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STATESMAN. M ILLF.DUEVILLE, JaN. 3, 1826. A List of all the Acts pasvd during the re cent Session of onr legislature, is all tIAt we are able to detail of their doings in this paper, inconsequence, that from the ill health of bis Excellency, the Governor, so few of their acts have been returned to the Secretary’s office, since they were submitted for his signature, j Those of a general and more interesting char si ter skull appear in their order, as soon as we can be favoured with copies. The proceedings of Congress will not for a few mails, t xtend so far into the counsels of thi ir enacting authority, as to furnish us with lunch else than preliminary formalities, Com mittee appointments, notices of Bills, peti tions, &c. The “Special Message”of the President, and the investigation and debates of Congress on the subject of our late treaty with the In dians, arc expected with intense interest, by the ne t mails. Whatever may now be the language and sentiments of the co-ordinate powers of our General Governmant on this subject,— to Georgia, it »ill be an all-engross ing theme, —will doubtless awaken much spec ulation, and afford some new rallying point for the recruiting functionaries of party. We fould almost venture to prophecy that anoth er, and perhaps a better pretext might be found to prop, or sustain, a certain resolution in our last number in favor of Andrew Jackson, which very much larks additional support. But for ourselves, we mean not to forestall or mistrust the opinions or decision of the Gene ral Government upon any issue of its Legis lation. Our editorial labours, having been perform ed under accumulated and conflicting cares, have hitherto been brief and dissultory. We offer in extenuation the consideration of ex treme haste in fitting up and furnishing our office, ar.d attending thi removal to this place of our remote families. Not being well learned in the language of apology, we close our notice of to day, assuring our readers that what we can, shall be done for their rational entertainment and intelligence. It is not our design to throw down the glove to the cham pion of any political parly; but in extending the benefits of political economy, and aiding in the cause of science, religion and morals, are objects of endeavour which no praise or blame shall ever prevail on ps to compromit or abandon. To this end, we invite a tribute from every respectable pen, in coadjuvancv with these endeavours. The Scholar, the Moral Essayest, and the Theologian, shall find a vacant column in this paper for their various themes, —under the universal preroga tive to ourselves reserved, the judging of its fitness. COMMUNICATED. With sincere regret we mention the death of our worthy fellow-citi* /.en, Mr. Robert Carruthers, of .tones county, in the fifty-ninth year fit his age, leaving an affectionate w ife, a large family of children, and numerous friends, to lament their ir reparable loss. He died on the sth ult. very unexpectedly, though his health hail been for some time im paired. Mr. Carruthers was a native of Ireland, and emigrated to this country with a beloved brother, at t lie commencement of our Revolu tionary war. Soon after their arri val, they joined the American stand ard ns volunteers. His brother was killed by the British, near Savannah. The conduct of Mr Carruthers has been such as to gain him a respecta ble character in the estimation of all who knew him:—He was strictlv honest in all his dealings, was uni form in the support of the political principles which characterize his countrymen. Panegyric of the dead seldom embalms their memory, or bene tits the living.—But “No longer seek his merits to disclose Nov draw his frailties from their dread abode, There they alike in trembling hope repose, In the bosom of his father and his God.” DIED, in Jones com iy, on the 1 1th December last, Mrs. Elizabeth Bray, in the 513th year of her age. — For many years she was a respecta ble member of the Baptist Church, ami has left numerous friends to mourn the loss ofher moral influence and pious example. '• Blessed are the dead who die in ihe Lord, yea saitli the spirit, for their works do follow them.” In Jones county, on the 10th of December last, in th< 28th year of his age, Mr. RUFUS t !UNTf NGTON, son of Wm. Huntington, Y«q. of l.etianon, in Connecticut. Mr. Hun tington was graduated at Yale College, in 1317; in 1810 he came to Georgia, and has since devoted his time to the instruction of youth. He was emim nt for his morality. FOREIGN. Liter Pune an Independent Re public. Translated for the National Journal. .let of Independence of the provinces of Upper Peru. DECLARATION. The sovereign representation of ihe provinces of Upper Peru, deeply penetrated with the magnitude and weight of their responsibility, to Heaven and the World, in deciding the destinies of their constituents, have divested themselves of all par tiality and private feelings at the al ;ur of justice, and have ardently im ploroa the aid of the Croat Architect ilMiP'■>»'* *' " *•* ' ! ~ cisioa. Conscious of good faith, jus tice, moderation, and careful deliber ation on their present resolution, they declare, in the name, and with authority of their Representatives, that the happy day has arrived, w hen Upper Peru has become liberated ftom unjust power, from t! o tyran nic. and wretched Ferdinand \ 11., and that tlii'a fertile region lias escaped the debasing relation of a colony of Spain ; that it is important to its welfare, not to incorporate itself with any of the co-terminous Republics, but to erect itself into a sovereign and independent State, in relation to the new as well as the old world ; that the provinces of Upper Peru, firm and unanimous in the ir resolu tion, proclaim to the whole earth, that they will govern themselves, un der their own constitution, laws, and authorities, that they may think most conducive to th“ prosperity of the nation, the inviolable support of the Catholic religion, and the main tenance of the sacred rights of hon or, life,' liberty, equality, property and security. To carry into effect this deternnention, they him! them selves, through this sovereign repre sentation, by their lives, property and sacred honour. I!;ill of K'pi-si illative*, August fi, 1?25. Signed by Jose Mariano Serrano, President, and by 17 other Repre sentatives. We find the following letter in the New-York Daily Advertiser, and extract it without assuming any re sponsibility for the accuracy of its statements or the tone of the senti ments it expresses. IfMhe facts are correctly stated, they indicate a dis position on the part of the Emperor, rather of an unfriendly character to wards the American Consul. Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Ilia de Janeiro, to his friend in this city, dated Oct. 3d, 1825. “ You have heard, no doubt, some time since, w hat hasjust readied me, that our friend Ray is confined in Fort Brum, because he had not left the country at the order of the Em peror. lie remained not through ob stinacy, but to await the decision of his Majesty, on a petition forwarded him by Mr. Ray, “requesting a trial,” and an investigation of his conduct in the late disturbances. This would not he granted him. The answer to Raguct the Consul, who enclosed the petition to the Minister of Fo reign Affairs, was, “ that after the repeated representations respecting Mr. Ray’s conduct, nis Majesty thought the punishment was light.” I hand you the translation of the Portaria, as they call it, ordering him to be expelled from the country. It gives the grounds of the measure. Tome, as an American, it is mortify ing to find the conduct of our gov ernment given, by this tyrant, as the precedent on and by which he gov erns himself in this business. Not to say any thing of the difference which one would suppose ought to be made between those who are know n to have interfered as public men, and citizens who enjoyed pri vate opinions, w ithout any over act, how does his Majesty get over the fact of an English Naval Officer res cuing and protecting Mr. Carvalho, without making complaints to the British Government I Even suppos ing that he may have made some representations ; yet if the English have treated them with contempt, does not the fact that nothing is done to Capt. Hume speak plainly that his conduct was approved 1 How, in the name of common sense, can it be justified on his part, that he re venges on Mr. Ray, what he dared not take notice of in Capt. Hume'? Making any proper allowance for the one being an officer, and the cither a citizen, will he sufficient. No! But one is English and the other is Amor can ; and the American Government showed that they disliked and dis approved of their agent’s giving re fuge to people in distress, by turn ing out Mr Ray fromthe Consulate ; and for consistency’s sake, must ad mire his Majesty for following their example so closely. They turn Mr. Ray out of office, and he for the same offence turns him out of the country ! No doubt the Emperor has a democratic wrinkle in his forehead, or he could not have followed the republican example so closely. But look at your expulsion, and the reason for it ! (TRANSLATION.) The Brigadier Francisco do Lima and Silva, representing in his des patch No. 5, dated the 12th of this month, how dangerous the residence of the American merchant Jose ph Ray might be for any further time, in Pernambuco, not only on account of his having given refuge to many persons involved in the crime of re bellion, lately manifested in that province, he being the intimate friend of the infamous Manuel de Calvaho, but also for having had the boldness to try the judge of the Military Com mission, and to oiler him money, in order that he should consent to the escape of another of the principal Rebels, then a prisoner in conse quence of his crimes : and it appear ing, moreover, in the aforesaid des patch, that before, in ICI7, the said American practised ihe same facts, [literally translated .] for which he in which office he then was, and it now appearing that that hint (or to ken) was not sufficient to restrain his turbulent genius. His Majesty, the Emperor, lias resolved that the said Joseph Ray be ordered to w ith draw from the Brazilian Territory, liecause he has made himself un worthy to remain in it ; and the or ders, through his Secretary of For eign Affairs, that the Brigadier Fran cisco de Lima and Silva, as soon as he shall make known to him [J. Ray] the order for his depart iflre from the Empire, assigning to him for this purpose a short and peremptory time. Palace of Rio de Janeiro, April 30, 1825. LUIS JOSE DE CARVALHO EMILLO. Greece. —A Greek paper gives the following comparison between the situation of the Peloponesus in 1822 and 1825: “In June, 1822, there were 30,- 000 Turks in the Peloponesus, and 2000 Greeks arrested their progress at the mills of Napoli di Romania. The Turks were masters of the Castles of Corinth, Patras, M odon, Coron, and Napoli di Ro mania The Greeks had only Na varino, and Malvoisia. In Septum her, the 30,000 Turks were anni hilated, and two months after, Na poli and Corinta were in the ha .ds of the Greeks. “ In June, 1825, the Greeks pos sessed Corinth, Napoli, and Malvois ia, that is, they had a fort more than in 1822.—1n the Morea, there were about 10,000 Turks. The Greeks, therefore, had r.ot so many enemies to contend with, bv 20,000. Could they not have done in July, 1825, what they did in July 1822 ? “ Are the Greeks of 1825 no lon ger the Greeks of 1822 I Greeks ! Europe has her eyes fixed upon you, and this campaign must seal your fate. In July, 1822, 30.000 Turks were stopped at the miiis by 2000 Greeks ; and in June, 1825, more than 6000 Arabs of disciplined troops were routed at the same mills, by a handful of brave men.” The Baltimore American of 20th inst. contains the following impor tant intelligence : “ By the schr. La Fayette, Capt. Alexander, arrived at tnis port last evening, in 26 days from Sacrificios, the gratifying intelligence is received of the fall of the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. It surrendered at discre tion on the 18th Nov. the garrison be ing in a state of starvation. The only particulars received are, that the garrison were to be sent to 11a vanna. The sick had been trans ferred to Vera Cruz. Captain A. was informed by Capt. Lane, of the schooner flornillas, that the garrison were embarked on board of English vessels, and had sailed for Havanna. The H. had been captured by the Mexican fleet, and carried into Sac rificios, but was subsequently re leased. From Java.-—We learn from Capt. Hutchins who left Batavia on the Ist. Sept that the disturbances in the island of Java, between the Dutch and the natives, had assumed a seri ous character. The discontent manifested itself principally in the central districts of the island, and the Dutch had sent the whole of their forces against them, amounting, ac cording to report, to only seven or eight hundred Europeans. They had despatched vessels to Borneo and the Moluccas, to withdraw the troops that had been sent there to quell a similar disturbance. The Europe ans at the different sea-ports were enrolled into companies, as well to protect the ports as to add to the ap pearance of things during the ab sence of the regulars. But little ap prehension was felt at Batavia on ac count ofthese disturbances, as the na tive reigning princes were not united. The communication between Batavia and Samarang, had been suspended, but w as again opened when Capt. 11. sailed. There was no doubt that the Dutch force w as too small to hold all their possessions quietly. It is mentioned in a late London paper, that Washington Irvine is in Paris, writing a collection of Stories, which are stated by a correspondent, who has perused some of them, to be much more interesting than any yet published by him. We deeply regret that Mr . Irvine does not give birth to the brilliant scintillations of his genius in the Woods and Wilds of his native land. — Aug. Chron. The followinglis the Address of Mr. Forbes, Charge d’Aflaires of the United States to the Government of Buenos Ayres. [Translated for the Albany Daily Advertiser.] Most Excellent Sir: Five years ago, in the darkest moment of an almost hopeless anarchy, 1 had the honor to present myself in this hallas the hum ble organ of that deep interest which has ever been taken by the people and government of the United States, in the success of the Patriot cause of Spanish America, throughout all its fortunes and its struggles. I cannot express, Sir, the satisfaction I now feel, when, by order and in the name of rny government, 1 come to repeat to'you, in the midst of a regenerated a constant and most lively sympathy in every thing which touches the honor or prosperity of the Lnited Provinces of La Plata. The government of the U. States has been the first to assume the re sponsibility', and to risk the conse quences of acknowledging the new governments formed out ol Spanish America. For this priority of move ment on their part, which has tend ed to accelerate similar acts on the part of other governments, and to disconcert, and at least to postpone these of a different character, the U. States have asked nothing, nor do they wish any tiling but a frank and friendly intercourse, founded on prin ciples of just and enlightened reci procity. At an early period, subsequent to that great measure, the late Presi dent of the United States, in a Mes sage to Congress in December, 1823, asserted two very important princi ples of law in the relations between Europe and America. The first is,that the American con tinents arc not henceforth to be con sidered as subjects for future coloni zation by any European powers. — This declaration implies no disposi tion to disturb the now existing sys tem of colonial possessions, but the principle is solely directed against the establishment of any new Euro pean colonies on this continent. The other principle asserted in that mes sage is, that whilst the U. States do not desire to interfere with the sys tem of the allied powers in Europe, they would regard as dangerous to their own peace and safety any at tempt to extend that system to any part of this hemisphere. In the maintenance of these prin ciples, all the independent govern ments of America have a strong in terest, and it is hoped that the go vernment of Buenos Ayres, far from disavowing, will feel the utility and expediency of asserting them on all proper occasions. * Both these principles, solemnly declared in the face of the world, were laid down after much and anx ious deliberation on the part of the late cabinet at Washington; and I am instructed to say, that the Presi dent, who was one of that cabinet, continues entirely to coincide in that declaration. The President has been much gra tified by the funeral honors decreed by your excellency, to the late Minis ter of the U. States, Mr. Rodney, and the respect subsequently shown to his memory ; and I am charged to express his grateful sense of the friendly delicate attentions manifest ed on that melancholy occasion. The Government of the U. States is sincerely desirous, Sir, to cultivate and maintain the most friendly rela tions w ith the provinces of La Plata; and I am instructed to keep constant ly in view, and to seize every fit oc casion to give effect to this friendly policy. 1 beg leave, most respect fully to assure your excellency, that this ever will be, as it ever has been, among the warmest impulses of my own heart. The following is the reply of the Governor of that Province : The Government, charged with the National Executive power, has heard with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction, the benevolent senti ments which the government of our good friend thd Republic of the United States has deigned to trans mit through their charge d’affaires. The united provinces of the river La Plata recollect always with plea sure the act of justice, which the re public of the United States has done in acknowledging the independence of this country ; and this sentiment is always gaining new strength, as well by the cultivation of our rela tions as by the identity of the prin ciples which govern both republics. The government of the United Provinces knows the importance of the two great principles which the Hon. President of the U. States has laid down in his Message to Con gress, and, convinced of the utility of their adoption by ail the states of the continent, will consider it an honora ble duty to second them, and to that end to avail itself of every opportu nity which may present. II is particularly satisfactory to this government, that the honourable the President of the U. States has named his charge d’affaires in the respecta ble person of Mr. Forbes,.whose sen timents in favor of the independence and prosperity of this republic, ma nifested constantly and in all circum stances, has won the love and gene ral good will of the citizens of this country. From the follow ing extracts, it w ill be seen that even in the north ern latitudes, the weather has con tinued to be mild to an unusually late period of the year: Quebec, Dec. 5. —We have still the most astonishing mild weather. A steamboat left the port for Montreal yesterday, and the last ship sailed on Saturday. “ The Catholic Bishop of Quebec, Monseigneur J. O. Plessis, died at two o’clock yesterday, somewhat suddenly. He was speaking at the time, to his medical attendant, and preparing to write, when he 101 l back in his chair, and expired He was “The 79th Highland Regiment, at Quebec, have discarded their kilts, and now wear the more suitable dress of grev trowsers. It is supposed they will now change their march from “ Blue bonnets o’er the border,' to tune of “Johnny grey breeks.” Congress. Washington, Friday, Dec. 16. The resolution of Mr. Bf.nton, proposing an amendment to the Con stitution, giving the choice of a Pre sident and Vice-President directly to the People, came up in its order yes terday before the Senate, and gave rise to a considerable desultory de bate, not so much in relation to the importance of the adoption of any particular plan, as it was relative to the practicability of maturing some mode, in which all might agree, and of giving to the Committee to be ap pointed, full and ample scope in the exercise of those powers attendant upon an impartial consideration.— The amendment to the resolution, submitted by Mr. Macon, was cheer fully accepted by Mr. Benton ; it gives to the Committee power to at tain, if practicable, the best and the safest mode of making the election, without the intervention of Con gress. A resolution was offered by Mr. Kans. in relation to the erection of a monument to General Washington, and Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, ex plained the object of the resolution offered on the preceding day, rela tive to an amendment of the Judicia ry system. A short time was passed in the consideration of Executive bu siness. In the House, the election of Eg bert Ten Eyck, of New-York, was, by a report of the Committee on Elections, declared illegal, and Da niei. llugumn, jr. was declared en titled to his seat,and the House con curring, Mr. Hugunin was qualified and took his seat. Mr. Livingston called up his resolution on the sub ject of unclaimed dividends, and made some explanations ; but the resolu tion was laid on the table, as also was one by Mr. Buchannax, calling for the proceedings on the trial of Com. Porter. Some discussion took place on the subject of the joint resolution introduced some days since by Mr. Blair, of Tenuessee, relative to an armory on the Western Waters ; but no decision was had on it. A report of the Postmaster-General was re ceived, and ordered to be printed, giving the net amount of postage which accrued for the last year at the different post-offices in the Union. Saturday, Dec. 17. The Senate did not sit yesterday. In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Hamilton, of South- Carolina, introduced a resolution calling on the President for informa tion in relation to that part of his Message which refers to the appoint ment of Commissioners to join in the deliberations of the Congress at Pa nama. A resolution was also offer ed by Mr Drayton, for the establish ment of a Navy-Yard at Charleston; and another by Mr. Barney, relative to a similar establishment at Balti more. The resolution of Mr. Bay lies, relative to the exploration of the North-West Coast; and of Mr. Buchannan, calling for the proceed ings in the case of Com. Porter, were both agreed to. Mr. Wickliffc’s re solutions on the subject of the Judi ciary, were referred, at the sugges tion of Mr. Webster, to the commit tee on that subject. The House has adjourned until Monday. Tuesday, Dec. 20. The greater part of the business in the Senate consisted of the intro duction and referrence of petitions to their proper Committees. A re solution was offered by Mr. Dicker son, of Ncw-Jerscy, declaring that no person, who has been twice elect ed tp the office of President shall again be eligible, and a resolution offered by Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, proposes to prohibit Members of the Senate or House of Representatives from accepting any office of honor, trust or profit, under the Govern ment of the United States, during the period for which they were elect ed. A resolution was submitted by Mr. Eaton, inquiring into the au thority of the Territory of Arkansas for imposing taxes on soldiers’ grants. In the House of Representatives, a bill was introduced granting a pen sion to Penelope Denny, and another relative to the claims of the Marquis de Maison Rouge. The resolution of Mr. Hamilton, of South Carolina, on the subject of the proposed Commission to the Congress of Panama, was laid on the ta ble, on his own motion, as he had understood that information on the subject was about to be presented to the House. The resolution introduc ed by Mr. Sawyer, of North Caroli na, relative to a geographical sur vey, was negatived. The resolution of Mr. Livingston, relative to the list of unclaimed Dividends, was re ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Reed, of Mass, intro duced a resolution relative to a com munication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, over the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Webster laid on the Canal across the Peninsula «»» Flori da, which he represented tube a sub ject of deep importance. The claims of the Ex-President, (Mr. Monroe,) were brought before the Mr. Ingham, and referred to the Committee on Claims ; his motion for a select Committee being superceded by the amendment car rying it to the Standing Committee. A resolution was also introduced re lative to an increase of clerks in (he office of the Fourth Auditor. Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution referring it to the com mittee on the District of Columbia to inquire into the expediency of giv ing a territorial government to the District, which was agreed to. Wednesday, Dec. 21. In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Van Buren introduced, and accompanied with some appropriate remarks, a resolution declaring that Congress does not possess the power to con struct roads and canals, and propos ing that the power be given, under such restrictions as to secure to each state the benefits resulting from appropriations for that purpose. A resolution was offered by Mr. Robbins, for referring that part of the President’s Message relative to a National University to a Select Committee for consideration ; and notice was given by Mr. Benton of his intention to bring in a bill to gra duate the price of the Public Lands. The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Cobb, relative to the prohibi tion of Members oi Congress from accepting any places of honor, trust, or profit, under the government, was referred, without debate, to the com mittee on the subject of the amend ments of the Constitution. In the House of Representatives a resolution was introduced by Mr. Henry, of Kentucky, on the subject of a Military Academy on the Wes tern Waters. Another resolution was offered by Mr. Cook, of Illinois, on tiie subject of the sale of the lead mines in Illinois. The resolutions offered on the day preceding, by Mr. Forsyth, requesting information as to the correspondence between the U. States and Great Britain, in relation to the Slave Trade; by Mr. Trim ble, calling for the Message of Mr. Jefferson, recommending an expedi tion across the continent; and by Mr. White, of Florida, relative to the proposed fortifications in Pensacola 3av, were all agreed to. A resolu tion was adopted, on motion of Mr. Holcombe, of New-Jersey, referring the subject of a School for destitute children, to be trained for the Navy. The discussion of Mr. Blair’s joint resolution on the subject of a Nation al Armory on the Western Waters was resumed, and terminated in the reference of the resolution, with its amendment®, to the Committee on Military A flairs. The engrossed bill entitled “ An act making certain al terations in the mode of paying the enlisted soldiers of the United States, in order to prevent the crime of de sertion ” was read a third time, and afterwards laid on the table. The following is a copy of the Resolution offered by Mr. Bailev for the'amendment of the Constitution. Resolved, That the- construction of Roads and Canals is highly im portant to the union, strength and general prosperity of the United States. Resolved, That since the individii al States of this Lnion have relin quished to the General Government, the control of the most easy and ef ficient means of raising revenue, it is fit that a portion ot the general re venue, if consistent with the Con stitution, should be appropriated to this important object. Resolved, That while a large por tion of the people and oftheir repre sentatives in Congress, believe such appropriations to be inconsistent with the Constitutional power of Congress an obstacle is presented to the ac complishment, if the object, which, joined to the diversities of opinion always existing in relation to the ex pediency of specific measures, threatens to be deeply injurious, if not latal to that vigorous and full development of our resources which the interests of the union loudly de mand. Resolved, That a system which should leave to the several States, the expenditure of money appropri ated to this object by the United States, W’ould ensure a more equal participation in the bounty, by the several States, more economy in its disbursment, more freedom from sec tional feelings and injurious compro mises in legislation, and more promp titude in commencing works of im provement, for the completion of which the several States would In secure if possessing the means. Resolved. That the several States ought to have the power to expend money so appropriated, in improving river and canal navigation, and in promoting education, colonization, and the liberal and useful arts, when ever in their opinion, its expenditure for these objects, would be more use ful than in constructing roads‘and canals. Resolved, That Congresfwought to have power to make surveys of coasts, rivers, and road and canal routes, to aid the Rates in selecting