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SATURDAY, June u % 1790.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
AND
GAZETTE of the STATE.
FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, thall remain inviolate. Cenjhtuuon •/ Cttrgim.
AUGUSTA; Printed by JOHN E, SMITH, Printer to tiji State; IJfays,. Articles *
Intelligence , Advert if ements, &c. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed. ~
STATE-HOUSE, Augujia , June li> 179 ex.
Ordered ,
That the Meflage of the 7th inst. be pub*
lilhed.
Attest, W. URQUHART, S. E. D;
STATE-HOUS'E, Augujia, June 7, 1790.
Honorable the Prejid nt of the Sew.tc, end
the tiono able the UpeuJur oj the liouje of
Kept tjentativts*
I HAVE the pleasure to inform you, that,
dining y-ur lecels, the operations of go*
vernment have met no iuteiruption ; mea
sures, nevertheless, of thehigheft magnitude,
have pielentcd chetnfclves to view, and make
it efleutial, iu my opinion,, that legiflaiive de
liLeration be had at this- conjuntiwe.
The arrival of thiee companies of. federal
troops, (without any intoimation relating to
newotiationf with the Creek Indians) caused
an atixietv for ihe security of the frontier fer
tletsthe force being inadequate to defence
«t offence, mcieafed my difficulties on that
head, and being left without adive refourcea,
contributed not a little to my uneasiness : I
have nmwithftandiug the fatisfadion of in
forming you, that the tribes tefetred to, have
invariably pteferved the mod amicable dif
fotiuon towards the citizens of this (late,
*vet fitice 1 have bad the honor to prefxle.
The troops that have artivtd,were unfalici
ted on my part; because, from the whole c’on
dutf of the Indians, nothing can be drawn,
that displayed the most diflant marks of a re
newal of any fpeciea of hoflilines j on the
contrary, my information fully evinces, that
uegotiations, properly directed, will bring
about an accommodation with them; and,
tecaufe, by resolutions of the General AG
fembly of the 26th lauuary, 1789, it is or
deied, “ That etery means iu the power of
®* the slate be taken to restore peace and har
«< mony between the citizens and the Creek
«< Indians : -To this may be added, the Aft
cf ihe 24th Hay of December lafl, u for diG
4 chaiging the state troops,” and coiiefpon
dent therewoh, the communications from the
gecretaryat War, breathe similar fenti meats;
—upon raking Jt review of the tranfadion, in
amyl! rest ion, it will evidently appear, that
to support and promote peaceable measures
(without the appearance or renewal of
koftilitics) became the indifpeulible duty of
the Executive.
When our local lituation with the Creek In
dians, and their overtures for accommoda
tion, are properly considered, it .will be d*f
gcirlt to reconcile a forbearance from takiug
lftp6 to continue, the trurc, until preparations
are otherwise made to peifed negotiations of
peace ; by these means, the idea of a con*
juudion of the militia with the troops will be
removed to a diflant period; a measure, in
my opinion, highly iuterefting, at lead as far
at the common fafety will by any means ad
pair*
A conftdersble part of the corrrefpondenca
carried on, has been of momentous concern
to the state, and from the nature of our go*
* eminent, has at times appeared complicated t
I have theiefore to with that a serious review
of the fame be taken, eitpre fling your feufe
thereon; and if it be found neectfary for me
10 vaiy my piefept direction, in any particu*
lar, it will ifyii mi epiiafutt to r«ceive la*
fciftUUO*
GEORGIA.
On the 9th. cf February lafl, the slate troops
wer« mudcied and difehargedThere is
due to the late officers ami men two hundred
and twenty-three one hundred aud
foriy acies of lan' 4 : It it now tecommended
to your confi ieianon, the making appropria
tions in laud toi paymeut, or. other adequate
provjfi 'u byway of compensation.
To accompli di a hotel adjutiment of the ac
counts of the departments of the CTiarter-
Maller, C orumifTaiy, aud Contractors, and
of the anea.ageb of pay to the militia, to,
get her with a minute mfpection into the con.
dust "f Tax Ke< e vers and Collectors, will
doubt left bocoiue a pau of your delibe
rations.
From the deranged slate in which I found
public affairs, auilfiom the length of time 1
have been in office, it cannot be presumed
that any accurate flatement, can at this tirfle
I be prepaied for yout confideiation ; the pto
grefs, however, in aaruOgementa already
made, will enable you to comprehend the
slate finances, so far as to form some general
fyflem lor the cxtinguifhmeut of the local
debt.
There is on this day in tha. Tteafury
£• 56,702 1 6 o 3-4, viz. in
Gold and silver, j 1 1-1
Taper medium, « 1422 0 p ,-4
Anticipated Warrants g 4 1-4
Governors Warrants. j2co 7 if 2-4,
Speakers do. 710 19
Audited Certificates, 9844 ij 4 1-4
FundedCertificatCb, includ
ing interest, • g 1 zx 11 i-a
Sta'e Emiflion, - 10 8 3
Gratuitous C ertificates, 15 *9 o
Treatury do. iflued by
Se h John Cuthbcr;, >25 9 5 f-4
Do. by George Jones, 89 ig 1 1-2
Do. by John Meals* 416 3 11 12
■ final Sememenis 52,469 5 8
—* 11 —— im
Amounting to £.56,702 16 034
There now remain outstanding fecuritics
of the state, as follows—for the redemption «
of which some geueral rule is recommended.
Governors and Speakers
Warrants, 11,63a 7 4
Paper medium, - *3,577 *9 2 3*4
Sta r e Emission of the ptb
February, 1786, 113 17 6
Audited Cettificates,. 61,173 14 7 !-*•
Gratuitous do. - 2676 6. %
Funded do. includ
ing 5 years interest, 53,009 19 5 1-4
Treafuty do. iflued by
George Jones, 539 17 41-4
Do, by John Meals, 425 7 4 1-2
Certificates iflued by the
Executive of 1782, 1726 18 9
Amountinglo £*lsx>o74 7 10 *’4
And the e is due and owing to the state,
by Returns and Lftimatcs, the sum of
£•355*468 is (the documents on which the
reports are founded will be laid before you
by the proper officers) leaving a fuipln*
in favor of tht state, at the sum es
£• *°OiJ93 »4 * 3’4»
It now clearly appears, that the favaral de
nominations of data ftcurittas eutftauding,
ought to be placed on the fame feoting, espe
cially, is you Hid open a fond, and thereby
pitted a pait of tha debt on interest, while
the liMiiuwg pan of it ftanda wfthotfl tlsew
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provision, which doubtlef* the other claim*
auts ate equally entitled to 5 lor remedy
whereof, it would be proper to renew the
fund, to commence on the fit ft Monday »g
November next, for the feeutmet that have
not aft yet been .funded.
On the elucidation of the finances, I (half
farthei observe, that by a refolui.oij of the
jjth day of January, 1788, “ The Tiea*
“ surer is directed to rccc ve in payment of
“ all obligations, now in his office, the cur*
“ rent money of the dare, or any denomina*
“ lion of audited claims.” It w lhhe efoif
be neceiiary f t ihe guidance of ihe Execu*
live, that the fetife. of (he General Ailembly
\ be fully under flood, in what manmer all
other payment* of debts flue or ow ng to the
slate, are ro be made, tr.xe* excepted.
I have drawn wairants on the 7 reafuref
(on a diftaji.* fond appropriated for that pur*
r pofc) in favor of several officers, on account
of salaries, chaigable to the Civil fcfiablifii*
ment, the sum of %(, al. 10s. —also the sum
of 891. 61* to the Contingent Fund and in*
cidenta) charges, amoi.n iug to 3j 11. 1 6t*
and also- the sum of 32!. 3s. being a fpecul
appropriation in favor of Peter Wyk *tf, to
be paid out .of any monies in the Treafuty,
making in ail the sum of 3831. 19s. for
which die vouchers aud other document* ate
in office.
The-arrearages due to the late Delegates in
Congress, together with what may be due
and owing to officers on salaries, prior to the
present appointments, will require a special
appropriation.
The neccffary orders have been issued, foe
carrying into effect the Aft for appointing
Militia Officers, &c. but for the want of e
proper Executive Officer, whole duty it (hould
be to mutter the inilitu once in every year,
and make icturiis 1 hereof, the fame ha* not
yet been complied w.thj I have hgrefore 10.
recommend your verting powei to make furls
an appointment, together with die uecelfar/
provfion for let vices.
The propriety of a revision of the ** Aft
« to afeertam the salaries and fees ol public
«* otficeis,” «Srr. particularly, that 1 art which
relates to state fees in the Judicai y Depart*
ment, as well as eflablifhing a tee hill tor *ll
actions at law, i# fiibmmed to coulider tii-ju
EDWAit D TELFAIR.
The Secretary of. the Fxecu ive will at*
tend either btauch, at any time, when they
lhall please to notify the fame, with any othef
communication, or correfpondence^earned
on in the Executive Department.
*— iCR. •
To bis Excellency EDWARD TELFAIR,
Ejquire , Governor *>nd Lomn-ndtr in Chi if
tj the Stale of Gt* gia, an < u 9 J fbt Mititim
thereof-
THE Senate of the Stitt of Georgia, ta
aofwer to your Excellent y** Meffrge,
delivered to both benches of ;he Leg i Allure,
at »he piefent Sert.on, obleive with g eat fa*
tisfa&on, that the opetations of government
have not been impeded fwce the last hediou of
the General Allembly.
We are very happy at the errival of
the thiee companies of the federal troops*
mentioned by your Excellency, and which w#
coufider 1 proper ettimien in the eeneral go*
vcrnmeni of the Undid h**re», ro tha due*
unit *i ikii Iffitiig JUtfj uaN hariiwod*
