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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
jOF THE MANAGERS OF THE
GEORGIA
RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.
Anothej year is brought to a
close, and the duty of laying before
the Society an account of the pro
ceedings of that year, again devolves
on its Managers.
It has been, on former occasions
like this, a source of much encour
agement, and the proper cause of
.much thankfulness, that this institu
tion has been constantly extending
the sphere of Its operations, and as
'.ve hope, increasing in usefulness.
For a tract society to extend its ope
rations, is of cource, to increase its
usefulness. We may say this, with
out arrogating to institutions like
ours, any thing more than they most
justly claim, or that has been ever
most cheerfully yielded to them
Our pretensions are humble. De
voted to no sect, we seek to make
proselytes of none. The object is
not to “ sound a trumpet” before us,
and attract the gaze of an idle world,
but to scatter in small portions, the
principles of evangelical truth, among
those who disregard those principles,
or have never known them—to draw
the attention ot the immoral to the
precepts of pure morolity, and in
duce them to obey those prec pts-
to impress on th minds of the heed
less and inconsiderate, the infinite
value of that religion which they
have never thought worth a mo
ment’s reilcction—and to give to the
humble follower of the Redeemer,
who has few opportunities of re
ceiving instruction in divine things,
and lew of the outward consolations
of religion, a little help and a little
comfort in the way that leads to ev
erlasting life. In doing this, we in
terfere with no other benevolent as
sociation. Our wants are compara
tively limited. The flood of charity
need yield to us but a small portion
of its waters. That small portion
carries forward our operations. In
the channel of Tract Societies, a lit
tle stream will water much ground—
for it dries but slowly.
The Board the pleasure to
report that during the past year,
their concerns have been still fur
ther extended than before A grad
ual increase has, from the beginning
marked our progress hitherto.
The receipts at the Treasury, have
been §764 79 : the expenditures,
§6BB 91 ; leaving a ballance on hand
of §75 88. 'I 'he tracts issued during
same period, have amounted to
178,593 pages—those received to
216,283 pages ; and there are still
on hand, including those on band at
the last report, 92,690 pages. There
have also been received, 525 copies
of children's moral and religious
books; Distributed this year, 471
copies—on hand last year, 529—and
now on hand, 583 copies. The issues
of Tracts for 1825, were, 126 465
pages The increase this year, is
52,128 pages. Those >eceivedthat
year were 152,108 pages. The ii -
crease is 64,175 pages.
With these fact-' before them, the
Board feel warranted in saying, that
our prospects of usefulness are be
coming more and more favorable.
Let the thanks be rendered, where
only they are due—to HIM, who
has put it into the hearts of his peo
ple to do these things.
The Board have again published
an edition of the Christian Almanac.
The subject has been hinted at in
the two last annual reports ; and it
nee 1 only be now added, that the
publication has been continued, in
the hope of making it a regular one,
and that the whole edition has been
disposed of at a moderate advance.
The formation of the American
Tract Society, spoken of in our last
report, led many of those who wer
active in this Society, to cherish th:
wish of our becoming auxiliary n.
that in-t iiution. The terms o.
which auxiliaries were to be rcceiv
ed not appearing advantageous, u
our particular situation, this society,
at their last annual meeting, so amen
ded their Constitution, as to become
auxiliary to the national society,
whenever their Board of Managers
should be able to obtain terms, satis
factory to themselves. This truly
desirable object has been effected.
The parent institution consented to
receive us as auxiliary, and to sup
ply us with Tracts, at their lowest
prices, requiring, only, an annual re
mittance of our surplus funds. These
were the terms proposed by your
Board, reserving the right to pub
lish a Christian Almanac, annually,
on their own account exclusively,
which was also assented to. On
thes conditions, and in pursuance of
the amendment of our constitution,
just mentioned, your Board on the
)hird of February last, declared this
society auxiliary to the national one,
and as such have been officially re
ceived.*
While, ourselves, thus becoming
auxiliary to a larger and more im
portant institution, we have been
receiving in turn, the aid of auxiliary
Societies in various parts of the
State. The friends of religion, and
of that charity, which is, “ the bond
of perfectness,” throughout the up
per part of the State, appear to re
gard Augusta as the most convenient
point, at which to make returns of
their bounty, and receive in ex
change, the means of doing good.
The supplies of Bibles, Tracts, and
other Books, necessary for the
spread of knowledge, human and di
vine, intended for the up-country,
necessarily pass through this place.
This fact, doubtless, has led those
who were desirous of extending the
circulation of these little monitors,
in their own vicinity, to look to our
Society as their immediate head;
and the Board have the pleasure to
announce the formation, during the
year past, of five Tract Societies,
auxiliary to this : viz. The Daniels
ville Tract Society, the Bethany
Female Sract Society the Smyrna
Tract Society, the Union Church
Auxiliary Tract Society, and the
Washington Female Tract Society.
The multiplication of auxiliaries,
and their diffusion through the ini
portant and interesting country
around us, is in the highest degree
satisfactory and cheering. It ex
tends the circulation of Tracts. It
carries them to the doors of all. It
completes the organization of ‘hat
system, by which any given portk a
of means can produce the greatest
possible effect The National So
ciety, at New-York, by the extent ot
its arrangements, is enabled to pub
lish large quantities of Tracts, ai a
price very little above that of the
paper and ink. Supplying these,
without profit, to their auxiliaries in
the several States, and these again
distributing them, on the same term-,
to auxiliaries of their own, the Tract
is finally delivered to the reader, at
a price, so very trifling, as to be con
sidered almost nothing No other
system could ensure he same econe
iny, or the same efficiency. In the
complete organization of such a sys
tern, the friends of morality, and of
pure and undented religion, may re
joice, as the beginning of those la
oors, that will one day enlighten and
reform, and evangeliz the world.
Tiie Board have now laid before
the Society a brief review of th<
transactions of the pastyear Thev
lerm further remarks unnecessary,
considering it their duty to submit
facts to their brethren, and leave the
application of those facts, to the
hearts of those, to whom thev are
addressed. Th ir prayer is, that
the blessing winch seems to have at
tended them thus far, may be contin
ued, that their usetulness may be in
creased, and that, ‘ as their dav is,”
so may be their strength.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY
F»K 1527.
TIMOTHY EDWARDS,
President and Treasurer.
WM. T. GOULD,
Secretary.
.Managers
ANDERSON WATKINS
JOHN BEACH,
JOHN BARRY,
JOEL CATLIN,
JAMES M’DOWELL,
ELIAS B. CRANE.
* Some may object to Tract So
cieties, as sectarian. A single fact
is a sufficient answer to that objec
tion, in relation to the American
Tract Society, and its Auxiliaries.
Tne publishing Committee of th.d
Society, is composed of four distm
roished Clergymen, belonging to four
fferent denonunations, who Elect
.eekly, and carefully examine a 1 !
acts proposed tor publication. N
iract ran be Mt Hv their
Hae tibi erunt artes, pacisque imponere niorem, parcere subjectis et debellare superbog.—Virgil.
Milledgeville, Tuesday, January 23, 1827.
unanimous approbation; and if any
part of a Tract is considered objec
tionable, by any one of them, it is
rejected.
OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN.
Art thou my Father? —then no more
My sins shall tempt me to despair ;
My Father pities and forgives,
And hears a child’s repentant prayer.
Art thou my Father ?—Let me strive
With all my powers to learn thy will;
To make thy service all my care,
And all thy wise commands fulfil.
Art thou my Father? —Teach my heart,
Compassion for another’s woe,
And ever to a child of thine
A brother’s tenderness to show.
Art thou my Father ?—Then I know
When pains or want or grief oppress,
They come but from a father's hand,
Which wounds to heal, afflicts to bless.
Art thou my Father ? —Then in doubt
And darkness, when I grope my way,
A light shall shine upon my path,
And make my darkness like the day.
Art thou my Father ?—Then no more
Tremble my soul at death’s alarms,
He comes a messenger of love,
To bear me to a Father’s arms.
[From Buckwood's Magazine for October.]
We disclaim all enthusiasm. Yet
we do not hesitate to pronounce the
cause ol Greece the cause of human
nature. We allow the great part of
the imputations on the Greek char
acter —that it is rash, given to quar
rel, suspicious, inconstant, and care
less of blood. But the Greek has
not had his trial. He has been for
almost five hundred years a broken
name. His place of birth has been
only a larger prison; his education
the bitterness of heart, the subter
fuge, the sullen treachery, and the
furious revenge of the slave. Whal
estimstecan we form ol the strength
and stature o*'freedom from this de
crepit and barbaous servitude? Even
the vicesol'the character may be
an indication ofthe vigor ofiis capa
bilities. Tne perversion of the best
things is the worst. The fiery ele
ment that, in its rage, lays waste the
land, is the great and exhaustless in
strument of comibrt and abundance.
Bui the question may be decided at
once—we know what the Greeks
have been! 11 they are now barba
rians, we must remember that thev
were once the lights ot the world.
But the Turk is a barbarian. Ab
bis vices are thoroughly and incura
bly barbarian. He is habitually ty
rannical, passionate for plunder, and
a lover of blood, —his tastes arc bai
banan, extravagant splendour, gross
indulgence, savage indolence of
mind and body,—he enioys none of
the resources of civilization, —he
has no national literature, —he cul
tivates no language,—he produces
no picture, no stature, no music.—
Greeks are his linguists and the nav
igators ot his ships,—foreigners dis
cipline his army, and carry on his di
plomacy. He resists the civiliza
lionoi Europe with utter scorn, and
even when forced upon him by cir
cumstances, he resists it till its na
ure is changed, and tie is again tl<
Turke of Mahomet the Second, —
he answers religious conviction bv
ibe dagger. He sits among the na
tions with no other instinct than th n
ofthe tiger, to seek out his prey,
and having iou.id it, to gorge anti
leep
Yet no nation on earth has had such
advantage tor the most consummate
civilization. It has been seated in
tne central region ot the temperate
zon ,—the master of its central sea
ud all it- boriufs from Syria to Italy
on the one side, and to Mauritania,
on tne other. In me ri<he>t, most
magnificent and inspiring realm, that
ever was under the dominion of man
—the land tided with these splendid
r membrances winch have been the
seed of knowledg and inghnnnded
ness to the ends ol tne earth; its
plams and mountains a succession ol
trophies to the civil or military glory
ofthe mo>t liustrious spirits of man
kind. Ol all tins superb dominion,
the Turk has been the lord tor al
most five centuries. Yet he is a
barbarian still, with all the ferocity
of the old dweller of the I.naus, even
ms hospitality and bravery arc bm
the virtues of barbarism, and wild,
fierce and bloody he will r main un
til] the purpose of desolation, for
which be was brought Irom his de
serts, shall be done.
Aid of the Greeks.— A large mcet
m_ of gentlen tn friendly to the
Greeks was held at Paiiadelpbia, oi
Saturday last, to consider cf the
means best calculated to assist that
oppressed people in their struggle
for liberty. Tiie Hon. Joseph Hemp
hill was called to the chair, and
James N. Barker appointed Secre
tary R*»3o’ut'ons were unanimosiv
adopted, recommending to the citi
zens oi the United States to contri
bute in proprotion to their means,
and with all possible despatch, to
purchasing a supply ofthe necessa
ries of life, for the succour of the
Greeks at this perilous stage of their
warfare. A committee of twenty
were appointed to address the pub
lic on the subject. We hope the
appeal will not be in vain. If feel
ings of humanity are not a sufficient
motive, we should at least do some
thing to blot out the atain which the
national character has received by
the transactions at New York. One
j gentleman has voluntary come for
i ward with a pledge to procure and
furnish gratis, the one third part of
a cargo of one thousand barrels of
flour.
From the Boston Spectator & Ladies’Album.
THANKSGIVING.
Now ‘ wild November hath his
bugle wound,’ and the noses of our
good Citizens tingle in the blast
Now the thick stars twinkle with
new lustre in the sapphire sky, and
on earth a well lined doublet becomes
a comfortable envelope. The bras
ses of the parlor stoves have doffed
their paper caps, and the coal fire
sparkles right merrily. Now flannel
waist-coats are not to be dispensed
with—the hypochondriac looks big
ger about the shanks, and the mer
chant bustles along the side-walk in a
close buttoned spencer. The white
muslin gown peeping through the
open pelisse, has a look that makes
one’s teeth chatter —Denmark satin
shoes, squeezing a silk stocking
close to a pretty little foot, hugely
delight the doctor, for they speak
ol a fair patient and a long bill. Now
the loud wind rumbles furiously in
the chimney, puflii g down the smoke
in the teeth oi black Dmah the coock.
The windows blinds flap fearfully in
the night, and the prudent watchmen
snore before the fire. The stage
thunders sonorously over the frozen
ground, and the light Dearborn clat
ters so as to be heard afar off. Now
Thanksgiving approaches, and dead
turkies become abundant. The ap
prentice teazes the tailor to finish
his new coat in time for the ball,
and Sally goes a shopping for rib
bons, combs and false curls The
good mastt r cf the house begins to
lie* at the insatiable demands of the
cuok for spice, plums, and suet, so
tuai no dreads the tartarian regions
of the kiunen mere thin the tarry
waves of the river Styx, and the
savory smells of mighty preparation
become hatful to his nostrils. Now
the sportsman snoots at the live bear
that has been set up at so much a
shot, without his consent being first
had and received—a hundred mus
kets arc popped oil at poor unoffend
ing turkies, that are past making a
complaint. Now every amateur is
busy practising at the new anthem,
and some of them make doleful me
lody for a thanksgiving strain. Now
Dolly is up to the elbows in flour
and grease, kicks the kitten out of
the way, and her answers to every
meddling he creature are as short as
pie-crust. Now milk and eggs are
scarce and dear, and the thump of
the chopping-knuc is heard in our
land. Now the parson looks smiling
at the various gifts of good things
-ent to his mansion, and resolves to
pay for them by a gloriously short
-ennon, swet toned with eulogies on
our happy country, and spiced with
a sprinkling ot’ politics—sometimes
he hesitates whether his ten children
shall stay at home or dine at the rich
deacon’s and he hopes to attend two
or three weddings in the evening.
Now the childred scorn bread and
i.utter, and roar for pumpkin-pie.
Now the latest turkey is stuffed ready
tor the spit, the chickens are interr
ed hi a tomb of paste, and the plum
pudding is prepared for the oven a
gainst the morrow. And now the
bell rings eleven, and with a watery
mouth I go to bed, resolving to eat
ao breakfast, so that my stomach
may be prime tor the dinner
RHAZES.
AN IRISH SCHOOL-MASTER
From Scenes and Sketches of a Soldiers Life
In Ireland.
In the midst of his noisy mansion
sat Phil Sullivan, wcildmg his birch
as if it had been a sceptre, while his
little subjects were ranged a-ouad on
Denches formed of sods, that vou
may still see along the wall. The
fire, when any was required, was
made in the centre ofthe apartment,
the fuel being furnished by each
scholar bringing a turf daily with him
The door was formed ot’ stakes, ia
terplaced with wattles, a loop of
which throw n over a crooked harp
served the purpose of a lock, and a
rude table that the master sat at was
all the desk in the school. As thev
came in at the door, the urchins
obliged to make their best bow, t I
drawing back the left leg. catchin
the tuft cf hair that hung over the J
forehead, and bringing their stiff
necks to the precise mathematical
curve, that constitutes politeness,
while Phil kept sometimes talking
English, sometimes Irish to suit
himself to the comprehension of his
pupils. Os the mam er in which he
accompanied this, the following is a
specimen : “ Come up here Pat
Greehcn,” said be to a red-headed
boy, dressed in a grey frieze coat,
which came down to his heels, and
a pair of old leather breeches, that
only reached half way down his thighs
exposing his red measly legs—“ Come
stand up here on the table, and let
the boys hear how well you can say
your letters.” Pat mounted with
great confidence ; but when his phiz,
by being raised into the light, be
came more distinctly seen, —“Übbo-
hoo, tearin, murder!” exclaimed Phi]
“where hab you been wid that face ?
Why man alive you’ve been kissing
the praty pot, and your hair, too,
standing up for a price, like the bris
tles oi a fighting pig is there no
water in the stream; and it would have
been no great trouble to draw vour
fingers through your hair, any how.”
Pat very composedly lifted up the
tail oi his coat, and spitting upon it,
gave his face a wipe that left it
streaked like a brindled cow. “There
now,” said Phil, “blow your nose and
hold up your head like a gentleman.
What is this aroon ?” said he, point
ing to the first letter in the alphabet.
Pat scrached his head ! “You don’t
know what it is; small blame to
you, fur your mother keeps you run
ning after the cows when you should
be at your lamin ; but look up at
the couples ofthe house, and try if
you can’t remember it.” “A,” said
Pat. “Well done ! what’s the name
of the next one?” Pat hesitated
again. “What do you call tiic big
fly that makes the honey ?” “B,”
“Och, you’re a genues Pat, ready
made,” Having arrived at the let
ter H, —“And what's that Pat ?”
“Be my show! 1 don’t know.” “D
—I, by ycur show], what do you
mane by swearing here in school ?
a pretty college this indeed ! —What
is it that looks like Squire O’Rielly’s
gate with the bars knocked out ex
cept one in the middle?” '‘Faith
and its H.” “To be sure it is ye
spaleen ” So on he went illustrat
ing in this manner, until he got to
the letter O; having tried Pat’s gen
us with two er three ways to no pur
pose. Phil was getting out of pa
tience —“ What would you say if I
was to hit you a pallhog on the ear?”
(suiting the action to tiie word ) “O,”
cried Pat, dappling his hand upon
the afflicted spot which rung with
tliebloiy. “1 knew you’d find it,”
said Phil. By the help of this adop
tion Pat struggled through the rest
of the letters. “Well you may sit
down now and send up Mick Moriar
ty.” Mick was rather further than
Pit, he was spelling words After
spelling two or three tolerably well
he came to the word what. “Well
what does w-h-a-t make ?” Midi
was not sure ot it. “W-h-a-t sounds
fat but, (conscious of his own error
in the pronunciation.) when I say
fat, don't you say fat, but do you
say fat in your own way.” “ Have
ye all said yer lessons? ’ “Yes, all,
dl ’ “ Then put out the fire dacent
ly and go hum.”
The Baltimore American of th<
21«-t inst. contains the following:—
From an authentic source at
Washington, we learn that the Con
vention recently arranged at London
by our Minister, Mr. Gallatin, iiixe
the total amount of compensation to
he paid by the British Governin' n*
for Slaves, Tobacco, &,c. carried off
by the British officers subsequent
to the Treaty of Ghent, at one mil
lion two hundred thousand dollars.—
The amount claimed by our citizens
exorred §1.500,000, viz:—by those of
Maryland, §280,000; Virginia, §520;
000; Louisiana, §l5O 000; Georgia,
§430,000; Alexandria, §113,000;
Maine, §16,000; Mississippi. §6000;
and Delaware, §7OOO.
From the same source we learn
tint, as a measure of retaliation, it is
believed that congress will ii.terdici
the Trade to the British possessions
on the Continent of North America
which are not dosed by the late Or
der in Council.
The follow :ng is the official ac
count oftbe nominal British capital
funded bebt and annual interest or
the same, of the filth es January,
1819, and fifth of January, 1823:
‘By total capital of Fended unre
deemed Debt:
sth January, 1319, 8332,186,415
sth January, 1826, 893,733,232
Increase of debt, 1826, 61,646,837
Annual charge, 1819, 29,114,761
Do. do. 1826, 29,176,157
1. creas- of Inter***. f 395
[OR $-1 IF NOT PAID IN SIX MONTHS.
[Vol. 11. No. 3.— Whole No. LV.
The London Morning Chronicle
makes these comments,
“Here then we have the mod:
complete and satisfactory evidence
that there has been no reduction
either in the debt or the interest,
notwithstanding the additional taxa
tion of five million five hundred
thousand pounds, with wbicli the
people are burthened for the ex
press purpose of diminishing them.
Had this sum been withheld, Irom
whence could the million for building
churches, another for repairs at
Windsor, and a third at Pimlico, have
been supplied.
W r e have shown by the Parliamen
tary Return, that the annual charge
of debts is larger than over, notwith
standing the reduction ct interest on
the four and five per cents, t<T more
than one million seven hundred thou
sand pounds annually!” •
Conckzdine; Remarks from the annual Report
ofthe Treasurer ofthe United States
From the foregoing facts and con
siderations, affecting the customs
and the public lands, it is believed
that the whole revenue of the 1 ni
t' d States, for 1827, from these and
other less important sources, may
be estimated at upwards of twenty
three millions of dollars, and that it
will arise thus:
From Customs, §20,400,000
Public lands. 2 000,000
Bank dividends, 420,000
Miscellaneous and incidental ...
receipts,
_-- .
§23,1 50/W
The expenditures for 1827, are
[estimated as follows, viz:
Civil, miscellaneous, and diplo-
matic, §1,826,549,54
Military services, including fotifi
cations, ordnance, Indian de
partment, revolutionary and
military pensions, arm ng the
militia, and arrearages prior to
the Ist of Jan. 1827,5,645,144 36
Naval service, 3,230,260, 23
Public debt, 10,000,000 00
§20,702,954 13
Which will leave in the treasury
on the 31st of December, 1827, al
ter satisfying all the demands of that
year, on the basis es the foregoing
calculations, a surplus estimated at
§2,247,045,87. This surplus will
be a disposable surplus over and
above the sum before stated as not
ineffective funds, and of the two mil
lion of dollars to be reserved in the
treasury, under the sinking fund act
of March 3d, 1827.
In the estimate of expenditures
fur 1827, the annual appropriation of
§500,000, tor the gradual increase
ofthe navy, under the act of the 3d
of March, 1821, has not been insert
ed, that appropriation expiring with
the preset'.!: year. Whatever renew
ed sum the wisdom of Congress may
set apart for this effective arm of the
public defence, will add another item
to the list of expenditures for the
year, and lessen, by so much, the es
timated balance at its expiration.
All which is respectfully submit
ted.
RICHARD RUSH.
Treasury Department, L'ec. 12, 1823.
Appointnemts by the President.
By and zeith the advice and con
sent of the Senate.
William Beach Lawrence, of New-
York, as Secretary of Legation to
Great Britain, in place of John A.
King, resigned.
William Rossell, of New-Jersey, as
Judge of the United States, for the
District nf New-Jersey, in the ptyce
of W dliam S. Pennington, deceased.
Samvel R. Betts, of New-York, to
be District Judge of the United States
for the Southern District of New-
York, in place of William P. Van
Ness, deceased.
Thomas Finley, of Maryland, to be
Marshal ofthe United States for the
District of Maryland, in place of
Paul Bentalou, deceased.
William J. Sever, of Massachusetts
to be Consul of the United States,
for the port of Sai ta Martha, in the
Republic of Colombia, vice Harris
R. Fudger, decease!'.
Harry d. Thornton, oi Alabama,
t i be Attorney ot the « nited State?,
for the Northern District of Alabama
in place of Frank Jone’s, deceased.
Lewis Warrington, a Captain oi
the United States Navy, as Commis
sioner of the Navy, in place of Jacob
Junes, resigned.
Alexander Randall, cf Maryland,
as Collector of the Customs for the
District, and Insjiector of the Re
venue for the port of Armapoli-,
M ar} land.
l’/illiam I'eynelds, as Surveyor and
Inspector of the Revenue, for the
oort of Gristed, Rhode-Island.
Andrew S, ATGirth, cf Missouri, *
Receiver of Public Moneys for the
Western District of Missouri, in place
of Young Ewing resigned