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eolation combined, has l>ecn attended bv
diminished importations, and a consequent
falling off in the revenue. This lias indue- j
edCongress, from 1537, to resort to the ex
pedient of issuing l teasury notes, and finally j
of funding them, in order to supply defi-
ciencies. 1 cannot, however withhold the ,
remark that it is in no way compatible with
the dignity of the Government that a pub
lic debt should be created in time of peace
to meet the current expenses of the Gov
ernment. or that temporary expedients
should he resorted to an hour longer than it
is possible to avoid them. Ihe Executive
can do no more than apply the means which
Congress places in its hands for the support
of Government; and happily for the good
of the countiy and for the preservation of
its liberties, it possesses no power to levy
exactions on the people, or to force front j
them contributions to the public revenue in i
any form. It can only recommend such
measures as may, in its opinion, be called
for by the wants of the public service, to
Congress, with whom alone rests the pow
er to “ lay and collect taxes, duties, imports
and excises.” This duty has upon several
occasions heretufoie been performed. The
present condition of things gives a flattering
promise that trade and commerce are rapid
ly reviving, and, fortunately for the country,
the sources of revenue have only to he
opened, in order to prove abundant.
While we can anticipate no considerable
increase in the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands for reasons peifectly obvious
to all, for several years to come, yet the
public lands cannot otherwise than be re
garded as the foundation of the public cred
it. With so large a body of the most fer
tile lands in the world under the control
and at the disposal of the Government, no
orte can reasonably doubt the entire ability
of the Government to meet its engagements
under every emergency. In seasons of
trial and difficulty similar to those through
which we are passing, the capitalist makes
his investment in the Government Blocks
with the most assured confidence of ultimate
reimbursement ; and whatever may he said
in a period of great financial prosperity,
such as existed for some years after 1533, I
should regard it as suicidal in a season of
financial embarrassment, either to alienate
the lands themselves, or the proceeds arising
from their sales. The first and paramount
duty of those to whom- tnay be entrusted
the administration of public affairs, is to
guard the public credit. In re-establishing
the credit of this central Government, the
readiest and most obvious mode is taken to
restore the credit of the States. The ex
tremities can only be made sound by pro
ducing a healthy action in the Central Gov
ernment, and itie history of the present day
fully establishes the fact, that an increase in
the value of the stocks of this Goverment
will, in a majority of instances, be attended
by an increase in the value of toe stocks of
the States. It should, therefore, be a mat
ter of general congratulation that amidst all
the embarrassments arising from surround
ing circumstances, the credit of the Gov
ernment should have been so fully restored
that it has been enabled to effect a loan of
seven millions of dolSais to redeem that
amount of Treasury notes, on terms more
favorable than any that have been offeied
fur many years. And the six per cent stock
which was cret.ed in 1312, has advanced in
the hands rs the holders to nearly twenty
per cent, above its par value. The confi
dence of the people in the integrity of their
Government hu thus been signally mani
fested. These opi.dons relative to the pub
lic lands do not in any manner conflict with
the observance of the most liberal policy
towards those of our fellow-citizens who
pies* forward into the wilderness and are
the pioneers in the work of its reclamation.
In securing to all such their rights of pre
emption. tka Government performs but an
act of retributive justice for sufferings en
countered and hardships endured, and finds
ample remuneration in the comforts which
its policy ensures and the happiness which
it imparts.
Should a revision of the tariff, with a
view to revenue, become necessary in the
estimation of Congress, 1 doubt not you
will approach the subject with a just and
enlightened regard to the interests of the
whole Unioo. The principles and views
which I have heretofore had occasion to
submit, remain unchanged. It can, howev
er, never lie too often lepeated, that the
prominent interest of every important pur
suit of life, requires for success, permanen
cy and stability in legislation. These can
only be attained by adopting as the basis of
action, moderation in all things, which is as
indispensibly necessary to secure the har
monious action of the political as of the an
imal system. In our political organization,
no one section of the country should desire
to have its supposed interests advanced at
(he sacrifice of all others; but Union being
the great interest, equally precious to all,
should be fostered and sustained by mutual
concessions and the cultivation of that spirit
of compromise from which the Constitution
itself proceeded.
You will be iufiirmod, by the report from
the Treasury Department, of the measures
taken under the act ot the last session, au
thorizing the re-issue of Treasury notes in
lieu of those then outstanding. The sys
tem adopted in pursuance of existing laws,
seems well calculated to save the country a
large amount of interest, while it affords
conveniences and obviates dangers and ex
pense in the transmission of funds to dis
bursing agents. I refer you also to that re
port for the means proposed by the Secreta
ry to increase the revenue, and particularly
to that portion of it which relates to the
of the ware-bousing system, which
) earnestly urged upon Congress at its last
session, and as to the importance of which
my-opinion has undergone no change.
In view of the disordered condition of
tile currency at the time, and the high rates
of exchange between different parts of the
country, I felt it to be incumbent on me, to
present to the considers!ion of your prede
oeaeom, a proposition conflicting in no de
gree with the Constitution, or with the
rights of tfte States, and having the sanc
tion not in detail, but in principle, of some
of the eminent moo who had preceeded me
tH.tbe Executive office. That proposition
•uatemplated tba issuing of Treasury notea
of denomination not less than five nor more j
than one hundred dollars, to be employed j
in payment of the obligations of the Gov- j
eminent in lieu of gold and silver, at the op
tion of the public creditor, and to an amount
not exceeding 31.3,000,000. It was pro
posed to make them receivable everywhere,
and to establish at various points deposito
ries of gold and silver to lie held in trust
for the redemption of such notes, so as to
ensure their convertibility into specie. No
doubt waseiilertainedthat such notes would
have maintained a par value with .gold and
silver, thus furnishing a paper currency of
equal value over lhe Union, thereby meeting
the just expectations of the people and ful
filling the duties of a parental Government.
Whether the depositories should be per
mitted to sell or purchase bills under very
limited restrictions, together with all its oth
er details, was submitted to the wisdom of
Congress, and was regarded as of secondary
importance. 1 thought then, and think now, j
that such an arrangement would have been j
attended with the happiest results. The j
whole matter of the currency would have
been placed where by the Constitution it was
designed to be placed —under the immediate
supervision and control of Congress. The
action of the government would have been
independent of all corporations, and the
same eye which rests unceasingly on the
specie currency and guards it ag q inst adult
eration, would also have rested on the pil j
per currency, to control and regulate its
issues ard protect it against depreciation.
The same reason which would forbid
Congress, from parting with the power
over the coinage, would seem to operate ■
with nearly equal force in regard to any
substitution for the precious metals ir. the
form of a circulating medium. Paper,
when substituted for specie, constitutes a
standard of value by which the operations
of society are regulated, and whatsoever
causes its depreciation, effects society to an
extent nearly, if not quite, equal to the adul
teration of the coin. Nor can I withhold
the remark, that its advatnages contrasted
with a Bank of the United Slates, apart
from the fact that a bank was esteemed as
obnoxious to the public sentiment, as well
on the score of expediency as of constitu
tionality, appeared tome to be strking and
obvious. The elief which a bank would
afford by an issue of $15,000,000 of its
notes,judging from the experience of the
late United States Bank, would not occur
red in less than fifteen years; whereas,un
’ der the proposed arrangements, the relief
arising fmm the issue of $15,000,000 of
Treasury notes would have been consum
mated iri one year; thus furnishing in one
fifteenth part of the time in which a bank
could have accomplished it, a paper medi
um of exchange, equal in amount to the real
I wants of tire country, at par value with gold
i and silver. The saving to the government
I would have been equal to all the interest
| which it has had to pay on Treasury notes
! of previous as well as subsequent issues,
j thereby relieving the government, and at the
j same time affording relief to the peop'e.—
i Under ail the responsibilities attached to
the station which 1 occupy, and in redemp
tion of a pledge given to the last Congress
at the close of its first session, I submitted
the suggestion to its consideration at two
consecutive sessions. The recommendation,
however, met with no favor at its hands.
While I am free to admit that the necessi
ties of the times have since become greatly
ameliorated, and that there is good reason
to hope that the country is safely and rapid
ly emerging from the difficulties anil embar
rassments which every where surrounded
it in 1811, yet 1 cannot hut think that its
restoration to a sound and healthy condition
would he greatly expedited by a resort to
the expedient in a modified form.
The operations of the Treasury now rest
on the act. of 1789, and the resolution of
1816, and those laws have been so adminis
tered as to produce as great a quantum of
good to the country as their provisions are
capable of yielding. If ifiere had been any
distinct expression of opinion going to show
that public sentiment is aveise to the plan
cither as heretofore recommended to Con
gress, or in a modified form, while my
own opinion in regard to it would remain
unchanged, l should lie veiy far from again
presenting it to your consideration. The
Government has originated with the States
and the people, for their own benefit and
advantage ; and it would be subversive of
the foundation principles of the political ed
ifice which they have reared, to perserve in
a measure which in their mature judgements,
they had either repudiated or condemned.
The will of our constituents, clearly expres
sed, should he regarded as a light to guide
our footsteps ; the true difference between
a monarchical or aristocratical government
and a Republic being, that in the first the
will of the few prevails over the will of the
many while in the lasttho will of the many
should he alone consulted.
The report of the Secretary of War will
bring you acquainted with the condition of
that important branch of the public service.
The Army may be regarded in consequence
of the small number of the rank and file in
each Company and Regiment, as little more
than a nucleus arouud which to rally the
military force of the countiy in case of war,
and yet its services in preserving the peace
of the frontiers arc of a most important na
ture. In all cases of emergency, the reli
ance of the country is properly placed in
the malitiaofthc several States, anil it may
well deserve the consideration of Congress,
whether anew and more perfect organiza
tion might notbe introduced,looking mainly
to the volunteer companies of the Union
for the present, and of easy application to
the great body of the malitia in time of
war.
The expenditures of the War Department
have been considerably reduced in the last |
two years; contigeneies. however may arise, j
which would call for the filling up of the )
regiments with a full complement of men, j
and make it very desirable to remount the j
Corps of Dragoons, which by an act of the J
last Congress was directed to be dissolved.
I refer you to the accompanying report j
of the Secretary for information in relation
to the Navy of the United States. While
every effort has been and will continue to be
made to retrench all suneifluilies and lop
off all excrescences which from time to time
s<d jjj m zt si ®
may have grown up, yet it has not been re
garded as wise or prudent to recomnied any
material change in annual appropriations.—
The interest which aio involved are of too
important a character to lead *o the recom- j
metulation of any other than a liberal puli- <
cy. Adequate appropriations ought to be
made to enable tbe Executive to fit out all
the ships that are now in a course of build
ing, or that require repairs, for active ser
vice in the shortest possible time, should
any emergency arise which may require it.
An efficient Navy, while it is the cheapest
means of public defence, enlists in its sup
port the feelings of pride and confidence
which brilliant deeds and heroic valor have
heretofore served to strengthen and confirm.
I refer you particularly to that part of the
Secretary's Report which has reference to
recent experiments in the application of
steam and in the construction of war steam
ers, made under list* superintendence of dis
tinguished officersoflhe navy. In addition
to oilier manifest improvements in the mn
stmetion of the steam engine and applica
tion to the motive power, which has ren
dered them mors appmpriate to the uses of
ships of war, one of those officers has
j brought into use a power which makes the
j steam ship most formidable either for attack
jor defence. I cannot too strongly rccom
j mend this subject to your consideration,
i and do not hesitate to express my entire
I conviction of its great importance.
! J ci;!* vour particular attention also to
1 that portion vu Secretary’s report which
1 has reference to tbe uCt of l a,e session
of Congress which prohibited the transfer
| of any balance of appropriation fmm other
heads of appropriation to that for building,
equipment and repair. The repeal of that
prohibition will enable the Department to
give renewed employment to a large class
of workmen who have been necessarily dis
charged in consequence of the want of
means to pay them—a circumstance atten
ded especially at this season of the year,
with much privation and suffering.
It gives me great pain to announce to
you the loss of the steam ship •• The Mis
| souri,*’ by fire, in tbe Bay of Gibraltar,
where she bad stopped to renew her sup
plies of coal, on her voyage to Alexandria,
with Mr. Cushing, the American Minister
to China on board. There is ground for
high commendation of the officers and men,
for the coolness and inferpidity and pcfect
submission to discipline evinced under the
most trying circumstances. Surrounded
by a raging fire, which the utmost exertions
■ could not subdue, and which threatened mo.
mentarily the explosion of her well sup
plied magazines, the officers exhibited no
sign of fear, and the men obeyed every or
der with alacrity. Nor was she abandon
ed until the last gleam of hope of saving her
had expired. It is well worthy of your con
sideration whether the losses sustained by
the officers and crew in this unfortunate af
fair should not be reimbursed to them.
I cannot lake leave of this painful sub
juct without adverting to the aid rendered
upon the occasion, by tbe British authori
ties at Gibraltar, and the commander, offi
cers and crew of the British ship of the line
“ The Malabar,” which was lying at the
time in the bay. Every thing that gener
osity or humanity could dictate, was prompt
ly performed. It is by such acts of good
will by one to another of the family of na
tions, that fraternal feelings are nourished
and tire blessings of permanent peace se
cured.
The report of the Postmaster General
will bring you acquainted with the opera
tions of that Department during die past
year, and will suggest to you such modifi
. cations of the existing laws as in your opin
ion tbe exigencies of tbe public service may
; require. The change which the country
has undergone of late years in the mode of
travel and transportation has aflhidrid so
many facilities for the transmission cf mail
matter nut of the regular mail, as to require
the greatest viligence and circumspection
in order to enable the officers at the head
of the Department to restrain the txpedi
turc within the income. There is also too
much reason to fear that the franking priv
ilege has run into great abuse. The De
partment nevi rtheless has been conducted
with the gieatest vigor, and has attained at
the least possible expense, all the useful
objects for which it was established.
In regard to all the Departments, I am
quite happy in the belief that nothing has
been left undone which was called for by a
true spiiit of economy, or by a systen of ac
countability rigidly enforced. This is in
some degree apparent from the fact, that
the Government has sustained no hiss by the
default of any of its agents. In the complex,
hut attlie same time, beautiful machinery of
our system of Government, it is not a mat
ter of surprise, that some remote agency
may have failed for an instant to fulfill its
desired office; but I feel confident iri the
assertion, that nothing has occurred to in
terrupt the harmonious action of the Gov
ernment itself, and that while the laws
have been executed, with efficiency and
vigor, the rights neither of .States nor indi
viduals have been trampled on or disregarded.
In the mean time the country lias been steed
ilyadvancitig in all that contributes to national
; greatness. The tide of population continues
unlnokenly to flow into the new States and
territories, where a icfuge is found not only
for our native born fellow-citizens, but for
j emigrants from all parts of the civilized
world, who come among us to paitake of
I the blessings of our free institutions, and
to aid by their labor to swell the cut rent of
our wealth and power.
It is due to every consideration of pub
lic policy that the lakes and rivers of
the West should receive all such atten
tion at the hands of Congress as the Con
stitution will enable it to bestow. Works in
favorable and proper situations on the lakes
would be found to be as indespensably ne
cessary in case of war to carry on safe and
successful naval operations, as fortifica
cations on the Atlantic sea board. The ap
propriation made by the last Congress for
the improvement of the navigation of the
Mississippi river, has been diligently and
efficiently applied.
I cannot close this communication, gen
tlemen, without recommending to your most
favorable consideration, the interest of this
District. Appointed by the Constitution ‘
its exclusive legislators, aim forming in this
particular the only anomaly in our system
of Government of the Legislative body be- ;
ing elected by others than those for whose
advantage they ate to legislate, you will
feel n superadded obligation to look well
into their condition, and to leave no cause
for complaint or regret. The Seat of Gov
ernment of our associated Republics can
not but be regarded as worthy of your pa
rental care.
In connexion with its other interests, as
well as those of the whole, country, l recom
mend that at your present session you adopt
such measures, in order to carry into effect
the Smithsonian bequest, as in your judgment
will he best calculated to consummate the
liberal intent of the testator.
When,under a dispensation of Divine Prov
idence. I succeeded to the Presidential office,
the state of public a flairs was embarrassing
and critical. To add to the irritation conse
quent upon a long standing controversy with
one of tile most powerful nations of modern
j times, involving not only questions of boun-
I dary w hich under the most favorable circum
| stances, are always embarrassing, hut at the
I same lime important and high prncip'es of
i maritime law—border controversies between
I the citizens and subjects of the two countries
! bad engendered a stale of feeling and of con
j duct which threatened the most calamitous
j consequences. The hazards incident to this
state of things were greatly heightened by the
i arrest and imprisonment of a subject of Great
! Britain, who acting as it was alledged, as a
part of a military force, had aided in thccom
| mission of an act violative of the territorial
, jpeistiction of the United States, and involving
‘the murder °f a citizen of the State of New-
Yoi k. A large nn.cutil of claims against the
Government of Mexico remained unadjusted,
and a w>ar of several years’ continuance with
the savage tribes of Florida still prevailed,
attended with the desolation of a large portion
of thin beautiful territory, and with the sacri
fice of many valuable lives. To increase the
embarrassments of the Government, individ
ual and State ciedit had been nearly stricken
down, and confidence in the General Govern,
ment was so much impaired that loans of a
small amount could only ho negotiated at a
considerable sacrifice. Asa necessary con
sequence of the bhglit which had fallen on
commerce and mechanical industry, the ships
ol the one were thrown out of employment,
and the operations of tlie other had been
greatly diminished. Owing to the condition
of tbe currency, exchanges between different
paitsofthe country had become ruinously
high,and trade had to depend on a deprecia
ted paper currency in conducting its tinnsac
lions. I shall he permitted to congratulate
t e country that, under an overruling Provi
dence, peace was preserved w thorn a sacri
fice of the national honcr ; the war in Flori
da was brought to a speedy termination ; a
large portion of the claims on Mexico have
been fully adjudicated and arc in a course of
payment, while justice has been rendered to
us in other matters by other nations ; confi
dence between man and man is in n great
measure restored, and the credit of this Gov
ernment fully and perfectly re-established.—
Commerce is becoming more and more ex
tended in its operations, and manuhiciming
and mechanical industry once more reap the
rewards of skill and labor honestly applied.
The operations of trade rest on a sound cur
rency. and the rates of exchange are reduced
to their lowest amount. In this condition of
things I have felt it lobe my duty to bring to
your favorable consideration matters of great
interest in their present and ultimate results,
and the only desire winch I feel in conreclion
with trie future is, and will continue to be. to
leave the country prosperous, and its institu
tions unimpaired. JOHN TYLER.
Washington. December, 1843.
JLdbwtfigtSHmcMnittSo
Floyd Sc Witlicli,
Attorneya at Law,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
Stfwart Fr.ovn, I
Lucies 1,. Wittich. | jammy 14 1v36
Planter’s Hotel,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
TfltS. LUCINDA CAMPBELL respectfully nn
nounces to her friends, and the traveling public,
that she stdl continues the above Establishment, where
she is prepared to accommodate travelers, transcient
anti permanent Boarders, in a manner and at such
rates ns. she confidently trusts, will give satisfaction
to all who may favor her with their patronage.
tttr Passengers are conveyed to and from the Cars
free of charge.
janunry 14 If 42
WaroHoime
And Commission Business,
Madison, Georgia.
TMIE undersigned will continue the above business,
in this place, on his own account, and is now prepar
ed foi thestorage ot Cotton and other country produce.
He will make liberal advances on Cotton in store, and
on consignment of the same to approved Commission
houses in Augusta, Charleston or Savannah.
Cotton and merchandize consigned io him fi r sale,
will receive prompt attention. I. H. WILLY.
September 16 tf2s
Adams Sc Hopkins’
Firo-Proof Ware-House,
Augusta, (Ga.) August. 3, 1843.
THE business reason of the year is now pnst. and the
near approach of the early fall trade, makes it obli
gatory on us to address our patrons nnd the public.
We tender thanks to our friends and customers for
the liberal patronage bestowed, and embrace die pres
ent occasion to inform them that we continue the
Warehouse <V General Commission Business,
at our old stand, (the Fire proof Buildings on Camp
bell-street,) nnd will give prompt nt'ention to the stor
age nnd sale of Cotton and other produce Shipments
of Cotton (if ordered by the owner) to other markets,
receiving and forwarding Goods, purchase of Merchan
dise, and particular attention will he given to the pur
chase of Goods for our planting friends. The person
al attention of one of the firm is invariably given to
business entrusted to us nl all seasons of the year.
Liberal advances will at all times be made on Cot
ton or produce in store. Proceeds of Cotton will be
remitted (if so insiruced by the owner) in Bank Checks
payable at Washington, Greensboro’, Madison, Ath
ens, Eatonton, Milledgeville. Covington and Columbus.
During the past season, prices have ranged unusu
ally low for every description ol produce; Colton has
now reached a point, in value, unparalleled in the his
tory o) the trade, both at home ami abroad, and with
the unprecedented stock now on hnnd, and increased
cultivation, will doubtless he kept at low rates for some
time to come.
Messrs. F. C. McKinley &, Cos, of Madison, will
net ns our Agents for the forwarding of Cotton by Rail
Road, make advance* on Colton consigned in us, re
ceive return sales ol Cotton and pay over the proceeds
at that pluce, if desired.
Messrs. McKinley Si. Seymour nre otir Agents for
forwarding Cotton per Rail Road from Greensboro’.
JOHN M. ADAMS,
l. HOPKINS.
august 19 *Mur9o
RATES OP FREIGHT ON THE
Georgia Rail-Road,
On and after the 20 th of July, 1543, between
Augusta and Madison and Athens.
Madison. Athens.
IjMRST CLASS.—Boxes of Hats, Bon
-1 nets nnd Furniture; per foot, 9 07 8 10
Second Class —Boxes of Ury Goods, Sad
dlery, Shoes, and fine Hardware, per
100 llm. 45 55
Third Class — Molasses and Hardware
in hogsheads, Bagging. Rope, Paints,
Oils, Glass, Drugs, Confectionary.
Copper and Tin. per 100 lbs. 37 1-2 40
Fourth Class —Flour, Bnocn, Lard, Tal
low, Butter, Cheese, Beeswax, Tobac
co, Hides, Leather, Lime and green
and dried Fruits, in sacks or casks,
per 100 Ills.. UP, 37 1-2 37 1 2
Same articles, down, 20 20
Fifth Class —Groceries, (including Mo
lasses in barrels,) Crockerv, Rice,bar,
pig and sheet Iron, Nail Rods, Cast
ings, Hollow ware. Anvils, Grind
slones, and other heavy articles not
enumerated,per lOOIbs. 33 1-3 33 1-3
Fifth Class —Cotton in square or round
bales, and Colton Yarns, per 100 lbs. 30 33 1-3
Articles ry the nece oh dozen.—Beef,
Pork,Fish and Liquor, per barrel, 125 125
Buckets nnd Tubs, in nests, periloz., 50 50
Barouches, Carriages, Stage Coaches,
nnd Road Wagon®, 12 00 12 00
Buggies, Gigs, Sulkies, Carryalls, 600 600
Chairs, each, 25 25
Chairs, (Rocking,) each, 50 50
Cotton Gins and Fans, 300 300
Carboys of Vitriol, (ex. hazardous,) 150 150
Demijohns of liiqttor, Ac. not packed.
(extra hazardous,) 100 ]OO
Grain —Oats and Bran, per bushel, 08 08
Corn and Ground Nuts, 10 10
Wheat, Rve, Pens, Beans and Grass
Seeds, 15 13
Gunpowder. — Extra hazardous,) per keg
of 25 lbs, 25 25
Live Stock —A single Cow, Horse, Mu'e
or Ox, 10 00 10 00
Sheep. Lambs, G.,nts, Kids, Deer,
Pigs, Calves and Dogs, each, 100 100
Ducks and Fowls, in coops, per doz, 37 1-2 37 1-2
Geese and Turkics, “ “ 60 60
Shovels,Spades, Scythes, Sifters, Brooms,
per dozen, 371-2 371-2
Specie pci ICO dollars, (extra hazard
ous,) 25 25
Single Packages, weighing less than
sixty pounds, 25 25
Salt—per bushel, 12 1-2 15
per Liverpool sack, 40 50
Special contracts may t e made with the Superin
tendent of Transportation, forth*; freight on the follow
ing articles : lee, Lumber, Firewood, Staves, Brick,
Cut-stoncs, Shingles, Machinery, Mill-gearing, Mill
stones and Live Stock
Cotton received in good order at the Depots, and
afterwards torn while in possession of the Company,
will be mended at their expense. All other damage
done to Cotton and Merchandize in transitu, will be
promptly settled at the Transportation Office, at Au
gusta.
The Company will not be responsible for leakage of
Liquids, or breakage of Glass and Crockery.
Merchandize marked O. W. (Ow n Wagon) will be
retained at the Depots one week free of expense ; all
goods no’ so marked, will be forwarded as soon as
possible, after they are received, without extra charges.
Rail Road Freight, pavable at Augusta.
The Somh-Cnrolina Rail Road Compnnv receive,
forward, and agree to deliver, at the Georgia Rail Road
Depot, free of commission, at either end of the Road,
nil merchandize, &c- consigned to their Agent, .1 King,
Jr., Charleston, S. C , and pay all accruing expenses
from the North Goods so consigned, will he received
nnd forwarded to Madison, on the payment of the
freight.
M erchnnts who have no corrrppondeni in Anglin,
can avoid ail delay to flieir gfiod*, bv dt'pnHifiiu* le
amount of freight, &c between the No*ih nod Mndi
Fon, with the Cashier of the Georgia Kail Rond ami
Banking Company, nt Augusin, who will pnv the drabs
of this office, nnd those of the Carolina Rail Rond, for
their respective hills, nnd retain the balance, if any,
subject to the draft of the owner The amount requir
ed can he casilv ascertained from the !i*ts of the two
Companies, and the encasements made for freight widi
the ships, by adding thereto, for dmvnge, &c. nt
Charleston and Hamburg, from 8 to 10 cents per 100
11)8. Thennioun* drpnsWM, however, should always
be ample to cover all contingencies.
Goods received at the Georgia Rail Road Depot hy
4 in the afternoon, are usually delivered the next morn
ing nt Madison, hy 7 o’clock.
The Agent of ‘he Company nt Madison, ran nt n!J
times procure Wagons for transporting goods to nnv
par’ of Georgia or the adjacent Slates, at from CO to 80
cents per 100 lbs. per 100 miles.
The Snuth-Camlinn Rail Rond rates nre, 23 epnta
per 100-lbs ,fr heavy goods, and I2i cents per foot for
light goods in boxes.
RICHARD PETERS, Jr.
Superintendent of Transportation.
F. IDF* A , Agent at Aurus‘a Depot-
J W PORTI R, Agent at Vadison Depo*.
Transportation Office, Georgia Rail Road and )
Banking Compnnv, Auniistn, Julv Ist, /
1843. julv 29 18if J
DB. SPENCER'S VEGETABLE PILLS.
A PUBLIC BLESSING l
T’HESK Pills have long been know n and appreciated
fi>r their extraordinary and inimedin'e powers of re
storiHg perfi ct health to persons, suffering under nearly
every kind of disease to which the human frame is lia
ble.
They are pnrtieiilarlv recommended to all those per
sons who are afflicted with any kind of a CHRONIC OR
LINGERING COMPLAINT, ns there is no medicine before
;he public which basso natural and happy effect upon
the system in correcting the stomach nnd liver, nnd to
the formation of healthy chyle, and thereby purifying
the hlnod.
They nre acknowledged hy the hundreds nnd thou
snnds who nre using them, lobe not only the inner mild
and pleasant in their operation, but the most perfectly
innocent, safe nnd efficient medicine ever offered to j
the public. Those who once moke n trial of these Pills, I
never afterward feel willing to lie wiihoul f hern, nnd
cnll again nnd again for i)iore; which is sufficient proof
of their good qualities.
HEADACHE—SICK OR NERVOUS.
Those who have suffered and nre weary of suffeis
ing with ibis distressing complaint, will find Spencer’-
Vegetable Pills a remedy at once certain nnd imme
diate in its effects One sing'e dose of the Pills taken i
soon ns the headache is felt coming on, will cure it in
one half hour entirely.
As a remedy it Summer and Bowel Complaints,
they display their wonderful powers to mimirntion, nnd j
ore far superior to any thing in use for these com- :
plaints.
In DvspErsu and Liver Complaint, they stand tin
rivaled. Many have been cured in a few weeks,after
having suffered under the dreadful complaint fiir years. !
In Habitual Costivenes* they nre decidedly siqieri- I
or to any Vegetable Pd! e.er brought before ihe public;
and one 25 cent box will establish their surprising vir- ;
lues, nnd plnce them beyond the reach of di übt in the
estimation of every individual.
Thevnre invitlnernhle in nervous nml hypocltondri- I
acal affections, loss of appetite, nnd nil complaints to
which females alone are subject.
They nre mild in their aetion, and convey almost
immediate conviction of their utility from the first dose.
They may be taken hy persons of nnv age ; and the
feeble, the infirm, the nervous nnd delicate nre strength
ened Ity their operation, beennse they clear rite system
of bad humors, quiet nervous irritability, nnd invariably
produce sound health
Upward* of three hundred and seventy thousand |
boxes of these inestimable Pills have been sold within
the Inst twelve months in three States alone, nnil more
than three limes the same qtinniiiy in other Statps.
As an nnti-billious medicine, no family should be
without them. A single trinlof them is more satisfac
tory than a thousand certificates.
K>"The above medicine is for sale, in Wa'kinsville,
bv WILLIAM MURRAY; in Athens, nt the Drug
Shop of Dr-Ware ; in Crawfordville, hy D. S Andet
son, and, on enquiry, may be found in all the villages
throughout the State. Price, 25 cents per Box, with
full directions.
june 10 6mll
The iindenaigned respectfully an
nounces to his fellow-citizens of Morgan County that
he is a candidate for the office of Sheriff, nt the elec
tion in January next. JOHN S. WALKER,
may 13 bte7
We are authorized to announce WILLIAM L.
WEST as a candidate fur County Surveyor, at the
election in January next.
november 18 pte34
WTiik undersigned would respectfully inform the
citizens of Morgan County that he is a candidate for
Tax Receiver at the ensuing Janunry election.
BENJAMIN VV. BEARD.
november It pt 34
Mfflilfiaiiaao
S A N OS'S ARSAPARILLaV
For the removal and permanent cure of all
Diseases arising ftom an impure state of
the Blood, or habit of the system, namely-
Scrrfula, or King's Evil, Rheumatism, Ob
stinate Cutaneous Eruptions, Pimples, or
Pustules on the Face, Blotches, Biles, Chro
nic Sore Eyes, Ring Worm m Tetter, Scald
Head, Enlargement and pain of the Bones
and Joints, Stubborn Ulcers, Sypkillic
Symptoms, Sciatia.or Lumbago, and Dis
eases arising from an injudicious use of
Mercury, Asritcs, or Dropsy, Exjtosvre or
Imprudence in Life. Also, Chronic Con
stitutional Disorders will be removed bn
litis Preparation.
IMPROVEMENT in whatever regards the happ,.
1 ness nnd welfare of our rare is constantly on the
march to perfection, and with each succeeding day
some new problem is solved, or some profound secret
revealed, having an impor'ant nnd direct hearing over
man a highest destmitS. If we take q retfospFciiW’
view oVerthe past twenty years, hOw is the inind struck
with wonder! What rapid strides hits setenfe made
in every department of civilized life! particularly im
that which relates to the knowledge of the hiitnaft
lent in health nnd disease. How valuable and indit;
pensnble nre the curative means recently discovered
through thr agency ol Chemistry ! How does the im
agination kindle and our admira’ion glow at the ingc- 1
nuiiy, the near approach to the standard of perfectin’
of the present lime ! Through the elaborate investiga
tions of Physiology, or the science of Lite, and the Pa
thology of prevalent diseases,- mtiCh Valuable practical
knowledge hns been gained. In consequents of fio
coming acquainted with the organization, (he elements
of the various tissues ami structures of the system, tern
ediea hate been sought after nnd discovered cxnctlv
adapted to combine with, neutralize r.„d expel morbific
matter, die cause of disease. r.J substitute healthy ac
tmn in its place. The I enuqful simplicity of this mode
of treatment is not or.,y suggested bv the pathology of
diseases, not ouiy grateful to the sufferer, hut perfectly
m Consonance with the operations of Nature, anil sat.
tsfactorv to the views and reasonings of every intelli
gent. r< fleeting mind. It is thus that SANDS’ SAR.
SAPARILLA, a scientific combination of essential
| principles of the most valuable Vegetable substances,
operates upon the system. The Sarsaparilla is com
bined with Ihe most effect uni aids, the most salutary
productions, the most potent simples of the Vegetable
kingdom; and its unprecedented success in the resto
ration to health those who had long pined underlie
most distressing chronic maladies, has given it an rx
nlted character, furnishing ns it tines evidence of its own
intrinsic value, and recommending it to the afflicted in
terms the afflicted only ran know. It has long hren
a most important desideratum in the practice of medi
cine to obtain o remedy similar to this—one that would
act on Ihe liver,stomach and Imwcls with all the pre
cision and potency of mtn-nil preparations, vet with
out nnv of their deleterious effects upon the vital pow
ers of the system.
05 s ” Tlte attention of ihe reader is res
pectfully called to the following certificates. Howev
er great achievements have heretofore been made bv
the use of this invaluable medicine, vet daily expert
j ence shows results still more remarkable. Tltepro
] prinors here avail themselves of the opportunity ofsav
] ing it is a source of constant satisfaction that they are
j made the mentis of relieving such un amount of suffer
ing.
Newark, (N. J.) P< cemher 15,1812.
Messrs. Funds—Gentlemen : Words cannot express’
ike gratitude 1 feel for your treatment to mo, a stran
ger suffering under one of the most loathsome diseases
] that nature i.- capable of lu-aring. The disease with
which I was afflicted commenced with inflammai'iii
ol the eves, in the tear 1836, which caused almost to
tal blindness. Fur this I was treated and finally relieverij
but the remedies were such as to cause the develop
ment of a scrotulous affection on my left arm near the
j elbow.
The pain extended from the shoulder to the end of
my fingers, and for two years my sufferings were be
yond description, I tried various r* medics nnd consult
ed different Physicians in New York, nnd amongst
them the late Dr. Bttshe, who told me the disease was
caused by the large quantity of mercury taken to cure
the inflammation ol mv eyes.
M v sufferings continued, the arm enlarged, tumours
formed in different places, and in a few months dis
charged, making ten running ulcers at one time,some
above and some below- the elbow, and the discharge
was so offensive that no person could bear to he in the
room where 1 was I then applied to another distin
guished Physician, w ho told me ainpu'alion of the arm
was the only thing flint could save my life, as i’ was
impossible to cure so dreadful a disease ; but ns I was
unwilling to consent to it be recommended me to use
j Fwnint’s Panacea freely, which 1 did without deriving
I hut little benefit
For three years I was tumble to raise my hand to my
i head or comb my hair, and the scrofula now made its
j nnpcarnnre on my head, destroying the hone in riifler
ent places, musing extensive ulcerations nnd I feared
i 1 might reach and destroy ti e brain—the head swelled
very- much, ncrompanird with violent pain, numerous
external remedies were recommended, hut they did no
good. About n year since I was taken severely ill with
a swelling of the body front head to foot, so that 1 yens
entirely helpless; the Doctor advised me to go to the
Hospital, for he did not understand mv case ; for the
I st le%v months I had been afflicted with a severe pain
in both sides, nt limes so hard I rould scarcely gel my
breath Attacking cough constantly annoyed me,and
this combined with my other maladies, rend*red tne
truly miserable.
Such. gentlemen, hnd been my situation for seven
years of mv life when I commenced the use of your
Sarenparilla, but ns mv ease was considered I oprlcss,
and the near prospect of a speedy dissolution seemed
inevitable. I fp|t Inti little encouragement to persevere.
The persuasion o r friends induced me to try your med
icine, which in a few days produced a great change in
my system generally, by causing an appetite, relieving
the pains, arid giving me strength ; as success inspires
- conn ‘ence, I was encouraged to persevere, my pains
1 grew easier, my strength returned, loud relished, the
I ulcers healed, new flesh formed, nnd I once more felt
within me that I might gel well I have now used the
j Fnrsnpnrdln about two months and am now like n dis-
I sere nt being. The arm that was to be amputated
! has entirely healed, a tiling that seemed impossible. I
ran scarcely believe the evidence of mv ow n eyes, but
such is the fact; nnd it is now as useful ns at any pe
! riod of my life, nnd my general health is better tlisQ i|
has been lor years past.
Health ; what magic in the word ! how mnnv thou
sands have sought it in foreign lands nnd sunny climes,
and have sought in vain ! Yet it came to me w hen {
Imd given up to die, nnd as I feel the pulsations of health
coursing through my veins, my whole heart and soul
| go forth in fervent gratitude to ihe author of all oursurc
mercies, llint he has (wen graciously pleased to bless
1 the means made use of.
! Trulv hnve you proved yoursf If the Good Samaritan
to the afflicted, for next to my Creator my life is indebt
ed to you (or rather) the use of your invaluable Sarsnpa
rilln. The value of such a medicine is countless be
yond price; money cannot pay for it. I have been
raised from death, I ntny sav.for my friends and myself
thought it impossible tlmi I could recover. And now,
gentlemen, suffer me to add another proof eertified too.
hv my friends nnd guardiuns as a just acknowledgment
of the virtues of your health restoring Sarsaparilla.—
That the afflicted mnv also use it nnd enjoy the bene
fits it alone can confer, is the heartfelt, fervent wish of.
their and your friend, MARTHA CONLIN.
I know Martha Conhn and believe what she slate*
in this document to be perfectly true.
JOHN POWER,
Vicar General of New York,
Rector of St. Peter’s Church.
Given at New York this 14th day ofDecember, 1842.
I know nrilta Conlin, and hnve known of hersuf
fering illness. f john DUBOIS,
Bishop of New York.
1 place full confidence in the statement made by
nrtlia Conlin. having known her the past twenty
years. 1 will cheerfully give any particulars in relation
to her case to those who may wish further information.
SR. ELIZABETH.
Superior of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,
Dec. 14, 1842. Prince-street, New York.
1 have confidence in the representations made by
a rlha Conlin, and have full knowledge of her case.
ELIJAH F. PUItDY,
Alderman 10th Word of the City of New York
nrthn Conlin hns lived in my family thelaat thirteen ‘
years, nnd 1 hereby certify that the foregoing statement
made by herself is correct. M ARY B. LLOYD,
No. 604 Brood-street, Newark, N- ).
(£?“■ The above medicine is (hy special
appointment) aold by S. C. PRUDDEN,
Eatonton, Putnam County
Also, in Augusta, hy Haviland, Rislev & Cos.; in Sa
vannah, hy T- M Turnet t in Macon, by Geo. Payne*.-
and by Druggist* generally in the different cities and
towns in the United States Price, 91 per bottle—six
bottles fur 95 april 8 Jy3n2
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING HANDSOMELY EXE
CUTES AT THM errKX.