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MILICA N. 0CIII3 * IIAVIS, <iinl Omnia PrlBlir*. ^iSuTmTir, itwi. ' ■it, HOiiit Atimtln i I’urfi i|wr,:ipi*rAmmni| fiiril iminth*, #3. li»sr xto.k is m>v Attn..) 'f/rtH surf St# AitrmlnmrHi*, nyptnr la both V«t*>*. Ity Officenull* cmiwrofUny *MBull-streets,over >lr. J.n.Oaudrv'iiHmiT.. • THE ANNUAL TREASURY REPORT. ! Tht Alumni Report of the Secretary of tlui Tn*n*wry. hid te-fiire Cmigrc**, state* the Re- vriplsnnd Expenditure* fur 1040 n* folte'vat UECEirT*. , Tim rcroi^it* nml moan* Inr J.9.10. mcIiwivo of tritelsamlilfo Post Office, have been n* follow*; Tho available Imluiicn on llm J«t of January. 1840, is computed to have boon During tho liirco first nunrlcr* of tlio pres-nt vr.ir, ihn nclt re- v ceipt* Irons C'l.sfoiU''w. re During Urn wiuio period fmin Public Land* Wiscidlniioonv }>tiHumd receipt* fourth quarter from alt other sources In conolmaott vnrtf Cninm'*»inncr would soy, \\vAim «hwhy oV iH» l.vRwUtttra huj over been morn hriimflcml llv.lti thut extended to till* uiifor* tmintn tienf aud iluiuli of Georgia. Thu fotiialu, can. however, only bn affected by pMUBOt inbor, n* (lio ojinusi mu ofm niv "I Urn parent* of this rliM m Ponding tludr children so (treat u dulancu bom home, i* nftho fb digest kind. Tim following lingo represent* tlio statu ortho CmiimWtoiiVr’s nrcnnnt, nuutnpimted with vouchors. For foil information an to the Com. mi«loti<*r’s Winner reports, lie fefert Volt to tho records deposited in the Excnitivo office. • j.UAii 8i.\ci.Ain in account with Ike Unit of Gcor'i't\ 1840. DU, To hnlnuco npproprlatiou on iinnd $2043 40 Appropriations fur 1840, 4300 00 $15,004 40 * OIL No. 1 By J. B. Hownr, Treasurer, iMtum no certificates ofdepoHit, J 3 “ OUO $2.24(5,740 00 10,680,384 78 2,0:50.217 83 77,GOO 08 3.800.000 00 These make tho aggregate ordi nary receipt* for llm year $17,107,763 01 Add the estimated receipts of principal nud interest in 1840, nut uf whnt was due from for* iner.itaposito banks Add Also the estimated receipts from fonnli bond of the United State* Bank Add for tlix issue of Treasury notes, itisteud of otliets re* deemed mm oo 2,300JOOO 00 6.440.000 00 $6,700,000 00 4.118,246 G4 8.750,784 52 4,020,310 35 5.000,000 00 tCT* We congratulate nil the Mends nfn sound I been siicee»|iiV-»hnt]ng Ids Imok with the same of Rente* stale bate, until he ltn* finally fastened U» booh 3 4 5 (1 7 8 II 10 William N. James, \* ilie Holmes, Washington Hell, James 11. Birdsong. William Ross, William B. Htitblm, Willi.uu C. Powell, H. Blount, K. J. Godwin, Cash mi deposit, 00 10 (M) 10 00 80 00 10 00 liO ou 1 (H) 604 (K) 53 83 3310 52 $0,904 54 A11 of which is respectfully nth wilted. ' K. SINCLAIR, Commissioner. Milledgcville, Nov. 1. 1640. SAVANNAH. lie jiibtnnd fonr not, let nil die ends tlmu nim’.l, be tliy Country's, tby UiKl's,$mi Troth's." currency on the passage In the House nf Repre sentatives. l»y a vote of 144 to 33, of llto Rosunip- |ion Bill ns it canto ammtdcil from tho Bottato. lit its present shape therefore, tint bill protect* the Banks on tho seaboard from tho necessity of Importing specie for Banks in tho interior, which L very just. It is high time to troth* a distinction between sound end rotten Banking Institution*. There ate a few of the Interior Htuiks which have disregarded any maxim of prudence. It I* right that their miles should attain to their proper stand* nrd nf depression. When tint immortal (immor tal front its Infinity) Central Bauk shall he crtirli ed, we shall he content. Tho lltmw of Rep* rosentntives has passed a Bill providing for tho ledetnptinn nf tho hilts of this Bauk. for which object State Bonds to tint amount nf$ 1,000,000 ate to ho issued in sums not less tlmu $5, piivn- hid nt tho end offivo years or sooner, with Inter* est payable annually nt tho rate of 8 percent per annum—there bonds to be sold forspec'io nr it* equivalent, or fit- tho times of tho Bank nt not less than par. So goes llto treasure hltd the pro* ditctivQ industry of this Slnte. in order to atone for tho reckless extravagance and folly of the Contra) Bank. F«r the information of thn«e who nro disposed to speculate on tho necessities or the 8tnte. we would ob.-'eiT'* tha* tlio slock owned by the.St.ite in the Banker Augusta and Ihn State Bank, rail he had nt not less tlmu ten per cent, discount—nil of which i* to makn amends for the throwing n- way of$750,000 by tho Central Bank during the past year. Tho Resumption Bill is published in our col umns this* rooming. Aggregate from these additional sources Which nmkn the total menus in 1840, os ascertained and esti* mated $28,234,512 01 EsfiuimTenv.*. Tha expenditures for 1840, exclusive nf trusts and tlio Rost Ollice, have been ns follows t For first three quarters.Civil. Di plomatic, nmlMiscidlaneous (Hmo, Military, Sumo, Naval Estimates by tlio Treasiiry(tlimigh higher by other Departments) for nil expenses for fourth quarter Aggregate of current expenses, whole veur . $22,460,349 51 Addiorfouded debt and interest ht cities of District nf Co- IuimImu, oscurtuii.ud and esti- miOed 100,000 00 Redemption of Treasury notes iuclading principal nml inter* r.A, lor threo first quarters, 3,(529,30<} G! EotMusVe uf notes tivat will be re deemed in.fourth quarter, 423,OfJO 00 THUKrtltAY MOKNINO, DECK 17, tsto. FOR C0XGUB8S. Col. IILU'S HOLT, of.lCtiscORCC. I'.lcction on First Monthly in January. Making tho aggregate of expendi tures or payments $2G,G43,G5G 12 Louring uu available balance ill die Treasury ou Dee. 31,1640, computed at 1590.853 89 $26,234,512 01 RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURES ron!841. Receipts. In hnntily miming our eye over tlio Report, we gather that the Receipts under existing laws arc estimated to lie probably as follows: From Customs, $19,000,000 From Lands, 3,500.000 Miscollaneous, 80,000 Expected balance in the Treasury, * Jan. 1,1641. 1,580.855 Due from banks expected to be Hindu evalluble, about A power will exist under tho bet of ill at March. 1840, to issue Tien- uiny notes till a year from its pas sage expires, hut nut to make tiiu whole emission outstanding at nny one time exceed fire millions uf dollars t this will furnish addi tional menus equal to the compu ted amount which can be isse’-d at the close of the present year, about $24,160,855 220,000 342,018 $24,723,473 Expenditures. Ordinary purpos**.*, if Congress make tin reduction iu the appro priations twpiKMed by the differ ent Departments, estimated at $19,250,000 This would len.e nt the close of the year, a balance estimated nt 5,473,473 But certain payments unutalso bn mode ou account of the funded and unfunded d» bt, unless Con gress ntilhnri&e contracts to be formed for ox tending the lime of their payment i thus there will required oil accouut nf the fund ed debt, 149,200 Redemption of Treasury notes, if oil the others be issued, which rut be under die present law. ns then tho amount returned in 1641 will probably not exceed 4.50T LATE FROM FLORIDA. By tho steam pnekwt Charles [hunting, Capt. Dent, arrived lust night from St. Augustine, wo arc iu possession of the Mars & IlcruU of Friday list. We subjoin extracts, but the news is not important. The AVics mentions the death nt Pilutka of J. A. L. NoKMAX.Esq. a gentleman favorably known and who for a number of years past has been en deavoring to found a College in the Territory. We are happy to learn, however, that it is n mis take—the person deceased being of the same itamo, hut another individual. Tho U. 8. selir. Flirt, arrived here ou Friday last from Philadelphia, bound ou a trnvte fioutii. The following ofiirers are attached to her: J.T. McLaughlin, Lieut. Commanding. Wiu. 8. Drayton. Acting Lieut. T.T. 5?ln.ro, 1st Lieut. Marines. (J. It. Wilson, 2d Lieut, do. J. 11. Hopkinsott. Assistant Surgeon. M. Marino. II. L. Chapman, C. rft. Geo. No land, E. Jenkins N. R. McKinney, A. Hurra), mill M. C. Watkins, passed Midshipmen. J. Marshall, Captain's Clerk.—Ac us. Fort King.—We |are infornied ihit some ten or fit teen Indians (whether “men, women or children,’• we have not learned.) have come in to this post, nml agreeably to orders, hate been detained.—lb. One hundred and seventy Recruits, intended for 3d Artillery, arrived here on Monday last.— Thirty-fi vo arrived at Fort Ocarlc on the same day. The following officer* accompanied them:—Ma jors McChillock nml Chills, Lieutenants Bnig». Wyse. Gilliam, Van Vleit, Thomas, ami Assis tant Surgeon Barnes.—lb. J. B. Peyton, and V. II. Letndenherger, late 2d Lieutenants of the 3d Infantry. l\ rf. Army, have been dropped from tlio service.—lb. Cat. Harney—No man can see Col. Harney tvjtliout admiring the soldier, the citizen, and tin* Itinn. lie has gone rfouili with twenty picked mull, armed with patent rides, and willcolluctas many more men os can lie spated from the South ern posts, and proceed with canoes into the Ever glade*. A re-captured negro lin* promised to guide to a settlement of seventy Indians. •We hopo the Colonel’s untiring zeal may not be frustrated this time ; mid we also hope to see the day when his cliivalric daring may be direct ed to higher purposes.—Herald. Wc Irani from Lieut. Biyd.ud Art’y. that In dian tracks were seen a lew duj s ago, ou the nar row point oflnnd, two miles south of his post, Fort Luuderdulfi, where they have never before been seen cilice the war commenced.—lb. SIGNS OF THE TIMES. While the great civil rexolution of 1640 has been going on by which the spoils dynasty has been spoiled, ami Gen. Harrison elected to ent ry out tint informs demanded by n whole people, another noiseless but not less potent element of political power lias been nt work. We mean that exhibited bv ilia decennial census nf tlio United Slates. The census itself is not mi element of power, hut it shows token nature. Providence, and the force of circumstances hare cast that pou> Estimated balance In the Treasury at the close of the your 1841, af ter all payment* whatsoever, $524,273 in ihn sent of hi* own iuexprc«sllde« nml i* lug ging uwny (hr dear life, supposing that ho h«* light tho monster. Benton hm been fishing Ibr Gudgeon*, and then hating with town uf tho smite, hut lie will never catch any thing else, un* til tho Dwvil cnlcheN him. * (CTTho body ufa colored man win picked up yestorilay in the river opposite Hunthr'i wharf. It Is not yet ascertained who ho belonged to, or when'ho was drowned. ccr Tho Federal Union define* Mr, Too mb’s Central Onnk Bill to ho "A Dim. in prostrate I he Central Bank, (o depreciate Us rsrrenrf, and to sink the ewlit of tks Mate" Any Bill which regards the Central Rank, must contain prostration of sumo kind, A Her prostrating the finances of the ■State, shn has prostrated mid prostituted herself. She is up to the highest bidder. £3*The Federal Union says the Centra] Bank ' IS already legislated into disgrace." Very true, lisgraceful legislation produces disgraceful re sults. And now uaco mole she (tlio Central Bank) is in the hands of thu quacks.—Federal Union. Will ihn Union say at whnt period oflier exist ence the Central Bunk was out of the hands nf the quacks! cur tto rkpellsbx Incident to nn extraordinary session nf tho Legislature when it is its woil known now ns itcmihosonio uionihs hence, that tlio trocMndttas of tho people will certainly ta- quiro relief which none hut tho supremo nil- llm,Uyra.um.nl, I vwrtuw «, |.tw. Ihn m»H«r i,..l u'l.wwi-mii,r ,, pr i ai.;il. ..in h. I5» G3“ We see that tho Legislature has done noth ing definitive iu relntion to the W. dt A. Rail Road Bill. If tilings remain so, five Ruud wiUhn a stmnliiig innnuiueiitto tlio disgrace of the State. Wo hope a proper State pride (if there is nny left) will forbid it. The troth is, that ihn senndn. Intis and corrupt Central Bauk ha* almost ruined every interest iu thi* Slate. Gov. McDonald will perhaps, look to it for relief from the contin gency to which he now adverts—notwithstand ing the thanksgiving tenor of hi* message nt the opening of the Legislature. before you, tint doubting that nil will ho done hy you that quit he, to avert the consequences of u calamity that could not linvo been ftiresoen, nml ihnttm prudencacouldhnve guarded against. (Signed) CHARLES J. MoDONALD. Mr. Oathnuu of Miucugeo, then ottered the following resolution t IhsJctd, That his excellency the Governor, he, mid he is hereby respectfully requested to recoinmond to this branch of the Legislature such specific measure br measures ns lie limy deem necessary nud expedient to prevent the pecuniary distress of the people Ihr the next year referred to in hi* message of yestorilay. On the question to agree to tho resolution, the yean nud nays were required to lie recorded—and nro, Yens 44, Nays 39, On Mr. Calhoun's resolution wo wore enter tained with a warm debate. The Yun Huron party (of course)*nw no necessity forsnehnreso lution. Nny more, tho Governor would trans cend his prnviuco to suggost nny measure to tho Legislature, unless it should he an extra session. The Harrison parly urged ilia resolution, nml passed it hy n party vote. Wo anxiously await tlio rccnuuueuilution of his Excellency. The Hou*n tins passed the Central Bnuk hill, which is In prevent any further issue of its hills and to issue State, bond* for the redemption of the hills now iu circulation. Yours, Ac. P. S. Very little prospect of adjourn iug on the 10th »n*t. Bite. 2. And be it further twirled by Iks author ity afore mid. That dm Governor, lu hie discre* thin, may employ assistant counsel to aid tho At torney or Sofiniior General in tlio Hucrassfol pro secution of sorb defaulting Bunk or Banks, and compensate him orlliem out uf any monios ill tlio Iff aforesaid. That the bills of such delauiling hank or minks, shall not he received in payment of any public line or dues (Tito the Treasury of this State or (Vnirul Bank, i «cept those or the Control Unnh ol'Ucorgin, which shall ho receivable only ill payment of tuxes and other dues payable to tho State or Central Bank. t> • i i. .i ii ■ been granted in Jj.ngl.iiid lo Ilia iHJUor.in.n/W. p r „j, lc V’ 'I Im win* » r»|.nftmid ... wl.olrao,,,.',„d miimlllv lleil run tin nl.iain.J whin might bo made, in imHcmtmry.u very pro. titalde and mi|mrtmit branch of Industry. TU plant is well known here.—IV. V. Standard. KT Tim Van Bnren party held a inerting in Millcdgevilla on the 13th ilist, at which Col. John 11. Watson, of Muscogee, was nominated as the candidate of the party fur Congress, iu place of Gen. Gi.ascock, declined. CCF (500,000 barrels of Salt was mumifiicliircd at the. Salt Works iu Onondaga, New York, du ring tlio past year. Of this amount 274,000 bar rels found a home mnrket, 183,500 passed through the Welland Canal, and 142,500 through the Erie Canal via Buffalo. 03“The paper* received by the Northern Mail yesterday, were no later limn thine forwarded by our correspondent from Charleston per South- erntr, extracts from which appeared iu our col umn* yesterday morning. t To the Honorable the Senate and House of llcpmentulices, Tho Cointnixidnucr for the indigent deaf and dumb begs leave to muke the following report: During tills year on.* additional pupil Im* Iii-cii sent to the American Asylum, to wit. Mis* Eliza beth Hawns, of Littculu comity. Iu the mouth uf October, nine of Uie State’s be’uefiaarios return ed to Georgia, having been nt the Asylum i^eir fulltime. Your Commissioner feels great pleasure in stating, tlmt their annulments iu tlio various branches of an English education were highly reputable; indeed, tin* improvement* of some yf (lieut may bu regarded of the most flattering character. Their fund of information, and the reudiues* nud precision widi which they com- mimic ite, is matter uf satisfaction and pleasure to all those wlm have been iu their cnuipauy siiiw* their return. Att of them have learned, trades, by which they will lie aide to support thniuselve*, in coming year*, respectably. A *|iriMfjluct for usefulness and happiness has been opened to them through the liberality of Uu- rftnlo, without which they would have been doom- «d to live in ignorancu mid to contend with ‘in. numerable ill*. To the philanthropist the reflect ion i* cheering, that a portion ol'the most unfor tunate of our lellow-citizon* Iwve (men Unis time- lynided. They will live the uioiiiimeiiU of rftntc !4J— i,R«id to tliwir Inlet* existeucu they can ‘ Georgia bus been to them a miming r i yet remain in the Asylum are ad- their education, nud promi.-e to do active effort* have been made to get tlio object* of charily that full under the provi- irom of the Legislature, lb accept the charity s *|y provided, and it is hoped that, during the lew moil lbs, some nix nr eight may be added other now at the A-ylum. •rienu Asylum cannot ho loo highly It U, eniphutinally. the school for the j)e«f and Dumb, where, by skill, industry, and jiersewnuiflu, the greatest natural impediment* jire <• wren mo. j|nw gives the names, ages, nud nee of nil the rftate's beneficiaries, Ages Ucsidence. Upson comity. I [ Newton, Unldwin NeTvteu Baldwin Rnt’ed (X5“ We have before us the December num ber of the Ladies' Companion. It is. ns inniul. full of interesting matter. Its appearance is an blithe and pay ns a May morning. It contains two fine Engravings—one of the Fashions for 1640—■41. The other, “The Young Destructive,” is «ell executed. We hardly know which stories to select us being particular ly worthy of ntteiitiou.* All are so excellent that it would he wrong lo make any dliterimiaruiou. The lines hy Mrs. Ann Stephens, on The om> Apple Tree, we shall pnblish, The Weather—is the best possible, for walks, excursions into the country, Arc. Ac. We have hardly ever seen so niucli and such unin terrupted fine weather us wc have experienced during thu present season. The.night* both starlight and moonlight, have been uncom- muidy beautiful, and the sunsets such ns Jean Paul Richter describes, when nt eventide *•beyond tltc orchard, the sun's rat t uning clouds hud fallen like summer rose hares, awl the evening star, the hrideman of the sun, hoccred like a glancing hultrrjlij. uhote the rosy red, depriving no single starlet tfits light." CT* At the late term of tho .Superior Court of Liberty County, William Page Boro, and Wil liam F.wn »N Law, E*q*., were duly admitted to plead mid practice in the several Court* , of Law and Equity in this State. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. For a long lime utter the violent death of the late United States Bunk, the administration pa pers had all the fun of kicking the dead Linn to themselves; they kicked nml cuifod the poor de funct monster ill the most shameless fashion. The last kick and ihutoue which was no doubt Inten ded to ho llm extinguisher, was performed by Air. Van Buiiitx outiiu iiKHcinldiiig of the present ses sion of Congress- Fortunately it is possible for little men to kick so high, that they foil fiat ou their backs, especially if they nro " following in the footsteps." Such lies been tlio case with the little Magician. H i* last great kick was perpn. (rated on his back with both feel, and this was no doubt intended for the finishing stroke. Now, however, the other party hake goto i Lion to kick also—biro of Hm Hermitage-—and it may be presumed therefore flint whenever one party vents its spilo upon the old monster, the other will return (lie compliment hy a fling ntlhe morn recent carcass. We are perfectly willinglo pit quo of thorn n- gainst llm other and let thorn fight it out, ttnti like tlio Kilkeiiuy cats, they Out each other up tol the tip end of their, tails. The people will stand hy and see fair piny—at Icnottiiey will keep the iulo Musician off. Lay an then and "daunt’d ho lie who first erics hold—eppueh J’* The Constitution of’the United States was formed for tho old thirteen, but it was framed whether designedly or not with n wise foresight towards prospective increase,both as to territory and population, which seem* lo us lit this day as indicative of tlio rarest political sagacity. The machine works us well with twenty-six wheels as it did with thirteen, and Few human iuveiitioh* will bear thus to bu enlarged and carried beyond it* original design, without throwing the whole appal mils limn its balance. Wc say it worhn well for the great mass of the people, and fot the great interest of progressive civilization nml tlio ad vancement of civil liberty throughout the world; hut other momentous questions now' arise for the pidtticinus of our day, which it becomes them well to consider. Hitherto political horoscopes have been cust by the juggling astrologer* of our time with mi eye rather to things as they have been thnn ns they are to he—to the past rather than the future. Now however the star* (the twenty-six of our political galaxy we munu) have iissumed new positions and tho fortune* ofpoliti- cd adventurer* must Lu told anew. For nn age or two, Virgiuiu seemed to he the centre ofour political system, purtly from geo graphical position and extent, hut more from mor al cutises. Among these wu* the elevated and chivalrous character of her first settlers. As long ns die old thirteen remained intout, lierc /nman- ding position was also maintained, but now, a* the new census will soon show new elements of power arc being mnishalled.mid Virginia no lon ger culminate*iu thu ascendant. While die great Apnhichiau chain formed a* it were at once the boundary of our geographical and political limits, Virginia was die centre of our system; but coeval with tho departure of ucarly all the old revolutionary sages and soldiers is the departure oflier power. A new race lias sprung op to supplant the old,and u new theatre of action is just now about to be developed, so wonderful in its magical gtowili.uud so vast hi it* extent, dint it umy well confound the little politician* who manufacture public opinion to order. Let our readers cast their eyes over the map of the greatvnllcy uf the Mississippi—and next over the census ofit* population (as it come* in) and then over the late vote for President of the Uni ted States, and they will quickly perceive, we humbly think whither die sceptre of the old Do minion lias departed. No sagacious mail can throw his eyes over that vast region,however carelessly,without being struck with its stupendous physical proportions, nud likewise with die vast moral and political pow er which it is henceforth to wield throughout the future destinies ol'lhis country. Politician* may rave and rant and combine mid march and connlcr-tuarch, but there have been, and arc elements now niwork, silent ns the foot steps of time and full no -or**, which will CTUsb their mousing scheme* in their very inception. It will no longer bo Southern combination!* and j Northern comhmatwms.lmt it will he the Great | West. She will swallow them both up, and scarcely feel a surfeit after the tueul. However mortifying to our sectional pride such a contemplation tnny be, we may ns well turn ouroycs towmds it at once, for ns sure ns to-morrows sun, thitherward is tlio future seal amitaniice of power in the United State*. This conclusion will the more readily be ad mitted, wkou we look ah>o at die moral power which lias been silently growing up lu such col- lossal maturity, while wc have been dreaming of Old Dominion*—and Southern conventions and iiulliliculiou mid what not t Do our rcuder* know that Kentucky has more Colleges than any .State iu the Union 1 Let Uiis startling fact open their eye* to the growing importance oftliis im mense empire. The eminence of her sons indie Ibrittn, the Pulpit & Sena in may also rival those of any other Slate in the Union, or nny country on eardi, nud as n whole, she is decidedly die most intelligent of the whole twenty-six. Then look at that young giant, stretching from the 38th degree of north latitude l» thu southern borders of Luke Erie, and which has just had die disdn- guishnd honor of commencing the Western dy nasty hy tlie elevation of one of her sons to the Presidency, Wbile these silent and great events have been progressing to their fulfilment,. Geor gia, thank God, luw not heeu idle. She has been stretching n gigantic iron arm across tho country to meet the embrace of thus new foster sister, aud with u wisdom nud foresight in it* direction wor thy ufall praise. She has die advantage of tapping the valley far down the stream, and almost at the termination of the Apalachinn harrier, mid when the future shall lie fully laid open and our intercourse ma tured, she will ho brought almost within die em brace of die West; Ilcr Interest* me now mid henceforth essentially connected WiUi the West, both politically nml commercially; but dtix branch of the subject we shall leuve for another article. Meantime, whuthuvo our politicians been do ing in regard to (Iicmi new developcnieu.br ? Mr. Ttollmnn has been fishing for die Leviatha* i» die same old exhausted pools, where odicra liiwo E7* The population of Maine, according to the Census just completed, is 501,71X5. In 1820, dm population of the State was 298,335— in 1830,309,462. The increase during the past ten years is 102.334, or n fraction over25 percent. This is slated to he the largest proportional gain of any of tire New England States. Tim gain of Massnciuitctts for die last ten years, is but 21 per cent. General Harrison.—The Philadelphia Go- zettee wry** **A public entertainment was given the other day. nt Versnilles,Kcntucky, to Gen. Harrison. In the course of it. the President elect rose nud gave a toast in honor of Hknnt Clay. In the eloquent remarks with which he accompanied the sentiment, he atuted, ns the editor of the Louisville Journal was informed by one of his auditors, that lie considered Mr. Clay the fittest man in the nation for tlm Presidency, and tlmt he himself would resign die ollice at once, on his arrrivn! at Washington, were it pov sibln for him, by ho doing, to confer it ou the distinguished Kentuckian.” Cr* Col. Green of the Boston Post still cracks Ids jokes, evdn m t)ie midst ofdefeat as the fol lowing will show: Why shall wo lie O. K. after die first of Janua ry next? Because we shall bo nu Ousted Kernel. KJ* A Indy in Louisiana, lately tnndo iu «ix* teen days, a qniU, containing 8911 pieces. Bent tlmt New England. U!T In the list of mnrriugns published iu the Northampton Courier, is thut of Mr. Elisha Wing, ofAshficId, to Mrs. Bnihshclm Wing, of Hawley, his fourth wife, the third will) whom ho bus lived within twenty-two months—after n courtship of twenty-two days, commencing forty tight hours after the burial of tho third! 03*The amount of revenue collected from the Erie canal during 1640, up to November Gib, is $1,612,3GG 91; during a similar period Inst year, $1,483,069 17. The increase over last year, $129,306 74. [from an occasional correspondent.] MJLLEDGEV1LLE, Dee. 16. GentlemenV Accompanying this, I send yon a very singular commutiixnlinii of his Excellency, [The communication referred to, nppenra in the lutter of our regular correspondent.] As soon as it was rend, in dtp House, the following reso lution ottered by Mr.Toombs, was passed: Hi* Excellency tho Governor, having iu a spe cial communication to-day. nailed the attention ofdiis Hons* to the present and anticipated em- bnrrnsmcntft of the good people of this State: Be it therefore Ihsolecd, That his excellency the Governor, bn, nml he is hereby respectfully re quested to suggest to the consideration of this Hottte, at his earliest convenience, soiuo defin ite measure fur the relief of the people. But l will give you a more definite ac count of tho matter. Yesterday morning die Governor seutthwcommunication ta d»e Senate, when it was read and laid on die tabic. As soon ns die House met in the afternoon, the same .Message was sent there. The Clerk Imd hardly finished rending it, when Mr. Toombs intro duced the resolution referred to above, which wns passed inslanter, undbefore the Loco Foco's knew whnt it meant. After dinner, Mr. Cul- liouu introduced n similar resolution into die Senate, hut the Locos in that end of the Capitol were not willing tlmt his Excellency should he called upon to give us any information upon the subject of his Message extraordinaire—nml they kept up the fight until dark, when the resolution passed hy n strict party vote. Thus you will pniceive, thut his Excellency has been caught in his own trap. Tho Loco Foco Senators declared tlmt it wns not the duty of the Govunor to recom mend any measure—tlmt he had done all that lie onghtto do in Btnting the condition of the coun try, &c. &c.—and that it was the duty of the party in power—i. e. the Harrison party—to de vise the way* nud moans for relieving tho pen. pie. The fact is, (hat (he Governor and his friend* thought this Message, nt this particular time, would he a grand political movement, by which he and they would throw rrporr the Harri son party the resposibilty of having caused the present embarrassment in dm country, and tho odium of uot wishing to relieve dm people from it. We ure waiting with somo curiosity to hear from tlm Governor, and to see what wise mea sures ho will recommend for the relief of the peo ple- The Resumption Bill has finally passed both branches of tlm Legislature, and only [wants tho signature of tho Governor to become a law. Tlm House meets in the morning, afternoon and evening. Tho Legislature will probably ad journ about tlm 24tli inst. Last night Mr. Webb, member from Jackson county, died in n fit. Tho Darien Bnuk is now under discussion—two or three measures have been proposed—which will be adopted I cannot say. In haste,! urn yours truly. CONGRESS. Wnyasicrduy published n synopsis ortho pro-, deeding? of Congress lip to Thursday, 10th inst,, on which day both Houses adjourned In Mon day, 14th. Subjoined wo glvn dm Standing Cumroivton* of the Senate. The Standing Com- milieus of tlm House wore to bo announced ou Monday. On Foreign filiations.—Messrs. Ruclnnnn, Chiiirmiiit; Cluy, of Kentucky, Calhoun, Roane, ami Allen. O/i Finance.—Messrs. Wright, Chairman; Webster, Nicholas, Benton, and Hubbard, On Commerce.—Messrs. King, Chairman; Davis, Norvoll, Riigglo*, and Moutott. On hfanufaetiires,—Messrs- Lumpkin, Chair- uinn ; Frcsinn, Knight, Buchanan, and Allen. On Agriculture.—Messrs. Moutou Chairman; Dixon. Linn. Sturgeon, and Smith, of Connecti cut. On NilUtary Affairs.—Messrs. Benton, Chair man ; Brcstnn. Wall, Pierce, nud Nicholas. On the Militia.—Messrs. Clay, of Alnbumn, Chairman; Smith of Indiana, Anderson, Fulton, and Mnngttm. Oil Karat Affairs.—Moure. Williams, Clmir- man; Southard, Cuthburt, Tallmudge,and Tap- pun. On Public Lands.—Messrs. Walker, Chair man ; Fulton, Clay, ol’Alu., Prentiss,and Norvoll. On Private Land Claims.—.Messrs. Linn,Chair- man; Sovier, Clayton, Moutou, nud Hunting, ten. On Indian Affairs.—Messrs. Sevier, Chair man; Linn, White, Plmlps, and Lumpkin. Of Claims.—Messrs. Hubbard, Clinirmnii; Young, Merrick, Williams, and Huiitiugioii. On litcolutionary Claims.—.Messrs. Smith, of Conn., Chairman; Sturgeon, Gralum, Critten den, mid Bobinson. On the Judiciary.—Messrs. Wall, Chairinnn; Clayton, Anderson, Crittenden, and Sunlit, of Indiana. On the Pod Office and Post Roads.—Messrs. Robinson, Chnirmun; Lumpkin, Wright, Ful ton, and Henderson. On Ro ads and Canals.—Merer*. Young,Chair man; Phelps, Henderson, Muiigum, and Smith, of Indiana. On Pensions.—Messrs. Pierce, Chairman; Prentiss, White, Bonne, and Huntington. On the District of Columbia.—.Messrs. Merrick, Chairman; Crittenden, Mnngum, Southard,and Clayton. On Patents and the. Patent Office.—Messrs. Sturgeon,Chairman; Davis,Premiss, Robinson, and Porter. Un PnUic Buddings.—Messrs. Fulton, Chair man: Merrick.mid Smith, ofCnim. 7bi:iir/it end control the contingent expenses of the Senate.—Messrs. Knight, Chairman; Fulton and Porter. On Engrossed Bills.—Messrs. Henderson, Cimiiinnu; Porter, nud Phslps.* Population ov Amkhioae Cities—Thonnnox. ert statement shows tho nopulntiou of various cities and villages, according In the census Jim taken,compared with tho population ofl830t 184(1. 1890, Itieronin Now.York, 312.234 202,580 109,045 Philadelphia, 258,832 Unltimnre, 101,378 Hasten, 63,101 Brooklyn, 36,253 Cinoiiiiiiiti, 46,382 St. Louis, 24,585 Washington, 22.777 Pittsburgh, 21,296 Dover, 3,775 Wilmington. Did. 8.367 Middletown, Bridgeport, Norwich, Now-Lntidon, New-Hoaven, Hartford, Now-Orlenns, Savannah, Nowhuryport, 7.210 4,570 7,239 5,528 14.390 12.793 102,191 11,214 7,161 WUmiugum, N. C. 4,208 Natchez, Newport, Buffalo, Portland, Gardiner, Canandaigua, Troy. Bath, Dover, N. II. Providence, Newark, 4.826 8.321 18.350 15,218 5.044 6.653 19,372 5,(100 6,438 22,042 17,202 Portsmouth, N. II. 7,884 Charleston, 29,253 168,797 80,625 61,392 12,403 24.831 5,852 18,827 12.542 3,416 6,892 2,800 5,179 4.356 10,078 9,789 56.103 7,3113 6,388 2,706 2,71X1 8,016 0.321 12,001 3,709 5.1(52 11.405 3,773 5,449 16.832 10,753 8,082 30,289 70,135 21,753 23,010 21,661 18,783 3.950 8,764 359 . 3.704 313 1,776 2,000 1,172 3.7 J3 3,004 3,011 773 1.568 2,036- 311 12,035* 2,617 1,335 401 7.067 1.227 989 5,210 „ «,24« Decrease. 198 1,036 Commercial Journal* LATEST DATES. Prom Liverpool, Nov. 0.—Prom Havre,.....Nov. 3, FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. MILLKDG EVILLE, Dec. >5 The Senate took up the hill to alter the consli- tutiou, so ns to reduce the number ofthe Legisla tor*. The bill was supported by Messrs. Gordon, .Miller, Spencer and Beid, opposed by Messrs. Cone, Chastain, Graves and Bl.ickshear, The debate wns nutmnted on both fide*, hut failed to bu pnHsed by nn even majority!! It would hnve required two thiJVl* to change the constitution. There is no measure that has been before the Legislature of more importance Ilian the reduc tion of [tlm number of its members. It is very strange that no mode or manner of reduction can bn proposed to suit the members; nnd a reduc tion can never bo effected until the pcoplo elect their representatives with a view to this impor ter! t measure. The bill rejected this morning, made very large concessions to the small counties, and they need not expect any more favorable proposition. The Senate has passed a resolution instructing the Commissioners of the Western aud Atlantic llnil Road, to lay the superstructure of the read from While Hall (or the S. E. terminus) to Cass county. The following message was received from his Excellency the Governor: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Mii.lkdoeville, 14th Dee. 1540. Gentlemen nf the Senate, . and I louse of Beprcsenlatiees: .Since your assemblage on the 2d nit. the Cot ton Crop of (he present year has been generally gathered, and tho quantity raised has fallen so far below the most reasonable calculation, that with out forbearance on the part of creditors uot to be expected, the pecuniary distress of the people for the next year will be unprecedented aud ruin ous. I feel it my duty therefore, to cullyourat- tentioi; t» tliis subject before your adjournment, that you may adopt such constitutional measures for the relief of the people, a* yonr wisdom may suggest as expedient and proper. The Central Bunk, buthenod ns it is nnd ne cessarily must bo by appropriations for the sup port of Government, cannot extend further ac commodation*, and if you concur with mo in opinion, that the exigency demand* nt your hinds some effort for the aid of the people through tho difficulties ofthe eusoiug year, disappointed as they are of tho usual means of meeting their en gagements by the almost total failure of the Cot ton crops in some places, and its great diminution every where, you caiiuot turn your uttention too anon to the subject. Being unapprised of any measure proposed by you for this object, and not being willing to in- \yj“ The balance of the Central Bail Bond, ex tending from the Oconee to Macon, wns put un der contract, on quite favorable terms, in ibis p'ace, on the 7ih inst. The contractors are to take the bonds ofthe company, licnring8 porch interest, pnyable iu five years, fortlie completion of tl:c work. This insures, we learn, the com pletion of the road some time early in the year 1842. Tlio depot at Macon is to bo located on tho Eastern side oftlm river, near the bridge. This road has already opened now nnd bright ening prospects to tho interests of Savannah' and will ho nfgrent importance to a large portion ofthe np-country, which is already deriving sential advantages from it. Some step should be taken in this city to open, hy rail road ora good turnpike, a communication with it. This is nil important to the interests of this place.—Millcdgrrille Recorder. RESUMPTION BILL. The following is the resumption Bill, ns it passed both brandies of the Legislature. It only wants tho signature of the Governor, to become a law: An ActIo compel the several Banks of this State lo redeem their liabilities ill specie, and to provide for the forfeiture of tho churter or charters ofsiidi ns may refuse. Skc. 1st. Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. State of Georgia, in Gener al Assembly met, and Uii hereby cnaeted hy the authority of the same, That on the first day of Junnury, 184 J, his Excellency tlio Governor shall issue his Proclamation, requiring that the several Banks of this State, their brandies nr agencies, winch have heretofore failed to redeem their liabilities in gold and silver, and all other Banks in this Stuto, shall, onorbaforo llm first day of Febmnry, 1841, pay to any person or persons, oilier Bank* und Broker* excepted, in specie, every loll, note, draft, check, receipt, or money on deposite, except in cuses where such deposites uro by terms of existing contracts payable other wise them iu specie, issued or received, or which may hereafter be issued or received hy them res- ptetivoly, upon demand or presentation; mid in case nny ol said Banks, their brandies or agen cies, shall, then or thereafter, fuil or refuse lo com- ply with und perlom the requirement aforesaid jmmiptly, then His Excellency the Governor, ou due proof thereof, is hereby authorized nnd required to cause judicial proceedings to be Insti tuted forthwith against *ndi defaulting Bank, in the Superior Court of the county whore the same is located, to tlio end tlmt the charter of such Bank may he declared as forfeited and annulled, nud that the assets of the same bo Immadlnwly pluced into tlio hand* of u Receiver, under ado- siuaie security, for the benefit or the creditors thereof: Provided, tho dermilting Bank shall not within five day* alter such demand nud refusal to redeem Its bills, produco satisfactory evidottce to His Excellency tlio Governor, flint there wns n»i indebtedness then dpo to said Bunk by tho persou or persons ffonfntidfog >ppcic, nnd equal Ip the amoittjl then dp!i||fiidcd. • EXECUTION OF THE SUB-TREASURY. In the House, Mr. Tillinghust submitted the following resolution, which was read; aud laid over under the rule: Resolved, That the Secretary of tho Treasury report to this House how fiir, and in wluit man ner, tho act passed at the Inst session, entitled ■’ All net to provide for the collection, safe-keep ing. transfer, and disbursement of the public re venue,” lias been carried into execution: wheth er nny buildings, additions to or alteration* iu bnildmg*, therein authorized or required, have been commenced, nud at wlmt cost, or contracts therefor made or order* therefor given, and the terms nnd condition- of such contracts mid or ders: whnt number of clerks, special ogonts, nnd other officers, agents, <>r servants, have been nnd now are employed under the provision* of said act, nr for aid iii carrying the same into eflect, mid where nnd from what times, uud nt whnt compensations: wlioflo-r uacli mid every ofthe officers who are therein required to give bond linvo given bond, mid the sum, sureties, nnd time of delivery of ouch bond, und who, if any, have not given bond: whether, in the Collection, nr keeping,or transfer,or disbursement ol the public V enue, or nny portion thereof, since snidnet has been in force, any bank or banks, to what ex tent mid iu what manner; mid whnt propositions have been made, if any, to nny bank merefor, and setting forth, also, in whnt specific matter, wheth er gold aud silver, or notes or certificates, or oth er and wlvut evidences of deposite nr credit nil or any of the revenue has been collected mid actual ly passed from the hands ofthe person or persons from whom tho same was due, to the hands of the officer or officers charged with the immediate collection liiereqf, since said act lias been in force: distinguishing, ns nearly ns may be. how much has been so collected and paid in each specific matter nr medium nf payment: also setting forth how mid in wliut places or office*, and under whnt actual and personal custody or keeping, all end nny nnd each portion of the*public revenue, mid n«Htirances or evidences ofdebt or obligation have been kept during said time; and how aud by whnt ngrucies mid nid. nnd with wlmt forms nod process, mid on wlmt terms, conditions, nml and cost nf exchuuge or transfer, und in whnt specific matter, whether gold silver, notes, or certificates, or other mid wlmt evidences, all nnd nny portions thereof have been in said time dis bursed or transferred. SUB-TREASURY. Mr. Calvnry Morris, of Ohio, gave notice that on tn-morrmv, or soma subsequent day during the present session, he would nsk leave tointro- duco ii bill to repeal “ An net emitted mi act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, and dis bursement ofthe public revenue, approved, July 4,1840." [The sub-Treasury law.] SAVANNAH EXPORTS, DEC. 10. Per schr. Dnty Chare, for Havana—9110 cask* Itvrn, 20Uhls. Flour, 9 hlids. Baron, 5 rusks Cliem- Per brig Auguitu, for West Iudies—130,354 fret P.P. Lumber. Per ship St. Mark, for Liverpool—1670 bales Up land and 21 hales 8.1. Colton. AUGUSTA, DEC. 1-L—Our Cotton market to-dsy lias iisaatned no new feature from that reported in ntir review of Friday, Inst. _ Our receipts are unusu ally light, the qunntiiy ottering iu therefore oil a lim ited sente. Price* ranee from8J to 9J rents for mid dling to fully foir qualities: obscr.\i»g n prime article, in square packages would roininuiid 11 j cent*. Mo ney in extremely hard to obtain oil bills, and we see no hope for a change for the hvttur until our Legisla ture determine on the course to lie taken with regard to die resumption hill now in agitation. Eichanyt.—On New York, nt sight, 6 per cent for current funds {Charleston, at — iiS per rent s Sa vannah 2 a 2[ percent-, Philadelphia, 4 a 5 per cl ; Lmcington, Ky. par nt! per rent: Richmond 4 ah per rent; Specie commands 4 percent premium. APALACHICOLA, DEC. 10.—Since our last, diere Im* been* decline in cotton of about Jr«n. tWu hear nf a lot ol‘GO bntea fair cotton having been sold at Njc. The arrival* for the week coding yesterday, amount to 80S bales. Tho river is now pretty well up, nml we may anticipate large arrivals, and some activity in our market. .Letters from the up country confirm oil previous accounts of the shortness ofthe crop. PASSENGERS . Per steamboat Charles Downing, from 8t Att^ giislitie—Limits Mack and Urown, USA, Cap t .Moran. MessrsF F. Nicoll, J Arttow, Arnnw. SliiW’ltiff Inlcltitteiich* PORT OF SA VANN AH..,.. DEC. 17, l«4U. Important Commercial Arrangement.—• By tetters received hy one of our merchants, from Col. Richard Fitzpatrick, dated Paris, Nov. 4th, wc learn that Col. P. has formed a connexion with A. Bijotnt, Fsq. French Consul for Floridn, nnd that they have made extensive arrangements for a direct trade between Florida and France; nnd that advances of lun thinls, in undoubted Bill* on Paris, London, or Now-York, or if pre ferred, in specie—will ho made on Cotton. Col. F. writes that his house will he able looffer*the Banks and Planter*, greater advantages than any other concern in tho Southern country, nnd thinks they can make npecio plenty—Apulnchi^ cola Journal. The citizens of New Brunswick, N. J., are much disturbed hy the mysterious disappearance of Abut, rfiiydom, Esq., President ofthe Farmers’ nnd Mechanics’ Bunk of that city. Ho left his residence on the morning of Thursday, the 3d instant, thanksgiving day in Now Jersey, promis ing his wilb to return in time to accompany her to church. Hu went to tho hank, where ho re mained n short time only, nnd on leaving it in formed tho cashier that he should go to church, bht ho did not go there, nor has lie since boon seen ot hnntd of by his friends. His wife is in a most painful *tntn of suspense, and tho continu ity around her deeply sympathise, in Iter distress. In the opinion of those who know him, there is nothing iu hi* business or his habits to juslily any. oilier conchiilon than that ho has accidentally come to nn untimely end. A public meeting of the citizen* last evening authorized thu May or In oiler a reward of nun hundred dollars lor Ilia discovery.—AT. Y. Com Ado. Bth inst. Prosecutions at Wholesale.—It was stated in tho Sim a few days ago, that tho proprietor of n patent medicine in Philadelphia had prosecuted a druggist of that city for counterfeiting his pills, and tlmt the druggist was thereupon held in hail for $51,000. This appears like large business In tlm pill line, hut it i* a more bagatelle to whnt wo kier.nl yesterdny. Wo have it upon documentary testimony Hint n certain firm of druggists in this city nro now under bonds to the amount nf $39,000, for vending counterfeit BroudrelhpilD; oud that a number ofothor druggists of this city ore tinder bonds to tlm uggregutaamoutU ofljHBO,* 000. Four nf tlm trespassers, tint befog able to procure flic burettes ri'pii(rtql,iiro trow incarcerat ed in prison. There a\o. besides, in oilier parts ofthfl stgto, druggists iigaipsl ivhptu Dr. B. Ittyi. ARRIVED. Schr Savannah, Lawrence, Clmrlnatoa, to Master. Mdzo to Holmes & Sinclair. rfclir Albatross, Wright, Charleston, to Mas ter. Flagging Stones to — Wnlker. Schr Hamilton,Duiiiell*,Ogenchce. 2600 bush els Rough Rice to R Hnbcrehtnn &. Son. Sloop America, linrr, Turtle River, via Dari en. 90 cask* Rice nud 30 bates S I Cotton to R Ilnlwrabum A*. Son, E Reed, N A Hardee, L Baldwin & Co. Sloop Swallow. King, Back River. 104 cask* llicu to 11 Habersham & Son, W Patterson & Co. Su-nmbont Chatham, Wood, Augostif, with boat* 13 & IB to Steumhout Co, 78? bales Cot ton to Duncan & Kain, Holmes & Sinclair, S D Corbitt. E Pudelford. Steamboat Charles Downing, Dent, St An- gustine, to King & Coombs. Cotton to G W And-■•won & Brother, uud Mdze to sundry per- sous. CLEARED. Ship St.Mark, Alexander, Liverpool—/I Lmc If Co. Brig Augusta, Sawyer, West Indies— IF CraL tree. Schr Duty Chase, Thomas, Havana— White Sf Barkis. WENT TO SEA. Ship StMurk, Alexander, Liverpool. DEPARTED. Steamboat Cincinnati, Smith, PiUtka. ST. AUGUSTINE, Dec. 11.—Ar U 8 scltr Flirt, Lieut McLaughlin, Philadelphia; schr Em pire, South wick. Charleston. APALACHICOLA, Dec. 8-Ar brig Fran- * Asbby, Randall, Now York. ST. MARKS, Dec. 3—Arachr Black War rior, Kelly, fm Mobile. Nov. 30, lat. 29 30, long 8(5—spoke brig Mcguiiticook, Mayo, from port Leon, hound to, Charleston, S. C. having been knocked down on liar beam ends, and cut uwny both masts, t Imd bouts stove, nnd decks swept, was steering for Mohilo. MOBILE, Dec. 11.—Ar ship Tnlbot. Storey. N York; barque Thomas, Prince, Portland. Cld, schr May Wilkeu, Speight,Havana. NEW-ORLEANS. Dec. 10.—Ar ship Slinw. Murdock, Bosten; brigs Calvin, Lawrence, Ite* vnnn; Caspian, Swnsey, Charleston; schr Port® Ricn, Parker, Turks Island. Cld, whin* Saratoga, Ilutlmway. N York; Coll* staiititie, \viiiior,Liverpno);hrig Francis P Book, Baltimore. CHARLESTON, Dec. 15.—Ar brig Clmji* limn, Thompson, N Orleans; Br schr Victoria. Young, Nassau, N P. 5 days. NASSAU, Nov. II—Ar schr Texas, Brown, StMury*. For St* Augustine, via 8L Wary** jiv*?— fi The steam packet CHARLES StoaSHK.DOWNING, Capt. J. P. Dent. will leave forthonbovo places on or about (He 18th inst. For freight or pnssage,upp!y on boanl nt Union Ferry wharf, or to KING & COOMBS. All freight pay aide by shippers. All fllnvo pnssongers must he cleared nt tho Custom House. dec 17 _ For Black Crock, via Bruns* wick, St. Iflarysautl Jackson ville* « C®** ft The ateatn racket FLORIDA. &«&5aLCupt. Nook, will leave for the j** bovu places on ——nt — o’clock. Jt or ireiglir or passage, apply on board, or to^ ^ All freight puynblo by shippers. Slave passungers must be cleared nt tlio tom House. dcoJ7_ LEAVES SATURDAY MORNING* For Charleston Direct. Through in J 0 to 13 Hours. The importer steam P"™ot SOUTHEIINHII, Cupwln h. C. Wnmbmio, will loavo Snvmnmli m nUovn owr W«dneiKloy u.1.1 Snturilny inmoing, # » ™> C V nnd Clurlwlon .very Monday mid Thanalay'W wriimjs 1 o’clack. PaSantf* » Hint Ilia iffld puiwnga will nltrawil 1io unfavorable weather. For J" npply to Captain Willburaj or to the Co-opt on teg*