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a/ Statesman. TERMS,—S3 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE,] BURKITT & MEACHAM, Editors.] GEORGIA STATESMAN. IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. On Wayne-Street, opposite the Eagle Hotel. BY S. MEACHAM. JCp* Terms... . Three Dollars in advance, or Four Dollars if not paid in six months.— No subscription received for less than one year, unless the money is paid in advance, and no paper discontinued till all arrearages an subscription and advertisements are paid. N. B.—Notice of the sales of land and ne groes, by Administrators, Executors, or Guar dians, must be published sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of personal property in like man ner must ue published forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be published nine months. Notice that application has been made for Letters of Administration, must also be pub lished forty days. *** All letters directed to the Editors on business relating to the Office, must be post aid 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