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COLUMBUS SENTINEL AND HERALD. VOL. X.j PUBLISHED E’'Env SATURDAY - MORNIVO BY JOSEPH STURGIS. OS BIUtAU STREET, OVER AJLLER BSD TOCIC’I, m’istosh row. J ERMS—Subscription, three dollars per an num payable in advance, or pou a dollars, (in all case ; exacted) where payment it; Rot made before the expiration of the year. No subscription received for i*than twelve mouths, without payment in ad vance, .'m l riopapor discontinued, except at the option o: the E liters, until all arrearages are paid. AUVR.tTISEMENTS conspicuously inserted at ostt dollar por ouo hundred words, or less, for l.i'j *irt insertion, and fifty cents f <r every subse (pient coiitinuance. Those sent without asp- -ifica tion ol tho ruiinber <>t insertions, will be published 4 . unl ? “ ri * * r ed and eha: £ted accordingly. •t'l. It early advertisements. — For over 24, and it exceeding TS'l lines, fifty dollars per annum ; for ovr 1 and not exceeding 24 lines, Citirty-five dollars per annum \ for loss titan 12 lines, twenty dollars per annum. sd. All rule and figure work double the above ptices. Leual Advestisemekts published at the usual rates, and with strict attention to the requisitions ol the law. Ai.r. Sales regulated by law,must be made before tin; Court House door, between the hours of 10 in the morning and 4 in the evening—those of Land in the county where it is situate ; thone of Personal Property, where the letters testamentary, of adrnin i tuition or of guardianship were obtained—and are • required to be previously advertised in some public Gazette, as follows: Sheriff;;’ Sai.es under regular executions for thir ti n >. 7i. under mort ;.tire ii fas sixty days, before the day of sale. i Sales of Lard and Neoroes, I>v Executors, Ad* mii.t>.tr.itors or Guaniian i, for sixty day* before the day of sale. Sai.es of Personal Property (except Negroes) forty DAYS. h r .Tin vs bv Clerks of the Courts of Ordinary, upon a ptM.tr i - , ton rca i.frrrr.t of adminLitration,must be mdilished for thirty d.* vs. Citations upon aptlication for dismission, by Cxecutors. Administrators or Guardians, monthly for SIX MONTHS. Orders of 0 of Ordinary, (accompanied with a copy ol the bund o’ - agreement) to make title* to t. • ri, rr.tr,t he publHio.i three months. Notify > by Executors. Administrators or Guardians, of application to the Court of Ordinary for leyve to sell the Land or Negroes of an Estate, y-our MONTHS. NoTiers bv Executors or Administrators, to the Debt ors and Ore !i,,-rs >1 ar Iv tale, so- six weeks. S.ieriy fs, Clerks of Court, .tc., will be allowed the u rial d<; iucti'iti. if jP* Letters <ti bu.nncss, must bo tost raid, to entitle i’ m to attention. AM. H UQil Ii 5, Attorney at I.aw, Cuthbert • t ori'ia. la i >|B4o II if MA.VSIOX IIOUSIO. JACOB li ARROW, 7 r T) ESPEO IFULLV informs the public that he >vfcj ha; opened a HOUtSE in the business part of Hroail Street for tho accommodation of Travellers, and has bmlt in .v stables on has o.vn lot by the solici tation of his customers. March 81, 5 if OdLKTHOiIPK IIOUSK, ) September 7,1839. ) WM. P. Mcf'EEN & G. W. K. BEDELI have associated themselves togellier for tin purpose of managing ami conducting this establish ment, which has been lilted out in a mat am* genlec style. This ostablishnmm i a largo three story hrick building, on the corner of Oglethorpe and liandolpl. streets, where the Post Office has bet n lately remo ved, and convenient for stage passengers, goiiigfto ant from, when opening and and uvering the mail,and havt ample time to get tiien meals and refreshments, whicl will always be nrepared for their aceotnmodati n. Wi have associated our !ve', not only v.itii the ditpor.- turn, but with the ability to give gem “R : satisfaction t(_ nil of our frien Is wh . may favor us vith a call. Wt < • in it utmecess irv to say much on t!;is subject to Min e v.ho are a ij i;;;:;*! ! with im, mni those untie <1 : imed with us. : rr respocttoliy invited to try our • .teer and satisfy themselves, li i.’ sufficient to say, tln.t tins estabh hnn nt shall at till times he well fur nished, well arranged, well attended to personally In the proprietor:;, and kept free from riots, druid illness and its consequences, and, it! short, such attention w ill bo bestowed as- will deserve public patronage. Stii. 19 33 if Me KEEN & BEDELL. COTYU.nUTJS IiOTET., JSIO. f rYVIe subscriber respectfully informs Ins friends and the public generally, that he still continues to occupy the above establishment, -where he promises refreshment and comfort to the traveller and border, llis own personal att■ ntion will be given to his busi ness, in which lie hopes to give genera! satisfaction, and share a liberal patronage amongst his brother chips. JESSE B. REEVES. Oolurnbus, Ga., Jan. 21, IS-10. 51 ts caub;nated or. soda water. fTS'V.IK subscribers are now prepared tofurni h their Ji. customers and the public wnh (Carbonated or Soda Water. Their apparatus is constructed in such a manner, and of such materials as to prevent the possibility of any mctalic or dele.ions impregnations. TAYLOR & WALKER, Sign of the Golden Mortar, Broad st. Columbus. April-21. 10if WARE HOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. HSIHE im lersigned would inform his triends and .M. the public generally, that he will continue the above business at his Old Stand in Front street, oppo site the now brick building of Janies 11. Shorter, Esq. and that his personal attention will be exclusively devo ted to the same. By strict attention thereto,he hopes to have a continuance of the liberal patronage hereto fore bestowed upon him. lie will as usual attend to the sale of Cotton, from wagons or in store ; and from a general acquaintance with the purchasers and true situation of the market he believes he can generally more than save the commission in the sale of cotton. WM. F. YuN’GK, Columbus, Sept. Id, I?S3. S3y He has in store tor sale, Liverpool and Biown Salt in sacks, Chewing Tobacco a id Segars, Champaigns Wine, in baskets and boxes, Bagging and Bale Rope GERMAN, INDIAN AND TMOMSONIAN OR, PRIMITIVE, PRACTICAL. BOTANICO MEDICAL SCHOOL. located seven miles /.’us/ f Marion, near Hamburg IN uniting these several Medical Systems or inodes ot practice, I>r. B. R. THOMAS, the Principal of the School, begs leave to state, for the inform i>.on of the afflicted and public generally, that he h i; been many years engaged in the practice of Medicine, and has it- voted much of his tune, labor and practice, with many of the most intelligent and succe-V.iii German and Indian Doctors, both in the UnittJ S.ates and Canada, to the treatment of acute and ch .m e dis eases of every name, s.ge and type, and ot the most malignant character ; and lias, by practicing with them, acquired a thorough kn >wledge of all their valuable secret Recipes and manner of treatment, which is tar superior lo any thing known or tauaht in the Medical Schools, and which has been succissfut. by the bles sings of the Almighty, in restoring to health, hundreds unT thousands of persons that had been treated tor a number of years by many of the most learned and a -ientitic Physicians of the day, and pronounced to be entirely beyond the reach of reinedv, an t given over odie. Yet by thesimple,efficacious Vegetable Mdi tcines, not poisons,they were snatched front tiiejawsof the giim monster, death, and restored to health, the greatest of all earthly blessings; for what is riches nnd elegant dwellings, without health to enjoy them. Health is the poor man's wealth, and the rich man’s bliss. To a man laboring under disease, ihe world is little better than a dreary solitude, a cheerless waste enlivened by no variety, a joyless scene cheered by n•> social sweets; for the soui in a diseased body, like a martyr in his dungeon, may retain its value, but it has lost us usefulness. Will be added to this institution, as soon as the ne c issai y arrangements can be made, an infirmary—toe cold, ho:, tepid, shower,sulphur and ihe German, Rus sian aid rhomsoruan Medicated Vapor Baths; ai;J everv'king that can possibly be of any advantage in icstoriug the sick to health*ot relieving suffenng hu man:‘.v,’will be promptly and constantly attended to; and where the student will learn by practical experi ence, (ihe best kind of logic,) the true pincSpies of the he* mg art. Price of tuiiion will be §2OO, payable in advn <ce. fr jf** All persons affiicred with lingering and chron ic diset-'js, (of auv name, state, stage or type, for we have bi tied disease in a thousand forms,) who ca .not convent ntly apply in person, will send the symptoms of their lise.tues in writing to Dr. 13. K. Thomas, llanba , Ala., where Medicines will be prepared in the bos’ mnner to snit each case. Although they may hi* a b ,a i of many years standing, and treated by a daz n different Doctor , it is no good reason vb - ihey can >ot be cured by the suhsenher. Persons iiv- ! ing at a iisranc? must expect to pay for their f.lsdi cinesl-vh l they get them, as no Medicines will be sent fr n’ iho office on a credit. E.etters addressed to the subscriber will not b' 1 taken cm the office, unless post-eaid. Nov.Jl 4 off B K. THOU AS. |I>ISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing under the firm of W ilson & Cravey is dissolved this day by mutual consent of both. SANFORD T. WILSON. OWEN W. CRAVEY. Gilbon, July 14, 1640 23—ts COMMISSION BUSINESS. rgpHE subsenoers have this dav formed a connec- J 1 tion, under the firm of ROWLAND & BAR RTOW. for the prrpose of transacting a (TEN EK■ AL,COMMISSION BUSINESS in SAVAN NA ii. Particular attention w.li be paid to receiving and forwarding Prince and Merchandise. They are not interested in any of the Transportation Lines, and assure their friends, that, in all cases, such con veyances shall be selected as to promote their intei est. WILLIAM P. ROWLAND, ELIAS B. BARS TOW. Savannah. 26th June, 184Q.-im6i-22 LAW, 7 K sabscribers having connected tbcmselvesi JR. the practice of LAW, wifi attend all the County Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and the adjoining counties of Alabama. Office in Mclntosh Row, immediately over Allen & Young's Store. ALFRED IVERSON, June 14. 19tf J. M. GUERRY. LAW NOTICE. THE undersigned will attend to the PR ACTICE OF LAW, in th name of JONES & BEN- NlNG,in most cf the counties of this Circuit, arid a few of the adjoining counties of Alabama. Their Office will be found near the Oglethorpe House. SEABORN JONES. HENRY L. BENNING. Sept. 16,1639. S3 ts PHOENIX HOTEL, Lumpkin , Stewart County , Georgia. rjrviK subscriber having taken the above house, it situated on ttic North East corner of the court house square, formerly occupied by Mr. Beacham, takes pleasure in informing his friends and the public generally, that this new and eommodious establisli m< nt is now completed, and in every way fitted up for the accommodation of boarders and travellers : the subscriber util give his personal attention to the super vision of the house, and no pains or expense will be spared to render all comfortable who may favor him with a call. N. B. 11 is stables are excellent and will at ail times be bountifully supplied with provender, and attended by a steady industrious and trusty ostler, v.lio will at ail tirn s ho in his place and subject to the commands of tho visitor. GIDEON H. CROXTON. Jan 20—51-ts HOARDING, MRS. LUCAS having taken that largo and com modious two-story house on Front street, direct ly opposite Mr. Win. P. Yongc’s residence, would be willing to accommodate a few respectable Boarders. None but those of strictly moral habits need apply.— Terms to suit the times. June 11,1840. 17 ts NOTICE. rWN'TE partnership of HARP & TRASK in Mus- Ji cogee county, was dissolved in Match, 1838, by mutual consent. March 14, 1840. 4tf THOMPSON’S UTERINE TRUSS. An effectual and radical cure for polapsus uteri . subscribers have taken the agency for the .s*. above valuable instrument, and have now on hand and will constantly keep a variety of patterns, which they will sell at Manufacturers’ prices. These Trusses are superior to any instrument of the kind ever invented, and are now extensively employed by som of the most eminent practitioners in the United States. We annex the certificate of the late Professor Ebcrle, who used them with great success in his own practice. ‘ Ciwcinsatti, Ohio, May 11th, 1859. ‘ T have carefully examined the Uterine Truss in vented by Dr. Thompson of this Sute, and I can con fidently declare, that it is tinquestiun b!y the most perfect and useful instrument of the kind that has evei been offered to the public. It differs essentially in construction from the Utcro Abderoinai Supporter non. tructrd by Dr. Hull, and is in all respects a fir superior in: trumenl.’ The subscribers have also received the agency for Dr. Chase’s Improved Surgical Truss, which is'iini rersally admitted to be the most certain and lasting :ure ever discovered for Hernia or Rupture. TAYLOR it WAKER, Druggists, Sign of the Golden Mortar, Broad-st. Columbus. June 20,1839. 26tf N THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. “'(OST’IIKEEAS, a bill lias passed both branches of V w the General Assembly, changing the times of holding the sessions of the Legislature, from annual to biennial; but whereas, it is proper on all occasions to ascertain the will of ihe people, whenever it can Uc done without interfering with the ordinary course of le'is'aiion: Therefore R e it resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the snine , That on the first Monday in October, 1849, the voters of this State be requested to endorse on theii tickets, tho words ‘‘ Annual” or “ Biennial ,” as they may favor the meeting of the Legislature every year, or once .n two years; and that, the resolution be pub lished in the newspapers in this State for three months before the first Monday in October aforesaid. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker oj the House of Representatives. Attest—Joseph Stuiigis, Clerk. In Senate,concurreu in. 2T?t December. 1839. ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Attest—David J. Bailey', Secretary. Approved December 24;h, 1839. CHARLES J. MCDONALD, Governor. July 11 21 V ALU Alt LB PLANTATION FOR SALE t/TA OXTAINING Two Hundred Two and a Hal Acres of Land,mixed with oak and pine. There arc eighty acres cleared,. Also, a comfortable dwel ling, with all necessary out offices, a good gin house and pack in s screw, a peach and apple orchard. The entire under good fence. Jt is situated within 4 miles of Columbus, joining the plantation formerly owned by Thomas C. Evans, Esq. Persons wishing to pur chase cannot find a more desirable location than the one offered for --ale by the subscribers. JOHN CODE, Dec. 6. 44tf JOHN QUIN look at this. RUNAWAY from the subscribers, about the first March last, a negro man by - name Presiev, about forty years of age, somewhat grey hair, very thin, or perhaps no hair on the top of the head, quite black, eyes small and deeply sunk in the head, wide between the teeth, broad shoulders, and stoops, he is rather intelligent, though unprepossessing in appear ance, makes great ptofessionof religion, and prays in puli’i< - every oppor unity. He was in the neighborhood of Greenville, Meriwether county, some fifteen days af r leaving this place; where he left on the 29rh ult. taking his wif - with him, who belongs to Freeman McClendon, living near Greenville; she is by the name of Julia, twenty years of age, common size, a hright copp r color, and very likely. It is believed that they were taken off by a white man, and probably travelling west in a gig, as such nformaiion readied Mr. McClendon. A suitable reward will be given for the apprehen sion ot said negroes and thief who earned them awav> and information given to either of the subscribers. FREEMAN McCLENDON, JOHN C. MANGHAM. April 16.1840. 9tf TO TK3 SOUTH. 11. PETTIS, Counsellor at Lew, from O • range County, Virginia, having been located ui the City of New \ ork, for the last e'ght years, re spectfully tenders his grateful ackrsowledgi.tents to his friends in the South, for their confidence and patronage in various matters of business, and solicits their conti nuance. He has bad much experience, both in this State and that of Pennsylvania, in cau-ing fugitive Slaves to be secured; and will continue to effect such objects, if possible, whenever called upon. His plans are so well matured, by having, at his command, the rnoefficient aid. located at different points, and sttc cessftiHy- harmonizing, that he cannot but flatter him self that lie will have more complete success, if possi ble, in future, than heretofore. In defiance of the Ab olitionists. he can cause to be secured anv fugitive slave, who shall be north of Mason and Dixon’s line. There neither is, nor can there be, any law of this or anv other State, which can militate against the Fe deral Constitution, which authorises the master, or his regularlv constituted Agent to arrest his fugitive slave, taie him before a Judge or Magistrate, prove property, and take him away. To the end therefore, it will be necessary for thorn who may wish the services of Mr. P.. to forward him a Power of Attorney, duly execut ed. end minutely descriptive of the fugitive, and also a fee of twenty dollars to defray preliminary and contin gem expenses. Vi lien the siave shall have been se cured and handed over to the master, one hundred dol lars ad !i;ional charge xvili be made. Mr. Pettis will promptly at;d faithfully attend to any and all business confided to him, touching his profes sion. All letters, o;i business, must be post-paid, to his address. No. 3 Wail street. N. B.—The Southern papers generally would sub serva the interest t” slave-holders by noticing the a bove. _Y ne York A IB4O. •WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE BURN EQUAL.’ COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1840. LIST OP LETTERS, I3BEMAINING in the Pc*t Office at Columbus, CL Ga., Ist August, 1840. A Atwood, F G fit W H 2 Allison, Catharine, in Atwood, F'G care of Too. Parkins Adams, Mrs Henrietta Allen, Albert Ai.ey, Nicholas Allen, Early Alexander, Hugh F Aldrich, James K Atwood, Wm H 2 Aldrick,Daniel Aden, John Alsobrock, Anderson Armstrong, Elizabeth Adamschree, Frances B Bradley, Wna Barrett, Dr Clement B Benning, Rev T (J 2 Blossinger, Benj T Bates, H I Boykin, Francis Brown, Joseph T Burt, Richard L Baldwin, DA Blackman, James Berry, Wm Blair, G W Bootif, F F Baker, Benj H Bowen, Mrs Elizabeth Banks, W Btdieiiger, Joseph J 2 Beal, Martha blake, Kev Frederick Brown, Isieal F Bruce, Robt H Brennon, Rodger Brownchrs, Ann 2 Bcndchr, T Burt, Wm Bright, Thos W Britt, A C Bradley, Edward c Coleman, Margaret Conking, Wm Crouch, Chany Christian, Edward Crowell, John jr Cook, H Clarke, Miss Narcissa Conklin, Wm V Cox, James B Chamberlin, Richard t rump, E G Culberson, Wm Cooper, James Colquitt, Alfred Commissioners of Com- Cox, Wrn H man Schools of Musco- Card, Daton T gee Coleman, James Chandler, Wm C Cannufax, Wm Cox, David Clayton, P A Chapman, Wm Cobb, John Snorting Chapman, Samuel Cameron, C care of Jas. Cerveau, F Van Ness, PM Cushion, L R 2 D Dozier, Augusta Doles, Francis Dorson, Coi Henry C Driggers, M/s Ann Dales, Zachariah Day, M C Day, Willie L Dunn, Axum Dewell,Mrs Ann Z Deens, Elijah Duncan, John S Dent, Richard H E Evans. Abram Evans, R K Eagan, Mrs Ely, Seaborn Estes, H Estes Eitand, Stephen Essex, John S F Field, Lawrence Frasier, John S Floyd, Mrs Tabitha Fortson, Lucy Freeman, Newton Fair, Larkin Freeman, Mrs Nancy Farmer, Rufus Fagaur, Letty G GUI, Lewis II Guerry, Dr Peter Vjr 2 Gentry, Daniel H Granger. Barlow Godfrey, James G Griffin, Andrew B Glenn, James 2 Gideon, Mrs W Gunn, J Gray, Richard Giddtns, Miss Eveline Greenwood, Smith Guren, Wm Granberry, Eider Geo Graves, John Gray, Hezekiah Green, George W Grantland, M;ss E Grariniss.J W H Hill, E Haines, W Jr Hudson, S Hand, H ev T J Ilolstead, Mary A Hancock, James Hood, A ‘ Haines, L Herringdine, Thos Haney, John Hudson, Eliza Harris, F D Harris, R H Hutchinson, R H Holt, C W Harp, Richard Harris, J N Hart, W Hays, Robert Holman, J B Hallenbeck, B N Hearn, W Harp, J L Haughton, R J Hampton, J C Harris, John H Herron, W Holmes, Miss M B Hudson, .1 B Harris, Jas H Howell, NW 2 Hill, J C Harper, Miss Elizabeth 2 Hicks, Francis V Hinson, M M I Iverson, Frances J Jefferson. Col D Jones, Selina Jaques,Jß Jamison, R Johnson,J F Johnson, Z Jones, Geo H Jchnson. R G Jordan, A J Justice, D J care Johnson. F C E Calhoun, Jones, HT Jewett, Jones, F C Johnson, W E K K.rger, F Kimbrough, Frances Kay, Jersey L Lamar, J J Lent, And. Lamar, W H Laney, Sarah Ann 2 Lloyd, John B M Moore, Martha M A Martin, G W Mitchell, J 2 My rick, H Moore, R Martinez, A Murrell, Eliza Mathews,CL M ore, John L Moore, Jas H Mendenhall, M T 3 Morgan, John W Moore, WB Marshall, Jordan Marshall, E B Melans, Henry McCrary, T G McElvy, Francis McMichael, Miss F McClesky, G A McG ruder, A McMichael, L McKay, John McCiendon, W V W McKay, Thomas N Nelson, J Nelson, A Norinan, J S o Oliver, P Oliver, Berrien Owens, W H P Paradise, John Porter, H B Perry, A Porter, Uriah Pride, John Preston, John Partrida, John 2 Pettigrue,J L Pace, Wm Jr Paradise, Ann Parkman, S Pardue, Jas A Park, EE 2 Powell, W B Dr It Russell, A J Robinson, Richard Robinson, F J Robinson, Margatet R ichards, Jas R iehardson, O J Richards, Jas or SJ or Reed, Elias Win Webster. Roclunore, John Reed, Jas Reed, Sarah Robinson, F M Robinson,Col Sam’l Rowe, Miss Ann Riley, W H Rule, Charles Richardson, Silas Rutherford, A S 2 Rowling, Thomas Rodgers, Robert Richards, Thos Russell, James Robertson, Margaret Richards, James Rivers, JohnG Rude, Col s Searing. S 3 Staggs, EB Simmons, Miss A Sims, John Smith, Mrs S W Sears, John Sullivan, Wm Sibley, Jos S Sullivan, Jas Smith, Mary Ann 2 Sherman, Jas 2 Smith, W G Stroud, Eli Slacto, Jas T Str ngfeliow, R Sen SaiTold, A G R Smallwood, J L Stanley, Sealii g Spear, Rev A Smith, L Smith, W T S Thompson, H B Trayvick.’J M Thompson, M S Townsley, V S Tozer, John Terry, A” M Taylor, KH Terry, GW ; Thornton. Richard Ttfomas, S Tilley, W W Tarver, E Taylor, M M Thornton, J M V Veligue, J L w Woodburn, Johu 3 Wynn,G W Willard, B C Williams, S M Miss Worihington, Webster, W Whitner, J M Webster. Sarah F 2 A ilkerson, J M Wright, W J Woodward, II W Williams, J S Walter, S II Whitten, A Weatherford, R Wilson, J White & Stamper Williford, II Willis, G W Westmoreland, Jar.e Wvehe, D Wynn, MrsC F Wimberly, 3\ illard, Goorge Wiley, G D Warren, Johd Wood, P Wimberly, Gen P Walker, Martha A Walton, John Weatherford, Rebecca Ware, John II Willing, Jas S JOHN SCHLEY, P. M. DISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing under firm of Drs. CHLPLEY & SCHLEY, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The books and accounts are in the hands of Dr. Schley, who is authorized to settle them. Persons indebted to the firm are respect fully requested to cal! as earlv as possible and settle. ’ W. S. CHJPLEY, WM. K. SCHLEY. ; July BS, 184 C. REMARKS OF MR. LINCOLN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, [Copied from the National In-tlligencer.] In the House of Representatives , April 16, 1840 —In reply to Mr. Ogle, upon the proposition of the latter to strike out of the General Appropriation Bill a small item for alterations and repairs of the President's House, ifc. When Mr. LINCOLN obtained the floor, it was late evening, and perceiving that he was fatigued by the long sitting, it was proposed to adjourn the debate to the following day, but Mr. L. preferred saying at once what he had to say. He began by replying to some remarks by Mr. Ogle incidental to the main debate, taking occasion, in the course of his reply, to state certain particulars in which his remarks on a former day had been misstated, probably be cause misunderstood, by the Re porter for tiie Globe newspaper. Af ter disposing of this preliminary matter, Mr. L. proceeded to the main subject before the Committee of the Whole, upon which he spoke as follows: The member from Pennsylvania (said Mr. Lincoln,) has insisted that the tendency of my remarks was to justify the purchase of extravagant articles of furniture for the Presi dent’s House. I repeat that I at tempted no such justification, for I had neither seen many of the excep tionable articles nor inquired into their price. The argument, so far as it went, was against that false stan dard of economy which measures the value of a thing by its cost, and decides upon its fitness with no refer ence whatever to the place or occa sion for its use. The selection of fur niture for such an establishment is matter of taste, about which minds may well differ; and I said that while some would consider as most appropriate the rich and showy, others would prefer the plain and simple in fashion; but that, for a mansion so spacious and so magnifi cent as that which the nation had provided for the residence of the Chief Magistrate, the furniture, so fur as I had seen, was neither too good nor too abundant. In this, I am not aware that I am alone a mong the Whigs, although I may not indeed he so happy as to meet the approving voice of all. But does such a difference imply dere liction of principle any where ? The member suggests that my man ner of life and habits of thinking may have given me a taste for ar ticles of extravagance. What does he know of my habits of life? Sir, I can tell him they have been as honor ably laborious, and as plainly repub lican, at least, as his own. Be it from necessity or choice, I am in no wise ignorant of those duties and offices which become the humblest station. I have been taught to toil as faith fully, and to direct my thoughts as uprightly as the least proud one here. One lesson more have I learned, that, in reference to the conduct of others, the tongue is an unruly organ, which an evil spirit muy indulge, but which candor and a love of truth ought always to re strain. Mr. Chairman, it can only he ne cessary to review the remarks of the menber to show the absurdity of their intended application.— While he condemns the extrava gance of the furniture, he is silent in respect to the appropriations through which it was procured.— These appropriations are the grants of legislation by the Representatives of the people. Whose was the work of constructing the costly mansion, and to what end was it reared?— More than forty years have now elapsed since the building was erect ed, at a charge of more than half a million of dollars to the nation, and from that time to the present it has been occupied in the manner in which it is now used. Congiess, through all this intervening period, have voted the sums for furnishing the house, as they had previously done for its construction. If it were intended that the occupant himself should provide the furniture, wherefore these grants ? They commenced before the house was first taken possession of by the el der Adams, and the occasions for further supplies have since been vo luntarily anticipated upon every suc session te the Presidency. Besides: the spacious halls and lofty ceilings of such a mansion require much; which would he suited to no other j residence. The reasonableness of compelling a Presidens elect to an outlay exceeding his annual salary in the purchase of furniture for a house, the occupancy of which he has not the election to refuse, and the tenancy of which at the expira tion of every four years, is at the disposal of the popular voice, with the certainty of the sacrifice upon the cost of the property in the at tempt to dispose of it for any other place or use cannot gravely be con- tended for. The ere.lit of the coun try itself would sutler hv such an ai rangement; for either the officer by tin; absorption of bis salary in the purchase of sufficient and suita ble furniture for the house, would be deprived of the appointed means for bis proper support in the office, or, by the neglect of such provision, would exhibit to the world, it! h:s public station, the discreditable con trast of magnificent apartments meanly destitute or scantily furnish-- ed with whatever was appropriate to their occupation. It is a great mistake to suppose that those accom modations are fur the personal re lief, or the private advantage of the j President. He is made by them, : the amplitude of bis salary, j emphatically the host of the nation* j His guests are the guests of the peo ple. The Executive mansion is the place foi their reception. This house cf the people is the sitting position in which, in the person of their Chief Magistrate, they receive from the representatives of other people the homage due to the sove reignty of this great Republic.— Here ambassadors and ministers, messengers from the proudest and most powerful, the enlightened and most refined of the kingdoms of the earth, are received and entertained in the name of the hospitality of the nation ! And here, too, the courte sies of official station are exchang ed between the high functionaries of the Government, and extended to all classes of the citizens. The house, it is well known, is open to all, and is daily visited by many.— It is too much, then, that the place and its appendages are beyond the requirements of private station ? I venture the assertion, that so far as the personal interest of the Presi dent is concerned, (I speak not of the present incumbent, but of who ever has been or may he in the of fice,) it would ho preferable, far pre ferable, to him to occupy, at his own cost, a smaller and more humble dwelling, than to submit to the in conveniences and heavy exactions which his required residence in the Executive mansion necessarily im poses. Sure 1 am that, in a pecu niary point of view, it would be much better for any incumbent in the office to receive ten thousand dollars, and furnish his own habita tion, than with twenty-five thousand to maintain the style of living and public hospitality which every Pre sident in succession has deemed hut in conformity with tho design, as well as the liberality of present pro visions. But the member complains of it as a monstrous abuse, that the Pre sident of the United States, iu ad dition to his salary, and the use of a furnished house, should have the grounds about the latter kept in or der at the public expense, lie says the President ought to furnish his own house find employ his own gar dener, as his salary is amply suffi cient. I have only to add to what I have hefore said on this subject, that such has not been the judgment or pleasure of the people. For for ty years, their Representatives sit ting iu these Lads, without division in sentiment or vote, have provided the house, supplied the furniture, dressed the enclosure and improve ment of the grounds, and required their occupation by the Chief Ma gistrate. The salary may he suffi cient for the officer. On this point I take no issue with the member. So may the per diem of eight dol lars he ample compensation for a Representative in Congress. But does the scrupulous member him self receive nothing more? I de mand of him to say if eight, dollars a day is not abundant recompense for the value of his labors here; and yet, does he keep his hands clean from all the perquisites of place ? Has he no Government stationery in his room? no Congressional pen knife of costly extravagance at this very moment in his pocket? Has he never ordered to his lodgings the beautiful ‘embossed and lace-edged note paper’ and ‘fancy sealing wax,’ for the use of any of his family, or received to his own use a distribu tive share of the ‘spoils,’ in costly editions of hooks printed at the ex pense of the Treasury? Sir, let me not he misunderstood, I do not condemn him in this, for the legis lation cf the House allows it. But I say he receives these things by a more questionable authority than ; does the President of the U. States the accomodations which are made the burden of his complaint. When, therefore, the member goes to his constituents and to mine with the objections that t he Chief Magistrate of the nation is (in his most courte ous language) robbing and chealing the people iu receiving, under an appropriation of Congress, the use of a furnished house and the care of a garden, in addition to his sala ry, let him, at the same time, ho nestly admit, that to his own pay, he adds, at the public charge, per- quisites of considerable vaine, end which a colleague of his [iiir. Po trikin,] on another occasion, pro notinced, althougth I think by gross exaggeration, equal in amount to the per diem. Sir, the President is much rather to he justified in the use of his furnished lodgings than the member in the enjoyment of his perquisite*-; for the latter may hi. refused, while the former, consist cnt ly w ith the ex ist iilg arrangenienis of the Government, cannot ho de clined. I regret, Mr. Chairman, that if is necessary for me to pursue this ungrateful subject Lrther. i fear, in doimr it, I shall exhaust tho pa tience of the committee. But the member cavils with me for sustain ing the appropriation for the salary of the gardener at the President’s square. In my remarks, on a for mer day, to which he excepts, I said that this hud been a usual appropri ation for many years, anti that 1 saw no new reason, at this time, for its discontinuance. 1 have now in my hand a certificate, from the Com missioner of the public buildings, shewing that the gardener, the very same individual, with the same cha racter of seivice, and at the same rate of compensation, has been in the employ of the Government for t lie continuous period of fifteen years having been first engaged in *1825. I will read the certificate here, as notice that 1 shall offer it on the tri al of t'ae issue between the member and myself hefore my constituents: 5 Office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. ‘lt appears from the hooks of this office that Johu Ousley was appoint ed gardener at the President’s square on the Ist of August, 1825, at a regular salary of four hundred and fifty dollars pe annum for his services. He has received that sa lary quarterly, up to the 31st De cember, 3838, and is at this time the gardener at the President’s square. W. NOLAND.’ In respect to the grounds about the President’s house, they, in com mon with those around the Capitol, are, at all times, open to the public. They have been laid out and orna mented at the public charge, and if not now cared for by Congress, will soon become neglected and an un sightly waste. The President has no motive to the expense of their improvement. Like the spacious walks and cultivated borders of the beautiful enclosure within which we are here situated, they are for the enjoyment of the people, and in the frequency of resort to them, and the freedom with which they are used, it is easy seen how little they are regarded as private. They are, in- j deed, accessible to all. and I would j recommend to the member himself, at some pleasant eventide, to repair to this (piiet retreat, and indulge in the meditation to which it invites, which, upon the fidelity of his de scription only,ho asks a sentence of condemnation? I did say, however, generally, I have already today re peated, and I now reiterate, that to a casual observer the furniture ap pears neither too rich nor too abun dant for the size and magnificence of the mansion, nor too good for the ‘ use of the first representative offi cer of a free and sovereign people. But of this I make no matter of per sonal controversy with the member. I understand him now to say that lie has never been at the house.— liow well, then, it mav comport with a becoming modesty, or sense of justice even, to denounce unseen that which prudent and honorable men have sanctioned, I leave for others to consider. He condemns the articles as the exhibition of aris tocratic pride and splendor. We!i, sir, I defend not the purchase of these articles, but ta>;e my position; behind the character of those by whose authority they were procured. I insist that whatever Ihe fault has been committed is wiili those who furnished the means of such extrav agance —if extravagance there be —with the Representatives of the people, who, again and again, tin der every Administration, with a full knowledge of the manner ir. which the money would he expend ed, have voted the appropriations without restriction or qualification. I have shown that whatever re proach attaches to the pronounce ment and use of such furniture has been incurred by the head us each successive Administration. Jf, in- deed, the fashion of the House be u display of regal splendor, stern and sound Republicans have been be trayed into tliis foolish error. Again: It is made a heinous of- j fence in me that, in addition to alii which is now within and about the 1 House, I gave notice that the com- : ndttce of which l am a member ; would propose, at the present ses sion, a small appropriation for one! ot tiie rooms most frequently in use, and which is now entirety destitute of furniturt, The bill which con- J tains tint epproorintion it.- > e been reported from the r.o .un ami gives a few liundr >d -*;:*;• i j. the purchase of plain furi.irare. American munufactnrc, for ! ‘a room to the h'rcd.Nmt’s The number objects that this i- ai together unnecessary, end the iea son he assigns fur this opinion is m; singular as the objection is extra ordinary in itself. “Ia the ur.to rooms of prince-s,** soys the mem ber, visiters are kept standing until they are admitted to an audienc v’ When I addressed the com- linoe, on a firmer day, I described t!:> room as the apartment into which visile s, whether for ceremony or business, were show.: previous to their introduction to the President. Here they dispose of their overgar ments, in ail weather and seasons, and wait, if need he, toe pr< vious engagements of the President; tied in this room there is not the accom modation of a mirror, a table, or a chair. Whatever may be the forms observed it) the courts Europe, or the habit of princes in the treat ment of their subjects—of which ! profess to be but poorly advised— it. strikes me as hardly becoming that they should he quoted in Re publican America as fit rules to be adopted for the regulation of inter course between free, independent, enlightened citizens, and their elec tive officers. The courts of Europe forsooth! And such is the authori ty relied upon by this Whig from Pennsylvania for denying a chair to his constituents and mine, in the very house provided by the people for their own honor, and in excuse for denouncing me for seeking to make provision for their more suit able accommodation. Because the princes of Europe keep their vas sals in servile waiting upon their pleasure, is that a reason why a Republican citizen of the United States should lack the comfort of a scat, while the President may be called from his table or his study to offer him those courtesies? It is not thus my Democracy teaches. The free citizens of a Republic are themselves sovereigns, and the measure of their right and the re spect which is their due are not to be looked for in the conventional etiquette of courts, nor are they the boon of princes. If the constituents of the member shall visit Washing ton, and desire an introduction to the Chief Magistrate, and he dare trust himself to accompany them to the “White House,” I venture to say he will be made sensible of the deficiency which the committee propose to supply; and whatever may be his own views of subservi ency to the customs of Europe, the indignant expression of reproof which be would hear from those to whom he should offer such an excuse for any want they might witness, would bring conviction to his mind that this was not the country of prince®. What! himself a Whig, and propose a conformity to the manners and customs of aristocrat ic power—aping the fashions of a royal court? Himself professing to be a Republican; and condemn diet which respect for a Republican peo ple demand ? Sir, l repeat, this is a poor concern to lie muon the occasion of so much clamor s It hardly become? the member, for saeii cause, to read homilies upon political c msister.tcy to others. The inducement to his gratuitous labors may be found in the n rro.v ness of his own views, rather th in in a default of fidelity elsewhere. Ho mistakes a small matter of mere business expediency for a great question of principle. Mr. Chairman, lest, from the vehemence of his renunciation, any should bo led to suppose art abandonment of party by me, I will even volunteer a confession of fait!]; and J here pro fess, testify, and declare, that I am no less a Whig than if i had never seen the Executive mansion; ay, that I am as much to be confided in for steadfast oppositon to the present Administration as though, like the member, I had the new born zeal of a convert from Juckson ism! Sir, 1 am as thoroughly op posed to Mr. Van Huron as the rnembet was devoted, at one time, to hi3 ‘illustrious predecessor!’ I regard the policy and leading meas ures of the Administration as hos tile to the best interests of the peo ple, and destructive of the prosper! ty ot the country; and, as such, from the first, i have been their uncom promising opponent, and to the ut most of my power shall continue to resist them. But in this } have riot, nor shall 1 demean myself, by | indulging in hard names and coarse I invectives against t..c high officers | of Government. Mr. Chairman, 1 might now rest, s It is not my intention to enter into 1 an}’ defence of the propriety < ; th * particular appropriations w.iien, | from time to time, have beer: made for the accommodation of the Chief Magistrate of the nation. Much c i ‘ ‘ * *”