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Sheriff sale-, per levy |2.60 mongSijr ?i ta sales, per iiie.ii....... 4.50 fT? Trotis 1 orletteP* or 3.00 •• “ “ “ Kuanlianship 3.00 Application for di-nilssion froi 1 admins’n. (5.00 " “ ” “ guard’shp 2.60 “ “ ieave to sell -tud M 2.KJ > of-land !".;•>• Irith ........p 2.60 s lies of perish aide property, pt * inch i 60 ;\ 3 ire to debtors and e.i cditor.s 3.fg> J-..reclosui < -of mortgage, per it, -,li 4.00 J -tr.ty notices, thirty days 2.60 Appi ration lor homewtead 1.60 \tl legal advertisements mi nt be paid fur in e, and officers-, must act accordingly; and that they may know how to collect' for rho;-e charged lor by the inch, we v. ill state* that 125 words (in this type) make au inch. '■* ~ ' ! ~J 0 Wit ftn Ttills aw fine. 9<% ,m 1 pills for advertising in this pajier are due id -i ,iy 1 ime after the first insertion of the same, and will be colleeted iit the pleasure of tiie proprietor, unless otherwise arranged by con tract. t ProibsHioiial Cards. w. T. WOFFORD. | | J. M. NEAL. WOFFORD A NEEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CAKTEUSVILLK, GA. li a—JuaA—_—- T. W. MILNER. J . W. HARRIS, JK MILDER A HARRIS, A T T O RNE Y S AT L A \V, CARTER3YILLE, GA., Office on West Main Street. JOHN W WOFFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cartersville, Ga. OV F)( V no flairs. TGielt Plock. sep23. ~J. M. MOON, ATTORNEY AT. LAW. CAR I'KIIHVILLK, GA. f)iV'-■■• Up-stairs over Stokely & Williams, iVt . Main str-eU hp l '- 0 .iiinipsi M r - Ha!*rk. Sr. AT TOR XLY-AT LAW, One door East of Express Office, Main Street, CAUI’KItSVILLE, GA. IIIU lU. _ - - ; Cl— RAW A KEiL ESTATE, W. T. WOFFORD, j fwi’.lbe in my ollico between the honrs ol 10 __ 11 caclunfi lling, and will attend to any biisinesM iili listed to my cam. A. M. FOFTK, attorisey at law carterSVYLLf-,* &A. . ( T VitX, Col. Warren A kin,) ’ WiH practice in the courts ot llartow, Cobu, Polk, i lovi'i. Gordon, Murray,Whitfield ;ir.;l atl- . joint nj con n 1 ies. _ decS^ty. fit; W. UIiRPIIEY, A T TOR NE Y AT L A \V,j Cartersville, Ga. or ICE up stairs) in the brick building corner ot Maiu and Irwin streets. <icc--u. JAMTES B. C OXY KBS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cartersville, Ga. WdLL .practice in the Courts of Cherokee Yu'l a(Rouiibg circuits. Particular aUentip . trivial to all business entrusted to div eare.j tiuUectmg made A specialty. Ult tec ojv-stAli-s ; in the Bank. j;).oe,k. _ . €*[ 11. BATES, fe, ■ % -*:& im .a * % —* ■" * " ATTORNEY AT LAW, carteiisvii.ee, ga. * * ft ® 1 j Office in the Court House. rleciM-V __ ~ NOTICE. Drs. Tigner & Johnson effice up-st;m?.. in Brick Building opposite m* i- * THfc Express Office. TREAT diseased gums and ab ■** -,"A seessed teeth, till and clean Tn'J,:-- tuetli* oxtiact teeth, ami ;in s{ir! aTTifieiat teetii. All tvotk rar.nr.*ad^E^^Terin^easonahle^^^ Business Cards. __ Livery, Sale & Feed Stable R„C. & J- E. ROBERTS, Near the Court House. K~V M.l. >■ ■ *' V ■ GomTl?it’ jries,'Hacks. Carriages. ITorses and CiSeS d 4 iv fc rs, and at reasonable uVrii. 'l \ve>ym treat yon righp . C. H- C Wii.i ; iNcn AM . Attorney-at-Law. Bdi.oiEs.pi -• j WOFFORf* & WM-INGHAM, Real Estate Agents, H I OGFtei’'Vil],G? Georgia sell and purchase **'’,**££ post office. " ° Vi ,rilr P such information as “iwag*' eJHr--- SAIE, LIVERY AND FEED STABLE. * ! . fff i* *&>&6 . . .te - &* lu 1 fuayjIIIIgMMMUHW * •* * Travelers’ Guide. THE cmivl 111 VI ir 'HAMERS. Steamers on the Coosa River will run as per schedule as follows: Leave Rome every Monday at 1 pni Leave Rome every Thursday ....b air Arrive at Gadsden r l uesday and Friday.. 9 am Arnve at Koine vvedDesday and feulurttaiG u m J. M. EEEfoTT. Gen’] St.p’> CHEROKEE RAILROAD. FROM and after this date the following' scneoulc will be’run on the CherokeeUail '3‘iiveUockmart at 7 fo \ v TaCorsville, B:hj Std(-boro, 8:25 “ Arrive at t artei r ville, uHo •• Leave Z: ! X) p m St‘l %boro, 8;3) Ta v_< i- ville 4 ■;.%} • jt rcir‘- at. flock m nrt. 5:15 “ HOI E RAILROAD COM PAN \'T ! On and alter Sunday, I>ee. 12th trains on the I j Rome Railroad util run as follows: day train— evkky day. ! Leave Rome at a m , Arrive at Home 11.30 am Saturday evkni.no accomodation. Lea ves Koine at 5.45 p m 1 Arrive at R me at 9 (> lu i GEORGIA RAILROAD. i>ny I'a-si ngei’ Trains on Georgia Railroad Atlanta to Argnta,*rtm as below: Leaves Augusta at 8:45 ain Leave Atlanta at T:<)0 a m Arrives at Augusta 3:30 a m Arrives at Atlanta 6:46 pm I Sright passenger trains as lollows: Leaves Augusta at 8:15 p ni j Leaves Atlanta at 10:60 p m j Arrives at Augusta 3:15 a m ; Arrives at Atlanta 0:35 a m Accomodation train as follows : Leaver Atlanta 5:00 p ni Leavife Coyle, gton 5:50 am ArilvM at Atlanta B;ts a m Arrives i.t Covington 7:30 p m SELMA, ROM & DALTON. MAIL TRAIN DAILY —NORTH. Leave Rome - 0:10 p;m j Arrive at DnUon 3:24 p m ■ Making close connections at Dalton with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail road, and Western and Atlantic Railroad for all Eastern and Western cities. MAIL TRAIN DAILY—SOUTH. Leave Dalton 0.00 p m g *L • W P ® Arrive at C alera 5:40 a m Arrive at Selma i 10:20 a m Making close connection atCalera lor Mont gnmerv and points South, and at Selma wit- Alabarn a Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or leans, Meridian, Vicksburg, Jack>on, all points South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis sippi. M. STANTON, Gen. Sup’t. Ray Knight, Gen. Ticket and Pass’gr Agt. ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD. PASBEN GER T R AIN —OUT WARD. STATIONS. ARRIVE. I.EAVE Atlanta 10:25 p.m. East Point 10:44 p. m. 10:44 p. m. Red Oak 10:59 p. nt. 11:44 p. ni. Kail-burn 11:21 p. m. 11:22 p.m. Palmetto 11:37 p. m. 11:38 p. m. Powell’s 11 ;5 p. m, 11:59 p. m. Ncwnan 12:14 p. m. 13:15 a.m. Puckett’s 12:30a m 12:35 am Grantville 12:50 a m 12:51 am liogansvillc 1:08 am 1:09 am Whitfield’s 1:34 a m 1:35 am LaGrange 1:54 a m 1:55 am Long Cane 2:21 a m 2:21 am West Point ..2:40 a m PASSENGER TRAIN-INWARD. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. Weill Point :;...:. .) 12:30 p m Long Cane ~.13:36 pm 13:86 pm La G range ...I:o2pm 1:03 p m Whitfield’s 1:21 pm 1:21 p m Ilogansville I:2lpm 1:42 pm Grantville 1:57 p m 1:58 p m PuckeU’s 2:l3pm 2:lßpm Newnnn 2:29 p m 2::30 p m Powell’s 2;44 p m 2:45 pm Palmetto 3:06 pm 3:01 pm Fairhurn 3:32 p m 2:2:1 p tn ; Red Oak 3:38 p ni 3:42 p m j East Point 3:57 p in 3:57 p m | Atlanta... 4:lsjp in WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD j AND ITS CONNECTIONS. The following Schedule takes effect December 1 3. 1876. NORTHWARD. No. 1. ! Leave Atlanta f 2<) p m I Arrive ( artersville 6 43 p m Arrive Kingston 7 12 p m Arrive Dalton 8 48 p in Arrive Chattanooga 10 20 pm No. 3. Arrive ( artersville ® * m Arrive Kingston.. a m Arrive Dalton J* 0j a m An-ive.Chattanooga V.. P m SOUTHWARD- o. 2. Leave Cha’tanooga 4 2e pm Arrive Dalton •••* 6 ()7 pm Arrive Kingston ‘ f 1 P m An ive Cartersville P™ MO. 4. T.envc Chattanooga j® a ™ Arrive Dalton ["."lis C3 S m Arrive Kingston 9 30 a m Arrive < artersville 77, Arrive Atlanta 11 50 n 11 No. 11 —Discontinued. 1 MO. 12. Leave Chattanooga P "J Leave Dalton 1 f an Arrive Kingston.. * 09 a m Arrive Cartersville £ Arrive Atlanta 30am WM. K. HTJSE, j ** ■ GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT Represents the following first-class companies : GEORGIA HOME, OF COLUMBUS, GA. Rates o\v and guarantees dividends yearly. The private property of the stockholders bound for all of the obligations of the company. NIAGARA, OF NEW [YORK, The assets are nearly a million and a half. ATLAS, OF II ART FORD,! CONNECTICUT. Assets are over half a million dollars. AMERICAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, Incorporated in ieiO. Charter perpetual. As ds. one and a quarter million. Surplus on the first ol January, a quarter ot a million. HOME PROTECTION, OF NORTH ALABAMA. Invests only in United SUteS bonds. Issues against Lightning as well as lire. Guarantees dividends yearly. Losses adjusted by tne ageut. Also’represents OTHEk FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES, siess^r^.s^Esr^^ All losses promptly and equitablj adjusted. Cartersville, Ga., May 4, l£lo. T. F. Gouldsmith. Manul'acturer|andjdealer in 'ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE, I Baby Carriages, Brackets, &c and a Cue stock of 1 METALLIC AND WOODEN COFFINS lvept constantly on .hand. Mattresses Made to Order on Short Notice. GRAVEST(^>NES. -fa ntf. I order from the fTII. M,*d 07- tl Successor to W. T. Gouldsmith. j NATIONAL HOTEL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. First-Class Faro $2.50 Per Day - . A n “dllTVriPglnta" Welcome’" ? hy Hewitt. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. 1 The Last of the Sjßiyux from the IVhite House. j Washington, Dee. 5,1876. To the Senate and Home of lienresen- I tafive*: lii submitting my eightii and last annual message to Congress it seems proper that I should refer to and in some degree recapitulate the events | and official atts of the past eight J years. VINDICATION OF HIMSELF. It was my fortune, or yet misfor ]rje to be called to the office of ( hief Executive without any previ ous political training. From the age of seventeen I have never even wit nessed the excitement tending a Presidential campaign but twice an tecedent ;to my own candidacy, and at but one of them was I eligible as a voter. Under such circumstances it is but reasonable to suppose that errors of judgment must have oc curred. Even had they not, differ ences of opinion between the Execu ti\f, IjouuO b t y cin outh to th© Strict performance of his duties, and w riters and debaters must have arisen. It is not necessarily evidence of blun ders on the part of the Executive be cause there are these differences of views. Mistakes have been made as all can see, and I admit, but it seems to me oftener in the selections made of the assistants appointed to aid in carrying out the various duties of administering the Government, in nearly every case selected without a pereonal acquaintance with the ap pointee, but upon recommendations of the representatives chosen direct ly hy the peopl . It is impossible, where so many trusts are to be allot ted, that the right parties should be chosen in every instance. History shows that no administration, from the time of Washington to tlie pres ent, has been free from these mis takes, hut I leave comparisons to his tory, claiming only that I have acted in every instance trom a conscien tious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law 7 and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment—not of intent. My civil career commenced, too, at a most critical and difficult time. Less than four years before, the country had emerged from a conflict such as no other nation had ever survived ; nearly one-half of the States had re volted against the Government, and of those remaining faithful to the Union a large per centage of the population sympathized with the re bellion and made an “enemy in the rear” almost as dangerous as the more honorable enemy in the front. The latter committed errors of judg ment but they maintained them openly and courageously. The for mer received the protection of the government they would see destroy ed, and reaped all (he pecuniary ad vantage to he gained out of the then existing state of affairs, many of them by obtaining contracts and by swindling the Government in the de livery of their goods. Immediately on the cessation of hostilities the then noble President, who had car cried the country so far through its perils, fell a martyr to his patriotism at the hands of an assassin. The in tervening time to my first inaugura tion was tilled up with wranglings ui ivviTii vuxjgress iuiu me new Ivx ecutive as to the best mode of recon- i struction, or, to speak plainly, as to ; whether the control of the Govern- j ment should he thrown immediately into the hands of those who had so recently and persistently tried to de stroy it, or whether tl>e victors should continue to have an equal voice with them in this control. Ile construction, as finally agreed upon, means this and only this, except that the late slave was enfranchised, giv ing an increase as was supposed to the Union loving and Union sup porting voters. If free, in the full sense of the word, they w’ould not disappoint th*s expectation. Hence at the beginning of ipy first admin istration the work of reconstruction, much embarrassed by the long'delay, virtually commenced. It was the work of the Government. My pro vince was wholly in approving their acts, which I did most heartily, urg ing the Legislatures of States that had not yet done so to ratify the Ftf teenth Amendment t(7 the Constitu tion. DEBT AND TAXES. The country was laboring under an enormous debt, contracted in the suppression of rebellion, and taxation was so oppressive as to discourage production. Another danger also threatened us—a foreign war. Th.e last difficulty had to he adjusted, and was adjusted without a war and in a manner highly honorable to all par ties concerned. Taxes have been re duced within the last seven years nearly three hundred millions of dob lars, and the national debt has been reduced in the same time over four hundred and thirty-five millions of dollars. By refunding the six per cent, bonded fiebt for bonds bearing five and four apd one-half per cent, interest respectively, tfie annual in terest has been reduced from oyer one hundred and thirty millions in 18(19 to but little over one hundred millions of dollars in J 876. The balance of trade has been changed from ovrr one hundred and thirty millions against the United States in 1869 to more than one hundred and twenty millions of dollars in our favor in 1876. It Is confidently be lieved that the balance of trade in favor of the United States will in crease, not diminish, and that the pledge ofCongress to resume specie payments in J 879 will he easily ac complished, even io f.he absence of much desired further legislation on the subject. THE INDIAN POLICY. A policy has been adopted towards the Indian tribes, inhabiting a large part of the territory of the United i States, which has been humane, and I has substantially ended. Indian i hostilities in the whole land, except a portion of Nebraska and Dakota, Wyoming and Montana Territories, ! the Black Hills region and approaches ! thereto. Hostilities tnere have grown i out of the avarice of the white man 1 who has violated our treaty stipuia j tions in his search for gold- The question might be asked* why the Government lias not forced obedience to the terms of treaty prohibiting the occupation of the Black Hills region bv whites? The answwer is simple. The first emigrants to the Black Hills were removed by troops, but lumors of rich discoveries of gold took into that region increased num bers. Gold has actually been found j n paying quantity, and an effort to remove the miners would not result in the desertion of the bulk of troops • that might be sent thereto remove •hem. All difficulty in tins matter has, however, been removed, subject to the approval of Congress by a treaty ceding tne Black Hills and approaches to settlement by citizens. The subject of Indian policy and CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14,1876. treatment is so fully set forth hy the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Idian Affairs, and my views so fully express xi therein, that I refer to their reports and recommendations as my own. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. The relraions of the United States with foreign powers continue on a friendly footing. Questions have arisen trom the Government, hut the United States have been happily free during the past year ftom the compli cations and embarrasments which have surrounded ‘some of the foreign powers. The diplomatic correspon dence su omitted herewith, contains information as to certain of the mat ters w Inch have occupied the Gov ernment. The cordiality which at tends our relations with the powers of the earth has been plainly shown by the general participation of foreign nations in the exhibition which has just closed and by the ex ertions made by distant powers to show their interest in and friendly feeling towards the United States in the commemoration of the Centenni al of the nation. The Government and the people of the United States have not on!v fully appreciated this exmbition of kind.y feeling but it may be justly and fairly that no small benefits will result both to ourselves and other nations from a better acquaintance and a better appreciation of our mutual advan tages and mutual wants. Congress, at its last session, saw tit to reduce the amount usually appropri ated for foreign intercourse by withholding appropriations from Representatives of the United States in certain foreign countries and for certain consular officers, and by re ducing the amounts usually appro priated for other certain diplomatic posts, and,thus necessitating a change in the grade of the Representative. For these reasons immediately upon the passage of the bill making appro priations for the diplomatic and con sular service for the present fiscal year, instructions were issued to the Representatives of the United States at Boliva, Eucador and Colombia, and to the consular officers for whom no appropriation has been made, to close their respective legatioifs and consulates and cease from the per formance of their duties, and in like manner steps were immediately taken to substitute charges d'affaires for Ministers Resident i Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Switzerland and Paraguay. While thoroughly im pressed with the wisdom of sound economy in the foreign service, as in other branches of the Government, I cannot escape the conclusion that in some instances the withholding of appropriations will prove an expen sive economy and that the small retrenchment secured by a change of grade in certain diplomatic posts is not an adequate consideration for the loss of influence and importance which will attend our foreign Repre sentatives under this reduction. I am of the opinion that a re-examination of the subject will cause a change in some instances in the conclusions reached on these subjects at the last session ofCongress. The Court Corn missisners of Alabama Claims, whose functions were continued by an act of the last session ofCongress until the first day of January, 1877, has carried on its labors with diligence f.s'A transmitted herewith, bearing date November 14th, 1876, it appears that i. within the time row allowed by law the court will have disposed of all the claims presented for adjudica tion. This report also contains a state ment of the general results of the la bors of the Court to the date thereof. It is a cause of satisfaction that the method adopted for the satsisfaction of the classes of claims submitted to the Court which are of long stdanding and justly entitled to evpry consider ation; should have provoked success ful and acceptable. It is with sat isfaction that I am enabled to state that the work of the Joint Commis sion for the determining the bound ary line between the United States and British poapsjons from the North west angle of the lake of the woods to the Rocky Mountains, commenc ed in 1872, has been eompleeted. The final agreements of the commission ers, with the maps, have been duly signed, and the work of the commis sion is complete. The fixing of the boundary upon the Pacific coast by Wf. I27‘j, pursuant to the award of the Em'peroi 1 of Ger* many, by article NX.XIV of the Treaty of‘Washington, with the ter mination of the work of this Com lpission, adjusts and fixes the entire boundary between the United States and the British possession;?, expepj: a$ to the portion of Territory ceded by Russia to the United States under the treaty pf J 867. The work entrusted to the Commissioners, and the offi cers of the army attached tq the coin- ! mission, has beeu well and satisfac- j torily performed. The original of the final agreement of the Comralsa- j ioners, signed on the 29th of May, ; 1976, with the original list of astron omical stations observed, the origi nal official list of monuments mark ing the international Doumlary tine, and tbe maps, kecorejs and general reports relating to the commission, have been deposited in the Depart ment of State. The official report of the Commissioner on the part of the United States, with the report of the ullief astionoinor of tlo IJoitpd States, wifi be submitted to Congress within a short time, I reserve for a seperate communication to Congress a statement of the condition of the questions which lately arose with Great Britain respecting the surrender of fugitive criminals under treaty of 1812. The Ottoman Government gave notice, under dateofJanuary 15,1874, of its desire to tefiy f ikbte the treaty of 1864 concerning commerce and navi gation pursuant to the provisions of the article hereof. Under this notice the treaty terminated up on thesth day of June, 1878. That Government has invited negotiations towards the conclusion of anew trea ty, but the act of Congress of March 26,1874, the President was authorized, when he should receive satisfactory information that the Ottoman Gov ernment or that of Egypt had organ ized new tribunals likely to secure to citizens of the United States the same impartial justice enjoyed uneer the excuse of judicial functions by diplo matic and consular offices of the United States to suspend the opera tion of the act of June 22d, 1800, and to accept for citizens of the United States the jusisdiction of the new tri bunals. Satisfactory information having beep received of the organiza tion of such new tribunals in Egypt, i caused a proclamation to be issued upon the 27 of March last suspend ing the operation of the act of June 22, 1860, in Egypt, according to pro visions of the act. A copy of the proclamation accompanies this mes sage. The United States has.united with the other powers in the organi zation of the courts. It is hoped that thejurisdictional qestions which have arisen be readily adjusted and that this advance in judicial reform may be hinderd by no obstacles. The nec , ess ary legislation to carry into effect the convention respectng commercial reciprocity concluded with the Ha waiian Islands in 1875 having been had, the proclamation to carry into effect the convention, as provided by ‘he act approved August 15th, 1876, was duly issued upon the 9th day of .September last. A copy thereof ac companies this message. The cum in (ions which have been prevalent in Mexico for some time past and which unhappily seem to be not yet wholly quieted, have led to com plaints by citizens of the United States of injuries by persons in authority. It Is'hoped, however, that these will ul timately be adjusted to the sdUsfac tion of both Governments. The fron tier of the United States in that quar ter has not been exempt from acts of violence by citizens of one Republic in the other. The frequency of these is supiKjsed to be increased and their adjustment made more difficult by the considerable changes in the course of tne Rio Grande river, which river is n part of the boundary be tween the two countries. Thesechau ges have placed on either side of that river portions of land which, exist dtetfon of the Government on the op posite side of the river. The subject of adjustment of this cause of difficulty is under consideration between the two Republics. The Government of the United States of Colombia has paid the award in the case of the stea mer Montijo, seizedjby the authorities of the Government some years since, and the amount has been transferred to the claimants. It is with satisfaction that I am able to announce that the Joint Com mission for the adjustment of claims between tbe United States and Mexi co, under the convention of 1868, the duration of which has been several times extended, has brought its la borers to a close. From the report of the Agent of the United States, which accompanies the papers trans mitted herewith, it will be seen that within the time limited by the Com mission, 1,017 claims, on the part of citizens of the United States, against Mexico, were referred to the Com mission. Of these claims 831 were dismissed, or disallowed, aud in 186 cases awards were made in favor of the claimants against the Mexican Republic, amounting in the aggre gate to four million one hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred and twenty-two dollars and twenty cents Within the same period nine hundred and ninety-eight claims on the part of citizens*of the Mexican Republic against tbe United were re ferred to the Commission. Of these claims eight hundred and thirty-one were dismissed or disallowed, and in one hundred and sixty-seven cases awards were made in favor of the claimants against the United States, amounting in the aggregate to one hundred and fifty thousand four hun dred and ninety-eight dollars and forty-one cents. By the terms of the convention the amount of these awards is to be deducted from the amount awarded in favor of our oiti zens against Mexico, and the balance only to be paid by Mexico to the United States, leaving the United States to make provision for this pro portion of the awards in favor of its to the tegioiaiion be neces sary to provide for the payment. tills connection 1 am pleased to be able to express the acknowledgments due to Sir Edward Thornton, the Umpire of the Commission, who has given to the consideration of the large number of claims submitted to him much time, unwearied patience and that fairness and intelligence which are well known to belong to the accomplished representative of Great Britain, and which are likewise recognized by the representative in this country of the Republic of Mex ico. Monthly payments of a very small part of tine amount due by the Government of Venezuela to citizens of the United States on account of claims of the hitter against that Gov ment continue to be made with reas onable punctuality. That Govern ment Ims proposed to change the sys tem which it has hitherto pursued in this respect by issuing bonds for part of the amount of the several claims, The proposition, however, could not, it is supposed be properly accepted, at least without the consent of the hold ers of certificates of the indebtedness of Venezuela. These are so much dispersed thaj it \yoqld be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain their disposition on the subject. THE SUBJECT OF NATURALIZATION. In former messages I have called thp attention of Congress to the ne cessity of regard to fraudulent naturalisation and to the subject of expatriation and the elec tion of nationality. The numbers of persons of foreign birth seeking a home in the jJuitpd the paap and facility with which the honest emigrant may, after the lapse of a reasonable time, become possessed of all the privileges of citizenship of the United States, and; the frequent occasions which induce such adopted citizens to return to the country of their birth, render the subject of nat uralisation and which experience Ka§' proved necessary for the protection of the honest natural ized citizen of paramount impor tance. The v ery simplicity in the requirement? of law on ibis uiiestjon afford opportunity for fraud, and tho want of uniformity in the proceed ings and records of the various courts and in thp forms of the certificates pf naturalization issued, afford a con stant source of difficulty, I suggest no additional requirements to the acquisition of citizenship beyond those now existing, but I invite the earnest attention of Congress to tbe necessity and vy|sc|qrg of “oiqe pro visions regarding uniformity In the recordsand certificates and providing against the frauds which frequently take place, and for ihe vacating of a record of naturalisation q'otained in fraud. These provisions are needed in ajd and fof thp protection of the honest oitizens of foreign birth and for the want of which ho is made to suffer not unfrequently. The United States has insisted upon the right of expatriations and has obtained, after a long struggle, an admission of the principle contended for by acouies eenpe thefelp op thp part-pf many foreign nosers and by the eoncFißioh of treaties on that subject. It is, however, but justice to the Govern ment to which such naturalized citi zens have formerly owed allegiance, as well as to the United States, that certain fixed and definite rules should bp adopted governing such cases and providing how expatriation may be accomplished. While emigrants in large numbers become citizens of the United States, it is also true that per sons, both native born aud] natural ized, once citizens of the United States either by formal acts, or as the effect of a series of the facia and cir cumstances, abandon their citizen ship and cease to be entitled to the protection of the United State?, but continue, on convenient- occa sions., to assert a claim to protection. J In the absence of provisions on these questions, and in this eonnee | tion, I again invite your attention : to the necessity of legislation con cerning the marriages of American citizens contracted abroad aud con cerning the stattfs of American wo men who may marry foreigners, and of children born of American parents in a foreigu country. Tim delicate aud complicated questions continual ly occurring with reference to natu raization, expatriation and the status of such persons as I have above re ferred to, induce me to earnestly di rect your attention again to these subjects. I in like manner repeat my rcommendation that some means be provided for the hearing and deter mination of the just and subsisting claims of aliens upon the Govern ment of the United States within a reasonable limitation and of such as may hereafter arise. While, by ex isting provisions of law, the Court of Claims may, in certain cases, be re so ted to by an alien claimant, the ab sence of any privileges governing ail such eases and the want of a tribunal skilled in tbe disposition of such cases, upon and oui&va* |Ajucipies, eltuer provides no remedy in many deserving cases or eompeisa eonsioeration by Congress or the Executive De partments of the Government. It is believed that other Governments are in advance of the United States upon this question, and that the practice now adopted is entirely unsatisfacto ry- THE CASE OF COLORADO. Congress, by an act approved the 3d day of March, 1875 authorized the inhabitants of the territory of Colora do to form a State government, with the name of the State of Colorado, and tnerein provided for the admiss ion of said State, when formed, Into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States. A consti tution having been adopted, ratified by the people of the State, and the acting Govenor having certified to me the facts as provided for in the said act, and the provisions of the said act of Congress having been duly complied with, I issued a proc lamation upon the first of August, 1876, a copy of which is hereto an nexed. ARMY AFFAIRS. The report of the Secretary ot War shows that the army has been ac tively employed during the year in subduing, at the request of the In dian Bureau, certain wild bands of the Sioux Indian nation and in pre serving the peace al the South during the election. The Commission con stituted under the act of July, 24, 1875, to consider and report on the “whole subject of the reform and re cognization of the army,” met in August last, and has collected a large trass of statistics and opinions bear ing on the subject before it. These are under consideration, and their report is progressing. lam advised, though by the President of the com mission that it will be impractica ble to comply with the [clause of the act requiring the report to bo preso.it- 1 ed through me to Congress on the first day of this session, as there has not yet been time for the mature de liberation which the importance of tne subject demands. Therefore I ask iimt tiic time of making the renort StrVW of/aifc resolution of August 15th, 1876, the army regulations, prepared under the act of March Ist, 1875, have not been promulgated, but are held until after the report of the above men tioned commission shall have been received and acted on. By the act of August 15, 1876, the cavalry force of the army was increased by 2,500 men, with the provison that they should be dischaiged On the expira tion of hostilities, Under this au thority the cavalry regiments have been strengthened, and a portion of them are now in the field pursuing the remnants of the Indians with whom they have been engaged dur ing the summer. The estimates of the War Department are made up on the basis of t|ie number of men authorized by law, and their require ments as shown by years of exper ience, and also with the purpose, on the part of the bureau officers, to pro vide for all contingencies that may arise during the time for which the estimates are made. Exclusive of engineer estimates (presented in ac cordance with acts of Congress calling for surveys and estimates for im provements at various localities), the estimates now presented are about $6,000,000 in excess of the appropria tions for the years 1874 ’75 and 1875 —’76. This incrpgsp is asked in order to provide for tt\e iucraseed cavalry fopee [should their services should be necessary), to prosecute economi cally work upon important public buildings, to provide for armament of fortifications and manufacture of small arms and to replenish the working stock In the supply depart ments. The appropriations for these last named have, for the past few years, been so limited that tbe accu mulations in store will be entirely exhausted durihg the present year and it will be necessary k ai once be gin to replenish them. I invite your special attention to the following recommendations of the Secretary Qf War: First, That tfie claims under the fipt qf July 4, 1864, for supplies taken by the army during the war bo removed from the offices of the Quartermaster ana Commiia.y Generals and transferred to the Bouthei-n Claims Commission. These claims are of precisely similar nature to those now before the Southern Claims Commission and the War De partment Bureaus have not the cler eal force for their examination nor proper machinery for the loyalty claimants. Second That Congress’sanction the scheme of an annuity fund for the benefit of the families of deceased officers and that it also provide fop the per hi a* I u£nt organization ctf the Mittal Ser ! vice, both of which were recommed i ed in my last annual message. Third That tho manufacturing operations | of the Ordinance Department becon- I centrated at three arsenals and an armory and that the remaining i arsnels be sold and applied tolhis ob ject by the Ordinance Department. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. I The appropriations for river and I harbor i(approvements for the cur rent year were 85,015,000. With my j approval the Secretary of War di rected that of this amount, $2,000,000 could be expended and no new work should be beguu and none prosecu ted which were nqt of mptiquai im portance. Subsequently this amount was increased to $2,237,000 and the works are now progressing on this basis. The improvement of the South Pass, of the Mississippi river under James B. Eads and his asso ciates is progresssng favorably. At the present time therp is a channel of 20 3-10 feet in depth between the - (Continued on the Fourth Page.) ME LIU IHIWW. OF MOBILE, AI.A. ASSETS S7O 0,000. 1 MAI RICE MCCARTHY, President, .TAMES L. MURPHY, Viee-Preaident. SHEPPARD HOMANS, Actuary; H M. FRIEND, JSccreUu-y. **'' RRMiafllßft.-That Mobil* Life Insurance Cbm pithy' fusnrod over two tliotikaud pAlicto KhMEMBEB, That tha Mobile works all approve l plans of Id ■.it _ I * REMEMBER, The Mobil* Life tuakes a specialty of ihe "Life Endowment” bv which an ea ilowaient is secured At the chcstplifc rates of premium. UE.M LMBER, The •‘Yearly Renewable' ’ is the cheapest plan extant, and therefore best suited to neon re debt*, or to ’•bridgebver** for a terra of years. ■nt>.MU. ta*,**, by b „ b .. fl , n „„, REMEMBEK, Xk.tt iy.ni'ro piuanje you at a legacy for yo loved REMEMBER, isnvtau expense'lik£ fire iustyraoc*! lift a wise and prudent REMEMBER, Thru uhtif is fbrown away will provide for you a handsotifi Capital it vou live. then! lYoni want ** ,hol ° >" urauco togo to the loved ones, thus protecting REMEMBER, duty ywi owe to yourself, J our fain ily awl your neighbor to keep yoar life lift thief of time’ 4 and that th*e longer yon delay the REM EMBER, yon have W apply when yeu are tn good health. Don’t wall REMEMBER, That iusuran.e gives peace of min, l, and in many instance- a man’s unys. a* the iuo*t eminent pliyjicians testify. REMEMBER, That delay is dangerous 60 insure at once in the MOBILE LIFE INSURANCE CO. REMKMrsKtt, that thought witfierft actionU worthies., v'Sh have no protnira REMEMBER, That good, reliable men are wanted aa agents in every town in this section of REMEMBER, That every information is furnished bjr applyinger writing to A. C. PICKENS, Cen. Agent, Cartersvilie, Ca. gent. * ' se|H4-i y. NEW CASH STORE. Great Bargains. Goods at New York Cost. J. H. SATTERFIELD . - --- HAB returned to Cartersvilie and opened next door east of A *•• R. Huugi'is one or the largest and best selected stocks of CENTS FtlßNisnlNC GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING. HATS, CAPS, BOOTS 4 SHOES That has ever beee exhibited In Cartersvilie, which he offers to the trade at prices that cJUMoA_hi‘_4eaten this side of the Eastern marker, ffe respectfully ask* his old friends and [<[[[ j^VM^3t |^MMMwt|^M^ r e purchaii>ing elsewhere. ECONOMIZE AND SAVE YOUR MONET BY CALLING ON J. 13. ILIILVT) & CO., At Milam’s Old Stand WHO HAVE A FRESH AND COMPLETE LINE {OF Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Clothing, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, &c., &c. WHICH we offer to the Cash Trade of Bartow un i surrounding counties at prices lower than was ever before known in this market. 7 AffVxhimnatfon of goods and prices will satisfy yon that we mean business. Onrold customers are invited to call ami fee us, promising them Oood Goods at Hard Pan Prices, courteous treatment and the same honest, fair dealing that they have always found in our House. . : , J. D. ME Alt A CO.— • • ■■ -- ,—>- , ~ .. Hardware and Farming Implements. BAKER & II^ALt CALL the attention of their customerslto algcneral and complete stock of IIARDW ARE awd FARMING. IMPLEMEXTS.such as .nt •* * - PLOWS, HOES, COTTON PLANTERS, ETC. We also have a complete stock of FIELD SEEDS such a* Clover, Red Top, Orchard and Bln. Grass, German Millett, etc. as cheap as they ea. he sold in this or any other market. We also have a complete stook of READY' MADE PLOWS both Iron and Bteel. We sell Nai15.,,,..., to< 60 Bar Iron ......I ~..,3‘4 to fi cent* Steel Slabs •• 9,G to 1* eta Iron Slabs 5% to 7 cent. Cast Steel iH. .it... .80 to 95 cents, Sweed iron—... •. ,Bt© 9 cents. For the cash wo can sell as cheap as the same quality of goods can be* sold anwrhere. STOVES & TINWARE. To Tlie Citizens of Cartersvilie and Sur rounding Country: HAVING consolidated onr business at the old GILBLRT STAND on the corner of Main and Tnralln Streets, W. N: - will carry on th* business under tli* ham* and linn of MBm-fZ STALL & ADAMS We will keep consta.tly on hand.a large and complete STOVES, TINWARE & HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, which we will fell at the very lowest price u> suit thimes. We keep the celebrated COTTON KING, IRTiX KING, CAPITO LA and various other stoves of aipteizes and price*. Wewill du plicate prices from nnv market in the State. All job work and repairing promptly dorm Jot cash. Country produce, ran* and old bra.-.- and copper tnkeh in Exchange for goods; Wrap pinh paper , or. hand a: Atlanta prices. We will furnish gad voniaed In*Evaporators f<n Bdirina fiy'i ui*, lij ft. long, 40 in. wide, complete, made out of a solid sheet, A© at fll cash frame and an. Ten dollars lower than ever uirnishe* is the South. Those desiring to purchase please give us 15'dav*’ netiee. (Janl-ly) , NT ALL Jt ADAMS. THE SINGER SEWHTG MACHETE THE PEOPLE’S FAVORITE. _ The Largest Sales because:the Most Popular. The Most Popular Because The Best. VERDICT OK THE PEOPLE. Sales in ISil - it* Sales in 1872 19 k is Sales in 1873 ••• • m ••* • • •’• ••• •* • 203,444 Sales in 1874 , 241.070 !! I Sales In 1875 1 " ***!”; 5.%852 H Address the Singer Manufacturing Company, n9_ Broughton Street, SaVaUnah,’Ga. C. S. Beatty, Agent; Corner Btoad and Alabama sts.. Atlanta, Ga., George W. Leonard. Agent, ana at Sto’kely and Wilburns’ Popular Btore, Cartersvilie, Ga., W. H. 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