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, our fiscal affairs, Ire am mended the adoption
l } t he system wnich is iaw in successful opera
‘a< The system affon •• every r-quisite facility
~r th e transaction of th pecuniary concerns of
; v ’ f Government; will, i is confidently anlicipa-
produce in other re iects many of the bene
which have been fro lime to time expected
In the creation oi a n tional bank, but which
. a v-c never been reabz i; avoid the manifold
li!' inseparable from ueb au institution ; di
minish, to a greater exit it than could be accom
plished by any other me sure of reform, the pat- I
fjnage of the Federal G -vernment—a wise poli- ;
t -v in ab Governments ! it more especially so in
o '„ e like ours, which wo ks well only in propor
jian a? 0 •* made to relv for its support upon the
unbiassed anu unadultet d opinions of its consti
tuent*; da away, forevt , all dependence on cor
porate bodies, either n ; the raising, collecting,
.afekeepm?’ or disbursi g the public revenues ;
oi,! plaee the Goverm ent equally above the
temptation of fostering dangerous and uncon
f,Rational institution at lome.orthe necessity of
jjapting its policy to ti 3 views and interests of
j .till more formidable 1 icney-power abroad.
It is by adopting andlcarrying out these prin
ciples, under circamstat res the most arduous and :
jjicouracing, that the Ittempt has been made,
thus far successfully, to Remonstrate to ti e people
0 f the United States lilt a national bank at all
times, and a national dim, except u be incurred j
a » a period when the Inlior and safely of the na- j
tion demand the tempo* ry sacrifice of a policy, !
which should only he abandoned in such exigen
cies, are not merely unnecessary, hut in direct
gD d deadly hostility t<f the principles of their
(government, and to thfeir own permanent wel
fare. |
Tne progress made m { the development, of these
positions, appears in the preceding sketch oflhe
past history and present state of the financial
concerns of the Federal Government. The
facts mere stated fully;authorize the assertion,
that all the purposes fori which this Government
was instituted have beenjaccomphshed during four
years of greater pecuniary embarrassment than
were ever before experienced in time of peace,
and in the face of opposition as formidable as
any that was ever befori arrayed against the pol
icy of an administration; that this has been I
done when the ordinary revenues of the Govern
ment were generally dedreasing, as well from the !
operation of the laws, |as the condition of the
country, without the jrealion of a permanent
public debt, or incurrh i any liability, other than
such as the ordinary resiurces of the Government
wilt speedily discharge,Jand without the agency
of a national bank.
If this view of the pijjnchedings of the Govern
ment, for the period it embraces, be warranted
by the facts as they aryi known to exist ; if the
army and navy have j<een sustained to the full
extent authorized by l).w, and wnich Congress
deemed sufficient for the defence of the country :
and the protection of j-:s rights and its honor ;
if its civil and diplomatic service has been equal
ly sustained ; if ample jrprov.sion has been made
for the administration >{ justice and the exe
cution of the laws; il the claims upon public
gratitude in behalf of ti e soldiers of the Revolu
tion have been promptl met, and faithfully dis
charged ; if there have 1 een no failures in defray
ing the very large expen itures growing out of that
long-continued and sab lary policy of peacefully l
removing the Indians t regions of comparative j
safety and prosperity ; f the public faith has at ;
all tunes, and every vvh« e, been most scrupulous- |
ly maintained by a proi ipt discharge of the nu
merous, extended, and iversified claims on the
Treasury ; —if all thesr great and permanent ob
jects, with many others bat might be stated, have,
for a series of years, marked by peculiar ohsta- 1
c!es and difficulties, bee; i successfully accomplish- 1
ed without a resort to c| f permanent debt, or the
aid of a national bank I have we not a right to j
expect that a policy, ie object o. whica has j
been to sustain the pubj c service independen ly j
of either of tiiese fruit! >1 sou ces of disc>.rd, wtU
receive the final s.aictic 1 of a people whose un
biassed and lairlv ehcitif l judgment upon public
affairs is never ultimaUiv wrong I
Tbat embarrassment* 1.. the pecuniary concerns
of individuals, of unex mpled extent and dura
tion. Lave recently cxi ted in this as in other
commercial nations, i ; undoubtedly true. To
suppose it necessary no y to trace these reverses
to 1 Heir sources, would *e a reflection on the in- j
teliigenee of my fellow- ilizens. VV hatever may
have been the obscurity a which the subject was
involved during the ea ier stages ot the revul
sion, there cannot nowoe many by whom the
whole question is not f lly understood.
Not deeming it withii the constitutional powers
of the General Goveruro nt to repair private losses j
sustained by reverses ii business having no con- j
flexion with the public service, either by direct
appropriation* from the reasury ot by special leg- i
islation designed to sc ure exclusive ptivileges
and immunities to indiv luals orcUsses in prefer
ence to, and at the expe se of, the great majority
necessarily debarred f )in any participation in
them, no attempt to d so has been either made,
recommended, or encc a iged by the present Ex
ecutive.
It is believed, howev r, that *he great purposes
for the attainment of W ich the tederai Govern
ment was instilu ed ha - i not been lost siuht oi.
Intrusted only witii ct am limited powers tau
tiousiv enumerated, dis ctly specified, and denn
ed with a precision a: 1 clearness which would
defy misconstruction, it :as been my constant aim \
to confine myself withii the Units so clearly maik
ed out, and so carefulh guarded. Having always
been c«f opinion that fiie best preservative of
the union of the union the Stales is to be found
in a total abstinence fro& the exercise ot all doubt
ful powers on the part vr: the FedeiaiGovern. I. ent,
rather than attemp' to sume them, by a loose con
struction of the constitjuon, or au ingenious per
version of its words, I lave endeavored to avoid
recommending any mesSnre which 1 Lad leason to
apprehend would, in tli iopinioi. even of a consid
erable minority of ray fSUoA-citizens, be regarded
as trenching on the rig|lsof the States, of the pio
visions oflhe h llowcd|iustiument of our Union.
Viewing the ggregate awersof the federal Gov
ernment as a voluntar concession of the Mates,
it seemed to me ihat sin 1 only should beexeicisrd
as were at the time int< idea to be given.
I have been strength! ied, too, in the propriety |
of th.s course, by the a iviction that ail oiioits to
go beyond this tend onl; to produce dissatistaclion i
and distrust, to excite aiousies, and ro provoke
resistance, instead of iding stiengthto the fed
eral Government, even rheu successful, they must
ever prove a source iiicuraolc woaiviiess, 03
alienating a portion * f t|o*e whose adhesion is in
dispensable to the g|e*t aggregate of united
strength, and whose tii.untary attachment is, in
niy estimation, far mor essential to the efficiency
of a government stron in the best ol al, possible
strength—the confident 5 and attachment ol all
those who make up its justit ac-tu elements.
Thus believing, it ha been my purpose to se
coie to tne whole peopl ,and to every member o.
the confederacy, by gf' * ra * r salutary, and tqua
laws alone, the* benefit f those republican institu
tions which it was the ad and aim of the consti
tution to establish, and the impaitial influence of
which is, in my juugetr 01. mdispeusa jle to then
preservation. Icanno bung my sell to believe
that the lasting happint s of the people, the pios
peiiiy of thee tales, o the permanency ol their
union, can be maintain d by giving preference or
priority to any c ass of. tizens in the uis.imuion
us benefits or privileges' or by the adoption ct mea
sures which enrich one joilmn ol the Union a, th
•xpense of another ; m can 1 see m tie i -terfei
en e of the Federal « overn;; ent with tne loca
legislation and reserved ights oi the SUU s a rem
edy for present, erase urity against ’uiure dan
|*n. ...»
rhe first, and assures y not the least, important
step towards relieving ie country from the condi
tion into which it has b en plunged by excesses m
trade, banking, and c edits of all kinds, was to
place the business tram unions of the Government
itself on a solid ba<is ; iving and receiving in all
cases value for value. ; id' neitaer countenancing
nbr eacourag hg In oth rs’ihat ilelusiv® syslemol
credits from which it h s been 'oand so difficult to
escape, and which has ?ft nothing behind it but
he *l*ck« that mafic it fatal c-i«f t.
now h «5 ha? h WI a s alrS 0f the Governme nt are
theiSirtJ b a P<?n f U i mg the whole Period of
s-rirt ? P,t, - ad K i , n? difficulties, conducted with a
net and invariable regaidto this great ftindamen
tcn-PnreClPfe’thnd the assumption and main
tr of tne stand tiius taken on the verv
an'v nth° ld ° f lhe a PP loacbin « crisis, more than by
any other cause or causes whatever, the communi
ty a large has Leea shielded from the incaicula-
J ‘ e e • liS of a ?c-ieral and ind. hmtp suspension of
consequent annihilation,
tor tne whole period it might have lasted, of a jus:
' f ! , ld ', a . V . anab!e staridaid ot value, will, it is believ-
I e d, al this period, scarcely be questioned.
A steady adherence, ou the part of the Gorern
7vr*!'V the - p , ol l c y which produced such sala
ry remits, aided by judicious State legislation, and
wnat is not less important, bv the industry, enter
prise, pi ise\Ciaime. and economy of the American
j people cannot fail to raise the whole country, at
.m ear y p>‘.iod, to a state oi solid and enduring
pi ns pen y, not sub’ect to be again oveithrown by
i it- suspension of banks or the explosion of a
(redit system. It is for the people, and
heii representatives, to decide whether or not the
peimanent welfare of the country (which all good
desire, however widely they' may 1
litter as to the means of its accomplishment) shall !
bo in ti.is way secured: or whether the manage
i rnet fthe pecutoary concerns of the Goveinmeut,
and, by consequence, to a great extent, those of j
individuals also, shall be carried back to a condi- !
tiop of loings w iiich fostered tiiose contractions j
and expansions oflhe currency, and those reckless
; abuses of credit, from ihe baleful effects of which \
j lbe country has so deeply suilered —a r> turn that j
j can promise, in the end, no better results than to j
re-produce the embarrassments the Government j
has experienced ; and to remove from the should- I
ers o. the present, to those of the fresh victims, !
the bitter Units of that spirit of speculative entet- i
; prise, to which our countrymen are so liable, and i
i upon which tire lessons of experience are so una- 1
vailing. The choice is an important one, and I
sincerely hope that it may be wisely made.
A report from the Secretary of War, presenting
a detailed view of the affairs of that department,
accompanies this communication.
i he desultory duties connected with the removal
of the Indians, in which the army' has been con
stantly' engaged on the northern and western fron
tiers. and in 1- lor.da, have rendered it impractica
ble to carry into full effect the plan recommended
by the Secretary for improving its discipline. In
: every instance where the regiments have been r n
; centratcd, they have made great progress, and the
i best results may be anticipated from a continuance
•of this system. During the last season, a part of
| t.ae l oops have been employed in removing Indians
from the interior to the territory a-signed them in
the west —a duty which they have perform ed effi
ciently, and w ith praiseworthy humanity; and that
portion of them which have been stationed in Fio
rina, continued active operations there, throughout
the heats of summer.
The policy of the United States in regard to the
Indians, of which a succinct account is given in my
message of IS3B, and of the wisdom and expedien
cy' of which I am fully satisfied, has been continued
ir active operation throughout the whole period of
my administration. Since the spring of 1837, more
than forty thousand Indians have been removed to
their new homes west of the Mississippi; and, I am
hapry to add, that all accounts concur in represent
ing the result of this measure as eminently benefi
cial :o that poop c.
The emigration of the Beminoles alone has been
attended with serious difficulty, and occasioned
bloods: ed ; hostilities having been commenced by
the Indians in Florida, under the apprehension that
they would be compelled, by force, to com ply with
theii tieaty stipulations. The execution of the
treaty of Payne’s Landing, signed in 1832, but not
j ratified until 1834, was postponed, at the solicila
j tion of the Indians, until 1836, when they again
! renewed their agreement to remove peaceably to
| their new homes in the west. In the face of this
I iolemu and renewed compact, they bioke their
fail! , and commenced liostihlies by the massacre of
Major Dade’s temmaad, the murder of their agent,
General i homp.-on, and other acts of cruel t.eaclu
ry. When this alarming and unexpected intelli
| gcnce reached the seat of Government, every elfort
I appears to have oeeu made to reinforce General
j Clinch, who commanded the Troops then in Florida.
■ Gen. Kustis was despatched with reinforcements
; from Charleston ; troops were called out from Ala-
I ba na, Tennes'ce, and Georgia; and Gen. Bcott was
I sent to lake the command, with ample powers and
ample means. At the first alarm, Gen Gaines or
ganised a force at New-Orieans, and without wait
ing for orders, landed in Florida, where he deliv
erer over the troops he had brought with him to
i General !*colt.
Governor Call was subsequently' appointed to
conduct a summer campaign, and at tne close of it,
WuS replaced by Gen. Jesup. Those events and
changi s took place under the administration of my
predecessor. iSotwiih-tandmg the exertions oflhe
experienced officers who bad command there for
eighteen months, on entering upon the admiuistra- |
no* of the Government 1 found the Territory of j
Fi» ida a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenuous
I effort was immediately made to bring these hostili
ties to a close; and th. army undei Gen Jesup, was
leii forced until it amounted to ten thousanu men,
and furnished with abundant supplies of every des
i crip tion. la this*campaign a great number of the
| enemy were capture! and destroyed; but the char-
I acterofthe contest only was changed. The Indi
| ans having been defeated, in every engagement,
dispersed in small bands Uuougho t the country,
and uecame an enterprising, lormidable and ruth
l.ss banditti. Gen, Taylor, who succeeded Gen.
.les jp, used ius best exertions to subdue them, and
was seconded in his efforts oy the officers under
Ins command; but lie, too, failed to protect the ler
ritory fro a their depredations. i>y an act of sig
nal and cruel treachery, they broke the truce made
with them by Gen. Macomb; who was sent from
Washington for the purpose of carrying into effect
lhe expressed wishes of Congress, and have conti
nued their devastates ever since. General Ai
mis ead, who wa.> in Florida when Gen. Taylor left
| the army, by permission, assumed the command,
i a nc. after active summer operations, was met oy i
propositions for peace; and, from the fortunate co- |
incidence of the arrival in Florida, at the same pe- i
vied, of a de egation from the Beminoles who are ;
happily settled west of the Mississippi, and are now i
anxious to persude their countrymen to join them j
there, hopes weie for some time cn eitamed tnat ;
the Indians might be induced to leave the Territo- |
ry without further difficulty. Those hopes have i
proved Tali ctous, and hostilities have been renew- |
ed throughout the whole of the Territory. That
this contest has enduied so lung, is to ue attributed |
to causes beyond thecontrolot the Government. — |
generals have had the command of |
the troops; officers and soldiers have alike oistin- ,
gulshed themselves for their activity, patience and !
enduring courage; the army has been constantly J.
furnished with supplies of every desciiption ; and ;
we must look for the causes which have so long
procrastinated the issue of the contest, in tne vast
ex ent of the theatre of hostilities, and the almost
insurmountable obstacles presented by the nature
of the country, the climate, and the wily character
of the savages. . !
The sites formaline hospitals on the rivers and
lakes which 1 was authorised to select and cause i
to be pu-chased, have all been designated ; but tiie j
appropriation not having proved sufficient, condi. j
tional arrangements only have been made lor their j
acquisition. U is for Congress to decide whether
those conditional purchases shall be sane uoned, and
the humane intentions of the law earned into full (
elfeqt.
The navy, as will appear from the accompany
ing renort ot the .-ecretary, has been usefully and j
honorably employed in the protection ol our corn- ;
merce and citizens in the Mediterranean, the P aci ~
sic, on the coast of Brazil, and in in the Guff of
Mexico, A small squadron, con-istmg of toe lag- j
ate Constellation.and the sloop ot-war Boston, un
der Commodore Kearney, is now on its way to the
China and Indian sea*, for the purpese of attending |
to our interests in that quarter; and Commodore
Aulick, in the sloop-cf war Yorktown, has been
instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society' Isl
ands, the coasts of New-Zealand and Japan, toge
ther with other port* and islands frequented by cur
wiiale ships, for the purpose of giving them coun
tenance and protection, should they be required. —
Other smal er vessels have been, and still are, em
ployedin prosecuting the surveys of the coast of
the United States,directed by va 09,11 i atts of Con
gpjss ; and those wh;ch have been completed will
sh3rtly be laid before you.
The exploring expedition, at the lateitdate, was
prep- 1 ring to leave ihe Bay of Island*, New Zeal
and^m farther prosecution of objects which have
thu ! f ar been successfully accomplished. The
di.roverv of a new continent, tyhich was first s. en
in latitude 68d. 2s. south, longitude 154 d. 275.
w. 6*. n-.
lo3d. „s 4. east, by Lieutenants Wilkes and Hud
son, for sn extent of eighteen hundred miles, but
m which thev were pievented from landing Lv
vast bodies of ice which emcompassed it, is one of
the honorable re-ults of the enterprise. Lieu-
Wiltves bears^testimony to the zeal and good con
duct of his officers and men ; and it is but justice
to that officer ta state tnat ne appears to have per
lormed the duties assigned to him with an ardor
ability , and perseverance, which give every assur
ance o ; an honorable issue to the undertaking.
The report of the Postmaster Genera], herewith
transmitted, will exhibit the service of that e'epart
ment the past year, and its present condition. The
tiansportation has been maintained during the year
to the full extent authorized bv ihe existing laws- *
some improvements have been* effected, which the \
public interest seemed urgently to demand, but not I
involving any rnateiial additional expenditure ; i
the contractors have generally performed their en- I
with fidelity; the postraastcis, with I
-ew exceptions, have rendered their a counts
an<; paid their quarterly balances with prompti
tude ; and the w hole service of the department has
maintained the efficiency for which it has for se
veral years been distinguished,
i The acts of Congress establishing new mail
routes,and requiring moie expensive sendees on
i others, and the increasing wants of the country,
I have, for three years past,canied the expenditures
j something beyond the accruing revenues; the ex
j ces« having been met, until the past year, by the
I su :p ,us which had previously accumulated. That
j surplus having been exhausted, and the anticipa
| led increase in the revenue no' having been real
■ ized, owing to the depression in the commercial
j business of the county, the finances of the depart
| merit exhibit a small deficiency at the close of the S
1 last fiscal year. Its resources, however are am
: pie; and the reduced rates of compensation for the i
j transportation service, which may be expected on i
i the future lettings, fiom the general reduction 01 '
j»prices, with the increase of revenue that may rea- i
sonablybe anticipated from the revival of corn- j
j meroial activity, must soon place the finances©!’
| the department in a prosperous ondition.
Considering the unfavorable circumstances which
| have existed during the past year, rt is a gratify- j
ing result that the revenue has not declined, as j
compared with the precedingy-ear, but. on the con
trary exhibits a small increase ; the circumstances
relerred tn having had no other effect than to check
the expected income.
It will he seen that the Postmaster General sug- '
gests certain improvemants in the establishment, ;
| designed to reduce the weight of the mails, cheap- j
en the transportation,ensure greater regularity in
j the service, and secure a considerable reduction in j
the rates of letter-postages—nn object highly de - I
sirable. Ihe subj ct Done of general interest to i
the community, and is respectfully recommended!
to your consideration
The suppression of the African slave-trade has
received tiie cont.nued attention of the Govern
ment. The brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus,
have been employed during the last season on the
coast ol Africa, for the purpose es preventing such |
portions of that trade a« was said to be prosecuted '
under the American flag. Alter cruising off those 1
parts of the coast most usually resorted to by slavers 1
until the commencement of the rainy s ason. these j
vessels returned to the United States for supplies, I
and have since been despatched on a similar ser- |
vice. i
! From the reports ol the commanding officers, it
1 appears that the trade is now principally carried on
; under Portuguese colors ; and they express the
opinion that the apprehension of their ptesence on
1 tiie slave coast has, in a great degree arrested the
' prostitution of the American flag to its inhuman
purpose. It is hoped that, by continuing to main
j tain this force in that quarter, and by the exertions
i of the officers in the command, much will be done
j to put a stop to whatever portion of this traffic may
I have been carried on under the American flag, and i
| to prevent its use in a trade which, wnile it vio- i
lates the laws, is equally an outrage on the rights I
!of others and the feeflngs of humanity. The ef
| forts of the several Governments who are anxious
i ly seeking to suppress this traffic must, however,
: be directed against the facilities afforded by what
are now recognised as legiti nate commercial pur
| suits, before that object can be fully accomplished,
i Supplies of provisions, water-casks, merchandise,
and articles connected with the prosecution of the
slave-trade, are, it is understood, fre«ly carried by
vessels of different nations to the slave factories;
and the effects of the factors are transported open
ly from one slave station to another, without in
terruption or punishment by either of the nations
to which they belong, engaged in the commerce of
1 that region, I submit to your judgments whether
this Government, having been the trst to prohibit,
by adequate penalties, the slave-trade —the first to
declare it piracy—should not be the first, also, to
forbid to its citizens all trade with the slave fac
tories on the coast of Africa; giving an example to
all nations in this re«pect, which, if fairly follow
ed, cannot fail to produce the most effective re
j suits in breaking up these dens of iniquity.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, Dec. 5, 1840.
o,the “Moxster”!—A letter from Washing
ton says: The Batik of the United States is now
paying off its bonds due to the government, and i
paying them in specie too. Tnis is a fortunate
supply for the Treasury, which according to ail
accounts, was getting quite low.
COMMERCIAL.
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Monday Evening, December 14.
Our Cotton market to-day has assumed no new
feature from that teporied in our review of Friday
last. Our receipts are unusually light, the quan
tity offering is therelore on a limited scale Prices
range from B.f to cents for middling to fully fair
; qualities; observing a prime article, in square
j packages would command cents. Money is ex
j tremely hard to obtaiuon bills, and we see
no hope for a change for the better until our Legis
i lature determine on the course to be taken with
j regarl to the resumption bill now in agitation.
Exchange —On New York, at sight, @ G
i cent for current funds; Charleston —(3 5 &
ct; Savannah 2 (ct 2$ & ct; Philadelphia 4(a 5 p
i cent; Lexington, Ky. par (3 3 cent; Richmond 4&>
| 5 cent; Specie commands —(a 4 cent prem.
Bank Notes. —
' Savannah Banks. (3- s*ct. prem.
■j Columbus Insurance 8ank....4 (a- “ “
Commercial Bank, Macon, 4 (a- “ “ |
Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 5 (3- “
i Agency Brunswick, 53- “ “
Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank,
! Columbus, (3- “disc’nt.
I Central Bank,. 8 (3- “ “
j Miliedgeviile Bank, par.
| Ocmulgee Bank, 3- ** “
' Monroe Rail Road Bank, - “ “
: Hawkinsvillc Bank, — “ “
I Chattahoochic R. R.rfe B’k Co.. 1 3- “ “
j Darien Bank, 20 320 “ “
j Bank of Rome, 12$ 3 “ “
! Union Bank, “ .50 3- “
Southern Trust Co. i: 30 ■a - “
All other Banks now doing business, at par.
Specie Paying Bar Mechanics’ Bank, Insu
rance BankofColumous, Commercial Bank 01 Ma
I con, and Brunswick Agency in this city.
Mobile, Dec. 9th.
Cotton. —Arrived since the 2d inst. bales,
including 11 from Florida, agdexparted during the (
<ame period to Liverpool 1314, New-Yoik 791,
Boston 611, Baltimore 397, New Oileans 16—to
board not cleared, a stork of 16,093 bales, against
9 444 same time !ast year.
’ The activity in the Cotton market, mentioned in
closing our last report, has prevailed throughout
the week.the pretensions of ho dors having been
fullv maintained, though reluctantly yielded on
the part of buyers, who have taken sparingly foi »
immediate freight engagements, and small eastern
orders. We al*o mentioned that the nr»ten«ion« 1
o f some holders were beyond what many of the
purchasers would concede, aod in giving quota-
tions we were governed to tune extent by the 1
vie ' V3 01 parties. Since then.however, buy
ers nave given in, and we miter our quotations ac
cording-'.. ' ie threat Western's accounts, though
of an unfavorabie character so far as the foreign
cotton markets are concerned, have had no visible
effect upon our market, on account of the small
stock on sale.
Our saks since this day week are estimated at
only 3,000 bales, and the siock on sale at 3,500 to
4,000 bales. Another portion of the cargo of the I
Caiedonia Brauder has been sold at public auc
tien, S99 bales, but as the sales cannot he
considered a criterion of our market, we deem it
useless to report them.
LIVERPOOL CASSIFICATtOJT.
flood and line none.
GoodFair jq (fc
Fair 94 (iy 9i
-M-doling tfx
Ordinary 74 0 8
MARIXE INTELLIGENCE
Charleston*, December 14.
Arrived on Saturcau —ship Saladin, Tenney, I
'iorl; ; ship Dublin, Schollield. Philadelphia'; isr. !
brig Paget. Brothey, St. Vincent; smack Charles- !
ton, Latham, New York.
Arrived yesterday —schr Sun, Wilson, Boston. i
Cleared —Hr. barque Medora, Harrison, Liver- I
pool; brig Delaware, Ross, West indies.
H ent to sea on Saturday— brig Yeoman, Good- !
mg, Bordeaux.
HAKRISON -NOMINATIONS.
JUDGES OF THE INFERIOR COURT.
Judge B. H. WARREN, (
VALENTINE WALKF-K,
ROBERT ALLEN, Esq.
JAMES HARPER, Esq.
WILLIAM P. BEALE
TAX COLLECTOR.
Rev. W)I. KENNEDY.
TAX RECEIVER.
| COSBY DICKINSON.
| (Hz’ " e aie authorized to announce JAMES A.
; FULCHER as a candidate for Tax Collector for
; Burke county, at Die ensuing election, dec 15-2 t
Cfj" W e are authorised to announce LEON P. j
jDL (iAS as a candidate for the office of Receiver of i
: Tax Returns. dec jj
C/’The friends of Captain M. P. STOVA LL will
support him for the office of Colonel of the 10th
Regiment, at the ensuing election. dec 12
! jXj* We are authorised to announce ROB ERT A.
\V ATKINS as a candidate for the office of Tax
| Collector of Richmond county. dec 14-td
iKT" We are authorised to announce GEORGE i
M. WALKER as a candidate for the office of Re- !
ceiver of Tax Returns. dec 12
(O' We are requested to announce JOSEPH j
I Shin.ll as a candidate for the office of Receiver |
| of Tax Returns. ' dec 9-ts
(I> We are authorized to announce ANDREW I
MACLEAN as a candidate for the office of Re- i
ceiver of Tax Returns dec 10 id
House Painting,
I’-tpcr Hanging,
and Glazing-.
U. P . SPELMAN, Jr.
Shop near the Upper Market, Broad-st., Augusta.
(Lj' economy, neatness, and despatch.
dec 10 |f
W . G . NI MM O.
COMMISSION MERCH AN T.
Office in the lower tenement Masonic Hall,
nov 9 ts
JOHN. J. BYRD,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Will be thankful to his friends for any part of bu
siness in the above line, which will be attended to
witn rectitude, &c. oct 24
L. PENNEY,
MINIA TURK PA INTER,
Masonic Hall,
Specimens may be seen at his room, or at the Book
Store of H. A. Richmond, nov IS-trwtf
ANDREW J. MANSELL,
A TTORNEY A T LA W,
nov 25-ts Dalohnega, Ga.
W. R. CUNNINGHAM, & Co.,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, |
oct 31 Savannah, Ga. 2m
JOHN R. STANFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
j jy!7] Clarkesville, Ga.
B. 11. OVERBY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
feb 25 Jefferson. Jackson county,G
AUGUSTUS REES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
septu-ly Madison Morgan county, Ga.
-Dr. W. S. JONES tenders his professional
services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity
He may le found at his residence on the Norm
side of Green second denar below Mclntosh street,
or at the Chronicle and Sentinel office.
EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight,
and at one to twenty days sight. For sale ov
oct 23 * GARDELLE K RHINO.
THE READING ROOM
Attached to this office is open to subscribers, and
strangers introduced by them, every day and eve
ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until 9 o’clock.
Subscription $5 ; lor a firm or two or more $lO |
\JO. 1 COTTON OSNABLTIGS.—A few bales |
J ust received on consignment, and will be !
sold low, by [dec i2-lwj W. G. NIMMO.
ON CONSIGNMENT. —71 bags Rio and Cuba
COFFEE just landing from boat, and for sale
by (dec 9-dlOt HOPKINS fc STOVALL. 1
FRESH GARDEN SEED.—A large and ex- |
tensive assortment of fresh English Gar- !
den Seed always on hand, and suited to the ap
proaching season, at wholesale or retail. All or- j
tiers from merchants, Planters, and others, execu
ted with neatness and despatch,
nov 30 w&trw GARVIN & HAINES.
ADVANCES will be made, in Checks at sight,
on Cotton consigned to our friends in Charles
ton. GARDELLE & RHIND.
nov 4 ts
11ME. —300 casks Lime, first quality, and in
j good order, expected to arrive, will be sold
low from the wharf, by
oct 28 ts GARDELLE & RHIND,
CHINESE COTTON SEED.-TL. subscriber
) has fir sale a quantity o* the above Cotton
Seed, Which produce* a bush from eight to ten feet
in height, and yields from two to three thousand
pounds to the acre. H. C. BRY SON,
nov 7 ts 3-37 Broad street.
Readymade clothing.—Just nerved
a large supply of Winter Clocking, compri
sing almost every article in cur line, which are of- i
sered for sale Iqw by J. D. CRANE & CO.
nov 1 \ dkw2m
RICE. —A fresh supply just received, and will
, be kept constants on hand, and for sale in
quantities to suit purchasers, bv ~
nov 2C-tf GARDELLE & RHIND. j
OIL® AND FAINTS.—PaIe Winter Strained
Lamp Qil,
Pale Fall Strained Lamp Oil*
Whale «
Tram *
Linseed **
In quantities to suit purchasers, d
AHo, a general assortment of Paints, Window
Glass, fcc. kc. For sale by h
GARVIN & HAINES, r
oct 14 232 Broad-street.
Fresh beer and cider.-35 bbls. 0 f
John Taylor’s superior Cream Ale,
30 bb! * do Tider,
Ju«t received and foi sale by
dcc 15 trwCt "W.& J. NELSON.
Cl IN, WHISKEY, kc.—s pipes Holland Gin,
I of superior quality.
30 bbls. Gin, Phelps’ brand
4U bbls. Whiskey,
10 bbls. Domestic Brandv,
30 boxes Hull k Son’s Candles,
25 boxes Speim do
15 casks Cheese,
10 firkins choice Go*hen Butter,
Just received and for sale by
i dcc U r> trwfit W. 4J. NELSON.
A 91 Fi AT ION W ANTED—As Teacher in an
■km. Academy or Family, bv a young man who
recently graduated at Yale College. Testimonials
■t- to moral and literary character from the faculty
?. 1 College can be produced. Please address
H. S. T. through the Augusta P. O.
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.
| annual meeting will be lioldea at the
! JL Ka * le & Hotel, on Tuesday, 22d in
| stant. at O’clock, P. M.
W M. T. GOULD, Secretary.
| CT The Anniversary Dinner will be on the
j table at hah past < o clock. Members intending
j to partake oi it, will please notify one of the un
i dei signed before the day of meeting, and also report
i the number of guests they mav invite.
T. J PAR.MKLi.Kx _
W. P. RATH BUN, C. Committee of
J. M, ADAMS, 3 Arrangements.
| dec td.
KENTUCKY KNIT SAXONY AND
J merino wool socks.
LBT received and for sale by the subscribers,
200 pairs of fine Saxony and Merino WOOL
j SOCKS, knit by the iaaies of Kentucky.
dec 15-dfw WM. H. CRANE St CQ.
*rV__NOTICE. —Strayed or stolen from the
A subscriber, in Jetferson county, on the
■ii ii 6th day oi December, one common sized
black HuR.SE, about six years of age, with a lump
or rather a scar on his left lore leg. Anv person
that will deliver the Horse, or give information so
I get him, shall receive Ten Dollars. Diiect a let
ter to Louisville, Jefferson county,
dff 1.3-w4i* WILLIAM CLEMENTS.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
Annual Announcement.
THE exercises of this Institution will be re
sumed on the Sixteenth of January, 1841.
Applicants for admission to the Freshman class
will be examined critically as to their knowledge
ot tne Latin, Greek, and English Grammars (pros
ody included), also upon the Anabasis of Xeno
| phon, as contained in the first volume of the Col
i iectanea Gueca Majora—or any equivalent uelec
! lion in the same volume; also upon PLny's Lct
{ ters—or Sallust—or Livy. Above all, thev will
| be expected to evince great readiness in Ari'.h
--( metic.
j For admission to the Sophomore class, in addi
, tion to the above, the applicant should have read
■ and completed the first volume of the Majora, and
i the lirst book of the Odyssy, or their equivalents.
.The odea of Horace, with attention to prosody ;
with lacitus Lite of Agricola, and his Germany.
In Mathematics he will be examined on all Day’s
Algebra, and on the first three books of Playfair’s
Geometry.
Punctual attendance on the first day of term is
desirable, as well lor the sake of the Student as
lor the good of the Institution at large.
Good Board may be obtained in private families
at from ten to twelve dollars per month.
College Fees, including Tuition, Room-rent,
Servant-hire, Library, kc., Fifty Dollars.-, payable
in advance, viz: thirty doilais ou the 16th of Jan
uary, and twenty dollars on the Ist of August.
There are three Examinations in the year. Ist.
During the first fortnight in April. 2d. The week
| before Commencement. 3d. The last week in
; October.
\acations.—One week after Commencement
day, and from November Ist to loth day of Janu
ary following.
The Faculty is organized as follows .•
Rev. Alonzo Church, D. D,, President and Pro
fessor of Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics and Po
litical Economy*.
James Jackson, A. M., Professor of Nslural
Philosophy and Ghymistry.
B. Hull, M. I):, Protessor of Mathematics and
Astronomy*. •
Malthus A. W ard, M. D., Professor ol Mine
| ralogy, Geology and Botany.
Rev. V\ Ilham (Lehmann, A. M., Professor of
Greek and Modern Languages.
James P. WaddelA. M., Professor of Latin,
j Archaeology, and belles-lettres.
I Charles F. McCay, A. M., Professor of Civil
Engineering, and adjunct Professor of Mechanical
j Philosophy.
Nahum H. VV ood A. M., Tutor in Mathematics.
James, Jackson , Inspector and Librarian.
C. F. McCay, Secretary to the faculty.
A. HULL,
Sec'y Board of Trustees.
Athens, December 11, IS4O. dec 15 4t
LOST. —On Thursday evening last, 10th inst.,
between 8 and 10 o’clock, when passing from
the subscribers Store to Messrs. RusXell & Hutcii
insen’s Auction, to the sale of Mr. Hobbvs Books,
one common size calf-skin POCKET BOOK, con
taining one S 5 bill of the Central Bank of (ieorgia,
some little worn ; one $2 bill of the City Council
of Columbqs, very* much tom ; one $2 bill of
j Brunswick, Marietta; one 50cent bill of Bruns
wick, Marietta, Ga.; one $1 oill of Whites’Fac
torv money, Elbert county ; one $1 bill of Ruck
ersvillc; one cent bill of Central. R. R. Ga.,and
various small b lis of the Ice Company and Georgia
Railroad, ail amounting to about sls. The prin
cipal contents of the Pocket Book were various
Promissory Notes given to the subscribe!, and some
small accounts which arc of no value except to
the owner. [dec 14-3tj JESSE WALTON.
LOST.
ON Tuesday evening, the Sth inst., a Calfskin
Pocket Book, about half worn, containing
; one hundred and thirty or thirty-five dollars —a
I one hundred dollar bill on the Georgia Raihoad
Barffi, a twenty dollar bill on the Merchants’and
I P anlers’ Bank, Columbus, the others not recoilect
i ed. It also contained two notes on Howel Har
j grove, amounts nor date not recollected, —also a
bill o; groceries, bought of C. B. Hitt &: Co., and a
Tavern bill. I suppose I lost it at the ticket office
o; the Georgia Railroad, as that was the iast place
at which I recollect of having it out. A liberal re
ward will be given to the tinder by leaving it with
U. B. Hitt & Co. DAVID HOLLEM AN.
uec 10 d6t %
NOTICE.
A LBERT ADAMS would respectfully announce
J\. to the Ladies of Augusta and vicinity that he
has just arrived in this city with a newly invented
machine for pressing Bonnets, and is now piepared
to Bleach, Press, and alter Straw, Florence, and
Leghorn Bonnets in the best and most fashionable
styie J removing the spots and cleansing them so
they will be nearly as good as new.
Orders from the country solicited, which will bo
oromptly and faithfully executed. Charges wiL
be reasonable—and no work delivered until paid
for.
N. B—Wanted two t>? three Girls who have
had some experience in sewing straw ; also, seve
ral apprentices to the above business.
A good assortment of fine Leghorn and Straw
Bonnets for sale.
Rooms up stairs, round the coiner of Campbell
and Broad streets, formeily* occupied by* Messrs. A.
J. Si T. W. Miller, sw3rn-nov 20
DRUG STORE.
WM. M. D’ANTIGNAC, (Late Turpin k D’
Autignac,) has removed two doors below
his former stand, to the Store recently occupied by
E. W. Spofford, aad is now receiving in addition
to his former stock, a large supply of
DRUGS 4 MEDICINES,
WHITE LEAD,
LINSEED OIL.
BEST SPERM CIL,
WINDOW GLASS, kc. kc
All of which will be sold low, and on accommo
ißing terms.
Having purchased the note* and accounts of tb
late firm of Turpin & D,Autignac, he particular,
requests those indebted 4o make early payment. 1
oct i ts
PUBLIC SALK'i^^*
IIV W. E. JACKSON.
n n X h v, r?day I ;\ h Inst ’ :lt 11 oV lock in front of
m> Store wul be soM, if not previously disposed
of at private sale *
a Shares of the Capital Stock of the Georgia
Insurance and Trust Cooumujv
dec I 1 * '
Valuable Real Rtf ale.
BV W. E. JACKSON.
* n tlie lirst 1 uesday in January nej;t, at the lowei
market house, will be »old
The lot ami improvements ou the North side of
Broad street, at present occupied bv W. i j.
son having a front on Broad street of 52 feet 6 in
and extending back ISO feet to Jones street
ermsatsale. W. H. NELSON,3 Surviving
_ dec i! £°H N N ELSON, y Co-pa , t
Administratrix's Sale.
B\ HI SNELL A HUTCHINSON.
ON the fir.t Tuesday in January next will b«
sold at the lower market in this cuV Tn obe!
cienre to an order of the Inferior Court of Richl
monJ county, when sitting for ordinary purpore,
tne to How mg property, belonging to the estite of
* lichaei a*, goner, late of said countv, deceased
siiVt ° nC O,IS V and lot wh «reon he formerly re'
lo d, on Broad street; one tract of land (his for
mer summer seat) containing one hundred and
tor i acres s,x miles Horn the city, well improved;
and three Negroes Joe, Stephen and Peggy. <„ld
tor the benetn ot the heirs and creditors
v , I \ R ;V SCKS M - WAGNER, Adm’x.
November 4,1840.
Administrator's Sale.
BV RUSSELL k HUTCHINSON.
ON.0 N . the ,j lSt r L ucsdav in January next, will
be sold at the lower market House i n the
1 u >y° f Augusta, within the usual hour of sale all
the Heal Estate in said city, belonging to jas.
Levcnch, deceased. Also, —Ten Negroes he
longing to the estate. Sold by order of Court for
the benefit ot the heirs and creditors of said de
ceased. Terms cash.
P. H. MANTZ, J Admini-
J. A. CAMERON, s traters
October 31,1840. * 3
Administrator's Sale.
BY RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON.
ON the first Tuesday in January next, will he
sola at the Lower Market House in the
tityot Augusta, within the usual houis of sak
one Negro man, named 808, belonging to the e*-'
tatc of Mary deceased. Sold by order of
the Court for the benefit of the heirs ami creditors
of said deceased. Terms made known on the day
ol * ale - P. H. MANTZ,
October 31, 1840. Administrator.
Administrator's Sale,
BV RUSSELL A HUTCHINSON,
ON the first Tuesday in January next will be
sold at the lower market, in obedience Tt> an
order ol the Inferior Court of Richmond countv
three negroes, viz: Billy,Sandy and George, beloiF
ing to the estate of John Hatfield, late’oi said
county, aeceased. Sold for the benefit of the
heirs and creditors of said deceased.
„ JESSE KENT, Adm’r.
Novemuer 4, 1840.
SILVER SPOONS, Silver Forks, &e. A goo»
assortment, for sale bv
lIOV 3 CLARK, RACKETT & CO.
fij- fJL f D RENT.—At low prices, until the
lst october nex U the following Store* and
4f 1 dwellings. Possession given immediatelv.
I he Stoie No, 205 Broad street.
‘‘ 209 cor. Broad and Campbell sts.
1 he Dwelling No. 207 Broad street, over RuaarU
& Hutchinson’s Store.
The Cellar under Brown k McCafferty’s Print
ing Office.
The Dwelling on Campbell street, fronting east
end Jones street.
The Dwelling on Campbell st., next the above,
near Reynold street.
Rents payable Ist April and Ist October, by
notes with approved endorsers. Tenants to pay
for the use of Hydrants. Apply at the Bank of
Augusta, to GEORGE M. THEW.
dfC sw3w
Jbzz-JL "TO RENT.—The Store on Broad str.,
hirjlfffl No* 247, noiv occupied by Messrs. J. W.
T. S. stoy.
Also, the two Stores above, being Nos. 219 and
25 i. Apply to
July 25-trwtf HENRY 11. GUMMING.
BROUGHT to Richmond county Jail
on the the 7th of December, IS4O, a negie
man, who says Iris name is WILLIS. The
*■.- said negro is about thirty-five years of
age, dark complexion, about six feel high, and say*
he belongs to Mr. Leavy Turnipsced, who resides
fifteen miles from Columbia, S. C. The owner of
the said negro is requested to come forward, prove
property, pay charges, and take him away.
dec 9-trw3t Lawrence T. SHOP?, Jailor.
SPLENDID CAR PETS.
SNOWDEN k SHEAR have received from New
York a large supply of superior Ingrain, Thre
Ply, Brussels, and stuped Venliian CARPETS, of
rich and splendid patterns, with Rugs to match.
Also, superior White Welsh and Gauze Flannel*,
’ and a great variety of other articles suitable for t h
present season, to which they respectfully invil
the attention of the public. oct 27
NEW FALL GOODS.
Oe. k j. c. Carmichael have just re
• ceived in ad litiun to their Fall Stock, a
handsome and complete assortment of Staple and
Fancy DRY GOODS, which will be offered at low
prices, at either wholesale or retail,
dec 5 ts
BOSTON RUM. —50 barrels now landing and
for sale by J. MEIGS,
dec 8 trwSw
HYDRAULIC CEMENT CISTERNS.
FINHE subscriber having had several year* ex
-1 perience in building Hydraulic^Cement
Cisterns, upon a new and improved plan, v itli
filters attached to them, in the State of New York,
would inform the public in general that he is now
a resident of this city, and is prepared to serve the
public in the above business. Residence on Jack
son street, south of the Mansion House.
dec 10 trw3m JOHN N. SCOFIELD.
WOOD W ANTED.
SEALED proposals will be received until the
251 h inst., by the Commanding Officer, for
furnishing United States Troop., stationed at Au
gusta Arsenal, with 120 cords good Oak Wood,
upland growth. The cord to measure 128 cubic
feet, and to consist of straight round sticks, cut iaf
lengths of 4 feet,and to be not less,than 3 iachc* in
diameter, nor to exceed 10. Sticks of larger size
than 10 inches, if reduced lo proper dimensions by
splitting, will be admissible, but no cord shall be
composed of more than one half split wood.
Augusta Arsenal, Dec. 1, 1840. trwtd
BAGGING, HOPE, AC.
p* PIECES 44 inch Bagging, li a lb».
i)UU per yard;
200 coils Bale Rope ;
60 ps. heavy milled and bleached Sacking;
1 bale plaid and striped Hemp Carpeting.
For sale by GARDELLE 6. RHIND,
oct 23 ts
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.
A GENERAL assortment of SURGICAL IN
STRUMENTS of the best English and Ame
rican manufacture, kept constantly on hand and
for sale by u«, at very reasonable prices.
All ordeis for Instruments to be ma.lt to erder,
executed at shortest notice.
GARVIN k HAINES,
dec 1-ts Druggists.
" A GREAT BARGAIN OFFER ED !
riNHE plantation fifteen miles from Augusta, u»
Richmond county, late the residence of Cm.
David Tayloy jr. Enquire of Mesers. James ami
Augustus H. Anderson, Burke county, or Colonel
Henry H. Cummiug. Augusta.
November 27, 1840. «wtiw
WATCHES.— Fine Gold and Silver Lever,
tod Duplex Witches, warranted to perfeim
well. Also, Independent Second Watches, for
timing horses* for very low by
n oi 3 CLARK, RACKCTT * C*.