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in thirty days, in case ot public sai atm quarter I iy iti oa-e of private sale, an account of ail tu j public moneys by lnui re*iive4, to ike Scaeti.ru ] v/ t'iC l'.CuAitry and to ~i c. itieit uj ,h c* a j fires, as ilic case may ./«. ti . jinMi'i | i T ui tire tiuujr>J Joi.uiv ,ci i.i.to to, a a < u Uiiastoo oi o.ic par centum on ne um <a.e . tJ . boi th* :-alaiy lor any uu< xnai. uo: .•» a, u j.i ,OtM. i lie Secretary o> the , i.asut» uiay allow u» the .-everal receivers ol til..* jiaoli** uiu ey at tile lauu offices, a reasonable louipiu satiou lor transporting to ami depoß.tiug • u,fi uiuueys m arty baa* or any other place ot depos ite that may from time to time be designated by the Secretary otthe Treasury for that purpose, lie is also authorized to prescribe such further reg ulations iu the manner of keeping books and ac counts by the »ev eta) the land offices. as to him may appear necessary and proper. It is made his duty, at least once a year, to cause the fcaoksoi the officers of the land offices to he ux a united, aiid the ba.auce of public motleys in the hands of the several receivers to he ascertaiued. The foregoing synopsis of the law relative to land receivers, and the correspondence with a portion of those who have proved s and faithless to their trusts, are submitted without further comm i», than that the lads and cite urn stances here exhibited shows such a dereliction of dmy oil thep.tr ibe :.e-lit ih p f.’inciit tscalls loudly for searching eii uioatiju mto litis branch of file public service, and lor a thorough reform. The practice which the bie.ioing correspon dence exhibits, o: retaining nit-u to office aft *r gross and repeated viohuiciis ot i«tw in keeping at and using the public moneys tor private speculatio t an i the character of the corre-pondeuee itseit Itur too clearly point to the inference tiiat such officers were tetuuicd in place because ttiry ’ ex ensive political indue me. ami.« ere useful au>l ac tive partisans. Whether >uch trial ailiniin-ii tiott constitutes official corruption in those su.a rior officers of the Extcutue t.Vuarttiieiits v.J-.c knew of -. 11111 permitted in their s i.oi it*..>-, tp. conduct which has been re'erred to, .1 q-.., .tmi which the Cuiumt tee .übiitit to the lit it i the country t , U- * PAR THE i-■ rial 0 LOP 'll IJI TUU! hfiAUA- fi 11. It, ( OT.ciusi .Tt, the Committee cai > <tf tote.,r rein *t,tb-t. during their whole iuTesrtgatioti, ; .re •; '* ! -uni ( use to which the Ira-, as they ui.ea . j ejeua «.o cot apply, or in which they ire defective. The permanent j-ri.visioitsot the Uws stiluh. every necessary check upon colit i !•< ! iv : . • ::•••>. • .-.t public itioti* -> tit v<- i . on and inn be me :i-. .t; t*i - discretion ol lie Execu tive, h ive only to ho attended t*. and applied by those whose duty it is lo superintend (he execu tion ot the laws, to ensure faithfulness, and de tect dtrelictioi’- or defalcations t.i public officers Indeed ft lithe new t' cinrinK'mhitions which lnive bee-: pic-posed by t| * '’resident nr the .'.ec • ret ary of the i rmismy me (.'uiritiihtee has mund either wh it already exists, »*r * hut -light have al ways been prescribe!! and enforced in t’ne form of Treasury regulations, tmd tvhich il eniiuc ml, would have prevented the late defalcations: and these new recommendations ran, indeed, be re cardeil as so many proofs of w hat regulations in respect to tin- late defaulting collet tors, receiv ers. liave lieeti hitherto wholly neglected by the presetit Executive* and heads of Departments. PART VI. MR. HOPKINS’ SPEt lALCON CU RREN*; KIN T 11E RKPOR TO F TII F COMMITTEE, APPENDED THERETO BY VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE. 1 have not h and the requisite tune for scrutini zing the report of the t emmittee with that < ate and attention wiii *h te It n. fli and itoportancedt serve, and which I would have desire 1; and i should have preferred, for tins reason, to have presented (lie journal of the Committee, without comment, tu th- House of Kepresenthtiven. Bet ai tomU ri:.g opinions rr -vail m the Cotuniittee, ami a e lorn 1 - . '-iiiiftm! to the country iu tiie shape of iorrnsi rep o is, I con-der it my duty to s. y that I com.nr w dhtn *. u n ittee in all the ctiticlu •j.'cs at w'-o li fhijr 1, 've arrived, so far a- those co.iciijv-.* i|.j.i* ■> th extent ami char ndcr ot ti.e rt; *e' • .t:-« *** '..■** S.ratt • out and Will iam M. Price Ic, u i), 'adbi-css to iny ilAtv. aaU do tio- IrTici 1 v “ '-hC ciMlscOMlii iu-- oo1v;i"lons of iy judgment, ,1 t aid not ilßo declare mv entire con currcr.ce in those concltt- ons ol the ( <>n uiittco which relate to V c oiu'v.-1 r.f tV- late naval offi cer of the costn n L <• -*t N, j w \oik to the late and pres*; >, ,!ie;t-Jf ot the Tfcasury to the Secretaty ami accounting ,)J *h« ■ f'-asiirv Denartment. including the Dt- floiuptj-oMer t t ! Depnrtment and i* that oar! o. -‘" ' tvlucb reviews the conducl of J. Hoyt, thr* sent collector of the customs at the port ol Xe York. GEO. \V. HrfPKINS. Member of the Committee. To the Kids's of the Xational Intclti <rc.nrer. House of Representatives, Fell JB. enti.emen : On the 26th instant, after the Select Committee on the late Dcfak ai ions had con» ’tided its labors and ordered its report to be made. 1 receiv-d the enclosed letter from Win. .'.Price. lam assured that the letter is genu ine, and therefore send it to you for publication, t have no other way of complying with his re quest to ’‘pul his plea” upon “the record.” Respectfully, HENRY A WISE. Sir : By a letter this day received from Wash ington, I learn that, on the 27th day of Decem ber last, you stand on the floor of Congress that you had been informed : Ist. That 1 had sold a bond given to the TT nited States in the sum of $50,000 for .s.<o 009. iu order to get gold for it. 2d. That I had taken with me to Liv rpool SI 00.000 in gold. And 3d. That the Secretary of th“ Treasury had made inquiry into my aceounta and found a deficit of $40,000. The first and second item- of your informant appear to have been stated as mattdis of fact. So help me God, sir, some villian has abused you with the most malignant misrepresentations. I never sold a bond given to the United Shoes in ! *he sum of 50,000. or any otb ( 'r sum. for 30.000 or any other amount, m order to get f>U sir if. ot for any other purpose. In either feint cr < stauce, the assertion is infamously untrue, "sui. i ahe/uo uljo vestimento." Equally untrue is it that T canio I with me to | Liverpool SIOO 000 in gold f never, at my one ! ibatant of my life had in my possession a tuhepart j ol such a mou it o gold, l purcha.&d in Wall ■reel, th* day pi ceding u.y departure, one liuu tired auJfiiy pounds -teri, ill go,«l ; and that was all t.e gold l purchased. « ch*n id. pro erred „r tiai «c ui possess.at the t.um or my lepar ure Asti, .he h-t I loin, •« > t. tbit the S. c.i.aiy u- i.e t reasury tiaj made u j iiry into m . ac co • .in iiid foum: ad licit i su:.oUl>. i c only *:: v ;,ai in- uiu-t hare do ie so. then, with In*, pro v -Dinkact uracy. He i- not—he could not have Us ii at that tiuiv iu- possraioii ot' any credits Phen how iare a sworn xccountiu4 officer of the truveruiuent mike the debit side only of an ac count trie evideuce by which lie would prove n e to be a defaulter/ 1 have not, of course, my accounts here far ex amination. but 1 woo and be both legally and equit ably entitled to allowances which would probably be denied to use at the Treasury. Os such description I will present to you, from memory, one or two, out oi' very Ireq leutly occur ring cases, iu the course of what was called the panic: Mr. Woodbury, during that year, directed me to prosecute to collection the bonds of New York banks and flew York ire; chart.- to the amount of several millions of dollars. *By the general bank 'iipli-y it would produce, i entreated linn not to enforce his order* At the request of the Board of Trade of New York. 1 repaired to Washington to stay the mischief. I succeeded in my object, andjwas instructed to negociate with the parties. 1 allude especially to the Dry Dock Bunk of New York, and toe Bank of Brooklyn, whose bonds a mounted to more than a million of dollars. As attorney of t e United States, I had repeated in t-rtievvs with those institutions; the indulgence they asked wa: granted, and they honorably dis charged their indebtedness to the Government, i w is not a salary officer, and there could have been, in such proceedings, no costs of suit. The Secretary hold* all like services to be gratuitous; and I presume he means to insist upon a jury of tlie country -it-se.-.ri g fn-ai his construction of allowance at the Treasure. I h* i not, **t at ill- :;ne ol 1 is sratements of ».y ar.-oiinis. been thore »i*ew, absent from my country and, yet, with- that time, Mr, Wood bui « rhont that detent notice'which the law ot evi * ue give: tome iu.au unquestionable ab -eiit d-’'toi . i.tpi.. At- t * ie* i quiry adjudges me to be a defaulter >.- u o u.iirne. A just allowance ot try c’st uu.ti tbe Department will entitle me to a balance over and above all a inounts receivf-u by me from det.tors of the Gov eminent. Alttiough tiie - vend millions of dues transmit ted to nit for collection in tiie course of the last five years, should makp mv compensation appear to be immense, stilLthe law which has allowed such r ites o compensation to others must, until altered or repealed, secure it to me. It is mighty easy to charge high crimes, especi ally from high piaces; but, before Mr. Woodbu ry pronounced me, "upon inquiry into my ac counts,” for five years, robe, a defaulter, lies ho ml have recollected his letter addressed tome within the last six months, approving, in almost fulsome tetms of approbation, my official conduct during the term of iny appointment. He will, i hope, fa vor you with a perusal ot the draught. If, "upon inquiry,” he then approved my whole course in office he lias been cruelly precipitate in his late conclusion ; or. ifhe paid me the compliment without »n examination of my affairs it is valueless, and lie is welcome to it again. Ifhe can so abstract himself from the general confusion of ins official concerns as to al low me the credits to which I am justly entitled. ! w ill stand at least wholly absolved from the in - debtedness he has charged. My motives lor the resignation of mv office and coming hither, will, in due season, be deemed un questionably correct. I am not here upon departure from any official respons bility. lam here upon matters of great private moment to myself and family, and I wiil, upon any issue the Treasury may tender, absolv. myself, iu tiie judgment of every just man, from any wrdT.g done to it. 1 claim sir, from your sense of justice, that while deb iting upon tiie postulates above referred to you will at 1 ast, permit me to j tit my plea on record.’ I am, sir. vn«r imist obedient servant, WILLIAM M. PRICE Henry A. Wise, Esq. Corretoon levee of the Intel!.: . ncei New York ‘larcli 15 Erotu r • s»* •t of iv a ‘ *e hive uewa appa rently belligerent, but Ido not credit if. The ri deft * wxoresscs from Moult, report a good mam things ‘in a-lvam rof tV mad ” Y,,w we hea’r dr t 'Air John II nm ,ah ,ut to tale ossessio' of a Ita forthv, rV H-i ; ui .tt rtiii* urpos- IS nnsr. hitrg emiceiarut g in- .r.-opb, aud lel ; 'g tre.-s *.. o .-.net !: e •> v mce of the nes of Maine. Unii.iula .1 1 > this is iu part correct, hut it i- no more certain that S r John is about to do this than tlf’t flu I Itli "'iic.r ha I reached Mud a« asUa. F toll! Augusta, she caj)iial ol M.iitie, we have more pu cable signs G..v Fairfield on Sun day eoiintenmindec he order for (he advance of the Cmnberiand and Oxtoro militia, and they are to encamp in Augusta until the Legislature acts upon a message the Governor is about to trans mit. I hear also that Gen. Scott is making an impression, and the Hon. Mr. Williams has be come a peace man ; and, though there is hut lit tle probability that .Maine will agree to abandon the occupation of the Aroostook, vet when Gen. Scott has, as he intends, an interview with Sir John llarvey, it is highly probable that a joint oc cupation may he made of civil authorities to to guard, what led to the dispute, the timhe-. Mr. McLaughlen the warden of New Bruns- j wick, denies in a printed report Hint the trespas- j sers upon the Aroostook were acting under the ! authority of permits from the Governor of New i Brunswick. The Maine papers have accused the ! Governor of New- Brunswick of granting these j permits. Five Dollars Counterlcit Bdls on the State Bank are in circulation. The plan: is letter B,dated 2d July, 183--- l”ii ** signature* engraved—paner course, fl ick and oiJy'aud nearly a quarter of an inch narrower and ghorter than the genuine hills. ! The str amer Vicfoiia arrived at Little Rock, Ar. ; Kansas.on the 2d February having on board 228 of ' the ( M eruk.ee Indians among whom were John Riiss, an his h-unilv. Mr Ross' wT-d'oil on the ms ago just before arriving at Little Rock, and w.is buried iuthe cemetery of that cifv. The steamer Cuba , Meats on her passage trorr this port to St. Joseph,was snagged and sack,; thrto aiijes above Uloody J2pj. THE GEORGIA MIRROR. aa.. • aa& ataaaj&p* FLORENCE. 6A. IT loday, Liivh 56, I 539." Hlate St*?!its Ticker, FOR THE REDUCTION CONVENTION. The following gentlemen have been nominated by the State Rights party as candidates to repre sent Stewart county in the Reduction Convention to assemble the first Monday iu May : W. BOYNTON, M. GRESHAM, T. GARDNER. J. WOOD. Chapman, the man who murdered his wife in tae county ol Bilib, and who was sentenced tote hung, at the last Superior Court of that county, on Friday last, has been respited outil the 20th day of December next. A rep.rt is i*i circulation that Templeton, wfco was sentenced to be hung on Friday, sth April, <u this county, has also been respited, to what day we have not heard. A HURRICANE. Avery heavy hurricane passed over the plan tations of Messrs. Hillhouse, Toney, Baker, Pace and others, on the river just above this place, on Friday last, doiug immense damage in its course. The negro houses on the several plantations mentioned, were mostly blown down, the fences completely laid to the ground, and the fields covered with trees. The overseer’s dwell ing, on tlie plantation of Mr. Toney, was consid erably damaged by the Jailing of a tree, and the family very narrowly escaped. From what we have heard, we consider it a miraculous interfer ence of Divine Providence, that no lives were lost during the storm. We take pleasure in calling the attention of our citizens to the communication of Dr. H. T. N. Benedict. From the testimonials presented by Dr. B. we are sure the most doubting mind must be convinced of his ability to do what he promi ses—to give a practical knowledge of the English Grammar in 2.5 days. Wo have seen many other evidences ol the Doctor's success in teaching, which speak of him in the highest and most flat tering terms. Dr. B. will instruct a class here alter he gets through with the one he is now in structingin Lumpkin, provided a sufficient num ber of pupils is obtained to detain him. Those who may feel disposed to improve this opportuni ty are requested to leave their names at this of lice. Dr. B. wiil be here on Saturday next, and, *f desired, w ill deliver a lecture an the science he propose j to ttveh. We have no apology to oiler our readers for publishing, at length, tho" Remarks and Conclu sions" of the Investigating Committee, on the ; )efalcatious of Swartwout aud Price. The time h is arrived when the people should be continual ly apprised of all the facts which this Committee set forth, and thp conductor of a public press who fails to lay these truths, which so intimately i o'lcern every one, in their true and ungarbled ivnucter, before the public, is unworthy thesta iD 1 . he fills, aid is guilty of a dcrelic.**;>n of duty, to >o aggravated a character, that he should re ceive the malcdi of every lover of his coun !i v, and every enemy to intrigue and corruption. With these feelings we are sure, we could not be blamed had we occupied every column of our pa er with fact- so important, had it been necessary. The "tern irks and conclusions” of the Com mittee speak for themselves, and that too, in lan trua emit to be misunderstood, but there is one subject contained in this expose, to which we de f 're. particularly, to direct the attention of every 1 Driest and candid reader. It will be recollected by those who pay any attention to political mat ters, that the Kioderhook Magician, in his last Message to the Congress of the United States, after speaking of the defalcations which had just then leaked out, recommend the passage of an act making it a penal offence for a collector to ap propriate the money of the Government to his in dividual use. But what says this committee whose business has been to inquire into this mat ter? They say, that not a single robbery has oc i curred which had not been provided against by law, already; aud had the law been enforced— had Mr. Van Buren, who appeals to be so anx ious to protect the Treasury, enforced the laws enacted lor that purpose, instead of listening to the advice of his political friends, who recommen ded that some of those who were continually , puckeung that whicii did not belong to them, ; migut not be interrupted in their work of pillag ing and robbery, because they hail "influential friends," and consequently might injure the Ad ministration party in some election close at hand, we should not now have u bankrupt Treasury nor the honor and character of our Government blas ted, neither would Congress have been put to the necessity of sending a Committee to New York to examine mto the defalcations of a Swartwout or a Price. j A man must be blind indeed, who caunot see into Van Bureu’s motive iu making this recom mendation. lie was well aware that he had beea remiss in the dischargeof liisduty—lie knew that lie liad, for party purposes, suffered the Treasury robbed before his very eyes, without bringing the robbers to justice and punishment, and conse qaently found it absolutely necessary to makefile people believe, if he could, that he would Lave prevented all this, had the means been placed within his reach. But the Magician’s wan must fail him this once. The people are not tube thus deceived—tiie means were plaaed within his reach —tho rod of correction was placed within his har'ds and the power was his to use it; but. fur tho sake of sustaining his party ; for the purpose of securing to himself the support of a set of n:e uials who would delight to crouch at his footstool ev.d lick the dust from off his feet, lie has suf fered corruptions iu the management of the af fairs of the Government, most dark and foul, to be practiced, ami the Treasury robbed of innu merable millions, without using tiie corrective which was placed within his hands "A” President ••whose character is thus raaik ed by every act which may define a” villain, "is unworthy to be the rpier of a free people,” FOR THE QEORUIA MIRROR. FREE BANKING Messrs. Editors —A short time after the Leg i-lature adjourned, our citizens were all o n p-toe upon the subject of the Free Ban King Law, and tiie necessity for the establishment of an institu tion, under its provisions, in our flourishing little town. Public meetings were called, Resolutions passed approving such a course, and authorising the opening of books for the subscription of stock ; Articles of Association were adopted md publish ed, both in your paper and in pamphlet form; di vers committees were appointed, and oue for the purpose, (if 1 recollect right,) of circulating the Articles of Association of the "Fret* Holders Bank of Florence,” in the adjoining counties, and appoint agents in the different counties to open books for tin* subscription of stock, and what has since been done? l think 1 may auswer, without fear of contradiction, —nothing, literally nothing. A dead calm has succeed this powerful storm of public opinion, that threatened, at one blast, to sweep away all opposition to tlicir designs; and now, no one seems to care whether wo .have a Bank or no. The rich man. who has thousands at liis command, can see no advantage lie c in de rive by affording the poor man an opportunity of releasing himself from the grasp of an inexora ble creditor, who keeps sounding in bis ear, '‘pay me what, thou owest for. if that were the case, the opportunity would seldom piesent itself, for the rich to purchase the property of the poov.it sheriffs’ or constables' sales, 100 percent less than its actual worth—nor shave the notes of the dis tressed at 25 or 33jd per cent.—so the establish ment of a Bank is of but little concern to him He who owns stock in any of the local hanks in the State feels no interest in the matter, unless it is to keep a Free Bank down, and crush its oper ations beneath his feet; because he is well con vinced that when these banks are once established his dividends will not be so great, nor his oppor tunities to grind the poor to dust, will not be so numerous. Tiie poor man, who has sufficiei.r to invest a few thousand in the business of bank ins, may feel a deep and absorbing interest in the matter, yet, for want of energy, he remains quiet, and waits for someone else whose means are mole vinbie, to move in the business. Th s are all effected oue way or the other, and nothing is liki - ly to be done. The fault with us is, that we talk all, and do nothing, until the saying has become quite appli cable to us, that "we are all talk and no cider." — The people have not yet forgotten the hub bub o de about the bridge;—Oh. yes, we are to hayi a Bridge; the contract has been let at so many thousaud dollars; the bill far the lumber has been handed to the miller, and the work will undoubt edly commence by the first of January. The first of January has come and passed—the first, of March lias come and gone never to be recalled, and yet we have no bridge, uo work commenced, and apt even f llit gtic k of timber visible for *‘int purpose. And just so bout a Bank; we will ii.sre a Bank, has been bawled in *hc gruq this community,until tF were aime*i deafened by tiie sound—but now, we hear nothing at all of it. What is the matter ? Are the people disposed to sleep and slumber over their interests, their dearest interests? I hope not, and trust that they will be aroused from their slumbers and make another effort to have a Bank established as lias been contemplated. I ivish. before 1 close, to inquire of the mem bers ot the committee appointed to circulate the Articles of Association, nod appoint agents to o pen books for tiie subscription of stock, if iiie\ liave discharged their duty, and who have they appointed in the different counties as agents for the purpose contemplated ? By answering thro’ the columns of the M'tror, they will oblige one who feels a great interest in the matter, and who is presumptuous enough to suppose he lias a right to iuquire, A FARMER. FOR THE GEORGIA MIRROB - solicitude manifested by y ourselves and others, that I should deliver a course of Lec tures on English Grammar in your village, to gether with the known proneness to doubt my a bility to perform my stipulations, have induced me to send the enclosed certificates, recently re ceived from men of the first standing, who have had abundant opportunities to test my system of instruction for nearly twenty years. J would also say, that 1 liave now a class in pro gress at tbe Court House iu Lumpkin, and shall be glad to wait ou any ot your citizens who will tavor me xvith a call, that they may have an op portunity to judge for themselves. Ve ry res pc c tful ly vo u rs. H. T. N. BENEDICT. We, the undersigned, citizens of Jessamine county, and Mate ot Kentucky, take great plea sure in stating that we are personally acquainted with Dr. H. T. N. Benedict, who was for many y ears a citizen of this county. We deem it but justice to liis moral worth, as a man of tbe high est reputation and as a citizen, instate that he was not only a good Christian hut an exemplary mem ber of society. W e further state tiiat Dr. Benedict was engag ed in this county, for many years asa teacher, and as to his qualifications, capability, indefatigability aud sturcesis. iu imparting a lull, complete and useful knowledge of whatever he may profess to teach, we feel great gratification in say ng, that we have nud a lull, lair and sufficient opportunity of testing, as we liave had tLe advantage ol plac ing our children under Ins tuition; and we cao most confidently state, that uo man has ever keen of greater, if equal, advantage to them. No one, 1 either, doubts his ability or qualifications, fully and satisfactorily to discharge all the dunes in cumbent on the preceptor. \\ e feel assured that no oue can regret placing his children under tbe tuition of Dr. Benedict; but, on the contrary, re llect with satisiac’ion upon themselves for so dol ing, as we now do. Given under our hands, this lcth day ol February, 1839. James Lusk, D. P. Watson. T. B. •’•cult, H. Daniel. Wm. Duncan, Henry Metcalf. A. Ware, Thus. J. Brown. Geo. J. Brown, Joseph Wallace. 11. Rowland, Dau'l B. Price. Moreau brow a. Geo. T. < hrisman. VVTn. R. Price, 1 hos. T. C’ogar. A. Hemphill. I feel gr -at pleasure in adding to the foregoing testimonial, (with which 1 hastily concur.) that I have been personally acquainted with the subject •f it for 15 or more years, aud that I always found him in all respects, to be the most upright, con scientious and devoted preceptor I ever entrusted the edocation of a numerous family of children with, Two of them particularly, (of more ma ture age then the rest,) gained much commenda tion for their acquirements under the Doctor one, iu the Milifa y Academy at West Point, on his admission into that institution, tome years ago ; and the other, at a highly respectable Acad.- emy for young ladies in Lexington, in this State, ---and to the Dr. wa, stt; ibnted the credit of their proficiency—deseivedly, I think. This tribute to Dr. Benedict, 1 ieein due from nie, for iris many virtues and attention to :nv children, entrusted to ins management at various times. JOHN H. IIALLY. Cliff Cottage, Jessamine county, / Kentucky, Feb. 19th. 1939. Georgetoun, Ky. Feb. 22, 1839. Dear Sir- -If I could pexsuiade myself tiiat my opinion would b? of any use to you in tiie Staio ot Georgia, i should have no hesitation iu stating, that von have long been regarded as one of the very best teachers of English Grammar, ever known iu Kentucky. Kesocctfullv. yours, 1\ FLOURNOY. Dt. Benedict. At the time Mattie belonged to the Slate of Massachusetts, a member was returnned to the Legislature from that district whose appearance was remarkably rusty and shabby. His habili ments were so iar below a mediocrity of respecta bility that the doorkeeper doubted tlve validity of his claims. "You anu mber of th* Legislature’* lie enquired. "Yes sir,” was the reply; and presenting his credentials, they were foundroiecl. "And wus* tliu re no one else in vmir town Cos BeucJ? M asked the door keeper as he more closely *ui vexed the < a miniate from bead to foot. * Why ves,” said he. "there was another man that had more lamia • Ill'll I have, hut lie had not so good clothes." -j~ To this county, on Wednesday evening last, by the Lev p. Gardner, Mr. James L. Williams, to Miss Martha Thomas, all of this place. NEW STOKE. PJMIE undersigned having associated them- I selves under the name and stvle of Harvey A: Chastain, offer lor sale anew and well selected Stock of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, Jfroia Charleston, viz. Broad Cloth, Sattinetts, Kineinetts, Merino, feiilk Lustring and Mattrouas, French Muslin, do Ginghams, do Prints, Scotch Ginghams Anew assorted Stock of English and Ameri can Prints, Furnitnie Prints, Bonne's, Hats, Shoes, ol all kinds, Bud es, Saddles and Mart ingales. Besides a variety ol other articles too tedious to mention. \VI ich w ill be sold low tor cash or undoubted creditors. 1 lie public are requested to coll and examine for themselves, JOHN r. HARVEY, MORGAN CHASTAIN, Match 23, IP"9 M Hr*. %Vallon & Ilartvidgr, MJTJAVING associ tel 'henise ves, in tho JHlpiaeftce. fMe*jc .c ' S rg'ry, respect!. |y oiler their Professional serViecs, i<> the Citizens of Florence, and the surrounding country. Their charges shall be regulated by a majority of tic Physicians of Stewart County. One or both, may always, be found at theirof ficc on Broad Street, lately occupied by the Geor gia Mirror. March g 5 1839. 50 SSO reward: ELOPED nom McLeods Feriy or, jfk the 1 Bth inst. a negro man named Charles, carpenter by trade; he worked the most ol last year about liwintoti, Florence, an* in the neighborhood of the latter place, he is about 40 years of age, black, tolerably stout made, his left leg is a little shorter than the right, consequently ho appears to hop a little when walking, his ears have been injured by frost. The above reward will be paid sot his delievery to ute on Sandy Creek, 5 miles above F-t. Gaines, or •S»5 lor securing hint in any Jail, and giving in formation so that I get him. WILLIAM TONEY, March 22. 1839 50 :'t NOTICE. fItHIS is to inform the public that a Band, A given by Jesse Sim mens to George YV. Gol laway, lor Titles to Lot of Laud No. 127, iu th» 22»1 district of originally Lee now Stewart county, for which the said Gallaway gave two Note*-. on* for SSOO, payable 25th December 1837, and tb» other for $540. payable 25tb December 1838.-a- The titles to have been effected tue 25'h Deo. 1838. The said Gallaway having failed to com ply w ith the contract by not redeeming the abowo mentioned notes, nor can neither be found or heard of, the subscriber w ilt not consider the bond any longer binding upon him, unless in* shall come forward within 30 days withthe bcLd and redeem the notes, when he may obtain the Title. JESSE SIMMONS. Maringo Cos. Ala. March k’K* 1633.. JC 3'tp 4 !•