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Georgia. Times, & State Rights’ Advocate. BY W, 8. ROCKWELL eaoßftSA vmas AND STATE RIGHTS’ ADVOCATE, Published Weekly in the Tinea of HUbdgcviHe AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNJJ3I PAYABLE IS ADVANCE. q'-j- Advertisements inserted at the usual rales: those sent without a specified number of inser tions, will he published until ordered out, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at tfe co,!'.-house in the county in which the property is situate. Notice of these sales must be given in a public gazette six.y days previous to the day of sale. Sales of negroes must be at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours of sale, at the place of pub lie sales in the county where the letters Testamentary, of Administration or Guardiau sliip, may have been granted, first giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of the public ga tcae* ®f this State, and at the uoor of the court-house, where such sales are to be held. Notice r or the sale of Personal Property must be <rivcn in like manner, forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Es tate must be published for forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land, must be published four months. Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must lie published for four months before any order ab solute shall be made thereon by the Court WK are authorized to announce (’apt. WM. F. SCOTT, ss a candidate for Sheriff of Baldwin county, at the ensuiugelection in Jan uary' next, August ij 1833. WE are authorised to announce JOHN M. CARTER as a candidate Tor Sheriff of Baldwin county atthe ensuing election. Oct. 9th, 1833. 39 To the Public. nfH the undersighed, take pleasure in saying that we have witnessed many of Mr. John 1 11. Wri'd.t’s operations in Dental Surgery, in its different branches, setting or engrafting new Teeth ; plugging those which are cavernous; re moving fangs, and carious ones, so ofitf* the #ource of chronic disease. His operations are performed with scientific skill and ability. We therefore, confidently recommend him to the public. ■ GEORGE R. BROWN, M. D. JOHN B. GORMAN, M. D- Milledgeville, 23d Sept. 1833. Augusta, 18/A March, 1833. 1 have inspected a number of cases in which Mr. John H. Wright has operated on the Teeth for their various conditions and affections, and I lake pleasure in staling- that all 1 have seen, ap pear to be done iu the inos. substantial, safe, and ■ satisfactory tuaauer. I have no reason to believe j that any of his operations have been attended by ] ill consequences. M. ANTONY, M. D. Augusta, March 11/A, 1833. Mr. John 11. Wright has operated on teeth in ay family, and among my acquaintances, iu a manner wholly satisfactory ; and 1 can therefore, without hesitation, recommend him to others, particularly for the tender caretulness with which be performs operailous upon p 'rtw. jinr.es-; j OHN DENT, M. D. a, OAO« JOU.Y H. n’itSHUT, OF GEORGIA, TJESPECTFULLY informs the public, that 1A he has taken a Room one Door South ol McCombs’ Hotel, where he will be happy to re ceive the calls of those who may he desirous ot bis attention. Ho will perform all oppcrations on the Teeth and Gums—such as Cleaning, Plugging, Removing Fangs, Engrafting and r.x tracting Teeth. And his patients may rely, that in no case will he perform an operation, that la unnecessary. Sent. 25 37 3l " THE SOUTHERN AGRICULTU RIST. AND REGISTER OK RURAL AFFAIRS. \rOL. VI. NOVEMBER, 1833. Contents 1 Part I. Original Correspondence. ART. LXXIX . An address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Month Carolina, at the ( Anniversary Meeting, August 20lh, 15*33, )) Daniel K. Whitaker. LXXX. Account ol an Agricultural Excursion made into the South of Georgia in the winter ot 1832; by the Editor, (Continued from page, a-JO LXXXI. O-i the rearing of the Silkworm am. culture of the Grape Vine : by P. LXXXII. Account of several succesful ex periments in the culture ol Clover, in Abbeville District ; by Tliomas Parker. . LXXXIII On the changes wrought in Beau fort District, by the application ot Manure ; by A. Passer, by. . LXXXIV. Observations an the Oat Crop ; by A. Highlander, LXXXV. On the Preservation of Potato slips; bv an Overseer. _ LXXXVI Estimate of the Daily Labour ol Negroes; by a Member of the Agricultural So- ciety of South Carolina. LXXXVII. Letter to the Editor, containing Queries on the rearing cfw orm, and mode of the culture of the Silk. Part ll — Selections. ART. I.XX. The difference between the old aad new methods of managing Vard Dung; >y one of the new-Sebool. LXXL On Gardening—No. G;bv Alexander Gordon. I.XXII. Account of the Embark men t and Guilt vatiou of the Shirley Swamp ; by Hill L af ter. LXXIII. Saltpetre in Meat ; by C. S. Rafi- Resque, Bro. His. and Nat. Sci. Saltpetre in Meat, in reply to 1 ro fessor Rafinesque; by Medieas. LXXV. On fattening Swine ; by Dcattc. !• XXXVI, On procuring pure Water; by I'. Moser. M. D. Part lll—Miscellaneous Intelligence. Manures* Wealth; to produce Onions ot a large size; Agricultural Thrift; On Forcing lLi Ibs to cause them to flowet in W inter ; I eas , Growing Crysanthemnms; On shortening the tap roots of Trees ; Age of Sheep ; Lands in Virginia. Just published by A E. MILLER. A,.. 4, Broad-Street, Charleston. PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION DONE AT THIS OFFICE. MESSAGE Os the President of the United States to Doth Houses, at the opening of the 23d Congress. Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Reprcsentatiees : On your assembling to perform the high trusts which the People of the United iStales have confided to you, of legislating tor their common welfare, it gives mo pleasure to congratulate you on tltc hap py condition ol our beloved country. By the favor of Divine Providence, health is again restored to us: peace reigns within c*ur borders: abundance crowns the la bors of our fields: commerce and domes tic industry flourish and incicase: ard individual happiness rewards the private virtue and enterprise of our citizens. Our condition abroad is no less honora ble than it is prosperous at home. Neck ing nothing that is not right, and deter mined to submit to no . ting that is wrong, but desiring honest frienships and liberal intercourse with all Nations, the Ur’.ed States have gained throughout the wo Id the confidence and respect which are due to the character of the American People, and to a policy so just, and so congenial to the spirit of their institutions. In bringing to your notice the psyticu kr etate of our Foreign Aflairs, it aflords tnc high gratification to inform you, that they are in a condition which promises the continuance of friendship with all Na tions. With Great Britain the interesting question of our Northeastern Boundary remains still undecided. A negotiation, however, upon that subject has been rc ncNved since the close of the last Con- gress ; and a proposition has been sub mitted to the British Government with the view of establishing, in conformity with the resolution of the Senate, the line de signated by the Treaty of 1783. Though no definite answer has been received, it may be daily looked for, and I entertain a hope that the overture may ultimately lead to a satisfactory adjustment of this important matter. I have the satisfaction to inform you that a negotiation which, by desire of the House of Representatives, was opened, some years ago, with the British Govern ment, foi the erection of Light-houses on the Bahamas, has been successful.— Those works, when completed, together with those which the United States have constructed on the western side of the Gulf of Florida, will contribute essential ly to the safety of navigation in that sea. This joint participation in establishments interesting to humanity and beneficial to commerce, is worthy of two enlightened Nations, and indicates feelings which can not fail to have a happy influence tipon their political relations. It is gratifying | to the friends of both to perceive that the I i'-itercTutrsc between the two People is bc -1 coming daily more extensive, and that sen i timcnls of mutual good will have grown ! up, befitting their common origin, justi j lying the hope, that, by wise councils on ! each side, not only unsettled questions may Ibe satisfactorily terminated, but new : causes of misunderstanding prevented. Notwithstanding that 1 contiuuc to re ceive the most amicable assurances from the Government of France, and that in all other respects the most friendly rela- i tions exist between the United States ami that Government, i: is to be regretted that the stipulations of the Convention con cluded on the 4th July, iff3l, remain, in some important parts, unfulfilled. By the second article of that Conven tion, it was stipulated that the sum paya ble to the United States should be paid at Paris, in six annual instalments, into the hands of such person or persons as should he authorized tty the Government of the United States to receive it ; and by the same article the first instalment was pay able on the second day ot February’, 1833. By the act of Congress of the 13th July, 1832, it was made the duty of the Secre tary of the Treasury to cause the several instalments, with the interest thereon, to 1 be received front the French Govern-j mont, and transferred to the L nited States, I in such manner as he may deem best ; and by the same act of Congress, the stipulations on the part of the United: States, in the Convention, were, in al! respects, fulfilled. Not doubting that a treaty thus made, and ratified by the two Governments, and faithfully executed by the United States, would be promptly j complied with by the other party, ana desiring to avoid the risk and ex (tense ot | intermediate agencies, the Secretary of 1 tJiQ Treasury deemed it advisable to re i ccive and transfer the first instalment by, ! means of a draft upon ihe I‘ tench Minis- j ! le| . u s Finance. A draft lor this (Hirpose, was accordingly drawn in favor of the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, for the amount accruing to the l mien States out of the first instalment, and tne interest payable with it- This bill was not drawn at Washington until five days after the instalment was payable at Pans, and was accompanied by a special au thoriiv from the President* authorizing tltc Cashier, or his assigns, to receive the amount. The mode thus adopted of re ceiving the instalment, was officially mane known to the French Government, by i tite American Charge d’ Aflairs at laris, I pursuant to instructions from the Depart ment of State. The bill, however, though not presented tor payment until the twen „ tv-third day of March, was not paid, and I for the reason assigned by ihe French Minister of Finance, that no nppropria- .w/li, l:vael'sll, irFD.VFsaj.iF, DcrFeiinrn, is, issb. | tion had been made by the French Cham ] hers. It is not known to me that, up to that period, any appropriation had Ijc “i 1 required of the Chambers; and although l a communication was subsequently made. !to the Chambers, by direction of the King, recommending that the necessary provision should be made for carrying the Convention into effect, it was at an ad vanced period of the session, and the sub ject was finally postponed until the next meeting of the Chambers. Notwithstanding it has been supposed by the French ministry, that the financial stipulations of the treaty cannot be carried into effect without an appropriation by the Chambcrs.it appears to me to be not on ly consistent with the character of France, but due to the character of both Govern ments, as well as to the rights of our citi zens, to treat the Convention made and ratified, in proper form, as pledging the good faith of the French Government for its execution, and as imposing upon each department an obligation to fulfil il; and I have received assurances through our Charge d’ Affairs at Paris, and the French Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, and more recently through the Minister of the United States at Paris, that the de lay has not proceeded from any indisposi tion on the part of the King and his Min isters, to fulfil the treaty, and that mea sures will be presented at the next meet ing of ihe Chambets, and with a reasona ble hope of success, to obtain the necessa ry appropriation. It is necessary to state however, that the documents, except certain lists of ves sels captured, condemned, or burnt at sea, proper to facilitate the examination and liquidation of the reclamations comprised in the stipulations of the Convention, and which, by the Oth article, France engaged to communicate to the United Stales by the intermediary of the Legation, though -epeatedlv applied for by the American Charge d’ Affairs, under instructions from this Government, have not yet been com municated ; and this delay, it is appre hended, will necessarily prevent the com pletion of the duties assigned to the Com missioners, within the time at present pre scribed bv law. The reasons for delaying to commni cate these documents have not been ex piicitly stated, and this is the more to be regretted, as it is not understood that tltc interposition of the Chambers is in any manner required for the delivery of those papers. Under these circumstances, in a case so important to the interests of our citi zens, and to the character of our country, and, under disappointments so unexpect ed, I deemed it my duty, however 1 might respect the general assurances to which I have adverted, no longer to delay the appointment of a Minister Plenipotentia ry to Paris, but to despatch him in season lit Luiiiinu l ii>.u l v ,».w 1. „r Lis applica tion to the French Government at an earn period of your session. I accordingly appointed a distinguished citizen for this purpose, who proceeded on his mission in August last, and was presented to the King early in the month of October. He is particularly instructed as to aiLmatters connected with the present posture of aflairs; and, 1 indulge the hope, that, with the representations he is instructed to make, and from the dispositions manifest ed by the King and his Ministers, in their recent assurances to our Minister at Paris, ihe subject will he early considered, and satisfactorily disposed of at the next meet- ing of the Chambers. As this subject involves important in-j terests, and has attracted a considerable share of the public attention, 1 have deem ed it proper to make this explicit state ment of its actual condition ; and should I be disappointed in the hope now enter tained, the subject will be again brought, to the notice of Congress in such manner as the occasion may require. The friendly relations which have al ways been maintained between the Unit ed States and Russia have been further extended and strengthened by the treaty of navigation and commerce, concluded on the Uth of December last, and sanc tioned by the Senate belbre the close of its last session. The ratifications having been since exchanged, the liberal provi sions of the treaty are now in full force; and, under the encouragement which they have received, a flourishing and increas ing commerce, yielding its benefits to the enterprise of both nations, affords to each the just recompense of wise measures, ■ and adds new motives for that mutual friendship which the two countries have hitherto cherished towards each other. It affords me peculiar satisfaction to j state that the Government of Spain has at length yielded to the justice of ihe claims which have been so long urged in behalf of our citizens, and has expressed] a willingness to provide an indemnifies- * tion, as soon as the proper amount can be agreed upon. U(>oii this latter point, it is probable an understanding had taken place between the Minister of the United States and the Spanish Government, be fore the decease of (he late King ol Spain ; and, unless thaf event may have delayed tts completion, there is reason to hope that it may he in my power to an nounce to you, early in your present ses sion the conclusion of a convention upon j terms not lessfavorable than those entered into for similar objects with other nations. ! That act of justice would wall accord with ! the character of Spain, and is dttc to the U. | States from their ancient friend. It could ; pot fail to strengthen the sentiments of] , amity and good will between the two na tion* which it is so modi die wish of the 1 United Slates to cherish, and so truly the interest of both to maintain. By the hrst section of an act of Con gress, passed on the 13th July, 1832, the tonnage duty on Spanish ships arriving from the ports of Spain, was limited to the duty payable on American vessels in the (Kitts of Spain, previous to the 20th October, 1817. being five cents per ton.— The act was intended lo give effect, on out side, to an arrangement made with the Spanish Government, by which discrimi nating duties of tonnage were to he abol ished in the ports of the United States 1 and Spain, on the vessels of the two na- i ations. Pursuant to that arrangement, j which was carried into ctlect on the part; of Spain, on the 20th of May, 1832, by I a royal order, dated the 29th April, 18 12. j American vessels in the ports of Spain ] have paid five cents per ton. which rate! of duty is also paid in those (torts by j Spanish ships ; but as American vessels 1 pay no tonnage duty in the ports of the j United States, the duty of five cents pavn-, ble in our ports by Spanish vcscels, under j the act above mentioned, is really a dis criminating duty, operating to the disad. vantage of Spain. Though no complaint] has yet been made on the part of Spain, wc are not the less bound by the ohliga- j tions of good faith to remove the discrim-, illation ; and 1 recommend that ihe act be j amended accordingly. As the royal or-1 der, above alluded to, includes the posts! of the Balearic and Canary Island* as well as those of Spain, it would eoum thuti the provisions of the act of Congress j should be equally extensive; and that for] the repayment of such duties as may ] have been improperly received, an add;-; tion should be made to the sum appto priated at the last session of Congress for! refunding discriminating duties. As the arrangement referred to, how ever, did not embrace kite Islands of Cu ba and Porto Rico, discriminating duties, to the prejudice of American shipping,; continue lo he levied there. From the extent of the commerce carried on be- 1 tween the United Slates and those Islands, ] particularly the former, this dscrimina-j tion causes serious injury lo one of those great national interests which it has been ] considered an essential part of our policy ; to cherish, and has given rise to complaints on the part of our merchants. Under in structions given to our Minister at Madrid, earnest representations havebecn made by him to the Spanish Government upon litis subject, and there is reason to expect, from the friendly disposition which is entertain ed towards this country, that a beneficial change will he produced. The disadvan tage, however, to which our shipping is subjected by the operation of these discri minating duties, requires that they be met by suitable countervailing duties during present session—power being at the same lit no vested in the President to mo dify ordino**ui 1U j C il'cm as the discriminat ing duties on American vessenr >n rhr-ie cargoes may be modified or discontinued at those Islands. Intimations have been given to the Spanish Government, that the United States may be obliged to resort to such measures as are of necessary self defence ; and there is no reason to appre hend lltat it would be unfavorably receiv ed. The proposed proceeding if adopted would not be permitted, however, in any degree, to induce a relaxation in the ef forts of our Minister to ctlect a repeal of this irregularity, by friendly negotiation ; and it might serve to give force to his re presentations, by showing the dangers lo which that valuable trade is exposed by the obstructions and burthens which a sys tem of discriminating and countervailing duties necessarily produces. The selection and preparation of the Florida archives, for the purjjosc-of being delivered over to the United States, in conformity with the royal order, as men tioned in my last annual message, though in progress, lias not yet been completed. This delay lias l.een produced partly by : causes which were unavoidable, partieu > larly the prevalence of cholera at Havana; ; but measures have been taken which it is believed will expedite the delivery ol those important records. Congress were informed, at the open ing of the last session, that, ‘-owing, as ! was aliedgcd, to embarrassments iu tbe finances ot Portugal, consequent upon the civil war in which that nation wasengag cd,” payment had been made of only one instalment of the amount which the Por tuguese Government had stipulated to pay for indemnifying our citizens for property” illegally captured in the blockade of Ter ccira. " Since lhat time, a postponmentigr two years, with interest of the two re maining instalments, was requested by the Portuguese Government; and as a eoT.si dcration, it offered to stipulate that rice ol the United States should be admitted into Portugal at the same duties as Brazilian rice. Being satisfied that no better ar- rangement could be made, my consent wasgivcinand a’t oval order of the King of i Portugal was accordingly issued on the i ith o! February last, lor tltc reduction of j the duty on rice of tbe United States. It | would give me great pleasure if, iu speak- S ingof that country, in whose prosperity the United States are so much interested, 1 and with whom a long subsisting, exten ! sivc, and mutually advantageous commer ] eial intercourse has strengthened the rela -1 lions of friendship, I could announce to I you the restoration cl its internal tran quility. Subsequently to tlie commencement o! the last session of Congress the final in stalment payable by Denmark, under the Convention of the 28ih day of March, 1830, was received. The Commission ers for examining the claims, have since terminated their labors, and their awards have been paid at the Treasury as they have been called for. The justice render ed to our cit : zcns by that Government, is thus completed, and a pledge is thereby af forded for the maintenance of that friend ly intercourse becoming the relations that the two nations mutually hear to each oth er. It is satisfactory to inform you that the Danish Government have recently issued an ordinance by which the commerce with the Island of St. Croix is placed on a more liberal footing than heretofore. This change cannot fail to prove beneficial to the trade between the United States and that colony ; and the advantages likely to flow from it may lead to greater relaxa tions iu the colonial systems of other na tions. The ratifications of the Convention with the King of the two Sicilies, have been duly exchanged, and the Commissioners appointed for examining the claims under it, have entered ujxin the duties assigned to them by law. The friendship that the interests of the two nations require of them, being now established, it may be hoped that each will enjoy flic benefits which a liberal commerce should yield to both. A treaty of amity and commerce be tween the United States and Belgium, was concluded during the last winter, and re ceived the sanction of the Senate ; but the exchange of the ratifications has been hith erto delayed, in consequence, in the first instance, of some delay in the reception of the treaty of Brussels, and subsequent ly, of the absence of the Belgian Minis ter of Foreign Aliitirs, at the important conferences in which his Government is engaged at 1 .ohdon. That treaty decs not embody those en larged principles of friendly policy, which it is sincerely hoped, will always regulate the conduct of the two nations, having such strong motives to maintain amicable relations towards each other, and so sin cerely desirous to cherish them. With all the other European Powers with whom the United States have form ed diplomatic relations, and with the Sub lime Porte the best understanding prevails, j From all, I continue to receive assurances of good will towards the United States— J assurances which it gives me no less plea sure to reciprocate than to receive. With all, theengagements WlHch have Voon en tered into, are fulfilled with good faith on both sides. Measures have also been ta ken to enlarge our friendly relations, and i extend our commercial intercourse with ] other States. The system vve have pur sued, of aiming at no exclusive advanta ges, and of dealing with all on terms of fair and equal reciprocity, and ol adher ing scrupuioaslv to all our cngjL£tef“»“*‘'> ™ wu . tem/mett to give success to et forts intended to be mutually beneficial, j The wars, of which the Southern part i of this continent was so long the theatre] and which were carried on either by the mother country against the Stales which had formerly been her colonies, or by tbe States against eaeli other, having termina ted, and their civil dissensions having so far subsided, as, with few exceptions, no longer to disturb the public tranquility, it is earnestly hoped those States will be a-' ble to employ themselves without inter ruption in perfecting their institutions, cul -1 tivating the arts of peace,and promoting by wise counsels and able exertions, the public and private prosperity which their patriotic struggles so well entitle them to enjoy. With those States our relations have undergone but little change during the pre sent year. No reunion having yet taken place between the States which composed the Republic of Colombia, our Charge and - at Bogota has been accredited to the Government of New Granada, and we have, therefore, no diplomatic relations with Venezuela .and Equator,except as they may by included in those heretofore formed with the Colombian Republic. It is understood that Representatives from the three States were about to assemble at Bogo.a to confer on the subject ot their mutual interests, particularly that of their union ; and i." the rre't should render it necessary, measures will be taken on our part to preserve with each that friendship and those liberal commercial connections which it has been the constant desire of the United States to cultivate with their sister republics of this hemisphere. Un til the important question of reunion shall he settled, however, the different matters u hich have been undeT discussion between the United States and the Republic ol Uo ] iombia, or either of the States which com posed it, are not likely to be brought to a j satisfactory issue. In consequence of tho illness of the Ciiarge d’Afiairrs appointed to Central A incrka at the iast session ot Congress, he was prevented from proceeding on his mission until the month of October. It is hojicd, however, that lie is by this time at his post, and that the official intercourse, I unfortunately so long interrupted, has] been thus renewed on the part of the two nations so amicable and advantageously 1 connected by engagements founded on the j most enlarged principles of commercial reciprocity- It is gratifying lo state that MiKt my TOMMIE I—NIMBEU 49. last annual message, some of the most im portant claims of our fellow citizens upftu ihc government of Brazil have been satis factorily adjusted, and a reliancs is placed on the friendly dispositions manifested by it that justice will also be done in others. No new causes of complaint have arisen; and the trade between the two countries flourishes under the encouragement secur ed to it by the liberal provisions of the trea ty. It is cause of regret, that, owing proba bly to the civil dissensions which have oc cupied the attention of the Mexican Go vernment, the time afixedj by the treaty of limits with the United States for tho meeting of the Commissioners to define the boundaries between the two nations, lias been suflc.cd to expire without the ap pointment of any Comissioners on the part of that Government. While the true boundary remains in doubt by either par ty, it is difficult to give effect to those mea sures which arc necessary to the protec tion and quiet of our numerous citizens residing near that frontier. The subject is one of great solicitude to the United States, and will not fail to receive my ear nest attention. The treaty concluded with Chili, and approved by the Senate at its last session, was also ratified by the Chilian Govern ment, but with certain additional and ex planatory articles of a nature to have rc q. it to be again submitted to jhe Se nate. The time limited for the exchange of the ratifications, however, having since expired, the action of both Governments on the treaty will again become neccssa r. The negotiations commenced with the Argentine Republic, relative to the outra ges committed on our vessels engaged in the fisheries at the Falkland Islands, by persons acting under the color of its au thority, as well as the other matters in controversy between tl.o two Govern ments, have been suspended by tbc .de parture of the Charge d’Ahairs of the U. States from Buenos Ayres. It is under stood, however, that a Minister was sub sequently appointed by that Government to renew the negotiation in the U. States, but, though daily expected, he has not yet arrived in this country. With Peru, no treaty has yet been form ed, and with Bolivia no diplomatic inter course has yet been established. It \yill be my endeavor to encourage these senti ments of amity and that liberal commerce which belong to the relations in which all the indejtenilent States of this continent stand towards each other. I deem it proper to recommend to vour (H>ooo WTo revision ot our consular system This has become an important branch of the public service, inasmuch as it is inti mately connected with the preservation of our national character abroad, with the interest of our citizens in foreign countries, wilU the TqgvAatien unit emc of our commerce, and with the protection o 1 our seamen. At the clour of the last ses sion of Congress I communicated a report from the Secretary of Staid upon the subject, to which I now refer, as contain ing information which may be useful in any inquiries that Congress may see fit to institute with a view to a salutary reform of the system. It gives me pleasure to congratulate you upon the prosperous condition of the the financesot the Country, as will appear from the report which the Secretary of the Treasury will, in due time, lay before you. The receipts into the Treasury during the present year, will amount to more than thirtv-two millions of dollars. The re vc me derived from customs will, it is believed, be more than twenty-eight millions, and the public- lands will yield about three m ilieus. The expenditures within the year, for all objects, including 8 8,572,240* 9!) on account of the public debt, will not amount to twenty-five mil lions; and a large balance will remain in the Treasury, after satisfying all the ap propiLtionn chargeable on the revenue for the present year. The measures taken by the Secretary of the Treasury will probable enable him to pay off. s*i the course of the present year, the residue of the exchanged 4 1-2 j>er cent, stock,rcdcemable.on the first of January next. It has, therefore, been in cluded in the estimated expenditure of ! this year, and forms a part of the sum above stated to have been paid on account |of the public debt. The payment of this stock will reduce the whole debt of the ’ United States, funded and unfunded, to the sum of 84,700,082 08. And as pro vision has already been made for the four and a half per cent, aboveinentioned, and charged in the expenses of the present year, the sum last stated is all that now remains of the national debt ; and the revenue of the coming year, together with the balance now in the Treasury, will be sufficient to discharge it, after meeting the current expenses of the Gov ernment. Under the power given to the Commissioners ot the Sinking bund, it will, I have no doubt, be purchased on favorable terms within the year. From this view of the state-of the finan ccs.and the public engagements yet to be fulfilled.you will peredvethat,if Providence permits me to meet you at another session, I shall have the high gratification of an nouncing to you that the national' debt is extinguished. 1 cannot refrain from ex t pressing the pleasure 1 teel.al die near ap proach of that desirable e\ent Tho i short period of time w ithin winch the ' public debt will have been discharged, is