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®l u Witt iirt&g -KepLorttr. BY WILLIAM CLINE. THE WIRE-GRASS REPORTER. P. E. LOVE. & WM. CLINE, _ EDITORS. SUBSCRIPTION. Tb# Wire-Grass Reporter in published Week ly at Two Dollars per anmmi, in advance. ’ All order# for the Reporter, to receive attention nut be accompanied with the money. Subacriber# winliing the direction of their paper changed, will notify u# from what office it ia to be tranaferred. Tb# foregoing term# will be atrictly obaorved. ADVERTISING. TKltMrl.—Advertisements will be pubUabed Bt One Dollar per aquare of twelve line# or le##, for the firat insertion, and Fifty Cents for each Bnbaequent insertion. Thoae not specified a# to time will be published until forbid and charged ac cordingly. . _ Obituary Notices, not exceeding aix line*, will ‘b# published gratia; but Cash, at the rate of One Doflar-tor every twelve printed line# exceeding that number, must accompany all longer notice#. iy Advertiser# will plcaae hand in tbeir favors os Monday when practicable, or at an early hour on Tuesday morning. Contract Advertisements. The Proprietor# of the Press at Thomaavijle, in order to bring their advertising column# within the reach of every one, have remoddled and considera bly reduced their prices below former rate#. They have adopted the following uniform scale for Con tract Advertiser#, which are put down at the lowest living rates, and can in no case be departed from. — Each Squaro ia composed of twelve solid Brevier line*. 1 aquare 3 months $5 0(l|5 squares 9 uiolitii#s2s HO 1 •• 6 800 5 “ 12 “ 30 00 1 “ 9 “ 10 00|6 “ 3 “ 18 0(1 X “ 12 .“ 12 00 6 “ 6 “ 24 00 J <• 3 “ 800 6 “ 9 “ 30 00 j 6-- •* 14 00 6 “ 12 “ 35 00 * “ 9 “ 18 00 A column 3 “ 25 00 S “ 12 —-“ 20 00j| “ 6 “ 30 IK) a * 3 “ 10 ooi “ 9 “ 35 00 3 “ 6 “ 16 oo'l “ 12 “ 40 00 3 < 9 ,*‘< 21 00 |* “ 3 35 00 3•• 12 “ 25 00i| “ 6 “ 44 00 4 >* 3 *• 12 00j | “ 9 “ 52 00 4 “ 6 17 00|| “ 12 “ 60 00 4 “ 9 “ 22 OOil “ 3 “ 50 00 4 “ 12 “ 26 00|l “ 6 “ 60 00 % 3 “ 14 00 1 “ 9 “ 70 00 fc ‘ 6 M 20 OOli 12 “ 80 00 fy* AH fraction! of a square will be charged as a whole-square. *„* No Contract Advertisement over six squares admitted to the inside more than oneo per month. N. H.—This schedule shall, not, in any wav, affect the integrity of existing contracts. Ali contracts for the year, or any other specified time, shall only cease with the expiration of the period for which they Were made. , fy Business Cards, for the term of one year, will be charged in proportion to the space they occupy, at One Dollar per line. Special Notices (leaded Brevier) will be charged Ten Cents per line for each insertion. 1,. C. BRYAN, Southern Enterprise. WM. CLINE, Ifire-Grass Reporter. Legal Advertisements. All persons having occasion to advertise legal Rales, notices, etc., are compelled by law to comply with the following rules: Sales of Land ami Negroes, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians,are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and throe*iu the after noon. at the. Court house in the county in which the property is situate. Notices of these sales must lie given in a public gazette forty DAYS previous to the dav of sate. Notices for the sale of Personal Property, must lie given at least TEN days previous to the day of sale. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published FORTY DAY'S. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be published weekly for two months. Citations for Letter# of Administration, must lie published thirty //ays—for Dismission from Adminis tration, monthly for sir months— for Dismission from Guardianship, forty days. , Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must he pub lished monthly for four months— for establishing lost papers, far the full space of three- months —for compel ling titles from Executors sir Administrators, where a bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. ry Publications will always he continued ac cording to the above rules, unless otherwise ordered. All business in the line of ‘PiusTTNir w ilt meet with prompt attention at the Reporter Office. —— SUPERIOR COURT CALENDAIt,* FAUX, TERM. IRSR. AVtiVSTi Ist Monday, Floyd Lumpkin 2d Monday, Clarke Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth Meriwether Walton 4th Mond'y, Baldwin Chnttaho'che Glascock Heard Jackson. Monfde Paulding Schley Taliaferro SEPTEMBEK. Ist Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee * Columbia Coweta Crawford Madison . Marion Mitchell Morgan Webster id Monday, Butts Cass Coffee Elbert Fayette Greene Gwinnett Pickens Sumter Washington Frid’y aft’r, Pierce 3d Monday, Cobb Hall Hart Macon Newton Putnam > Talbot Terrell Ware 4th Mond'y, Campbell Clay Clinch Emanuel Lee Twiggs White _ Wilkes October. Ist Monday, Carroll Dooly •* Early •/ Vulton Gilmer Gordon T*>l*> r •y Warren -ynikinsop orroßi.it CONTINUED. Tuesday 1 p ike after, 1 Wednes- i I{abllo and y after, ) 2d Mouday, Charlton Fannin Habersham Hancock Harris Laurens Miller Scriven 3d Monday, Burke Camden Franklin Haralson Henry Jones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union Worth j Montgomery Frid’y aft’r, Wilcox 4th Mond’y, Decatur Dekalb Houston Irwin Jasper * Lincoln V Polk > Tattnall Towns Whitfield | T,lr Frid’y aft’r, Bulltjeh Mond'y “ Effingham NOVE9(B£^. 1 st Mouday, Berrien Milton Randolph * Richmond Upsou 2d Monday, Baker Bibb Catoosa' 4 Muscogee 3d Monday, Spalding Troup 4th Mond’y,Calhoun Walker . T Xt' r i Mou. after, Dougherty - “ “ Liberty “ “ Colquitt “ “ Bryan DECEMBER. 1 st Monday, Dade Jefferson Thomas 3d Monday, Lewjdes THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1858. - - - - - - Cam CCarbs. ( JAMES CL ROSST ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. .■ jO 23 w f ts HARRIS A HARRIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. | Iverson L. Harris, I Charles J. Harris, Milledgeville, Ga. | Tboiunsville, Ga. march 31 w ts i K. S. BURCH A WM. IRcLENDON, ! A'l TORNEYS AT LAW, THOMASVILLE , GEORGIA. oetl4 IS) • woy lEI tiENE L. HINES, 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. THOMASI'JLL E t GEORGIA, Office over McLean’s store. (Inn 26 JOHN M. DYSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE neit door to Dr. Bruce;#, ThotnasvlHefi Georgia. •■janSely. MATTHEW J. ALLBRITTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. V ty Special attention given,to collecting, novl7 ly SAMUEL. B. SPENCER, .ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. WILL give his entire attention to the prnctice of Law, in the Counties of the Southern Circuit.— Office on the second floor of D. &, E. MoLean’B brick building. (jan2ooy . M. T. WARE, A T T 0 R N E Y A T LAW, Nashrillc, Bervien Cos., Ga. nov 10 ly a* urewjTliles, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Milltown, Bet ricn Cos., Ga. ANY business entrusted to his care will also receive the attention of Judge A. H. Hansell, of Thom asville, Ga. REFERENCES. Gen. Levi J. Knight, \ mllt Ga _ • James Carroll, ) S. Mumfoud, WayhstilU , Get. nov 10 „ *- ly baker a bi;v.\i:t, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Troupville, Lowndes Cos., Ga. sept 15 w ts Li. 11. DANIEL,I>, ATTORNEY AT LAW, S.l r.I.YA.f 11. GEORGIA. Office, corner of 801 l imd Bay Streets. jan 12 ‘ w ’ w...-.••ly JOHN H. MIEL.ER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MILL TOWN, BERRIEN CO., GA. WILL practice in all the Counties of tlie Brnnswick Circuit, and Berrien and Lowndes Counties of Hie Southern Circuit. mayl2ny JOHN C. KICHOULS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WAUESBOROCGH, WARE CO., GA. WILL practice in all the counties of the Bruns wick circuit, and Lowndes and llerrien of the Southern inar3loy OEOKOE It. LVIEJLIAMSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WARESBOROUGH, GA. WILL PRACTICE in the following Counties c f the Brunswick Circuit: Appling, Codec. Pierce, Ware Clinch,.and Charlton. mar3ltf E. C. MORGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NASRVILL E, GEORGIA. WILL practice in the counties of the Southern Cir cuit,and the counties of Dooly,Worth and Dough- — ■ ertv of the Mgcoh. afid Coffce, Olinch andWare oftfie Brunswick’Circuits— Flat Creek, Ga., Oct. 7. ts KICE A MFKSIION, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MAGNOLIA, CLINCH CO., GA. ATTEND to all business entrusted to their care, in the following counties, to-wit: Clinch, Ware, Ap pling, Coffee, Charlton, Lowndes and Berrien, Geor gia. Also, in the counties of Hamilton, Columbia, and Jefferson, in Florida. DAVID P. lIICE. I HENRY M. MERSHON, jan 5 w Cm JAMES M. FOLSOJI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MAGNOLIA, CLINCH CO., GA. WILL practice in all the-court# of the Brunswick Circuit aud in the courts of Lowndes and Berrien of the Southern Circuit. „ „ ( Judge A. E. Cochran, Brunswick Ct. References’ Ju(ige j, LoV(% Southerll ct . jan 5 w ly lUcbical Curbs. S. S. ADAMS, * I R. R. WILLIAMS.’ NEW FIRM. DRS. ADAMS &. WILLIAMS, having formed a Co-partnership, tender their professional services to the public. aug2s-tf R. J. lIRIJCF., | R. 11. EATON. Dps. BRICE & EATON, nAITNO formed a co-partnership, tender their Professional Services to the citizens of Thomas ville and vicinity. ie 23-ts Dr. W. 11. HALE, HAS disposed of his interest in the “ Wire-Grass Reporter” to Judge Love, and will devote himself exclusively to his profession. He may be found at all times, when not profession ally ehgaged, at his Office opposite East side Presbyterian Churcl. jeOtf (Reform Practice.) V Dr. P. S. BOWER, OFFER his professional services to the citizens of Tliomasville and vicinity. Calls at all hodrs promptly attended to. fcb2oy New Drug Store. Sfc Drs. BOWER A ELMS have opened a Drug Store at the stand formerly occupied by Palmer x Bro., opposite E., Remington’s, and are prepared to furnish Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Inks, P L Fancy Soaps, Sec. Upon fair terms'to those who may favor them with a call. To their Reform friends they would say, that they have on hand a fresh and reliable assortment of BotiUliC Medicines. And will be glad to supply them with such artitles as they may need. ina; 2(jny Bank Agency. THE subscriber has been appointed Agent for the Bank of Savannah at this place, and is, prepar ed to discount Bills of Exchange, Drifts, Ac.; aud has for sale Checks on New York, julyva) JIDWAKD REMINGTON. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Continued from our issue of the 17 th inst. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. For a statement of the present condition of the VVeßtcrn A Atlantic flail road, its opera tions and incomes for the fiscal year ending 30th September last, I beg leave to refer you to the report of Dr. John Vs . Lewis, its able and efficient Superintendent, who Ims shown himself to be a most vigilant, active, and valuable public servant. In passing tliis well merited compliment upon the faithful Superintendent,! 1 would do injustice to hia MiscTjrte officers, and the other agents and “'employees of tlie Road, were 1 to failto ex press my entire confidence in their integrity and business qualifications, and to commend the zeal and energy with which they have exerted themselves for the success of the Road and the advancement of the best in terest of the State. For their efficiency, fi delity and integrity, they have my sincorc thanks, and are, in my opinion, entitled to the thanks of the whole people of Georgia. Owing to the commercial pressure, and the consequent stagnation of trade and business, the gross incomes of the Road during the present year, from freight and travel, have been less than they wero for the previous year, which was one of unusual prosperity.— The lowprioc of corn, wheat and other kiuds of grain during tlie previous ycßr, has, in a great degree, prevented their shipment. Not only were the prices of wheat much lower than they were the year previous, hut the quantity made in all that section of country which supplies the Road with freight, was much less. Merchants limited their purchases of goods to tlie limited demand for them in tlie coun try ; hence, the diminution of incomes to the Road on account of freigiit on merchandize. That portion of the Road track between Tunnel Hill and Chattanooga, (seven miles excepted) was in a bad condition when Dr. Lewis took charge of tlie lload, and it lias re quired a great deal of costly repairs. A con siderable portion of the track between those points has been taken up and thoroughly re paired, and small stones pounded into tlie earth under tlie n n w cross ties at several places where in wet weather the earth is so soft that the Road-bed could not otherwise be made firm. This kind of repairs is quite expensive, but is believed to be cheapest in tlie end, as tlie track in these soft places will remain firm when once bedded in stone. Tlie entire track is believed t be in better condi tion than it lias been for several years, (a force of about three hundred hand's having been employed in its repair most of tlie sum mer) and all tlie rolling stock is in good or der. Repairs have also been lately made at Allatoona, Petit’s Creek and tlie Tuunel. Since your last meeting one thousand tons of new T iron have, been purchased, which lias all been paid for Spice tlie ls.t day .of January last. This “ ill lay .about cloven miles of The track with new, heavy bar.— Pari of this iron lias already been laid down upon tlie track, and the remainder, now be ing received, will soon be laid down. Ollier new iron will be purchased as fast as it ib needed. It is a matter of great importance that the Road be kept in good order. For this pur pose it is proper that several miles of tho track at different places should be laid yifh new iron every year ; otherwise a large portion of the track might wear out at the same time, requiring a very heavy outlay to re place it. \ hold that no administration, for the purpose of paying money into the ‘Treas ury or otherwise, lias a right to - let'the road run down. Tlcf wTiq dqcs it deserves to be condemned ; and lam willing that my ad ministration, so far as tlie management hf the road is concerned, shall be judged by this standard. According to the report of the Senate Com mittee, tlie present Superintendent, when lie took charge of the Road, Ist January last, was chargeable with assets amounting to about 857,324 15, due from connecting roads and solvent agents, with a balance in the Treasury, of 815,907 43- And lie paid, ac cording to the report from the Ist January to Ist July, tlie sum of 8157,773 23 to creditors of the Road, on account of indebtedness con tracted prior to tlie Ist of January, 1858,and had in the treasury of tlie lload Ist July a balance of $30,010 96. It will be seen therefore, that tlie amount in the treasury was much smaller Istof January than it was Ist of July, and the amount of debt contract ed by former administrations of the Road, and paid by the present Superintendent “from Ist, January to Ist July, 1858, was $100,449 08 larger than the amount of solvent assets turn ed over to him. Tho present Syipe4alen dent would seem therefore to bo Entitled to this sum, paid out- of his net earnings as a cash credit. In this sum is mcludea the price of 400 tons of the new iron above men tioned, which was ordered by the former Su perintendent since that time ; who has also, through the Treasurer of the lload, paid into the State Treasury, commencing with tin: month of March last, $200,000. Os this stun ■5175,0(10 jjiad been paid in at the date of his report of ilOth of September, and 825,000 since that time for the month of October. — Thejcurrent expenses of the road havciiccn paid. No new debts are permitted to accu mulate which are not promptly paid, if the creditor can be found, at the end of each month. The new passenger depot at Chattanooga is in process of construction under the su perintendence of the Chief Engineer of the Road, with workmen hired by the general Superintendent. Th building is 101 feet wide and 303 feet long, and is a vary solid and well built structure. It is built of stone to tlie spring of the arches, which are turned with brick. It is expected to be completed and ready for use in a few weeks. AH ex pensesof this structure have bpen paid month ly. It is intended tliaTUie ekrpot-be used by all the roads connecting at that placer As some of these roads were not in a condition to in cur the expense at the time tli work was I commenced of contributing to its erection, it was thought best, as there was great need of the depot, for our road to go on and build it, and take the obligations of tlie connecting roads for their proportion of the expense.— Tho Nashville aud Chattanooga Road takes otic-fourth interest in the depot, and pays 810,000. The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company agrees to take another fourth, and to pay a tike sum, at two r.ud threifyoars tmm the time they nro ready to use it, with semi-animal interest at the rate of sJven per cent, per annum ; and it is be lieved that the Memphis and Charleston'road will also tnke a fourth interest. Dr. Lewis took charge of the road on the Ist day of January last, and was under the necessity of applying the net earnings of tlie months of Jauuary and February in payment of dobts ngainst the road which existed prior to that time, and for necessary repairs on the road, including payment for iron previously ordered. It will be scon that tho payments made into tho State Treasury from the first of March last to the present time, have av eraged twenty-five thousand dollars per month. It is believed ih future that all ne cessary repairs can bo made, all current ex penses promptly paid, every department of the road kept in first ruto order, aud that an average of 825,000 a mouth can bo paid into the State Treasury, from year to ) ear. This may be regarded by some as on over estimate of the legitimate net earnings to be realized in future from the Road. A* an evidence, however, of my confidence in its correctness, I have no hesitation in saying that 1 would risk my personal fortuue on the result. Were I satisfied that it were tlie dc sireof tlie Legislature and people of Georgia, I would bind myself as an individual to take the road for a term of ten years commencing first of January next, and l would give bond in any reasonable sum which might-he-requir ed, with ample security, to .return itln ns good order as it was Ist January last. 1 would lay-down ten miles of new T iron on tlie track every year, the old iron tuken up, or tlie price of it being mine. I would tnke the benefits and burthens 6f all contracts made by tlie authorities of the road since the Ist of January last, receiving all sums owing to tho road and paying all debts owing by the road on contracts made since that time. I would biqd myself that the present price of freights should at no time be increased, if such increase woiild make tho freights high er than tlie average price charged for freights by (lie other roads in Georgia ; anil I Would pay into tlie Treasury of the State 825,000 per month for flic use of tho road, ils equip ments and appurtenances, to be paid monthly in cash or in bonds of tlie State, or .in the bonds which now constitute tlie funded de’if of tlie road ; for the’ payment of which, the tiiidi of the State lias been pledged for years. And every time a payment .should he delay ed twenty-five days after it was due, I would forfeit and pay to tlie State 810,000 far the delay. This would be 8300,000 per annum principal, besides interest. Aud a term of ten years at these rates, counting simple in terest at seven per cent, per annti n on each monthly payment, from the time it was paid into tlie Treasury till the end of tlie lease, would yield the sum of 81,011,250, for the use of the road for that time. Regarding tlie question as settled, there fore, that tiie road with proper management will pay into the treasury 825,000 per month, or 8300,000 annually clear of all expenses and repairs, the inquiry naturally arises, what disposition shall be made of tlie money 1 PAYMENT OP THE PUBLIC DEBT—COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM. The public debt of the State amounts at present to $2,630,500, jilryable at different times during tlie next twenty years. A large, portion of this debt lias been contracted from time to time on account of tlie State Road. This debt, it will be reme.mbcrcd, is subject by legislation, already had, to be increased $900,000 on account of the State’s subscrip tion for slock in tlie Atlantic and Gulf Rail road Company. This would makethe whole debt $3,530,500, should no part of it be re deemed before tho bonds of the State for the above mentioned $900,000 shall have been issued. By the terms of the contract with the Bondholders, $289,500 of tins debt is now subject to be paid at the option of flic State, though payment cannot be demanded till 1863 and 1868. Tbc Central Bank Bonds are also falling duo in considerable sums an nually. Good faitb requires that the debts of the State ho promptly met when due.— And sound policy dictates that such bondsns arc due or not, at tlie option of the State, be taken up as fast as she lias tlie means. The net earnings of the Western and At lantic Railroad aro already pledged for tlie payment of a large portion of this debt. 1 therefore recommend the passage of an act setting njwnt $8004)00 per annum of the net earnings of tin*, road, to he applied inpay ment and purchase of the public debt. And in view of the great and acknowledged neces sity existing for the education of the children’ of the State, *nd"~Sf The immense advanta ges which would result front the establish ment of a practical Common School system, 1 further recommend that a sum as large as the entire amount of the public debt beset apart as a permanent Common School Fund for Georgia, to be increased as fast as the pub lic debt is diminished, and that the faitb of the State bo solemnly pledged that no part of this sum shail cver be applied to, or appro priated for, any other purpose than that of education. Let the act make it tlie duty of the Governor each year as soon as he shall have, taken tip the 8200,000 of the State’s bonds, to issue 8200,000 of new bonds, pay able at some distant period, to befixed by the Legislature, to the Secretary of State, as Trustees of the Common School Fund of the State, with semi-annual interest at six per ceiit. per annum. The bonds to be de posited hi the office of the Secretary ofStote. As the public debt is thus annually diminish ed the School Fund will-bc annually increas ed, until the whole debt is paid to the credi tors of the State and the amount paid con verted into a School Fund. And as the fund is increased from year to year, the ataonnt of interest to be used for school purposes will be likewise increased. Should this plan be adopted, in a few years the school fund of Georgia* includihg tbo present fund for that purpose, would be in round numbers $4,000,000. Tbo amount of interest accruing from this fund, to bo ex pended in. erecting school bouses and pay ing teachers, Would bo $240,000 per annum. I r.m awareoftho difficulties’which have been encountered by tbuee who have attempted heretofore to devise a practical and sajual school system fcr the State, owing in a great degree, it is bel'Jfeed, to the fart that por tions of our State arc very densely, while, others are quite sparsely populated. But the fact of our iiiabimy. to accomplish U wo may desire is no auffGeeui reason why we neglect to do that which is in our power,— Probably tho principal cause of our failure in tho pitsr4sr*ttributhr to a lack of fluids and of competent teadfcfSp With the gradual increase of tlie fund pro posed, it is not doubted that tbo wisdom of our State would, from time to time, improve our present defective system ml it would be so perfected as to afford the ad ventages of an education to all, or nearly alt, the children of the State, Let teachers be paid by tiie Slate, and let every free wljito child in the State have an equal right.to attend and re ceive instruction in the public schools) Let it be a Common Sehonl, not a Poor school System, the children of the riches Hand tho poorest parents in the State, meet in the school room on terms of perfect equality of right. Let there bo no aristocracy there but an aristocracy of color and of conduct. In other words, let every free White child in Georgia, whose conduct is good, stand upon an equality of right with any and every oth er one in the school-room. In this way the advantag.,B of education might bo gradually diffused among the people, and maiiy of the noblost intellects In Georgia, now bedimmed by poverty and not dovoloped for want of ed ucation, might bo made to shine forth in all their splendor, blessing both churclri and State by their noble deeds. Should $4,000,000 be insufficient to rnlse annually, the sum required, the fnnd might bo increased from the incomes of tlie road, to any amount necessary to accomplish the ob ject. The interest on this fund should he scmi-annu; lly distributed equally, among the counties, in proportion to tho whole number of free white children in each, between six and sixteen, or of such other age as the Le gislature may designate. Authority should als 0 b left with each county to tax itself, at its own pleasure, to increase its school fund, ns at present. Aud it should be left to the Inferior Court, or School Commissioners, of each couuty to lay off the county into such School Districts as will be most convenient to its population, having due regard to their number and condition. • EDUCATION Y)P TEACHERS, Assuming that provision will be thus made to raise all the funds necessary to build school -houses and pay the teachers to edu cate. all the free while children of the State, the next question which presents itself, and perhaps the most important ono of all is, flow shall tho State supply herself with com petent teachers, raised in her midst and do voted to her interests and her institutions— Southern men, with Southern hearts and Southern sentiments? For tbo purpose of educating Georgia teachers in Georgia colleges, I propose that the State issue her bouds payable at such distant times as tho legislature may designate, bearing interest at seven per cent, payable semi-annually; the iuterest to be paid out of the net earnings of the State Road, imd the bonds to be redeemed out of its proceeds, should it ever be sold. That 4hp deliver $200,000 of these bonds to the State Uni versity, at Atheus, as an additional endow ment ; $50,600 to the Georgia Military In stitute, at Marietta, and $50,000 to each of tlie three denominational coll egos in the . State, in consideration that each of said five Colleges will bind itself to educate, annua - ly, one yonng man as a State student ‘ cry 8200 of annnal iuterest which the en dowment given by tlie State pays to the College; furnishing lilm with board,lodging# lights, washing, tuition, and all necessary ex penses except clothing, which m’giit be fur nished by the student himself or liis pnrents. The interest on this $400,000 of bonds would be 828,000 per aniqim. This sum would maintain and instruct, as above suggested, oiie hundred and forty young men amiuaily, being one from each county in the State, aud two from each of tho fourteen comities hav ing the largest population, unless other new counties are formed. 1 propose that these young men be selected from all the counties in the State, from that class only of young uien whose parents are unable to educate thekn, and that only such be selected as are of good moral character, industrious and attentive, who desiie an education, and who give prom ise of future usefulness. That tho selection ho made in each’county ’ by a competent committee appointed by tho Inferior Court, after an examination at some public place in the county of all such young inch as desire to become beneficiaries, and who will attend on a day to he fixed by the Inferior Court, after giving due notice: Let the committee be sworn that they will be govcrnecl in the selection by (lie merits of tho applicant, with out prejudice or partiality; and that they will select no one whose parents are known to be able to give him a collegiate education without doing injustice to the rest of his fam ily. And 1 propose that the place of any such stndent in College be supplied by an other, whenever the faculty of the College shall certify to the Inferior Court of bis coun ty, that he is neglecting bis studies or failing to make rensoßable progress, or that he has become addicted to immoral hnbifs. 1 pro pose that tiie .State, in this manner, give to each of the poor young men thus selected, his collegiate education, on condition that he will enter into a pledge of honor, to make teaching his profession in the county from which he is Sent, for as many years as be shall have been maintained and educated by the State in College; the State permitting him to enjoy the income of his labor, but requi- VOLUME I— NUjSfBER 02. rm him to labor as a teacher. Many of these young gentleman wof3 no doubt adopt teaching ns their professW for Hfe. This would supply the Mteto after a few years with competent teachers. Aid as these young men while teaching in the tun oa* counties in the State would prepare oth ers to tencli without going to college; pmo streaky of learning would thus he atwl ‘to flow out frotn the cuWafeos, 0 j be diffotfed amooK the Atlases of the pcrplo the State. Thou we would not so often bear the complaint, that the child must unlearn nt one school what It has taken it month i perhaps to luarn nt another under an i-icom petftnt teacher. This plan is intended t equalise sa fur ar possible the po<r with the ddi. bv giv,iug to as many of them aiwpew, hie. at the expense of the State, an opportu nity to educate their in college,.* prfvi legn At present confined almost exclusively to the rich; ns poor nten hare no opportuni ty to educate their sous however descrying or promising they may dm. Under the plan above proposed it is. pot intended to make a donation, or absolute gift to the collogue of * single dollar of tbb lends of the State. ft H intended only to deliver the bonds to the collage* and to pay to them the interest semi antnmHy, a.* a coropeusatf i for them to maintain aiiii educate ahoa*ljy. ono hundred and forty young iqaii of prop'- isc. who could in no other way enjoy the ail vantages of a liberal education ; whojaJprit are to diffuse intelligence among the gre it body of the people, thereby supplying Um rftate with Georgia teaehetswvcll cjual(hd,t j teach the youth of fjoovgh; and who would be, at the some time, the natural Mends of iter institutions. Asa part of this plan I nlp propose that a general Bupermtendout of sclhjolr for the Slafe be appointed, with a salary sufficient to secure the best tnlout, wiiosednty it shall be to collect valuable lu frtinnattoh upon the Subject, and report snon aUyJw-thß'K x oenti vo,t- ha kid befbre die Legislature. And to traverse the Btatd in every direction, visit the schools, address the people, and do all In his power to create a lively Interest oil the subject of education. Carry Out this plan and who entr estimate its benefits to the Hratc 1 l regard the edu cation of the children of the State, as tlier grand object of primary importance, which should, if necessary, take precedence of all other questions of State policy. For 1 np prcliendit (UfHre readily admitted by everv intelligent person, that the stability and p*r tnancuce of our republican institutions bang upon the intcHigenco and virtue of our peo ple. Iso monarch rules her ! Aud it is the pride of out- system of governmctft tfint each citizen at the ballot box possesses oqual right* of sovereignty with cvcvy ether Me. Thanks be to our Heavenly father, the pop ular ysioe connot hero be hushed in the fi le nee of despotism, hut the popular wifi dic tates the laws. May it thus over remoi&J — How important ft is, therefore,tlnrt the d>ass es of thepeople bo educated, so eaoh may be Able to road and understand for biqueit the Constitution and blptpry pi Ins country, and to judge anil dictate tor him sc If, what are the true principles and pJlicy of his gov ernment. Hut how much more important it is, in my opinion, that every person la tfao State bo enabled tbssoad for him .or hentelf the .Holy Bible, and to comprehend she great principles of chriatiauity, m the eter nal triifh* of which, l am a firm, though uuinbje believer. lOdeoate tip* l mas*#* and iuculcate virtue and morality, and you ..J*y broad and deep, in the hearts of oor penply. the ouly sure foundations of republican lib erty and religious toleration; the Lrttcr af which is the brightest gem in the constitu tion of ofirbeuiftry.P’ff#';’ we have it in our power, without increase ‘jl taxation or burden to our peopW; to place Georgia, So far as edneafbu i# concerned, fn the pi-ondeat portion of State hi flu* Union. Let her educate every son ami daughter within her limits, and she utay then justly boast that'iho is the Umpire lit ate of uot only tins South, but oMhe whole Union. By this plan the public debt would “be de duced, and the school fund increased, annu ally,, 8200,000} and the interest nwduatiog yearly ts2,t)oo outhe bonds delivered to the colleges would he paid semi-aumially, out of the net earnings ot the State Roadj mud there’ woolJ still be left an annual’ incorttb from that source of 878,0C>0, to bo appliedtb other purposes. ~';t4 * • nuv ow - 5 ■ • Tlie present Annual expenses of the gov ernment,. iuclndiog she civil establishment, ‘the interest <m the public dent, support of Asylums, Academy for the blind, State Ca dets in Military institute, &e., amount 4o about $140,000, without including any of the extraordinary appropriations. The pres ent annual incomes t * ‘be Treasury from the State tax, the tax on bank btoek, railroads, dividends on bank stock, and frortTothermls ecllanoous sour ess, such nr copy grants, testimonials, &.C., am.>unt to,about Slid,ooo, exclusive of incomes from the, State Hoad. It follows therefore after allowing tamse f s32, QQO per annum of vp<*ia! .'ippropj-iatiops ofit gfdo of the Aetna! teXpwnses of the gnvefti nrent, that the taxes might be reduced from the incomes of tho road, about 850,00 b P* annum, besides establishing nud provrljug for the successful operation of Jim proposed school system. Should the Lejjislatitre, however, after providing fir the reduction of the public debt, the support of flnb school system, and the edticafion of teachers, make any considerable appropriations, other than those which may be absolutely support the government, no inatenal/eductiott i of the taxes Could be ma le. 1 In the event the Legislature should disap prove of the proposition to apply the net earnings qf the road to the payment oftti public debt and to t!ts.cdj:atioa of ..the =s!s■ iron of the Slate, I fespeettid'y recommend that 1150,000 per annum, instead of about $-50,000 as sbova proposed, be applied inm duction of the faxes of tho people; and that the surplus be usetf for such purposes of in ternal improvement as wall tend most to the (CO.VTINI ® O.N THE l.xav Tkt±K.\