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fin and Madison, to Augusta and Charleston, or New York, and receive their merchan dise end supplies by the same channel, in any future event of the markets, they will pursue such other course, as their own judg ment may direct. The country is yet free, and should Ire opened to “ free trade” and fair commercial competition, regardless of the “ boundaries ofStates.” A GEORGIAN. p # s._The writerhas sometimes thought, and imbibed the opinion, that had Georgia beer, created at the beginning of the world, without any sea-port at all, she would now have been fur more prosperous and happy in her political, physical, and financial con dition. The God of nature, in his bounteous plea sure, indented Iter Atlantic border with so many large inlets for shipping, (six) that a spirit of rivalry, envy, and local contentions has ever kept the Government and the peo ple of the interior tinder the trammels of dis cord and party divisions —based on sectional sea-hoard strife, deep intrigue and big de lusions, to invoice the State; i. e. the people and the Treasury. The grand question for the great tnass of the people of the interior of Georgia tit decide has arrived, to wit : will it he just and wise, in the constitutional article of “taxation” for theStateGnvernment to suffer itself to he further misled and bankrupted, by the local dictations and delu sions of the remote, extreme diagonal east ern CORN Eli of the State ?!!! And thus be over-ruled, by intrigue in the Legislature, to become the common destroyers, instead of the common promoters of the general pros perity of Georgia and Iter sister States. When any Government goes wrong in her “ money matters” at the centre, like the main shaft of machinery, the people will be sure to get wrong, and go wrong in the end, also. A Government, therefore, should he to the people like the polar star to the mar iner. A GEORGIAN. For the “ Southern Miscellany.” LETTER FROM MAJOR JONES. NO. XV. Pineeille, Fcbuary 2d, 1543. To Mr. Thompson : Dear Sir—Ever sense I writ my last let ter to you, things is gone on jest as si rate as a shingle, and the only thing what tumbles me is, I’m fra id its all too good to last. Its always ben the way with me ever sense 1 can remember, whenever I'm the happyest some cussed thing seems to turn up jest to upset all my calkelatinns, and now, though the day is sot for the vveddin, and the Stal lionses is gittiti every tiling reddy as fast as they can, I wouldn’t he sprised much if some botninable thing was to happen, some yeath qunke or something, jest to bust it all up agin, though I should hate it monstrous.— Old Miss Stallions red that piece in the Mis cellany (tout the mistake in parson Miller’s figers, and Ido blieve she’s as glad bout it os if site was shore she would live a whole thousand years more herself. She ses she hain’t got no objections to the vveddin nuw, forme and Mary’li have plenty of time to make a fortin for our children and rais ’em up as they ought to be. She ses she always wondered how Mr. Miller could ci fer the thing out so strait, to the very day, without a single mistake, but now lie’s made siclt a terrible blunder of a whole thousand years, she ses she knows he aint no smarter nor other people, if be wasraisedat the north. Its really surprisin how mnzin poplar it docs make a body to be engaged to be married to a butiful young lady. Sense the tiling’s leaked out, every body’s my per tickeler fiend, and I cant meet nobody wherever I go, but what wants to gratilate me on my good fortin, cept cousin Pete and two or three other fellers, who look sort o’ like they wanted to laogli and couldn’t. Al most every night Mary and me is invited to a party. Tother night we went lo one to old Squire Rogerses, whar 1 got my dander up a little tlie worst I’ve had it for some time I dotit blieve you ever hcaia of jest sich a fool trick asthey played on me. Tlier was a good many tliar, and as the Squire dont low dancin they all played games and tricks and sich foolishness to pass away the time. Cousin Pete ivas thar splurgin bout in the biggest, with his dandy cut trowsers and big whiskers, and t l ied to take the shine off everybody else, jest as lie always does. Well bimeby he ses, “ Spose we play brother Bob—lets play brother Bob.” “Yes, lets play that,” says al! of ’em, ” wont you be brother Bob, Major?” “ Who’s brother Bob ?” ses I, fori didn’t know nothing bout it, and that’s the way I come to be so bominably tuck in. “ I’ll tell you,” ses he, “ you and some body else must set down in the chairs and be blindfolded, and the rest must all walk round and round you, and keep tappin you on the head with something till you gess who bob’d you.” “But how hob me V* ses I. “ Why,” ses he, “ when any one tap’s you, you must say brother, I’m bob’d ! and then they’ll ax, who bob’d you ? and if you gess the right one, then they must tako your place and be bob’d til they gess who bob’d ’em. If you’ll be blindfolded I will,” ses he, “jest for fun.” “ Well,” ses I, “any thing for fun,” and Cousin Pete sot out two chairs into the mid dle of the room and we sot down, and they tied a hankercher round my eyes tite as the mischief, so I couldn’t see to gess no more’ll if I had no eyes at all. I hadn't sot no time fore cawhalux! some one tuck me rite side o’ the hed with a drat ted great big book. The fire flew out o’ my eyes in big live coals and I like to keel ed over out of the chair. I felt my blood risin like a mill-tail but they all laughed mightily at the fun, and after a while aes I “ brother I’m bob’d.” “ Who bob’d you ?” ses they. I guessed the biggest-fisted feller in the room, but it wasn’t him. The next minit spang went the book agin cousin Pete’s head. “Whew!” ses he, “brother I’m bob’d 1” “ Who bob’d you,” ses they. But cousin Pete didn’t gess rite nother, and the fust thing I knowed, whang they tuck me agin. I was dredful anxious to gess rite, but it was no use, I missed it every time, and so did cousin Pete, and the harder they hit the harder they laughed. One time they hit me a great deal softlier than the rest. — “ Brother, I’m bob’d !” ses l. “ Who boh’d you 1” ses they. “ Miss Mary Stallions,” ses I. “No I never,” ses she, and they all roared out worse than ever. I begin to git monstrous tired of sich fun, which seemed so much like the frogs in the spellin book— for it was fun to them but It was doth to me, and I don’t know what I would done if Ma ry hadn’t come up and untied the hanker cher. “ Lets play something else,” ses she, anil her face was as red as fire, and she look ed sort o’ mad out of her eyes. I seed ther was something wrong in a minit. Well, they all went on playin “ pawns,” and “ ‘pon honor,” anil “ Heie we go round the gooseberry bush,” and “Oh sister Fubv, how merry we Ik*,” and sich nonsense til they played all they knowed, and while they was playin Mary told me all lmw cousin Pele bob'd me himself. It was the most oudaeious take in I ever heart! of. Do you think the cus didn’t set rite down beside ine and never blindfolded himself at all, and hit me every lick himself, now and then hittin his knee'with the hook, to make me believe he was bob’d too. My bed was a singin with tin? licks when she told me how he done me, and I do bleive if it hadn't ben for her l'il gin cousin Pete sich a lickiti rite thar in that room as he never had afore in his horn days. Blazes ! luit I was mad at fust. But Marv begged me not to raise nofus bout it, now it was all over, and l>y the time we got home 1 was pretty well cooled—speci ally after I heard how cousin Pete got boh’d a few nites afore down in the Brushy Knob settlement. I’ve got some monstrous big developments, as Mr. Montgomery calls ’em, on my hed now, and I dont think I’ll be bob’d agin for fun, in a hurry. But I like to forgot to tell you, my wed din is to take place—pervidin they ant tin more yearth quakes nor unaccouutabel things to prevent —on the 22 of this month, which you know is a famous day what ought to he celebrated by every genewine patriot in the world. 1 shall look for you to come, and l hope you will be sure to be thar, fur 1 know you wouldn’t grudge the ride jest lo see Miss Mary Jones what is to lie. We’s gwiue to have a considerable getherin, jest lo please the old folks, anil old Miss Stalli ons ses slie’s gwiue to give us a real Geor gia weddin of tlie old time fashion. No more from Your fi end til detb, JOS. JONES. P. S. I went over totlier nite to see ’em all, and they was as bisy as bees in a tar barrell sowin and makin up finery. Mary was sowin something mighty fine anil white with ruffles and gigumarees all round it.— “ What kind of a tiling is that ?” ses I. The trails looked at one another and lautrhed like they would die, and my poor little Mary (bless her sou!) kep getherin it up in a heap and Muslim dredful. “ Tell him, sis,” ses Miss Callitie, but Mary looked rite down and didn’t say nothin. “ I’ll tell him,” ses Miss Kesiah—“lt’s a ” “ Noyoushant now—stop, stop,” ses Mary, and she put her pretty little hand rite on Miss Ivesiah’s month, and looked like slic’d cry for a little. I felt so sorry for her, I told ’em I didn’t want to know, and they put the things away, and bimeby I went home, but 1 keji think in all the way what upon yeath it could be. 1 spose I’ll find out some day. S<o>iEftlh©m M£e@©Msunjo PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE VERY LOW PRICE OF TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM —ONE DOL LAR AND FIFTY CENTS FOR SIX MONTHS — ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. MADISON, GEO : Saturday, February 11, INI It. OURSELF AGAIN. The heavy demands made on us for mon ey during the week preceding our last is sue, and the difficulty wo experienced in obtaining that needful, induced us, very re luctantly indeed, to accept the proposition of Mr. Thompson to withdraw from the Editorial conduct of the “ Miscellany.”— Since that time, we are happy to inform our readers that we have been enabled, through the generous assistance ofa friend —to whom we shall ever be under the greatest obliga tions—together with the aid of additional revenue which will be derived from a Pe riodical which we have contracted to print, to overcome many of our difficulties, to re engage Mr. Thompson’s services as Editor, and to place the “ Miscellany” on a Letter and firmer footing than that on which it has hithc r to stood. The undersigned takes occasion to ex press his grateful thanks for the additions to his subscription list during the past week, which shows, in a manner not to he misun derstood, that whatever his difficulties may he, the public rightly appreciate his exer tions to establish the “ Miscellany,” and are determined to sustain him. C. R. HANLEITER. 07* By the above catd of the Publisher it will be seen that the obstacle in the way of my continued connection with the “ Mis cellany” has been removed. Nothing but the most imperative necessity could have induced me to withdraw from the paper, and now that arrangements have been made, such as will authorize me to continue to de vote my labor to its advancement, I most cheerfully return to the task, with the assur- © SB QB<oll !b AFTW* ance of ils readers to my best exertions to render it still more worthy the patronage and support of the public. W. T. THOMPSON. 05 s * W T e coftiffiend to the attention of our readers the communication which will be found in this week’s paper over the sig nature of “ A Georgian.” The subject of establishing a great commercial inland thor oughfare to unite the Atlantic with the western waters and the Gulf of Mexico, is one of universal interest to the people of the Southern and South-Western States, and any information going to show the most practicable* means of effecting so desirable an object can not but be acceptable to the public. With this view, we have given place to the article of “ A Georgian,” who, it will be readily perceived, has devoted much thought to the subject, and is in pos session of a full knowledge of its history. We neither endorse nor reject his views, not do we wish to be understood as favor ing either of the rival interests involved, by giving his article publicity through our col umns. town ordinances. Our Madison readers are referred to an other columh of our paper to-day, for the ordinances which have been enacted for the regulation of our town affairs. We trust the code will be found salutary and efficient, and that it may he cordially approved by our citizens. We would, however, suggest, notwithstanding the imputation of selfish ness to which we may lay ourself liable, that it would have been much more in accor dance with the spirit of the age, and in keep ing with the growing importance of Madi son, if the Marshal had been required to give publicity to his advertisements through the columns of the “ Miscellany,” instead of resorting to that relict of ancient bar bai ism, the posting of placards against the court-house door. Such a mode of enlight enment would answer well enough for Screamersville or Pindertnwn, where the benighted citizens have no press, hut is ex tremely unbecoming the rising city of Mad ison, blessed as it is with one of the hand somest, if not the best, weeklies in Georgia. THE WEATHER. January and February seem to have changed places in ttie calendar this year. Last month was so like spring that many of our citizens set about gardening in good rarncst, while February hasopened so fierce ly as to throw us all back in our calculations to the “dead of winter” again. We have bad some stinging days and nights this mentli —indeed, we have had all sorts of disagree able weather during the past two weeks— so that we can say—and with no less truth than poetry —that it “ snetc ar.d it blew, and it friz, and it thr.w.” We have, however, quite Christian-like weather just now. So mote it be—for we like temperate weather as well as temperate people. “ THE MAGNOLIA,” For February is before us, as usual well filled with choice articles from the first pens in the country. We might say of it what the “Constitutionalist” has said of a contem poiary work, that “ this magazine does not ask patronage, hut commands it l>y the abil ity with which it is conducted, and the use fulness and importance of the articles it al ways contains.” In all that is valuable and elevated in magazine literatura the “ Mag nolia” is behind no periodical of the day, and certainly none other can boast the same degree of industry and ability in its editori al conduct. In typography, too, the num ber before us is not excelled. We are proud to see such letter press from a South ern office. 07* The long Communication of “A Georgian,” has crowded out our usual variety tliis week. We will make amends in future. 07* Wilds Kolb, Esq. was elected on Saturday last, to fill the vacancy in the board of town Commissioners occasioned by the resignation of Judge Arnold. DC?” Hon. M. A. Cooper has our acknowl edgments for valuable public documents. 07* The following letterfrom the Gene ral Post Office Department to a gentleman in Cincinnatti settles a question upon which we have heard different opinions expressed: Post Office Department, ) Appointment Office, 19th Jan., 1843. J Sir :—ln answer to your inquiry, dated the 7th inst., I am instructed to inform you, that the marking of lines round an advertise ment, or paragraph, in a newspaper, with ink or pencil, unaccompanied by any writ ing upon the same, is not considered by the Department to he “a memorandum,” within the meaning of the 13th and 30th sections of the act of 1825. 1 am, sir, respectfully, yours, kc.. JOHN A. BRYAN, Second Assistant P. M. General. QT’Tho Senate of the twenty-eighth Con gress has been nearly completed. There yet remain four vacancies to be filled—two in Tennessee, one in Maryland, and one in New York. The parties thus far stand, twenty-two democrats, and twenty-six whigs. MR. CLAY. Wo have been requested to publish the following correspondence, which we most cheerfully do, for the information of those of ourr citizens who, in common with the people of Georgia, have indulged the hope of seeing Mr. Clay among us. Madison, Ga., Dec. 22,1542. To Hon. Henry Clay : Sir —The citizens of Madison having learned that you are at present on a com plimentary visit to the Southern section of the country, and being extremely desirous of an opportunity of testifying to you the high estimation in which they hold your dis tinguished public services, eminent talents, and devoted patriotism, have delegated to the undersigned the pleasing office of ten dering to you the hospitalities of the people of Madison and the surrounding districts of Georgia. Should it be consistent with your engage ments to honor our town with a visit, you will confer n favor by informing the Com mittee, at as early a date as possible, at what time it will be convenient for you to be in Madison. With senlimefits of highest respect, We are, Sir, your obt. sei vts. E. E. JONES, A. A. OVERTON, W. T. THOMPSON, V Committee. L. JOHNSTON, A. REESE, New Orleans, 29 th Jan., 1543. Gentlemen, —I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your Tavor, invit ing me to visit Madison, and tendering the hospitalities of the citizens of that place, and of the surrounding districts of Georgia. I should be very happy to enjoy the gratifica tion of accepting it and visiting Madison; and when 1 left Tome last autumn I thought It possible that I should have a long wislied for opportunity of seeing Georgia, but cir cumstances, over which I have no control, deprive me of that satisfaction, and make it necessary that I should return by the route of the’ Mississippi river. I regret, there fore, that it is not in my power to accept your friendly invitation, for which I offer my cordial thanks and my grateful acknowl edgments. I atri, gentlemen, with the highest respect, Your friend and ob’t. serv’t., H. CLAY. Messrs. E. E. Jones, A. A. Overton, W. T. Thompson, L. Johnston, and A. Reese, Sfc. Sfc. NEWS FROM TEXAS. A considerable battle was fought on the 23d ultimo, between the Texan and Mexi can forces, at the city of Mier, distant about fifty leages from Matamoras, in which the latter were successful after sustaining great loss. A party of Texans, numbering about 250 men, under the command of Colonels Fisher and Green, having penetrated to and captured the town of Laredo, were moving on towards Matamoras in defiance of Gen erals Woll and Canalus. when they were met by General Ampudia, at the head of 2000 Mexican troops, who by forced marches were enabled to occupy the town before the arrival of the Texans. The battle, though resulting unfavorably to Texas,is but anoth er proof of the skill and gallantry of her pa triotic citizens. We give below the partic ulars of the engagement: The attack commenced in the suburbs of the city, and by daylight the Texians had cut their way through the Mexican troops, to whero the heavy pieces of artillery were stationed, and then took to houses, and from the windows, doors, kc., they dut down the Mexicans from the cannon as fast as they could be replaced. In this manner they continued’ the fight from street to street, from bouse to house, laying the Mexicans in heaps wherever they would attempt to form, end frequently killed every man from their pieces of artillery; but in consequence of their superior force they could not charge from the walls that protected them without losing a great portion of their men, but con tinued the fight from the houses, narrow streets and alleys with great success until late in the afternoon, when one of the Tex ian captains, (without consulting) hoisted a flag from one of the houses, which General Ampudia observed from the opposite side of the square, and sent in one of his prison ers which he had taken during the day, to ascertain whether they bad surrendered or not, which produced considerable excite ment and dissatisfaction among the Texians. At length the firing ceased on both sides, when they sent the messenger back with an answer to General Ampudia, that they would discontinue the battle if they were allowed toreturn unmolested, to which terms General Ampudia informed them he could not agree, as he had then in town from fif teen to eighteen hundred infantry and ca valry, and that be could not consider he would he doing injustice to his government and his fellow countrymen to allow fair and honorable terms. Colonel Fisher then ask ed the space of two hours to call his officers together to consult upon the subject, and al teady satisfied with his days work, readily consented to grant the request; at the ex piration of which, the capitulation wasdrawn, acted upon and signed by General Ampu dia and his second in command, and Colo nels Fisher and Green, and several other officers, but the terms of which it is gener ally believed will not be respected when they arrive at the City of Mexico. So ended the battle of Mier, which lasted 17 holers, with an odds of nearly 8 to 1, with a loss on the side of the Mexicans of nearly 700 killed and 200 wounded, and a great many of which have since died, and on the part of the Texians only 11 killed and 19 wounded, one of which has died since. Among the Texians were six boys, the oldest of which was 17 years, and the young est 14 only, the latter of which from a win dow from one of the houses, killed 12 Mex icans from one piece of artillery, as fast as they were stal’oned there, and when they perceived where this deadly fire came fmm, they immediately turned two of their heavj iest pieces upon the house where the boys were stationed, and blew the end entirely out; the hoys making their retreat to the adjoining house, and in the act of getting through the window, two of the boys were killed, which was very much regretted by the Texians, both officers and men. The others soon found an opening; and recom menced their destructive fire on the artille ry, until ordered to cease by their ow n Com manders. On the 7th inst. General Aitipndia return ed to Matamoras (with the remaining por tion of his favorite regiment) amidst the ap plause of the citizens, bringing with him two hundred and twelve Texian prisoners) and was to leave for the city of Mexico on the 13th or 14th. Colonels Fisher and Green, as nlso the officers and men of the Texians, acknowledge the officer like con duct and gentlemanly deportment of Gene ral Atnpudia anil his officers, towards them, during the battle anil since the time of their capitulation. All the foreign consuls and merchants of Matamoras speak in the high est terms of Gen. Ampudia’s conduct to wards the prisoners. The officers have the privilege of the town, accompanied by a Mexican officer of the same grade, they dine and spend their evenings at Ampudia's,and appeal as well satisfied as could be expect ed in their present situation. There does not appear to exist the least bad feeling be tween them. The general lias adopted the small boy, and the little fellow is running about town as gay as a lark. Shortly after the arrival of the prisoners in Matamoras, one of the Mexican Colonels, placing his hand upon the youth’s head, ob served to him, “ you are too small, they would run over you in battle.” To which the youth replied, “as small as I am, I made twelve of your countrymen bow low to me the other day, in less than one hour.” 07* Another candidate for the Presiden cy 1 Hon. John McLean has been nomina ted by some of the Western pnpers. If we have not a good President next time, it will be the fault of the choosers, for we have a full assortment from which to make a se lection. 07“ We see it stated in the Eastern pa pers that Hon. John C. Calhoun intends vi siting the New England States after the 4th of March next. C 7“ The “ Charleston Mercury,” of the 9th instant, says—” We had a small earth quake yesterday at 10 o’elock. The trem bling of the earth though slight, was felt by many—and there is tio doubt it was a touch of the genuine article.” Charleston must be especially favored to have a little earth quake all alone to itself. 07* They have had extremely cold wea ther in the Eastern States this season. The editor of the Nashuji “Oasis” savs, that as one of his neighbor’s cats sat watching a rat under a her tail was frozen so fast in the ice that when she made the spring she “ parted her cable.” He does not inform us of the fate of the rat. 07* Parson Miller has gone to Washing ton to warn the wise men of the nation of the approaching destruction of the world. If he should succeed in convincing the members of Congress of the necessity of putting things to rights in anticipation of the end, he may effect some good. Q7 W Gov. Reynolds, of Missouri, recom mends imprisonment for life of Abolition ists, who may be found guilty of aiding or assisting slaves to escape from their mas ters. 07* Col. David J. Daily, of Butts coun ty, has accepted tiie appointment of sole Director of the Central Batik. 07* There will he no distribution of the Poor School Fund this year, the late legis lature having made no provision for that purpose. 07“ Hon. Geo. W. Crawford took his seat in Congress on the Ist instant. 07* The New Hampshire Legislature have passed a law making it a State Prison offence for any President, Cashier, or Di rector of a Bank to obtain a loan. They have also abolished the bar in tliat State by declaring any citizen free to practice law without license or previous jireparation.— Tbe people of New Hampshire believe strongly in the doctrines of parson Miller! 07* It is stated that the Catholics are about to purchase the splendid edifice in Chesnut street, Philadelphia, knnvVn as the U. S. Banking house, for the purpose of converting it into a Cathedral. It would make an elegant church, with a little altera tion, such as “overturning jo the tables of the money changers,” removing partitions and erecting a pulpit and galleries in their stead. 07“ Major George T. Ward lias been unanimously nominated by the Whig Mem bers of the Florida Legislature, for Dele gate to Congress from that Territory. 07“ Senator Wright, of New York, has declined being a candidate for tbe Vice- Presidency. Q 7“ Mr. Meriwether, in his late speech in Congress, expresses his conviction that Mr. Webster will be the Democratic candi date for President, and Mr. Spencer for Vice-President, in 1844. Things almost as strange have chanced in the political world within the past few years. 07“ In Nashua, New Hampshire, they hare a music teacher by the appropriate name of Windus. Mr. J. W. Windus ad vertises to give lessons upon the bugle, cla rionet, trumpet end other wind instruments. PAY UP i In order to bring my bumness of tbe past year to a close, I hav placed many of my accounts in the hand* of Mr. C. F. Hoffman lor collection. lli receipt for monies due me v\ ill be recognized in all instances. C. R. lIANLEITER. Madiftin, februafy Mill, 103. ORDINANCES, For the government of the Town of Madison. Marshal.— The Board shall appoint a Marshal, who shall give bond for the faithful clisetmpge of his duty ; and. also, any number ol Assistant or Deputy Marshals. It shall be the duly of the Marshal to take a list of the taxable property, and the persons liable to pay fax. within the corporate limits of the town; and, also col lect all the taxes so levied, and nay over the amounts collected into the hands of the Treasurer, together w ith nil other Corporation monies which tray come into his bonds, as the collecting offirer rs the Board. He shall execute al] orders of (lie Board, and be amenable to them for the faithful disc harge of iiis duties It shall bfr~ his duty, in connection w ith his Assistants or Deputies, to keep up a vigilant Pn'role within the town—and for this purpose, shall have authority penccnhly to enter any private lot or enclosure, kitchen or out house, with in the corporate limits of the town. Taxes. —Upon the refusal of any person to give in their taxable property, the Marshal vhail report the same to the Board, who shall proceed to assess the \ulue thereof and lay on a tax accordingly. Upon the refu sal of any individual to pay the taxes given in, or any tax which may be assessed by the Board, the Board may issue an execution fc r the amount against said person—which execution shall be signed by the Presi dent and countersigned by the Secretary—and shall be levied by the Marshal upon any property of the de fendant, and the Marshal shall sell the same after giv* mg ten day's notice by advertising upon the Court House. Billiard Tables.— Each Billiard Tabic shall be tax ed in the sum of Five Dollars. Vendue Masters --The Board may appoint three Venduo Masters, who shall give bond ana security in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, and shall pay for their license, when i-sued, a tax of Ten Dollars The Vendue Masters shall be allowed to charge not more than If per cent, on the first hundred dollars, orte fourtli per cent, up to five hundred dollars, and one eighth per cent, on all sold over and above five hun dred dollars. The Vendue Masters shall pay into the hands of the Treasurer five per cent, on the amount of their commissions; and shall make their returns on oath. Licenses —All Licenses shall be signed by the Pres ident and countersigned by the S cretary, and shall expite in one year from their date, unites otherwise ex pressed upon their face. Snu.tNO without License —Any person who shall expose for sale any property, goods, wares,merchan dise, or article of any other description, within the cor porate limits of the town of Madison, withont a License from the Board of Commissioners shall pay the som of Ten Dollars —the price of a Lieenst—lor each and every violation of this Ordinance; and all itenerant traders, or pedlcrs, shall pay a tax of Tw o Doiiara per day. Snows, &c— Any person who shall exhibit a Circns or Theatrical yertormunce, or who shall exhibit it “show” or performance of any other kind for pay, shall pn'y a tnx to the Corporation of Five Dollars for each day or night’s performance; and the Marshal ts required to be vigilant in enforcing this Ordinance. NXgeoes —No negro shall bf allowed to traverse the streets after nine o’clock It night, except with a legal pass, or unless they are sent on the business of the nel son having legal eontrol over them ; neithef shall they he allowed, after that hour, to be upon the premises of other pefsofts than their owners or guardians : and, if taken in the violation of this Ordinance, such negro mnv be punished by the Marshs!, or his Deputies, by inflicting on them not exceeding thirty-nine lashc9. A true extract from tlie Minutes. E. L. VVITTICH, Secretary. A®V£lSTfl©EfiflElOT@* Medical. rIF. undersigned, having formrd a Cos pr.r'nrrship lor the practice of Medicini Biid Spß'-iny, in all their branches, hope by strict attention to the duties of tlieir Profession, to merit a libernl share of public pa tronage, ELIJAH FI. JON J. GORDON HOWARD. February 11 (i46 %* The Chronicle &. Sentinel, Augusta, will copy six times, and send bill to this office. Pocket-Book and Money Lost! T OST, on Tnrsdny, the 7th instant, somewhere on Tl the Public Square, in the (own of Miulison,.or oil (lie EdfOnton road, between mv place and town, n large Calf-Skin POCKET-BOOK, about half worn, containing about Sixteen Hundred and Five or Ten Dollars in Bank Notes. Among the l ank Nr tes were lour SIOO and three SSO bills — two of the former on the Stale Bank of Georgia, the oilier two on some of the Carolina Banks. About half the money contained in the Book was oti Carolina Banks, the balance on dif ferent specie paying Banks of this State. The following Were among the pape s contained ia the Book ; One no’e on R. 11. Fretwell for #IOO, doe on tire 25th December, 1811—with a credit cf#9o—da ted sometime in January, 1810; one <>n R. \V. O’Neal, for $220, dated sometime in May, 1811 ; one on R. .*. Butts for S9OO, dated soatetime about the latt of No vember nr the first of December, 1812 ; one on J. C. Moore for sl2 50, dated sometime in January or Feb rttary, 1842, due tho 25ih December, 1843; one on Buddy Bohannon, of Alabama, for slOl7, dated about tho 26ib September, 1812, dne Ist October, 1843—this note lias expressed on is lace, not to be paid in Specie or its equivalent; o"e receipt given me by Stewart Floyd, in January or February, 1841, for a note on C- J Baldwin for 2300 dollars—with some credits on it ; one on A. Hurt fbr 20 dolfa's—with a erttdit of 12 dol lars ; one Bill of Ifxchanee for 1600 debars; draw n on the Phoenix Bankof New-York by the Bank of Mobile and dated in Jut.r, 1831 —it was the seeded Bill, the first being paid. All the above notes were made par able to myself. It also ren'eined one note on R. W. O’Neal liir 22 dollar*, made payable to Martin Sc Ev anp, the date of witich is not teeollected ; one note on William YfinLnrtdingham for £OO dollars, due the 25th December, 1839, made payable to Bryant O’Neal; one note on 11. P. Turner fir 8* dollars and 50cet ts, pay able to William B. Wiley, together with sundry ac counts, receipts. See. My name is marked in (till with type on the Pocket-Book. All persons ore lorwarned against trading for the above described notes, and rite makers from paying them to anv person hut myself. JAMES ONEAL. February 11 ts 46 *,* ‘1 lie Sontliern Recotder and Chronicle Sc Sen tinel will insert the above one month, nnd forward ac counts to this office. T'OUR months after date, application will be made tn T the honorable Inferior Comt of Morgan County, when silting fir ordinury purposes, for leave to sell the Plantation, constituting the dower of the widow of Benjamin Boon, deceased, containing two hundred two nnd a half acres of Land, lying nnd being in the County of Morgan; within one mile of Madison. FRANCIS M. BOON, Administrator, February 11 4:n4# Georgia, Morgan County: W’HEREAS, Matthew Cochran applies to me for letters of Administration on the estate of William Cochran, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and sin gular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my offiee within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under niy hand, nt office, in Madison. E. L. WiTTiCU, c co. February 11 448 Morgan Sheriff*s Sale. (postponed.) THILL be sold on the first Tuesday in March next *• before the Court House door, in the town of Mad ison, in said County, the following prop, rty, to wit i 2 Negroes, Siller, a woman about 40 years of age, and Sarah, a girl, ab nit II years of age, and one first rate Jackass, a good (oal getter, levied on as the prop, erty of Jones Aanir to satisfy a fi fa in favor of John 8. Colbert, and John S- Floyd. Executors of John G. Col bert, deceased, vs. Jones Adair and Stephen Jones, se curity ; property pointed out by said Adair. Also, 4 Negroes, vix : Sandy, a man 93 years of age, Clary, a woman, 25 years of age, Dorinda, a f trh about 12 years of age, and William, a Uov, 8 years old, and 450 acres of Land, more or less, adjoining the lands of R. A. Pryor, Thomas V. Allen, and tubers being the place whereon Charles Thompson now lives, nil levied on as the property of Cbarhs Thompson to satisfy a fl fa in favor of Moses Davis, hearer, vs. John L Thomp son and Charles Thompson ; property points! out by Charles Thompson, LE WIS G R AVEB, Sheriff February it