A. & T. W. BAXTER, as to enable him to m all the demands of such a business, begs leave inform his friends and the public generally, that he w prepared to carry on the Auction tie Commission Business, In nit its nranclies, # And will keep constantly on hand a well-selected stock of MERCHANDIZE, of every variety. U*He hopes to receive a liberal share of patronage. Athens, January 21,1847. tf exchange between this country anil Eu rope, and the Commissions to our agents London. In every view it is important that they should be redeemed at the earliest moment. For this purpose it is respectfully submitted that the Governor i be authorized to effect a loan, not ceeding the necessary sum for their S16.36S 59, consisting of the taxes ofthe ^ and Mr. Hollord, a creditor of the present year and the poor school fund, j Insurance. Bank of Columbus. The are a part of the resources ofthe Trcas-! issue between them involved many facts urv, and applicable to the wants of the asserted on the oue hand and denied on government for the fiscal year just coin-! the other. 1 was reluctant to decide ! need. To the last mentioned sutn j between the parties, and at my request these bonds were issued, their respec tive amounts, and other particulars, I beg leave respectfully to refer you to a tabular statement compiled by the Fi nancial Committee of the last year, and appended to their report; copies of which will be early laid before you. It should be observed that in arriving at the aggregate amount of the public debt,I assumed the same basis that was dopted by the Financial Committee, in of taxation, the conclusion must be rivetted on every mind by a candid ex amination and comparison of all its parts, that it is unequal atul unjust. Proofs will be abundantly furnished, by consid ering the price or product ivcnessoflands, irrespective of culture or staples, in dif ferent parts of the State, and the wide difference in the rales at which they are now assessed. Equality of public bur thens, or at best its approximation, is an essential part of justice, and should be constantly in view in perft&hng the task of revising the tax .vs so as to make them simple and uniform. The plan proposed to the last Gene ral Assembly appeared to be worthy of trial and without peril to the public in terest. It was intended to be the first series of measures that were to lead finally and safely to the adoption of the ad valorem plan of taxation. Hence, a leading interest—the freehold—w; lected as exhibiting the most perph details and grossest inequalities it ation. The immediate adoption of the j year just ended,is £33,000. They ha plan of raising revenue by the valuation j been received at this Department, and of property liable to be taxed, is objec-j are cancelled. The coupons for the tionable for the want of statistical in for* ' March and September dividends of in- mation, and excludes the presumption Iterest have not been received, although even probability that a rate could be j the necessary funds have been long demption,payable in five at the discretion of the Executive, and hearing an interest of seven per cent, per annum. It may be proper to limit the maximum amount to be paid so as not to exceed ninety per cent of the nom inal value of the bonds—being that which was originally advanced on them, and about five per cent, more than was paid by the present holders. This arrange ment of course can only be effected by the consent of those now holding this class of bonds which it is supposed can he obtained. • So long as there is a single debt due by the State, 1 earnestly recommend that every unappropriated balance in the Treasury that may hereafter exist, be constituted as a sinking fund appli cable to the redemption of the public debt, and that the Governor be author ized to use it either in the payment of liabilities that may be due, or the pur chase of such as may be in market; with the restriction that their nominal value should not be exceeded. Shortly after entering upon the duties may be added that of $24,557, being the ( the q !-! estimated jimounl that will be requir ed to meet the undrawn balances of; that the specific appropriations. The sura ap propriated balance in the Treasury, may be estimated to exceed $20,009. The report ofthe Treasury also shows that the specific funds, placed, in some respects uniter Executive control, have not been exhausted in any instance.— The contingent funds of the last two years were bur.liened with ill ? payment of $6,000 on account of a subscription authorized to be m ade for Cobb’s Attaly- eslimating the value of the pound ster- J °f the Executive office, l was requi ling, which was at four dollars and eigh- to continue operations on the Western ty cents—and the reported balance of the last semi-annual account rendered by Reid,Irving & Co., on the 29th March of the present year. Within the last four years the aggre gate payments made in extinguishment of the public debt, or more particularly the debt of Reid, Irving & Co., long since due, amount to $301,591. Since your last assemblage, the sura of S201,591 have been paid. The amount of sterl- bonds redeemed during the fiscal GIBBS & McCORD, WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS I HaVIxg obtained that central location I on Jackson street, (occupied the past (season by Messrs. Heard & Davison) convenient to the hotels and all branches of trade and shipping interests generally, they again offer their services to their tnend* and the public as WanksaM and cmshImIm Slerchantt, to RECEIVE, SELL, STORE, or SHIP COT TON, FLOUR, CORN, BACON and other l»RO- H; SELLor PURCHASE GOODS toorder; ttVE and FORWARD MERCHANDISE, “heir personal and undivided attention will at ■ be given to any business entrusted to their . Charges will be Moderate, orders strictly and every exertion made to give satisfaction 1 o customers. They return their sincere thanks for ' tba fatronage extended to (hem the past season. - Ip* Liberal advances will be made on produce i •tore, when required. THOS. F. GIBBS, Augusta, Aug 12 GEORGE McCORD. notice] ~ Thx subscriber still continues to keep • !HfiBopen his HOUSE in Jefferson, Jackson, •■■^•county, G«u* for the accommodation of Travellers. Man and horse, per day, 81 50 «» M all night, 1 00 April SO, 1846. tf J. B. NABERS. fixed on by which the exact or even prox- mate amount of revenue would be rais- :d. On the one band, a deficiency would jeopardize public credit, and on the other, an excess might awaken pop ular feeling, always and properly active against unnecessary burthens. Accor dingly, I respectfully renew substantial ly the recommendation referred to, and dulge the hope that it may be adopt- 1. It is not expected or designed to in crease the public burthens, but to equal ize and simplify our system of taxation. I therefore suggest, that the entire land ed estate and the improvements thereon, shall be taxed at a certain rale on its valuation, to to be returned on the oath of the freeholders, with specifications of quantity, situation in respect to counties, and quality ; the latter to be divided in to and designated as swamp, oak and hickory, and pine. It is believed that a tax of one-tenth of one per cent., or ten cents on every hundred dollars of the value of the real estate and its im provements,with the other sources of in come, would raise a revenue equal to the wants of the Government. This es timate is based on the supposed value of the freehold and its improvements, estimated to amount in the aggregate to sixty millions of dollars. Tnis opinion will be advanced as to probable certain ty of result, by discriminating between the real estate of cities, towns and villa ges, and that ofthe country. If discrim ination be carried even to the extent of since forwarded to London for their pay ment. The account of Messrs. Reid Irving & Co., already mentioned states the receipt of the interest that was d in March last. When it was ascertained that the sur plus means of the Treasury would au thorize an additional payment to the amount of $20,000 anti upwards as a further reduction ofthe debt due to Reid, Irving & Co., the necessary enquiry was made for the purchase of exchange on London. About the same time the unwelcome intelligence of their failure reached this country, which arrested the contemplated payment, in conse quence of not knowing to whom it was to bo made. This misfortune to these gentlemen, the patient and indulgent creditors of the State, cannot be other wise than a source of deep regret, which will be increased by knowing that our indebtedness has produced or even has tened this catastrophe in their pecunia ry affairs. The probable dissolution of this fi will conclude the .agency that was tablished by contract, specific E. R. Hodgson & Brothers, CARRIAGE & HARNESS MAKERS, ATHENS, GA. BCG to inform thcii iends and tbe publn * general!r.tUatthey havi —on band several vehi cles, and are constantly manufacturing, COACHES, CHARIOTEES, BUGGIES. ROCKAWAYS, BA ROUCHES and STAGE COACHES, or any other description of carnage desired. Repairing of all kinda done as expeditiously aspossi Several good second band articles for sale cheap. | stringent enactments Athens Feb. 11. S OMETHINcf extra, just receivH and for sale Ire March 25 T. BISHOP. and Atlantic Railroad. The means plac ed at my disposal were an unexpended balance of $270,000,in six per cent bonds of the Slate, which at the time were at a discount of twenty five per cent., but gradually rose in two years within six to eight percentof par. The principal lim itation placed upon its expenditure was that it should be economically applied to the uses of the Railway of the State. It was manifest that either in the sale of the bonds, or making contracts for work to be performed on the road, an abatement equal to the amount of the discount on the nominal value of the bonds must have been conceded on the j part of the Stale. The plan of hypoth ecating the bonds for advances made on them, and thmaking the contracts paya ble in specie or itsequivalent appeared the most feasible and advantageous to the public interest. The result of this nego-! ciation was reported to the last Legisla- with pecific details as to the amounts,and to whom pledged,as well as the amounts advanced. So far lhe antici • pated effect has been realized, both in respe.ct to the cheapness of the contract s in behalf of the road, and a gradual ad vancement in the value of the bonds. A large amount of them is still encumber ed by the terms of the original hypothe cation. In some instances banking ’in stitutions which had made, advances, and held bonds exceeding the amount of The securities of a late defaulting Treasurer of the State have been twice sued, but in neither case has any por tion of the amount reported as abstract ed from the Treasury, been recovered. Whilst his defalcation is certain to some amount, a recovery has been prevented, by a want of proof as to jhe time when it occurred. After suing two ol his bonds without success, it became manifest that the same* difficulty would occur in relation to the others, and hence I deem ed it proper to desist. The amount thus abstracted from the Treasury, and ported to be about $20,000, may be sidered a total loss to the State. The sum of $9,000 and upwards was recov- red by the last suit, being the amount jstion was reserved foryour deci le the meantime it was agreed > steps should be taken to enforce the payment of their respective claims. I submit herewith copies of the corres pondence and contract with Mr. Daniel McDougald, as well as the correspond ence of the counsel of Mr. Holford.— The evidence submitted is voluminous, and deposited in this Department. It awaits the call ofthe Legislature. It is believed that a large quantity of land in this Slate has never been sur veyed ; and if surveyed, many lots have been omitted to be disposed of by lotte- otherwise. Some attempts have been made to grant lots of tne latter class, but on reaching this Department, the grants have been stopped, on the alleged and obvious reason that they had not reverted, and were always the property of the Slate. I again recom mend that all the ungranted lands ac quired since the year 1820, except city and town commons that have been legal ly reserved, be sold under the direction of a Commissioner appointed for that purpose, who shall give, bond, with am ple security, for the faithful performance of his duties, which will be prescribed by you, and that he be allowed a certain per rentage on the amount of sales de by him. The nett proceeds of the of taxes paid by certain banks, which | sales may advantageously form a part he had not accounted for, and dii compose any portion of his reported de falcation. A suit has been commenced on the bond of J. It Anderson, late Cashier of the Branch of the Darien Bank at Mil ledgeville, and his securities in the coun ty of Greene, and a verdict was lately rendered for S 18,000 and upwards.— The defendants have entered an appeal. Also, another suit has been brought and concluded against the same individual, .and his securities on their bond in his behalf, as Bookkeeper of the.Central Bank. A recovery of about 8i0,000 has been effected. The two last mentioned sums, or whatsoever sum may be finally recover ed by the action pending in Greene county, will be a part of the resources of the Darien Bank and distributable among its creditors. The amount that may be recovered anti paid will, to that extent, diminish the liability of the State as a stockholder. Of this liability l have spoken bv my message to the last Legis lature. The opinion then expressed, is unchanged. It was expected that after the great delay, there would be impa tience on the part of the creditors. Rep resentations have been made by of them,' ofthe sinking fund for the redemption ofthe public debt. The Supreme Court, whose estab lishment was so long of questionable utility, in the opinion of several Legis latures, has realized to the fullest extent the expectations of its most steadfast advocates. Its usefulness has proven its necessity. It is reforming the irreg ularities necessarily incident to the old system of judicature, by impressing the stamp of uniformity on all of its decis ions. Throughout our limits the rule is or can be made the same, whether in re ference to person or property,^ crime or contract. Its organization, it js .re spectfully suggested, is defective in're spect to the places where its sessions are now held, and should be altered by designating five places only which are ily accessible. The force of this -„gestion will probably be appreciated, by considering the great and increasing labors of the Judges, which they are re quired to perform with promptitude, thout superadding the fatige • nplainingofthe hardships that suffered, and indulging the h advances, required that they should .... _ . be redeemed. Jn one emergency of this j hope of their early alleviation. All such kind I was enabled to transfer from the documents, and indeed all ol every kind Bank of Charleston to the batiks in Sa- pertaining to the Darien Bank, have Vannah the sum of 875,000—the latter | been placed under the care of the Di having kindly given their aid by making rectors of ihe CcnlralBank, with the di advances and accepting bonds on the rection that they should eh her be^ re terms that they were held by the bank) ported t of Charleston. In other instances Iiislature. availed myself ofthe funds ofthe Treas- j During Inst year, the urv which were not immediately want-1 03, was rcceix ssary details, for the payment ofthe j ed for public use. My purpose was to j itary claims a; accruing dividends of interest on the j sustain public credit at every hazard, j The objects v ■ await the call of the Leg- sterling bonds. Additionally, it might be regarded as an alarming incident, if the bonds, pledged to them as a securi ty for tb^ir advances to the State,and ex ceeding the amount of these advances about $22,500, should be put afloat on the market. The established integrity of the firm, however, is a guaranty •ainst suchafailhlesstransaction. Their account of the st the United States, diich it was applied account in this De- of ardu ous jour.lies to inconvenient points. The restrii tto.i on ihejReporter, by for bidding hitn to practice in the Courts of the "State, may, in- my opinion, be, removed, as its justice or necessity is not perceived. In some cf the Courts elsewhere, of like powers, this interdict does not exist. The Reporter has fur nished the required number of reports, which await the direction of the Legis lature. I recommend their, distribution to the several States, from which this State has received many similar proofs of kindness and liberality. As connected with the judicial term of SI7,4941 of office, some embarrassment has al- hundred per cent, beyond the indi cated rate, it would still be a reduction ^ of the taxes of those residiug or owning! agents, Messrs. Maitland, Phelps &.Co. freeholds in the former places. To ol the City of New York, strengthen this guard against evasions and imperfect | opinion in two communications under returns, suitable penalties should be dates of the 8th September, and the 20th provided, so as to ensure a full and fair: ultimo, in which they suggest that lunds experiment of the plan. Indeed, more may be placed in New York, and paid recommended, ! as in my opinion being absolutely neces- CABINET-MAKING. | sary to give effect to the provisions of iHEsoliscriber respectfully informs the citizens i tax laws, to the end that they may jabinet shop in the building below Mitchell’s tel, and that he has employed Mr. Jacob Antrey and ’Ilisba Holland to take charge of the business. He s prepared to do all kinds of work in the above line The period is auspicious forlhe begin- SI ning oObe proposed system of taxation, * ‘ that promises, in the end, equality among all interests. The excess of revenue of the present over the last year, amounts to the sum of $ 12,000. The surplus in the Treasury after defraying all charges against it will exceed S 20,000. The balance of the debt of Messrs. Reid, Ir ving & Co., is reduced to an amount he solicits a share of public patronage. Ma hogany furniture cleansed and repaired, at the shortest notice. D. M. CLOWER. Athens, March 25,1847. tf Harboring and Hair-Drcsdog. HANSEL DILLARD, ~D ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of Ath- ra ens ud tho th»t b. will, .1 wfcic h this SUrplili, added to $50,000 1 be p aidb y tho - tori r 8 f' Athens, Nov. 12,1846. and payable out of the income ol the delivery of the bonds. The plan suggested would be a great convenience to the State by changing the place of payment, and for which ad equate concessions should be made by allowing a liberal rale of exchange and interest for the customary period for the transmission of funds to London. I therefore recommend an alteration ofthe sixth section of the Act of 1843 on this subject, which provides for annual pay ments on this debt by the unappropriat ed balances in the Treasury; and in case of a deficiency, then by loan, so as to discharge the specific instalments.*— The change proposed contemplates that this debt should be immediately paid : — permit these public securitie be exposed to a compulsory sale. The amount thus drawn from the Treasury. red, in part a transaction of my itn- . _ mediate predecessor with the Georgia that were made irom the T Railroad and Banking Company, in | during the last year,for the transportation which $26,000, bearing an interest of 8 subsistence and clothing, ot the regi- per cent., were involved. 1 ment required for the Mexican war, The bonds so redeemed were placed | gave no hope that a correspondence the Treasury or under its control,! would hasten the payment ol these ith the direction that they should be {claims. Whilst urging the re-payment sold for their par value. They have! of the advances then recently made, I since been sold in this place and Augus- took occasion to call the alien! stated partmet, with the State, with the prop er vouchers. The delay which attend- j ed the re-payment of certain of the Secretary at War to what he aptly Calls in one of his letters ths “old claims’ ofthe Slate. Indeed* the apprehension was felt that the now might fail into the same difficulty of the old claims. It is proper that I should add,that the payment above mentioned ideuce, and i . .ady arisen, and may hereafter arise- In my opinion the Constitution fixes the term of office according to the calender and not political or fiscal year. The date when the officer is qualified is the beginning of his official terra ; but be fore its expiration a successor is fre quently appointed. In such case the Governor cun issue a commission only after the one, immediately preceding, has expired. In paying the salaries of the Judes of the Supreme Court, during the last fisr cal year, it was discovered that thsfrr Commissions issued on the 24th Decetnr- her, 1345, about fifty days after llte be ginning of the fiscal year; and the-act: (^appropriation declared their sakriesto. he the same as in the present year.:— The Constitution also declares- tlrattheic salaries shall be adequate to-their ser vices, established by law. In -this cotir* fiict 1 deemed it proper to* issue war rants on the Treasury Beckoning only , d the Treasury has been fully re imbursed. The amount disposed of at par exceeded that which was advanced from the Treasury: the remainder be ing less than $23,000, was sold at a dis count varying from one to two percent. This loss of course fell on the RailRoad, was easily borne by the accumulating j without additional , - -- ---- - ° interest on theijonds, and is cmnpara-i supposed that a more liberal spirit of) from the time when they were qualified^ lively small to that which would have; justice and equity than heretofore, Was j and curmnisswned. anti .not from Iho. resulted from a forced sale. Another 1 brought to the examination of these ; commencement of the bscal year of 18*5*. advantage has been derived from this! claims. The difficulties attending the,r II mill.*, there be error, you w.lldoubfe,, o P erotion, which is the extrication of liquidation, and adverted to in my mes- less avail yourselves ofthe earliest, pfij, bonds of large amount, exceeding the I sage to the last Legislature, ^vill con- advances made on them when hypothe-; stantly arise. So long as the Depart- cated. These have been applied to a! ment at Washington adheres to the rig- debt of long standing to the Georgia Rail-1 id rules that have been adopted, these road and Banking Company. claims may be considered as postponed The means used to sustain these se-l in their payment ** _ Additional legisla- casion to correct it. I, however, not omiit lo remark, that according, to,, the Constitution, iheir commissiqpsypjfil, j not cease until the two, four,,p.nd siX jl years, mentioned thentin, ‘ly expired ; and though per^rpiog i ms debt should be immeuiaiety paid irre- :r he means used to sustain these se- in meir pnviuem I • :pcctiveofthe appropriations to be made curities and avert from the Railroad of lion ip relation to them, by Congress, ties e| ofuer c