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u— wre.* I." —— from the Botuhern Whig. Mb. Join:*:—l perceive that many of llic Stiles, »inl Georgia among tin- rest, prosiest n l*in>l any further acenniul.ilb n nnd distribution of lb# larplu* revenue of the •■meral Govern urnl. If this disclaimer refer ' te taxes which that government has a rigiil I .. i( ir jnsl ami projxir, hut if (lie proceeds ' • j ulihc J»mU arc included, the State* arcyir i right which is wot justified iiy any c.mai.l - , i of propriety or sound policy. I believe it . fitimi not ditfi cull to e»tal>!ish, that the piO' of the public (•mis,for ieas:J that portion .hi m north-west of the Ohio river, ceiled by if. cute of Virginia in the year ’B4, before the ail. tpiiun of the Fedor al Constitution, to tho States then held together by the a.ticU of intiftleralion.) belong to the »••»/» eclivt Slat: * and not in l\ieit federal rharar- 1 ter—l believa further that the General Govern - ment ia a 7’ utiee of llii* fond for the hrnefit ol I the several .Stale*, and if i I wero aimble hi a Caurt of Equity it cotilil he made, not ouly to [ divide the present amount of money in bin J, tie- j rived from the sales in that Territory, bat to ae.- 1 count for all turn* expen led in beliaKol lhe Fed eral G .irernmenl. To auatain that*) tjiwr 1 of far the following evidence and out y request that the caae be considered as [lending in n Court ol j Jualioe, lha Slate* being Plait'lifts, and the < :en oral Government the Defend ail. lit. I submit the urtii.lea of confederation I adojtted on the Sth day of July 1778. and from them the f.illnwing cl«u*ea, to wit, •■Each Slate •hill maintain it* own delegates in a meeting of the Stales [Congress] end while they act as mem bare of the committee of the Slates” [in the re-' cast of Congress]. Again, “all charge* of war,, and all tthrr expenses that shall bo incurred for ! the common defence, or giniorsl welfare, and al lowed by tho I'nilod Stales in Congress ossein-! Wed, shall ha defrayed out of n common 'l'rra jury, which shall he supplied by the sevenil Stales in proportion to tlio value of all land with I in each Slate, granted to, or surveyed for, any person, ns such land and the buildings and im provement* thereon shall be estimated, according ■ to sueh mode as the United Slates in Congress assembled shall, from limn to lime,direct and ap point. The taxer for paying that proportion I shall he laid ami levied l*y the notion■ y and di- 1 rse.ion of the J.egishttnres of the . verul Slate t i within lha lime agreed upon by the United States j In Cnng r o»K assembled.” I quo'e these clauses l for two purposes, l<t to show tli.it, under tho at- j tides of confederation, (ho,Stoles in their iiulivid- 1 nal capacity siijtporled lit I'e.le nl Ciovernmsnt | and that it had no other resources or means of l support—2nd (ill ■ mo of which will be seen hereafter] to show (he rate or ineatnre of the I charge! and expenses of each State. I next prevent the Articles of cession executed | on the Ist of March 1784 between the .State ofj Virginia on the one part, anil Ibu Congress of the United Mtatc.i, under the articles ol'cnnl’.- leratimi, nu the other. Ist. The thain nf Virginia nullmri/, ■ 1 certain commissioners (which was done under their hands and seals) "to convey, transfer,assign and } Rialto over lint i ihv Unite 1 States in Congress as- j so gilded, FOII THE DEN 13 FIT OF SAID STATES. VIRGINIA INCLUSIVE, all right,! title, and claim, ms well ofsoil as of jurisdiction, | which the said commonwealth hath to tho territo ry or tract of country within the limits of the Vir ginia charier, situate Iving and being to the North-west of the river O.no to, and for, the USES «ml pnrpo't', and on lho condition! of the said recited net.” Now, 21, one oflhe inn and conditions of tho said recited set is in the following words, viz. •‘that all llte lands within the territories so ceded to tho United Slates and not nwervad for, or ap pointed to. any of the heforeiiioiilionnil purposes, or disposed ofm bounties to llte officers ami sol dier* of the American Army shall ha considered a* a Commov Ft;xn fur the 11813 and BENE FIT of j«i'A Os the United Stain ns have hc eoino, nr ahull become, members of the Con fed edition nr federal alliance of the said Slates, V ir'iim v IxetrsivK, according to their usual respective proportions nf the antMui (Ulvitox and axrr.ttniTOtir, and shall hi faithful I \j and bona fid- dis/nud f fur that pih/iaoe, and /ti ns other USE nr PURPOSE whatsoever." Can words ho more explicit ? I said the Gen •rsl Government was a Tavarau for the Slate*. Hare «>e the legal and technical words -lint not indy imply lint absolutely create a ’/'rust. I g uilt to thy United States in Congress assembled b r lha me an I benefit o( said States, (myself in elndeil,) so said Virginia. Now it it was intend ed for the United Mutes in their ennfedcraied character, it was only necessary to slop at the word* “ United Stain*” and the rest followed as a matter of course, hut when Virginia takes the pain* specially to include herself, and particular ly specifies the weittit'-e and manner of division, we can he at no loss to arrive al her intention to ilisiribu e the “common Otrul,” (mm) all her own,] among hot sister Sue especially if we bear in mind, as already r I, that each Ml ate bad to furnish her quota i ■ v to defray the “charges and expenses” o Federal Govern-I ment. The then Fedor nernment could I have tin funds, or in the It r;o of the Articles,! no “ Com moil Treasury” in the way pi,avid-1 ed by tint instrument. 1 is to ho " supplied ] by tho several States' a t may ho boldly nf- i firmed that no other motln 1 can he found in that compact. But there is a view of this question which is perfectly conclusive; suppose the States had remained under the articles of confederation and! had never adopted the present Federal Gonstim-1 lion, what would have become of the proceeds ofj the public land thus ceded by Virginia ? What I wixuld the old Congress, having no powers to j rsise revenue, and no right to use or retain money j bet in away specially provided ia the charter ofj their authority, have done with ilia money aris ing from tho sales ? How could it have evaded this unequivocal clause in the contract made with Virginia I t wit, “tho lands thus ceded shall he considered its a common fund, for the me and benefit of such of the Untied Mutes as have be come, nr shall become, members of tiio confeder ation or fedsral alliance of the said States, fir jfinia inclusive according to their ittiud [retpcc- j live proportions oflhe general charge ami er-! Jjendittini and shall he faithful!;; and bona fide \ disposed of for that purpose and for no other me' tit purpose whntsovcr” 1 Does not every one i perceive tint the Federal Government would j have been compelled, if it acted faithfully, to pay ! over loth- States their respective! shares of tho pro- j cceds ol the lands as they were “disposed of for I the use and benefit of said States, Virginia inclu-j siv»" ! his no good objection to say the States! would have to pay it hack to tho Federal Gov ernment, that might or might not have been tho 1 case, there might have been a surplus then usj there is now. Thu Federal Government was largely indebted to some of tho Slates and that, at least, had to lie exhausted in the way of sup plies from the creditor Crate, before her dividend of the land proceeds could be touched. But apart from these considerations it was the "terms of the ' bond” and it was obliged to lie complied with. This view of the subject i* obliged to settle the I case, nn!c«s the chauu" of government, or in other | words the til option oi the Federal Constitution tla« conferred upon the present Government aj title to those lands and their pro -ends paramount j to the oar above shewn to ox lot in the States—! »•, lei it he shewn, it is incumbent upon the de- , fondant to produce his grant. Let him shew the j instrument by which tho right has passed out of! the States, and voted in himself, Wc might 1 srfely conclude the cause here, under the utmost confidence, that no deed can he shewn which re vokes ths articles of cession made by Virginia, | the title under which the States rightfully yi.iim, i but Plan tills can shew that they have been ex tremely mindful of this interest, for in the Con stitution agreed to in September ’B9. nearly six years after the Virginia cession which changed the government, or rather abrogated the Articles of ennfed "ration, they expressly provide these saving rlauses, to wit, “ all debts contracted, and engagements entered into, before the adop tion nf this constitution, shall lie ns valid against the United States, under this constitution, asun der the confederation,” Otb ,drt. Again, in the 4th Article, it is declared, “ that Congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful mica arid regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United Staton; and nothing in this constitution shall be so con !rnejt m Is prejo t.e any rl dm- cf the f ‘il.’fed * I Staid, or es tiny particular Stale." Nothing ; can 1c plainer, and to shew that this is nut a c I strained construction of the instruments from • which it is attempted to deduce the right of the i Biates to the public lands, Noith-wcsfof the river - Ohio, lot u» see whit President Jackson has said I in his veto of Mr. May’* land bill, one among I I tho few of his Slate pipers that be has not re ■ rolled or explained away, one that Las the sin i gnlar merit of hoin/ uncontradicled by any other. Hi* remark* wnn made in reference to that pro • vision in the Dill which designed to give i2j per rsnU out of the nett proceeds to the new Stole* ond arc as follow ; “What more need lie . said t’, demonstrate its objectionable character, thar, that it is in direct and undisguised violation . of the pledge given by Uobgrcss l<» tho Slates, Before a single cession wav made ; that it aliro * gales the condition upon which some ol the ! Stales come into the Union ; a«d that it sets at I nought the lermt of cession spread upon the face ,! of every grant under which the title to tiiat pot j tion of the public lands is held by the Federal i Government” ? Again, he says, alluding to the l deed, ol cession ; “The Constitution, oflhe Uni ; ted Stales did not delegate to Congress the power to abrogate these compacts. On the conlraty, hy declaring that nothing in it ‘ ihnll be con j struinl to prejitd.ee any claims of the United ! States, or of any particular Slide,’ it virtually I provides that those coitqmi U shall remain nn ! touched hv the legislative' power, which shall j only make all ‘ needful ruleo and regulations [ for carrying them inloelfcrl.” i Now, however, things arc changed, became he wants to reduce the surplus revenue ho recom- I mends in It s late messsage, to diminish the price i of the public lands and to dispose of them only to i actual settlers. This will be « fraud upon the 1 States and ought to bo ror,i*lcd as well os nil at { tempts to give any portion ol the lands or their | proceeds, over and above their rightful share, to ' any of the new .Slates. Congress has already j violated the Virginia Compact by llic vast ces sions of land for various purposes, made to the ! new Slates as well as a donation to them ol large sum' of money arising from their sale. An im mediate stop should bo put to such a faithless ; disposition of that “common fund,” so generously I reserved by Virginia for the ’hue and benefit j„f the whole of her sister Stales. I candidly »d --i mil that the .Stales should lay no claims to any | other lands or their proceeds than thoso derived I from the sides North-west of the Ohio river, foe j although other slates, and parliculaily Gaoi/nt -1 have made similar ecssien nnd almost in exact I tin ins, yet as they were made subsequent to the i addition of the Federal Constitution, 1 think the I question, by reason thereof, is vety materially va | ried. If however wo can gel what justly belong | to us it will he enough for all useful purposes I The vast amounts whiclqhnve accrued for the last j forty years, sinee tho adoption of the Federal Constitution, in which (he government had am ple power to raise means for its support, indepen dent of tho land fund, will greatly lesson the | qualms of cops,deuce whieh some seem to have a } bout taking niiy part oflhe surplus revenue, anil i protesting ilia; such another dose must not he pul j before them. Surely, since that time there can J lie no excuse either to use or withhold the laud revenue from the States. Fot my part, d believe j we ha'o not obtained our own by many millions I and although, in the distributions now about to be made, there is part of it does not rightfully belong to the States, because it is revenue from other soutcea than that of land sales, yet there is enough behind, which we ought to have that will coutpensa c for the gratuity, if it be so considered, ten times over—Let us come to a fair settlement, and wo may and ought to refund whatever is received over and above a fair divis, tun of the proceeds of the public lands, under tho solemn rompaot of tho State of Virginia. This is our tight- In this there is no degradation, no servile dependence on that government, and, puiseing ourselves upon our just rights wc should exact their strict observance, A. S. CLAYTON. From tho Federal Union, SUBSTANCE OF LAWS Unacted at the lute session of the l.egislatmre. THE GREAT KAIL ROAD. 1. An act to construct a rail road from tho Tennessee line, to a point on the eastern hank of the Chattahuoche, at some place between Oatnphcllton, in Gampbel county, land Wynn’s Ferry, in Hall county, most eligible for running branches to Athens, Madison, Milledgevillo, Forsyth, and Columbus; no greater sum than 5*350,000 to ho appropriated annually, unless a future Legislature shall otherwise direct; the Governor to appoint an engineer to make on ac curate and instrumental examination, survey, and locution, and an estimate of tho probable cost, uttil to appoint assistants, surveyors, and at tendants ; SOO,OOO apprioted for salaries and ex penses in making the survey ; lb» Governor, if he shall ifcohi the work practicable at a reasona ble expense, to oppoint a suporintotuiant; $390,- ,000 art) appropriated for this work, for, the year 1807; when charters are obtained for branch I mil-roads, the Stale is to subscribe one-fourth of j tho amount, not to exceed $200,000 for one j branch. [This ia an admirable commencement of n | great enterprise, which, if completed, will mul i liply tho comforts, and advance the prosperity of 1 our people, while it will vastly increase the I wealth, and exult the reputation of our Slate, ! But revenue, that fund from which wo had hoped to see this noble work easily nnd rapidly executed, has been made n part of the j capital of the Central Bank; and wo fear that i it will be found difficult to withdraw from this j absorbing institution the amounts which will he | requisite for the completion of tho great rail -1 road. If wo rightly understand the signs of the limes, the cause of internal improvement, nnd also of education, will find a dangerous rival interest, where it sheuld have only a useful ser vant.] SURPLUS REVENUE. 2. One-third of the surplus revenue received from the United States is to be set apart as a free school and education fund, the interest alone to be applied to these purposes. The fund lo be deposited in the Central Bank, anil la he loaned 1 out as tho other capital ol that institution.— Commissioners are to he appointed to report a system for tho State, after having examined the systems in operation elsewhere. [This act evinces laudable zeal in a noble cause, that of diffusing the inestimable benefits [of education among tho people. But it will be : found exceedingly dtfiicult to adopt a plliu lo I the various conditions of our people, here dense- j ly settled, ou productive lands, and there widely j ; dispersed, with barren waters between. It is a 1 source of regret to the patriot, that this interest j : must he partially sacrificed, in order to swell the I capital of the Central Bank. This fund, the in-1 Ici est alone of which is to he applied lo tho cause j ! ol education, if vested in other stock, would : yield at least 8 per cent; hut as part of the capi tal of the Central Bank, it will not yield an in ' rarest of more than five per cent.] TO ALTER THE UAARTER OF THE CENTRAL BANK. ! H. Accommodation notes hereafter made arc bo renewed only once in twelve months; hut j this alteration not to apply to notes now running. [This act relieves the borrowers from the disu | grecablo and inconvenient burthen of renewing j their notes semi-annually, and will ho a very ao ! roptuble accommodation to them. But it will ! increase tho ultimate losses ol the hank. Many notes sound at the time ol their creation, will in ! twelve months become valueless from tho insol vency and migration of their makers and endor -1 sers. UappeningxUiring that long interval.] OFFICE.OF AD.IUTAMT GENERAL. 4. The State is to be divided into two grand divisions, Tho Adjutant General in one of these divisions, am! the Assistant Adjutant General in the other, lo perform ail the duties previously by law required of the Adjutant General, Each to receive a salary of per annum. I [ln the disardered slate of our military sys tem, the elficient reorganization of the Adjutant General’s office cannot fail lo have a beneficial effect; hut it is only a beginning of tha reforms that are needed.] RECEPTION OF THE SURPLUS REVE NUE. 5. To authorize the State Treasurer to receive that par*, of the surplus funds of the United States which may be apportioned to Georgia: and to give certificates of depoMtc, pledging the •“#1 • • >•% .. *,•; ’ ■ ~ .. . . g (kith of the Slain for iU repayment, whe« re a quired by tha Secretary of the Treasury of the b .United Staten. e [This art, conforming to ( tl.e act of Congress r under which the surplus revenue of the Lulled d States ia to be appropriated among the several !■ Stale*, very properly regard* the delivery of a - part of it to Georgia, as a drjtumic only, which - the .State should hold ready to be returned, when required by the depositor. It ia probable it never • will lie called for by the federal government; but j the Slate should make such a disposition ol this i fond, a* to he able to tultil her obligations.] • REGULATION OF THE DEPOSITS OF THE SURPLUS REVENUE. I r.. This art require* lire surplus revenue, re , reived by tho treasurer, to he deposited in the • Cent al Hank, to lie loaned to tho citizen*, under s the regulation* prescribed by law for the loan* 1 of that institution. Should there not he appli i cations by citizens, within the time prescrilied ■ for discontinuing notes, sufficient to take up the I amount received from the United Stales, then ■ the Central Bank may loan the residua to char • lered hank* in which tho State is a Stockholder, • under the following regulations. The horrow , ing banka are to pay up such amounts as may ■ he called for, on receiving sixty days notice. I Should a borrowing hank fail to make the pay ment required, after receiving this nolce, the ■ Central Bank, on oath of the facta being made 1 by its president, may obtain a writ of execution t from the clerk of the snpraior couut of the coun ty in which such defaulting bank may be. to he ■ levied on all of its property , but if any officer of ■ such bank shall make oath, that the amount of i such execution, or some part thereof, it not due, i and shall give security for the payment of the a mount which shall he fuund due ; the issue thus made shall ho tried by a special jury, at the next term of such court. Not more than a fourth part of the sum loaned to any banks, shall be drawn from it at one time unless there be ap prehension of tho failure of such bank, or unless such larger payment shall he rendered ne cessary by a call from tha treasury of the federal government.—Should such call he made, notice shall he given to the individual borrowers, and and they shall he required to pay, in addition to the ordinary reduction, such sums on their re pcclive notes, as shell he necessary in order to make the payment required by the federal treas ury. [This act makca a very largo addition to tho capital, and consequently to tho power of an in stitution, whose extended, hut secret patronage, added to the executive, has already deslroyd the : equilibrium designed by the constitution to be ■ preserved between the different departments of • the state government. i We behove that a return of this fund will never will never be required by the federal government hut should this opinion prove erroneous, the slate will be in great danger of defalcation , since, for • making her payments to the federal treasury she will rely on a resource which will he very apt to fail—extraordinary payment rnado with promptitude by individual borrowers. ft is understood, that the Central Bank will make a new emission of its own notes on the credit of tho surplus revenue received into its vault. This operation will he justified'!’/ the law regulating tho deposiles. It is too pregnant with important consequences to admit of exposition in this brief note. It will create such a consoli dation of tho deposites with the proper capital of this institution, as to render them incapable of seperation, and will make it the policy of tho (Oentral Bank, to oppose all large appropriations for education or internal improvement in order to avoid the hazard of having in circulation, a great er amouiitin its notes than it shall be able to re deem. From the Southern Recorder. Wc deem it but justice to notice specially some of the appropriations made by the late Le gislature for public improvements, probably tho most commendable acts of that body. Twenty thousand dollars wore appropriated for ho improvement of the Allamaha river. Ten thousand for tho improvement of tho Oc tnulgeo. Ten thousand for the improvement of tho Oco n»c. Ten thousand for the improvement of the Flint Sixty thousand dollars for a survey, &c., of the rail road route from the Tennessee river into the interior. Two hundred and nihely thousand lor tho prosecution of the work during this year. Thirty thousand for a government house. Three thousand for tho enclosure of the State house square. Four thousand to build a house for principal keeper of tho Penitentiary. A large amount, $60,000, for losses, Ac., du' our Indian difficulties. And we may consider tho following ss virtual ly appropriations; A Bank in Macon was chartered, on condition of giving as a bonus, $52,000 to the female Col lege, to be located at Macon; The stock of the milledge.ville Bank was in creased one hundred thousand dollars, as an in vestment to that amount of tho funds of Ogle thorpe University, which we may say is equal to the Macon Bank bonus, viz: $52,000. Tho pay of the members of the Legislature lias been increased from four to five dollars a day. Tile Governor’s salary has been increased from three to four thousand dollars. The Governor's Secretaries from one thousand to twelve hundred and fifty dollars each. Tho keeper of tho Arsenal from four to six hundred dollars Tho Cashier of the Central Bank’s salary, from 2000, has been increased to $2500. Teller of tho same institution from 1,000 to $1,300 and the Book Keeper and Discount Clerk, from 1,000 to $1,250, each. The Inspectors of the Penitentiary from 225 to $250. The Sub Keepers of the Penitentiary, (three) from 800 to SI,OOO. Book Keeper of Penitentiary from 600 l» 1,000 Wages of the guard from 15 to $25 a month. U. S. Bank.—A Resolution has been in troduced into the Pennsylvania Legislature, j “That a committee of seven ho appointed to ' inquire into the mode, manner and means by j which the act of the 15t.ii of Peburary was I passed, and also into the conduct of the j Stock holders of said Institution, and their amenta under the law, since 3J March, 183(5, and into such other matters as may be con- I nceted with the said inquiry, and that said j committee have power to send for persons ! and papers, and report to this House.” The j faiemls of the Bank have expressed their do j termination to push all inquiries to the ut | most. We have various reports from Texas, in relation to the invading Mexican army. At one time, it is stated, that Gen. Bravo is on the march,by tho way of Matamoras, and soon again the whole tale is pronounced to be (also. It is impossible, amid so many contradictory statements, to arrive at the truth, in relation to the ulterior views of the Mexican government, so far as concerns her revolted oniony. All the writers that we have noticed of late, agree in the opinion, that there is at this time, a strong feeling of dislike to the American government, existing among the Mexicans, in consequence of the aid received by the revolutionists, from our people, in their struggle for Independence.— Montgomery Advertiser, of Dec. 31. Philander R. Broad the individual who was ’ arrested during the lust sommor, tor leading ' on the Indians in their attack on the United States mail stage and its passengers, has re ' cently been convicted in this District. —Mobile | Paper. ' Santa Anna was accompanied, in his voy , age up the Mississippi, by Col. Hockley, In spector General of the army of Texas, and . Col. Bee and Capt. Parker, Texian officers, j Col. Almonte, the well known Mexican offi ; cer, was with him as interpreter.—Mobile i> Advertiser, '2B'h Dec. t j By the express hail. , Correspondence of the Baltimore American. ■Washington, Dae. 31, 1886. 1 The SENATE did not sit to-day. ' In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 after the presentation of petitions and memorials, 1 The House resumed the consideration of the r following resolution, heretofore ofifered by Mr. 1 Garland ol Vs. > Hetolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury communicate to thi* House, if within his power, the dividends and surpluses which were declared by, and the surpluses and the contingent funds ' remaining in, the several hanks in which the pub : lie money is deposited, for the years 1833, 1834, ' 1835, and 1836, severally. 1 The question being on the motion heretofore ■ made try Mr. Hanni.oan, to lay the resolution on 1 Hie table, it was taken by yeas and nays, and de ■ cidcd in the negative, yeas 28, nays 141. Mr. Harlan moved to add to the resolution a ■ provision that the Secretary of the Treasury also • inform the House whether the hanks paid the ■ salary of an agent in this city, how much each bank paid, and what was the name of the agent. Mr. Cushman moved the previous question, • which was negatived, 71 to 98. Mr. Harlan remarked that there was no doubt 1 of the existence of such an agent, and it was irn i portant to ascertain his relations to the bank and the Treasury. Mr. Garland said though he did not consider f the amendment as pertinent to the object of the f resolution, still he should not oppose it. He was > willing that the extent of the connexion of this ■ agent with the banks should he inquired into. 1 Mr. '1 ’homvson of S. C. was glad that thegen -1 tlcrnan was in favor of the motion. This was a 1 subject of deep excitement, and it was proper that > the facts should be known in regard to it. There • was a suspicion that this agent had the power of • removing the Deposites from one hank toanother, ■ and drew exorbitant sums from them for his pat -1 ronage and influence. 1 After some remarks from Mr. Pearce of R. I. 1 in opposition to tho amendment, and from Mr. > Hunt in its support, Mr. Vanueupoel remark • ed that tho amendment was not comprehensive • enough to meet the objects which gentlemen had ■ in view. The purpose of the member who for merly made a similar motion, (Mr. Wise) was to ! ascertain the connexion of the agent with the ’ Treasury. He wished to give the inquiry the wi i dcst possible scope, and to that end, he moved to ' add to the Treasury Department has any Agent 1 or Attorney to correspond or communicate with f said Deposilc Banks, in relation to the Public Deposites ; if so, who is such Agent or corres pondent. what compensation is allowed to him, or by whom is such allowance made or paid.” Mr. E. Whittlesev (tho hour for consider ing resolutions having expired) called for the order of the day. Mr. Vanderpoel moved to suspend the orders in order to finish this matter, which has already occupied much time. Lost. Mr. Thompson of O. obtained leave to submit a resolution granting the use of the Hallot Rep resentatives on Tuesday, from 10 to 11 A. M. for the purpsse of an exhibition of the pupils ot the Now England Asylum for the education of the blind, under the'direclionof Dr. Sam’l G. Howe: agreed to. PRIVATE ORDERS. The House proceeded to the consideration of private bills, and after acting on few of the same. The House adjourned to meet on Tuesday. chronicleTand sentinel" AUGUSTA: Thuriday Evening J un. 5* 1837# We received nothing by the Express mail beyond Baltimore for two days. By some mistake, the outside of our paper is made to say “morning” instead of “evening. Ihe Daily is an evening paper. i Our readers must bear with the barrenness of our Editorial columns for a few days —such a 1 multiplicity of pressing matters have suddenly devolved upon us, that we have scarcely a mo i ment to write a paragraph. The Semi-weekly paper, which we send to ' our Patrons this tim®, is merely the two in side forma of our two last Daily papers. It will hereafter contain all the news of three Daily papers, with a handsome and appropri ate head,with the news, miscellany and adver tisements properly arranged. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Alford, Liddell. . Richmond, 361 171 ■ Warren, 205 108 ' Chatham, 171 267 830 539 1— To the Patrons of our weekly paper we must apologise for the late appearance of ; that paper this week. If they could know half the difficulties, under which we have la bored—the obstacles we have had to over [ come in making all the alterations necessary I from the union of the two papers, added to the preparations necessary to commence a daily ' publication, they would almost forgive us it ( we had published no weekly paper at all. The maintenance of owr already enormous country ' circulation, is with us, an object of deep and ’ earnest solicitude, and while we shall learn no means untried to make our City paper wor thy of the commercial character of Augusta, i we B hall bend our energies with a zeal which ’ ihall never cool, and an industry which shall ; never tire, to make our Country paper more r useful and interesting, than it has ever been before. After this week it will usually con ■ lain from twenty to twenty-five columns of ' reading matter, miscellaneous, political, &c. • exclusive of advertisements. Wc called in for a few moments last evening to witness the performance of Master Nellis, the unfortunate youth horn without arms. 1 hose . performances are certainly very rare, very singu • lar, and at the same time very interesting. We J would that we had a short lime to speak more at , length on the suhjecl-for it is one for the mor ; alist and philanthropist. Those who have not i [, cvn , should by no means permit the opportunity " t 0 p g , i9( r or they should remember that while they [ gratify and amuse their curiosity, they contrihnt. to the support and sustenance of one whom tin f wisdom of Divine Providence has derptved o ' the hands to earn that support. e— ; “ r The Military Court of Inquiry— - This important tribunal will re-assemhle or ,he 4th of January, and our able correspond, ,mt whoso graphic and aoourate sketches ol the’proceed mgs have attracted universal alien 8 ton andbemi r.bfrihd into almost all the pa e DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. Loss ov the hrio Gambia,of Nevt Yobk.- The brig Gambia, which sailed from New 1 ork -for Lisbon, on the 16th ult. was capsized on th, - nichtoftho 16th, while lying to in a gale of wtm d in the gulf. Tho captain, first mate, and a pass engerwere in the cabin at th. tune and wen i. drowned. Tho survivors, seven in number c clustered around the forecastle the only part on of the water, and lashed themselves to the bills Her# for three days and night# they were ex- a posed to the pollings of the storm, with nothing to cat but a few raw potatoes, and no water. At this period two of the crew died, and the • cah.n hoy died, raving mad,|and to satisfy the o cravings of hunger, the body was cut up for food, u On the night ofthe22dlhe remainder of the * crew, who had succeeded in reaching the main . top, saw a vessel to leeward, which proved to be „ the ship New England, on board of which they n were taken and landed in Boaton. Tho names of the survivors arc Joseph Couii- _ lard second mate, Samuel Pearson, Andrew ( Smith, and A. Smith. Tuo-re drowned we e Capt. French, M. Jordan, mate, and John Dean, passenger. Jacobs, the ( cook, Andrew Paterson seaman, and a Portu- , guese hoy, named Alexander, died from fatigue f and hunger. 1 The Gambia was laden with rice and tobacco. ' About onelthird of tha whole exports nt 1 England consist of the cotton goods rnamifac- j lured from the growth of the Un’ted States: in which manufacture not Jess man a million persons are constantly engaged ; and about j one half the who'e exports are such cotton < goods wrought from tho raw material import- ( ed from all countries, in which probably half J a million more are immediately engaged: so , that the cotton trade and manufactures of England give continual employment to about 1 2 millions out of 29. And employment ia profitable for in Manchester alone, it yields a yearly income of 12 millions sterling, or near ly $60,000,000. It is not a little singular that this trade ' between the United States and England, net ther lias nor requires protection by any naval force. Considering the amount of this trade in , both countries, it may safely be inferred that an attempt to depreciate American securities by the hanks of England, must recoil on the trade of England itself; or he wholly ineffect ual.—N. O. Standard of Dec. 28. Tiro thermometer has been at zero several times recently at New York. COMMERCIAL. uorro.v nuiiKiir. Since the commencement of the holidays there has been nothing at all doing in any kind of trade, and nothing more particularly in our Cot- | ton market, , All the Cottons received from the countrv come in with high limit*, and ordered to be stored; add ed to this the last accounts from Liverpool to the 20th, has caused our buyers to hold back, until later advices are received. We now quote 14 a 15Jcts., as the extremes of the market. In slocks there lias been considerable excitement, Mechan ics Bank has advanced ? to 180. (This has been caused by the act of _thc Legislature increasing the charter, from 400,000 to 1,000,000.) In Georgia Insurance and Trust stock sales of 60 Snares were made yesterday at $165 for SIOO paid in—nothing doing in other stocks, buyers holding back for the sales of the Augusta & Rail r Road Banks. From tho Constitutionalist of this morning. STOCK OF COTTON In Augusta and Hamburg on the lit inst. 1837 1836. In Augusta, 17,076 15,434 Hamburg, 8,283 3276 On wharf and board of boats, 00 245 Total stock, 19,359 18,955 SHIPMENTS OF COTTON. From Augusta and Hamburg to Savannah and i Charleston, fron Ist Oct. 1836, to Ist inst, , In October, To Savannah, 20,341 Charleston, boats, 1.595 r Do. Rail Road, 1,802—23,738 In November, 1 To Savannah, 37,943 Charleston, by boats, 655 Do. Rail Road, 2,974—41,573 In December, To Savannah, 15,175 Charleston, by boats 1,899 Do. Rail Road, 1,340—18,514 Total shipments in the three months, 88,825 same time last year, 70,604 RECEIPT OF COTTON At Augusta and Hamburg from Ist Oct. to Ist instant, 1837 1836. Stock on hand Ist inst. 19,359 18,955 Shipped from Ist Oct. to Ist inst. 83,825 70,604 103,184 89,559 Deduct stock on hand Ist October, 8,390 3,493 Total Receipts, 99,794 86,068 From the Mercury, of yesterday. CHARLES PON, Jan. 4. Cotton. The sales since our last weeklv re f port, amount to 1400 bales Uplands, from 151 a 17c. • The’principal transactions were between 16 and 164 cts. In Long Cottons, a small lot of Sea Island, ■ from 56 a 63i cts. The market remains without any alteration ns to prices—prime Uplands are m mast request, and are scarce ; our stock at present is com ' posed cheifly of fair, » Rice. The sales are about 700 bbls. Rice, |from ; $3 to $39-I#.! f FROM HAVANA. The schr. John C. Calhoun, Capt. Ross, arrived 1 yesterday from Havana; by this arrival we have re f ceived a file of Havana papers to the 24th ult. We learn that the Queen of Spain had recalled the 4 Governor of St. Jago de Cuba to take command of a 3 division of the Spanish Array in the Penensula, with the rank of field marshall. ‘ 'phe following extracts show the state of the mar ■i ket. tv Havana, Dec. 24. 1 Swgors.—Export last week, 3770 boxes. Sales 1 pretty extensive. About 4000 boxes, halt and half „ of cr.od quality at 8 and 12 rials-about 2309 boxes inferior to middling at 6J to 10?,and 71 to lUi—looo 1 boxes of very good at 85 to 12U—1500 at prices not transpired. About 2000 boxes browns and yellows ’.. at 7to 8 for low to good quality. if CnJf'C. —iixpurls last week, 9t>9,225 lbs. market pretty well supplied, at from 9 to li t. Savannah, Jan. 3.— Cotton. —There has been but little done in Upland Cotton since our last remarks g —what has been di-posed ofwaa at last week's pri , cos. The receipts have been light. We quote from *■ 15 to 17 cents. In Sea Island there has baen seme e sm all transactions ot from 45 tt 54 cents. We quote from 40 to 60 cts and upwards. i;; - c Considerable business lias been done in c this article during the week, and it has come in free it l». Sales have been made at from S 3 to 31. We . quote from S 3 to 3i. r ‘ Freights —'To Li erpool, CoUon, per lb. Id. To ,1 France, Is ct. To New Vork, cotton, per bale, Rice sl. To Philadelphia, cotton, 4c per lb. To - v Boston, U ct. To Providence, 1 cent. r.-vtJ' JtvMOxamMiiUMMW—M ' ■■■■■■ te SEIIP NEWS. ie ————— r PORT OF SAVANNAH. Jan. 3. Arr. Br. ship Albion, Brown, Liverpool-sailed 10th Nov. , , , Ship Franklin,Sislaro, New V ork, 6days, n Ship Lewis Cass, Whittlesy. New 1 ork 6 days. J. Brig Eliza Ann, Thompson Baltimore. Brig Tuscany, Prince, New V ork. 1 Brig Esther Newcomb, Boston. Brig William, Fowler, New York, t- Schr. Branch, Wiley, Havanna, 6 days, bound to Charleston, put in on account ot head winds. Schr. John Jay, Kelly, Philadelphia. Cleared—Snip Othello, Saunders, Liverpool. Ships Avis, Simmon-, New Orleans. Brig Ceres, Blanchard, Liverpool, ~ Schr. Emeline, Pierce, N. Orleans. It, PORT OF CHARLESTON.—Jan. 4 te Arrived Schr. Polly, Felker, Jacksonville, 2 days, id Schr. Allamaha, Allen, Darien, 1 day. g . Nchr. John C. Calhoun, Ross, Havana, 7 days. „ Schr. Abeana, Patton, Bermuda, via Demersr» 17 ci*iv * lr ’ Schr. Ddward O'Brien, IVatts, N. Orleans, 13 ul ! duvs. Is. ' Schr. Volant, Valter, Jacksonville 4 days; C ■'HECKS UN NEW YORK—For sale by / Jan 53] MOISE & COHEN; LFFEKMfN SUEIUFF SALE.—WiII be sold E at the Market house in the town of Louisville, on the first Tuesday in February next, between the usual hours ol sale, the fallowing property, (to-wit) viz: Anthony, a man, 45 years old ; Hannah, a wo- 7 man, 37 vaars old ; Bannetta, • girl, 17 years old. I All levied on as the property of J“hn 11. Daniels, to t satisfy a mortgage fi fa. in favor of Patrick B Con- g nally : proparty pointed out in sa d mortgage. li IVY W. GREGORf, Sh’ff. a Jan 4 3 td d GEOUGI. I, Burke County. 1 U) HEBEAS, Wiliam Saop, Administrator on " the estate ofßtchard Hsakinson, dec'd, ap- 1 plies for Letters Dheiissory, thus* are therefore to cite and admonish ail end ainguisf, the kindr.-d and j creditors of said deceased, to b ■ and appear at my office within the lime prescribed by law, le file their objections, it any they have, to shew cause why said letters should nut be granted. 2 Given under my hand, at office, in Waynesboro’, the doth Dec. 1636. J. G- BADI LY. Clk. j Janfl 3 wfun GToITGIA, Burkn County. WH'KEAS, William Rollins, Administrator 4 on the estate of Benjamin Saegar, dec’d, ap plies for Letters Dismissory, these are therefore to cite ami admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deccas d, to be and appear at my £ office, within the time prescribed by law, to file their objections, if any they have, to shew cause why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand, at .dice, in Waynesboro', this3olh Dec. 1836. J. G. BADULY, Clk. £ Jan 5 3 wCm 3 IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post 1 _i Office, at WayneJjorough.Ga., Jaa. Ist 1837. A J Andrews Harvey. Jmkings William, , Anderson Jame , Jenkins Stephen, , Andr ws Samuel, Jernings Wm. M. Alien Robert A. K 1 B Kennady Francos, , Brigham Jno. Kelly Thomas P. Rrewr. Fielding, Key Mary, Bell Elias, Kirkland E. G ( Baldy Will am H. L Bryant Martha, Lain Thomas, Ballard Will min, Lumpkins Jno. B. 2 Brazeal Willis S. Lovell Wm. Br nson Sterling, Louquoux Martha, Brown Lovet, Longstrect A. B. Barrow Aaron, M j Bell Arthur, 2 Miller James Br ghara James M. Monroe Joseph, Bell • inn on, Mulkey McKey, 3 Bunon Wm. S. Willis Mary Mrs. Byne William, Morison Robert, Burton C. A. WcNorrell Rachael, 801 l Green, Wynch Hillyrd. 1 C O Colton & Harlow, Odam Elizabeth, or Churchill Calvin, Rooert Dickson, Cook John, P Chance James, Powell Judge, Cook Sardh Ann, Palmer Benjamin, D Prescott Willis, Dickson Thomas, 2 Polhill Joseph Rev. Davis Thomas, Palmer Jane H. J. Daniel Alex. P. R Dukes Mary, Raney John, Dukes Wm. Roe A. H. Daniel Zackariah, Reyndds Joseph S, Dickson William. Rogers John, E S Evans Geo.W. Scruggs Alethea 2 F. Sturges N. L. Freyer Robert, Suggs McKinley, G Shewmake Joseph, Griffin Stephen, T Goodly Lipscy, Thomas Joseph D. 2 Golden Thomas, U Gilder Isaac, Utley Henry Y. Gibson Churehwell, W H Whitehead Ruth L. Hill Sl Verdry, Walker Jno. A. Hodges Nancy, Whitehead J. P. C. , Hall Eli, 2 Williams Stephen, Husk Mary Ann, Walker C. G. Harrall Stephen, Walker Mrs. Ann. Harrington Martin, JOS. JANSON, Postmaster. Jan 6 It 3 _ h-'ANCY BALL.—J.C. Smith has the pleasure , X’ of announcing to the public that his Fancy ] Ball will take place on Wednesday, the 251 h of January, inst. Ladies who are inviled to the Assent- , bly Balls, are respectfully inviled to attend. The next Assembly Ball will take place on Wed nesday the 11th; the direction will be under the fallowing gentlemen: MANAGERS. Mr. James McLaws, Mr. J. B. Walker, Sam’l Bones, J, J. Cohen, A. Picquet, G. W, Summers, G. W. Lamar, T. G. Casey. Jan 5 It Battalion court of inquiry.— A r otice to Defaulters fined. —At the Bat talion Court of Inquiry held at the City Hall in Augusta, on Wednesday, the SBth ult. the fol lowing Defaulters at the Battalion Parade of the 3rd ult. were fined the several sums attached to their names, respectively. Agreeably to law, Executions will issue against all who do not vol untarily pay said fines within thirty days from the setting of the Court. Lieut. James L. Wray, $lO 00 Serg’t Adam Johnson, 5 00 Corp’l J. C. Reed, 4 00 Private G. W. Morgan, 3 00 “ B. W. F. Capchcart, 300 “ John B. Guicu, 360 “ Wm. H. Holmes, 300 “ Granville Hordes, 300 “ John M. Adams, 300 “ R. Jones, 300 « Alex’r Phillip, 300 John M Bryde, 3 00 <• Wm. Mann, 300 “ J. J. Flournoy, 300 “ John McGuire, 300 “ W. A. Kain, 300 “ B. B. Kirkland, 800 “ J. P. Greiner, 300 “ Wm. Wallace, 300 “ Wm. Fuller, «00 “ Cephas Batty, 300 “ 'J'. G. Banks, 300 “ J. Norcross, 300 “ E. D. Cooke, 300 “ J. J. Clayton, 300 “ Augustine Frederick, 300 “ Goo. Galphin; 300 •< Geo. W. Lamar, 300 « A. Sibley, 300 “ G. H. Metcalf, 300 “ H. N. Wilson, 300 “ Geo. A. Simmons, 300 “ .las. Leverich, ’ 300 « R. Gilstrap, 300 « Andrew J. Miller, 300 « Elisha Manlon, 300 “ Jas. Flint, 300 The Executions issued by Col. R. W. Mc- Kecn, for default at Battalion Parades, were decided by the Court to be illegal, and ordered to be stayed ; ann all fines collected under such Ex ecutions were ordered to be refunded. JOSEPH COLLINS, Clk. Jan 5 It "itOTlCE. —Four months after date, application will be made to the honorable the Inferior Court of Burke county, while sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell a tract of Land belonging to William Allen, dpi;. late of Burke county. The land lies in Scriven county, eoniaining one hundred anil seven acres. To be sold for the benefit of said estate. WILLIAM TISON, i Jan 3 1 Ira) Adm’r of Wm. Allen, dec. i A DMINISTRATOR’S SALE.—WiII be sold on /St ihe first Tuesday in March next, within the 1 legal hours of sale, in pursuance of an order of the • | Court of Ordinary of Richmond country, the follow > I ing lots of Land, belonging to the esiate of Dabney Berry, deceased, viz: ( At the Courthouuse in Troup county, lot No. 65 of the 4th District in said county, containing 202 S acres. Also, lot No. 185 of the 12th District of said • county, containing 2021 acres. At the Courthouse in Twiggs county, lot No. 183 of the 28lh Dietsict in said county, containing 2021 i acres. At the Courthouse m Telfair county, lot No. 204 ofthe 7ih District in said county, containing 2021 acres. At lha Courthouse in Sumter county, lot No. 10 of the 26th District in said county, containing 2021 acres. At the Courthouse in Fayette county, Lot No. 121 0 of the 4th District m said county, containing 2021 acres. At the Courthouse in Cewete county, lot No. 232 of the sth district in said ouunty, containing 2021 acres. JOHN C. HOLCOMBE, Adm’r. Jan 3 1 wtd NOTICE —All persons indebted to the estate of Elias Welborn, late of Columbia county, dec. are requested to come forward and make immediate ” payment, and all persons having demands against the same are notified to present them duly aulhenti -3 rated within the lime prescribed bv law. J. M. WELBQRN, Adm's. Ja J 1 w4od LAST MIIiHT! EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF NATURE AND ART. MASTER S.K. G. N ELLIS, born without arms, celebrated through the principal places of the United Stales for his wonderlul performances, will rratify the inhabitants of tigusta with on exhibi tion of the same, at the Masonic Hall, for three sights only, on Tuesday, VI ednesday and Thun day I mnings, comm nc ng ibis evening, 3d Jan— Doors open at i past 6 o'clock, performance to com mence at 7. Admission 50 Cents —Children under 10 years Half Price. t;rdev of Performance. * 1. With Scissors in Toes Master Nellis will cut Valentines ana Wntchpapers, very ingeniously; and will also cut the Likeness of any person verv correctly. 2. He will m ike a Paper Fly-Box, and fold a Letter in the true Love Style. 3. With pen in tors he will write a "cry fair hand, and execute several draw ings of Animals, Birds, Fish, Ac. 4. He will open and wind up a Watch, lake out and put in the Crystal wiihpcrlect safety, open Penknives, screw up his Inkstand, lock hie Desk, Ac. I 5 With Bow and Arrow, he will shoot at a quarter of a dollar. This performance invariably as tonishes iho beholder, by the almost unerring aim with which the Archer uses his Bow and Arrow. 6. On the Violmcello, Master Nellis will perform an accompaniment truly astonishing. 7. He will sing a number of songs, and conclude his exhibition with __ . I j DANCING A FA WRITE HORNPIPE. -11 Trie skiil and dexterity with which Master Nellie ■II uses his lues us a substitute f>r hands, is a most 1 I 4 sinking example ofthe manner in which human in genuity will seek out the means of supplying the de ficiencies of organization, to which some uniortun- jfl v ate individuals ofthe human family are subject. • ♦ .Suitable Music provided for the occasion. i f £s* Seals for the accommodation of Ladies and Children. Jan 3 1 3* GEORGIA STATE LOTTERY. For the benefit of the AUGUSTA INDEPENDENT FIRECOMPANY" CLASS NO. 1. —FOR 1837. To be determined by the Drawing of the Virginia State Lottery, tor the benefit of the Monongalia Academy, Class No. l,fur 1837, to be drawn at Alexandria, A a. on Saturday, Janu ary 7th, 1837. D. S. Gregory & Co. (successors to Yates A Me- Intyre,) Managers. HIGHEST PRIZE, 25,000 DOLLS. Drawing superintended by Commissioners. ■ _ GUANO SCHEME. 1 Prize of $25,000 is S2S,OO> 1 “ 7,000 is 7,00) 1 “ 4,000 is 4,000 1 “ 2,500 is 2.500 1 “ 2,000 is 2,000 1 “ 1,486 is 1,4*6 25 “ 1,000 is 25,000 10 “ 300 is 3,000 10 “ 200 is 2,000 69 “ 150 is 10,350 56 “ 50 is 2,800 56 » 40 is 5,240 112 “ 30 is 3,350 112 » 25 is 2,800- 2184 “ 16 is 34,814 15400 “ Bis 123,200 18040 Prizes, amounting to $251,6*0 iKT Tickets sß—Shares in proportion. OCT All orders for Tickets in the above Lottery ’ will meet prompt attention, if addressed to A. READ, Contractor and State Agent, Augusta, Geo. Jan 3 1 KOWTON !—This beautiful stallion and c«le- " brated Racer will make his second season in America, under the direction of Mr. F. F.H.Geroiv, at WAlampton’s Woodland Estate, five miles be low Columbia, and bo let to Mares at $75 the season, sl2oto insure, and one dollar to the groom; Ihe money to be paid in advance, or before the mare jfx are taken away. The season will commence on the first of Febna ry and end the first of July. Extensive rye and griss pastures provi ed for mares, and separate lots or such as may have young foals, and raaros well id, a 50 cents per day. Every care will be taken to guard against accidents, but no responsibility shoild they occur. Rowton is a good chestnut without white, flfton and a half hands high, of great bone and muscle— He is a horse ofthe finest limbs, and most eaet proportions, and after the exportation of Amphon was considered the most beauliful stallion in Eif land. His stock are thought very promising,, ind are selling as high as the get of any stallion in he kingdom. By u reference to the sporting peridi cals of the day, Rowton’s pedigree and performance may be seen, as also the very high eslimationin which he is held both in England and America. j (k N. B.—Black servants sent with mares, wtllbe boarded gratis; having no br w hite persons on Ihe spot, they must board in Co lumbiaor elsewhere. i£T The Augusta Chronicle and Georgia Corner will please copy the above six times weekly, md send their accounts to this office— Col TeUscat. Jan 3 w6t DR, PETERS’ VEGETABLE MEDICIJrE STOMACHICS ET HEPATICrE-for the cure of Dyspepsit, Liver Complaints, Ac. fee. Alse, Peters’ Vegetable Hepatic, or Anti-Bilbus Pills, the cheapest and most approved Family Midi cine ever effort d to the public These in dier.es have born found so effectual in removing ii.c-1 i.phdnts fir which they are rCcont-- I 1 mended, that physicians frequently have recount to li 1 itn m f.r ineir palirnis, after having exhausted tbetr * < ski.l to little or no pgrpose. For sale by IS . CLOUD & BOTHWELL, 233 Broad st. u f! Jan 3 1 * | 1. X ECUTOK’S SALE.—WiII be sold on Toes- , V day the 7th day of February next, at the late residence of Winnifred Limn, of Columbia county, 4--L 1 all the personal , slate of said deceased, (Negroes 1 excepted) consisting of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, e Hags, Corn, Fodder, Household and Kitchen Fur- p niture, and many other articles too tedious to enu- n merale. Sale to continue from day to day, until all is sold. Terms made known on the day of sale. , WILLIAM S. DUNN, Ex’r. c Jan 4 2tw •’ ;V9 ESSRS. A, H. & W F. PEMBERTON, iTii have been appointed Agents for the state es Georgia, and are fully authorised to receive and re- ,r cetpl for all sums due for subscriptions on account P ofthe United States Telegraph, oreither ofthe Peri- tc odicals issued frem my press. Jan 3 I tfj DDFF GREEN. PEOPLE’S LINE STAGES.-ThoStorkholdere of the Peoples Line of Stages are particularly o' requested to meet at the Globe Hotel, on Thursday, i vi January sth. 1837, at 7 o clock P. M. to pay the re- .< as maining 50 per ct. due on their stock. By order of Jan 3 I td] Tun President. • ■ - - rr^ OTICE.—AII persons indebted to the estate of £ Is Winnifred Dunn, dec. of Colombia county, are , requested to make immediate payment; and those a ' having claims will present them duly attested in the time prescribed by law. " ~* 1 WILLIAM S DUNN, Ex’r. he Jan 3 £ 40dw p jjdWENTY DOLLARS REWARD,—Runa- sh fi. way from the subscriber on the 27th day of Gi October, a negro man by the name of ANTHONY, ■ KU about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, one tooth out be fore, with a scar on the ankle, full eyes and speaks quick when spoken to, and of light complection.— I It is likely lie will make his way for Savannah or Charleston. Jailors are requested to give informa tion immediately to the subscriber, in Burke coun- U ty, Ga should said negro he lodged in their custody.p \ v Jan 4 2 w2m] WILLIAM W. DAVIS. ’ in 1 SET The Chaileston Mereury will insert the j 0( above once a week for 2 months and forward their s j| 1 account to this office for payment. ' <KT NOTICE.—The Pews in the iwl j. “ First Preshy t rian Church," belonging to the sl ,r ‘ : Trust, will be rented to Ihe highest bidders, at the j ani 1 church on Saturday next, the 7th inst. at 3 o’clock, tlio M. As it has been intimated that there were .yoi j persons who wish to become owners of pews in tne c , , church, the pew owners at their meeting on Mon day the 2d inst., resolved to offer a few pews for £ sale on that day, to the highest bidders. rall Persons in the habit of renting pews, nre inform* 800 ed,lha’ to secure the they seats have been occupy- ext f ing, they mnst appear at the church at the time of the s renting, or signify their wish to retain them, to the . pea Ireasurer, on or before that day, else they will b* j ov . considered as having no claims over others wishing ! to rent. wa A Collector will be elected at the same time. owl 2 , , WILLIAM POE, 'J j Jan 4 2 td] Treasurer and Secretary. hca A PLANTATION FOR SALE—I sale my Plantati#n in Scriven county, contain" , ing 1450 acres, of which 1100 are oak and hickory, 01 and the balance pine land. The situation is healthy 'tors if and hes about lour milei from the river ; 450 acre* e\o. of the land ore cleared and will average 800 to 120A a cov e poundsofeottontothe acre. 1000 bushels Com , no , it on the place can be had at the market price; also,. I- eight Horses and mule, • ? ric . e J®®®* Dollars—part cash, and the balance in bankable paper. J. M. WADE. r Jan 4 2 if :