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TERMK OF Sl’HSCRIFTlON.
Daily, |ht mouth
Daily, twelve months, '
Weekly, six months ’ ” ]
Weekly, one year
$100
10 00
2 00
300
KATES OF LEGAL AD VERTI8INC.
Sheriff*' Snies, per levy of ten lines, or less $2 50
Sheriff*’ Mortgage fl. fa. Sale* per sqnare 501)
Tav Collector*' Sales, per square 5 00
t ration* for Letters of Administration 300
< nations for Letters of Guardianship 3 00
Letter* of Application for Dismission from Adminis
tration 450
Letter* of Application for Dismission from Guar
dianship 3 00
Application for leave to Sell Land ” " ” « 00
Notices to Debtor* and Creditors 3 00
Sales of Land, Ac., per squre, ’ ’' 5 00
Sale* of Perishable Property, 10 days, per square!1 50
Kstray Notices, ■■10 days, 3 0q
Foreclosure of Mortgage, per square, each time.1 00
sales of land. Ac., by administrators, executor* or
Guardians, are required by law to be held on the first
Tuesday in the mouth, between the hours of 10 in the
forenoon and :i in the afternoon, at the court house in the
county in which the property is situated.
Notice* of these sale* must be given in a public gazette
40 days previous to the day of saie.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be given
in like manner, HI day* previous to sale day.
Notices to the debtor* and creditors of an estate must
la- published 40 (lays.
Notice that application will be made to the Corn! of Or
dinary for leave to sell land, Ac., must be published for
two months.
citation* for letter* of administration, guardianship,
Ac., must l>e published 30 days ; for dismission from ad
ministration, monthly 0 mouths; for dismission from
guardianship. 40 days.
Hides f .r foreclosure of mortgage must be published
monthly for I months; for establishing lost papers for
the full space of 3 months; for compelling titles from
executors or administrators, where bond has been given
by the deceased, the full space of 8 months.
Publications will always be continued according to
these, the legal requirements, unless otherwiae ordered.
BLANKS.
We keep the following Blanks on hand, at this office,
at $2 per quire. Large blanks, one on a sheet; small
Idauks, two on a sheet.
Land Deeds, Administrator’s or .Execu-
Marriage License, tor’s Deed,
Letters of Administration, Warrant of Appraisement,
Letters of Guardiausliip on Lettcra of Guardianship,
Property, Letters of Administration de
Administrator's. Bond, bonis nan, Will Annexed,
I to iid for Titles, Temporary Letters,
Administrator’s Bond, Will Letters Testamentary,
Annexed, Letters Administralion
Temporary Administrator's hauls non.
Bond, Natural Guardian's Bond.
Guardian’s Bond.
M K H 8 A G K
OF TUB
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
TO THE SECOND SESSION
OK TUB
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
bWlmr Citizens of the Senate untl House of Ilejire-
se a to tines .*
Alter 11 brief interval the Congress of the Uni
ted States resumes its annual legislative labors.
An all-wine and mercitul Providence has abated
the pestilence which visited our shores, leaving
its calamitous traces upon some portions of our
country. Peace, order, tranquility, and civil au
thority have been formally declared to exist
throughout the whole of the United States. In
all of the States civil authority 1ms superceded
the coercion of arms, and the people, by their
voluntary action, are maintaining their govern
ments in full activity and complete operation.—
The enforcement of the laws is no longer “ob-
slructed in any State by combinations too power-
4111 io he suppressed by the ordinary course of ju
dicial proceedings;” and the animosities engen
dered by the war are rapidly yielding to the be-
ncticent inlhiences of our free institutions, and to
tin* kindly ertccls of unrestricted social and com
mercial intercourse. An entire restoration of
fraternal feeling must l>e the earnest wish of ev
ery patriotic heart; and we will have accom
plished our grandest national achievement when,
lorgctting the sad events of the past, and remcm-
hering only their instructive lessons, we resume
«>ur onward career as a tree, prosperous and uni
ted jx-oplc.
In my message of the 4th of December, 1865,
Congress was informed of the measures which
had l>ecn instituted by the Executive with a view
in the gradual restoration of the States in which
the insurrection occurred to their relations with
the General Government. Provisional Govern
ors had been appointed, Conventions called, Gov
ernors elected, Legislatures assembled, and Sen-
aim's and Representatives chosen to the Congress
of the United States. Courts had been opened
for the enforcement of laws long in abeyance.—
The blockade had been removed, custom houses
re-established, and the internal revenue laws put
in force, in order that the people might contrib
ute to the national income. Postal operations
had been renewed, and efforts were being made
io restore them to their former condition of effi
ciency. The States themselves had been asked
to take part hi t he high function of amending the
Constitution, and of thus sanctioning the extinc-
lion of African slavery as one of the legitimate
results of our internecine struggle.
Having progresed thus lar, the Executive De
partment found that it had accomplished nearly
all that was within the scope of its constitutional
authority, Oue thing, however, yet remained to
be done before the work of restoration could be
-completed, and that was the admission to Con
gress of loyal Senators and Representatives from
ihe States whose jieople had rebelled against the
lawful authority of the General Government.—
1'his question devolved upon the respective
Houses, which,by the Constitution, are made t he
judges of the elections, returns, and qualifica
tions of their own members; and its considera
tion at once engaged the attention of Congress.
In the meantime, the Executive Department—
no other plan having been proposed by Congress
—continued its efforts to perfect, as far as piacti-
cable, the restoration of the proper relations be
tween the citizens of the respective States, the
States, and the Federal Government, extending,
from t ime to time, as the public interests seemed
io require, the judicial, revenue, and postal sys
tems of the country. With the advice and con
sent ot the Senate, the necessary officers were
appointed, and appropriations made by Congress
for the payment ot their salaries. The proposi
tion U> amend the Federal Constitution, so as to
prevent the existence of slavery within the Uni
ted States, or anv place subject to their jurisdic
tion, was ratified liT the requisite number of
Stabs; and on the 18th day ot December, 1865,
it was officially declared to have become valid its
a part ot the Constitution of the United States.
All of the States in which the insurrection had
existed promptly amended their Constitutions,
so as to make them conform to the great change
thus effected in the organic law of the land ; de
clared null and void all ordinances and laws of
set vision; repudiated all pretended debts and
■obligations created for the revolutionary pur-
iloses ol the insurrection; and proceeded, in
good faith, bi the enactment ot measures for the
protection and amelioration of the condition of
j he colored race. Congress, however, yet hesi
tated to admit any ot these States to representa
tion ; and it was not until towards the close of
the eighth month of the session that an exception
was made in favor of Tennessee, by the admis
sion ot her Senators and Representatives.
I deem it a subject of profound regret that.
Congress has thus tar failed to admit to seats loy
al Senators aud Representatives from the other
States, whose inhabitants, w ith those of Tennes
see, had engaged in the rebellion. Ten States—
more than one-fourtli of the whole number—re
main without representation; the seats of fifty
members in the House of Representatives aud of
twenty members in the Senate are yet vacant—
not by their own consent, not by a failure of elec
tion,'bill by the refusal of Congress to accept
their credentials. 1'heir admission, it is believed,
would have accomplished much towards the re
newal and strengthening ot our relations as one
people, and removed serious cause for discontent
on the part of the inhabitants of those States.—
It would have accorded with the great principle
enunciated in the Declaration of American Inde
pendence. that no people ought to bear the bur
den ot taxation, and yet be denied the right ot
representation. It would have been in conso
nance with the express provisions of the Consti
tution, that “ each State shall have at least one
Representative,” and “ that no State, without iu
consent, shall lie deprived of its equal suffrage in
the Senate.” These provisions were intended to
secure to everv State, and to the people ot every
State, the riglit of representation in each House
of Congress; and so important was it deemed
by the framers ot the Constitution that the equab
ly of the States in the Senate should be preserv
ed, that not even by an amendment ot the Con
stitution can any State, without its consent, lx- |
denied a voice in that branch of the National j
Legislature.
It is true, it has been assumed that the exist- j
ence ot the States were terminated by the rebel- j
lious acts of their inhabitants, and that the in- j
surrection having been suppressed, they were i
tlienee-forward to Lie considered merely as con- j
quered territories. The Legislative, Executive,!
and J udieial DepartmentsoftlicGovemment.have i
however, with great distinctness and uniform t
consistency, refused to sanction an assumption so ;
incompatible with the nature of our republican i
system, and with the professed objects of the j
war. Throughout the recent legislation ot Con- j
gress, the undeniable tact makes itself apparent.
That these ten political communities are nothing \
less than Stall’s of this Union. At the very com
mencement of the reliellion, each House declar
ed, with a unanimity as remarkable as it wassig-
uiticant, that the war not” waged, upon our part,
m any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose
of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or estab
lished institutions of those States, but to defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution
a ia ail laws made in pursuance thereof, and to
preserve the Union with all the dignity, equalitv,
and rights of the several States unimpaired; arid
that as soon as these objects ” were “ accomplish
ed, the war ought to cease.” In some instances,
Senators were permitted to continue their legis
lative functions, while in other instances Repre
sentatives were elected and admitted to seats af
ter their States had formally declared their right
to withdraw from the Union, and were endeavor-
tng to maintain that right by force of arms. All
of flic States, whose people were in insurrection,
as States, were included in the apportionment of
the direct tax of twenty millions of dollars an
nually laid upon the L nited States by act ap
proved 5th August, 1861. Congress, by the act
of March 4, 1862, and by the apportionment of
representation thereunder, also recognized their
presence as States in the Union; and thev have,
for judicial purposes, been divided into districts’
as States alone can be divided. The same
recognition appears in the recent legislation in
relerence to Tennessee, which evidently rests
upon the fact that the functions of the State were
not destroyed-by the rebellion, but merely' sus
pended; and that principle is of course applica
ble to those States winch, like Tennessee, attempt
ed to renounce their places in the Union.
t The action of the Executive Department of the
Government upon this subject has been cquallv
definite and uniform, and the purpose of the
war was specifically stated in the Procla
mation issued by my predecessor on the 22d
day of September, 1862. It was then solemn
ly proclaimed and declared that “ hereafter, as
heretofore, the war will lie prosecuted for the ob
ject of practically restoring the constitutional
relation between the United Slates and each of
the States and the people thereof, in which States
that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed.”
The recognition of the States by the Judicial
Department of the Government has also been
clear and conclusive in all proceedings affecting
them as States, had in the Supreme, Circuit, and
District Courts.
In the admission of Senators and Representa
tives from any and all of the States, there can be
no just ground of apprehension that persons
who are disloyal will be clothed with the pow
ers of legislation; for this could not happen
when the Constitution and the laws are enforced
by a vigilant and faithful Congress. Each House
is made the “judge of the elections, returns, aud
qualifications of its own members;” and may,
“ with the concurience of two-thirds, expel a
member.” When a Senator or Representative
presents his certificate of election, he may at
once be admitted or rejected; or, should there be
any question as to his eligibility, hi« credentials
may lie referred for investigation to the appropri
ate committee. If admitted to a seat, it must be
upon evidence satisfactory to the House of which
he tints becomes a member, that he possesses the
requisite constitutional and legal qualifications.
If refused admission as a member for want of
due allegiance to the Government, and returned
to his constituents, they are admonished that
none but persons loyal to the United States will
be allowed a voice in the Legislative Councils of
the Nation, aud the political power aud moral
influence of Congress are thus effectively exerted
in the interests of loyalty to the Government and
fidelity to the Union. Upon this questiou,so vi
tally affecting the restoration of the Union and
the permanency ot our present form of govern
ment, my convictions, heretofore expressed, have
undergone no change; but, on the contrary,
their correctness has been confirmed by reflec
tion and time. If the admission of loyal mem
bers to seats in the respective Houses ot Congress
was wise and expedient a year ago, it is no less
wise and expedient now. If this anomalous con
dition is right now—if, in the exact condition of
these States at the present time, it is lawful to
exclude them from representation, I do not see
that the question will be changed by the efflux
ot tiule. Ten years hence, if these States re
main as tliej' are, the right ot representation will
lie no stronger—the right of exclusion will be no
weaker.
The Constitution of the United States makes
it the duty ot the President to recommend to the
consideration of Congress “ such measures as he
shall judge necessary or expedient.” I know of
no measure more imperatively demanded by ev
ery consideration ot national interest, sound po
licy, and equal justice, than the admission of
loyal members from the now unrepresented
States. This would consummate the work of
restoration, and exert a most salutary influence
in the re-establishment of peace, harmony, and
fraternal feeling. It would tend greatly to renew
the confidence of the American people in the
vigor and stability of their institutions. It would
bind us more closely together as a nation, and
enable us to show to the world the inherent and
recuperative power ot a government founded
upon the will of the people, and established upon
the principles of liberty, justice, and intelligence.
Our increased strength and enhanced prosperity
would irrefragably demonstrate the fallacy of the
arguments against free institutions 'drawn from
our recent national disorders by the enemies of
republican government. The admission of loyal
members from the States now excluded from
Congress, by allaying doubt and apprehension,
would turn capital, now awaiting an opportunity
lor investment, into the channels of trade and
industry. It would alleviate the present troubled
condition of those States, and, by inducing emi
gration, aid in the settlement of fertile regions
now uncultivated, and lead to an increased pro
duction of those staples which have added so
greatly to the wealth of the nation and the com
merce' of the world. New fields of enterprise
would be opened to our progressive people, and
soou the devastations of war would be repaired,
and all traces of our domestic differences effaced
from the minds of our countrymen.
In our efforts to preserve “the unity ot Gov
ernment which constitutes us one people,” by
restoring the States to the condition which they
held prior to the rebellion, we should be cautious,
lest, having rescued our nation from perils of
threatened disintegsation, we resort to consolida
tion, and in the end absolute despotism, as a re
medy for the recurrence of similar troubles. The
war having terminated, and with it all occasion
lor the exercise of powers of doubtful constitu
tionality, we should hasten to bring legislation
within the boundaries prescribed by the Consti
tution, aud to return to the ancient landmarks
established by our fathers for the guidance of
succeeding generations. “The Constitution which
at any time exists, until changed by an explicit
and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly
obligatory upon all.” “If, in the opinion of the
people, the distribution or modification of the
constitutional powers lie,in any particular, wrong,
let it he corrected by an amendment in the way
in which the Constitution designates. But let
there be no change by usurpation ; for” “it is the
customary weapon by which free Governments
are destroyed.” Washington spoke these words
to his countrymen, when, followed by their love
and gratitude, he voluntarily retired from the
cares of public life. “To keep in all things with
in the pale of our constitutional powers, and
cherish the Federal Union as the only rock of
safety,” were prescribed by Jefferson as rules of
aetiou to endear to his “countrymen the true
principles of their Constitution, aud promote a
union ot sentiment and action equally auspici
ous to their happiness and safety.” Jackson held
that the action of the General Government
should always be strictly confined to the sphere
of its appropriate duties', aud justly and forcibly
timed that our Government is not to be maintain
ed^ nor our Union preserved, “bv invasions of the
ritfhts and powers of the several States. In thus
attempting to make our General Government
strong, we make it weak. Its true strength con
sists in leaving individuals and States as much
as possible to "themselves; in making itself felt,
not in its power, but in its beneficence; not in
its control, but in its protection; not in binding
the States mors closely to the center, but leaving
each to move unobstructed in its proper constitu
tional orbit.” These are the teachings of men
whose deeds and services have made them illus
trious, and who, long since withdrawn from the
scenes of life, have left to their country the rich
legacy of their example, their wisdom, and their
patriotism. Drawing fresh inspiration from their
lessons, let us emulate them in love of country
and respect for the Constitution and the laws.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
affords much information respecting the revenue
and commerce of the country. His views upon
currency, and with reference to a proper adjust
ment ot our revenue system, internal as well as
impost, are commended to the careful consider
ation of Congress. In my last annual message
I expressed my general views upon these sub
jects. 1 need now only call attention to the
necessity of earn ing into every department of
the Government a system of rigid accountabili
ty. thorough retrenchment, and wise economy.
With no exceptional nor unusual expenditures,
the oppressive burdens ot taxation can be less
ened by such a modification of our revenue laws
its will'be consistent with the public faith, and
the legitimate and necessary wants of the Gov
ernment.
The report presents a much more satisfactory
condition of our finances than oue year ago die
most sanguine could have anticipated. During
the fiscal year ending the 80th June, 1865, the
last year of the war, the public debt was increas
ed $941,9085637, and on the 31st of October,
1865, it amounted to $2,740,854,750. On the
31st day of October, 1806, it had been reduced
to $2,551,810,006, the diminution, during a pe
riod of fourteen months, commencing September
1, I860, and ending October 31,1866, having
been $206,379,565. In the last annual report on
the state of the finances, it was estimated that
during the three quarters of the fiscal year end
ing the 30th of June last, the debt would be in
creased $112,194,947. During that period, how
ever, it was reduced $31,196,387, the receipts of
I the year having been $89,905,905 more, and the
| expenditures $200,529,235 less than the esti- j
I mates. Nothing could more clearly indicate 1
than these statements the extent and availability
of the national resources, and the rapidity and
safety with which, under our form of govern
ment, great military and naval establishments
can be disbanded, and expenses reduced from a
war to peace footing.
During the fiscal year ending the 30th of June,
1866, the receipts were $558,032,620, and the ex
penditures $-520,750,940, leaving an available sur
plus of $37,281,680. It is estimated that the re
ceipts for the fiscal year ending the 30th of June,
1867, will be $475,061,386. and that the expendi
tures will reach the sum of $316,428,078, leaving
in the Treasury a surplus of $158,633,308. For
the fiscal year ending June 30,1S08, it is estima
ted that the receipts will amount to $436,000,000,
and that the expenditures will be $350,247,641—
showing an excess of $85,752,359 in favor of the
Government. These estimated receipts may be
diminished by a reduction of excise and import
duties; but after all necessary reductions shall
have been made, the revenue of the present and
of the following years will doubtless he sufficient
to cover all legitimate charges upon the Treas
ury', and leavtT a large annual surplus to be ap
plied to the payment of the principal of the debt.
There seems now to he no good reason why
taxes may not lie reduced as the country ad
vances in population and wealth, and yet the
debt he extinguished withiu the next quarter of a
century.
The report of the Secretary' of War furnishes
valuable and important information in reference
to the operation of his Department during the
past year. Few volunteers now remain in liie
service, and they are being discharged as rapidly
as they can be replaced by regular troo|>s. The
army has been promptly paid, carefully provided
with medical treatment, well sheltered and sub
sisted, and is to lie furnished with breech-loading
small arms. The military strength of the nation
has been unimpaired by the discharge of volun
teers, the disposition of unserviceable or perisha
ble stores, and the retrenchment of expenditure.
Sufficient war material to meet any emergency
has been retained, and, from tlie disbanded vol
unteers standing ready to respond to the national
call, large armies can be rapidly organized,'
equipped, and concentrated. Fortifications ou
the coast and frontier have received, or are bein
prepared for more powerful armaments; lake
surveys, and harbor and river improvements, are
in course of energetic prosecution. Preparations
have been made for the payment of the addi
tional bounties authorized during the recent ses
sion of Congress, and under such regulations as
will protect the Government from fraud, and Be
cure to the honorably' discharged soldier die
well earned reward of his faithfulness and gal
lantly. More than six thousand maimed soldiers
have received artificial limbs, or oilier surgical
apparatus; and forty-one national cemeteris,con
taining the remains of 104,526 Union soldiers,
have already been established. The total esti
mate of military appropriations is $25,205,669.
It is stated in the report of the Secretary of the
Navy that the naval foree at this time consists
of two hundred and seventy-eight vessels, tinned
with two thousand three hundred aud fifty-one
guns. Of these, oue hundred and fifteen vessels,
carrying one thousand and twenty-nine guns,
are in commission, distributed chiefly' among
seven squadrons. The number of men in the
service is thirteen thousand six hundred. Great,
activity and vigilance have been displayed by till
the squadrons, and their movements have been
judiciously and efficiently arranged iu such man
ner as would best promote American commerce,
and protect the rights and interests of our coun
trymen abroad. The vessels unemployed are
undergoing repairs, or are laid up until their
services may be required. Most of the iron-clad
fleet is at League Island, in the vicinity of Phila
delphia, a place which, until decisive action
should be taken by' Congress, was selected by'
the Secretary'of the Navy as the most eligible
location for that class of vessels. It is impor
tant that a suitable public station should be pro
vided for the iron-clad fleet. It is intended that
these vessels shall be in proper condition for any
emergency, and it is desirable that the bill ac
cepting League Island for naval purposes, which
passed the House of Representatives at its last
session, should receive final action at an early pe
riod, in order that there may be a suitable public
station for this class ot vessels, as well as a navy-
yard of area sufficient for the wants of the ser
vice on the Delaware river. The Naval Pension
fund Amounts to $11,750,000, having been in
creased $2,750,000 during the y r ear. The expen
ditures of the Department for the fiscal y'ear
ending 30tli June last, were $43,324,526, and the
estimates for the coming y'ear amount to $23,-
568,436. Attention is invited to the condition
of our seamen, and the importance of legislative
measures lor their relief and improvement. The
suggestions in behalf ot this deserving class of
our fellow-citizens are earnestly recommended
to the favorable attention of Congress.
The report of the Postmaster General presents
a most satisfactory condition of th© postal ser
vice, and submits recommendations which de
serve the consideration ot Congress. The reve
nues of the department for the year ending June
30,1866, were $14,386,986, and the expenditures
$15,352,079, showing an excess of the latter of
$965,093. In anticipation of this deficiency,
however, a special appropriation was made by
Congress in the act approved July 28,1866. In
cluding the standing appropriation of $700,000
for free mail matter, as a legitimate portion of
the revenues yet remaining unexpended, the ac
tual deficiency for the past year is only $265,093
—a sum within $51,141 of the amount estimated
in the annual report of 1864. The decrease ot
revenue compared with the previous year was
one and one-fifth per cent., and the increase ot
expenditures, owing principally to the enlarge
ment of the mail service in ftte South, was twelve
per cent. On the 30tli of June last, there were
in operation six I housand nine hundred and thirty
mail routes, with an aggregate length of one
hundred and eighty thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one miles, an aggregate annual transpor
tation ot seventy'-one million eight hundred and
thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and fourteen
miles, and an aggregate annual cost, including
all expenditures, of $8,410,184. The length of
railroad routes is thirty-two thousand aud ninety
two miles, and the annual transportation thirty
million six hundred and nine thousand four hun
dred and sixtv-seven miles. The length of steam
boat routes is' fourteen thousand three hundred
and forty-six miles, aud the annnal transporta
tion three million four hundred and eleven thou
sand nine hundred and sixtv-two miles. The
mail service is rapidly increasing throughout the
whole country', and its steady extension, in the
Southern States indicates their constantly im
proving condition. The growing importance of
the foreign service also merits attention. The
Post Office Department of Great Britain and our
own have agreed upon a preliminary basis for a
new Postal Convention, which it is believed will
prove eminently beneficial to the commercial in
terests of the United States, inasmuch as it con
templates a reduction of the international letter
postage to oue-lialf the existing rates; a reduc
tion of postage with all other countries to and
from which correspondence is transmitted in the
British mail, or in closed mails through the Uni
ted Kingdom; the establishment of uniform aud
reasonable charges for the sea and territorial
transit of correspondence in closed mails; and
an allowance to each Post Office Department of
the right to use all mail communications estab
lished uuder the authority of the other for the
dispatch ot correspondence, cither in open or
closed mails, on the same terms as those applica
ble to the inhabitants of the country providing
the means of transmission.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior ex
hibits the condition of those branches of the pub
lic service which are committed to his supervi
sion. During the last fiscal year, four million
six hundred and twenty-nine thousand three hun
dred and twelve acres of public land were dis.
posed of, one million eight hundred and ninety-
two thousand five hundred aud sixtq»:n acres of
which were entered UDder the homestead act.—
The policy originally adopted relative to the pub
lic lands has undergone essential modifications.
Immediate revenue, and not our rapid settle
ment, was the cardinal feature of their land sys
tem. Long experience and earnest discussion
have resulted in the conviction that the early de
velopment of our agricultural resources, and the
diffusion of an energetic population over our vast
territory, are objects of far greater importance to
the national growth and prosperity than the pro
ceeds of the sale of the land to the highest bid
der in open market The pre-emption laws con
fer upon the pioneer who complies with the terms
they impose the privilege of purchasing a limit
ed portion of “unoffered lands” at the minimum
price. The homestead enactments relieve the
settler from the payment of purchase money, and
secure him a permanent home, upon the condi
tion of residence for a term ot years. This lib
eral policy invites emigration from the old, and
from the more crowded portions of the new world.
Its propitious results are undoubted, and will be
more signally' manifested when time shall have
given to it a wider development.
Congress has made liberal grants of public land
to corporations, in aid of the construction of rail
roads and other internal improvements. Should
this policy hereafter prevail, more stringent pro
visions will be required to secure a faithful ap
plication of the fund. The title to the lands
should not pass, by patent or otherwise, but re
main in the Government and subject to its con
trol until some portion ot the road has been ac
tually built. Portions of them might then, from
time to time, be conveyed to the corporation, but
never in a srreater ratio to the whole quantity em
braced bv'the grant than the completed parts
bear to the entire length of the projected im
provement. This restriction would not operate
to the prejudice of any undertaking conceived in
good faith and executed with reasonable energy,
as it is the settled practice to withdraw from mar
ket the lands foiling within the operation of such
grants, and thus to exclude the inception of a sub
sequent adverse right. A breach of the condi
tions which Congress may deem proper to im
pose should work a forfeiture of claim to the
lands so withdrawn but unconveyed, and of title
to the lands conveyed which remain unsold.
Operations on the several lines of the Pacific
Railroad have been prosecuted with unexampled
vigor and success. Should no unforeseen causes
of delay occur, it is confidently anticipated that
this great thoroughfare will be completed before
the expiration of the period designated by Con
gress.
During last fiscal year the amount paid to pen
sioners, including the expenses of disbursement,
was thirteeu million four hundred and fifty-nine
thousand nine hundred and niuety-six dollars;
and fifty thousand one hundred and seventy-
seven names were added to the pension rolls.—
The entire number of pensioners, June 30,1866,
was one hundred and twenty-sLx thousand seven
hundred and twenty-two. This fact furnishes
melancholy' and striking proof of the sacrifices
made to vindicate the constitutional authority of
the Federal Government, and to maintain invio
late the integrity of the Union. They impose
upon us corresponding obligations. It is esti
mated that thirty-three million dollars will be
required to meet the exigencies of this branch of
the service during the next fiscal year.
Treaties have been concluded with the In
dians, who, enticed into armed opposition to our
Government at the outbreak of the rebellion,
have unconditionally submitted to our authority,
ami manifested an earnest desire for a renewal of
friendly relations.
During the vear ending September 30,1866,
eight thousand seven hundred and sixteen pa
ten ts for useful inventions and designs were is
sued, and at that date the balance in the Treasu
ry to the credit of the patent fund was two hun-
dred and twenty-eight thousand two hundred
and ninety-seven dollars
As a subject upon which depends an immense
amount of the production and commerce of the
country, I recommend to Congress such legisla
tion as may be necessary for the preservation of
the levees of the Mississippi river. It is a mat
ter of uational importance that early' steps
should be taken not only to add to the efficiency
of these barriers against destructive inundations,
but for the removal of all obstructions to the free
and safe navigation of that great channel of
trade aud commerce.
The District of Columbia, under existing laws,
is not entitled to that representation in the Na
tional Councils which, from our earliest history,
has been uniformly accorded to each Territory
established from time to time within onr limits.
It maintains peculiar relations to Congress, to
whom the Constitution has granted the power of
exercising exclusive legislation over the seat of
government Our fellow-citizens residing in the
District, whose interests are thus confided to the
special guardianship of Congress, exceed in num
ber the population of several ot our Territories,
and no just reason is perceived why a delegate
ot their choice should not be admitted to a seat
in the House of Representatives. No mode seems
so appropriate and effectual of enabling them to
make known their peculiar condition and wants,
and of securing the local legislation adapted to
them. I therefore recommend the passage of a
law authorizing the electors of the District of
Columbia to choose a delegate, to be allowed the
same rights and privileges as a delegate repre
senting a Territory'. The increasing enterprise
and rapid progress ot improvement in the Dis
trict are Highly gratifying, and I trust that the
efforts of the municipal authorities to promote
the prosperity of the national metropolis will re
ceive the efficient and generous co-operation of
Congress.
The report of the Commissioner of Agricul
ture reviews the operations of his Department
during the past year, and asks the aid of Con
gress in its efforts to encourage those States
which, scourge 1 by war, are now earnestly en
gaged in the reorganization of domestic industry.
It is a subject of congratulation that no foreign
combinations against our domestic peace and
safety, or our legitimate influence among the na
tions, have been formed or attempted. While
sentiments of reconciliation, loyalty, and patriot
ism have increased at home, a more just consid
eration of our national character and rights has
been manifested by foreign nations.
The entire success of the Atlantic Telegraph
between the coast of Ireland and Newfoundland,
is an achievement which has been justly celebra
ted in both hemispheres as the opening of an
era in the progress ©f civilization. There is rea
son to expect that equal success will attend, and
even greater results follow, the enterprise for con
necting the two continents through the Pacific
ocean by the projected line of telegraph between
Kamschatka and the Russian possessions in
America.
The resolution of Congress protesting against
pardons by foreign Governments of persons con
victed of infamous offenses, on condition of emi
gration to our countiy, has been communicated
to the States with which we maintain intercourse,
and the practice, so justly the subject of com
plaint on our part, has not been renewed.
The congratulations of Congress to the Em
peror of Russia, upon his escape from attempted
assassination, have been presented to that hu
mane and enlightened ruler, and received by him
with expressions of grateful appreciation.
The Executive, warned of an attempt by Span-
ish-American adventurers to induce the emigra
tion of freedmen of the United States to a for
eign country, protested against the project as
one which, if consummated, would reduce them
to a bondage even more oppressive than that from
which they have just been relieved. Assurance
lias been received from the Government of the
State in which the plan was matured, that the
proceeding will tm’et neither its encouragement
nor approval. It is a question worthy' of your
consideration, whether our laws upon this sub-
lect are adequate to the prevention or punish
ment of the crime thus meditated.
In the month of April last, as Congress is
aware, a friendly arrangement was made be
tween the Emperor of France aud the President
of the United States for the withdrawal from
Mexico ot the French expeditionary military’
forces. This withdrawal was to be effected in
three detachments, the first of which, it was un
derstood, would leave Mexico in November, now
past, the second in March next, and the third
and last iu November, 1867. Immediately upon
the completion of the evacuation, the French
Government was to assume the same attitude of
nou-intervention, in regard to Mexico, as is held
by the Government of the United States. Re
peated assurances have been given by the Em
peror, since that agreement, that he would com
plete the promised evacuation within the period
mentioned, or sooner.
It was reasonably' expected that the proceed
ings thus contemplated would produce a crisis of
great political interest in the Republic of Mexi
co. The newly appointed Minister of the United
States, Mr. Campbell, was therefore seut forward,
on the 9th day of November last, to assume his
proper functions as Ministet Plenipotentiary of
the United States to that Republic. It was also
thought expedient that he should he attended in
the vicinity of Mexico by the Lieutenant General
of the Army of the United States, with the view
of obtaining sucli information as might be im
portant to determine the course to be pm sued
by the United States in re-establishing and main-
ing necessary' and proper intercourse with the
Republic of Mexico. Deeply interested in the
cause of liberty and humanity', it seemed an ob
vious duty on our part to exercise whatever in
fluence we possessed for the restoration and per
manent establishment in that country of a do
mestic and republican form of government.
Such was the condition of affairs in regard to
Mexico, when, on the 22d of November last, offi
cial information was received from Paris that
the Emperor of France bad some time before
decided not to withdraw a detachment of his
forces in the month of November past, accord
ing to engagement, but that decision was made
with the purpose of withdrawing the whole of
those forces in the ensuing spring. Of this de
termination, however, the United States had not
received any notice or intimation; and, so soon
as the information was received by the Govern
ment, care was taken to make known its dissent
to the Emperor of France,
I cannot forego the hope that France will re-
considei the subject, and adopt some resolution
in regard to the evacuation of Mexico which
will conform as nearly as practicable with the
existing engagement, and thus meet the just ex
pectations of the United States. The papers re
lating to the subject will be laid before you. It
is believed that, with the evacuation of Mexico
by the expeditionary forces, no subject for seri
ous differences between France and the United
States would remain. The expressions of the
Emperor and the people of France warrant a'
hope that the traditionary friendship between
the two countries might in that case be renewed
and permanently restored.
A claim of a citizen of the United States for
indemnity for spoliations committed on the high
seas by the French authorities, in the exercise of
a belligerent power against Mexico, has been
met by the Government of France with a pro
position to defer settlement until a mutual con
vention for the adjustment of all claims of citi
zens and subjects of both countries, arising out
of the recent wars on this Continent, shall be
agreed upon by the two countries. The sugges
tion is not deemed unreasonable, but it belongs
to Congress to direct the manner in which claims
for indemnity by foreigners, as well as by citizens
of the United States, arising out of the late civil
war, shall be adjudicated'’and determined. I
have no doubt that the subject of all such claims
will engage your attention at a convenient and
proper time.
It is a matter of regret that no considerable
advance has been made towards an adjustment
of the differences between the United States and
Great Britain, arising out of the depredations
upon onr national commerce and other trespas
ses committed during onr civil war by British
subjects, in violation of international law and
treaty obligations. The delay, however, may be j
believed to have resulted in no small degree from
the domestic situation of Great Britain. An
entire change of ministry occurred in that conn
try during the last session of Parliament. The
attention of the new ministry was called to the
subject at an early day, and there is some reason
to expect that it will now be considered in a be
coming and friendly spirit. The importance of
an early disposition of the question cannot be
-exaggerated. Whatever might be the wishes of
the two Governments, it is manifest that good
will and friendship between the two countries
cannot be established until a reciprocity, in the
practice of good-faith and neutrality,'shall be
restored between the respective nations.
On the 6th of June last, in violation of our
neutrality laws, a military expedition and enter
prise against the British North American Colo
nies was projected and attempted to be carried
on within the territory and jurisdiction of the
United States. In obedience to the obligation
imposed upon the Executive by the Constitution
to see that the laws are faithfully executed, al
citizens were warned, by proclamation, against
hiking part in or aiding such unlawful proceed
ings, aud the proper civil, military, aud naval
officers were directed to take all necessary mea
sures for the enforcement of the laws. The ex
pedition failed, but it has not been without its
painful consequences. Some of our citizens
who, it was alleged, were engaged in the expe
dition, were captured, and have been brought to
trial, as for a capital offense, in the Province of
Canada. Judgment and sentence of death have
been pronounced against some, while others
have been acquitted. Fully believing in the
maxim of government, that severity of civil pun
isbmeut for misguided persons who have en
gaged in revolutionary attempts which have dis
astrously failed, is unwise, such representations
have been made to the British Government, in
behalf of the convicted persons, as, being sus
tained by an enlightened and humane judgment,
will, it is hoped, induce in their cases an exer
cise of clemency', and a judicious amnesty to all
who were engaged in the movement. Counsel
has been employed by the Government to defend
citizens of the United States on trial for capital
offenses in Canada; and a discontinuance of the
prosecutions which were instituted in the courts
of the United States against those who took part
in the expedition, has been directed.
I have regarded the expedition as not only po
litical in its nature, but also in a great measure
foreign from the United States "in its causes,
character, and objects. The attempt was under
stood to be made in sympathy with an insurgent
party in Ireland, and, by striking a British
Province on this Continent, was designed to aid
in obtaining redress for polit ical grievances which
it was assumed the people of Ireland had suf
fered at the hands of the British Government
during a period of several centuries. The per
sons engaged in it were chiefly natives of that
country, some of whom had, while others had
not, become citizens of the United States under
onr general laws of naturalization. Complaints
of misgovemment in Ireland continually engage
the attention of the British nation, and so great
an agitation is now prevailing in Ireland that
the British Government have deemed it necessa
ry to suspend the writ of habeas• corpus in that
country. These circumstances must necessarily
modify the opinion which we might otherwise
have entertained in regard to an expedition ex
pressly prohibited by our neutrality laws. So
long as those laws remain upon onr statute-
books, they should be faithfully executed, and if
they operate harshly, unjustly, or oppressively,
Congress alone can apply' the remedy, by their
modification or repeal.
Political and commercial interests of the
United States are not unlikely to be affected in
some degree by events which are transpiring in
the eastern regions of Eurone, and the time
seems to have come when our Government ought
to have a proper diplomatic representation in
Greece. •»
This Government has claimed for all persons
not convicted, or accused, or suspected of crime,
an absolute political right of self-expatriation,
and a choice of new national allegiance. Most
of the European States have dissented from this
principle, and have claimed a right to hold such
of their subjects as have immigrated to and been
naturalized in the United States, and afterwards
returned on transient visits to their native coun
tries, to the performance of military service in
like manner as resident subjects. Complaints
arising from the claim in this respect made by
foreign States, have heretofore been matters of
controversy between the United States and some
of the European Powers, and the irritation cen-
sequent upon the failure to settle this question
increased during the war in which Prussia, Italy,
and Austria were recently engaged. While
Great Britain has never acknowledged the right
of expatriation, she has not practically insisted
upon it. France has been equally forbearing;
and Prussia has proposed a compromise, which,
although evincing increased liberality, has not
been accepted by the United States. Peace is
prevailing everywhere in Europe, and the pre
sent seems to be a favorable time for an assertion
by Congress of the principle, so long maintained
by the Executive Department, that naturalization
by one State fully exempts the native bom sub
ject of any other State from the performance of
military service under any foreign Government,
so long as he does not voluntarily renounce its
rights and benefits.
In the performance of a duty imposed upon
me by the Constitution, I have thus submitted to
the representatives of the States and of the peo
ple such information of our domestic and foreign
affairs as the public interests seem to require.—
Our Government is now undergoing its most
trying ordeal, and my earnest prayer is, that the
peril may be successfully- and finally passed,
without impairing its original strength and sym
metry. The interests of the nation are best to
be promoted l*y the revival of fraternal relations,
the complete obliteration of our past differences,
and the re-inauguration of all the pursuits of
peace. Directing our efforts to the early accom
plishment of these great ends, let us endeavor to
preserve harmony between the co-ordinate De
partments of the Government, that each in its
proper sphere may cordially co-operate with the
other in securing the maintenance of the Consti
tution, the preservation of the Union, and the
perpetuity' of our free institutions.
Andrew Johnson.
Washington, December 3,18JS6.
Will they Insist?—The New York World
expresses the opinion that the radicals will back
down from the Constitutional Amendment. It
vs:
No intelligent Republican, any more than any
intelligent Democrat, supposes it will ever be a
part of the Constitution. Congress will have
been in session a month before most ot the Le
gislatures meet; and before they can act on it, it
is probable that some substitute will be broached
which will supercede it, and set it aside. We shall
not be surprised even if Massachusetts shall fail
to ratify it. The plea will be, that Massachusetts
can consent to nothing short of negro suffrage.
If two or three Radical States lead off in reject
ing it on this ground, it may turn out, before win
ter ends, that instead of three-fourths of the States
its favor, three-fourths of the States are
against if. We expect to see the Republican
leaders scouting it as a mode of settlement be
fore Congress has been two weeks in session. It
is certain, from recent indications, that the Re
publicans are thoroughly dissatisfied with their
position, and. are seeking pretexts to escape
from it.
Useful Information.—The Sumter Republi
can has been furnished with a list of the names
of the gallant Georgians who fell at the battles
of Spottsylvania Courthouse and the Wilderness,
and also information of the places of interment.
We give the list below:
H. Blount, 17th regL ; Beman, co. D, 17th regt.;
Lt. P. Postie, 20th regt.; J. B. Hopkins, co. C,
2d regL ; R. M. Nelms, co. C, 2d regt.; J. W.
Talley, co. H, 2d regt.; Sgt. R. A. Hawkins, co.
D, 2d regt.; Robert Bey, co. A, 2d regt.; George
Algood, co. C, 15th regt.; W. W. Fortson, co. I,
loth ; J. F. Walters, co. H, 15th: G. Harman, co.
G, 15th; Joe Weight, co. E, 15th; Lt. T. T. Fe-
gal, co. E, loth ; P. F. Cheek, co. K, lath; Whit.
Ober, co. H. 15th; A. D. Hebnee, co. B, 15th;
Capt. J. M. Pickett, co. 1,17th; Sgt J. B. Green,
co. C, 17th ; J. B. Calloway, co. K,17th; C. Wat
son, co. D, 17th, died 27th May.
Another Important Decision.—Judge
Price, of the 13tli Judicial Circuit of Missouri,
has decided that judgments rendered upon or
ders of publication merely, without any proceed
ing against a specific subject matter, as for in
stance, by attachment, or ro foreclose a mortgage,
<fcc., &c., were absolutely void, and of no bind
ing force or validity whatever. The Springfield
Patriot says if this decision be sustained, “at
least one-fourth of the titles to land in this part
of the State, and acquired since the outbreak of
the rebellion, under judicial sales, based on judg
ments obtained on orders of pnblication alorie
will be perfectly worthless.”
Sharp.—An amusing story is told of a cun
ning exhibitor at a recent agricultural fair in Con
necticut, who divided a bushel of peaches and
entered one-balf in his own name lor competi
tion, and the other half in the name of an in
fluential man in a neighboring town. The big
man got the prize, and the other contribution,
although off the same tree, was not mentioned.
Personal.—General Joseph E. Johnston was
at Macon last Saturday.
COMMERCIAL.
ATLANTA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Tuesday, Dec. 4.—We report a decline in some arti
cles since last week. Business opened yesterday morning
with its usual activity, which, we may remark, is never
great on Mondays. The market, we believe, is well sup
plied with all the leading articles of commerce, and our
dealers are offering greater iudacemeuts to the country
trade than ever before. Onr figures below will bo found
as nearly correct as we can make them.
Axes.—S. V. Collins—® dozen $23 00 © 34 00
Teneyck’sand Blodgett's, ® dozen.. 19 00 (cl 20 00
Bacon.—Shonlders, ® ft It 66 IS
Plain Western Hams, ® ft
Canvass Hams, ® ft
Clear Ribbed Sides, %! ft
Clear Sides, ® lb
Bagging.—Gunny, by the bale, ® yd..
Butter.—Goshen, $ ib ..
Country
Western
Beeswax.—® ft
Black Pepper.—® ft
Corn.—White, Western
Yellow or mixed, ® bushel
New Tennessee
Meal, ® bushel
Oats
Cheese,—Hamburg, %) lb
New York State.'
English Dairy
Crackers.—¥ ft
Cigars.—Imported, ® 1,000 S5 00
Medium 50 00
Common 20 00
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Cheroots
Candy.—Fancy, assorted, $1 lb
Stick Candy,' ® ib
Candles.—Adamantine, ® lb
Sperm. ® lb
Star, ® ft
Stearine, ® lb
Coffee.—Java, ® ib
Rio, ® tb
Factory Goods.—Cotton Thread
Osnabnrgs
Brown Shirtings, fl yard
Brown Sheetings, $1 yard
Feathers—® ib
Flannels.—Red, ® yard
white, ® yard
Flour.—Fancy, ® bbl., white wheat..
Extra Family, ft bbl
Extra, ® bbl
©150 00
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Superfine, ® bbl 12 50
Glass.—S by 10, ® box
10 by 12, ® box
12 by 16, ^ box
Gunpowder.—ip keg. Rifle
Dupont’s, blasting ® keg
Hay,—Kentucky Timothy. ® ft...
Herrings.—Smoked, ft box
Hides.—Dry, ® ft T
Hoes.—Winsted Hoe Co., ft doz. .
Hoop Skirts—$ doz
Iron.—® lb
Lard—In barrels aud kegs
Lead.—fl Ib
Leather,—Sole, ® lb
Upper, ® Ib
French Kip Skins
Harness, ® lb
Lie [uors.—French Brandy, ft galloi
IJoiuestic Brandy, ft gallon
Holland Gin, $1 gallon
Domestic Gin, $ gallon
Jamaica Rnm, fl gallon
New England Rum, ip gallon
Com Whisky, ft gallon
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22 @
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16 00 © 17 00
14 00 © 15 00
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23
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32
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28
29
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1 50
1 00
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Champagne, ft case
Old Rye Whisky
Lumber.—ft 1,000 feet, green
Kiln dried
Laths.—f* 1,000, sawed
Mackerel.—fl kit
.... 9 50
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9 75
.... 9 50
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25 00 © 26 00
Hails.—id to 20d,
3d $ keg
Pickles.—Gallon jars, ft doz
Half gallon jars, fl doz
Quarts, ft doz
Pints, fl doz
Prints— $ yard
Pea Nuts— ® bushel
Bye. ® bushel
Raisins.—Whole boxes, 25 lbs
Halves, 12# lbs
Quarters, 0# tbs
Rice.—$ lb
Rope.—Greeuleaf, and other standard
brands, machine made, ft lb
Handmade, fl lb
Shot.—i@ bag
Steel.—® »
Spool Thread.—ft dozen, Coate’s
Amory’s ft dozen
Silk finish, ® dozen
Salt.—Liverpool, ft sack
Smoking Tobacco.—® ft
Soap—Bar, Atlanta Manufactory, ® ft.
Colgates, ® ft
Starch.—® ft
Sardines.—# boxes, ® case
Sugar.—Brown, ® lb 14 @ 16
Clarified, A @ 20
B, ® lb 19j*
C, ® 1b © 18j*
Loaf and Crushed, ® ft 21 © 22
Syrup.—Cane, ft gallon 1 00 © 1 10
Sorghnm, ® gallon 60 @ 70
New Orleans, new crop, ® gallon. .. 1 00
Tallow—® ft 12 © 12#
Teas—Black, ® ft 1 25 © 1 50
Green, ®lb 150 @ 250
Young Hyson, ® tb 1 75 © 2 00
Tobacco.—Common, ®lb 35 @ 60
Medium, ® lb » 75 @100
Prime, ®ft 125 © 150
Twine—Kentucky Bagging, ® ft 33
Vegetables.—Potatoes, Irish,ftbnshel 1 00 © 1 25
Sweet Potatoes, ® bushel, 75 © 1 25
Onions, ® barrel @ 500
Vinegar.—Cider, ® gallon 50
White Wine 65 © 75
Varnish.—®gallon 5 50 © 800
Wrapping Paper.—® ream 1 25 © 5 00
FINANCIAL.
Exchange on New York.—Buying at # dieconnt;
selling at pur.
Gold.—Buying at 40 cents ; selling at 43 cents.
Silver.—Buying at 30 centB ; selling at 34 cents.
Gold Bullion.—Buying at $1.30 per pennyweight.
Gold Dust.—Buying at $1.20@$1.25 per pennyweight.
GEORGIA.
Buying. Buying.
Georgia R. R. & B. Co.. 97 Central R. R. Bank 97
Marine Bank of Ga 95 Bank of Middle Georgia 88
PROCLAMATION,
By His Excellency CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Governor of the State of Georgia.
Whereas, vacancies will occur during the year 1867, in
the following Jndicial Courts, by expiration of the terms
of the present incumbents, to-wit: In the office of Judge
of the Superior Courts of the Eastern, Middle, Southern,
Patauia, and Tallapoosa Circuits; and in the office of So
licitor-General of the Eastern, Northern, Southern, Oe-
mulgee, Flint, and Blue Ridge Circuits: Anil whereas,
within the past year, vacancies have occurred in other
Judicial Circuits, which have oeen tilled by executive ap
pointment, until an election could be held agreeable to
the Constitution and laws of the State, viz: Iu the office
of Judge of the Superior Courts of theOcmulgee, Macon,
Southwestern,Cherokee,Coweta,and Brunswick Circuits;
and in the office of Solicitor-General of the Macon. South
western, Patauia, and Coweta Circuits:
Now, in pursuance of law, I have thought proper to
issne this my Proclamation, hereby ordering and direct
ing that elections be held on Wednesday, the second day
of January next, at the several places of holding elections
in the counties embraced in said Judicial Circuits, for a
Judge of the Superior Court and Solicitor-General, as
herein before specified, to the end that said offices may
be filled according to law; and I further require a return
of said election to be made to the Executive Department
in the time prescribed by law.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State,
at the Capitol in Milledgevilio, on the 2Sth day of No
vember, 1866, and of American Independence the
ninety-first. CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Governor of Georgia.
By the Governor.
N. C. Barnett,
dec4—wtd Secretary of State.
FURNITURE EMPORIUM!
GEO. P. FRAZER,
Has on hand at his
Warerooms on Marietta St.,
A SPLENDIT) LOT OP
FUENITURE!
CHAMBER SETS,
PARLOB SETS,
COTTAGE FURNITURE,
ELEGANT FURNITURE,
WARDROBES,
BEDSTEADS,
TABLES,
CHAIRS,
MATTRASSES.
Hat Racks and Writing Desks,
Easy Ckalrs and Dining Tables,
Bureaus and Ofllce Chairs,
And Everything in the Furniture line !
oc28—d6tw3m
Bank of Fulton 40
Bank of Empire State.. 30
Augusta Ins. <fc B. Co... 8
City Bank of Augusta.. 30
Manufac’rs B’kot Macon 20
Northwestern Bank 2
Merchants’<fc Planters’. 10
Planters’ Bank 14
Bank of Columbus 25
ALABAMA.
Bank of Mobile 95 | Bank of Montgomery... 80
Eastern Bank of Ala 50] Central Bank 20
Bank of Selma 251 Northern Bank 50
Commercial Bank 20| Southern Bank 95
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Union Bank 64, People’s Bank
Bank of Athens 48
Bank of Augusta 48
Union Bank of Augusta 9
Augusta Savings Bank. 16
Timber Cutters’Bank.. 2
Bank of Savannah...... 50
Bank of the State 20
Bank of Commerce .... 9
Mechanics’ Bank 5
Bank of Chester
Bank of the State (old).
Bank of Charleston
Exchange Bank
Merchants’ (Chcraw)...
Bank of Georgetown...
Planters’ Bank
Planters’ <fc Mechanics’.
Bank of Newberry
Bank of Hamburg
Southwestern R.R.Bank
Farmers’ & Exchange..
Bank of Camden
Bank of S. C
State Bank
Commercial Bank.......
NORTH CAROLINA.
Bank of Cape Fear 251 All other N.C. from 80 to
Bank of Wilmington... 15| 85 per cent, discount.
Bank of the Staie 30|
But little doing in Tennessee and Virginia Bank Bills.
Errors of Youth.—A gentleman who suffered for
years from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all
the effects of yonthfnl indiscretion, will, for the sake of
suffering humanity, send free to ail who need it, the re
ceipt and directions for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the
advertiser’s experience, can do so by addressing in per
fect confidence JOHN B. OGDEN,
no’v28—w3m. No. 42 Cedar St., New York.
WANTED.
S ITUATIONS for 3867, by two Southern Ladies—both
competent to teach all the English branches, Music,
Drawing, Painting, &c.
Address
novltl—4tw
Good references given.
’TEACHER.”
Milledgeville, Ga.
MACHINERY FOR SALE.
O NE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, in good order, as a
Stationary Engine for Saw or Grist (Mill, or other
machinery; from 5U to 75 horse-power. It has two 14
inch cylinders, copper fines, iron smoke stack, and with
slight repairs can do work again as a Locomotive; price
$2,600—very cheap. Three cylinder boilers, each 34 feet
long, 30 inch diameter; price $1,250 for the three, or $500
each, if sold separate. Four Patent Burr Rock Portable
Mills, in good order, ready for use by attaching belts—
the best mill in nse for Corn or Wheat, requiring only
from three to four horse-power for each mill; price for
each, $200. The Irons lor a Circular Saw Mill of ap
proved patent; price $200.
The whole will be sold at above prices, for one-half
cash, and balance in six months, or will be exchanged
for either Lumber or Bricks, at market prices.
Apply to C. E. GRENVILLE,
nov-29—d9tw2t Gate City Mills.
Forsyth Deputy SherMT’s Sale.
W ILL be sold, on the first Tneeday in January next,
before the court house door in the town of Cam
ming. Ga., between the legal hoars of sale, two lots or
land, (numbers not known,) called the Thompson lot and 1
Lnckie Lee lot. in the 3d district and first section of For
syth county, Ga. Levied on as the propeaty of W. J.
Ta..lor, to satisfy two Justice Court ji. fas. of said
connty, one in favor of H. C. Wallis, and the other in fa
vor of Samuel Martin r*. said Taylor. Property pointed
ont by the plaintifi*, and levied on by M. w. Tinsly, L.
C., and returned to me. Also, at the same time and place,
will be sold, lot of land No. 248, in the 3d district and 1st
section of said connty. Levied on as the property of W.
J. Taylor, to satisfy two fl. fas., one from the Connty
Court of said county in favor of officers of conrt, and the
other from U. Mattbis, Tax Collector of said connty, in
fitvor of the State is. said Taylor, for tax of 1863. Pro
perty pointed ont by plaintiffs. Terms cash. November
30. 1<m. * JOHN SIMMS. Dep. Sheriff,
decs—td Printer's fee $2.50 per levy.
GEORGIA, Cobb County.
G REEN B. BENTLY and Jane Gresham having ap
plied to me for letters of administration on the es
tate of William Gresham, late of said county, deceased—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singu
lar. the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and
appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law.and
show cause, if any they have, why letters of administra
tion on the estate of said deceased should not be granted
to said applicants. At ltness my hand and official signa
ture, November 28, 1866.
JNO. G. CAMPBELL, Ordinary.
dec2—30d Printer’s lee $3
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
A GREEABLY to an order of t - e Court of Ordinary of
Campbell county, will be sold, on the first Tuesday
in January next, between the legal hours of sale, before
the court house door in the town of Campbellton, Ga..
to the highest bidder, all the notes, bonds, fl. fas., and
accounts belonging to the estate of Thomas A. Latham,
deceased, which, alter dne vigilance, remain uncollected,
and are considered doubtful, if not insolvent. December
1,1666- W. J. GARRETT, Administrator.
dec2 td Printer's fee $5
GEORGIA, Heard County.
F M. GLOVER applies to me for letters of adminis-
. tration on the estate of Mrs. Jnlia Glover, late of
said county, deceased—
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and sin
gular, the kindred and creditors of raid deceased, to be
and appear al my office, within the time prescribed by
law, and show cause, if any they can, why said letters
should not be granted. Given under my hand and offi
cial signature, November 28,1856.
W. H. C. PACE, Ordinary,
deci—30d Printer’s fee $3
SPECIAL BAILIFF’S SALE.
W ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in January next,
1867, before the court house door in the city of
Atlanta, Fulton county, Georgia, within the legal hours
of sale, the following property to-wit:
The interest of A. J. Haralson & Co. in the Livery
Stable situate on the corner of Broad street and an al
ley, known as the ’’Eclipse Livery Stable.” Levied on
by virtue of two distress warrants for r*nt, issued from
the Connty Court of Fulton connty, in favor of J. T.
Whitehead vs. AJ. Haralson & Co.—(the land excepted
whereon the staile stands.) Properly pointed out by
Plaintiff. This December let, 1866.
JO. S. SMITH, Special Baliff.
dec4—td Printers fee $2.50.
FULTON SHERIFF’S SALE.
W ILL be sold before the court house door in the City
of Atlanta, Fulton county Ga., on the first Tues
day in January next, between the legal hours of sale,
the following property, to-wit:
Lot of land 177, in the 14th district of originally Henry
now Fulton county, Wm. Elliott vs. M. L. Elliott, where,
on E. R. Elliott now lives. Levied on by &. K. Osbnm,
L. C., and turned over to me.
B. N. WILLIFORD, Sheriff.
dec2—td Printer’s fee, $2.50,
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
N OTICE is hereby given to all persons having demands
against Joseph B. Brantley, late of Fnlton co., de
ceased, to present them to me, properly made out, within
the time prescribed by law, so as to show their character
and amount; ana all persons indebted to said deceased
are hereby required to make immediate payment to Ihe
undersigned. December 1, 1866.
WILLIAM EZZARD, Administrator.
dec2—40d Printer’s fee $3
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
A ZARLAH MIMS, administrator of A. S. Robbins, de
ceased, represents to the conrt in his petition duly
filed and entered on record, that he has lully administer
ed A. S. Robbin’s estate—
This is, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons
concerned, to be and appear at my office, and show cause,
if any they have, why said admistrator should not be dis
missed from administration, on the first Monday in June
next, DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary.
dec5—lam6m Printer’s fee $4 50.
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, NOVEMBER 30, I860.
J T. ABERCROMBIE having applied for letters of
. guardianship of the persons and property of Cassa
Ann, Marion D., and Thomas Malinda, minors and or-
S hans, under fourteen years of age, of Thomas M. Lee,
eceascd— .
All persons concerned are hereby notified to file their
objections, if any they have, on or before the first Mon
day in January next, else letters will be granted said
applicant, as prayed for. Witness my band and official
signature. DANIEL PITtMAN, Ordinary.
dec5—30d Printer’s fee $3
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
M ARK L’ROBERTS having applied for letters of
guardianship of the person and property of Kate
Inline], minor and orphan of Phillip J. Immel, deceased,
under fourteen years of age—
All persons concerned are hereby notified to file tlieir
objections, if any they have, on or before the first Mon
day in January next, why letters should not be granted
said applicant, as prayed for. Given tnnder my haDd and
official signature. DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary.
dec5—td Printer’s fee $-3
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
A ZARIAH MIMS, administrator of James Turner, de
ceased, represents to the conrt in his petition, duly
filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered
James Tamer's estate—
This is therefore to cite and admonish all pereons con
cerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator shouid.not be discharged from
his administration, and receive letters of dismission on
the first Monday in June, 1867. Given under my hand
and official signature.
DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary.
dec5—lam6m Printer’s fee $+.50
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
J a-mtih E. GUXLATT, administrator of the estate of
William Barnes, deceased, having applied for leave
to sell a portion of the real estate belonging to said de
ceased, to-wit: One-sixth interest in the foundry and
Machine Shop of Porter, Butler & Co., on the comer of
King Street and the Ga. Railroad, Atlanta, Ga.—
All persons concerned will file their objections, if any
exist, on or before the first Monday in February next,
otherwise leave will be granted for the sale of said real
estate. DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary.
dec5—2m Printer’s fee $6
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE. NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
XJ7TLLIAM J. HENDSON, guardian of Summerville H.
If Elliott, deceased, applies to me for leave to sell
the real estate belonging to said wards’ estate, for the
purpose of distribution—
All persons concerned will file their objections, if any
exist, on or before the regular term of the Court of Or
dinary to be held in and for said county, on the first Mon
day in February next; otherwise leave will be granted
for the sale ot said real estate.
DANIEL PITTMAN, Ordinary.
—9m • Printer's fee
FULTON SHERIFF’S SALE.
XT TILL be sold, before the conrt house door in Atlanta,
TV Fnlton county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in Janu
ary next, between the legal honrs of sale, 15 acres of land,
situate in the 17th district of Fulton county; being part
of original land lots Nos. 107 and 149, formerly belonging
to the estate of C. W. Connally, deceased, and bounded
North by Emmitt street. South’ by Ponders’ and R. Pe
ters’ lauds. East by iiradis’ lands, and NV est oy Jerry
Murphy’s land. Levied on aa the property of Theodore
Mroozkrowski, eatiafy an attachment execution in
favor of James McDonald .against eaid Mroozkrowski,
issued from the Superior Court of Baid connty. Property
pointed ont by plaintiff. ^“^u^ORD. Sheriff.
,j ec 5 (j Printer’s fee $lil
A VMIN ISTRATOH’S SALE.
VIrILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in February next,
ff before the court house door in the city of Marietta,
between the legal hoars of sale, the Home Place of Hardy-
Pace, deceased, late or Cobb connty, containing about
1028 acres of land, lying on and near the Chattahoochee
river. On this place is an excellent Mill Shoal on the
Chattahoochee river, sufficient for large manufactories.
The Mill Shoal and some sixty acres attached, will be
sold separate from tne Home Place. On the Home Place
is excellent river lands, cleared and in cultivation, and
under a prett- good fence. Sold as the property of said
Hardy Pace, deceased, by order of the Court of ordinary
of Cobb county, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors
of staid deceased. Terms of sale cash, purchasers paying
lor titles. December 1,1866.
SOLOMON K. PACE, Administrator.
dec5—td Printer's fee $10
GEORGIA, Heard CountyJ
A LES RIDLEY, administrator of James Presnail late
of paid county, deceased, having made his applica
tion for letters of dismission from said admmietratioie--
This is therefore to cite all persons conceriAed, to he
and appear at my office to show cause, if any they can,
why slid administrator should r ot be discharged from
his administration. Given under my official signature,
November 28th, 1866. W. H. C.PACE, Ordinary
dec5—lam6m Printer s fee $4 50